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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-06-24

into his neck. Immediately the snake
began to blow and hiss and to strike
and throw his body about the cage IN
the effort to break the hold of the rat.
This struggle lasted thirty seconds
before the rat was dislodged, and the
make then struck vieicusly at him
and made every exertion TO get the
rat in his mouth, but the rat lodged
and escaped and ran around the cage
until he again found the snake
stretched out full length, this posi-
ton being the opportunity which he
sought, and he again sprang on the
snake and fastened his teeth in the
snake at the same place and held on.
Another struggle ensued more flu
rious than the first one. The snake
made frantic efforts to shake the rat
loose. He would strike and throw
himself about the cage and lash the
cage with his tail, and blow and hiss
and give out a sickening odor, but
the rat clung to him with deathlike
tenacity, and held on with his teeth
and feet. This round lasted one min
ute. The rat was then dislodged and
the snake made for him the second
time. The snake struck at his oppo-
nent and chased him around the cage.
the rat jumping about and lodging
the blows of the snake and avoiding
the mouth of the snake until the
snake presented another opportunity
of being stretched out in full length,
and then the rat took advantage of
this opening and for the third time
he sprang on the snake and riyeted
his teeth in the snake at the same
place. The struggle of the two for
mer rounds was repeated. The time
was one minute and five seconds be-
fore the hold of the rat was broken.
The snake, finding himself. free
from his enemy, crawled into one
corner of the cage and coiled up, but
did not renew the fight. The rat re-
sum ed his place in the corner he had
originally chosen and stood there
painting and trembling, but did not
make another attack, and the victory
was awarded to the rat, which was
uniniured. His ears were then cropped
so that they would know him il he
was ever caught again, and for put
ting up such gallant fight he was
turned loose to roam the museum.
The cage was bloody and an examin-
alton of the snake disclosed severe
wound through the neck, but this was
soon cured. The snake is still in the
museum.
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RAT WON THE FIGHT.
Unique Contest at the North Caro-
lima State Museum.
Big Rodent and FIvc-Foot bull snRiSs
Engaged in n Three-Round Con-
test which Certainty Was
Worth seeing.

At the last state fair in Raleigh, ~.
=, travelling Snowman exhibited a
woman snake charmer. lie had several
hundred live snakes in boxes for the
use of his performer, which had been
shipped to him by snake farmes in
Texas. The reptiles were Of the nom
poisonous kind, and many of them were
hive feet long and two inches thick.
One OF the places of the show was in
booth between the county court
house and the United States post Office
building One day after the show was
over and the snake charmer and COM
pany had gone bull snake OF the size
stated crawle6 out from where the
booth had been to the sidewalk, and
was seen and caught and carried to the
state museum and turned over to the
curator. The snake was pronounced a
fine specimen of his species and APP
peared to be vicious.
About this time one of the employees
of the museum was engaged in CATCH
ing rats, and one morning he exhibited
a large rat, much larger than il. usually
! seen, and that locked like good sized
squirrel. Seeing what magnificent,
fellow the rodent was II was decided
TO have fight between the snake and
the rat. The cage in which the snake
was confined was about seven feet long
and five feet wide ard five high, with
glass on the ENDS and on one side. This
cage was cleaned out and the snake
was put back, and he stretched out ana
lay as if asleep The rat was then
dropped in and he ran up into the cor
ner near the tail of the snake TO view
the cage.
The snake apparently did not take
any notice of the rat, but the rat soon
took in the situation. His eyes were
fixed ON the snake and he was painting
from excitement. Several minutes
elapsed, and neither antagonist moved,
and the spectators had begun to think
there would be no fight, when the snake
almost imperceptibly moved, and at
this instant the rat sprang from the
corner to the head of the snake, dis
lance Of six feet--and seized the snake
Just behind his head and sank his tee'i h
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The highest speed which matter has
been known to reach is that attained by
the eruption of hydrogen and other
gases from the sun, which is. at timeA
several hundred miles second nd.
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KeeD Your Bowels Strong.

