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The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
COUNTED BY MACHINERY.
Facts AbOut Each Person Will Be TabuIated for the Census
 by Electricity.

Our first census, made in 17e5, showed the population of the United States to be 5,00o,0oo, and the count cost Uncle Sam, who was comparatively poor then, one cent for each person. It is esti- mated that the twelfth census, to be
 made in June, 1900. will show that our people number 7s, GOO, 900, and that the item of clerk hire, in the census bureau alone, will exceed S5,0oo, GOO. Although the work of enumeration will be com pleted by the 1st of July, it will prob ably be two or even three months later. before the last of the schedules are received at the census office; for not only must they all be examined by the supervisors, but in many cases they will probably require revision because of some error or informafity. The actual counting of the people willnot be done until the schedules are turned into the census office. The enumerators simply gather the facts, and the office force iL Washington does the counting and the compiling, which is done by electricity. In 100 days all the facts relating to 75,- GOO, ,ooo people will be tabuiated.-Cli ford Howard, in Ladies' Home Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
DELAWARE IS ALONE.
No Other State Retains the Ancient
 Institution "The Hundred"
A Relic of Old AaSlo-Saxon Days CorrNspoAdiAE to the Town ship of Early New
 England.

Delaware is the only state in the union to retain that ancient Teutonic institution, "the hundred"
 There are, to be sure, hundreds set down here and there on the map ot Maryland, but they are not true po- Iitical entities, for the lowest suDdivi- sion Of the county in Maryland is the district.
 Even in Delaware the hundred has lost many of the powers and functions that belong to the hundreds of England in Anglo-Saxon days, but 1t is still 8 local division of unusual interest.
 If there is no longer hundred court there are hundred assessors and road commissioners, and within the sub division large survival of local self government.
 The Delaware hundred corresponds az nearly as may be to the New Eng land township, though there is 10 hun dred meeting like the town meeting, for pure democracy has died out of Delaware save in the school district, where there is an annual school meet ing, at which the people may enact school laws, levy school taxes, and elect school officers.
 Even here, however, pure democracy makes a poor showing, for in many school districts only a handful of per sons attend. and the school officers have
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17

h deciding to exercise control ovsr
 the production of camphor Japan has
 been actuated by two motives. In the first place she wants to obtain revenue
 therefrom, as France does from she match and cigsx industries. But she also seeks to avert the killing of the goose which lays the golden eggs for her. In other words, she has under teken to protect the can. thor forests, which wsre in danger of extinction. A recent consular report from Tansui declares that no fewer than 1900 armed guards art tG be placed on duty on the edge of che forests, in order to enforce regulations which have recent y been adopted. The destruction of young samphor trees snd of shoots from old stGmps has been prohibited. by law. The gum is obtained by fell ing the larger trees, splitting them up and boiling the wood. In the past 1t has been common to cut down young trees for fuel, but this practice ts now to be stopped.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
CINCINNATI DISAPPOINTED.
Greatly Dissatisfsd with the Work of the Census EnumeratOrs-Claim
 They Are 4O,OOO Short.

Great dissatisfaction is felt over the census returns from Cincinnati. and from the way the citizens of that city have complained to the census off, flee it has placed the Cincinnati snumerators below par. Cincinnati claims it is at the least calculation 10000 short on the last count. In speaking Of the matter officials at the census office were inclined to think that the count was as correct as that of other cities that have been enumer- ated tr the present census, and that Cincizuat5 must realize it long ago passed its prime, which was before the 6selins of traffic on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
 Cincinnati well deserved the name of "Cueer City" in the days when 1t coTom8nded the entire trade of those tive tributaries as the metrop- oils of the state of Ohio. It is but the old story of river versus railways and no more than can be expected. The rivalry between Cleveland and Cincinnati is so great as to which shall be regarded as the metropolis of the state that if Cleveland's re- turns, which will be given out in 6 few days by the census office. should be large than Cincinnati it will com pei Cincinnati to abandon the title of Queer City" Much bitterness ex. fists in Cincinnati and the census ot- fee Is getting the benefit of 1t.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
HEADS LIST OF EXPORTS.
Cotton Can Again RiEhtfully Lay
 Claim to the Title of King.

