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several smaller ones In 1900. or several
smaller ones consolidated under one Mail
agement, or the tiller of 1899 had died
or gone away, or leases had been change.
the enumerator and the farmer frequently
got confused and sent in answers so in =
consist ent that to have recorded them as
they stood would have been an absurdity.
In such cases estimates were made and
the record taken from them. For in
stance. where the farm and buildings to-
gether were rated at 81 coo, and the build
ings alone at sl,5OO. the report could not
be accepted. To correct glaring errors
hundreds of letters were written asking
for more particulars.
When the schedules had batn made con-
sistent by the editors they were sent to
the punchers. who were instructed to
watch for errors that might have been
overlooked. II an error slipped by the
puncher 1t was charge! to ter. Errors
were always carefully counted, and wern
recorded against the last clerk who hid
passed over them.
From the punchers the work went to the
'NAiASaS anu W lit
chimes, where the punched cards were re-
corded and added. After the work of the
enumerators themselves, the work of
these machines was probatly the most
important.
After this the reports of the tabulators
were sent to a large army of clerks known
as final results Before going to the
machines to be counted the cards had
been sorted into groups for each county
for every crop. These. summed up, were
the basis for the final results force.
The Census Office in census taking
year is no place for people with ten
dency to nervous prostration. Such as
they should, IL possible, seek employment
in n less strenuous department. II is due
to the management to say that every
thing possible was done to tighten the
burden Of those who, physically unable to
endure the demands upon their nervous
force, yet had to struggle on perhaps to
support some helpless loved one, unable
to find work elsewhere, and desperately
holding to the one chance while il lasted.
OF course there were one or two who
shrked every duty. Kept in by a strong
influence" they toiled not. neither did
they punch. although they were drawing
good salaries. | presume all departments
have few such. 1t is greatly to the
credit of the clerks in the Census that
there were so few of this kind in all the
thousands there. Still, l remember one
case, of a very handsome girl, relative
of a Congressman. why, there is Miss
-" exclaimed visitor one day, in
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INTO the gaudy rotunda of the Con.
gressional Library an evening or two
ago there came, among other visit.
ors. a tall. sun-tanned young man
wearing gray, leather buckled sombrero
and young woman, notable also for q
hat of type similar 10 the mans, and q
small and rather keen-eyed individual
dressed in clerical garb.
This trio marched I'D the steps in a
company front formation. so TO speak. the
girl in the middle, and upon reaching the
broad court in front of the main entrance
halted with almost military precision. and
with almost military precision threw their
heads back and proceeded to study the
face of the structure.
For a time longer than pilgrims usu-
ally devote to the exterior Of the Library.
they continued to search out the various
forms entwined and entangled above them
and direct one another's attention to each
new definite shape they discovered in the
maze.
Then. having exhausted either the cary
ipgs or the muscular abilities of their
necks. they removed their eyes from on
high, twisted and craned their heads for
a moment OF two in the goose-li fashion
followed by folks when trying to ease
strained tendons, and marched. still in
their company front formation, through
the bronze front doors and into the glist-
ening and brilliant interior
The tall young mans eyes fell at first
upon the floor and when they did SO his
chin dropped upon his breast. Then he
slowly rolled his gaze across the floor,
ND the walls. and TO the ceiling directly
over his head, letting his mouth hang
open the while, and elevating his chin
as his gaze climbed higher and higher
till finally that point OF his head occu-
pied the position in which the summit OF
mis- skull is usually to be found And
when he reached that place he stuck TO
Il like one Observation-Disclosures as a
statue. save for the movement OF his
eyeballs as his glance Travelled from one
overhead wonder to another.
At the same time the young man was
performing in the wise described the
clerical looking little individual was also
drawing attention to himself He, upon
entering, looked In one direction. and
then in another. and then In still another,
with such rapidity and uncertainty that
his silk hat proved unequal to the task
OF retaining its proper place upon his
Uranium, and bouncing OF. rolled gayly
across the marble floor.
