Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-11-26
- Miscellaneous Items. -


establish a commercial high school al
Kobe, Japan. II is 10 he completed by
the end of 1901. and some instruction
was begun March IL, 1908.
Twenty thousand dollars To establish
home for drunkards' wives WAS one Of
the Requests of .IaMeS Callahan. II phil
anthropic but eccentric millionaire, who
died in Des Aloines, L., lately.
Not bride was over - years old in
the 346.590 marriages which, according
10 the last census, took place iii Japan
last year Forty-two were only II. 100
were Ii, J4S4 were ~, 1I,4OO were ~
and lG,10U were 20.
According to the report Of the Ma
tiOnal Union Of Teachers French is the
most popular language among the stu
dents In other subjects bookkeeping
comes first in favor, followed by short
hand, arithmetic and typewriting.
1t is interesting to note that of the
1862 students enrolled in the German
universities for the term now drawing
TO a close 1908 were foreigners, of whom
1886 were Russians. Female students to
the number of 1914 were enrolled for
the term.
The lntest fad in London is to hold
paper chases in motor cars One car Is
given load OF paper cut M into little
pieces, and leaves "A trail of paper as it
whirls through the country. The other
ears follow the train and try to catch the
first car.
One of the new sports in England Is
falconry with motor ears. The spots-
men 30 Out in their motors with falcons
and g0shawkS On their wrists and await
the advent Of the game that is driven tu-
ward them from the coycrtS which the
roads adjoin.
The French government has author.
lied the French West African haak to
increase its capital and 10 open Il branch
in Monrovia. Hitherto the finances If
Liberia have been almost wholly in Ger.
man hands. though there has been no
bank in the republic.
Runaway horses are unknown in
Russia. No one drives there without
having a thin cord with Il running moose
around the neck Of the animal. When
an animal starts the cord is pulled ami
the horse stops aS soon as il feels the
pressure ON The windpipe.
The eldest children Of two Japanese
families cannot marry, for the eldest
child must always live at home. and SO
Keep the family home from passing into
strange hands. If Il man marlies u
Japanese heiresS he has to take her fam.
ly name If he is poor himself
Under II new rule women inspectors
visit the public schools of London and
Inspect the pupils. Those that are not
clean are sent home. But already it has
been found that some of the children
smear themselves with mud before en-
terlng school in hope that an inspector
win pay visit
Paying visits by airShip il the latest
fashionable novelty in Paris There have
been several instances Of il recently. and
lately three gentlemen left Paris by arr
ship for a visit to the country house Of
Count Coutades. The wind was favor
able and the distance Of about twenty
three miles was covered in Is minutes.
Crowds attend the Church of st. Al
dams, Boston, England, every Sunday To
hear musical contest between congrCga-
ton and choir. the former insisting on
singing against the wishes of the latter
and the organist. The congregation usu-
ally succeeds in drowning out the choir
and organ. finishing rather hoarse, how
ever.
On Monday morning. October 3.
2luS Of the men employed At Harland Il
VOLTS shipbuilding yards Belfast, alb
scented themselves. When reporters
asked the reason of this the manager said
the number was rather greater than usu-
nj, hut it is quite the rule for a large
number of the men 20 absent themselves
on Monday
Rather quaint idea comes from
France, where anglers are in some waters
using tiny mirror attached 10 the line
near the haited hook. The idea is that
the fish, seeing itself reflected. hastenS to
snatch the bait from its supposed rival.
VERY successful results have been OBJ
tanned through the employment Of this
simple device
The officers of th, consolidated street
car lines of Oakland. Cal. have fitted up
u puClou> and thoroughly euuinped ath.
lttic and social club for Then. rmplovcS.
including billiard. pool and card rooms.
reading room, luncheon, gymnasium.
bowling alley, shooting gallery aud baths.
lhe only cNpcn>tS of the members will
he for lahitor and other service
\. II. Liese of Fresno county, nut mn
his ranch far rattle. He sold tickets 10
the amount Of $1,000. w. C. Wilkinson
held the winning number. hut Iies, rp.
fused Ia surrender the ranch, saving tLnt
Wilkinson had no rights in law as IA ding
Is Samt ing. But Wilkinson has found
IN OH statute which provides for the con-
h>'a'ioA Of such property in the state
The greatest of thc worlds mauufac.
tories of haitpmS Is ut I'ainswick, Il vii
lage IN the Stroud valley, nj the foot of
me ColSwodS. There are now fewer
Ihah $40 persons employed in turning put
tues" tribes OF The houdoir. aud hundreds
OF automatic machines are in constant
operation transforming mites OF wire nto
Tons OF finished pins. London Engineer.
The German minister OF commerce
And sixty leading German merchants are
about 10 visit the districts and towns
tapped hv the Anatolian Ra.dad roi-
Way, which is entirely in German hands.
Ihe Whole territory Will be divided M
AMONG different merchants and mrr,an.
ne establishments viii he npruod every
where, containing nothing hut German
goods
The trade with Brazil last wear has
never been surpassed except ia The three
record years of $500. 1891 and lSg1 n
was N',9'0Hn higher thau the average
"t the last ten wears, This result Is nm
the NOR" important when one Remembers
that last wear he average price of thc
MOST important Export product at Erazil
1902. ''''''' '''
ING cotton used in the Russian fac.
,o,igS 'n'ng 1900 was from the following
sources: America %ll.u12.43t. Eyynt
NmI 1890; East India. xi'ui1 Gi0,.
,.r!N'1: S2.St3.HS4; Middle Asia. SaT. S,i5