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COST OF CENSUS
WAS $5,S55,OOO

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special
Director E. Dana Durand has submit
ted to Secretary NageL. Of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. his an
nual report concerning the operations
of the Bureau OF the Census during
19Os-'1O.
II is shown that the entire cost OF
the field work on population and ag-
riculture in continental United States
for the thirteenth census was about
1884. The 1910 census cost was
about 81 IL per cent. more than in
1900.
Estimate Was Too Low.
The original estimate Of $14.Il7. 900
as the total cost of the decennial cen
sus, including the other work of the
bureau during the census period, the
director now believes too low and.
he thinks. in view of the additional
work required 10y Congress and for
other reasons IL will reach fully $14,-
100000. At the outset the director
states that it cannot be too earnestly
urged, now that IL new legislation is
requoired for taking the census OF
1920, 1t should be passed much earlier
than was done for the present census.
The census act a'Th orized not 70
exceed $40 superN iSurs. of the num-
Der actually used. was SO in Cont
mental United States and one in Porto
Rico. They were residents Of the dis
tricts from which appointed. The di-
rector states IL is doubtless true that
the actual number of supervisors did
not strictly adhere to the bureaus
instructions not to allow political con-
sideratiOns to Influence their selection
of enumeratOrs, hut. as far as can be
ascertained. the great majority .:
them either disregarded or subordI-
mated present considerations.
EnumeratOPs Pay $4,S70.0OO.
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open the side OF the Cape cart hood
Jumped out The chauffeur had also
dark save for the great shaft of fiS6t
down the snowy road cast by the acct
ylene lamps. The snow had ceased
What's gone wronEr'
1t sounds like the axle" said the
chauffeur ruefully.
the cSr WRieh h hs & @Sd s5Sn It5S,s
against a great drift Of snow on the
OF side. Meanwhile McCurdie and Big
gieswade had alighted.
tour. INV Gus ~
Then were DONE" remarked Boyne.
I'm afraid so, my lord"
What's the natter Can't we get
onT' esked Biggleswade in his oueru-
McCurdIe laughed How can we get
on with a broken sxlef The things as
useless as q man with a broken back
Cad. I was right said Il was sOInE
10 be an Internal journey"
The little Professor wrung his hands.
But what's to be doneT' he cried
Tramp It," said LORD BOyne. light
IT'S ten miles" said the chaureur.s
II would be the death OF me-" the
Il utterly refuse to walk ten niIss
tnrough 9 Polar waste with a equity
foot. McCurdie declared wrathfuily
the d.fSonIty. Hs %o1fd s.t so dgt OF
for Boullis Castle-hve miles further
on was an Inn where he could obtain a
the three gentlemen with another car.
In the meantime while they could take
shelter In a little house which they had
Just passed, some half mile up the road
This was agreed to. The Chauffeur
went on cheeriiy enough with a lamp.
ann ms tss 1.sSee trEvslsrs NTH a9SthsS
ton. As far as they could see they
were In long. desoiate valley. a sort
eastern sky had cleared somewhat and
they faced loose wrack through
which one pale star was dimly visible
Tn a man OF science" said McCurdie
as they trudged through the snow. and
dismiss the supernatural as contrary
10 reason; but I have Highland blood
In my veins that plays me exasperting
tricks My reason tells me that this
place Is only a commonplace. moor. VET
II seems like 3 Valley of Bones haunted
by malignant spirits who have lured
US here 10 our destruction. There's
somethinE guiding us now. It's just
why on earth did We ever Gomez
croaked BigSleswade
LORD Royne answered: The Koran
saws, Nothing can befall US but what
God hath destined FOR us So why
worry"
Because I'm not a Mahometan." re-
torted Biggleswade.
You might be worse" said Royne.
Presently the dim outline OF the Ut
tie house grew perceptible. faint
light %i0nc from the window. II stod
unfenccd by any kind OF hedge or rail-
ing Few feet away from the road I'm
a ntic hollow beneath some rising
ground. As far as they could discern
IN the darkness when they drew nea r
the house was mean, dtlaptdated
hovol. Euttering CO ndle stood on
the inner sill OF the small window aud
aWOrde a@Vague view into A ru an i'm
terror. Boyne held UP the lamp SO thai
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LINCOLN SPEECH
MODEL OF BREVITY

You ought to know Davis-Thomas
Jefferson Davis. says the New York
Herald. He has the collecting ma
MIA II doesn't make much difference
to him what il is so that he can col
iect IT. II used TO be stamps with him.
and he planned to rival King George.
