New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

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fields looking for a job. On his return his wife
asked him what luck he had had
mo luck tall. SaIlte' grurnbIed the negro;
no luck tall
Didn't nobody want yo' 20 work fer EN-?
querted Sale.
"'As TO dat replied her husband, one ole
white man lowed es how he'd Civ me one-fo'th
To- to pick his cotton. But dun look all over
de field an de 'hop crap amt wurt' a fo'th so
hyer am home
That's exactly my opinion of the Office of
ice-Presideut." concluded the statesman; at
isn't worth a fourth or anything else TO an am
bilious man"
The census authorities have had some diff
Guilty not in euumerating the Chinese in this
country. but in classifying them and in fixing
their ages the latter trouble being caused by
the difference between the calendar used in this
part Of the world and that Of the Chinese. which
has the lunar months, giving some of the years
twelve. some thirteen months While every
Chinaman so far interviewed knows the month.
day and hour Of his birth. the information is
useless TO the Bureau unless converted into the
time adopted here AS an aid in securing the
proper dates Director Merriam has had table
made by an astronomer showing the correspond
ing dates IN DOCn calendars Tor the last one
hundred years. Hearing Of this. Mr.. WI, the
Chinese Minister. who is one Of the most anna
BILE and public spirited men, sent his own cal
endar which was compiled by a Roman Catholic
missionary in China, a guide. The tables
prepared for the census were carefully COM
pared with the Minister'S table, and several
mistakes found and corrected.
In all the work Of the census Mr.. WI has
shown the same lively interest evinced by him
for all American institutions. and has been help
full TO its officials whenever opportunity offered
Among other things he prepared a proclama-
ton which distributed under his official
seal in all localities where there are Chinese
residents, explaining the scope and purposes Of
the census. and calling upon his compatriots 70
give freely and frankly all the information
wanted. and TO aid the enunerators in every
possible way. The Minister proposes too, TO
follow the initiative taken by of the other
foreign governments and send a representative
70 study the methods and workings Of the pres
ent census.
William r. Smith. superintendent OF the 30
tanical Gardens. writes in recent letter,
swering Senator Daniels request for sugges-
lions regarding the establishment Of an Arbor
Day in the Old Dominion:
las 10 the matter Of an Arbor Day for the
grand old commonwealth of Virginia, 7 would
like 20 suggest April 80 On that day the
grandest of patriots and one OF the grandest OF
men was inaugurated first President OF these
United States. II would be well 10 disseminate
this fact among the people. so that II a change
is made from March the sentiment attached
10 the latter date might be brought TO bear
After commenting upon Washington's love Of
trees and Jefferson's well known fondness for
them. Mr. Smith says:
81 hope you persuade the good people OF
Virginia TO adopt Arbor Day and couple II with
memorial tree planting. They should go hand
in hand creating a sentiment OF love and VEN
GRAFTON for trees In the words OF Walter Scott.
which he put in the mouth OF che dying laird
OF Dumbiedikes 10 his son. When ye hae naeth-
ing else 10 do, Jock. ye may be aye sticking IN
a. tree; IT will be growing, Jock. when yeer
sleeping
Young and enthusiastic Nomeite, who start
ed for this new and thriving city or the far
North the other day, is authority for the state
ment that Nome boasts ambitious CLUB
known as the University. and modelled AFTER
the New-York club OF the same name
our cIubrooms. TO be sure" said the young