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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CASES.
Tn y Are D wn m III: Gale dar For Hear
Ing Next FIR dsy.

Tho cases Of state VS.. David Anthony, state
w. Henry =. TAFT and State VS.. Walter r.
,iylod which are known rs the Christian
Science cases are down for hearing in the
Appellate Court on constitutional questions,
Friday OF the present wcck.
Ii is claimed that the defendants violated
the law against the practice OF medicine by
p-acticing the art OF healing. On the same
dsy the appeal OF Thomas r. West from the
decree Of the municipal court removing him
as one Of the administrators ON his brothers,
George J. West, estate Is also down for hcar-
ing. Next week the Appellate Court will sit
in Kingston
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
SUFFERING
AND SORROW
Pitiable Conditions at
ShawneetOWn.
No BODIES RECOVERED.
Every Store Full Of Water and No
Provisions 10 BE Had.
NO BODIES RECOVERED.


Ridgeway. ILL.,. April 5.-The gap is over 100
feet wide today in the levee at shawneetown
and gradually widening. Water is from 10 to
Is feet deep all over the town. With the con-
tinued cold rains and the loss OF life the
suffering and sorrow are little abated. 1t is
known that from 45 to 50 people have lost
their lives. None OF the bodies have been
recovered. Those known 70 be dead are:
Col. Callicot
Wash Callicot and wife.
Mrs. C. II. Galloway and two daughters.
Mrs. Holly.
Mrs. Greer.
Mrs. Ed. tlalxes.
Charles Clay ton and family of six.
Anna Rinhold
Paul Phalen and family Of three.
Mis-. Midlair.
Zachary Myer.
Mrs. Webb and three children.
A family OF seven unknown.
Ellen McCalisier.
Mary AcCallister.
The last two named are colored.
The scene in Shawneetown is worse than
in 1887 or 1854, when there. was much suffering
and loss of property, but no lives were lost.
Every store In town Is full of water and no
provisions can be- had. Relief committees arc
doing all in their power to provide for the
wants of the sufferers.
The levee il In precarious condition, ns II
is being undermined. IL is thought that the
loss OF Lille will reach 100 Thnt number Is
missing and It is known that 10 or 50 have per-
ished
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
A LIBER POEM.
II Caused a Ripple Of Excitement at
Brown.
Volumes Hastily Gathered Up and
Page With Poem Torn Out

The Liber Brrnsusis. the annual publi-
unusual experience. This years number
was issued on saturday and since then IL
has been discovered that poem on Penn
broke hall does not conform to President
Andrews ideas Of what Liber poetry
should be. The result has ben that the
board of editors was hailed before the
president, while such volumes as were is
sued were gathered In and the pages con-
tanning the Objectionable poem torn out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
PUBLIC REARlNGS.
Iwl W re Given by Committees a; he
ST te H., use Today.

The committee on corporations OF the House
oi Representatives gave n hearing ut 10 o clock
this morning, to all persons who were inter
es,ed In tho act to Incorporate the East
Greenwich Electric Company. While there
were several persons in the committee room,
hero wero oaly two speakers. These were
Richard B. Comstock and Charles "A. Herri-
man, both of whom advocated the pas age Of
the bill. Af Nf
The committee on corporations also gave a
hearing this afternoon all persons interested
in the act 10 incorporate the Provident Disa-
bility Insurance Corporation of Providence.
and several persons were heard both against
and in favor OF the bill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
REQUEST VALID.
Money Left For Mass.s Must B,
Paid 10 Pastor.
App Hate Courts Decision on the Will of
] hn Baker.

The Appellate Court today handed down a
decision in:the case % John 4. Sherman ad-
ministrator on the ate Of TIE la;c John
Baker VS.. Mary Bsker ct al. in which the
main question raised was whether the provis-
ions OF 10Th and llih clauses OF the will OF de
ceased bequeathing $40 to say masse for me"
and 500 he incos.e OF which to be used In
ornamenting and keeping in n oper repair
my burial lot in st. Patrick's Cemetery, Val
ley Fnlls" were valid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05

Property OF Agent Church Levied on
by Two Claimants.

