TIT 13 O MATT A TATTAr BEE : SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 185)9 ) ,
If l < I\T fMlltM AI < t IM'f I1ITPH
'AXIL ' IN SPlkOr AH'LUtSCIi '
OhoaU's ' Rcraailcablo Career as a Lawyer ,
Orator and Wit ,
TELLS WHY HE BECAME A LAWYER
AVnnld Tlnllicr litn Lender of the
ftcw Turk llnr Tlinti I'rcnlilcnt
. \il\lec tn YoiitiK Mnt I'litcr-
lllR ( llC 1'rilfPMNlDIl.
Most men -whoso cnrccrs bring n thrill
tn the heart of the democratic American Arc
those who have succeeded In splto of tor-
rlhlo disadvantages self-tnnda men , who
fought their way upward through poverty to
( nine.
Joseph Choato of Now York , who has
just been nppolntcil to flit the must til-
tlngulshed diplomatic position In the gift
of this country , tins nuccccdcd In pplto of
advantages. Ills uncle , Hufus Choato , was
one ot the most famous laujers of Ills
day ; hlo father lind money In store to pro
vide for htm liberally should lie
never nerve hlmaelf to greater ex
ercise than clipping coupons. There
seemed little Incentive for him to
work or striveIn the busy world ; It
teemed impossible for him to add luster to
the already famous name ot Ghoato.
There Is , therefore , sense as well as wit
In Mr. Choato't remark : "I have sue-
cccde In splto of advantages. "
Choate wasted none of his early oppor
tunities. Ho wns born In the old town ot
Salem , Muss. Hla family wns respected
r.tid welt-to-do , and Ills early education -\vas \
carefully looked after. Ho was graduated
from Harvard In 1852 nt the ago of 20 and
two years later completed the course of the
Hnrvurd Law school. When Mr. Choato
was naked how he came to adopt the profes
sion of law , ho replied :
Why He Ilccniuc n I.nvtyer.
"Wall , It was this -way : In those days
n man who went to collega had his cholca
ot thrco courses law , medicine and
theology. My friends assured mo that I
wasn't , cut out for a minister ; In medicine
our family was already represented , BO I
accepted the only alternative. "
In reality , however , Choato was In love
with the law. Ho believes thoroughly and
enthusiastically lu his profession , and he
lias 'taken occasion to pay eloquent tribute
ta It lu an address before the American Bar
association. Ho Bald :
"Wo love 'tho ' law because , among.all the
leiirncd professions. It Is the only ono that
involves the study end the pursuit of a
careful and exact science.
"Theology was once considered on Im
mutable science , hut how it haa changed
from ago to ago !
"And then as to medicine ? How Its tho-
orlca succeed each other In rapid revolution ,
BO that what TV ere good methods and heal
ing doses aud saving prescriptions a gene
ration ago are now condemned , and all the
past la adjudged to bo empirical.
"Meanwhile , common law makes -void the
rasttt hero the fault la and preserves the
rest , as it has been doing for centuries
"So long as the supreme court exists to
be attacked and defended ; so long aa the
public credit and good faith of this great
nation are In peril ; so long as the right ot
property , which lice at the root of all civil
government , Is scouted and the three in-
nllpnablo rights to life , liberty and the
pursuit of happiness , which the Declaration
of Independence proclaimed anil the consti
tution has guaranteed , nro in Jeopardy ; so
long will great public service be demanded
ot the bar. "
CliooNliiR n IMncc < < > Practice.
Equipped -with Ill's lovoof , the law and his
thorough preparation in it. Choato began ,
in 1854 , to look about for an opening. Ho
took plenty of time for the task , as might
tie expected ot n scholarly man nble to com
mand leisure. Ho took a trip through the
wnst , and it was not until 1850 that he sot-
-tlcd to practice In New York.
It might have seemed the natural thing
for young Mr. Choato to hang out his shlu-
glo in Massachusetts instead of emigrating
to Now York. Although Mr. Choate dod'i
not sny so. It Is probable that the presence
of bis famous kinsman , Rufus Choate , then
in the zenith of his power and fame , at the
liend of the Massachusetts bar , had tome-
thing to do with It. Young Joseph bad ambi
tions of his OWD and he may have reasoned
correctly that they would stand better
chance of fulfillment away from the direct
comparison with Hufus Choate's abilities.
Mr. Choate has been nblo to succeed in
cpito not only of advantages In wealth and
education , but In spite of a distinguished
relative as well.
