davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

When the trainers Of the constitution
decided that population should be the
basis OF representation In the lower
house Of Congress. provision for a sys-
tematic national enumeration Of the
people Of the country became a c
sity. The constitution ordered that this
enumeration shoula be made within
three years after she first meeting Of
the FIRST Congress and within every sub
sequent term Of ten years, IN such
manner az Congress should direct Po-
hticai necessity thus forced upon the
new republic the first national census
OF modern times.
Among the ancient peoples II Is re-
corded that Moses numbered the tribes
In the wilderness and that Satan pro-
yoked David 10 number Israel. The
word census" comes from Rome.
where. long before the Christian era.
citizens and their property were regis
tered for the purposes OF taxation. In
England, William the ConQueror, 10
make more certain the collection Of his
revenues. ordered a great survey OF his
new kingdom. the results OF which were
embodied In the -Domesday Book" But
the census OF the United States.
taken In 1870. WAS the first OF mod
ern times The results OF the
ton were transmitted to Congress by
President Washingts o Oct. p. 1871. IN
Z small reporr%confainfng hfty-six print
ed pages. II showed = population OF
3,9292i4 II cost the government ss4.-
ST7 TO learn Ehat. with D representa-
tive for every 1900 people, lis lower
house would be composed OF 100 legis-
lators.
As early as 1910 an attempt 70 IN
clude IN the census information per
tanning 10 the manufactures OF the
country was made. though Il met with
little success The act OF 1850. which
gave the census work 20 the newly
creaieip Department OF the interior and
a ces;sns hoard composed Of the Secre-
lary OF State. Attorney General and
Postmaster General. Increased the sub
jecis Of inquiry 10 include mines. man.
ufaciures and agriculture.
With each succeeding decade. writes
II. y. Chamberlain IN the Chicago Rec
ori-fIernld. the scope OF inquiry was
enlarged until the mass OF Information
gathered became too large TO handle
and was out o. date before II became
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

The twelfth census was taken under
the act Of March 3, 1890, under which
the director OF the census, ". r. Aer-
RAM. was given enrfre control Of the
work. When he took charge Of the
work all that he Inherited from the
eleventh census was a typewriter, g
horse. a wagon. a cart and some scat
tered papers and records His was the
first census staff 10 be given a building
Of its own. His pleadlngs for the pres
ervatlon OF the plant which his work
necessitated undoubtedly helped the
passage OF the act OF 1902, establishing
die nsu bureau as a permanent part
OF the governmental organization A
later act. approved Feb. ]. 1908. trans
ferred the census Office from the De
partmenf OF the Interior to the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor. July J..
1903. by order Of the secretary Of the
latter department. the name Bureau
u the Census was adopted
The bureau OF the census is charged
with the duty n taking the decenniaI
censuses. Of collecting such special sta
tistics as. Congress requires, including
the collection IN 1905 Of the statistics
Of manufacturing establishments con
Quoted under the factory system, and
the annual collection Of birth and death
statistics. statistics OF cotton production
and cotton consumption. and statistics
Of cities Of 10000 or more inhabitants
Great Britain and France were the
first European countries 10 follow the
example OF the United States. Each
took its first census in 1901. In many
OF the European countries they have
a 0neday enumeration. In Great Brit
ain and Wales schedules are left in
each house Saturday evening and are
called for Monday morning. The coun-
is divided into permanent districts
for the purpose Of registering births
and deaths and the registrar general =
the census superintendent. In ireland
the royal Irish ~constabulary and the
Dublin metropolitan police are the
agents for distributing and collecting
the schedules In Germany the counr
the period between sunrise and
sunset and the police are utilized as
in ireland In Russia the count be-
gins at midnight. The British govern
makes provision for the cost OF
the census taking. but IN France and
other European countries the expense
Is borne by the municipality.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

