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Show Mghtnliif Killa Birds. A singular story is told by a head gninekis-pt-r in Prussian Silesia. A few weeks ago ono of hid under keepers found iu the tract of shooting country nnder his charge a covey of partridges, two old birds and liftee young ones, all lyin;j dead. They were huddled np close together within tho space of a squaro yard, but were too decomposed to show any reliable signs cf tho cause of their death. Foisoh was at first sus-pi-ctod, as the spot was close to nome peasants' allotment, but n careful examination ex-amination of the ground revealed the fact that tho birds had been struck by lightning. The flash had struck a little mound a short distance away, and then coursed along tho ground, and the grass surrounding the spot where the partridges par-tridges lay had a burned and yellow appearance. ap-pearance. Exchange. |