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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-10-19

ROBERT r. PORTER. JOHN S. BILLINGS.
DAVID T. DAY. FRANK n. WILLIAMS.
goes without saying that congress in
tended the census Of 1900 to be the most
minute and complete ever taken in thia
or any other country, and it is almost
encouragement to learn at the start that
the completed work will consist of al
least twenty five quarto volumes, as the
last did of twenty-five. However, the
bureau Is already organized, and will
have some 1900 clerks, so that the work
will be finished in much shorter time
than was the census Of 1880, and the
volume will be so divided and the facts
so classified that one can find what he
wants any minute.
Some of the features will be quite
novel. In addition to the standard tables
on population, race, color, sex, age and
nationality, tho vast statistics OF produc.
ton in all branches and the summaries
on disease, crime, pauperism, illiteracy,
etc., as in the tenth census, there will be
minute specifications Of the gas wells and
products, debts, taxation, mortgages and
all other items bearing on the social con-
dition of the people, and q complete emu
meration Of the veterans of the war for
the Union and their place Of residence.
In short, any good calculator can take
the tables and in few minutes summa-
rizo the condition Of any class or section.
tell what his chances for long life are in
any particular district, what diseases he
will bo liable to in each place and many
other curious things.
DIR. John S. Billings will summarize
the vital statistics and deduce from them
some axioms of general application, and,
as he is known throughout the civilized
world for skill in this line. the results
will be more valuable than usual Mr..
Henry Gannett, geographer to the bu-
reau, as he was in 1880, has divided the
country into 175 districts. over each of
which there will be supervisor, who
will name his own enumerators. At the
head Of the population statistical divis-
ion is William G. Hunt, who has made a
reputation in the Massachusetts, bureau
Of labor. Frank Il. Williams, Of Louis
lana, who had charge of the statistics of
manufacture in 1880, will fill the same
position for this census Professor
Henry G. Adams, the well known lee
turer on political economy, will have
charge Of the highly important depart
ment relating to transportation.
DR.. David T. Day will head the depart.
ment of mines: in the collecting Of facts
many Of the best trained experts in the
country have been secured. Oh ccItac,
Superintendent Porter is little cautious
in giving out any guesses as to the popu-
lation orwealth Of the nation next year,
and equally, Of course, the usual warn.
ing is given that exactness cannot bc ex-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-10-19
WILLIAM c. HUNT.
HENRY GANNETT.

