Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-06-14

duty whatever. The saint was finally
apprised at $50, upon which valuation
the conslgnee paid duty under protest,
stating that he should appeal to the
Secretary of the Treasury for revision
of this decision. We wait anxiouslv
whether Mr.. Sherman will maintain this
invidious distinction between the crude
and manufactured article in the sacred
relic line.
The census enumerators are now 60
lug their rounds, collecting the statis-
tics of population in this city, and are
required to complete their work by the
middle of the month.
In past census years there has been
no little complaint, especially in the
larger cities, which are ambitious that
there should be no detraction from their
Importance in the tables of statistics,
that their population has not been fully
and accurately reported. In 1870 the
grumbling was SO loud in this city and
Philadelphia, after the first returns
were made, that second enumeration
was ordered. This year preparations
were made for having as complete an
enumeration as possible. 1t is obvi-
ously desirable that the census of pop
ulation in large cities should be taken
IN the shortest time practicable, on &C
count of the constant shifting about of
the people In London it is done in a
single day, and at the season when the
population may be regarded as fullest
/ and most stable. There is really no
reason why the same thing should not
be done here, but in 1870 the work was
allowed to 60 on from the 1st of June
to the 10th of September. During a
large part of this time many people
were out of town, and changes of resi-
dence must have taken place in town
which rendered omissions and duplica.
tions unavoidable.
Few can appreciate the difficulty in
obtaining correct information. In the
tenement districts the enumerators are
repulsed and deceived. I accompanied
one the other day, and together we as
sailed tenement that was the home O.
thirty-four families, averaging six per
sons in each household Think of it
two hundred and four human beings il
one house. One of the matrons oblig
ingly gave the necessary information
Her family numbered seven. The cid
est was nineteen years old; when sh
was asked her own age, she demurel.
gave it as thirty years. You may sa.
it was impertinent to ask a lady's age
and the deceptive answer was well de
served, but she was put down at fort,
all the same. The work is progressin,
and will, no doubt, be finished in time
The people here had scarcely recov
cred from the effects of the swelterin
heat during the past week, and wer
dreaming of comfort and happiness
when the innovation of 1900 Knight
of the Medical Profession caused ther
to be terrified to very alarming ez
tent. When it was learned that thes
heroes of the saw and lancet were her
for the purpose of holding their SIS
annual convention, peace and quiet wa
soon restored. Itwas certainly unplea'
ant and unkind of them to come int
our midst without previously amour
ing their purpose. The presence of s.
: many careworn, baldheaded, broadclotl
| ed doctors, caused US to think some new
, Undiscovered epidemic had broken GU
in our city. And now they have de
parted for their homes we can breath
: freer. RADIx.