The famous relative was something of a
handicap at first. Lawyers and others In
New York said :
"Rufus Choate's young cousin has come
down hero to practice. Let's go and ECO how
he compares w Itb the old man. "
They flocked to "Joe" Choate's first cases
and most of them were disappointed. His
quiet manner , conversational arguments and
off-hand jokes wcro so entirely In contrast
\\lth iho stirring eloquence of Rufus Choate
that the observers did not appreciate his
power at Unfit.
"Uuess he hasn't much to bank on but
the family name , " they said.
But there vvero some who appreciated the
> oung attorney's possibilities , and ono of
these was William M. Evarts. In 1839 ho
Invited Mr. Choato to join bis firm. He did
" No Quarter I
There Is no
sense in trifling
with disease.
T
Death is a foe
ready enough to overpower -
power poor human
ity nt the least op-
pottunlty without
our adding anything -
. thing to the deadly
jchances by uncer-
taitiity or inaction.
Death Is not the
, sort of an enemy
1 to dilly-dally
with , nor give
the slightest
'quarter. He should
be bayoneted to
the earth with a
ure and vigorous thrust.
There is just one medicine which can be
counted on with absolute certainty to overcome -
come the deadly assault of wasting disease
and restore the rugged , masterly power of
perfect health , The "Golden Medical Dis-
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and alive with bounding vitality. It nour
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and tissue in the body j tones the liver :
heals the lungs ; strengthens the heart , and
restore * complete energy and cheerfulness.
I tried Sarianarilla I was getting worse all the
lime. I had a wcakneu In my IcA Mt and
limbs , palpitation of the heart at tlme > , era rap
ine paint la the itumach alter eating ; ucrve *
weak , and no energy for anything I took Dr.
fierce' * Golden afedlcal Ducotcry , aud beffan
to mend from the ttart. I teen felt like a new
person , 1 cm now enjoying iplendld health
ad have a u > lendld appetite , good dlgestiou ,
aud also a peaceful , quiet ratud"
Dr. Picrce'a thousand page book , " The
Common Sense Medical Adviser" contains
over two hundred reliable prescriptions.
with directions for self * treatment of all
euch diseases as are curable without a phy
sician , Anatomy , physiology and the laws
of reproduction are explained , with over
fcvcu hundred illustrations. One copy ,
paper-covered , sent absolutely free for at
one cent stamps , to pay cott of mailing
( inly. Address , World's Dispensary Med
ical Association , liiifialo , N , Y. I'or a.
Juudjome cloth binding send 31
so , and for the Inst twenty j ars has been
the practical head of the firm , though the
style ot It Is still ICvarts , Choate & Deamno.
Him U'nj with u .lurj.
U was noticeable from the first that young
Cboatc won his coses , His wny of talking
( o the Jury as ho would to an acquaintance
he had stopped on the street , his genial
manner nnd his habit of Illustrating hli
telling points with ItumorouH or sarcastic
allusions relieved the ordinary tedium of
a trial nnd carried weight with the Jurors ,
1'rom the first Choate has been a great
Jury lawyer Ills telling way of oxprosslhR
his Ideas makes them stick In the Jurors'
memory At the same time the aptness of
his comparisons and the manner In which
they go straight to the heart of n question
makes them Influential with the judges ,
when Ohoato said of a wealthy nnd some
what hypocritical witness , who had pur
chased n house In Brooklyn on the further
side of Greenwood cemetery , "I suppose It
was the only way ho could make sure of a
homo bo > end the grave , " the remark was
bound to remain with his hearers.
In the Pacific railway case Colllu p Hunt-
Irgton set up the claim that he w.is not
responsible for the acts ot his agents on the
Pacific coast. But when Mr. Choate al
luded to the chief of these agents as "thin
Mark Hopkins , by whom ho was represented
absolutely , completely and without any
limitation whatever , so that you might say
lhat when Mr. Huntlngton took snuff on the
Atlantic coast , Mr. Hopkins 8 net zed on the
Pacific , " It was Impossible to escape from
his Interpretation.
Hit wit nnd fun-making powers brought
Choate Into early prominence among the
members of his own profession. Jurors ,
Judges and listeners welcomed his appear-
York bar than the president of the United
Stalw "
T io Iltmv fur oi'lc-t } .
Ho kept his Ideal before him. When It
was suggested that ho should enter politics
he nald ' "No. " When opportunities lo go
Into society presented themselves , he an
swered "I am too busy" Ho studied
harder not only law books , but the masters
of English writing and speech.
