IS ?iji ($h?fijnt;iu ??? ???a?bron. Af ?iDNi?SDA.Y, JUNE 3, 1896. WATS OF ALLIGATORS THE SAURIAN AT CLOSE RANGE ?N HIS FLORIDA HOME. How the Female "L&ys Her Eggs and Cares For Her Young-A Mother Will Fight Anything That Threatens Her Babies. Diet and Luxuries of Alligators. One of the sights mest eagerly watch? ed for by the newly arrived Florida vis? itor, as he glides over the lakes and rivers of that genial land, is the alliga? tor. A few years ago this desire was easily gratified, but the great saurian is comparatively rare nowadays along the older routes of travel. This is due partly to the bullets of the visitors and partly to the shots and traps of the more legit? imate alligator hunter, who finds in that pursuit the chief means of support for himself and his family. It is in the dense fastnesses of the in? land swamps and everglades that alli? gators may be seen in great numbers cn a bright day, basking in the sunshine. They are gregarious and love to assem? ble in such places, where they bring their two rows of strong teeth together with a prodigious clatter and roar with a noise that resembles thunder. The female makes her nest m the sand near .the water's edge, scraping a hole with her paws and dropping the eggs in a regular layer. Then she scrapes grass, leaves, mud and sand over them, on these places another layer, and so con? tinues alternate layers until thc nest contains from 30 to 40 eggs. As the hole is rarely deep enough to hold all these, the result is a decided mound easily de? tected by the experienced hunter, who finds ready sale for the eggs as curiosi? ties. They are white, hard shelled and rather larger than a hen's egg. "If he prefers to await their hatching, he se? cures a fine lot of little alligators, for which also there is alwnys a ready sale. While she thus leaves her prospective children to the doubtful guardianship of the earth, the mother does not desert them Patiently she keeps watch over the nest in which they lie, never allow? ing that mcKmd of sand to be long out of her sight. How she knows exactly when the little folk are ready, like the emancipated chicken, to step cut of their shells and take their first peep at the world, who shall say? But, all tho same, it-is a fact that, however far afield her excursions may previously have been, the day and the hour cf that happy event in her family circle find her on the spot ready to gather the little ones under her wing, as it were, and lead them to their future home in the water that lies before them This watchful care the mother con? tinues until her babies are old enough to forage for themselves and their scales are firm enough to enable them to dis? pense with, her protection. The extent to which the young alligators or croco? diles require this watchful care can hardly be realized by those that are not familiar with their habits, for the little ones are terribly persecuted by birds and beasts and even by their kinsmen, the bull alligators, which sometimes eat a dozen or two cf their own children at a meal The mother on such occasions has been known to turn and fight the unnatural monsters with such f:3ry as to ?ut them to iiight. Ir. is not only the bull alligator that she will attack when alarmed for the safety cf her young-she often holds the most experienced hunt? ers at bay until lier little charges have time to flee to a place of safety. The sight presented by the mother, surrounded and followed by a whole brood- of her little ones, is a pleasing one, but let an enemy come in view and the scene ceases to be pleasant. In the twinkling of an eye the little ones dash away into the mysterious shadows, and the placid mother becomes transformed