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The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

Oyster cocktails, OIymplaOr Eastern a. the Pack Train restaurant
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
OUTLOOK Is coon

The outlook for improvement in 0uSi- ness conditions for Skagway was never better than it is at the present time. All the indications arc that next year will be much better than the one that is now nearing us end. The prObab.li- ties are very strong that those who invested so much money in the A.Sek district early last spring that they were poor all summer will receup next year. The travel which was small during the season that has Ju
 passed should be larger next year than it has been for many years, The Kload,ke has no doubt passed it's bard- est season for some time and it should begin improving next year. X con- tinuatiOn Of the improvement in Atlin tha, was so marked last summer should be a feature ot next years business.
 The travel vas light from the in- side last fall for the reason that Dawsouites were Stampediug to the Panama. Many persons postponed a trip Co che states for one year tEat they nigh, take time by the torelocS and get in oa the ground floor at Fair banks. These will come out iu dcoves with the opening of navigation. ln fact.many Of them will come out in the winter and go back on the first water O, spring. Then the inbound travel to Fairbanks and the Panama is likely Co resolve itself into some thing approaching the days of l>eN
 With improvement iu the AlseS and KIuare districts, the Atlin and KIondiEe countries, and the Panama boom still ia 'he upward stages of it's career. next year should be bumper ia trade conditions at Skagway and elsewhere along the line of ,he White Pass aud Yukon route.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 47
United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, Sept. %, 1904.


 Juneau, Alaska, Sept. %, 1904. Notice Is hereby given, that in pur- suance of the act of Congress, approved May lOth, 1872, J. F. MalOny, whose post office address is Juneau, Alaska, for himself, and as the attorney in fact of John Dalton, and E, B. Hanley, his cC-claimants, have made application for patent for seventeen and 9l9-l0OO acres of the Wiley placer claim, four and IOS- 1000 acres of the Legal Tender placer claim, sixteen aud 4S5-10OO acres of the Feuley placer claim, eighteen and 3l9- lOtO acres Of the Mix placer claim, and two and I2l-lOOO acres of the Jenks Fraction placer claim, all situate in the POrcuplne Mining District, District Of Alaska, and described by the official plat herewith posted and by the field notes on file. in the office of the Regis- ter of Juneau Land District, Alaska, as follows; viz.
 FIELD NOTES OF MINERAL SURVEY,
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

Tntal Arel Placer Clalms

local Area ElaCGf OlatLuS OU'1tt
 The above claims join on the north east Discovery Plarer Claim, survey No. s74, on the east by unknown placer claims, on the est by the Last Chance placer claim, and he Lucky Joe placer claim, and Ou the south and east by sur vey No. 573, and unknown placer claims
 The location notices of these placer mining claims are re Orded as foliOws:- The Wiley Placer claim is recorded in Vol. "B'' at plge 95, of the records of the Skagway Recording District. The Legal Tender placer claim ts recorded in Vol. "B'', at page BY, of the records of the Skagway Recording District. The Fenley placer claim is recorded in Vol. "A", at page 9, of the records of the Skagway Recording District The Mix pIal CT claim is re Orded in Vol, "A", at page 20, Ot the records of the Skagway Recording District. The Jeuks Fraction placer claim is recOr- ded in Vol. "D', at page l4, of the records of the Skagway Recording District,
 Any and all persons claiming sdver- sely anypOrtiOn of the above described premises, are required to file their ad- verse claim with the Register of the United States Lard Ofire, at Juneau, Alaska, during the sixty days period If publication hereof, or they will be bar red by virtue of the provisions of the Statute.
 JOHN W. DUDLEY, Re sister
 It Is hereby ordered that the forego- ing notice be published for the s'atu- tory period in the Daily Alaskan, a newspaper published at Skagway, Alas ka.
 JOHN W. DUDLEY, Register. First publication Oct. s, 1904.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
Publication tI otto

