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Webster
Author of "Cappy Ricks," "
CHAPTER XIV Continued,
16
Don Juan's Hibernian blood thrilled ;
Sfce cast nbout for n weapon In this
emergency, and his glance rested on
the body of the dead officer beside the
ate. To possess himself of the tet
ter's heavy "cut-and-thrust" sword
was the work of seconds, and with
n rojnl good will Don Juan Inunched
himself Into tho henrt of the scrim
mage, lie had a hazy impression that
he was striking nnd stabbing, that oth
ers were striking nnd stabbing at him,
that men crowded and breathed and
pressed nnd swore nnd grunted nround
him, that the lighting-room was no
better than It might hnve been, but
was rapidly Improving. Then the gory
fog lifted, nnd Doctor Pacheco had
Don Juan by the hnnd; they stood to
gether In the arsenal entrance, nnd
the little Doctor was explaining to the
war-mad Don Junn thnt nil was over
In so far ns tho arsenal was con
cerned the survivors of the garrison
having surrendered that now, hnvlng
the opportunity, he, Doctor Pacheco,
desired to thank Don Junn Cnfetero
for his life. Don Junn looked nt him
nmnzedly, for ho hadn't the slightest
Idea what tho Doctor was talking
about. lie spnt, gnzed nround nt the
litter of corpses on tho nrsenul lawn,
nnd nodded his red head approvingly.
In an Incredibly short space of
time the news that the arsenal had
been enptured and thnt Sarros was
besieged in tho palace spread through
the city. Tho sight of tho red ban
tier of revolution floating over the ar
senal for tho first time In fifteen yenrs
brought hundreds of willing recruits to
the rebel ranks, ns Klcnrdo Ituey had
anticipated; these were quickly sup
plied with arms and nmmunltlon; by
ten o'clock n battalion had been
formed nnd sent off, together with tho
machine gun company, to connect with
the San Bruno contingent advancing
from the south to turn the flank of
the government troops, while the
equipping of an nddltlonnl battalion
proceeedrd within the arsenal. As
fust ns the new levies were armed,
they vere hurried off to re-enforce the
handful of white men who had. after
clearing tho nrsennl, advanced on the
palace nnd nqw, with machine guns
from the arsenal commanding nil nve
nues of escape fror 1 the trap wherein
Snrros found himself, were calmly
awaiting developments, merely keeping
nn1 eye open for snipers'.
Thus the forenoon passed away. By
one o'clock Don Juan Cnfetero who In
the absence of close-runge fighting nnd
elected himself ordnance sergeant
passed out the lost rifle nnd ammuni
tion. He was rod with slnughter,
Bllppery with gun-grease, dripping
with perspiration, and filthy with dust
and dirt. "Begorra," he declared, "a
cowld bottle av beer would go line
now." Then, recalling his limitations,
ho sighed nnd put the thought from
him. It revived In him, however, for
tho first time since ho had left the
steamer, n memory of John Stuart
Webster, nnd bis promise to the lat
ter to report on the progress of the
war. So Don Juan sought Doctor
Pacheco In his headquarters nnd
learned thnt n signal-man, hcllogrnph
ing from tho roof of the. arsenal, had
been In communication with General
Ruey. who reported the situation well
In hand, with no doubt of nn Over
whelming victory before the day
should be over. This and sundry other
bits of Information Don Junn gleaned
and then deserted tho Sobranterin rev
olutionary army quite ns casually as
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ot way down the Cnlle San itosnrio
to me iuy.
CHAPTER XV.
Throughout the forenoon Wchnter
and Dolores, from the deck o? the
ntenmer, watched tho city. Ify ten
o'clock the sounds of buttle had swell
ed to a deeper, steadier roarv and
refugee arriving brought various and
fragmentary stories of the lighting.
From tills hodge podge of misinforma
tion, however, Webster decided thnt
IUcnrdo's troops were forcing the Is
sue wllh vim nnd determination, and
since the most furious fighting was
now well In toward the heart of the
city, It seemed reasonable to presume
the struggle was fr possession of the
arsenal and palace.
