Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-04-14
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Georgia. and State Dairymen' assO-
citation was recently organized.
From microscopic observation il has
been computed that the skin is perforated
with 1000 holes IN square inch.
%" duck farm near Port Dodge,
la, theiS were recently 13,ob ducks.
They ate 100 bushels Of corn daily.
"A skull and cr0SSbcnes is the some
what Eriln emblem adopted ty Capt.
MmtmurCncy's scout. in South Africa.
Tho match trust has several factories
in Europe ana has nHN absorbed #u i'm
portaut establishment in South America.
The King Of Sweden mover touches
q gun The King 'uf Belgium has shot
only oucc IN his life and the Sultan Of
TuTkt y cannot bear to see a gun.
The London Lancet contends that
hospital patients should bc allowed 10
play cards as well as to smoke. provided
this does not annoy other patients.
In New Haven. Conn. it mas Just
been decided by court that u man who
asks another for chew of ton1rco can
nor be held on II charge of begging.
A strip of land one mile long. II feet
wide and 20 feet deep has been prccipi-
tated To the beach of the Suffolk (Eng.J
coast. The Pakctield lighthouse is now
only six feet from she edge Of the cif #.
Supt. $. w Downing Of the q q IL
mas hatchery has received 100000 INT
from Lake Michigan. which he is feeding
These trout will bc transplantcd in Wash
mgton and Oregon waters.
The old town Of Concord. Mass. has
Just voted an appropriation Of $500 with
which To celebrate. on April - next the
one hundred and twenty-hfth anniVcr-
sary Of the opening Sight Of he Revou-
ton.
The greatest If the crown jewels Of
Russia is the Orlon. which weighs 1913
carats. 1t was purchased for ESQ. 900
and an annuity OF tI00O by Count Orion.
who presented il TO the Empress Cath
crime.
1t is now recognized that the prosper
ity OF the iron aud steel industries in
Germany has become seriously ieopar-
died 10y the scarcity Of coal. especially
the qualities adapted to cokiug for blast
furnace fuel.
After the battle OF SpionEop Brit.
ish soldier was found dead with his fin.
ger on the trigger of his rifle. 4 Boer
who attempted to take the rifle out of his
hands was shot dead by a Slip of the
dead mans finger.
Hams are generally sent to Singa-
pore, India, packed in bran or oats. then
seWed in canvas. and afterward packed
in salt, this process preserving the flavor
lNl AtiltE ttlNH ttiiN nlnfl iilfiNNU besides
keeping the ham moist.
Magnalum, an alloy Of 10 to 20 parts
by weight Of magnesium. with 100 of
aluminium, is claimed to have all the adj
NantageS of aluminium and also to he
adapted for working with tools, while
syen lighter than aluminium.
Prof. Forbes. the state entomolegist
or 10y using a new attachment. which has
the burner collar mounted on hinged
kvft l..siss u,sr
the hinge, which holds the burner ver-
teal when the lamp is lighted.
Near Gravel Ford. Or, 14-year-old
lad named Allie Pearson, while out hunt
ing, found n bear and two cubs in Il To-.
lie succeeded in killing the old bear and
capturing one of the cubs alive The sec
ond cub was Killed by the boys dog
A new system Of railway traction
has been invented 10y New Xealanicr.
IA which half Of the car is underground
and half above IL is proposed tn con
>truct a conduit of sufficient capacity TO
receive the truck and running gear.
\ Californian has patented Il small
hat 10 he used in playing haudhall. which
has curved wicker work basket against
witch tn" ball strikes with a glove M the
back which is drawn over the hand and
fastened To bold the basket in position.
II is estimated that Great Britain.
which exported g. Germany about a.oo0.
Un tons of anthracite aud htuminouS
ccals during HE year $500 will not he
able to spare for that country more than
2,uoo,ooo tons during The prescuT year.
Large nails can hc rapidly pulled hy
nov implement, having long lever Mt.
Ted with a claw at one end a woke beiu.,
mounted cl0>o to the claw ia support n
roughencd dish, which is iourualoi ccren-
trivally, forming n tultrupt for tho l..,.,.