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 worlds art. Our visitor is taken to see the magnificent parks of the Garden City" the broad stretches of velvety lawn. the flowers and artificial lakes. He sees the monuments, the colleges and universities, the museums, the art galleries and libraries. The public i- brary is pointed to with pride, with it's marble staireases, richly freseoed walls and beautiful bronzes. A visit is planned to the board of trade, where in the pit" great fortunes are daily gambled away, and rich men go mad with frenzy over the fuetuation of a half or quarter of a cent in the price of wheat.
 Our visitor does not see the potter's field where lie those who have been too poor in life to leave enough for a decent burial. We take him to Oak Woods, or Rose Hill, or to Calvary. He sees the costly mausoleums on the graves kept green by loving hands and marked by marble shafts.
 There are long drives down the beau tifully shaded bouleyards, and along the water fronts of Lincoln or Jackson parks. The plashing of the waves and laughter of merry people mingle with the sounds of orchestral music floating over the still waters of the lagoons.
 Chicago is the Garden city when seen by way of the front yard; the back yard has another story to tell.
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little institutions comprised within and fostered by the larger organization af- ford the attraction for a large class of people. There is something for all, whatever their tastes or inclinations. Socials, concerts and the like here have introduced a feature into the life of Chicago's submerged tenth of which they had never before even dreamed
 Of course Hull house could not do for all the poor and degraded of Chica- go. Miss Addams and her cohorts of faithful workers could not reach all whom they wished helped so from time to time have been started other settle ments founded on much the same prin- ciples. To-day there are 15 of these, the best known being Hull house, the University settlement carried on under the auspices of the University of Chi cago, and Chicago Commons, which is under the personal direction of Prof Graham Taylor. of the Chicago theolog- icaI seminary. Around each of the va rious settlements are happier, cleaner and brighter homes, people of higher aspirations, less misery and degrada- ton than when these settlements were introduced in Chicago.
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that every woman here has almost an innumerable number of gowns for all occasions, and then one of these Paris gowns of Mrs. Astor's cost $1,750. It was of black lace over white satin, and at that price it may be imagined what the lace was. It was probably the most charming of the many gowns seen here this season, if not for several seasons.
 Many of the prettiest and most cost ly of the seasons costumes came from Paris despite the boast of the society women made early in the season that their summer wardrobe would be bought of American modistes. French women have been complaining that their American sisters have so monop- olized the time of the Paris dressmok- CTS that it has been impossible for them to get what gowns they wanted for summer, and now they say the same thing seems to be true of the fall sea- son. Paris dressmakers, it is said, prefer to work for American women because they give them so much lati- tude in their orders, both in price and designs. In fact, the American woman when she buys dresses abroad seems to rely almost entirely on the judgment of the dressmaker, and as price is sell dom an object with them, it is no won der that Paris dressmakers are slight ing their home trade and giving the American women the preference.
 But to return to the Newport dinners that have been such feature of New port in August. These dinners have taken in all classes of society people here. For the first time in many years the little eliques that have kept New port, society in a constant turmoil in years past have been eliminated, and everybody has been invited by every body else Much of this is due to Mrs. Palmer, who came here two years ago practically new in the social world, and who is this year one of the social lights of this exclusive resort. She has known none of the cliques, and has invited all to her magnificent home. Mrs. Palm er's example has been followed by everybody, and as result society is at peace.
 At one of these dinners one of the most striking of the gowns worn was that of pretty Washington belle, a Miss d'Hauteville It was made of a handsome embroidered chenille in black and white. This was q vermieelh effect of white chenille embroidered on il soft black net. It had one of the new shaped demitrain skirts with six fows of narrow white ribbon around the bot
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but the first step in long road to be travelled toward open rebellion, and had the Spanish government permitted this organization to go on unmolested it is probable that the end of the jour ney toward rebellion would never have been reached.
 This society, known to the natives as the Katipunan, was simply a patriot ic league. Its members banded them selves together for the purpose of some day, none knew when, fighting for Fili- pino freedom, or at least resisting the steady encroachments of the friars. It was organized and enlarged with all the means of secrecy known to the na- tiyes. Its meetings were held in the depths of the marshy jungles, and there, in the light of fickering fires, new recruits took the vows demanded by the signing of the blood compact.
 The blood compact is one of the forms handed down from the times of the discovery of the Philippines, and serves as striking example of ma tive costumes. When Magellan first visited the islands and met with re- sistance from the native chiefs, he signed treaty of peace by this same form, or at least by the form as it was then known, which is practically the same as it exists to-day. Blood is drawn from the breast of the recruit signing the compact, and from that of one already a member. It is exchanged and drank by the different parties, and then with his own blood the recruit signs the roll of the society.
 So it was in the jungle gatherings. Natives with barred breasts steed before the knife and entered into the strong est compact known to them, com pact which the superstitious natives are 10th to break.
 But with all the secrecy which the society could command the friars be- came possessed of the knowledge of it's existence, and chased it as form os free masonry so obnoxious to the church. Through the friars it was called to the attention of the home gov ernment, and so strong was the hold of the church upon the government that orders were given that it should be stamped out, and the powers given the friars to accomplish this.
 Armed with this authority, the friars became the "familiars" of centuries gone by Denuneiations by hundreds quickly followed, the priests willingly availing themselves of this pretext to get we'll rid of despised anti-clericals. All that was necessary to subject a na- tive to banishment from home and na- tive land, to long terms of imprison- ment in Spanish dungeons or to death was the word of friar. Sentences of deportation, imprisonment and death were issued by the governor general without trial of any kind.
 In thls way hundreds of native homes were deprived of husbands and fathers and brothers. Men prominent
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culiar costume and headgear of every nation will be in evidence.
 Chicago is the most cosmopolitan city in the world Out of a population in 1898 of 1851 ,588 only 486,6S3 were Americans. The remaining 1862, ,905 were either born abroad or born of parents one or both of whom were for eign born. In many parts of the city an English word is seldom spoken. The foreign population have divided them selves into communities according to nationality. Many of these communi- ties have larger populations than cities in the fatherIand. Take few figures of those born abroad who have made their home here. There are in Chicago 1 ,021 Belgians, 40,516 Bohemians, 10,76t Danes, 10,41S Frenchmen, POI, ,310 Ger mans, 1,fS6 Greeks, 8,91s Hollanders, 2,489 Hungarians, 104,354 Irish, 12,585 Italians, 783 Lithuanians, 102 Mexicans, % PAS Norwegians, 44.325 Poles, 20,S08 Russians, 1,004 Scotch, 346 Spanish, 66, ,S62 Swedes, 2,345 Swiss, 2,017 Welch= men and 2,445 Chinese. There are from other countries S24 people. In this con nection it may be said that the colored population numbers 25,814.
 Among the foreign-born residents above enumerated are many of whom Chicago is and may we'll be proud, but stranger cannot possibly conceive what these figures mean in the way of poverty, filth and ignorance. One must aetually make visit to the Bohemian quarter the Polish district or any other one of q dozen communities and see for ones self the life
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SARAH DAVIDSON.
cAMEL's HAIR BRUSHES.
The Term NIiSnomer Now. for saufr- reIs Furnish the Hair for
 Their Manufacture.

