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Evening star., 1909-05-15
Why Birdie Speck1ebreast Moved

dren. All. II only the world could live
and let live!'' And the mother bird
The following week found Mrs, Birdie
SpecklebreAst In q new country, q coun-
try very high and beautiful. where no
mans foot seemed to have pressed, and
where tho surrounding hills never echoed
would be peace at last, peace ana safety
And here she would remain with her
young ones till they needed her no longer.
Then she would fly. and fly. and fiy back
to the spot in the grass where she had
left her beloved mate and. lying beside.
him. die. for life was too lonely and sad
without him.
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ho was smiling and watch.

at mamma, who was smiling and watch.
ing Florence.
instant she did so out leapsd the funniest
little woolly black animal with an I'M
mense head, that she had ever seen.
What is II: grandpar. she cried' Oh
isn't II a baby buffaloy'
drAndpapa and mamma, and even Ann.
who had Just come into the room, laugh
ed and laughed at little Florence for not
knowing Funny fat puppy when she saw
it. for the. little animal WAS . puppy.
sure enough.
'.well. he does look like q miniature
baby buffalo admitted grandpa. catch
ing the friFking fellow In his arms. Hes
as playful as kitten, and I knew my
little grille would like TO have him. All.
grandpa brings to you, missile?
-
"Oh, I'm so happy. grandpapa." de-
clared little Florence. ''for have another
puppy dot-out in the yard now--who's
SO lonely. ana this fat little ball will be
a jolly companion for him. Oh. I'm Do
glad you brought the.
Little buffalo," laughed. srendpapa-
well, and 30 you'll have pair Of bark
ers. ehl That's all the better, for either
of them would be lonely without the
other. It's hard on . dog to have to A.
sociate entirely with children and grown.
ups. They must have their own kind to
be happy"
And when Patrick saw Buffalo the
name given to the second puppy he
jumped up ana ran to greet him. saying
in his own dog tongue: I'm very pleased
to see you, black fellow. with such q
funny shape, for now I shall not miss
my family so much. And after q while
shall love you 80 well, and you will love
In return, and we'll forget old times In
the pleasure Of the new times. Welcome
Buffalo
And Buffalo. wagsing his tail loose,
said: you're fine dog. Mister Patrick,
finer than I, but not half so funny. And
we'll be fast friends very soon. too, and
fight over bones and sticks. But we'll be
very, very happy"
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pure air of heaven with his song. There
he lay, hidden In the high grass, ano
the wicked boy who took his life did NOT
even take the trouble to hunt him out.
The boy had merely been trying ms
Workmanship. and had proven MS ABILITY
at the expense OF Mr.. Papa Birds life.
And so the morning wore away, Ana
Mrs Birdie Specklebreast ceased her sing
ing, for after Mr.. Papa Bird had been
absent a certain length of time she De
came anxious and greatly reared some
harm had befallen him.
"Why doesn't papa come home sne
chirruped to herself. Then a little pee.
wee, pee-wee came from the nest, ana
Mrs. Birdie speckiebreast knew her pa
bies were calling for Food The; bfeak-
fast hour had long since passed and they
had not tasted bite yet.
+ 4
az really must go and hook for papa,
said Mrs. Birdie Specklebreast at last
growing so uneasy about her spouse that
she could wait no longer for him, ano
decided to 60 to meet him. for shs
hoped that she would ssea him coming
over the meadow with . great. nne
worm In his mouth. So, cautioning hei
little ones not to stir from the nest
fthev had been coming out the past three
,r four days for lessons In nyingl, sne
flew away toward the meadow where sne
Lnou, her husband always went In quest
- food And there. after a little while,
she found his cold, stiff body lying IN
the grass, In his beak was the break
fast for the little children. Mrs. Birale
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did the other two, thereby getting more
than they did, and thus making himself
bigger and bigger. stronger and stronger.
all the time.
And then there were the jolly times
when the three puppies CHASED the chick
farmers wife or children saw them thus
engaged they punished them by switch
ing their little hind legs and by scolding
them in very loud tones, crying: "Ah, you
Evening star., 1909-05-15
ziuzad Puzzle.

The words q this puzzle contain the same
guessed and written one beiew another in their
correct order their sissas letters, beginning
with the upper left hand letter ana ending
name Of q famous poet, fhe cross wcfds are
]. An infant rose. 2. That which ladiss wear
inihe gender. 4. Something used b. writer's.
8. That which We could not i've without.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
Letter Eniqnna.

