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The Cost of the Census in Alaska.

dred people," he says. rs scattered ID
fifty different places during the SUNNI. "
months. and It would be hard task and
an expensive one to locate the Indians In
the woods. on the waters and In the tern.
porary camps. especially In country
like Southeastern Alaska. BY using the
services Of school teachers during ths
Christmas vacation however. the cost OF
enumerating the native population Will
be very nominal and about a NTH OF
what It would cost in the Summer. and.
at the same time. It will be more nearly
correct.
''These conditions apply, 10 less pro-
nounced extent. to the white population
also. and the enumeration in the mid.
Winter will be comparatively simple.
There Is one objection to = census In
January. however. and that 10 that Z
number OF regular residents 30 out to
the States for the Christmas holidays
and do not return again until toward
Spring. and this year. too. . few who
are outside. because Of the extra attrac.
ton OF the Exposition. will remain OUT
side until Spring. This objection. how
ever. can be obviated by making careful
inquiry for all such bona-fide residents
who arc outside and securing their
names and addresses In the States. and
thus getting them enumerated here.
where they belong. It should be said
that the work here will be done largely
by such men, who know practically
everybody In their districts, and also -
to where they are"
The waters in Mr.. Thompson's dis
trict are open the year round. and such
Of his enumerators as might be re-
quired to travel would. he says. charter
gasoline boats. at about $40 per day.
The most difficult portion OF Alaska
to enumerate. however, consists Of
what Is known as the outlying terri
tory. which includes the Alaska penin-
sula. the Aleutian and Pr.bilof Island.
and other inaccessible points along the
southwest coast. where an enumera-
cally impossible. Even in the Summer
the question OF visiting these points II
a most serious one. and would involve
the hiring OF a steamer. II one could
be obtained. which Is doubtful.
Knowing. however. that the Revenue
Service annually sends a vessel 10
cruise in Alaskan waters. the Secretary
OF the Treasury was appealed to-. and
OF cutter to convey tho special repre-
sentative OF the Census Bureau to such
points in this district as may be nec-
essary for the purpose OF enumeration.
II Is estimated that the trip will take
about q month and q half. starting
from Seward about the middle OF June.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03

QUITTING noses In Alaska for the
1910 census will be begun at the
end Of this month. although the
general enumeration Of the United States
will not be commenced until April 10Th
next
The reason for this difference Is that
taking the census in Alaska Is a very
difficult proceeding. and to secure salts
factory results it Is necessary to begin
months ahead OF the regular census
work.
Thus. in taking the 1900 census. the
Government found it necessary to send
enumerators into some parts OF Alaska
as early IS the middle OF July. 1899. and
even then 1t was not until nearly the end
Of October. 1900. that their work was
completed.
The census Of Alaska in 1900 cost In
round numbers. $4,000. and showed
total population OF only 63.692. That
means that 1t cost Uncle Sam Just about
$l.13 per head to count Alaska's popula-
ton! This time the population Is not
expected to be large and the total
cost will be correspondingly smaller. but
the chances are the Government will
have to pay just as much. man for man.
If it cost Uncle Sam as much to count
the rest of his population. the 1910 GEN.
sus would require an appropriation Ut
something like $1o0.o00,ooo. AS 1t Is,
however, conditions in the United States
proper are SO much less formidable than
those prevailing in Alaska, that the total
cost of the next census has been esti-
mated a. only sl4.0oo.oo0. or about II
cents a head.
Some idea OF the difficulties to be err
countered by the census taker in Alaska
may be gathered from the fact that the
Government has had to call upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury for the loan
of a revenue cutter, and gasoline boats
will be chartered, dog sleds will be pressed
into service, and regular hunting parties
will have to be organized to round up
the Indians in the woods
OF the 63.0OO-odd noses counted in
1900. about 10000 were those of native
Indians, and 1t is IN enumeraung these
old warriors that the Government Off
Gals find their principal embarrassment.
Thus Chief Special Agent Andrew ".
Thompson has just reported to the Gov
eminent that the only way to obtain q
proper estimate Of the Indian population
Is to take the census In the Winter
months. .
IA typical Indian village Of three hun
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them because she was beginning to como
TO her senses. she only grinned at me. and
said / mustn't hatter myself that she would
ever become such old nondescript as
was. All. yes! Children. children! God
give you better luck with yours.
