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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-03-13
caltioa.. the Open Mind.

President Eliot says the open mind is a fruit Of
culture. And 1t is likewise, Christian virtue The
man with an open mind IL an agreeable person He
is Just and kindly. One can talk with him with
pleasure. for one can be quite sure IL the mind 1.
open, there Is no prejudice. envy or illwin there
The open mind IL where the truth is welcomed ana
where 1t is not tainted with meanness of any kind
AS general thing, the more ignorant person
is the tighter IL his mind closed He thus become.
exceedingly absurd and consequently piuful He
loses influence and In time, respect He likes to saw
his mind IL made up which means that the doors
and WIDOWS OF his soul are shut and no more liRht
will be let in.
That Is bad situation for . person 10 get In.
II - NIL OF cold gloom. pessimism. and malixn med
tations and stands in the way Of the world rettinr
better. And who wants to b such an obstructionf
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tenn for its accomplishment has no
peers anywhere in the world.
The reason Ii because America
now has permanent census bureau.
one which IL always making prepara-
tons for the next decades count.
The country's solons will go down
into the public treasury this winter
for $14,000.000 for the 1910 census.
and of that sum, $1.500.000 is for
maintainence Of permanent bu-
reau.
Speaking in smaller figures, 1t
costs the United States government
II cents for counting each and every
man. woman. boy and girl once in
ten years. 1t costs Just as much to
count John D. Rockefeller rs It does
the lone Immigrant from Norway
who arrives at New York with $23
Is q nucleus for his prospective for
tune.
1t is estimated that the population
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even though the same persons were given the
care Of the oficeS connected Herewith they found
themselves at sea within a few days. Now. how
ever, the permanent census bureau makes the
counting Of the population business for all time
with Uncle Sam and this gigantic job will be
given the attention Of his weather eye from day
to day, though the fruits of the work will be
thrust into the public gaze only in ten years.
Men who are experts On taking the census Of
countries declare that the system by which the
government will take the count in 1910 is admit.
teddy model which the whole world should fol-
low. If It would be as up-to-date as this corner.
Another project Is on foot to-day which will great
ly facilitate this census program. That is the
erection Of permanent home for the population
counters II congress allows Director North to
erect such an edince. 1t will be a specially con-
structed statistics manufacturing plant. In q
communication to congress Director North sets
forth his plans. He plans to expend the sum of
3675,000 for the purchase of site and for the SIX
story freproof building upon which he is laying,
his program This he says. will provide ample
accommodations for the 5000 persons who are
engaged in this work from year to year.
To-day. II you were to visit Washington, and
wished to see the census bureau, you would be
led to onestory brick structure which was
erected for the tabulation of statistics in 1900.
One great space problem which the government
faces Is the storing OF census reports and this
took up just about all the room of the old struc-
ture. SO that most of the clerks and other help
had to be accommodated elsewhere. It was re-
Gently estimated that It would house Just about
one-fourth Of the clerks needed for the census
next year.
The great army of house-tohouse canvassers
who will count you and your family in 1910 are
not as yet even estimated by Director North, but
1t 10 recorded that one man counts only about
10000 persons, many Of them counting lests in the
small space of time allotted to the tabulation.
Thousands upon thousands Of extra mes will
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census bureau and these do far greater work than
the old style counting devices in use when the
Job was started nine years ago.
There are two styles Of machines-one IL the
card punching device and the other, the tabulator
The first punches the holes in the census cards
which are arranged much a. In the conventional
| :ard index. The wonderful tabulating machine
then takes the pasteboards and solely by mechan-
zeal means adds, classihes and makes up totals
from the cards, which pass through the device
faster than the eye can follow them. Both ma
chimes are essential and each Is dependent upon
the other for success.
The new card punching machine. which ia
great improvement upon the old system. is an
electrical contrivance. Hitherto the operator was
compelled to play upon 1t like typist, but to-day
all that s necessary Is to touch the key desired.
press lever and the machine keeps on punching
cards as long as the power Is kept on The old
hand puncher was capable OF sending out 900
cards each day while the new automaton attains
. speed of $500 and saves the operators nerves.
Another feature of these new machines 10 that
the United States will soon know after the cards
have been turned In by the great army of Stats
tcsTatherers, Just where 1t stands on population.
Classification IL also a great feature divisions
being made Of whites blacks. and other races.
along with females. males, natives, foreigners,
married and single persons.
One hundred and fifty Of these new machines
are in the process Of construction for the census
taking OF 1910. Three thousand persons will do
the clerical work in the government ofhces at
Warrington. 30 you see there is something 70
this census taking business.
Director North Of the census declares that as
soon as the incoming cards are punched he will
be able to give to the country the total. The
tabulating machines are now closely guarded
secret In a little machine shop at the census
bureau oiYces in Washington and at last accounts
the experts at work upon 1t were perfecting the
details Of its construction. 1t Is . government
invention and no one person gets the credit for It,
but It will revolutionxe the business Of counting
noses.
In other years Uncle Sans work OF taking
snap shot Of his people was like man In the hay
and feed business jumping into printing shop
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7ARLHA7zfyc MA(IzLME

