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The Portland daily press., 1874-12-23
The Returning Beard.

New ORLEANS, Dec 22.-In determining the
election of Twitchell over Elan in the ed
senatorial district, the Returning Board threw
out the following on sccount of general intim-
idation which gave Elan majorities: DEBATE
parish, 1910; poll 8, Red River Parish, rs; poll
3. Natichitoches parish, 291; total majority for
Elan thrown out, 1886; electing Twitchell by
% majority. Mr.. Cunningham, District After
new for Natichitoches, AYERS that ike affidavit
on the strength of which the board exc.dued
poll 2 from that parish are forgeries. 81 Tg
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Masonic Relief Association.
The annual meeting of the Portland Masonic Re-
lief Association Tor the election of officers &c, will
be held at Masonic Hall, WEDNESDAY Evening,
Dec. %, 1874, at u o'clock.
ALBRO E. CHASE, Sec'y.
donOI Sn2t
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Consumption Can He Cured.

SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP,
SCHENCK'S SEAwEED TONIC,
SCHENCK'S MANDRAKE PILLS,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption. Frequently medicines that stop
cough will occasion the death of the patient; they
lock up the liver, stop the circulation of the blood,
hemorrhage follows and in fact they clog the action
of the very organs that caused the cough Liver CON-
plant and Dyspepsia the OF two-thrds of
the cases of Consumption. Many persons complain
of dull pain in the side, constipation coated tongue,
pain in the shoulder blade. feelings OF drowsness
and restessness the food lying heavily on the stem
ach accompanied with acidity and belching up OF
wind. These symptims usually originate from dis
ordered condition of the stomach or torpid liver.
Persons SO affected if they take one or two heavy
colds and if the cough in these cases be suddenly
checked, will find the stomach and liver clogged, re
manning torpid and inactive, and almost before they
are aware the lungs mass of sores, and ulcer
ated the result of which is death. Schencks Pull
ruonic Syrup is an expectorant which does not con-
tain opium or anything calculated to check cough
suddenly Schencks Seaweed Tonic dssolves the
food mixes with the gastric juices of the stomach,
aids digestion and creates ravenous appetite.
When the bowels are costive skin sallow, or the
symptoms otherwise of bilious tendency, Schenks
Mandrake Pills are required. These medicines are
J.H. SCHENCK & SON,
N. E. corner Sixth and Arch streets, Phila.
And are tor sale by all druggists and dealers.
DIR. Scnenck will be at the QUINCY House, Bos-
TON on the following WEDNESDAYS: October It'll
and DIST, November 4th and 18th, and December I'd,
10th and 3oth.
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70 r EIGN N.
Extradition Treaty,

BERLIN, Dee. 22.-Prince Bismarck has
moved in the federal council that a extradition
treaty be concluded with the United States,
which shall replace all similar treaties now
existing between that country and the various
German governments.
Vacation.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-The publication of the L..
Pays is suspended by the government for two
weeks. ..sor',-W H.
The Cuban War. 80
HAVANA, Dec 22.-Advices from Venezuela
of the 9Th report a desperate battle in the
province of Barquisamento between the gov
ernment troops under Marquee and the insur-
gents under Colina. The engagement lasted
So hours Between 700 and 800 men were
killed and wounded on both sides. Each party
claim the victory.
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METEOROLOGICAL

clearing and warmer weather will prevail with
south or west Winds slight changes in the bar
ometer and possibly light rain or snow in
northern New England during the morning.
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DIED.

In this city, Dec. 81. Francis E. Roland aged II yrs
Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at II o'ck
at No. ISL Cedar street.. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend
In st George, Dec. TO- Mrs. Sally Linekin. aged 76
years months. '' p. -
In Thomaston, Dec. 0, Mr.. George Andrews, aged
80 years 10 months. AlE<L tk E4Ml
In Thomaston, Dec. IA, Mrs. Kezia Counce, aged 80
years months. ta.-sl III -rr- tfl
In Stockton, Nov. 8, Mr. John Griffin aged II years
5 months.
In Chelsea, Mass, Dec. 1. of consumption, Edward
CoddngtoD, aged 40 years III months IA
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Dissolution of Copartnership.

The copartnership heretofore existing between the
subscribers under the name and style of Thomas p.
Beals e Co., has been this day dissolved by mutual
consent The debts due the late firm win be collected
and the copartnership liabilities viii be paid by
Messrs Darling Il Dow, at the store hitherto &c
cupied by the late firm. No. 20 Market st. Portland
THOMAS T.. BEALS.
JOSEPH t. DARLING,
Dec. 16, 1874. CHARLES L. DOW,
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MEMORANDA.

