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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26
TRAINS.

TRAINS
ST. L. Springield. Peoria.
Bur. Quin via Monmouth
Chicago. Sterling, Clinton s
Dubuque ...-..-....-
Peoria, Beardstown, Bur
ungton, Denver and west
ST. Paul s Minneapolis .....
Sterlin z. Clinton & Dubuque
St L., ksns C., Denver &
Pac- coast VIA Galesburg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26
OVARIAN TROUBLES.

Lydia E. Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound
Cures Them-Two Letters from Women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

LrOR SALE-THREE LOTS IN COLUMBIA
II Park at cost. within the next Is days In
Qure OF John Ohlweiler
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

LNOR SALE-5-ROOM HOUSE AND TWO
II lots cheap. Grapes, fruit and shade trees
Located one block west of Ninth street and
south OF race track. South Rock Island In
Quire At ARGUS once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

UTANTED-TO BORROW $1,000 ON ROCI
w Island city property. worth 5000, to ne
lender So per cent. Marion z Sweeney, al
torney. Mitchell & Lynde block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

"ANTED-TO LOAN MONEY On DIA-
w monds, watches, jewelry, hardware,
musical instruments, bicycles, clothing, dry
goods, furniture. etc. Highest cash prices
paid for second hand goods of all kinds also:
The above goods for sale at half the usual
store prices. All business transac lions strictly
confidential. His new number and location,
les Second avenue. Don't forget IL. J. W
Jones. Two rings on 1877.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

"ANTED-LOCALS SOLICITING AGENT
w for accident insurance; one who can de-
vote sufficient time to the business TO make 1t
profitable. Address "E M" ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

HYANTED-TWOMENC COLLECTORS AND
w solicitors for Rock Island. Permanent
positions SO Mitchell & Lynde building, be-
tween and p NJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

IVAN rED-GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSE
w work I u small family; good wages ant
no housekeeping. Mrs. Il. L. Eastman, 100
Sixth avenue, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

INOR SALE CHEAP-A PHAETON AND
II harness, together or separately, at 25O9
Eght-and- one-h aft avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

EOR SALE-A GOOD BAR ICEBOX. WILL
IL be sold on reasonable terms Box may be
seen by calling at S2i Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26
FOB SALE.

II buggy Apply al -'-s FhIh avenue
NOR SALE-A SECOND HAND RUBBER
II tired baby carriage, very cheap. Apply
ARGUS once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

w rooms for light housekeeping Small
family. References exchanged. Address
- r 81" ARGUS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

"ANTaD-AN EXPERIENCED TEACH
w er would ike pupils In CT mmon branches
Arithmetic a specially Address "A. A,
ARGUS once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

TOR SALE-LoTS IN McENIRY'S AID
~ dItion by F. J. Burns, room IL, Mitchell S
Lynde building These lots are on sixth ave
nue.. between Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth
streets Convenient TO Fifth avenue or Elm
street street car lines Terms 10 suit pur.
chaser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

"ANTED-BOAbDER NICELY FUR
w nished rooms ce ntIally located Modern
convenien0es and good home cooking at l4ll
Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

"ANTED-5Oo MEN TO BRING THEIR
w shirts. collars and cufs, and 100 women
to send US their family washing at our special
contract rates. All work guaranteed Give
US your address by phone 1926. we will do the
rest. Excelsior Laundry company, ia East
Seventeenth street, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

TlOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN. SEVERAL
II almost new bicycles. 3 genuine Singer
sewing machine, a $50 volume library, At from
10 cents q volume to g. among which are
fun set of Adam Clark's Commentaries. Rid
paths History of the World. Chambers En-
cyclopedia eight volumes Also several gold
watches Eastman Co, i7ish Second ayen-
ne once open Monday, "Wednesday and Sat
urday evenings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

"ANTED-AN OR 1OROOM HOUSE
w within or 10 blocss OF the postofice
modern conve niences required Call at the
Rock Island RegaIa company, Carse building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

UTANTED-A COUPLE OF BOARDERS TO
w occupy nicely furnished front room;
suitable for one or two gentlemen, or man and
wife: location very desira BILE: convenient to
Spencer Square and Twentieth street. Ad-
dress rs. - A RGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-26

