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    TTTE OMAHA DAILY BE33 : SUNDAY , MAT 14 , 1890.
PRESBYTERIANS IN COUNCIL
Variety of Ohnroh Problems to Bo Solved by
thfl General Assembly ,
APPROACHING MEETING AT MINNEAPOLIS
M < ctchcN of Some or Hie Noted
Jiu-n Who Will Attend Sj miilonin
of llcreur Uniilcrn lititprlriln-
IHK the
'HNNEAPOMS , May 13. ( Corrcspond-
t.3 of The Ilec. ) The I'rcsbylerians of
thin city and St. Paul nro to repeat tha
role of hosts In which many of them shared
when the city was honored with a visit
from the conernl assembly In 1886. The
commissioners who wcro hero at that time
nnd nro privileged to return again will
scarcely reeocnlzo the Twin Cities , so great |
liavo been tha chances nnd BO many the I I
improvements The church bulldlns lu I |
which Rev. Dr. Elijah R. Craven , the re
tiring moderator , preached the opening gcr- j
tnon , and In which Rev. Dr. David C. Marj j
quls presided as moderator , had been dedi
cated only thrco yearn at that tlmo : Rev.
Jlobort F. Sample was Us pastor nnd ho
was succeeded by Rev. Dr. David J. Ilurrell
the .follriwlnR summer. The fine edifice In
which the meetlncs wcro held was burned
four years ago nnd In February of last year
the dedication of the now ibultdlnz tool ;
3 > ! acc. For seven years the pastor has been
Itev. Dr. Peasant Hunter , who has as his
assistant Rev. Charles II. Curtis. The
church has three chapels , Falrvlow , Hope
end Riverside. Extensive preparations have
boon made for the thousand or moro visitors
800 commissioners with scores of mis
sionaries from every part of this land nnd
from foreign countries , the secretaries and
other officers of the 'eight benevolent
agencies of the church the boards of homo
emissions nnd foreign missions , publication
and Sabbath school work , church erection ,
ministerial relief , frcedmen and old for col
leges nnd academics. Hundreds of consecrated
crated women will also como In the Inter
ests of the missionary causes to which they
alvo their energies and their generous con
tributions.
There Is always a friendly rivalry between
Phiirchcfl and cities desiring to entertain the
ntsombly. The Wlnona assembly and sum
mer school nt Eagle Lake , Inil. , was the host
for two years nnd would have been glad to
repeat the courtesies this year , but the
standing committee on the next place of
meeting , consulting of the moderator ana
clerks , after n formal withdrawing by Dr.
" \V. C. Gray of the Interior of the Invltatloj.
from Wlnona , reported that they had re
ceived InvltntlonR for t'ho ' meeting this year
from the Westminster church , Minneapolis ;
from the Wlnona assembly and summer
school , from the First Presbyterian church
of Wnrrensbnrg , Mo. , and from a representa
tive -of the Presbyterians of Chnttnnoogn ,
Tpnn. Thn Invitation from Minneapolis wa .
accompanied with a pledge from the West
minster church offering free entertainment
of 100 commissioners and the payment of
tiho expenses of the committee of arrange
ments , and additional frco entertainment
was promised by the representatives of other
churches In that city. The committee rec
ommended that the Invitation from the
Westminster church bo accepted. It was alsa
recommended that the committee of arrange
ments for the next assembly be composed of
the pastor and session of the Westminster
church , with the stated and permanent
clerks ot the assembly ; and that the cor
dial thanks of the assembly bo tendered to
all parties presenting Invitations.
The promise made by the people of Min
neapolis has been faithfully kept so far as
extensive preparations for the entertainment
of the Presbyterian host can go ; there Is
no doubt that the thousand or moro visitors
expected next week will find their every
want not only met but anticipated.
Who Will Moderator f
As usual there Is no lack of men who
ore willing to bo elected moderator , In cose
the church Insists upon the sacrifice , for
It Is doubtless true that the majority of
these who have filled this Important office
fcol na the old lady did the flrst tlmo she
shot the chutes :
"I wouldn't do it again for a thousand dollars
lars , but I wouldn't have missed It for a
million. "
He'would be n very wlso man who could
prophesy accurately as to the result of the
vote next Thursday afternoon , for while
the. choice today cems to He between two
or three candidates there Is ample tlmo
for conferences , withdrawals , union of
forces , etc. Special assembly tmins on moro
than ono occasion have been the scenes of
what would have been termed cancusas had
they taken place previous to a political con
vention. A notable Instance of this was
when the assembly was held In an eastern
< own a few years ago , the comlssioners on
the special trains from the west came to
( his conclusion :
"Wo don't know what Now York wants ,
but whatever 'It wants U can't have. "
Among the most prominent candidates for
the moderatorshlp Is Rev. Dr. William Mc-
Klbbln ot Cincinnati , who was born in
Plttsburc on May 24 , 1850. Ho lived In
Philadelphia from early childhood until
1870. He was graduated from Princeton
college In 1S09 nnd studied law with Fur-
man Shepherd tor a year and then entered
the Western Theological seminary , from
which ho was graduated In 1S73. being li
censed and ordained by the presbytery of
THE TORCH TO POWDER.