At noon the drop dlopnson of con
lllct began to slacken; by one o'clock
It bud dwindled considerably, nnd nt
two o'clo'-k Webster, tfuztng anxiously
cityward, ohvned Lober's launch
joining rapidly nut from shore. At
the wheel stood Don Juan Cafetero;
ns the launch shot In under the ves
sel's side he looked up, scnrehlng for
Webster's face among tho curious
throng that lined 'he rail.
"Who has won?" n voire called, nnd
another, evidently n humorist and n
shrewd Judge of human nnture,re
plled: "Why ask foolish questions?
Tre rebels, of course. Thuf fellow's
Irish and tho Irish are borv rebols.
Look nt th scoundrel. lie's black
with gim arease und hrirned powder
whers h Isn't rod with blood. Tho
fcctcfcwr 1"
"Fugb-a-ballagh 1" he shrieked.
"Ws'vo jsot the ftivlln cornered nov.'
PETER
Don Juan tied up tho launch nt
the gangway nnd leaped up tho lad
der, three steps nt n time. "Glory bo
to C?od." he pnntcd nnd hurled him
self Into Webster's nnns. "I wns In
It I I was. I got back Hi time to cntch
up wit' the lnds nt tho warehouse nn'
they were the fine, fightln' devils, I'll
gamble you. Och, 'twus n grrand bit
nv.n tight whilst It lasted. They put
me in tho motor-thruck, londln' tho
belts wit' ca'trldgcs as fast as tho
gunners emptied thlm, but faith they
couldn't keep mo here. I got Into tho
heart nv the scrimmage In tho yard
nv the arsenal nn' faith 'twas well for
that little Docthor Pacheco I did.
'Twas wurrk to mo llkln'. I'd a ma
chete" "You bloodthirsty scoundrel!" Web
ster shook the wnr-mad son of Erin.
"I told you not to mix in It, but to
hang around on the fringe of the fight,
Launched
Himself Into the
the Scrimmage.
Heart of
nnd bring us early news. Suppose
you'd been killed? Who would hnve
come for us then? Didn't I tell you
wo had n dinner engagement In tho
palace?"
"Me on the fringes av a fight?"
sputtered Don Juan, dmnzed nnd out
raged. "Tnko shame for yerself, sor.
There was nlver tho likes nv mo hung
nround tho fringes nv a fight, an' well
ye know it."
"I'm nmnzod that you even remem
bered your instructions," Webster
rasped at him.
"Sure, our division had cl'aned up
nicely an' I had nothfn' else to do,
God bless ye. They were beslegln'
the palace whin I loft, an' .sinnll
chance nv tnkln' It for n couple nv
hours; what flghtln' there wns on tho
outside wns street shootln' nn' not
to mo llkln'."
"Is It quite safe to bring Miss Ituey
ashore, John?"
'"TIs safe enouxh nt the Hotel Mn
teo. Wo hnve the City for half n
mile heynnt, Ifi the rear nv them an'
they're not Dghtln' to ot to the bay.'
Tho guard nn' some nv Ihe Fifteenth
Infnntlufy reglnlnt are In tho palace
an' tile cuartel close by, an' thlm
thatf we failed to get In the nrsennl
. , j-inotl tlilni. But tho
9 fianm amy ,s thry,n,
nut tno nun; nv tno
to break
t'rough to tho south an' west, to get
to the hills. D'ye mind tho spur
t hrnck that runs In a semicircle
around the city J Well, thin, the reb
els are belitnt the embankmlnt, tnkln'
It nlsy. Have no worry, sor. Whin
we've took the pnlco we'll move on
an' dhrlw the vngnbones from behlnt
up to that railroad embankmlnt, where
Glnernl Ituey rrn bid them the time
av day."
Webster tutted to Dolores. "Do you
.wish to go ashore?"
She nodded, her flashing eyes bent
In admiration upon the gory, grimy
Don Juan Cafetero, for she was half
Irish, and In that amazing meeting
she know the outcast for one of her
blood. "I think my brother will sleep
In his father's old room tonight." she
murmured softly. "And 1 would sleep
In mine."
