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taste.The sketch shows a rose foulard ,
: polka-dotted in black , and having tunic
of black chiffon , the hem being embroid
ered in rose , as is also the vest.
Badgering Him.
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"I will . ask you , Mr. Arquebus , " said
: the lawyer , proceeding to cross exam-
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I "Arbogast , sir. "
"Ah , yes , ' Arbegosh. Mr. Arbegosh ,
" did you ever - "
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: -will ask you , Mr.-er-Arbogast , if you
, : : , ever served a full term in the peniten-
tiary ? "
I "No , sir ! " said the witness , surprised
tind indignant
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Arbogast ; ? "
"I wasn't paroled , either ! I never In
my life was in - " /
" 0 , well is isn't important anyway ,
Mr. Arbegash , how you got out. That's
all , Mr. Argenbush ; you may stand
.a.sIde.-Chicago Tribune.
ABANDONED . IT
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"For the Old } Fashioned Coffee : Was
Killing :
"I always drank coffee with the rest '
of the family , for it seemed as if there
-was nothing for breakfast if we did
. mot have it on the table.
"I had been troubled some time with
my heart , which did not feel right.
This trouble grew worse steadily.
'Sometimes it would beat fast and
at other times ' slowly that
very , so I
t II I would .hardly be able to do work i
j' I for an hour or two after breakfast , I
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rwas until a friend suggested that per- J
haps it might be caused by coffee I
drinking. I tried leaving off the coffee :
-and began drinking Postum. The.
change came quickly. I am now glad ,
to say that I am entirely well of the ]
heart trouble and attribute the relief I
to leaving off coffee and the use of
Postum.
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"A number of < my friends have ,
abandoned the old fashioned coffee and
have taken up with Postum , which r
they are using steadily. There are r
some people that make Postum very
weak and tasteless , but if it is boiled
long enough , according to directions ,
It is a very delicious beverage. We
have never used any ; of the old fash
ioned coffee since Postum was first
. - Started in our house. "
Read the little book , "The Road to
Wellville , " In pkgs. "There's a Rea-
son. "
Ever read the above letter ? A
new one appears from time to time.
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The Devil-Stick
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As dirty and disreputable as ever ,
Battersea , rolling his hat in his dirty
hands , made his appearance on the
threshold of the library , conducted by
the disgusted footman. When the door
was closed behind him , and he stood
alone before those who were about to
examine him , he shifted uneasily from
one foot to the other , blinked his blear-
ed eyes and blushed , as with the shame
of guilt , through the sallow darkness
of his skin. Jen , with the military in-
stinct of command fully awakened
within him , looked ' sternly at the feeble
Did ; creature , and questioned him sharp-
ly , as though he were talking to a sol-
dier who had done wrong. On her part ,
Meg : left the most part of the exami-
iation to the Major ; but she listened
with anxious looks and parted lips to
every word which fell from the tramp's
lips. The death of the man whom she
had loved so deeply had inflicted terri-
ble anguish upon her loving heart , and ,
as a tribute to his memory , she was
anxious to punish his assassin. But at
present , influenced by the views of the
Major , she began to waver in her opin-
ion regarding the guilt of the weak-
brained creature , who stood trembling
nervously at the doorway.
"What is your name , man ? " demand-
ed Jen , commencing in the orthodox
manner.
"Battersea , sir. My father was black ,
an' my mother she was white ; an'
they weren't married. I was brought
up in Battersea , so I took that name ,
I did , not 'avin' any right to another
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name.
"How do you get your living ? "
"I begs ! " said Battersea , candidly.
"And when I can't get nuffin' , I steals. : ; "
"I am sure of that , " remarked Jen ,
taking the devil-stick off the table.
"And you stole this , I'll be bound. "
"I didn't. I found it. "
"Where ? "
"At Missus ' Dallas' place. "
Jen started , and looked sharply at
the old man , who , to all appearances ,
was answering his questions with all
possible candor.
"Be more explicit , man , " he said ,
sternly. ' "What do you mean by Mrs.
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Dallas' place ? The house or. the
grounds ? "
"The groun's , near the gate. , The
day after th' young gen'man was kill
ed. "
"And why didn't you give it up to
the police ? "
"I wanted money for it , I did , an'
they wouldn't give no tin to me fur
findin' it. She , " pointing to Meg , "is
fond of pretty things , so I sold it her ;
but she didn't pay me for it. "
"No , " said Meg , speaking for the first I
time , "because I did not know if you
had come by it honestly. "
"I tell 'ee I found it , I did , " growled 4
Battersea , becoming restive under the
constant questioning. "Found it near
the gate of Missus Dallas' place. " .
