The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-15
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Ten British towns besides London are
larger than Dublin, which has now 2l5,VOO
people. Edinburgh beats Dublin by 5I,UO.
There are 1,OS3473 Odd Fellows in the
United States and Canada, 941,221 Free
masons and 92S 035 of the Ancient Order of
Foresters.
There is something uncanny in travelling
mt great speed in a balloon. No matter how
violent the gale the aeronaut himself is IN
a dead calm.
Glass houses of a very substantial kind
can now be built. Silesian glassmakers
are turning out glass bricks for all sorts of
building purposes.
The British postoffice savings banks re-
turn shows that the deposits received last
year amount TO 942,217,002 and the repay
ments to ga, 1876, 799.
The London Times commenting on a cor
respondents letter on child emigra lion to
the colonies, says in thirty-four years
5000 children have been sent 10 Canada.
In Wales there are 100000 people who
cannot speak English; in Ireland there are
10000 who speak only Irish and in Scot
land there are 10000 who speak only Gaelic
According to statistics recently gathered
about. S0,0O0O00 people are living In prohi-
bition territory in this country This is
more than one-third of the entire popula-
ton.
A recent census of China shows that that
has 103 to the square mile, Belgium has 220
to the square mile Great Britain 100 and
Germany 100.
The King of Denmark has a very valu-
able collection OF birds eggs, which include
specimens of nearly every kind in eX-
istence. The collection is considered to be
worth about $4,000.
Chinese fire fighters beat gongs and TOM
toms and wave banners to drive the flames
away. Old kerosene tins filled with water
are also used, and at Picking there are also
a few old hand-power engines.
Although the sea covers three-fourths of
the earth's surface 1t does not provide in
the same proportion for mans wants. Only
about per cent. of the people in the world
gain their living directly from the sea.
Recent statistics show that the serpents
kill more persons in India than in any other
country. During 1901 the number of vic
most, If not quite, as many were killed in
1902.
The Jew nose, with hook, was found in
but per cent of 5000 Hebrews observed
by DIR. Fishberg, medical examiner for the
United Hebrew Societies. Straight noses
constituted 6S per cent. broad noses IL per
cent. and retrousse noses IA per cent.
In Australia, under a new law, no con-
tract can be made for the carrying OF mails
by any steamship line which allows col
ored man to work on any or the ships. The
mail steamers hitherto have been largely
manned by dark-skinned British subjects
| from India.
Not more than $50 square miles of terri
| tory are under cultivation in henequin OF
| sisal hemp, yet on this small area is pro-
| duced the fiber that literally binds the
wheat harvestS of the world. 1t is used
| elike in Minnesota and Argentina, in ST.
| IBERIA and Egypt.
Damascus now contains about the same
| number of Jews that 1t had in the time OF
| ST. Paul. In the middle of the first cen.
| fury of our era some 10000 Jews lived ir
Damascus, and were governed by an Eth
| march: the present Jewish community Is
computed at about IL 900.
| North sea, is perhaps the most curious
lake in the world The surface of it's wa
/ tiers is quite fresh and supports fresh
| water creatures, but deep down Ii is as
/ salt the greatest depths of the sea, and
| saltwater fish live in il.
Toronto, Canada's city of churches pos
| sesses one church which is probably unique
| throughout all the realms of the King. TIL,
Jarvis-street Baptist Church, although
| legally exempt from civic taxation, like al
| the other churches of the city and province
insists upon paying its taxes.
| Visitors to Paris cannot fail to motto,
| that the street cleaners of that city form
| little army. They number altogether $3.50
command of forty-four superintendent anl
| 159 foremen. Five hundred sweeping ma
| chimes are used, and these, with the water
carts, find employment for 1,600 horses.
unique spot in Europe is the village o
| Altenberg, on whose border three countrie.
| meet 1t is ruled by no monarch, has M
| soldiers, no police and no taxes. Its in
| habitants speak curious jargon of Frencl
| and German combined, and spend thei
days in cultivating the land or working il
the valuable calamie mine of which thu
i VILLAGE