They followed Don Junn down the
gangway to the launch nnd spod back
to the city. The door of Leber's ware
house stood wide open ; within was u
litter of greasy rags and broken
pncklng cases, with Leber, quite mys
tllled. sitting on a keg of nails and
stnrlng curiously nt It nil.
Guided by Don Junn Cafotoro, Web
'ster and Dolores passed on up tho
Cillo San Rosnrlo. Occasionally a
bullet, fired two or three miles to tho
west, droned lazily overhead or
dropped with n sharp metallic sound
on the eorru&ulad-Iroii roofs of n
building. At the hotel the proprietor
alone- was In mldencc, Lea ted behind
the desk smoking In profound Indlf
forenco. In response- to Wbstar's eager In
quiries for the liuost now from the
twzU he plati.: I'iillov. Kliii.,ed und
By
Man's
B. KYNE
The Valley of the Giants,"
murmured: "Qulen snbo?" Evidently
for him such stirring scenes had long
since lost their novelty; the bloom
was off the pench, as It were.
Webster went upstnlrs nnd helped
himself to another nutomntlc nnd sev
eral spare clips of shells which he
had left In his trunk. On his return
to tho lobby, Dolores saw what n
very nearsighted person, Indeed, would
hnve seen to wit: that he was not
pleased to remnln In tho hotel nnd
with tho spirit of adventure strong
within him wns desirous of progress
ing still farther townrd the firing, In
the hopo of eliciting somo fnvornblo
news ns to tho progress of tho flKht.
She realized, however, that he would
do his duty nnd remnln with her In
tho hotel ; so she snld gnyly :
"Suppose we walk out u llttlo far
ther, Caliph. Many of the side streets
will bo ns safe and peaceful as one
could deslrp, nnd if warfare should
develop in our vicinity we can step In
to some house."
"I do not llko to hnve you run the
slightest risk " ho began, but she
pooh-poohed him Into silence, took
him by the arm with n great nlr of
camaraderie, and declared they should
go forth to adventure but cautiously.
Webster glanced nt Don Junn. "Wo
can go a half or three quarters av n
mile 'out the Cnlle San Itosnrio, sor,"
tho Irishman nnswercd. "After thnt
'twill not be n plensant sight for the
young leddy nn' there may bo souid
shootln'. Squads av the governinlnt
throops took refuge In tho houses an'
took to snlpln'. 'Twill be shlow wurrk
roundln the Inst nv thlm up. Even
afthor the fight Is over, there'll be
scatterln' shootln' scrapes all uv the
night long, I'm thlnkln'."
"At the slightest danger we'll turn
back," Webster nnnounced, nnd with
Don Juan Cafetero scouting tho way
u block In advance they progressed
slowly toward tho center of the dis
turbance. Soon they passed n horse dead In
tho middle of the street; n little far
ther on one of the mnchlnc-gun
company, n lnnk Texan, sat on
the curb rolling a cigarette with his
left hand. Ho had a bullet through
his right shoulder and another through
tho calf of his leg nnd hnd received no
first nld attention ; tho flies were both
ering hi in considerably and he wns
cursing softly nnd fluently, llko the ex-mule-skfnner
he wns.
Farther on nnothcr whits Invader
Iny face down In tho gutter; for him
tho fight had ended islmost cro It had
begun. In tho next Mock half n doz
en sandal-footed Sobrnntcnns, In the
t)lu6 nnd red-trimmed uniform of the
Gunrdia Cltn, lay sprawled In uncouth
attitudes, where tho first blast of a
machine gun had caught them ns they
rushed out of the police station to re
pel the advancing mercenaries.
Seeing that the main street of tho
city would assume even a more grisly
aspect the longer they followed It, Don
Juan led Webster nnd Dolores a cou
ple of blocks down a cross street und
turned out Into tho Cnlle do Hernan
dez, parallel to tho Callo San Itosnrio.
There had been no shooting In this
street, nppnrently; ns they proceeded
not oven a stray bullet whined down i
ihe silent calle.
