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CAUSE OF WEIGHT sHRINKAGE.
Parcels Vary According to Atmos-
pheric Conditions.

Parcels Vary According to Atmos-
pheric Conditions.
There is another cause that contrib
utes to the diminution in the weight
of packages besides dishonest trades
men, namely, the atmosphere.
Mr.. Street, chief inspector of weights
and measures for the corporation Of
London, at a meeting of the Incorpo-
rated Society of Inspectors of Weights
and Measures, said that he had made
experiments with a View to seeing to
what extent the atmosphere affected
the weight of packet goods.
He took a bar of soap, weighing
two pounds 111a ounces, -Four days
later it had shrunk to pounds 8
four days it weighed 8 drains less. In
three weeks the soap had decreased
from 2 pounds 1112 ounces to 2 pounds
ounces. with tea the reverse is
the case" said Mr. Street. 'Tea is
sent over Theoretically sealed, and is
extremely dry. The consequence is
that when it is taken out to be weigh
ed up it absorbs moisture, and, there
fore, increases in weight
1.-The gross weight of a packet of
tea was l pound l ounce II drains.
Three days afterward it weighed 40
grains more. and three days later the
increase had risen to 1856 grains. But
ter, however, loses weight. Probably
in a week or so pound of butter
would weigh half an ounce less.
Coke is another article that In
creases in weight, and lends itself to
dishonesty.
'',ro take an extreme case" said the
inspector, II weighed "a pounds of
coke, which l placed in water. When
taken out and drained the weight of
this coke had increased by 5 pounds
10 ounces
Tobacco loses its moisture, and.
therefore diminishes in weight 1t will
be seen that If package of grocery is
short, it does not follow that the
tradesman is to blame, but that the
State of the air has something to do
with its decrease.-London Morning
Leader.
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SPOTTED FEVER.
Dread Disease Has Become Almost
Epidemic in Brooklyn.

Dread Disease Has Become Almost
Epidemic in Brooklyn.
Careful study of the surrounding con-
ditions and the history of the numer-
Gus cases is being made by the officers of
the health department in Brooklyn to
determine the cause and discover pre-
ventives OF the spread of spotted
fever" the scourge that has caused SO
deaths since Jan. /. Eleven deaths have
been reported within week, and al
though the health authorities are doing
all that can be done to prevent its
spreading over a large area, the disease
threatens to become epidemic Thus far
it is sporadic, and is not confined to any
particular section of the borough.
The majority of the cases have been
found in the tenement districts, and
persons of mature years have furnished
the greater number. The sudden devel
opment of the disease and its rapid pro-
gress defy treatment in most cases, and
the cures are only about 3 per cent.
Death follows the appearance of the
spots in from twenty-four hours TO four
days. Sometimes the end comes before
the attending physician can apprise the
health department. The only precaution
taken is TO bury the yistim within TWEEN
,y-four hours after death, after wrap
ping the body in winding sheet sat
urated with bichloride of mercury.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis is the tech
nical term for the disease. 1t is lot
new, but at no time in the medical his
tory of New York has it been so Ireva-
lent as now.
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UNION is NOW LIKELY.
Presbyterian Church North and South
May Unite.

