Show tie the licit snake story A farmer of marion county says he has a snake which swallowed an eight day clock in august 1897 until the clock run down it struck regular and its ticking could bo be heard A short time ago the farmer found Z some ome eggs which had been deposited in a hole by the reptile and on breaking them open found that each contained an open face watch in first class clam running order he ile sold the watches at a big profit and haa has now given the snake a post auger lu in the hope that it will produce sufficient corkscrews to enable him to start a it wholesale drug store duboque la ia ledger |