My hrst is in sit, but not in walk:
My second ID In ~ransle but not In talkt
My third Is I'm III, but not In bed;
Ny fourth Ia In marriage. but not ia ~ed:
NY ffth is the same my fourth. you see;
My sixth is the same as you ahd ip my three;
My seventh ID in new. but not 10 old;
My eighth Is In great. but not IN bold;
My whole spells a word to children most dear,
And all will enjoy II that can this year.
Evening star., 1909-05-15

4Z1S L ais Ahtf
face distorted by
displeasure, the lit.
tie girl rushed into
the kitchen, and,
clenching her tiny
fists, cried out;
Aunt Matilda, |
just hate Jack. !
t h 1 n X he's the
meanest thing !
ever saw"
The old woman
placed the dish she
Evening star., 1909-05-15
PUZZLE CORNER
C0nundrunns.

When are teuhg folks like erasshoppers1 Ana
When having 4 bop on the Green.
. Why are tipplers and lawyers sliks7 Ana
Both are always to be found at the bar,
Why Is train like d ciock7 Ana. Both run,
but never walk.
When is rope like a school child, Ans when
taught Ctaut).
What Is the difference between an arction ana
seasickness! Ans. One 10 the sale OF effects, tile
other the effects Of q sail.
Evening star., 1909-05-15

RS. BIRDIE SPEC.
KLEBREAST sat
on q limb OF q tall
tre = singing .
morning anthem.
Close beside her, in
a firm network OF
limbs and covered
by SOFT green
leaves, rested her
three little deds-
lings in a comfort
able nest. The
Evening star., 1909-05-15

ishment had been given to these people
who might be real sure-enough tramps
in the disguise Of a lady and little girl.
I'm very, very sorry l chased that old
rooster and those five short-lesged. big
footed ducks" he unused to himself. as
he recalled his past short and happy life
on the farm. II saw the farmers wife
watching me while 1 frightened the life
nearly out of that old rooster, and sent
the ducks into the pond, where they al
Evening star., 1909-05-15

/ was not a very
happy day for Pat
rick on which he
first saw little
Florence Day. Not
that little Florence
Day was a naughty
girl, or was ugly
toward Patrick.
No, she was q very
kind-hearted little
lady, and loved all
little animals, par
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mlschievous pups! II you dare to chase
another chicken or duck you'll get shut
up in the barn till q tramp comes along,
and then we'll give you to him.
And as he cried and cried, suffering
the separation from all he loved, Patrick
wondered IL he had chased the chickens
and ducks once too often, and as pun
Evening star., 1909-05-15

ticularly Patrick, whom she bought from
a farmer.
1t was during q drive with her mann
ma one evening that little Florence nrs'
saw Patrick They were passing a farm
house, and there. round and round the
yard. ran the cutest woolly puppy. stick
In his mouth "Oh. mamma. see him.
Isn't he a darling?" cried little Florence
putting her hands on the reins and caus-
ing old Mag. the mare. to come to stop
right in front Of the farmhouse gate
yes, he's a dear little puppy. con-
fessed mamma. II wonder If lie is Tor
sale? Would you like to own him, Flor
ence?'
''Oh. yes. yes. mamma. dear. sala
little Florence Lets go In ana Assn
about him. He's just too cute Tor any
thing
The farmer was not averse to selling
the puppy, whose named was Patrick
There were two others-a brother and
sister-and they would suffice Tor the
farmers children. They were now asleep
,r the barn beside their mother; but this
one-tne largest of the three-was such
restless fellow, always running about as
though after snakes or other dangerous
beasts" and barking like full-grown
dog. hardly taking time to sleep. he was
so 'frisky."
So a bargain was struck. and Florence
had Patrick in the carriage, shut up in
an old egg basket, where he whined,
snapped, scratched and barked to be
free "Oh this jail is something terrible"
ne seemed to say. please please, strang-
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Beheadinus.

az Triply behead small, 6oweriess plant
which cllnSs to rocks shd leave q bafnyar
fowl. CD Tfiply tebeaq 4 song and leave Q
young boy. l5D TriPly behead Z human being
ana leate 4 descendant.
Evening star., 1909-05-15

But on the instant that Mr.. Papa BIRD
returned to the tree Mrs. Birdie Speckie-
breast ceased to sing In her little low
warble and allowed the head of the fam
lily to almost burst his throat singing TO
her and the children. And how he dld
sing! All his heart in his voice, for he
sang of genuine happiness happiness in
the love of home, wife, little ones
X
So .cn-thi morning In question, While
Mrs. Birdie Specklebreast sang her tender
lullaby to the fiedglings in the nest Mr..
Papa Bird was away in the meadows
hunting worms for the family's breakfast.
He had been very successful in finding a
fine fat fellow that would feed all three
OF the nestlings, when bing-bang! went
gun not very far away. And at the same
instant Mr.. Papa Bird dropped to the
ground, shot through the head. He would
never carry food to his wife and children
again, nor would he ever again fill the
Evening star., 1909-05-15
Thinus Children Should Know.