THANK you." replied the starting. Now
i must fly home and make a start"
r. ND many days passed. during which the
~ starting sat on her eggs In the box IN
the elm tree and gave never a thought to
the frog. But. when she that the hour
hand when the littl, birds might
come out at any moment. she told her hus-
band. while there was yet time to fly across
to the ditch with her kind regards.
THE frog woman has had family too.
she said. THE poor soul has come of
badly with her children. We must show
her little sympathy"
She told her husband all that she had
seen and heard at the ditch-side and he
flew off,
But. look into the water he might ne
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A GREAT many women may be excel
~ lent wives when in the seclusion
Of their own homes but yet fail In
that most important detail OF knowing
how to treat their husbands in public.
well, my way of treating my husband
in public is to leave him severely alor,!
There's nothing a man dislikes more than
for his wife to put on sort OF intimate
airs Of possession when other people are
present." replied handsome, some, It
go-ahead professional friend. when asked
her views upon the subject.
And, up to point. this woman Is
right. A man certainly does not enjoy
those arrogant little anectations of the
wife who introduces my husband into
every other sentence. and who makes the
poor man feel that he is nothing moro
than a good and chattel-a priced one
it's true; but still. for all that. a good
and chattel?
But, against this, the air OF impersonal
aloofness adopted by the aforementioned
type OF wife is almost equally faulty. for
the simple reason that, while aiming at
social condition of separate independence.
she is tending to do away with that
spirit Of "togetherness' which Mr.. G. 3.
Shaw SO strongly urges all MARI
couples TO cultivate.
She makes her husband vaguely feel
that he does not belong to her-that he
10 an entirely free agent. in fact, which
is very bad thing for married man to
Not for one second would one urge the
theory that husband should be perpetu-
ally conscious OF his marital tie, but for
all that. ne should not be irnbued with
the same spirit Of needless. careless free
dom which was one of the attributes OF
his bachelor days.
Never allow a married man even mo-
mentarily to regard himself as a bachelor
and this he Is quite liable TO do IL the
over-easy-g going wife refrains from ever
drawing public attention TO their dornes-
tic tie, because when this state OF things
once begins il Is apt to grow until quite
serious proportions are assumed
But. again, what a social outrage is the
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"Ah!-so you keep giIls. do you. you
puppy?" she said. And you've got nice
long tail to swagger about with But you
don't your way to getting set OF
decent legs. ehT'
what would they be 70 me?" asked
the tadpole. indifferently. You may want
them. perhaps, to hobble about land
with. 1 swim; that's what l have tail
for. That's what we nowadays. The
old slow methods quite out of date.
Education Is making progress. and we must
keep up with the times"
Lord have mercy upon us!' said the frog.
She crossed her forelegs over her breas:
and turned her eyes up to the sky.
However. it's no use talking sense to an
old stupid like you," said the tadpole. You
don't understand anything; your time Is
past. l Will only remind you that you
brought me into the world yourself. you
must take l am"
With that she swan away. The old frog
went back to the edge OF the ditch and sat
down beside the starting. who did not
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with Eyes,"

know what to do to comfort her. Then she
whistled and said:
Spring 10 coming now. and then all will
be well. you'll see. Where did you spend
the Winter
Il stayed In hole down at the bottom
Of the millpond"
"Ah. that's enough to make any one
melancholy" said the starting you ought
10 travel q Bit That's CHEEKY and raises
ones spirits"
Goodness me, What are you talking
aboItr' said the frog. Fancy me. with
my figure! 1 am cut out for quiet life.
My hind legs ache IL l merely hop across
the meadow"
nicked her tongue a long way out OF her
mouth and caught fly who was sitting on
q leaf thinking OF nothing. She ate him
and then relapsed into her sorrowfui
thoughts.
THE startling had worked hard at tight
L ening and lining her nest. which was
in the startling box in the elm tree just
IN front of the keepers cottage. She
could that she would have to lay
her eggs. she had a queer heaviness ir. her
head and had occasional fits Of crying
Then she came to think Of the poor frog.
whom she had not seen for some time. She
new over to the edge OF the ditch and
called to her.
