The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-05-04
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Nearly one-fOurth or MeNlc0S Tor
clgn trade was handled through the
port Of Tampico last year
The 20 Mexican banks reported in
the government reports show n COM
bined capital Of $7O,0O000O.
Women lawyers Of New York must
take off their hats when practiclng
their profession in the criminal court
The numbsr OF saloons In Ohio last
year was 1O,3IS, an Increase of 47G
over 1899. The license receipts were
$1.SGA,Gi2.
Mrs. Walker Of BlrchngtOn, Eng
land. has lived In the reign Of five SOW
crcigns She has g children living, 80
grandchildren and 81 great -grandchil-
dren.
The climate Of northern Ontario Is
not unlike that Of northern Europe,
and its soil Is equal to that Of many
thlclly pcopled portions Of the old
world.
The new Austrian bank notes have
been designed by Alexander lIegcdues,
the eminent Hungarian artist. Nine
different languages are used in the text
of the bank note.
Fancy names for girls are going out
of fashion 4 New York clergyman
who for some reason is particularly in
demand nj christcnIngs is the authority
for the statement
The Salvation Army in Madras num-
bcrs among its soldiers several young
Ilndoos whose services have thus been
engaged and who hold themselves
bound to fulfill the pledge.
The Mexican army Of more than %
600 men is supported upon trific more
than a million Mexican dollars
month. The Mexican congress does
not cost n million dollars year.
At Muleje and Santa Resale, in
Lower California, there are some co.
900 bearing date trees. the fruit from
which Is exported in rawhide packages
containing about 30 pounds each.
The Greek Inspector general Of an
tiquitles states that the bronze statue
Of a youth recently discovered at Ce-
rlgo In the Ionlan Islands, dates from
the period Of Phidlas and Is the most
perfect AMI beautiful relic Of antiquity
yet brought to light
Cultlvating ordinary honeybees in n
modern apartment house has been ac-
complishcd in Chicago. one enterpris-
ing individual has found that the bees
keep just as busy storing away nectar
in n home on the third floor as IN a
hollow tree In the woods
Women lawyers in Boston have a
large and nourlshlng club, with noble
disregard Ca objects" other than to
come into sympathetic acquaintance.
once i'm two months the members meet
and dine at we'll known hotel. The
only officer Of the Portla club Is the
business manager, who arrangcs for
the meetings.
The governor OF st. Helena. In his
annual report. expresses the belief that
when the new barracks are finished II
will pay a small company to erect n
plant for lighting Ladder hill and the
town by electric light worked by wind
mills. There is always n steady wind
from the southeast traders. only nine
days having been calm In 1900.
The little Norfolkshlre town OF Wal
ton may well be described rs the home
Of patriarchs, for there reside eight
persons who have lived under five Eng
llsh monarchs-George III, George ",
William ", Queen Victoria and King
Edward VII. In addition there are
eight other residents who are octogena-
rians and the rs form an aggregate Of
1900 years
The number OF suicides In Paris is
very large Mt present, and the chief
cause Is thought TO be the general re-
trcnchment following the exposition
which has thrown many people out Of
work. Throughout France, however,
suicide seems 10 have been increasing
for some time In the five years end
ed Jan. /, 1901, the number Of sui
cldcs was no less than 27,OO0
Il IL
1000 employees. The smallest kettle
in its kitchen contains 100 quarts and
the largest 500 Each of 30 roasting
pans is big enough for 800 outlets
Each dish for baking potatoes holds
225 pounds. When omelets are on the
bill Of fare, 1900 eggs are used at once
For cooking alone GO cooks and 100 as
slstants are always at the ranges.
At Gullford England, the quaint Gus
tom Of throwing dice for the maids
money" was observed recently. A sum
was invested by the mayor of the Dor
ough in the seventeenth century from
which - gulneas are given annually
to a servant girl of good repute who
has been in the same service for over
two years. There were two applicants.
The prize was won by Martha Shin
gler, who threw seven. The same dice
box has been used for 60 years.
After careful and patient investiga-
ton the historical committee Of the So
cety Of California Pioneers has learn
ed that Jan. "a. 1913, was the exact
date Of the discovery Of gold In Cali
iornia by James w. Marshall. The
gold was first found in the rocky bed
Of the tailrace OF the Suffer sawmill at
Colona, on the south fork of the Amcri-
can river. Marshall himself made three
or four different statements of the date.
The committee was unanimous in its
decision.
The island Of MOlene, of Ushant,
which has recently been perilously
near starvation. has been relieved. For
four days there was no bread. and the
fisher inhabitants had to live on pota-
toes. So terrible was the prospect that
help from Brest was urgently asked,
and in spite of heavy gale the steam
or Titan managed to land supplies just