Touch n lighted torch to the
contents of a powder mill and
up It goes I Dut
It isn't the torch
that blows up the
mill ; it'll ' the pow
der. The Bluff is
all ready to ex
plode. It only
ncedft one touch
of fire to start it.
When n man's
blood Is nil ripe
and ready for dis
ease it only needs
a little touch to
stan him coin ? .
Maybe he gets a
_ slight cold , nets
wet feet or sits in a draft ;
then off he goes into a gal
loping consumption ,
lUit it isn't the draft that
does it ; that only stalls him , His blood
was all ready for it in the first place , It was
thick with bilious poisons ; clogged with
eerniK of disease all ready to be roused into
fatal activity at the least touch ,
"My wife had n severe nttack of pleurisy nd
lune trouble , " says Abrnm I'rcer , lien. , of'Kock- '
bridge , Grrcuc Co. , III. , lu n tliauklul letter to
Dr. K. V. Vierce. of Buffalo , N.Y. "The doctors
her up to ille. She commenced tnUng Dr.
five ( ' Golden Medical Discovery and she be-
gtu to Improve from the fint dote , lly the time
ahe had takeu eight orten bottles she wan cured ,
anil It was the cause of a large amount being
* old here. I think the ' Golden Mrdlcal Discov
ery' U the best medicine la the world for luug
trouble. "
Not only for lung trouble is it the most
wonderful medicine in the world , but for
every form of weakness nnd debility. It
redeems the very bourcea of life from these
cubtle poisonous taints which lay the sys.
tern open to dangerous disease. It gives
digestive power : helps the liver to do its
work ; enriches the blood ; builds up solid
strength and vital force.
When you find yourself losing flesh nnd
appetite ; growing listless by day and
Plceplcss by night there is an enemy
lurking- ready to apply the torch. Write
to Dr. Pierce , Your letter will be con
sidered btrictly confidential and he
makes no charge for advice. Ilia great
thousand-page boot , The People's Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser , will be sent
free paper-bound for the bare cost of mail
ing , 31 one-cent otarnps , or cloth-boupd
for 31 starapi. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce ,
Buffalo , N , Y ,
Plttsburg. His pastorates have been ns follows - ]
lows ; 1S74-79 , Central church , St. Paul ; I
1S80-8 * . Second church. Plttsburg ; ms-9fl , '
Flr t church , Walnut Hills , Cincinnati. Ten i
years ace he received the degree of D.D.
from Woottcr university. He was a mem
ber of the Pan-Presbyterian council.
In the great debate over Dr. Brlggs at
tbo assembly In Detroit In 1S91 Dr. Mc-
Klbbln made ono ot the most tclllne addresses -
dresses delivered In that Interesting meeti
Ing. He was n member of the committee
of which President Patton was chairman ,
which brought In the report ending with
this resolution : "That In the cxcrclso ot
Its right to veto the appointment of a professor -
fessor In Union Thcoloclcal seminary , the
general assembly hereby disapproves ot the
appointment of Rev. Dr. Charles A. Brlggs ,
D.D. , to the Edward Robinson professorship
of biblical theology by transfer from another
chair In said seminary. "
Perhaps Dr. McKlbbln's most formidable
rival Is Rev. Dr. Robert F. Coyle of Oak
land , Cal. , who wns born In Roscncath.
Ont. , In 1830. Ho was graduated from
Wabneh college In 1877 ; In 1890 he received
the degrefl of D.D. from the same Instl-
tutlon. Ho studied theology for a year In
the Auburn seminary and was licensed nnd
ordained In 1879. Ills pastorates have been :
Fort Dodge. la. , 1879-S5 ; Fullcrton Avenue
church , Chicago , 1SS5-D1 , nnd the First
church of Oakland for the last elcht years.
HlH ministry has been successful In each
of his 'pastorates.
