The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
OFT OF THE ORDINARY.

American coal was first discovered in
Illinois.
Easter will not again come in March dur
ing this century.
The islands Of the Mississippi river are
numbered from the mouth OF the ONO river
southwark
Horses are so plentiful in Chilli and Bue-
nos AyreS that II Is not uncommon lOT
beggars to ride.
During 1929 Uncle Sam exported Ss2.-
OO0cOG pounds OF bacon, OF which Great
Britain took 335,000,OOO.
Krupp claims 10 have invented machine
that Will roll iron so thin that II would
take 800 sheets TO make an inch
The most useful insect is the silk worm.
1t Is estimated that 100000 persons gain
livelihood by raising the worms.
Hoes made Of clam oyster shells, tor
toise shells, flint and the teeth OF various
animals have been found in many parts
OF the world.
The physicians Of the United States now
number us 453; New York leads with LII;
Pennsylvania has 9,3l0. and Illinois ranks
third with S002-
Texas penologists allege that the use of
beer In that State does not stir up the
murderOus passions OF the people as did
the use OF whisky.
Great Britain has long had the unique
distinction of being the only nation which
does no display the national flag over the
houses Of Parliament.
glass factory in Liverpool has glass
floors, glass shingles on the roof, and a
glass bricks one foot square.
The greatest loss Of life by wreck Of
British man of war occurred with the VIC
tory, which was wrecked in October, IVA.
with over one thousand men and boys on
board.
The BARRIERS trade in Europe dates from
the time OF Alexander the Great, Il. c.
$50, who ordered every soldier TO shave,
lest the beard should give a handle to their
enemies.
The only half-cent probably, which was
ever coined, was piece now in possession
OF Jesse Rogers. of Newbury. Mass; 1t is
an old Massachusetts coin, presumably cast
as an experiment.
Harrodsburg is said to be the oldest town
In Kentucky. The old Hurd Church was
built in 1897 and since then without single
known exception services have been held in
the church every week.
A Spanish Indian living on the Wenachee
river, at the point Of its junction with the
Upper Columbia, has larlat or human
hair fifty feet long, representing the hair
OF at least fifty persons
The Lord Mayor is the only person, other
than the Queen and constable, who knows
the password to the Tower of London. The
password is sent to the Mansion House
quarterly signed by her Majesty.
In 1761 Glasgow paper announced the
marriage of David Lincoln 10 Catherine
Crow, his fifth wife, and continued: He is
seventy-one His first wife was a Dutch
woman, whose name he has forgotten The
rest were Scotch
During the summer season Krupp sup
plies his workmen with cold coffee and vim
egar at intervals through the day, and
such of the men employed in connection
with the pudding works receive one-eighth
of quart of brandy.
The Algerian Arabs, and especially the
kabyleS, do not esteem women very much.
When child is born in one of the towns, If
1t is boy the women folks shout two or
three times in the street with all their
might; but If it is a girl they shout only
once.
Here is an instance of a fire that has been
burning for centuries. According TO the
testimony of the Duchess of Cleveland the
great hearth fire in the hall of Raby Castle
castle is, perhaps the noblest and most per-
feet specimen Of feudal architecture in Eng
land.
Only two strikes were ever known to &C.
cur in Turkey. One was of dockyard la
borers In the government employ for ar
rears in pay, and the other was of cigar
cite makers in government factories for
the exclusion of women. The dockmen got
their money and the women were turned
put
There are printed in this country upward
OF ZOVoO different papers and magazines
and In all the rest of the world besides only
Eo,VOO. England has about 1900 Canada and
Australia less than 1,OO0 Germany has some
600, and France but 1900. The United
states, then, has more than two-ffths of
all printed.
1t may not be generally known that Uncle
Sam prints one postage stamp that is not
Tor sale. !. e, the second-class matter
stamp. This stamp, new or Cancelled. never
passes out Of the hands of the postoffice
ofhcials- Postage on periodicals is prepaid
by the pound in cash and the receiving
clerk cancels these special stamps TO the
wards the Cancelled stamps to the depart
ment as vouchers