The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-26
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

A Russian can plead infancy for a long
time, as he does not come or age TIL ne Is
twenty-six years old.
The first expectation of American silk was
In 1874, when eight pounds were sent from
America to England.
1t Is said that out Of 5000 Hebrews in the
city of Amsterdam, 10000 are occupied IN
the trade Of diamond dealing.
1t is now seventy years since the first rail-
way In the world was finished, and now
| some 1000 miles are In existence.
British emancipation in the West Indies
| took place I'm 1884. II is estimated that 49,
600 slaves were freed in that year.
Amsterdam is intersected by canals, which
divide the city into about ninety Islands
Communicates with them Is had by about
300 bridges.
Half the diamonds known TO exist In The
value OF all the diamonds known Is esti'
mated at $1,000. O0. 600.
Eggs directly from the nest are said to be
less rich and appetlzing than when a day o.
two old. For invaHds the day-o-d egg II
recommended as just the, thing.
Carthaginians are said to have been the
first who paved their towns with stones
| London was first paved about the year 1873
Wood pavement commenced In 1889.
English coal GO, 900 tons a year, Is used Il
rescue" land from the lagoons near Venice
the reclaimed land. which becomes very
fruitful. is drained, by steam power.
The rate at which the Zulus can run upor
L III tIncIkGDCy II dStOiilSnii6. oOiht WI
cover as much as fifty miles In six hours
eight miles an hour is an ordinary pace.
With children in the house 1t is especially
necessary to know how TO remove fish bone:
| or anything else that has lodged in the
threat. The white of a raw egg will d.
this.
The vital statistics of Steuben, Me-. 70
the twelve months Just closed show &
were in the town sixteen births, sixteer
deaths and sixteen. marriages.
In Germany water pipes are being made o.
glass with asphalt covering to prevent frac
ture. 1t Is claimed that they give thorough
protection against moisture in the ground
against the action Of acids and alkalies, anS
that they cannot be penetrated by gases.
In Hindustan either party for a Sigh
cause may leave the other party and MARI,
again. In the o,den times the Jews had
discretionary power of divorcing their wives
Divorces are scarcely allowed in Thibet, gn
less with the consent of both parties. Re
marriages are forbidden.
The first Christian church erected in Eng
land was at Canterbury, In the suburbs o
ST. Martin. Chapels were formerly place
set apart in baronial residences for privat
worship, but in course of time the term be
came a general adaptation to both Roman
Catholics and Protestants.
Constantine, King of Scots. Furnishes
drunkenness with death. He used to sa,
that the drunkard was but the mimic of !
man, and differed from the beast only II
shape, A. D.. so. Drunkenness was re
II strained III the cOmmOndllty III EHSlduQ 4
975: and by several later laws.
In Siberia If a man is dissatisfied wit
the most trihing acts OF his wife,, he tear
a cap or veil from her face. and that con
may be divorced, but not sold, as tn
others may be. She may claim the frs
child: the others belong to the husband.
Mince pies are first mentioned in 1886 as 4
common use at Christmas times. Culinar,
authorities declare that they might be cate
as early as Dec. IA. They were made o
mutton. mixed with raisins, cloves. allspice
nuts and many other indigestible stuffs tina
happened to occur to the mind Of the manu-
facturer.
Civilization Is hurrying Alaskaward wit
long strides. There Is a great rush this sea
SON to the practically unknown region abou
Cooks inlet, in the far north, and anon,
the passengers leaving Tacoma last wee
for that point was the agent of a big brew
ing concern. switch proposes TO establish
brewery at the inlet.
The names of the three magi who visite,
Christ are variously stated by different au
thorities. One gives them as Melchior, Bal
thazer and Jasper: another, Appelius, Amer
US and Damascus: a third declares that the.
were Megalath. Galalath and Sarasin: Will
a fourth. rejecting all these, affirms them I
be Ator, Sator and Peratorus.
There can be little doubt that the oldes
edihce existing IN England is the Romal
Pharos or lighthouse. which still forms 8
conspicuous an object on the cliffs. With
Of this interesting work is composed OF tufa
cement and Roman bricks, or tiles. and Is 1
the best style of Roman workmanship.
Eurico Dandolo was elected Doge Of Ven
ice in 1882. at the age Of ~eighty-two. In tn
following year he attacked and conquer
Trieste. the Ionian islands and CONSTANT
nop.e. In 1904. being then ninety-four year
OF age, he took Constantinople by storm
himself leading the attack. and establishe
there the Latin empire or Constantinopls
Excluding the two capitals. there is nc
a single city in the whole OF Russia. properl
an co11od which uro1lld he 6aomad q loro
town in Britain. Only twenty have q por
uiation exceeding $4,000. and only 150 cour
more than 10000 inhabitants. Not NOR
than one In eight Of the $4,000. GOO who max
up the subjects OF Alexander III can b
called q townsman.
The ages at which the greatest omman
ers made their regulations are these: Alez
ander the Great. between twenty-one an
thirty-three: Hannibal. between twenty-si
and forty-hve: Julius Caesar. betwee
forty-two and nfty-fve. Frederick n
Great, between tyenty-six n ffty-on<
0ustavus Adolphus. between t~hirty-six an
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