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seized his arm in a grip that was almost

seized his arm in grip that was almost
fierce.
Do you mean to say, she cried, "that
it is possible human beings are permitted
TO live like that? Do you mean to tell me
that it can't be helped? Do you mean to
admit that in world where favored few
live in homes that are crammed with COM
forts, there are others huddled like ami
mails in novels of dirt and wretchedness !:
and that even these novels are taken from
them when they cannot pay puny, pal
try, miserable rent? Oh. there is some
thing wrong-wrong Lsten-I shall do
something for these children-I shall talk
10 father-l shall do all in my power
her voice was drowned in tears
The agitation that stirred Miss Ken
nedys set when they learned of her en-
gagement to Darrell eliminated in a wave
of sweeping amazement when the news
that both would go into settlement work
among the poor became public
Side by side the husband and wife are
now working in an eastern metropolis liy
ing in the very heart of district where
Their wholesome, beautiful lives point an
example to those who were born less fort
| innate than they.
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Street Cleanina.

American Medicine: An example OF
what can be accomplished by honest
endeavor controlled by scientific knowl..
edge in the administration of affairs
concerning the public is furnished by
the work of STRENGTHENING Commits
sioner John NJ. Woodbury. of New York.
Not satisfied with the old and inefficient
method of cart sprinkling and sweep
ing. he introduced the plan of washing
the streets by means of compressed air
machines or with hose from the
hydrants. Instead of laying the dust
he says the streets should be washed so
clean that there will be no dust.
During the past year an average of
sixty miles of streets has been washed
daily. between. the hours of l and in
the morning. By washing, DR.. Wood
bury means applying the water with
which clings to the surface of asphalt:
this, he says, is the only sanitary way
to clean such pavement. The proof of
his assertion is found not only in the
comparative freedom from dust as
raised by the older methods. but also in
a more positive way by bacteriologic
tests. The latter show that bacteria are
very largely removed from the streets
by washing them as described. An agar
plate exposed at a point on Fifth ave-
nue. just after the passage of a
sprnkling wagon developed 400 colonies
of bacteria. A second plate exposed at
the same place after flushing of the
streets showed only ten colonies.
Another proof of the efficacy of the
plan adopted is the low death-rate in
the part Of the city which has been SO
cleaned for a considerable period.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24
Tho Shrieks Of SUGAR.

Boston Transcript: Whenever any
proposal looking to a reduction of the
tariff on raw sugar is brought before
the public we may confidently count
on the appearance of the beet sugar
industry with a moving plea to be
saved from being ruined by foreign
sugar 1t was SO when Cuban reci-
procity was first presented, and is SO
now when /. is proposed to reduce the
duty ON sugar from the Philippines to
Is per cent. of the Dingley rates. The
beet sugar industry is up in arms. The
professionals against the reduction take
their cue from the recent declaration
Of the Michigan Sugar Manufacturers
association that any lowering of the
tariff barrier en- the Philippine article
will eventually destroy the entire
sugar industry OF the United States .
These words have a familiar sound
to those who remember how many
times the sugar industry has declared
that it was. on the verge of destruction.
1t never is. but is always about to be
destroyed. which distinction explains
the interesting fact that The sugar in
dustry of the United States has made
wonderful progress in the last two de-
eaGes. Together cane and beet sup
piled the people of the United States
With about 1000, 100000 out of the al
most 5000. 900. 600 pounds of sugar they
consumed last year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24
A CRYING need
FOR PAPER SPOOL
Problem That Has Long Fuz,
zled the Threadmakers
Of the WcrId.
LIKELY FOUND AT LAST
One Manufacturing Concern Now
Claims to Have a Paper One Far
Superior to the Old Wooden
Article.
LIKELY FOUND AT LAST

