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The age-herald., 1900-06-03
Takinu ihe Twelfth Census.

On Friday last, unucky day of the week though it was, the government unflinching- ly started it's 52, GOO enumerators at the task of ascertaning how big and rich this coun- try has come to be. These enumerators are ordered not only to count the people, but to photograph, so to speak, the entire land ito prepare picture in words and figures of the varied phases of it. Its social side will be measured as well as its industrial: it's intellectual development will be ascer- tained as we'll its physical bulk.
 The 52,O0O enumerators are commanded in the field by 300 supervisors, and these in turn serve under Director Merriam and As sistant Director Wines. It is estimated that the army will count about S0O,000 per- sons a day during the next ninety days, ascertaining in that time the age, relation ship to head of family, date and place of birth, places of birth of father and mother, occupation, school attendance, degree of iliteracy, nature of house occupation, and citizenship, of every individual. At the same time special agents will gather 8 variety of agricultural, manufacturing and vital statistics All this work must be done by July 1, 1902, and then will follow q series of inquiries relative to crime, insan- ity, pauperism, public indebtedness, taxa ton and the like, which will keep the 5000 clerks in the census office busy two yeors longer.
 Every person can aid the enumerators by being ready to answer the twenty-six questions that have been widely published, and that sketched in this article; and they will thus promote the work that is to satisfy all curiosity as to the size of this wonderful country. It is already known, however, that we will at the end of the century have to be content with a popula- ton of 75,OOO,O00 instead of the long ago estimated population of 100,000000. But to the 75000,00O should be added at least 10,- ,OO0 on account of new possessions, thus bringing the entire country within sight of the great round aggregate.
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THE MURMUR OF THE WORLD.

ever. In every worthy soul rings music gladly. All of us know it not art: but every child of earth craves it as a necessity of the spirit. And to us all of us it is given in some form of blessedness. It rings mer- rily in the smithy, and in the cathedral rolls in splendid majesty; it strengthens the brawn of the toiler, and ennobles the preaching of the preacher; it is heard in the hammer and is proud in the blasts of fame's announcing heralds; it is in the widows prayer, the orphans plaint, the banqueter's s proud cheer; it is in the lovers love you and the maiden's consent; it is in the confession, in the penance in the com- munion of the faithful; it is in dusky dawns and tawny dusks; in the noontide, June- tide, and the striking of midnights quiet hour; it is in the splendid anthem and in the jinglng ditty; it is in the whispering breeze and in the roar of the storm; it rocks the cradle and rolls the world; it blesses the voice of truth and attunes the teaching of the teacher. Spreading outward from the throne of God, music fills all space with universal concord of glorious harmony. And rippling, rollicking, and ringing, whis- pering, shouting and softly singing, music -all-embracing, ail-gladdening, all-uplift- ing, all-hallowing musie-finds tenderest, sweetest, divinest melody in little chlds glad laughter of gladness
 Without music there is nothing noble: no love, no hope no faith, no charity; no ele- vating impulse. purpose, or deed; no poetry no romance, no great fact accom- plished; no honesty, no sincerity, no faith fitness; no supplication, no benediction, no blessedness In one word there shall be music to fill the soul through all the after time. You have heard it, my beloved: you hear it still. In this hour it's music is ten- derly sobbing in your spirit. It may have been spoken yesterday, or in that long yes- teryear when maybe goodbye was spoken by one whom you shall not see again until the angel hand unbar the gate of Silence Maybe that goodbye was your own appel lation spoken by lips that were made dumb within the space of one beat of your heart, born of nameless grief. Maybe the lips were old and wrinkled and shriveIed with kisses and prayers for you from the hour of pain when you were given to the world weeping. Maybe you heard the mother-music of your own name, and then saw the old lips stiled the old eyes closed, the old hands crossed upon the old breast that rested you and nurtured: and you know your heart broke in the wild storm of that hour!
 The Master has her in His Holy keeping, my beloved. So also may He hold you! THE MURMURER.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03
Record Breaking Ships.