Studying the books nnd fighting In the
courts soon began to toll for Choato. By
1STO they bad mada him one ot the foremost
lawyers of the country Since then every
year has made his position as leader of the
bar more unquestioned.
Yet Chcate Is not n well known man In
the sense that Dcpow or a dozen others who
have been no more constantly before the
public , nro. To the citizens of the country
at largo his name elgnllles n man who makes
occasional brilliant speeches and who re
ceives largo fees for his services to wealthy
clients This Is a singularly erroneous view.
During the recent campaign In Now York ,
Hlclmnl Croker made the charge against
Choatu that ho had never taken up the casu
ot n poor man. Choate retorted that on ono
occasion ho had appeared for a man who ,
by his own sworn testimony , was poor.
Ho alluded to his appearing for Croker him *
self , after that gentleman had declared be
fore an Investigating committee that lie wa *
poor This may bo hardly n convincing la-
stance and was Inspired , doubtless , by a
desire to get the better ot .Mr. Croker. But
It la a fact that Mr Choate's charges are
very moderate , considering hla eminence In
the Icg.1l profession. U la said that he has
received fees amounting as high as $100,000 ,
but he probably has not mada as much
money from his practice ns have a number
of other men of less eminence tn the profea-
f <
JOSEPH H. CHOATE.
anco In court as certain to relieve the ordi
nary tedium of a trial. But he was not all
fun. He could bo terrible and scathing
when he chose , and the sharp sarcasm which
made the LaUIavv-Sage suit celebrated was
'employed to the- confusion and embarrass
ment of witnesses In many an earlier and
less famous case. No more cutting re
mark was ever made in a court room than
Choate's utterance In the suit of Architect
Hunt against Mrs. Paren Stevens. In sum
ming up he sketches Mrs. Stevens' rlso to
social prominence In eloquent terms , con
cluding :
"And at last the arm of royalty was bent
to receive her gloved hand , and how , gentle
men of the Jury , did she reach this Impos
ing eminence ? ( An Impressive pause. )
Upon a mountain of unpaid bills ! "
AV'Uy CltoiUr * Succeeded.
When I asked Mr. Choato to what ho at
tributed his success as a lawyer , ho said :
"To stud ) Ing the books and fighting ( n the
courts , principally to fighting In the courts. "
The remark calls attention to another of
Mr , Choate's characteristics. Ho is a broad-
gauge man. He docs not win cases on fine
technicalities , but by appealing to the broad ,
basic principles of the law. He presented
this view In the celebrated case of the
Mylod election certificate , which Involved
the control of the Now York senate , when
he said :
"These questions of disputed elections
wcro not to bo settled by technicalities or by
appeals to technicalities. * * They
were to be decided on their substantial
features. " Ho has acted on a principle In
every Important case in which ho has ap
peared and the list Includes almost every
trial ot national Interest that has come up
since 1S70.
Mr , Choate threw an Interesting light on
ono cause of his success as a lawyer when
he said-
"I have made It my rule never to neglect
a case , no matter how unimportant It may
seem , A doctor owes It to the dignity of his
profession to treat a. cut linger successfully ,
Just as ho would a fractured skull. The
same thing Is true of the lawyer , although ,
unfotunately , not all attorncjs appreciate
the fact , " It Is duo to this devotion to the
Interests of even the humbfest clients that
Mr , Choate is a stickler for the dignity of
his profession and he has the courage to de
fend Its rights , no matter by whom they
are Ignored ,
On one occasion , when Choate was ad
dressing a bench on which Judge Van Drunt
was sitting , the latter turned his chair
around and began talking to ono of his as
sociates. This habit , which other judges
have been known to Indulge In , Is annoying
to lawyers , but they think it the part of
wisdom not to notice it. Choate , however ,
Instantly paused In Ms addrecs and stood
gazing at the bench , ' .vlth his arms folded.
When Judge Van Brunt , surprised by the
hush In the court room , looked around Mr.
Choate said-
"Your honor , I have Just forty minutes In
which to make my argument. I shall need
every second of tbo time and also the un
divided attention of the court. " "And you
shall have it , " replied the judge , Instantly
acknowledging the justice of the appeal.
Tbeso Incidents give a fairly accurate vtaw
of tbo qualifications with which Choate
started out on hla career aa a lawyer a pro
found belief tn hla profession , a reliance on
broad principles rather than fine technicali
ties , a keen judgment , ready wit and genial
manner , To these must bo added unlimited
ambition and a etudlaus nature. These ad
vantages soon outweighed the objections of
a wealthy family , a distinguished cousin and
a partner famous a > a lawyer and public
man.