Dr. Coylo has In him mnny of the qualities
which are essential to n great lecturer or
plntform speaker ; Ms pleasant face , his
manly form , hla winning smile , his ringing
voice , his telling sentences , his dramatic
notion , his glowing enthusiasm. Ho Is well
known In Oakland ns a staunch advocate of
temperance nnd nn Inveterate enemy of the
saloon. Ho has warmly nnd eloquently pre
sented this matter to his people over and
over again. And when the churches , or the
people of Oakland , unite together against
the common enemy Dr. Coylo Is nlwnys in
( do front.
At this writing there nro several other
men In the field , among them being Dr.
Halncs of Indianapolis , Dr. McPherson ot
Chicago nnd Dr. Sample of New York ana
H IB possible that ono of them may win
the prize.
The OMMilitK Sermon.
The assembly will bo opened with a
sermon by Rev. Dr. Wallace Rndcllffo of
Washington , who was Uio brilliant moderator
at Wlnona last year. Dr. Radcllffo Is of the
Scotcti-Irlsh stock of western Pennsylvania
which has contributed so much to the varlert
Intellectual nnd political success of thla
country , nnd is especially distinguished tot
its large contribution to the Presbyterian
ministry. Ho Is nn nlumnus of Washington
and Jefferson colleges nnd of Princeton
Theological seminary. He was ordained by
the Presbytery of Philadelphia nnd Installed
pnstor of the Woodland Presbyterian church
of West rtilladelphla In June , ISGfi. Dr. Rnd-
cliffo wns transferred in 1871 to the First
Presbyterian church of Reading , Penn. , from
thence ho was called In 1885 to the Fort
Street Presbyterian church In Detroit , Mich. ,
nnd In 1895 accepted the call to his present
pastorate of the New York Avenue Presby
terian church , Washington , D. C. He was
made moderator of the synod of Pennsyl
vania nnd Michigan and was several times
a delegate to the Presbyterian council.
Whllo the chief work of the assembly Is
the consideration of the work of the church
di/VIng the year , involving an expenditure
of $3,000,000 or $1,000,000 and covering every
phaeo ot religious activity in this country
and in foreign lands , it Is safe to say that
three or four topics not included In the
regular church work will cxcito more dis
cussion and consume moro time than the
moro Important Issues , The cry of heresy
hunting has been raised again and a pro
fessor In the Union seminary of New York ,
whoso recent publication was condemned last
summer , la likely to have proceedings begun
which will end In hla suspension from the
Presbyterian ministry. Dr. McGlifort , t\
former professor In Lane seminary , a dls-
clplo of Prof. Brlggs and a colleague of Prof.
Smith , formerly of Lane , Is under the ban
of the last assembly , which counseled him
to modify his views of church history or
to withdraw from the Presbyterian ministry.
Ilcrcny Iluntliipr.
Some surprise was expressed then that
moro definite action was not taken , but the
commissioners asked themselves : What does
the presbytery of Plttsburg mean by Its me
morial condemnation of Dr. McGlffort's
book , or the trial of Us author ? What are
the preferences of the New York presbytery ,
ot which he Is a member , and which must
bear the strain of a heresy trial If one is
j
ordered ? What action does the conservative
presbytery cf New Brunswick , of which the
Princeton seminary professors arc members ,
suggest ? Before the committee , which spent
thirty hours In discussing the memorial ,
representatives of these three presbyteries
among others were heard. On the floor ot
the assembly Plttsburg said through Its com
missioners : Wo simply want erroneous dcc-
trlno condemned ; wo are not persecutors
Now York said : We are loyal to the as
sembly. If a trial must como , wo will do
nur duty , but if there Is any other avenue
open lead us that way. Let us condemn the
teaching nnd trust thnt the teacher will
conform himself to this just but Impersonal
action. New Brunswick said : There Is an
other path besides thnt which leads to liti
gation. Without establishing a precedent ,
but simply following one , the church may
stamp Its disapproval emphatically upon the
book and then If the author feels aggrieved j I
and seeks a vindication , on him , and not
on the assembly , rests the burden of dis
turbing the peace of the church nnd plungIng - _
Ing It Into another trial. With these unequivocal - j ) I
equivocal answers before them there could |
bo only ono course for fair-minded men to I j
pursue , nnd ninety-eight men out of every j i
hundred voted to disapprove the 'book ' and
leave the writer free to revise his views ,
seek a fellowship In a body where they are
moro popular , or ask his presbytery to place
him on trial.
But the end Is not yet. Prof. McGlffcrt
has neither changed his views nor followed
the counsel given by the assembly to with
draw from the church , and there has been
considerable discussion In the religious press
during the last few months ns to what should
bo done by the coining assembly. As no
time was given within which ho should act
upon the counsel there are these who main
tain that no action should bo taken , but
others assert with great distinctness that the
professor Is guilty of contempt of court
and should bB punished accordingly. Just
how this should bo Inflicted la also a ques
tion of discussion , some asserting1 that he
should bo haled "before " the assembly and
tried by a commltteee appointed by that
bodyi and others Insisting that Dr. Bryan's
recommendation last year was n wise one ,
viz. , thnt the presbytery of New York should
place htm on trial ,
OllH'r ClnmUon * on the Card.