The Great Northern railroad, which owns ships that ply between America and the Orient, is building at Groton. Conn, ships that will carry larger loads than any ship afioat can take. These ships will be of ample beam as we'll as length, and this means that they will be slow sailers. or about sixteen knots an hour. When these ships are completed one American cor poration will indeed trade round the world.
 But two rival German lines, the Ham, Lloyd, are striving against each other to
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Orpheus with his lute made trees,
 And the mountain-tops, that freeze,
 Bow themselves when he did sing:
 To his music, plants and flowers,
 Ever sprung; sun, and showers,
 There had been lasting spring.
 Everything that heard him play,
 Even the pillows of the sea,
 Hung their heads, and then lay by.
 In sweet music is such art;
 Killing care and grief of heart,
 Fall asleep, or, hearing, die.
 The queen to king that is infamous heard that song when, sore of heart and fearful of the headsman, she commanded one of her women to
 Take thy lute, wench; my soul grows sad
 with troubles; Sing and disperse them, if thou canst
 leave working"
 When the music was done the shadow of Wolsey made darker the shadow that rested upon the daughter of a hundred kings, shipwrecked upon a kingdom, where was no pity, no hope; no kindred to weep, almost no grave allowed to ''the most un- happy woman living" The lustful passions of a devil in the guise of king had speeded all joy away, and in the very presence stood Anne Bullen, radiant with lifes most splen- did crown of youth. Perhaps it was even she who sung the song of Orpheus, for she was "a creature of the queens," and soon to wear a diadem and bear heir to the throne of the worlds power that was great est then as it is upon this Junetime morn- ing. It was the deathless story of that other woman and mans inconsistency, reach ing from Rose upon the mountain to Kath- crime upon the throne.
 One afternoon, in a land where it seems always afternoon, the land of the conse- cration and poets dream, Rose and Ronald ascended the sunset side of a mountain that is for ever green. Many times they breathed upon the turf, and looked upon the valley and upon the silver sea far away, where waves broke gently to form rainbows ceaselessly. Whatever speech they found was of themselves and it was of that same tender tenor that murmured around the earth last night under the stars. In the middle hour of their half holiday of happiness they found the place they sought upon the slope, a sort of harbor of the hill where white flowers
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in his political life. His language, too is very picturesque. and when he cannot find the exact word he coins one.
 In the last session of congress the Ala bama senator, who had not then reached the fame he has since attained as scholar and a wit, was extremely anxious to get an amendment for a public building on the sundry civil appropriation bill Senator Allison, however, had a matter he
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regarded as of prior importance, and ask ed him to lay aside his amendment for moment MT. Pettus was reluctant, fear ing a postponement might defeat his measure, and looking appealingly at his veteran colleague, said:
 Let us act perpendiculary to each other,'' which plea was so humorously made thu, it won Allison's ready acquies- cence, and the amendment was promptly adopted.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03
THREE LITTLE GIRLs' LETTER TO BOR s I7ro,,, tho London GeptIewonan

from the LOHuOn 1eHlieWOHldIl
 Here is quaint little letter to Lord Rob- erts, written in a sprawling chids hand writing on a crumpled piece of foolscap, and signed by three tiny little Irish maids. Their mother found it in their schooroom, and told me she did not know whether Lord Roberts juvenile admirers intended to post it. as it was decidedly the worse for wear: Dear Lord Bobs: We are Irish, and we think you are the incest man there ever was, except daddy. Aunt Nell likes you dreadfully; she has a picture of you and she kisses it and says, bless him. Your lit- tie admirers, Frances Muriel, Molly and Eileen"
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

From the New York Press.
 An epigram is something that isn't so, said so you wish you'd said it.
 The average girl knows a new coon song for every verse she can repeat out of the Bible.
 Every woman always knows what every other woman she doesn't like wore last Easter. e i&k1lssYs
 Most women are like April; when they don't come in March, they generally come in May.
 A college girl Is a girl that studies SC hard all winter that her mother has to get up and get her breakfast all sum- mer.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03
WILLIAM J. SANFORD
rom the Montevallo Sentinel.

From the Monteva1Io Sentinel
 Sanford is sure to be the next governor of Alabama. No combination of forces can defeat him. He is in touch with the democrats of the state, has no enemies in his party is Christian man and straight- forward and honorable in every way The democrats of the state are proud of their leader, and consider it an honor to vote for him.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03
SENATOR WHO HAS NEVER BEEN STUPID
From a Washington Letter.

From Washington Letter.
 Senator Pettus is a rough diamond. He wears shabby clothes is an inveterate chewer of tobacco, and pays little heed to any of the conventionalities of life, which he does not scorn, but simply will not take the trouble to observe. He is, however. one of the most erudite men in the upper house; few equal him in brightness and quickness at repartee, and it is recorded
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The Carnegie laboratory at Bellevue med ical college is wasting time is seeking an antitoxin for snake bite. The free and accepted antitoxin is distilled from corn in the mountains as all fishermen and travellers know.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

You must register before next Thursday to vote in the presidential and congression- al elections Every democrat should per- form his duty to his party by registering
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Russia, that great friend of political lib- erty, is now sympathizing with General Cronie.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Mayor Woodward declines to reform everytime the council declares a hold-up. He considers the reform branch of the city business overworked.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

