The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-11
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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wines has In recent years become an
important industry In the republic OF
Chile.
later census returns from remote
districts will Increase the population OF
the Dominion Of Canada TO about
$500, 900.
Throughout Africa the cows horn is
n fnvorite instrument, being used In
connection with others on oil festival
occasions.
Cockfghting Is no longer legallzcd
form Of sport In Manila, the civil au-
thorities having Issued an order pro
hibiting II.
Manila Is becoming popular oh
jective point for tourists from Austria
liza. n distinction which II could not
gain under Spanish rule.
The city OF Spokane. Wash, has paid
in recent years thousands OF dollars for
damage suits resulting In injuries re
ceived on defective sidewalks.
Russia's Asiatic possessions are three
times as large as the British, but have
only 25,OOO,O00 people as compared
with 297. 100000 under British rule.
Mortality among the colored people
Of Baltimore during 1900 was three
times greater than among the whites.
tuberculosis caused one-tenth OF the
deaths.
II has been found that acctylene
gives at least four times the amount
Of lampblack that oil gas does, Is free
from tar compounds and IL well adapt
ed for printing.
In ten Irish counties there are ad-
vertised CO., 900 acres or shootlngs. and
the rental asked is f7.SS5. or trihe
over %. pence per acre. In most cases.
too, there are mansions attached.
New Guinea Is Just now suffering
from a visitation Of whooping cough.
This is the first time that the malady
has occurred there. aud az usual IN
such cases II Is spreading like wildhre.
Strong lights. with basins of petro-
leum below them. are now used In
France to destroy night dying insects
that injure vineyards. AS many rs
4.S6S insects have been caught In
basin in one night
Most people think that France Is the
Glovemaking country par excellence.
Germany, however, has the largest
number OF concerns engaged In the
making Of leather gloves OF any coun-
try In Europe. the number being over
LOO.
German physicians are applying
new remedy. lecithine. 10 the cure Of
diseases which require treatment OF
the nerves and nutrition. Lecithine
and It's compounds are said TO have a
tendency TO increase weight and
growth.
With $40. 7S2 inhabitants San Fran
cisco has 21.S24 telephones. In other
words, she has telephone for every
16 inhabitants. Boston comes next.
She has 100000 inhabitants and %. TS9
telephones, or telephone for every -
Inhabitants
In Germany there are 100000 plants
for the production OF acetylene gas. and
thirty-two cities light their streets with
this gas. The production OF calcium
carbide is growing continually. the
amount manufactured last year being
10000 metric tons.
Columbia, s. c.. has been following
the example Of several California cities
by sprinkIing certain OF Its streets with
oil. 1t has been found by actual prac-
tice that It costs about $50 per block
and that It not only settles the dust.
but makes a better road.
Between 10000 and 10000 women
pass annually through the prisons OF
England and Wales. Taking the figures
for last year, 1t appears that Y per
cent had been previously convicted. AZ
per cent five times and more and 10
per cent. about 1000 women. twenty
times or more.
Owing to the dcpredations Of the mn
tive sportsmen the hare bids fair TO be-
come extinct In France. The passen-
ger boats from Folkestone take over
daily supplies to Boulogne to make
good the shortage Of native animals.
This Is the first season that hares have
been imported from England.
II Is curious to note that sixteen out
Of the twenty-one English coronatlOns
that occurred between William Rufus
and Elizabeth. both inclusive. were
held on Sunday. For each Of the ex-
ceptions there was a special reason.
After the days Of Elizabeth not a SIN
gle coronation took place on a Sunday.
OF 21,329,S19 males Of voting age In
the United States 2,326. 295 are Hitter
ate. In other words, one possible voter
out Of nine Is unable to read or write
or to write II able TO read. Nearly
one-half Of all the illlterates In the
country are negroes. and about 40 per
cent Of ali negroes of voting age are
illiterate.
Over 5000 women are employed In
the various government offices In
Washington, 2.044 OF whom have en-
tered the service after competitive ex-
animation. Nine hundred OF them are
paid salaries ranging from $1,000 to
$500 a year. the others being paid the
compensation Of ordinary clerks. 5000
to 5000 year.
The city of st. Louis has added an
other department to her city govern
ment. The smoke abatement depart
ment will fully consider the work of
the leading smoke consumers, but will.
Of course, recommend no one especial
". AS II is desired to abate the smoke
neiusance by the time the worlds fair
is held there close attention will be
paid to the ordinance.
Two Pig Lifters Year.
Why should a hog man be content
with one litter Of pigs year when he
NJ n Q0ofY asks