Four blocks from the government
palace they found the nnrrow side
walks of this quiet street 'Inert with
wounded from both sides, with n doc
tor and half n dozen of IUcnrdo's hired
lighters ministering to them; as they
threaded their way between the recum
bent figures they enmo upon Mother
Jenks, brandy bottle and glass In bund,
"doing her bit."
"Ilnhl So here you are, my lamb,"
she greeted Dolores, "itlght-o. Just
where ycr yht to be, Gor' bless yer
sweet face. Let these poor mlsfor
tunnto lads see that tho sister o' the
new president ain't too proud to care
for 'em. 'Ere, lass. 'Old up tho 'end
o' this young cockerel with tho 'oio in
Ms neck. 'Ere, lad. Tyke n brace now 1
'Ere's somo o' your own people, not n
lot o' blooniln' yeller bellies, come to
put something else In yer Mock soinc
tblnk that'll stlmuluto yer."
The "young cockerol," n blond youth
of scarce 20 summers, twisted his bend
nnd grinned up at Dolores us sho knelt
beside him to lift him up. "Here, here,
slster," bo mumbled, "you'll get thnt
white dress dirty. Never mind me. It's
Just n flesh wound, only my nock has
got stiff and I'm weak from loss of
blood."
Mother Jenks winked nt Webster as
she set n glass of brandy to tho strick
en nd von Hirer's nps. "Give me n bit
o' tho white meat, as my sainted 'En
ery used to s'y," she murmured com
ically. Dolores looked i Webstor. "I'll
stay here." sho said i. ply. "I've found
a Job helping Mother Jenks. You nnd
Don Juan may run ulong If you wish.
I know you're ns curious ns children."
They were. It would have been Im
possible for nny man with rod corpus
cles in his blood to barken to the shoot
ing and shouts only threo city blocks
distant without yearning to seo the
fight lUnlf.
"111 return In IK. minutes, nt the
latest," ho promised hor, nnd with Don
Juan Cnfetero, who had helpod himself
to n rlrte nnd bayonet from one of tho
wounded, I:o turned the corner Into tho
Don .trcrt -uhlch tilt followed weal
Man
Etc.
Copyright by Peter B. Kyne
through n block plentifully sprinkled
with tho dead of both factions.
Don Juan led the way through nn al
ley in the rear of tho Cn ted nil do la
Santa Cni' to the dcor of the sacris
ty ; as ho placed his hand on the lntch
threo rllle bullets struck around them,
showering them with fragments of fall
ing adobe.
"There's a house party In the neigh
borhood," yelled Don Juan and darted
into the church, with Webster at his
heels, Just in time to escape another
fusillade. They walked through tho
sucrlsty and passed through n door
Into the great cathedral, with Its- high,
carved, gothle-nrched celling. Through
the thick-closed doors of tho mnlii en
trance, lost in thet dimness of spneo
out In front, the sounds of the battle
half n block away seemed very distant,
Indeed.
They passed the nltnr and Don Junn
genuflected and crossed himself rever
ently. "I'll be nfther niaklii' mo con
fession," he whispered to Webster.
"Walt for mo, sor."
Ho leaned his rllle ngnlnst tho nltnr
railing, crossed the church nnd touched
lightly on tho shoulder n monk kneel
ing hi prayer before the altar of the
Virgin ; the latter bent his head while
Don Juan whispered ; then he rose nnd
both went Into the confessional, while
Webstor found n bench nlong the wall
and wnited.
Presently Don Juan came forth,
knelt on the red-tiled floor nnd prayed
something, Webster suspected, ho
had not done for quite n while. And
when lie had finished his supplication
and procured his rifle, Webster Joined
him, the monk unbolted tho door und
from the quiet of the house of God
they passed out Into the street nnd tho
tumult of hell.
"I've been clost to death this day,"
Don Juan explained, "an' tho day Is
not done. Be tho same token, 'tis long
since I'd made mo Inst confession;
sure, until you picked me out uv the
mire, sor, 'tis little thought I hud for
tho hereafter."
