The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-04

encouraging removal from the con
gested city districts to more ope,
| spaces While there Is loss to tn,
landlords arising from this state o
things, the public benefits not onl.
in pocket, but in health and comfort
Leaders Of political parties in
Porto Rico are quoted as being deep
ly offended by the Taft message tt
congress. Rivera, the unionist lead
er, says that it will cause discomfort
among the people and predicts fu
ture conflicts in consequence. Iglesias
the labor leader, complains because
the message puts the blame on all
parties, whereas he says that the I'm.
ionists were solely responsible fol
the deadlock. A similar criticism was
made by Barbarossa, the republican
leader.
With the closing of the National
Tube Works at McKeesport. Pa, last
Sunday, the United States steel cor.
poration took the first step toward
what is understood to be the dis
continuance of all Sunday work in
its mills in the Pittsburg district and
later throughout the country. Blast
furnaces and other departments re-
quiring to be kept running when
once started will be the only eXcep-
ton to the rule. Even the repair
work will not be done on Sunday as
hitherto. The managers have reach
ed the conclusion that the men will
do better work and about as much
with less strain and less danger of
accident, if they have the Sunday
rest day.
EXiled Empress Eugene, former
empress of France, widow of Napo-
leon III. and one of the most pathet-
ic figures in recent history, has just
celebrated her SSrd birthday. Though
advancing in years, the former en-
press has not lost her interest in
her fellow beings, but is doing much
benevolent work in the locality in
which she resides, just outside of
London. She has a pleasant and
even luxurious home, although her
present mode of life is far from COM
pairing in splendor with her former
condition in the French capital. In
spite of the many trihulations thro'
which she has passed, she does not
permit herself to brood unduly over
past misfortune.
The project to find new home for
the Hebrew race, this time in Meso-
potamia. may finally prove success
full. but that movement at present
is in the Embryo stage, and it is
difficult to see whether its chances
for success are any better than the
Zionist movement of many years
standing but of comparatively little
accomplishment. 1t is interesting to
speculate concerning the possibility
of the Jews being restored to their
Ancient home in Asia, or to a new
one close by, but It is doubtful if the
matter will ever pass beyond the
speculative stage. In the meantime
the Jewish race is securing a foot
hold in many of the nations of the
world, and has acquired place which
is of prominence and we'll deserved
influence in the government and f.
naneial circles of many countries.
Complaint has been made that
many college professors nowadays
are more interested in writing learn
ed treaties on their subjects than in
teaching them to their classes. 1t
used to be said that Mark Hopkins,
with a class of boys on a log, would
make college; but that time seems
to have gone by. The modern pro-
fessor in a big school is reader of
lectures and preparer of examina-
ton papers. The real teachers in
such institutions are the tutors. The
real institution for the student who
desires to get simply an all-around
education. before taking up a pro-
fessional course of study, is rather
the small college with a good facul-
ty. Better than costly buildings, bet
ter than big libraries, better than
elaborate apparatus and ingenious
appointments, is live teacher, well
informed and intelligently sympa-
thetic with the mind and temper of
youth.
There is no longer any danger OF
overproduction Of breadstuffs and
meat and dairy products in this
country. Extent of tac area OF cnl-
tivation approaches the limit NEE
and more and it does not keep pace
with increase OF population, says the
New York Journal Of Commerce. The
demands OF domestic market fol
consumption advance out OF proper.
ton to production, and the surplus
OF export Is relatively diminishing
while the worlds requirements in.
crease. The export of farm product,
Is still our mainstay for paying fol
imported merchandise and will con
tinue to be 80 while the cost Of man
nfacturing is artificiaily kept up,
for exports necessarily come into
composition with foreign products
Of the same kind. We not only neet
to extend the area Of land cultivated
for the staple crops. but to improve
methods OF cultivation and reduc,
cost Of production SO far as practi
cable.
Guglielmo Ferraro. the Italian