The report OF a cannon has been heard
14B miles.
Two years is the life of the average
spider.
heads.
A man generally weighs mort at his
fortieth year.
The first postal card was sped on its
Wood yields about one-ffth as much
heat as coal.
The title Of reverend was first used
in England in 1851.
The average depth Of English coal
mines Is 400 feet.
statistics show that the Enslishman ia
the heaviest eater.
from 123 to 300 miles.
Blankets were first made in England in
17O0 by Thomas Blanket.
The unit of horsepower varies greatly
in different countries.
One Amsterdam factory alone cuts L.
00,00O diamonds every year.
In China an overtalkative wife may
be divorced on that charge alone.
Both the French and italian govern
ments maintain national pawnshops.
The total seating capacity of the thea
ters and music halls of London is 327. 600
One-seventh of the foreign commerce
of Great Britain passes through the Suez
canal.
Berlin is said to have more trees on
the streets than any other city in the
world.
Burmah Is to have q Pasteur Institute.
Germany's medical students number
1916.
It Is estimated that there are 5000
600 telephones in use throughout the
world.
or the worlds supply of india rubber
6S per cent is estimated to be furnished
by South America.
The white population of northern
Australia is but one to every $50 square
miles
The boilers of the turbiner Maure-
tania. placed end to end, would measure
6l1 feet In length.
Evening star., 1909-05-15

ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PuzzLEs.
Letter enisma-Play.
I, Bud: 2, Orb; 8. Yea; 4, Pin: 8, Nut.
Hidden pfovefb pusse-Every cloud has q sill
yer lining.
Evening star., 1909-05-15
MIR .WlZzZL[EW NhIE $
BED-1flMlE 1rM[LE s
Tnf Ru A1rA11 MATun
Told By AUNT MATILDA
THE LOOKING GLASS.

Copyright. 1909. by r. W. Dutton.)
Evening star., 1909-05-15

nEAR little May in the garden
- stood
And spoke to a rosebud, near:
Il think you just the loveliest
thing,
A perfectly sweet little dear.
"You're only wee tiny bit of a
bud,
But You'll be a big rose some
day,
And I'll come to see you quite
often then,
Whenever I'm out to play.
"But no one shall pluck you from
off tn stem,
You shall live your whole lite,
you see,
To its very end and enjoy your
self,
For this garden belongs to me-
And the rosebud smiled and
nodded low
And said: you're a rosebud,
too,
And | shall enjoy a long, long life
If it gives any pleasure to YOU
Evening star., 1909-05-15

:Mores &c pity. chile" Aunt Matilda
answered. "more's de pity OF 1t; To- dem
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27
TODAY Is YEARS AGO
FROM DAILY SENTINEL
(April 16.)

wherel o Where! is that sprink-
ling cart?
Schooner of beer for cents, Dew
ereux's.
The orchards about town are be-
ginning to blossom and everything
points TO a fruit year without preced-
ence in the Grand valley.
Fred Mantey, Sr., of Mound City,
Kansas, father of Foreman Fred
Mantey. of the Grand Junction Hose
company. is in the city.
The scholars of the eighth grade
of the public schools have decided to
hold debate among themselves.
Thos. Conway, conductor on the
Rio Grande, has taken the John
O'Boyle house south of the union
depot.
Miss Jennie Stewart. sister of Mrs.
George Ryan and Miss Edith Peck,
arrived from Provo last night.
Hon. NJ. V. b. Page is in the city.
Louis Strouse was the successful
competitor last week for the adver-
tising prize offered by the Mitchell
Drug Co.
april 27.)
A. R. King, of Delta. left for home
this morning.
]. r. Snyder. the merchant of
Whitewater. is in the city.
j. II. Slatterly and II. Strobel, of
Ironton. friends of Messrs. Samplin
er. visited in the city yesterday.
The 18th anniversary of the life
of Odd Fellowship was fittingly OBJ
served by Grand Junction lodge No.
So, last night.
Glass B. meets tonight at $40
sharp.-Sam Flint
Ex-Goy. John p. St. John will
speak at the opera house tonight.
Dayton o. Gilbert. of Denver,
treasurer of the State Prohibition
Central Committee, arrived in the
city today.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27
TALK OF INCORPORATION.

