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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
psnnnctation of secretary Nergan-PiA,
Of Farmers Federation.


CHICAGO. Jan lathe officer. of thu Va.
uona Farmers Alliance held a preiimin-
AIRY meeting yesterday. A resolution wss
adopted fasoFing regular and eqaita-
BILE distribution In the monetary sv..
tenn, prohibition Of alien ownership.
naturalization az means Of trnn.no,.
tatien and communication. and eiec-
ton Of president, vice president.
United States senators ara pos,um.-
ters hv popular vote. The rrSaln.
lions further demand that the right
Of franchise he exercised without regard
10 SET, aad thar there should be equal raw
for equal work: passage Of the Hatch-
Wsshharn Sutl-opiion bill, and strict leets-
latioa against the aduiierasien Of f5oJ
products. also Senator Hlsl's bill rivIn.
the state power 10 tar goods in original
packages.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton cam. I,
for sharp criticism for his speech Of last
October before the Worlds congress
Of sss'eassare. resolution being
passed declaring his sts;an,@n.
that "eglud adherence. - az
teachings % ignorant leaders and xfrgnu.
dsfnasogaes' were necessary To member.
ship in she atliancs. IS untrue as i
~
worthy the great esssnhlare bet,w-
which IL was made saa the hixh
eeaee Of him Who made il. TIE r~ssI,,.
llons further declare that Morsaa does no,
represent the agricultural interests o. TIE
UnisS3 States and urgently rrsnests h..
resignation.
The annual election of cflcers followed
ard resulted la she selection Of Esworea
Farnss. Nevada, la. president: August
Fost, Noalten, Ia, secretary, vscs
presidents. J. H. tarres. Carvin, Il.
William foc'e. bsraheo. Wis. T. J.
Aosgaaa, Foress Grove, Mfan.: ". A.
ksssey. nastce. lad. A. = Brewer. Tan.
paoo, H., ], ". agFssmi;h, Colsax.
Wash; Theodore hedara. Fesnehsawn,
Meat j. NGgTows, lincoln, Nsh. lee.
tnreF. tseessc 4 Lawrence, oAsc.
The alliance aaes toaay. The arst step
Was taken toward confederation uf the
agricultural bodies as this unlseA States.
\ definite pisa IA aa organization to in-
elnae the i've rsoaiasa2 erslers Of the
eeaaigy vas adopted TODAY. sna
= com mlsiee appointed 80 Sc are as saog.-
ton sy the eiAss an.ona Ias ossaalEa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
CRIMINAL. NOTES.

negro WAS lynched Friday at West rsiiclaas
parish. la. tor killing q white man named
Roberts.
Ernest tacore wss banged az Jel'et. III, Fri.
day. He murdered a iitiis girl whom re had
gsvssheA
Mrs shsstuak. Of sSn Francisco. who Killed
Harry Poole. the ssdaees OF her daughter
ktsnlts. hss hesa he'd to answer IN tha vasrxs
OF murder
b.ly REYNOLDS sai Joe Lopea. charged with
the voossFy a. Fos.er, Cah, have hesa dis
charged. They we're IA Fresno at tas time tAs
crime MAS committed.
William " &Rssi- ex postmaster q Cheyenne
We, has been acquitted of charge Of eHa beg
aeFasnt ~ taads. an6 wigl naw he tried on
charge ei elDasssisug rvgsssezea letter Goa
taintng $50
Tae trial u James Gsiaen TOE TIA nurieg OF
}oha J AAaaasy a. Cornwall sEasIou IN oesohes
LAST wss eoue3a led st Martinez Cal, Thursday
Tie laTy. sftsr BEING Sat tear bca7s. returned
verdict og mAnsisngatsg
Henry MerrIeF, son q the sx premier Of Que
oee. Fss' De MartixBy AMI J. + Peusad vere
hre3 g sscs tos attempting 20 asaw I'D tAe
Melissa uan auaent Al Montreal IRE agstnss.
81 sas tence - osas1ng mach comment
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Judge SALES for senator.

TACOMA. Jan. ia--IspeciaL THE fresh
est political gossip turns upon Judge Stiles
rs a candidate for the United States SEN
ate in the hons of preventing Gov. Nc
Graw or any King county man succeeding
Squire watch il is understood Nelson
Bennett and remnant Of the bolting Re-
publican contingent ard Wallace Demo
Gratis tear might he the case il an east Of
the mountains" man Is selected at the
proposed special session. The plot seem.
70 be 10 draw Gov. McGraw into calling q
special session with the implied belief that
an east Of the mountains" man can be
elected. and then to spring Stiles.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
A bridge tn Re Buiit Crooked.

