The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-14

Five hundred copies were "struck off, the
loom and are bought for wedding presents
by rich people.
Two Scotch scientists have just figured
out that power equal to las horses would
be required to propel whale through the
water at the rate of twelve miles an hour.
Professor Dolbear says powerful search
light could project q beam to Mars in four
minutes which could be seen and responded
to If they have the apparatus that we have.
Prof. George H. Darwin estimates that
100000 years have elapsed since the
moons mass was shed from the revolving
molten earth, long before the formation of
it's crust.
A set of iron letters We're exhumed in the
church yard Of st Andrews Newcastle
upon-Tyne, recently 1t is supposed that a
malefactor had been buried with the letters
attached to his ankles.
The longest single span of telegraph wire
in the world is over the river Kistna, be
tween Bezvara and Bezwarra, India, for
a length of more than six thousand feet,
at height of 100 feet.
In the four years ending 1891 there were
15siI murders in the United states. put lCoo
Of the murderers were ever called to ac-
count for their crimes and of these 40 were
hanged and 640 lynched.
The home of David H. SweetZer at Lynn.
Mass, has been owned by members Of his
family for the past two centuries and a
half. His ancestor, Hugh Allen, settled
upon the property in 1860.
The longest voyage on record in q. balloon Don
to Henderson, n. Y, in July, 1859-a dis
lance of $50 miles. which was made in nine
teen hours, or at the rate of forty-six miles
an hour
State Geologist Smock, of New Jersey
who has been on a business trip to Hol-
land, says he thinks 100000 acres of New
Jersey meadow land can be reclaimed by
adopting the Holland system of embank-
mentS and bikes.
To convey an idea of the density of the
population of the portion of India occupied
nv ~ fho Ar,o mis- m
be stated that there is a village of from
200 to 500 people on every farm. This dense
population is increasing rapidly
The navigation of the Dead sea is the
latest step in Oriental progress. The Sultan
has sent two sailing vessels there, one for
freight and one for passengers. Abdul
Hamid is going to try to make money out
lake.
The expression "a No. T. is taken from
the symbols of the British and Foreign
LIoyds "A' is used to designate the condi-
ton of the hull of a vessel. and the figure
80 to denote the efficient state OF her
anchors, cables, etc.
There is a church seating capacity in this
country for 100000 people There are
III O36 ministers: this would give to each
minister congregation of 3S. If ii were
church facilities it might appear that the
purely evangelistic work Of home missions
is more urgent than the work of church
erection.
The postmaster of Lecompton, Kan, has
a unique letter head on his stationery. 1t
reads: United States of America, Post
Office Department, w. S. Bissell, Postmas-
ter-general. Local headquarters, Lecomp-
ton, Kansas, w. r. Smith, Postmaster.
Stamps sold good to carry mail matter to
all parts of the world Prompt attention
given TO all business intrusted TO me-
Patronize home institutions"
The largest wharf on the Pacific coast
is at Santa Monica, Los Angeles county,
CaIi r cfin Ire int he IN
ocean almost q mile being 1853 feet long.
It is 131 feet wide, and has seven railroad
tracks Eight ships of a draught of twenty
eight feet deeper than most CT the freight
Ships or the world) can discharge cargo
into Southern Pacific railroad cars at once
at this big pier without crowding.