Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-09
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Flowers are advocated as a cure for,
consumption by DIR. Frances Bartlett in
paper which she read before the 70
tanical Society of PENNSYLVANIA at rhe.
University of Pennsylvania.
-Autographically speaking, Mr.. Cham
beriain is twice as great man as Nh.
iSafour. A signed note from him
quoted at Sl.a0. whereas one of Mr.. Bar
tours may be had for 30 cents.
There is species of plant in An
STRATA that by its behavior viii accurate
ly foreteli not only the state of the wealth
er, but will give notice of Il seismic dis
tnrbanc" which may be at hand.
by interbreeding and selection Cali
fornla fruit growers have produced
plums and prunes without stones, pure
white "blackberries." daisies four inches
across and other wonders of the yege-
table world.
Miss Margaret Ridgley, member Of
an old family of Maryland, which once
owned slaves, is about TO go to Liberia D.
missionary. She says she will deyott.
her life 10 the converting of negroes to
Christianity.
According to recent Russian con
sular report six years ago 5000 children
attended the Russian schools in Syria.
The number is now 10000. Russia has
taken the lead in establishing missions
liz Palestine.
-tommendatore Boni. the archaeui-
ogist of the Roman Forum, says that To-
cality was cemetery long before it was
q forum and the tombs were packed 50
close together that no trace of q pathway
could be found.
The pocket mouse of the desert has Il
genuine fur-iined pocket" on the outside
of its cheek. When it is hungry it takes
food from his pocket with it's paw Just
as man would pull a ham sandwich
from his pocket.
Several facts that 90 TO show thai
the aurora borealis is of terrestrial origin
and that it is intimately connected with
the other meteorological phenomena of
our planet have recently been noted by
NJ. III. Stassano.
The Gar and Czarina of RUSSIA
speak English and German in their pri-
yate conversations. The Czarina did not
learn Russi1n till her betrothal, but.
though she speaks very slowly, it is with
good accent and great distinetness
There is an element of danger in the
consumption of raw salad plants which
have been grown upon soil that is pos.
sibly infected with disease genus which
may he present as the result of the ap-
plication of stable manure 70 the soil,
Other creatures than the camel are
able to get along for extended periods
without drinking. Sheep in the north
western deserts go from 40 to GO days in
winter without drink, grazing on the
green, succulent vegetation of that sea
son.
France easily holds first place in the
manufacture OF automobiles and its rec
ords of exports shows that the craze *
still spreading over the world. In 1901
the value of these machines expoted was
S3,O00,O00; in 1902, $6,000,000; in 1905.
$10,000000.
rant c., Y Al.
superintendent of the Salvation Army nf
Jamaica. commissioned by the headquar-
tiers in London. has arrived at Panama
to arrange for the running of cheap foot
and shelter depots for the canal laboreIS
and poor, combined with efforts to raise
the spiritual and moral tone of the men.
There are 994 mutual telephone sy>-
TENS of rural character. with S9316 in
struments and 10,915 miles of single
wire. In addition to these the CONNER
cial companies operate 15,59S rural lines.
with 13S, 42t miles of single wire ami
l2l.9O5 telephones. There are also 49S'
independent farmers lines. with 100
miles of single wire and %, I47 instru-
ments.
Discussing the British tendency To
eat banana before its time the British
Medical Journal says: Before they are
thoroughly matured they arc apt to BE-
lnsipld in flavor and TO cause dyspepsia
and other forms of intestinal disturbance.
They should not be eaten before the skin
is blaekened in places or when there =
any reluctance in the skin &c separate
from the pulp.
One of the results of the recent An
gi0-Frcnch agreement is renewal of
the scheme for tunneling the channel be-
TWEEN France and England. The Lon
don and Paris chambers of commerce are
leading in the matter Ii is nearly fifty
years since the tunnel project was hISt
put upon practical basis of experiment.
but since then the original estimate ~
cost has been reduced from SJ0,00o,Ph'
- $4,000 900.