Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-08-20

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In round numbers, 10000 postmasters
help Uncle Sam in carrying on his bust
ness. Nineteen thousand clerks In Of
hoes Of the first and second class render
their assistance, and $4,000 city carriers
distribute daily the mails from house TO
house, while 10000 rural carriers perform
daily the same service in the thickly pop-
ulated country districts. Ten thousand
railway postal clerks cover the country
| night and day over the great iron spider
web OF railroad lines, gathering and dis.
tributing the mails as they fly. An army
| of contractors and sub-contractofs. on
| Grating daily and weekly schedules. Dene-
trate the remotest and most isolated com
| munities, distributing them to another
| army of fourth-class postmasters One.
| hundred and sixty thousand in round.
numbers, counting everybody, from the.
! Postmaster General down to the post
| master in a fourth-class office, with a.
salary of 81 per month, or even less. is
the number of Uncle Sans employees I'M
| the postal rvice About 11f,O00 is the
number in all the other branches of lis
civil service. About 271 900 is the grand.
total.
Among the long list of government en-
| ployes who draw pay from Uncle Sam,
| the distinction of being the smallest sal
| aired of any falls to Charles Henry
! Gibbs, keeper of the ''bug light at Nan
| tueket. who annually about June 90 re-
ceiyes "a check for 81, his years salary.
What is known as the "bug lighthouse"
| is situated on hill near Monomoy,
Mass. on the south side of Nantucket
| harbor, and at the same time when the
! island was at the height of its fame as
| a whaling port, was considered an inyal-
liable guide to vessels entering the harbor
It night. For twenty years it has not
| been used at all, but the government still
retains the lighthouse and Is willing to
pay a man 81 year to live there. The
i keeper has no work to do, but is allowed
to keep hens and breed cats for a living.
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The Agricultural Department has re-
ceiyed a copy of the new German regu-
lations for meat inspection and importa-
ton. which says that fresh meats can
only be imp 0rted in whole carcasses: car
cases of cattle and hogs may be split in
half. but the halves E.Ist be left together
and be accompanied by the head, lungs,
heart and kidneys. Cow beef must have
the udder attached, and pork must in
elude the tongue. Except hams, bacon
and intestines, no piece of smoked or pre-
served meat weighing less than So
pounds is allowed, and acids of all kinds,
as preservatives, are prohibited.
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The State Department finally has de-
cided now TO treat the people of the Phil
ippines in relation to other countries. The
first precedent is the case of Edward
Fancixo, of Manila, who applied to Am
bassader White at Berlin for a German
passport. The Ambassadors decision
was that the man should have protection
as Philippine native loyal to the United
States, burt not being an American citizen
he is not entitled to a passport.
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Representative Littletieid. of Maine,
who Is expected to represent the admin
istration in the formulation of an anti
trust law, has confided to a Washington
correspondent the main features of his
plan, as follows: Federal control of cor
porations engaged in interstate conf
merce; power given to the government to
inspect the doings of corporations having
capital stock; regulation by the govern
ment of increase in capital stock.
An old soldiers association, intended
to spread over the country and to include
soldiers of all wars and their sons in
national political organization, has been
started in Washington, d. G. 1t will be
modelled after existing political parties,
but will not interfere in party politics
except in the effort to control nominal
tons and elections of men favorable to
soldiers.
The War Department has decided to
convert Chickamauga Park into an inn
mense maneuvering ground, and as first
step Secretary Root has allotted $450,000
for the construction of barracks and
quarters to form an army post with ac-
commo6ations for one regiment of cayal-
ry and one company of field artillery, on
property adjoining the park.
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Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
ordered the enforcement of the law de-
handing answers by aliens to list Of
questions. without exemption of cabin
passengers. As the questions are very
personal and somewhat embarrassing,
much Indignation b. been shown by pas
sengers compelled 70 ubmit to the ordeal.
Secretary Root. accompanied by Adju-
tamt General Corbin General Wood and
Colonel Randolph, made trip Of seventy
miles to and from Leesburg Va. where
they went to inspect the District of Co
lumbia national guard camp, in an army
wagon drawn by mules.
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Revenue officers provided with stamps
are to be stationed on New York piers,
in order that incoming passengers bring
ing cigars into this country may purchase
in payment of internal revenue taxes.
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The Postoffice Department has revived
an old plan TO have uncanceled and TN
serviceable postal cards redeemed OF IS
per cent of face value, payable in amps
by postmasters.
Colonel Il. NJ O'Reiley has been APP
pointed surgeon general CT the army to
succeed General Forwovd, who will re-
tire.
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A fine of $50 and one months suspen-
sion is the penalty imposed on Major
Glenn for torturing Philippine natives.
HOW PANAMA HATS ARE SHIPPED.
One would hardly think that the value
of this bale of 'pauamas' is $1,000,
Yet such is the fact. for it contains no