Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-16


Documents have been discovered in
Venice which are said to identify Othello
If Shakespeare's tragedy with certain
Nicholas Querini, son of francesca,
while Desdemona was the daughter of
Palma Querini. Both belonged to noble
Venetian families and they were re-
lated.
Thefts of pictorial post cards from the
French mails have become so habitual
that the minister of posts has sent cir
cuar to all the postoffices in France
warning employees concerned in sorting
and distributing the mails that sum-
mary punishment will be meted out to
them if caught committing this offense.
Greenleaf Davis, Il Maine woodsman,
says that birdseye maple is caused by
woodpeckers pegging little holes iii the
tree to get the sap. These holes after
ward heal up, but the scar is left in the
wood. Mr.. Davis is trying to produce
the birdseye effect in a maple grove by
batting the birds so they will peck the
trees.
4 gentleman from the United States
WHO visited one of Belgium's famous
seaside resorts was greatly pleased to
find the American flag on sale IN the
shops there, and that boys engaged in
mimic battles displayed it on their little
forts. The visitor at first supposed the
youngsters were Americans, but soon
learned that they were Belgians.
A patient observer on one of the main
roads near London counted the vehicles
passing to and from the metropolis be-
tween 8 o'clock in the morning and 8
at night. The results were: Bicycles,
4577: motor cars, SIT; electric street
cars, 407; horse vehicles, 200; total,
$3.50. According to these figures the
horse is rapidly being outnumbered.
Not long ago a citizen of Glasgow left
it legacy consisting of a picture gal
lery, mostly of French paintings, valued
at $250,000, and now it is announced
that Cameron Corbett, NJ. T., has made
over to the city his large estate between
Loeb Coil and Loeb Long, to be used at
their pleasure by the people, with the
sole provision that no intoxicating
liquors be sold on the premises.
French ships are usually named after
French provinces or towns, victories
ideas or sentiments, but no French
names excepting those of the greatest
men in their history are made use Of
German ships bear the names Of Ger
man rivers, ports, poets, states and char
acters in German literature, while Span
ish ships are almost invariably named
after cities or great commanders.
In Paris n company has contracted
with the municipal authorities for all
the foliage to be derived from the trees
of the public squares, gardens. streets
and woods within the limits of the city.
These leaves are to be compressed UNI
der high pressure and will then be con-
verted into Il fuel, which, it is claimed
will have a far greater calorifc capac-
ity than coal or any other fuel known.
The newspapers of Milan report the
death. Mt the age of as, of Senator
Tullo Massarani. He was extremely
wealthy, and noted for his charitabl,
requests. He had also made a reputa
ton as n painter and writer on lit
erary subjects. He knew German lit
erature thoroughly, and it was through
his writings that the poet Heine cXerted
for several decades, considerable in
auence in Italian belles-lettres.
Miss Fannie Perkins, a missionary a
Thaundaung, Burmah, has given evidenc
of wonderful versatility in the work tina
she has done on her place. With the II,
sistance of Miss llingsworth, auothe
missionary. she ran her electric wiz
through the jungle and then wired he
house for electric lights, In adGitio
she recently built with her own hands
water tank at the tor Of her home wit
pipes for its distribution.
The Salvation army is III work in for
ty-nine countries ANA colonies, speak
thirty-one languages, has 72l0 corps
circles" and societies. 1898 officer
and cadets, employs 25GG persons am
has $3.50 local officers. 1t has sixty
three periodicals in twenty-four lat
Guages. with an issue of 1,20S00O. Their
are GA Institutions for its social wor
and in twelve months the army supplie
4.573,399 beds and 7.213.IOG meals.
From Salem. Ore, comes the report q.
the death of l.. G. ScoVcll. ONE of III
oldest of the veteran stage drivers au
mail carriers Of the Pacific coast. II
went from Iowa y. 1853, and drove IL
first stage coach on the coast bctu.r
Corvallis and Oregon City. a year l,tc
In 1860 the California stage compau
was organized, and line establish