The eamefs hair brush used by art ists has nothing of bactria in it. There was time when real camel's hair was used for this purpose. The ship of the desert, however, has long been superseded by the homely squir- rel Not only is squirrels hair very much less costly, but it is better, softer, more pliable and more durable. At the present day it is doubtful if you could find a bushel of camels hair in all the brush factories in the land. However, there is no cause for fear that the graceful little squirrel will be eXter- minated. It is the European squirrel that furnishes the hair for the brushes, the covering of the American squirrel being too furry and soft for the pur- pose.
 It is somewhat the same with the coarser brushes. The bristles most prized come from Russia and India, and the wild hogs of Germany furnish their quota. The great American hog runs tc fat and puts forth practically no bristles. In the countries above mentioned the collecting of bristles is quite an important industry among the peasantry of certain districts. In com paratively few eases are they stripped from the dead body of the hog. The usual method is to discover the haunts of the animal and to gather the bris- ties from the trees against which they rub themselves.-N. '. Sun.
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 pers. and do not wish to become de- pendent. But they are industrious and hard-working as the varying eXigeneies of the market for unskilled labor will permit. True, they do not save or lay by any part of their wages for com ing struggles. Their Pitifully small pay does not allow that, and if it did the probabilities are they wouldn't save any way. Their education or bring ing up does not tend that way. 1t is hand-to-mouth existence at best. The men take what work they can, not knowing in the morning when they ap- ply whether they will be employed for an hour or a day. The young men are preferred because of their greater agili- ty and endurance A man is old at 38 or 40. At that age begins the burning out process, as it is called. That IS, he is put to work beside men 15 and 20 years younger, and when he begins to show that he cannot keep up to the pace they set it is but short time be- fore the city or some charitable institu- ton will be compelled to take care of him and his.
 Men who work amid the naphtha fumes have a short life, and chronic rheumatism early claims those who have to work in the damp and dark hide cellars where the air is literally saturated with ammonia. Gonsump- tion, lung and throat diseases are com mon among those employed in the fer tilizer factories. Here the men work in a perfect cloud of dust and dirt In deed, such is the condition of the at mosphere in these factories that the men to work at all are compelled to wear wet sponges over their mouths and noses.
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tom. The full bodice was perfectly plain, with black velvet ribbon for shoulder straps, and several loops of blael, velvet on the shoulder. Three rows of black velvet ribbon eneircIed the waist with large rosette at the back and q buckle studded with dia- monds. Elbow sleeves with three small frills of the black net, and coil of the black velvet ribbon, with loops, at the elbow to finish.
 Another at tie same dinner was B beautiful affair of fine guipure over yellow mousseline de soie. It had a deep founce around the bottom of the skirt made of an applique lace, and the effect of this applique lace near the guipure was very pleasing. The front of the gown had an applique in very large scroll design, and a narrow belt of black velvet ornamented with talis- men turquoises, and a smart black tuille bow placed at the side of the decollete. A tight sleeve of the guipure lace with two caps of the lace applique falling from the shoulder.
 Still third was a graceful gown of blue crepe de chine. 1t was handsome ly trimmed with point lace, The skirt had a very narrow ruffle around the bottom of crepe de chine. It was brought up little high in front, and then deep founce of the point lace and so on with two rows of each. Ii had full bodice with high neck made l entirely of the point lace with a blouse effect, and fastened at one side with 8 large black velvet bow, and q pear l buckle at the whist and also at the bust
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XIV EXPORT dinners in August
 INN Merely mention of those A V which society has attended would fill more than all the space al- lowed for these letters. And it has been not only dinners, but all sorts of the most elaborate of entertainments. Early in the season society leaders, women who set the fashions in enter taining, announced that it was to be q quiet season at Newport especially. They prophesied but very little of an elaborate nature for the summer, and really kept this promise to themselves and the interested public during July but with the beginning of August the entire programme for the season changed, and this has been q record breaking August in point of elaborate entertainments.
 These entertainments have brought out all the many pretty gowns that were prepared for the summer, and the season has proven even more brilliant than it was at first supposed it would be There has been practically no limit to the extravaganza of the New port society woman so far as her gowns were concerned. Some of the summer wardrobes seen here during the past two months represent an amount run ming way up into the thousands of dol- lars. One little consignment of gowns which Mrs. William Astor received from Paris after the beginning of the season represented more than $12,oo0, and that was but small part of her summer wardrobe. But that is not a great amount when il is considered
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Park 'li' city heat. In fact. it is nothing more nor less than a yaea- ton in the country for people who had known nothing but tenement life and a steerage passage on a transatlantic steamer.
 Camp Goodwill is a tent village lo- cated in Oak Park, a suburb of easy ac- cess from the city. The tents are pitched in beautifully shaded grove, and for one whole week little folks and mothers and a few convalescent men have week such as surpasses anything ia their previous imaginations and which live lifetime in their dreams. It is not a loafng place for tramps. Muehof Chieago's charities goes to loaf CTS, who would rather beg all day for crust than work an hour for pie. But at Oak Park q different system prevails. The happy campers are guests, and only those secure the coveted invitation who are industrious and deserving. They are mainly mothers with small chil- dren. They come on Saturday after noon and return the next Saturday morning.
 One of the curious experiences of this camp is that of the camp doctor. Each morning those who are il, or have "suspicions," assemble in the superin- tendents tent to meet the physician. Five leading physicians of the village. each for week, take them under their care, prescribing and giving much nee essary advice. The first day of each new week several are always ailing, due largely to the regular meals of sui ficient wholesome food.
 HECTOR c. LEXINGTON
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rel with poverty as seen in its worst form. Miss Addams' project was not religious, nor primarily educational, but social What she resolved to do was to live among the poor. She and a few others settled in a community composed almost entirely of foreign CTS. To instill in the district a desire for clean homes, culture and higher forms of entertainment and recreation was her object. This was the beginning of the ''social settlement" in Chicago, and the Hull house. with its charities, its clubs, kindergartsns and the like is the growing institution of which she is to-day the head and heart. Mems clubs, mothers clubs, boys clubs, sew ing circles, debating societies and other
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in native affairs were seemingly sougbS for on every possible occasion, and without warning were dragged away to the capital to suffer sentences .of which those left behind were never ap- praised. To incur the enmity of a priest meant swift and sure punish ment Every day saw it's execution up on the Luneta. Executions that were made much of by the Spanish residents who attended them in great lrowds and always gowned in their besF. The dungeon prisons were filled to oyer flowing; shiploads of the accused were being transported to the Spanish penal settlements in Africa and other remote places.
 Of all those interested in this whole sale extermination none were more jealous than was Archbishop Bernar- dino Nozaleda. He advocated externi- nation by fire and sword and wholesale executions.
 During this time the society of the natives sent petition to the mikado of Japan praying for him to annex the is lands to his domain. There were 5000 Filipino names on that petition, and the mikado, instead of acting upon it as the natives desired, forwarded it to the Spanish government at Madrid, from whence it was returned to the gQAernor general at Manila. Thus 5 1000 names of known members of the society were placed in the hands ofthe authorities, of which they made full use.
 In one day soc suspected persons were seized in Manila alone at the instigatien of the friars. Many of these were ex- ccuted without trial. Others were ban ished and still others died in the dun geon prisons.
 Into the terrible prison known as the "black hole of Manila" there were thrust more than 100 prisoners in one night, and then every opening that would admit air was closed, with the re-
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Prepared for Trouble.

