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GAFFED BY A GATOR.
Joseph johnson, Young Lad Caught
by a Monster Gator.

Joseph johnson, a Young Lad Caught
by a Monster Gator.
From The Valdosta, Ga, Times.
Captain R. B. Johnson, of Clineh
county. writes US the following particu-
ars of desperate struggle with a mon
ster alligator in which his little son, Jo
seph, played an unwilling part: It
seems that Henderson's millpond. near
the northern part Of the country, had
nearly dried up, and one day last week
was chosen by the neighbors for sein-
ing frolic. Captain Johnson, with his
little son, Joined twenty five or thirty
others IL the un lertaking, as it was
known that trout and the various fish OF
the perch family were to be had in
great quantities by the going, The par
~ were supplied with nets, gigs, and
other appliances, and were scattered
here and there over the now shallow
pond playing havoc with the tinny tribe
Master Joseph carried bag or corn
sack. in which to deposit the fish when
caught. When loaded with as many as
he corld carry he would take them out
and make a deposit and return for
more. In making one of these trips,
while wading through the water about
three feet deep, some distance from the
fishermen, monster alligator, said to
be of unusual size, rose suddenly right
at the boy and seized him by the thigh,
A desperate struggle ensued-the boy
battled for his life and the alligator for
his prey 1t so happened that the bag,
which hung by the BOYS side, was caught
in the alligators mouth with the thigh,
and it proved a sort of shield-lessen-
ing greatly the missions MADE by the
brute's teeth, and thus, perhaps, pre-
venting a shock to his nervous system
which might have n AIDE him succumb
without the struggle which saved him
his life. By an eitort-one OF those SUI
perhuman efforts which come to men
only when facing death-the boy tore
his bleeding flesh from the alligator's
laws. The monster grimy held 10 the
sack moment with delusion perhaps,
mat he still had his prey, atfording the
))y an opportunity to escape. lie had
aardiv extricated himself nom the jaws
Of death before The fishermen, alarmed
by the struggle, were at hand, and an
other battle ensued. Thirty men armed
with gigs, poles, pocket knives and such
other instruments of war as were at
hand, charged upon the monster. Be-
inz in three feet Of water, the gator had
considerable advantage, but these men
had their blood up and were not to be
out done, when one of the party made
bold to seize him by the tail and legs.
TAeie were too many Of them for the
gator to slap around with his tail, a pc
cuiiar mode of gator warfare, and he
had TO give up the fight. A harpoon
was plunged into his mouth, and then ii
was safe to approach with pocket-knives.
Soon his head was severed from his
body, and the victorious party marched
out of the pond with the monsters hea
on pole. Fortunately physician was
among the party, and he at once dressed
the boys Wounds. Captain johnson
writes Us that Master Joseph, while he
suH rs uuch, is doing well, and will
likely be out soon.
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The history of the California College
IT Agriculture reads ike that Of nearly
All similar institutions in States east
Of the Rocky Mountains. The first
zraduati3ns from the college was in 1872,
and the graduate became q lawyer; in
1873 there We're no graduates; IN 1874.
tHo; in 1878, four, two Of whom became
journalists; 1876, $40 graduates; 1877 one,
vino went TO Central America and be-
came q coffee planter; 1878, none; 1879,
one who IS now a chemist; 1880, three,
one of whom became farmer, one a
mctallurgist and one a chemist; 88l, two
graduates, both now engaged in farming
1882, three graduates, two taking 10
farming and finally, in 1883, there were
two graduates, one Of whom is a farmer
and the other q pgrt-gr8duate student
in agriculture This makes q total of
twenty graduates, but eight Of whom are
now known tobe farmers. committee
Of graugers think this isa poorshowing to
make in return for a dozen years work
and expenditure Of over 100000. The
history IF all these Institutions recalls an
incident 81 Gen >hesman'a visit to
Minnesota just after the close Of the
war The General visited Fort Smelling
accompanied by Governor Miller and
other distinguished citizens. While II
the commandments quarters the governor
made an earnest appeal to Gen. Sher-
man to recommend the bestowal Of tbs
old fort and portion Of the reserya.
tions to the ate for an agricultural
college. old Tecumseh cast him of
short and sharply by exclaimine: ''Whar
do you want Of an Agricultural college
IlumbUa, Your farms are your bes
Agricultural colleges.