There was no nonsense about Choate. Ho
wanted to be a successful lawyer , and be was
never led away from that aim. He said to
cue of bis youthful frleudsi
"I would rather Lo the leader of too New
slon. The reason Is that Mr. Choate has de
voted himself to general practice. He might
have made more money as n corporation
lawyer , but he has preferred the keen Intel
lectual enjoyment derived from the more
diversified work of n general advocate.
t'honte Dellnen SHCCOMH.
Choato is a man of sane Ideals. His head
has never been turned by anything he has
accomplished. It was suggested to him that
hla new honors formed an appropriate
rounding out to a succesbful career.
"Success , " said ho keenly , catching at
the ivord , "any man Is successful who haa
llenty to do as Ions as ono can honestly
perform his fair share of the world's work
hoenjoys the only success It Is possible for
anybody to achieve. "
Hla advice to young men Intending to
enter the law la characteristic of his own
career.
"In itho first place , " says Mr. Choate , "no
young man should go into law unless he
ia Irresistibly attracted by it , unless he Is
prepared to make of It a profession Instead
of a trade. Next , he should convince him
self that law is not a thing of quibbles and
crochets , but a , body of truth as broad and
well defined as human right. Next , he
uhould study hard ; It Is impossible to got
too much knowledge of the subject at the
beginning ot his career. And finally , he
should bo ahva > s good-natured , honest and
persevering , and ho should get all the prac
tice ho can. "
Choato's usual manner In addressing a
jury Is to stand with one band in his trous
ers pocket , his foot on the back of a chair.
Leaning forward , ho talks easily , confiden
tially nnd with Celling clearness and force.
Occasionally 'ho ' warms up , however , and
then would do credit to the Immortal Uufus
himself. Choato has the keen eye that can
search the sou ] and he can make himself
tcrriblo to a witness when he chooses.
CIiunto'N AVenU Si ( .
"If there Is ono weak spot In the make
up of Joseph Choate , " a distinguished fel
low lawyer who haa known him for many
years said the other day , "It Is his fondness
fnr n Joke. Ho would rather say a funny
thing than to scoio a telling , serious point.
By this I do not mean to say that ho tries
to bo funny. It Is natural ; the fun bubbles
out. He BUJB what comes into his mind Im
pulsively , without stopping to think whether
It may offend some overflno sensibilities.
But In splto of his reputation for sarcasm ,
there Is not a more kindly man lu tbo coun
try than Choate. Ills Innate kindness of
heart was Illustrated In the tribute which
be paid to Roscoe Conkllng when Conkllng
appeared against him in the Pacific railway
case , It was just after Conkllng's bitter defeat -
feat for re-election to the senate. Mr.
Choate said 'However wo may differ , we
owe the senator one debt ot gratitude for
standing always steadfast and Incorruptible
in the halls of corruption. Shadrach , Me-
shach and Abednego won Immortal glory
for passing one day In the fiery furnace. ;
but he has been twenty years there ard has
come out without even a smell of smoke
upon hla garments,1 It was a gracious speech
and Conkllng remembered It gratefully to
hla dying day. "
H Is In the peculiar English and American
field of oratory , otter dinner speaking , that
Mr. Choato appears In his happiest vein.
The only men In this country to bo com
pared to him are Depew and General Horace
Porter. They have appeared at the eamo
banquets many times , and It cannot truth
fully be eaid that Choate Is Inferior to
either ot the others.
Hinv He UciunliiM YOIIIIK ,
When he was asked the other day how bo
had managed to remain so > outhful , ho
Bald :
"By keeping good-natured and always
looking on the bright aide of life. I believe
there is notblug that affords greater re
laxation than , a good joke. Men like
Depew are the real llfesavera of the coun
try. It b a fact that a good many men take
themselves and everything else too seri
ously. " ,
TARING THE TWELFTH CENSUS
Bow the Job is Don * and the Great Arm ;
Required to Co It ,
RISE AND FALL OF A GREAT BUREAU
One I.onelj 1\i > prt l.ctt nt llio CC-MMI *
CarpN of 18110 SliunUolly nnil IU-
rrutiire of the \ot
Kniiiiicriitloii ,
WASHINGTON' , 1) C. , Pcb 0-Corro- (
fpondenco ot The Bee ) The anclente have
handed down to us the tradition of n won
derful bird whoso fate In life was to soar
towards the blazing sun When ho reached
the highest point of his night the all-consum
ing hell burned him to ashes and these fen
to the ground. As they dropped and touched
the fertile bosom of the earth life was in
fused into the Cinders and the bird rejuve
nated by the kindly touch sprang Into being -
ing from the ashes. It Is thus with the
census of the United States and alwnjs
upon the approach ot the year which con
tains In Its name the numeral " 0 , " the
president of the United States and both
housea of congress concur in the law which
provides , in pursuance of our constitution ,
for the enumeration of the Inhabitants ot
this country.
