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Show , fiddle Bow in Cow's ,Leg. , Slouf Pulls, S. D O K Stubleln, n prouavent business man of Alexandria, Alexan-dria, Is tho owner of a cow which seemi to havo a penchant for fiddle bow i is an article of diet HttMeln purthnsed the unlmul nboul three months ago, Tho row was n lino ose and tie was well satisfied with Ills perthase with the exception that occasionally the nnlmal would have a soil of lit About two week ago thu cow refuted to cat and n veterinarian wst tilled uMiu to proscrlbo for It He JM so, and tho animal apparently recomed and It seemed to ho ns well as uiul However, the other day a small bunch was noticed on (he cow's chest Jest back of tho front legs, Dr. McMuter was again catted and decided de-cided to perform an operation for tho retnoul of tho "bunch" He bad not proceeded far when he encountered a hard subttnnco. Ile-Movlnc Ile-Movlnc the hard substance to be a silver of wood tho veterinarian took hold ot It with u pair of tweeter and cotntnenciiil to pull To hi great un prise. Instead of (ho object pruTTfig to be n stiver It wns a fiddle bow Just 21 Inches In length How tho bow got there Is a mystery, mys-tery, but fri McMastera give It as his opinion Hint tho nnlinnl swallowed It, at In a small opening In Ihe bow was found pai tides of partially digested di-gested hay and grnss The bow evidently evi-dently had forced nn opening Into the stomach and gradually worked Ut way to tho spot where It was found Tho question now Is, whuro Is tho flddlo lo which the bow belonged It Is thought that possibly the cow may also hare made a meal of thn fiddle. |