GOVERNMENT
GIVES FOOD
Worst Now Seems Over in Stricke
City of Valparaiso.
Number of Dead Will Exceed Two
Thousand Steamers are Carrying
Thousands From Ruined City
Every Church, Hospital and The
ater Was Destroyed.
IB
vapiaraiso, Aug. zs. rlaza de la
Victoria as far as the plaza in the sec
tion called Las Delicias, ft ur-fifths of
the houses are completely destroyed by
the ertbquake, and the remaining one
fifth are badly damaged. Fnm the
Plaza de la Victoria down to the custom
house only about one-third of the hous
es sustained damage. The banks of
the city and the customs warehouses
were not damaged. With the excep
tion of Eepiritu Santo, all the churches
in the city were destroyed, as were the
hospitals and the theaters.
The number of dead is more than 2,
000. The office of the Havas agency
although seriously damaged, are still
being UBed for the company's business
The tragic scenes of the San Francis
co disaster were reproduced here
There was a fight against fire, the lack
of water and robbery and pillage.
The authorities are now beginning to
get in provisions, and water again is
being supplied. All the fires have
been extinguished. The first shock
lasted four minutes and a half and the
second two minutes. Most of the hous
es were thrown down by the second
shock.
Estimates of the damage range from
925.000,000 to 150,000,000. The Al-
mendral quarter has been absolutely
destroyed. The people are still camp
ing on the surrounding hills and in the
streets, and only today are calm and
courage returning.
The declarations are made that 80,
000 people will leave the city. The
lack of food is not yet serious. Tele
graphic communication was re-established
with Santiago yesterday.
A number of steamers are engaged in
moving the people of the city to points
to the north and south.
TO KILL GOVERNOR.
Assassin Makes Attempt on Life of
Cuban pfficial.
Havana, Aug. 23. An attempt was
made this evening to assassinate Gen
eral Emilio Nunez,
province of Havana,
sassin was arrested,
not known, but he is
governor of the
The would-be-as-His
identity is
a white man and
was well dressed.
A telegram to the government late
tonight stated that Major Laurent,
with his detachment of rural guards,
fought Guerra and his 300 men for
three hours completely defeating him,
killing or wounding many of bis fol
lowers and taking three prisoners. The
dispatch adds that the rebels dispersed
in all directions, being chased long
distances. None of the rural guards
were hurt.
General Jose Miguel Gomez, who
was arrested Tuesday, was formerly
governor of Santa Clara province and
was the Libaral candidate for the pres
idency last year. He is expected to ar
rive in Havana early tomorrow. The
government always euspected Gomez
along with other Liberal leaders of
conspiring or conniving at insurrection
ary schemes, but there was no definite
evidence until it developed that he wa
planning to take the field at the head
of the Santa Clara insurgents. Had
General Gomez taken the field, it would
would have had an immense influence,
as he is a strong, magnetic military
ieader.
Uncle Sam for Banker.
Chicago, Aug. 23. A movement to
eecure more than 1,000,000 petitioners
for the establishment of postal savings
banks was started tonight by the North
Side Turner society, many of whose
members suffered by the collapse of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank. The
plan contemplates that the National
association of turners shall turn each
one of its 37,296 members into a can
vasser for signatuien. Every candidate
for congress throughout the country
will be urged to state his attitude, and
all political parties asked to assist.
Oppose Monroe Doctrine.
San Juan, Costa Rica, Aug. 23. At
a preliminary meeting of the American
club today, the views and objects of
that organization were formulated. It
is declared to be the purpose of the
club "to work for the union of Latin
America and to be prepared to oppose
the United States in its work of anni
hilation of Latin-American commercial
independence." The Monroe doctrine
is declared to be a menace to all Latin
American countries.
China Will Open the Door.
London, Aug. 23. A correpsondent
at Tokto, of the Daily Telegraph, re
ports that the United diplomatic repre
sentations of the United States, Great
Britain and Japan have resulted in
China promising to establish customs
on the Russo-Chinese frontier. Not
until this is an accomplished fact, the
dispatch adds, will Japan consent to
the establishment of customs houses at
Dalny and Antung
REVOLT GAINS HEADWAY.
Cuban Insurgents Capture Another
Town From Government.
Havana, Aug. 24. Pino.Guerrera
the insurgent leader in Pinar del Rio
today followed up the capture of San
Luis, by taking San Juan de Martinez
the terminus of the Western railroad
and by threatening to wreck the rail
road and all its property unless the
company ceases forwarding troops for
the government.
