Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23
Curious Combinations.


heretofore.
One kind Of wasp found in Brazil and
Gamma makes its nest Of Il brilliant white
pasteboard suspcnding il from the highest
branches of the trees, 80 as to escape
The attention of the monkeys. which, in
those regions. have a troublesome habit
OF investigating everything, even hOr-
nets nest,
1t takes 5000 unloaded bees to make
pound that IS when the bee leaves its
hive in search of honey it weighs only
the 500Oth part Of a pound. When it re-
turns, however. from the fields and flow
ers, fre;ghted with honey, it is three
times that heavy.
The biggest woodworking plant in
tiie state OF California has been erected
jy the unions of San Francisco and is
now turning out material as fast as 1000
union carpenters can place ii on the
buildings in two cities. Ii gives employ
ment 30 100 union mill met
The fruit of the umganu tree Of
South Africa yields strong intoxicat-
ing drink for the natiSea. Elephants
are fond of it, becoming quite tlpsy, stag
gcTIng about, playing antics. screaming
81 as to be heard for miles and having
tremendous fights. When III this state
The natives leave them alone.
Some idea OF the immense amount
of work done in the Offices of 4 railway
with mileage of U,400 miles may b."
gathered from the fact that the printed
matter issued by one company detailing
che changes made in the passenger Serv-
ice for the summer months amounted 20
over FIVE tons in weight.
The new Spanish income tax sched
ale is based Oh the idea of taxing bust
ness profits wherever found. Banks
must pay - per cent. OF their income
20 the government, besides 5 per cent.
more on all dividends paid, while ordi
nary corporations must pay - per cent.
on income and 3 per cent. on dividends.
The island of Java, which is nearly
ca; miles long and about 12J miles
wide, and located only three degrees of
the equator, has the distinguishing pO-
Sition of supplying practically all the
cinchOna bark from which the worlds
supply of quinine is made. There ara
about $4,000 acres of this island used in
growing cinch0ns.
london school board has opened the
HrSt of a series of schools for crpples
The children are taken from their homes
to school in an ambulance and after
ward taken home by ambulance. The
school curriculum includes substantial,
midday meal.
Last year 3Gs tons Of ciragettes, val
ued at Sl,737,OO0, or fully five times az
many as ten years ago were consumed
IN Germany. These cigarettes came
from France, Austria-TIungary, Russia,
Turkey Egypt, Algeria and the United
states, 90 per cent. coming from Egypt
John w Gates, the former steel
inagnate, says automatic machinery for
the saving Of labor is nct used in nu-
n'erous German factories because the
government desires TO Keep rs many
people employed rs possible, and the
manufacturers do not want to incur the
diSrleasure of the government.
-Because q Seattle telephone girl re-
thSed TO connect a subscriber to the fire
department when he wanted to give no
ice OF fire, 4 loss of 100000 was in
curred. and now the telephone company
~ being sued for damages by the person
thus served aud by the insurance com
nany which suffered the loss, says a Cali
tornia paper.
There is no immigration into Ger.
many. The increase in the popnla ton *
entirely natural and amounted 10 nearly
l,000,0OO, or about IL per cent, during
The decade from 1890 to 1900, and nearly
per cent. during the five years from
1895 to 1900 The population of th
empire generally is advancing at the rate
OF about 10 per cent. annually, but the
increase IN the critics has been phenomc.
nal.
In carrying out death sentence.
Austria, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark.
france, Hanover and Saxony use the
sulllotine. Holland, England the Unit
ed States generally and Portugal depend
on the gailows. Ecuador and Oidenburg
shoot condemned criminals. Brunswick
retains the aX. China falls back on the
sword or cord, The sword is Prussia's
resource, the garrote that of Spain, while
Russia varies her settlement of surh
matters among shooting, the sword and
the ealI0ws.
-The failure or shortage of the silk
crop al other countries has unexpectedly
gwen a great stimulus to the silk indus
try IN Japan The price of silk has
Jumped up 1000 yen the bale. Counted
with this comes the announcement of
the government that its Investigation
AHto the possibility of improving ALL,
manufacture has been entirely saiisfac-
lory.
The graphophone is beginning to fig
are as Il considerable American exnort
and certainly 1t is one of the most cur
Gus aud interesting. While its CONNER
ctal uses are beyond the comprehension
or needs of the Persian. the Hindoo o,
The South Sea Islander, each of them is
Fascinated by an invention which repro
duceS the familiar sounds of the human
voice and entertains them with grand
ana light opera aud orchestral music.
Il prehistoric town near Adichana,-
lar. India. proves TO have been of large
size. and promises to yield an extraor.
binary variety of interesting objects.
More than 100 acres have been reserved
for explorations, while the remains arr
found considerably beyond that area.
About 1900 curious objects of bronze.
iroH and pottery have been unearthcd al.
ready, together with seven oval-shaped
ornaments OF pure gold.
Chemistry holds many secrets. soma
OF which, when they are discovered, will
not be found out for the first time
Among these is the substance which
formed such terribly effective weapon
against fleets hostile to the Greeks, ana
which was known as Greek fire. Moth
iag known Mt the present time will do
what this substance was reported to de-
namely. to set fire TO Ships when brought
into contact with water.
Oil rs fuel is coming into use in
California as Il means of saving the for
ests. The drain or the forests for fuel
ia recent years has been alarming.
Wherever coal was not available cord.
wood was the fuel, and this was particu-
Iarly the case with all the interior indus