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We are now to know for six days in
advance what we may expect the
weather to be. The United States
Weather Bureau has had one of its
meteorologists at work for long time
making forecasts forseveral days ahead,
and he has been so successful that he
is to continue the work, and the bureau
will publish his predictions. He has
been enabled to make the predictions
by receiving news of the atmospheric
y conditions prevailing over almost the
whole of the northern hemisphere. The
bureau has lately made arrangements to
receive daily reports from the Russian
meteorological service, and for some
time it has been receiving similar re-
ports from the west coast of Europe,
from the West Indies, from Bermuda,
the Azores, Bahama and Honolulu. In
a few months reports will be received
from the interior of Alaska, and within
year from Iceland. With information
of the atmospheric conditions within
and around the arctic circle, 1t will be
possible to forecast pretty clearly the
place of the meeting of the air currents
from the south with those from the
north, with a consequent increase in
accuracy of all weather forecasts. Rain
and snow are caused, as the reader
knows, when a cold air current meets
n warm current saturated with moist
ure. Therefore the more one can learn
about the existence and direction of the
air movements the more accurately can
he predict storms.
The regulations for the enforcement
promulgated by the Department of Ag-
riculture,. require that ingredients Of
the package shall be stated precisely
that 40 deleterious or coloring matter
shall be used even in the manufacture
Of candy, and that authorizations shall
be prohibited, but not to bar standard
drugs, provided they are branded so as
to show their actual strength or purity.
The label must bear the name of the
product, the place of manufacture and
must show whittier the article is a mix
ture or blend. Mineral substances of
all kinds are forbidden in confection-
cry, and no substance may be used
with any food product which reduces
its quality or strength. The term
blend" applies to mixtures of like sub
stances.
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time in acquainting himself with the
leaders of the opposing factions in
Cuba, and has accepted the resignation
of Assistant Secretary Nora and Prison
Governor MontalvO, who were believed
to be responsible for the electoral ir-
regularities which brought on the re-
cent uprising. The Governor visited
the national insane asylum at Mazoara
and unearthed a shocking condition,
many of the sick being without bed or
bedding or clothes, Notwithstanding the
fact that the managers admitted having
$1,000 on hand. Investigations have
been begun and orders given to imme-
diately improve conditions.
Cuba will learn when Uncle San.
presents his bill that she cannot dance
without paying the fiddler. When he
made her free and independent re-
public it was on condition that she be-
have herself and that life and property
be made Safe. She proved herself in
competent to maintain the stability Of
the republic and as a consequence the
United States had to interfere. AL
ready our military department has ex-
pended over $1,00O,0OO and Cuba will
he expected TO pay it. How much more
| our bill will be before we again trust
the reins to the Cubans time alone can
tell.
Chief Chemist Wiley Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has organized an
other squad Of men in his laboratory
at Washington who will eat regular
food products containing saltpeter, for
the purpose of testing it's effect upon
the human system. This experiment
| will last about four weeks, during the !
first half of which the men will eat
pure food and during the last half of
which they will receive a saltpeter diet.
1t Is also rumored that Dr. Wiley will
start a series of experiments to deter
mine the effect Of alcoholic drinks on
the human stomach.
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seventy fewer names were on the pen
sion roll at the close of the last fiscal
year than at it's beginning. This is the