Then there springs Into being from the
ashes ot the past and from the tradition ot
the censuses which have gene before , a vast
bureau , which employs directly and Indi
rectly the aid ot upwards of 1,000,000 of
Uncle Barn's citizens In gathering such facts
and figures as nro deemed essential to a
determination of the exact resources and
developments of the greatest country In the
world. During the last census , the eleventh ,
at one tlrr 3 more than 3,000 clerks and cen
sus-takers were cmploed at ono time In
gathering and compiling and classifying the
data for what Is now the most complete
work of the kind In the -world. This great
work , commenced In 1889 , wag finally com
pleted In June of 1S97. The giant mush
room which had sprung up , as it were , over
night and overshadowed for n while the
whole land , drew from Its countable tens ot
millions the substance necessary for Ha
existence and in due time the , vast labor
proved productive of some twenty or more
volumes containing an enumeration ot the
population , vital statistics and estimates ot
our great agricultural , manufacturing and
mining industries , along with Insurance ,
statistics on crlmo and pauperism and many
other subjects too numerous to bo men
tioned.
lllnc nnil l-'all.
When the days of Its usefulness had
passed congressional appropriations for the
census bureau commenced to dwindle and
after the facts have been collected a much
smaller and much more skilled clerical force
Is needed for compiling them. The first people
ple to go are these further from the heart
of the census in Washington. The enu
merators , having finished their housc-to-
houeo canvass , report to the main office ,
send In their results , which are certified ,
and having received their modest remuner
ation , are struck from the pay rolls. When
their labors have been digested and gen
eralized , itho clerks who have been em
ployed In corresponding with the enumer
ators are also dropped from the pay rolls.
Their labors are taken up by men higher
in authority and digested again and gen
eralized. Reports arc made to the chief of
the census , who approves them , and the
final step having been taken , they are sent
to the government printing office , where
they are printed and distributed throughout
the world.
As the refining process goes on and the
apparently disconnected moss of reports
asked for by the census enumerator of the
great American citizen are thrown Into the
vast caldron which a thousand census em
ployes kept stirring and simmering , the
pure metal ot eolld and significant fact
finally sinks , the reports grow smaller and
more compact , nnd fewer men are required
to handle them , rinally , as report after
report is completed and Issued the bureau
dvvIndies to a raoro shadow of Its former
self. In June , 1897 , the census bureau em
ployed about one man to about every hun
dred that it employed at the height of Its
greatness. Today but one employe remains
on the pay rolls of the eleventh census , and
the army of skilled men who were enrolled
for a short time tn Uncle Sam's census serv
ice are now scattered to the four winds of
the heavens.
A Lonely Holdover.
This one lone employe , who still remains
as aa evidence of the census bureau , Is
Chief Clerk William A. King. He is the
greatest census expert In this country. Ho
haa been In ttie business ot compiling
statistics and gathering Information for the
last twenty yc-irs , having entered the service
of the tenth census , nearly twenty years ago.
Young King came in under General Walker ,
who had tn charge the tenth census. Ho
started In at the lowest round of the ladder
nnd worked his way up to the position of
chief clerk. He had charge of the division of
vital statistics during the last census.
In reviewing -hlstoiy of the two cen
suses which precede the forthcoming one , in
an interview Mr. King said : "Census work ,
as wo understand it at present , practically
began with the tenth census , under General
Walker. Prior to that time an enumeration
of the population which Is demanded by the
constitution and a few additional facts , suf
ficed to make up Hie census. You can read
ily see the difference In the scope of tha
census of ' 80 and that of ' 70 by glancing at
the volumes which they are contilned la ,
The former takes up three volumes , vvhllo
the latter is contained In eleven.
"The tenth census was planned by Gen
eral Walker to form a basis for future cen
sus work and was made to Include mor'o or
less of an enumeration of the status ot nearly
every branch of industry pursued In this vast
country. It comprises , In addition to
statistics proper , a comprehensive history of
tfio development of the Indu&try and took
within Its range a vast amount of descriptive
matter. While it was , of course , Impossible
to make statistics of the jcars that had gone
before , a very successful attempt was made
and carried out to bring the subject treated
up to date in a historical way. It covered
much new ground and formed a splendid
basis for the eleventh census , which , while
hardly as Interesting from a popular stand
point , Is tbo most complete and valuable
work lo the trained ctatlbtlcian that the
world has ever seen.
