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There are two basic comparisons in the
foregoing table. The first relates to the
total cost in the two offices per ,0eo u on
ing engra wing and binding icing excluded
Under this Comparison the cost or PRO.
duction in the Census Office was 1850.
per cent greater than III the Department. OF
Labor. The objection may lie raised that
this compa rison includes the great cost
or tine force of enuEierators ana special
agents employed in he census so an other
com ma rison, the second one in the table,
has been made, showing the cost per 1, ,ooo
nonpareil ems of matter, exclusive OF
the total cost of collecting the ma.et,ai, M ,Gt III
engraving and binding I he results IN otber
words this comparison is based purely
on the cost Of compiling the material
after it was collected. By this comparison
it is seen that the cost per l,Ooo honpaIeil
ems of matter was ] 49, per cent greater
in the Census Office than in the Department
of Labor.
Bringing this comparison to concrete
and quanttative statement, 1t Is seen that
had the cost ofpreparing the matter oy the
Eleventh Census Office peen as .lG sns s@,t c,st
of preparing like matter In the department
of Labor the total cost under the first com
parison-that Is, exclusive Ei pf,nvne, havs been EN-
1880, ,432.68, instead OF S1O,Ol6,6If .0S,
a saving of 6 ,421 ,245; while under tne sec
ond coInparison, that excluding Il tae nt.sios Sos'
as ell as that of printing, engraving anu
binding, it would have been 2,29S, S21 "a
instead of S5,67O,S47.15, saving OF
So 1872 ,O25.21. ..,.u
the opIniOn which l expressed in the re
mort on a plan for permanent census
service, for instead of an extra cost OF
S2.OOO,OOO, to which guardedly limited
myself, it is apparent that under the nrst
Comparison there was an extra cost OF
So. .42I ,245, and, under the second com
nafisoil. of $3,372 ,O25. The magnitude
of the census work, the lack OF time FOR
preparation, the temporary nature OF ane
srfficientIy, account for the extraordinary
expense above the $2,O00,0OO which
have attributed to the absence OF civil
service rules. .,,,,,,
iustifv the opinion Mr.. Porter expressed to
me several wears ago, that 1t would have
been much better had the Eleventh census
been taken in accordance Win civil serN-
ice rules an opinion he has now given to
.he public In an interesting article III the
North American Review for the current
month in which he gives as one OF the faults
of the system under which censuses nave
been taken ..the placing upon the should.
ers of the superintendent. nose inillG T., sn9ul 3
ming the work, the responsibility or the
aDpoIntment of an office force OF several
Thousand clerks" Mr. Porter graphically
SUNS up his views relative to the civil serv-
an intelligent census it must not compel it's
director to chase all over the United states
for mortgages on the one hand, and, on the
other, to be chased morning noon and night
by applicants for office"
If 1t be necessary to fuIeher suDstan-
tiate the opinion about which you have
done me the honor to make inquiry, l
would submit the following statement
relative to the work and its cost in the
Tenth and Eleventh censuses, respectively:
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merits and dement's of the civil service
reform law. This law was champiOned
almost entirely by Mr.. Lodge, who was
compelled to defend it against the at
tacks of Senators Gear, Gallinger, Allison.
Hale, Chardler, and Carter.
The preliminary measure hisinten;:ed
to provide for the first work as reported by
the committee provides that the appointees
are to be selected at the discretion Of the
Director Of the Census, and not be taken
from the Classified service. Mr.. Lodge
said that he knew IL was not fashionable
Just now to defend the civil service re-
form law, but he had always favored 1t
and thought 1t still to be a very desirabl
piece of legisla tion. 1t was true that bir.
Cleveland had strained it by putting forty
thousand persons under its cloak during
the close of his administration.
Mr.. Mckinney. he said. had always ad-
hered to the law and believed it WAS
right. and was now dealing with it in the
right way by taking it up at the commence
ment of his term instead of waiting until
the end.
This statement was combated by several
Senators and crossfire of criticism -ol-
lowed, none of W hich was either interesting
or instructive.
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Negro Academy Organized