Here 1 am. here 1 am, Mrs Starling!-
said the frog. close beside her
Whats this?" said the starting. Are
you here still? How are you getting
with your children? My turn will come
soon. and that made think OF you"
1t was nice of you to come and look a
poor woman up" said the frog. Thanks.
I think things taking for the
better with me-
How is THAR asked the starting.
The frog beckoned to her and jumped
right out to the water.
Look for yourself" she said.
The starting peeped down into the ditch.
which was full OF tadpoles. They were
swimming about merriiy as before. but
they had grown much bigger. And som,
OF them had just the dearest little frogs
hind legs that one could see. ay, and
couple OF the largest even had little fore
legs.
What do you say to THAR said the OLD
frog They are beginning to turn out
better. They still have those hideous tails
and that Accumulation hanging from their
heads. But you can see now there's some
sense In them. And 1 control myself
more and have stopped scolding them.
think It's better to let nature take its course
And they're very touchy on that subject. too.
The other day. when I was prafsing one OF
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can treat him just as I please. and he 10
SO devoted that he puts up with 1t with
out a murmur. He is my property; am
boss!"
Now, having given a list Of "dont's."
1t may be well to suggest some course Of
action which 1t Is advisable to adopt.
and nothing is better than for wife to
let all society see that she appreciates
her husband. that II is always q pleasure
to speak with and be spoken to by him.
and that. while she Is quite willing for
all the masculine and feminine world to
enjoy his society. she demands her right
to be first with him on any and every
occasion.
An occasional word OF appeal for his
opinion. frequent swift smile OF SYM.
pathy and understanding. and sometimesi
a little light gesture TO call him momen.
tarily to her side-there is nothing sxi-
gent or obtrusive about these small pub.
lie tokens Of affection: but while not II
any way being suggestive OF honeymoon
devotion. they serve TO evidence and
maintain that sweet spirit OF together
ness" which should never. never b,
abandoned.
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Scodd and the Young Ones
Yelled and It q Terble

was a terrible din. The starting shook his
black head and New home TO tell his Wife
what he had seen:
Its unruly family he said.
Its unhappy family" said Mrs. star
ling. LAS soon / able g out for
walk with the babies. / will pay them a
visit. Our children will be all the better
for seeing little of the world. Then they
Will value their good home the more.
lind when the little stariings had got
II their eyes and their feathers and had
learnt fly little. their mother went out
into the meadow with them to say how-do-
you-do to the old frog. They went a long
way and looked and called out. until at
last they found her under a big lump OF
rock
Well" said the starting. i've got SO far.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
A Singing School For Birds

" HE possibility Of training the voices
OF birds-much as human voices
4 are trained In the making OF ten
or Carusos and soprano Tetrazxinis-has
Just been demonstrated to thousands OF
visitors to the London Cage Bird Assocla-
tons exhibition
Canaries OF all breeds dominated the ex-
hibition, in connection with which the
members OF the Roller Canary Club held
their own display in a quiet upper room.
where the soft. rolling music OF these
birds could be heard and judged under
the b,st conditions. There were l42 roll
ers entered. all British bred. though Of
German ancestry.
Trained to sing by being KEEP. in a room
where small pipe organ, played by
running wate--a German patent-sets
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sects are swimming right in front OF their
noses! Heaven knows what have done
for my children to be such monstersE"
The frog began to cry piteously. and tho
starting thought OF flying away. for she
disliked melancholy things. But a, that
moment the frog jumped into the ditch.
swan out to stone that stood Just above
the surface OF the water. and crept on to It.
Heres that funny old one!" cried the
little animals Now We shall have some
sport"
They all laughed together. till their fat
stomachs shook and their tails wriggled
with delight. Then they swan round the
stone and sang at the top OF their voice:
On dry land. grown old and crazy.
Frog goes limping by.
Our new times, less dull and lazy.
Let who can defy!
We will never limp so sadly
While our tails. careening madly.
Through the bright pools fy.
Twice they sang this rude ditty. and the
tears down the old frogs cheeks.
so you car see for yourself" she said
to the startling. That's how they speak OF
their own mother"
Yeas" said the Startling. thoughtfully.
THAT doesn't look at all WELL.
