The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-09
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

Russian railroad trains have smoking cars
for ladies.
Prisoners when arrested in Morocco are
required to pay the policeman for his
trouble in taking them to jail
The Salvation Army of the Pacific coast
has enlisted the services of several Chinese
converts to work among their countrymen.
Bismarck fought twenty-eight duels and
in all these conflicts received but one
wound, which was caused by the accl-
dental breaking of his antagonists sword.
The underground railway in London was
the most expensive to construct of any in
the world. Some parts of it cost 1000
guineas yard, or ESQ for every inch.
The largest tree in the eastern heni-
sphere, if not in the world. is monster
chestnut standing at the foot of Mount
Aetna. The circumference of the main
trunk at sixty feet from the ground is 2ls
feet.
The cloth of the old Egyptians was so
good that, though it has been used for
thousands of years as wrappings for mum
mics, the Arabs Of to-day can wear it. 1t is
all of linen, the ancient Egyptians conSid-
ering wool unclean.
Cordte cartridges sent from the factory
at Waltham Abbey to India five years ago,
after being subjected to every practical test
of heat, cold, dryness and damp, on being
used at the rife ranges have been found to
be as good as when first made.
The Paris exhibition of 1900 will contain
the largest theater in the world According
to the report of M Raulin, the architect,
who has been Entrusted with its construc-
ton. it will accommodate from twelve
thousand to fifteen thousand persons.
A museum in Berlin has secured possess
sion of Luther's Bible, which he used in his
study. It's margins are covered with notes
in the reformer's handwriting. 1t was
printed in Bale in the year 1909, and is said
to be in an excellent state of preservation.
The walking advertisement known as
sandwich man" is by no means a modern
idea In 1876 procession of men dressed s,ea
used to parade the streets of Florence,
Italy, being hired by the wine merchants
there.
A little surprise awaited two women who
recently met in the office of Chicago law
yer. They had never seen each other be-
fore, but ere they left the office the discov-
cry was made that each had called to be-
gin proceedings to obtain a divorce from
the same man.
Fair-haired people are said to be becom-
ing less numerous than formerly. The an
they are, with few exceptions, dark. So 1T is
in a lesser degree with the Irish, among
whom $50 years ago dark-haired person
was almost unknown.
1t is estimated that there are 3,120OO0
cyclists in Germany, each one of whom had
to pay a tax of so cents to have his name
entered and to receive number TOR for ms MS
must carry about him, as 1t contains de-
scription of his person
Observations made at the Massachusetts
agricultural experiment station snow tna d
repulsive-looking toad is made up OF insects
injurious to agriculture. The toad Is an
especial enemy of the army worm, the cut
worm and greenhouse pests generally ana
does lot of good in its modest way.
The demand for sardines has run so far
short of the supply that the French fac
tories are closing their doors ard the gov
eminent has been asked TO come to the re-
lief of this important national industry by
making a ration of five or ten sardines daily
part of the regular rare OF the french SOL
der
Fifty years ago a we'll at Steinerville, Bel
mont county. Ohio was closed for the rea-
fever germs. Recently 1t was reopened and
the water used and. although the well was
made deeper than formerly. the germs had
remained and fever epidemic was the re-
suit. The we'll has again been closed.
Frances single active volcano is low.
broad hill, four hundred feet high, near
Decazeville, in the department of the Aver
yon The crater sends out thick CLOUDS OF
smoke and burning lava i Is seen at the pot pot
the ground ii catches fire, smoke, sparks
and sometimes flames proceeding from the
hole
The Oakland-avenue Methodist Church.
in Milwaukee. has been successfully moved
on rollers over seven city blocks of pave
ments. The church had to be divided into
three parts of which its tail tower is one
and its main auditorium another. The three
portions have just been reunited on the new
site and by Oct the church IS expected 10
be in as good condition as ever
Cape Horn is a great mass of rock rising
abruptly from the sea and forming a small
island. Upon one of the lodges of this rock
stands a covered BARREL the International
letter box OF a region more than five hum
dred miles from anything that resembles
civilization, Il IS the custom Of captains
ashore at this point In the direction of the