The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-10
FACTS IN FEW LINES
Hypnotlsm Is scientifically studied In

some OF the French medical colleges.
At the German universities there
we're last winter 34,3G3 students, at the
French 20901 students.
The 81 beet sugar factories In this
country now yield more than third OF
our domestic sugar product.
A searchllght on the electric tower of
the Pan-American exposition at Buffa-
10 casts rays for distance Of 80 miles.
For the first time for 1000 years an
ordination service In st. Davld's cathe-
dral. Cardiff, has just been conducted
I'm Welsh.
A new Berlin municipal budget
shows that 300 streets In Berlin are
planted with 1900 trees, which repre-
sent value of $4,000.
Cardiff has grown more quickly than
any other large British town OF late
years. From 1881 to 1891 It's popula-
ton rose from $1,000 to 10000.
Canoe building is one Of the indus
tries OF KennebunkpOrt, Me-. which
used to build great ships and even now
launches an occasional schooner.
A runaway horse In Denver the other
day finished his flight by landing In the
interior Of a rapidly moving trolley car,
where he rode for nearly block before
the vehicle could be stopped.
BY n law passed recently the most
incorriglble OF the rateros, or pickpock-
cts, Of the City Of Mexico are to be put
to work on the tobacco fields in the In
terror of Tehuantepec.
The number of arrests for drunken
ness in New Orleans, 5000 In year. Is
larger than In Baltimore, although the
population Of Baltimore Is 50S,000 and
that Of New Orleans 28S,000 only.
The king OF Italy received 10000
kilograms OF congratulations In the
first day or two after the birth Of his
daughter. He also received 10000 re-
quests for money In honor Of the event.
The total number OF experiments on
living animals In the United Kingdom
I'm 1900 was 10S39, 2,370 more than in
the previous year. 1t is stated that but
few Of these experiments were In any
serious degree painful.
The London Lancet declares that
"the prices asked for wine at big ho-
tells are so mOnstrously high and the
wine offered is so often bad that this
fact alone accounts for an increasing
demand for whisky as a dinner beyer-
age"
Milwaukee has twice as many sa-
looms as Detroit, though the population
Of the two cities Is almost exactly the
same, but in Milwaukee, beer drink
Ing city. the number OF arrests for
drunkenness is considerably less than
I'm Detroit.
A strange sight was witnessed at
Bologna recently. A bellringer at
church was struck by a great bell and
thrown violently through the window
Of the tower on to the roof some 90
feet below. He escaped with nothing
more than a shock.
Last year the markets Of New York
paid as revenue into the city treasury
S25S,000 from rents, exclusive Of S4S,-
600 collected from stalls and privileges
in Wallabout market. Brooklyn. and
So, 900 from market cellar rents, total
Of more than 100000
The committee Of the German Wo-
mems General association has decided
to found in Lelpsic a library consist
ing Of books, no matter In what Ian
guage, written by or about women, and
has issued an earnest appeal for lit
erary contributions for the execution
Of this purpose.
1t Is nine years since the Transsibe-
rlan railway was commenced, and
3.240 miles of rails have been laid,
showing an average Of $50 miles
year. The connection between Europe
and vladlvostok is nov assured by
means Of the steamship service In the
center Of Siberia.
A verltable quick luncheon" 1t is
said, is to be had at a restaurant In
Paris, where a dinner OF several
courses composed Of concentrated food
In the form of tablets can be consumed
in a few minutes. The entire meal In
deed can be carried about In the vest
pocket or pocketbook.
The Vermont custom of not hanging
a convicted murderer until two years
after the passing Of the death sentence
upon him is founded upon the assump-
ton that any possible doubt as TO his
guilt will be removed In that time, and
all danger Of putting an innocent man
to death Is thus eliminated.
A machine that Will do the work OF
80 expert mathematician Is being con-
structed by the government In its SCI
entlfc instrument shop on Capitol hill,
in Washington. II is to be an improve
ment on the instrument In use In the
bureau OF the coast survey which has
charge Of calculating the tides.
1t is said that there were at least
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plains of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas ten years ago and that now
nearly all Of them are gone. A few
were caught and kept by the Indians
in their reservations, but the Wild
horse In his natural state is practically
extinct.
New York claims to be the sunniest
Of the large cities. The United States
weather bureau has charts In light and
shade showing from 1870 to 1895 how
many days have been sunny In each
part Of the country. Although Arizona
has sometimes attained percentage Of
80 and other parts of the west have
seen very clear skies, New York city
follows closely with a mean percentage
Of 80.
Manuscripts Of John Wyclirs trans
lation Of the Bible into English are Of
extreme rarity. and even imperfect
specimens occur only at very long and
irregular intervals. One CAM up for
sale in London recently. Although In
wanting the greater portion