"Tho Llttlo Jew , " ag Herman Warszawlak
Is called , will bring his conflict with the
Now York presbytery nnd the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church of that city to tl > e supreme
premo court for adjudication. When Dr.
John Hall's church suspended him from
raora'berehlp ho appealed to the presbytery ,
whluh sustained the church , and tlicn to
the synod of New York , which reversed the
action of the presbytery and ordered a new
trial. On constitutional grounds , Silas B ,
Brownell , the prosecutor , appealed tbo case
to tlio assembly , which stopped all action In
New York.
The question of appointing standing com
mittees In tlio assembly U to como up for
discussion under what Is known as the
Peorla overture , the principal object being
to prevent t'he ' Interference of the statea
clerk In the formation of the committees ,
although eevornl moderators 'have declared
that they were under man } * obligations to
the t clerks for helpful advice , nnd this with
out tlio slightest Interference.
As the Issue Is cloecly drawn now , a
sketch of Rev. Dr. William Henry Roberts ,
the stated clerk , will bo of Interest. Dr.
Roberts was born at Holyhcad , Wales , oil
January 31 , 1814. His father wns Itev. Dr.
William Roberts of the Wales Presbyterian
church of Now York. The son was graduated
at. the New York City college In 1863. He
was statistician of the United States Treas
ury department In Washington for two years
nnd for the following six years waa sttv-
tlstlclan t librarian of congress. Desiring to
enter the ministry , ho pursued n theological
course at Princeton seminary , wticre he was
graduated j In 1873. Ho was the pnstor of the
Presbyterian ] church of Cranford , N. J. , for
four ) years and from 1877 to 1S8R ho was
librarian of the Princeton Theological semin.
nry. In 188C he bccnmo professor of prncti-
cal ( theology In the Lnno Theological semin
ary ( Presbyterian ) nt Cincinnati , which posi-
tlon ho kept until 1893. Whllo In Lane ha
wns stated supply ot ( lie Second Presbyterian
church at Cincinnati for. ri year nnd also
ncled ns supply for other Important churches
in New York , Philadelphia nnd other cities.
Dr. Roberta has nlso served the general
assembly ns permanent clerk from 18SO t
1881 nnd ns stated clerk slnco the latter
year. In 1888 ho wns unanimously elected
by the London council ns American secru.
tary ot the Alliance of the Reformed
Churches throughout the world holding the
Presbyterian system. In 1891 ho wns models
LIFE HISTORIES ON CARDS
Wonderful Electric Machines for Expediting
the Oensua of 1900.
PLANS FOR TH- GREAT UNDERTAKING
Vltiy TluMi i ii l MOM < Do the Work
rintift ( or the Sfew CcimnN Ilnlltl-
IIIK Three Melhnitn of Ciath-
Information.
If anybody thinks It Is nn easy matter to
count seventy-five million of anything , lot
him try counting up to one million as aa
experiment. He will find that -by the per
sistent and regular expenditure of breath
and energy for twelve hours a day ho can
reach that result In a week. The entire task ,
therefore , would keep him steadily engaged
for more than a year.
This simple test will give an approximate
Idea of the enormous proportlana of the task
Involved when the seventy-five million units
are Blattered over some six million square
miles of the earth's surface and when It U
necessary not merely to enumerate them ,
but to find out a dozen different facia about
each or.u. Yet this U precisely the task that
the directors of the next United Status con-
FREDERICK II. WINES. ASSISTA NT DIRECTOR OF THE CENSUS.
ator of the Presbyterian synod of Ohio and
In 1896 ho was elected president of the sixth
pan-Presbyterian council held at Glasgow ,
Scotland. Dr. Roberts also acted as treas
urer of tUo Centennial fund in 1888 and ot
the anniversary reunion fund in 1896 , re-
ceivlng the thanks of the general assembly
for his voluntary services. Ho has published
the "Catalogue of the Library of Princeton
Theological Seminary , 1881. " the "Inaugural
Address , " Lane seminary , 1886 ; "History ot
the Presbyterian Church , U. S. A. , " 18SS ;
"Manual of the General Assembly , 1894 , "
"The Presbyterian System , " 1895 ; "Laws
Relating to Religious Corporations , " 1S9B ;
' 'Manual for Ruling Elders and Church Se .
sions , " 1897 , besides sermons and magazins
articles.