This untoward incident seemed to en-
barrass him. and when he started after
the errant tile-as he did Immediately IL
made its unexpected fiight-he trotted
along on his toes as though fearful Of dis
figuring the ornamental floor, and set his
lips in an expression OF desperate despair.
Then. Just as he came to the hat, he
cooked back TO see II anyone had noted
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the show he was making, and in that mo-
! ment of distraction the toe of one OF his
shoes came in contact with the rather
I resilient piece of headgear. and there
upon the hat commenced to bounce gayly
along again. Which misfortune deepened
/ the air of grim despair upon his face
and set a giddy young witness in the
/ balcony overhead to giggling, and in
creased greatly the patent embarrassment
OF the performer, and made him exceed
ingly nervous.
This nervousness so added to outre
bearing and motions of the preacher. that
the giddy young thing overhead pro-
ceeded to giggle louder than ever at its
result and a number of other visitors
were thereby moved TO abandon for a
moment the study of the walls, and cast
about for the cause OF the girls merri-
ment.
Looking about him, the preacher then
perceived the attention he was attracting
and the fun he was exciting in the
breasts of the foolish, and was so much
upset at the discovery and so much dis
pleased that he attempted to frown down
the girl overhead, and when he did so he
slipped and fell TO a sitting posture upon
the floor.
Other giggles broke forth at that, and
up and secured the hat and assisted the
clerical looking gentleman to his feet
wearing while doing the service face
that was funereally grave and eyes that
were abnormally bright.
When the restored hat was presented
him by the guard, the preacher bowed his
thanks in bow that was very solemn,
and very digni1ed and exceedingly pro-
found. and then. holding the tile in his
hand, as though he dare not trust IL on
his head any more. marched back to the
other two of his party and resumed his
position on the left flank OF the girl.
During all this while the young man
with the sombrero continued to study the
ceiling and the girl TO steal timid glances
here and there. and to, both OF them. re-
main utterly unconscious of the eXhibi-
tion given by their companions. Which
supreme oblivion was recognized by most
Of those present when the preacher re-
turned TO the two. and the interest and
Of the crowd was intensified
by IL. and thenceforth a hundred eyes or
so followed the trio. and smiles galore
lighted their pathway wherever they
went.
In the course OF time the three came
back TO themselves with a sigh and mu-
{; ual exchange Of glances meant to express
a degree of admiration which was beyond
the power OF words TO convey. Then they
made their way upstairs-stopping upon
Zach separate marble step, and cnamin-
ing and discussing every inch OF the carv-
ing along the marble walls.
From the gallery over the reading
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very little to make that life in
to-esting
The first task she Set herself was to
prepare a suitable chamber for the recep-
tion OF girl friends when they should
come to visit her. She selected n medium
sized room with two windows, one looking
toward the river, the broad Sacramento,
and the other into the apple orchard.
The door opens 10 reveal n smiling,
roguish cupid, who from the silky cover
ing of three-fold screen waves well
come TO the stranger with the slightly al
tered words from Francis Thompson's
Dream Tryst:"
Tlis chamber Is nv hall Of dreams,
And fed with divine air
That Times hoar wings grow young herein
And they who sleep here grow more fair.
In the picture above the mantle. a
mother rocking her baby to sleep seems to
sing softly the couplct from Watts Cradle
Song tastefully scrolled about the frame:
Hush, my dear lie still and slumber,
Holy angel. guard thy bed.
Misty curtains OF white muslin are
looped back from the windows and held
by bright t-hued butterflies (made from
crepe paper and tinseD. while from the
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A WESTERN bride found herself
II facing the problem of life on a
4 L California ranch. with apparently
very little to make that life in
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sists Mr.. Weller in his work. In speak,
ing OF the settlement, he said:
Il do it because ii is my lifework, my
vocation; because / get more pleasure out
of it than l could derive in any other way.
! do not think that IL is because of any
great amount of good in me, but be-
cause i am interested in it, and because
it is really my profession. ! should like
to 10 more, but NY salary. though good
one. is limited. and it is about all / can
do to run Neighborhocd House.
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First Regarded With Suspicion.