Of this country has Increased 20 per
cent. sinoe the last census was
taken in 1900 and according to con-
servatfve gnesses by men who are
qualified to know. the number Of
persons sinoaId total IN the neishbor-.
hood Il - .0oo, 900. AS conse-
quenoe statisticians have arrived at
the decision that in 1920 the popula-
ton will touch the 100. 0oe,o0o mark.
The census OF 1910 Il to cost the
people little more than that of 1900
for the reason that machines, which
are wonderful in their makeup. have
been invented by members Of the
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Feed the pigs all they will eat up
clean three times day.
Insufficient feed and poor shelter
will ruin the most promising heller.
The wise feeding OF corn to the hogs
will give you better profits than II the
corn were sold.
Breeding ewes should be fed . r.
ton which includes oats. wheat bran.
linseed meal. clover hay and roots.
In planting an orchard remember
that the soil should be az carefully
prepared as for any other important
crop.
Chest protectors on the work team
will prove q source OF comfort to the
animals and viii lengthen their work
days.
The neglected colt or calf will prove
profitless. To get your money out OF
either you must provide right condi-
lions and keep them growing.
The farmer who Is content 10
guess what ms COWS arc returning
him Is generally the farmer VINO CON-
plains that danyfng DOESN'T pay
well.
A little grain every day Tor the
horses during the Idle season Is grain
well-fed- Remember also that change
from heavy work feed ration TO the
lighter ration OF the dun season should
be made gradually.
13yearcM Nebraska boy had an
exhibit at tie Omaha corn show. Out
Of corn md corn stalks he had made
. miniature house, two barns and a
windmill. Ten to one that boy has
been anchored to the farm by the right
kind Of encouragement.
The feed and care nf the colt is al
most Of ~ mach Importance as the
breed A pure bred colt can be
ruined BY neglect and = colt of fair
grade stock can be made clipper
by the proper care. Care in other
words is needed tn raising any kind OF
colt with proft.
=
Some chicken raisers ventflate their
coops through the chinks. Poor plan.
Stop up the cracks with good battens
or felt covering and provide ventila-
ton through windows or suitable open
ings. Chickens should have an abun-
dance Of fresh air at night, but cold
draughts should not strike them. A
cloth drop curtain 10 good for zero
weather.
Most farms 16 good atse can use q
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OR the thirteenth time in
his 13O-year career I'm
Gle Sam is getting ready
to count noses. Census
taking will occupy all
his energies In 1910. but
even to-day he Is getting
ready for that Herculean
task. 1t is the biggest
thing the United States
does once in every ten
years, but to-day the sys-
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and trying to make good.
The conditions each ten
Year, were so much diff
ferent from those OF the
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The outlook for the sheep industry
IN che western states is very promis.
ing according to the Judgment OF the
American Wool and Cotton Reporter
which says: The outlook for the
sheep man to-day is much brighter
than 1t has been at any time du1ias
the present year, and the gloom that
threatened to settle about the wool
gorwers of the west a short time ago
il gradually giving place to more En-.
couraging signs. with every promise
Of a continuation. Heavy lamb losses
in the opening. low offerings for wool
at shearfng time. little demand for
muttons or feeders at the beginning Of
the season, all tended to discourage the
wool grower. To console him for the
lamb loss providence seemed to or
der weather conditions that propagat-
ed heavier fleece and better staple.
so that while the grower had a less
number of head coming on. his ami.
mails were producing heavier and
better yield. This in . certain meas
ure compensated for lower prices, too.
Abundant crops In the east stimulated
the feeder market, and unusually
heavy forage crops generally through
out the west enabled many growers
to feed their muttons on their own
ground in place Of selling to the feed
err market. thereby making them
more or less independent Of the prices
offered. Exceptionally favorable wealth.
er conditions aided the growers in
maturing early lambs and sending
both feeders and mutton to market in
GOOD condition.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-22