Willimantc, Conn. letter in New
York Sun: The matter af making a
paper spool that would be equal, if not
superior to the wooden SPOOL, has been
studied for many years and the Amer
lean Thread company has spent con-
Slderab bic money in experiments in this
direction. Until recently all schemes
failed on account of the heavy pressure
on spool while in the winding ma
chine. Some time ago the officers of a
concern believed that they had found
good practical substitute for the
large wooden spool 1t is made of
paper, is much lighter than the wood
en- spool and makes a great saving in
freight. But still it has it's disadvan-
tages.
Another paper spool has since then
come to light in this city Spools made
on this system have undergone thor
ouSh tests and found to be able to
stand the seVereSt strain put on them
in the winding machine. Unlike other
paper SpOOls. which are made from wet
paper this one is made from dry paper
and is pressed into shape by hydraulic
pressure OF 5000 pounds. AS to the
paper used any kind will do but the
makers intend to use old newspapers,
because they are cheaper than other
waste paper
In the process of manufacturing the
spools the old papers are run through
shreddng machine that grinds and
tears the paper up so that it looks
very much like lint or fine fuZZ. 1t is
then taken in a perfectly dry state and
with a glutinous sizing placed in a
mold and subjected to great hydraulic
pressure. The spool when made con-
sists Of two pieces which are glued
together.
One feature of the spool is That no
moisture of any kind is useG in the
process, and when it comes from the
press it is as smooth as glass. The
spool manufactured by the American
Thread company, instead of being
smooth, is rough and has to be pol
ished. The fuZZ, or powdered paper
from which the spool is made is gray
before it is pressed, but after the pro-
cess the spool is the color of rawhide
leather and looks very much like a
wooden spool that has been vanished.
The saving in this spool over the wood
en- one is in the cost of manufacture.
1t weighs as much as the wooden one
and thereby saves nothing on the
freight bills. But the cost of manu-
facture is less than half that of the
wooden spools. The spools made are
large ones on which a large amount of
thread is wound. They have not been
made yet in the shape of small ones
for retail trade.
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. PASSING OF AFRICAN GAME.
Imminent Extinction of Many sp

aUF0iHenI GSkiUCtion OF many Spe-
cies Leads to Protective Laws
Indianapolis News: For two centuries
There has been little let or hindrance to
the slaughter of animal life In southern
Africa. But now game laws exist, and
with their enforcement 1t is expected that
the supply of game can be kept up and
that some of the old hunting grounds
may be restocked
Lions are still plentiful over large areas,
and even In the mining districts of Rho
desta Elephants are becoming scarce,
being practically extinct south of the
lambesi. except on the east coast and
In a few parts of Rhodesia. They are
now strictly protected, TO save them
from extinction.
II The rhinoceros is rare. except in the
Portuguese country south of the Fam
besi. The hlpaopotamus Is to be found
only In Orange river the streams OF
znluland. and In the Portuguese rivers.
One of the remarkable natives is King
Khama. The headquarters of his tribe is
Serowe. a town of 20D00. Here and in all
his doinintons he has abolished European
LIQUORS, and their introduction or use Is
followed by severe punishment. He has
suppressed witchcraft and so encouraged
education that most of his people can
read.
The Mashonaland plateau is beginning
to fill up with European farmers. with
i Its perfect climate and fertile land, 1t
grows every kind of crops OF the tenn
perate zone, and the farmers are already
looking forward to raising enough to sup-
ply the whole of Rhodesia Thus through
out the dark continent In whatever d.
rection there are evidences OF a rapidly
growing civilization
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Three of a Kind.

Buffalo Courier: The archbishop O,
Canterbury was talking about the Eng
fish court dress.
The knee breaches, the silk stock
ings, and the slender sword" he said
make graceful costume, costume
becoming to all save the unduly thin.
There is talk of making court dress
the universal evening costume, but be-
fore this is done a great tumult of on
position will go up from the lean.
Knee breaches, you see. set i'll upon
thin legs. They even bring down rid
icule uron their wearers. Thus:
"A young city man, tall and slender.
appeared for the first time before his
aunt in court dress. The aunt looked
at him critically. She studied his knee
breeches, his court sword his sill
stockings, and their contents. Finally,
With loud laugh she said:
Pray tell me, my dear Edward
have you got three legs or three
swords y
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24
Pointed Parsnranhs.

