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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-15

data necessary for this census report.
\ list of all the known boats In my
district is supplied by the Bureau of
Navigation at Washington and vari-
GUS custom houses. Then | go to
the owners or masters of the differ
ent vessels and ask the questions nee
essary for filing in the blank on the
report. | also visit the headquarters
of yacht clubs and shipping places,
such as the Offices of towing and
dredging companies. 1t is also nee
essary to board all craft in the waters
of my district If can not get the in
formation in any other way. | find
many boats that are not registered.
The reason is that they do not travel
great distances and have nothing to
gain by being registered
THE last census of transportation
by water was made seventeen years
ago. This present census was order
ed by act of congress, approved
March 6, 1902. There are men do
ers that are navigated, such as the
{ harbors rivers and Great Lakes. The
+, data we collect is sent to Washing
| ton, where it Is classified and arrang-
! ed by districts and ports of entry.
, There are about l25 districts. We
are making a speciality of towing
boatts, freight and passenger boats
and private yachts for this census,
One has to be particular how he clas-
SITES the boats, too. We do not make
any record of craft used for fishing,
for they are recorded by the fish COM
mission But any boat used exclu-
sively for bringing fish to market
from the fishing ground is termed
freight boat"
Mr.. Sanderson has had considera-
Bile experience in statistical work for
the census bureau. He was appoint
In 1905 he had charge of the twelve
local and four special agents who col
leeted data for the manufacturing
census in the counties of Essex and
Hudson. He began work on the cen
sus of transportation by water in Jer-
sey City about February l, and ex-
poets il will take him about three
months to complete The work.
Naturally Mr.. Sanderson has trav-
! eled in many parts of the United
States while doing census work ssOnce
covered 5000 miles in three months
while appointing cotton agents. On
one trip he was away from home for
two years. During this time he coli
lected statistics concerning electric
fighting plants. trolley lines. mines
and mining, and wealth. debt and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-15

taxation, as shown by counties and
cities of over 5000 inhabitants. Mr..
Sanderson has made a special study
of statistics of the manufacture of
leather and of boots and shoes. He
has worked. at this for about year
and half, during which time he
wrote a treatise on both subjects 1t
will be issued in bulletin form by the
census bureau in the near future.
Owners of boats would like to con-
fer with Mr.. Sanderson may do SO by
calling.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28

peals to his peculiar taste, and with a
guarantee of remunerative profit.
Florida soil is unlike the soil of
Texas and it is different from the
ground of the broad northwest. The
man who comes here to farm must
learn that, he must take lessons from
experience and observation on how
to handle his field, otherwise his ef-
forts will prove to be monumental
failure, just .as the efforts of the man
trained to farm in Florida would
prove a failure in the northwest, or
in Texas, if he attempted to apply
the same methods which successfully
applied in Florida.
Thousands of farmers in Florida
have grown independently wealthy
tilling the Florida soil in an intelli-
gent manner, because they have stud
led it and have learned how to treat
it and secure the best results from it
with the minimum amount Of labor.
But Of all things Florida possesses
that none can rival her in is her ideal
climate. 1t has no equal in the
United States, and the people Of all
states are free to admit this, if not in
words by the stronger and better evil
dence Of coming here to enjoy it with
u.s.
Florida needs more people, good
people, energetic people, people who
want to work and who will come here
to help to develop the states latent
powers, and such people are welcome
as welcome can he no matter from
whence they come. All we ask is
that they shall be good and law abld-
ing citizens.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
A Fortune in Mangoes.

Yesterday Miami sent to market
its first shipment of budded mangoes.
This may seem only a commonplace
announcement, but it means much
when it is remembered that this in
dustry is destined in a few years to
exceed in Importance the growing of
tomatoes, oranges and grapefruit
For several years Dade county has
been sending mangoes to market, but
they have all been of the Seeding
variety and difficult to popularize
abroad, however much they may be
in favor at home. The shipment
made yesterday consisted of three
crates of beautiful mulgobas, grown
and shipped by Mr.. w. E. March.
They were consigned, one crate each
to Hicks & Co., New York; Muir
Summer Company, Chicago, and
Blanke & Son, Philadelphia. 1t is ex-
pected that the net returns for these
mangoes will average 40 cents each.
Mango culture in Dade county is just
now in its infancy and those who 90
into the business intelligentlv NAV
be reasonably sure of competency
for the remainder of life.-Miami
News, August I.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28

waters of Biscayne Bay, at Miami, a
distance of something over 800 miles,
a large portion Of which, however,
consists Of natural waterways, but for
considerable part required deepen
ing. | understand that it is proposed
by this company to continue its work
to connect with the St. Johns river.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28

Cheap irrigation enables the San
ford farmer to produce three crops
between October 1st and June 1st
each season. Lettuce, celery and to-
matoes, or eggplant-in the order
named, is the rotation; and five
acre farm on this Sanford land will
yield more than 100000 invested in
anything else.-Sanford Chronicle.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-28
Rare Opportunities.

