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Show A Solomon-Like Decl&lon. A Rhodo Island Justlco was called upon to determine tho ownership of a brood of turkeys. Tho flock, consisting consist-ing of 15 young ones, was mothered by two hens, n whlto one nnd a bronze And had been running for qulto n timo over two ndjoinlng farms. The owner of tho whlto hen declared de-clared that tho turkeyB were his, while tho man who owned the bronze hen ns-scrted ns-scrted Just as positively that they be longed to him. Tho Justice was puzzled. puz-zled. At last a witness camo forward who swore that ho had Been a dog chase the flock; that at tho dog's np proach the young birds flow up Into a treo, and tho bronze hen took to the woods, but the whlto hen turned und gave battle to tho dog. Tho JuBtlco thereupon decided that the owner of tho white hen was also tho rightful owner of the brood of young turkeys. |