Alarmed by these insurgent success
es, the government has ordered from
an American arms manufacturing com
pany four rapid-fire guns and that
these pieces be manned by ex-members
of the artillery branch of the American
army now cere, if these guns prove
to be effective, four or more additional
guns will be ordered, and it is expected
that experienced gunners will be pro
cured in the United Staes to man them
The United States has not been asked
to do anything in the premises.
The subject of American intervention
is not much discussed here, and is re
garded as a remote possibility, there
being general confidence that the gov
ernment will be able to restore order in
a short time.
The killing of the insurrectionary
leader, General Q lentin Bandera, to
day in an engagement between rural
guards and a band of his followers is
regarded as dealing the insurrection a
heavy blow.
Public opinion appears to vary sc
cording to locality, from enthusiastic
adherence to the government to open
rebellion. In this city the general at
titude is one of loyalty, but there has
been nothing which could be fairly de
scribed as a general rising of the people
in defense of the government.
NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR ALL.
Deficiency in Appropriations for
Ma-
neuvers of State Troops.
Washington, Aug. 24. After a month
of hard work, Assistant Secretary Oliv
er, of the War department, concluded
that he had finally made a satisfactory
djustment of the many difficulties in
pportioning the appropriation of $700,-
000 for pay of the militia at the ma
neuvers in different camps throughout
the country, but it appears that all is
not satisfactory. In some cases more
state troops than had been given in the
schedule were sent into the camps and
more expense was thus added. This
caused a deficit in the allotment of
funds, especially in the matter of pay
for the state troops. The pay depart
ment of the army decided to pay the
oops as long as the funds lasted, those
ho came last going unpaid. Another
adjustment may be made after the
camps have finished their work, as
some camps may not use an tee money
Hotted to them and the funds can be
used to make up the deficit elsewhere.
It is possible that congress will be ask
ed to make an appropriation to cover
the deficit and the state troops pain
next winter.
GET-RICH-QUICK FIRM OUT.
Postal Department Arrests Operators
of Fake Mexican Companies.
Chicago, Aug. 23. The operattions
the Tabasco-Chiapas Trading &
Transportation companv and the Lu
Me Ha Mills company, Mexican invest
ment concerns, with offices at 16-20
iver street, were stopped today by the
nited States postal authorities. Hen
r D. Bushnell, president, and I. B.
Miller, secretary and treasurer, were
arrested and held in bonds of $2,000
each.
It is alleged by the postal authorities
that the operations of Bushnell and
Miller, which have covered a period of
ve years, have netted them $850,000
rom innocent investors. The two com
panies were capitalized for $2,000,000
and according to their literature operat
ed large coffee plantations and owned
several lines of steamers. The postal
authorities declare that, such is not the
case, and that Miller and Bushnell
have been Daying dividends to investors
from the money taken in for stock in
the concern.
To Educate Russian Children.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 24. With a
view to submitting to the next session
of the council of the empire and the
lower house of parliament a bill for
universal primary education, the cabi
inet, at a session held on Tuesday, de
cided that such a bill should be draft
ed by a special commission. The min
istry of public instruction submitted
statistics showing that there are in the
empire 12,736,000 children of school
age, of whom only 5,389,030 are receiv
ing primary education. There are less
than 90,000 primary schools in Russia.
Negotiates Treaty With Colombia.
Bogota, Colombia, Aug. 24. John
Barrett, United States minister to Co
lombia, has left here for Guayaquil for
a conference with Secretary Koot on
the propoeed treaty with the United
States concerning Panama. The gov
ernment has received a proposition from
a French syndicate for opening the
mouth of the Magdalena river. Eng
lish capitalists offer to open Cartagena
harbor. Both projects are favorably
considered.
Another Purchase of Silver.
Washington, 4ug. 24. The director
of the mint Wednesday purchased 100,
000 ounces of silver at 67 cents an
ounce to be delivered at New Orleans.
The price paid last week was 66.62
cents.
COOLIE LABOR
EOR CANAL
Contractors Asked to Bid on Supply
ing Chinese.
To Work Ten Hours a Day and Be
Paid by the Hour Wants 2,500
in First Batch Strict Terms for
Their Return to China Reserves
Option of Calling for More.