The American Negro Academy. ,rran.
lied here last winter, holds it's first an.
nuai meeting Tuesday and Wednesday,
Seth and 18th instants Rev Alex.
Crunweh' the weil-known Episcopal
clergyman who is the president, delivers
the annual address on THE Attitude OF
the American Mind TO the Negro Intellect" :"
Among the papers to tie presented will
be The Philosophy Of History and Chris
tan Evolution on the Negro's Destiny
and Progress" by W. H. Ferris, fellow
of Harvard; THE Obstacles to the Ne
gros Progress in the United States"
by Rev. n. Anderson, of Philadelphia,
and The Aim Of Negro Education" by G
N. Grisham, Kansas City, Mo-; also one
by j, w. Hoffman, the well-known blolo-
gist, of Orangeburg, S. G.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II Arrives.
New York, Dec. 16.-Arrived, stean:e,
Kaiser Wilhelm II, from Genoa.
Don t be persuad ded into imy,pr Iinim.n,

Don't be persuaded into buying iiniman,s
without reputation OF merit-Chamscr.
iain's Pain Balm costs no more, and its
merits have becn proven by test of many
years. Such letters as the following from
L. G. Bagley. Hnenene, Cal. are cousta ntiy
being received: The best remedy for pain
have ever used is Chamberlain IS Pain Balm.
and l say SO after having used it in my
family for several years. 1t cures
rheumatism, lame back, sprains and swell.
ings. For saie by Henry Evans, wholesa ;e
and retail druggist, 93S st and Conn. sye
and st. INV. and l42S Md ave. ne
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TOOK BICHLoRIDE OF MERCURY
1t Came Near Accidentally KILN !.
Mysterious Philadelphian.

ny SEe' roHS HHfIdueIpH1an.
Philadelphia merchant gave the
name OF JOHN Jones last night at the
Emergency Hospital, where he was taken
while suffering from the effects Of a tablet
OF bichloride of mercury. The man re-
fused to tell his right name, and told the
physicians to enter him as John Jones.
The nan is dyspeptic, and carries with
MIN several tablets of pepsin. He had
occasion last night to purchase some
mercury antiseptic tablets, AMI these h.
placed loosely in the same pocket with the
pepsin tablets. He took one OF the lat
ter kind by mistake, and as it contained
seven grains of the bichloride, it was
doubtful for Il time il the man would
rec over This morning, how ever, he
was reported much improved and out of
danger.
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DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA.
HAMS remedy Is GU GUARANTEED
to remove all distress FROM The
FIRST DOSE. 1t Is folly to suffer
when a soc. bottle, procured from
your druggist, will correct In.
stantly all unpleasant symptoms.
An infall,bIe SPECIFIC for Dyspepsia,
Hea rtburn, Gassritis, and all dis-
eases arising from an impaired
Digestive System. Write to Grover
Graham Co., Newburgh. n. " for
pamphlet.
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Dea,h of j. Louis Cousar,

Mr.. j. Louis Cousar. formerly of this
city, who graduated at the Columbian
University law school, last year, ried at
the home of his relatives, at Bartlett,
Tenn, last Sunday. Mr.. Cousar was born-
in Mississippi, but resided in this city for
many years. He was very popular with
the students at the college, and vas
unanimously elected president Of the de-
batting society of 'e7.
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b. & o. BULLETIN.
EXCURSION RATES.

Account of the Holidays, tickets Will
be sold at the low rate OF ONE FARE
AND oNE-THIR RID from Washington to Pitts
burg, Wheeling, Parkersburg and local
points between Wheeling and Pittsburg.
Good going on December "a, 25, and 81,
1897, and January l, 1898; valid for re-
turn until January 4, 1898.
Special rates and limits for students. APP
ply city ticket offices, B. & o. Railroad.
Commencing Tuesday, December Fl,
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS will leave
Washington every Tuesday for the Pacific
Coast, via st. Louis, at $40 p. m. 1T
The Garner Stock is being sold at 30
cents and 10 cents on the dollar, at Seventh
and ii streets. IL
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Do you know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents a month?
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Unity Club Reception

The Unity Club held a reception yes
terday at the willard Hotel. Mr.. \. r.
spofford gave an essay entitled "a Great
American"
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Joseph Eisner s Co. are selling the Gar
ner stock of Clothing at 80 cents and 10
cents on the dollar. 1t
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LODGE DEFENDS REFORM.