Chicago News: The man with puH. j.
always In the political push.
Never tell man that his boy looks like
his mother If he owes you money
Women have q lot to say about model
husbands. but they ali want different
model.
AS the alleged ancestors of some of our
old families Adam and 1--we have much TO
answer for.
A silent man often has n reputation for
knowing about ten times as much as he
does know.
Probably more young people would en-
bark on the sea of matrImony II stern par
ents would raise the blockade
He who attends strictly to his own bus
mess has no time to waste on visionary
schemes for saving the country.
Many a man who isn't satisfied with the
Ills he has peruscs drug store almanacs
and acquires others he knows not Of
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American Negroes.
Every

with the Procession," Every
body's Magazine for February:
There are 9,2O4.531 negroes in the Uni
ted States, including Porto Rico and
Hawaii. Nine-tenths of them live in
the south-one-th third of it's population.
Seventy seven per cent work on 1885,
600 farms, of which twenty-one per
cent are absolutely, and four per cent.
partially, owned by negroes. There
are q, 900 negro carpenters, 10000 bar
bers and nearly as many doctors, 49,
600 ministers, $4,000 masops. 10000
dressmakers, 10000 engineers and fire
men, 5000 shoemake.s. 1000 musicians
1000 actors and showmen, 1000 law
yers (Which seems too many. Since
1890 negro illteracy has sunk from 81
to 445 per cent. Statistics are rather
stupid fellows, but these look bright
and full Of hope.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24
new DRAWING
ROOM NOVELTY
A Mirror PrettiIy Draped With
Trailing Vines and
Ferns
is FASHIONABlY ARTISTIC
One of the Admirable Features of This
Arrangement Is the Apparent
Enlargement of Small
Rooms.
is FASHIONABLY ARTISTIC

New York Sun: A pretty novelty has
been introduced into some drawing rooms
In this city, and is likely TO win greater
favor as It becomes better known.
One of the dra wing rooms referred TO Is
oblong, not very large and about IA feet
high, with two windows at one end and
wide folding door at the other, which
leads to a second drawing room larger
than the first and square. In spite of the
fact that perhaps there is no other room
in Il New York house quite so hard to
make artistic as a long, narrow drawing
room. 1t is the front drawing room in this
case which Is destined to be the show
piece of the house, and 1t is likely to be
copied many times in the next few months.
The finshings are of Louis XIV. design
all white and gold. There are tracerles
OF gold on the white paneled walls, the
woodwork Is entirety of white enameled
wood, and the furniture corresponds.
Between the windows is long plate
glass panel mirror, and at one side of the
room, where ordinarily there is mante'
and fireplace the space from floor to cell
ling is filled with another mirror, which IL
about e feet wide, framed in white enamel
and thanked on either side by carved
round column about inches in diameter.
Across the top is a projecting trieze carved
to match the columns.
Now, there are many adm.ra BILE features
about mirror of this sort, chief among
which is the fact that it makes narrow
room look almost twice its width. The
owner of the house was quick to recognize
this advantage Nevertheless, when she
saw it, she shook her head and said
1T Is not artistic. 1t suggests too much
modern hotel or fashionable show room
where gowns are exhibited. Something
must be DONE"
Something was done. She sent for an
architect and a house decorator and the
three consulted. AS result a few weeks
later the mirror was crossed at a distance
of about 71s or feet from the ground by
a carved box something more than foot
high and nearly wide which titts./ in
between the columns and matched them
in tint and design.
The box was lined with metal, filled with
rich mold and planted end to end with
ferns of a variety which takes kindly to
indoor life and with several varieties of
small leaved vines which traied over the
carved front of the box and partially
yelled the mirror almost TO- the floor with
out, however, being thick enough to de-
tract from its usefulness. With the aid
of the vines and ferns and the box the
mirror is now the most artistic feature in
the room
THE expense is considerable admitted
the owner of one house with a drawing
room thus beautiied, but had the design
cost twice as much / would cheerfully
have paid it,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-24
THE NElGHBORS ALL USE THEM
NOW,

