. Christian herald and signs of our times. usband bought asmall hog. and divided it between three very needyfamilies. One had not had any breakfast on thatmorning and about noon they had to go to a neigh-bor to borrow flour enough for a meal. Mrs. Ray Carl of Long Island, Kan.,another lady distributor, was equally dis-criminating although in a different her check (<5) she bought shoes, meal,tea. calico, and thread for two families whofortunately had some flour. One was afamily of motherless children. Miss Clara Jellison, Secretary Missiona-rv Society, Belleville. Kan., writes : I h
. Christian herald and signs of our times. usband bought asmall hog. and divided it between three very needyfamilies. One had not had any breakfast on thatmorning and about noon they had to go to a neigh-bor to borrow flour enough for a meal. Mrs. Ray Carl of Long Island, Kan.,another lady distributor, was equally dis-criminating although in a different her check (<5) she bought shoes, meal,tea. calico, and thread for two families whofortunately had some flour. One was afamily of motherless children. Miss Clara Jellison, Secretary Missiona-rv Society, Belleville. Kan., writes : I have alreadv canvassed the town for second-hand clothing oranything people could give to sendto the poor, and also to distribute amongst our more 1 look into this matter, the more I src thatmuch must be done, for the Lord only knows what isto become of some families if they do not receive help. Mrs. F. Slade, Athol. Kan., writes: I have iust learned of families by the score thatwill stai-ve and freeze if there is not aid sent them. heaps. There are eighty families in the set-tlement and sixty of them are in this stateand it is very cold there ; and scarlet feverand diphtheria raging. One man buried fourchildren. Many other families are losingtheir children by death. Senator Peffers S. Senator peffer writes us that hehas alreadv sent a large quantity of gar-den seeds to people in Kansas and will sendto every person inquiring, as long as theseeds last, and I doubt not that I shall haveplenty for all of them. If I do not haveenough of my own quota, 1 can easily pro-cure more from Senators in the Eastern andMiddle States who have large cities nearthem, where seeds are not so much to congressional legislation, I do not be-lieve it is worth while to ask it. He will,however, give a bill of that kind his mosthearty and earnest support. Hon. Mr. Broderick, Kansas, writes: The Legislature of Kansas will meet in regularsession in a fewdays and will certainly make
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