Washington, Aug. 21. Specifica
tions for bids to furnish Chinese labor
for the construction of the Panama
canal were issued today by the Isth
mian Canal commission. The basis for
bidding is, for 2,500 coolies.although it
is made clear that the commission may
call for such additional numbers of
Chinese laborers as it may need should
the experiment be successful, but the
number shall not exceed 2,000 per
month. All proposals must be receiv
ed not later than 10 A. M. September
20, at which time they will be opened.
The usual conditions regulating com
petitive bidding for government sup
plies are prescribed by the specifica'
tions.
Individuals, co-partnerships or cor
porations competent to fulfill the terms
of the proposal will be permitted to
bid, but the proposals must be accom
panied by a certified check or by a bond
for $50,000. The bond of the success
ful bidder will be advanced to $100,-
000, which will be forfeited if he should
fail to enter into a contract. Proposals
are to be expressed in terms of hourly
wages, payable in gold currency of the
United States or its equivalent, for the
labor of not lesB than 2,500 Chinese for
period of not less than two years
which may be extended.
Chinese laborers will be required to
work ten hours each day. Overtime
will be paid in excess of ten hours and
for all the work upon Sundays or holi
davs at the rate of time and a half.
The holidays recognized are January 1,
February 22, July 4, November 3,
Thanksgiving day, December 25 and
the first and last days of the Chinese
New Year.
SANTIAGO HURRYING RELIEF.
No Railroad for a Month Madman
Proclaims End of World.
Santiago, Chile, Aug. 21. The may
or of Santiago declares it will take one
month to re-establish railroad commu-
ication between here and Valparaiso,
It has been discovered that certain
parts of the bay of Valparaiso are con
sidetably shallower, and new soundings
will be necessary.
As a result of tbe destruction of all
the drugstores in Valparaiso, medicines
and drugs are lacking. Eighteen am
bulances with beds, a consignment of
medicines and a number of nurses are
leaving for Valparaiso. Consignments
provisions are being shipped as
nickly as possible.
The destruction of the villagee of
Papulo, Zapilla and Renza has been
confirmed.
FIRES ARE QUENCHED.
Valparaiso Guarded by Troops Pro
visions Cannot Get Through.
Valparaiso, Aug. 21 . The fires which
broke out after the earthquake have, as
a result ot stubborn enorts, nnany been
suppressed. Dynamite was largely
used to this end.
The streets of the city are constantly
patrolled by military and other forces,
Many robbers have been shot and kill
ed. Martial law prevails.
Telephone communication between
here and Santiago was restored today
The teleeraph wires, however, are still
down, and the railroad is not yet work-
inn. Letters to the outside world are
sent to Santiago by horsemen.
Meat is being distributed in the
streets here by order of the authorities,
and trainloads of provisions have been
started from Santiago, but cannot get
through.
American Gold Mine Deal.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 21. The news
papers here report that Americans are
negotiating for the purchase of the
Nerchinsk gold mines, which have been
the cause of a great scandal in which
several grand dukes were involved.
The mines are supposed to contain
quartz worth $2 000.000,000 and the
court camarilla is reported to be anx
ious to dispose of them, but tbe Amer
icans have been chary of purchasing a
concession which might be repudiated
by parliament at any time that it so
desired.
No Americans Killed.
Linm, Peru, Aug. 21. Dispatches
from Valparaiso received here today
state that the earthquake there can pel
immense destruction. The loss of life
is not stated. The government wi.l
ask the Chilean congress for an appro
priation of $100,000,000 for the recoJ
struction of Valparaiso. The banks '
Valparaiso will be opned tomornw
for two hours. No newspapers are jet
published. No Englishmen or Ameri
cans were killed or injured.
Poor Old Robinson Crusoe.
New York, Aug. 21. A report readi
ed this city today that the Sorth
American earthquake destroyed the is
land of Juan Fernandes, off the Chil
ean coast. It belonged to Chile, nd
on it were a penal settlement ani a frt.
This is the island made famous by
Daniel de Foe, as the scene of -be
thrilling adventures of Robioon
Crusoe.
STORM FOLLOWEDTHE SHOCK.
Earthquake, Fire, Wind and Lightning
Terrified Valparaiso.
Valparaiso, Aug. 22. The loss of life
by the earthquake of Thursday, August
16, probably will not be short of 3,000,
wmie me property destroyed is esti
mated at $100,000,000, and probably is
far in excess of that sum.
Order is being maintained with the
utmost severity by the military, police
and armed citizens' patrols, who are
empowered to shoot looters on the spot.
