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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
LAYS 30 EGGS
IN FL DAYS

" ALTER J. CLARK. g Dan
VIZ vile. Ind. chicken fanoisr.
Y Y has what lie believes TO be
the champion laying hen OF
the United States. her record being
up TO yesterday, 2s0 eggs in "a days
The record, BE says. IS 236 eggs by one
hen IN year, and as his hen is SIN
laying. and he has yet sixty-one days
before The wear IS out. he does not
know what VIII be the record when
she has completed her So days
The hen IS a White Wvsudotie. and
the egg from which size uyas Matched
was aid az the DanvlIIe poultry show
in February, 1908. Harry T. Curtis
Matched the egg in his Incubator. and
then sold the chicken Ia Mr. clark for
ST. BE calls her Betsy" and during
her laying has kept he- ia a trap nest
every day until after she LAID an eEE.
and then let her out for the remaindsF
OF the day. He has just received q
prize OF SO from KeIlerstravs, the
Kansas CITY C8d0) fancler. as the
trophy for the prize layer.
The hen WIS shown az the Clayton
and DanViile shows last spring, tzkinR
second ut both, scoring ninety-four
points in each show.
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fuenee spread all over the empire aa.
as usual. got ver- much ezaggerstca
Probably he did not bring sbou. on
tenth pert of the changes that were
put down 10 him by successful Off
cIaIs. but when his influence failed.
his tact came ina and even today.
ne has that eift Of barney, which
is all that remains Of his old life.
Little by little the wives and daugh-
tiers of high officials were t o be seen
In his aparmei,-s, his wife, a simple
woman, had pG- little TO say and
played q very small part in these re-
ceptlons. But Alexis gave good sup
pers and ganbled high. so that little
notice was taken OF his wife's want
OF refinement His only child, a girl,
was sent away 10 school and nnally
to Paris. When she came out her
mother retired into obscurity and was
never seen.
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Replaced Personal Valet.

Replaced Personal Valet.
This was not all. Alexander's per-
sonaI valet. who had been under q
cloud for some time. was dismissed az
once and replaced by Alexis Lomo1
He remained in this dangerous, though
envied. place for more than twenty
years. Such q mans fortune IS made.
Few who have not any connection
with the Cars imperial palace. can
guess at the number Of supplcants
who present themselves to elis person.
al valet and pay large sums Of money
TO have a petition given to the i'm
periaI hands. Alexis Lomon dId not
waste his opportunities. The Car al
ways inclined to talk to him. soon
made him his conhdant.
LomoF knew what was going to
happen IN the imperiiI offices before
the ministers themselves; the conse-
quence. was that they bowed low befo. e
him and paid him well in order 10
learn who was to be In favor and who
out Warned beforehand. many nigh
officials had time to save their Of
fees. or at least put by a fortune be-
fore their fan. Little by little. by dint
of tact and sound common sense. he
began TO give his master advice.
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Cards and parties became more fire.
Quent than ever at the Lomons. and
he lost a good deal But this only
made him more popular and as his
influence and favor n the imperial
dressingroom were unimpaired. ready
money was never wanting The zenith
Of his career was reached when, a
short time before his masters tragic
end. ne married his daughter to a
rich OFFICIAL Of the court. giving her
$4,000 as dowry. This lady sin
holds good position in St. Peters
burg. though her husband is dead
soon after her sUarriage the blow TO
L.omons career was dealt Alexander
II. who had freed millions Of subjects
by a stroke OF his pen. was blown up
By a bomb thrown by man of the
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~ on some time it seemed as
X though the young peasant had
! been quite forgotten by his
royal master. for he was set
90 sweep and dust in some parts Of
the palace that. as far as any notice
the Emperor took OF them, was as far
removed rrom the imperial family as
LomoGs native village. one dag.
however chance threw him into the
Emperor's way He was walking down
one OF the corridors when his foot
clipped and he would have fallen had
NOT Lamon Who had been sent on
message from one courtier TO the 9th
er. defur caught his arm and prevent
ed the fau Alexander II. who hap
pened 20 be alone. looked keenly at
him
where have seen thee before?
ne asked for his memory for faces
Was said TO be marvelous. at x"
was the prompt reply. your most
brilliant and imperial highness deign-
&c 10 take me into your service.
"And why then, do I never see
thee2" the Emperor asked. probably
again attracted by the bright young
face and ready answer Where do
you server"
The boy mentioned the name OF some
O0urtier and was told TO leave him and
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much 10 hasten the completion Of this
plan. not only by advocating IL, bur
by stories Of the way IN which sarfs
were treated. the starved condition so
many of them lived i'm and their
misery fifth, and ignorance.
why did nobody tell me this be-
fore, the Emperor once exclaimed
when Lomon bad told him some de
tails of serf line.
Because they are afraid to, was
the answer. and the serfs are too far
on. though they say that you and
God are their only friends.
And then Alexander turned 10 one
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very class he had SO benefited a few
years before ffis faverite natural5
lost he ehl source Of his income
with MS masters DEATH AleNaude
III, ? stern, morose faao, declared
t.tat tae terrible assassination ri his
predecessor was due 70 oves-leneney
Lopoft bore advocacy fo- thr aboii
ton - s#rfdom was wen known. fell
from farlr ~ once No post was OF
cred - h8a abou. the court. ne vas.
however, allowed 20 retire with the
fortune De had amsssfd only his
nearest friends knew how small that
fortune had grown. The ehange ir his
position CALLED LcncT.
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Lomofl Aided the Serfts.