Then one day he got interested in an
old coin that somebody slipped him
in the way Of change, and for Yea.
or more he thought OF nothing, talked
of nothing. but coins Then il was
playbills, and he worried the life out
OF all his theatrical friends. Last
year the Lincoln centennial started
him off on Abraham Lincoln.
Think Of a man named Thomas JEFF
ferson Davis being a collector Of Lin
coin relics. The fact that today is
the anniversary OF Lincoln's birthday
has caused him to take unusual inter
est for the last week or so in every
| thing about Lincoln. He has as a
part Of his Lincoln collection every
version Of the famous Gettysburg ad-
dress that he has been able to find
In hooks or newspapers lie knows
the address backward, and II is really
worth while to hear him talk about II
of course. everybody knows that Il
is one of the shortest speeches ever
delivered; that il has a place in the
first rank Of the worlds masterpieces
y
poraueous: that il fouowrG 1laaterly
address by ono OF the 2,.@trSt ora
tors Of the day-EdWard Everett
and that ii hiss become better and
more widely known with the passing
of years, while the remarks OF the
classical and polished Everett sur
vive only in the tones Of history.
hest Version Written After Delivery.
Something not so generally known is
that the best version Of the speech
was written by the martyred Presi-
dent a year after IL was delivered
The speech was delivered at the ded-
ication Of the Gettysburg Cemetery
on November 10, 1863. The version
was written in 1864 by Mr.. Lincoln
for the soldiers and sailors fair in
Baltimore. II was signed by MT. Lin
coin. and therefore must be accepted
SIS his own version Of the speech.
II occurred to Thomas Jefferson Da-
Wis the other day to count the words
in the speech lie found there were
just 267.
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Roya' Society's soiree this year. One OF
my assistants was dcmoastratin a
peculiar property or thorium and Dcvs-
rill seemed Interested. L asked him to
come TO my laboratory the next day.
and found he didn't know damned
thing about anything. That's all the
acquaintance I have With him"
Lord BoNne, the great admin traitor,
who had been wearily turning over the
PAGES OF an Illustrated weekly. chiefly
nued with nambuoyant photographs OF
OBSCURE actresses, took his gold glasses
from his nose and the black cigar from
MS lips, and addressed his companions.
I've been considerably interested In
knew Mrs, DeveriiTs mother. Lady Car
stairs. very we'll years ago, and OF
course Mrs. Deverill when she was a
In Egypt-hs had been sent on a diplo-
matte mission TO Teheran. AS for our
being Invited on such slight acquaint-
ance. little Mrs. Deveriu has the repu-
tstion OF being the only really sue
cessful celebrity hunter in England.
mother, HSS sntorts nGT t iTom wh afs
world We're sure TO ind archbishops.
and eminent actors. and 1lustrious d.
thing. But why I. who loathe country
house parties and children and Christi
mas as much as Biggiesw1dS. am going
pIsln than you can. It's dsvilish odd
4ne Ihree men lOok0o ~ one another.
his fur coat around him.
that window"
H. sA1s" said BOyne. ,,
looking from one to the ether
'WhatT asked Boyne.
Nothing II you didn't feel IT."
There. DID seem to be a sudden
But as both window and door are shut
1t could only be imaginary"
TT wasn't imaginary" nuttersd Nc
Then he laughed harshly. MY father
and mother came from Cromarty," he
said with apparent irreievance
That's the Highlands" said the Pro
"Ay," said McCurdie.
LORD Boyne said nothing. but tugEed
AT mis- mustache and looked out of the
WINDOW as the frozen meadows and bits
OF river and willows raced past. A
DEAD silence fell on them. McCurdie
broke II with another laugh and took
whisky flask from his handbag.
Have n nip7"
Thanks. no. said tbs Professor. 81
nave 70 Eeep - q strict dietary. and !
only drink hot milk and water-and OF
nat spa C'rEly. hsr- some in a
Lord Boyne also declining the whis-
Ky, Mct'urdtc swa lowed a dram and
declared himself to be better. The Pro-
lessor took from his bag n foreign
review in which German scfolist haS
cared 10 question his INTERPRETATION OF
a hittite inscription. over the mans
loudlv w
To escape from his Immediate heirh-
oorHoHd NcCurdie went TO the other
end or the seat and n ccd Lord Rovne.