Quick Cure of Rhcumntism by Dodd's
kidney File = How They Saved the
Shop of Kansas Blacksmith-C Cure
Was Permanent, Too.
Guodland. Kan. Feb. 2Oth.-(Spe-
cial)-So quick aud complete was the
cure of N. t.. AlDertson. Al local black
smith, that it almost seems like MIR
acle. He had Rheumatism 80 bad he
fenred he would have to give up his
shop. one box OF Dotd's Kidney Pills
drove away all the pains and they
have never returned. Speaking OF his
cure Mr.. AlOertsou says
II had Rheumatism In my shoulders
and arms for years. Part or the time
II was so bad | could not sleep at
night. My arm hurt so that 1t seemed
would have TO give up my black
smith shop. went to tue drug store
and bought one box Of podl's Kidney
Pills and took them. ! have not had
the Rheumatism since great many
of the neighhors are using Dodl's Kid
ney Pills since they saw how they
cured me-"
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Eads of the Wealthy.

Saturday Evening Post: These strong
men of money have their weak sides:
they have their fads. and will spend
money like water on them. Mr.. Keene's
weakness Is the race horse: MIR. Nor
gan's is pictures; the late Mr.. Whit
neys was rugs Che is said to have paid
$35, 900 for one, and the transaction
would have been all right had he left
the two las. ciphers off the price, Mr.
Brady's of the ;ooacco trust is black
pearls; Mr.. Addicks'. of Bay State Gas.
is emeralds; while Mr.. Lawson viii go
in pawn to buy ruby.
Mr.. Lawson travels beyond fads and
owns to supersii,ions. He pins his faith
TO the mineral three and its multiples
His telephones are 1898 and $3.50. his
offices are 33 State street; one of his
pet copper mines is the Trinity, and he
begins ms great enterprises on the
third of the month. His big medicine,
as the Indians would call it. is a chain
of 1913 golden beads. each with "A gypsy
girls face enaneled thereon, and this
fetish re consults and 'ommunes with
n ways known only t. himself,
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Life is a burden" said Laura Kennedy
signing. She was young. she was pretty.
she had all the advantages that belong 10
IN American girl of means and position.
John Darrell, as he looked a her gasped
mentally at her words.
Not life as you live it," ne said quickly.
4es-life as [ live it."
Inc young man was silent from amaze
ment. Yet, in one sense he understood
ever since he, busy and humble news
paper reporter. had come to be counted as
one of Miss Kenncdys friends he had
verified by intimate observation his long
cherished conviction that wealth is made
luate where true happiness is concerned
lie was aware that this beautiful young
woman, whose little world had been
thrown into futter of curious amuse-
nent because of her open friendship for
am, was not at all content with her lot
He had known it from the first when
he circumstance of his calling at the
Kennedy mansion to interview her ia Their
lad resulted in converse don with her
She had spoken generally of her dRsat-
sfaction then. But he had not dreamed
hat her discomfort went deeper than
mere theory
Tonight as he watched her sitting IN the
mellow radiance of richly shaded lamps
surrounded by every symbol of luxury
md beauty he thought she looked the
tery embodiment of what humanity calls
happiness.
The word-wearness in her voice smote
I'm, therefore, INTO startled wonder
What is it. he asked earnestly, that
makes life a burden to you?"
Just living" she answered. with an at
:empt at lghtness. Living Itself is the
great burden, for living includes all the
nultitudinous things that bore one"
Sae caught DurrHlIS look and HpSI,e5
suddenly, ashamed all at once. "You
hnk Pm very heartless, she cried i'm
)etuously; "heartless and seiffsh-don't
5ou?"
Darrell flushed, too. II think if you could
Zee life as | see it every day in my work
you couldn't say such things" he replied
Miss kennedy shook her head. 1T would
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,,,vs.u, ,,,> ;, pyIAn9EA4 NQRSAN.
WR.HEAR5r. GREAT BRITAIN RIGHTS RESERVED