Trains marked daily, all other trains daily
except Sunday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

plans have been laid out with this in
view. although IL is almost impossible IN
emergency work of this kind to calculate.
with any accuracy. the amount of time
that VIII be required to acquire certain
Information, and the necessities that will
arise before the same can be properly
tabulated and printed must be more or
less OF a conjecture; but no effort will be
spared to carry out the law OF congress.
and so far as we can see We shall be able,
at the date named, to give the public the
census reports In accordance with the
present law.
In order to effect these results however,
II has been necessary TO lay ont a definite
plan OF organization, not only for the pre-
liminary work, but 10 provide a large cler-
zeal force. a large building. a large print
ing office. and enormous quantities OF sta
tionery, blanks, etc. For the past fifteen
months the officers In charge OF the work
have been recruiting an army consisting
OF supervisors. enumera,ors and special
agents. for the purpose OF doing the field
work. There were 800 supervisors named
by the president OF the United States for
work in different parts OF the country ap-
pointed nearly year ago. These super
visors have selected and named. for the
purpose OF taking the enumeration on tho
first Of June and gathering other data.
% 600 enumerators In addition, there are
special agents to the number of nearly
2,so engaged in securing reports of manu-
featuring and mechanical Institutions. as
well a. other data in connection with the
agricultural inquiry. All OF these enumer-
ators and special agents have 10 undergo
test of n certain character. to determine
their fitness for the work. Millions of
schedules of various kinds have been sent
to the supervisors, to be delivered 10 the
enumerators for the purpose of using in
their work on the first OF June. IL may
be said in passing. that much af the sue
GEES or failure of the census will be de-
termined by the fsithfuSness and efficiency
shown by the supervisors and enumerators
Supervision and enumeration are the basic
factors Of all census work. as these are the
facts upon which the who.e fabric il
reared. A great deal of pains has been
taken by those In charge OF the office work
to secure not only capable supervisors, but
a high class of enumerators. II was found
In the census that thousands and thou
sands of schedules that were sent Ia the
office were utterly unintelilgibie and prac.
ficaily of no value. 1t Is hoped under tho
careful system in vogue in this office at
this time 10 avoid the difficulties of the
work of a similar character In the pre-
vious decade.
While all the preparation has been going
on for the taking of the enumeration and
the gathering OF other statistics. provis-
ion has been made for the acquiring of a
large clerical force necessary TO do the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
Gazing the Census.
From colller.s Mcnhlr

From Golfers Weekly
"HE census taken In the year of our
Lord 1900 means a great deal more
and involves great deal more than
j similar work in the year 1859 II Is
not likely that the gentleman who
acted as superintendent OF the first CEN
sus had the slightest conception OF what
3 similar operation would mean at the
end OF the nineteenth century. Original
b the census was taken for the purpose
Of enumeratine the inha bitants of the
country. with view of carrying into
eject the constitutional enactment re-
curing the apportionment, every ten
Year,. Of the members OF the national
legislature In proportion to the number
of people contained In the federal Union
A. the years have gone on from a mere
count OF Inhabitants the census has de-
veioped into vast Industrial and socio-
logical undertaking. until today the work
placed upon this bureau has no counter
part, so far as a statistical enterprise IL
concerned In the civilized world.
During Its earlier history, the census
bureau was In charge of the state depart
nent. In 1850 Il passed to the serrethry
Of the interior. who organized census
board. and from that time up to this II
has always remained q part Of the interi-
or department. Changes have taken place
from time to time In its plan Of operation.
but prior to the year 1889 the census was
taken at each decade by a superintendent,
who. as rule, formulated such plans az
ne thought would best enable him to car.
~ into effect the mandates OF congress
IN connection with this subject There
has been. however, during the last four
decades-that Is, up to The year lsss--no
well-formulated plan for developing the
practical administration OF the census
bureau. although some OF tho men who
have had charge OF the work during the
past three decades have been very emf
nens In the field of work known as census
work. General Francis A. Walker took
charge of tho census In isT0-s0, and was
conspicuousiy successful, leaving the
work. however. when at Its height, to be-
come president of "A scientific college in
Massac hnsett~. My own immediate pre-
deccssor. Mr.. Porter In view of the enor-
nous amount of work put upon him and
The lack OF n weli-denned law which
would give him proper opportunity to or
gsnize. assumed and. | think II may be
well conceded carried to successful con-
dertakings In the way OF census work
ever given 10 any one man to perform.
Those who are acquainted with all the
facts incident to Mr.. Porter's burden be-
iieve him to be entitled to the fullest con-
alteration and the highest commentator
from his fellow citizens.
The act OF tsSa, under which the bureau
is now In operation, IL a wide departure
from any previous legislation upon tho
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
By WILLIAM RUSH MERRIAM,
Director Of the Census.

