Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

us natcu Will De pFoHlDlIeu III SHllZeF-
land after April l.
According to recently published sta
tiStics Berlin possesses now more than
$1,000 telephones.
In the year ending March, 1900, the
number of boys and girls educated free
in Berlin was 207,31O.
1t is claimed that the courts of Kan
sas have never passed upon the question
of abating public nuishances.
Switzerland has 125 schools for girls.
Domestic science and gardening are
among the branches taught
Within the last twenty years freight
rates from and to England have de-
creased from 90 to - per cent.
A Detroit physician says that 10 per
cent of the people have a touch Of CON
sumption some time in their lives.
"A doctor out West claims that apple
cider vinegar taken in reasonable quanti-
ties is sure preventive of smallpox.
OF the 10000 people belonging to the
Creek natiOn, according TO the latest re-
port, no less than 5000 are negroes.
"A mosquito gets its growth in a
short time. 1t is fully developed and
equipped for business iii three weeks.
There will be representatives Of for
ty-two different tribes of Indians in the
tObEitSS ut ttlt% uu-Ei eN-
position at Buffalo next summer
The enormous production of tea in
India and Ceylon has led English trad
ers TO take steps to reduce the quantity
somewhat and to improve the quality.
Spectator-"What gives that mans
words such a metallic ringY'
Proprietor of Museum-"That is the
man with the iron jaw. Harlem Life.
Red snow is frequently seen in the
Arctic and Alpine regions. Chemical ex-
periments have led to the conclusion that
the red color is due to the presence of a
vegetable substance.
1t took force of auditors n week to
locate discrepancy of u cents between
the accounts of the city controller and
the city treasurer Of PHILADELPHIA in Il
sum total of $60,000,000.
In recent years Great Britain has lost
her supremacy among the nations of the
world III the manufacture of hardware
The United States now leads in the pro-
ducton Of that commodity.
One hundred years ago one-sixth Of
the people of the United States were
slaves. Today there is perfect freedom
IN every corner Of our possessions, with
the probable exception of Sulu.
Our agriculture. which amounted to
hundred millions 100 years ago, is now
rapidly approaching $1,000 100000 a
year, and the value of the farms of the
country is almost Sl5,000,O00,0
In 1916 the United Kingdom only
possessed DOL journals, Of which II were
issued daily. Now there are no fewer
than 244S newspapers and 2446 maya
zines, making 4934 in all.
\ Desirable Job Cassidy-"It's an
Elegant job Casey has now. He's fore
man." Murphy That's nawthin'
MUCH ''Yis. but it's over gang iv
Dagoes he is.'-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
We have more than forty branches
Of manufacture in the United States
which each turn ont, annually, more than
SJ0,0U0,O00 worth Of products and of
the forty five turn out over $500 100000
each.
French, which used to he the world
language. now ranks fifth, being spoken
by only 45,000,O00, while English is spok-
en- by 115.O00, 900. Russian by $4,000. 900,
German by 100000 and Spanish by
10000. 900.
There have been rapid strides in the
iron and steel industry in South Russia
during the past five years No fewer
than fourteen ironworks have been
started, while the quartette of pre-eXist-
ing works have doubled the number of
their blast furnaces.
In 1900 the largest fortune in the
United States was S250,0G0 Today there
are several fortunes of more than 5000
100000. In 1900 the settled area con
sisted of 300, 1OS square miles. Today it
is over 2,0o0,000 square miles.
1t is reported that three boxes of
chocolate sent by Queen Victoria the
Christmas before last for the RhodeSian
forces have now arrived ut Mafeking.
There had been much grumhllng at the
non-arrival of her late majesty's gift.
1t has been estimated that the for
ests of the Philippine islands cover an
area of about 40000,000 acres. The is
land of Mindana0. with an area of some
2O.O0O000 acres. has immense tracts of
almost unbroken forests,
Before fifty the most heathful occu-
patton is that of the clergyman. The
doctors and the lawyers are close togeth-
err After fifty years, according to the
figures. it is more heathful to practice
medicine or the law than it is to preach
The Cornell Brain association of
which Prof. Burt t.. Wilder is president.
has received more than 100 requests of
the brain of highly educated people, as
the result of the circulation of unique
form of "will and testament" which he
drew up and asked them TO sign.
The city of St Petersburg has as
sumed control of three of the strcct-car
10 take possession of the remaining lines.
When all the roads shall have been Sc
cured the city will advertise for pro.
.,osals to convert them to the electrical
system.
Six ladies now rank in the profess
sorate Of Swiss universities Berne has
four: one is The professor history Of phil
CSophy. two are in the departments OF
surgery and Of the Telluric observatory
while the fourth is civic librarian, Al
Zurich there are two, both in the depart.
ment Of surgery
The Cape to Cairo railroad is nj pres.
cnt being extended from Buuwayo Il
Wanki. place about POO miles further
north. where a great coal discovery has
just been made. 1t has also been found
that the XamheSi can he much more
easily crossed nj this point thin AT The
part ur ginally selected.
Since the patent office was first eStab
lishpd. in 1890. only oI5I patents have
been granted To women. There are Other
interesting figures. There have been A.
patents issued to colured men, of whom
- We're granted Ia one inventor and -
to another. More than 80 per cent. ot
the patents issued are to citizens Of the
United States.
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