"Inside the gate , " asked Jen , "or out-
side , on the road ? "
"Inside ; jus' among the grass. I was
coming up to git some food from missy ,
an' I sowr that 'andle shinin' in the
sun. I goes and I looks , an' I fin's it.
I I knowed as the perlice wanted it ,
'cause I 'card talk of it doin' murder ;
but as perlice wouldn't give me tin , I
wouldn't guv' it to they , " added Bat-
essea ; , cunningly , "so I keeps it for 'er ,
but she ain't paid me yit , " he conclud-
ed , with the whine of a mendicant.
For the moment , Major Jen did not (
ask any more questions , for the very
simple reason that he did not exactly
know what course to take. : Undoubt- I
edly the tramp was telling the truth.
But here the question of the dried-up
poison occurred to Jen. If the poison
had evaporated by the lapse of time ,
the devil-stick must have been innocu- I
ous and incapable of inflicting death. (
Therefore-upon the evidence of the
saturated ; handkerchief , the bag con-
cealed : in the turquoise-studded handle
must have teen refilled by Dido- !
Dido , for the significant reason that
she , inheriting the traditions of her ,
Ashantee grandmother , alone must
have been capable of manufacturing
the deadfy drug. To prove this as- (
sumption-a feasible one-the devil-
stick was close at hand. i
Jen picked it up , and slightly press-
ed the handle. At once the turquoise 1
gems indented the concealed bag ; at (
once the iron fang protruded from the
nd of the stick , and on looking close- a
Iy the Major at the end of the spike
observed an oblong drop of greenish
hue. The evidence of his own eyes was
enough , and Jen replaced the devil-
stick upon the table , with the full con-
viction that the bag had been filled ; t
rith a fresh preparation of its original r :
venom. This discovery-to the Major's t
mind-confirmed the guilt of the ne- c
ress.
"What is the matter ? " said Meg , as
she saw the Major's face grow dark
ith his thought. "Is anything wrong ? " t
"Yes. Dido is wrong ! " he said. "I r
1lways [ thought that black witch was 1
1t the bottom of everything. I am sure s
of It now. I believe she killed Mau-
ice ; but the evidence is , as yet , too s
ight upon which to accuse her. If I \
lought : that she" - here the Major
necked : himself , and resumed in an al-
: red : tone , "But must think of these n
lings : later on. In the meantime I
iust conclude my examination of this s
lan. "
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"Dc you think he knows everything ? " 1
"No. I believe be found the devil-
; tic : } ! as he says : within the ground
of : Mrs. Dallas , mind you ! "
"Well , and what does that prove ? " 1
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black field , after she had killed Mau
rice. " Then turning to Bettersea , ho
resumed his examination :
"You know the negress , Dido , who
is in the employment of Mrs. Dallas ? "
he asked , mildly.
"Yes , sir , an' a h'awful female she
is ! She knows things as ain't good
fer 'em. 'Bout that devil-stick es you
talks of. "
"Oh , " cried Jen , recalling Dido's de-
nial. 'She knows of that , does she ? "
"Yes , sir , she do. Arsked me 'bout
it , but I know'd nuffin , I didn't. "
"What did she say concerning it ? "
"Well , sir , when I brought a message
from Dr. Etwald 'bout that devil-stick
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"What ? " cried Jen . , interrupting . .
sharply. "Did Dr. Etwald know about
it also ? "
"He did , sir. Leastways he arsked
me to arsk Dido 'bout it. "
"I thought as much , " said Jen , in an
excited tone. Then , after a pause , he
added : "Battersea , would you like free
quarters and plenty of food and drink
for a week ? "
"I ain't a fool , sir , " said the tramp ,
with a sheepish grin , "I should , you
bet"
"In that case , go down to the kitch-
en , and tell my servants from me that
you are to stay there. Later on I'll see
you. "
"Thankee , sir. I'll get free quarters
and grub for a week ? " cried Battersea ,
rubbing his grimy hands. "My ey < \
'ere's oppolance. Can I go now , sir ? "
"At once , " replied Jen , and , pointed
to the door.
Battersea bowed awkwardly to Meg :
and his benefactor ; then he went oux
of the room and left the Major : alone
with his visitor.
"What does all this mean ? " asked
Meg , quite surprised at Jen's excite-
ment.
"Mean ! " cried Jen , in a tone of con-
viction. "Why ! that Etwald is mixed
up in this business also ! " ,
CHAPTER XVI.
