Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-09-21
Curious Constructions.

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Comparative tests Of electricity and
pneumatic drills have resulted over
whelningIy in favor of the latter. This
is n very severe service and the electric
drill does not seem to stand up under IT,
and time is constantly lost IN making re-
pairs to the machinery.
1t is estimated that last year Paris
ate altogether 10000 horses, or more
thar 22.O00000 pounds of hOrseilesh. In
1899 the consumption was less than To-
100000 pounds. Besides the low price
there has been a demand for the meat,
because it is supposed to be wholesome
in cases of tuberculosis and tuberculosis
tendency. Many people regard it more
healthful than beef
October always begins on the same
day of the week as January, April rs
July. September as December. February.
March and November begin on the same
DAYS. May, June and August always
begin on different days from each other
and every other month in the year. The
first and last days Of the year are al
ways the same. These rules do not APP
ply to leap year.
lis chicory injuri0usI is now being
asked in England III consequence of tao
assertion by ii witness in Il trial that the
selling of 30 per cent. chicory and coffee
mixture was likely to cause a great deal
of disease in poor neighborhood, and
the further assertion by medical man
that from his experience III poor dis
tricts coffee mixed with chicory often
set up rritant poisoning.
The London Statist says that the
total value of the exports of Austral-
asia in the period from 1906 10 1910.
inclusive. apart from any further eX-
mansion after the end of 1907. will
amount to about 81 ,S7J,000,0OO, or, If no
drought probably more than S2,000000,-
000 in contrast 10 only SS0J,0U0,OtW III
the five years from 1886 To 1890, n
growth in only 20 years of from 100 to
$50 per cent.
w ID. Howels, who saw the King
at Doncaster Oh ST. Leger day. records
in Harper's this impression; Probably
no man in his kingdom understands bet
ter than Edward VII. that he is largely
a form, and that the more form he IL
the more comfortable he is to the Eng
lish ideal of monarch. But no Eng
lishman apparently knows better than
he when TO leave off being form and
become a man, and he has endeared him
self to his people from time to time by
such inspiration"
In rifle practice among civilians Can
ada is far ahead of the United States.
1t has i22 military rifle associations and
100 civilian rife associations. The MILF
tary associations have q membership of
ls.0SS and the civilian 34,370. In Cam
ada each member of a civilian club
draws 100 rounds Of ammunition yearly
and the government allots rifle 70 every
four men. If no rifle range is availabfe=
Il small cash allowance is made toward
the expenses of the club.
The Dallas News has compiled ta-
Bile giving the output of state laws in
the sessions of the Legislatures lately ad-
iourned Ii shows total of 1890 bills
introduced. of which 1891 became laws.
The outturn of new statutes is remark
able. especially in Minnesota, Pennsyl-
yania and Tennessee. The news esti-
mates that IF the remaining twenty-nine
states produced new laws in the same ra
ito the total output for the country this
year would be approximately 10000"
The sapphire mine of Montana is in
area and sapphire-bearing rock lO0W,-
600 cubic yards the greatest mine in the
world. 1t is gradually being developed
into great and permanent mining in
dustry. 4 mining plant is now being
erected which will quadruple the pres
ent production and make the mine Nogo
Gulchl very important factor in Amer
lean gem production. The Yogo sap
phre crystals are superior in form 10
East Indian sapphires for mechanical
uses.
When Sir William Ramsey began his
investigation into the properties of ra-
dunn his letter box was filled almost to
the bursting point with warnings from
spiritGalists, assuring him that the new.
~ discovered metal is an active agent of
the supernatural. Leave radum ahso,
lutely alone" they implored him; lit is
too potent Il force of nature for you TO
tamper with" He disregarded the warn
ings, and only the spiritualists, and not
the spirits themselves. continued after
ward to assai him.
On the Royal Exchange in Manlhes-
ter practically all Of Englands great
home and foreign cotton trade is trans
acted. On Tuesday and Friday ef each
week 5000 TO 5000 representatives of the
mills in the country, most of which are
located within radius of 80 miles app
pear on the floor and transact business
just as it is done on the stock exchange
of this country. The yarn spinner sells
and the weaver buys. Machinery agents
supply dealers, agents for yarn and cloth
mills make contracts aud bid for the
supplies needed. Notes are made of the
transactions and are confirmed later
The value Of the diamond is at so
much karat, aud up to certain limit
the value of karat increases as the
size OF the stone increases. When a
karat diamond is quoted az Sl25 n hia-
mond weighing half karat is count
ell at the rate of SIl karat three
quarter karat diamonds Mt S1Oo N
karat, one and one-quarter karat dia-
uaonds AZ Sl4o Il karat. one and oue-ha If
karat diamonds at $40 karat one and
three-quarter karat diamonds ut $3.50 n
karat aud two karat stones at 500 y
karat Stones weighing more than two
karats sell NJ about the same rate AS
that quoted for two karat stones ana Id
not increase as rapidly owing 10 the
more limited demand for the larger sized
stones.
Much attention is now paid in Cor.
many e. the remarkable measure. of s,ic-
cess which has attended the installation
~ Prof. koms Invention for the trans
mission by wire Of Photographic repro
ductionS over long distances. His latcst
experiments show that nearly as salts.
factory results are secured by making
use of ordinary telephone wires as I'M
lines specially constructed for the pur.
Pose. The only difficulty encountered ON
telephone wires results from calls on
adjoining wires. These cause the forum.
ton of zig5ag lines on the reproduced
picture AT the receiving station. which
are easily corrected by retouchinr Al