/ VOlCu IlICH space W oClllllS 1Ol Ill l1C
desirability of this state as a home
for Northern Settlers The last paper
had an article which we copy for
the benefit Of our Northern readers.
Some Of them may think its claims
are extravagant, yet Our Florida read
ers all know that it is not exaggerat-
ed. He says:
No state in the Union offers such
rare and unapproach opportuni-
! ties to investors and hOme-seekers as
does Florida. It's great resources are
only slightly understood by Our peo-
pie who are best acquainted with its
possibilities, and never a day passes
but some native F1oridian's eyes are
opened with wonder at some accom-
plishment heretofore undreamed Of.
Florida is such a new state, COM
paratively speaking, that people have
not had the time to develop its
many, many possibilities
The remarkable things that have
been accomplished are only evidences
but strong evidences Of what intelli-
gent enterprise can do, and because of
one failure, or even two, discourage
ment should not come
We may not be able to raise as
many bushels of corn per acre as the
rich alluvial lands of the Mississippi
valley will cob, but the celery crop
can be made worth ten times as much
per acre
Oats may not produce as many and
as heavy heads here as reward the
sower on the great plains of the west,
but Our tobacco crop, acre for acre,
is in worth like silver compared with
gold pound to pound
The biting frosts and drifting
SHOWS may be so scarce that wheat
will not thrive and come to fruitage,
but Our vegetable crops are vastly
more valuable per acre.
Grass may not grow so thick or so
tall under the warming encourage
ment Of Our Florida sun whose heat
is tempered by the fresh breezes from
gulf and ocean as it does under the
intenser rays of Northern climes, but
what do we care if we can't bundle as
many bales so long as our fields
whiten with the feecy staple at 80
cents per pound.
And where is anything that is surer
or more profitable than Our orange
crop, when it comes to an item Of
dollars and cents.
We haven't the coal mines of Ala
bama nor the iron mines Of Pennsyl-
vania, but what is the matter with Our
phosphate and kaolin deposits? Are
they not worthy Of mention in con-
nection with Our numerous resources?
The fisheries of Maine and the
northern states are not richer and
more productive than ours All ours
need is the intelligent development
that has made the great northeastern
| fisheries the vast wealth producers
that they are.
What state has richer or surer
store Of wealth than is found in Our
forests Of pine and hard wood. These
are being developed now and this de
velopment is opening up the country
for even better things.
When we make a study Of all the
states, together with their pOssibili-
ties, we cannot but be convinced that
Our own Florida is neck and heels
ahead Of them all. Florida possesses
more and greater advantages than any
other state in the union.
A man here may engage in almost
any business his heart may wish, be it
numbering, turpentinetng, fishing, min
ing, manufacturing, stockraising, agrl
culture, or what not, and if it be agri-
&c txr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

this record. and point to the fact,
which should endear him TO twelve
millions OF Our citizens not included
in any OF the above categories, that
he has written splendid work On
Africa. When one thinks over the
long list of this great mans achieve
ments. of which we have mentioned
only the fringe. one is reluctant to
believe that a single mortal achieved
II all unaided. and within the Biblical
limit of three-score years and ten.
James Bryce was born In Belfast.
on May 10. 1888. and he may share
with Lord Kelvin the honor of being
the most distinguished son OF the
northern capital OF ireland. But un-
like Lord Kelvin. Mr.. Bryce has for "A
quarter OF century been a convinced
Irish llome-Ruler.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
Ambassador Bryce is Versatile