WILLIAM C. HUNT. HENRY GANNETT
JAMES H. wARDLF. H. c. ADAMS
pectcd in some lines, especially in tho
enumeration Of crimes, criminal, depend
ent and defective classes and illiterates.
This is something of chestnut" among
statisticians in all countries, for it is
obviously impossible to draft instructions
so minute that all enumerators will
understand them alike. Who, for in
stance, is a 'criminaly' man who has
been in the penitentiary or one also who
ought to be? Who is an illiterate-is one
who can write his name, but no morel
IL is also notorious that many who can
not write declare they can.
As to the total population, cautious
guessers state at $4,000, 600; but there is
good reason for believing it will be near
er 10000, 900, and that the colored, in
stead Of being more than an eighth of
the whole. will rise but little above q
ninth. The census of 1870 was noto-
riously bad. and showed the increase Of
tie colored Qs60-70) TO have been but
trifle over 0 per cent. while the tenth
census made their increase, IN 1S70-S0,
about 35 per cent! One of these was
evidently wrong, and probably both
were, In fact the last was fatty against
common sense, as it indicated radical
change in the laws of nature. To show
this, consider that in 1890 the colored
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o. l. KIMBALL REAR ADMIRAL FRANKLIN.
WIZ. T. SAMPSON. ANGEL o. MoNAsrER1A.
passed an act authorizing the president
to appoint seven delegates and to invite
all maritime nations to send representa-
tives to participate in conference. Some
twenty years later It became the part OF
President Cleveland to make the Amerf.
can appointments. They are: Admiral
8. r. Franklin. Of Washington; Capt.
William T. Sampson, Of the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis
Sumner I. Kimball, chief of the life saw.
ing service bureau at Washington; G. A.
Griscom. of Philadelphia; Capt. James
w. Norcross, master marine, of Boston,
Capt. John Shackford, master merchant
marine, ard William w. Goodrich, Q
well known maritime lawyer Of New
York.
Fifty years ago there were no signals
laid down by law for vessels on the high
seas, each master of vessel using his
own discretion when meeting Others.
England was the first TO enact laws on
the subject, about 1s40. Improved rules
were introduced in 1870, Which are still
in force. In 1885 congress passed an act
legalizing. with slight improvement, the
English code. This was step in the
right direction, but united action of all
the nations representation the ocean has
long seemed to be necessary.
There are seven English delegates, three
from China, seven from Sweden, Norway
and Denmark. and other nations in sim
liar proportion. The Mexican delegate is
A. O. Monasteria. 1t is expected that
the conference will be largely instru
mental in doing away with the perils Of
Al,o
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Now, since 1880 immigration has cx-
ccedcd anything recorded in history; In
only two years has Il fallen below 400,.
600 "a very little), and In one year 7e0..
600 Europeans landed In the United
States. The total for ten years cannot
fall much below 5000, 900, and NJ nearly
all were In the prime of life, and Of the
class that marry as soon as they can buy
stove, bed and chairs, II is safe to say
that the 5000. 900 have organized at least
1000. 900 new families, and OF 40 many
families averaging five years duration,
I 800, 900 children is low estimate. IL
Is safe to add 1900 900 for the foreign
increment alone, or as many as the en-
tire colored population, reducing that TO
. point not far above oneninth Of the
total. II the increase of those already
in the country in 1880 be put at the low
est point claimed by any one, say II per
cent, that would still make II over 9,000,.
900. and 90 make the total very near
1000, ,000.. II. however. the increase ct
the coIored be put ut what II was before
the war, and that Of native Americans
at the average rates Of 1S40-6O, 1t will
bo seen that the population next year
must 60 surprisingly near to seventy
millionsi
such rapid increase certainly cannot
be maintained through many decades,
for experience shows that whenever pop
ulation begins to press on the means Of
subsistence q rapid diminution In the
rate of increase results; and the point at
which the people feel "pressed" 10 de-
termined chiefly by their habits Of life
and standard of comfort. In many parts
Of Europe. for instance, population is
already practically at standstill-the
people declaring by their acts that they
would rather be comfortable than nu-
merous. In the United States the point
OF pressure, the feeling Of limited COM
fort, will be reached sooner than In siiy
other country. Indeed, II is already
reached by at least fifth Of the popula-
tion, and It would not be difficult to
mark out considerable classes whose
numbers are stationary.
Assuming that recent rates OF increase
abroad have continued, European Rus
sia now has SO, ,000, 900 people; Germany,
47,0OO, 600; Austro Hungary, $4,000, 900;
France, $1,000, 600; Great Britain and
Ireland as many; Italy. 10000, 900, and
Spain. 1900, 900. So the United States
Is only exceeded among civilized nations
by Russia, though forty years ago it
stood sixth, and twenty years hence 1t
will certainly he first In numbers, as 1t
has for some time been first in wealth.
CHESS AND CHECKERS.
"
Chess problem No. 32-From BreyitJ
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-10-19
Sprrtul 5trttrra.
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and pain
ful sickness 10 robust health marks an epoch In
the life Of the Individual. Such remarkable
event is treasured in the memory and the
agency whereby the good health has been at
tained is gratefully blessed. Hence u Is that so
much is heard in praise of Electric Bitters. so
many feel they owe their restoration 10 healtn,
TO the use of tic Great Alternative and Tonic. If
You are troubled with any disease of kidneys,
Liver or stomach, Of long or short standing,
YOU will surely find relief by use of Electric Bit
fers Sold at SOC and 81 per bottle at ii. B Coch-
rams Drug store, 1877 and l30 North Queen street,
Lancaster. Pa.
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To Fogarty, of the Philadelphia club, be-
longs the title as the peerless base runner OF
the League. His average is .i3S per cent.
That means that nearly every other time he
reached first base this season he has stolen
another. Sunday follows with percentage
Of .405 Then comes Tom Brown, .40l; Kelly,
800; Hanlon, .S0G, and Ward, .29S. Presi-
dent Young has used the correct method in
making up the bose running averagcs-that
is divided the number Of bases stolen with
the times the player reached first base That
is the correct and only Just method
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strasburg's Imperial Palace.