"Etwald ! " repeated Meg , thoughtful-
ly. "Is he not the doctor of whom you
have made so great a friend ? "
"Yes. I took a viper to my bosom ,
and it stung me , " replied Jen , who , , ' n
his excitement , was pacing backward
and forward with hasty steps. "But I
shall be even with him. In some way
or another I believe that it is possible
to : bring home to him this triple crime.
Etwald prophesied to my poor lad , in
his charlatan way , that if he wedded
Miss Dallas , or even announced his en-
gagement with her , his fate would be
one of life in death. "
"What did that mean ? "
"Mean : ? Death without the addition
of life. That word was brought in sol J-
ly [ to render the prophecy-if it may
be called so-confusing. Etwald was
in love with Miss Dallas. He found in *
Maurice a formidable rival. " He warn-
ed him by his pretended prophecy that
lIe should slay him if he persisted in
landing , in his path. Maurice an-
iQunced his engagement upon the very
jay when Etwald went to pay his ad-
resses to the girl. From that moment
l1e doomed Maurice to death. Yes , I
truly believe that such was his design ,
nd that he offered to buy the devil-
tick : in order to carry out his crimin
itention. "
"Did he ask to buy the devil-stick ? "
emanded Meg , in surprise.
"Twice ; and both times I refused to
art with it. Failing to get it honest-
y , he stole it ! You heard what Bat-
: 2rsea confessed , that he had taken : i
lessage from Etwald to Dido about the
evil-stick. Well , this doctor has some
lysterious influence over this negress.
: believe he incited her to steal the
evil-stick , and that by. his directions
; lie filled it with a fresh poison. "
"But could she prepare the special
ind of poison required ? "
"Assuredly. She confessed as much/
-Ier : [ grandmother came from Ashantee
'here , this devil-stick is used for the
urpose of destroying people. Dido in-
erits a knowledge of the family se-
crets : , and knows how to make this poi-
ion. It cures nervous headaches-that
s : , the perfume of it does-and Dido
lade some with which she saturated a I
indkerchief to bind round the head
of her young mistress. "
"How do you know that the poisons i
Lre the same ? "
"From the peculiar ; sickly , heavy i
lor , " explained Jen , promptly ; and
mtinued : : "Well , you can see the rest
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for yourself. Dido , filled that devil-
: ick with the poison , " he pointed to i
he article on the table , "some of it re-
ains in the wand yet. Etwald used
he devil-stick to kill Maurice , and on
: ing back to tell Dido of his success I
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ive no doubt he dropped it inside ' the
: ites of Mrs. Dallas' ground , where , as
'ou have heard , it was found by Bat-
ersea. Oh , it is as plain as day to
me ! " cried Jen , vehemently. "Etwald 1
lied : Maurice , and stole the devil-
tick to accomplish the murder. "
"You have certainly made out a
trong case against this man , " said
Ieg , , after a pause , "but It is all theory.
: aur proofs ? " i
"I shall find them. David will help
ne. "
Meg sighed , and , rising to her feet ,
he drew her cloak round her tall form.
"I shall help you also , " she said , sad-
y . "That is , if you will accept of my
lelp. "
"Assuredly. You loved Maurice- "
"To my ; cost , Major ; but he did not
JVe : me. This girl-this Miss Dallas , "
he added , ' in a faltering , voipp "she
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loves her also. A woman who has three
men at her feet must be wonderful.
"She Is certainly beautiful , but . ehe is
not clever , and her weak nature is en-
slaved by the gross superstitions ol
Dido. "
"I should not think from your ; de-
scription that she was likely to attract
Maurice , " said Meg : : , in a low voice ;
"but undoubtedly he loved her dearly ;
and I - " She made a gesture of de-
spair and moved ; towards the door. On
the threshold she paused and held out
her hand. "Good-by , Major ; should 1
hear anything further I shall , let you
know. But the tramp ? "
"I shall keep him here. If he were
guilty of the crime he would not stay ,
but as it is he will remain under my
eye. I intend to question him further
about the connection between Dido and
Etwald ; I wonder what power this doc-
tor holds over the negress ? "
"You can learn that only from the
woman herself. "
"Or from Etwald , " rejoined Jen. "If
I can only succeed in having him ar-
rested , he may confess all. "
"Let us hope he wil , " replied Meg ,
and after shaking hands again with
Jen , she took her departure.
While the Major was considering
what step he should take , David , re-
turning from a long and solitary walk ,
entered the room. Of late the young
man had indulged in these lonely ex-
cursions , whence he always returned
more melancholy than ever. His fine
face wan lean and worn , there were
dark circles under his eyes , and his
manner , formerly , noted for its com
posure was now nervous and hesitat-
ing. On approaching his guardian , he
saw the devil-stick ow the table , and
at once his pale face grew yet paler.
