The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07

France per cent, that of the United King
dom 30 per cent, and that Of the United
States 100 per cent.
1t is stated that the Chinese population
of to-day numbers AZ, 100000 of souls, In
GLIDING $4,000 In Manchuria, 21s0,0O0 in
Mongolia. $4,000 in Thibet and 1.2O0.O0o in
Chinese Turkestan.
A soldier named Meyerhofer has been
sentenced at Zurich by the Swiss military
authorities to three months of hard labor
for refusing to obey orders. The soldier
refused to serve on Saturday, as IL was
the Jewish Sabbath.
A scheme for the manufacture OF paper
buttons is being put forward in San Fran
cisco. These buttons say the promoters OF
the scheme, will be cheaper than the bone
and metal ones, quite as serviceable and OF
as good an appearance.
A sanitarium has been established over
the limestone caves at Luray, Va, and air
from the caves is forced through the rooms.
The air is free from impurities and IL gives
the guests virtually the air OF the mountain
attitudes without going there.
The volcano Vesuvius rises on the MAIN
land about fifteen miles from the coast. IL
is encircled by a railway at the base, and
up to the height of 1900 feet is covered with
cities, villages, farmh0uses ana vineyards.
At least $1,000 people live in the midst Of
continual danger.
The Chinese of New York are planning
to erect a hospital in the Chinatown of that
city where their sick may be treated by
physicians OF their own race. This hos
pital, II II Is established. is TO be conducted
on the Oriental plan and will be a distinct
odcity in this country.
Agents for American agricultural ma
chimes sold in Constantinopie last year so
reapers and mowers, two binders, four
rakes and one thresher No effort was
made to sell binders because they are con-
sidered too complicated for satisfactory
use by the Turkish peasants.
.. In the interior Of the extinct crater Aso
San, about thirty miles from the city OF
Kumameto, In Japan, 5000 people live and
prosper. The vertical wall of the crater ia
SO feet high. The inhabitants rarely make
journey into the outer world, but form
almost little nation by themselves
The Young Mems Christian Association
has S335 individual associations, the largest
of which is the central department I'm Chi
e ca SSI'I's members. and property worth
s2y,itI,os0 The best growth has been had
In the United States England and Ger
many. There are 1000 members I'm India and
zO IN Madagascar.
A geological survey report on Crater
lake. in Oregon. proclaims untrue the
assertion commonly made that this remark
able body OF water Is bottomless. IL took
a line 200 feet long. however. to reach the
probably the deepest fresh water In the
United States. This lake was formed in
former geological age by the collapse of
volcano.
Great Britain Is only half as big as SUI
land. 1t stands fifth in point OF size in the
list of the worlds islands. England with
out Wales is almost identical In point OF
size with Roumania. IL Is less than one
quarter as big as France or Germany The
whole British isles only occupy the one
sixteen-hundredth part OF the surface OF
the globe.
Germany's matchmaking industry. IN
which about 81. 0oo. 900 IL invested. Is said TO
have been almost ruined by the output OF
the American Diamond Match Company's
new factories near Mannheim. Six months
ago matches made I'm German works were
sold al so case; now they are selling at
SIG a case, which Is a dollar below the cost
OF production by German machinery. The
Diamond Match Company uses machinery
made In the United States.