TACOMA, Jan. f9.-Ispecial. Bridge
builders seem TO think that there is some
thing crooked in the manner In which the
city of Tacoma is preparing to let the con-
tract for the Eleventh street bridge. Il is
claimed that some of the city officers are
interested in letting the contract TO parties
with whom they are connected and TO that
end have not permitted outside repre-
sentatives of bridge companies 10 gather
any facts about the plans. The bids are
now asked for and they are 20 be SUBJ
mltted inside Of eleven days. Bridge men
claim that IL Is utterly impossible 10 pre-
pare q bid in eleven days. and therefore
they will not have an equal chance with
those who are assumed to have had spe-
cisi privileges in examining the plans be-
fore the bid. were called for.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

Ne Was Brought Up Amidss Heud-A
Murderer I'm Tive stases-
LKsasos. Mo-, Jan. ia-wils Howard
was hanged today for murder. He at
tempted suicide by morphine In his cell
this morning. but his intentions were
frustrated by the guards.
Wis Howard was hanged for the
murder of Thomas McMichaels. a deaf
mute. near Vienna, Martes county. Mo-,
on August ~ lss9. When a neIe youth
In Kentucky. Wills Howard, by accident
became involved in the bloody feud be-
tween the Howard, Turner and Bailey
families. which grew up after the war. In
endeavortng TO wash his hands of the
wretcbed warfare, after he had killed sew
eral men and had been wounded more
than once himself, he came TO Missouri
years ago with his uncle, Will Jennings.
who was tired of fighting, too, and they
settled near Springfield. In April. 1859.
John Rector, farmer Of Maries county,
lost some money and got the idea that a
deaf mute named Thomas McMichaeIs had
stolen IL Maries county il q long dis
tance from Springfield, bat Jennings
heard OF the affair, and riding to Rector's
place volunteered TO get the money for the
farmer. representing to him that be was a
detective. Rector consented and Jennings
arrested the deaf mute and found the
stolen money, half of which. by the agree
ment. no returned to Rector. Al
though 10 was clear that the thief had been
found. the grand jury didn't like tat way
OF executing the Law, and indicted Jen-
ntpgs for robbery. on the testimony of the
deaf mute. He gave bail and went back 20
Sprinteld. The deaf mute lived near the
town of Vienna. On the night of August
=, man called At his house, and telling
him he was an officer of the law, put him
under arrest and started with him to
Dixon. The next day McMichaeis was
found lying by the road with q bullet
through his head and another through his
heart. Suspicion turned to Jennings and
Wills Howard. his friend. The deaf
mute had been the only witness against
jennings Ii was found tina. both
had gone back to Kentucky. 1t Was also
discovered that Wis had left the Spring
field farm two days before the murder.
Jennings had stayed there until the day
the body was found in the road. Ii was
clear that Jennings could not have shot
the deaf mute. bat Wills might have
done IL for him. Officers were sent 10
Kentucky after him, and brought him
back TO Maries county. The BaiIeys aud
Turner'S were delighted. They had Jen-
nings arrested on q charge of killing enc
OF the men he had disposed of in the feud,
and sent him to the penitentiary for life
Then they vowed that they would ses
Wis disposed OF forever in q similar
way, and sent representatives TO Missouri
TO push the prosecution. Howard was con.
vicied June Is 1892
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
III sENkss TROUBLES

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rs@Gsa IL wia pay IA fan
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eafs bfAss coz psny. az PsSIsbars
teEap tsosier Esk&ts xsauames. tAst shs F.gss
Aais@aa- s&ss q tsFaAs Fails val rasume.
v, . Cstsoa ess ssea suYn nssa asssnee ..
waiter ? hees & ca. san FFxnsisea. Tee Gvsa's
ssssss are saASaS3s liabilities. So SO
ne Eay&l fuTnitsve aaa Csrucg Coaaqsnv. ~
tAa8, las sssISn%A A recent sssg~Faeat rtxee.
tae sasets 81 g. Sa. ssa sae llzsi4sfe. At Is az
sae a9sA2saE pen walsh sags wss alei sssss.
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s@e 1sep8rSeu. ltogstsa Fg@<srse Ce-a aaar q.
sew less, 10 insosTest. Eha liabilities Of tAs
eaEs FAag. Sac- sifng ssssas8 az eoaa.. are sgSs.
80 &sa 10 FtoFcFtg = woF4a ss0Hm A re-
ewtV&f ASs eeea Anpa5 atrA Thss i. a zeal eans.
TsAsf. sat So as @sF ecaasrtea wssh tie great
Iaasassss Aesstas esq @s.xsss
~z sga.sx bee u-sesrs sS~tsha "a ~~.ts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

The Boy King Not Speaking Terms
With His Mfnfatera.