Presbyterian Church North ara south
May Unite.
Of great significance to the adherents
of the Christian faith and of great and
far-reaching importance to the Presby-
terrain Church is the action OF the north
ern general assembly at Buffalo in re-
moving ell barriers against an organic
union of the northern and southern
branches of the church.
The long-deferred step toward unity
was taken in the adoption of resolution
declaring that the general assemblys re-
moves all aspersions and charges OF any
and every kind made by previous assem-
blies rejecting on the Christian charac-
ter of the Presbyterian Church IN the
United States, ard that it is ready at any
time to confer on the subject of closer
relations whenever such conference shall
be agreeable to the general assembly
of the church. Having cleared its rec
ord in this way the northern assembly
instructed its moderator to carry the
''olive branch" Immediately TO the south
ern Assem- bly,, which very promptly ex-
pressed its qualification at the action TAX
en-.
The Presbyterian Church, like many
other great organizations, split o2 the
question of loyalty to the Union at the
breaking out of the Civil War In May,
1861, the general assembly, meeting in
Philadelphia, adopted a paper in refer
enee to the Civil War which asserted
the loyalty of the church to the Union
and promised the support of all its
churches and ministers to the federal
government. As q result of this action
the representatives of forty-seven presby-
teries, commissioned for that purpose,
met in Augusta, Ga, in December, 1861,
and organized a new assembly, desig-
mated as the Presbyterian Church in
the Confederate States of America" The
cause assigned for the separation was
that the church had exceeded her rights
in pronouncing on a political question.
1t expressed no sympathy for the Con-
federate cause, but emphasized its pure
ly ecclesiastical mission.
With the passing away of the sectipal
bitterness engendered by the war the
northern and southern branches of the
church have naturally been drawn closer
together and overtures have been made
from time to time looking to organic
reunion theological differences do not
divide the two great bodies, and past
differences have almost disappeared.
There is also fair prospect of the
union of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. with $4,000 communicates,
with the Presbyterian Church IN the
North. 1t has made an overture for re-
union. That church seeded in 1910 be-
cause of differences as to the educa-
tional qualifications of ministers and also
as to doctrinal questions.
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the North Platte river to this point. The
waters thus stored will be used on lands
in eastern Wyoming, in the Goshen Hole
region south of the North Platte river,
and in western Nebraska.
The Bella Fourche project, South Da-
kota. involves the reclamation of lands
in the northeastern part of the Black
Hills, in Butte and Meade counties,
South Dakota. by the diversion OF the
waters of Belle Fourche river and the
storage of its food waters in basins east
of the town of Belle Fourche. From
reservoirs filed by a large feeder canal
from the river the waters will be dis
tributed 10 lands in the Belle Fourche
valley. where it is thought at least 90
600 acres may be reclaimed. about one
half Of which is in public ownership.
The Buford project, North Dakota. is
located on the west or left bank Of yell
lowstone river and involves a canal
about eighty miles long and covering
$4,000 acres OF land in Montana and
North Dakota. The cost is placed at
s. $50, 900.
The Hondo project in New Mexico is
located on Hondo river. a tributary OF
Pecos river in southeastern New Mex
leo. about twelve miles southwest from
the town of Roswell. in the county Of
Chsyes The river IS torrential in char
acter and the ordinary summer supply
Is already appropriated.
The Big Bend project. Washington,
contemplates the reclamation Of a large
body OF land surrounded partly by the
Columbsa river, which flows along the
northeriy and westerly sides
The Cody project. Wyoming. contcm-
plates the reclamation Of land on the
north side OF Shoshone river. in the town
Of Cody, IL Big Horn County.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
THAT Do-Nothing Congress.

The Republican newspapers are de-
Tending the majority party in Congress
from the charge that the late session
was a "do-nothing' session. They cite
the docket clerks compilation as ref
utation of the charge and point to the
1910 bills introduced as a monument
of their industry. The real ground of
criticism was not that Congress had
done nothing at all. but that it evaded
consideration of nearly all the legisla
ton promised in the Republican plat
form and the measures in which there
was widespread public interest Tar
if reform, reciprocity treaties. labor
laws, interstate commerce law amend
ments, financial legislation, statehood
| bills, the impeachment, of Judge
Swayne the Smoot case and a mum
Der of others, We're not considered; yet
thousands of private bills were passed
increasing or awarding pensions and
numerous bills in favor of claims and
other matters of personal interest to
constituents of Congressman. Private
bills of that nature which were passed
were in the ratio of to l of the pub
lie bills passed, and nearly all the pub
lie bills were for such local matters
as to give the right to railroads to
bridge rivers, for lighthouse stations,
for new terms of United States Dis
trict Courts, all of which may have
been meritorious measures, but can
net be classed as of general import
ance. Nor can it be aEgued that the
same condition always exists prior to
national election, for in the session
of Congress prior to the election of
1900. when similar political conditions
prevailed. the ratio of private to pub
lie bills PASSED was only 4 to 1.
When the Republican leaders deter
mined TO pass the appropriation bills
and "go home" it is possible that a
good many of the lesser lights of the
party did not approve the program, but
they are all equally guilty, for when
given an opportunity by Democratic
amendments, they were voted down
| by strict party vote. Also the bills
introduced by Democrats, which Gov
cred all the matters of public interest
they were not allowed even to be con.
sidered in the committees, or rejected
by party vote. So there is no es.
cape from the record made, that the
Republican party feared to go on rec
ord on bills of great Importance. OF
were so intent on a policy of coneilia
ton that they adopted the 'do-noth
ing program.
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OS~
By HOMIE DE BALzAc