At an informal meeting of a num-
Der of baseball fans of the city this
morning, the question of raising
funds for the coming season arose.
1t has been found almost impossible
to raise sufficient money by subscrip-
ton to promote the class of team
which the hackers desire to put in
the field. and it was suggested by
some that an Incorporated stock com
pany be formed and perhaps a hun
dred shares at $1,000 share be
sold to carry the team through the
season, With the proper MANAGE
ment of the team. which would be
assured with "Goldy'' at the head,
the company would stand excellent
prospects of not only paying the
money back but also to pay fair
dividend.
There is one thing certain. how
ever, the fans and public will demand
fair, clean. and bona fide baseball
this year. They have great conf
dence in Goldsworthy and as he has
promised to run the team Grand
junction can be counted on the base
ball map and will be able to hold her
own with the foremost of the semi
professional clubs of the state.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

Dan II. Hill has been elected as
sistant cashier of the Mesa County
National bank to succeed Harry Nc
Curdy who recently resigned. Mr..
McCurdy, with his father. left the
city few days ago for California
where the two gentlemen will devote
all of their time to the management
of the Amador mine in which they
are largely interested. Mr. McCurdy
had been with the bank for ten years
and at all times possessed the full
confidence of the officials of the bank
and they greatly regret to part with
him. He is one of the best known
young men of the city and his great
host of friends regret to see him
leave here but trust that his mining
venture will be crowned with utmost
success. Mr.. Hill who assumes the
assistant cashiership vacated by Mr..
McCurdy has been connected with the
bank for eight years and no local
banking house has a more popular
employee than Dan t. Hill. That he
will perform the duties of the posi-
tion TO which he has just been elected
in most satisfactory manner. there
can be no doubt.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27
SPORTS.
GAMES TOMORROW

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston at New York
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

Take your feet to cass & Co. for
fits.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

Drugs. 55l Main.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27
REPORTING BAD ROADS.

The Rocky Mountain Highway as
sociation has adopted a good plan to
secure publicity in regard to the con-
dition of highways in this state; and
this is n case where publicity may be
expected to lead to important re-
forms.
The plan is to supply automobolists
with cards, which they will be re-
quested to fill out and thus show the
condition of any roads which may be
in need of repair. The holders of
these cards will be expected to send
them TO the Rocky Mountain High
way association in this city which
will then present the matter of COM
plant to the commissioners of the
county in which the defective road is
situated.
Every traveller has at times found
occasion for complaint at the condi-
ton of a road: but few have sent
their complaints to the responsible
officials. But under the proposed
plan il will be easy for any traveller
to make complaint in way which.
in probably a majority of cases, will
have good effect. it is an excellent
idea, and it should be SO followed out
and encouraged that no delinquent
county official would escape having
defects in roads under his jurisdic-
ton brought to his attention. DEN
yer Republican editorial.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
St. Louis ut Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Washington,
New York at Boston.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

A few weeks ago this paper had a
short sketch, taken from the Rifle
Telegram, of road that was going
to be built to the coal measures out
of Rifle. From what the reporter
learned on the outside he feels GER
tain this is only the entering wedge
for n railroad from the south, and
Meeker will be on the line. And,
from indications, the road will be ex-
tended many miles from MeekerE
and will be both a long and short
line. The road referred TO is not the
one projected by Prof. Pratt. of Rifle
Mr.. Pratt seems to have no difficulty
in raising money for his project.
Money comes to him weekly. ii is
said. from those who have read his
description of the resources of north
western Colorado-and this descrip-
tion could not be exaggerated. Those
in this valley who are so friendly to
the roads on the south could do no
wiser thing than to ship to the north
for one season, thus expediting the
day of our emancipation. Keep your
eye on the Boston company and the
coal branch.-Meeker Review.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27
AMERICAN HORSE WINS RACE.
Special to The sentinei.l

FoUsCIdT TO 7 NJ s5sU IIIIeI.
Paris. Apr. 27.-In the races here
Sunday horses from the stable of W.
X. Vanderbilt won one race and Sc
cured third places twice.
In the Prix de la Seine. race at
1 IL miles for 3-year-olds and up
wards, his Chandos won; but his sta
blemate, Raleigh, was unplaced.
Negofel ran third in the fifth first
renewal of the biennial stakes of S5.-
600 at 1 mile and furlongs. and in
the Priy de Boulogne at 10 furlongs
Cornstalk obtained the show money
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