into a raging fury, fairly churning the quiet waters into waves in her mad rush to do battle with the intruders. Without this incentive of maternal affection, however, it is but seldom that an alli? gator or a crocodile attacks a human be? ing. The lower animals are less fortunate. Cattle in the far south, where the open ranges and shallow waters extend a tempting invitation to roam, are some? times seen with shortened tails, an ab? breviation for which the wily alligator is responsible. Pigs rooting too near the water's edge and unobservant of the log? like form lying close at s their side are often caught by a lightninglike sweep of the alligator's formidable tail. But the most cherished of all tidbits to an alligator is a nice, plump dog. The saurian's peculiar attraction toward this animal is so well known to hunters that they frequently imitate the yelp of a dog to entice their prey within range, and the call never fails of its purpose. The squeal cf a pig is almost as effec? tive. These dainty bits, however, are rath? er in the line of luxuries. For a steady, everyday diet the alligator depends up? on fish, and it haunts those localities in rivers or lakes where its .tural prey mest abounds. It catchy the fish by diving swiftly under a passing shoal and snatching two or three, in its open jaws as it passes through the shoal. Then, rising to the surface, it tosses them^in the air, for the purpose of eject? ing the water that has entered its mouth along with the fish, aud adroitly catches them in their descent.-Helen Harcourt in Philadelphia Times. Z\Iore Fun' Now. Aunt Jane-In my young days, Fv elyn, girls amused themselves with a spinning wheel. 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Lv Charles ?on Ar Summerville 11 Pregnalls 11 Georges " Branchville *' Rowesville " Orangeburg " St. Matthews 4< Fort Motte " Ringville u Columbia Columbia Ar Ringville " Fort Motte " St Matthews " Orangeburg " Rowesville " Branchville " Georges " Pregnalls " Summerville " Charleston ;(Daily.) 7 10 a m 7 46 a m 8 18 a m 8 30 a m S 00 a m S 15 a m 9 2S a m 9 48 a m 10 00 a m 10 10 a m 10 55 a m 7 00 a m 7 40 a m 7 51 am 8 02 & m 8 24 a m . 3 28 a ra 8 55 a m 9 35 a m 9 48 a m 10 22 a m 11 00 a rn 5 30 p rr 6 10 p m 6 50 p rr 7 04 p m 7 50 p rx? 8 07 p rn 8 24 p m 8 48 p m 9 03 p m 9 20 p m 10 10 p m 4 00 p m 4 44 p m 4 55 p m 5 09 p m 5 27 p m 5 42 p m 5 55 p m 6 37 p rr 6 50 p rr. 7 22 p m 8 00 p m Lv Charleston " Branchville " Bamberg " Denmark {* Blackville " Will?ston 1 Aiken Ar Augusta Lv Augusta " Aiken " Williatoa V Blackville " Denmark " Bamberg " Branchville Ar Charleston 7 10 a m 9 15am 9 41 a m 9 52 a m 10 10 a m 10 27 a m 11109 a? 11 51 a m 6 20>. m 7 08* a m 7 49 a m 3 OS a m 8.20 am 8 33 a m 9 10 a m ll 00 a m 5 30 p ru 7 50 p m 8 19 p tn 8 31 p m 9 50 p m 9 10 p m 9 57 p m 10 45 p m 3 20 p m 4 07 p m 4 44 p ra 5 03 p m 5 17pm 5 29 p m 5 55 p rr 8 00 P i Fast Express, Augusta and Washington, with Through Sleepers to New York. Lv Augusta 2 25 p m Ar Aiken - 3 05 p m " Denmark 4 12 p m Lv Denmark 6|25 a m " Aiken . 7 28 a m Ar Augusta 8 10 a ra jDaily except Sunday. Lv Camden 3 45 ii m 2 25 p m ,c Camden Junction 9 35 a m 3 55 p ra Ar Ringville 10 05 a m 4 35 p m Lv Ringville 10 25 am ? 00 a m " Camden Junction !1 00 a ra 6 40 a m Ar Camden 1155 am 8 15 a rn E. S. BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON. Gen Manager. Traffic Manager. G?nerai offices-Charleston S. C Atlantic Coast Line; WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND AUGUS? TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated April 20. 1896. No.55. Leave Wilmington Leave Marion * Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumte Lea re Sumter' Arme Columbia P.M. *3 30 6 29 7 10 No.51 P. M. A.M. *7 45i *3 29 8 53! 