Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-18
- Miscellaneous Items. -


the globe.
Twelve hitherto unknown minuets by
Beethoven have been discovered IN the
Vienna Court library. They are 10 ne
played in Paris shortly
The municipal council of Paris IS
thinking Of remaining the Pont des IN
valides the "Pont d Edouard VII III
honor of the English KING.
The British postoflice. which controls
the telegraph system of that country, mas
decided TO adopt the name 'radle Tor
wireless telegraph messages.
The British consul mt Chifoo reports
that the Japanese make matches cheaper
than the Chinese and are driving the ma
tive match from the Chinese market.
Mexican mintS turn out more silver
moaey than those of any other country
in the world. Last year Mexico shipped
several million silver dollars to China.
-Rubies are found in large quantities
in the Brazilian diamond fields, but they
are so small that they are only of use for
watch jewels and are seldom exported.
An eght-foot steel chimney, go feet
in height. has Just been completed and
will be erected in Mexico This will be
the highest steel chimney in America.
One Of the latest ideas to be pro
pounded and which will be brought for
ward ut future international postage
congress is "a suggestion for an interna-
tlonal stamp.
Fireworks on the mainland, mista AIKEN
for signals of distress from sea. caused
the lifeboat men of TOtand bay, Isle of
Wight, to spend four hours ut sea in
stormy weather.
Leaflets have been distributed i'm the
streets of Berlin in which the notorious
anti-Semite, Count PuckleF calls ON the
inhabitants to attuck the Jews and de-
siroy Jewish property.
Thieves have carried off from the
Church of Sauvetat. in the French de-
partment of Puy de Dome, a massive aud
artistic copper statue of the Virgin which
is said to date from 1919
The art treasures of Windsor castle
are said to lie worth over 100000 b0.
The King has had them rearranged, but
has not been able to insure them as yet,
owing 10 their great value.
Capital punishment has been abol-
iShed in the state of Nuev0 Leon. Mex
leo. for ordinary crimes, but is reserved
for highway robbers. traitors, revolution
lists and such other offenders
Lccturng the other night at Liver
pool. Rev. Ian Maclaren said: NO man
is justified in marrying who cannot oh
tain tirst-class life certificate from
really good insurance company.
The amount of money advanced ia
Irish tenants for the purchase Of their
lands under the various acts of Parlia-
ment passed since 1886 is, according to
a parliamentary paper, Sl2S,S66,015.
The Columbia Is. ca state notes that
the dispensary sales in Sumter (popula-
ton 36SOl for the six days ending De
cember n, aggregate S6422" more than
81 worth of rum for each inhabitant
After club dinner at hotel in
Stockholm, says the Frankfurter Zeit-
ung, several hundred persons fell i'll of
typhoid, due to untiltered river water
being used for washing the vegetables.
The precise number Of words in the
Old and New Testaments is 1852, and
by reading something like 10 minutes
day ~ the pace OF 20U words minute
one could read the Bible through i'll Il
year.
Berlin municipality has refused a
legacy of Sl2J,OO0, left by Il professor,
whercwith. says IA Paris newspaper, to
found an orphanage where children
should be brought MP on an exclusively
vegetarian diet.
When leaving Sydney for America,
the London Mail says. PaderewSki or
dered 10000 large panel photographs of
himself for sale during his American
tonr, the largest order of the kind ever
known in Sydney.
A plan is now ON foot to connect
some of the scattered islands in the
South sea by wireless telegraph. 1t is
thought that it will he of great benefit,
AS there is NOW no means of communica-
ton between them.
When the electriication of the rail
ways which run underground in London
is completed the traveller win he able To
traverse sixty miles underground by elec-
tic traction without running twice over
the same piece of track.
Many pieces OF the best >tatuary
used on the grounds aud buildings nj the
worlds fair have been donated 10y the
~. Louis management to the Lewis and
Clark exposition. where they will grace
the grounds next summer.
toy Sparks of Nevada and some
other wealthy men intend ia establish an
oasis in Death valley. - miles south of
Goldheld, for the benefit of travellers
ArteSian wells will transform il, and it
Is 10 be stocked with game
l Before Il Scotch Judge may take
his seat on the bench he must conduct
Il probationary trial to the satisfaction
of his brother Judges, Lord Ardwell. APP
pointed bill chamber judge 10y the King.
has just undergone the ordeal.
London is steadily growing worse. it
the police records may be used as Il cri-
terion. as during the past year the num-
her of drunk and diSorderly case,
amounted to S.61 per 1000 population.
THE largest percentage since 1853"
According to the ANIMAL report uf
the Volunteers af America, of whom
Darlington Booth i the leader. the con-
grcgationS az the $4,000 services during
the year within the volunteer halls ami
buildings reached l.Uin,953 prrSouS.
The National Union of, Telephone
Operators formed hy English hrllo-gjrlS.
has won great victory, The National
Telephone company. Threatened with a
strike. has consented to allow the mem
hers Ia wear colurcd combs and beads
and shirtwai~is other than black.
In Denmark there are 324 900 rural
land owners. More than half have mo;
more thar. one acre. $4,000 have less than
four acres and Only POGO have mere The
small landowners mainly occupy Them
selves With the egg and fowl industry.
OF the three brides no,v offered tn
Ming Alfonso the daughter Of the Arch
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