The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-23

law. The Japanese youth in the open ports
and commercial cities are all eager to learn
English as a passport to wealth, position
and employment
The water of the river Tinto, in Spain,
hardens and petrifes the sand of its bed,
and if a stone falls in the stream and
alights upon another, in a few months they
unite and become one stone Fish cannot
live in it's waters.
A preliminary census made by the
Egyptian minister of the interior indicates
that the total population of Egypt is now
about nine millions, and therefore probably
exceeds that of the period of it's greatest
ancient prosperity.
Public schoolteachers in San Francisco
are required by a recent state law TO JOIN
a pension association. Each Will pay 81 a
month into the treasury and will be allowed
to retire after thirty years service with an
annuity of $500 a year.
Mayor Strong of New York, has the
bricks from the temporary tomb OF Gen.
Grant under lock and key at the city Han,
and, with the permission OF the Board Oh
Estimate, will distribute them among the
Grand Army posts of the country as
souvenirs.
A company has purchased a farm in Hill
nois where cat farming will be carried on
for the skins which sell for from ~ 10 10
cents each Maltese and black cats Will
be reared, and the catfish collecton Is
expected to number 10000 in one year ana
100, 600 in two years.
Bees must always be battered; to sell
them is considered most unlucky. A bushel
of corn or a small pig is held to be a fair
equivalent for a swarm. Battered bees are
happy. but to be guilty of selling them IS
a grieVous omen, indeed, than Whlch hoCh-
ing can be more dreadful.
The Turk was originally a Tartar, with
a nose as fat as that of the Hun a receu-
ing chin and sQuint eyes, but amalgamatlon
with the nations he has conquered has ele-
waited his nose, Strengthened his eyes ana
brought his chin into prominence more
becoming than 1t was before
From Germany comes the news that
cycle stands similar to cab stands are TO
be started in Berlin 1t is proposed to put
$50 on hire in various parts or the city, ana
the fee for hiring will be the modest sum
of one penny for twenty minutes during the
day and twice that sum at night.
American manufacturers, encouraged by
the fact that paper railroad. rails have
been successfully introduced IN Germany
and Russia, are experimenting along the
same lines Paper car wheels have given
satisfaction for many years, and results so
far attained Indicate that rails made from
the same material will be equally deslr-
able.
The demand for organ music in this coun-
try outside of churches seems to be quite
limited. Boston's great organ, once regard
ed as q wonder has been stored III d Sneu
for thirteen years, and will soon be sofa
at auction. 1t was built IN germany a. d
organ is that it is not easy TO keep 1t sup
piled with a great organlst.
One Of the few trades in the world that is
controlled by the laborers themselves is
that of the emery quarryman IheIe Is out
one known mine in the world, ana that is
selves on the cooperative plan. There are
about 200 men engaged in the trade, all Oh
whom have to be married before Iney are
admitted to the fraternity.