Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-21
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

HW'NNSSlU experiments nave DeeH
made at Poitiers, France, with wheel
ed stretcher. drawn by dog. for ambu-
lance work
The number Of books exported from
Germany by German publishers last
year exceeded 100000. weighed H.
100000 pounds ana were valued at Sl5,-
00e0oO.
japan has thirty two timepece FAC
tories, which turn out annually goods
valued al nearly $3.50, 900; the latest fis-
ures being 209,7o2 standing clocks. AL
I55 hanging clocks and 1880 watches.
Belgium has a Sunday postage stamp
issued for those who do not wish 10
have their mail delivered ON Sunday.
All mail bearing the Sunday stamp is
held over by the carriers for delivery
Monday.
The Yellowstone National Park com
pristug o3,312 square miles, was SET
apart by act OF Congress in 1872 as Il
rational park to preserve from deshuc-
tive moicSiatlon the most wonderful
group of natural features and phenon-
cua known within The boundaries Of the
United States.
After fifteen years Of labor, Professor
Brown, of Yale University, has COM
aeted a series OF many thousands Of
minute observations by means Of which
he hopes 10. determine the exact posi-.
ton OF the moon He is about to re-
tire to his house In Maine TO begin the
work OF ejaculation, which he estimates
will occupy at least Ten years.
The tantalum lamp is very desirable
from the fact that IL is Of high efiicIen-
cy, but 1t is not adapted for many Of
the fixtures at present In use. for the
reason that IL must hang vertically.
whereas more often Than not the lamps
In the existing fixtures hang at an an
gle. An adapter has been recently
invented by which this discrepancy is
| overcome
Kipling is a town which has just
| hlossomed ont m canada, where there
| is only one town Of Shakespeare. There
is a Shakespeare i'm Kosciusko County,
| Indiana. However, The great English
dmmatist was never popular among the
i new town manners in North America, al
though there are in the United States
thirty Millions three Goldsmiths. four
Dickenses, thiyty-odd SCOTS, twenty
| Byrons. two Tennysons and one Timex
cray But there ~ no Browning on lie
American map.
| -, a.
come brilliant man but some hrilliant
men have been preeocIous In childhood
John Ruskin, the great English cssayIst
and critic ON art, was such "A child st
the age OF he wrote verses i'm rhyme
and kept Journal or diary, This Ionr-
nal Was really record OF trips through
England that he took with his fntlitr
His interest in The old cathedrals and
in the bits OF scenery that he Saw dur
ing these Journeys betrayed the tastes
that in later years decided his career
1--WE Two" scnd the following to tie
london Express we are young con-
pie and Mt the present rate of salaries
for bank clerks 1t will be eight. or even
ten years before we can marry As this
IN roo far ahead TO think Of. and we
have 1900 $4,000 between us. we are
determined 10 strike out for ourselves.
ana at The thousands of breakfast ta-
bles all over England where the Ex-
press is inily read we would, with your
kind permission. appeal for ideas as 10
the best way os making a good start"
! In r g,s IL
| GaiiIee, at San Francisco, the ocean
ma gnetic survey work Ia closed for the
| present, until the construction of yes
sci specially adapted for the work has
been completed, Plans for the new yes-
sci are now being prepared by Henry j.
Gielow. naval architect and engineer.
| The GnIiice was chartered by the Car
negie Institution, of Washington. aud
under the eommand OF w. j. Peters. she
was away nearly three years The to-
| tai length of the cruises trayersed In
the Pacific ocean during this period IL
about G5.O0O miles
In the northern part OF india sleep
are put 10 use unihought Of In Euro
Ican or American countries. They are
made 10 serve ms beasts OF burden. be-
| cause they are more sure-footed than
larger beasts. AMI the mountain paths
! ataong the foothills Of the Himalayas
ARE steep and difficult The load for
each sheep is from sixteen to twenty
| pounds. The sheep are driven from vii.
lage so village, with the wool still grow
ing, nnf In each town the farmer shears
AS much wool as lie can sell there and
loads the sheep with the grain which he
receives In exchange. After his flock
has becn sheared he turns it homeward.
each sheep having on its back small
bag containing the purchased grain
Several anchors have recently been
made at the nayy-yard at Cbarlestown,
Mass, which are the largest ever made
for ans purpose. -Four anchors are used
on ltattleshlEa generally and the new