1t is carried on only to be of benefit to
those who patronize 1t, but at first it was
looked upon by the people about t as a
fraud, as the plan of some rich man to
disturb the peace and quiet of the neigh
borhood. They could not quite under
stand Mr.. Weller's motive in giving and
promising SO much with apparently no
object OF receiving anything in return,
and in consequence the place was held in
suspicion. Complaints were even made
against 1t, and an investigation by the
police was instisated, which only resulted
in report TO the Commissioners by
Lieutenant Hollinberger, that the place
was an excellent institution, doing only
philanthropic work. Now the people of
the neighborhood have taken quite an in
terest in the school as they term II.
and many of the more able citizens are
doing what they can to promote it.
Neignborhood House is maintained en-
tirely through the personal enterprise OF
Mr. Weller, with the exception of a free
kindergarten in the lower rooms. which is
supported by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hears. who
pays very generous sum of rent hea,
ana ,anitor service, and thus greatly as
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By AN EX-CLERK.

IT HE monotony of the daily work in a
Government office is in the Census
L Department greatly tempered by
the changing character OF the
work and the constant fear of dismissal.
1t would seem that the mere counting
OF the units furnished by the schedules OF
the enumerators would be an easy thing
So 1t was comparatively in the popula
tfon division. So it might have been in
the ag cultural, had the enumerators al
ways fully understood their work. But
the agricultural schedules required two
sets OF reports-one of the ownership ani
management and value of farms in June
1900. and the other report of the crops
raised in 1899. Where the farm had not
changed hands the matter was simple
enough. and reports accurate. But where
one big farm in 1899 had been cut into
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range a regular, systematic program and
to have certain evenings set apart for the
entertainment of certain classes.
AS one enters Neighborhood House he
is first impressed by the Kindergarten.
which is in session from to IL in the
mornings. 1t is held in the two large
rooms on the lower floor of the settle
ment which are rented for the purpose
by Mrs. Phoebe a. Hearst. who pays the
instructors and supports the school en-
tirely. Fifty little children thus receive,
absolutely free, their primary instruction
at Neighborhood House. These little boys
and girls are kept busy by trained teach
ers every morning, except Saturdays and
Sundays, weaving mats, counting out
straws and blocks. and doing other little
problems which lay good foundations for
greater work. This institution of Mrs.
Hearst has given the name of 1.-The
schoor' to Neighborhood House, and Mr..
and Mrs. Weller tell of many instances
when they have been stopped on the
streets of different parts of the city by
little boys and girls who have claimed ac-
quaintance, and said to them. 81 know
you. You live at the kindergarten
On the evenings of the first and third
Mondays of each month the grown people
of the neighborhood assemble at the set
tlement in THE Peoples Friendly Club
and Mr.. Carl B. Keferstein, an enthusi-
astiC assistant OF Mr.. Weller generally
provides some amusement for them in the
nature of n magic lantern show lecture
or musical entertainment, and refresh
ments.
Tuesdays, in the afternoons. boys from
ten to seventeen years assemble in their
club meeting, and in the evenings the
young men are gathered at their debat-
ing club. They have had many hot and
interesting discussions in this club. and
each week a debate is held on some ques-
tion of their own selection.
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soft folds Sweet Dreamland Faces peep
forth
AS she is about TO extingulsh the light
just before retiring the favored guest OBJ
serves these pretty words in letters of sill
yer encircling the rose-tinted lamp shade:
Now to soft sleep we give ourselves away,
And in n dream as in fairy bark
Drift on and on tnsough the enchanted dark
What a wonderfully quiet thought an
antidote, as 1t were, for the little pangs
of inconsistencies that are sure to rise on
the first night away from home.
II she pause for a moment and turn her
eyes in the direction Of the bed, she sees
inscribed on silken banner just above it
from Sidney DobelIs "A Sleep Song"
Sister Simplicitc.
Sing, sing song to me-
Sing me TO sleep.
With such sweet suggestions of peace
iul siumber and beautiful visions the
visitor seeks her couch and her first
cream in the strange house is sure to be
one of love and beauty.
In the morning the fortunate dreamer
finds at hand the means of Interpreting
the dreams that came to her during the
silent night time. She may mot have OBJ
served 1t the night before. but with the
bright sunlight streaming through the
window she cannot long fail to spy The
Gypsy Dream Book" which on several oc-
casiODs has proved so very absorbing that
the girl visitor mas forgotten all about
breakfast and the call bell has failed to
bring her back to earth.
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Their First Debate.

