The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
FACTS IN FEW LINES

loi>oNeV NA LONDON Sulohc log.
The amount of French capital invest
Ell in China exceeds $tO0.OOO,OOO
jamaica hopes To export over l2.O0O-
600 lunches of bananas this year.
I'm some New Zealand towns there
are more women voters than men.
For every 100 deaths i'm rural dis
trictS i'm England then, are IFS in town
districts.
Agrarian crimes of Violence are few.
or i'm ireland now IA n at any time
since 1879.
The growth OF girls is greatest In
their nf.centh year. Of boys in their
seventeenth.
Orders have been issued in India for
the return TO store OF an ammunition
containing dumdum bullets
The Iaplaudcrs are the shortest
people en- Europe men averaging
feet ~ inches. women I feet - inches
Golf has been played for ,he first
time ON the historic battlefield of Eu-
saco. the players being some English
visitors.
The highest 81 aii navi-aDlc rivers
is the rsan-po. which flows for nearly
i.'N" miles at an elevation of from
1000 TO iiooO feet.
There ARE altogether thirty miles Of
bridges ON tine siberian railway. The
longest is that over the Ycnlsci. at
Kra>uoyai~k. just half a mile
Since thc Introduction Of penny I'm
the Slot meters the totrl consumption
of ca~ I'm certain districts I'm Berlin has
Increased ly nearly 200 per cent
In nearly every street i'm Japlnese
cities is public oven where for a
small fee housewives may have their
dinners ana strpcrs cooked for them
Any one attending ~n'rituHst s,ancc
+ I'm Bohemia Is lsllc to % lime of SO. ac-
cor'i.nS 90 81 decree which has been is
sued hy the governor ,r th. rro,rnce.
Arabic Is thc ~...cl Language, ct 200.
0Oo.oco people who dwell I'm an nuar-
t tiers Of tho -lohc. anl 40 least eooo.uoo
f are now uulcr the care If The Tnite,l
f States iu tlr Philippine Islands.
/ Il is rcclonod thai ti,. rnftal st,+cs
governments owns cu,u-h arid ,ana
west OF the Rocky mountains. If irri-
gated. 10 provide homes Tor the total
present population OF the country.
Excavations now b.in. r,as. io Tho
/ Forum at Rome resulted in the discov.
erv of 81 tou,l. s,,,,,,.s.l - G,t.. ,-..,.,
/ am epoch anterior to the time general
/ iy assigned Tor The foundation OF the
city.
The ole, 81 steam engine at work IS
believed to Dee Newcomer winding IN.
ginc NJ Farmc colliery. Ruthci.lcn.
near GLASGOW. X was built ia fSlQ
and has worked continuously To the
present uilc-
II Is proposed 20 extend tine basement
galleries under the large courtyard at
the British museum and to transform
the two lar-e Wings now used for resi-
DENTAL and Official purposes into eXhi-
''''oh galleries..
The steamer Mure recently made the
/ u4p lf"n singapore 10 London. 1850
miles, using only petroleum for fuel
IL required about eighteen TONS per
/ daN- IL would have taken twenty-four
! 10 twenty five tons of the best coal
Ashingtou. in the center Of the North
/ cumberland tEngiandl coiiiery district.
has accommodation in it's clubs Tor one
!
! the largest public house bar. which will
/ accommodate 5000 thirsty miners NJ a
time.
Many relics Of pre-Hcllcnic civilian
/ ton have just been unearthod near
! Naples. Among other things discoV-
/ cred were several articles OF gold and
/ silver AMI quantity of feminine low
! elry, all OF the greatest archaeological
value.
/ The 900 inmates Of tbo Nevv Won't
almshousc last wear were led M a nor
capita of about 10 cents d,v rbaso
persons lived on bread and coffee for
breakfast. bread and STOW for dinner
and bread and fen f,r sumner vr;tl,o,,t
sugar. butter or vegetables.
NO darkened house no durabla cot.
fin. 40 special mourning attire no
hrickcd grave. no unnecessary show no
svoidable expense and no unusual eat
ing and drinking" such are n few Of
the advantages offered TO members Of