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I Queer Distinction.

Edward Rowland enjoys the distinction
of being the only person living who was
swallowed by an alligator. The saurian
swallows his prey whole and digests it at
leisure and il is to this characteristic that
young Rowland owes his life.
When boy, his parents owned win
ter home near Sanford, Fla, which is
near Dunns creek, where there are still
more allgators than can be found in any
place in Florida.
AT the time mentioned, it was literally
swarming with the huge reptiles and the
largest ever killed were secured here, one
measuring over 10 feet in length.
Young Rowland had gone with his pa
rents to point on the St. Johns river,
near the mouth of Dunn's creek, and had
wandered away from them. Suddenly a
huge gator emerged from small lake and
started toward creek, coming Immediate
ly past the place where the boy was seat
ed on the bank, picking pebbles. The
child started TO run, but stumbling fell
head first Immediately in front Of the rep
tile. which swallowed him at once.
Young Rpwland's screams were heard,
aud the parents reached the scene just in
time TO see the disappearance of their son
down The huge throat of the saurian.-
The father, never dreaming that the boy
was not killed, shot the alligator, the ball,
fortunately, striking him in the eye and
penetrating the brain.
The feet of the boy were protuding from
the mouth of the dead alligator, and with
the thought Of only obtaining his remains
for burial the reptile was cut OPEN
There were signs of life, and after several
hours of hard work the father succeeded
in resuscitating the boy, the only serious
injury being bis ankles, which had been
crushed by the reptiles teeth when he
was in the throes of death.
Since that time Rowland has been a
cripple, but only to the extent of having
to wear steel braces OH his ankles.
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POETR Y.
Another Christmas Effort


There is nothing more depressing
More grievous, more distressing,
Than TO write Christmas Carol with ones
ideas all astray;
For in the year just passing
Much trouble was amaSsing
For Democrats who got it in the neck, " as
one might say.
Can We ask you to believe us
When we say it doesn't grieve us
To think of what resulted on that Tuesday in
November?
But tho Billy was defeated
(For Republicans repeated
He leaves name behind him that his friends
and foes remember
Instead of being cheerful
We confess to feeling fearful
And inclined to do some swearing of most
emphatic sound
But, "the smoke Of battle over"
We will pin our faith to Grover,
And believe he'll extricate us from the chaos
all around.
But at home We find lotion
(At least that is our notion
Where we turn from things political to gaze
on smaller things.
Away with vain regretting
We were very near forgetting
The good the Old Year brought Us, the good
the New Year brings.
New bridges We can boast OF,
And other things a host OF,
But what's the use of naming them, except to
make rhyme?
We know our town is growing,
We are proud of its good showing,
And 50 We'll all be happy in this happy Christ
mas time.
THE FREE PREss still is fighting
All the fraud that it is sighting,
TO the envy of its foemen and the glory OF its
friends;
And the little FREE Pass Devil
Whose head is always level
A Merry Christmas" wishes you-with all it
comprehends.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-01-02
4 LOna, Long Sight.

Pope talks about waiting sigh from In.
des to the Pole. A long, long sigh that
would be. Talk about signing. why, if all
the signs of the women of the world, Just
for one day, could be gathered in one sigh,
it would be long enough to reach from here
to the farthest fixed star. But thousands
of women suffer and sigh because they arD
victims of disease Others would suffer rs
sorely and sigh as often if they had not been
wise enough to use DIR. Pierees Favorite
Prescription This is wonderful recuper-
ator of wasted strength and of sovereign eff
ficacy in all those arrangements and mala-
dies peculiar to their sex, by which the vi
tally is sapped and the seeds Of death are
sown.
DIR. r. V. Pierce: Dear Sir-I have taken
the "Favorite Prescription" and can recon-
mend it to any body that suffers with any
female disease. have tried several doctors
prescriptions but none did me the good that
yours did. Yours respectfully.
MATTE TERRY.
Pos, Mistress, Sherrer Hill, Dallas Co., Ala
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House Cleaning

is considered and acknowledged to be ne
cessity. The nature OF man is opposed TO
filth. If, however, the cleansing of the
house is necessary to health, how much
more necessary to health, should we consid-
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". ". B. GALLA8ER. Editor
January 2, 1895.
GEN. JUBAL 4. EARLY.
Senator Daniels address on His Vale!
Campaign.