+ Front Rank and Boynton furnaces
are leaders sold and guaranteed by
J. H. Lane. ..-4..s..-.s-. - -
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

Our garden hose prices beats all
competitors; See Mckenzie, 545
Coioraoo avenue 3"
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27
WALKER GETS NEW RECORDS.
[special 70 The sentinel. ]

Dublin, Apr. 27.-R. e. Walker.
who won the 100-yard dash at the
Olympic games in London last sum-
mer. ran $50 yards in "A 1-5 seconds
and $50 yards in II 4-5 seconds Sun
day. Both marks are new worlds
records
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

We have a small but first-class
business located on Main street, for
sale. Good paying proposition. See
H.. J. Gray Realty Company. S37
Main street.
The daily sentinel., 1909-04-27

Ir you are -ouying your meat at the
Greig Mercantile Co. you are getting
the best corn fed,
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30
THE HOME.

The following from the WaycroSs
Herald contains more truth than poe
poetry" God never made anything
closer to a mans heart than home. So
indelibly impressed is it upon every
fibre of his being that the yilest, most
diSSOlute wretch that breatheS viii give
a wiStful sigh and a look of longing
upon the appearance before his gaze of
a home made a place Of inexpresSable
happiness and content by the harmony
displayed BY the household. 1t is all Of
life; nothing compares, nor should de-
strOy.
''The lOwly cottage with humble fur
niShings and humble surroundings is
the equaEnsy, the superior a thou
sand tmeS-Of the brilliantly iIlumined
mansion when filled with the pleasing
glow Of the night Of happiness and con-
tent. Where duty is uppermOSt har-
mOny prevails.
otherwise, there can be no happi-
ness. When a young woman finds she
Is possessed Of the idea that some man
IS going to marry her for the sole pur-
pose Of providing for her comfort and
pleasure. and no thought Of his OWL,
she would best diSpOSSeS herself Of that
idea at once When q man is at the
head Of a business he generally ascend
ed from the position Of apprentice. He
is capable Of directing any part Of the
work. Home needs the same sort Of
generaship, to make it profitable in
happiness, comfort and content. It's
must be capable Of directing
minuteSt details. The manager Of the
home must be the wife. The wife is
picked out from a bevy of beautiful
Young women who are loved for them
selves and no questions asked
That Is all, except II Is a veritable
shame that some young women st
themselves 10 be excellent burdens 10
;heir husbands.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30

Back to the farm" is the order Of
the day now in this section Of this
country, and we are glad to see t. A
number Of good farmers who had moved
to the cities and engaged in the mer-
camille business or working at trades
are arranging to move back to their
farms this fall After a year or so
lost in an effort to find something bet
ter than farm life they have become
fully convinced that the Sawannee
county farmer is the happiest
and most independent man IN the whole
country, and it viii take some mighty
strong argument to convince them that
there IS any other occupation Just as
good" as farming.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30

The board Of trade Of BraidentOWn
has appointed a committee on public
advertising, and the Manatee River
Journal calls on the pubEc-Spirited ci6-
zens Of the town TO contribute the
necessary funds. Nov Is the time to
begin preparations for a spirited cam
paign Of advertising Of communities
that desire to increase their population
by the addition Of good citizens. Such
efforts promise to be more fruitful next
winter than ever before. Times Union.
Keep the good work going. The more
towns that enter into the advertising
proposition, the greater the attention
there viii be eentered upon the state.
Each town viii get its due share of the
eighty millions of people who ought to
see the advertisements. Orlando Re
pOrter-Star.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30

Col Appleyard's proposed North
Florida convention meets with the ap-
prOval Of the Pensacola Journal, which
would ike to see the West Florida
counties follow suit, evidently. for it
says: The Lake City Index is start
ing an advertising boom for North
Florida counties. and the Journal
wishes it good luck in return for It's en-
te-priSe. The life Of a section as well
as Of a business depends upon giving It
the widest publicity. 1t would be a
good plan for West Florida to take this
to heart. Times Union. The Demo
erat heartily endorses the proposed
convention plan and would ike TO see
Suwsnnee county join with her sister
counties IN some organization which
has for its object the making known to
the world the natural advantages Of
this favored section Of our state. We
hope the boards Of county commission
ers and other bodies throughout North
Florida will take this matter up and