Agent Church Of the Klondike Fxte-
dition that hasn't started for the g. Id
fields yer. has been attached again. Last
week his property was levied on by Mr..
Cohen. who asks TO recover $500 for two
tickets purcnased by him. This morning
Patrick Bsssil hsd sn attschment placed
on Mr.. Church's property for $500 and
Hezakian Allen had another levied for
t1OUO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
judgment BY Defa nit.

Judgment was riven the plaintiff In the case
Of Damare Bouchsrd W. Smith & Dyson BY
reason Of the default Of tho defendants for
SO and interest. Theodore r. Tiilinghast was
counsel for she plaintiffs and the claim was
Tor rent Of . store. The store was given up
because one Of the defendants. both Of whom
wsro women. got married.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
4 GREAT SURPRISE IS m STORE

ses q oRAlN-o. ~ takes the place Of coffee
g. about = the cost IL ~ a food drink
ron - well ~ the adult with great benefit. n
- mode q pure grains and looks and tastes
bke the nncsf Grades " Mocha or Java coffes.
n eoftsnee every one cup Of Grafn-O fs
le>s<r for the system than . tonic. bccsurs ,,s
oru<of Il perfuonent What coffee bresks
40~p. @rain-o builds up Ask your groosr
~ 0fain-0 isc A0d IA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
FIRST OFFICIAL. MOVE.

Washington, April AT II o'clock to
day sir Julian Paun, eiorte, the British
atn has sadOr, drove to the frepon en- bGssy
and bni long conference with ".
Cemb n, the French am assacor, IL IL
telie, ed, In regard TO the suggested COO
cert OF this powers On the q ,estion. Tre
nature OF sir Julian's representations are
unknown, but it was the hist oflloial
move i'm diplomatic cir cles hero.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
Court Below Err d Il tas. oil Seam ur VS..
Fill -. .af.

new trial he's reen 8 en { @ plain
tiff in tie tsse oil J,sc 4. 20 n-DuT TX
VI. Levi n. Fits, town trSasurer Il st
Gseerwich by the A reisto Court. Tae
Jury that heard tie ,yiusnce In the con-
mon pless division rendered u Jict fer
the defendant. The new trial is grapte4
on the Sreund tt at TIE court te,ow erred
In its rel iusal TO charge t.e jury that IL
tile sur eyGr Of the town had n'tlce II
tie excavatioIs the improi er Ill ina OF
which was tbs cnuse CT tue pccirent from
wbioa the suit criginsttG, hs vas bound
20 tea 1t PR Ieriy re filled ana that tho
town was bound by Lotics OF the sur
yeyor ana Ii neglect. lie opinion Is
by Judge Stiness.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
On Duty Again.

CAPTAIN "Joe" Mullen Of Pawtuckct, janiior
OF the State House, who has been very sc.
riou,ly sick with ,yrhoii pneumonia fer sew
eral weeks, was nt the venerable building on
Noruh Main street today, for the first time
since HIS s,cltnefs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
FAILU RE OF MEDITATION.

LONDON, April "a special oespacth
from hon Q. published here this after
nron, says q telegram received at O. e
vstican from tbe Unitnd States has en-
nourccd the failure Of tire Pope's inter
venti,n. 1t tsys that PresidsnI BcKin e7
showed Himself extremely scneible If the
,m vossiple for uim to overcome the pre-
jIdior. ev,n though unjust, entertained
b, q majority Of the AneIicsn D, opls
ngsin.t the vniicsns inteiv, ntiou on
politic.l affairs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05

An alarm vas runs 10 st i.so y. IN,
today, from box tb7. brs when the fireren
responded they found that q bsrrsl Of
hetsshes had sat fire to the woodwork In
the cellar 40 sb Waterman street. No
damage was done
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
A COM ON NUISANCE.
Houre Slrg Top H IL For Tr al For Ma n
Ia nlpg 01e.

Ia nlpg 01e.
Houre Sing II p alias Charles Drip
lone where the 10 Chinameh were al :
sted Sund. y ever Ing FOR playing CARDS
and who pleaoe guilty In the eixth Dis
tIiot Co. 1T yest rdAv morGinx aid weie
each fined % and COS s. .ss arraiEnsd IN
the sixth ID strict Court t.is morning on
warrant charging him With msintei, :
ing q common npi.ance ard resort for
anmLlsrs and disor ieriy pers us. lie
pleaded not guilty ald WI held In TIE
sum of $1,000 To appear for trial next
tuesday morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
Ser lous Fire a, v ck burg.