All want to say" remarked the driver of the milk wagon, who had managed to spill out half dozen bot ties and scatter them with their liquid contents over the asphalt pavement at State and Jackson. ais this"-and he rolled up his sleeves and surveyed the wreckage that the first man that says word 10 me about not cryin' over split milk is goin' to get his head punehedl" Chicago Tribune.
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clement, are ap- palling. Southwest of the Union stock yards is one of the poorest communi- ties of the great city. Here are 40,- GOO people, mainly dependent u p o n the various indus { ri e s connected with the slaughter of cattle. The men, nsidering the av-
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bestroomof q com fortably if notlu& uriouslyfurnished house a house that may be called q home, W he r e there are t Il e means and t h Q leisure for develop ing the finer sen tilnents, poss e s S ing and reading books, II c a ri II g good music, and seeing great mas
 fprDiecpS of the
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fruition of the de- sire of sey eral hearted p e O. pie to relieve the distress of the city
 poor during g the
 hot, oPpre $ s i've midsummer weeks when all who could
 had sought t Il e cool breezes and delights O f t h e coun f " a " a Y from 4ba e+ig;n,-
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the back yard as well as the front yard. And she did. Miss Addams was a young woman of culture, of refine m c n t a Il q o f means. She had no quarrel wit h wealth, but when she saw the misery and wretehedness of so many human beings she resolved
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Chicago with the homegrown Tank. Walk down Clark
 S tre ct or State street some after noon and you will
 meetty of every race under the sun. You will hear the latest rag-time waltz, the bagpipes of the Highlander, the weird music of the Moor and the tom-ton of t h Q Chinese. The pe-
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AnnronriateIy Nnanea.

