Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-06-09
- Miscellane Gus Items. -

Railroads OF the United States
bought S0,051 900 cross ties in 1905.
Mrs. Bcllamy Storer, whose husband
recently retired from his position as am
bassador to Austria, is the originator OF
the famous lockwood pottery.
Aluminium paper, which is practical
ly new article Of production. * said to
preserve the sweetness of butter that Is
wrapped in ii for very long time.
A statue of the late Stephen Collins
Foster, the author of My Old Ken
lucky Home" will be unveiled in Ken
lucky on June H. The sculptor is j. l..
Root
Sir Thomas Upton has had models
made Of the three Shamrocks, which he
will present 10 the New York Yacht club
at an early date. They are now on ex-
hibition in London.
Australia is to spend $4,000, if nee
essary. in scientific experiments in the
infection of rabbits with diseases deadly
10 these pests of the Antipodes and yet
harmless to other animals and TO men.
Apparently me descendants of the
late Admiral William I. Sampson will
be numerous in the United States navy,
as two sons and a grandson are likely
to be members of the class which will
enter the naval academy this spring.
The deepest lake in the world is be-
Nine thousand square miles in area, or
nearly as large as Lake Erie, il is 1000
10 5000 feet deep, 50 that IT contains
nearly as much water as Lake Superior.
Spokane has a church that cares for
servant girls. Swedish CongregatiOnalist
churches from all over the island empire
have just held a conference followed by
a dedication of the handsome new ST.,
600 tabernacle at Second avenue and Di-
vision street
Upton Sinclair says that he believes
he holds the record for the number Of
times manuscript has been refused.
His first attempt at a book, Prince
Hagen" was rejected thirty times
by fifteen magazines and twenty-five
publishing houses.
Prof. Angelo Hellprin. author of
Tower Of pelee," Mont Pelee" and
editor of "Lppincott's New Gazetteer"
is just completing a series of paintings in
oil to illustrate the features and phe-
nomena of the eruption of Mont Pelee
which are to be exhibited publicly.
An industry has been recently ere
ated in the west of France, mt Surgeres.
the seat of several cooperative darieS.
and in the space Of few months it has
grown SO rapidly in Importance that it
deserves notice. This industry is the OK
traction of casein from skinned milk.
The young King of Spain is an eX-
pert in the use of the sword. When a
child he practiced with wooden swords
with the young mobiles of his court. His
marvellous ability was even then notice
able, and he is now considered one of the
most expert of the royal fencers of Eu-
rope.
In 1913 certain villages Of Lorraine
sued the department of forests IN defense
Of the right to cut wood in certain
forest. After nearly three centuries of |
litigation the supreme court at Leipsic
has just given a final decision against
the department and condemned it to pay
all costs.
-Japan's foreign trade in 1908 broke
the record, reaching more than S400.-
100000. against S345. 100000 in 1904.
\ million men were drawn by the war
from productive industry, yet those at
home were able 20 supply army and navy
and still have an increased volume of
goods to export.
The famous chapel of the Sandman
ambassadors in kingsway is to he re
moved to complete the London county
council improvements and will be re-
placed by a new church to be erected
close by. The old church. which stands
out distinctly as a relic of ancient times
was built in the Sixteenth century.
-Denmark's Kings for 3S4 years have
all been named Christian or Frederick
II is the law of Denmark that Christian
must be succeeded by Frederick and
Frederick by Christian. To attain this
every Danish prince, no matter what
other names he may receive. always has
Christian and Frederick among them.
Commenting ON Benjamin Franklin's
kite experiment. which proved that light
ming and electricity are the same, a
scientist says: 1T was one of the most
brilliant examples of luck yet recorded.
To attempt the extraction of lightning
flashes from a lowering sky was almost
suicidal. Even at this late day timd
persons occasionally fly to feather beds.
sit ON glass legged chairs or find refuge
in rubber boots during thunderstorns \
repetition Of Fraukliu's experiment cost
his immediate imitator his life.
--Gentian root. often used as a tonic. is
considered in many maiarial countries A
remedy against intermittent fever. Espc-
cially is this the case in Corsica in that
section of the island near the town of
Alera, which is infested with malaria.
The inhabitants recently protested yio-
lently against the Introduction of uuiuine
on the part Of the medical authorities.
declaring that they would not abandon
the remedy which had been used among
them for centuries, the gentian root.
either powdered or SiruulV ma SticofaI