The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-04
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.


, There has not been single death from
smallpox in London this year.
One man in western Australia owns and
controls nearly 1900. 600 acres of land.
Not only is the city of Pisa bankrupt, but
ten other Italian town have become in
solvent.
There is a great complaint of the adultera-
ton of food IN the City of Mexico Even
the bread is tempered with.
A small town near Morgantown, w. Va.
has an eccentric woman who wears differ
ent cOlored wig each day in the week.
Reading youth has an UNSURPASSED
record as q rejected sutton. He has been
refused seventeen times by the same girl.
At an industrial establishment in Quaker
town, Pa. a sign is posted reading as fol-
lows NO lOating here. Employees do
enough"
The first bale of Texas cotton was made
this season by woman. Mrs. NJ. HOseman.
of CuerO shipped a 500-pOund bale TO Hous-
ton last week.
What seems to be reliable account of a
case of hydrophObia cured by eating the
leaves of a maguey plants going the rounds
OF the Mexican press.
A number of reindeer have been imported
from Norway and turned out In forest in
the north of Scotland in the hope that they
may become acclimatiZed.
At the Schuylkill United States arsenal.
near Philadelphia. there is manufactured
each year 100000 rounds of ammunition
and 1900 600 of rifle balls.
There were five white men in Yankton
when the Sioux moved out in July, 1859.
There was one log house. The first white
woman came in the spring of 1860
AwOnan eighty-three years of age liv-
ing in Breese, ILL.,, Is accused by her neigh
bOrs of being witch. and it is said that
strange noises emanate from her house at
night.
Some Dominion land surveyors report that
they have discovered in the Rocky mount
aims one of the richest oil deposits ever
found. Samples showed 81 per cent lubri-
eating oil.
The Homer Cal Index says J. G. Thomp-
son has discovered spring of flowing vim
egar on his ranch and will start pickle
factory. The fluid Is equal to the best
cider vinegar.
A quick-thinking lady in Florida. who
could not swim. on seeing baby fall into
the river, grabbed up a casting-net, and,
throwing it over the child, hauled it safely
out of the water.
averages 81 800 ayear, and there are only ten
of them in the United States The average
income of lawyers is only 500 per year, ana
the ranks are OvercrOwded.
Liverpool bought 200, 900 barrels of Amer
lean apples and London $4,000 barrels dur
ing the season recently enue0. he 1mpOr-
tatiOn of American apples by the United
Kingdom is on a rapid increase.
A visitor at Santa Cruz. Cal. tried TO
swim in the surf. A huge roller was carry
ing him out to sea, when three charming girls
went to his rescue. He was gallant well
as grateful, and presented a silk dress to
each of the girls.
| An old church in Cahokia. ILL.,. that was
built in 1854, of cedar logs, was torn down a
few days go to make way for more modern
building. There were only two churches
in America-at st. Augustine and Santa Fe
| that were older.
stone has been discovered in Japan
| which has remarkable qualities as a cement
| less price than the imported article costs.
| The cement will bear weight of 400 to SOC
| pounds per square inch.
| The Burmese believe that the ruby ripens
| like fruit They say that ruby in its
| crude state is colorless, and, as it natures,
| changes first to yellow, then TO green, then
| TO blue, and lastly TO q brilliant red, Its
highest state of perfection and ripeness.
While tearing down an old chimney in
| Nyack, y. Y. last week. the workmen were
| astonished 20 find imbedded in the mortar
| q toad in somewhat inactive condition.
| but still alive. 1t had been confined in that
| forty years. Half an hour after he had
been brought out he hoped around in as
lively manner as If he had been born the
| present year.
A sixteen-year old boy, named Walter A.
Stanley. who belongs To East Lexington.
| Mass. has constructed n miniature locomo-
| tive, complete in every detail. which Is run
| by steam over small track about twelve
feet long The dimensions OF the loco