Sch Pilots Bride, from New York for Boston, which
put into Newport 18th in distress, is leaking about
400 strokes per hour She experienced heavy weather
after leaving New York and when off Fakner's ISL
and Was thrown ON her beam ends. -
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THE SOUTH.
The school Trouble.

NEW YORK. Dec. pa New Orleans special
says the color lines in the schools promise to be
momentous question, as it is difficult to settle
who are cGlored4 Wealthy octoroons and null
posed to act with the Conservatives, very gen
orally declare that their children shall not be
drawn out; that before the war no such issue
was raised in the schools and they will fight be-
fore submitting to it now; and one of them who
has filled high office, says he and his friends
who are children of the white men will meet
the issue, forced upon them. People tainted
with colored blood are generally excited as well
as the coal blacks, against whom the issue was
raised.
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MARRIED..

In East Deering, Dec. %, by Rev. Geo. W. Bick-
nell. Arthur A. NOyes of Boston and Miss Henrietta
j. Knowles of East Deering. EfrFFn.
In Farmingdale Dec. IS, George W. Paul and Miss
Lizzie S. Colcord.
In Ellsworth, Dec. 8, Frank P. Green of Bluehill
and Miss Arvilla j. Crippen of Ellsworth.
In Ellsworth, Dec. =, Eaton j. Gllley and Mrs.
Lydia Anderson, both of Trenton. ..s r.5. a. -
In fremont, Dec. 49, Capt. BENZ. E. Hodgkins and
Mary Il. Beverly. 1sla eiaaitaf laS-H
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERcsAL

Portland Wholesale Markets.
TUEsDAY.-Tae markets show no change. Poul-
try will probably be quite and high during the
holidays. Sugar remains FIRM Butter is firm at 81
"a 42c. Potatoes are in good demand and bring 60 q
roc by the car load. - @ ..l ~ n IS a..
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CCDartmersniD NOtice.

The undersigned have this day formed a copart-
nership in business under the name and style OF
Darling & Dow, as wholesale and retail dealers AMI
manufacturers of The Adjustable Spring Bed, Cham
Der Sets Chairs &c. ut the store heretofore occ lped
by the late firm OF Thomas p. Beals & Co. No. pa
JOSEPH T. DARLING,
CHARLES l.. DOW,
Portland, Dec. 16 1874. decl7sn2y
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MARINE NEWS,
PORT DE PORTLAND

...t.- Tuesday, Dee 81.
Steamship Polynesiaa. sBr) Brown, Liverpool
passengers and mdse to III q A Allan;s
Steamship Chesapeake, Nangum, New York-pas-
sengers and mdse to Henry Fox:
Steamer CITY of Portland, Pike, st John, NIB, via
Eastport for Boston. =,
Ship Pomona, (Br) Hamilton, Glasgow Nov %
Sch Western Star, Crowell, Baltimore.
Sch Mariel. Anderson, Boston.
Sch Delaware, Patten. Boston for Ellsworth.
Sch Bonetta, (Br) Clark, Kempt, NS-22o tons plas-
se eh Henry ye CIay Natter Mbrd G ''0
Sch Brilliant, Meservey, st George.
Sch Arrival, Farnham, BoOthbay.
Sch Herald, Warren. Rockland for New York.
Sch Union, Hatch, Castine for Boston.
Sch Savannah, Hardy, Bangor for Boston,
CLEARED.
Barquentine Golden Sheaf, new, Of Portland, 45i
tons) Thompson, Liverpool Mills.
Brig j Merry, NEW, of Damariscotta, All tons)
Bradley. Matanzas-Isaac Emery. ,
Sch Grace Webster; Gales GaFdenasIA HSbson
Sch Minnie Taylor, Taylor, Boston, with inward
cargo-Chas Sawyer.
Sch John Tyler, Pendeton, Calais-Nathl Blake
Sch Abbie ingalls,, Ingalls, Machias-master.
[FRcM OUR CORRESPONDENT
BOOTHBAY, Dec 17-Ar, schs Willis Putnam
Crane Calais Tor Boston; Nellie Eaton, Grerson. do
for Newport; Herald Warren, and Abbie Emerv
Emery Rockland fer New York; Venus. Clark. Penn
broke for dol Lizzie Lane, West, t. ON Searsport for
Bucksve.
IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Ar at Falmouth E 21st inst. baroue Lizzie H Jack
son, Warwick, Iquique, (seriousy damaged during
Ar at Baltimore 21st sch Ethan Allen, Blake, from
Ar at Neville 3d. steamer Moravian, from Port
land tor Liverpool.
II a
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New York stock and MONEY Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. observation-disclosures was easy
at a. per cent. call. Sterling Exchange is firm
at 4SIa 4S5 for 60 days and 1891 q 400 for demand.
Exports of produce for the week $6,508, $50 mixed
values, which is decrease from last week of $685.,
49, Gold was dull and steady at liz a 111s the
rate for borrowing were q per cent. and fiat. The
customs receipts to-day were S261 900. Specie en-
gagements for to-morrow's steamer amount to $780,,
600 in gold coin. 1.-THE Assistant Treasurer to-day
disbursed $50 900 account of interest and 500
in redemption of bonds. Governments were steady.
State bonds nominal Railroad mortgages were dull.
The stock market was less feverish to-day than any
day since the attack was commenced on Pacific Mail.
At the opening the market irregular, but in the
main higher after which there decline of an /
oO per cent, followed by full recovery. Later
there was another fall of q u per cent. with the
steamship City of Toxic ashore at Barnegat, but
on the announcement that the report was incorrect
added by dispatch from Washington that Rufus
Hatch had invited an investigation of the company's
bonds by committee Of Congress, which invitation
was accepted the stock rallied from 34s 35I There
was large number of sales Of Western Union at
sellers option of sixty days at a per cent. below
the price in the regular way Towards the close the
market was buoyant and prices the highest of the
day, Pacific Mail going up to 361. The features be-
sides Pacific Mail were North Western, Western
Union Wabash Union Pacific and Lake Shore. The
total transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregated
244,OOO shares, including New York Central 1861
shares Erie $500, Lake Shore 500, North Western
40 100 Rock Island 1900, Pacific Mail g. 0O st Paul
29OO Ohio s. Mississippi $780, Western Union 24,900,
Wabash 23,300, Union Pacific e,6oO.
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European Markets

