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Show PASTOR'S SURGERY SAVES HEN'S LIFE LOWER ALLOWAY. N. J.. May 19. A,n Industrious hen, which Pastor Anderson An-derson of the Baptist church prised highly, fell a victim to her appetite the other day and neglected her duty. The dominie discovered that she bad eaten not wisely, but too well, for her craw resembled a small balloon. He resolved re-solved upon heroic measures, and, with a small, sharp knife, he essayed the role of surgeon. Making an incision in the neck of the hen tie was surprised to dlscover'a big bunch of grass, held together to-gether by a few yards of string. Removing the obstruction, sewing up the wound and applying necessary disinfectant, dis-infectant, made the operation highly successful. The hen Is, laying once more. - - ' i |