The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-05-10

han the German 'Upllt ana 10 lllil'H
argcr than all the French dominions.
The old time mitts are coming into
'ashonabl, .vor again abroad be-
,ause of the number of rings now .
worn.
The British war Office declined the
services of General X. Garibaldi for
South Africa on the simple ground Of
lis nationality.
Montana is said TO have mined SiO,-
100000 worth of copper last year This
,eats the gold or silver record of any /
tate In the Union.
Tie Ihe csnTa,ofh,s aHattrSw YORK
have opened a clubhouse for poor boys.
1t is furnished on scale comparing
favorably with the best of clubs.
A sandal society has been started in
Berlin. and on a Sunday not long ago
40 men and women wearing sandals
marched through the muddy streets.
The English speaking people number
ut the present time 116,00O0o0, while
those speaking French total 5S,ooOo00,
or exactly half the English speaking
people.
The amount Of national bank stock
| held by women in America Is cstimat-
ed at $3.50 coo. 600, and the amount Of
private and state bank stock at $751;
100000
A movement IS on foot In Albany to
erect a statue TO General Philip Shcri-
| dan. 1t Is rather strange that this
warriors birthplace has not already
done him that honor
There are G.7jO.00O volumes In the IL
brarles Of the American colleges and
universities Harvard has 100000 vol
umes. Chicago university $4,000. Co
lumbia 30. 900 and Cornell 225,00O.
There are n number Of deep places in
the Hudson. as every one is aware, but
few know that spots ranging from
depth Of % TO 81 fathoms are frequent
ly met with south Of the highlands.
The German government Is making
vigorous efforts to suppress the slave
trade in the Gcrman-African colony,
and for this purpose the police force
there has been considerably augment
ed
The coalGclds in Pennsylvania are
nearly all taken up. Coal land In the
| Connellsville district is selling for
about $1,000 an acre. The iron, steel
and coal men are turning to the West
Virginia fields.
From 10000 to 10000 young men
from the rural districts annually drift
into New York alone. Ten thousand In
wade Philadelphia. Twenty thousand
enter Chicago. They flock into every
large city in the United States.
Patrons Of a theater can find use for
new chair attachment comprising a
Cat box secured to the back Of the
chair, with a pair Of lazy tonss piyotcd
In the box to carry mirror which can
be adjusted to the right height for use
The British government is making
strenuous efforts TO prevent an in
crease in civilian occupation Of Gibral
tar. 1t is now difficult for civilians to
find houses, and owners Of property
are not allowed to add to their tenc
| ments.
Some Of the London doctors are 90
ing in strongly for a new and fashion
able cure for their adult patients who
suffer from indigestion, etc They pre-
scribe a quarter of an hours vigorous
exercise in the morning and skipping
ropes.
Because Of the multiplication Of gov
ernments IN Chicago due TO the exist
ence Of seven townships in Cook coun-
| ty the per cent cost of collecting taxes
is G.GG as compared with 81 in New
York proper .9G in st. Paul and 1.12 in
| Boston.
To provide drinking water on loco
motives O southern nan has designed
tank to fit in one side Of the large
water tank on the tender. the body Of
| the small tank being surrounded by the
water In the large tank to keep the
| drinking water cool.
To accurately show the location Of
| ship channel in harbOr new signal
system has a series Of anchored sta
tions carrying audible signals which
are connected by cables with a motor
on shore, the latter pulling the cables
at intervals to give positive signals.
In olden days, when tea was a rare
and precious luxury, silver strainers
were used, into which the exhausted
leaves were put when they had been
well watered and, drained. They were
afterward eaten wtih sugar on bread
| and butter. This fact Is recorded by
| Sir Walter Scott in "St. Romans Well"
Vienna has never had cat show,
| and in fact, such a thing has never
| been known in the empire. The Aus
tria- Hungary Bird Ralsers' association
has now taken the matter up and IS
planning an exposition. Many look up
on the undertaking as huge joke or
as a strictly original idea.
No greater mistake could be made
than to suppose that, in matters of
dress, Manila Is "shoddy" place. On
| the contrary, the city is as gay as the
climate PER- its. Every one likes to
| look at his best. especially during the
| late afternoon and evening. The drive
| along the Luneta during the hour
around shutdown is n scene kaleidO-
scopic in color Circumstances permit
~ug, there is plenty Of social life in the
ening.
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