Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-08-19

The DAYS Of the crisp bank note ars
numbered. lny4ead Of being crisp, ths
money which the government bureau oil
engraving and printing will hereafter
turn out will be soft and reiTety, If I'M
porfant experiments which are now being
conducted in the presence Of treasury OH
Gals for the purpose Of demonstrating
the advantages of a novel chemical treat
ment for paper prove satisfactory. The
prediction is made that the experiments
win prove satisfactory, as they have
been almost completed. Tie result Of
the adoption Of the new secret process
will be 10 resolutionize q portion Of the
work connected with the printing of the
paper money Of the United States. Un-
der the new process il will take just six
~ days less time 70 manufacture q bank
note than under the present method. pns
der the present process of printing paper
money the paper has 10 be thoroughly
soaked 10 water. While IL is in this
soaked condition one side Of the bill is
printed. The sheet Is then placed in a
steam room and kept under a high tenn
perature for thirty days. the time pecea-
sary for the ak to dry. The sheet is
again soaked IN tn first instance and
the revere sid Of 'Le bill printed, The
30-day drying / vcess then has 70 be re-
peated. In On. where a third impress
sion on the bin $ necessary. which IS
required when the printing is done In two
c%Oiors, the wetting aud drying process
has to be 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 It is
''starchedY 10 give it the crisp appear
ance. the starch soon wears out and the
bin becomes limp aud worn. In printing
bills ON paper which has been treated By
the new process no wetting is necessary.
The ink lases none Of its luster when APP
pifed to the paper, as under the old pro
cess. and IS thoroughly dry within forty
eight hours after the printing 5 lone
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"The number Of applicants, especially
Of women. for clerical places, is excessive.
Ia ~stenography aud typewriting only
those women who pass with "a average
p, 'eentage above ~ have any prospect
VI appointments. The supply Of male eli.
gibles III ste~nography aud tyfewriting is
barely equal 10 the demand, and male APP
p~licants proficient as stenograDhers and
typewriters have much greater prospects
Of appointment than other applicants. "
These are the words Of Encouragement
offered 30 women by the Civil Service
Commission in its report issued for the
fiscal year which ended on June 30. The
number Of women who took the examina-
lion far clerk during the year was I.0G3.
OF these wcmen s26 passed the examina.
ton. bus only nineteen We're appointed.
Men Rii5 took the same examination
nnnst er 2,03G. OF these l.T54 passed and
124 serc appointed. Male applicants for
poy.tions as stenographers numbered 4i8;
Of these 1876 passed and forty four we're
appointed, The number Of women who
tcuS Tie same examination was 202. Sew
cnty-seven II these passed and 1--WE Of
them received appointments Male appli-
canfs for the combined position Of stem
o~grapher aud typewriter number $40. of
these l65 pissed the examination amt
were appointed. The number of women
who took the combined examination was
3i5. Eighty-seven Of them passed and
tfty-two Of these were appointed. The
number If 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 we're appointed. The mum
b. of men who took the examination
was f0l. OF these 21T passed and 11G
were appointed to government positions.
The commission advises persons who can
not attain a high standing 10 avoid tax.
ing the examination for the railway mail
service.
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The expenses Of the White House
kitchen are much less, it is said, thar i.