ture must be. Be father to him; ali,
more than that, be an indulgent father!
Do not expect him TO give up his idle
ways all at once; it would kill him. And
you must lag everything before him,
Grandet-the struggle and the hardships
that he will have to face in the life that
| have spoiled for him. Work. which
was our salvation, can restore the for
tune which l have lost; and if he will
listen TO his fathers voice, let him leave
this country and go to the Indies. And,
brother. Charles is honest and energetic;
YOU will help him with his first trading
venture, know you will; he would soon
or die than not repay you. Even while
Charles is on his way l am compelled to
file my schedule. Ny affairs are all in
order; | am endeavoring so TO arrange
everything that it will be evident that
my failure is due neither to carelessness
nor to dishonesty, but simply to disasters
which l could not help. Is it not for
Charles sake that | take these pains
Farewell my brother. May heaven bless
you in every way for the generosity with
which you will accept and fulfill this
trust
w toto RAN G E-GUILLAUME
l..
$50 you are having a chat?" said old
Grandet, folding up the letter carefully
in the original creases and putting it
into his waistcoat pocket He looked
at his nephew in shy and embarrassed
way, seeking to dissemble his feelings
and his calculations. DO you feel
warmer%
Il am very comfortable. my dear I'M
Gle"
We'll, whatever are the women af-
terri his uncle went on. Eugene and
Mime. Grandet came into the room as he
spoke. rs everything ready upstairs?"
Yes, father"
very well, then, nephew. if you are
feeling tired Nanon will show you to
your room. There is nothing very smart
in it, but you will overlook that here
among poor vine growers who never
have penny to bless themselves with.
The taxes swallow up every thing we
have"
1--WE don't want to be intrusive, Gran
det," said the banker. You and your
nephew may have some things to talk
over; we will wish you good evening.
Good-by till tomorrow"
Every one rose at this and took leave
after their several fashions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
The Day of His Youth.

When Mr. Person, the prosperous
dry goods merchant, went to see his
New Hampshire relatives on his way
to the White Mountains. many things
which amused and pleased him were
shown to him.
why, | haven't seen a wreath of
pressed autumn leaves or a bunch Of
wax flowers for thirty-five years" he
said. genially. I'D forgotten there
were such things And if here isn't
the family album. with gilt clasps!'
Il guess there are some folks in that
alum you'll remember" said his
cousin Lavinia. opening the book and
laying it on his knee while she bent
over his shoulder 10 act IS Snowman.
"RecoIlect that first faceE'
That's Aunt Lucy" shouted the
visitor. land that's you TEXT to her,
with those corkscrew curlsr'
They were natural" said Miss La
yinia. sharply.
And there's Cousin Abijah. as stiff
as a ramrod." continued the city man,
"and William. Now. I'll leave it to
Won. Lavinia. if you ever saw anything
greener than William in that picture
unless it's Sam here in his Sunday
clothesT
There's one picture I've always con-
sidered about the greenest of the lot-"
said Miss Lavinia. as with unerring
fingers she turned TO the faded photo
graph of thin, shsrp-featured boy
with buiging eyes, and pair of enor-
nous hands dangling at his sides
The dry goods merchant looked at
the features of this discouraging youth
and a slight color grew and spread
over his usually self-satisfed counte-
nance.
"Lavinia,H he said. closing the al
bum with q snap that nearly caught
his cousins fingers, Il think I'll so out
and see the cows"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
Time to Make a Change.