I EurOPeAm Marketed.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22-12.30 P. M.-Cotton market
quiet and unchanged; MiddiiDg upands n a 7sd; do
Orleans at 7ad sales 900 bales Including 1000 bales
for speculation and export.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
STRANGE BUT TRUE.

Dec. 81, 1874.
MEssRs. c. WAY g. Co.. Portland, Me-:
Your Compound Syrup of Lungrort Is the best
medicine for coughs ever saw. My wife bad very
severe cold. and raised bloody matter, which was
weakening her fast. She has not taken one bottle
vet and is almost well. Yours respectfully,
w. G. SAMPSON, "a Lincoln st.
Price only IS cents. c. WAY & CO., Apothecaries
corner Myrtle and Cumberland Streets, Portland,
e. de22sn3ms
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p-The very best place 10 buy
OvercOafs, Refers, shirts and
Drawers, and Clothing Of all kinds
is at the NEW YORK CLOTHING
STORE, No. III Fore Street.
That's so
j. f. SISk.
dec5 sn3v
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Boston stock List.
lSales at the Brokers' Board, Dec. o.. u
Eastern Railroad U.s. 1884. 80
Boston g. Maine Railroad. .1103
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Foreign ExnOpls.


Foreign Exports.
LIVERPOOL. Bark Golden Sheaf-37S, i22 feet
deals, 81 800 laths.
CARDENAS. Schr Grace Webster-2000 box
shocks, 1926 shocks and heads, AZ prs heading.
MATANZAS' Brig f Merry-2f00 shocks and
heads, $3.50 box shocks, 1850 hoops.
Foreign Imports.
LIVERPOOL. Steamship Polynesian-1S6 pkgs
merchandise to j E Prinde, 16 do do to John Por-
teous bale carpets to do 125 oranges to Arm
strong Brothers and merchandise to st John and
Canada; 12 cabin and A steerage. e.tE E-tf4
GLASGOW. Br Ship Pomona-59 cast iron pipes
to Jno Taylor, crates eartheh to Jno Stewart
Jr 500 boxes tobacco pipes to ORDER 500 bds bags
to H & Allan and merchandise for Canada and st
John. Z u. l1L III LAEt
KEMPT, MS. Br Schr Bonetta-22O tons plaster
800 prs socks to A d Whidden. Ft Lfff. ~
me-. Daily Domestic Receipts. ID
BY water conyeyance-l0O0 bush cornmea to 6 W
True & Co. f..r .".s 4ttT
Boston stock List.
JSaIes at the Brokers, Board. Dec. 90 I'll Il
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g.. X. GRANT

Cs rs. uftANE
win receive limited number of pupils in Oil Paint
ng, Charcoal Drawing, &C., from life and objects.
Apply at Studio, room g. Casco Bank Building, 81
Middle Street, oct1sneodtf
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
YONt0n stock List

BY water conveyance-l0O0 bush cornmeal to &
True & Co. r.r -.. 4tt-
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SPOKEN

Dec lat a. lon 70. barque Nellie May, Blair, from
Galveston for Liverpool.
Oct 21. lat N, lon "a W, ship Joseph Clark, from
Gefe for Melbourne.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Death.