LorDor. Jan. IA dispatch 70 the
Times from Vienna says: kilograms from
Belgrade. Servia. indicate that the crisis
In tbs government 10 rapidly approaching
stats of acuteness. The relations OF the
cabinet with the king are about as strained
~ they can possibly be- The king has
absensed himself from all cabinet coun-
ellis since the beginning of the
year; has conntcnancsd court ball, and
avoids all ceremonies which are likely to
entail contact with the ministers. 1t was
stated In Vienna last night that the cabi-
net would send a request 20 the king to
preside at today's council.
Special dispatches to the Standard and
other papers confirm the rumors that
serious crisis exists in the Servian govern.
ment. Er-King Milan left Paris last
night for Belgrade.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

firming the news that the Hondurian
army under yasquez had been defeated
by the allied forces near Choluteca.
General 0rtez states that the bat
tie was very sanguinary and many
prisoners were captured. The allied
forces are now marching toward Teguci-
gaipa. and ii is probable there will be more
fighting at Cerrohula. although Vasquez's
army is badly shattered. Choluteca Is in
ruins. The place was destroyed by bonn
bardment and set on fire.
Policarpo Bonilia. Of Honduras, who is
comparatively young man. was brought
forward by the Liberal party of Honduras
in 1901 as their candidate for president,
but was defeated by Leiva of the opposite
party. Bonilla was finally driven from
the country as conspirator and took up
his abode IN Nicaragua Last OCTOBER he
was unsuccessful in his attempt TO wrest
control of the presidency from the newly
elected president. Vasquez.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

TACOMA, Jan. ia.-fspecisL The meet.
Ing AZ whieh il has been announced action
would De taken in opposition 10 the d.
vision Of the Episcopal dtsoeess Of oiyn.
pia has not been held here vet, although
ore. is is said by some Of those insereted,
has been called. Al this proposed meeting
IL las been given cut that a resolution
would be presented calling for an active
sishop to replace Bishop Paddock.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
BATTLE IN HONDURAS
Bonilla and Nicaraguan Allies
Marching to Victory.
HoNouaAN ARMY SCATTERED.
Csaqasss ~ the Country Only . 0ass-
ties ~ . Short Tims-Lfstls Hap
penfng In Brasil.

NEW YoEK, Jan. IA HraiTs spe-
ciai from La Linertad, Salvador, Gays:
General Boniiia has autographed from Ma
caome, to members Of the cabinet in Teguei-
gaipa announcing the overthrow of Vas
ouez. who has retreated toward that city
with half his army. The Nicaraguan
forces are in pursuit Of vssquez, whose
cause 10 considered lost By everybody here.
A HeraId's special dispatch from Mana
qua says: "Generai-in-Chief Ortez made
an announcement today, officially con-
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Deserted by Her Husband aud Father.

TACOMA. Jan. Ia.-TSpeeiaL Bertha
Siegei, whose father compelled George
Maynard TO marry her, alleging seduction,
has applied to the county commissioners
for aid. claiming that Maynard has de-
serted her. Her father refuses 70 aid her
and the county authorities cannot do any-
thing while she Is married TO an able
bodied man. She will probably resort to
divorce and then apply 10 the county for
aid
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

TACOMA, Jan. 1a.-fspeciai. &c. II. Bur
nett, OF Burnett, Is al Chi!berg's.
u. C. Coroan and Jay H. Adams, Of
Spokane. have returned from Victoria and
are az the Tacoma.
Senator John +. MeManus, of Everett.
Is at the Fife.
c. +. Chamberlain, of Spokane, /. at
Chilberg's.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