If Nicely had reached his beloved Indiana home, Governor Mount could have protect ed him. The protection of rascals is what Mount is governor for.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The esteemed Hanna collected $1O0 900 from Philadelphia, and the administration should hand him that S9O,O00 bill against the Turk, with instructions to collect.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Either Mir Bryan will have to lend Ad- miral Dewey a delegate, or else one will have to be admitted to represent the Ma nila Bay district, at Kansas City, if the convention.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The Boxers in Pekin will be handled without gloves, but with Mausers and ag-Jorgensens.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The size of the Clark wedding dowery, s14,OOO 900, indicates that the esteemed pa- rent is entitled to seat in the million- aires club.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The Boer envoys may hold some condo- lence meetings. for no one can well sympa- thize with a government that does not ex- jet
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

There is distinct impression down this way that Bourke Cochran did not settle the negro question after all.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Johannesburg gold mines are expected to resume at the old stands without delay. Our Bobs is doing police duty now.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The esteemed Dr. Leyds has become as quiet as Boer envoy in this country.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Teddy is still considered by the running mate crowd a dangerous possibility.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Hill and Croker should make ex-Presi dent Cleveland their referee.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The plague in San Francisco refuses to be stamped out. The total number of cases to date Is eleven.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The Boxers will now see, in Pekin, there are others who know how to box.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The economy of the people of St. Louis in the matter of car fares is record break ing
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Annexer Steyn has himself been annexed.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The new postage stamp book is the best selling book on the market.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

Lord Salisbury is as pitiless as Gladstone was merciful.
The age-herald., 1900-06-03

The original Dewey delegate has not yet been named.
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The administration is becoming short or scapegoats.
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convention.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
A FlSH-CATCHlNG FISH.


OF His BODY.
Most remarkable OF strange fishes is
the angler fish, whose very name seems
a paradox The fishing fish is never
theless a reality ana stern one to all
that approach those awful Jaws of his
With a body the color of mud he gen
orally lies in the shadow of some rock
Oh the bottom of the sea, waiting mo-
tionlesS for the approach of his prey.
He is provided with an odd kind of fin
just over the mouth, ana this is held
out in front of him to give warming Of
the coming Of something to bc swal-
lowed. one taken alive was expert
mente1 on, and it was found that II
this projecting fin was touched with II
stick, even though the stick did not
come near the mouth, the jaws closed
cOnyulsively. This shows that the fin.
by some provision of nature, closes the
jaws rs soon as 1t is touched.
The mouth is tremendous, groWin,
to the width Of Il foot when the whole
nsh is only three feet long. One OF
these anglers was caught not long
since. and. though il was only - inches
long Ash - inches long was found
sticking in its throat. The angler is
provided with peculiar teeth set in
double or treble rows along the jaws
and at the entrance Of the throat
Some OF these teeth are foot long.
He is not "a pretty fish t. look at, but
he attends strictly 20 business and will
swallow anythiny that touches bis
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

The word candidate" is from the
Latin "candldatus" Literally it means
white robed, and it was thus called be
cause in Rome those who sought office
wore a glitterlng white toga Fancy,
if you can. all our modern Americans
dressed In accordance with their polit-
ical ambitions. In some sections there
would be no such thing as IL dark suit
of clothes. Washington would simply
be one shining center Of universal
whitncs4.- Saturday Evening Post
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
A HOBO ON A TRAIN.
His Brief Interview with n Brake
man and the Conductor.

81 spent several hours in n small
country town not far from here II few
days ago" said a young professional
man Of this city, "and to kill time
Joined the usual group in the corner
grocery store. one OF the crowd was
Il freight brakeman, and he told a
story about a tramp who was stealing
ride on the bumpers during his last
run.
""The conductor seen him first he
said, and when he came back to the
caboose he said, says he: "Bill, there's
a blamed ugly lookin hobo on the
trucks behind the first car. Suppose
you go up and fire him Off" "All
right, cap says |, and starts front.
When | gets to the first car, l looks
down, and, sure enough. there was a
big, greasy hobo squattin on the
edge, holdin on to the brake iron. Iii.
therep says l. what d'you mean by
tryln to beat the road? We're gOin
slow now, ana You hop right Off" The
hobo reached around into his pocket
aud pulled out Il gun about n yard long.
When be pointed it at me, It looked
like piece of stovepipe. You frcckle
nosed baboon," says nc, IF you don't
20 bout your business real sudden, III
cave your face in. skip" says he.
skipped
"'When / got back to the CHOOSE,
the conductor says. well BIZ. did you
fire the hobot" NO" says /, Il didn't.
In chattiu with him." | saws. Il found
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
THE NEW YORK WORLD,
THRICEAWEEK EDITION.