The mother was beaten and knocked
down by the constable and his assistants
when she resisted their efforts to cvict the
children from their little home. She lay
PROSTATE ana UNCONSCIOUS on the pave
mcnt in front of the house. surrounded by
the huddling half clad children, until
some kindly pedestrian saw the pitiful
group and sent for aid. The woman was
taken to a hospital, the children to the
police station.
Miss Kennedy said nothing for several
moments after that, because of a lump in
her throat that would not down.
When they reached the station the girl
stood by alartly observant of her sur
roundings. while Darrell made inquiries at
the SerseantS desk.
The lieutenant led them both to the rear
of the building and they were met by the
maJrOn just outside the door of her room.
THE poor little creatures are II pitiful
state" she said leading the way within.
Its little comfort they've had in this life,
poor things"
Are those the children?" asked Miss
Kennedy in a strange voice.
She stood looking toward the corner
where four dngy, scantily clad forms
We're huidled.
Yes, miss. Get Up, Children the lady
and gentleman have come to see YOU
The matron's command was made
known to the group by an Interpreter and
the figures detached themselves from the
shadows and stood up in full view
The gray light from the window, which
opened upon an alley. showed four pairs
Of big, dumb, pathetic eyes set in four
small punched. poVerty-bitten faces. The
eldest of the group, girl, held the young
est, a baby. IN her arms.
Miss Kennedy stood looking down upon
them, SmitteD the heart with the ira
edy of their plight. The concentrat ted
wretchedness of the spectacle seemed to
eat into her consciousness with pog-
nancy that was worse than pain.
She turned suddenly sick and faint as
she gaZed. IL think I'll go outside for a
moment" she gasped.
Darrell faced her in the hallway. She
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make no difference" she sad. Sorrow
md distress are merely relative conditions.
after all; not absolute. In a sense | am
lutte as unhappy as the materially needy.
My burdens are as real to me as theirs
are to them"
your burdens? 2" repeated Darrell For
nstance?"
For instance, the burden of dress. You
have no idea what a weary weight at
taches TO the consideration of gowns ana
mats and foolish tinery The milliner, the
modiste and the tailor may become spec
ters OF monotony so fixed and hopeless as
to fill one with actual despair. There are
iegions of other things that go to make
living for me burden"
THE philosophy of idleness and selfish
ness. was Darreils mental comment.
Aloud he said. I'm sorry"
Indeed, ne did pity her. In his heart he
was sure that her selfhshness was the re-
suit of clrcumscribed conditions. That
she knew nothing of the real world, and
that poverty. wretchedness and injustice
of social conditions were only names to
her. He could even see that the idea of
| them touched her imagination merely at
the circumference.
| AS newspaper man he had grown used
to the heartrending facts of iife yet they
had not made him entirely callous The
! pulse of humanity's heart was reality to
/ him.
Il want YOU to go with me some time
when l have a human interest case to
write up he said suddenly. "W.ll you?'
| The proposal savored of distinct d.
| version and Miss Kennedy agreed.
Il presume you wish to convert me-"
she said laughinely. at parting.
| The desired opportunity arrived three
! days later. Miss Kennedy showed the
eagerness and enthusiasm of child when
she met Darrell that mornlng and the two
boarded a cable car toward their dest.na-
| ton.
First. where are we going?" she de-
manded, for he had as yet given her no
definite idea of the assignment.
| ITO the police station" he answered
promptly.
Horrors. Why didn't you tell me?"
There is no occasion for alarm. Am l
not your PROTECTOR
1 The girl smiled and colored pretttly at
the new note that had slipped into his
voice.
Tell me all about it, please" she said.
I'VE are on our way to see four poverty
stunted Polish children he tod her,
who are now in charge of the matron a;
| the station. These children, with their
! frail little mother who was ill and suffer
ing, were put OUT of their home yesterday
because they could not pay rent
4 You don't mean that they were-you
5! don't mean, surely-what do you mean
/; when you say they were put out?" falt.
cred the girl. The fact that she was or
her way 10 see these Unfortunate human
beings brought the story close and made
LII starslingly real.
I Il mean" replied Darrell, distinctly
that the mother was seized by the con
stable and his assistants and thrust ou
4 upon the street. weak and suffering
though she was. 1 mean that the chill
4 dren were thrust out with her. and tina
all nve of them were left in the chill damp
of the afternoon. with their poor. pitifu
household belongings piled up in The
street beside them
Laura kennedys wide eyes fixed them
selves upon his. Obi, she cried. ..it cam
hat HOY. cauld. ans a.s bsinS- do t5si