subject Of census-taking Up to the pres
ent time the plan was merely to gather a
force Of statistical experts and clerks to-
gether with the greatest rapidly possible.
put them to work under the best chiefs
obtsinable, and finish the undertaking az
soon as possible. thus giving a spasmodic
atmosphere to the whole affair. There
was a lack Of well-defined plan, and az
n result the outcome necessarily was
not always satisfactory. The law under
which the twelfth census Is being oper-
ated 10 better than anything heretofore
enacted by the national Legislature for
the purpose OF taking a census. The
executive and statistical branches Of the
work are 40 sharply defined that it f.
possible to make the individual in charge
OF each inquiry responsible for lack OF
meehod or hardness In securing results
The director has general charge of the
administration. and under him an assis-
tant director, who is trained statistician,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

did not even know me. but she was never
wild. Just sat there and rocked and ~ocked
end rocked I put her Ia bed nights. and
dressed her mornings. cut up her food
'for her and waited on her as one would
on a baby -
How long has she been like this the
minister asked
Claire were 16 when she was shot and
were ~ last week Yes we have been
here fourteen years and, since he first six
months. she has never spoken a word
never as much as turned her head when
| replied to her. could NOT even thank
me when quit work In the nelds and
walked home In the hot sun for TO take
her cool drink OF water. Being as she
was, she aged quicker than she would
have othei wise and, as the years went
by, | could hardly believe that the hard
featured sallow-faoed woman who sat
silently rocking In her little iron-bound
room could have been my Miss Clarie,
bright and cheerful before the war.
Sometimes II seemed that the crcsklng
Of that chair. as she rocked to and fro.
to and fro and TO md fro. would drive me
crazy, too. but | would say TO myself
Come. Ssllie. II would never do You
must stay by her: keep your mind and
stay by her and would get W ana
brush out her long black hair which
seemed 10 case her head in some way
The end came last Friday night
heard a strange noise In her room and
unlocking the iron door. which was made
so that I could see her from my led,
l found that my duty was ended Tor
Clarie had been claimed By Him az
rules the heavens and earth. and don't
take ne from none OF us
Now" concluded sallie. ga she laid
sprig of cedar on the mound by which
he stood. Il want 10 come under 1.-THE
Aesr - your church - why 1 have told
you all - this, The world don't kaer
nothing about IL. 80 you and me viii not
come over 70 aeain but Ia lke for you
90 do her and me- the Kindness AZ 90
get a big whit. stone TO pat up far her"
u wili." the minister replied. ~ ne
wiped ewBy a great tear witch had
ANONYMOUSLY crept into his eyes Of
tenderness
Here said ssllie. IS wha, you are 10
Set Il with It's money J have saved un
from my eggs Tor Just such = time a.
this "
VIVA; shall 1 have carved on u he
asked
You see" said Saule when this fs,or
child came to this Wogi5 the doctor sau
late gsiting there. and I eas alone veith
her mother that's how Z aarncd her
so Yoa can have put on there: 'CMYle
1urnsd ~ Sallie tho Exs- Woman. ami
then under thls lR beg iettsrs pui. 81.
believed Ia God
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

or heard Is going on, gathered az q re-
spectful distance, and with Satlie az chief
and only mourner the last sad words of
the funeral rite were said over the mys-
FERROUS woman.
When all was ended the minister spike
few sympathizing words To Sal,ie and
turned to depart but she stayed him say
ins, Il wish you would wait It'll they Is all
gone and We Is alone, have something 10
say TO sou about that pooF child who lies
there, and she pointed TO the newly made
mound which the men were lust leaving
Here" said Saliie. "riglt here BY her side
al has ever bean my place Flncs I've
kuowed her. | wants 10 tell YOU the story
OF her ~Ad life. When the ciytl war broke
out her father. who was ihe only living
kin she had In the world. 3ciBed the fed
crate army. purin9 the first year Ne wns
kllru. That same year the snldiYFs when
pa sSing the little town where we lived u
was then what was called q house servant)
had sklrmsh and flying bullet hlt Alss
Cldrlt this poor girl. II struck her head
aud she Ten at nv feet The doctors prob
ed for IT, but could not end ~ S9e got
better for white and all was well but
SION noticed a AZ, Wing nerVousne~s in her
manner and kinder tWitchins ot hef limbs
witch che conll not stop one might about
u she crawled IN my bed sine Mas just
sixteen and good 10 look at shaking me
easy ike abe sad
Wake up Aunt Sallie ! wants to talk
Go YOU
Lord. child What IL e. sou wants az
thi~ time a. night / asked
'Salltc' sbe otd Thel csnno, deceive
me thar bullet Is So my head can feel
the weight Of It and am slowly losing
nay mind NJ. You cannot foa. cue sh"
said 80 triei 20 tell her she sas ~rous
but the great tears Wrre running down
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

