Arizona republican., 1897-10-02
TRAVEL AND INCIDENT.
Ritter Ky a Double Horned Viper
 But Still Alive.

Ritter, Ky Double HOrneu NlpoA'
 But Still Alive.
 That A man who has been bitten by a double horned viper should live to tell the tale to an interviewer IS one .of the marvels of modern science. MT. Summers who was put on board ship tn die in Africa, has reached Liver nool in comparat1veiy good health. Ha attributes his recovery to the de-' vol-ion and the skill of his doctor. The viper bit with all his might ana main. but the doctor counteracteu t1e noison by an injection of iodine. II ha has found a specific, he is one or line greatest benefactors or the age. Twertv thousand persons die every wear of snake bite.in India alone. 1yood deal depends on the severity ol aha bite. but in this case the conui- tionS were all adverse to the suherer. .grh.a rentile held on until his head was 7bloUn off On the other hand, cour- ace is an important agent of recoV- ,prv. Persons wanting in thlS 1acuily -usually collapse at once or sheer Hei yous terror The treatment mas hltn- e1Fo been confined mainly to attempts fo nreyent the poison from entering tbs circulation by the use Of the tol1ruiuuet and the red hot lfon Ine antidotes have failed one after the sjfher-ammonia, liquor potassae, per nanganate of potassium inc enl- Uacy of iodine, at any rate, mas yet go be isproved.-London Daily Ne"s- Fought Big Eagle.-Taylor Hon- man of Jersey City came down 10 the nine wods of Atlantic county on d s.unning expedition a few days ago. . He has had tolerably good luck' put -sn 1lAsup 1lu into - sSperlenee e., yes;elo s;sslo 5sr which pseiidl2 aIl the llnne .N.1as7,t .-as in looking tof9 Hohllan ~ ssod 5s nra in a hard day @plns, snd ly Iba N1,li or tlie altsiiioo- - soS . n1la v. LII Jagged out, as was his dog. l5lhe heather was warm and the shade of inc woods grateful, so Hoffman stretched himself out beneath tree for good rest. His dog dropped down close to him. Hoffman fell in to a doze but was soon awakened by a fierce commot1on, in which canlne howls were uppermost JAS he jump ed up he beheld his dog in fierce com hat with an immense bald eagle, and 5he beast was getting the worst of It. Hoffman was afraid to use his gun bocause of the chances of killing his dog. so he got a club and sailed in.
 The bird of freedom quickly turned upon his new foe and fought as only eagles can fight Hoffman found him. self in sorry predicament, for ne was no match for the big bird. SC close was the fighting that he could not use the club to advantage, and The eagle had the sagacity to fly hlgn enough to escape the dog, all the while using his great ugly talons ano Deak with fierce strength. At length Hoffman fell exhausted, and his dog with renewed strength, returned te rbe encounter. Weakened by the con- 5est. the eagle took itself off and dis .aDDeared. Hoffman was cut ano bruised in many places, but was no seriously iniured-Philadelp Rec ord
 A Land-Locked Salmon Man! years ago. said Clarence Pullen traveller and lecturer, N'an out-of-the way lake in Maine, was secretl! stocked with land-locked salmon. A that time the nearest railway station was thirty-eight miles from the lake which is about nine miles long b. three wide. Not much fishing ha ever been done in that sheet Of Wate because it is off from the regula lines of travel and there are no bi' hotels within scores of miles; besides it is practically unknown. l wa there fishing one day, and, becomlni tired of struggling With Asix, elgh and ten pound salmon, decided U stroll up the mountain side to obtail a glimpse of the snOw-capped peak 0 Moun,b Washington, over in Ne1 Hampshire In ascending l followe a brook which had formed many dee pools as it leaped in successive cas cades down to it's outlet into the lake It was late in the season and tn brook was nearly dry. l noticed
 -commotion in one of the narrow pool near the summit, and, peering into I discerned a gigantic fish. Wadlng l I seized the monster and carried hlI struggling to the shore. It was
 la.ni-Iocked salmon that welghe 1hirty-two pounds. It had probabl leaped up the cascades from pool t ncol until it became imprisoned i one of the uppermost, as the broo ran dry. If you doubt the story I aake you up there some time and sho -vou the pool. ."-Philadelphi Press.
 The Mighty Fallen.-The coul house was invaded the other day b about dozen Indians, resplende1 in paint and blankets, but httl
 bf repeating rifles or even tn
 ional bows and ~arrows- The
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 tlemen who occupy yShe benc
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 q the visitors tos the county a
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