Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17

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An examination of candidates for
the new women's nurse corps Of the
United States navy was recently held
in Washington. OF those who passed,
twenty young women have been select
ed to take preliminary course in the
Navy Medical School. There they win
study for six months, at the end of
which time they will be examined
again, and if they pass, will be assign
ed to one of the eighteen naval hospi-
tails in the country as nurses. 1t is in
tended that they shall be the nucleus
of corps which win eventually num-
Der one hundred and fifty highly train
ed nurses, some of whom viii be sta
toned in the naval hospitals in Yoke
hama, Honolulu and Manila. The wom-
an selected TO organize the new corps
is Miss Esther " Hassan, who is Dot
only an experienced nurse, but has seen
service in the relief corps in Cuba, Per
70 Rico, the Philippines, and various
army camps in the United States
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One of the steam shovels engaged in
work on the Panama canal, in the OPP
Grafton Of which more than 800 Nm-
| ployes were engaged, recently lifted
out quantity of dynamite which is
described in an official report as be
ing more than buShel." What would
| have happened if the shovel had struck
the dynamite instead of the earth
around it is easy to imagine The ex-
plosive was in sticks three-Quarters Of
an inch in diameter and FIVE inches
| long, and the cartridges bore the trade
mark of French manufacturer of dy-
Mantle and date which appeared TO
be November %, 1887. Unquestionably
| the dynamite was put in by the French
and either failed TO explode or was
abandoned when the work ceased on
that part of the French waterway. The
dynamite appeared to be in perfect
condition.
The board of food and drug inspec-
| ton of the department of agriculture
held meeting at which Secretary VIII
son presided. TO hear testimony on the
subject of 'bleachedr flour which some
millers claim should be branded
'bleached," on the ground that it is in
ferior to -four with which ii completes.
The only firm represented ut the hear
ing was the Alsop Process Company,
which asked further time to testify
and submit the result of tests favor
able to "bleached" -four, Several let
ters were read from dealers in opposi-
ton to "bleached" -four. Secretary
Wilson decided to postpone the hear
ing until about Nov. 10, when testi-
mony will be taken
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A new issue of postage stamps sug
gested hy Postmaster General Meyer
has just been competed by the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, the object
being to attain greater simplicity
within artistic bounds. The new
stamps are to be in the denominations
of /, 2, 8, 4, 3, 6, s, 10, 10, 80 cents
and 81. In each case the portrait used
IS in profile, and the only decoration
being laurel leaves on each side of the
ellipse The l cent siemp contains
the head of Franklin, ana all the rest
the head of Washington The coleys
are the reds and blues OF the early
stamps. There is a minimum of let
tering.
Evelyn b. Baldwin, the explorer, in
tends to drift in search Of the north
pole He has been studying the tides
and currents and told the president
that the jeanette expedition and the
records made by the later arctic par
ties convinced him that drifting with
the ice foes is a simple and feasible
method of reaching the pole.
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The provisionalmonthly statementof
the stock of gold and silver coin in the
United States on Oct /, prepared by
the director Of the mint, gives The
amount as S2,244,11S,551, which EN-
braces $1,530,os7, 40 in gold and STA
031,072 in silver coins There has
been an increase in the stock OF coin
since Dec. 81. 1907, of $so,335,2ss in
gold and $G,033,sG7 in silver.
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Protest has been made to the UniteA
States government by an angry father
in the middle west, who would have
certain forms Of advertising now in use
in that part Of the United States con
demned and forbidden the mails. He
claims that a letter from patent
medicine house caused his wife to have
Mysteries. The postofIice department
can suggest no remedy.
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The army dirigble balloon No.
bought from Captain Baldwin last sum
mer is being overhauled preparatory 10
a. series of test flights by the army
officers at Fort Meyer Experiment.
with wireless telegraph will be con.
Quoted and flights over the country
surrounding Washington viii DO made.
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The abstract Of the reports Of the
condition of the 6,s53 national banks.
under a call issued By the comptroller
Of the currency for statements as Of
Sept. %, 1898, furnishes evidence, In
the opinion OF treasury officials. o.
vastly improved business conditions.
The most remarkable Of the totals
given is as to individual deposits, which
have increased during the last seven
months from s4.105,sl5.4ls 10 si.5ss-
49, G5, a difference OF S443.oo0,O00.
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The President IS preparing for his
big game hunt in Africa, and is the re-
eiplent Of offers Of manufacturers of
rearms from al parts Of the country.