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EPITOME OF THE NEWS.
Washington Gossin.

The annual report Of Admiral Porter is
notable fol its criticism of The new armored
steel cruisers, designed by the naval advis-
DRY board. as being deficient in canvas. and
so constructed as not to work under sail
This in time 0f war would he atal defect,
as all coaling stations would be closed
against the United States, and in time of
pesce naval vessels should cruise under sail
for the sake Of economy. The admiral be-
heyes in the immediate construction of
large number of sW f vessels with powerful
guns. and thinks W. could build twenty large
ships in two years.
The annual report of the chief of the life
saving service shows that at the end of the
last fiscal year the number Of life savings
stations was 1871; number Of disasters to yes
sells in the field of life saving operations
during the year, 300; of 3, 1872 persons on
board of these vessels, only fifteen ferished
aud Of more than 81, 600, 600 worth Of prop.
| erty in these ships. all cargoes, only 81,
| 100000 was lost
The secretary Of the treasury has author
lied the payment without rebate, of the 5
| per cents embraced in the 1920 call, on ma
| turing Dec. 1. The amount outstanding is
/ about $13, $50, 900. The secretary also au-
| thorized the payment of the 30 embraced in
| the l24th call whenever presented for re-
| demption, prior to maturity on Feb. l, with
| interest to the date of presentation.
Secretary Teller sustains the decision Of
the commissioners of the land Office in re-
fusing permission to certain citizens Of
Leadyille to bring suit in the name of the
United States to vacete placer mineral pat
ents issued to Stevens, Letter and Others,
which are typical cases, titles upon which
great part Of the land in Leadyille is
hell.
Ex-senator George Z. Spencer, OF Ala
bama. has beea arrested at Austin, New, by
order of Attorney General Brewster for con
tempt of court in not appearing in the Star
route c sses. Spencer denies Guiding officers,
and has left with two deputy marshalls for
Washington.
Col. Hooker of Vermont is a candidate
for secretary of the senate; ard, with Ed
MINDS backing, is likely to give German
hard fight.
Justice Gray, although bachelor, keeps
house IN Washington, with full retinue
Of servants Brought on from Massachusetts,.
I The United States pays costs and discon-
Times It's suit against Funk, the defaulting
star route contractor.
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Talk ofPeonle.

The Marchioness Of Lansdowne, who
succeeds the Princess Louise rs the first
lady in the Canadian Dominion, by vir-
tue of being the wife Of the Governor
General, i. the youngest daughterot L g
present Duke of AbercOTn, who claims
direct descent from the Stuarts, and who
is the Giving image" of the luckless
Charles l. 1t is said she is not by any
means handsome woman, bat she is
intensely aristOcratc looking. She is one
oil the great leaders of fashion in the
British upper ten thousand" AS Lady
Hamilton, she resided with her father
during his occupancy oil the office OF
viceroy of Ireland, where she WAS ex-
ceeding,y popular with the inner set OIL
English officials.
A writer in the Washington Post wants
to set the public right in regard 10 the
Hon. Tom OchiItree. the famous mem
Der rom Texas. He is not rough or il
literate The writer says: "l7ew men
in the Forty eighth Congress will have {
wider range of reading than Mr.
Ochiltree. nor the aptitude anC
memory to make il available like flash
for purposes of argument or illustration
He was born gentleman, comes OF go0C
stock, and represents the best
element in the Southwest. His
father, Judge Ochiltree, was in the
Cabinet of the little Texas republic,
where there was an atmo- pheTe OF re-
fnement and courtesy, as at Versailles
in the time of Louis NV. The Hon.
Tom was guest at the White House in
Mr.. Buchanan's time, and no one pre-
sided there with more dignity than
"Old Buck"
Hon. James B. Campbell, a distin-
euished citizen OF Charleston, S. C., died
in Washington last week He was born
in Oxford Mass, in 1903, OF Scotch an
eestrg. and was graduated at Brown
University IN the class with the late
Bishop Burgess Of Maine. Mr. Camp
bell went to South Carolina IN 1923.