There IS in the very structure of
hons hold conduced on even the simplest
plan enough causes for intense nervous
strain. enough work and worry to tax
the energy and Ingenuity of the most
robust woman.
A woman holding up home on her
shoulders: the monotonous routine of
tre-building. dish-washine, meat pre-
pairing. stitching. darning and mendinp.
until the fingers refuse their bidding and
the eylids drop.
The present generation of women Is
more subject to premature weakness and
Ill health than its predecessor. The
grip first attacks the poor in health.
Thousands of testimonials from men
and women who have had the grin o.
prolonged colds, shows that P ines
celery compound quickly makes them
well again. because Is is food for the
nerves IL enriches the hood It has
saved thousands from chronic illness.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

TACOMA, Jan. l9-FSnecial.l The su-
pcrior court has ordered Receiver Rice,
the Washington National bank. to Quit
claim the banks interest in a s23. 600 sec.
ond mortgage on Maplewood and Puyal-
iup land 70 Ezra Meeker for $50. Meeker
held first mortgage on the same prop
erty- Rice informed the court that he
could not realize over $50 over the frs.
mortgage
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

tug Of this kind which could be bought for
5000, and probably could be fitted with
pumps FOR s.. 600. This. he believes, would
he much better bargain than the Seattle
fireboat, which. while able to put ont fires,
cannot handle ships in gale. which is
very desirable when there are winds such
as have prevailed during the past few
days. Mr.. Gifts scheme is to utilize the
tug in towing away garbage when not
otherwise employed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

T.coss, Jan. ia-fSpec4aL l-Harhor-
master Cliff has looked into the matter OF
furnishing deep sea tug for this port
tina; can Be- fitted up ~ita pumps sats7-
Gent 10 exsinguish IRE in any ship that
might take ira here. lie has Ia view q
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Let the sun shinei

Let the sun snlnel
Get strength. Be welli
Mrs. John K. Jacobs tells plain but
impressive story:
II have been taking Pains celery
compound" she says, land feel myself
greatly improved. so much so that con-
slider myself well. was left last Feb
ruary. from an attack of the grip, In a
low state OF heath, with great nervous
debility. can hardly express how
wretchedly felt when / commenced
using Paine's celery compound. And
began gradually TO improve up TO the
present time. and now am able to do
my work, for which l feel thankful
enough. / think the remedy valuable
indeed"
Mrs. Jacobs resides at 112S Oak ST.. in
Youngstown, o. She has had the same
experience as thousands of women. East,
West, North and South.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

Lospo.. Jan. ia dispatch to the
Times from Paris says: The senate, by q
vote Of 132 TO 81. has agreed to give votes
10 women engaged in business at elections
for tribunals OF commerce. This Is the be-
ginning Of woman suffrage In France,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20
The Infnrstata Fair.

TACOMA, Jan. Is--[Special. The follow.
ing trustees today signed the articles of
incorporation Of the Interstate fair: @. L.
Holmes, Abe Gross, Henry Bucey, George
P. Eaton, c. Ii. Dow, George II. Stone.
George 4. Osrocd.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-20

-TssaFs-ssez-es-ss" sSalss, saa sz.aas..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
How a Writer Should Live.

In answer to "a query from the Her
aid of Health of How a Writer
Should Live" Dr. Edward Everett
Hale believes in nine hours sleSp
and three hours mental work day.
He believes, too, in a good, hearty
breakfast and does not believe in
specially early rising for health's
sake, nor do I believe there is any
moral merit in it, as the children's
books pretend" He likes to be up
for a half hour to an hour before
breakfast at his desk, starting his
daily work He has a cup of coffee
and a soda biscuit brought to him
there.
He urges the avoidance of any ex-
citing study or occupation for six
hours before bedtime and counsels,
too, never to go to bed hungry
People are kept awake by hunger
quite as much as by bad con-
science" In connection with DR..
Hale's limit of three hours Of work a
day it is interesting to notice that
Houghton of Dublin says that two
hours of severe mental labor take
away as much vital strength from
the system as whole day of phys
ical labor-a double warning which
brain workers should heed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
A Crank REGIME.