Now the little animals swan farther away
IN the ditch When the frog had dried her
eyes and recovered herself a little. she saw
that all had gone except one. who remained
In the water just under the stone Tapping
her tail
"Fie. for shamew cried the frog There
she stands making fun OF her old mother.
A nice lot OF baggages you arer'
I'm not baggage said the young one.
I'm a tadpole."
"Ah. you Just wait until I get hold OF
you. you hussy!" said the frog. Even your
ancestors honored name isn't good enough
for you"
The tadpole swan to and fro once
twice and nibbled at the water plant. TheIs
she stopped again by the stone. and said:
you're always whining and scolding as
II the world were out OF gea.. dom.
derstand how you can care to make all that
fuss" old Mother Frog. Can't you remem-
Der that you were young yourself once?-
Can't r. said the frog. angrily. In my
youth we were different and ell-behaved.
Miss Pert. when I was q young girl. 1
didn't go running about in the water with
all that hnery on my head which you have"
II don't know anything about that" said
the tadpole. waving the bushes contentedly.
aren't they pretty? Besides. that's my
Eiils. II hadn't got them. / simply couidn',
breathe"
The old fros shook with anger.
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could see no tadpoles. The
ditch was already half dried
up; down in the mud at
the bottom crept only an
old, fat toad.
Then he heard a mighty
din in the meadow over on
the other side Of the ditch:
"Quack! Quack! Quack!
Quack! Quack! Quack!"
It was a whole multitude
of frogs. all croaking to-
gether. In their midst
sat the old frog. and her
children were hopping
around in the grass. They
now all had legs and tho
bushy gills had disappeared
from their heads. Taken
all around. they looked
regular fine little brown
frogs: their wet skins glist-
in the SUM- and the way
they said "Quack!" was
terrible. But they all had
a bit Of tail left over from
their childhood.
Lord. children" said the
old frog, do be sensible. I
am SO glad. SO glad about
you. You shall, see. you'll
lose that horrid stump Of a
tail. too. and then every
thing will be right"
Now some Of the young
frogs were sitting so that
their tails could not be
seen. They put their heads
on one side and looked at
fectionately at the old
one:
1--WE hare no tails left!
We are regular frogs.
mummy. dear! We never
meant anything at all with
that tadpole nonsense"
But there were others
who stuck their tails out
as far as they could and
laughed at the old ono as
they had done In their
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as you How are things going wits
you? Where are your childrenY"
They're gone. long ago." said the frog.
They have spread all over the meadow. ana
shifting for themselves"
That's Splendid said the starting. And
what are they like to look air"
Lord" said the frog. They're the
sweetest frogs that ever you saw. They
jump about and say uuack! ouackr I
could never have hoped for better children"
AIS well that ends WE'LL" said the STAR
ling.
WELL said the frog. at last. they had
TO give way in the end. and that II tbs
great thing. Next Winter. we shall all Sit
in our holes at the bottom OF the mill pond
and then no one can tell. to look At them,
how naughty they were when they were
young"
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the tune for them. they gathered At West.
minister fun Of sweet music They were
the frs. birds TO arrive. and four Judges
spent twelvo hours sitting In front OF
their little cages. listening and awarding
marks for the respective notes delivered.
Some Of these notes are deep bass, others
high trebls- and ali are wonderfully Muuid
and swees.
The eye was charmed IN not . lesser
degree than the ear. and the feAthered
jewels In the foreign section never
lacked q crowd OF admirers A specimen
OF Hunstein's magnificent Bird OF Para-
disc. shown by Mr.. o. 11iiIsuYn. We'd
in sp.endor Of plurnage with Mr. c. Z.
Maxwelrs king Bird OF Paradise The
former. which won . {rst prize. was
priced a. $500. and the latter at $1,000
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early YOUTH
stuff! Stuff! Stuff! You old mother frog!
they yelled. I'VE are just as We always
were-cant you see tails? Don't imagine
that we shall ever bee ONE sensible. as you
call 1t. We shall new er be that We shall
always be free and merry tadpoles."