From 'their plnce they could seo a
dozen or more of IUcnrdo's hired light
ers crouched under the shelter of the
palace walls ncross the street. "I think
we'll bo safer there," Webster cried,
us a couple of bullets struck the atrrfio
steps ut their' feet nnd ricocheted
against the cathedral door. "Thnt rltle
of yours Is making you n marked man,
Don Juan."
They ran across tho street and
joined the men under the palace wall.
"What's this?" Don Juan doinnnded
briskly. "Have yc not shmoked thlm
out yet?"
"Noddlngs doing," n young German
'answered. ."Dor chief hns sent, word
dot we shnll not artillery use on der
bnlace. Men all uroundt It wo haf, nilt
a machine gun commanding each gate;
most of dor poys have chust moved out
wast In der rear of dor government
troops."
"Then," Don Jjinn declared with con
viction, "there'll be no fighting here to
speak nv, until later."
"Der is blenty of choy hunting snip
ers, nieln frounrt. Der houses horo
nbouts vos filled mlt dcm."
"I'll hnve no cat fights In mine," Don
Junn retorted. "Come wit' me, so, an'
we'll be In nt the death out beyant nt
the railroad embankment."
"Too Into," Webster answered, for on
the Instant to the west the crackle of
rifle and machine gun tire Inlerluded
"I'll Stay Here."
with the stuccato balks of u Mnxlin
Vlckeis broko out, swelling ulmost Im
mediately' to u steady outpouring of
sound "We'll stay boro whore we're
safe for tho llnnls. When General Iluoy
has cleaned up out there he'll come
here to tuke command."
For half nn hour tho sounds of ;i
brisk origugemont to tho west did not
slimkeii; Hiku with Ubcouccrtliij: sud-
W i 1-1
pm gi
dennoss the upronr died nwny rully 50
per cent.
"They're going In with the bnybnet
and machetes," somebody who know
remarked lnconlcnlly. "Walt nndyouTi
hear the cheering."
They waited fully ten minute, bnt
presently, us tho firing gradually died
uwny, they henrd It, faint nnd Indis
tinguishable nt first, but grndunlly
coming nearer. And presently the
trapped men In tho pnlaco heard it,
too. "VtvnRucy! VI vn 1 Viva Ituey t"
"All over but the shouting," Don
Junn remarked disgustedly. "The lnds
In the palace will surrlndher now. Sure
Glnernl Ituey wns right nfther all. For
why should bo shoot holes In tho lions
he's goln' to live In, nn' where, bo the
same token, he gives n dinner party
this night?"
"I'm glad the end Is In sight," Web
ster replied. "We have no Interest in
this revolution, John, und It Isn't up to
us to horn In on tho play; yet If It
went ngnlnst the Ituey faction, I fear
we'd be forced lno nctlvo scrvlco In
splto of ourselves. There is such a
thing us fighting to snve one's skin, yoa
know."
Don Junn laughed ploasurnbly.
"What a shnino we missed tho row out
heynnt at the railroad einlmnknilut,"
ho declared.
"I wish you'd kept out of It, Dob
Juan. What business bud you In th
fight at the cuartel? Supposo yo'd
been killed?"
"Small loss I" Don Junn retorted.
"I should hnve mourned you nevr
theless, John."
"Would you thnt same?" Don Juan's
buttermilk eyes lighted with affection
and pleasure. "Would It put n pang in
tho heart of you, sor, to see ro
si ret died?"
"Yes, It would, John. You're n wtM,
Impulsive, lunntlc, worthless Irlslnnnn,
but there's a broad vein of pay ore to
you, and I want you to live until I cwn
develop It. When Mr. Geary returns
to operate,, the mine, he'll need n fore
man he can trust."
"And do you trust me, sor?"
"I do Indeed, John. By the way, yon
never gave me your word of honor to
cut out red liquor for keeps. Up tiU
today I've had to watch you and I
don't want to do that. It Isn't digni
fied for either of us, nnd from today
on you must be u man or n mouse. If
you prove yourself a man, I want yna
In my business; If you prove yourfcli
n mouse, somebody c'se may have yoa.