"Where did you find it it ? " he asked ,
pointing a trembling , finger at the ter-
rible piece of evidence. ,
"I did not find it at all , " rejoined the
Major , gloomily ; "Meg brought it to
me. It was Battersea who found it. He
offered it for sale to Meg , and she
brought it and the tramp to me. "
"Battersea ! " said David , repeating
the name in a puzzled tone. "How did
he become possessed of it ? Has he
anything to do with the crime ? "
"No. He found the devil-stick with-
in the grounds of Mrs. Dallas , near the
gate. "
"Who lost it there ? " said Sarby , ab-
ruptly.
"Ah ! " replied Jen , in a meaning tone.
"Tell me that and I'll have the assas-
sin of our dear Maurice : within the
walls of Deanminster jail before the
year ' is twenty-four hours older. Its
my belief , David , that.Dr. Etwald killed
Maurice ! "
"Impossible ! For what reason ? "
"Eervse : he wants to marry Isabella
dal,4a.1'
"In that case he should rather have
killed me than poor Maurice , for , as
my suit to Isabella was supported by
Mrs. Dallas , I was the more formidable
rival of the two ! "
"I don't think so , my boy ; Isabella
loved Maurice , and to marry him she
would have rebelled against her moth-
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gaged to her , Etwald will remove you
also from his path. "
"There will be no need for him to do
that , " replied David , coldly. "I shall
never marry Isabella. "
"What do you say ? I thought you
loved the girl.
"I do love her ! " cried David , vehe-
mently. "I have always loved her , and
shall ; continue to do so until the day
of my death. At the same time I shall
lever become her husband. "
"Why ? "
"Don't ask me , Major. I would tell
you if I could , but it is impossible. "
"Of course , my boy , if you choose to
fithholh your confidence from me , I
have no right to force you to speak. All
the same , as I have been a second fath-
( ' r to you , I thinlc : you should be more
penwith me. "
"I would tell , you if I could , " said
David again , but in rather a sullen
manner ; "but I have reasons-strong
' easons - for not doing so. Later on
I may tell you all I know. "
"All you know ! ' ' repeated Jen , in a
tartled tone. "About this crime ? "
"Yes. . I ) know something , but what
it [ : is I clare : not tell you now , Uncle
Ten , " he added , gravely looking at the
Ider. "If you are wise , you will not
) ursue your inquiry. " I
( To be continued. )
f'oodVorli : .
"You have had that cook a long
Jme , haven't you ? " ,
"Quite a while , and she's the goods ,
:00. : ) "
"I wish you'd : tell my wife how you
lanage : to keep her. "
"I got the mayor of the city to ap-
jint her to the office after giving her
a sort of a civil service examination ,
md now she thinks she is holding a
alitical office and , you know , office- (
alders never let go.-Houston Post.
The Point of View.
"Civilization , " remarked the canni-
ml king , "promotes some strange
de as. "
"To whom do you especially refer ? "
nquired the missionary.
"Among you the ultimate consumer I
s regarded with sympathy. Here he
s considered very lucky. " - Washing-
, on Star.
That Air of Verl lll1ilitude.
John-One of. your creditors wishea
to : i speak to you , sir.
l\Iaster-'VeIl , say I'm away from
lOme.
John - All right , sir , and I'll just
ight one of your best cigars ; he'U
Je more likely to believe me then. \
liegende Blaetter. s
After the Honeymoon. '
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"Pa , what's . the difference between
c
ealism and realism ? "
"Idealism , my son , is the contempla-
'ion of marriage ; realism is being mar
ried . " Boston Transcript. t s
Not a. Bit.
Knicker-Several thousand shirt-
\ ' list makers are on strike.
Henpeck-Do you suppose it would
do [ any good for the shirtwaist button/
ers to strike-New York Suu-
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"DICYCLE" MOTOR CAR.
A most extraordinary two-wheeled
automobile designed on the principle
of a "dicycle" bicycle which drew at-
tention in England twenty or more
years ago , has been built in London
and sent to this country for exhibi-
tion.
It consists of a couple of large solid-
tired wheels , connected by an axle from
which hangs a platform sufficing for
the engine , which is at the rear , is of ;
the single-cylinder type and develops I
four and a half horse power. The
countershaft lies parallel with the axle
of the vehicle , and on the ends are a
pair of roller chains driving sprockets
that engage with the wheel hubs. The
steering is accomplished by an ordi-
nary auto steering wheel , which act-
uates wires that move friction discs
between the sprockets , and the wheel
hubs , the drive being released from
one wheel or the other to effect a turn.