The authorities are showing the utmost
energy in the protection of property.
With the first terrible jhock of the
earthquake buildings collapsed, their
walls falling with a tremendous noise.
The inmates in many cases were unable
to escape. The shock was followed al
most immediately by a fierce storm, the
wind prostrating the walls that had
been weakened by the earthquake, and
these broke trolley wires, which flash
ed inceBtaotly. The eecondehock was
even heavier than the first.
Five minutes afterward fires started
in every direction, and immediately
the whole town, which had been mo
mentarily in darkness, was illuminated
by gigantic flames. The firemen made
a desperate fight, though there was but
little water, as most of the mains had
been broken by the early tremor.
FOREIGN CAPITAL TO REBUILD
Its
Interests Are Large and Chilean
Credit Is Good.
New York, Aug. 22. Quan Tonkin
a Chilean civil engineer, who is now in
New York, said last night:
in alparaiso local and (oreign in
terests are so great that it is absolutely
certain the city will be rebuilt. The
financial burden of rehabilitation will
not be thrown on Chile alone, but also
on the numerous foreign interests
which include most of the nations of
the world. Of the foreign interests
believe the English will be the heaviest
losers, especially the many English fire
insurance companies mat sunerea sucn
great losses in the destruction of San
Francisco. However, it must be kept
in mind that Chile enjoys very nigra
financial credit, especially in the Lon
don market, where her bonds are quot
ed at 99 U per cent. The external debt
of Chile is about $105,000,000, which
has always been scrupulously served,
and it takes only 21 per cent of tbe
Chilean government revenue to serve
this debt. The Chilean state railway
alone represents nearly as much as the
external debt, while the salt petre
lands represent four or five times as
much more."
KUROPATKIN IS NEEDED.
Disgraced General Has Full Confi
dence of His Soldiers.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 22. Is General
Kuopatkin, once the pride of tbe en
tire Russian army, war minister and
fighter by nature, but whose laurels
were trampled under foot uy tne vic
torious Japaneee at Liaoyang, in the
earlier days of tbe fighting in Northern
Corea and Manchuria, to be vindicated.
That is the question uppermost in
the mind of every officer of the army
tonight, and also the chief topic of die
cussion at the military clubs, on tbe
question arising through the indus
trious circulation of a report that the
czar has . sent for tne general and in
tends to place bim once again at the
head of the department of War. Such
action would overthrow all ancient
Russian traditions, but it is apparently
necessary.
Kuropatkin is the one man, and
probably the only one in all Russia,
who is in a position to reorganize the
army. He is loved by tne common
soldier, who believes that he is the
only officer of general rank who has
their interest at heart. If intrusted
with the task of bringing back tbe al
legiance of the troops to the "Little
Father," he could do it, and the know
ledge that this is bo is responsible for
tbe belief here that be is to come into
his own again.
Since bis return from the front, a
disgraced and broken hearted man, the
general has been in retirement at his
mother'c home, but it is generally ex
pected that he will soon be back in the
capital in his old position as minister
of war.
Wilson Inspects Incognito.
Omaha, Aug 22. Secretary Wilson,
of the department of Agriculture, un
attended, arrived at a local hotel late
last night, and, without registering or
disclosing his identity, early this morn
ing drove in a closed carriage to tbe
packing plants in South Omaha. After
a short inspection cf several of the
plants the secretary again returned to
this city, saying: "I am going to
South Omaha, but I don't want my
identity known. I have inspected all
the packing plants and found them in
good condition."
Storage Dam s in Danger.
Phoenix, Aug. 22. As the results of
heavy rain in the Salton watersheds,
the work of the cDntractors on th gov
ernment storage dam at Roosevelt per
formed during the past three or four
months has been greatly damaged, and
unless the water falls rapidly, every- j
thing in the way cf construction, to
gether with much of the machinery,
will be washed away. Tonight the
whole volume of the river was pouring
through a channel 50 feet wide.
Police Will Keep Order.
Chicago, Aug. 22. Payment by Re
ceiver tetzner oi a dividend or zu per
I cent to depositors of the defunct Mil
waukee Avenue State bank, ordered by
the court last week, will begin tomor
row morning. There were 22,000 de
positors in the institution when it
failed, and in anticipation of a rush on
the place tomorrow an extra detail of
police hasbeenaakeJfoMo keep order
RE8T.
