Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
PARAGRAPHS.

eu oldtes government III 1870.
The Persian gulf region holds the
record for heat.
The actual cost of the Suez canal
was $100,000000.
The men of Australia outnumber the
women by 247,000.
Uncle Sans cattle eat $722, 100000
worth of hay annually.
Australia mas prohibited the importa-
uon of goods made by prison labor.
Earl Grey, governor general of Cana
da, is urging forest preservation in Can
ada.
The applications under England's old
age pension law now amount to half a
million.
Fourteen million persons are insured
IN Germany under the invalidity and old
age pension act.
During the year 1908 no fewer than
1854 different books were published in
the United States.
The wire hairpin was first made in
lo45, in England. Prior to that wooden
skewers We're used.
The electric blower for hot air fur
naces has been successfully used for the
heating of buildings
There are in all thirty-fve electric
furnaces in operation in this country and
Europe for steel production
Tax rates are so graded in Holland
that the heaviest burdens fall upon those
who have the most property or income.
The chief sanitary officer of canal
zone, DR.. Gorgas, has issued an order
against unmuzzled dogs being allowed at
large.
Although the drink called choco-
late did not appear in England until
1857, its restorative properties soon be-
came generally known.
of the 30,4S4 homestead entries
granted in the western provinces of
Canada last year 1918 were by Ameri-
Gems and 7417 by Canadians.
Worms known as might walkers"
ere not merely substitute bait for eels
catfish and bullheads, but are, in fact
the best bait that can be used.
The educational committee of the
London county council has decided upon
the formation of classes in the school
Fairgrounds for the summer months.
in 1908 the product of the fisheries
of Canada was worth $25,500,000, de-
crease of ST50,000 from 1907, occurring
chiefly in Pacific salmon and sealskins.
The Chinese assumption that a
woman must not be heard of outside
the door of her own house is now being
criticised by up-to-date Chinese editors.
Coupon tickets are now issued by the
Siberian railway for all the principal
places of interest in China, Japan,
Korea, Manchuria and the far east gen
orally.
Australia has an area of 2,974,501
suare miles. In 1906 the estimated white
population was 4,119,4S1, and the esti-
mated residue of the aboriginal BLACK
fellows" about 10000.
The total~production of turpentine
in the southern woods during the last
year was 36,500,000 gallons, and of rosin
100000 barrels. The value of the two
products was 100000.
There is gloon among the saloon
keepers of New Jersey. 1t was brought
about by the passage of an act which
prohibits the use of signs or emblems
on the outside of saloons.
Late London papers convey the in
formation, pleasing TO Americans, that
the movement for placing a John Bun
van memorial window in Westminster
abbey is making progress.
-Boston's school, Authorities have I'M
der consideration a plan, proposed by
DIR. Richard c. Cabot, designed to pre-
vent tuberculosis and diphtheria spread
ing among school children.
The first matriculation of women
students at the universities in Prussia
has resulted in the admission of 633 stu
ueulS, lHCluuIuS 10 from America ana
seven from the United Kingdom.
To-day the collection in the national
library comprises nearly 100000 items
i, 100000 printed books and pamphlets.
and nearly 100000 other articles IMAM
uscripts, maps, prints and musicl.
The two Methodist conferences in
Germany are raising $500 a year for five
years to found a missionary press in
Algiers, to print literature in Arabic the |
native Kabyle, and other languages
The first Austrian airship construc-
ton company has just been formed with !
a capital of 100000 krenen, and it is I'M |
Cierstood that the war office is immedi- |
ately placing an order for dirigible.
Daniel A. Adys, the colored attend |
ant at the American Geographical So |
ciety, New York, has been with the So |
ciety for twenty eight years. He knows |
more about the society than most mem
bers.
--Manchuria has a great advantage |
over most other agricultural regions in |
that the soy bean can be grown most |
successfully throughout the entire region. |
from Danly in the south to Hardin in |
the north
-Canada's new patent medicine act |
will so into force April l. Among other /
things it forbids the sale of any patent |
MeQlClue containing HOCalue OF any OF us /
salts, or enough alcohol TO make the ar
ticle appetizing as beverage.
1T was at one time forbidden to
bring typewriters into Turkey for fear
the Young Turks should use the ma
chimes to manifold and disseminate maa-
ifestos, which not being in handwriting
would not disclose their authorship.
Gov. Hughes successful fight
against bookmakiHg at race tracks has
given courage to many states to attack
the evil.
The west gallery in the Chickasha
Opera house sagged s inches at a min
strel performance, but the show was
so good that somebody ran out and got
a few fence rails, propped up the gallery
and the performance was continued.
Across one Of the main streets Of Il
Cincinnati and facing the celebrated /
fountain square hangs, in front Of
liquor store, a big OGDEN sign on which
Is nnintnl. II ar lns snnG o .-nllnr IL -. |