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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

will have charge of divisions generally
the same in limits as the Congress
sional districts. In the case of the
larger cities, however, there will be
but one superintendent to each city,
although his territory may include sew
eral Congressional districts. In Mas
sachusetts, where an efficient census
bureau exists under the direction of
the State authorities, there will be a
single superintendent.
The enumerators are expected to
start on their rounds on June l, 1900.
They will be supplied beforehand with
portfolios containing blank schedules
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

on which to enter the name of each
person in their districts, together with
the information provided for by law.
Most of them can complete their tasks
within few days, and will receive
from $50 to $3.50 for their services,
according to the amount of work in
volved. AS soon as the schedules are
completed and revised, under the di-
rection of the district uperintendents,
they will be forwarded to Washing
ton.
Here is where the work of putting
the census data into Ineligible and
valuable form will be done, and here
is where the tabulating machinery
will come into play. These machines.
by the way, are the invention Of a
former census employe, Mr.. Herman
Hollerith. They were designed with
special view to use in the census,
although they have proved valuable
for other statistical work.
By this system the statistics con-
cerning each person viii appear on q
separate punched card. About seven
ty five millions of these cards will be
required, therefore, to contain all the
data collected for the census.
The cards are numbered to CORE
spond with the numbers opposite the
names in the schedules. They con-
tain two hundred and eighty eight
symbols, each of which is an alb
breviation representing some fact
within the range of the census enum-
Grafton. They are punched by means
of an electric machine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08
|The Plans For the
! TweIfth Gansus.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

All through the past six months
preparations haye been going busily
on in Washington for great publish
ing enterprise, which will be launched
promptly on the first day of the COM
ing June. The results of the under
taking will begin to appear in finished
form two years from that date, and
will continue to be brought out at in
tervals for three or four years there
after. The publisher is the govern
ment; the publication will be desig-
mated as the Twelfth Census of the
United States.
The twelfth census will differ in sew
eral particulars from any of the pre-
ceding ones. 1t will be conducted on
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

Near Philadelphia, lady, the wild
ow of a clergyman, has fitted up the
sunniest and best rooms in her house
as workrooms for invalids and delicate
women. Every convenience is sup
piled for comfort. Here the work ers
are taught to make all sorts of useful
and beautiful articles for sale. They
are engaged at regular weekly sala-
ry, and free lunch is served daily.
Those who cannot leave their rooms
are visited and supplied with mate
rials for knitting, sewing, etc.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08
LITTLE WILLIE.

~How | do wish we could have a
ripple of incident in our daily life!"
said Millicent More, closing her book
with a sigh.
Nothing ever happens to US" said
her cousin Catherine, with a smile, as
The bent forward to pick up dead
eaf off her pet geranium.
Millicent and Catherine More were
girls of % and 25-'old maids" the II
year-olders called them-who taught
school and supported themselves com
fortably by their own unaided efforts
Millicent was pretty, with red lips, a
clear, bright complexion and hair
touched with the warm auburn gold
that artists copy and poets rave of, and
Millicent had not quite given up her
little dream of love and matrimony,
but Catherine never spoke of such
things. Catherine was not absolutely
a fright but Catherine was small and
plain, with ordinary gray eyes, hair
like everybody else's, and not the
slightest pretensions to beauty.
But the two cousins were very hap
py together after their own unpreten-
tious fashion, Millicent supplying the
sentimental and poetical element and
Catherine contentedly devoting her
self out of school hours to the house
keeping.
And upon this particular December
afternoon, just as the girls were de-
Df hot
life, the postman tapped at the door
with letter.
"A letter." cried Millicent.
For me?" echoed Catherine.
And the cousins read it, with their
arms twined about one another and
their heads very close together.
Uncle George is dead in Austria
lia," gasped Millicent.
"Oh, Milly-and he has left an or
phan boy!" added Catherine, the tears
brimming into her eyes. I'VE must
adopt him, Milly-we must bring him
up"
Millicent drew back little.
Il don't see why" she said, some
what coldly. Uncle George never did
anything for u.s."
I'VE never asked him to, Milly."
But he knew we were forced to
support ourselves!"
Perhaps, dear, he was even poorer
than We" At all events, he is dead
now-and this child is left alone in the
world. I'll sit down and write to the
lawyer this minute"
"Stop!' said Millicent, COMPRISING
her lips. DO you mean that you real
ly intend taking great, rough, half
civilized boy into this house?"
Certainly l do" said Catherine, ear
nestly. "Oh. Mily-a motherless
child"
I'm that case" said Millicent, 81
shall not remain here. If you choose
to open gratis orphan asylum it is no
reason that my slender income should
be squandered to feed your fancies"
But, Milly, your salary is larger
than mine!"
And l do not mean to scatter it for
mere chiEera. This child has no
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

