Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-04-03

There was fear that it would come to
this! Walter Wellman is preparing to
lecture on the subject of the North
Pole.
The proposed university extension
course in baking will be a casting of
bread that ought to insure manifold
returns.
The suggestion is made that what the
Ann Arbor students need is instruction
in civics. Yes, and in common every
day good behavior.
The Haytian situation, having grown
desperate enough to cause a skurry Of
foreign warshps to Port au Prince, will
now quickly improve.
The school fire at Little Falls, New
York. will renew observation that the in
flammability Of schools at this juncture
is making prospects bright for the manu-
facturer of fire escapes.
New Zeaand's desire to see the feet
represents cousinly feeling combined
with fear over the yellow peril" Like
the Australians the New Zealanders feel
that the United States is their nearest
friend.
dispatch from Chester, Vermont,
announces that the maple sap is run
ming. This news has more significance
as a result of the operation of the pure
L. II, ~ 1,
Of pure maple sugar to the maple dis
tricts.
A bill to place the naval militia on the
same footing with the navy proper as the
National Guard is with the regular
army is now before the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. The proposition is just, and
its enactment into law would strengthen
the naval militia.
The House of Representatives passed
the bin restoring "In God we trust to
the coins by a vote of 255 to 5. One
of the minority was the Rev. Mr.. Kues-
termann of Wisconsin, who said he OPP
posed the inscription because it smack
ed of irreyerenee."
Naturally, the arrival of foreign war
ships at Port au Prince has quieted
things in Hayti. The island republic is
quite joke, and the purpose of fighting
ships does not harmonic with the views
of those who are playing an amusing
game of craftsmanship.
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The burning of the United States war
ship Monongahela at Guantanamo,
Cuba, does not reduce this country's
naval strength. The Monongahela was
relic of the old navy which in her best
days could not have given the smallest of
modern steel gunboats much trouble in
marine duel
British acknowledgements experiment
with a mourning postage stamp. They
would welcome a wedding announcement
stamp, also. Every new stamp takes
with the collector, and if there is any
likelihood that it will go out of use the
interest of the collector is stronger
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ing alien anarchists, an Eastern COM
mentator observes that no country has
a right to unload its criminals upon an
other. Quite right. All the United
States contemplates in the case of the
alien anarchists is to send those ugly Gus
toners back where they came from
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In February. 1908, the value of do
nestle meat and dairy products export
ed from the United States reached $19,-
97,I51, compared with $15,962, ST6 for
the corresponding month of 1904 gain
of S3,534,S75. The effect of the pack
ing house scandal ON the American ex-
port business seems at last to have been
overcome.
The German government knows from
experience that it is comforting to have
S3OOO0,000 in wallet ready for a
war emergency; and although there is
not the faintest shadow of disturbances
in Europe, the price of the neeessares
of war may serve as peacemaker. aft
er the manner in which heavy guns COM
pei conservatism.
Farmers in Pennsylvania who are ask
ing the unemployed of the cities to come
TO the country and find work will not
have to call "a loudly as they have dur
ing the past three or four wears. The
situation throughout the country is such
that agriculturists ought to find helm
easier TO secure during the coming season
af farm work