4 33 No.52. P.M. ! A.M. 8 53! 10 15! *9 48 ll 05j No. 52 runs through from, Charleston vii Central R. R., leaving Lanes 8 38 a. m., Man nine 9 10 a. m. . TRAINS GOING NORTH. No.54.iNo.53 Leave Columbia Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Florence Leave Florence^ Leave Marion!! Arrive Wilmington1 A.M. *5 45 P.M *4 40! 7 10! 5 53 ?No.50. A. M. j P.M. 7 10 *6 05 j 8 20! 7 20 ?A. M S 50 9 31! 12 15 ; *Daily. f?aily except Sunday. No. 53 run9 through to Charleston, S. C.. via Central R. R., arriving Manning t> 35 p. m., Lanes 7 12 pm., Charleston 8 52 p. m. Trains on Wilmington . R. R. leave Wadesboro, doily, 5 50 a. m., Cherav. 6 42 ti. tn., Dar? lington 7 48 a. m., arrive Florence 8 15 a. m. Returning, ?eave Florence 7 45 :>. m., Dar? lington 8 17 p. m., Cheraw 9 22 p. tn , ar? rive Waiesboro 10 15 p. ci. Trains leavf? Gibson, daily except Sunday, 6 15 a. m , Bennettsville 6 09 ?. m. Returning, leave Darlington 8 15 p. m., Bennettsville 9 09 p. m., arrive Gibson 9 35 p. m. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt. J. K REN LY, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager c o is a vigorous feeder and re sponds well to liberal fertiliza? tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fer? tilizers containing not under 7% actual Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. Our pamphlets are not .advertising circulars boom? ing special fertilizers, but are practical works, contain? ing latest researches on the subject of fertilization, and are really helpful to farmers. They are sent free kr the asking. GERMAN KALI WORKS. 03 Nassau St.. New York. Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Railroad. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In effect April 20, 1S96. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. fl5 No. *51. No. f57. A.M. A M. A. M. L? Darlington, "( 5S Lv Elliot;, 8 45 Ar Sumter, 9 30 Lv Su rarer, LO 00 4 ?3 Ar Creston. 12 10 5 22 Ar Pregnalls, 5 40 Ar Orangeburg. 5 47 Ar Denmark, 6 20 P.M. A.M. A. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Nf). f56 No *50 No. f 16 ?. Sf. ?. M. A. M. Lr Denmark, 4 17 Lv Orangeburg, 4 51 Lv Pregnsils, 8 50 Lv Creston, 5 16 1 00 Ar Sumter, 6 05 3 05 Lv Sumter, 6 30 Ar Elliott, 7 13 Ar Darlington SOO M. ?. M. P. ?Daily. fDatly except Sunday. Train? 50 and 51 carry through Pullman Pal--.ce Buffet Sleeping Cars between N?*r York and Atlanta via Augusta. T. M. EMERSON, Ii M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager Ass't Gen. Pass. Apt J. R. KEN LY, Gen'l Manager. Atlantic Coast ILine. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. 6, 1896. Fast ILine 'BETWEEN lier NORTH;CAROUNA; AND ATHENS AND ATLANTA. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. WEST. ? In eSect January Sib,} EAST. ?ailv j 1806. ? "''L?H'' Train No ! - Train No 52 ' STATIONS. ? 53 7 0C a m Lv Cbarlestoo Ar j 8 52 pm j 8 35 am;Lv Laces Ar| 7 15 p ro.j 9 48 a ro;L7 Sumter Ar j 5 58 p o i 11 05 am;Ar Columbia Lv: 4 40 pm! 12 17 p m Ar Prosperity Lv 3 16 p nj j 12 30 p rr. Ar Nev,-berry Lr 3 02 p m 1 25 p m Ar Clinton LT j 2 23 p na j 2 34 p rn Ar Greenwood Lv 1 24 p rn i 3 00 p m?Ar Abbev?le Lv n> Ar Charlot^ Lv; 8 50 fm ? 4J p OJ j AT AuOersoo Lv'U (JO a m 4 21 p BO Ar Greenville LvjlO 3t? a rn 2 40 pmiAr Spartanburg Lv?Il 45 a m 5 36 p mjAr Hendersonville. LT! 9 16 am 6 45 p m|Ar Asheviiie Lv| 8 20 ara Nos, 52 and 53 Solid traius between Charleston and Columnia, S. C., and carry through coach between Charleston and At? lanta." P M.EMERSON. Ass't Gen . nssenger Agent. J.R. KENLY, T. ?. EMERSON, Gsn'l Manager. Tra:t Manage Oiiio River& C?arlestoa Raliway Cc SAMUEL HUNT. Agent for Purchaser. In effect December 1, 1894 CAROLINAS DIVISION. _! NORTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) j Lv Camden. 