available. The eleventh census. that Of
1880. was not published until seven
years after II was begun. The census
Of 1850 appeared in 1889. For each
enormous sums OF money were spent
that Of 1890 cost more than ST. 100000
thousands OF clerks were employed.
O Of literature were distributed. but
the necessity for recognizing the ma
chinery for taking a { census every ten
years. as though for the first time.
caused insuferable delay. The director
OF each census had 10 create the Office
pes secure quarters. collect and dril
an army Of employees and attend TO the
preparation aud distribution OF sched-
ules before the actual work OF enumera.
ton could be undertaken.
The work falls naturally into three
siages-the collection OF material facts
by enumcrators. the census takers. who
IN 1900 numbered more than 10000.
under the direct charge OF 800 super.
visors. the tabulation and. analysis OF
this material in the central Office IN
Washington. and It's publication.
On June /. 1900. the enumerators be-
gan their house-to-house canvass They
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

overnufrftion Il. just a. Harmful AZ
MaInutriffon.

Overnutrftfon In just az Az
MaInutriffon.
II is an acknowledged fact that al
most every soul Of us eats too much
The digestive organs are constantly
overtrained and finally weakened.
When wisely followed, the practice OF
fasting can be most beneficial. An ex-
pert on the food question has said that
one should rise from the table with
the feeling OF hunger. which is an ex-
perience known to very few OF us On
the contrary. the majority OF people
leave the board with a sense Of burden
which only. an hours siesta can ale
viate. This Is not so much owing to
the fact that the food Is uncommonly
rich. for the rule OF the simple life OBJ
tains now In the fashionable cuisine
but it is the quantity taken. There IL
a large community at the present mo
ment which fasts from breakfast time
till dinner at night. II is a question
if II is wise TO leave the stomach
entirely without food during all those
hours. but there is no question that the
lighter the lunch taken the better WIZ
be the health OF the individual. BY q
flight lunch" In this instance Is meant
what most people would not call a
lunch at all-that is to say. a few
crackers with cheese "a much maligned
article OF dlet). a few nuts and a bit OF
fruit or a cup Of cocoa with dry toast
such a feast prevents the craving for
food and in no way taxes the digestive
organs. 0vernutrition Is just as harm
full as malnutrition and Is far more
frequently the cause OF maladies.
with judicious fasting the system re
covers its lost tone. and mental work
ers would ind that the brain worked
with surprising lightness, for the brain
is one OF the chief sufferers from over
eating.-New Work American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Mia contains water, fat, protein
s~easein and curd). sugar and ash. and
these are all made from the constitu-
euts Of the food n sufficient protein.
fAt and carbohydrates are not con-
iained IN the food given her. the COW
supplies this deficiency for a time by
drawing on her own body. and gradu-
ally begins 10 shrink IN quantity and
quality Of milk. OF both. The sringy
feeder cheats himself as well as the
COW. She mny suffer from hunger.
although she Il full OF swale and hay.
bur she also becomes poor and does
not yield the milk and butter she
should Her MIX glands are a wond
erful machine. bat they cannot make
milk oaseln (curd) out o. the consiitn
en,s IN cosrse. nnappeiizing. indiges
ubie swaIe hay or sawdust any nor
han the farmer himself can make but.
Ter from skim milk She must NOT
only have a generous supply Of good
food. but Il must contain sufficient
amoanis a the nutrients needed for
making milk unti this fact is IN
dersiood aud appreciated. successful.
profitable dairying Il q OF the qnes
ton Many forcibie illustrations Of its
f~rufhfniness have been furnished BY
the agricultural experiment stations
a. A. SPEED.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

