Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-12-26
Il Curious CONVERSATIONS. Il


ger.
Half of the ground known at the
time of the Chicago exhibition as the
Midway Plaisance is to be made the site
of the greatest medical school in the
world.
Egyptian state railroads bought last
wear So. 757, 239 of material, of which
England furnished S2,565,OO0, Belgium
Sass. geo, Turkey S19S,000 and the Unit
ed States $34O,0OO.
In an arti, lie on The Age Of the
World Sir Edward Fry, the famous
English geol0gist. declares that 100000
600 years must have elapsed since the
existence of life on the globe.
The first typewriting machine was
patented in 1929 by William Austin Burt
OF Detroit. 1t was impracticable for gem
eral use. The general use of the type
writer did not begin until 1874.
In the matter of wine the citizen of
the United States has never been large
consumer. In 1850 the per capita aver
age was but q paltry - of gallon, and
in 1902 il had risen to only .63.
A rich banker Mt Rainey, France,
left large sum to the town on condition
that his body should be carried through
it in state. This has now been done,
the local band heading the procession
Indian scholars enrolled in the public
schools. OF these 1888 are in the Chero-
kee nati0nl 275l in the Greek, 1888 i'll
the Choctaw and 339 in the Chiekasaw.
An eminent statistician says that the
British empire produces one-third of the
worlds coal, one-ninth of its copper, one
eighth of its iron, one-tifth of its lead,
One-ninth of its silver and One-half of its
gold.
The lay of the American hen is
worth about $500. 100000 year. All
country are worth less, and so is the
country's total Weld of both gold and
silver.
Scotland Yard furnishes statistics
which show that $4,000 persons were
lost in London last year, and much the
same number in the preceding year. max
ing total close on 10000 for the new
century.
Ammonia is the best nll-round house
hold drug we know Of. Varously diluted
il will do more toward cleansing or keep
ing things bright. be ii a carpet, or silver,
o" cold sores, etc, than any other known
chemical.
-RusSia's output Of coal last year was
worth Si2,329.39l. OF which pit coal
amounted to lI642.3 tons: anthracte.
10 l.l29,4q tons. and brown coal to
i26GG6 tons. The percentages of ear
bons in these grades is given rs "a in ne
anthracite, 81 in the pit and 60 in the
brown.
Toronto. Canada's city Of churches,
possesses one church which is probably
unique throughout all the realms of the
King The Jarvis Street Baptist church,
<h0ugh legally exempt from civic taxa
tiGn, like NIL the other churches of the
city and province, insists upon paying
its taxes.
The number Of crimes increases nee
cssarily as civilization advances because
new laws are made constituting new
crimes While the number OF violations
OF law increases the number OF atrocious
crimes diminishcs The fact is that the
increase in the criminal statistics is al.
most entirely in the newer and lighter
uffenscS
For centuries the japanese and Chi
ncSe have raised the bamboo as Il prac-
teal crop. The natives OF tropical In
dian and Malay archipelago would be
as much at Il loss without it as the.
American farmer without his white pine.
for they depend upon it not only for
their chief huilding material hut for
ropes, mats. kitchen utensils. etc.
A Young peasant in village in the
Russian province Of MinSk, who was try
my to educate himself, was arrested for
being in possession Of a hook ON alrehr,
The justice Of the peace before whom he
was brought acquitted him OH the charge
el conspiracy made against him by the
t@lice, but warned him not 10 buy books
which tended TO make an anarchist and
an inhdel of him.
The Official Gazette Of Italy saws
that by law Of June -, 1909. the rN-
porlatlon of antiquities found in cXcava-
lions and lhat have an archaeological
ana artistic valuC-alSO articles of autio-
nty of artistic value in the possession Of
private parties, regarded by the govern
ment as having great value for historical
ana aftNuc purpo>c>--is forbidden. The
Jaw Is To he IN force for two years.
When the Fraser IIighlanders landed
M North America in 1877 il was pro-
posed to change the dress on accom- of
the cold winters and hot summers. The
officers successfully opposed this. and
were ultimately justified 10y the High.
landers being the healthieSt soldiers in
the army, In the campaign In Holland
II, tt9H some regiments lost as mauy as
500 from disease, but the Black Watch,
winch had 200 recruits III It's ranks. had
only twenty-five casualties. including the
killed in battle
a Partisan clothes dealer kicked p
dog out of his shop. The dog shot ont
with some rapidiiy aud Knocked over :,
woman with jug of milk. The woman
broke the jug and upset an elderly gen.
tlcman, and the jug cut both of them,
At that moment ryclist arrived and
was thrown of his machine 10y the bros.
tratc figures, and simultaneously cart
came up and smashed the. bicycle. The
magistrate advised the entire squad 10
proceed against the dog, and they ar,
now looking for il.
Men who can cut sandwiches must
have Just rs much kuack and experience
IN the business as men Wine open oysters
an the river boats" said man who ON
one occasion supplied 10000 sandwiches
al two days notice. 1t took seven men
10 do that job in the time allowed" hi
said, and they hadn't any time to spar,
ut that. paid them hy the hundred
the man who did the most work getting
the most pay. When they were ali
through there were NOT enough ~crapS a,
bread and meat jo fill a tin pail. That !,
the secret Of cutting sandwiches to avoid
waste"
Two important improvements hay,
recently been made in the Electric ar,
lamp The intensive flame" arr lam,
Of Herr Xeidler is constructed with I'll,
Two carbonS arranged side 10y side. form
inc, an apg1tp mn slp with .o.h a. b.r TIL;