By Mary E. Marcy.A little socialistic sketch, told with vim. It relates the experiences of a family living in a wretched portion of the stockyards region in Chicago, known locally as The Dump.” The father is killed by the collapse of a rotten chute. It tells of the efforts of the mother to keep the little family together, their experiences with organized charity, their up and downs generally-The author seems to be familiar with the people and the locality.