How about you John? The enntinaiS
will be. open tonight, nnd lire vntr
will be free to tho soldiers of the new
republic. Must I watch you tonight?
Don Juan shook his reckless red
head. "I'll never let n drop of liquor
cross my litis without your permission,
sor," he promised simply. "I am the
man and you are tho master."
"We'll shake bands on thnt!" After
the western habit of validating all ver
bal agreements with a hand shake,
Webster thrust his hard bund out to
his limn, who tool; It in both of hH
and held It for half a minute. Ho want
ed to speak, but couldn't; ho could
only bow his head ns bis eyes clouded
with the tears of his appreciation. "Ali,
sor," he Jilurtcd presently, "I'd die for
ye nn' welcome the ehunst."
A wild yell of alarm broke out lii'the
next block, nt the north gate of tho
palace; there was n sudden Hurry ot
rllle fire nnd cries of "Hero (hey come I
Stop lliemt Stop them I They're
breaking out 1"
Without awaiting orders tho hired
fighters nleng tho wall somo 15 of
them leaped out Into the street, form
ing u skirmish lino, Just us a troop of
cavalry, with' drawn sabers, swept
around the corner and charged upon
tho devoted llttlo line. "Sarros must
be thryln to innko Ills gnt-nway," Don
Juan Cufet6ro remarked coolly, and
emptied n saddle. "They 'throw open,
the big palaco gate, 'an the guards uro
clearln' a way for him to tho buy."
He emptied nnothcr saddle.
In the liienntlme Ulcardo'n fire ent
ers had not been Idle. The Instnnt tho
guards turned Into tho street n dendly
magnzlne fire had been opened on
them. They had already suffered honv
ily winning through ihe gate and past
the besiegers In front of It, but onco
they turned the corner Into the next
street they hud the" lire of but n hand
ful of men to contend with. Never
theless It was sulllclently ieud!y. Many
of the horses In the front rank went
down with their riders, forcing the
maddened animals behind to clear their
I
Kfiirenssps liv lentilnir over them, which
some did. Many, however, tripped and
stumhled In their wild gallop, .spilling
their riders.
(TO HK CONTINUED)
On the Falkland lands.
Who that would get his hair cut In
tho Falkland islands seems committed
to a long wnlt In the barber shop;
hut perhaps tho Falkland Islanders
tiro not fussy In this particular, and
the one barber may bo less busy lhan
might he Imagined. The population of
Ihe Islands consists largely of shep.
herds, guardians of about 700,000
sheep, and shepherds, us u class ,aro
perhaps poor patrons of ihe barber,
nor apparently do Ihe Islanders hnvo
much need of bricklayers, of whom
there Is one to keep tho barber com
pany ; nor of houe painters, of whom
there are two. Kliocmakliig Is more
ncthe, for there are four shoemakers.
Deetleo Dore Through Cables.
In studying damage to lend tele
phono cables In California by n wood
boring beetle It Is shown tho beetle Is
able to ponetrnto alloyed substances
that aro considerably harder than lead.
Tho problem Is still unsolyed, wys fho
American Forestry Mngiizlno of Wash
iiigtou. ami It will lie difficult to find u
practical means of controlling this
pest, which Is able to put hundreds of
telephones out of commission by bor
ing holes In the cables, through which
the water enterff, rendering the wlra
i connection uselcia.
Qom-? Ibuin
Helps?
NOT ALLOWED TO BE PESTS
City of Boston Has Strict Regulations
Governing Construction and Main
tenance of Billboards.
The following regtilutlons are In ef
fect In tho city of Moston, governing
the use of blllbonrds: 4
No outdoor advertising shall be per
mitted oirnny locution within WH) feet
of town or city parks, playgrounds,
metropolitan parks, pnrkwnys, stnto
reservations or public buildings. ,
No outdoor ndvertlstng sign shnll ex
ceed an area of ten square feet If
within C(K) feet of nny public blghwny.
No outdoor advertising sign, wher
ever located, shall excevd nn area of
100 square feet, nnd st.ll such signs
shall be rectangular In ionn.
No outdoor ndvortlsln shall be per
mitted upon any rock, tree or natural
object of benuty.