It WIS Alexander II qhe eraaA the
serfs and abolished slavery. Though
he had first formed the project and
would probably have carried it out in
any case. many OF his m aisters dis
suaded him. and the ukase lay await
ing his signature for a long time 1t
Is said thet Alexis Lomon-himself
peasant, and. therefore. a serf-did
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- Nm Presenls.

Alexander was a man who. when
he gave. gave largely. Lomoh re-
ceived many magnificent presents
from him. which together With the
money given by those who wanted
the Emperor favor. soon made him
a rich man. His apartments were as
crowded with suiyors as a minister's
ante-room The news of his in-
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RAILROADING.

Interested parties. who were likewise
very powerful. did their utmost TO zeee
the Information from leaking out, bat D.
vain, and hardly an hour had elapser
until the financial world was IN q rsr-
ment over the sensational discovery OF
a mile or track belonging 20 tbs Big In
land System which had never been
nortgaged at all. or. a. most, for not
more than two or three times It's actual
value.
Big Inland stock went up By leaps
and bounds, opening AZ lSM and closing
at 1919 1T means q new bond-isaus
and another big melon 70 csItf' argued
the investing public, shrewdly.-
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7l has mlats,2~s saving. IT win be
their real friend, Nobody shall dis
suade me from delivering such unhap-
py subjects from bondage
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4Z%CN

when at last the Car. then
Alexander II, visited 1t for
shooting. LomoiI attracted
his attention by his bright
eyes and deft manner, and
when the visit was over he
followed i'm the Emperor's
suite to the capital.
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- UTL as Russian his

- tory is of romance.
Of drummer boys
who rise. at Il bound.
TO be rulers of provinces as
large as France; of cigarette
vendors who die minister's
Of cooks who are maze UNI
versity professors; and of
gypsy GIRLS who become
queens. the career Of Alexis
Lomof impresses even Rus
SLAMS with its rapid changes
and its sordid ending. First
a humble servant in the ms
perial Palace, then a favorite
of the Car. Alexander II.
now a beggar such is the
life-story told to the police
who arrested him for asking
aims in the streets of St. Pc
tersburg, and-what is more
found to be true.
Alexis Lomoff began life
in a Enthusiastically mis-
cradle village where the IN
habitants live on black
bread for one-half of the
year and on roots during
the other. Being a handy
sort of boy, however, the ad-
ministrator of the neighbor-
ing palace, which formed
part of the imperial domain,
took him as a servant. He re-
manned for some years there
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16
MINIsrENa NANNow EscAPE.
10 Fired Upon Three Times by the
Paraousyan Troops.

Lapaz, Bolivia, July 10.-FL q de-
tails received here OF the revolution
in Paraguay state that while nghtlng
was going on in the Asuncion, an In
cident occurred which might have had
a most serioua-result The American
minister, Edward G. O'Brien. DESTROYS
Of proffering his good offices in order
to prevent further loss Of life while
approaching the headquarters Of the
was fred upon three
times by government troops. Accord
ing to the dispatches, the minister's
escape was miraculous. as many per.
sons were killed in the vicinity. Dis
covering their error, the troops ceased
firing and an officer fastened to give
explanations to the minister, who 1,
convinced that the act was not pre-
neditsted.
The new president OF Paraguay,
Emiliano Naveiro, has been officially
recognized by the majority of the for.
eign diplomats. Claims for damages
by the foreign legations are heavy.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16
LODGES.

