Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-01
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Kaiser's motor car is geared to
four speeds, ranging from three TO forty
miles an hour.
The ivory market shows signs of a
steady decrease and the extinction of the
supply is feared.
The estimated population of Havana
for December last was 211 1868, of whom
1882 were colored.
1t is calculated that in London alone
there are discharged into the atmosphere
daily $4,000 tons of uncOnsumed fuel.
A Brussels publisher has felt justi-
fed in starting n periodical devoted
wholly to the scientific study of milk.
A pontifcal tiara in gold, valued Mt
100000, is to be the jubilee gift of the
English Catholics to Pope Leo Mi.
English and Russian capitalists are
interested in a plan to increase the ex
portation of Russian meat to England.
Foreign works of art sent to Ger
many for exhibition purposes are to be
exempt from duty under the new tariff.
New York has subscribed nearly $780,
600 for the Mckinley monument at Can
ton, most of it being given in New York
city.
Chicago proposes to exact rent for
storerooms that project under the side
walks, the rate suggested being from -
cents to 50 per square foot
-Dueling among the students at Jena
has been forbidden by the vice-chancel-
Tor of the university, who has also brok-
Ell up the college fencing club.
The expenses of the city of London
this year amount to $S0,000,000, and
those of the city of New York, as provid-
ed for in the budget, to $97 100000.
The largest cargo of -four that ever
cleared at San Francisco was made up
Of $1,000 barrels. with which the steam
ship Arab sailed on the Dist ult. for
Hong Kong.
Since 1890 the number Of ships in
the American whaling fleet has decreased
from % to 40. There is steady fall
ing off in the production of both sperm
oil and whaIebone.
The Era of Bithynia." extensively
employed not only by the Bithynians
but by the people of the neighboring
states, dated from their revolt from Ma
cedonian rule, Il. G. 2SS.
Each year it becomes increasingly
difficult TO secure lobster eggs along the
New England coast At the same time
the number of Holsters taken each wear
does not greatly decrease.
Iowa laws require jugs of gasoline to
be labeled. BY Il recent decision the
seller of IN untagged jug of the fluid
must pay the damages caused by an ex-
plosion following girls attempt to
quicken the kitchen fire.
Joneshoro. a new village now being
laid out At Fort Lee, five miles from
Richmond, Va, is TO be populated by ne
groes only. The site consists of $50
acres, cut up into building lots, park,
orchards, grazing lands and small farms
for trucking
The biological survey OF the great
lakes, which has been in progress several
years, is being pushed forward as rapid
ly as possible. Half n dozen scientists
are spending much of their time in care
full study of the various forms of animal
life in which the waters of the great
lakes abound.
The prohibitionists of Georgia say
that outside of four cities i'm thar state
there Is no wet territory in Georgia
Actually, there are only % counties in
georgia in which the sale of liquor is
lawful, exclusive of - counties in which
The South Carolina dispensary system
has been adopted. There are 137 coun-
lies IN the state of Georgia. and in 81
OF these absolute prohibition exists.
Artificial clay, according TO German
papers, Is receiving increased attention
abroad. The ceramic novelty. which is
used for the manufacture OF artificial
stone, tiles cutters, etc, is composed of
sand, chalk, cement, liquid glue and pe-
troleum. The substances are mixed in
certain quantities and claylike mass
results, Mhlch can De formed mt pleasure
and acquires an excellent degree of hard
ness by being subjected 10 heat
In order that patent may be oh.
tanned IN France the three following CON
diuons are necessary: That the invention
be absolutely new. that il POSSESS an in
dustrial character: that il be not con
trary TO public order or security, good
morals or the laws of the country. An
invention IS not considered new when.
previous to the date of filing of the an
phcati0n il has received sufficient pub
LEFTY ia France or abroad to render IL
easy of imitation
In 1889 the Royal Society of Great
Britain for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children WAS organized. The society
now shows about 1900 stations. II has
Investigated rs. 6Ol complaints of cruel-
~. affecting G66, lS2 children, OF which
IL found Pa, 3O6 10 be true, affecting
331,2I1 offenders. So aroused have the
people of Great Britain become mt these
astonishing discoveries that they voun
farily contributed to the work of the So
ciety during the past year more than
5000 600.
The fiction of the mysterious load
stone mountain which drew the nails on,
OF ships that approached near enough
has Il certain foundation in fact, only the
fact has suffered by expansion. On the
coast of Norway. near Joedern, there Is
a sand dune of nearly three-uuarters
of a mile in lepgth. The sand is mixed
with particles Of loadStouc, and when n
ship comes in the vicinity the compass
becomes irregular and the vessel is en-
tangled in kind of whirlpool and