The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-08

! tho famine in India in the year 1877 about
| 6, 900, 900 people starved to death. That Ia
| more than nll the people of Washington,
of Now York, of Philadelphia, of Chicago
put together. Bat that famine was not a
tenth part as awful as the one there nov
| raging. Twenty thousand are dying there
of famine c5ery day. Whole villages and
towns have lied-every man, woman and
child; none left to bury the dead The
vultures and the jackals are the only pail
bearers. Though some help has been sent,
before full relief can reach them suppose
there will be at least $1,000, 900 dead.
Starvation, even for one person, is an aw-
full process. No food, the vitals gnaw up-
On themselves, and faintness and languor
and pangs from head 10 foot, and horror
and despair and insanity take full posses
sion. One handful Of wheat or corn or
rice per day would keep life going, but
they cannot get handful. The crops
failed and the millions are dying Oh, it
Is hard to be hungry in world where
there are enough grain and fruit and meat
to fill all the hungry mouths on the
planet! But, alas, that the sufferer and the
supply cannot be brought together. There
stands India today. Look at her. Her
face dusky from the hot suns of many CEN
tuires Under her turban such achings Of
brow as only dying nation feels; her eyes
hollow with unutterable woe; the tears
rolling down her sunken cheek; her back
bent with more agonies than she knows
how to carry; her ovens containing moth
Ing but ashes. Gaunt, CHASTITY. wasted,
the dew OF death upon her forehead and q
pallor such as the last hour brings, she
stretches forth her trembling hand toward
us and with hoarsc whisper she says: II
am dying! Give me bread! That is what
I want! Bread! Give 1t to me quick.
Give 1t to me now. Bread, bread, bread!"
America has heard the cry. Many thou
sands OF dollars have already been contrib
uted. One ship laden with breadstulfs
has sailed from San Francisco for India
Our senate and house of representatives In
q Dill signed by our sympathetic president
have authorized the secretary of the navy
TO charter vessel TO carry food to the
famine sufferers, and you may help I'LL
that ship. We want to send at least Co.,
600 bushels OF corn. That will save the
lives Of at least 600. 900 people. Many will
respond In contributions of money, and the
barns and corncribs of the entire United
States will pour forth their treasures of
food. When that ship Is laden till 1t can
carry no more, we will ask him who holds
the winds In his fist and plants his trium-
plant foot on stormy waves to let nothing
but good happen to the ship till it anchors
In Bengal or Arabian waters. They who
help by contributions of money or bread
csoA0 SOWoAO 0AAlu& LutaG reflex SNIP Will
flavor their own food for their lifetime
with appetizing qualities and insure their
own welfare through the promise of him
who said. Blessed Is he that considereth
the poor; the Lord Will deliver him in
time OF trouble"
Something to Eat.
Oh, what q relief ship that will be! 1t
shall not turn a screw nor hoist q sail un-
til we have had something to do with its
cargo. just ~ years ago from these Eas-
ter times a ship on similar GRAND went out
from New York harbor-the old war friR-
ate Constellation. It had once carried
guns OF death, but there was famine in
Ireland, and the Constellation was loaded
with 500 tons Of food. That ship, once
with smoke of battle, then cover
ed with Easter hosannasl That ship, con-
structed to battle England, going forth
over the waters to carry relief to some of
ner starving subjects Better than sword
Into plowshare, better than spear into
pruning hook, was that old war friRate