There are heroines as well as heroes
in war times. This was shown during
our tilt with Spain and is being exem-
plifed at the present time in the Phil
ippiRes and South Africa. These
heroihes are the brave souled and
kind-hearted women who, like Flor
ence Nightingale in the Crimean war,
sacrificed not only every comfort that
home can give them, but their very
lives to work as nurses among the
sick and the wounded on the battle
fields. They are heroines indeed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

upon the card. Wherever there are
punch-holes the needles pass through
and dip into cup of mercury placed
beneath. An electric circuit is thus
completed, which moves up the indi-
Gators on the connected dials one
point and records the particular fact
indicated by each punch. hole. The
totals are always in view on the indi-
Gators, and are copied off on slips at
the end of each run. Each machine
is capable of disposing of five thou
sand cards per day.
The statistics computed by the ma.
chimes will be copied on record slips
and turned over to another force of
one thousand clerks, whose business it
will be to make up tables and prepare
copy for the printers.
By the act of Congress providing
for the coming enumeration it was
stipulated that the four principal re.
ports-on population, mortality, agri-
culture and manufactures-must be
ready for publication on July 1, 1902.
The Director of the twelfth cen.
sus is William R. Merriam, ex-
Governor of Minnesota. The actual
work Of preparing the statistical in.
formation of the census for publica.
tion will be in charge of Assistant Di.
rector Frederick H. Wines. Mr.,
Wines has had long experience in this
sort of work. He was in charge of
one department of the eleventh cen.
sus, and was employed also in the
census of 1880. As assistant to Mr..
Wines there are five chief statisticians,
all experts in their lines, to each OF
whom will be assigned one depart.
ment.-Harper's Weekly,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

be completed in about a hundred
days.
From the punching-machine the
record cards go to the electric tabu-
lating- g-machine, which is even more
ingenious. In form it is something
like an upright piano. In the face of
the upper part of the box are set a
number of indicator dials, each one
devoted to some one set of facts COM
pretended in the census. Inside the
machine is q complicated system of
electric wiring connecting these indi-
Gators with the operating apparatus.
1t is the mission of this machine to
total the various facts recorded on
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08
Lord Rosebery Almost a Hermit.

1t is said in London that Lord Rose
berry has become almost hermit. He
spends practically all his time at one
of his country houses, and rarely
visits London save on Sunday, when
the great town is quiet. He seems to
dread the roar and hustle of the city,
and avoids it whenever possible.
Mentmore, where he spends the
greater part of his time, is one of the
most splendid and stately country
houses in Great Britain.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