In an important interview with CIR.
ford p1nchot the government forester,
aud a member u the Country Life
Commission. recently appointed BY Mr.
Roosevelt. given 70 Edward 1. Far
ringson. the following points are elab-
GRATED.
The things which the Country Life
Commlssion desires TO DO. above all
else. Is TO make The fact plain that
there Is q tremendous problem before
the Amcrican farmer to-day.
The things which must be secured
for the farmer are better farming ma.
tersalN better business and a better
living. The commission h concerned
with the two latter.
Everything which has 10 do with
making farm life enicient and pleas
ant viii receive particular attention.
FOR this Is one OF the most important
Of al agricultural problems.
The commission will make no at
tempt to impose anything on the farm.
er. 70 dictate to him. OF 10 carry pa
fernailsm 20 an Questionable degree
The facts arc 10 BE- assembled IN as
complete a form as possible and placed
before the farmer ia logical order.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Curing meat for future consumption
Il one u the annual jobs o. the farm
In some sections q the country. HyA
the Journal o. Agriculture. the prob
lem OF nnlting down meat Il q serious
because % the heat In sections
Of the South therr are winters when
there n very little cold weather and
Il IL not until late that hogs may be
slaughtered Here IL a recipe which 10
sald 20 be a good one; For loo
pounds of meat take ten quarts Of salt
peter. ! pound OF pepper and 2 pounds
Of yellow sugar. Nix well. put In a
tub or some suitable vessel. and then
apply the mixture well 20 the meat
This IL said 70 be the most success
ful method Of sailing meat there II.
both from a standpoint Of purity and
qavor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Many u oar fassncrs ssem 70 bold
the o~pinion shai fsoiing meal vet 90
their cous win bring better results
than when led dry. one old farmer
uaakes the retnafk. -hou can fhe CON
svs any roosincss ont " . pan q dry
mealY 80 Notwithstanding The fact
that ~ many d~airyn,cn bod 70 The
praefice ~ feriins the meal vet The
experiments 10 date indicate that bet
ter rrsnits are obtained ~ feeding
u dry. Professor Jordan. % the Maine
Experiment sfston led . bunch u
calves oorn and coh meal wlth long
hay 10 dry form. ns against hay which
vas run through = fed cutter. mois-
tened aud sprinkici with corn and cob
meal The results were In favor %
the dry feeding The gain was great.
e. aud less feed was required for
100 pounds q gain. Professor Jordan
also conducted an experiment with two
herds Of dairy COWS. one herd vas fed
dry fed. while the feed o. the other
vas molsiencd The Trcaier yield q
milk was obtained from the herd that
revived the dry fcrd
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Freaf frem rosifry.
Fouitrymen estimate that II costs
cent apiece 10 produce an egg. The
estimate IL based on the fact that the
hen iays 40 eggs IN the year. In other
words. where the fowls are confined 70
runs. and the feed must be purchased.
u costs 10 cents a month OF $40 a
year 20 maintain a hen. II the hen Is
an Indifferent layer and gives but sixty
eggs In a year. her eggs cost the poul-
tryman ? cents each.
An experiment conducted By the Cor
neil experiment station In 1902 showed
that M average cost OF feed for a
dozen eggs vas 81 cents, OF about Y
Of a cent an esg. The coat for each
hen for the year was 900 CENTS. AZ
that time wheat was sold at SLAB a
hundred pounds. while al the present
time Il Is s. bran sold at si.35 a hun.
dred pounds aud il Is now $50; and
meat scraps eos s2l5 a hundred
pounds and now W pay s2s0 50 al
the present Increased price Of feed.
the cost of feeding the ben Is easily
20 cents a year more Than Il was IN
1902
TO make poultry profitable 90 the
farm Il Il necessary 10 breed for bet
leF laying This IL done b. installing
trap nests 10 the henhouses. and zach
yNar 0ieking out the best layers aud
breeSitg only from such. The farmer
must Nrade up his stock. lie must
set rid " the monsFel birds be must
sEzss est TIE drone-. aud must encour.
ase the WORKERS The farm must pro
duec better pouitry n more u H.
There are advantages on the farm
Tor poultry raising that The poultry
man dos not have. aud u the latter.
10 many ways Handicapped. can make
pouitry keeping = successfui business.
The farmer should az least make The
wok q valuable ndiunrt 20 his ~
~ Properly managoi poultry onn
- made the most profitable crop on
the farm inscsimesi. expense aud
iaber considered.
Il 10 argued b. some farmefs that
ihelr heas cost then practically noih.
lnx. a. They have FIRE range and can
gather ali the food fhey nerd There
IL soms truth 10 that and there also
- some truth Ia the fact that farm.
ers nocks seidom yield a proni com-
pared Wiih stock In ihe hands % . RS
nlar pouitgman
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