Cotton is again king" in the ex. port record of the United States. Doi- lar wheat in 1898 brought the exporta- tion of breadstuffs far above the cot ton, but ten-cent cotton in 1900 brings that agricultural product again into first place in the record of exports by single articles. The seven months ending with July, 1900, shows an ex- portation of cotton amounting to $142,- 576. OCT, while of breadstuffs the total exportation during the same period was s13s.3 .304.529, that of provisions s106, sos, 1856, and that of mineral oil, the next largestitem, s3s ,4es, ,151. The gen. eral group, manufactures" is larger than that of cotton alone, but no sim gle item or even the group of "breed- stuffs," which includes, wheat corn, oats, barley, rye, etc.. equals cotton during the seven months ending with July, 1900.
 Cotton exporta tions and movements are measured usually by what is termed the "cotton year" which ends with the month of August. The bu- reau of statistics has just received the record of August exportations and is thus able to make up the figures for the "cotton year" and compare them with those of the preceding year. These reports. which are of preliminary na- ture, include about 98 per cent. of the total exports ofcotton, and as the com par;son Of the present year is made
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
LOOK FOR HAM1LroRs s GRAVE.
fAS Remains of the Son of the Maa
 Who TOogAt Burr Lte ia & sasramsato.

The Historical Socic.y of Wisconsin t. making g search for tsse spot in Cali. tornia where Wiilisrs g. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton, lies buried. The Ddrial place of the son of the grea. statesinan was revealed ss in the city cemStGsy of Sacramento.
 Alexander Hamilton, it will be re. 1nembef9d. met his desth in duel with Aaror burr. Young William s. Ham, htoL then challenged Burr to a duel. but the latter declined because of his extreme youth. Hamilton was of an adventurous spirit and came to Cali torMa. He died in Sacramento of the cholera. August 2, 1850. The monu- ment over his grave bears @ bronze medsllian of his distinguished father, 1onsted by the citizens of Quincy. Mass
 This monument is inscribed: "Wii- liam Stephen Hamilton, Son of Alex Rnder Hamilton Born Aug. {. I7s7. Died Aug. 2, IsS0."
 Members of the Hamilton family re- gently sent for the medallion, which was cast many years ago. and returned it after having obtained copies of 1t for preservation.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
DUTCH AND AMERICAN BRICK
OId-Time Popularity of the Holland Article in New YOrk-Ameri-
 can limitations.

The antiquarians in New York are on the lookut for some rare finds" when work is begun upon excavation for the great tunnel. The Sun ex- plains that in the city hall park ex- cavations will bring to light at least two varieties of brick, the American made brick and brick which most antiquarians of the amateur stamp take for an imported Dutch article. The reason for the difference is this Originally bricks were brought over conservative Dutchman of New Am sterdam didn't consider the possibil- ities of making his own brick right here. In time, however. some enter prising experimentalists decided to see what could be done with the ar ticle of clay that underlies various parts of Manhattan Island, and the results were so gratifying that the demand for imported bricks did very soon thereafter cease. Still the Dutch pattern remained as standard, and the early American output of the kilns was thin and pale and slabby. In time the New Yorker came to the conclusion that thicker brick would better serve the public purposes, and made brick of substantially the same dimensions as that of which our mod ern houses are built. The innovation was not so quickly brought about, but there is a great store Of the American limitations of the Holland brick in hundreds of houses still standing, not alone in New York. but in Albany and other old cities.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
NAVAL STATION APPROVED.
Sharp Dispute Between Naval OMesss Over tAs Puget Sound Plant
 Settled,

