Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-22


the White House. and maps of. Cnba.
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands
still hang on the wall Col, Montgomery.
who is a sort of military secretary Ia the
President. keeps up the practice that was
commenced at the beginning of the war
and marks the position and the movement
of every regiment and detached battalion
and man-of-war and transport in the ser
vice by means of different celored Tags
mounted upon pins. BY single glance
at the map of the Philippines. for in
stance, the President can locate every
company or battery in the army and ev-
cry ship and transport in the navy, and
the flags are moved as the changes are
reported to the adjutant general or the
bureau of navigation, for all the dis
patches they receive are forwarded to the
President promptly. Each flag bears sn
| inscription to show what it represents.
| Thus the President can obtain all the in
| formation concerning the movements OF
| the army and navy without guide.
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Out of $4,000 civil employees of the Gov
eminent Of the Emitted States whose
| names appear in the blue book, 2.5S2
bear the name of Smith. and 474 the
name of John Smith. The .Toneses are
next in number 1928 being ON the pay
| roll, with 1,l02 Browns and ,004 John
| sons Eighteen people of the name OF
| George Washington are serving their
country in official positions and ffty-two.
| ordinary Washingtons, Two persons OF
the name of William Mckinley are ON
| Uncle Sans pay roll. One draws n sal
| airy of 81. 166 month as President and
| the other 800 month as engineer in the
Louisville custom house. There are for
| ty-eight Organs aud three of them were
| christened William. We used to have
| two Grover ClevelandS N the public ser
| vice, but only one now, who is assistant
farmer at Fort Peck Indian agency and
receives a salary of $50 n month.
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Qualifications prescribed by the Post
| Office Department FOR rural free delivery
carriers stipulatc that they must be able
to read and write be energetic, furnish a
horse and buggy and be willing to travel
| twenty miles or more each day, rain or
| shine, give bond to the amount OF $500.
and be satisfied to receive in return d.
| salary of about $500 year. The depart
ment is paying carriers at present ON the
| average S400 year, but within the next
thirty days will raise the maximum 20
| $500 Appointments are made almost i'm
| variably upon the recommendation OF
Congressman, the Representative having
| the privilege to recommend the carriers
| in his district. These recommendations
are respected, without regard to the poll
| tics of the Congressman, provided the ap-
| picant meets the requirements.
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| n n
| has appointed over 10000 enumeratorS
| This great army Of census takers will
| have time TO drill and learn their business
All the blanks have been sent out from
Washington, several trainloads of them.
covering ali the many ana varied
branches of inquiries Every enumeration
has been equipped with Il portfolio, an
outfit of stationery and all the tools nee
| essary to record the answers that viii h.
| given TO each question. and circulars OF
instruction and explanation of the minut-
| est nature have been forwarded for the
study of Col Merriam's great army. SO
clear and comprehensive are these in
structions that an enumeration must be
very stupid il he cannot understand them-
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Every fine day in Washington. in one
| pathetic figure Of the Rev William IL.
Milburn, the blind chaplain Of the Senate,
walking for recreation His duties at the
| Capitol are brief, and these little outings
are possible frequently 1t is said of this
veteran clergyman thur he won his APP
pointment years ago by his faithfulness
TO conscience in reproving a party of pro
fame Senators and Representatives on a
al
and drinking and suggested that he
should apply for the chaplaincy OF the
Senate.
There is need Of additional men in the
Philippines, and il will be necessary 10
open additional recruiting offices and iu-
crease the facilities ryo-fold for getting
enlisted men The number of men re-
| quired to replace soldiers discharged from
service with the force under Gen. Mae
Arthur is fully 100 per week There are
$500 vacancies in the enlisted force. a
number which is daily increasing. with
scant prospect that the present rate OF
enlistments will ever replace II il pro-
| posed to establish new recruiting offices
at points throughout the country where
men are likely to be secured
The opinion of the Supreme Court ar
irming the constitutionality of the inher-
itance tax was surprise 10 many learned
lawyers, who expected decision similar
to that in tae income tax case They rea-
soned on the theory that if it is unlawful
for the Federal Government 10 Impose
a direct tax upon Il mans property wien
he IS living ii should he equally unlawful
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court, however, makes the distinction
very clear.
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Jacob De Haven loaned the Govern
ment Of the United States $4,000 12}
years ago, and now Uncle Sam Is 10 pay
the money 10 his heirs after litigation
which HIS been carried CO for genera
tons. The claim against the Govern
ment, with interest, amounts to $1,000
900, and this Is 10 be divided among the
De Haven heirs. p
..s j.
Senator Peitus adheres 10 the old
| fashioned custom Of keeping his Office in
his hat, and when be starts out from
home in the morning it is filled with let
terS aud papers, which be distributes
among the different departments as he
works his way downtown. He gathers
good many papers on the route and
when he arrives at the capitol his OLD
black broad-brimmed SLOUGH hat Is bulg-
ing with letters and documents. When
he takes it off be dumps the contents up
on his desk in the Senate chamber and
sends Il 10 the cloak room by a page.
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The Philadelphia mint is carrying out
All order from Washington 10 coin as
much gold and silver as possible until
further Instructions" Twenty ten and
five-dollar gold pieces, and dollar. half
dollar and qHarter-dollar silver pieces
and dimes are being turned ont as fast
as the employees can work.
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