Thanks are due to a South Side gen
tleman for his discovery and prompt
application of a scheme for abating
the crank nuisance. The device is
one which, if put into general use,
will greatly discourage the practice
of going about with pistol and or
dering other people to write large
checks The crank in the present
case having made his reasonable re-
quest for an immediate donation of
$1,000, the proprietor of the house
promptly refused. Then the crank
drew his pistol.
At this point there comes into play
the unpatented crank discouraging
device, consisting of (a) smashing fore
arm blow, knocking the pistol out of
the crank hand; Cb) twisting grasp
on the collar; (c) an energetic drag
ging movement toward the front
door, followed by (O vigorous mus
cular eXertiOn imparting a forward
and rotary motion to the crank, who
thus rolls into the street; the whole
performance supplemented (e) by no
tifying the police. Chicago Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18

Here is a story lately told by Hall
Game concerning Wilkie Collins:
"The most successful character in
The Woman In White was not a
woman, but a man-Fosco, the fat
villain. When the book was pro
duced, everybody was talking about
the fat villain. While the author
was staying with his mother a visitor
came. The lady said to Collins:
You seem to have made a great
success with your villain in THE
Woman In White" I have read the
book. I have studied this villain, but
he is not half a villain; you don't
know a real villain, and the next
time you want to do villain come
to me. I am very close to one. 1
have got one constantly in my eye
in fact, it is my own husband!'
"Wilkie Collins often told this
story, but withheld the name of the
lady 1t was the wife of Sir Edward
Bulwer Lytton Chicago Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
License to Sell Real Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, Caledonia District. IS.
Once in St. Johnsbury, on the 9th daT
of January, A. d. 1894.
Jacob Trussel, administrator, NTH will
annexed. upon the estate of Janet Hunter.
late of Ryegate, in said district, deceased,
makes application to said court for license
TO sell the whole of the real estate OF said
deceased consisting of 100 acres of land,
more or less with buildings thereon, repre-
senting to said court that sale of the
whole is necessary to pay the debts of said
deceased and the charges of administration.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said court, that
said application come under consideration
and be heard the 9th day of January,
A. D. 1894, at the Probate office in St.
Johnsbury; and it is further ordered that all
persons in terestedibe notified hereof, by pub
LEGATION of notice OF this application and
order thereon, three weeks successfully in
the Californian, a newspaper printed at
st. Johnsbury, before said time of hearing
that they may appear at said time and place,
and if they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
Travellers Guide.
BOSTON & MAINE R. R.
PAssUMPsIC DIVISION
WINTER ARRANGEMENT. NOV. 10. 'es
Trains Leave So. Ohn-bury.


WINTER ARRANGEMENT. NOV 10. 'e8
Trains Leave So. > Ohn-bury.
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord. Manchester, Nashua. Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction
arriving at Boston 500 a M AS O. M
and 7.15 p. m.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth
Arriving at Boston, 500 a m, AS, .35
o. m.
For Bellows Falls. Northampton. Spring
field, Hartford. New Haven and New York
1890 and 900 a m, and 1912 p. m.
For Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and White
River Junction, 1890 a. m, 900 a N.
and COS p. m.
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
900 m, and los p.
For Wells River, 1890 a. m, 40 a M
900 a. m, and 2.3O and SOS p. m.
For Montpelier and Littleton a. NJ, 80
p. m.
GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonvile and Newport, 2.22 a. m.
3.1o a. m, 1880 a. m, $40 p. m, 40 p
m, 7.o5 p.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land
ing, 3.15 a m, 1880 a. m, 40 p M,
7.55 p.
For Stanstead and Derby Line, Massawippi,
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke,
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 3-15 a. M, 7.55 p.
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
trail Ry., a.15 am, 7.55 p. m.
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Grand
Trunk Ry-, 3.15 a: M, 7.55 p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Ry., 2.22 a. m. daily, $40 p. a.
J. w SANBORN, d. FLANDERS,
Acting Gen. Man. Gen. Pass. Agt.
H. E. FOLSOM. Div. Supt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
The Frog Knew what to Do.

Some time ago The Landmark
printed story about frog taking a
Etick in its mouth to prevent a snake
from swallowing it. and later Mr.. H
Fetters story about partridge hold
ing loaf over its body to hide itself
from a hawk
A gentleman recently related to US
another frog and snake story, equally
as good if not better than either of
those referred to, which is vouched
for by Mr.. W. A Myers of Osborn
vile, Wilkes county, who, if we re-
member Alright, was an eyewitness
of the occurrence.
The frog in this instance was a
bullfrog. A blacksnake looking for
his dinner had seized the frog by the
hind leg and attempted to swallow
it. The frog seized hold Of a bam-
boo brier with its mouth and held on
like grim death while the snake
tugged at its extremities. The snake
wrapped its tail around convenient
shrub to give himself more purchase
and leaned back to his work with a
will, but it was no go. The frog held
on to the bamboo brier, and as the
snake could not pull him loose he
finally gave it up as a bad job and
retired from the field.-Statesville
Landmark