The synod of Nebraska has sent the fol
lowing commissioners to the assembly , tht
first mentioned being ministers and the last
elders :
Box Butte David Caetler , Arthur Dlx.
Hastings Charles II. Mltchelmore , D. R.
Waggoner.
Kearney J. W. Hill , V. J. Thomas.
Nebraska City George W. Borden , John
A. Pollock , Judson M. Guile , George M. John ,
ston.
ston.NIobrara
NIobrara Donald M. Mclntosh , Rlalto
Phllleo.
Omaha James Marquis Wilson , Asa H.
Merrill.
MillloiiH Given Avruy.
It Is certainly gratifying to the public to
know of one concern in the land which Is not
nfrald to bo generous to the needy and Buf
fering. The proprietors of Dr. King's Now ;
Discovery for Consumption , Coughs nnd j
Colds have given away over ten million trial
bottles of this great medicine and have the j
satisfaction of knowing It has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma ,
Bronchitis , Hoarseness and all diseases of
the Throat , Chest and Lungs are surely cured
by it. Call on Kuhn & Co. , druggists , and
get a free trial bottle. Regular size 50c and
$1. Every bottle guaranteed or price re
funded.
Killtor nuclifil HIM Head.
A pretty good story is told on the editor
of the Newcastle , Wyo. , Loader , but ho gets
around it in a quite cunning way. It np-
pears that the editor attended a sermon re
cently delivered by a female evangelist , who.
In dwelling upon the general cussedness of
men stated that "there Is n man In this
house who Is mean to his wife. I am going
to throw this hymn book at him. " She
raised the book as If to throw It and the
pencil pusher ducked his head In a way that
Indicated no Inck of practice. He explains
hla action , however , by saying that a weapon
In the hands of n woman Is a menace to all
within her reach.
An electric company of Now Jersey Is to
manufacture an automatic hair clipper. In
which the blades are to bo reciprocated by a
small motor set In the casing forming the
handle of the clipper.
sus must accomplish. Practically all the
work of collecting the material will ba done
In the course of three months next summer.
To carry It out in that time the census au-
thoritloo are now engaged in collecting a
] j force of nearly flfty thousand men a num
ber greater than our standing array. Of this
number the majority the enumerators will
ba employed only for a few weeks , or at
most for one month , but the clerical staff ,
comprising several thousand men , will bo
kept busy for two years or more In compiling
the results nnd publishing them.
In the last two censuses , those of 1S80 and
1S90 , the publication of the results occupied
from live to seven years. In that of 1S90
the last of the volumes on population was
not off the press until seven years after the
date of beginning the work. In that of 1830
the last of the volumes was published In
1880. Thla represented a fair rate of speed ,
considering the dozens of bulky volumes
required to contain the data collected by the
enumerators. It seriously impaired the
value of some of the most important sta
tistics , however , elnce they were out of date
by the time they came Into the possession of
the public.
In the act providing for the census ot
1900 , congress has stipulated that the four
principal reports those on population , mor
tality , manufactures and agriculture must.
bo published by July 1 , 1902. This demands
n rate of progress four times as great as
that of the last census. To meet the re
quirements of the act , preparations are being
roado on a much larger scale than ever be
fore. The plans of the census officials con.
template the erection of a great building in
Washington to bo occupied exclusively by
the census bureau , and the employment of
n larger number of clerks than were ever
before enrolled for the purpose.
ViiHtiicHM of the Tnxk.
"Wo regard ourselves , " began Mr. Wines ,
"as being for all practical purposes simply
n manufacturing concern. A great put > -
llshing enterprise has been turned over to
our charge. The work , however , Is one ot
vast proportion , and If the requirements of
congress nro to bo complied with , we must
go at It on a large scale and with all neces
sary facilities ) . That Is what we nro now
planning for to the best of our abilities , and
wo Believe that we shall succeed.
"Tho flrst requirement is a sufficient fore *
to carry on the work. That means thai
wo must have moro than were employed tti
1890. Wo have estimated the necessary
clerical staff hero In Watlilngton at 3,000 ,
and thcro will bo plenty of occupation for
fully that number.
"It is equally necessary that these em
ployes should be competent for the special
line of work which they are to undertake.
For our purpose an Incompetent man Is
worse than none , for it Is a costly nnd dlS ( >
cult matter to remedy'mlstakca. Absolute
APPARATUS FOR THE NEW SYSTEM OF CENSUS TAKING.
I4I4-I4S6-I4I8 DOUCLAS STREET.
