The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-09

field marShalS while performing uutl's
Of distinction resembles riding whip.
Ohio had the largest number Of small
pox cases last year, 1865, Tennessee
coming next with 1893 and Minnesota
with $40.
The daily circulation Of newspapers
in the United Kingdom rose from Co.
600 copies In 1901 to 100000 In 1900
and now reaches S,500,OO0.
Hamburg's naval observatory will be
removed to the village Of Bergersdorf'
as the smoke and Earring Of the city In
terfere with the observations.
Steeple Clayton, In North Bucks
England, claims the distinction Of be-
Ing the first parish to adopt the public
Libraries act I'm the reign Of King Ed
ward VII.
During the year 1900 the Berlin cleo
trio trans caused 1852 accidents, In
volvlng the loss OF 20 lives, while 13i
persons were severely and 1902 slight
ly injured.
The biggest and most costly hotel In
Boston Is to 60 up this season on the
site Of the Brunswick. II Is to be In
elegance n rival of New York's Wal
dOrf Astoria.
Seattle proposes to build a canal
eight miles long from Puget sound to
Lake Washington, which Is 20 miles
long and 300 feet deep and Will make
an Ideal harbor.
Municipal ownership Of electric
plants Is on the Increase In Canada.
Woodstock and Kingston, Ont, are the
latest to acquire the electric plants as
municipal property.
Some 20 different varieties Of olives
are now grown In California. There Is
no specific variety known as the
queen" olive, but any large variety
may be thus designated.
An expert claims that the eastern
slope of the Andes in South America
Is richer in gold than the Klondike
country and gold can be taken with
much less work and privation.
Somewhat Of the going to and fro Of
the people may be guessed ut when II
is known that 2,OOO.0OO,0O0 passengers
and 05OOOO.000 tons Of goods are car
ried in a year on the worlds railways.
The rivers Of the Emerald Isle have
generally n dark color owing TO the
fact that most of them at some point
in their course flow through peat
marshes or beds which impart n dark
hue TO the water.
The new law IN South Carolina
against the pistol carrying habit makes
It unlawful for any person except
peace officer to carry deadly weapon
less than 20 inches in length or four
pounds IN weight.
The habits OF wasps were closely
studied by Reaumur. who placed the
insects under glass hives and 50 do
mestIcated them as to be able to OBJ
serve all the operations carried on
within their nests.
An English writer who has been In
vestlgatng the production of butter
and cheese in all countries says that
the largest creamery I'm the world Is
nj Lincoln, Neb. 1t has capacity Of
10000 pounds Of butter per day and
an average daily output of 1900
pounds.
Among the Sioux Indians there are
now % churches, constituting the Da-
kota Indian presbytery. These are In
North and South Dakota, Nebraska
and Montana. Three years ago there
were 1881 members Of these churches,
with 10 native ministers, one lay
preacher and two assistants.
A prominent American firm Of gaso-
line automobile builders has shipped
three postal wagons to the government
OF New South Wales. They are Of nine
horsepower each and capable of carry
Ing 1000 pounds Of mail. The contract
was secured In competition with sever
al English firms.
We have In America two great states
the areas Of which have probably new
err been traverscd. These are Maine In
the north and Texas In the south,
where Immense treasures In woods,
minerals, game and other articles of
substantial profit are worth all the SEN
tlment inspired by practically valueless
expeditions to frigld zones.
The output of watches in Switzerland
last year was the largest ever recorded.
According to statistics just published
the total export amounted to 2,366,426
nickel watches, valued at $4,OG4,OOO;
3OSG.777 silver watches, valued at ST.
200; SOO,25s gold watches, valued
at $7.144,GOO, and 6,769 monographs
and reporters, valued at $2GO,SOO.
The most recent triumph Of the
French postal administration is an In
genious little machine which not only
automatically weighs letters and sam
pies, but records on an indicator at the
side the amount required for stamps.
When the article deposited on the bal
ance exceeds the regulation weight, the
Indicator promptly hoists the sign TOO
Heavy"