Mr.. Bartlett Coutts. husband of the
Baroness, is said by one of the London
papers to be offered a position in tue
diplomatic service OF Englani, and 1t Is
thought he NAV possibly be connected
with the legation at Washington.
Gen. Carr is the first man who has
thrice been elected by the people to tn
office OF secretary of state in New York.
Among living men Horatio Seymour
and Allen c. Beach carried the state
three times, and Lucius Robinson fou1
times, but not successfully, nor for the
same Office.
1t is said during the late Senator RAN
dolph's term in the senate he gave all
his salary to charitable and benevolent
purposes. The money was discussed
principally by his vile and daughters,
who had carte blanche from the senator
to use it as they saw best for the benefit
of others.
Many substantial citizens Of New Ha
ven have made known to Mayor Lewis
taeir. earnest wish that the salvation
army shall 90, or at least shall no long
er be allowed the use Of the State House
steps and the public squares for their
services, or have permission 10 march
through the principal streets, 10 the ac-
compartment Of lusty singing and the
beating of tambourines and drums
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Australian gentleman are manly, cor
dial fellows; more pronounced and less
reserved than are our people at home.
The tone is tride more brusqne, but it
has the genuine ring N it. l think, per-
hans, that they have even more prelu-
dices than We haye--l ito not mean per-
sonal pieiudices- they are certainly
freer-spoken in the enuuciaton Of them.
They are wholly without one attribute
that is 81 d scredit to 50 many English
meu--the aiectat on Of beng ldlers be-
cause Of an absence % necessity for be-
ing workers. 'Have youa leisure class?"
asked an Englishman Of an American,
"What il that, anyhow" Intercepted
the citizen Of the Union. "a class who
can afford TO nave no YocatiOn," ex-
claimed the Briton. 'Why, certainly"
responded the American with alacritys
"we call them tramns' II is much the
same IN Australia. The only people who
let themselves afford % have no specl-
fic object in life are the landowners"
rs they are coloniajiy called; the loaiers
who Sumter from station to
station in the interior, secure
Of nightly ration and
bunk. Bar the sundowner," every
Australian man has hts vocation and
would think shame Of himself to ape
sorry pride Of moi being Industrious in
it. He works like man aud be plays
like Il man-sOmetimes like boy. lie
is more speculative than is the business
man who is his home cerrelativeI and
be therefore, may experience greater
vicissitudes Of fortune. But he has an
elasticity and a versatility that are more
American than English, and SO copious
are the opportunities Of Australia that
if fortune frown to-day she may smile
tomorrow from ear to ear In all Aus
traliau life there remains still large
out-of-door element comprising occa
sionaI hard exercise, the recoi from
which has a tendency TO make men bur
~, if moi portly There is a ruddier,
strrdier manhood than is ours, even in
the towns. In culture, in refinement
il manner, the Australian women are
she supefiors for the most mart OF the
Australian men, but | think this is 50
in all communities Of which the ciyiliza-
Ii U has not attained 10 an exceptional
degree Of finished ofagnlzatlon-Arch
ibutld Forbes in the Contemporary Re-
giuEv
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Tx GOV. Ramsey of Minnesota was inter
viewed while passing through Chicago East.
Said he:
[ don't see why we shouldn't give Arthur
a chance He mas gdone well and reflected
credit upon himself Why not nominate him,
and give him an opportunity to run for the
presidency?
When asked if he did not think the
Edmuuds bill had proved tizzle, he
said:
I can't see it in that light 1t was not
aimed at Mormonism, but at polygamy It
was intended 70 disfrancbise the polyamists.
and that it accomplished. Now, the fact
that there were enough monoganlists left to
20 to work and outyote this Gentle portion
OF the population is a different matter and
needs some other remedy, if the American
people are dissatisfied with that condition of
affairs. In regard TO what should be done, l
do not care 70 express an opinion, because,
occupying as / do, a quasi Judicial position
as s member Of the Utah commission, 1t
would be IN bsd taste for me to show suy
bias on this subject. Our work IS ended
for the present. until another election comes
along.
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sunhower seed For Stock
Ffom TIE sslc9u'eits PloaEh nan.