Hammocks The now summer Hummocks are now on show comprising all
styles and colors , most artistic hammocks $1.75 , $2.75 , $4.00 , without or with valance.
Woven Hammocks at $1.00 Mexican Rope Hammocks nt $1.00
. . . . ire , ,
\re carry the largest line of .Baskets in the city waste basic-
ots , work baskets , scrap baskets , baby baskets all kinds of fancy baskets Just to
mnko n big sale of baskets this week the whole line goes at half prlco You pay only half what they are marked
S3o Baskets 12c } 30c Baskets . lei 40c Baskets . 20c 60c Baskets
I 4 Hr - There are enough of t hose extra super 75c all wool
ref
-6 * r-r o < M ( -r r\ CL
1 iiyLi 1111 V Oll JPC & - & ingrain Carpets to cover about 100 rooms-they will bo sold at 4Sc so
If you want a 75c Carpet for 4Sc como this week.
Jew perfect , goods our
Tapestry Brassels Carpets
price EOe ft yard best quality Tnpcs-
A % / A
try Brussels Carpels G3e and 75c.
S-SxlO-10 i m ported
Some Rug Values
Exceptional
Oermnn Rugs , $24.00 ench
Tticso goods sell regularly nt $30.00 to $4 0.00.
There nro less than a dozen genuine Imported Scotch Saxony hand woven Rugs regular price $48.50. size 9x12 , reduced toV2,5 ; ( )
Fiber Malting Rug 9x12 size only lu stock half a dozen only left reduced from $10 to 0.5U
Genuine Byzantine Reversible Rugs reduced from $2'.00 to 10.00
Thcso nro rnro opportunities to buy good rugs at small prices. It's the closing out of patterns not to bo bought ngnln.
000 samples ot velvet , axmlnster nnd moquctto Carpets to be closed out for Rugs US ynrds long nt , each 1.00
Another lot of 100 $1.75 Imperial Rugs 3 feet by 18 Inches , nt J8c ]
"
COCOA MATS Largo size , 75c. These are 19x33 Inches regular $1.00 grade "fie
WINDOW SHADES This is headquarters for window ohmlea Wo have every grade , beginning with 12 Jc each for shades
with fixtures 25c for cloth opaque shades Wo also mnko nil sizes shades to onlor.
We offer for your inspection many values thai are exceptional lor good goods ,
throughout our furniture department. The following are but a few of the rare values ,
unusual with this grade of goods.
A SOLID OAK DININO TABLE 12-Inch square top polished finish fancy turned logs
6 foot extension , at the extraordinary
price of
A POPULAR DINING CHAIR nt a populnr prlco solid oak has brnco nrms hand cnrvc'l seat banister
panel back nicely carved nnd finished This chair Is
Extra Good value nt
Sideboard made of select solid ouk , pattern top and swell front , top drawers , nicely polished , has pattern
French bevel mirror richly carved and ornamented excep
tionally lo\v priced at
IRON BEDS Ono of our extra special beds Is C feet 5 Inches high , has heavy posts and chills , bow foot ,
extended end richly ornamented with brass rails , knobs , rings and largo spindles an extraordinary bed
it an extraordinary prlco
DAK DRESSER Mailo of select oak. nicely polished and carved quarter sawed pattern top Largo French
bevel mirror , pattern plate. Our extra low prlco on this
choice dresser , only
TOUCHES Our assortment Is large , with a gradual rise from the cheapest to the best. An extra good .
article Is n handsome pattern , mahogany finished frame couch upholstered In best velour 29 Inches wide , 6 "n TJ
feet 1 Inches long Spring edge and end Nicely ornamented with an extra roll puff on sides Extra vnluo nt i 1 ,
) iir price choice of covers nt
OIIILDREN'S CARRIAGES Complete stock of populnr priced carriages A very pretty full rattan body -g J >
nicely upholstered buggy has latest patent wheels and brake rubber tire choice rufllo parasol full size HT )
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accuracy Is required In the work , or It loses
all its value. The general requirements
are much the same as these demanded or
an efficient bank clerk. Rapidity Is In &
high degree desirable.
"The other requirements for efficiently
carrying on the work are , a place suited to
Its demands In which to carry It on , and
absolute control nnd authority over the em
ployes , without otitsldo interference.
"The law provides for the examination of j I
all applicants for places above the grade of i
unskilled laborer. These examinations will
probably begin next week in Washington.
The results of the examinations will bo sup
plemented by means of recommendations
based on the previous experience and records
of candidates.
"The third test of efficiency will be actual
experience. All employes will bo taken on
trial. If they provo to bo unfitted for the
work they will bo dropped. They will bo
paid according to their pecuniary value , as
shown by their work , and promotion will bo
on the sole ground of merit.
