Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-09
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY


giant ocean liner Lusltania, controlled
by master clock in the charthouse.
The River Polk flows into a cave in
the side Of a mountain, and completely
disappears, at Adelsburg, near Trieste.
An airgun OF large size. working on
the principle Of the pneumatic hammer.
has been devised for killing animals in
4 humane manner,
Eau de cologne. invented by Johann
Maria Ferina, over two hundred years
age is composed of oils of neroli, cit.
ron, bergamot, grange and rosemary.
An Englishman has invented bicycle
for the blind In reality 1t is mul-
ticycle, carrying twelve riders, led by
q seeing person, who does the steer
ing.
According to the delegates TO the na
tional opticians convention ia phiiadel
phia. women's eyes are weaker than
mems and more Of the fair sex wcar
glasses,
TIL i'rench Ministry is drafting
49, " MANY " St'titNSAt haAat w.
weighing precious stones, fixed at 300
milligrams, and prohibiting the word
for any other weight
Miss Ross Becker has been appointed
a claim agent and United States pen
sion attorney in Missouri She has
been known for years as one Of the
most successful women in St Louis,
being a notary public and an insur.
ance agent
Miss Ruby Abrams. who was recently
graduated at the head of the ari class
in Cooper Institute, is deaf. and until
a few years ago was also dumb. she
has been au art student ever since she
was graduated nj the head of aer class
six years ago ut the Institute for the
Improved Instruction of Deaf MuteS,
She has the record of having won four
prizes during her art course.
Consul General liobert ], Wynne
makes the report that the returns OF
shipping and tonnage OF the Sucz canal
for 1907 show that the net tonnage
exhibits an all round increase, the fig
ures for the last year showing mn in-
crease of 1,2S3 1870 toms. as compared
with that of 1906. and an increase Of
1,594,329 over 1908. Receipts during
1907 showed an increase of 81 600,
rs compared with 1906.
The boring OF an arteSlan we'll Is not
an easy task The well of Grenelie
(Franee) required from Dec. n, 1888,
TO Feb Pc, 1871, for completion, The
one at Passay Of the same depth took
only two years 60 make. Our engineers
now count upon one year In watch TO
complete the well Of MaisouS- Lafiitte,
This well is already at Il depth of AGO
meters. 1t will go to depth Of 500
meters DE Dion-Bouton Journal
Mrs. Piaoebe Rdeout, OF California,
Is the latest recruit TO the ranks of the
women hank presidents. Mrs, Rideout
has just been elected 10 succeed her
late husband as the president of the
bank al OToville, Cal. and also as pres
ldent Of 1he banks AZ Marysvillc and
Gradleg The aggregate capital Of the
three institutions is said 10 be more
than $3,000.000 Mrs William Lang
don. wife of tne city attorney of san
Francisco. has been elected president Of
the Union Savings Bank Mt Modesto
The production of American gems
more than doubled last year. according
10 the government reports. the total
value for 1907 being Si71,300 while IN
the preceding year the total was sos,
600. The total production of sapphires
IN the United States last year was val-
ued AT S229, 500 Tourmaline is second
IN Importance and is placed at SS4 100
Among other important gems produced
were chrysoprase. 10 the value Of $40.
600; california;. $4,000; turquoise.
SOB $40; spodunene gems (kuazite and
hiddenite). $4,000; varicite utahllte
and amttrlce. $500; rose quartz. beryl.
aquamarine and garnet. each over So
600.
Old-time barristers IN England did
not openly receive fees for their sery.
ices. An early method OF collecting
fees was the pocket which Ia medieval
times a barrister used 20 have placed
IN the back Of his gown, into which the
solicitor would surreptitious!y slip the
fec The pocket has long since d!sap-
peared but the services Of barristcr
are still supposed to be honorary, and
by the unwrittcn yet despotic law OF
The profession he must not SHE for lis
fee. lie has. however. some conipcnsa
ton IN being permitted to demand cash
IN advance, and when oHce briefed III
ease etiquette allows him 10 pocket
the honorarium whether he is able to
appear for his client or not.
Women postal clerks IL Norway have
been promised equal pay with the men
clerks as one Of the first results Of
their obtaining equal political rig1ts
In the seventeenth century, when Eng
lishwomen we're stilI recognized as pos
sesslng an economic and political stat
us side By side with Engllshmen, there