taken the house for year-there was
no receding from the rent question.
"Ill let the lower story to Mrs. Hop
per, the milliner," said she to herself.
81 never used to like the idea of living
In half house, but all pride must be
laid aside now. l will take the back
bedroom myself and little Willie shall
have the front room that looks out on
the street. | shall have to do without
my new silk dress and to countermand
my subscription to the illustrated En-
cyclopedia,' but l shall not mind that;
I'll discharge Hannah and engage lit
tie Dorcas Brown, who is SO fond of
children and has such a winning way
with her. And | know we shall get
along splendidly-though to be sure,
| shall have to ask Lawyer Goodale for
copying to do at home in the evenings,
for l must be laying up little some
thing against Willie's future educa-
tion."
For it never occurred to Catherine
More that she was doing a brave and
heroic thing in denying herself for the
benefit Of one whom she deemed yet
poorer and more helpless than herself
nor to Millicent that she was acting
the part of a recreant.
The little room in the front of the
cottage second story was fitted up
prettily for the orphaned Australian
boy-Catherine had sold her cabinet
organ to buy the furniture-and Dor
cas- in a clean white apron and ribbons
was bustling around, while Mrs. Hop
per had already arranged her stock of
sort Of claim upon either of us. Let
the Australian authorities provide for
him"
And Millicent More could not be per-
suaded to take any other view OF the
question than this. The next day she
told her cousin that she had made ar
rangements to secure a home with
Miss Keturah Bayley, who took "a
few select boarders," in the next
street.
And then Catherine sat down to
consider ways and means She had
bonnet frames, ribbons and artificial
Sewers In - lower windows.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

1t was lovely June day, with the
sky blue and clear as baby's eyes
and the air full of scents from the bios
soming buckwheat fields, Catherine
More, having, not without difficulty,
obtained temporary substitute in her
school, went to New York to meet her
new charge in the steamer Harvest
Lass, which hGd been telegraphed from
Sandy Hook the day before.
Little Willie will know me-" she
said to herself, because | sent my
Photograph by the last mail. | wanted
my face to seem familiar to him, poor
lone lamb"
She stood on the pier eagerly scan
ming the countenance of every child
that landed, her face frightened once
or twice as she saw boy whom she
thought might be Willie, when all of
a sudden hand was laid lightly on
her arm and she found herself looking
up into handsome, bronzed face far
above her.
Sir she cried, starting back.
beg your pardon" said a frank,
pleasant voice, Il did not mean to
alarm you. But is this Miss More?"
She inclined her head.
1 am your cousin William"
And this time Catherine started back
in more surprise than ever.
Sir" she said, you are mistaken.
William is little boy"
Hardly" returned the tall stranger,
unless you would call me little boy.
Dear Cousin Kitty, no one ever told
you l was child or poor. 1t was
your own inference. Thank heaven,
am Independent and wealthy, and, as
| have come to mans estate, think it
is rather my duty to take care of you
than to allow you to take care of me-"
Catherine looked at her handsome
cousin in mute amazement This
grand upsetting of all her theories and
ideas was more than she could com
prehend just at once.
But, Will"
But, Catherine. Nay my dear lit
tie gray-eyed cousin, the lawyers have
told me how willing you were to adopt
and care for the homeless orphan, and
how my Cousin Millicent shrank from
the task. And from the bottom of
my heart l thank you for what you are
ready to do"
How Dorcas started when she saw
what sort of fellow little Willie"
had proved to be. How Mrs. Hopper
giggled behind her bonnet frames
when she thought of the little child's
crib and the picture books upstairs.
of course, such an elegant young
gentleman as that will go to the ho
TEL" said Mrs. Hopper. But he did
not. He stayed at the cottage, sleep
ing on the back parlor sofa until other
accommodations could be provided for
him. And when Millicent came over
with her prettiest smile and out
stretched hand the young Australian
received her with an odd, curt cold
ness that made her feel excessively un-
comfortable.
you see, Cousin Milly," said he,
you didn't want to be bothered with
me; you thought the Australian au
thorities ought to be compelled to pro-
vide for me-
And when Mrs. Hopper heard that
little Catherine More was to marry her
rich cousin she wasn't at all sur
prised.
Its the most natural thing in the
world" said she, only it's pity that
Cathie isn't little prettier."
But Catherine More was satisfied
with her lovers declaration that to
him her plain face was the sweetest
in all the world.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

A radish three feet in circumference
normal size is a vegetable which has
been imported into this county from
Japan through the courtesy of the
secretary of the japanese legation.
The agricultural department is taking
an interest in growing the seeds of
this radish at its various experiment
stations in the South, and believes
that eventually it will become a pop
ular crop for the farmers and favor
ite article of food.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

