The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-01
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

The largest tree in the world lies broken
and petrihed at the end of a defle in north
western Nevada. It Is said to be 666 feet
long.
The woman who invented satchel bottom
paper bags was offered $40, 900 for the patent
before she could get away from Washing
ton.
Among the curiosities of Pruss.an statis-
tics is the fact that in a decade Alb school
children, under fifteen years Of age, COM
mitted suicide.
Eggs as an article of diet were first used
by the Malaccans, and when we speak of
Shanghai chickens we but mention an
ASiatic name.
Since the foundation of the Legal Aid
Association in New York $1,000 people, vic
found justice through its efforts.
No taxes are collected or Londs island.
on the coast of Maine. When Maine became
a State the island was overlooked and was
not put into any town o: county.
On many of the church doors in London
are notices tackled up, telling when and
where the excise board will meet to grant
licenses TO sell intoxicating liquors.
In Buffalo a planer is in operation which
at each cut removes q shaving full twelve
inches wide from solid castiron. The knife
is between twelve and thirteen inches wide.
Austrian women car be seen in the best
ing a foot high on the table in front of them,
and they consume the liquor with ease and
evident enjoyment.
The area CT the Transvaal is $4,000 square
miles, or about the same size as the COM
bined areas of the States of Pennsylvania.
New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Con-
necticut and Vermont,
Over 70,OOO,O 900 pounds of poultry and near
souri,. were handled by transportation COM
panieS last year. the aggregate cash returns
fer which were $S,29S. 2S2-
The Salt AXE Utah) Herald says that
the Norman Church revenues from tithes
| alone were x9On O0 in the wear ending Dec.
1 last, one-third OF the amount being cash
and two-thirds produce.
Three places at least are known where
| green snow Is found. One of these is near
Mt. Hecla. Iceland; another fourteen miles
cas- of the mouth of the Obi, and the third
near Quito. South America.
At Sioux Falls, s. D, Is the only plant in
or petriied wood. The machinery used for
saving chalcedony can cut into 1t to the
extent of only three inches a day.
Though Russia is one Of the greatest
lum~ber-producing countries I'm the world.
considerable quantities of finer wood, such
as cabinet work woods. rosewood, ma
hogany. etc. are imported every year.
At Sheffield. England. the scarcity of
workmen for the iron and steel industry has
become so acute that measures are being
taken for recruiting labor abroad, especial
ly In Sweden. where labor Is much cheaper.
The French statistician. DR.. Livrier. says
that half of all human beings die before
seventeen. that only one person in 10000
only one person out of every 1000 lives to
be sixty.
The first American bank in Honolulu
opened its doors on Sept: s. The money on
hand. amounting to $50. 900 In gold, was ofi
cialiy counted by Minister OF Interior ]. A.
King, who gave the bank permission to be-
gin business as a Hawaiian corporation.
The faculty of the University of Picking
consists of two presidents. eight foreign and
eighty Chinese professors. sixteen assist
hundred minor officers. OF 80 students OF
modern language 100 are learning English
Many clocks with weights and wheels
[Aime AMI most of the mopasteries Of ths
fourteenth century possessed clocks. though
these were used to show the astronomtca
Throughout The nfteenth century clock'