Masonic LODGE. w. Turner,
No. 54S meets LIST. and 3rd. Fridays
in each month.
CHAs. COwELL, Sec.
Victoria Lodge, No. "a, X. of P.
meets every Monday night.
Visitors welcome.
THEo. WATTS, Sec.
Hopkins Lodge, A. o. u. w. No.
56l meets every Thursday night.
Y.Q. WALKER, Sec.
Golden Cross Lodge, Darlington,
No. 500 meets LIST. and 3rd, Saturday
night in each month.
MRS. M. b. LONG, Sec.
Degree of Honor, No. 10 meets End
and 4th Saturday nights in each
month.
MISS LIZZIE HUFF, Sec.
Ben Hur Lodge, Darlington
Count, No. So meets every Wednes-
day night except 4th.
WIN. FERRY, Sec,
Standwaite, Tribe No. 81, Red Men
meets every Friday sleep.
CLAUDE LONG, Sec.
Modern Woodmen of the World,
No. 1892 meets every Wednesday.
Y. Q. WALKER, Sec.
Klub Kentuck open: all hours.
Business meeting Snd TUESDAY in
each mouth.
@. L. AsHBy, Sec.
Elks, b. p. o. No. 1888 meets at
jacksonville Monday night.
Jas. K. Franceway, Secy.
Visiting members are cordially
invited to attend any of these
Lodges.
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STUDENT IS DISCHARGED.
Washburns Of Lafayette, Ind, Get
Money and Are Satisfied.

New York, July 10--Enrique Lila
mas. former student of Purdue uni.
versity, Lafayette, Ind, was Thursday
discharged from custody on the charge
of larceny of s12, 400 from Mrs. Eliza
bets Washburn, who conducted a stu
dents boarding house in the Indiana
town. Mrs. Washburn and Llamas
came to this city together and we're
arrested last TUESDAY.
Mrs Washburn's husband came on
from Indiana to testify at the hearing
Thursday. After the woman had prom.
Used to return home with her husband,
the complaint against Llamas was dis
missed. The money, which was re-
covered, was returned to Mr.. and Mrs,
Washburn.
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CITY OFFICERS.
James r. Rash.

Mayor-James r. Rash.
Police Judge-Chas. Cowell,
Chief of POlice-Wm Bradley.
Night Chief-Clarence Mitchell.
Tax Assessor-N. /. looms.
City Clerk-Paul p. Price.
Treasurer-Frank b. Arnold.
City Physician--W. X. Nesbit.
City Engineer-F. ID. Rash.
Street COmmissioner--Robt. Wood
Councilmen-JnO. B, Atkinson,
Madison Oldham, H. G. Bourlaud,
L. H. O'BriOn, Geo. G. Atkinson,
Thos. Blair. Meeting night first
Monday night in each month.
School Trus tees--Paul M. Moore,
Dan M Evans, w. r. COyle.
Board of Health-Dan M. Evans,
Jno. Y, Taylor, Curtis B. Johnson,
N. d.
Postmaster-Chas. g. Robinson.
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RECEPTION FOR KERN.
indianapolis Plans Demonstration u
Democratic Nominees Return.

Indianapolis. July 15.-The home
coming Of John W. Kern, Democratic
nominee for vice-president, Wednes-
day night will be made the occasion
of public reception on the courthouse
lawn. He will be met at the train by
the general reception committee and
escorted TO his home. At 8 o'clock
Vice-President Fairbanks will call at
the Kern residence and they will ride
together to the courthouse. where al
dresses will be made by Mayor Beck
walter and Vice-Presldent Fairbanks
Mr.. Kern Is expected to respond.
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rh. Northwsst sweIt.rlna.

st. Paul, Mimi, July 11.-Extremely
high temperatures prevailed through.
out the northwest Friday, the official
record at Pierre. s. d.. showing 102
degrees. In st. Paul the maximum
was 90. One death and three prostra-
tons resulted In this city. One death
resulted in Duluth. At Fargo, N. D..
the temperature was S5 degrees; at
Duluth 80 and Huron, S. d., 50. Three
prostrations were reported in Mime
apolis.
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Arous on Adams' confesuIor,

Grand Junction, Col, July 10.-Argu-
ments were concluded Thursday on
the question of the admission of Steve
Adams confession as evidence at, his
trial on the charge OF numbering Mine
Superintendent Arthur Collins at Tel
luride. The point was botly contest
ed, as the states case, it is said. is
based largely on the confession. The
defense declares the confession was
secured both through coercion and
promises of immunity from punish
ment. and is therefore not admissible
as evidence.
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pottsr,a condItIon No sstt.r-

Cooperstown. ~ Y, July 1O-Blsh-
op Henry @. POtter's condition Thurs
day night is less favorable than 1t
has been for some days past. He
passed tho night 10 comfort and was
in no pain during the day, but he has
not gained In strength. While every
hope is still expressed that tho out
come OF the bishops illness will be
favorable, II Is admitted that his cen
dition Is stu critical.
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Repert craEx enake ouIet.

