The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-16
FACTS IN FEW LINES

bit In Australia.
The population Of the Australian COM
monwealth. according TO the latest re-
turns, is 3.775.366.
In Europe the greatest average con-
sumption Of coffee Is IN Denmark and
the least In Russia.
Americans have increased their sales
in Sydney. Australia, 100 per cent each
year for seven years.
Nome's population this winter Is esti-
mated ut about 5000. which Is 1900
less than last winter.
II Is possible In some cases 10 assist
the process Of seasoning by dssolving
the sap OF wood by immersion In water.
Statistics recently published show
that Paris affords excellent climatic
conditions for the treatment OF tuber-
culosls.
In the early machines electricity was
generated by turning large glass
wheel which rubbed against a sllken
band or cloth.
The checks which pass through the
London clearing house In six weeks are
more than equal In amount to all the
coin Of the world.
Montreal is to forbid child Insurance
on the ground that parents neglec,
their suffering children upon whose
lives they hold policies.
Chinatown In San Francisco. accord
ing to the president Of the board Of
health, should be burned. AS II is at
present 1t cannot be rendered sanitary
except by total obliteration.
The Prince and Princess Of Wales are
to have residence on Deeside and
have selected CraIgOwan. near Balmo-
raj. which has hitherto been the resi-
dence Of the kings commissioner
The telephone has been a government
monopoly In France since 1890. The
development outside OF Paris has been
slight. There are more telephones In
New York than In the whole Of France.
Paris now has automobile fire en-
gines which measure @ TO 10 feet.
weigh 2i5 tons or when fully equipped
6,3S0 pounds. They start TO work In
stantly. The pump delivers twenty gal
Ions minute.
In 1890 the area OF the national do
main occupied by the Indians aggregat-
ed 100000 acres. Today II aggre-
gates S5,0O0.O 600 acres, which Is about
as much land as we have in the states
of Ohio Indiana and Illinois
There seems to be no longer any
doubt that Italy will within a few
years turn from n sugar importing TO
sugar exporting country. The past two
seasons have witnessed remarkable
development OF the beet sugar indus.
try.
When the first Bible society in this
country was organized. the English
language was spoken by only 10000
600 people. Now l20.0O0O0O people
speak ii. Then the Bible was printed In
80 languages; now II Is printed IN 42O
languages.
Dar-es- Salaam. the capital Of German
East Africa. which seven years ago
was village inhabited by hundred
natives, is now a town with 300 Euro
pean and $1,000 native inhabitants. II
has three hotels, several hundred
stores and newspaper.
1t is estimated that the value OF land
along rural delivery routes has increas-
ed from 81 to S. an acre. Then, too
there Is an educational value In the ru-
raj free delivery In that thousands more
magazines and periodicals are finding
their way to peoples homes.
Large quantities of dried inkbags OF
the cuttlefsh and squld are received by
artists colormen for manufacture into
sepia. 1t has been suggested that the
Newfoundland fishermen, who annual
" destroy a large number Of these mol
luscs, might make a considerable reve-
nue. by saving and selling their inkbags.
Soonerville Is the name Of the new
est town on record. 1t Is located six
teen miles north Of Rice Lake, Wis,
and the town site company owns 10000
acres Of land. No one was allowed
to locate until Oct 10. but the president
of the town was elected beforehand
and police appointed. who now rule the
place with an iron hand.
Another bird believed to have be-
come extinct Is the California condor.
twice as large as the condor Of the An
des. Its length was feet, weight %
pounds and spread OF wings II feet
An egg of this bird is worth $1,000 to
collectors, but none has been found for
seventeen years. Eggs Of the golden
eagle sell in San Francisco for $50
each.
During the last century the populn
ton Of the territory which now con-
stitutes the German empire has very
nearly trebled. Notwithstanding the
enormous emigration. 1t has increased
from 100000 to nearly 60,000,000
souls, and at the present rate Of In
crease Germany will have a popula
ton Of 100000 before the close OF
this century.
Hoboken, for its area, is the most
densely populated city In the United
States today. About 10000 people are
distributed within the limits Of the
city, which is about one mile square.
The city surveyor will tell you that OF
the 100 acres within the limits $50 are
marshlsnd and 270 upland. There is
only 1876 square feet Of ground for ev-
cry resident
New York city's average daily sup
ply Of water for the three boroughs of
Manhattan. Brooklyn and the Bronx
is 340, 1000 600 gallons. anC the consump-
ton OF Queens and Richmond brings
up the total to 350.0O0,0O0 gallons, a
larger quantity than is used by any
other city In the world and nearly az
much as is used by any other two
American cities.
Things You Cannot DO.
A man can not raise from chair
without bending forward or putting