Vicksturr, Miss, April 5.--Fire which
broke out at 80 this morning destroyed
the Piizza Opsra House. Pitts drug store,
ti e Plnzza harness ia tory ard bu Nv
wGrehouse. Less will approxims sts
sl25 coo; only partially covered by insur-
area.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05

IBV YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM.

Fine tables giving fall infOrmstisa
- 70 leeal and through train service
nay b obtained at Providence Sta
tion and stations below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05

TO CURE A COLD w ONE DAY
Tshs Isrativs Bfomo oaintne Tabiets An drug
sisfs refusd the money u ufaiis 70 cure stc
The senuiss hes L d. q. On zach tablet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
II You Are Troubled With Rheuma-
tism Use
Family Vitae Lotion

and il not relieved, call nt Il saLin street and
get the price ala ter IT,
Do you ever have the Neuralgiaf Try
Family Vitae Lotion. N"'ure. step into ~
Shbin street and get your money back. Wnen
you have the Bi cAacGe, get snu use Fam ly
Vitae Lotion. II tho ache continues you can
pet what you paid for the Lol ion at ~ sabin
street. Buv u ofti, or Far lily Vihe Lotion.
Read the label, use the contenrs as dir fected.
II you receive no beueflt We wi nor 1nly pay
you the price paid. bui will lny you reas, n
nble sun, tor the trouble we have caused you
when you call Mt 1i snbin street. Family
Vitae Lotion l. for sale ~ blan ing-' l,nding
TO-, Chambers. G. lisr & Co., Geo l.. C.afi!n
Co., Vitae Loiion Co.
Family Vitae Lotion
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
CONNECTICUT ELECTIONS.

Hartford. April 5.--A light vote was
polled In the city election yesterday.
Miles b. Preston, Democrat. was re-
sleeted mayor over r. G. rrisbie. Re-
publican. by s31 votes. Il. ~. Fitzgerald.
Democrat. was elected collector over
George n. Newton. Republican. Re-
publicans were successful in all other
Offices by large majorities. and both
branches OF the common council are
strongly Republican.
Stamford. Conn. April sat the eiec-
ton in this city yesterday. william J.
II. Bohannon. the present Democratic
mayor. defeated his Republican oppo-
nent. Henry l.. Eckhard. by 2H votes.
This was more than double the majority
Mayor Bohannon received last year.
Charles Jones CDem.) was elected coun-
cIiman-st-lsrge. which was the first time
In the history Of the city that Demo
crat was elected TO that Office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
lRLII SERVICE FROM PROVIDENCE,

