The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-30

pleasure. They seem to regard it as much |
part OF the routine of existance as eating |
and sleeping, and no business exigency or
other claims could induce them to forego |
the customary exemptions from labor and |
responsibility One uncomely feature of
their quest for pleasure and amusement
is the laxity that prevails with regard to
the use of intoxicants. They are used
practically without restraint, and in the |
most matter of course manner. Female |
votaries of the flowing bowl are by no
means rare. even in the homes of the bet
ter az classes.
The charitable work done here on
Christmas is comprehensive and systemat-
c and many are the abodes of poverty
which through the Associated Charities
and similar organizations have had their
larders bountefully stored on Christmas
Day. The Shriners will give away five
hundred baskets of provisions this year
and each will contain liberal provisions
for one family for several days. Chart
able work has been reduced to almost an
exact science. Promiscuous giving, it has
been observed, works great harm, and the
greatest care and discrimination are re-
quired in order to avoid giving to the un-
worthy. and overlooking the meritorous.
1t is the wretched and shamelessIidler who
seeks aid at every possible charitable or
ganization who needs to be guarded
against. On the other hand. the really
needy are loath to seek the aid of charity,
and often cannot be induced to accept
such aid, even though on the verge of
starvation, and in the extremes of disease
and unsanitary conditions.
/ During the past week took occasion to
go through the Bureau of Engraving and
l Printing. It's large brick structure,
located on the Mail, near the Washington
Monument and the Potomac river. An
attendant is provided by the government
to conduct visitors through the rooms open
to the public. Guided DO one of these an
intelligent lady, and in company with sew
eral others, saw the process by which
the government prints greenbacks and
stamps. The work is done in large
room containing number of presses.
They are operated neither by the regular
job press pedal power, nor by steam, but
by series of spoke-like levers. radiating
from shaft passing through the cylinder
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this lever arrangement is turned, the pla-
ten of the press containing.the dye CORES
ponding with the form on a job press is
brought forward by means of cogs, ane
passes under the cylinder, after the helper
has placed upon it the blank paper. Each
printer employs lady assistant to place
and remove the papers before and after
each impression. The pressmen are paio
seventy cents per hundred impressions
and he must pay one cent and half TO
each damaged or imperfect Impression
He must pay his assistant one dollar ant
twenty five cents day. Expert printer
earn as high as eight and nine dollars
day: but the average is considerably below
: this figure after he has deducted the in
: demnity he must pay for misprints, which
: sometimes aggregate more than half tn
), number printed This depends Target,
upon the efficiency of the helper.
Congress has adjourned, and most of tn
members have gone home to spend tn
= holidays. Congressman Smith and Secre
tary departed for Iowa on Friday. Judg
Conner is still in Iowa. as arelmany other
! of Iowa's deputation here. The Columb
an tangle is the principal topic of a stat
q character to engage the thoughts of polit
e clans and statesmen at this time.