Almost a Daily-at the Price of a Weekly.
The most widely circulated weekly"
new paper in America is he Thrce.a-
Week edition of The New ork World,
and with the presidential campaign now
at hand you cannot DO without it. Here
are some Of the reasons why it is easily
the leader:
1t is issued every other day, and is to
all purposes a daily.
Every week each subscriber receives
Is pages and often during the busy
season ~ pages each week.
Il is virtually daily AZ the price of
weekly.
It's news covers every known part OF
the world. No weekly newspaper could
stand alone and furnish such service.
The Thrice-a-Wec World has At Its
disposal all Of the resources Of the great
est newspaper in eXistence-the wonder
of modern journalism "America's
Greatest Newspaper" as it has been
Justly termed-The New York World.
Its political news Is absolutely I'M
partial. This fact will be of especial
value in the presidential campaign.
The best of current fiction IS found i'm
its columns.
These are only some II the reasons
there are others. Read itanl see them all.
We offer this un,qualsd newspaper
and The Mldilebury REGISTER together
one year Tor 8 50; for ,hgee months 10
cents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

The wolf in the fable put on sleeps
clothing because if he travelled on his
own reputation he couldn't accomplish
his purpose. Counterfeiters of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salye couldn't sell their
worthless salyes on their merits, so they
put them in boxes and wrappers like
DeWitt's. Look out for them. Take
only DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. lt
cures piles and all skin diseases. ID. \.
Bsbee's Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

$50 you finally proposedF said his
chum.
"Wcll, to tell the truth" returned the
thoughtful youth, 81 really didn't know
that | proposed, but she accepted me,
SO / guess that settles it. I tell you
this language 90 ours is not to be used
lightly. "-ChicagO Post
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

dyspepsia, and an
increased appetite is
a curse not a bless
ing to the sufferer
from dyspepsia.
Take exercise by
all means but also
tax e Or. Pierce S
Golden Medical Dis
covery if there is a
deranged or diseased
condition Of the
stomach and other
organs of digestion
and nutrition. This
medicine is not q
cure-ail but a specific
foT diseases Of TIE
stomach and diges-
tive and nutritivc
system. 1t strength
ems the stomach,
pufides the blood,
and increases physi-
cal vigor.
There is 10 alcO-
hol contained in
"Goldcn Medical
Discovery " and it is
absolutely free from
opium, cocaine and
every OthcruarCOtiC.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
ExepClGc and MeailA.

Exercise is a splendid thing for a
healthy person But when the body is
weakened by disease, exercise strains
rather than strengthens. Exercise will
not cure a oweal,' stomach 1t may in
crease the appetite, but it wont cure
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

PARIS. Aug. 27.-rhc eight cared
crew of the Nesper Boat club of Phila-
delphia yesterday won the championship
in the international regatta held under
the auspices of the exposition.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

GLASGOW, Aus. -s.-iMve persons,
father, mother and child, who have been
certified % Doe suffering from bubonic
plague. have been placed under the care
Of the medical authorities here.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

81 hear That Nottingham has married
money" said Perkasie.
ats n false report replied Rotting-
dean. "Ile mgrr.i o cashgirl. De
troll Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Genessee Pure Food Co.. lie Roy. Ny:
Gentlemen My mama has beer
great coffee drluker and has found it
very injurious. Having used several
packages of your GEAIN-O, the drink
that takes the place of collec, she finds jt
much better for herself and for Us child
rem to drink. She has given up coffee
drinking entirely. We use package
every week. | am ten years Old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
A JAPANESE DINNER.
HOW THE DlSTASTEFUL FOOD Is
SERVED AND EATEN.


md colpulency a Japanese dinner is Il
tedious experience. especially when
he's used to business lunches and the
like. But it is worth trial and dis
comfture if one is fortunate enough
to be the guest OF rich man, for in
Japan hospitality is one of the cardinal
virtues.
Western customs and usagcs have
found their way into many homes Of
the wealthy, whose dinners and
lunches are the counterpart of those
with which We are all familiar. But n
real Japanese dinner including chop
sticks, lacquer trays and tiny cups, is
a thing mover to be forgotten.
japanese houses are made up Of slid
ing screens instead of our solid phrti-
tons and in summer are all leftopen 50
that, seated at dinner one looks out
over the gardens, seeing the lights Of
the city IA the distance, ana the scent
of a thousand flowers blows in with
every breath of air
The guests remove their shoes on
entering The house and. except when
provided with q pair Of cotton over
shoes, must spanl the evening in
stocking feet unless happily the host
has an extra pair. The wife OF a lap
ancse gentleman does u1t preside at
his table unless There afc ladies in the
party, but appears WITH thr tea ana
sWcctmcats. which always prcccdc
dinner. as do our cocktails ana sherry.
etc. She merely Srects the guests ana
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

The Japanese losses at p.etsaug. Aug.
g, were 300 killcd aud grounded. M
Chinese left 200 dead on line field
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

"Frinds are always ridy to push We
up" said the tanitor philosopher, but
viry few nv thin will put fther bid
under ye whin ye fall."-Chicago News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Two kentucky train robbers were sem
fenced, one to four, the other TO ten
years Imprisonment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31

Henry George, Jr., has issued an ad-
dress to believers in single tax doctrines
urging Bryan's election.