Is Opposed by Senator's OF His Own
Party.
The preliminary census bill was the oc-
casion yesterday for a discussion OF the
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Your credit is good at Lanspureh's Fur
niture House. 18th and + SITS oc3-tf
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NOnpareil ems of matter, per pa ge.
Number of pages OF matter prepared
Number OF 1000 ems OF matter prepared.
Total cost ...... -
Cost per 1000 nonpareil ems of matter,..
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The Garner Stock is being sold at 30
cents and 40 cents on the dollar. at Seventh
and Ii streets. 1t
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Unfortunately, with the data at hand, i
am unable 10 make comparison between
Tenth and Eleventh censuses, excluding
the cost of collection Of material and or
printing, engraving and binding. The
foregoing table Is based entirely upon
total cost, and by this table it is seen tlat
in 1880 the cost per LOCO nonpareil ems
of matter was S31.1s, and in 1890.
S55. 80, being an increase In cost OF
II 36 per cent per 900 ems. Had the
cost OF production OF results at the Eleventh
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Items.

Comparative
of he
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Compa rative Statement OF the work an,
IN the Department of Labor from Aprl
Items.

Nonpa reil ems OF matter, per page: ......
Number of pa ges OF matter prepared -.
Number of 900 ems of matter prepared.
Total disbursements, exclusive OF printing
Cost per 700 nOnpareii ems or matter,
exclusive of printing, engraving anu
binding .......... .....;..:. ...;.I..'..;. -, IL;
Total alsDur sements, exclusive or the sala.
ries and expenses of the field force, and
OF printing, engrav wing and binding.
Cost per 1000 nonpareu ems OF mater,
exclusive of the salaries and expenses OF
the field force, and OF printing, engrav-
ing and binding
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4 its Cost in the Census Bureau and
/ 1, 1889, TO June 30, 1897.
United States Eleventh Census
Department or the
or La bor. United states.
.. 1902 S,T4A
;. 11,2S5 21,42S
;. 1S,5i6 2OS.194
:. S1,36e,177 26 S1O,O16,617
:. l722 A. 81
;. s75,9s2 II 5,61O,s47 10
v
:. 11O1 27l6
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17

Little Leslie Parker Lay Uncon-
cious for Two Hours From a
Stroke of Lightning.

During a heavy thunder storm
at Weldon. N. C.. Sunday even
ing, about seven o'clock, little
Leslie Parker. the three year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Par
kcr. made the most miraculous
escape from death ever before
recorded. The little fellow
went out OH the front porch to
catch some water in a tin can.
Just as he reached the edge of
the porch there was a binding
fash followed by a terrific res
port and little Leslie fell out ap-
parently dead. Mr.. Parker
caught the limp figure in his
arms and ran across the street
to DR.. Green's, opposite. The
doctor at once set to work. For
two minutes the child showed
not the slightest sign of life, and
it was nearly two hours before
DR.. Green could discover the
least signs of pulse. The child
finally revived and is now as
lively as ever.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
The Hole Won't Be There.

Alter You get angry and stop
your paper. just poke your fin
ger into water. pull it out, and
look at the hole. Then you
will know how sadly you are
missed. a man who thinks a
paper cannot thrive without his
support, ought to go off and
stay awhile. When lie comes
back half his friends will not
know he has gone and the other
half will not care, while the
world at large kept no account
Of his movements. You find
things you cannot endorse in
every paper. The "Book of
Books is often very plain and
hits some hard raps. bat if you
were to get mad and burn your
bible the hundreds of presses
would still go on printing it.
SO when you stop your paper
and call the editor names the
paper will still be published,
and what is more, you will read
it on the sly.-Cycle.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
PROF. TOMS.

c. w. Toms, a son of L. Toms,
of Hertford, N. c., is one of the
rising young men of North Car
olina. He has occupied posi-
tons in some of the most prom
inent educational institutions in
the State, and last February was
elected professor of pedagogics
at the State University. He bias
now resigned the professorship
at the University to assume the
position of manager in w. Duke
Sons & Company's cigarette fac
tory in Durham, for which he
will receive a salary of $4,000
per year.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
Leading New@paPer OF tt
Wants A Permit To Marry.

