The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

Danish lighthouses are supplied with oil
to pump on the waves in case of storm.
The forests in North America, in value
and variety, exceed those of any other con-
tinent.
If the earth's surface were level the water
of the oceans would cover it TO depth of
600 feet.
Oats are not raised in China, and not fed
to horses except to the racers in the train
ing season.
There is considerable excitement In
Demarara over the discovery OF an alleged
diamond mine on that island.
The difference between the tallest and
shortest races in the world is one foot and
one-half inches. and the average is nve
feet five inches.
There are not half as many Americans
in Cuba as there were one year ago. The
mails from the United States are SO per
cent. lighter, and are dropping off daily.
1t was In the last weeks of July, just
century ago. that Frenchman named Lee
bon made the first public demonstration of
the use of gas for Illuminating purposes.
An attempt TO remove the Illinois battle
flags from their cases in the Capitol, to
carry them in a parade, was abandoned
as the flags fell to pieces when exposed 10
the air.
The German government has set aside
20, 100000 marks [$4, ,0O0l for providing
small homes for its railroad officials. 1t is
reckoned that at least 5000 more of these
homes will be built at once.
Nearly 500 emigrants day are being
shipped by agents of the government of
Queensland from England to Australia. For
every adult shipped an agent gets $3.50, and
for every child he is paid $1.25.
Potato bread is now extensively used in
Thuringia, Germany, to feed horses, es-
pecially when they are worked hard in very
cold weather. The animals thrive on II, and
their health and strength are excellent.
The Prussian railways have instituted
hospital cars fitted up with spring bed
stretchers, invalds chairs and all other
regular equipment Of hospital. The cars
can be hired in advance for any railroad
journey.
An Australian manufacturer. I'm his
search for a cheap raw material for paper
making, has successfully experimental with
turf. He claims to produce from the cleaned
and bleached turf fbers a remarkably
strong and durable paper.
Auctions in Japan are quietly conducted.
The bidding is secret and silent, each per-
son writing his bid slip of paper and
dropping II into a box When Ii appears
! that all the bids In the box is opened
and the highest bidder is named
The cafe chairs and tables of the side
walk are a Paris feature that the tourist
Immediately agrees ought to be adopted at
home. They form the most distinctive fea-
Partisan brightness to the boulevard
The most densely populated spot in the
| United States is the block of tenement
| houses I'm New York bounded by Sixty-first
| and Sixty-second streets and Tenth and
| Eleventh avenues. In this block. the CEN
| sus showed, live 1857 persons. most Of them
negroes.
| Our money-order system did not go into
| operation until 1854, and then il was a
| crude affair. The same system was found
| ed in England in 1892 by three postoffice
/ officials as private speculation They
| made fortune by it, and sold it to the
| government in ISIS.
| Miniature Bibles are worn as watch
| charms in Russia. They are each one inch
long three-fourths of an inch wide and
three-eighths of an inch thick. and con-
| tain the first five books OF the Old Tesla
ment The text is in Hebrew, and can be
read with the aid CT a magnifying glass
The Republican national committee re
| ceived letter the other day from a mar
| who claims to be the counterpart of thu
President in appearance. and he offered Il
take his place either at Washington o.
Canton while the real Mr.. Mckinley had :
chance to go on to some quiet place ant
take a few weeks rest
The sacredness OF the COW has beer
enormously costly In India this famine
year When the rains failed and the pas
lures dried UP. instead OF killing and cur
Ing the cettje Tor food - eur Amertca'