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Show Used Sparrows for Food. Tho Inhabitants of tho Squaro of Vaugiiard, Paris, noticed for some tlmo pnst a joung man who was evidently evi-dently in tho last stato of poverty, but who shared his meal 'of bread each day with tho sparrows. After somo tlmo tho birds got to know him, and descended in flocks tho moment ho appeared. Tho residents In tho squaro took great Interest In tho proceedings, which they regarded as a touching evidence of humanity under a ragged shirt. Unfortunntcly for tho young mnn, one moro curious than tho rest watched him closoly, and observed that when tho sparrows came to feed out of his hand they wero transferred to his pockets. When arrested tho young man said thnt ho cooked and ato tho sparrows because of his Inability In-ability of getting food otherwise. |