Collection ) * mill Compilation.
"Tho actual work of the census divides
Itself Into two parts collecting the informa
tion and compiling It for publication. For
the former purpose 40,000 enumerators will
be employed. They will gather all the data
relating to population , except in institutions
where special enumerators will bo appointed
from among the officials ot the establish
ments. The data relating to manufactures j
and mechanical Industries will bo gathered
by special agents , who will bo of a higher
grade and more liberally compensated than
tho"enumerators. The third method ot j '
gathering Information will be by correspond
ence , and the examination of printed docu
ments of all kinds. This will bo carried on
In the central office.
"Tho enumerators will bo local appointees
In all parts of the country. There will be
one for each township , or , in the case ot
cities , for each ward or district. Their pay
will run as low as $50 in some cases and
will average probably about $100 , Their
work will have to be completed In from
two to four weeks. They must be men of
ordinary intelligence , able to ask questions
and record the answers ( correctly in a
legible band.
"Thb whole country will lie divided Into
300 districts , for each of which n super
visor will bo appointed , The supervisors
Bolect the enumerators and are responsible
for their work.
"Tho supervisors' districts correspond
roughly to congressional districts , but each
of certain larger cities will -form a single
district. Massachusetts will have but one I
supervisor , because In that state there Is a '
bureau qualified > by long experience In both j
state and federal census work and which ! i
has at its command a largo force of trained |
enumerators. |
"Wbllo It will bo Impossible to formally
examine the 40,000 enumerators scattered In
every part of the country , ithelr competence
will bo teetcd .before they are finally ap
pointed. Each one will bo supplied with a
blank schedule , to be filled out from n
printed list of Idea ) families , containing all
the necessary Information. These papers
will bo returned to Washington and If not
properly filled out the applicant for an
enumeratorahlp will be rejected. In this
Way wo probably shall get a better set of
enumerators than ever 'before. ' This Is a
matter of primary Importance , for if the
Information supplied by the enumerators Is
faulty or Incomplete nn amount of care In
the central office- can remedy the defect.
"Tho agents appointed to report on special
Industries will bo selected on the basis of
skill and experience nnd their employment
will be in the nature of expert work.
Information IH-nlreil ,
"When the machinery tor the gathering
of Information is ready for operation the
blank schedules , in the form of portfolios ,
will bo sent out to all enumerators. They
will go about from home to house , Jotting
down in proper order the name , age , Bex ,
nativity , color , occupation , etc. . of each per
son. When the enumerators have thoroughly
covered their territory the portfolios will bo
returned to Washington and the facts tran
scribed to cards for compilation.
"The old method ot computing the facts
contained in a census was by a laborious
system of hand-tallying. Every fact relat
ing to each person was Indicated by a pencil
mark under the proper heading , on big sheets
provided for the purpose. This plan was
clumsy , slow and exceedingly liable to error.
Toward the end of the last census it was
superseded by the new method of mechanical
compilation. Every process formerly ex
ecuted by hand is now carried out by the
Hollerith machine many times moro rapidly
and with much greater accuracy. Their
highest recommendation , however , Is that
they enable us to count combinations of
facts.
"In compiling the results of the enumera
tion , every person In the United States will
be represented by a card. The facts recorded
concerning each person are shown by holes
punched In the cards. Experience has shown
that the average number of records that can
bo transferred from the schedules to the
punch cards by each clerk in one day Is
700. It Is the Intention of the census
authorities , as soon as the schedules are re
ceived to set 1,000 clerks at work with the
punching machines. This will mean some
thing like 700,000 punched cards per day , nnd
should exhaust the entire number of 70-
000,000 or thereabouts in approximately 100
working days. Of course n llttlo longer time
may bo required , or n llttlo less.
"Tho punching machine , which Is the
principal tlmo and labor saver of the new
apparatus , is something like a typewriter In
appearance. The punch Is attached to a
movable key , which plays over a perforated
keyboard arranged like the keyboard of a
typewriter. H contains over 200 symbols
and Is an exact duplicate of the cards em
ployed to contain the Btatiatlcs of each per
son. For the most part thcsa symbols consist
ot figures and easily understood abbrevia
tion ! ) , and the labor of learning to operate
the machine Is hardly any greater than that
of mastering the typewriter.
"An fast as they are punched nnd sorted
according to sex. nativity or color , the
cnrdn will bo taken to the machine room
and run through the electric tabulating mn-
chlnei : . To take off all the Information
contained on the cards they will bo run
through the machines four , or possibly five
tlinc.1. Each Instrument Is capable of dis
posing of about ( i.OOO cards per day , nud
It will therefore require 140 of them t
kcop up with the punching machines.
