Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-06-14
FREELAND, PA, JUNE IA, 1901.
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Great BrItain's revenues from the
Chinese opium trade amount to $40,-
100000.
The average price received by all the
gas companies in Massachusetts is
S1.10 per 1000.
The German city of Cassel will cele-
brate the thousandth anniversary of its
foundation in 1913.
Paraguay is to be added soon to the
list of coffee growing countries. There
are now about 100000 plants in the
nurseries.
Nearly all the kitchens of the better
class Of restaurants in Sydney are on
the top floor, and the clothes are dried
on the roof.
An almanac 234 years old has just
been sold in Boston for S155. 1t was
printed for the year 1867 by Samuel
Green in Cambridge.
Nearly ii per cent of the total num-
Der of wage earners in Minnesota are
women, according to the report of the
state labor department.
Forty-four years ago the Kansas
Kaw river was navigated from it's
mouth up as far as Lawrence Now
railroads do the business.
Two hundred and thirty thousand
eight hundred and twenty-one women
are employed in English cotton facto-
ries and only 147, ,245 men.
The Actors club at Budapest has
held a demonstration in favor of pro-
hibiting plays being performed in Hun
gary In a foreign language
A year ago there were 3,025 public
schools in Cuba, with 125,OOO children.
Now there are 100000 school children,
and new schools are being built.
A new census has just been made of
the American buffalo, which gives the
total number as 1,024, of which 6S4 are
in captivity and $40 in a wild state.
Japan has a cooks guild, and the ex-
acting housewife who discharges her
cook without reasons that satisfy that
guild will finally be effectually boy
cotted.
Considering what n wet place Eng
land Is, the country is singularly i'll
supplied with water powers. There is
water everywhere, but hardly a drop
for driving.
Cork intends to follow Glasgow with
an industrial exhibition in 1902. Lord
Cadogan has signified his intention of
subscribing $3.50 toward the fund,
which has already reached $4,000.
One of the smallest parishes in Wales
Is the historic parish of Sher, In the
Bridgend Union. 1t has only a popu-
lation of eight or nine souls. Nash and
Stembrldge, two other parishes, only
number IA inhabitants between them.
People give more time to recreation
than they did years ago, and the world
is the better for It, Occasional out
ings, railroad journeys, visits to inter
esting points both at home and abroad,
have greatly swollen the tide of travel.
India and Ceylon have competed SO
successfully with China In the produc-
tion of tea that whereas in 1880 21O0,-
600 hundredweight of the leaf were
exported from China only 1851, 900
hundredweight left the country in 1899.
At the Paris exposition the United
States weather bureau was awarded
grand prix. Gold medals were also
awarded to Professor G. f. Marvin for
Instruments, apparatus and appliances
and to Professor A. J. Henry for cloud
photographs.
The art gallery of Washington and
Lee university, which was opened to
the public recently, contains 20 paint
ings all of which were bequeathcd to
the library by the late Vincent l.. Brad
ford. The collection contains many
famous works of art.
At least one cooperative colony, that
located in Dickinson county, Kan,
seems to be thriving. 1t was formed
three years ago and has made money
from the start, clearing $1,S42 last
year. The colony has ranch, gener-
al store, bank and an insurance fea-
ture.