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Show RED JERSEY COW TURNS FAUCET WITH MOUTH TO GET A DRINK Sagacious Oregon Animal Satisfies Her Thirst in Back Yard and Saves Long Walk to the River. Portland, Oro. Tho county poor farm has, according to tho assertion of tho inmates, tho cleverest cow In tho stato. Tho animal Is an old red Jersey that has bocn on tho farm tor years. Tho matron at tho farm last The Cow Turned the Faucet with Her Mouth. summer discovered that tho faucet on tho hydrant In tho back yard was fro-quontly fro-quontly turned on, but constant watching watch-ing failed to disclose tho miscreant. Tho snmo troublo occurred again this suinmor. Tho matron noticed tho water was turned on about tbo samo time every aftornoon. Whflo sho watchod sho saw tho old red Jersoy como leisurely up tho road, Into tho back yard and walk straight tip to tho hydrant. Tho cow pushed tho faucet with hor nose, but It did not soem to work. So sho tried hor horns, and when that method failed, opened hor mouth, took hold of tho faucet and turned It. Mrs. 'Bossy tho.i drank her All of cold wntor and turned away toward tho groen flolds, evidently pleased that sho did not havo to go a quartor i a mllo to tho river to satisfy hor thirst Tho noxt day tho cow seomod much puzzled to find a now faucot and appeared ap-peared dojected whon after half nn hour of hard work sho could not got hor drink. Then tho matron had a watorlng plnco mado and tho cold wntor was allowed to run nt nil times. |