This IL one Of the 0 serious trou
bIes with which we have to contend In
our dry climate. When a crack APP
pears II Is a difficult matter to bring
down the new growth Of sound hoof
without firing and bIIstering, so that
prevention Is all important. There Is
no need to cut ont the solo or open
the heels. as II is called. The frog
and heels should be left absolutely
alone. and they cannot be TOO well de
vclopcd The sole will take ARE or
itself. for nature exfoliatcs dead horn
az required. Keep the wall rounded
NJ the ground surface. the toe short
and the frog prominent. and with few
exceptions horses viii come through all
right-Field and Farm
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25
MaRQcc0 AW go
-& RA1V50Nss-

boat service between Tangier and
Gibraltar as an instance IL sounds
the height OF progress when you hear
that there are three companies. each
with three sailIugs a week. but upon
further inquiry you discover that the
boats OF all three 90 on the same three
days and at the same hour,
Morocco is a country OF many Sab
baths. Friday is tie Mohammedan
Sabbath. followed by the Jewish Sab
bath-the Hebrew element In Tangier
is considerable. and strict In religious
observance. Then the Christian
Sunday. Subsequent comparison. how
ever. revealed little difference between
any days OF the week. On the Moham-
medan Sabbath a black Gag is hoIsted
on the minarats at the prayer OF dawn.
instead OF the white dag that an
nounces the time OF devotion on other
days II remains up until the middle
OF the forenoon. by which time every
body is supposed to have found out
what day 1t is.
When you (Allah lengthen thine
agei) go to Morocco. you viii hear
about some Of the men you've read OF
In a way that will upset previous
ideas. There is Raisulu. for instance.
whom Americans remember as captur-
ing Ion Perdicaris. and who more re
Gently held for six months Sir Harry
Maclean. an Englishman and drillmas-
ter OF the Sultan's army.
A bold. bad grigand-that's how Raj
sui is painted abroad. At Tangier, on
the contrary, he Is rated al a patriot
whom the Sultan misused when he de-
posed him from the governorship OF
the surrounding province. In any event,
It Ia true. at least. that he cares moth
ing for money. but only seeks to regain
his position. Such ransoms ms he a
secured have been distributed among
his followers, II is said, and as yet tho
100000 given up for the release of
Maclean lies to Raisuli's credit I'M
touched IN the State Bank at Tangler.
Looked at In the large, Morocco IL a
wonderful country. still largely I'M
known. At this time Of war and fer
meat It Is possible only to skim the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25


While visiting a practical farmer a
rev weeks ago be said that whers
everything was fed out on the farm
and the manure returned TO the soil II
should grow richer instead Of poorer
and that furthermore there was less
connected with the farm when II was
conducted on these principles than
when the system was varied from year
to year.
One thing is certain. the growing
ana feeding Of live stock on the farms
eompeis the growth OF crops TO feed
that are best adapted for the produc.
lion OF 1esh and animal products.
Prominent among these crops are Glow
er. alfalfa and the other nitrogen gath
ering plants that possess a high feed
ing value and are relished by animals
on account OF their palatablllty.
We cnnnot too often repeat the
fact that the farmers who follow a
short crop rotation. In which a legume
Is grown every third year. need not
worry about maintaining an adequate
supply Of nitrogen. providing he feeds
these crops 10 live stock aud saves
the manure. both liquid and solid. and
returns II 70 the soil When nitrogen
Gus grain foods : purchased and
fed to the animals In connection with
the home grown foods the Increase IN
nitrogen is stli greater.-Agrlcultural
EpltomIst.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Exact information il not one OF Mo-
rocco's exports. That is no land Of
facts and figures. II Is a country OF
traditions and superstitions. on the n
hand OF dreams and rainbows. on the
other.
Language Ia Tangier forms a curious
study, not because 80 many tongues
are heard. but because so many OF the
half dozen that are spoken are used
by the same people. The mastery OF
Arabic is a life study. but a vocabu-
larry Of a few hundred words Is ade
quate for discussion with the natives.
When one Is a loss to express himself.
he need only an in the gap, II Is said.
by Allah Is the greatest" Allah. con
found the Christians" or some such
pious phrase. The use OF which makes
his conversation more. rather than less.
acceptable.
IL Is worth while 4 say a word
about the system OF surveillance under
which a visitor in Tangler lives Theo-
retlcally he Is the freest creature Inn
aginable. but actually he is a marked
man the minute he Is spotted on the
deck Of an arriving boat. and there
after no Central Office shadowing could
be more effective. more battling. BY a
system OF wireless telegraphy among
them. your comlngs and goings are fol
lowed. and you soon discover that a
small army of Moors knows where you
are from. what you are there for, how
long you expect to stay, and more
about your life. habits and affairs than
some OF your most intimate friends at
home.
One Is constantly running across
oddities that illustrate the Oriental
character Of Morocco. Take the steam
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Professor Boss. Of the minnesota
Agricultural College. says that Stats
tics OF the actual hours Of labor on the
farms Investigated show that farmers
work nine hours a day In summer and
between four and I've In winter. Pro
lessor Bailey. or the Farm Life Com
mission. tells the story Of the school.
ma'am working from . to 4 until she
married n farmer. and had to work
from 4 20 o. Moral, schoolmn'ams
make good wives for farmers
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

