Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-08
NOTES OF INTEREST.

year.
during the last century visible IN broad
Mexico now has 10000 American
residents and S323, 100000 American
Within year the United States has
sold 253,9S} pairs OF shoes to British
subjects.
The subjugation of the Indian has
cost SS45.00U,000 ard his education
$40 000,0
Large numbers of Chinese in Man
churia have already learned to speak
"Pidgin' Russian.
During the last three years twenty
two mili0naires have died in England,
Their average age was 20 years.
One out Of two workingmcn in Eng
land who reaches the age of 90 dies
pauper and is buried at the poorhouse.
Nearly one-half of the mortality in
the United States is from diseases of the
lungs, and - per cent of it preyentable.
Gold crosses and diplomas were pre-
scented by the German Empress last year
10 11; women servants who had been
forty years with the same family.
Fifty tons Is the weight and eleven
miles the effective range of Il cannon
which has Just been mounted ~ LOricnt.
II is stated 10 be the largest on the
French coast.
Mr. Canegie's gifts TO countries 9TH
or than the United States arc recorded to
the amount Of SJ.SG1.3,l0. making Mr..
Cancgie's total gift to Libraries S44,3GG,
$50.
The high price of cotton has made
Porto Ricans cotton crazy. This indus
try has been wholly neglected since the
rival war until this season. III which H.
600 acres have been planted.
The sugar beet belt extends from the
valley of the Hudson westward through
southern Michigan and northern Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska. Colorado and Utah to
the Pacific slope i'll California.
Over twenty-five days have been TAX
N by letter IL travelling from MoUk
den. Manchuria. to Norwich via the
TranS-Siherian railway. By the old sea
route the time would have been seven
weeks.
Ten years ago cents were little used
in California and the south, and were
practically unknown in Nevada, WyOm-
Ing and Arizona, but today they circuit
lat" everywhere for the benefit Of the
Slot machines.
Municipal corporations in England
have incurred debts aggrcgatiIS 81 ,2J0.-
tOOOO0 on sorialistic lines. They own
gas works. water works, street railway,
courses, dairleS and hotels.
Germany has built the finest, fastest
vessels ahoat. although She is not geo
graphically maritime country. and no
other country is SO largely dependent Oh
others for the raw materials which enter
into the making Of a ship.
The Winning again Of the Palma
trophy for teams of sharpShooters at Bis
ley England, by the American team sen;
by the National Rifle association lessons
the probability of war being declared
against the United States.
The German Reichstag has made an
appropriation for heavier rails and ties
for the Berlin-Zosson railway, upon
which the widely advertised high speed
electrical trains failed Il year ago be-
cause the track was too light
Carrying out its idea Of paying no
body profit" the Standard oil company
has stations of it's own in all the impOr-
tInt ports of he world and in many
European cities delivers "wutcr-whit4'
oil ct the consumers kitchen door.
Some inquiries rs 10 the meaning Of
the term half and half as applied to Il
drink, recall an 0uccdotc of Thackcray
ON hearing of the death of a hihuouS
friend the sntirisi observed He was 4
man; take him for half and half | shall
not look upon his like again"
Ohio having paid the last Of her debts
July there are now siX states without
outstanding obligations. They are llh-
nois, Iowa. Nebraska. New Jersey. West
Virginia and Ohio. The debts of Della
ware. Kansas. Michigan. Nevada. South
Dakota and Wyoming are only nominal
One hears a great deal about the
glaciers of Alaska, and it is satisfactory
to know that Uncle Sam possesses Il few
more Important ice rivers of his own.
Rut few people are aware that there are
IN Montana some of the finest glaciers i'm
the world, even riyalng those of tho
Alps.
-"GasSing" trees has become so larc,
business in California that Los
Angeles man has an outft for il which
cost $4,000. Tents are used 10 copfiuc
the gas to the trees and TO protect the
Operators from the deadly pruSSic acid
which is liberated from saucer at th.
trees root.
Some time ago it was announced that
dHt bachelors of Rugby. y. H.. were
seeking wives, Through friendly in
t'rmcdiary over TOO ladies opened up
correspondence. Forty-eieht of these are
JHSt about 70 leave Kukumo and Howard
comfy. Indiana, So share their lives with
rs many OF the lonely bachelors.
In his photograph fac Similr edition
OF the frs folia of Shakespeare SidAcy
Lee estimates that G0O copies Of me
t"3o were printed, of which Us cam
VOW he accounted for IA Of them per
feet. SOME exception has hpen taken.
however. by collectors tp hi> classified.
lloHS. which rank~ several English cop-
i'> above The hes; faljo> ned IN Amor
lea.
Artificial teeth and "upr,r>" f,,
hu"t> ANA shoes are among tl.v new uses
+" which paper Is heug pu; Al this
m"meut Il substantial hu,juvs> firm IN
l'vsion IS con> .dcring proposition to
ia@o mp the WORK. ~ m.Rufa, turiu. u3-
per hats, Ey and hv : High Lat. dress
suit and shoes rivaiug patent leather.
al. made of papcg. may Zee considered
Eal'e the correct thing
y German professor has hpru iuvr>.
tS3lng the causes of insanity among
women and has COME 10 the conclusion
that II women are admitted into CONNIE
tllon with men thc inevitable rr>pl, Will
Il" tremendous Increase uf insanity
among the women. He finds that m,
percentage 90 women teachers who 10
come insane i almost double thar Of the
men teachers
Among the exhibits OF the uo>,ofIi.,
department; al the st Loui, pNpo,5r,ou
lA.a "a ttt.s