Monarch Of His Species

To F. A. Dennettea and to hls arother, Elton D. Deniiet tee, belongs the credit for the killing o!: Fort George's famous 'gator, a giant in size and so old that nis back is er usted with barnacles and n.oss. But their encounter with the saurian was not without excitement and some damage to the htfniers They found the 'gltor in one of the smali creeks that run through the island, sneaked upon Mm in their boat and let him have a bullet from a Winchester. The big felle w gave a roar of rage and pain and at. once started for the small craft, his jaws wide open and nis t.ail lashlng the water into yeasty foam. They jammeil an oar into the ■gator's mouth and r.e crunched it into Ipulp and then they took the other to stem his onslaugr.ter, but he broke that. too and ground it irUo kindllng wood. When almost upon the boat he swuns his tail against it and nearly upset il. Elton Dennettee was knocked overboard, and no sooner had the 'g-ator seen him than he made for him, and i he young man had not hastily scramjled on board he would certainly have met an awful fate. The two men had two pairs of oars and with these they managed to keep the little craft away ■rom a swing oL the saurian's tail, which would have crushed in the sides as if ihey were paper. While one of the munters kept clear of the enraged beast "he other kept pumping lead info him trom the Winchester until the water was covered with red foam, telling that the monster was badly hurt. Finally he appeared to give up the ghost, turned over on his back and floated upon the surface. They lassoed and towed him ashore, but the 'gator was not dead, and sti.ll had any quantity of fight ín him, and so, when one of the sportsmen ventured too close the 'gator gave a lash with his tail, knocked the young fellow upside dowp and paralyzed his legs for the time being and went for I him, grabbing his foot in his frightful , jaws, and inflicting a painful and perhaps serlous injury. It was just two minutes before the jaws of the beast oould b.e pried open, and it was an hour later before the last spark of Ufe fled Erom the reptile. Would Contract Bank Currency. At the treasury department it is said that Sovereign's plan for boycotting national bank notes, if carried out, would prove more harmful than beneflcial to the interests of the country, as it would contract the currency to the extent of $211,000,000 without injuring national banks "It would not hurt the national banks at all," said O. P. Tucker, deputy comptroller of the currency. "If people should refuse to receive their notes the banks would simply present them to the United States treasury for redemption and receive legal tender notes, which they would continue to use lu their business. There are only $211,000,900 of national bank notes in circula tion, white tl" ere are $950,000,000 of other kir.d's of rr."r.ey outstanding."- Ex.