The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-27
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.


cheese.
An electrically operated whipping de-
vice has been introduced into some Of
the penitentiaries In France "
The widening Of the east end OF the
Strand, IN London, so long debated. Is
10 be proceeded with at once.
Nearly $500 residents Of Minnesota
shared In 1899 In the tree planting
bounty, receiving $40 an acre.
Within five years Russia will have
at least 100000 freight cars In sery-
Ice, there being about 100000 now in
use.
The Dewey arch In New York IS to
be covered with a paint that VIII u
sure its preservation for a year at
least.
The Canadian government has COM
pleted the great ship canal between
lake Erie and Montreal ct a cost Of
s7O.OOO.OOO.
New York is to have a new army
and navy clubhouse costing $4,000,
convenient TO Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street.
The average age of the British sol
der now at the front is nearly two
years higher than ;hat of the soldier
who fought at Waterloo.
A crematory has been built at Rouen.
and others are IN course Of cOnstruc
ton at Havre and Marseilles. Last year
4,519 bodies were cremated IN France.
The Russian government Will offer
at public auction the lease Of six tracts
OF gold bearing land situated on the
northwest coast Of the sea Of OkhOtsk.
A steamer line between American
and Turkish ports and an agricultural
exposition and warehouse for Ameri-
can goods at Constantlnople are about
TO be established.
In Paraguay cotton grows the whole
year round, and from one planting
two crops are produced. The plant
after Il has borne is cut down, and
from its root grows another plant.
That there are more Indians In the
United States now than there were
the day the Pilgrims landed cannot be
proved, but is generally believed and
stoutly affirmed by statistlcians.
Baku has the best harbor on the
Caspian and is the outlet for the trade
Of central Asia. Its naphtha industry
gives It wealth out Of all proportion to
its population, which is hardly 100000.
The total amount Of ore shipped out
Of Lake Superior last year would COW
"a IS acres to a depth Of so feet. 1t
would require 100000 ore cars to load
Il and 1900 trains to move it, 80 cars
to a train.
Queensland is being gradually con-
verted into a large orchard. The Aus
trelian orange in particular has a great
future, as 1t ripens at a time when
Spain. Italy and California cannot pro-
vide the fruit
= A Washington man has brought suit
Tor divorce from his wife because she
sleeps with a razor under her pillow.
She will offer no explanation for this
scientific habit and refuses to give
one when asked.
The national dish Of Bolivia and the
rsonnusu s1Dd Of the masses is "chupe."
o sort Of first cousin to the Irish stew.
n IL a conglomerate composed Of irreg-
ular constituents from the animal and
vegetable kingdoms.
Some Of the picturesque features Of
che cataract at Niagara Falls are slow
b disappearing. Recently large mass
pf rock close to the Horseshoe fall
gave way. Table rock and Goat is
hand are said to be disintegrating
The Mexico City lighting service
comprises 4S1 electric street lights Of
1000 candle power, 800 Of 1900 candle
power and about $50 incandescent
bghts Of 10 and 80 candle power. The
cost Of the service per month is about
$4,000.
II has been decided that some change
must be made by our army In its
pmokeless powder. Numerous tests
have well illustrated the fact that the
powder now used is extremely danger
bus, being made nearly entirely Of nj
troglycerin.
: One Of the oldest quarterly publlca-
Hons In New York is THE Baldhead-
ID Eagle Of Amerlca-By a Business
Nan-Of1ce on a Trolley Car" 1t Is
devoted to the extinction of Turkey in
Europe and to prophecies about the
end Of the world.
One Of the greatest bicycle stables |
In the country is located inside Of the |
walls Of the treasury department In |
Washington. 1t is under the roof Of d |
large shed built in the north court of |
The treasury building and has a floor
area Of about 10000 square feet
In Upper silesia, In Germany, electric |
alarms are introduced into the mines |
70 warn Of danger. There is not only |
a bell to sound an alarm, but an indi-
Gator, 30 that In case there should be |
any noise going on to drown the sound |
the Waterman can see the indicator.
q Gorgonzola cheese Is Italian and Is
made from goats milk. 1t comes from
near Milan and needs to ripen two or
three years. There are few varieties
Of cheese which keep many years. A
parmesan cheese has been kept $50 |
years and found to be good when eaten.
Ordinary bicycles can be changed In
b tandems by an Illinois mans inven-
Hou, comprising an auxiliary frame,
with a spindle for insertion In place Of
the front fork, the latter being placed
n the front place Of the auxiliary
hame, and the second seat post is in
pertsd In the first head.
The latest available statistics Of the
operation Of the postal savings system
In France was 1895. when 100000 ac-
counts were handled, and per cent
was paid on $143. ,00O besides leav
ing q profit of $4,000. The manage
ment cost 045 per cent Of the mean
amount Of deposit.
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