actual work after the statistics nave
reached the office. II was found after
securing the best data obtainable that
800 people would be required TO care for
the statistics and put them in presentabie
shape and prepare them for the printing
office within the two-year limit provided
by law. One thousand OF these clerks.
however, will only be employed in using
what are known as the Hollerith tabulat-
ing machines. for about six months from
the LIST of July. Your readers will un-
doubtedly be very much interested to
know that the great census of 1890 Is to
be counted by electricity. thus invoking
this great hidden force which has so long
banled all scientists. but has proved so
efhcacious In carrying Into effect mans
requirements. Ii is proposed 10 employ
LOCO clerks in transferring data Prom the
enumerators sheets to cards about three
by six inches in size. There will be in all
10000. 900 OF these cards. This transfer
ence is done first by preparing a card for
each person enumerated. showing the
characteristics of such person. The cards
used for this purpose are printed with let
tiers and symbols arranged that by
punching holes in the proper spaces we
get the following Information regarding
the individual: Race, sex, age. Conjugal
condition birthplace Of peoson. of father.
mother. years in the United States, occu-
patton, school attendance, etc. These
cards. though only seven ne-thousandths
of an inch I'm thickness, would form a
stack nine miles high and would weigh
200 tons
At least eight hundred clerks and mes
sengers will be employed to tabulate
properly the results derived from the
punching machines There will be- in adj
dition. about seven hundred and Atty
clerks employed in the agricultural de-
partment. four hundred i'm the Office OF
chief statistician for manufactures. sixty
I'm the Office of statistician for vital sta
tistics and about two hundred and flfty in
miscellaneous branches OF the work. In
order TO provide for housing this aggre-
CATION, a contract was entered into last
Washington. who has provided build
ing capable of holding the entire force
and admirably adapted for the census
work IL IL almost entirely on the one
floor. with two large rooms holding nine
hundred people each. covering in all
about two acres of ground. II f. the first
time In the history of census work that
proper headquarters have been provided
and IL is believed that great economy
will ensue by reason Of having a proper
administration building. The census office,
after all. IL nothing but a great statistical
bureau. and I'm the employment OF so
large force 1t Is necessary to pursue
the same general tactics OF admnistra-
ton are usually observed In Industrial
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

to whom r. assigned the general over
sight of the various statisticians employed
by the bureau. There are five chief sta
tisticians in all. and certain line Of work
IL given TO each one to prepare and finish.
In this way responsibility can be placed
and each statistician held responsible for
the proper fulhlment of his duties The
last census required between six and
eight years to prepare. tabuiate and I'm
ish. The law under which We are now
organized directs us to complete the four
census reports-that is. agriculture. popu-
iation. vital statistics mechanical and
manufacturing inquiries within two years
from the first of the coming July. All
of the work of the Office and all of its
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

Wen. Miss Ciarie. II they is good be-
fore they gets crazy, thinks they does
she did not speak for some time then
she said
I think IS too, Sallie. and | do not
know what the end will he, nut | say 10
you on my hended knees and in His holy
presence that | believe I'm God
Her soft nightdress futterod by me.
my door was shut gently and was left
alone with my thoughts which kept GO
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03

ing on and on til got up and set by the
ainder In the moonlight. snd at last
fen asleep.
The next day we went to our new
home. and after iNing up the papers and
having the ron ratings put up in back
room of cur home Ciarie never went out
no more save some Of nights when I
walked with her In our little garden, hut
sat there and waited for the end. The
change soon came, for in six months she
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-05-17

the head fcrash (ferrash bashD they
apply these, with more or less viGor,
to the bare feet of the culprit. Stick
after stick breaks over the feet or the
pole. according to the extent of the
bribe promised to the ferrdsh- bashl;
the victim meanwhile crying out to AL
lab, and Mohammed, or cursing the
cause of his i'll luck.
A hundred sticks or therahouts are
generally used at the ordinary beating.
These, as | have said, are broken over
the feet or the pole, according to the
amount of the bride given. In cases
where a goodly sum is forthcoming the
punishment only causes the receiver
few days tenderness; but really Sc
we're beating, in which a great many
more sticks are fairly broken over the
victims feet, will reduce the su!cs ia
a positively mangled state, ana keep
the man off his feet for months. Yet
so great is the love of money among
these people they invariably prefer to
get sticks" rather than to pay fine.
AS a rule punishments in Persia are
necessarily severe, because leniency on
the part of the local Governors is mis-
continued Immediately into weakness.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-05-17
A Famous Oak.

Earl Manvers, who has just died,
owned on his Nottinghamshire estate
one of the most famous existing oaks
In the country. The Major Oak is
one of the survivors of Sherwood for
est. Earl Manners was very proud Of
it, and in the library at Thoresby Hall
he had a splendid chimney.piece con-
sisting of carved representation of
this monarch of the forest with a
herd of deer and statuettes of Robin
Hood and Little John on the mantle.
Earl Manners, however, would insist
on naming the Major Oak the Queens
Oak. Happily this change Of name
has not been generally adopted, or
there would in handbooks of sylvan
England have been conflict with
that once famous Queens oak at Don
nington Castle-one of the rare man.
moths under which Chaucer "carrolld
his moral song. Westminster Ga
Zette,