Corrected 10 April All, 1893
BOSTON sS;se ,S.s s;so 3 s'Cs ss 3; sos 1 soa S,
s:22ss Az 40 S'os. s;Ss S;S:; 1:2s, ?;Ss s:ss ss
se:lo, sSs, Ssss NJ: is'cs, s:cs, ai;sa
6:OS, Z :5s, Sos. a:5s p. N. RETURNING
Lenvs Boston from Park Square station.
bl2:08, o:a5. 7:t5. s:45. 300, ci00o. 1904
icHS b.;, a. NJ; nix 'Ts ai,V i 2iS so as. s
$500 8:iS 500. 5:i5, 100, sis p. m.
ATTLEBOaO-Sl0, $50. eco, Z N2. s:02, $40
esOs, l0:o1. f0:s0. IL 30 .. M: 1902, iHs0
11A $50. e:AO. l:02. l:so. 500. b,s0 6;Sa
e:.o g:lo. sos 10 os ~ u 20 & p N. sund,.yys- y.ss
sSs s:sS, s:se, dos. Sos SS ,. IN ~. = M N
NORTH ATrLEBoRO AND PLAINvILI.n-
SEQ. SD. II 40 q. M: A;sJ. d:<0 p. n
6undays-a:<0 40 a. m. $40 D. m.
WANPUM, WREETHAM. NORWOOD CEN
TRA!, NCRwoND AND DEpHAM-o:s5
s;dO. II ~ a: m; $40 D. m. sandays-0:S
xAHsTiEiDDlSs: 70. $50, 7:os, os ,oa. ioaa,
.. M; HsO2. 2:04, 4:u2. B :0i. 6:O2, z: %. SOS,
lO:06 p. m. Sundnys-lt:4J. b: :5J :vs. p:O3
q: M; Y :oe. sos, 6:vs. SOS y. m.
.. M; 1900 and S'oa r. m. sancsys Us
LoxELL and way stations--s:5 80 a. m.; Ia:oa
<:l D. IN. Sundays a. DS y. ~.
TAUNTON and NEW BEDFORD -6io, sac.
l0:40 q. M; l2so 2:s0 $40, i;io, $50.
$40, ll:O p. m. SUNDAY s-o:so $40 a. M,
HIDDI.EBORo-s:io. $40. iO:tO. a M. ie;4o
s;to. s;so t:iop N. snncays-O;k1
! LYMOUTH-6so .. m, l2:A 40 o. n.
Points on Cape Ccd--'i:io a. m: I ~ 8:D
s:sO ~ IN. sunJavs--3:l3 40 n. m.
COTTAGE 1fI Y --S 40 n ~. u ~ % m.
~ .an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
sHAwNEETowEs AyFLIcTIoN.
Ringing of Church Bell Warned tht
People OF the Break.

Ringing of Church Bell Warned the
People Of the Break.
Ridgews", Ills, April 5.-Last night
the bodies OF about two score of the vic
Tins OF the shswneetown food had
been recovered, aid hundreds OF home
less people are dependent upon charity
for food and shelter. The death list Is
likely to be largely Increased when
dennste Information from the negro
quarter. which suffered most, Is secured.
1t Is reportC-. that 30 negroes perished.
The flood burst upon these people with
out warning and, owing to weak con-
struction their shantles toppled over in
the rush OF water, carrying the inmates
to death. Hundreds Of people who lived
farther from the river front sought
safety on roofs and in upper stories, or
made a retreat to the hills At the west.
These are being removed as rapidly as
possible TO places where they can be
given proper care. No effort has yet
been made to search for bodies, the at
tention of the relief parties being d.
rected almost entirely to providing sup
plies and making the homeless as COM
Portable as possible.
About o'clock Sunday evening the
lcvee on the north side OF the town gave
way at the north end Of Market street,
near the courthouse. An opening 10
feet wide was 1T frst made. but It quick
ly spread TO 20. and wall OF water 10 or
Is feet high poured through the main
street. sweeping everything before II.
About 80 houses along the line of the
leves to the south were crushed like
toys. and none OF the occupants. most
OF whom were colored folks, escaped.
Those living In the more substa ntial
houses managed to climb TO second and
third stories, whore they chung for
hours through the chilly night Houses
In the western part OF the town did not
at once feel the effects Of the food, and
the residents made hasty steps for
safety. mos Of them feeirE to the top
OF the levee on the south side of the
town. A large number also reached the
little hills a mile away. and from there
saw their property crumble In the muddy
waters. When daylight came the streets
were full OF water to depth OF 10 or ls
feet. Only the most substantial build
ings in the central business district re-
main standing.
Estimates OF the loss Of life run from
200 to 500. and II Is a question IL an ac-
curate list will ever be made UP.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05
Family Vitae Lotion

should 10 found on every druggists counter
in the United States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-05


