Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.


Canadian towns and cities are stead
III idiy growing and many Of the" quite rap
The evictions in ireland Of the past
year were only 454, the lowest in twenty
years
Some of the English towns are being
infested ny fraudulent collectors for the
war fund.
~ One hundred wounded Germans yecrr
found in the hospital AZ Jacohslal. l..
South Africa.
There is a movement in the Mala,
States to send mounted volunteer corps
TO South Africa.
The plum known as the "Ahund-
ance' is cross between a japanese
plum and the American wild plum.
In the years 1Sg0-lS93 the number
Of families who left Alsa c-Lorrane for
France was over 1000.
Trolley lines in Connecticut last year
carried J9,0S4. .O2 passengers, and the
steam lines, 30, 2G0. 4GS.
Among 100000 Germans there are
twenty-one suicides every year. most Of
them aged between 20 and 30.
Though Spain is an agricultural
country it had TO import last year more
than S15,000,000 worth Of grain.
Roumania is TO have three new rail
way lines constructed at cost of $lG,
$4,000. exclusive Of rolling stock.
AT Zurich the theological faculty OF
the university finds that il has only eight
students for ten professors this winter.
A news vcnder Of North London was
sentenced to Il scyen-day term in jail
for crying false war news on the streets.
1t is predicted that our whole re-
manning area of white pine forests will
be practically denuded within five yenrS
The balance of trade in favor of the
United States for the seven months end
ing January | amounted to 1913, 12S, 49,
Gen. Funston is stationed in the
central part of LuZon and has 1000 men
under him, scattered about in small gar
risOns.
Shipping tolls ut the Suez canal in
January yielded 81 ,3GI 400. against ST.
$4,000 in January, 1899, and 81 ,40S, 600
In 1893.
London medical papers discuss an
outbreak of typhoid fever at Exeter.
which has been traced to consumption of
raw cookies.
The California eurrants sold in this
country are so carefully cleaned that
they command better prices than C0rinth-
ian currants.
Descendants Of the missionaries in
the Hawaiian islands constitute about
une-twentieth of the white population,
exclusive Of the Portuguese
\ compilation Of dates from the year
4i6 to 1867 indicates that Japan must
expect q destructive earthquake about
once in two and Il half years.
Wire fences are found to be response
BILE for much damage to stock by lightning
discharges, and occasional earth wires
are suggested.
colorado produced last year sal
122. 166 in gold, ST.. $50. 2J6 in silver, Sd
I'LL 800 in lead. 81 Sol ,226 in copper and
1919 in zine and manganiferUus iron
Statistics of the Massachusetts rail
way commissioners show that the aver
age cost of railway equipment per mile
Of main track in that state last year was
$40, l49.
The timber supply of Georgia has
been estimated by mmbermen of that
state as sufficient 10 last only nine years
mt the present rate of saving, $500, 900
feet daily.
Hamburg and Bremen cannot agree
as to which has the larger fleet, but both
are proud of the fact that Germany has
The tive. biggest steamship companies in
the world.
The Presidents summer tour this
year will begin in ,luiy or August and
will include trip to the launching at
SAN Francisco Of a battlcship, 70 be
ehriStened Ohio.
Rats have lately been overrunning
certain parts of the northern district of
Dundee Recently 6-ycar-od girl, who
is both dear and dumb, was badly in
'ured by these pests.
Through state aid there have been
huilt in New Jersey about 450 miles of
hard roads. Counties. boroughS. town
ships and other municipalities have con
strueted as many more
Russia is probably the only country
that could raise Il regiment composed en-
urcly of generals, who number 124S
They receive in salaries an aggregate uf
t,ooO.u0O ruhlcS a year.
The Yorkshire tEngO brewers ARE
gradually bringing into use motor trac-
ton ears for the conveyance of beer To
their customers. The cars are Stated 10
be much more economical than horses.
Over the main gateway of The Paris
exposition at the entrance to the Champs
E'ysceS a startling innovation in Sculp-
tune will be seen. The figure of The
City OF Paris" win he represented MS n
woman dressed according 10 the latest
fashion of 1900
Several new l0-iu'h guns mounted on
disappearing carriages have been nlaccd
in the fortheauonS guarding san Fran.
cisco harhor. Experts say the narhur is
now proof against anything that may try
10 steam into II,
Since vaccination has been compul-
sorry in German cities in 1874, only ~
few eases of smallpox has been observed,
and most of these occurred in foreigner
coming from countries without compul-
sorry vaccination.
The corporation OF Lincoln, England
have resolved, if possible To make The
largest and deepest borinS for water in
the United Kingdom. IL will he over
1000 feet deep and not less than twc-vt
inches IN diameter NJ the bottom.
Private Charities Preferred by the
Poor.
Anyone who is ut al familiar with tn
feelings of the plain people must h,
aware that, as rule, they are more will
ing 10 he sent in case of sickness, To
hospital managed by private corpora
tion than to one managed by the public
Yet vigorous agitation 10 abolish n
public aid 10 private charities has beer
lately set ON foot by many well-meanin,
citizens, who, il seems 10 me. look n
The subject too exclusively from thco
retiCal standpoint. On the other hand
rs the supervisor of Catholic Charitie
in New York city has very we'll put tina
side of the question, the private institu
tons give the use of their grounds, build
ings and equipments to tine public with