Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-21
- Curious CONVERSATIONS. -

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-Inter-island communication by wire
less telegraphy is now possible in the
Hawaiian group.
Pure Oil is the name of new tank
steamer built in Newcastle, England, for
a Pennsylvania firm.
A French engineer proposes the erec-
ton of moving platform six miles long
10 facilitate travel in Paris.
Argentina has ordered two ironclads
superior in strength 10 those recently
ordered by Chill in England.
A German army physician declares
he has discovered a serum which VIII
cure even chronic rheumatism.
Mrs. Albertna S. Pyne, late OF
Princeton. y. j.. left an estate Of So
100000 in personal property alone.
The new electric underground and
elevated railroad in Berlin combines ar
tistic beauty with practical utility.
London papers suggest that the King
appoint a Master of the Motors, since
there is already Master of the Horse.
A tiny hand-painted drinking mus
which belonged to Queen Victoria as Il
child has been sold at Hove, England.
Gold nuggets from the Klondike pre-
sent structure md appearance quite
different from hose of any other locality
Twenty-Five volumes of books i'll
-lraille type for the use of blind read
ers have been presented to the Liverpool
public Libraries.
There is a paraquet in the London
Geological Gardens that has lived for
half n century without tasting drop Of
water.
The British Eleventh Hussars are
known as ''The Cherry Pickers," on ac-
count of the crimson overalls they have
worn since 1870.
Great Britain and ireland import
about 2G5. 100000 pounds of cheese each
year. Canada supplies about 60 per
cent Of the whole.
English Kings called themselves
Kings of France till century ago, and
French Kings called themselves Kings of
Jerusalem until the revolution.
Seven hundred and twelve soldiers arc
now confined in convict prisons in Eng
land for Oifenses committed while Oh
active service and for ordinary crimes.
Instead Of being put to ordinary Jail
tasks some of the long-sentence prisoners
ut Hobart, Tasmania, are employed to do
rough work in the local botanical gar
dens.
SO that the poor may be entertained
after tine Kings dinner and tea pro-
vided for children under 10 years n far
thing (half cent? rate is TO be raised in
Stoke Newington, Eng.
1t is more than likely that thousands
of the unfortunate victims of St Pierre
We're killed by the gases before the fiery
torrent actually reached them, says
George Il. Walsh in Leslies Weekly.
He had journeyed from Cambridge
9n the strength impaired by biscuits and
lried bananas. declared Prof. Mayer. ID.
D.. when presiding recently mt the vege-
arian conference ut Leeds. England.
The biggest balloon ever made was
by German named Ganswendt about
twenty years ago. Its capacity was 90
600 cubic yards. 1t weigher 2115 tons
and would raise 81 tons into the air.
One of the clerical dailies at Brussels
which has always characterized the Sun
day publication of newspapers as inn
moral now appears every day of the
seven,
Since the illness of young Theodore
Roosevelt the practice of going without
hats ut the Groton (Mass0 school has
been abolished, unless the parents CON
sent and a certificate of permission is
obtained.
--Tattooed on the body of a man who
lost his life in the South West Indies
docks were a crucihX, elephant, tomb
stone, dog, eagle, figures of Punch and
Judy, cross flags and the word love
in large letters.
-Hnilstones nearly three pounds il
weight fell during n recent storm n
.Jessore, in Bengal. Metal verigda roof
were perforated cattle MANNED, tree
beaten down aud man killed outrigh
by the downfall.
1t is hundred years since Kins
Frederick William III. of Prussia ISSUED
an order forbdding officers and men Il
take off their hats in saluting and order
lug the salute To be bringing the hant
to the level of the eyes.
AS has been its custom for man.
years past swan has Matched out eigh
cygnets from nest built in full view o
the main road on the banks of the Wy
nj High Wycomhe. Eng. Numerou
passing motor cars failed to disturb tn
bird.