The night Is wild and weird and chill
Runt, little one, rest ;
Our hearth in bright beneath the hill
Kft, little one, rent.
Thy father's earned thy bread to-day
Rest, little one, rest;
The moon shines on his homeward way-
nest, little one, rest.
Stout and brave in the whiter storm
Rest, little one, rest ;
The firewood grows to keep the warm
Rest, little one, rest.
Down from the blue above thy head
Rest, little one, rest;
A wild goose came to make thy bed
Rest, little one, rest.
A sheep's fleece gave thy gown to th
Rest, little one, rest ;
Thy cradle was cut from a great
tree
Rest, little one, rest.
oak
The dun cow's milk is in thy cup
Rest, little one, rest;
iuou mayest arm w&en the morning star
is up
Rest, little one, rest.
Wake not, tho' thy mother go
away
Ust, little one, rent;
Fear no harm, for God will stay
Rest, little one, rest.
Nay. stir not at the wind's alarms
Rest, little one, ivst ;
fTTt .
.ine world is cradled in Lores strong
arms
Rest, little one, rest.
Independent.
H"-f"H-M"HM-4-l.l,t,..,t,;,,t,44.
THE BRIDLE OFF.
W-Wt ! H .f !
Lr, Reginald, there are your
read all my books. Aunt
Em .'"
-Then I'll buy you some more books,"
said Aunt Em, with an Indulgent smile.
"I don't want any more; I'm tired to
death of reading:" retorted the little
rebel.
Why not take your bicycle and go
out for a ride?" suggested the woman,
who was finding her sister's son more
than she could manatee.
"I hate the old bicycle," was the an
gry rejoinder.
"Why, Reginald: And It Is so pretty
and so exrenslve.' And think of your
pony and the phaeton, and all the oth
er things! How few little bovs are so
TEARXINQ HOW TO HE A WOOUSUAX.
fortunate: How many of them would
give their eyes, almost, for a chance to
ride your pony ."
Rut Reginald had heard that argu
ment many a time, and he was tired of
It, as he was of everything else.
What good does It do ine that other
bovs haven t anything; he demanded.
1 wish they had mine, so far as I'm
concerned. I can have everything I
want, and that's the reason I don't
want anything. 1 in Just tired to death.
Aunt Em, and you know it !"
Miss Emily was at her wits' end. She
had promised to take care of Reginald
wliiie nis nioiner went to i-.urope, ana
here she was. at the end of only the
first week, witn all her resources ex
hausted. She had thought it would be
so easy a thing to amuse the boy, and
lo. he had iKisitively and insistently
declined to le ii mused.
'I'm sure I don't know what to do
with him," she declared helplessly to
the housekeeper, Mrs. Patterson, and
that wise old lady replied:
Well, now, maybe the child Is tired
of everything, (irown people get that
way sometimes. I think If I were vou
I'd pack him off to some country place.
where things would be as different as
possible, and I'd just take the bridle
ff the child and let him go. He's been
looked after too much. In my opinion.
It isn't good for children no more than
It Is for plants, to be looking after them
11 the time."
And Miss Emily, being a sensible
young woman, turned tins advice over
In her mind that night, and before an
other week she ar.d Kegiuald were lu
the country.
it was not the kind of farmhouse that
d vert 1 ses for summer boarders! Hless
oil. no! Miss Emily found this one
uite by accident, and there was a dear.
motherly old woman, who declared that
she hadn't any room for them not a
decent place to put them ; but who at
least showed them the funniest little
winding stair In one corner of a big
room; and when they climbed the steps
there was the dearest little attic room,
right under the shingles.
Reginald cried out In delight when he
found that he could reach tip and touch
the shingles while he was lying lu bed:
and when he found that the little dress
ing table beside the window was a
wooden box. standing on four legs and
curtained with lawn, he said:
"Oh. Isn't that Just too jolly for any
thing? When I go back home I'm going
to have all the furniture lu my room
niadf of boxes !"
There was a boy In this family, too
To)
IrSSbooks
"I've
a sunburned youngster, fleet-footed,
strong, agile, and as merry as the day
Is long. At the close of the first even
ing Miss Emily beard this new ac
quaintance remark to Reginald:
"Well, I've been kinder loafln' to-day,
showln you around ; but to-morrow I've
got to go to work again."
"What do you work at, Amos?" was
the Inquiry that followed.