Who mad resumed his sold glasses and
rvs NStieSs contemplation OF obscure
actresses McCnrdie lit a pipe. Boype
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heard vaguely OF and rather looked
Gown upon such ncW-fanEled toys as
raoicm and thO~iura and helium and
arSon--for the latest astonishing de-
yeiopncnts IN tho theory OF radiO-ac-
MS worldwide fafne-Said somewhat
ironically:
IF tho experiments were so fmpor-
ISN'T why didn't you lock yourself up
cries and finish them aloneg"
Man" said NIcCurdie. bending across
ne SSrrl9se and speaking, with a
Ia give hundred pounds to be able to
answer that question:"
What do you mean7' asked the Pro-
Il should like 70 know why I'm sit
ung In this damned train and going to
visit couple OF addle-headsd society
with, when I might be at home In my
own GOOD company furtherinR the pro-
gress OF science"
II myself" said the Professor -am
not acquainted with them at all"
II was Sir Angus McCurdie's turn TO
Then why are you spending Christ
maa with them3'
Il reviewed a ridiculous blank verse
Death OF Sennacherib Historically IL
was puerpo- said so in no measured
terms He wrote letter claiming to
De q poet and not an archaeoiogist
replied that the day he'd passed when
poets could with impunity commit the
He retortod with some futile srE HaSaer{.
gRn "a 0 s SSd mg aSSOsS SssSTs
Concluded the correspopdence."
orows or him, asked him why ne had
not declined. The Professor screwed
up his face till II looked more like a
cuneiform than ever. ne, too, found
~ question difhcult to answer. but he
showed bold front.
IL felt II my duty" said he. "to
teach that prepOstcrous ignoranus
something worth knowing about SEN
would sooner spend Christmas, as to
whose Irritating and meaningless an
noyance cordially agree with YOU.
among strangers than among my mar
Elea sisters numerous and nerve-raok-
Sir Angus McCurdie. the bard. me-
eAllic apostle OF radio activity glanced
for a moment out OF the window at the
I'm a widower. Ny wife died many
years ago. and. thank God. we had no
alone"
He looked out OF the window, again
Professor BiGgleswsde suddenly re-
membered the popular story OF the
great scientists aptecedents, and re-
uected that as McCurdte had once run
gov mud. he was likely TO have little
ktth or kin. he himself envfed McC,ur-
Ole. lie was always praying TO be de-
hVsreu trom his sisters and nephews
mands no calculated c~ldness could re
press.
Children are the root OF all evil.
said he. Happy the man who has his
Sir Angus McCurdie did not reply AT
once; when he spoke again Il was viii
reference 10 their prospective host
i met DeVerill.' said he. at the
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and considerable dynamite had
been bought for blasting. One of
the WOrl<men-Or some one else
procured some of the explosive
carly I'm the week, and attempt
cd to dispose OF it. It Is said TINT
he peddled his dangerous bundle
mp and down rrOad Street for
several hour ID finally offered
TO sell IL for q vac tiOn OF it's real
value, but cOUlG nnd no one Will
ing TO deal with him.
Tired OF carrying IL around and
already under the influence of
whiskey, which he had taken
freely Mt more than one saloon,
the man, in company with several
friends, walked over TO the north
west corner of Seventh and Broad.
hurled IL in the sewer cuIvert.
and took to- their heels.
Since that time the dynamite
had remained Undisturbed until
discovered by Superintendent
Cohn's men this afternoon. They
exercised the greatest possible
care in handling IL, mindful of
the fact that n very slight blow
would cause IL TO explode.
That a fearful explosion has
not taken place on Broad Street
Is regarded almost as the direct
intervention OF Providence. \
rock or any heavy object thrown
into the culvCTt would have ex-
pioded the Dynamite, and small
boys are constantly caught by the
police throwing stones into the
sewer basin, and many times
cObbeStOneS worked loose from
the stree! have fallen I'm and
been found by the street cleaners
Chief OF Police Werner and
Captain OF Detectives Mcmahon
VIII doubtless make every effort
90 apprehend the man who so far
forgot himself as to throw the
dynamite iEtO the cuIVert, and
when he Il caught-and his ar
rest VIII probably take place
within the next fOrty-eight hours
INC viii be given no light sen
tcnce in the courts.
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Think OF that" said he. ''Whv.
there are about $50 in the Beatitudes.
while the Sermon on the Mount as q,
whole must contain more than $500.
I've never had time to count them.
although 1 would have you under
stand / am not unfamiliar with them.
Then Themes Hamlets soliloQuy.
Hamlet was a talker, even when
alone. There are 277 words in his
little talk with himself as an audi
ence-ten more words than in Lin
coins speech.
But the brevity is nc, the only pc
culiar thing 1 have found in this
speech of Lincoln's. Seven OF those
267 words consist Of the article "A.
Then there are fifty words OF only
two letters. like on as in at IT.
etc. There are fifty-f four words OF
three letters, like and. the now
our, men, an 60.