Now is the propitious moment for
q change. Let US try the Democrats
for a while. They have been long
suffering and patient They have been
persistent and viriIe in existence. For
months and years they have looked
forward to a new rising of Presiden-
6aI sun. Candidly, and without fat
terry TO anybody. they can be no worse
than the Republicans have become.
Perhaps after they have enjoyed power
Cor a matter Of twenty or twenty-five
gears and have occasionally bleared
Their inteIlects and virtues with the
ntoxication Of power, 1t may be Just
and even generous 10 turn them out
But that viii be when the great ma
tnxity Of the commanding men Of to-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
IRRiGATE THE WEST.
GREAT PROJECTS TO RECLAIM
The DESERT.
Twenty-seven Million Dollars TO Be tx
pended in Constructing Fourteen
Great Irrigation Projects Through
out Arid Lands of the West.

An appropriation of $27. 100000 of the
reclamation fund for the construction of
fourteen irrigation projects in the arid
West has been decided upon by the Sec
rotary of the Interior, who has approved
the plans of the engineers for works in
Arizona, California. Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Next
co, North Dakota, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Utah and Wyoming.
Actual constructors has already begun
on the Salt river project in Arizona and
on the Truekee project in Nevada. Each
Of these projects involves construc-
tive cost of $3000,0O0.
The sum of $2,500,0O0 Is reserved for
the completion of the Uncompahgre pro-
ject in Montrose and Delta counties Of
Colorado on the west side of the main
ridge of the Rocky mountains.
In Idaho the sum of 100000 has
been professionally allotted for the car
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within the United States will be adopt

within the United States will be adopt
ed.
When it was determined that the
Sweetwater reservoir probably could not
re filed owing to an inadequate water
supply, search was made for other reser-
voir sites, and one was found on the
North Platte river about three miles he
low the mouth of Sweetwater river. This
is at the beginning of the canyon through
the Rattlesnake range.
A dam constructed here will be 20 feet
in length at the bottom, 200 feet high
and about $50 feet long at the top. Sur
veys show the superficial area of the res
eryoir thus created to be ahost $4,000
acres and the capacity 1.0S0.000 acre
feet. 1t is probable that it will hold all
the food and surplus water flowing in
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aside from these things one looks in
vain for evidence of the explosion in the
photograph. The powder used by our
navy is of the smokeless kind. One-haif
of a charge is always kept in sealed
copper cylinder and is seldom removed,
except for testing. When one considers
that the brass work of the handling room
of the Missouri was melted by the ter
rife heat it is strange that these copper
cylinders lying in the different maya
zines grouped around the handling room
did not suffer a &ke fate. In the latter
event it is doubtful if any one on the
ship would have escaped.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
4he Limit

Why not extend the service pension
principle to the full socialistic limit
and pension all American citizens who
are half incapacitated" by having
reached the age of sixty-two. Out
upon this halfway paternalism.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

The Department of Commerce and
Labor has issued statement showing
tbs cost of government of the principal
countries of the world. The statement
is based on statistics of the year 1903,
the latest available from foreign ccun-
tries. 1t shows the population, the
expenditure and the per capita ex-
penditure of each nation treated, with
the result that the cost of our govern
ment is the lowest on the list From
the data on the statement the following
preparative table is provided:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
THE DAMAGED MISSOURI.
Little Evidence of the Recent Elk p1osion
in Picture.

The most surprising feature Of the re-
cent explosion on the battleship Missouri,
in which thirty-four young men lost their
lives, is the fact that the vessel was
not blown to atoms. Looking at the pho
tograph here presented, and which was
taken shortly after the calamity occur
red, one can see little evidence of the
disaster. There are broken rails at the
sides, the turret is powder stained and
one of the guns is out of position, but
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

The Navy Department has refused to
grant a third trial for the cruiser Den
yer, which was delivered to the govern
ment under contract and the payment to
the contractors viii be made on the basis
OF the showing Of that vessel at her last
trial
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31
PostofTice and other Scandals.

