Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-07
- Miscellaneous Items. ~

Rome will cost 100000.
Louisville, Ky. still holds first rank
among the tobacco markets of the world
--Alsace-Lorraine is one Of the best
recruiting grounds for the German army
The average straight-ah motion OF
the stars is now put at 2l miles a second
British trade returns for 1902 show
IN increase in exports of t3,5l1,604, and
in imports of fG,S70, 0S6.
Glasgow corporation has refused TO
allow blind men to travel free on the
municipal tramway cars.
Eight thousand nine hundred women
i'll London have been convicted of drunk
enness more than ten times
There were inspected and admitted
from Mexico in 1902 65,213 cattle, 277G
sheep and lambs and 2090 goats.
Formadehyde gas. the fashionable
diseinfectant is generated during the i'm
perfect combustion of wood alcohol.
If the Mississippi valley were as
densely populated as Massachusetts it
would have 350000,0O0 inhabitants.
While the average number Of per-
sons to house is eight in London, it is
thirty-four in Paris and fifty-four in Ber-
lin.
The standing timber of Canada
equals that of the continent of Europe
States.
The Chester County Historical So
clety of Pennsylvania has erected on the
Brandywine battlefield monument to
Gen. Lafayette.
Big prices were obtainecd for Che
dowieck's tiny engravings in Leipsic re-
Gently, 300 400 and 1000 marks being
paid for single pictures.
Malta is the most thickly populated
island in the world. 1t has 1860 people
10 the square mile. Barbados has 1851
people TO the square mile
The enterprising parisians who failed
10 cross the Mediterranean in airshps
are now inviting attention to their plans
for sailing over the Desert Of Sahara.
Mrs. Bembridge of Sidmouth, Eng,
who is in all likelihood the oldest resi-
dent in Devonshire, celebrated her one
hundred and second birthday recently.
A polished metallic surface is always
positively electrified with regard to an UNI
polished surface. Sticky substances and
those that give off dust are always posi-
tive.
Some excitement has been caused at
Venice by the appearance of crack in
two arches of the procurate Necchie. on
the Piazza of st. Mark, erected 400 years
ago.
Thomas Lowry of Merriam, Kan.
claims the medal for shucl,ing 1876 bush
els of corn in nine hours. He is also
the champion apple picker of that sec
ton.
Illinois ranks first among the states
~ the manufacture Of agricultural nipple
ments. bicycles, ears, glucose and distilled
liquors, and In Strengthening and meat
packing.
No death has occurred for half a
century in the family of a Nation
yorkshire, England couple, who have
just celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary.
On November - last twelve couples.
all that was left of them, kept the fif-
pie represented between them 900 years
of married life.
1t is suggested by Prof. Pickering
that the streakS which radiatr from lunar
cratersone from Tycho is 1900 miles
long are caused by pumice thrown out
10y the volcano.
That wheat was grown in Alaska a
century ago is proved by the discovery
OF two old -four mills. built 10y the sub.
Jects of the Gar, in the southern part
of the territory.
In 1927 n salmon weighing So pounds
was caught in the Tay. This is the rec
ord British fish. The largest American
salmon on record was 81 pounds. 1t was
caught in 1895 in the Columbia river.
The Increase in the number of insane
in England, as shown 10y the statistics of
l902, Is so great that the Westminster
Review recommends an International CON
ference to discuss means to check inSan-
ity.
A gigantic shoe trust exists in Rus
STA. Nearly all the shoes sold in that
20 rfi ufa.4 b,.
IN 81. Petersburg. which is one of the
most prosperous stock companies in the
world.
In twenty years the number of estab.
hshments in the United States making
electrical machinery and supplies has in
creased from 26 10 $50. The present
capital invested in the business is SS3,.
100000.
When the harbor authorities of Cal.
cutta advertised for bids ON locomotives
the lowest English bid was $1}40. with
delivery in nine months. the lowest
American bid was S199S delivered in
six months.
Some new statistics SHOW Chat while
III England the number OF births exceeds
the number of deaths by llG in every
1000, in Italy 10y 100 and Austria by iCri,
in France the births are only 1906 as
against 1000 deaths.
There are now at work in The rivers
of the middle island Of New Zealand
about 240 dredgcs, each costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. with the object OF
extracting gold from the deposits in the
beds of the streams.
"A cahlegram from Minister Hart OF
Bogota announces that according TO Il
recent government decree. there will be a
progressive reduction of 10 per cent.
monthly in the export duties Of the coun-
try, beginning January /, 1903.
The United States government and
foreign governments rs well have quite
recently, for the purpose OF aScertainn.
the migratory habits of the cod. released
the fish with metal checks attached for
the purpose of later Identification.
Big Ed Ledgear. the most noted OF
Kentucky moonshnerS, is dying of drop.
sy ut the home of q friend at Horse
Cave. He has spent several wears i'm
various jailS throughout the state and
was rated at all times 4 model prisoner.
In regard to the time REQUIRED for
sleep eight hours may generally be con
SideTed sufficient for the average person
Some. of course. can do with less In
Keeping the body in good physical condi.
ton sleep is next in Importance To food
The FARO women of India are su.
preme They WOO the men. contrnl tbn