Frank Johnson had the misfortune
of breaking both bones of his right
ankle yesterday afternoon while
skating at the rink. Mr.. johnson
was skating and some one ran into
him accidentally, throwing him to
the floor and falling on top of him.
DR.. Cooper set the broken limb and
he was removed to the home of E.
w. Jones and is reported to be rest
ing easy.
At the library meeting held last
Saturday night Mrs. Harry Trout
was elected librarian. The hours
of opening the library have been
changed, and hereafter instead of be-
ing open in the afternoons, it viii be
open in the evenings only from to
9 o'clock, except Saturdays. when
the doors will be open in the after
noon only from 2 to. 5 O'Clock. The
next regular meeting of the library
board will be held on Thursday, the
9th of May.
Home For Sale OF Trade 1t Acres
Most attractive home in Vinelznd.
close in splendid s-room house, hne
barn, wood shed and other building;
cisten, pipevater; choice apple,
peach, pear, cherry and other fruit /;
fine lawn and shade trees To sell
or trade-at once-for grain or hay
land.
Also best 9-acre orchard of
peaches, apples and cherries, grapes.
berries. alfalfa and clover. Price,
$4,000. Address Lock Box "a,
Clarkston. Wash.
A change in the mail service went \
into effect last Tuesday. Hereafter
instead of the mail going out at 80
in the afternoon, it viii 60 at 5 80
in the morning and arrive at voll-
mer at 8 80 a. m and coming this
way it leaves Yollmer at 80 in the
evening and ought to be here and
distributed by 8 o'clock. SO that peo-
pie with boxes can get their mail in
the evening and be able to send their
answers to correspondence away by
the morning stage. thus saving them
a days time. But as it is, all have
to wait till 7 80 in the morning when
il is too late to send an answer that
day. The postmaster would do the
people with boxes an everlasting
favor by giving them a chance to
get their mail evenings, even half
hour would be sufficient.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-22

Brocke's Chop Mil.
w. Z. Larson, real estate.
Princess Flour is best by test.
Fishing tackle at Anderson's.
Poultry Supplies at the Postofiice
store.
Get your horse bills at the Herald
Poultry Supplies at the Post Office
Store.
Mrs, W. o. Barber is reported
on the sick list.
All Of the carnival bunch have got
back home o. X.
Rod Pfeifier of Central Ridge
was In town today.
The toot Of the auto can now be
heard in Nezperce.
Princess Flour is the best for
bread, cake and pastry.
Some men accomplish great things
when others do the work.
Princess Flour ia made from high
class Turkey Red wheat.
Bob Allison has the best line Of
pipes, tobacco and soft drinks.
Billy, the horseshoer, has i4-ft
and loft. grain racks for sale.
Skating at the rink every wednes-
day and Saturday afternoon al d
evening.
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Still the Votes Increase
BETTER WORK DONE AS THE
CONTEST ADVANCES
This Week Shows What Candidate Can Do by Working
ETA ESTES INCREASED HER
LEAD 1850 OVER LAST WEEK

