Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19

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In round nura5ers, $4,000 postmasters
help Uncle Sam in carrying on his bust
ness. Nineteen thousand clerks in Of
ices Of the first land second class render
their assistance, and $4,000 city carriers
distribute daily the mails from house to
house, while 10.010 rural carriers perform
daily the same service in the thickly pop
ulatei country districts. Ten thousand
railway postal clerks cover the country
night and day over the great iron spider
web Of railroad lines. gathering and ais
tributing the mails as they fly An army
of contractors and srh-eontractorS. OPP
Grating daily and weekly schedules, pene-
trate the remotest and most isolated COM
munities, distributing them TO another
arn,y Of fourth-elass postmasters. One
hundred and sixty thousand, in round
counting everybody, from the
Postmaster General down to the post
master in fourth-class office, with a
salary Of 81 per- month, or even less, is
the number of Uncle Sans employees in
the postal service. About 11i,000 is the
number in all tie other branches of lis
civil service About 2Tl, 1000 is the grand
total.
Among the Ions list of government en-
ployes who draw pay from Uacle Sam.
the distinction Of being the smallest sal
aired of any falls to Charles Henry
Gibbs, keeper of the bug light at Nam
tucket. who annually about June ~ re-
ceives a check for 81, his years salary.
What is known as the bug lighthouse"
is situated on a 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 inval-
ua BILE guide to vessels entering the aarbor
at night. For twenty years it has not
been used at ALL hut the government still
retains the lighthouse and is willing 70
pay a man 81 year to live there. The
keeper has no work TO do. but is allowed
to keep hens and breed cats for living.
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The Agricultural Department has re-
ceived a copy of the new German .egu-
lations for neat inspection and importa-
ton. which says that fresh meats can
only be imported in whole carcasses: car
eases OF cattle and hogs may be split in
half, but the halves must be left together
and be accompanied by the head, lungs,
heart and kidneys. Cow beef must have
the udder attached, and pork must in
clude the tongue Except hams, bacon
and intestines, no piece. OF smoked or pre-
served meat weighing less than SIS
pounds is allowed, and acids of all kinds,
as preservatives, are prohibited.
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The State Department finally has de-
cided how to treat the people OF the Phil
ippines in relation to other countries. The
first precedent ID the case Of Edward
Fancixo, Of Manila. who applied to Am
bassador White at Berlin for a German
passport The Ambassadors decision
was that the mGA should haye protection
as a Philippine ngtive loyal TO the United
States, but not being an American citizen
he is not entitled to a passport.
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Representative I.ittleield. of Maine
who is expected 10 represent the admin
istration in the formulation of an anti
trust law, has coafded TO a Washington
correspondent the main features Of his
plan, as follows: Federal control of cor
porations engaged in interstate COM
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.
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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, y. G. II will be
modelled after existing political parties.
but will not interfere in party politics
except in the effort to control nomina-
tons and elections Of men favorable to
soldiers.
The War Department has decided to
convert Chickauauga Park into an inn
mense maneuvering ground, and as first
step Secretary Root has allotted $4oO,OO
for the construction Of barracks and
quarters to form an army post with ac-
coinmodations for one regiment OF caval
ry and one company of field artillery, on
property adjoining the park.
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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 has been ihown by pas
sengers comnellea to submit to the ordeal.
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Secretary Root accompanied by Adju-
tant General Corbn, 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 PostofIice Department has revived
an oil plan to have uncanceled and TN
seryiceable postal cards redeemed at %
per cent OF face value, payable in stamps
by postmasters.
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Colonel X. NJ. O'Reiley has been APP
pointed surgeon general o. the army 70
succeed General Forwood. who will re-
tire.
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A fine Of $50 iand one months suspen-
sion is the penity imposed on Major
Glenn for torturkg Philippine natives.
HOW PANAMA HATS ARE SHIPPED.
One would harIly think that the value
Of this bale Of panamas' is $4,000
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