Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

facture of silk was introduced H.. manu-
by the Moers. -'t' SPAN
The lowest tides, where any cyl.
an. are at Panama, where two foo,
the average rise and fall. 1l Is
The Salvation army is at yorl, ~. e.,
ty-SeVen countries, and has fiffv-h,c w.,
rlodlcals, printed in twenty-6n,. e.
guages. 4tii-
The Great Eastern has faao5 e..
the era of small things. Her to,,,, iil.o
was 1850 below that of the Celrif ~.
launched at Belfast. ''''' JUS
Roughly speaking Britain nh,
Tor export little less than fu.ic .,''.>
much per head of her population ~ -
United States, France or German '''
Mortality among the colored neorlo .
baltimore during 1900 was three HIM.
greater than among the whites Tnhn
culosis caused one-tenth of the da,tb ulef-
An official return states thar T5n n..
put OF coal in the United kingdom, H.
ing the year 1900 amounted to 1o5 10
O00 tons, compared with 220.Os5 .O00 -,
1899. '00''00o III
"A new law requires that there h.
kept constantly on hand at the bureau ~
engraving and printing at Washiprton
l0O,U0,OO0 two and 2000O,OOO onn-9an'
stamps.
"A young lady residing al Ouoo,,
town who had been deaf and dumb sinr,,
her birth, eighteen years ago. has snd.
denly attained her hearing and pnvn,.
of speech.
Prescott, being almost blind. reouira5
ten years to prepare Ferdinand and ia.
bella;" the Conquest of Mexico re-
CURED SIX years, and the Conquest OF
Peru" four.
The first potatoes were cultivated in
the Andes, somewhere between San Die
go, Chill, and Lima, Peru. Potatoes still
grow wild in the mountain districts IF
South America.
The lighthouse at Cape Kaliakra. on
the European coast of the Black sea
was destroyed by the earthquake IN,
March 81. Steps have been taken far
the provision of temporary light
Great Salt lake is beginning to show
the drain upon it due to irrigation, and
is receding. a canal to the lake from
the headwaters of the Snake river has
been suggested as a possible remedy.
In England % per cent. of the poqrI
lation live in cities of over 100000 in
habitants. In other countries the ppr-
centage is lower-United States 10, Ger
many 1911, France II, Austria 3. Rus
STA ).
The number of treasury department.
employees in Washington in January was
1881, l400 more than the population of
Albany at the close of the Revolutionary
war and 400 more than the population Of
Chicago i'll 1910.
1t is reckoned that 45S,445,G4S pas
sengers travelled last year on the Berlin
and electric ears of that city. This
means total increase of 43, rs, DOT per
sons on the preceding year.
"A strong effort is being made by post
al officials in New York city to do away
with rented boxes. At first the rental
was 81 per year; now it is SIC, and as a
consequence the number ofsuch boxes has
decreased from 1000 to 2100.
Some years ago there was produced
in the English court of probate plank
on which were scratched the teStameu-
tary dispositions of shipwreckcd naval
officer. The board, with its rough cary
ing, was held to be will duly executed.
Morocco does considerable bust
ness with the outside world, exporting
beans, almonds, dates, wool, gum, eggs,
goat skins and wax. and taking in re-
turn cotton goods, silks, candles, wooden
cloth, -four. earthenware, alcoholic
liquors and glass.
One of the smallest parishes in Wales
is the historic parish of Sher in the
Rridgend union. 1t has only popula-
ton of eight or nine souls. Nash and
Stembridge, two other parishes only
number fourteen inhabitants between
them.
America recently claimed to have the
smallest horse in the world, namely Six
pence, Il dwarf pony, but it appears that
smaller one can be seen a the NUu-
veau Cirque, Paris. Prince Asha is
about 261a inches high and the foaI Of
two Iceland ponies.
An acre of bananas will produce in
weight, 133 times as much as an acre If
wheat. Banana -four is coming into use.
RpnNl-nps apn ~.
mas as substitute for barley. From the
fiber of the plant rope, canvas and thin
clothing are being made.
The labor unions of San Francisco
have erected the biggest woodworking
plant in the state of California, and are
turning out material as fast As 20H
UNION carpenters can place it on thu
buildings in the city. 1t gives employ
ment to 100 union millmen.
New Hampshire very early in its his
tory was denominated the "Swijzer.dnd
Of America on account Of its mountain
Gus character and the hardy habits Of q,
people. 1t has also been called Id,
Granite state" from the abundance p
that mineral within its boundaries.
The municipal ownership party in :.
Louis which polled 10000 votes in JHe
recent city election is encouraged to be-
come active in state politics. It's nanh
will be changed from municipal Owner
ship to public ownership if the Id,a
natures. 1t is socialistic from the
ground up.
1t is curious to note that sixteen cut
of the twenty-one English coronstIgn>
that occurred between William RuiuS
and Elizabeth. both inclusive, were h'id
on Sunday For each of the exceptions
there was special reason. After the day
of Elizabeth not single coronation TOOK
place ON Il Sunday.
1t is said that a telephone system
using common barb-wire fences as con-
ductor of the voice of its patrons. mas
been placed in use in Pullman, WASH"
conversation being held over this as cas-
ly as any long-distanee telephone iint'
The line runs from a hotel in Pullman 10
a farm nine miles south of the town aAH
it was placed in operation by >F'e.7'
farmers for their private use. r. '.
tire line, nine rules in length. win l't.
telephones. cost less than 500.
Many Of the coast towns Of 'a.i.',
MIA instituted last year on Memo. ID"
day unique form of tribute Z" .a
memory of our sailor dead Who,1
known graves lie in the ocean. h@.
of children marched 10 the waJos .