"Choppin' and spllttln' wood for next
winter," replied the sturdy little back
woodsman. And then Aunt Emily was startled be
yond measure to hear Reginald ex
claim :
"Oh, I'll go with you. I've always
wanted to know how to chop wood."
The next morning, not without many
misgivings, Miss Emily metaphorically
slipped the bridle off her charge and
saw him start for the woods In the
wake of Amos, carrying the basket of
lunch that was to serve them for din
ner, for they were not coming home
till evening. All day her mind was
filled with visions of a wornut little
figure, drooping wearily homewards,
and she was watching for It down the
road all the evening.
And there he came at last, rushing at
her like a whirlwind and crying before
he was anywhere near:
"Oh, Aunt Em, I can chop. Amoa
showed nie how, and I cut six little
trees down, didn't I, Amos? And I
found a dove's nest and the dove pre
tended to be crippled, so I'd run after
her and leave the nest. How do you
suppose she learned how to do that?
And I'm going back to-morrow and
my hands are blistered a little, but
Amos says they'll get over it. And, oh.
Aunt Em, I am having such a good
time, and I'm as hungry as a bear."
This from the boy that had been tired
of everything. This from the pining.
fretful child that had confessed that
he was unhappy because he could have
everything he wanted. Miss Emily
smiled as she saw how well her experi
ment was succeeding.
Day after day Amos and Reginald
plunged Into the woods with ax and
lunch basket, and evening after even
ing, when they came home, Reginald
detailed to Miss Emily tbe woodland
lore he had acquired In the course of
the day.
"We saw a snake to-day, Aunt Em,"
he would cry, "but we didn't kill it be
cause It wasn't a poisonous snake, Amos
says. He knows by the shape of their
heads, and he's teaching me. As soon
as 1 learn, tuen 1 11 Know wbicn snakea
to kill."
And another day he came home, flush
ed and breathless, his eyes shining with
eager delight and exclaimed raptur
ously :
"Oh, Aunt Em, I've been studying
ants all day, and Amos has helped me.
There was an army of 'em down in tho
woods, and they carried little pieces
of green leaves over their heads like
flags, and when one of them fell down
crowd of them ran and helped him
up. On, there never was anything like
ltl"
Not even the pony and the wheel?"
asked Aunt Em, but to her astonish
ment the boy replied :
I don't care for them any more,"
Aunt Em."
But you can't always stay here,"
she suggested. "You'll have to go back
to the city some time, and then you
w ill be glad to see your city playthings
again."
"Ho! I've outgrown playthings,"
said Reginald, with the utmost serious
ness. "Amos found out what was the
matter with me a great deal quicker
than you did. Aunt Em. He says that
I just naturally must be busy, and the
trouble with you and mamma was that
you wouldn't give me anything to do."
"Hut, Reginald," cried the dismayed
Aunt Emily, "you can't always chop
wood and do farm work with Amos.
Your father expects you to grow up
and be a lawyer as he is and have a
tine education."
"Oh, well, you know I can't be a law
yer," replied the Uy. "Amos and I
have it all made up. He's going to
teach ine all he knows this summer,
and he knows a lot, Amos does! I
never saw anybody that knew us much
as Amos; and then we're both going to
school. I'm going to help Amos through
school, because I have plenty of money
and he hasn't any ; and then we're both
going to study birds and animals and
Insects and be great naturalists."
Chicago Daily News.
Philanthropic Sparrow.
An Incident which, the writer de
clares, raised the pugnacious sparrow
several degrees In his estimation, Is de
scried In Outing. It shows that the
sparrow has other good qualities be
sides his sturdlness and self-reliance.
For several days four or five spar
rows had visited a certain place on the
roof near my window. They always,
brought food for another little fellow,
who never tried a flight from the sjot.
The visiting sparrows never came emj-ty-billed.
They would drop tiny mor
sels of food near the little sparrow.
When It Ivcgan to eat the crumbs the
others set up a great chirping, and then
flew away.
After watching this for a few days. I
went out on the roof and approached
the lone bird. It did not flutter away
from nie, and made no resistance when
I picked It up.
Tbe sparrow was blind. Its eye
were covered with a milk-like film.
Nrrrwarr Caution.
Husband (In tbe gardeu of a country
lnnl We have teen kept waiting here
o long that my right foot has gone to.
sleep.
Ylf Not loud, Damlan, or else
when the bill 1s brought they will
charge you for sleeping room. Flgnro.
Pplmrters naturally oppose men wUu
do not propos.