"The builders of the eleventh census la
bored under the disadvantage , as did those
who bult | , the tenth census before , of having
to start from a beginning of nothing and
work up a force ot skilled operatives. It Is
a mistaken idea that some people have that
oven a census enumerator can be trained In
a day , and the lack of skilled men to start
with has always hampered the work of the
bureau. The eleventh census has compiled
at an expense of 511,500,000 , to bo exact , and
the expenditure of such a sum of money by
an organization which springs into existence
every ten years and dies when Its work Is
accomplished might be mada moro econom
ical and with greater results by a perma
nent bureau. .This Is the logic by which
the framera of the present bill pending be
fore congress bavo arrived at a conclusion
and they have made their plans accordingly ,
"Pursuant to the Idea of the framcrs of
the census bill for the next census will be
divided into two distinct parts , first , tbo
census proper , and second , "special reports. "
It Is thought that In this manner the work
upon the main subjects of census investiga
tion will be simplified and expedited to the
greatest possible extent. The census proper ,
or that Dart of the enumeration ot statistics
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tered oak , box frame sale price -iff Cfl French mirrors , full swell front , oxtiuUlto
for sst of 0 . IOU design regular $90.00 aalo. ijfi z.f\
A\fJ\r
One set 3 regular diners , 1 tea chair and 1 Solid price mahogany buffet Sideboard , elegant ,
arm chair , 5 In all , hundiomely * polHheil In rich and. artistic In design , Bvvell front nnil
quartered oak , box frame , cane IO.W E f\f\ \ ends regular J33 00 sale. / f rrci
, of 6 . *
seat-sale price tct prlco * c * u
Quartered oak , box scat , elegant rich de Handsome 12 foot Dining : Tnble , El-Jjich top.
sign , 2 only ot this pattirn , regOil * select quartered oak , richly carved ana
ular J32Salo price , each . dt\\J polished , French legs , carved , un exquisite
Arm Dining Chairs , hand polished in piece regular J54.00 /f O . Eft
A * .Cf
quartered oak regular $650 nalo prke
sale price . * * Largo elegant round lop Table , quartered
2 only , Dlnlnc Chairs , regular f Af\ \ onk. plain rich effect , highly polished
prlco J2 25 sale price , each . . . . regular J3500 sale Oft t\jA\j > jei
price
Other Dining Chairs. 1 and 2 ot Select quartered oak. richly polished and
a kind-go at Jl 10 nnd . carved , rope turned less , 8-
Sideboards In solid select oak bevel mirror .
foot table regular J27.EO Oft flft
well made and llnlshed , farit Cfk sale price . . . . . . tfU. UU
under regular -value , at . i JVf Quartered oak , polished Table , 45-Inch top ,
UJ Iwargo swell top select oak sideboard , poll - claw feet , choice pattern | f > . Cf )
l < tied. one drawer lined for silverware- noes at 1O.OU
bevel mirror , regular J19.50 IK.C \ KlKht foot Table In quartered oak , heavy
elegant quartered oak , sale price . 1O.UU fluted legs , hand polished O.OU Q
. ! .
This Ehle price
handsome sideboard In select quar
highly polished box frame tered Large oak , swell front , richly carved and . Solid oaklnch top Table. 8 feet , rubbed
polished , pattern French bevel OQ 7 finished , fluted legs C OK
leather seat chair while * * J tJ
mirror regular $10-sale price . . * = ' * < Halo prlco
China closet , select quartered oak swell
they last , each
A veiy choice sideboard. 4 feet 7 Inches
Ions , full swell front and swell end3 sale ends polished finished 1 ItJ.OU
pattern French mirrors , richly carved Flemish price oak China Closet mirror back
$2.45 EUle and price upholstered . regular $48 Oif.UU \ \ 35.00
which can be gotten only from the house-
to-houso canvass of the enumerators , will
bo limited In the taking of the twelfth cen
sus to these facts which relate to population ,
mortality , agriculture and manufacture.
llciluccd Number of ScliciluU-H.
"The general enumerator will thus have
only four schedules to master and carry
on his rounds as agalr > - the twelve of the
last census , and In cU.23 and agricultural
districts where special agcnta will bo ap
pointed for agricultural and mortality
statistics ho will have only one subject to
attend to that of population , The work
thus simplified will be quickly llnlshed and
the census reports may be looked for
within n comparatively short time after the
actual enumeration has been finished. They
will also bo much less hulky and will be
contained In about six or seven volumes.