There are three paragraphs in the
speech as Lincoln wrote il out. and
ten sentences. There are thirty words
in the first sentence. two OF these
words being and In the tenth and
last-the longest-sentence there are
eighty-two words, but Of these fifty
two are repetitions for words in the
same or preceding sentences His
third sentence, We are met on a
great battlefield OF that war is the
shortest. The word most repeated in
the speech is that Only 14s sepa-
rate and distinct words are used from
beginning to end. 1l9 being repeti-
lions.
Many One-SyIlabIe Words.
Here's another thing: There are
9e words of one syllable in the
speech. How's that for picking out
the small and simple words? That
leaves only seventy-one words Of two
or more syllables.
If YOU pick out the words OF two
syllables. counting among them such
words as increased which Is pro-
nounced as of only two sylla les. YOU
will find there are fifty OF them. That
leaves twenty-one words of three or
more syllables.
Lincoln's big words arc really big
words in the best sense. They include
continent liberty battlefield, 'ded-
icated,' cOnsecrated.' remember de
Votion,' and government
Again, take descriptive adjectives.
those dear treasures Of the man more
eloquent in words than ideas. They
are scarce in this speech. moderate
and far from the superlative. lie
speaks of a great civil war, a great
battlefield brave men, great task
'hOnored dead Taken by themselves
these phrases seem commonplace, but
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in the speech they boom forth like
the great guns on a battleship.
There are some sentences that
I Ssnply amaze me with the power of
the small word. Here is one: The
world Will little note, nor long remem-
Der what we say here. but IL can never
forget what they did here
There are twenty-one words in
that sentence. The longest word Is
remember. three syllables There
are three words OF two syllables each
little. never and forget In some
respects I think that is the greatest
sentence in the whole speech. Its
simplicity. for one thing. is most strik-
ing. Then there is its contrast in the
ideas-'what we say here and what
they did here
I'm only one respect did Lincoln
miss the real truth in that sentence
IT is in its very opening. The world
VIII little note. nor long remember
Undoubtedly. he spoke from the heart
and unquestionably with sincerity Yet
the world has greatly noted and does
remember, and will long remember
what he did say there.
The Most Striking Difference.
DO you know what is the most
striking difference between all the
other versions and this one Of Lin
coins own? II is In the fact that all
of them, except in this one OF 1864.
the article the appears before the
word government in that remarka-
BILE closing sentence-'that govern
ment Of the people. for the people, by
the people These versions give it
that the government of the people,
etc. You can put a lot Of difference
between the government and just
plain government
Here's another popularity of the
/ Gettysburg speech. 1t is one of only
two. as far as l have been able TO
learn. by experiment. that nearly
everybody can quote from. OF course.
they generally quote the last part of
the last sentence. and generally get it
wrong, but that's a great thing in it
self. The other speech is Patrick
Henry's Give me liberty or give me
death I've tried il hundreds of
times. Nobody has ever yet reeled
of 10 me airy phrase from any other
great American speech. One or two
I have tried TO make me accept part of
Hamlet's soliloquy as from Webster s
reply to Hayne. but 1 happened to
know better.
Everett knew ii was n great speech
Just as soon as he had heard it, in
spite OF the fact that applause for his
effort was still ringing in his ears.
He wrote note to Lincoln the next
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q CHRISTMAS MYSTERY zE AS M2 WV 52ca7

cannot tell how the truth may be-
say the tale as twas said to me.
n Toree men who had gaiued great
|naet luneSp ectedlv IN front OF ne BOOK
gtaii az Poddin gtou station. like most
% the great ones OF the earth, they
exchanged surprised greetings.
Sir Angus McCurdie. the eminent
SsasS black shs sysS %S sther"
=, I'm goiTng to q God,forss Ken place
fessor BissEieswade. lie was a littIe.
untidy man with round spectacies. a
fringe OF grsyish beard and a weak X.
rasping voice, and he knew more OF
AsSyriology than any man, living or
dead A hippant pupil once remarked
that the professors face was furnished
With Babylonic ocneiforsn in lieu OF
features,
People called Dexerill. at rouilis
CASTER asked Sir Angus
les. replied Professor BiggleswSde.
DeTHs19,X o1 36nS ! Am am SCisPg TO the
THIS man vas the Right Honorable
Ntecoont Boyne, the renowned empire
builder and administrator, around
whose solitary and remote life popular
En11ginauon had woven many legends.
Ae looked at the world through tired
blond mustnChe seemed tired, tao, and
hSd dragged down the tired face into
2ss2 furrow@ He was smoking long
Il suppose We may as we'll travel
down together" said Sir Angus. not
very cordially.