POStOthCe and Other scandals
If the Republican leaders of Con-
gress had been certain there were no
more frauds and scandals to be ex-
posed in the postoffice and other de-
partments, would they have voted, as
they did, to prevent thorough investi-
CATION? It would certainly have been
10 their political advantage to have
allowed the Democrats a free hand
to investigate, if there was nothing to
cover up.
AS far as Mr. Bristow was allowed
to go he discovered everywhere fraud
and corruption, but he only investi-
gated one bureau ard serious charges
haze been made that other bureaus are
also rotten. The Postmaster General
was opposed to the Bristow investiga-
ton and stoutly maintained that
nothing was the matter" until the
exposure was so imminent that he had
to change his tune. To discover and
expose any more scandals before
election" would be disastrous, so all
the attempts of tie Democrats to pass
a resolution through Congress were de-
feated by Republican votes.
When Senator Lodge in speaking
against the passing of the resolution
for Investigation said that Sin our own
time and in our own way" the further
investigation of the Postoffice Depart
ment would proceed, he virtually adj
mitted that more flaud and more
scandals were known to exist by the
Republican leaders. I'm our own
time" will probably be after election.
I'm our own way viii be pretty sure
to protect the big rascals and let a
few OF the small ones feel the weight
OF the law.
There never yet has been or prob
ably will be a one-sided investigation
that will expose all the misdoings of
its own partisans. A Congressional in
vestigation would have representatives
Of both parties and the political ad-
vantage to have accrued TO the Demo
Gratis to expose the party in power
would have been an incentive 10
thorough oyerhauling of the whole
Postoffice Department. AS Senator
Lodge is known to voice the political
feelings of President Roosevelt. he
must have approved this ''our own
time and our own way" program and
the tips from the White House must
also have reached the lesser Republi-
ran lights, for they all voted against
Investigation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

In late years the first session Of a
Congress has usually lasted long into
the warm weather, even in "Presiden-
tial" years. The adjournment Of the
fifty eighth Congress this year was
unusually early. The Eighth Congress
closed its first session on March q,
1904, more than month earlier. But
then, a country Of eighty million peo-
pie has more business for fits Iegisls-
tors than a countr.i Of six millions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

The Fifty-eighth Congress appropri-
ated $7S1,574, 629.99 In this amount
is included all the regular annual bills,
deficiencies, amounts authorized by
special acts. etc. If from this amount
there shall be deducted contributions
to the sinking fund and amounts ap-
propriated for deficiencies there will
be left approximately $700.000,000 as
the expenditures authorized for the
operation of the government during
the next fiscal year Analysis OF the
appropriate is interesting. The reg
ular annual appropriations amount to
$612, 800, 966.06; deficiencies to S26.S01,-
1898; miscellaneous to $1.000,000;
permanent appropriations to $141,4T1,-
$40 The increases in appropriation
bills of 1905 over 1904 aggregate $685.
510,t23.97 Increases of separate bills
FoI1ovxvc.
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The total appropriations at the re
cent session Of Congress amounted TO
S7SI, 574. 629.99. OF this total, about
$50 100000 is for the sinking fund or
for deficiencies in the previous year.
leaving the amount of expenditures
authorized during the next fiscal
year a little less than S7OOOO0,OO0.
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Rennh1icana, I.iahilitr.

The Republicans in 1898 and 1900
had the personality Of William Nc
Kinley as an asset. To-day they lave
the personality of Theodore Roosevelt
as q liability.-Hoosick Falls Demo
crat.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

day will have been called to an &C
count even more rigid and condign
than the voice of the electorate of the
greatest republic the world has
known.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

Harrison White, aged 81 years. died
at his home in Sedalia, Mo. He was the
father Of seventeen children. Eleven Of
them and his wife survive him
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Countries.

A study of this table shows that the
cost Of monarchical forms of govern
ment is more expensive than republi-
can. For instance, the per capita cost
of Great Britain is $21.39. while the
cost Of our government is but $7.97.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

w. A. J. Sparks, former Congress
man, who for many year, was prominent
In Missouri and Illinois politics. died at
his residence In St. LouiA
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

A woman never realizes that she has
done something wonderful after step
ping backward on a street car and
escaping with her hfe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-31

A careful study of the figures shows
that the increases in appropriations
for the civil establishment greatly ex-
coed those for the military establish
ment, the military appropriations, as
a matter of fact. showing decrease
Of almost $10,000,0O0.