The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21

draulic canals, and in 1861 one Of them was
completed.
An elephant eighty years. of age IS to be
added to the Berlin geological gardens. II
came from India where for many years 1t
was the public executoner.
A rattle for Bibles takes place every year
in the parish church of st. Ives. in Hunting
donshire. This quaint custom mas peen op-
served for two hundred years
TIE greatest bay on the face of the earn
is that of Bengal. Measured in straight
line from the two inclosing pennsulas' us
extent is about 100000 square miles.
More than half million sewing machines
are made every year in the United States,
being nine-tenths of all those made on the
globe. About 100000 persons are employed
in the industry.
One of the stations of the railway which
is to be built from the Red sea to the, top
of Mount Sinai will be on the spot where
it is supposed Moses stood when ne received
the tables of the law
In Abyssinia it is the law that the muir
derer be turned over to the relatives OF the
dead person, they. if they please, to put him
to death in the same manner in which the
murdered person was removed.
The English sparrows have appeared In
the suburbs of Jacksonville, Fla, and
fierce cry is going up that the first corners
be slaughtered speedily, lest they drive
away the native song birds so much prlzed
One mule has shown himself worth
dozen horses for transportation services
during the war with Spain. The horse has
become too weakened by civilization to keep
company with the mule when it comes to
roughing it.
The great city of London began o on the the
bank of the Thames, surrounded on all sides
except tie river by a bulwark or forest, IN
terspersed with swamps; Paris rose on an
island of the Seine, with protecting wall
of water all around.
In Paris the thousands of sardine and
other tin boxes that are thrown away every
month are stamped by machinery into TN
soldiers and sold so cheaply that the poor
est children can buy them. while the manu-
facturer makes fair profit.
Fifteen years ago William Glenn, of Pow
hatan county, Virginia, was dark mulat-
to- His color has been gradually changing
ever Stree, and now he is white with the
exception of a few spots on his face and
neck. He says that he has never been SICK.
Natural gas has been flowing for ages in
several sections of the Caucasian provinces
bordering the Caspian sea. Many of these
gas wells have constantly emitted flames
for a period beyond the memory of living
men and are superStitlouSly spoken OF as
the eternal fires"
Baron Gustav De Rothschild has founded
q charitable work in memory OF his daugh-
ter, Baroness Emanuel Leonino. 1t consists
aged Hebrews of either sex above sixty
years of age who have resided at least ten
years in Paris and whose age or Ill health
prevents their gaining living.
Denmark makes a clear distinction be-
tween the thriftless and the respectable
poor. The former are treated like English
QdupeTS. 1nG ldll6E never CIOSS d WOIh-
house threshold If destitute, they receive
a pension ranging from $14 to $S4 year, or
If too feeble to look after themselves they
are placed in an old-age home.
A moving street will be a novel feature
of the Paris exhibition 1t will consist of
an endless belt in perpetual motion, upon
which it will only be necessary to step to
be transported from floor to floor. BY a
similar plan visitors will be able to travel
round the greater portion of the exhibition
grounds, comfortably seated upon chairs.
Too little blood in the brain is a frequent
cause of headache and may be recognized
by the ache being the top of the head,
by constant dizziness and by noises in the
ears. The best cure is a slight stimulant,
such as strong tea or coffee or hot SOUP
anything which will increase the circula-
ton. People who suffer with these head
aches should always sleep with their heads
low.
A curious tax on the childless has been
resorted to in Madagascar in order to keep
up the now waning population. With the
beginning of next year every man of TWEEN
ty-f1ve years who is not q father of a. child
whether legftimately or illegitimately, will
have TO pay an annual tax of $3 while sim
gle or childless young women over twenty
five years will have to pay half that
amount.
me Marquis Ginori would probably not
be known outside Italy, despite his great
wealth, were he not the owner of the island
of Monte Cristo, made famous by Dumass
celebrated story. 1t takes about two hours
to circumnavigate the island, which is al
most inaccessible by reason OF the granite
cliffs that surround it. 1t is uninhabited
save by a few fisher folk, who live at the
base of the cliff.