Not only has James Bryce, the new
Ambassador from Great Britain, writ
ten one Of the best books ever penned
on the life and institutions OF Amer
ica, but he is sure OF an even warmer
welcome from the fact that he speaks
| throughout that great work I'm terms
OF warm admiration OF the American
woman. He is solid with both sides.
And one may say that there is not a
section in the community on whose
welcome James Bryce has not some
special claim. There is the great
bulk OF the nation. 10 which the
American Commonwealth recom-
mends him. To the Irish Americans
he comes as "A stanch Home-Ruler,
who never for a moment wayered In
his convictions. To the German
Americans he may proudly boast that
he is an alumnus nf heidelberg, that
he Is a lifelong student OF German
literature and history. that, in his
first political campaign. he had the
honor, shared by feN British mem
bers OF Parliament. Of addressing the
German electors OF East London In
.
French, ne can point 10 his splendid
study )f Charlemagne in the Holy
Roman Empire. aud say tha1 few his
torians have done more ample Justice
TO the great rcviyer Of tAe Roman
Empire. The Italians should wei
come him as q great student of Italy.
from the days Of Julius Caesar up 10
the present day Ie may fratcrni.e
with the Swiss, If we have any among
US. on the high ground that, for
years, ne was one OF the most intrepid T.
climbers Of their lowell mountains, .
and Is a former president OF the AL f.
pine Club. The IIunGarians will rc-
member, with a glow OF satisfaction, (
that he has explored many OF tn re- +.
mote corners Of thci, beautiful king .
dom The Slavs know Of him as a /.
traveller in Poland. The Russians |
may recall, with admirinE envy, that |.
he has The honor Of having climbed |
Mount Ararat, alone ald urguided. |
while the dozen Cossacks and Kurds /
who made the start with him were !
lOlling worn out on the lower slopes |
OF the mountain TO Sandinavians, |
he may talk OF his explorations In .
Iceland, where he trod in tn. foot /
steps OF the daring vikings Of old, /
and his claim to have proceeded /.
thence TO America Is better authen-
tiCated than that of Left the Lucky
or Eric the Red. Thus holding a
claim on 50 many sections Of our com
munity, Mr.. Bryce may still Outstrip
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
Sherds and BriCkbats.

No doubt a wrong may be prema
turely righted, especially where by
being left unrighted 1t will serve to
get some more fellows elected to
Office for the purpose of righting it.
The public man is in a bad way
who has few friends and many enc
mics, but in a worse way is the pub
lie man who has few friends, few enc
mics and a great many votaries.
Convention is a device OF medioc-
rity for giving genius the short end
of the lever.
A colossal ass may go far, but for
the ass on a small scale there is no
place in our civilization
Ten years ago a boy ten years old
could be hired TO be good for ten
cents, but now a boy eight years old
must have fifteen cents. Where will
this increase in the cost OF living end,
Some days We imagine the world Is
getting better, and then there come
days when We are weighed down with
the recollection that the average man
OF the dark ages. as often as he bor-
rowed a book, returned il. New
York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
The Last Call.

In view OF this alarming news
dispatch from Rome that the earth
may soon be destroyed by a comet) I.
We call the attention of a few delin-
quent subscribers that they should
be prepared for the worst. by paying
up their back accounts and for a year
in advance. so that they may be able
10 meet such a calamity with a clear
conscience. which they certainly can
not do SO long as they owe the
printer. Do not forget that the time
for preparation is quite brief-be-
sides We need the money to square
up a few things ourselves.-Con-
cordia (Kan.) Ksnsan.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
CHINESE BURGLARS UNION.
Permission Must BE Obtained Before
Job il Done.

Everything in China is under the
control of union Of some sort. We
are not surprised at this in the case
Of the carpenters and mechanics, but
it does seem a little unusual that
when a man wants to burgle, ii he
is a Chinaman he must do so accord
ing to the rules of one of these or
ganizations. When the desire seizes
him to rob, he must first consult the
officers of the burglars union for
permission. This is given him for
certain proportion of the profits of
the burglary. Such an action here
in America would be called graft"
which means hush money"
Burglars GO in parties, not in ones
or twos, as with us. An ordinary
party in China consists of a hundred
or more. They surround the house
and plunder ii, but manage so skill
fully that the occupants cannot offer
any resistance. When a house is 10
be robbed the thieves scatter narcotic
drugs about the rooms, which have
no effect upon themselves, but will
put Europeans W sictp' -NOl OAlg w
they fall asleep, but this sleep will
last until long after the robbery is
over.
When thief enters a house to
rob, the first thing he does is to re-
move his clothes, the next TO oil his
body all over. His pigtail is then
wound around his head. having pre-
viously been stuck full of needles. II
by some unlucky mischance some
dweller in the house has not fallen
asleep as expected and should at
tempt to grasp the arm or leg of the
burglar he will find him slippery
customer indeed. for he will slip of
like an eel. IL he should attempt 10
seize him by the pigtail. he Will let
so of this in a hurry. for needles are
very long and sharp in China.
Who says the Chinese are a stupid
people le?--Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
Nitre From the Air.

Sir William Crooks. who is credited
with discovering a practical method
OF drawing nitrogen from the atmos-
phere and converting IL into nitric
acid and fertilizers-not a chemical
mama dropped from the sky as n
substitute for bread. but an economic
means OF doubling the fertility of the
soils a modest man. content with
searching after truth and too closely
engrossed with his work TO talk about
ii boastfully or to pretend that he
has done anything remarkable
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
Knife and Fork in One. Piece.