The Imperial palace at Strasburg,
where the German emperor and "u-
press resided during their recent visil to
that city, has taken five years to build,
and it has cost Gl30,000. II is the finest
imperial palace that has been built by
the royal family of Prussia, and the con-
tractors for the various parts Of the
work were exclusively Alsacians and ma.
tives of South q Germany.-LondonW World.
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THE PRoPULSEUR.

luE TitoFOLoEOhs
mum. One man pushing with his shoul-
der can move q train weighing 10000
pounds, As the water for the box sills
must be transported, it is desirable to re-
duce the needed amount to minimum,
and this is very ingeniously done.
There are many other curious points
in the system, but the foregoing are the
main principles, and after thorough
trial the engineers report that the system
is practicable along all rapidly running
streams; that 1t insures freedom from
smoke. dust, noise and jar; that 1t saves
one-half the ordinary wear Of cars; that
trains can be stopped in much less time
than those running by steam. and that
speed Of 40 miles per hour with perfect
safety is attainable. The reader is, Of
course, at liberty to discount for the
French Of this.
The idea Of making river current
supply the power for ascending it has
long been "a favorite with engineers, and
some Of the schemes suggested have
been both curious and amusing. The
main difficulty is evident to the most un-
scientific mind--the machinery to utilize
water power must, apparently, be sta
tionary, and yet the boat must move.
One plan suggested was to utilize the
chain already employed in some rivers
by which steamers "climb," their gear
wheels turning on the chain as they go,
and the protector thought that with this
purchase" boat mightruu against the
current as a kite rises against the wind.
a a-Ng - \ F..
Cairo to Pittsburg and float leisurely
back. In mining regions where box
fumes are straight and regular, toy
so to speak, is occasionally seen of which
the paddles are struck by the current
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Mothers, NIothers,! Mothers

IOIIVTsI IIOtTcIb ! ITVeffo'I'' :
Are you disturbed at night and broken oi
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth? II
So go ut once and get a bottle of MRS. WINS
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately-depend
upon IL; there is no mistake about 1t. There Is
not mother on earth who has ever used II,
who will not tell you at once that II will regu-
late the bowels and give rest to the mother, and
relief and health to the child, operating like
magic. 1t il perfectly safe TO use In all cases and
pleasant to the taste, and is the prescription OF
one OF the Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses In the United States. Sold everywhere,
rs cents bottle. june25lyd&w
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THE GLIDING RAILROAD.
THE INVENTION WHICH 10 PvzzuNo
FRENCH ENGINEERS.

