Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-22

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AS a result of the war in the Philip
pines the armies Of the civilized world
may have a new implement OF warfare.
The bayouet now carried by American
soldiers is practically OF no value, and
many officers think that it is simply load
ing down the soldiers with useless weight
to make the bayonet part OF his equip
ment. But the bolo used by the Filipinos
has commended itself to many officers as
a sensible weapon, and on the recommen-
dation OF these officers Gen. Crozier, chief
of ordnance, has had made fifty bolo bay
onets, which have been issued for expert
mental purposes. This bolo bayonet has
two cutting edges, like the native weapon,
and is much more formidable than the
present service baycnet The more pro-
gressive officers advocate abandoning the
bayonet, as they poiEt out that the day
of the baycnet charge is over and there
will be no more hand-to-hand fighting
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An interesting and significant bit of
feminine criticism was overheard in the
Senate gallery one day shortly before ad-
journment OF the session. Senator Vest
had jusj tottered from his seat to the
cloakroom, on the arm Of the faithful
uncle Jimmy" Edwards; Senator Haw-
ley had tried unsuccessfully TO push open
the door leading out of the Senate cham
Der with his failing strength; Senator
Hanna had gone hohbling down another
aisle leaning heavily on his cane and
Senator Plat of New York had gone tod
ding TO his seat, shaking with the palsy.
A woman in the gallery who had noticed
all these infrmities turned TO a friend and
exclaimed: Mercy, / should think fnis
ought to be called the Old Mems Home
instead OF the Senate Of the United
States"
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An automobile lawn newer has been
set 10 work on the greenswar6 OF Capitol
Hill. The nav machine resembles both a
steam road foler aud a steamboat whis-
tie. A huge brass dome, surmounted
with a brass smokcstack, is mounted
on a pair OF rollers. Ahead Of the front
roller is fixed lawn mower mechanism,
over which sits the chauffeur. The little
machine pufs up the hills and swings
around and goes down again, while the
grass flies up in front like green foun-
tain. 1t cuts about three times the
amount OF gras that can be laid low by
the old one-horse machine, which it
superseded.
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We have now arrived at billion dollar
sessions of Congress. Some years ago
vast amount OF political capital was
made out Of she fact fiat appropriations
aggregating 81. o0O.Ocn.oOO were passed
by Congress at both sassions. But now
Congress In one session can rival this.
Excluding the naval bill ($7S, $40, 900 and
the deficiency bill ($2s, 500, 900. the aD-
preparations OF the recent session foot up
1927, 1886, 252 BY adding 10 this sum tho
amounts contained in the bills named, we
find that the total outlay Of the session
reaches 81 a34 .s66,262
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Durinc The year endihg June 80 there
were added 10 the national bank sys-
TEN 437 national banking associations.
with aggregate authorized capital stock
Of $50, 4O7, 00C and with bond deposit as
security for circulation 81 $6,Ot2, $50. Or
EXAMINATIONS effected under the act ef
March IA, 19o0-i. e.. with capital stock
Of less than $4,000, numbered 275. with
authorii ID capital stock pf $7,2sl,OOO.
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Stress Of business aas the dearth OF
time viii lead 20 a chAage in President
Roosevelt's signature. he has always
been accustomed to write out his hrst
name in full, but he brds that 1t VIII
save him sboUt 80 per cent Of time and
trouble 10 make It simply 4. Roosevelt
Where a man mas TO siga his name about
/ 900 times a day it makes a big differ
ence.
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In Minnesots 312 rural delivery routes
have been established in the past year:
IN Wisconsin ais. in Soisth Dakota Ga,
and in North Dakota 10.
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The census bureau, in report on the
sIaughtering and meat packing industry
Of the United states for the census year
1900. says lhae during that period cap
ital invested his grown from 1882, 800
% g19n iQe 2fR5. sha r1sfms.~~ - eN<es,