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Molly-Cotton had been Maying. She 
came in with flushed cheeks, shining eyes, 
and wind-tossedcurls. Insteadof the usual 
arm-load, she carried a modest bunch of 
Adder’s-tongue, and a little more gener- 
ous bouquet of “little boys’ breeches.” 
“Mama,” she burst out; “is there such a 
thing as a flower hog?” 
“A flower hog! Why, dear?” 
“Well, there were just acres of flowers 
out there but I was afraid to take many 
for fear Mr. G. O. Shields would get after 
me.” Cusve: 

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‘‘When Bilford went West he told me 
that as soon as he had settled down and 
pulled himself together he would write to 
me, but I have never heard from him.” 
‘* Bilford was blown up in an explosion of 
dynamite 3 months ago. He may have 
settled down, but I don’t believe he has 
pulled himself together yet.” — Chicago 
Tribune. 

- RecrEATION is. looked for just the same 
as pay day is, and that is saying a great 
deal. J. A. Knox, Sewickly, Pa. 

I hand you herewith a clipping from the 
San Francisco Chronicle, which tells of a 
war to be waged on blue jays. 
_San Jose, March 18. 
At a largely attended meeting of the Santa Clara 
County Sportsmen’s Club, held here last night, it was 
decided to organize a raid on the blue jays. Many 
speakers reported from observation that these birds 
are no respecters of the close season, and constantly 
play havoc with the quail, and the fish in the shallow 
mountain streams. The jays destroy the eggs and 
small birds and catch and devour little fish shortly 
after they have been spawned. 
) It was decided to hold a blue jay hunt on the 26th inst., 
to be a contest between rival teams, the hunters shoot- 
ing the least number of birds to pay for a dinner for 
the victorious team. 
Kindly give us your opinion of this 
action. What do you think of the state- 
ments made against the jay? Is it pos- 
_ sible that he destroys young birds and fish? 
A. J. Meherin, 
San Francisco, Cal. 
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