The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Regulations on these subjects will be
issued later.
The rules announced are stringent and
are in line with the idea of the best
authorities on sanitation, preservatives,
dyes, chemical and condemnation of dis
eased carcasses.
The general regulations provide that
the inspection shall cover all slaughter
ing, packing, meat canning, sailing, rem
dering or similar establishments whose
products enter into interstate or foreign
commerce. The only establishments
which may be exempted by the Secretary
of Agriculture are retail butchers supply
ing their customers in interstate or
foreign trade.
All animals, carcasses and meat prod
ucts will be subjected to rigid inspec-
ton. Reinspection will be had wherever
necessary.
The Bureau of Insular Affairs has an
nounced that the $I,5oo,ooo Philippine
temporary certificate of indebtedness
maturing September will be retired by
the issue of $1,000 600 4 per cent certif-
Gates running for one year and the pay.
ment of the remainder in cash. The new
issue of certificates will be in the denomi-
nation of $1,000, dated September I, and
are exempt from all taxation.
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1t is announced that there will be
new morning paper in Washington, &c,
to be called the Washington Herald, to
sell for one cent, and to be independent
in politics. The first publication of the
paper is set for September IS. The
editor and moving spirit in the enter
prise is Scott Bone, for nearly twenty
years managing editor of the Washing
ton Post before that paper had come
under the control of John R. Mclean.
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AS result of recommendations made
by George Winter, the English tailor
"AOHSAs " tAAo NOhAtAJ ny hAC w az
Department to remodel the uniforms fur
nished to enlisted men, changes in the
uniforms of the United States Army will
be made. While neither the color nor
general style of the uniform will be
changed, it will be given better cut,
more "natty" appearance and is expected
to be more pleasing to the enlisted men
themselves.
There will be new overcoat for en-
listed men in the army, modelled on the
lines of the present overcoat, but made
much fuller in the back. 1t will be
double breasted, but the two rows of but
tons will be much farther apart than in
the present overcoat; there will be cuffs on
the sleeves and the skirts will be cut with
a flare.
The cut of the olive-drab and khaki
service coat will be changed. 1t will have
two Sits in the back skirt, pleated patch
pockets, two VS. at the collar and darts in
front. The waist will be closer and the
shoulders wider, thus making the coat
much more becoming than the present
straight up-and-down affair.
Improvement in the cut of the olive
drab and khaki service breeches for
mounted troops has also been made on
the recommendation of Mr.. Winter.
These breaches will be cut with much
more fullness in the thighs and more
length in back breadth.
The olive drab and khaki trousers for
dismounted troops will be cut full on the
thigh to below the knee, where they will
have seam and will be comparatively
tight from there down. They will be
laced the same as cavalry breeches, as
they are always worn with leggins.
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Interesting data about Annapolis, Cum
berland, Frederick and Hagerstown are
contained in monograph just issued by
the Census Bureau giving statistics of
cities having a population of 5000 to
$4,000 in the United States. These are
the only Maryland cities falling within
the mentioned limit population.
According to the monograph Annapolis
had population of 1904 in 1890, S,525
in 1900, SOY in 1901, 5000 in 1902 and
S,SoI in 1903, and an area of 1874 acres.
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