"The special reports which will bo in
one way the new feature of this census ,
will , It Is expected , occupy the time of the
skilled collectors ot statistics between the
taking of the twelfth and thirteenth census
and a permanent census bureau will thus
be practically established. These reports
will cover the ground covered by the elev
enth census , with the exception of the fol
lowing subjects , which will bo omitted
cither as found 'practically Impossible for
census enumeration from past experience eras
as already covered by some other depart
ment of the government : The subject of
transportation , on which the eleventh cen
sus had an exhaustive and valuable report ,
will bo omitted in tbo twelfth census be
cause the work Is now covered by the In
terstate Commerce commission. Mineral In
dustries will In like manner be left to the
geological survey ; fish and fisheries to the
ffih commission ; schools will be left to
the Bureau of Education , it being under
stood that questions of school attendance
and Illiteracy shall remain In the popula
tion schedule ; Irrigation will be left to the
Department ot Agriculture ; Insurance will
be left to state commissions and to private
publications and Indians will be left to the
government Indian commission. Affairs
which make nn annual report on the sub
ject the basis of Inquiry on farm , homo and
real estate mortgages will bo Included In
the population schedule and It is estimated
that a perfectly satisfactory report can bo
made In this branch of the work with a
saving to the government ot nearly $500,000 ,
1 which was the amount expended during the
eleventh census Mortality reports from
the rural districts will not bo attempted , as
they have been found from experience to be
Incomplete and unsatisfactory. The esti
mated ccfit of taking the coming census Is
$9,000,000 , as agalntt $2,500,000 more for the
last census. "
As the Tilll providing for the taking of
the twelfth census passed the senate near
the cloEO ot the last session , there Is no
doubt but that tbo house will give It early
attention. Immediately after passage of the
bill work will commence toward the or
ganization of the "bureau and at this time
next year the work of a vast army of
enumerators and statistical experts will
have commenced. L.V THAVIS.
Murder of Soliller ,
ATLANTA , Ga , , Feb. 11 The Atlanta
police and military authorities at Fort Me-
I'hercon are co-operating in an endeavor to
ascertain tbo whereabouts of Arthur Sut-
cllffe , Company I , Fifth Infantry , who has
disappeared , Sutcllffe , whsee home Is In
St. Louie , was found at Piedmont park Sun
day morning , badly beaten and robbed He
bad two men arrested < two days later. But-
cllffe returned 'to Fort McPherson for
medical treatment and left there to appear
against the 'two men He never reached the
police court. The police believe Sutcllffe
was murdered to prevent his appearance at
court ,
Abatement 1'lru for .Mr" ,
CANTON' , 0. Keb 11 Attorneys for Mrs.
Annie George bavo filed a plea to abate the
Indictment against her , It was placed In
the hands of the clerk of the court today ,
but will not be reached before next week.
No knew polntu arc raised and the plea , It
IB stated , will nod bo allowed , the court
having already passed on the questions In
volved. Aa early trial Is nsw probable.
The smallest tninge exert toe greatest In
fluence. Do Witt's Little Early Itlsen are
unequalled for overcoming conatlpatlrn and
i liver trouble . Email Dill , best Dill , safe clll.
TELLS OF LIFE IN MANILA
Corporal Primeau Describes Styles of Dreis
and Bill of Fare.
PLENTY OF FOOD AND WHOLESOME , TOO
IVlieii : Vet rlKlitliiK < lx : Born Spend
Their Time AmudliiK Tlicnmclve *
in Much the Snmu
nil nt Home.
Corporal C. M. Primeau , Company Ii , First
Nebraska volunteers , was found at hU
home , 2123 Webster street , suffering from a
severe cold , the great change In climate
from Manila to Omaha having proven too
much for him. Corporal Primeau was 111 In
the Philippines for two and one-half months
with dysentery , malaria fever nnd bronchi
tis , so that ho found very little time for en
joyment of the sights In and around Ma
nila.
nila.The corporal said that naturally bla opin
ion of the climate of the tropics could not
'be very good , as he had been 111 so long la
the hospital. In speaking of the trip to the
islands and the manner In 'which the boys
pass their time he ald :
"When we left Nebraska each man had
his blue fatigue suit. At Ban Francisco
each drew a brown khaklo suit. The blue
was packed away In boxes nnd we saw them
no more until wo reached Manila , the boxes
having been left at Cavlte during the brief
campaign. The brown suits were very good
for the hard work around Manila , as they
did not show the dirt. After the surrender
of the city wo each drew two suits of white ,
the goods resembling canvas , but being
much lighter even than Ihe duck one sees
hero during the warm months. These were
worn almost constantly , the rules making It
necessary to appear In them when In the
city.
city."AH
"AH to the rations , I cannot say a great
deal In their favor , but I presume they ore
the best that can be supplied there. On
our way over and while attacking tlie city
wo used tbo regulation rations of canned
salmon , beef , hardtack and articles of that
character. After the surrender or along to
ward the last , at least , we drew fresh meat
from Australia two or three times a week.