There has been 6 row among naval officers over the equipment of the torpedo boat Goldsborough, which was built by Portland (Ore.) firm. Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief con- ktructor of the navy was anxious to have the boat equipped for service at the Puget Sound naval station. The other members of the board of con- struction, to which board the ques- ton was submitted, recommended the boat be sent to San Francisco.
 Hichborn took the position that there was a great deal of work re- maining at the Mare Island navy yard, which is near San Francisco, and that it could not ba possible to fit the Goldsborough out at that yard. After some considerable con- troyerEy over the matter Secretary Long directed the Goldsborough to be sent to Puget Sound station, where the torpedo boat Rowan has just been fitted out for service.
 Some of the officers who were beaten in this discussion secured tele- graphic orders from the navy de- partment detailing Capt. Henry Glass to make an inspection of the Rowan and the facilities at the Puget Sound station for doing such work. The assignment of Capt. Glass to this duty was 6 surprise to the bureau of con- struction, and the charge is now made that there has been some un- derhanded work on the part of high naval officers to secure an official re- port, the tenor of which was expect ed to show that the Rowan was in . bad way and the Puget Sound sta ton in an inadequate condition. Capt. Glass report has been received in Washington, and it shows not only that the Rowan was fully and prop erly equipped, but that the Puget Sound station is in every way adapted to high grade of naval work. in- eluding the docking of the largest vessels of the service
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
wEAzEL GAVE HLM TERROR.
TAOnEh the Tiny Animal Were . Grizzly Bear.

O. H. Richardson, who weighs 200 pounds and is employed at the Pied mont baths, Oakland, Cal, was held a prisoner in one of the large reservoirs at the baths the other day for two hours by weasel weighing less than two pounds. The men who came to the rescue when, they heard Richardson's 8 cries for assistance say he could not have made more different kinds of noise or exhibited greater signs of terror If the animal guarding the exit of the reservoir had been a grizzly.
 Richardson had been sent to the reservoir carly in the morning to make some repairs before the weekly water supply was turned in. He had com pieted his work and was on the first round of the ladder leading from the bottom of the reservoir to the manhole above when he happened to glance up- ward. There was the tiny weasel just at the top of the ladder. In terror, Richardson Sed to the farthest corner of the reservoir, but. retreat as far as he could, the weasel kept eyeing him curiouEly and RicharGSon's fears kept rising. At last, made desperate, Rich srdSon resolved to call for ass7s fance.
 "Heipl Help! Murder! Murder!" he cried again and again, but the only answeS was the echo of his own voice. After two hours of waiting fellow workmen, attracted by Richardson's cries, climbed upon the tank. Their presence frightened the weasel and they managed to get Richardson out of the tank. He was i'll all night and the next day from his great fright.
 Richardson says, weasel or no weasel. the animal looked like it weighed a ton. :
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
EXPENSE OF HAULING.
Ia New Jersey It Has Beea Reduced to Q Minimum by the Buildiag
 of stone Roads.

Regarding the making of stone roada the question is frequently asked wheth- CT the increased taxation does not amount to more than the advantages gained. State Commissioners Budd. of New Jersey. reports that before the construction of good roads the expense of carting few pounds of produce to market was so great that farmers, where possible. found it much cheaper to send by car or boat. But now they are purchasing broad tread wagons. which carry from l3O to 225 fve-eighths bushel baskets of vegetables and fruits. while before they only carried from 90 to 50 baskets, and are returning with from three to fFe-ion loads of manure. On the ferry leading to the Philadel- phia markets this year the passage of 2.440 teams per day was counted car rying from three to five tons on each load. Stone roads place the farmers almost at the dOcr of the consumer. saving many internediates, all of whom are forced to hsSe profit. His in-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
puxGEEr PARAGRAPHS.

"Ts she very stylish?" T should saJ she was. Her baby is 8 year and hall old now and regards her es an utteI stranger. ."-Indianapolis Sun.
 A Cautious RepIy.-"Exeuse me, but didn't 1 meet you in Chicago some time ago?" 'Not unless I was there at the time." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Blobbs-"Heve you been siek7 You look as though you had been drawn through a knothole." Slobbs-"Yes; l; the doctor pulled me through. Phil 3delphia Record.
 ''I love you passionately." That's what you once told several girl friends of mine" ''Yes. but you see they were girls that l knew were likely to re- fuse me.'-Heitere Welt.
 He-"o. yes. I have heard him sing. admire him very much" She Really, you don't mean it2 Why, his voice is awful" He-"It isn't his singing admire, it's his nerve. ."-Phila- delphia Press.
 "Wotcher tryin' to do theref said the highwaymau to the man he was holding up. "I'm keeping out 60 cents in silver SO I'll have ths price of break fast and cigar" Hand it all over," said the highwayman- "Tm 6 bi-met- siiist. t."-Indianspolis News.
 Domestic Repartee.-"I understand you've been finding fsulti" observed the help lady with her usual hauteur. What's that to you7" retorted the woman or person of the house, with great brilliancy. "I'm sure you haven't Lost any!"-Detroit Journal.
 First Kentuckian-'I tell you, sub, a laborin' man has no chance at all, suh, no chance at all" Second Kentuckian First Kentuckian-"Yes, sub. Why, I made a splendid comics sion befo' the cot, but they pahceled thet reward out to suit themselves, an l nevah got a cent f'm 1t. sah. not 6 cent.-Baltimore American.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
"pEsPERATELY WicKED.V