1.00 p m j Ar Kershaw. 145 p m ? Lv Kershaw. 2 00 p m ? Lv Lancaster. 2.42 p m 1 Lv Catawba Junction 3.15 p m j Ar Rock Hill. 3 34 0 m | Lv Ro-:k Hill. 3 44 p m Lv Yorkville. 4.20 pm pKll < Lv ?lacksburg. 5.25 p m | 8.45 a m ? Lv Patterson Springs. ?"9.15 ami Lv Shelby . ?*9.40 a m | Lv Rutherfordtoo. 11.40 am! Ar Marion. I ?.?5 p m j SOUTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday.) J Lv Marioo. , I 4.25 p m ' Lv Rutherfordton. 1 S 50 pm! Lv Shelby.I j 8.03 p m*i Lv Patterson Springs.! i 8.19. r- m i Ar Blacksburg.I 1*8.45 pm Lv BLacksburg. j 7.45 a rn; Lv Yorkville.; 8.58 a m j Ar Rock Hil!.I 9.36 a m I Lr Rock Hill.j 9.45 a m ; Lv Catawba Junction.110.10 a m Lv Lancaster.,10 50 am Ar Kershaw.: 11.29 a n Lv Kershaw.?1?.2S a rn ; Ar Camden .?12.15 p m 1 Dinner a' Kershaw. CONNECTIONS.] Camden-vV?h S. C. Ry., lor Charleston. Columbia, Au?usta and all points South. Lancaster-With Cberaw & Chester N. G. ct R..;or Chester. Catawba Junction-With C. C. k S. R. f? Rod: Hil!-With Southern Railway. Yorkville-With Chester & Lenoir R. R. Blacksburg- With R. k U. R. R. fer Spur anburg, Greenville, Atlanta nr,.d potDtS toiuh, and.Charlotte and points North. Marion-With Southern Railwav. * SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager \. TRIPP. Superintendent. . B. LUMPKIN, Gen. PSFS Agt Atlantic Coast Line. Korth-Eas?ern R, R. o? S. ?. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Mav NO.3?|NO 23?NO.53 17th. 13?6. ! * Le. Florence j 11 Kingstree j Ar. Lanes ? Le. Lane? j Ar Charl Y ri M. 24 33 33 P K 7 45 8 52 9 12 9 12 6 25(11 13 8 50! 'A. M. I P.M.' P. M.! TRAINS GOING NORTH. Le. CbarlYn Ar. Lanes Le. Laces " Kingstree I Ar. Florence ?Daily, fDaily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Ceo tral R. R. of S. C. Trains on C.& D. R. R. leave Wadesboro, daily. 5 50 a tn, Cberaw 6 ?2 a m, Darling? ton 7 48 a ni, arrive Florence S 15 a m. Returning leave Florence 7 45 p m, Dariioti ton 8 17 p m, Ghera w 9 22 p ra, arrive Wades? boro 10 15 p m. Trains leave Gibson, daily except Sunday, 6 15 a m. ?ennettsv?lc* 6 41 a ni, arriving Darlington 7 40 a m. Return? ing leave. Datlingron 8 15 p m.. Benuetrsvilie 0 09 p m, arrive Gibson 9 35 pm. Trains Ncs. 78 and 32 run via Wilson an:" Fayetteville-Short Line-and make clos; connection for al! points North. J R. KEN LY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager, Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Needing a ionic, cr children who want build '.r.'j up. should take BROWN'S ?KOX BITTE?t?. li is pleasant to ta Ice. cure? Malaria. Indi ?estion, i-iiiiousncisaiid Liver Complaints. Wilson ana Summerton E. R. In effect Jaooerv 15th, 1S96. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Wilsons Mill, " Jordon, " Davis, " Stimmerton, " Millard, " Silver, Packsvi?e. " Tindal, " W. s S. June. Ar. Sumter, No. 7.2.* 9 10am 9 35 a m 9 45 a m 10 10 a m 10 45 a m 11 10 a m ll 30 p m 11 55 p m 12 27 p m 12 30 p m TRAINS GOING SOUTH. . No. 73.*, Leave Sumter. 2 30 p ra " W.&S. Jnnc, 2 33 D na " Tindal, 2 50 p ra " Rocksville. 3 10 pm " Silver, 3 35 p m " Millard, 3 45 p ra " Summerton, 4 40 p m " Davis, 5 20 p m " Jordon. 5 50 p m Ar. Wilson Mill. 6 30 pm 9 Tram.1* i-etween .Miiinrd and St. Paul leave Millard 10 15 a m and 3 45 p m.. arriving St. Paul 10 25 a m and 3 55 p m. .Returning leave St. Paul 10 35 a m and 4 10 p rn, and arrive Millard 10 45 a ni and 4 20 p m. Dai? ly except Sunday. *Pailv except Sunday. 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