LEWISTON, Dec. 22.-Dr. r. Bradford of Au-
burn, the oldest physician in Androscoggi
county, died this morning, aged 70. He gradu-
ated at Bowdon in 1926, in the class with
Longfellow and Hawthorne.
Postal.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
Postmasters Charles G. Norton, PASSPORT; Da-
vid Mcfarland, Ellsworth; A. l.. Skinner,
Bucksport; Samuel L. Miller, Waldoboro; w.
H. Erery, Fairfield; Joseph Brown, Newcas-
tie; Hiram Bass, Camden; Samuel G. Thurlow,
Belfast: Abel Curtis Machias; Willis NJ. Hay
cock. Calais.
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.tt- --latest by European steamers.l
Ar at Liverpool 9Th inst, Prussia, Rich, from New
Orleans. .-l.l '.
Sid 9Th, Monticello, Kelley, Mobile.
Sid FIN Bombay Nov Is, Hope, Carter, New York.
Sid FIN Marseilles Sd inst, Matthew Baird, Green
Sid fin Frederickstadt Nov %, B Fay, osgood,
Melbourne.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-05
GENERAL.

The right worthy grand lodge of
Good Templars have voted to hold the next
annual session at Bloomington, III.
Rear Admiral Shubrick, senior officer
on the retired list, died last week at Washing
ton, aged eighty-three. The secretary Of the
navy announces his Death in a general order
Hon. s. S. Cox lectured in New York
last week on American humor. The proceeds
of the lecture, which amounted to over g, 600,
will be devoted to the benefit of the sufferers
by the Mississippi flood.
The Cincinnati and New York bridge
company sue the United States for S475, 900
damages in requiring the bridge to be one
hundred feet above low water after it had
been commenced at the altitude of ninety feet.
Out of the ninety seven aspirants for
military honors at West Point, thirty-two were
sent back to school last week, because they
could not write, spell or cipher, or were not
familiar with maps or grammar. The eelOred
candidates all failed
In the divorce case of BrinkIey VS..
Brinkley, the jury found on all the issues for
plaintiff, and the court granted temporary
stay, to enable the counsel for the defendant,
Hugh L. Brinkley, of Memphis, Tennessee, to
prepare a bill of exceptions.
The Rev. Daniel Swing, of Chicago,
has publicly an bounced his determination to
apply to the Chicago Presbytery for letter of
dismissal from the ministry of the Presbyter-
ian church. He will, however, remain as pas
tor or preacher for the Fourth Presbyterian
church, in accordance with the expressed
wishes of the elders and leading members
thereof
The Swatara, which is to carry
scientific party to the South Pacific ocean, to
witness the transit of Venus, Dec. 10, is in
full readiness. Twenty-six scientists are ex-
pected from Washington with instruments, in
a few days, and the ship will leave the navy
yard with 200 persons aboard. The company
is to be divided into five parties, to be landed
at Crazato island, Kerguelar or Desolation is
land, Hobart Town, in Tasmania, formerly
Van Dieman's Land New Zealand and Chat
ham island. Here the Swatara is to remain
until after the observation. The vessel has
stores for an eighteen months voyage. The
instruments are being tested in Washington
now, and are very elaborate.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-05
Lyric Expression.

A writer in the Galaxy says: "Ev-
cry art has limits, In endeavoTing to
pass which it becomes not only power
less but ridiculous; but within those
limits it admits no rival, no co-wOrker.
Hence it is that great music is not writ
ten to great poetry, that music IS not
married to immortal verse. a beauti
fuI song, like one of those which
Shakespeare has scattered through his
pIavs. needs no music. By it's inherent
quality it attains its end. In itself it is
a song. It sings itself, and is both
words and music. What wOuld Take,
o take those lips away gain by being
sung to any music ? If the music were
great the poetic value of the thoughts
would be lost, or sink out of sight for
the time If the music were inferior to
the words it could only provoke the re-
sentiment of impertinence. Hence It is
that lyric writing not OF the highest
Order-that which embodies the pleas
ant suggestion of emotion in flowing
rhythm, without much strength OF
beauty of expression--is most frequent
ly made the vehicle of fine musical
thought. The composer expresses
that which the song has suggested to
him. His is the passion, bis perfect
utterance. Lyric expression may come
from one soul, not from two. Words
written for music should merely minis
ter to occasion, and be the humble, un-
seen nucleus of beauty, like a blade oi
grass made splendid by the jewels Of
the morning s"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-05
Taking the Bull by the Horns.