"Roughly described , the electric counting
machlno consists of a box of needles set 01 ,
spiral springs. Thcso needles descend on
each card ns It pauses through the machine * ,
Where there are no holes they puss through
nnd dip Into a cup of mercury placed under-
noatl : . This completes nn electric circuit
nnd sets in motion an Indicator upon n dial ,
which moves forward exactly llko the BCC-
end hand of a clock , tlio various dials thus
enumerating nil the facts and combinations
nt facts wanted. From the Indicator dials
the figures are copied off on 'result slips'
and filed for the compiling nleiks.
"It is estimated that each of the tabulat
ing machines compiles and registers Information
mation that would require the services of
twenty clerks under the old system of tally
shoeU. A consideration of even moro Im
portance is Its greater accuracy. The mu-
chlno automatically throws out any card
that is wrong.
"For example. If one of the details , sa >
BOX , has not been indicated on the card , the
plunger will not register and the bell at
the side of the machine which rings to In-
dlcatn the correctncfa of ouch card remain. ,
silent. It Is then a comparatively easy mat
ter to go back to the Hchcdulos and supply
the missing Information , whereat ) on the
tally sheets such a mistake would hardly bo j
discovered. I
"Tho third Btago In preparing the facts
and flgurra for publication IB the tabulating.
Thin will bo In charge of a force of 1,000
clerks and copyists , whoso work will bo the
preparation of statistical tables and copy
for the printers. The fourth and final ta e
Is the typesetting , renting and binding ,
from which the bulky volumes will cmergu
ready for distribute.i
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"Not only will the coming ccneuH have
superior mechanical appllauccu for preparing
ita retsultibut It will probably be the flitt
in this or any other country to hnvo the ad
vantage of a building constructed especially
tomeet the needs of census \\ork. The plans
for the building nro already drawn and Its
erection , It is hoped , will begin within a
short time.
"Tho lack of such a. building wa one of
the Impediments to the work In the census of
ISflO. At that tlmo the Census bureau paid
out In rents moro than $100,000. It occupied
a number of different .buildings nnd different
floors of hulldlngs , none of which wcro espe
cially adapted to its use. The lack of a suit
able homo In the past has made the proper
oupervislon and control of the census work
Impossible , and has resulted In Horlous delays -
lays and inconveniences , as. well ns In tha
lofs of iproperty and records.
"At the recent session or congress no
action was taken on the rnicstl-jii ot a buildIng -
Ing , and no appropriation for the purpose
was made. Wo think , however , that private
capital will undertake the erection of a
'building ' according to plane prepared by our
selves. The rent of such a building , con
structed to meet our particular requirements ,
will bo Ices than the cost of securing a suffi
cient amount of room In any buildings now
available for the purpose InVa hlngton.
"Tho building will be of brick , one story
high , except In the portion devoted to the
administration. It will bo lighted almost
entirely by skylights. One wins will con
tain the punching room , 100x230 feet , with
accommodations for the 1,000 clerks em
ployed In that department. The other wing
will bo occupied by 1,000 tabulating clerks.
Between the two will be rooms. for the
schedules , for supplies and for the counting
machines. In the rear will bo n room for the
counting machines , with a small printing
establishment for the tiso of the bureau in
printing Us own cards , bulletins and
circulars.
"Around the largo rooms will run galleries
for the storngo of materials , and thcso will
also accommodate a few clerks engaged in
In special work.
"Tho matter of proper supervision is ot
great Importance In work of this kind. For
example , the 3,000 clerks employed In the
bureau will each receive an average salary
of about $900 per year. They will not bo paid
so miuli nt the etort. This will Involve an
outlay of J2.700.000 per year for clerical
work alone. The employer ! ? work six nnd
ono-half hours per day , so that the Ions of
ono mlnuto per day In the work of the
bureau would cost the government $7,000
per year. This example Is only ono of many
Illustrations that could bo given of the Im
portance of having efficient and rapid work.
"Taking Into account the saving of llmo
and the Increase In efficiency a building
costing $150,000 would pay for Knelt In ono
year and In five years , or the duration of ono
census , would save tolho government tlirec-
foiirtlis of a million dollars. There IB nome
reason to beliovu that If the new building Is
found to meet the requirement ! ! of the
bureau It will bo purchased by congress for
the permanent home of the census ,
"While It U Impossible to estimate be
forehand the expense cf taking the census , It
Is pretty certain , on the most economical
basis , to amount to moro than $10,000,000 ,
That la the minimum of what It will cost
ua to learn how great wo have become as n
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