ffinccsS riouf Is easy 10 oakc.
Baseballs. gloves. mi,s. etc. a
Anderson's.
Princess Flour has plenty Of gIu'
ten, not 10 much.
Get those Tungsten" lamps a
tho water office.
Princess Flour is the purest and
sweetest four ever made.
Reels that reap and hooks thai
hook 'em at Anderson Pharmacy.
FoR SALE-Cood ls-inch sulky
plov. Price s2s. John S,ellmon.
Ham and Eggs at the Farmers
Restaurant. The old hen has laid.
Mr.. Little left for Lewiston on
Wednesday, 10 be gone two weeks.
The one Who tries TO be a polite
ian and a weather prophet is doomed.
Princess Flour makes lighter and
vhiter bread than any other -four.
z. A. johnson returned last Sat-
urday from business trip to Lew
iston.
Mrs. Art Mcguire has a mild
attack Of diphtheria but is improv-
ing.
School opened with full attend
ance Monday after a weeks vaca-
tion.
Judge S,earns was in our midst
Saturday and left for Lewiston en-
Sunday.
The man who makes the effort to
get a whole lot for nothing usually
gets left.
~Born to Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
Stellmon Friday, Apr. 10, a ten
pound BOY.
You'll have good FISH stories TO tell
II you buy your flies from Anderson
Pharmacy.
DIR. Cunningham, veterinary sur
geon, will castrate your horses. AT
the Boss barn.
Princess Flour contains all the
good part Of the wheat and nons of
lhe other part.
To convert the wicked is a hard
job, but TO keep them from backslid-
ing is harder.
Miss Rosie Brooke took trip TO
Srangeville last Friday and returned
here Sunday.
Miss Ora Woodruff, Of Asotin,
Washington, is visiting her friend
Miss Edna Davis.
More people are discouraged at
he good luck Of others than the bad
uck OF their own.
Princess Flour makes lighter and |
whiter bread than any other -four. I
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S. Applcssone representing tn
Watson Clothing Company. of Lew
iston. was in town the first Of th
week.
Attorney c. L. Mcdonald, 0
Lewiston. vas in town yesterday o.
legal business. he returned hom'
this morning.
Mrs. Riggs is having her hous'
painted a slate color with white
trimming. And no old vidover il
doing the job, either.
Mrs. John O'connor and her little
brother, Oven Riggs. we're visitor.
to Grangeville last Friday and re.
turned Sunday morning,
The postmaster wishes US to state
that all mail should be in the post.
by s O'Clock in the evening to insure
iisleaving in the morning.
NThe stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hancock and left
a cute baby girl. DR.. Shawley says
both are getting along fine.
II you have a band uniform which
you are not using ! would like to
have II as We need them all right
away. Prof. Chester.
Deputy Land Selector Wallace,
returned last evening from Latah
county where he went to look after
the state school land in that section.
FoR SALE--The choicest half sec
tion on Mason's Prairie, handy to
Woodside store and P. o. Apply at
once. c. Murdock. Clarksion. Wn.
\ DR.. Taylor of voIImer reports the
birth Of an s-lb boy to Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Boughton, southwest of town.
Mother and child are doing nicely.
liz you hear an internal noise down
the street don't get ratified. The
commotion will only be heard when
Larson comes along with his auto
Honk Honkl - -
There are three kinds Of people in
in this world. those who talk about
things, those who think and talk
about people and those who never
think but merely make a noise with
their mouths.
LOST-On April l9. between the
E. Olson and Andy Stsllmon ranch,
north Of Nezperce-fonr halters, one
has q chain attached. Finder will
please be kind enough to leave them
at Herald Office. Frank zolber.
Billy McLennan says: "whin
young mon is sparkin' gurl in the
lrunt paarlor, wid box iv chooo-
'ates at hand, that is capital, but
sain he has to git oop iv cowld
narnin' and build the foire, thot's
abor."
c. J. Fike left this morning for
IN extended visit with friends and
relatives at Middlebury and other
,oints in Indiana. he expects 10
visit different sections OF the east
'efore returning.
John and Frank Fuchs accompan-
ed by their families, of Uniontown,
Wash who have been visiting their
riends and relatives during the past
Feek, left Monday for Cottonwood
o visit friends and relatives there.
EGGS FOR SALE-Rhode Island
eds, white or brown leghonrs. All
ull blooded. Sl.00 per setting of
5. F. c. Fuller.
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A piece of flannel with tapes at
tached for holding it in position.
slightly dampened with Chamber
lain's Liniment and bound on over
the seat of pain is superior to any
plaster.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-22

