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Show Novel Klrel Story. "When Mr. Andrew Young returned from Alaska bust fall ho went out to Ids ranch on Yonng's river to dig his potatoes. pota-toes. Passing a hollow tree he noticed several bushels already gathered. IIo looked around the patch, but saw no signs of anyone having disturbed the ground, and to solve the mystery watched the tree. lie was soon rewarded by seeing see-ing a flock of bluejays alight on 'the tree, and each bird had a potato in its bill, which was dropped into an opening in a limb and passed on down to the ground. I Ho procured sacks, and a. fast as one was filled (mother was put at the place, and in this way the birds harvested fifty bushels of potatoes for him from various j patches around tho country. Astoria (Ore.) Express. |