'"The heart is deceitful above all thtnGE. and desperately wicked" We talk much about victory ever seltJa Is self, then. sin? An. mel there turks not greater foa Eitk-
 out
 Than dwells withIn. We sird us for nfe's conflict. and % ferth Seeking our foe; Nor dream that he has met and Vsnouisasd Lsns. long ago. But we are proud-so slew to turn the truR The Master taught Mortal hath not. Life's issues. or of goed or evil trend Lie all within: He who would lift up holy nsn6s. mpzt;
 guard
 His heart from sin O. Thou Eternal OnsI Whose searching sss Sees everywhere Burdened with conscious guilt, to thee Ws
 come
 In mute despaiE. Cover our mortal weakness s-ssA th1
 strength And make us bold To rid of every evil tendency The hearts stronghold. Thus. wittflife's fountain-hsAd made sisan
 and pure. Life shall be pure: Nor can deceit or wickedness IonG Vsx Heart so secure. Sarah L. Penney. in Christian WorE.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
TELLS OF RICE CULTURE.
Ds. .. A. Knapp Says Enough Can Be Produces ia Thta Country to Sup-
 ply Demand of the People,

Enough rice can be raised in this country to supply the demands ot the people and shut out the immense importstOns of that commodity. Last year 1e0,0O0.O0O pounds of rice were produced in this country, and 125, ,OOO,- GOO pounds were imported. Dr. s. A. Knapp, of the agricultural department, has written pamphlet in which he deals with the possibilities Of this coun- try as a rice producer. He says the outlook for the future extension of the industry is promising.
 According to the best estimates. there are about 10 ,O00, 900 acres of land In the live states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico we'll suited to rice cul- ture. The amount which can be sue. cesstuly irrigated by present meth ods, using the available surface and ar tesian flows, does not exceed 3,O00, ,OoO acres. The best results require rotation. of crops, consequently only one-half that amount, or 1,5O0, 900 acres, would be in rice at any time.
 The remainder of the 1O, 900 600 acres could also be brought into cultivation. were 1t necessary, but the cost would perhaps be prohibitive. At an aver age yield of ten barrels per acre 1,5O0.- ooO acres would produce nearly 2,sO0,-. 900 pounds of clean rice, nearly six times the amount of the present con- sumption.
 There is no satisfactory reason why the United States should not grow all its own rice and become an exporter. The employment of machinery in the rice fields of the southwest similar to that used in the wheat fields of Cal ifoynia and the Dakotas is revolution lzing the methods of cultivation anI greatly reducing the cost. The Amer ican grower, employing higher priced labor than any other rice grower in the world, ultimately will be able to market his crop at the least cost and. the greatest profit.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17

Ars. Spenser admitted the right os her lord and master to castigste her. but mildly protested that he had ex- ceeded the limit. For instance, he had once wallopsd her soundly because she could not sec 6 squirrel he was trying to point out in tree Upon another occasion she was smartfy thrashed because she would not wash 6 buggy that they might drive to church, where Spsnser was to sing tD the choir.
 The neighbors made the eomplsint that led to the trial, insisting that unless the law repressed spenser they would, and broadly hinted that they would use very eHectual messures- Spenser pleaded his own case. but was sentenced to pay fas and to repoSa several weeks in jail He will appeal the case.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
HOMEMADE HAY RACK.

bent .n form of half circle, or two strips cut with an elongated circle and bo!ted to the one by four inch strips and covered with short pieces of thin boards, keep hay or grain from coming in contact with wheels. The front guard or standard should be fastened to side stills by means of full length rod and just back of front arm and att tached so as to be raised up or down. The stakes at rear end faster ned in ga me manner. This renders it more con venient to store away under some low shed when not in use.-R. Logan, in Farm and Home.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
NEVER REApED A REWARD.
InventOr of the Motor Car Died Poor and Neglected Amidst the
 Plenty of Paris.