In the United states Commissioners Court for the District of Alaska, at Skaguay, In probate.
 In inc Estate Of John O'Neil, Deceased; Notice Is hereby given Co all Co whom 10 may t,DDrprn, that the undersigned has been ap- pliutgd administrator of the estate or the aHavc named decedent, John O'Neil.
 All persons having claims against the salu t>tatr are hereby required tO present them with the proper vouchers within SIX months from this date to me at my office m the h9ll- road building In the town Ot Skaguay, Alaska: Dated at Skaguay, Alaska. this 2eJh day ol October, 1904 -
 F. A. MURPHY, Administrator First Pub. Nov. l9
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
IENKS FRACTION

Beginning at corner No. 1. Identical
 with corner No 8. Discovery, U 5. &. 574, and corner 3, Chief U. $ $. No. 62I. | A hemlock post 4 inches square, how | iug 30 inches above ground, with
 mound of stone, s rIbed U. :. $. 636-l, On side facing Jeuks' fraction. U. S.
 L. NJ. No. 3, bears N. IS deg. 3i' b.
 T493.I feet: then $. + dey. To w. var,
 3l Ceg. OO' E. 1900 feet to center of trail 8 feet wide, course ., E. 2lSl feet | to corner No, ,. a hemlOck post 4 feet | long, 1 inches square, set IS inches in | the ground with mound of stone, sCrib- I ed U, $. s. 636-2, from whi-E corner a spruce tree feet iR diane e, bears s | S2 deg. E., 34-6 feet. A heminCk tree : | inches in diameter, bears N. 39 deg. w. I24 , feet, each 5laZed and SGT bed U. $.
 :. 636-2 B. T.; then j2 Jeg. 5I' w,
 var, 3l deg. OO' E. 4l.3 feet to corner
 No. l, Mix claim of this surgee and along line It of said Mix claim. 3Si.t | feet to center of POrCupiGe creek, 5O l feet wide flows N. 32 deg. OO' k. 59J.S feet to corner No, 3; a hemlOck post I l feet long, inches square, set Is inches l iu the ground, with mound Of stone, scribedU. :. $ 636-3 from whi-h cor
 ger a spruce stump ? feet in d ameter, | bears $. v deg.,W. 3,l feet, blaze and sCribed T. $. $. 636-3 B. i. C ruer No
 4, Mix claim of this survey, bears N.
 52 deg. 57' W, 44.2 feet distant; thence
 N. lldeg. 3O'E., var. 3l deg, co F. 2lS.O pfeeJ to corner 4. Identical with corner
 No, 4, Discovery U. s, s. 5I4, A hem
 lock post 1 inches square, showing 30
 inches above ground, upon which l
 sCribed |. s. $. 636-l, on siGe facing Jenks fraction: thence S. B deg. 2p E..
 var. 3I deg OO' k. Along line 4-3 survey
 No, 574, 2l5.O feet 10 center of N. E.
 end of placer workings l5oXloX2o feet
 deep, extending $. P deg. w. loo
 ieet. 275,o feet to center of FOrcuDiue creek, 50 feet wide, flows N. des. Oo' .E. 3S2.o O feet to trail 3 feet wide, course N .E. 6no.O feet to corner No. l,
 the place of beginning. All corners are
 identical with the location ,Ornecs.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

The Associated Press is preparing 10 handle the news Of the fall Of Port Arthur which is expected Co take place before long. Melville F.. Stone says the Associated Press has made arrangements with the editor of tbe Port Arthur Noy0e Eraj for the story of the siege fr om within Richmond Smith. who seut ou, the first story from che bgs.egiug army oF Fort Arthur will cover the fall Of the fort r5ss from the Japanese side, so that readers will have an unusually complete s-ory at the end of the siege.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
Esert Fla sorinS

Cudig rg. .aaf ard gus ,u h. st0 mac Ioca.a ius, below ,G- heart, p es e ag,5u-. D. agl cuss- heart p4 p.,aaOa. When saur .,avs .r.Ga.ss Eoa u t-Hi way k- I,raue io. '-w days. You wirl sgOe be g.. right. SIC. For sale by Kelly Ivr- Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

While .bs attitude of the president on reciprocity aat Canadian trade re.a- tious may cause some 0l the stand pat ters'' To cease .9 regard him as great, be will --.. u1ge thau enough support from other s1ure.s f1 ugkn good.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

