Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
FOREIGN NOTES.


. In China and some parts Of India III"
finest ica costs only or cents n
round
The best cork comes from Algeria.
There are 100000 acres of cork forests
in that country.
London society women arc forming
prayer circles" in connection with the
Torrey- alexander revival.
Russia has larger proportion Of blind
people than any other European coun-
try. Two out of every 1000 Of her poo
pie are Sghtless.
I At .he government station Lulea. in
Sweden. experiments are being made Il"
secure varieties of plants not likely {"
be injured by frost.
A Guild Of Tubalires' has. been
formed in an English Episcopal Church.
Its especial business is tn keep bright
the brass gas fixtures of the church.
There are sumptuary laws cvo:: in the
cook Islands. where it is punlshapic Of
f.nsc 20 cat more than Lose cocoanuts in
cclo brati or a death.
| The Ofutcn railway. the most northern
railroad in the world, is now carrying
! Immense quantities Of iron orc from the
great Norwegian mining districts to tho
coast
| hamburg is to have school for train
ing servants. 1t is not intended 10 COM
pete with existing schools that provhie
training in domestic science for girls OF
wsll-to do families.
For making insulting rer,ArkS about
| King Pet-r Scrvian officer has been
| .cntcnc"d 10 ten years hard labor by Il
court martial composed OF r'aicide Of
Gccrs.
The Dutch government has introduced
a bill providing for the compulsory M
s,ranre ri Dutcn sailors against NC
risks ard accidents of their ci'iihs,
rsnociany ir the North Sea
\ corre.rnndent y. the London Times
calls attention to tn" fact that William
Pitt said: america Canada and l|Ouisi-
ana are the thrr. countries on TIC coi''
;inent ri North America.
Notwithstanding the homer in whicl
mrakirl ~ held in japan. the proportion
oC suicides there is comparatively low =
IL. a million. 10 2i6 in France. -3s IN Dem
mark. .a3 i'm Switzerland and %b in Ger
! many.
The network of canals in Flanders
" which terminates At the searorts OF
A Ne,lzen, in the Netherlands. and Osten'
D ard Zccbrueee. in Belgian. offers an Up
S pori,lni,y To use motor beats, and the de
: mand is increasing from year to year
q Ether and chlorOform. So useful II
o sending Non 10 sleep the very opposite
. effect ON plarts, which are stimulated Il
. the greatest possbl" activity ny thes'
q drugs In Denmark and Germany adVan
N tugcs has been taken of This fact
% force flowers in rooms and glass house
IS and to make them bloom ont OF season
o Tho result sare said TO h" marvellous.
"a At last tho Prince of Montenegro ha
No ordered that q railroad he bull, through
% out the principalty ~ conrect with tn
10 trunk lin, of the Scrvian State railways
d The line will he one-mctor gauge ar
" work will be commenced in the. carl
X spring.
Nl The hrs, vessel launched under tn
Is Cuban Ma. took the water at Belfast
70 few days ago. She MAS chrstcnc
~ Regina and Is about go feet in lenetl
~ with gross tonnage Of 1890. She ha
70 Teen specially designed to carry nolsssc
20 ir bulk between ports OH the Cuban coas
30 II. Rider Hagxard. the author, has bee
" appointed by the British government
"A commissioner 10 inquire into aud repel
~ upon the condition and character Of tn
,r agricultural and industrial settlemeI
A. formed by the Salvation Army in tn
limited states for the reception of In
10 migrants from the great American elite
y. The trustees of the estate OF the 'a'
~ Cecil Rhodes have made grant to III
& fray tho expenses