Nfw 's"i ToRK-ai.is JIM bi rs q. -. t!a,iy, sp
llocaI OK }. cli ioi slinltoa, iiisa m;
NEW YoR. 'ss'y va s;onSlson mn E NJ I"er 2n- m,
BILL - M. caiiy. except sunday
fh,lSHinTyotrbsA ,SsiTo sdra Aaang ina "Asa
NEW HavENN :ia bl es a. m. ,esr. daily.
,exp. daily Cos ,eIp daily, s:i1 Coxn
NEW S''iy GoSpoN-.,l.is. Il 81 M:ss =. NJ. cdnu,
.xp.l. 6:s taccom.,. $40 looi tcxpress,,
IL, xgr - -, =, mast Gre nw.c,ll
texp.). 2:l0 taccon.l }. i;05 uxrress uailyl.
t:lO taccom.l 5:lJ taccom }, GO? p m.
texo. dsilyl, e;.5 :; ~, ,exn daily. 7:S'
laccom. Sundays oniyl
WORCESTER DIVISION.
Trains lcave IEOvlDENCE as follows for
woRcEsrER--e ~. e;S sexp;l. ~ ;exp to
's1p., sap. % Soois, Sonsosiss,, ..is ,sspl & SS
tiocai exp. }, D:Io %, IA. taccom.l sun lays
as n. m. taccon.l, 345, 5:i5 y. M
MU,LVlI.LE--s:s5 7:45 y:45. Al rs q. IN. ; A.
a:s5 i:4J, b:4,, s:91 - IN. sardays-.Ii
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sundsys-s - 7:i5, s:2J. ii a5 a NJ. La
ga, s:.s, S;-s. 5:4S % va p. M co,
"oSsseshhsm US s:as Is II Il IS s;s a. M Il rs ia rs SIS
S:4a. 40 sl5. 5:zo 5:ss. 20. 7:,5 gs!5.
ll:25 y. m. sundsys-7.el s:,5, N:-s ll:!i
M. :2l 3:-5 5:4j. b:xA t:aD s:lJ vS
y.
WARREN ASD u" IsrO', BRANCH
! eave PROVIDENCE india street stAtioa
FALL REVERSED. 7:p. s:sl 1880 A. IN.
80 49, 4:30. 5 30 $50 %. m. sundays
1:30. $40 =. m. /; 1 :yJ. 3 40 and ~ a.. m
NEwPORT--T 80 $50 l:O IN so
4.5y -. ~ nm Sundays 81 9:J)s
an co. $50 o. ". ..o -.ao oa,
WARREN ani wav stations-6:3o, S:3o, 9:D
and IL 20 p r. and l.o B:3o. 5.D lex
pressD, o:W 6:3l 30 and III 3 q. IN. Sun
tays-7;5o 30 H. M: 20 5:5O and osJ
sRIsToL-5:3O 30 $50, n:a a. m. in
B8l 49, 5:3j 8:3J. 2 30 aud III 80 %. IN.
sundnys-T ~ $50, m; 10, b:31 $50
Electric -ar. leave Exchange place. Provl
dence, at Is :O5. 7:iE, Tan III :05 n M. 0l
.3OS. 4Ns. 8 O5. Cos. :06 and III ,05 p. m.
Sundays at z :Ja sOS a. N; i0S 5ioo and $50
Returning ronnoot with NIL trains
q. sleeping cars only; n, coaches and sisep-
Ing cars; c. all parior cars; q, Walpole Line.
e, Connects for Newport via boat from Fall
River ( via Wools Hole via New Bsiiord
GkO l.. CONNOk. A. c. KENDALL.
rass'r Traffc Manager Gcn'i passr Agent
-
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UNCLE SANS BIG EXHIBIT.