llo has been Incorporated as
village and ]. J. Wood, o. w. Click,
n. c. Kafousi, q. Rohlhng and w.
Simmons we're appointed as trustees.
This will give them advantages in
improving their town that they did
not have before.
FOR SALn-I have section of
land in Harney county, Ore, that !
will sell at 5000 per acre. There
is due the state sl.50 on the land
which purchaser may assume and
the balance can be paid one-half in
cash and one-half in Nezperce city
property. W. E. Larson.
Services at the Christian Church
next Lords day as follows: Bible
school at 10; devotional services at
II. subject: Strength" Christian
Endeavor at 7. Evening subject I:
"Gideon's Victory Over the Midian-
itss. Geo. h. Ellis, minister.
Nv. E. Larson went to Lewiston
last week and returned with his new
22-horsepower Buick auto, and since
that time he has been busy hauling
bis friends and prospective real es-
tate buyers over the country.
NThe hall game last Saturday be-
tween the business men and the real
estate and professional men came of
as advertised. The day was so dis
agreeable that professional team
could not have played good game,
and much less could be expected of
those who played in this game. The
score was 8 to IL in favor of the |
professionals.
A large crowd of friends and rela-
tives gathered at the home of Mr.. |
and Mrs. John Fuchs at their home
northwest of town last Sunday. and
a very pleasant day was spent by
those present. Among the guests
presen from a distance we're Frank
and John Fuchs and families from
Uniontovn, Wash.
Curtis Miller left Monday for
Pasco, Washington, where he went
on business trip. A. ]. Price and
Perry Platter left Wednesday, ex-
pecting to meet Curtis at Pasco. and
from there they we're G Ding down to
Burns, Oregon, to look over that |
with view of investing if |
the country looks good to them.
This is the time to dig. Father |
IS digging in the garden, mother is
digging up all the old garden seeds
the slowed away last year, sonny is
digging fish worms. and sis, God |
bless her, is digging up the peek-a-
300 waist she packed away last fall
Fhen the chilly blasts of autumn
Fent down her back. Springs here.
An Oro6no man has loomed up as
/ benefactor of his race. he has
invented kind of puck .ring string
" means of which woman's waist
an be fastened at the back by just
,ulling the string. Talk about your
lying machines and all such junk.
This man has an eye TO business.
Ie should receive a medal from the ,
Ancient Order of Patient and Long
'uffering Husbands" and when he
les a monument that will pierce the
kies should be erected in memory
{ him.
Princess Flour is made from high
lass Turkey Red Wheat.
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Prepare for a little rain.
w z. Larson, real estate.

Prepare for little rain.
w z. Larson, real estate.
Princess Flour is best by test.
Have those pictures framed q
Fink Bros.
Homemade candies at the Post
Office Store.
Candy. nuts and fresh fruit at ihi
Posiofice Store.
Princess Flour has plenty Of glu
ten, not 10 much.
II you have any hauling to do call
on F. d. Arment.
The ladies say this tariff on no.
siery is darned mean.
Mrs. Mcguire returned from Lew
iston last Sunday night.
Princess Flour is made from high
class Turkey Red wheat.
Bert Andeson was over from Mob
Ter the first Of the week.
Knapp. the travelling grocer, was
up from Lewiston Monday.
A hne line Of fishing poles can nov
be had at Anderson Pharmacy.
Ralph, the big auctioneer. got
back TO town Wednesday night.
We have a few barrels Of the best
grade cement for sale. Nezperce
Water Power Co.
Commencing next Sunday the
postofhce viii be open from 8 to 9
in the morning only.
w. F. Miller and NJ. ". Math-
eny, both OF Asotin. Wash, we're
visitors here last Friday.
Mrs. T. ] Gray who has been
sick during the past week with
Is improving.
Good shingles for sale by the
Greer Rochdale Company at Greer.
Idaho, at $500 per thousand.
Miss Rose Brooke returned from
the Lewiston carnival last Thursday
and reports having good time.
II may never be too late TO re-
form, but Il is best to commence
before the blossom Of youth fades.
c. W. Felt left Tuesday for Pull
man on a business trip. He expects
. be gone ten days or two weeks.
AFrank Chandler sold fine team Of
mares to A. Kerst last Monday
receiving the fancy price of s400.
Feed your young chicks "Baby
Chick Feed. Best on the market.
For sale a, the Pos:oftice store. Il
For SaIe-very cheap a complete
!. /. Case Threshing machine. ca.
IT write Nszpsres Machine Works at
,nce.
White wyandotte Eggs from "bred
o lay winter layers. 81 per Is eggs.
I. H. Pogue, Nezperce, Idaho. If
Iren Anderson had the misfortune
f seriously burning her right eye
as. Sunday morning with a curling
ron.
Mrs. J. L. Woodward returned
asst Saturday from a weeks visit
nth friends at Pullman. Washing
on.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-04-22

One black SOW. weight about 90
pounds, left ear cropped, came to
my place about March Is. Owner
can have same by paying for this
ad and the expense of feeding. N.
L. Agrell, one mile south and IA
mile west of Nezperce.
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Notes of the Contest.
A large number Of votes have been
received since the count last evening
Maud covey made the creates,
gain this week and secured third
position.
Lizzie Ingram poIIed big vote
this week and gained two points in
her position.
Only SIX weeks more Of the con-
test.
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Notice

All parties knowing themselves TO
be indebted to me will please call
and pay same on or before May ist.
r. E. Whctstone.