Its Construetion end Purpose 1lautsiy
Espiaiued-Bsnents 10 Bs Derived 10 %
Proves suocsssfui--wssss the Propeiliag
Power.
Tho French, both engineers and pub
lie, are just now greatly interested In .
peculiar little railroad operated in one
corner Of the exposition grounds-at
present mere toy, but capable, poesi-
bly,, OF being made very useful II may
be called gliding train road, as water
is the propelling power, and the cars are
arranged to move on . constantly re-
newed water bed, without noise or frlc-
ton; and the inventor maintains that Il
will prove eminently practicable and
very economic In mountain regions or
wherever . stream supplies abundant
water 80 as to secure pressure.
A melancholy interest attaches to the
invention. Az early a. 1884 Monsieur L.
d. Girard was experimenting, on his
own property, and in 1870 had just an
nounced that he had secured the desired
combination when the Franco Prussian
war broke out-he entered the service
and was killed. His friend and pupil
Monsieur NJ A. Barre at once took up the
plans, and after many experiments an
nounces success. There are two prin.
ciples: perfect smoothness and freedom
from noise and smoke are secured by
having the cars rest on box supports
(there are no wheels), which run on q
very thin bed Of water; and the motive
power Is by turbine wheels under the
cars, which wheels are moved by COL
umns of water rising from fixed tubes
along the track.
The mechanism Of the latter process IL
rather complicated, and Of course the
system would be practicable only where
Q running stream could be drawn on at
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Their business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such gen
store as their giving away TO their customers OF
SO many free trial bottles of DIR: Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption Their trade Is simply
enormous in this very valuable article nom the
fact that IL always cures and never disappoints
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group, and
ali throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You
can test IL before buying by getting trial bottle
free, large size 81 Every bottle warranted nt
II. b. Cochran's Drug Store, l37 aud l3S North
Queen street. Lancaster, Pa. Sl
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lowish saiiof s0u'wvsser b ths bess 10 b he'd
For the hands, thin wooden gloves and bts,
thick mittens over them are absolutely neces-
Mry; and II after all these things are OBJ
tainsd one can have On old horse blanket 70
throw over his knecs Qor tho knees get cold
0rst), be can count on . comfortable day,
rain or shine ~
Some idea Of the cost Of On OUTFIT win not
be unintcresting Here Is . list prepard d BY .
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Buckleu,s Arnica Salve.

THE BEST SALvE In the world for Cuts Bruises
Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin EruptiOns, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded Price 20
cents per box. For sale by ii. II. Cochran,
Druggist, Nos. 1877 and l38 North Queen street,
Lancaster, Pa. )une27-lyu
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That would b the amount of capital that
. market shooter might invest aci not waste
anything. There are market shooters on the
Great South bay who have a. much a. t2 600
In boats, guns, dccoys, batteries, etc. In
parts Of the country where market shooters
arc not known, II there are such places, one
could start In the business for much len.
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were nsGriy ous-Gfth q ths total popu.
lation. end b 1870 they were but one
eighth. The following shows the mum.
Der Of colored in each Zoo Of tho total
s,f,naslak1on N pach censs,a.
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He'd Been There.

Physician Qn the street)-How is your
health?
Former Patient--Does it cost me any.
thing il tell you, doc,or?-Wasp.
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GENTLEMEN'S
CALF CONGRESS.

A shoe for busy people who
haven't time to lace or button shoes.
Popular with railroad men, tele-
graph operators, postal clerks or
salesmen. This shoe speaks for It.
self. 1t lie sold Strictly on its merits,
and the continually growing de-
mand shows that the combination
of fit, style, comfort, wearing quail
ties and moderate price commend 1t
to all people.
The Congress is style having
merits of its own, one that will al
ways be popular with flcshy men
who do not want to bother with laces
or buttons, and with busy men and
all others whose time is limited.
1t is a very comfortable style as
we'll, and the elastic used being Of
the best quality enables 1t to retain
its shape, and always fit snugly and
neatly around instep and ankle.
This shoe is improved machine
sewed. A shoe Of sound material
and good workmanship throughout.
Congress Caters as low as 81. .25, as
high as $500 per pair.
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wniss the wheels run on the sides Of ths
dume. As paddles and wheels neces-
sarily turn in direction opposite 10
that Of the current, the concern rolls up
the ascending 6ume. Messrs. 0irard 1
Barre appear to have been the frst TO
conceive Of q stationary power applied
to a rapidly moving object.
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will or an immense
conduit supply
abundance Of wa
ter. Thus it will
be seen that this
gliding train is one
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CHESS AND CHECKERS

Chess problem No. 82.-From BrevitJ
and Brillancy
Black
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INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONGRESS.

Il Il Now Being Held In wsshinston-Its
Aims and Personnel
The international marine conference,
now In session in Washington, Is intend.
ed to improve the code Of signals In use
on the high seas, thus promoting the
safety OF navigators In 1868 congress
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Mustr.

