Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-19
FACTS IN FEW LINES

S33 in 1901.
1t is said that $9000,0OO will lie
needed for the repair of our warships
during the next fiscal year.
If the sea We're emptied, and the
worlds rivers had to refill it, it would
take them 10000 years To do so.
A blue book recently issued shows
that the postal department OF the Brit
ish isles employs 173,0OO persons.
Over 5000 motor carriages and LOO
motor cycles are accounted for on the
registry books of the Paris police.
The latest society fad among the
fashionable women i'll England is that
of being photographed as moving
picture.
The lord mayor of London receives IA
salary Of 100000 "A year and has to
spend twice that sum to maintain the
dignity of his position.
OF late there has developed among
the native Hawaiians, especially
among the younger men, desire to
engage in Il seafaring life.
Thousands of apparatuses for MAX
ing coffee have been invented. The
patent office is packed with pots, etc,
some of which cost $25 apiece.
The last American camel died in
southwestern Arizona few weeks
ago. The camels came to the United
States from Egypt and Smyrna in 1851.
\ number OF automobile lorres are
being made in Brussels for use in the
kongo Free State. Each of them will
do the work of siXty-tive native car
riers.
Hungarian vineyard owners are re-
joiced ut the routing of the phylloxera,
and they expect soon to be shipping
their fiery wines to all parts Of the
world again.
The establishment in Rome of an
American library has been ordered by
royal decree. 1t will contain all publi-
cations relating to the new world since
its discovery.
Bamboo pens have been used in In
dia for over Il hundred years. They are
made like the ordinary quill pen and
for few hours writing are said to be
very scrviceablc.
\ Harvard professor has discovered
what he considers the remains of an
extinct volcano at Schuylerville, \. Y.
small country place already famous
in American history.
The ocean used to be considered
about as deep at its deepest as the
highest mountains are high. 1t has
now been proved to be half as deep
again-that is, 1926 feet.
According to French army paper.
army than in any other in Europe. OF
the annual death rate in all branches
of the service suicide accounts for )
per cent.
Shocking accounts have been receiv-
ed ut Cracow of wholesale flogging of
Polish children by Prussan school
masters for refusing to learn the cate
chism and prayers in German in
WrZesnia.
Chicago is making speciality of
sending through the mails envelopes
fastened with buckles. The buckles
are of white enamel and old gold.
They take the place of Il gummed Hap
and Il seal.
According to the Pail Mall Gazette.
the British workingman has almost
abandoned his clay pipe and shag in
favor Of the twopenny packet of ciga
arettes with II portrait of Il favorite
actress or khaki clad general given.
Avalanches are SO common in Swift
Zerland that devices are now being
made to control them. The Swiss form
earthworks or intrenchments which
ure pointed in such II fashion that ava
lanches coming in contact with them
are split and SO driven aside.
A society called the Fan an Eireen
has been formed at Dungannon for the
purpose of endeavOring to check the
heavy exodus from Ireland. Members
have taken an oath to remain in the
Emerald Isle and to do their utmost
in support of home industries.
Coblenz has built for itself fine con
cert hall and will hold a musical festi-
val i'll it next spring. Mayence will
also be festive after the same manner
in honor of the three composers, Ber-
lioZ, List and Wagner, with Vein
gartner as conductor. Four concerts
are decided on.
Mr.. Scarisbrook of Grune Hall, Eng
land, has offered to pay for the in
struction of all the fishermen in that
village i'll the art of swimming. Ian
cashire fishermen have strong preju-
dice against learning to swim, believ-
ing that thereby the agonies of drown
ing are greatly increased.
There are between 5000 and 10000
lawyers i'll Chicago-that is to say,
there are between 5000 and 10000 men
in the city who have studied law and
been admitted to practice. OF this
number, however, only 4,500 to 5000,
or about 30 per cent, are following
their profession. The other 1000 or
1000 are in the ranks of trade.
The Lincoln park commissioners of
Chicago have authorized the erection
In the park of monument to the mem