The punched record cards
are counted, or tabulated in
the electrical tabulating ma
chimes. These machines are
provided with u circuit clos
ing device, into which the
cards are rapidly fed one by
one. The holes in the card
control the electric circuits
through a number of counters,
which will rs desired count
the simple facts as to the
number of males, females,
ETC., or the most complicated
combination which the statis-
tician may ask for.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

staff of three thousand clerks in the
central Office.
Roughly speaking, there will be one
enumerator for each township through
out the country, or, in the cities, one
for each ward. The enumerarators
will be local residents appointed by
the Director of the Census, on the
recommendation of some influential
person, usually the Congressman from
the district. The superintendents
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

In recording the statistics clerk
reads from the schedules the informa-
ton entered opposite certain name
to an operator seated at the keyboard
of the punching machine. With a
little practice this punching-ma
can be operated as fast as an ordinary
typewriter. Experience has shown
that the average number of records
that one clerk can transfer from the
schedules to the cards is seven hun
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

The French minister of public
works has issued circular to the rail-
way companies of France, informing
them that unless their trains shall
keep better time the government will
enforce the full penalties ordained by
law for mismanagement.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

The amiable gentleman who aban-
dons the practice of the law because
he does not believe in coercion and
that the efficiency of the law rests
upon the power of executing it does
not assume even a novel position.
Lots Of men before him have been in
favor of law, but against it's ell
forcement.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

the punched cards. To do this the
punched cards are slipped into the
machine beneath set of electric nee
dies, mounted on spiral springs. The
operator presses these needles down
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08
FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS.

Such success has attended the plan
OF selling sewing machines Mt hard
ware stores in some parts of the West
that the practice is strongly recon-
mended by contributor of Hardware
who has had extensive experience in
the business.
Within twelve years, it is said, the
number of sheep in this country has
increased from 5,000,0 900 to so, ,OO0,-
900, while in Germany it has dimin-
ished from 100000, 900 to 10000, 900.
Thus n market for wool has been Gre.
ated across the Atlantic which ought
to be supplied from America.
Owing to drought and the depre.
dations of bug the hop crop of Rus
sia is only thirty-fve per cent. as
large as usual. In consequence the
price has jumped to $15 and SIT
pood (thirty-six pounds). Commits
sion men who were shrewd enough to
discover the situation early bought a
large portion of the old stock at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $40.
A process for purifyin beet sugar
has recently come into notice i'll Ger.
many, quite as much on account of
the secrecy practised in regard to it
as for its inherent merits. The
"swing outs" from first grade sugars
are treated in a special mixing vat, and
fifty-three pounds of sulphite of alu.
nina are there added to 800 gallons
of syrup. After being heated afresh
to 176 degrees Fahrenheit, twenty
pounds of oxide of calcium are put in.
to the vat; and finally fifty-fve pounds
of chloride of barium.
In most industries it has been found
that the larger the scale on which
business is done the more economical
does production become. But in
North Carolina, the banner cotton
manufacturing State of Dixie, q
marked preference is felt for small
mills. Capitalists who could afford
to erect big mills would rather have
two or three little ones. Judging
from recent dividends alone, the size
which is the most remuneratiye in
that part OF the country is one that
has 10000 spindles.
Something novel in the way of TIL
ing for the roofs of large buildings is
re ported from Chicago. The tiles are
laid on the steel skeleton of the roof.
The rafters are crossed by angle irons
measuring l by Il inches, and set
with an interval of 13s inches between
centres. The angle irons, of course,
are horizontal, and extend the long
way of the roof. To these are secured
the tiles, which are about nine inches
wide and sixteen inches long. They
are made to interlock, and form a
water tight joint. What is called a
"square" contains 1876 tiles. Every
fourth tile is fastened with bit of
copper wire to the steel frame.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