From the Mass lCausells PloEgh nan.
Professor Bergstrand, Of the Royal
Agricultural Academy of Sweden, pub
fishes q most laudatory report on the
virtues Of the sunfower seed-cake RS
food for cattle. lie states that it pre-
SCENTS a remarkable cOnstanCv Of cOmpo-
sition, rarely, II ever, met with in
commerce ! contains from thirteen TO
sixteen per cent. Of fat, and thirty to
airty-tve per cent. Of protein subsian-
ces, and has, therefore, nutflilve val
ne far above that of most ordinary feed
ing stuffs, besidc- which II has most
agreeable taste, and IS altogether free
from hitter or any injurious matters.
Some careful experiments upon its eff
fects upon mich cows have been made
at the Ultima Agricultural Institute by
Baron Akerhielm, which tends to show
that it both improves the quality and
increases the quantity Of their milk
the butter from which is also of
exceptional excellence. Many practical
farmers in the neigiborhoCd have also
made trial Of the same food, and are
unanimous in their favorable verdict.
Their mich COWS all took greedily to
the cake from the first daY it was fed to
them, and ia all eases an Improvement
in the aualltv Of the milk was quickly
noted. For draft oxen and fattening
bullocks alsoi is equally suitab q, espec-
tally for the latter whose meat presents
an unequaled richness Of favor when
thus fed, and it may be given ia small
Quantities to horses with much adyan-
taga mixed into q thick mash with
chat. In comparison with other feed
ing stuns this cake is very cheap, and it
can be given in larger quantities than
most other cakes without any i'll effect.
The sunhower viii prod uce more
grain TO the acre than corn; the. leaves
are excellent fodder and the stalks
make thes best Of fuel. But-there is al
ways a but-the plant is 50 rich IN pot
ash as 10 exhaust Tie s'ii with rapidity,
which will quickly reduce il to barren
ness.
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Materials for bedding horses and cat
tie kept in stables are becoming scarce
and high in many parts Of the country,
as they have been or long time in
mos. European countries The value Of
straw employed for bedding horses is
washed after it has been used Tor that
purpose and is sold to paper manu-
laetnrers. Recently sawdust, sand, peat
and dried clay have been employed g.
substitutes for straw for bedding horses
and dairy cows Attention has ais0 beer.
called to the different kinds Of tho 70
that grow in many parts OF the couuI
The moss found IN Dogs IA all the North
ern states any which is "a ed '~y nursery
men for packing trees and bushes Is 50
found 10 make very good bedding after
it IS dried Aii Kinds Of MOSES can be
compressed into very small bulk BY the
balm. process, and pgl IN 8 form 70 be
readily and cbaap.r transported. lhe
best filter is that whieh viii absorb most
urine. According 70 5oussnnEaoi- beam
buckwteat, auG pulse straw5 are llfsr5
as thew absorb three times their Weistl
of LIQUID; wiea. straw, but twice rs
weight, and dried earth, Dat one bali.
Chicago Times.
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WISCONSIN NEWS.



MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram. Nov 2l,-
The eoroners jury on the bodies Of the men kiiled
in the capital calamity after aying been in session
ten days, returned At S O'Clock last evening. At
4:45 this morning verdict was rendered 70 the Ell
fect that o. f. Nolan Of GAINESVILLE. experimenting
contractor guilty Of grave errors in Improperly
repairing the brick pier ia the second story IA the
southeast corner wing, where III probable that the
first giving away occurred, and that D. H. Jones OF
Madison aud II. O. Koch Of Milwaukee, architects
of the wing, are guilty OF cuipab!e negligence IN
planning the building, which during IT'S construction
was very UNSAFE. Ihe verdict Is regarded by the
State officers as clear case Of whitewashlng, aud
general dissatisfaction is expressed at the result OF
the Inquest The We dict states lhat the Internal
| construction Of the building such as to render
especially subject 10 disaster from accidents liable
/ 10 occur during Its erection ana further, that
Oscar f. Rowan, one Of the contractors, BY causing
the said second story pier or the south PARTITION
wall, near the southeast corner OF the said south
wing. TO be improperly and insuaicieutfy re-
paired was guilty Of grave error, and contributed
| thereby 70 the falling OF the south wing The
| last finding Of the verdict is as follows That ID,
r Jones aud H. C. Koch, as designing and consult
ing architects were guilty. OF negligence IL design
ing the internal CONSTRUCTION OF tbs sald south wing
of the said capitol extension without due and proper
regard for its safety during erection. and thereby
| contributed to its falling. In view OF the mild
character Of the verdict il is probable that no
| rests whatever will be made. though the public
feels that the death Of tho five men is due TO Grim
inal carelessness on the part Of some person or
| persons Architect Boyiugton of Chicago, who
/ has been employed b. the building commits
soners 10 act with Architects Jones and
Koch, in the further construction of the capitol ex
| tension, has carefully examined the iron columns
/ in the north wing and declares them 10 be exceed
| ingly defective. In accordance with his recon-
mendation, the commissioners have decided TO re-
move them and substitute wrought iron The
| brick piers are to be examined thoroughly, and If
4 found defective measures will Immediately be
| taken to strengthen them This morning Robert
! Lockert stone cutter, while engaged in removing
| debris from the second story of the south wing,
fell through sustaining severe injuries The news
| Of the accident was maguifed TO such extent
that tbs crowd rushed 70 the wing, thinking that
\ second collapse had occurred.
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The New York State Bar association has
received irom Lord Coleridge an elegant To-
lilo volume by John Pyra Yeatman, contain.
ing history of The house Of Arundel being
an account Of the origin of the families oil
Montgomery, Aibjni Fitzslan and Howard,
from the time o}ths conquest of Normandy
bv RoIlo the Great
a writer in the lBismsrcS Tribune re-
members that Mr.. TiIdsn vas engsged to
young lady who was dro wne1 on the
steamer President on her way TO Europe,
whittier Der parents sent her 10 break OF the
match. Mr.. TIden never felt desire to
marry any one else.
John Mccullough advanced Anna Dick
inson $500 at Detroit to help her out OF ber
straits, and now she is in them sgain. She
IS calming herself in Chicago, but goes this
week 10 New York
III. Rose ofsan Gabriel, Cal, made 500, .
600 By farming len years-SS6, 000 Tor cranes
$4,000 for oranges snd the rest Tor
stock.
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The \. p. twenty Milton Mortgages.

e long anticipated and bitterly con-
tested passage of the resolution authorizing
the Issue Of the 500 o00, 600 second mogtgage
OF the Noctbern Pacific Railroad company,
which has agjtated Wall street for the past
month, has al last taken place The 20ih
the stockholders meeting was held at the
com panys office. The attendance was
larger than at any previous meeting. 352
423 shares being represented. The Hon.
l.. ID NJ Sweat Of Portland ale, an old
stakeholder, presided and James r. VIII
liams. George Follett an1 Winthrop Smith,
Of Philadelphia, acted N the capacity
OF inspectors OF the election Every
thing seemed to be perfectly harmonious.
The chairman stated that at the time
of closing of the books on Oct. 90, the to
tai number Of shares of preferred stock was
413 587. When the veto was counted It was
found THAI $50 623 shares were in favor OF
the bond issue, and only sixty-three against
it. All the available vote had been cast,
about ., 200 oUt of coo stockholders, the
others being small holders scattered
throughout the country. Every holder Of
800 shares or over except one voted in IA
vor OF the bonds Mr.. Willard was present
Iuring the meeting, as were a. J. Drexel,
August Belmont, D. P. Morgan and other
prominent bankers. J. Plerfepont Morgan
represented most of the proxies.
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Paul Tulane has given 5000, 600 more ia
Tulane university in Louisiana, making his
whole gift 81, 100000.
Capt. McKibbin. Fifteenth infantry, is tC
be tried at Fort Smelling for duplicating
pay accounts.
Judge Nelson of Boston disceursges tenn
perance work by throwing cut evidence oil
hired spoilers.
daughter of ex-Secretary Bristow wa.
married to Eben Draper in New York OF
the 2lst
Gen. Sheridan is on a brief visit to Chica
go, and his old friends are feasting him.
franklin Haven, Boston bank president
fifty years, has resigned.