The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-28

federate governments Is in possession OF ID.
w. Hughes, of Mexico. bio. IL 10 for q
breech plug for cannon.
Statistics compiled by the Trunk-line
Association show that travel between New
York and Chicago has increased fully 80
per cent. during the past month.
The Bank of Venice conducted its deal
ings for six hundred years with such honor
that in all that time no hostile criticlsm
or condemnation OF its methods has been
found.
The first bank in the United States was
the BANK of North America. chartered by
Congress in 1850. by the State of Pennsyl-
wanna IN the following year, with capital
of Sl0OO0O0.
At Baku. Russia, there is an immense oil
we'll that ''ebbs and flows" with the same
regularity as do the ocean tides. 1t is be-
Heved to have some my sterious connection
with the sea.
Some very ancient books are to be found
in the sacred relics of CeylOn. They are
formed of palm leaves. written upon with
q metal pen. and arc bound merely by
silken string.
Cinderella's real NAME it seems. was
RhodOpe. and she was beautiful Egyp-
tian maiden. who lived $40 years before the
common era and during the reign of Pam
metious. one of the twelve kings Of Egypt.
The United States is the soberest and
most temperate country In the world. The
compact population of England and Wales
has public house for every 202 persons.
while the United States has one for every
$50.
Pennsylvania has more timber than all
the other north Atlantic States put to-
gether. seven times as much MS Now York,
one-half more than Maine and moro than
any other of the Western states, short of
those on the Pacific Coast.
Eli Harvey, of Chadd's Ford. Pa. has a
collection OF relics of the battle of Brandy.
wine. and a letter on parchment signed by
William Penn while he was yet in England
In the year 1G7S. and directed TO q meeting
of Friends in that country.
The famous Khajah tunnel of India
plerces the KhwsjS Amran mountains
about sixty miles north of lnetta at an
elevation of $500 feet 1t il 1880 feet
Ions, and was constructed broad enough to
carry double line OF rails.
The damming of the Moiave river at Vic
tor. creating an artificial lake nlne miles
long three miles wide and $50 feet In depth.
water enough to irrigate 200 900 acres Of
desert land. Is project on foot in San Ber-
nardino county, California.
One of the few women who were priv.
legged to call Mr.. Gladstone William died
recently, near Liverpool. in her eighty
seventh year. She was Mary Ann Mexican,
and for more than half q century she was
in the service of the Gladstone family.
If one hold his breath he is proof against
the sting of bee. Ii Ia also said the bee
may be held by the legs. and that he will
try TO sting. but will never succeed until
the breath is expelled. ADD then he will nc
complish his purpose with speed and GER
uainty.
ID. &. 81. Augustus introduced the system
of regular carriers throughout the Roman
empire. mainly for the use of the govern
ment. Merchants and citizens were al
lowed on the payment of large fees. to send
business and friendly letters by the imper-
ial messengers
Spinning wheels are not altogether
things of the past. Go into Cornwall or
Wales. OF to the scotch highlands and you
will find plenty of cottages where the
spinning wheel Is as much piece of useful
household furniture the scrubbing
brush and the kitchen broom.
Baron Stumm lIalber9 has nine or ten
thousand men employed in his iron works
on the Rhine. aad gives them the kindliest
care. He will not permit one of his work
men to marry without bis consent. for ex-
ample, because. as ha says. they would
often make fools of themselves if he dad.