Mir. Hojack-Nfy dear, why do you al. Jude to those twins as sardines?
 Mrs. Hojack-They are children of MT. and Mrs. Herring .-Tit-Bits
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His Ref1eeri,~ Eoa,,

Patienee-What a homely-looking nan her husband is!
 Patriee-But you ought to see the perfectly lovely bonnets he pays fori- 1onkers Statesman.
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nS JRTNG the earlier centuries or II ] what is classed as modern his uI tory all Europe witnessed the brutality of the inquisition, the worst of which was praeticed by Spain Con nuered nations chaffing under brutal Spanish rule felt the heaviest of their burdens to be those inflicted by the church and IegaHzed by the Spanish monarch. The dreaded 'famiIlars were everywhere, and none, even the most devout, felt secure from thelF visits
 But that was in the days of but a feeble civilization; days when all the so-called civilized portion of the world was but emerging from the darkness of the dark ages. Early in the eight eenth century the inquisition was sup posedly abolished; the clergy lost their hold of cruelty upon the people; the dreaded famiHars paid no more thelr dreaded midnight visits, and the dawn of new era began for the world.
 In the light of the advancement of civilization since the days of the in euisition it seems remarkable that Spain, nation that brides itself upon it's advancement, should revert to the customs of the middle ages in its deal- ings with it's helpless colonies. But such are the facts, and the Spanish in- quisition in the Philippine islands in the closing years of the nineteenth century is a matter of history.
 Native opposition to the burdens in- ficted upon them by the Spanish friars has several times been the cause of serious disturbances in the Philip pines, but in none of these times have the friars gone to such lengths as they did just previous to the breaking out of the rebellion of 1896-'97.
 When the first idea of that reyolu- fion entered the minds of the Philip pine leaders it took form in the formation of a secret society. It was
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The Social settlement.

Ten years ago Miss Jane Addams visited Chicago, but she resolved to see
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His Sole PossesnInns.

Thus said old Noah to himselis X You are all the world to me AS he strolled about the ark. And surveyed the menaEef's Chicago Daily News.
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\ NIidsnmmer chnritr.

Unique among the charities of Chi cago is Camp Goodwill. This was the
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The Front and Back Yards.

How this contrasts with what the average visitor sees! He is put into the
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..Rurning Oui., of n Man.

Some of the conditions unearthed by this unique institution, the social set
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European, Asiatic, African and South sea islanders are equally at home in