From Reading, Pa, comes
the following:
"Miss Lille Epler, aged nine,
teen, and Harry Reiter, who re,
side in Obey, desire to be mar
ried, but the parents of the girl
have withheld their consent,
and consequently no license can
be obtained. Young Reiter paid
marked attention to Miss Epler
until a few weeks ago. Then
the relations between the girl S
parents and Mr.. Reiter became
strained, owing to the announce
ment of the engagement. Re1t-
er was afterward forbidden to
call on the girl, and this so ln>
censed her that she packed her
belongings and went to live
with her protective husbands
grandparents in Exeter.
"Miss Epler consulted David
Levar, a lawyer, and he drew up
a petition, which he presented
to Judge Bland, of the Orphans
Court. In it the petitioner says
that she is a minor child of Cy>
rus and Mary Epler, and IS IN
the nineteenth year of her age;
that her parents live i'll Oley
township; that she is anxious to
enter into the bonds of matri-
mouy, but her parents refuse to
give their consent; therefore, she
asks for the appointment of a
guardian, in order that she may
be legally married, and prays
the Court to issue citation di-
tecting Cyrus and Mary Epler to
show cause why the guardian
should not be appointed for the
purpose named.
"Judge Bland promptly grant
ed the citation. Mr.. and Mrs
Epier are to appear before the
Court to show cause why their
request should not be.
granted. Reiter is a prosperous
young farmer
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
CALLS CORBETT A VEL
LOW CUR.

In an interview at Newark
N. J., Bob Fitzsiinmons, the
pugulist, in reply to the offer of
the Northern Tulane Club. OF
New Orleans, of a purse Of $2o,-
900 for a fight between himself
and Corbett said: Il will not
fight Corbett again until he
makes a reputation. Let him
fight some one else. He quit
like yellow cur on the 18TH of
last March; besides l have re-
tired"
Corbett, who is now in Wheel
ing, w. Va, has stated that he
would accept the offer of the
Northern Tulane Club if Fitz-
simmons woulu agree to fight
him.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
Snow Storm off Hatteras.

{ philadelphia Times 18th Inst. }
While the people in this city
were suffering last Thursday
from the extreme heat the crew
of the steamer Ethelred, which
reached this port last evening,
were almos: frozen by cold
weather. The Ethelred pounded
her way successfully along the
cost from Jamaica without any
great change in the climatic
conditions until off Cape Halter
as, then the vessel was struck
by a cold "wave," which almost
froze the crew, and compelled
each one of them who was on
duty to don mits and heavy top
coats.
The mercury in the thermom>
eter dropped fifty~niue degrees
in three hours. When the winds
had subsided considerably, the
coolest kind of slcet fell until
the deck was danderous to tread
upon. The sleet was followed
by a fierce snow storm, which
continued for fifteen minutes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
The N. G. R. r. Lease Changes
Hands.

The lease of the North Caro-
lima Railroad, which has been
held by the Southern Rail way,
has passed into the possession
of the Central Trust Company
of New York. A deed of as
signment of the lease of the
North Carolina road has been
made by the Southern Railway
to the Central Trust Company.
The deed Of assignment was
filed in the office of Register of
Deeds Rogers of Wake county.
Copies of the deed will be filed
in every county in the State
through which the road passes.
The assignment of the lease was
made by the Southern road to
cover the first consolidated mort
gage made in Virginia on Octo-
Der /, 1864.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
kEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
ITEMS G-4I IHEREO HERE
-INO THERE
BY CHARLES MORGAN.
SOME THINGS HE SEEs AND HRARs A.
POINTS WHERE WE HAVE No
REGULAR REPORTER.