SkaEway s,tG iaf-ishes che dre.i- able aud cer,aGa route ,o the Panama. The fact is being recognized by every body. When -Eo o.I timers ur sour dOuEhs decide .0 favor O. route those who are wise will follow the decision.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

It is greatly Go be hoped that the new cabe rates prescribed by the secretary Ot var provide a more reas0uaJla pres. rate. The papers of sout1eas. ru ''a,.u should get as good a press Tate as lJ s.uapeIs ul Dawson
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
BOYS OVfRCOATS

Ell. Clayson & Co. received on the last steamer a large line of Overcoats for boys. They are of the best styles aud the material is tine.s
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01
A B csals Prices

The Mascot saloon sells liquors, either bu.a or case goods at who. .esale prices. Al.Jbs old brands always on hand. ll-l-Ji.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

Two nicely furnished Cottages for rent O- sale cheap. Inquire at SHag' way laundry. Iu--t tt
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

English corduroy pants a. C,aysou's. They wear ike a uigger's heel.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-12-01

Best of. wines hquors and cigars s' the Totem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-20

In the light General Reyes upon government
because of its attitude and action the Panama it worth
while noting the Colombian
had not the slightest effect of provide
for hostile the administration indulge
assaults the president and his advisers
abortivc and futile.
The Panama canal before the the
favorable of the committee foreign relations by which it
recommended with but dissenting Amendments have
been made the and these contain
ee control the harbor Colon and Panama both with reference
to the approaches of the canal and sanitation These amendments
will without question be adopted by the and there the
slightest for believing they will be promptly and willingly
ratified by the government of the republic of Panama safe
predict the attitude of the Panama will not be
nc in regard such harbo and sanitary supervision will be
necessary the construction and maintenance of the nterocanc
waterway
The evident of talk the
treaty DEATH but this they will be successful Neither
with them with General Reyes will the public have any further
patience So far the people concerned the canal is settled
They demand the immediate beginning of actual work and ho
who interfere with this demand will gain merely their dspasu
but their deserved and potential condemnation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-20
THE RETURN OF BRYAN.

William Jennings Bryan time announced that those
who believed him be politically dead would find him lively
His remarks the demonstration honor of his
Nebraska certainly indicate he has
reegated the shelf which political has bens usually
deposited
He not only positive he is alive and politically potential but
he insists that the silver still alive He amabe
enough declare that the Democratic national convention
put pans PLATFORM but with emphasis he
that the Kansas City be taken and
tanned the basis all declarations Democ-
racy of the country in the coming national campaign
All this show that Bryan and Bryanism play
conspicuous in the Democratic national The
fight for free silver be the battle against those the
party who stand for honest be kept Again
be between the and popocrac
the organization, and such nothing but defeat
Byans bold brazen but that be
powerful permits
of his perverted and menacng views dictate its
policy and write its political of faith.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-20

The Boston and Providence daily papers
are publishing long articles about Fred
erick III. Bates, formerly OF this city for
the purloining OF valuable books every
word OF which Is causing a heartache 10
somebody. and more particularly 10 those
OF his immediate family. and the members
OF the community where he lived as
youth. But he was not bad man AT
heart. and II is due tho public that they
should know this fact, that harsh judg-
ment may be withheld.
He was born and reared under the best
OF moral and Christian influences in the
beautiful town OF Whitman. I'm the state
OF Massachusetts, where as boy he was
highly respected After completing his
early education. he entered Brown univer-
slty, from which institution he graduated
only a comparatively short time ago, his
parents moving 10 this city. so that their
son might have all OF the home comforts
that no had been accustomed TO. while
pursuing his studies at the college.
became acquainted with the whole
family. and found his mother to be one
OF the nobest women I ever met. Gen
erous. kind and sympathetic. and OF
course proud OF her only son. who was
the apple OF her eye, what mother or
father wouldn't be proud OF son who
was studying for the ministry, and who
had accepted a call 10 preach at Nara
gansett Pier in this state. in the Baptist
church there. where he was a faithful
pastor, and the people wanting him to
stay longer
Up 10 this time. which was only few
months ago. he was looked up to and re-
spected. was dutiful son. kind con-
siderate and ambitious Everybody said
he was on the high road 10 prosperity
| and fame and there was no doubt about
IL. II was the truth. He had reached
a high plane. and all his friends looked
forward to a brilliant career. ] speak
OF these things to show that II is only
a step from the most perfect condition
from the highest point OF temporal ol
spiritual success, down 10 the plane o.
failure. disgrace and misery.
Well. what shall we do7 Shall we b
as hard and cold as justice. which hasn'
got any more warm blood in its vein
than a granite column? Shall we say 81
served him right" and now he must re
cover his loss best he can? No. we'll no
say anything Of the kind. At least th'
mothers won't or course he must suffe
the penalty. but those OF us who have
sons and daughters will throw about hin
a mantle OF charity that will cling 81
closely lat when he has paid the cost
he'll say TO himself. there's chance L
redeem the name I've dishonored." anc
more than likely he'll do II by tskins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-20