This was the best thing we struck and the
boys enjoyed It. Dried applies and dried
peaches were also being Issued. It la Im
possible to secure vegetables as alt that
c&n be purchased are needed In the hos
pitals. Wo used canned tomatoes and drew
potatoes often , but they were of Inferior
character , as it Is Impossible to beep them
from rotting on account of the climate , Wo
had plenty of Ice for use In the hospitals ,
This Ice is manufactured In Cavlto , six miles
across the bay or twelve miles distant by
the wagon road. The nurses In the hos
pitals are men , with tbo exception of a few
lied Cross women who devote their time to
preparing delicacies for the sick soldiers to
eat. The Red Cross society has a hospital
In Manila. Our boys do not go there , but
lo the division hospital , where they receive
very good treatment. I was there long
enough to know and I found no cause to
complain , The regiment was healthy when
I left It , very few men being 111.
TlioyMinn Their Coffee.
"One thing that the boys missed , or at
least a good many of them did , nae their
coffee. The coffee Issued was of excellent
quality , but It was green ancl wo bad no
nay of parching It satisfactorily. I did not
drink a cup , I don't think , after I arrived
In the Islands Some managed to brown the
coffee sufficiently to make thcniaclvel a
cup , but they were the exceptions. Now , I
understand , good roasters have been leiuod
BO they can drink all they want ,
"All the water used was boiled. We could
not get enough ice to cool It , so It was left
standing in Jars to cool during the night.
Sometimes the boys would fill their can
teens with hot water and dampen the out
side. This would soon cool the water In
side so they could' ' drink It.
"Ourlntr the attack on Manila our toys
lived In the dog tents when they were not
In the trenches. These tents were raised off
the ground about two feet to accommodate
the bamboo bunks which were purchased on
our arrival. The tenta were really very lit
tle protection , as the canvas was of poor
quality nnd the tropical rain would go
through them. Upon the surrender ot the
city we drew tents and since then have been
very comfortable. Three men occupy a tent ,
the bamboo bunks being placed oh each side
of the entrance for two men , while the third
occupies a cot , which Is foldedi up and put
out of the way during the day. Our regi
ment Is now encamped four miles west of
the city on high ground and does not feel
the heat as we did la the city.
InncctM Are Nnmcroa * .
"While wo were down on the edge of the
bay wo were bothered greatly by gnats and
ants. Sometimes they wcro very disagree
able. When wo left there and entered
Manila wo were attacked by mosquitoes of
a larger variety than these jou see here.
Wo had plenty of little chameleons , too , but
of course they are harmless , The stores ,
restaurants nnd houses In Manila are full
ot them , but no attention Is paid to them.
"I did not eoo a snake whllo there. Files
were no more troublesome or plentiful than
they are hero In the summer time. The
nights are cool and tbo boys are not
bothered , so they have no difficulty In restIng -
Ing well.
"What do the boys do to pass the time ?
Oh , they play cards , read , talk , play base
ball and foot ball. On tlie way over they
had a eohool for officers nnd non-coma , but
that haa been discontinued. There are no
night schools. Chaplain Mallley circulates
among the boys constantly and spends a
great deal of his time at the hospital. On
Sunday evening ho conducts services.
"The boys have a baao ball league com
posed , I think , of twelve clubs , all the regi
ments being represented , The Nebraakans
have ono of the strongest itcams In the-
league and I think had lost only tme game.
The only Omaha boy I remember on the
team fvos Rtley. Ho was a strong1 player.
The boys were organizing a foot ball league
for fall playing when we left. They also
have amateur theatricals , each regiment
taking turns Jn putting on minstrel shows
and entertainments of that character. Need
less to say that the opera house In Manila
U always Oiled when theBo are given. Tbo
regiments afflllato and have no difficulty la
getting along with each other , "
Primoau left Manila several weeks before
the recent trouble occurred there.
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