MuskOsee. Okla, July i6-word rSs
ceived here Thursday afternoon from
the Hickory camp grounds says that
Grassy Snake and his followers are
perfectly quiet and that there is alb
solutsly NO trouble that would war
rant the state authorities In calling
ro6ps to the scene. The Snake band
of the Creek Indians and negroes are
holding their annual green corn dance
and Indian Agent Kelsey says there Is
no cause for alarm.
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CHURCHES.

CATHOLIC CHUROH.-First maHs
every Sunday and holy day at 700
a. m. Second mass and preaching
$3.50 q. m. Vespers and benedictiOn z
p. m. Rev. ]. p. Mcfarland, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH. - sunday
school at $3.50 q. m. Preaching every
Lords day at 10:45 a. m. and Z D
m. Prayer meeting every Wednes.
day at 7;S0 p. m. Elder w. @.
Eldred, pastor.
M. e. CHURCH. Regular services
third Sunday at III q. m. and 7 80 p. M.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 1880. Sunday-schOOl at 3; 80 a. m.
Glass meeting, second Sunday at
l0:30 a. m. Rev. j. II. Embry, pastor
EpwOrth League-W. s. Bran
we'll, president. Meets every Sun
day evening at 6:46 p. m. at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
All are welcome.
Nj. f. CHURCH, SOgTH.-Rev. j.
ID. Fraser, pastor. Services on
every Sunday at III a. m. and
1880 p. m. Sunday school at $3.50
u. IN. Prayer meeting, Wednesday
evenings at 1880 o'clock. Ep-
worth League, every Sunday evening
at $3.50. Ladies' Aid Society every
Monday afternoon. Official Board
meeting Monday after first Sunday
in each month.
MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH -
Preaching the fourth Sunday at II
a. m. and 1880 p. m. and the proceed
ing Saturday night. Church meeting
Saturday night before the 4th Sun
day. Sunday school at $3.50 y. m.
Prayer meeting everv Monday night
at 1880. Rev. @. II. Grigson, Pastor.
GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services Saturday night before the
first Sunday in each month at 1880
p. M, first Sunday at IL a. m. and 7 80
p. IN. Prayer meeting Friday even
ing at 1889. Rev. Bumpus, pastor.
PRRsBYTRRIAN CHURCH - HEO
LA. Regular services first Thursday
at 1880 p. m. and third Sunday at
$3.50 D. IN. In each month. Sunday
school each Sunday morning at $3.50
O'Clock.
Episcopal Church Regular servi-
ces every Tuesday night az the City
Library, At z ;45 p. m. Public e0rdi
ally invited a. attend.
Csc. q. AHnfpT, Rector.
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News Editor ples.

Chicago. July i4.-dustayus p Eng
lish, news editor OF the Associated
Press IN Chicago for IS years. died OF
heart disease a short time after reach
ing his home here from Denver Men-
day evening aglish had assist
"a n yeDe smocratie natien'
al conY md when he arrived
home ~ Complained OF feeling f.
ugued An hour later he VAS dead
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16

w. g Eldred has just closed a
good meeting at Slaughtersville In
which there were fifteen additions
to the church.
Mrs. Henry Rogers, who was in.
jured last week by falling out of her
carriage near the lake, Is improving
fast and soon Will be we'll.
Services at the Christian church
next Sunday by the pastor, w. q.
Eldred, morning subject, "Home
Missions" Evening subject, "The
Opening of the Seven Seals"
Jno. Long selected the players
that played MadlsOnville Thursday
aud we must say that his judge.
ment was good. Everybody played
his best, and to have system you
must have a good man as manager.
The iair and impartial decisions
of Dave Barnett as umpire of the
different games lately have been
favorably commented by all. Dave
knows what to say, says 1T and then
sticks to 1t. 20
Carpenter Geo. Robinson left yes
terday for MortOn's Gap where he
will work on the large brick store
being erected there by q new Com
pany. This store will be % by 80
aud two stories high. e
We are timers with experience
aud do our own work. Consequent
we give you the best material and
work at the very lowest prices.
MAUzY.& BoNDURANr,
Telephone No. loo. Jacksonville, Ky.
There has been a number of COM
pliments paid the Bee for the sdi-
torial printed last week In regard
to character wreckers. This article
was full of truth aud some people
should read and profit thereby.
Good evidence: with pleasure
/ testify to the merits of Hughes
Tonic as remedy tor chills and
fever. l recommend 1t, and In no
case have l known it to fail, even in
the most obstinate. Sold by drug
gists-50c and $I.0O bottles.
The people of Darlington are al
ways ready to help a good cause as
shown by the receipts OF the moving
picture show Friday night, when
Miss Ashby's Sunday school class
OF the NJ. e. church South, had
charge of it. Quite nice sum was
realized.
One of the largest crowds of the
season Is expected at the picnic at
the Park given by the Catholic
church on Wednesday July %.
Dinner will be served on the ground
where tickets can be secured. There
will be an abundance of barbeced
meat cooked by experienced hands
at that business.
1t seems as II the talk OF the pro-
posed new city Hall is bubble and
there will be none built. In an in
terylew with prominent city off,
cial Tuesday morning The Bee re-
porter was told that he did not think
that there was anything IN the talk
and that in air probability there
would be none built.
If you wish to know where. TO pur-
chase the best goods at the mosl
prices, read the Bee adds
carefully. Go TO these stores land
be convinced lin this -day OF pro-
gress, enterprising merchants know
that advertising is the secret of
their prosperity, besides IL is a great
to the customer TO
know where 60 find certain articles
and at what price. !. The Bee tells
you whore TO go in Darlington. |
Merchants who wantyouritrade ask |
fer IL.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16