The old frog scolded and begged and en-
treated and the young ones yelled. and It
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IL don't know what they are" -
piled the frog. But they come on,
Of my eggs. anc 1 don't believe there
have ever been any Esh In our family"
stop Bit" said the startling, think
ing. II once heard something abou,
that. but / am sorry to say l can't re-
member exactly what 1t was. / only
know this this much. that they viii!
turn into regular frogs :or,e time or
other. You'll be pleased with them
yet. once they have got rid Of their
horns"
"Oh. they'll have to get rid OF a
great deal before they turn into frogs!"
replied the frog. ''Such a tail as
they've got! Who ever saw q frog
with tail? And such a stomach.
Why, one can see all their insides
through their skins. And then those
hobs hanging from their necks-and
where are their legs? Look at them
running about in the water and eating
and such rubbish, while the most delicio
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-13
Raising the STANDARD.

With the announcement Of raising
the standard of admission to the
Normal schools to that of the neigh
boring states there comes sense of
relief to all friends Of education. 1t
means not only the placing Of our
Normal schools on par with those
OF other states, but apparently will
satisfy the demands of the progressive
school people of the state. President
Thomas also in an article in the last
Vermonter advocates the burying of
the Ratchet. This certainly should be
done il the best has been secured.
But this settlement of the conten-
ton of standards may not secure the
best for the state. II the state takes
ontrol Of the present Normal school
it can do as it chooses to-
ward the continuance Of the institu-
tions as Normal schools. II is now
the duty of the state board TO show
that il can give an amount of demon
stration and practice equal TO that of
other progressive states, and to a
profitable number Of students. If
there is not profitable number of
students both the two remaining in
stiutions should not be continued,
nor should either be continued If q
proper amount Of demonstration can
not be furnished This paper does not
presume to say what profitable
number Of students is nor what
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WATERBURY.

c. H. Ward of Moretown was visitor
in town yesterday.
Mrs. II. 0. Ward of Moretown is a
guest at the home of Mrs, Cullen.
A. Jones, son of DR.. S. II. Jones Of
Sheffield, has entered the employ of the
hospital,
Mrs. G, u. Nyman Of Moretown is
the guest Of Mrs Il. A. Stanley through
conference.
Howard A. lockwood of Underhill ar
rived in town Monday to begin work
for L. T. Houston
Miss Maude Wilcox was in st. Al
bans Tuesday evening to attend the
Beach.Clark wedding.
Mrs Alex Anderson and daughter,
Caroline, OF Barre spent Monday as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Dickie
Charles j Root, who has been spend
ing the winter at Sea Breeze, Fla, at
the hotel Clarendon, is now in New York
City,
Major Human Grout, Supt D. d. Grout
and Rev Mr.. Miller from the conference,
were in Montpelier yesterday attending
the funeral Of Mr.. Mutt.
II. II. Blass, who has been living in
the Thomas Bates house, now owned by
II. +. Collins, has moved to the home
of Mrs. Warren on Batchelder street.
Miss Amy Wheeler has returned from
a visit to Yonkers, N. Y. Miss Mary
Guptil has returned from two weeks
visit to Washington, d. c., and Hartford,
Conn.
A party of young ladies' from the
wrapper factory enjoyed ride and
sugar party Saturday afternoon. They
were entertained at the home of Arthur
Woodland
Troop OF Waterbury boy scouts of
America is fully organized with Rev.
w. L. Boicourt as scout master and VIII
liam Ferris, j., as assistant scout mas
ter. The troop is divided into three
patrols There are seventeen members.
At the annual meeting Of the Water
bury chapter, No, "a, r.. a. NJ, held at
the lodge rooms last evening, the follow.
ing officers were elected w. b. Clark,
high priest; +. f. Campbell. king; F L.
Atkins, treasurer; d. c, Jones, secre-
tary; Guy Scott, captain of the host
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The Fresh-Air Brigade.

Sing a song of Sleeping Porch, family
of fresh air.
Beds are vacant in the house, people
everywhere,
On the roof, and on the porch, on yer.
anda, too,
Blankets covered thick with snow, noses
pinched and blue.
Fathers bed is on the roof OF the
kitchen ell:
Mothers underneath a drift, where the
snow-hakes fell;
Brother takes his sleeping bag down
among the trees;
Sister has a window-tent to concen-
trate the breeze.
Though they scorn me and deride me,
/ shall not begin
Someone's got TO watch the house, 80
I'm sleeping in
Robert Seaver in Woman's Home
for April.