Their first subject was: Resolved.
That the city policeman on this beat be
discharged" The negative side. however,
won the controversy, and the unlucky DO
liceman was acquitted and still walks his
round. The debating club has also taken
many other questions of interest. as:
Resolved, That the James Creek Canal
be roofei over"
Resolved. That all children under four
teen years of age be forced to go to
school," and finally the political question,
Resolved, That the people Of Washing
ton be permitted to vote"
Wednesday is the girls day. In the
afternoon the girls from eight to thirteen
years have their meetings, and in the
evenings the cider girls gather for
physical culture or musical training. Miss
Virginia senseney and Mrs. II. Wells
Woodward have taken entire charge Of
this club, and devote Wednesday even
ing of each week most earnestly to their
class. Several other ladies and gentlemen
of the city are devoting much of their
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Remarkable Work Accom-
plished bu a Small Group
of Devoted People Strong
Attractions of NeighboT-
hood House for the Chill
dTen and Youths, Not to
Mention Their Parents.
, EIGHBoRHooD House is what may

u EIGHBoRH0oD House is what may
mi be truthfully termed THE Chill
4 dren's Paradise of Southwest
Washington. 1t is a large old
fashioned residence on one of the crowded
streets of the Southwest section, where
children from the neighborhood of the
James Creek Canal and the Potomac
wharves are gathered together. through a
good mans philanthropy, to the number of
800 or more, each week, for jolly after
moons or social evenings.
1t is the result of the personal work
OF one man and his family, Mr. and Mrs
Charles F. Weller, and Mrs. wellers
mother. Mr.. Weller is the Secretary of
the Associated Charities Organization, and
has given his lifcwork to the general bet
tering of social conditions. He came to
this city last November from Chicago,
where he had been living and working,
with the same ultimate object, among the
poor for many years. Selecting the south
west section as the vicinity most needing
his work, he established there his Social
Settlement or ''Neighborhood House"
large old house, No. 456 Street
southwest, was rented for the purpose,
and after the proper repairs and arrange
ments had been completed THE Club" as
1t is termed by the more sporty partici-
pants in its pleasures, established,
and since that time has grown steadily.
For some time after its opening Neigh
borhood House had its difficulties Mr..
Weiler's idea was TO establish pleasant
social intercourse among the people of
the vicinity, and to open mis- house to the
children merely to give them good, eIe-
waiting pleasure and to keep them from
the mere degrading frolics on the streets.
His plan was modelled upon the great So
cial Settlement plan. which has been car
ried out for many years by the philan-
thropic workers OF England and which is
now being illustrated successfully by tho
Hull House, the great Chicago settle
ment," of which Neighborhood House is a
COPY In miniature.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-12
Funeral of D. Gree

The funeral of the late D. Gree took
place yesterday afternoon from the
Catholic church. The funera. cortege
that followed the remains to thei,
last resting place was one OF the
largest seen in this city in many
months, as number of people from
outside of town came here to pay a
tribute to an old friend and a popular
citizen. The floral offerings were ap
propriate and numerous.
Mr.. Gree will be missed in this com
munity and the north end of Carson
street will seem to be lacking when
one goes up that way and Gree is no,
to be SEEN
Following were the pail bearers
Tom Leary. o. T. Schulz, A. Livingston
Geo. Meyers, E. Bettencourt, A. Nal
iette. A. Roberts and Barney Brule.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-12
Fatal Accident