| The sorguIn mill of Mr.. w. S
Stafford began operation thi
week.
Mrs. Richard Harris, of Prov
idence. visited her sister. Mrs
Spencer. OF South Mills, las
week.
Messrs. H. c. Halstead anG
Luther Crothers, of Providence
are visiting relatives in South
Norfolk.
Mr.. Joseph Jennings has re-
turned to Cocoanut Grove, Fla.
from visit to his parents in
Providence.
Misses Nettie and Dora Nc
Coy, of Camden, have been Wis
iting Miss Viola Sawyer, OF
Providence.
Little Miss Bessie Brothers, OF
f. City, is spending this week
with Mrs. ]. M. Whitehurst, at
elm Corner"
Mrs. J. R. Stokely. near E.
City, returned to-day from a
visit to her mother, Mrs. Abram
Bonner, of Edenton.
Mr.. A. S. Morgan and family,
of Mumford, returned last week
from a visit to their relatives in
PerquimarS county.
Miss Deborah Whitney and
Mrs. Newton Williams, Of Mum
ford, are visiting Mrs. P. G.
Pritchard, of THE Fork"
Messrs. J. c. Wood, of Corr
inth, and S. A. Jennings, of
Providence, spent last Sunday
at Mr.. J. w. Trafton's at Bell
cross.
Rev. J. b. Ferebee has accep>
ted the call to Berea for the re-
of this year, the time
for service being changed to
third Sunday mornings.
Mr.. James Tatem and Miss
Minnie Harris, were united in
marriage. Wednesday, at the res
idence of the brides father, Mr..
Seth Harris, near F. City.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
A TORNADO IN TEXAS
A Babe Blown from it's Mothers
Arms and Drowned.
MANY OTHERS KILLED.
Great damage was wrought
Wherever the Cyclone
Struck.

A tornado, terrible in its ve>
locity, struck Port Arthur, Tex.
Sept. 18th, and six have beer
killed and many wounded.
Those killed are
Frank Albright, Kansas City
employed by electric light COM
pany; unknown man, aged 3S
May Alnsworth, IS years old
daughter of VIM. Ainsworth
infant son of w. J. johnson
blown from its mothers arms
and drowned; Fitz Michael, la
borcr, residence unknown.
Many buildings were blown
down, including the railroad
rou nd house, where May Aims
worth was killed the sanita>
rum, the bank building and
others.
Several residences suffered Sc
verely, one being carried across
the street. Many outbuildings
were completely blown away.
From early morning the sky
was threatening and a stiff gale
blew. No rain of consequence
fell until 4 p. III, and then it
was accompanied by a heavy
wind that increased in intensity
until it reached a velocity of 80
miles an hour. Every building
i'll town was of frame construc-
ton except one brick, the Port
Arthur Banking Company
building, one end and roof of
which were blown away.
The bodies of the victims
have been sent to Beaumont for
interment, no cemetery having
as yet been started here.
Advices from Winnie. Tex. +,
say that nearly all the houses
there have been blown down.
A relief train left Beaumpnt
tonight for Port Arthur. Late
this evening the following was
received from Mr.. Kilschner, a
prominent citizen at Beaumont:
"The relief train has just return
ed from Sabine Pass. 1t could
not get nearer than eight miles
of the place. 1t is reported that
the new town is completely
gone. Nothing has been heard
OF the old town"
New Orleans, Sept. IS. A wire
Just received from Port Arthur
reports seven killed, IS wounded
and three lost. At Sabine the
damage is slight. The maxi
mum velocity of the wind was
80 miles an hour.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
GEN. ROBERTS BACK.
Receives A Farewell BANQUET
Before Leaving Victoria.

Gen. w. p. Roberts, consul tc
Victoria, under the Democratic
administration, whose term has
expired, is in Raleigh Ell route
to his home in Gates county
Gen. Roberts is a large and sue
cessful planter and will return
to his plantation after his hon
orable career in the diplomatic
service Of his country. He was
the youngest Brigadier General
i'll the war between the States
was an efficient State officer
and as an officer under the Fed.
eral government has added tc
his reputation.
He received a farewell ban.
quet before leaving Victoria
over which the Mayor presided
There were a number of toasts
to the retiring Consul and vari.
ous eulogistic expressions Of
esteem.
Il he successor of General
Roberts is a man by the uncom
mon name of Smith, and lie
halls from Illinois. Gen. Rob-
erts has been in the midst OF
the Klondyke craze, and he
says the interest of the people
i'll these gold finds is not abat
ing. He predicts that there
will be much suffering among
the Klondyke adventures this
winter and he advises those who
intend going wait until the
spring. In his opinion these
finds are as rich as those in CAL
ifo1nia, and will probably last
as long, that is about ten years.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-09-17
RACES POSTPONED.

Owing TO present dates con-
1icting with other occasions OF
Importance in the State. the
Oaks Driving Club at Newbern,
have postponed the great race
meet which was to take place at
the Oaks half mile track in that
city, October 10Th to 22d. inclu-
sive to October 10th to 29ti in
elusive, just one week later.
The purses for these races have
been increased from $4,000 to
$1,000.