Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-20

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During the nine months ended with
March the total commerce of the phil-
ippine Islands increased in value more
than a million dollars. according to a
statement given out at the bureau OF
ipSllar affairs. Excluding gold and
silver aud United States government
purchases. the total value of merchan-
disc imported was $25,927 .024. and of
exports, $22,256 $50. per cent in
crease in imports and per cent de-
crease Ii. exporss. Aside from rice,
the United States for the first time
leads in the amount of merchandise
sent TO the islands while the outgoing
trade with the principal countries
shows decline in the value OF ship
ments to the United States. more than
100000 of the loss being credited to
sugar exports, and 100000 to hemp.
Tie figures on the carrying trade show
GA increase in volume of business done
under the American flag. the amount
carried to the islands being 81, 535, OPT.
while $2.227,SO5 Of the exports left
the islands under the American flag,
British vessels took Sls,172.s1e.
An expedition under charge OK the
Navy Department has been busy all
this summer at Kyska Island, one of
the most remote Of the Aleutians, max
ing the preliminary surveys and 9th
er arrangements for the establishment
OF naval coaling station at Kyska
harbor. This harbor is excellent, and
it is said that it can be easily forti-
fed. 1t is proposed to make it q base
for the operations Of the Pacific feet.
Kyska which is in longitude one hun
dred and seyenty-seven east, is much
nearer Japan and Siberia than it is TO
our own mainland south Of Alaska. No
foreign military officers have been al
lowed to visit the place, and Americans
know little Of the detailed plans of
the government. The island will con-
tain one of the wireless telegraph sta
tons of the Navy Department.
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Near Columbus, Bartholomew Coun-
ty, Ind, is the center man of the popu-
lation of the whole United States. The
census bureau has found that the ex-
act center of population at the census
of 1900 was in latitude 80 degrees Q
minutes and SO seconds north, longi-
tude So degrees, s minutes. and 81 sec
onds west. If a person is t.esirous of
visiting the spot better idea of its To-
cation can be had by asking most any
resident of Columbus. Almost invari-
ably the answer to such a question will
be: Five miles southwest of Column
bus, in Hen Marrs barn lot" The cen
ter was recently marked by monu-
ment
What a burden the undesirable inn
migrants are to the United States is
clear from the last report of Immlgra-
ton Commissioner Sargent. AS the re-
suit Of careful Investigation by spe-
clad inspectors he has found that there
are 2S,939 males and 1868 females in
the penal and charitable institutions of
the United States who have arrived
here within the last five years and
are not citizens. OF these, 20,279 are
insane, 14,604 are paupers, 1896 are
imprisoned for grave crimes. and $3.50
for minor offenses. The institutions In
| the neighborhood of New York show
the largest percentage of such aliens.
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The wealth of the United States, as
recorded in 1850 ffty-four years ago,
was S7,135, 100000 which is not such
a small sum of money if one were to
take the trouble to count it. In 1900.
however, this sum had increased to
the staggering estimate of $94, 100000
600. and the statisticans figure that in
| 1910 the total will have reached $13S,
| 600, 100000 If there is any truth in
the old proverb that Money makes the
mare CO." that quadruped must travel
with very feet foot in Uncle Sans
domain.
The most beautiful volume in the
Congressional Library is a Bible which
was transcribed on parchment by a
monk in the sixteenth century. The
general lettering is in the German text,
each letter is perfect. and there is not
a scratch or blot from lid to lid. Each
chapter begins with large Illuminated
letter, in which is drawn the figure Of
saint, some incident of whom the
chapter tells.
1t is an interesting fact that while
| in our House of Representatives there
were recently 236 lawyers in mem
hership of 357, the British House of
Commons had but 100 lawyers in Il
total of go. and the French Chamber
130 lawyers among JS4 deputies.
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Census bureau figures show that di-
vorces are increasing, and that five out
of every 1000 men who have been
married were living in a state of di-
yorce. The figures affect nearly all or
equations.
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Congressman and Senator'S from AL
over the United states will watch close
" the election returns from the Sew
enth Kansas District this fail. II win
| be a test case as 10 what government
garden seeds VII do for man. Be
sides his regular apportionment of r.
900 packages. Congressman Murdoch
has talked other Congressman ont Of
10000 packages.
Short Personals.
Paymaster Henry &. Machettc. L. $.
\. lied a few. DAYS ago il Washington.