THE MANTLE OF CHARITY.
MRS. T. WILBERFORCE.
:>sse $3.50

another step. whiclg this time WIN be UP
and on 10 the plane where he made so
good a beginning.
More than likely there was some In
nuence upon this boy brought 10 bear
that made a kleptomaniac of him that
we don't know anything about, which II
we did know would make the hardest
heart mellow UP Gsid lend helping hand.
IT was the great Lincoln who dared
break the hard unchanging military law
which read off the penalty OF death TO
hundreds OF young men during the re-
bellion, because OF disobedience In time
OF war. lie pardoned them by the whole
sale. and said: "I can't see what good It's
going 20 do 10 have my boys shot"
And then he would always declare that
there was some good reason for disobe-
dence in nine cases out OF ten, and he Of
ten proved the truth OF his statement.
We can AFFORD 10 be as charitable today
as Lincoln was and not condemn be-
cause a young man has strayed away
from the path that heretofore has been
straignr and honorable.
Every American mothers heart beats
warmly for the woman who feels this dis
grace more than anybody else. and every
heartache that she feels Is painful 70
them. May the sisters. and the wife, the
father and the mother all realize that
hope" is the portion that never desc. Us
us in every time OF trouble, and that
their suffering Is our suffering.
When was telling federation what
thought about this young man, could
see he was thinking OF his own son iona
than who is about the same age. and af
ter he'd thought few minutes, though
he isn't given 10 much sentiment, hi'
eyes begun to kinder git moist and afte1
some big tears had begun TO follow eacf
other down his sun-browned face. ne says
| Mother. all can say about them senti
ments is, Amen, and Amen ="
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-20
The Voice of
The People
A HEADLINE ARGUMENT.

Editor Providence News:
This Is TO call the attention of "A
Lifelong Wage Farmers Advocate 70
some further evidence that the Dingley
prosperity producer is not performing
properly the function for which its spon-
sors claim IL solely exists
The following headlines are from the
Cincinnati Times Star one OF the lead
ing stand pat organs in the west:
Hundreds on the River Front Driven by
the Pangs OF Hunger 10 Steal Bread
and Meat by the Wholesale TO Save
Their Lives.
Testimony Hesrtrending TO the Last
Word Was Given by a Veteran Police
Officer in Court I'm Pleading for the
Man He Had Been Compelled TO Arrest
and the Judge and Prosecutor Alike
Were Moved 10 Pity"
Doesn't this read wonderfully like the
Indictment that "A Life long Wage Earn 70
ers' Advocate" brings against the free
trade Wilson tariff." And II the Wilson
tariff was responsible for the soup
houses Of 1893. as charged by "A Life
long Wage Farmers Advocate" how does
he absolve the "Dingley tariff' from
responsibility for the starvation OF i9Oi
as related I'm the above clippings.
The contention Of "A Lifelong Wage
Farmers Advocate" II he is understood
properly. is that protection furnishes
Jobs" He should be given credit FOR
combining HIS advocacy OF protection Il
this reason. that IL furnishes Jobs. but
when IL fails 10 furnish "jobs" and peo.
pie are forced TO steal 20 appease their
hunger, what will ne say?
Jtw