Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-11-12

the matter, and it was found that the
working of the mines in the vicinity was
probably affecting the supply of the
thermal springs.
Once again England has shown her
self liberal in granting refuge to alien
eXiles. One evening last month eight
women from the ex-Sultan of Turkeys
harem arrived in London, and they are
now temporarily living at q boarding
house in the fashionable neighborhood Of
Portland place.
In a mountain near Montalban. Lu-
zon, there is large cavern with many
branching chambers, and central dome
200 feet in height. perforating the noun
tain top, from which in December, 1907,
Hugh M. Smith saw issue a solid column
of bats, which flew rapidly in a straight
line for fifteen minutes.
I'm three years San Diego, Cal, has
erected three large school buildings at a
cost of S1S2,00O, one of them, building
of twenty rooms, being the finest gram
mar school building in California. There
is also high school costing 100000. be-
sides additions to two other buildings,
doubling their capacity.
Forty years ago the stretch between
Ell Monte, in Los Angeles county, and
San Bernardino, was known rs the
''Forty-Mile Desert and was somewhat
dreaded by Transfers. Today, thanks to
section some of the finest vineyards and
orange groves of California.
"A curious little building stands at
the end of a private walk OH the shores
of the River Orwell, Suffolk. 1t is known
as the Cat house," for the reason that,
in the good old times" a white cat
used to be exhibited at q window Wis
lble from the river as Il signal to snug
glerS who fiourished in the locality.
Several new schools of household
arts were opened in New York at the
beginning of the present school year In
one of them girls who have not taken a
college course can get practical training
IN cooking, the care of the house, house
decorating, the keeping of accounts, mil
llnery, dressmaking and embroidery.
"A wealthy resident of Moscow owns
the smallest watch in the world, which
once belonged to the late Empress of Bra
I'll. 1t was made in Geneva by the ia
nous matchmaker, w. Zogelin. and cost
over 5000 guineas. 1t has a diameter Of
one-ifth part of an inch, and is set in an
artistically worked finger ring which is
studded with diamonds.
Texas is said to have selected its
Lone Star" emblem through a mere ac-
cldent A half century or so ago mems
oyercoats were ornamented with large
brass buttons 1t happened that the
buttons on the Overcoat of Gov. Smith IF
Texas had the impress of a fve-pointed
star. For want of a seal one of these
buttons was cut off and used.
Among the titles possessed by the Sui
tan OF Turkey are Sultan of Sultans,
klng of Kings, Bestower of Crowns
Upon the Princes of the World, Emperor
and Sovereign Lord Of the White Sea
and the Black Sea, OF Rumella and Ana
tolla, of karamania, Roum, Kurdistan,
Azerbldjan, Cham, Aleppo, Egypt, Nee
ca, Medlan, Jersusalem the Holy, of ali
the countries of Arabia and the Yemen
ana, moreover, of an Infinity of Provinces
Gloriously Acquired.
The Bunker Hill monument is tail
obelisk of Quincy granite on Breeds
NH, now called Bunker hill. 1t is III
rect IN height, 30 feet square at the base
ana feet square at the apex. y spiral
flight of 295 steps. inside this shaft
leads to chamber II feet square lmme-
diately under the apex. The cornerstone
was laid on June II, 1925, the tifueth an
niyersary of the battle. by Lafayette
while on visit to this country. and the
Grafton was delivered by Daniel WEBSTER
Not counting the numerous Indian
outbreaks that are not classed as "aIs'
TINS country has spent about 80 per cent cent
OF the 12O years since 1879 in war. Inc
United States has had six foreign wars.
and the greatest civil war known lh
history. The amount expended on Amer
lean pensions has been greater than the
amounts spent by some of the greatest
nations on their armies. In 19OS the
United States disbursed in pensions the
enormous sum of S153, 093. 0S6, while the
net cost of the British army and IFS oP-
erations for 190S-09 will amount TO oHis
S13S, 100000.