The Southern Methodists, in confer
ence assembled at Louisville, have
taken a very bold position on the tenn
perance question, and one which is
much more radical than any northern
church has assumed. By a very large
vote-325 to 50, being more than the
necessary two-thirds-a minority report
that any person making, buying, sell
ing, or using as a beverage intoxicating
liquors, shall be, upon conviction, de-
barred from membership in the church,
was adopted. This action will be sent
round to the local conferences, and if
the majority of three-fourths concur it
will become law. The vote was pre-
ceded by long and excited discussion,
in which all the points which have so
bewildered our local clergy were can
vassed. As there was no apparent pos
sibDity that scriptural texts could be
recOnciled, or that the views of dele
gates would admit of any compromise,
they decided TO take the bull by the
horns, and throw the animal out alto
gether. The Whisky-manufactur the
whisky-seller, the whisky-buyer, and
the whisky-drin were all classed
under the same head, and the ban was
pronounced. As a test of the feeling
prominent members declared himself
in favor of this special legislation,
even if it struck 90, 900 members from
the roll. This action does not admit
of equivocation, and the Methodist
church south has done itself credit in
taking an attitude which cannot be
misunderstood. If the church is to
take any position at all, it should take
a radical one. IF all drinking is an
evil, it is folly for the church to com
promise with it. The teachers of vir-
ture have no right to meet vice half
way. BY this bold action the church
south will no longer have to squabble
over fermented and unfermented wine
It will no longer have to apologize for
the condnct of Noah, Joseph, David,
Solomon, and the rest of the drinking
patriarchs. It will have to adopt tTitu-
rated currant jelly as a substitute for
grape juice and the extracts of rye and
corn. 1t will not have to explain that
miracle at Cana, of Galilee. It sets
the seal of it's disapproval upon all
such practices. It pronOunces these
old and erratic patriarchs as unworthy
of membership in the Methodist church
south. Nevertheless, the conference
is to be credited with courage in throw
ing out alcohol altogether. Now, will
the Methodist church north have the
courage to follow in the steps of their
southern brethren, aud leave the pro-
ducts of the vine and the distil llations
of cereals to the sinners, and forever
clear their skirts of responsibility, end
set an example to the children of dGrkS
ness ?-ChicdgO Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-06-05
AlIigatOrs as Pets.

Absurd as the alligator may seem for
pet, it so happens that we once had
some of them, and very pleasant little
pets they proved to be. 1t was during
a residence, not far from the bayous,
where alligators, great and small, are
to be had by the hundred thousand.
Instead of going in person to catch the
little fellows, We secured the services of
an aged American citizen of African de-
scent, who knew more than we did about
keeping out of the way of the parent
alIigatOrs. He seooped up a dozen or
two of baby gators, and brought them
in, his face Ornamented with a broad
grin of delight, in anticipation of the
dollar ha had been promised for catch
ing them.
For several months a number Of these
lively little fellows occupied a neat
aquarium tank in the library window,
where the sun shone on them. They
were as lively as little cats, and quite
as playful. Equally happy in the water
and out of it, they would frisk about
like so many monkeys when they felt so
disposed, and when they felt lazy (for
alligators, like other folks, are subject
to attacks of laziness) they would stretch
themselves ont, or lie in a heap, one on
the other, and bask In the sunshine.
They had habit of eating almost any
eatable thing that was given to them,
their principal luxury being live flies.
In catching these insects they exhibited
great dexterity. Large beetle cock
reaches also afforded them much pleas
me. There was an abundance of these
in the house, and the alligatOrs consid-
erabIy reduced the stock. These aili-
gators were in their first summer, and
wereo only a few inches long. They would
run over peoples hands and clothes, and
climb upon shoulders with great liveli-
ness. We gave some of them away, and
the rest, probably pampered by petting
and overlooking, died.
We once owned an alligator which
was SIX feet long. But he frightened an
old lady out of her wits, and so we gave
him away. He was too large for pet.
But, in their first or second year, gators
are pleasant pets, and no more danger
GUS than kittens.