A novel mining enterprise is that at
Cook Inlet, Alaska, where some ex-
perienced operators are developing
the bed Of Indian river for two miles.
This river is one of the principal trib-
utaries OF Turnagain Arm. Three
thousand feet from the mouth of the
river n dam $50 feet has been built.
This dam has two gates, one sixteen
feet wide, and the other ten feet, which
can be operated to allow of the rush
of the accumulated water. A great
force is thus set free. At an expert
mental opening of the larger gate, the
water tore through the dry river bed
below the dam, hurting trees. stumps,
and boulders two miles out into Turn
again Arm. In thirty days work
next season the operators hope to wash
the three fifths of mile of river bot
tom to bedrock, when will begin
the interesting operation of taking
out the gold. Paintings of dirt showed
from twenty-five cents to 81 worth of
gold per cubic yard, and even at the
lower figure it is estimated that there
are several fortunes in the two miles
of river bed which constitutes the
>laim of the enterprising operators.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

The transcript of the orig
inal returns of the enumera-
tor to the punched card will
be done with small machines,
something like a typewriter,
called keyboard punches.
About one thousand of these
keyboard punches will be
used, and the entire work Of
transcribing the 1000, 900
or more individual records
will be done in abcnt 100
working days, or nearly four
months after the first reports
are in.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

Eighty automobile companies, with
. capital of $3.50, 600, 600, have already
been formed. This ought to give the
public cheap horseless vehicles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

dred per day. It is the intention of
the Census Bureau to put one thous-
and clerks at work with these ma
chimes as soon as the returns are in,
80 that this branch of the work should
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08
Paid Ior His Ad mission.

one night not long ago, New York
man reached the apartment house in
which he lived, about o'clock. A
search OF all his pockets failed to bring
forth his keys. He rang the bell re-
peatedly for the janitor, but could get
no response. There were family rea-
sons why it was inadvisable for him to
spend the rest OF the night away from
home, says the Washington Times" !"
The sight OF a phvsician's night bell
gave him an idea. He pushed the but
ton hard for so seconds or more. In
due season the physician came to the
door and opened it. What is your fee
ior night calls?" asked the locked out
individual. -Four dollars" was the
surprised reply. "All right, here you
are. | was locked out and couldn't get
in. Sorry to trouble you." and the man
of expedients began his weary march
upstairs.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

Make all money orders, checks, etc, payable
70 the Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-08

Such success has ATTENDED the plan
Of selling sewing machines ut hard
ware stores in some parts of the West
that the practice is strongly recon-
mended by contributor of Hardware
who has had extensive experience in
the business.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-26
Bond Suit Settled.

The case of Solomon Rudolf, w. E.
Hallock, Theo. 2. Hemmy, j. c..
Nehls, y. T. Lees, Mark Lowell, and
the estates o. Eli Hawks and John
Leslie. plaintiffs, against j. E. Malone,
Ben HauSer, and the estate of Aug.
F. Schoenwetter, defendants, was final
ly settled last Tuesday by an agree
ment whereby the last named are to
p4y:the first the sum of 81, $50 in full
settlement of all points in dispute.
The plaintiffs were the bondsmen
w. T. Rambusch as administrator of
the estate of John Nelson, and settled
with Mrs. Nelson, some time ago, for
81, 200. The defendants were three
of the eight bOndsmen on a former
bond, but their names did not appear
on the second and last bond. The
bondsmen who made the settlement
contended that the sureties on the
first bond were also responsible for
their share of the general liabilities.
They brought action to recover and
the case was once tried, sent to the
supreme court and remanded for a
new trial to the circuit court of Rock
county. The settlement stops the
litigation. c. +. Hooker, of Waupun,
and Harlow Pease, of WATERFOWL, were
the attorneys for the plaintiffs, and
S. W. Lamoreux, of Beaver Dam, and
NJ. l.. Lueck, of this city, appeared for
the defendants. Juneau Telephone
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-26
A Life and Death Fiuht.

W. A. Hines, of Manchester, Ia,
writing of his almost miraculous es-
cape from death, says: Exposure
after measles induced serious lung
trouble which ended in consumption.
| had frequent hemorrhages and
coughed night and day. All my doc
tors said [ must soon die. Then be-
gan to use DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which wholly cured me. Hundreds
have used it on my advice and all say
it never fails to cure throat, chest and
lung troubles" Regular size 80 cents
and 81. Trial bottles free at Bren-
necke's drug store.