On January 24. 1860, M. Ienoir, a chemist, was granted patent for mo- tor driven by an explosive mixture of air and gas. He even used electric ig- milton. obtained from battery and Ruhmkoef coil. and actuating a spark ing plug very similar 10 the style in vogue to-day. He employed coal gas st first but in his specification said that he could use other gases, or even produce a gas at the requisite mo- ment from hydro-csrbon liquids. there by foreshadowing the employ ment of petroleum. The system of valves. by means of which the suction of the piston drew iu the charge of gas for the next explosion, was also designed by Lenoir, and still remains the govern ing principle in explosion engines. So that in 40 years that have elapsed since Lenoir's motor there have been few radical changes.
 In 1862 be produced car driven by one of his motors, and this accom- plisked some short trips in the streets of Paris, after which, for some reason. it made no further progress. He seemed to have no luck. his invention was premature and beyond the grati- hcation of his hobby he had no appre- ciation
 Fifteen years went by before an- other man attempted motor car again, and it was not till 1887 that Daimler produced his first car. which. to do him justice, was the earliest of the really practicable vehicles.
 Poor Lenoir lived to see the motor in- dustry attain enormous dimensions, to see honors and wealth heaped on other men. and died in humble circumstances without honor or reward.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
60 elect themselves over again year

Co elect themselves over again year after year.
 The hundred differs from the town ship in another respect, and that is in being district of large ares-from IS to 70 square miles.
 Political activity in the hundred shows no sign of decreasing, but the importance of the hundred has been somewhat lessened by some provisions ot the new constitution.
 Before the adoption of this consti- tuition each county elected its delega-' tion to the legislature on a general ticket, the French scrutin de liste, but party custom required that in making nominations the party managers should see to II that candidates were equitably distributed among the hun- dreds. Now,, however, the counties have been divided into representative and senatorial election districts, and these districts are not hundred. What ever party custom may do in the mat ter, representatives will stand, not for hundreds but for districts. and so sers- ators.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-17
TURNED HIS HAIR WHITE.
1lss witk Horss and BuggY -S0Ved by c Tsse.

Councilman Hiram ". Kistler, for. meriy mayor of Stroudsburg, Pa, had thrilling experience the other after noon. He does not see why he was not killed or at least terribly injured un- less it was because he had just taken out an accident insurance policy for $3.OoO. As it was, however. he came out of the accident without 6 scratch, but part of his hair was turned white es a result of 6 few minutes of terrible peril.
 MT. Kistler had driven out to his farm, about 20 miles from Strouds- burg, and on his return. coming down Hipsie's gap. dangerously steep mountain cut. his horse stumbled, lost his balance. and hcrae. bugcy and driver were dashed down the gap. the bottom of which Is 200 feet from the road.
 Halfway down is clnmp of trees. The horse passed through two of these. but the carriage was tco wide and was caught. No damage was done to the wagon. Mir. Kistle3 ssid:
 'The sensation of going down Hip Eie's gap is something ike shooting the chutes without the sa7-.e feeling of security as to how you vii. round up It happened at poirt where the the road is very narrow Ny horse blundered and was instantly ayer the bank. Had he not struck tho tree he would have landed at the foot of the ravine and been mangled bayond rec ognition.
 Assistance came at just the time when my strength was about exhaust ed or I would never have recovered my horse or wagon. By using rope, the lines, halters and parts or the har- ness we made & long hitch to the carriage and the united strength of six men lifted it up on the bank. Per haps my lucky escape is due to the fact that had just taken out a s5,oOO accident policy"