Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-08
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

In Ireland belt of womans hair is
placed about a child to keep harm away.
An estimate of the rice acreage in
Eastern Texas this year places it at 30,
600.
Professional matchmakers are inYa-
riably employed to arrange marriages in
China.
The coast line of the Chinese Empirel
exceeds 1000 miles and the land frontier
is 10000 miles.
The houses of New York are becom
ing covered with creeping ivy more and
more each year.
The farms of Kansas yield this year
over $160 to every man, woman and
child in the state. .
The so-called shipworm, which bores
holes in the wood of ships, is in reality
form of shellfish.
As late as the Fifteenth century vi
emma had no street lamps, and every
wayfarer carried his lantern
York castle, England, where many
famous trials have taken place, is to be
turned into military prison.
1t is alleged that. flies stick more
closely just before a rain in fear OF being
blown away by sudden winds.
The project for an extensive electric
power development from waterfalls in
Ireland has every prospect Of becoming
Il law.
Hawaii has closed its last school for
teaching the native language. Hereafter
young Hawaiians will be taught to tall,
English
In the days of Louis XII. French
princes were considered so precious that
they were not bathed until they were
years old.
"A Syracuse On. " woman brought
suit against her sister because she would
net go home after her siX-wceks' visit
was up"
The difference between the tallest
and shortest races in the world is | foot
~ inches. aud the average height is ;
feet ; inches
The parasite which causes elephantia
aSis has been discovered in mosnuitoes
The disease is prevalent among natives
of tropical countries.
A lamp wick with an incombustibe
tip has been patented in England, the
main portion OF the wick being similar
to those now in use.
These are the British birds in the
greatest danger of extinction: The
enough. golden ousel, hoopOe, osprey. kite
buzzard, bittern and ruff
The Paris suburbs are suffering from
a plague of flies, and the blame is laid on
the people who slaughter the small birds
all over France for the feather market
was found to have 531 cents in his coat
He had collected them in less than half
day. At this rate his income would be
$3.50 year
There is Il well at Carisbrookc caste.
Isle of Wight, in which the water stands
40 feet below ground level. Yet drop
Il pin into it and you will distinctly hear
it strike the water.
Experts who have examined rye
straw are Of the opinion that very high
grade Of paper, not only adapted to news
papers. bur suitable for books as well.
can be made from that material
AT the congress of psychologists in
London next November Il large number
of prominent persons will be present. and
a determined effort will be made TO have
phrenoiogy recognized as a science
The Chinese taught us the use Of ten
and gunpowder This last the early
Arab traders used TO call Chinese snow
and Chinese salt and brought it to
Europe with the most amazing results.
Lake Morat. in Switzerland. has the
curious property Of turning red every
ten years owing to the presence Of Ger
tain aquatic plants which are not
known in any other lake IN the world.
The average depth OF Russian pptro-
leum wells is little over 500 feet The
chief obstacle encountered is salt water,
similar to the water Of the Caspian sea,
which comes in through the loose and
sandy soil.
1t is estimated that the number Of
Americans in Paris is not less than To-
900, Of whom $1,000 are living in apart
mentS and 10000 are tTausieutS They
spend at least 1900 900 francs $500
u0Oj per day IN the French capital.
An organist who died in Sweden had
held the position Of choirnaster and or
ganist in one church for seventy-tWo
years without missing service. He ana
bis ancestors had played the crgan
in the same church for 200 years.
About 81 10000 worth Of American
sewing machines are sold annually in
Mexico. \ prominent American com
pany c0ntemplates erecting a factory at
Durango. 50 as 10 avail itself u the lin