A German patent specification de
scribcs a process for preserving milk
BY removing all dissolved oxyEen by
means Of the addition Of a small guam
tity Of ferrous carbonate. The process
IL based on the fact that frcshly-pre-
clpltated ferrous carbonate In the prea-
ence Of oxygen Immediately assimilatcs
oxygen and evolves an equivalent
quantity OF carbon dioxide. One part
OF ferrous carbonate Is sufficient for
10000 parts milk, and the properties
Of the milk are not altered In n way
BY the addition. which should be made
before the milk is boiled.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Panels ARE 10 feet long, made OF =
inch board solidly nailed together.
After this fence IL once put up. sheep
are not likely to overtnrn II A fence
az feet high win turn most nocks-
Farm and Home.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

williams-You must expect to work
II you are going to be elected to public
Office.
walters-0h. yes. i expect to work
to get elected But after that l Won't
have to do much OF anything-somer
vile Journal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

He II you don't love me. and IL you
win not listen to me, why do you al
ways take my boxes Of c~hocolatesf
she-I love chocolates-Meggendor
fer Blaetter.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

edges. The interior. with the civfliza-
tons OF Fee and Marrakesh. the life
OF the mountains and plains. 1t is i'm
possible for the dog OF a Christian
to Some day. perhaps, he may re
furn-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Lady-You look robust Are yUu
equal to the task OF saving woodf
Tramp-Equai isn't the word. muw
I'm superior to It Good mornin'.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

Some people believe a party Is not a
success unless the guests make a great
deal OF noise
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-03-25

One Of the best portable fences for
use In soiling sheep is made IN panels
with supports. as shown In the sketch.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-28

to such assistance as may reasonably be
extended to him in carrying on this
work. Respectfully,
George H. Prouty, Governor.
Montpelier, Sept. s, 1909.
To whom 1t may concern:
Whoever contributes to the uplift and
betterment OF Vermont is to be commend
ed and should be heard. Therefore,
gladly recommend Rev. ]. J. Lewis. D.
D., to Vermont audiences, and trust that
an opportunity for his speaking may be
given and large patronage be accorded.
Rev. DR.. Lewis is favorably and extern
siveIy known in Vermont through his
illustrated lectures, and is worthy OF
hearing, and his subjects should receive
attention.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-10-28

In the.October number, Morris Schaf
describes 'sThe Battle Of the Wilderness"
with great vividness, bringing back the
very spirit of the Civil war, and Gideon
1.-THE End Of the War" "The Payne
Tariff Lawi' samuel w. Mccall calls the
best tariff bill passed since our first rev.
enue law was signed by George Washing
ton and II represents the greatest reduc-
tion that has been made in the tariff at
any one time since our first revenue law.
Dallas L. Sharpe writes charmingly
while making good literature in "The
Edge Of the Evening" cold Lady
Pratt's spectaelesn is the best OF the
three good stories in this issue and the
FIRST Of new series by Anna Fuller. The
chair is well worth reading.