Leaving or entering the government
building at the south entrance visi-
tors invariably stop to inspect a fea-
ture absolutely new in the exhibit Of
the agricultural department. This is
the m~icroscopical examination Of pork
for trichina. 1t is not a pantomime.
n the four women who sit at the
long table are not handling the little
tin boxes Of raw meat and looking
down the bright, brazen and curious
tubes just for fun. They have simply
for a few months stopped doing their
work at the South Omaha packing
houses and are doing it in the govern
ment building. It is iona f1de work.
and reports all turned in on it every
day just as if they were at their usual
quarters in South Omaha. Miss Brere-
ton is in charge. She is assisted by
Mr.. Kilbourne, Miss Wilson and Miss
Sayre. They get the boxes from the
packing houses every day, each tagged
to identify the sample with the car
cass from which it comes, and the way
the sample is prepared for inspection
under the glass can be easily followed
by the spectator.
In a glass case at one side may be
observed models showing just exactly
what the little varmints are like which
are being secuted for through the
microscope. These models show the
dangerous little animal magnified to
such proportions as to appear truly
formidable. n a visitor. as he views
them, could be pardoned if he became
filled with much regret hat he had
eaten pork that same day.
The whole exhibit Of the bureau Of
animal industry has great interest, but
it must be confessed that it is more
curious than pleasing, for there Is 30
much of it that carries uncanny sug-
gestions. For instance there are models
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instrument which is sent aloft with the
kite, is open to as careful. inspection as
the visitor is minded to make. It re-
cords the atmospheric pressure, condi-
ton Of the air as to moisture, tempera-
ture, velocity Of wind, etc. AS curious
as this are h delicate pieces of ma
chinery constantly moving INC tracing
down on paper right before the eyes the
record in these same respects secured
by the apparatus OF the roof. Photo
graphs Of lightning, clouds and climatic
charts complete the display.
Cases over which the people linger
are those containing wax models of
fruits. These models represent the nat
ural sizes and colors of various tree
fruits, and so skillfully has the work
been done hat the models are often
taken for the real fruit. MI. Dodge was
only the other day asked, even by one
Of the exhibits attendants in another
part of the building, what system Of
cold storage he Lsed that he could
bring out h fruits in such perfect con-
dition. The variety Of color and the
delicate modelling give the cases a beau
tiful
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with the department Of agriculture first
IN 1867 as assistant entOmOlOgist and
assistant curator Of the museum. It
was then that he became interested in
hbers, and he has made from that time
to this a practical study Of fiber Guilt
walton and incidentally Of fiber manu-
facture.
The department Of agriculture loaned
to the exposition management a beauti-
ful collection of the commercial ibers
of the world. which has been installed
at the expense Of the government in the
Liberal Arts building. 1t shows all the
species of fbers and fibrous material
used In in different countries.
This collection was made by Mr.. Dodge,
and there is none like it. It represents
the labor and the study Of a lifetime.
Mr. Dodge, by the way, is one of those
to whom expositions a become famil-
iar things. This is the seventh with
which he has been intimately connected,
representing the agricultural depart
ment. He began with the Centennial.
Then he was at New Orleans, Paris in
1889. the Worlds Fair, Atlanta and
Nashville.
What" he was asked, ARE the fea-
lures Of the agricultural exhibit in
which visitors seem to take the most
interest?"
NAL industry and the weather bureau
exhibits, because these were what
might be termed live exhibits, since
something could be seen going on all
the time and attendants were constant
ly present to answer questions.
A. B. Wollaber Of Buffalo presides
over the exhibit Of the weather bureau.
Omaha people who have been staring at
a strange object in the sky in the last
few months may here see the object Of
their curiosity at close range, for it is
the kite which has lately come to be
used in weather Investigations. The
meteorigraph, which is the name Of the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-24
GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

and specimens in alcohol representine
some Of the infectious diseases in the
domestlcated animals, models Of dis
eased horses hoofs, cultures Of bac-
terra. animal parasites and the like.
In the section Of chemistry is also
something which in it's completeness at
least is a new thing and one which it
was naturally thought would have
special interest for westerners, for it
is an illustration Of the beet sugar
industry. Here are shown beet pro-
ducts and models Of typical beets with
the appliances used in sugar analysis
and apparatus for examining beets for
seed collection. On a map is shown
the beet sugar belt and photographs
show the prominent beet sugar fac
tories Of the country.
The fiber exhibit is a collection Of the
more prominent examples Of the COM
mercial fax and hemp Of the world. In
connection with the exhibit is also
shown. a series Of flax samples, illus
trating the experiments Of the office of
fiber investigation in the cultivation
of flax in the United States. The collec-
ton is arranged in twenty-five panels
under plate glass in such a way as to
show the fiber at full length. In some
cases the series shows the whole story
from the raw product as grown on the
farm and unprepared to the manufac-
tured product. Specimens are shown
grown in the United States from lots of
fax valued at $500 per ton.
These samples and a collection in an
other place that will be mentioned rep
resent the favorite field study OF
Charles Richards Dodge, who, in the
absence Of Colonel Brigham, is in gen
era charge of the agricultural exhibit.
1t is not strange therefore to find that
Mr.. Dodge has his desk room in this
orner Of the building, so that the fiber
panels surround it on three sides. He
has been engaged in fiber investigation
for thirty years. He became connected