The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-03-16
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16, 1901'
FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

American machinery will be employ
ed In the mines at Mysore, India.
Disinfection of houses is the only
policy pursued In Calcutta against the
plague.
Florida has been called the PENN
sula State" on account OF It's geo.
graphical popularity.
An Austrian suggestion which the
yiennese are said to favor Is to ap-
proach the north pole In submarine
boats.
There is a greater quantity of cstric
acid in the lemons raised In California
than in those grown In the Mediter'
ranean region.
For some years there have been few
brook trout In Colorado waters. Last
year nearly 100000 brook trout eggs
were placed In them.
The Publishers Circular Of London
states that over 100 books on the
South African war have been pro
duced In the last six months.
An epidemic Of dengue, or dandy
fever. otherwise called breakbone fe'
yer. Is raging In Java and Is spreading
westward. Business Is paralyzed.
At the beginning Of the new century
there were $1,000 army and navy pen
sioners in New England drawing their
pay through the agency In Boston.
Deaf mutes are on the increase In
Germany. There are no fewer than
6.45S persons in institutions where
deaf mutes are specially instructed.
An international flying machine or
airshlp competition is being organized
by the Aero club In Paris. 4 subscrip-
ton list to provide prizes has been
opened.
The coalfelds in Pike and Johnson
counties. In Kentucky, are reported to
be among the finest In the world. The
veins run from To Ii feet camel and
bituminous coal.
1t is officially reported at Yokohama
that 400 fishermen are missing. II Is
believed that they persisted In the
heavy storm which ragged on Jan. 10 Off
the west coast Of Japan.
Montana, Colorado and Arizona were
ahead Of California last year in the ag
gregate production of metals. The az
gregate of Montana alone was $59,OOO
600 and of Colorado $47,000000.
A private letter from China says
that the soldiers at Tien-tsln are using
the cannon balls In the arsenal TO pave
the roads. They have found an enor
nous quantity Of iron shot and shell
of different sizes which some ingenious
Yankee suggested would be a good sub
stltute for paving stones.
Cattlemen In South Dakota are gen
orally agreed that IL is time to abandon
the present method Of branding cattle
as cruel. In New Zealand they have a
composition which Is used to make an
easily distinguIshable mark. 1t Is ap
piled with a cold Iron. destroying the
hair or hide. but not causing pain to
the animal
At sale of crown mining lands re
Gently held in the KlOndlke man
LAW DulNn0cEO a NtAiii VA
Gold bottom for 81. He Immediately
began digging and next day struck
rich streak. Before the week was
ended he had been offered $4,000 for
the claim, but refused to sell at that
figure.
From statistics CLEANED by Cecil Ra.
leigh of London it is learned that about
25,OO0 persons are employed by theat-
rical managers In Great Britain. the
average weekly salary being $40. On a
certain day designated by Mr. Raleigh
there were being played 1870 melodra-
mas, SO musical and farcical pieces. 33
plays and Shakespearean plays.
The popularity of London's municipal
bands has grown by leaps and bounds
since they first started their perform
ances In 1892. The modest $4,000 then
granted has now had TO be Increased
to nearly 10000 The sum to be set
apart for music In 1901 is f9.500. Last
season 10000 was devoted to bands.
and 1.045 performances were given.
At an experiment in st. Joseph. Mo-,
a cat was apparently killed by shock
Of electricity carefully administered.
Two hours after the heart had ceased
to beat the current was reversed, and
the second shock restored the heart
beats, family at first. but growing
stronger until the cat was finally re-
leased, as playful and frisky as ever.
Westwood. the estate of Sir John
PakingtOn. who was said to be the
original Of AddlsOn's Sir Roger de Co
verley. has passed out of the hands OF
the Pakington family. They have own
ed 1t since the time Of Elizabeth.
Yorkshire manufacturer has bought 1t
for $350.O00. A sadly large lumber of
the historic homes of England are go
Ing to new owners.
A resident of Chicago who was born
In England. but who has been engaged
In the baking trade In the Prairie City
for several years. has just taken out
naturalization papers. He was loyal
subject to the late Queen Victoria. but
when a king assembled the throne. as
luC NdbC ud6 OICnf hC ANhOdhNN0 ~
legiance to Great Britain and has been
made an American citizen.
The managers of the Pan-Amerlcan
exposition at Buffalo are endeavoring
to secure permission to run Off an auto
mobile road race some time during next
summer. A level 80 mile stretch OF
road near the city has been selected.
and valuable prizes will be offered. The
promoters desire It to be understood
that they do not favor promlscuous
road racing and II the desired permits
sion Is granted they will take unusual
precautions to avoid accidents.
In spite Of the fact that the expert
ments made In the American army
with oil as fuel have been entirely I'M
satisfactory some Of the French and
| German vessels on the China station
are having complete success with It.
The advantages Of petroleum II II can
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