Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06


MARTHA WASHINGTON recognition If yvou.
an upon any II the government securities
issued by that department,
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Nothing more beautifully illustrates the
small thrift OF foreigners than the mails
While we write for transmission abroad
over 73.000,OO0 letters a year we receive
only 80, eG2,oO0 While OF unpaid and
short-paid letters we send 1,369,752, the
foreigners af3ict us with 2165, 3d., on
which We are obliged TO pay postage.
While we send abroad 49,15T postal cards
with paid reply they send ITS only 21,7l3.
We write more single cards than they do.
beating them nearly three-luarters of
million in a total OF 100000. In short
postage they impose on us Annually to the
sum Of about 100000 For sending and
receiving this mail our government pays
81, 10000 a Year
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The postal receipts for March, as cont
pared with March of last year, for the
fifty largest postollices in the country,
show a net increase of 10 per cent. The
total receipts OF the fifty offices were
70 26I ,666. The largest increase was 81,
per cent, at Denver, with Dayton, Ohio,
second, with 30 per cent. Five Offices.
reported decreases in receipts, viz: In
lianapolis IS per cent; louisville, rs:
st. Joseph, Mo, 49, Albany, n. Y, 10.
and Lowell, Mass. 4. The figures for
The two largest offices showed receipts
ef $1,10 PIG, ar increase of IL per cent
Tor New York and receipts of $3.50, $50.
an increase ofl5 per cent for Chicago.
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The government blue book, just from
the press, gives the names Of all en-
oloyes, their place of nativity, from
where appointed. place of employment,
and rate of compensation. The book
shows there are more than 2,700 Smiths
On the payroiis of the government. not
counting, perhaps, half as many more
who are dra5ying pensions. OF these
Smiths something over 400 go thro Ugh
life as plain John Smith Tie Jones fam
lily is a close second, with 1900. while
Brown and johnson are neck and neck
for third place, not missing the 1909
mark far.
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Senator Hanna Of Ohio IL one of the
most remarkable men In Congress. lie
is sometimes grun in his manner and
might easily give the impression that he
is a hard man to enter into conversation
with While he is one Of the busiest
men in the world he always finds time
to listen to persons who beg his ear.
Senator Hanna has one peculiarity that
stands pre-eminent. He never eats alone.
II he is not with some one he invariably
enters into conversation with the waiter
or some one AZ another table. lie is a
lover of good things.
So
1t is not generally known chat the Ag-
ricultural Department has learned to
forecast the plaques of forthcoming sea
sons. From certain signs discovered by
its agents in Western States the chief
entomologist has concluded that the COM
ing summer w3ll be marked by an un-
usual injury from grasshoppers. The
department is thus enabled TO warn the
agriculturists i;i the infected region aRd
prevent a large portion of the injury the
insects would Otherwise cause.
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Senator Pettus solemnly arose the 9th
er day as il to address the Senate. His
.tali and venerable form lowered above
his colleagues. The Senate became ST
lent, waiting for the words OF wisdom
which would fall from his lips. With
every eye upon him Mr. Pettus reached
around into the tail pocket OF his long
freck coat and drew forth plug of to-
bacco. Then lie took a chew and sat
down without ssying a word Everybody.
smiled.
In accordance with an order issued by
the War Department all the old geld
lace epaulets, straps and trippings on
hand at the various quartermasters' de-
pots throughout the country are to be
sent to the Philadelphia mint, 20 have
the gold and silver extracted. The gov
ernment will be we'll repaid, as there iS
an enormous quantity on hand, and more
money lies in tha nfw course thM, selling
70 private parties IS formerly.
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Whitelaw Reid and the members Of
his special embassy to the coronation Of
King Edward VII. have decided TO pay
their expenses cs1t of their own pockets.
They have 90 anformed the authorities
here. 1t cost Ms Reid $4,000 out Of his
private purse to sseeo up the dignity Of an
Amer IAN representative at the Queens
diamond jubilee ard the forthcoming
event viii probably be fully IS costly.
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Congress win vote $4,000 to pay the
surgeons. DOCTOR and nurses and to REIN
burse the Numerous persons who incur
red expenses at buffalo during the Illness
OF President Mckinley OF this sum
So. 900 viii 20 j. the surgeons aud doe
tors, the amount allowed DR. Mann be-
Ing $4,000. Tbs IS considered mod
crate sSm by th@ officials
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Senator Dcb0e, introduced bill Great
ing a commission. to inquire iDt3 the con
ditiOn Of the coidrea people Of the United
States. The biz provides for i commits
sion az FIVE pcrsJus. 20 be nominated By
the President. each to receive a salary
Of $1,000.
The official dispatches relating 70 the
defeat Of the British under Gen Butler
al spion Kop. Nstal Jan. n. 1900, have
beer made pnblie The controversy be-
tween Butler and Warren is shown "a
have. been bitter and the fcrIasr is cen