bear the boys' main building two stories, 119 feet by 100; residence of superintendent, two stories; a building for shops, chapel, bakery, school rooms, bath room, 360 feet by 35, and two stores. The occupations of the inmates are shoemaking, tailoring, baking, painting, carpentering, dressmaking, gardening, laundry work and engine room work. There is a girls' training school, with special instruction

several kinds of skilled work. The number of inmates in 1898 was 354. of which number 210 were white, and sixty-four colored boys, and sixty-six were white, and 1ourteen colored girls. The officers, teachers and overseers numbered about forty. The location of the House of Reinge is 3300 Osage Street, corner of Louisiana Avenue.

House of Representatives, State. The more numerous branch of the General Assembly, or State Legislature. It is sometimes called the lower house, to distinguish it from the Senate, which is called the upper house. It is composed of Representatives dected by the people at the general State election every two years. Each county in the State is entitled to one Representative, no matter how comparatively small its population is, and the larger counties to more, though not altogether in proportion to their population. The apportionment is made anew after cach decennial United States census. In the decade ending with 1899, the population of the State, 2,679,000, was divided by 200, which gave the ratio of apportionment at 13,395. A county having two and a half ratios-33.487-had two Representatives; a county having four ratios-53.580 -had three, and a county having six ratios80,370-had four; and from that on an additiral population of 33.487, or two ratios, entitled a county to one additional presentative. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker, chosen by

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near the boys' main building, two stories, I10 feet by 100; residence of superintendent, two stories; a building for shops, chapel, bakery, school rooms, bath room, 300 feet by 35, and two stores. The occupations of the inmates are shoemaking, tailoring, baking, painting, carpentering, dressmaking, gardening, laundry work and engine room work. There is a girls' training school, with special instruction in several kinds of skilled work. The number of inmates in 1898 was 354, of which number 210 were white, and sixty-four colored boys, and sixty-six were white, and fourteen colored girls. The officers, teachers and overseers numbered about forty. The location of the House of Refuge is 3300 Osage Street, corner of Louisiana Avenue.

House of Representatives, State. The more numerous branch of the General Assembly, or State Legislature. It is sometimes called the lower house, to distinguish it from the Senate, which is called the upper house. It is composed of Representatives elected by the people at the general State election every two years. Each county in the State is entitled to one Representative, no matter how comparatively small its population is, and the larger counties to more, though not altogether in proportion to their population. The apportionment is made anew after each decennial United States census. In the decade ending with 1899, the population of the State, 2,679,000, was divided by 200, which gave the ratio of apportionment at 13,395. A county having two and a half ratios-33,487-had two Representatives; a county having four ratios-53,580 -had three, and a county having six ratios80,370-had four; and from that on an additional population of 33,487, or two ratios, entitled a county to one additional Representative. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker, chosen by

itself.

House of the Good Shepherd, Kansas City.-See "Catholic Charities of Kansas City."

House of the Guardian Angel, St. Louis.—This institution is under the care of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. The home was founded August 24, 1859, and was incorporated May 25, 1870.

The founder was Archbishop Kenrick, who followed its onward course with paternal interest. In 1859 he gave to the Sisters of Charity a small building of four rooms, in which they opened their asylum. The object of the work was and still is to give a home to young girls; to teach them trades and other useful industries, which will enable them in the future to be self-supporting. The institution is for girls only, orphans or halforphans and other homeless ones who are properly recommended. They are received at any age between the years of eight and sixteen. They are kept in the house until they are of age, and longer if they desire to stay. When they wish to go suitable positions are sought for them. None are given in adoption. They are taught the ordinary English branches of a grammar school, and are trained in all the branches of domestic economy by their participation in the daily work of the house, all sharing in rotation the. duties of the kitchen, bake room, laundry and general house-cleaning. Plain and fancy sewing is taught to those who have a taste for it. No board is received, the only revenue of the institution being that earned by the children and their teachers through sewing and fancy work. Each girl on leaving is provided with a moderate outfit. Should one prefer to remain after eighteen, a sum of money is deposited for her, which, on leaving, she receives. The house sheltered many during the Civil War, when its work really began. Since that time hundreds have here found a home. A new building was soon required, which was later much enlarged, affording accommodations for seventy-five

inmates.

Houser, Daniel M., president of the Globe Printing Company of St. Louis, was born December 23, 1834, in Washington County, Maryland. In 1839 his parents removed to Clark County, Missouri, and from there to St. Louis, in 1846. In his early youth Mr. Houser obtained what tuition the common schools afforded, and was well grounded in the rudiments of education when, at the age of seventeen, he set out to make his own way in the world. He began in an humble place in the work rooms of the "Union" newspaper, and was with that paper when Hill & McKee purchased it and merged it into the "Missouri Democrat." The general