The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
MAY BE so.
stories Culled From Exchanges
About Snakes. EeIn ana Fish.

csOries Suueu from Exchanges
About Snakes. Eels and Fish.
Cutting teeth at the age of 80 is q
pasttme indul&ed in by few. But Can
ton o.. has an old lady by the name OF
Bergmeyer. who has two lower molars
on either side and her lower front teeth
all Of which are just cutting through.
She stated that her gums were sore,
and that her third set of teeth had been
growing rapidly from the start, four
weeks ago. Mrs. Bergmeyer was 30
years old last January. enjoys good
health and has been toothless for years
North Carolina comes forward with
the story of terrific snake and eel fight.
The snake was a bull moccasin about six
feet long and two and q half inches in
diameter The eel was q common yellow
one, but OF uncommon size. When first
seen the Two sleek CONTESTANTS were IN
shallow water, each standing erect, with
tails twisted around roots. The snake
had evidently attempted to swallow its
smaller opponent but had found him
slippery and why foe. They soon came
together again, however, and for several
minutes the water was churned as If by
side-wheeler. They formed cork
each tried to squeeze the life out OF the
other. Finding this futile, they COM
menced wrestling, and the eel scored
a victory, throwing It's opponent with
ease. They both went under the water
and were lost to sight. Presently some
thing a-panting and ALLOWING" was
heard making for the shore, and to the
establishment of the .thunderstruck spec
tators, the snake threw itself out of the
water ana lay gasping for breath on the
bank. glimpse was caught of the VIC
torious eel as 1t turned just before
reaching the bank, and glided into It's
watery element. The snake was dis
patched, and the spectators returned
home to tell the glorious news.
Captain b. f. Land, OF Selma, Ala.
recently captured a tarpon on the west
coast of Florida, which measured six
leet nNe inches In length. The capture
was made near st. Petersburg, eighteen
mIles from Tampa. Captai0 Land.
with a companion. was In boat near
the shore when the immense SILVER
King was hung. The big fish carried
me boat IN a zigzag course "a mile and a
half down the bay. He was landed
with the greatest difficulty.
The bees OF the Boston mountain
range In Arkansas are very Industrious
this year. The production of honey is
SO great mat the farmers are hard
pushed Tor place to put It, All the
barrels and tubs have been used up.
ana the supply of cotton baskets. which
nave been lined with heavy cloth. will
soon be exhausted unless the bees con
clude 10 take rest
AT various times during the last few
years strange looking object has been
seen by various persons In Marble Lake.
Alich.. says the Detroit Free Press
south of this village, but for fear of
oeihG laughed at and accused of hav-
ing snakes In their boots have said but
little about the matter. While out fish
ing short distance from shore. be-
lweeh CEDAR Point and Lukesport, one
daV last week, Mr.. and Mrs w, j.
Barnes got a good view of q strange
looking object like n monstrous sen SER
pent. They got within about fifty feet
of 1t and could plainly see six or seven
Feet of It's length, and think 1t might
he ten or twelve feet long: II had an
ugly looking head. about as large as a
common sized dogs head, which was
plainly seen above water. Mr.. Barnes
proposed TO get close enough to the OBJ
iect to hit It with the paddle. but his
wife being little timid. objected, and
they retired to n safe distance.