Senator Daniel, in touching upon the
personal qualities of General Early, said :;
"Let me say something ere say good
night of some personal characteristics
Early's courage was supreme. Never did
mortal breast hold a drawer soul nor one
more firmly set. 1t is as natural to die
as it is TO be born, and as natural TO fear, as
it is 10 live, or love, or hate, and many OF
the bravest men that ever lived have been
exercised by apprehensions that caused
their hearts to thrill and their frames to
quake. Early had that supreme courage
that shrinks before no responsibility and
that dared with composure to face defeat
and disaster for his country. Whatever
pangs may have stirred lis secret breast
were never disclosed in outward manifes-
tation. His hand never quivered, his
face never changed when he launched the
thunderbolts Of war or received its rude
shocks, aud if ever he took account of
danger or death, or misfortune. or blame,
or shame, it was matter left behind the
mask of his impassive countenance be
tween him and his Maker"
OF General Early's intellectual charac
ter Senator Daniel said
early was a man of great intellectual
gifts. His grasp was broad and strong
and comprehensive, bis mind solid rather
than brilliant. He knew men and he
knew things and he was an acute and dis
eliminating Judge. He attained eminence
at the bar, not by eloquence, but by rare
Judgment aud indefatigable persistence.
He was not a student in the sense of reg
ular and continuous application, but
whatever he undertook be mastered His
memory was the most accurate and reten-
tive that have ever known. Whatever
he once knew he always remembered
Whatever he attempted he never let 90,
and whatever he did was thoroughly done.
It was said of Wellington that had he not
been great soldier, he might have been
a great fuancier and such were Early 5
abilities, fine judgment and force OF char
acter tina, he would have succeeded in any
great business or any great profession
He would have been as successful in pol
itics as in any other field, for the multi
tude, though often deceived by the dema
gogue who kisses away bis hand in cour
tesy,' is always ready to pay tribute to the
hero when it is sure it has found him. Il
loves Fredericks and Bismarcks and Ear,
Tvs who can rule and dare not lie.' In
social circles of friendship, when care was
laid aside, Early was an exceedingly at.
traciive companion and his company was
much sought. His conversation was en-
tertaining, mellowed by genial sense Of
humor. sparkling with the sallies of wit
and shining with thoughts and reminis
cenees of wisdom. Among ladies he wa
the polished, courily gentleman, abound
ing in the courlesies of life, speaking al
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Eye Treatment for Epilepsy.


Scarcely any discovery Of modern med
icaf science is more valuable than that
treatment of the eye lead to the cure Of
epilepsy. In the New York Medical
Journal DIR. Ambrose L. Ranney gives
full details Of the treatment Of the eye
which he has adopted with IS PATIENTS
The correction Of the eye muscles has led
to the cessation of the epileptic seizures.
Most of these patients have been drugged
with bromide for years without any cure.
Some of the cases treated we're Of long
standing. One patient had entered for
"a years from epilepsy. Seven years have
now passed since bis eyes were treated,
and he has had 10 return. Another pa
tient had such violent paroxysms that he
bad to be confined in padded room
while they lasted. He is now cured. A
third has been in perfect health and a
partner in large business for three years.
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My stock of glass and queensware complete
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yond the mountains to the setting sum-
Virginia holds the dust of many faithful
sons, but not of one who loved her more,
who fought for her better or would have
died for her more willingly. Incorrupti-
bic hero, noble friend, Farewell Fare.
we'll !"
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Harper's Magazine
1895.


The SimpletOns, a new novel by Thomas
Hardy, will be begun in the December Number.
1894, and continued TO November, 1875. Who
ever may be ones favorite among English nov
elists, it will be conceded by all critics that
Thomas Hardy stands foremost as mas
ter artist in fiction, and The Symptoms may
be expected 70 arouse enthusiasm not inferior
in degree TO that which has marked Trilby-
the most successful story of the year. AnOth-
er leading feature will be the Personal Recol-
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Conte, Her Page and Secretary. under which
guise the most popular of living American
magazine writers will present the story of the
Maid of Orleans. In the January Number will
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\ Three Part Novelette,, by Richard Harding
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Harper's Weekly

Harper's Weekly is pictorial history Of the
times IL presents every important event
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The manner in which during 1891, it has
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= MOORE
ATTORNEY ATLAW.
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and
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