The chief feature of this remarkable
type of machine is the cheapness with
which it can be built and the lack of
vibration that results from the use of
large wheels. The seat for the driver
and passengers rests just over the
axle. - Popular Mechanics. . .
BURNED : PAPER MONEY.
Sonrce of Great Profit to the Govern
ment and Banks.
At the redemption windows of the
treasury and of the subtreasuries of
the country any silver coin that has
not beenmutilated willfully and which
still is recognizable as from the mints
of the -United States will be redeemed
at face value , this in spite of the fact
that the silver in the worn coin may
not be worth half its face value As
, to gold coin , the government stands
only a small portion of the loss from
abrasion ; ; but , according to weight ,
these worn gold coins always are re-
deemable.
In the case of the paper currency
two-fifths of a note must be presented
If it shall be redeemed or a new note
issued , and no matter what the evi-
dence may be as to total destruction
of this paper currency , the govern-
ment regards it as the holder's indi-
vidual loss with which it is no further
concerned. Fire may melt $1,000.worth
of silver coins and it Is wprth its
metal value. It may melt $1,000 in
gold coins and the mint will pay
$1,000 in new twenty-dollar gold pieces
for the mass. But the ashes of $1,000
in paper currency is without value.
In the thousands of fires over the
country every year Involving office
buildings , factories , business houses
and family residences an untold total
of legal tender notes of all kinds are
destroyed. Every piece of such paper
lost is loss to the holder and gain to
the ; government or to sational bank.
It : is a promissory note hopelessly : lost
to ; the holder. It is even more , for in
many cases an individual man might
redeem his debt obligation if he were
assured by the holder of it that the
piece of paper to which he had signed
his name had been destroyed by acci-
dent and by \ no chance could turn up
.gain against him.-Chicago Tribune.
New "Way to Swear Off : Taxes.
The best way of not paying taxes
Dn > your personal property is to swear
them off. By "swearing off" is meant
going ; to the tax assessor and making
a. deposition that ybu really don't live
where you seem to live , that you real-
Iy don't own what you seem to own ,
nd that , while you appaer to be very
ich man , you are really- overburdened
iJy debts which you have hitherto suc-
essfully concealed. Since. personal
: axes began , so many ways of swear-
lng off have been invented that the
tax authorities had come to believe
%
that there was no new tax dodge un-
ler the sun.
But the tax authorities were mis-
iken. : A few days ago a man came
to ; the New York tax commissioners ,
ad asked to be relieved of his per- !
jnal ; taxes. "I have only $5,000 , " he
said ; , "and that money is in city bonds
ad is being held in trust. "
"For whom ? " asked the tax com-
tissioner.
The question ' was unexpected and at
first there was no answer , but the tax
mmissioner insisted. Finally , in a
tage : whisper , the swearer-off explain-
ed ! :
"The money is held in trust during
lis lifetime-for my dog.-Success
agazine. \
Xot That Kind.
"That old millionaire philanthropist
; reported to be living in the odor of
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anct ! ty. "
"No such thing. I see him riding
n [ a gasoline car.-Baltimore Ameri-
an.
We wish we were a young girl who
las just returned from school. We
a.iV' one yesterday , and four girls had
heir arms around her.
When a boy expresses a willingness
io climb a tree to pick cherries they
.re not for his mother to put up.
Wthether drunk or sober , some meD
aye natural born nuisances
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"Did you ever see a case of the
causeless panic which the doctor said
the other day often goes with nervous
trouble ? "
"Well , I guess Miss Oldgirl's fear to
hang up mistletoe lest some one take
advantage of the fact would come as
near any one would care to get to a
causeless panic.-Baltimore Amer
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Buy a bottle to-day from your dealer.
A Twister.
The little girl was starting to Join
her mother , who was visiting friends
in a neighboring city. "Tell mamma , " ,
said her father , as he put her on the'\ x
train and kissed ' her goodbythat I " x.
am taking good care pf the flowers in , ,
the back yard. " ' "
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goldenglow is growing gloriously. "
"I'll remember ; papa. "
The train moved off and she was.
gone. An hour or two later she deliv-
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"Mamma , " she said , "papa told me to
tell you that he was taking good car&
of the flowers. "
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"Well , he says it's doing first-rate. "
Cuban Statistics.
In 1907 Cuba had a population of
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from 1899. Havana , the most thickly
populated province , has 538.010 people.
Over one-half of the island's
popula-
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000 inhabitants , or 43.9 per cent of the
total population. Havana , the largest
city , has 297,159 people. There are
] 1,074,882 males and 974,098 females ;
the average number to a family is
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