Lord Boype said courteousiy, oI havr
rose NHd carriage. The railway COM
psny Is ssi ~ avs good enough to place
one a M disposal. II would give me
great PleaS0re II you would share It."
The invitation was accepted. and the
three men crossed the busy crowded
platform 20 take their seats In the
great express train. porter laden
b. with an incredible load Of parapher-
MALTA trying TO make his way throus-h
the press happened to jostle Sir Angus
, HcCn-die lie rubbed his shoulder
swhy. the whole land should b..
OF this exploded superstition OF Christ
mas Is one OF the anomalies or modern
civilization. Look at this inseuSate
Welter Of fools travelling in wild herds
70 disgusting places merely because it's
You seem TO be travelling YOURSELF.
AcCurdie," said Lord Boyne
-1es--and why the devil I'm doing #
ye not the fsiutest notion" replied sir
s It's going 10 be beast OF a Jour
ney. he remarked some moments later,
as the train carried them slowly out
OF the station. THE whole country IS
under snow-and as far as 1 con nm
derstand we have to change twice and
wind up with n twenty mile motor
He was an iron-faced. beetle -brovved.
stern man. and this morning be AID
Finding his cornpa Mons inclined 90 be
ton 9
And merely because it's Christmas
give my young fools a holldav--itis I
when I vas in the midst or a most i'm
port8ut series Of 4xperlmsnts'
Professor BigEleswado. who had
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The total payment to enumeratorr.
in Continental United States as com
pensation for their services and travel
expenses at the thirteenth census ag--
gregated about $4,870,0OO.
The corresponding expenditure at
600.
The entire cost OF the field work
for collecting the statistics of popula-
ton and agriculture in ContinentaK
United States at the census Of 1910
was about $5,S4O,O0O.
The cost of the field work in 1910
was thus about 81 l-2 per cent. more
than i'm 1900.
The office force of the bureau was.
on August 3lst last. at its maximum
point, there being 3,7SS persons on the
pay rolls. The director advises thar
consideration should be given to the
question. of constructing special
hre-proof building for the temporary
work OF the succeeding oecennial
censuses.
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PUT DYNAMITE
IN CITY SEWER

R1C H M OND, VA, Special
Capable of blowing up and
Wrecking the entire corner and of
wGeaking fearfuI havoc among
the crowds of mon, women and
children that are constantly pass
ing, five One-pound sticks of dy-
nRzntte were found this after
noon I'm n sewer basin under the
sidewalk at Seventh and Broad
Streets.
The deadly explosive had been
there, it has been learned, since
Tuesday night, WiIol. someone
! suffering from the effects OF a
spree being unable TO dispose of
a. or to trade it OF for liquor
chuclIed it down the culvert at
The northwest corner, where IL
was discovered today by members
OF the Street Cleaning Depart
ment, sent there by Superinten-
dent Henry Cohn 10 look for IL.
Mr. Cohn WIS informed last
night that someone had placed
some dynamite In n sewer basin
on Broad Street. He was una bic
90 learn the location Of the basin
tn question, however, until this
al JcguCOu. lie immediately or
oered ont n corps OF men and
personally supervised the search.
The matter will, Of course, be
reported 20 the police and detec-
i've departments. and several OF
the best sleuthS In the City will
be detailed TO hunt down the man
~-<Sho 80 recldessiy risked the lives
OF hundreds In order that he
might be relieved of n trouble
some bundle.
superintendent Cohn received
his Information in a rather round
about manner, but believes that
1t viii enable hiIp and the police
90 find the guilty man. One of
the men who saw the dynamite
thrown into the cuIVert told one
of Mr.. COINS friends, and that
Friend informed the superintend-
eIIt himself
According to the best infOrma-
ton obtainabIe at this time, the dy-
Mantle was procured from n point
IN Henrico a short distance from
she city a well Is being dug
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CARELESS SWITCHING
CAUSES INJURY TO TWELVE.

CHARLESTON. w. VA. Feb. 20
Careless switching resulted in twelve
persons being hurt in a train acct
dent here today. A coal train Leaving
the Kanawha and Michigan yards, was
partially derailed when one car was
suddenly switched to another track
The injured were taken to the local
hospitals.
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natezSE8sesaNss3z 80
day that has proved prophetic. He
said: should be glad IL 1 could
iatter myself that came as near the
central idea of the occasion in two
hours as you did in two minutes"
Lincoln was modest about the
speech. He answered Everett thus:
L am pleased TO know that in your
judgment the little / did say was not
entirely a failure"