Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-26
= Notes of Interest. Il

Beetles are called the sections of
the animal world because they are al
ways at work burying the dead bodies OF
other insects and the smaller animals.
The British army authorities believe
that il is khakhi that has stopped re-
cruiting. So they are going to return to
the scarlet. reserving the khakhl Tor ac-
tive service and the training camps.
Teaching history by displaying sue
ceSSivp periods by means Of dolls is the
clever invention of Leo Claretie, an emil
ncnt French educati0nalist, who Is also
an ardent advocate of rendering educa-
ton attractive.
A bench made Of oak or similar wood
which was buried by IN earthquake IN
India 1000 Il. G. has lately been placed
in the gardens of Windsor castle. The
wood has become almost petrihed ny IT'S
long stay in the earth.
Honey is not first-class source of
alcohol, but is said to be superior for Fhe
Sweetening of liquors and as means of
sweetening imperfectly ripened vintages.
1t is occasionally employed in giving
strength and flavor to ale.
The new petroleum fuel reported
from Switzerland is i'll the form OF
briquettes containing four parts of pc
troleum to one part OF secret material
At 10 cents a gallon for oil the cost OF
each briquette was about 214 cents, but
Oh a large scale would be much less.
The unusual circumstance OF a vi
car calling" his own banns of marriage
took place recently at st. Stephen $
church, Davenport, where Rev. II. H.:
Ieeper published, for the first time of
asking" the announcement of his forth
coming marriage with Miss Denny,
daughter of a late naval officer.
Mortimer engaged in tearing down
l. Ianol, Inn NJ | ittlp Eptliup 1iSpoV-
cred secret chamber. 1t was elaborate
~ furnished in old oak. The house is
over 800 wears old and at one time be-
longcd 10 the grandmother of Dick Tur-
pin. the famous highwayman. The
chamber is supposed to have been his re-
treat when closely pursued
"A Swedish inventor has patented Il
process for improving the flavor of raw
coffee. Coffee is usually stored for sew
crai years before roasting. the standing
causing slight chemical changes which
improve, the flavor. This maturing pro-
cess may hc shortened to 4 few hours by
exposing the new coffee to the action of
ii powerful magnetic field.
One of the most wonderful discov-
cries in science is the fact that a beam
Of light produces sound According to
Milling. n beam Of sunlight is thrown
through lens on Il glass vessel that
contains lamphack. cuored silk or WOr-
stpd. or other substances y disk. hav-
INC Sits or openings cut in it, is made
To rcyolye swiftly in this beam Of light
50 as to cut it up. thus making alter
nate flashes Of light and shadow. Gu
putting the ear To the glass vessel
strange sounds are heard so long us the
flashing beam is falling on the vessel.
The British museum has in its col
lection ii rare butterfly which was Oh
tanned in remarkable manner. On Il
steamship bound for Sidney \. :. W.,
several men were shooting NJ mark
with a revolver. As one of them was
about to fire he noticed d butterfly hov-
ering over the slip. He shot at it and
brought it to the deck, considerably
mangled The insect was so beautiful
that the pieces were collected aud sent
to an English entomolOgist. The but
tertly proved to he of species entirely
unknown to the scientific world.