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reed organ to hide its unsightly appearance. A dry-goods box is not a desirable or convenient book case. Some books must always be at the bottom and all are of necessity unduly handles and worn by the process. Money is very scarce [[strikethrough]] among [[/strikethrough]] in the First Presbyterian Church of the Yanktons and there are so many demands for the little that can be raised that the people can not afford to buy a bookcase, and this same box has [[done?]] service for years, for even dry-goods are few on an Indian Reserve. As I watched the Teacher carefully unpack the box, for it is packed and unpacked every day, I wished she could be saved the unnecessary draught on her strength. This faithful, gentle hearted woman is already heavily taxed with her constant labor among the Indians, and I felt sure some one would relieve her of this [[strikethrough]] daily wor [[/strikethrough]] duty of lifting so many books out and in the box, [[strikethrough]] did [[/strikethrough]]