A special train passed through Re
no at 3o'clock this morning bearing
the man2led body of John Murray.
Southern Pacific section foreman.
Both of his arms were cut off, but he
had chances to recover.
He was one OF the victims OF an
accident that occurred last night at
the gravel pits at Perth. a short dis
lance west of, Lovelock The other
victim was Mat Patery. who was in
stantly killed.
The later was engineer of steam
shovel and the former was with him
in the machine. which tipped over
p.niOning both of the men under it.
The engineer lived in Salt Lake
He leaves wife and child. Mr.. Muir
! rays injuries were dressed by Love
lock physicians and q special trail
vas nurreGiy made UP and he wa
taken through to the railroad hospi
! al il Sacramento.-Journ
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-12
CANDIDATES

The election is over. Some o. the
are happy, while others
are unhappy.
There is still one more candidate
swaaiting your vote, whether you
eject him or not l aspire to the
Office OF good honest merchant, one
Who pays his bills and helps others to
pay theirs. l solicit your support for
hat Office
Erection is over but Christmas is
oming. Take vote in your house
where to buy your Christmas pres
ents. Should your vote be in nv IA
vor | cordially invite you to inspect
my stock. A large assortment on
aand and still more coming.
The most complete line of watches
clocks, diamonds. solid silver and
plated ware. Cut glass and jewc;ry
of all kinds. Mail orders solici.ed. q;
]. BELCOVE:S
Optical and ]ewelry sto,c
Vote in favor of your :lo,.;e merchant
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-12
Counting the Votes

The ;nDatience with which people
await the election returns will bring
about the use of the voting machines
In many eastern States the machines
have been installed and the result is
known within a few minutes after
the polls are closed. They are accu-
rate and give general satisfaction.
Contrast this with counting in this
State They knew the result o the
whole State of New York before we
could get the returps from even our
home precinct 1t was nearly sixteen
hours after the polls closed here be-
fore the votes were counted. 1t ap-
pears that Winnemucca. which had
nearly as large a vote as LOvelock.
had finished several hours sooner.
This criticism is not offered in a
spirit of unfriendliness. but the waste
of time in counting the vote here was
very evident. For instance, all nigh,
Ilong the Judge would can OUT For
long term regent. Dodge" He used
four times as many words as was
necessary. He could just as well lave
said Dodge and have been dcne
with it. There was 70 chance FOL
the clerks to make a mistake. There
was only one Dodge on the tickle
and the offices came in order nus
by calling out the Office every time, i
took much longer than it should. Tbs
writer has watched vote counting il
! other places where they would ge
through with two ballots in less tim,
than it took to count one here
fLOvelOck Tribune
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-12
HORRIBLE
MURDER
TONCPAH THE SCENE OF 4
TRAGEDY
Woman Cuts out the Heart OF
a Man

Parties arriving from .Tonopah last
evening bring in word from SodaFllle
Of a horrible murder and If the story
and details are true, it is one OF the
most horrible murders that has ia
ekn place in Nevada for years.
In the tenderloin district of the IA
nous camp there has been conducted
a number of dance houses and among
the number one by man by the
name of Harry Fields. Like others
of his class he has paid attention to
one woman in the hall and she has
been living under his roof and was
known as Maude Fields. The story
goes that Fields and the woman have
had some lively rows of late, and a
few days ago he administered beat
ing that evidently was treasured up
as the cause for murder.
Saturday Fields was taken sick and
confined to his room. Some time dur
ing the afternoon Sunday, the woman
, entered the room where Fields lay
sick and plugged dagger into his
! neart Not satisfied with this deed
! she literally cut his heart from the
dead body, and the report goes that
the organ of vitality was found lie
side the dead man. The woman was
arrested, and is now confined in Tie
Jail at Tonopah. Scott Hickey, the
constable OF Tonopah. was in SoGa
vile at the time Of the ,ny,,le" and
! was telephoned for. He epa:tei il
private conveyance for the scene
Of the crime. The informant stated
that the woman in the case has ?
bad reputation among Others of hel
kind and her Quarrelsome nature
has kept her in trouble IN the cam;
for some time. Full details OF the
crime could not be learned. as wba1
did come over the wires to Sodavillt
were of private nature TO the cor
stable.