When eating pie or cake, it may
taste better when held in the fingers,
but modern etiquette says that such
practices belong to savages only, and
that the proper method is TO employ
fork. The ordinary fork generally
fuliills its mission when used In con-
nection with homemade cakes and
pies, but when the hungry man has
to contend with the modern restau-
rant variety, at his MONDAY lunch. q
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

According TO L'Elettricita. II has
been agreed between the Oerlikon
and the Siemens Schuckert works
70 commence Immediately the plant
for the electrifiCation Of the whole
length of the st. Gothard Railway.
The section from Zurich TO Lucerne
is to be constructed first as an eXper-
iment. This first section is the only
one at present approved of by the
Federal Railway Department, but ID
is stated that a syndicate has offered
to convert at their own cost the
whole part of the line which is situ-
ated in Switzerland by 1909, and TO
transfer it TO the Swiss Government
on terms yet to be agreed upon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
4 Ilmmnn DrrndnnIphf.

What seems 10 be- veritable flesh
and blood Dreadnousht was adyer-
tsed in one OF this mornings papers,
as follows:
Young gentleman, frst-cla5s pub
lie school education, well trained.
skillful chemist and physicist, careful.
intrepid, quick, seli-reiiant is pre-
pared TO fiji any dangerous position.
Absolutely no fear OF death. The
more danger the better london
Gable to New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
Our Army.

The United States regular army.
which is regarded as the basis or skel-
eton of a much larger army in time
OF war, is probably both as 20 officers
and men the best physically, the most
intelligent. tae most highly trained
and the most perfectly equipped OF
any army in the world.-London
Spectator.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

An American company IS building
for the Mexican Central Railroad a
number OF oil burning freight en-
gines Of an unusual type. They are
eight coupled engines with leading
pony truck. The boiler has PIGS
square feet of heating surface. The
total weight available for adhesion is
about 10 tons, the ratio Of tractiye
effort to adhesive weight being ! 10
4 q A boiler pressure OF 200 pounds
10 the square inch is used. The fuel
is crude petroleum, which is vapor-
lied by steam jet, and detected
against a soapstone arch in the fire.
box.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

with two miniature knives, placed on
the outer prongs. The user thus has
at his command a knife for seyering
any tough crusts he should encoun-
ter. and also the usual prongs for
raising the severed piece. Such ideas
as this are born OF q genius.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

sharper implement is needed to pens-
trate the So-called crusts. Proprie-
tors OF restaurants should provide
each customer purchasing piece OF
pie with the combination knife AMI
fork shown in the accompanying IL
lustration. This fork is provided
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

Telegraph poles made Of cement.
with an iron rod through the centre
10 insure against breakage, are the
latest novelties in railway and tele-
graph construction. Officers OF the
telegraph and operating departments
Of the PENNSYLVANIA lines and OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company
the other day inspected poles made
Of this material in a test yard at
Rochester, Penn. Manufacturing
these poles will form a new industry
Tor the Pittsburg district.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
A Beheading stone.

The old beheadingst ne at Stirling.
England, was protected IN 1887 by
public subscription. raised at the in
stance OF the Stirling Natural History
and Archaeological Society. II was
then inclosed Ia an iron cage There
Is another relic OF public execution in
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12
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The growing use OF small, individ-
ual towels instead OF roller towels
has brought an increase in the ma
tional expenditure. Few hotels now
use roller towels. the germ theory
having made such an impression on
the public mind. Last year about
$500, 900 was spent for towels.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

A new rice disease called brusone
has developed in Italy. where cousid-
cradle rice is produced Prof Ubri-
ri, who has been investigating the
matter, concludes that the disease is
due TO some functional disturbance
OF the root system Of the plants and
is not caused by fungi or other para
sites. It seems possible so to dis
turb the nomal activities of the plant
as to make it readily attacked by diff
ferent fungi, but the disease can
originate independently of all para.
stic attacks.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

Fear OF the aims OF the German
Emperor has again been reused in
France, owing To the result OF the
elections In the Empire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

Another giant telescope is 10 be
built, by Prof. Hale, director of the
observatory at Pasadena, Cal. The
object glass, which is to cost s4O.-
900, will he a disk 100 inches in di-
ameter and thirteen inches thick It
is TO be cast in France, and ground
and polished in California by Prof.
Richey. 30 such telescope has been
attempted before in the history OF
the world.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-12

over 100000 pounds OF paper is
used in this country yearly for the
manufacture OF cigarettes.