All should examine them, for sooner or later
You will want one, and one that VIII give you
IA atisfaction. We positively guarantee satisfac.
ion in every particular for SIX years, and sell
Think OF it-from one TO two years TO pay for II
The above goods came direct from the factory.
md we will offer positive bargain each day OF
he Fair. KIRK JOHNSON & CO.,
No. "a West King St, Lancaster, Pa.
L. S.-Seeond. Hand Pianos and Organs taken
N Exchange, u4-lyd&w
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White-l4, 10, 81.
Black moves,

Maid of the MILL" played between Mr..
II. Stair, of Hanover, and Harry" Of
Lancaster:
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It's Construction end Purpose alsstsiy
Espiaiwsd- -Bsneass % Bs Derived 70 -
Proves suocsssfui--wssss the PropeIliag
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-09-06
An Enormous Head.

Monroe Singer, q mulatto boy, 10 years 81
age, furnishes what is believed BY eminent
specialists the most remarkable case Of hy-
drocephalus on record. He was born III sBas.
trop county, Tex. on the 10th Of November,
1879. At birth he weighed twelve pounds,
and was in all respects well formed child
At the age of weeks the hydrocephalitic
symptoms began The doctors tried to check
the disease without any success The head
continued to enlarge until it weighed thirty
pounds to. the body's ten. It's present dimen-
sions are: Circumference, 815168 inches; from
base Of skull to top Of frontal bone, 8811ff
inches. .sE- 55 ss rs s!5 NJ
It looks like nothing in the world 90 much
as most enormous watermelon with tiny
child's face stuck on the small end The
strangest part Of the case Is found in the
childs regular appetite, sound digestion,
cheerfulness, freedom from pain and very
high order Of Intelligence Indeed the prog
ress Of the affection seems to have quick
ened instead of dulled the brain. Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-09-06
The Iron Mills of the Schuykill VAL
ley Resume Work With an
Increase Of Wages.
An Interesting Decision by a Kansas
City Judge Regarding Sun
day Closing.
A Montana Mining Camp Wiped Out
by Fire - Situation Of the
London Strike.
The Great Strike Growing Larger.

LONDON, Sept. 2.-The great strike is
still in force and the situation of affairs
this morning remains unchanged. Three
thousand tailors struck to-day. Informa-
ton has been received by the police and
Home Secretary Matthews to the effect
that Burns to-day urged the strikers to
proceed to the docks and expel the men
working there. A mob composed of about
800 strikers invaded Albert docks this af-
ternoon and compelled the w0rkmen there
to cease their labors. No damage was
done to the property. The dock companies
express themselves as better satisfied with
the aspect of affairs. They have an in
creased number of men at work composed
of strikers who have given up the fight,
and new men. The officials of the COM
panies state that plenty of labor would be
Obtainable if the strikers pickets were
abolished. 1t is asserted that there is a
split among the strikers and that small
committee has been appointed looking to
the abandonment of the strike. Rochester
coal whippers and barge men visited large
number Of vessels in the river Monday,
and fOrcibly compelled men at work there
on to cease operations. At meeting of
the wharfngers resolution was adopted
advising the strikers to accept the dock
companies offer.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-09-06
Artemus Wards Query.


''What have you for vegetables todayr'
asked new arrival, planting himself at a
table.
"Green peas, beans, corn and onions"
"Ah!' exclaimed the new arrival, seraph-
ic smile spreading over his face ''Good.
Bring me some onions with my lamb. ~
"Goshl" said gray haired stranger oppo-
site me in an undertone. "I'm glad I'm bout
done. II any ybody eats onions near me have
to eat 'em. too. in spite Of myself, and that's
cruelty"
you object to the odorg'
II never see an onion or hear the word
onion spoken but think of what a friend of
mine named Brown once said to "a schoolmate
Perhaps you've heard of this Brown. He
used to call himself Artemus Ward. He and
I were raised in the same town up in Oxford
county. There was a boy named Dollup, who
used to sit in the next seat to Artemus in
school. who was the most unclean and neg
lected boy ever saw. A stencil came from
him all the time, and you couldn't get within
four yards Of him without discovering it.
Artemus stood it as long as he could, but one
day his patience gave out, and, leaning over
to the youth, he whispered: See here, Jim!
II you can smell like that for nothing, how
bad can you smell for money p nL Lewiston
Journal