Hopklnsville, KY. July 11.-An at
tempt was made Thursday night by a
negro to attack Mrs. Richard Lewis
near Warrington. Her screams
aroused her 12-year-old son, who
seized a shotgun and ran into the
room. The negro fed and the boy
fired at him. probably wOunding him.
A posse is searching for the negro
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16
Local Happenings


There are two good rules which
ought TO be written on every
heart-never to believe anything
bad about anybody unless you
positively know it to be true
never to tell even that unless you
feel that 1t is absolutely neces-
sary, aud that God is listen.
ing while you tell 1t.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-16

DR.. A. w. Davis, OF Mortons Gap,
lie one Of the Snriners now at the
81. Paul convention having a beau
tiful time and helping to root for
the next annual meeting.
Electrician Fenderwick, who has
charge OF The wireing of the Victory
building will soon complete his
work, Jim has 8 more houses to
wire as soon as he can get the time.
Do not forget that you can get
nice lunch just suited TO the hot
weather Tuesday evening July 2l.
Served on MIR. Slsks lawn by pretty
maidens.
The Jacksonville Methodist Sum
day school will picnic at Loeb Mary
park tomorrow. A large number
will likely attend aud pleasant
day be spent at this deligh tful re-
sort.
Great crowds are attending the
big sale of Barnes, Coward & Co.,
this week and getting the benefit Of
the many bargains offered by this
enterprising firm. 1t pays to adver-
tise.
The Grand Leader recently open
ed here in the J. NJ. Victory Co.'s
store are Offering bargains in every
line of merchandise. Read their
adds In The Bee, call on them and
be convinced that these bargains
are just as advertised.
The members of the Epworth
League will serve refreshments
Tuesday evening July 81, on the
lawn of Mr.. and Mrs, Marion Sisk
on Railroad street., consisting of
ham sandwiches, coffee, cream,
sherbert and cake. stop and get a
nice lunch daintily served.
The Darlington base ball club
played two, good games of ball last
week. On Thursday they played
Madisonville and won by score of
Z to4. Sunday they played CrO5ton
at that place and were beaten by q
score II to 10. darlington has some
good ball players who only need to
practice together to make them as
good as the best.
|
The Klub Kentuck Cornet Band
will have charge of the Electric
Theatre on Friday night 18th at the
usual price of admission. One of the
best shows of the season will be put
on and everyone should attend this
show and help the boy out so that
they can secure money to finish pur-
chasing instruments. The boys
Will not furnish music for this oc-
casion.
Capt. and Adjt. F. ID. Rash, OF the
3rd Regiment X. s. @. mas been ap.
pointed by the Adgt. General at
Frankfort to hold an election at
Madisonvnle Wednesday night for
the purpose of electinga Captain OF
Company s. Up to going to press
we have not learned who has been
elected, but reports seem to favor
LIEUT.. Gardner Shanks for that
place. LIEUT.. Shanks is a lst. Lieut..
In the Srd. Regiment on tie unas-
signed list and has been in the
guard for q number of years and is
we'll qualified to Ill the vacancy
made by the resignation of Capt
Ed Young who goes West to prac-
tice law. "a
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Nature's Provision for aiTds.

Swallows. night hawks and whip
poor,wills hare very small, weak bills,
which. open very wide so that they are
able by flying swiftly literally to scoop
In the food without decreasing the
speed of their flight. while the wedge
shaped bills of the woodpeckers ena-
Bile them to drill through bark and
csad wood for hidden grubs and
worms.