All fields and backgrounds of out
door advertising shall bo of neutral
colors, nnd the fields, backgrounds nnd
letters thereon shnll not be dlscordnnt
with .surroundings, nu6 nothing nhnll
be placed thereon except letters of
the alphabet and numerals.
No outdoor advertising shall be al
lowed wi,thln tho urea between Inter
secting streets and within n melius of
:t.r0 feet from tho point where the cen
ter l'nes of the streets Intersect.
T.ie structure nnd the materials of
all outdoor advertising signs shnll meet
the approval of the department of
public safety of tho state as regards all
questions of flro hazard,
No waste or other rubbish resulting
from apy billboard or outdoor advertis
ing blgn shall he allowed to nccumulutu
on or In the vicinity of the premises
where the same, Is located.
Bottoms of ulf signs shall bo at least
three feet from the ground.
No outdoor advertising shall be pur
milted or ullowed to lie maintained
without un uunuiil state license.
SEE VALUE OF PLAYGROUNDS
Cities Spending Much Money Now
for Recreational Centers, Which
Might Have Been Saved.
Memphis, Milwaukee,- Indianapolis,
Akron and Hartford nave In the cour.su
of the last year doubled their n
pioprlutloiiH for playgrounds, while
Dayton trebled Its appropriation.. the
year before. Detroit has Isslied $10,
000,000 In bonds for parks mid pluy
ginumb,; Portland, Ore., hns Issued
is'00,000 for the purchase of play
grounds, and Pittsburgh $981,000 for
the same purpose. With the Increase
of congestion In tho streets of Amer
ican cities the business of being u
child becomes more and more' hazard
ous. In this connection the American
Cltj states that L'.l children a month,
on mi average, were kllfed In tho
streets of New York city during lOlIQ
Fov. blocks In tho city have provision
for play space. Of the 35 play centers
planned by tho Playground association
all but six remained closed because of
lacks of funds. It Is pointed out that
the policy of providing accominodii
tlons for piny should bo adopted In
connection with rebuilding and' the
construction of new buildings.
Tho lime loluy out playgrounds nnd
recreatlonol centers Is before tho town
bus grown to mi extent Hint makes It
necessary to condemn property for
sueh'purposes. Lot there ho it proper
ly understood, comprehensive plan fol
lowed In the development of the town
from Its start.
Trees Public Property.
The pioneers planted forest or
fchndo trees when there was scarcely
an argument for their plnntlng-r-wheii
they were hemmed In' and surrounded
by virgin foiest, writes C. F, Bley In
the American Forestry Magazine of
Washington. Today wo are enjoying
t)ie fruits jif their devotion, wisdom
and forethought. Shall wo do less
when thiinj Is so much more need for
tho lining generations and for those
yet unborn? Not every liuslmiidinaii
has appreciated tho value of shade
trees, witness the ruthless cutting
(lowie und making lulu cordwood ot
' whole lines of noble, stalwart sugar
I maples! A legal enactment In every
j state pi nvhllng that every tree now
I or hereafter standing within the legal
road boundary shall be considered
public property Is suggested.
Appropriate Symbols. " ,
Symbols are curious tilings. Our
language Is full of them and so Is re
ligious ritual, the ceremonies of ge
cret sock'tlos, and at times It l very
picturesque. When wo wish to Imply
that a man's head Is full of absurd,
ehnotlc Ideas we say In slang that
there are "liats In Ills belfry." Do
vou not see how In u dreain a belfry
could svmbol 7e u head, and huts, moiw
bid. sinister und absurd Ideas?
Friday Was Columbia' Fate.
It was on a Friday Hint (Jolumt.uti
set out from Spuln to seek u now
world; on Frlduy Hint ho first caught
M(.ht of iiiutl ; on Friday that lie start
ed on Ids return voyage; on Frlda;
that ho sufcly arrived hack In Spain;
on Friday Unit ho first sighted thu
American mainland on his iiuxt voy.
age; on Friday thnt ho first sut his
foot upon It, and again on Friday tiiat
he lauded in his native laud
