The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

farmer. The income to the department
from all sources, including the direct
revenues from forest
and the allowance for public
printing Is a little more than S11.000,-
900 year. When the new meat in
spection law, the work Of exterminat-
ing the cattle fever, tick. and the
gypsy and brown-tailed moth, and the
irrigation of dry land farming have
been put In operation, the department
win have pay roll Of over 5000 per-
sons. About half of these are scien-
lists, trained along special lines. The
average salary is less than 5000 year.
Over 100000 pieces of literature are
circulated each year, and this amount
will be greatly increased as new lines
of investigation are begun. One Of the
new lines provided for this year Is
grain inspection, and this promises to
be one of the largest fields Of scien-
tific labor.
The census burea will soon begin
collection of marriage and divorce sta
tistlcs under the census authorized by
Congress. A few special agents will
90 into the field at once TO confer with
county authorities and others as to
scope Of the information available.
Over 200 clerks will be sent ont to
gather statistics on marriage and d.
vorce from the records OF counties,
State courts and like available sources
of information. It Is the intention to
Gather data In large centers like New
Iark and Chicago this summer, and
later to obtain It In the rural districts.
The census win cover the Inst twenty
years. President Roosevelt 10 deeply
interested In 1t. Uniform divorce iegis.
lation In the States Is expected to grow
but of it.
.:..
Nowhere In the world are bank de-
posits Increasing In greater ratio than
In the United States. The French. just
ly famed for their economy and saving
proclivities, are easily outclassed BIZ
the Americans. rcputed spendthrifts
and the most extravagant people ON
earth. Official figures just at hand
show that In France from 1885 TO 1903
bank deposits increased from SIS, o00.-
COO to s57e000, 600. or 2is per cent. In
the United States during the same
years the deposits increased from 81
2fS.O000O0 20 4.Ts5, QUO. 600. or I'll per
cent. This great increase Is properly
ciiargeable TO the prosperity enjoyed In
the United States rather than TO a
healthy growth OF the habit Of economy.
49,
Hereafter every man In the military
service of the United States Will have
his thumb print taken and fled with
the records Of his enlistment, 30 that
there may be no mistake In his idenfi-
fication whether dead or alive. The
impression Of different fingers win also
be taken. 50 that the loss Of q thumb
would not shut on means Of identified
ton This system has been adopted on
OF board appointed
by Acting Secretary Ainsworth. The
board found that the chances OF finger
prints Of two persons being alike was
one In $4,000, 100000. The system will
also be employed for the detection OF
dsserters and to prevent fraudulent In
dorsements.
The Postmaster General has issued a
fraud order against the vineless pota-
TO Company OF Chicago. which has been
advertising a substance at $3.50 per
bottle known as potatine, which was
guaranteed TO produce as many pcta-
toes In d bin OF sawdust, without vines
or foliage. as could be grown on an acre
Of ground, within period Of sixty
days.
49,
A statement made by the Secretary
Of the Interior showing the allotment
Of funds under the provisions OF the
irrigation act. says that the
sum Of $41,000,000 deriyable from the
sale OF public lands is available for
this purpose. Work viii be continued
or begun In fifteen western States.
49,
A force OF fifteen special agents OF
he Interior Department which had
been furloughed for several months on
account Of lack OF funds, resumed az
yressive investigation Of land frauds In
he Western and Southern States under
he appropriation which became effec-
i've July ].
$50
The Isthmian Canal Commission has
ssued Invitations for proposals 10 fur
nish not less than $500 Chinese labor
r. for canal construction over q period
II not less than two years. The work
ng day Is b consist Of ten hours. with
III overtime paid for Mt the time-and-
l-hak rate.
49,
The War Department has awarded
he entire Issue Of Philippine bonds to
he amount OF 100000 to Fiske &
Robinson. New York. az f022s These
,ertifcates bear per cent Interest. are
In one year and are accept
lbie IS security for public deposits. II
: the sixth issue or its Kind.