The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01

through the exhaust pipe. and had dis
covered an excellent place for winter
etorehouse.
Mr.. Jochelson. chief Of the Jessup North
the tribes which he studied In Siberia all
possessed characteristics in common with
the Indians OF North America.
More than $4,000 acres of land in the In
, dian possessions of Great Britain are de-
voted 20 the cultivation OF tea, nine-tenths
OF the area being in Assam and Bengal.
Production is officially estimated at 49, go.
600 pounds.
Scientists assert that early man used to
be able to wag his ears as an indication OF
pleasure. or TO brush flies from under his
back hair: but as the muscles were not
brought into continual use they became
rudimsntary.
The Office of superintendent of public In
struction in Colorado is held by woman.
She Is Democrat. The salary is 5000. She
has been reelected on the Democratic
ticket, though the State has generally
gone Republican.
There is not a single negro in either
house OF the South Carolina General As
sembly this year. 1t Is the first time that
has been the case since the enfranchise-
ment of the negro, although last year there
was but one colored member.
The Pioneer of India reports the death at
Moulmein, in his ninety-fifth year. of Mira
Nazim Shah, who was taken to Moulmein
after the mutiny and has since been de-
Shah, the last King of Delhi
A novelty ia the way of an alarm clock
has been perfected by an American jeweler.
1t is about the size of hazel nut. 1t
is made to wear on the finger. The alarm
is not a bell, but sharp pin. which pricks
the finger at the time the wearer wishes
to rise.
Two years ago the German Colonia! So
ciety offered prize for the finding of a
plant in the German colonies furnishing
tn Qha n for hi
A telegram from German New Guinea says
that gutta-percha, as well as rubber, has
been found in large quantities.
At Asti, in California, a cistern 104 feet
long by thirty-four feet wide and twenty
one feet deep was formed in a hillside
for the storage Of wine. The immense tank
was lined with concrete two feet thick and
coated inside with glaze as impenetrable
as glass. The capacity of the tank is
! 500,0 coo gallons
The United States has 100000 miles of
railways, upon which there are 54S en-
plOyes for each 100 miles. The cost of
operating these roads with steam power is
$500. 100000 year. but to carry on the same
amount of work with men and horses
would cost the country sll,90S.5 100000.
Stanilaus Meunier. scientist. analysed
soil thrown up from beneath the Place de
la RepubliQue, in Paris, France, and found
considerable deposits Of sulphur. Now he
tells the Academic des Science that it is
really a budding volcano that runs under
uedln not Only Tie race Qe Id hePQplQut,
but also the Boulevard st. Martin.
The Rev. c. NJ. Sheldon is at the head of
| a movement to establish at Topeka. Kan,
a life insurance company that will only
| issue policies on the lives of Christians
and total abstainers. All the churches OF
| the United States are to be asked to as
| sist the organization. Rates will be from
| 10 to 20 per cent. lower than in other COM
panies.
Since Japan has gone to school in Europe
and America her influence throughout the
East has been steadily growing. In the IN
| terror of China, where no European mer-
chant has ever thought of going, the Jap
anese are locating themselves, and in Man
| churia, where Russia is supposed to have
supreme control, the japanese outnumber
| the Russians fifty to five.
Vienna is called the birthplace Of the
| trusts. They first saw the light of day there
| in 1873, and cartels regulating production,
restricting competition and governing
prices now exist i'm steel rails, iron, petro-
leum, sugar, alcohol, plate glass, glassware,
paper, boots and shoes and textile fabrics.
| A comprehensive iron and steel trust COW
| ering the entire empire and consciously
modelled on the American steel trust plan
| has lately been formed. Even in the pro-
| duction Of honey cartel obtains, and on
| occasion the busy mountain bee is practi-
| cally put upon short hours.