Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-18

NNeS pA the crisp U1uh n0AS dIa
numbered. Instead of being crisp, the
money which the government bureau OF
engraving and printing will hereafter
turn out viii be soft and velyety. if inn
portant experiments which are now being
conducted IN the presence of treasury off
elals for the purpose of demonstrating
the advantages of novel chemical treat
ment for paper prove satisfactory The
prediction Is made that the experiments
VIII prove satisfactory, as they have
been almost completed. The result of
the adoption of the new secret process
will be to revolutionize portion of the
work connected with the printing of the
paper money of the United States. I'm
der the new process it will take Just six
ty days less time to manufacture a bank
note than under the present method I'm
der the present process of printing paper
money the paper has to be thoroughly
soaked in water. While it is in this
soaked condition one side of the bill is
printed. The sheet is then placed in a
steam room and kept under high tenn
perature for thirty days. the time neees-
sary for the ink TO dry. The sheet is
again soaked as in the first instance and
the reverse side of the bill printed. The
30-day drying process then has to be re
peated. In cases where third impress
sion on the bill is necessary, which is
required when the printing is 5oue in two
colors, the wetting and drying process
has to b. repeated a third time, and
another month is thus consumed in its
production. Besides the delay of this
process, the wetting and drying rot the
fiber of the paper, and. although il Is
"starched' to give it the crisp appear
ance, the starch soon wears out and the
bill becomes limp and worn. In printing
bills on paper which has been treated by
the new process no wetting is necessary.
The ink loses none of its luster when APP
piled to the paper, as under the old pro
cess, and is thoroughly dry within forty
eight hours after the printing is done.
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The number of applicants, especially
of WOMEN, for clerical places, is excessive.
In stenography and typewriting only
those women who pass with an average
percentage above IS have any prospect
of appointment. The supply of male eli
gibles in stenography and typewriting is
barely equal TO the demand, and male APP
plicants proficient as stenographers and
typewriters have much greater prospects
of appointment than other applicants"
These are the words of encouragement
offered to women by the Civil Service
Commission in its report issued for the
fiscal year VIII ell ended on June 80. The
number of women who took the exaiuina-
tion for clerk during the year was ,063
OF these women S26 passed the eNamina-
ton, but only nineteen were appointed.
Men who took the same examination
number 2,036, OF these 1,754 passed and
124 were appointed. Male applicants for
positions as stenographers numbered 116;
of these 133 passed and forty-four were
appointed. The number of women who
took the same examination was 202 Sew
enty-seven of these passed ana five of
them received appointments. Male appli-
cants for the combined position of sten-
ographer and typewriter number $40. OF
these 165 passed the examination and
were appointed. The number Of women
who took the combined examination was
345. Eighty-seven Of them passed and
hfty-two of these were appointed. The
number of women who took examinations
for the position of typewriter during the
year was 22G. One hundred and ten Of
these women passed the examination, but
only fourteen were appointed. The mum
Der of men who took the examination
was 404. OF these PIT passed and 1I6
were appointed to government positions.
The commission advises persons who can
not attain a high standing to avoid TAX
ing the examination for the railway mail
service.
The expenses of the White House
kitchen are much less, it is said, than is
incurred in running the same department
of any of the royal palaces of Europe.
As is to be expected. the food supplied
to the White House is of the very best
quality tina ne American markets can
produce, and it is prepared for the Pres
ident's table by the highest masters Of
the culinary art. The President lives
very plainly. He prefers plain, while
some food TO the most elaborate menu,
One of his favorite dishes is a sirloin
steak, medium done. with a dish of blood
red gravy, and a large, mealy potato.
Like the true sportsman, he is fond Of all
kinds of game. Most of the bread, pastry
and cakes are made in the White House
kitchen by three bakers. There are six
bakings week, ard an average of seven
sacks Of -four a week are used Up. The
President has a preference .or graham
bread The meat supplied to the White
House is purchased from a Washington
butcher. 1t is no uncommon thing for
a ton of meat to be used in week at
the executive mansion when much heavy
is being done by the Presi
dent So large and well equipped is the
White House kitchen that a full-sized
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without Inconvenience.
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Con Isaac Khan, the bachelor minister
from Persia, has leased house in the
section Of Washington and