Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-28

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Thus far the present fiscal year the
expenditures of the Government ex-
coed the receipts by $24.S14.550. 1t
generally has been conceded that the
escape of a deficit larger than that
which confronts the Government at
the end of the present fiscal year on
June 30 could be accomplished only by
Congress exercising scrupulous econ
omy. Leaving out of consideration the
ures, which are characterized as pork
bills it is clear that appropriations OF
this session, now in sight, will exceed
those of last session by at least $780,
100000. That is to say. the appropri-
ations practically agreed on will be
that much in excess of the public
money voted by the last regular ses-
sion, 1t now appears the river and
harbor bill will carry at least $4,000
600. There is companion pork bill'
III Lie plOl1C ldD. anu II
was stated there is to be an omnibus
public building bill carrying about $10,-
100000. There also is to be an omni-
bus claims bill which will carry, per-
haps, 100000 more. In sight there
is an excess over last years appropria-
tons of practically $4000O,000.
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Though the people of Washington
may be fond of their innocent little
superstitions, such things do not go
at the White House. There is no SUI
perstition there. Evidence of this is
found in the fact that under the
Roosevelt regime it has been found
1900 is the number of copies of the
Presidents addresses and messages
needed for circulation. and hence that
is the size of the order sent to the
government printing office. The print
ing office people are not free from SUI
perstition, and they have implored the
President to make his order 1900 or
1,40O so that bad luck may not come
upon the shop. The President has
cruelty declined to cater to their SUI
perstition and the orders stand at
1900. The printing office people get
around the difficulty by invariably
sending up 1,400 copies.
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During the year 1904, $50 charters
for national banks were applied for
and approved by the Comptroller of
the Currency, But only 1876 banks
were actually organized This differ
ence is due to the fact that some apph-
cations that have been approved have
been subsequently abandoned, and, in
other cases, delay occurred in the COM
pletion of the organization and addi-
tional time has been granted. The
practice of the Comptrollers Office is
to approve the organization of bank
and to reserve the title for a period of
sixty days, and to grant an extension
of time, if toward the expiration Of
that period good and satisfactory rea-
sons are given for delay in completing
the organization.
According to United States Consul
Bergh at Gothenburg in report to the
State Department, the Swedish gov
eminent is seriously considering plans
for promoting the return to Sweden of
such Swedish immigrants to the Unit
ed States as are able to invest money
in real estate AS a step in that d.
rection it is proposed to send agents to
the States in the American Union
having the largest Scandinavian popu-
lation for the purpose of investigating
the conditions there, and using the
information obtained for the purpose
mentioned.
Chemist Wiley, of the Agricultural
Department, reiterates his statement
that ''at least So per cent, if not more,
of the whisky sold over the bar in the
United States is not straight whisky.
1t is compound of the neutral spirit
or alcohol artificially colored and oft
en- favored with artificial essences,
and sometimes mixed with more or
less straight whisky to give it flavor"
The statement ought to be an effective
temperance document, all the more so
since the effects of this compound
bear out DR.. Wiley's analysis.
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More than 100000 names are now
on the pension roll of the Uhited
States, the exact number being 1,000,-
7S1. an increase of 1874 since June 30.
From present indications it will be en-
larged further as a result of the ope-
rations of order No. rs, which is adding
thousands of veterans who previously
were ineligible. One marked effect of
the rule providing for old age pensions
is the decrease in the work of the Pen
sion Bureau.
BY a recent decision of the Post
master General, all letters dropped in
rural free delivery mail boxes must
pay the same postage as If
they were dropped in the or
binary postoftice and this, too,
even if the letters be intended for the
family on whose gate-post the box is
nailed. 1t is safe to say that this rul-
ing will not be popular with the own
ers of the letter-boxes.
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The Department of Agriculture has
imported, from the Barbados, some
woolless sheep for the warm South
ern States. The ordinary fieece-bear-
ing sheep cannot stand the heat with
out spelling the flavor of the mutton,
but it is hoped that the new, naked
species will not object to the climate.
In this progressive era it is expected
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