Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-12

ture. which are the sources of wealth,
and in this work the university labora.
tory will he more important factor
than ever before.
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Hitherto. when the time has coiue
around for taking the national census,
the entire force engaged in the work.
from the director down to the humblest
clerk. has been assembled at short no
ticc. Few of the many thousands EN-.
ployed have had previous training or
experience In the peculiar duties of a
census. When the work was done the
force was disbanded. leaving only
printed reports to enable the next corps
of workers to profit by its knowledge
and to avoid its errors. This method
is so wasteful that repeated efforts
have been made to establish a perina.
nent census service. which should carry
along some branches of statistical in
yestigation in the intervals between
| cciisuses. and he capable of expansion
for the full census work when the de.
| cepnial year arrived. This suggestion
| was made before the eleventh census
was taken. but without result. The
moposition was renewed before the
| twelfth census was taken, and a bill
embo lying 1t passed the House. but
failed in the Senate. The bill upon
which both houses Of Congress have
now agreed. although 1t Is open to criti.
cism from the civil service reform point
of view in its provisions for covering
present employees into the classified
| service. Is highly commendable In its
main purpose. The bill confines the de.
cennial work of the bureau to the sub
jects of population. agriculture. vital
statistics and manufactures, and leaves
the other subjects now covered by the
| census. and some new ones. to be dealt
with more deliberately by the smaller
permanent force. The new system will
make 1t possible to broaden the census
Inquiries without increased expense or
delay In the publication of results. A
permanent census bureau can cooper.
ate with states and local officers, and
can open up new fields of study. The
next enumeration will be more difficult
than previous ones. because 1t will in
clude the insular possessions of the
United States. 1t will be a great gain
to enter upon that work with an al.
ready organized bureau, directed AMI
largely manned by experts. instead of
committing 1t to an improvised force.
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Certain kindly disposed persons IRE
In the habit of advising mankind, I'm q
phrase peculiar to photographers, to
look pleasant whatever be their state
and condition. and to insist that even
aching hearts should be carried beneath
smiling countenances. Yet Just as there
are people who object to those regions
where perpetual sunshine prevails and
where clouds and storms are unknown
so there are those who would find mo.
notOnous an ever cloudless counte.
nance. AS an antidote to melancholy
Keats suggested that when ones be.
loved exhibited some rich anger to
lmprison her soft hand and let her rave.
And feed deep. deep upon her peerless.
eyes.
or course there are smiles more heart
rcnding than tears and tears more
cheering than smiles. while the Chcsh
ire cat variety Of expression Is pleas
ant to the point of evaporation. Til,
smile upon the face of Leonardo Il,
Vincl's celebrated Norma Lisa Is un
endurable to some people. while owe
, others 1t casts spell not to be resisted
, 1t Il said that the American feminln,
cOuntcnancc Is one that leans TOWARD
, smiles. and II foreign testimony Is 4
be trusted there IL cause for a smiling
complaccncy In the recently demon
+, strated facts that American women ar,
the best dressed as well as the mos
Independent and problem free Of al
women. To have the right things OF
ones body ana the wrong things Of
:, ones mind IL certainly to be as happ.
as 1t Is possible for womankind to be-
But as for the necessity for smiling II
all situations ana under all clrcum
stances that must rest with the indI
vidual. who will probably decide tina
!, he will look as he feels and smile whe
n he pleascs.
a %0
J. What's the use Of crowding, anyway
l. There's no need Of anyone being JOS
!. tied or the map There's plenty q
t room. When the crowd begins to pus
Is and shove ana the struggle for stand
3 Ing room grows strenuous ana til
J. strife for dollars becomes too fierc
l. just step over into Labrador. This
i an age Of expansion. II there ISM
i room enough for you to expand In on
l. new insular possessions Labrador. wit
II Its vast eXpanse OF unOccuped terri
IS tory. holds out Its Icy arms to you an
It says. Come" The census returns III
q" 1901 show a total population for Labrl
u dor of 1894, which Indicates q fallin
i ~ . I.