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The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
STEWART EDWARD WHITE
 AND TEE SCORPION

The Mexican scorpion enjoys an evil repute. which. from personal ob. seryation. consider greatly exag- gerated Stewart Edward White was so obliging as to afford me ex- cellent opportunity of judging. in the course of recent hunting trip which We took together in hot and remote Mexican desert MT White. in the process of disrobing. sat down upon a brown scorpion. an inch and half long The SCOT pion punctured Mir White twice noted his symptoms. They were chiefly surprise and indignation. Within half an hour he was asleep. and on the following day he was riding a mule The scorpion, however. died
 With respect to the centipede. sat
 isfactory data are difficult to ob. tain. Some scientists whose ob- servations are worthy of note state that the legs of this curious crea- ture seCrete a poison, and that their trail over human flesh is marked by a sort of rash. sometimes fol
 lowed b! fever. As showing that this is not an invariable phenome
 non. may set down the circum- tanrial account given me by Captain Robert Kemp Wright. who, at his place at Pitch Lake. Trinidad saw a good-sized Centipede crawl across the forehead of his sleeping son
 Not daring to make move as the centipede Is supposed 10 strike very swiftly. Captain Wright was com pclled to stand still while it slowly made is way to the pillow and thence to the floor. where it was killed The boy. who had neither walked nor moved. showed absolute. ly no trace of the reptiles course- samuel Hopkins Adams in the Octo
 Der F,verybody's,
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

BOSTON. Sept. 2l. Jack John. son, the champion heavyweight. and conqueror of James J. Jeffries, refus- ed today to put up $2O.OOO for a fight for the title with Sam Langford, the Boston colored middleweight boxer, until the latter had made the first deposit They may come to terms later.
 Johnson backed his stand by as- serting that it was the challenger's duty to put up the stake, and his as defender to cover it. He said he would hand the 5000 over to the stakeholder on the spot. and would give Langford 24 hours to put up his s20,000, with the agreement that if he (Johnson) did not make up tn" remaining s19O0O. the S1,OOO would go to Langford.
 The Boston fighter called Johnson's attention to the latest statement last night, in which Johnson offer ed to put up the money today. but Johnson said he had made a mistake in saying so.
 The battle of words ended when Johnson told Langford that he would be in the city for several days and would cover the money any time
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

would-be-member of the light brig. ade. Packey Mcfarland and didn't accept Attell's challenge until the match was made to his liking, he was widely roasted in print by friends of the two boxers in ques- ton. He was accused of seeking soft snaps, etc, and even his game ness was doubted Yet this was the conqueror of Battling Nelson. the winner of one of the toughest. long. drawn-out battles that ever took place under modern rules What fur. ther proof of gamencss could the most captious fault-fnder desire?
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
OlDTiMERS IN MANITOBA
 PREDICT BITTER WINTER

WINNIPEG, Sept. 20, - The In- dians and oldtimers say that the coming winter will be one of the coldest on record. They point to the fact that the fur-bearing animals are growing thicker and longer coats than customary, that the muskrats are building their houses larger and higher than is their custom in mild winters. that the bears are start ing to make their dens in the most protected places they can find, and the little chipmunks and gophers are also preparing for a siege
 They say these signs never fail
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
s& s;:e SC; s e a; The Applerod Addition
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This concludes the second of series of six stories of the eNperien- ,cs of Young Bobby Burnt and his fathers business. The third. entitled .Rohby's illumination" will com menced next week l. will tell how John Burnit's son fooled with cleo tric lighting. politics and electro cuted a lot of real money
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
TIM E CARD.

Ester stage meets all trains.
 (. W. JOINT General Manager
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

perhaps st.rn. old John Burnii had been right after all
 Indeed | can wait" she whisper. cd Proudly Bobby
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

Bobby illumination, Nlli toAI- menced next week l. will tell how John Burnit's son fooled with cleo tric lighting. politics and electro cuted a lot of real money
 It couldn't be done" said Bobby miserably I've lost so much more lhan money"
 He did not tell Platt of Agnes, hut that was the one thought into which all his failure had finally re solved Agnes, How much long. ,r must he wait for her They had just passed the clubhouse when a light buggy turned into Bur ni' avenue driven furiously by white-haired man in white vest and high silk hat.
 T accept your offer," cried Apple rod. ss soon as he came within talk. ing distance, his usually ruddy face uov livid white
 My offer" repeated Bobby won deringly
 Yes: your offer of seven thous- and hve hundred dollars for my share in the Applerod Addition
 Bobby was forced to laugh. It hal needed but this 10 make the bIJtcr jest of fortune complete.
 You refused that offer the day il "as made. Applerod!" put in Platt indignantly. T heard you Anyhow YOU dragged Mir Burnit into this thing,"
 ':ie's not to blame for that" said Bobby But still. don't think care to buy any more of this property" And he smiled grimly at the absurdity of it all,
 "l1l sue you for it" shrieked Alp plerod frantic from thwarted self interest You prevented me from selling out al a profit when had a chance, You bound me hand and foot when l knew hat if Silas Trim. mer had anything to gain by 1t We would lose He knew all the time that this swamp was fed by under ground springs He bragged about it 10 me this morning as l passed him on the road. He told me last night I'd better come out here this morning"
 II see" said Bobby coldly, and he reached for his lever
 Then you won't hold good 10 your offer" gasped the other
 Pale before. he had turned ashen now. and Bobby looked at him with quick compunction. Applerod, always so Chubbily youthful for a man of his years. was grown suddenly old his clothes. his face to have turn. ed iabby. his eyes to have dimmed. After all he was an old man, and the little that he had scraped to. gether represented all that he could hope 10 amass in a none too prov ident lifetime. This day made him a pauper, and there was no chance for fresh start Bobby himself was young and strong. and. more. over. his resources were by no means exhausted.
 I'll tell you what m do. Apple, rod" said he, after a moment of very sober thought. Your property cost you In the neighborhood of four thousand dollars. Interest since the time you first began to invest in ii would bring it up to a little more than that I'll give yon five thousand
 II won't accept it Yes, l will. yes will" he cried as Bobby impati- ently reached again for his lever.
 Very well" said Bobby. wait a minute" And tearing a leaf from his memorandumbook he wrote a note to Johnson to see to the trans, fer of the property and deliver to Applerod a check for five thousand dollars.
 That was more than generous: it was foolish" protested Jimmy Platt, as they whirled away.
 No doubt" admitted Bobby dryly. But if I'm forced 10 be a fool. l might as we'll have well-finished job Of t
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
VIII

Applerod, his poise nearly recover ed, bounded into the office where Johnson sat sfolidly working away, his sense of personal contentedness enhanced by the presence of Biff Bates, who sat idly upon the flat top desk, dangling his legs and waiting for Bobby. Mir Applerod paid no attention whatever to MT Bates. that gentleman being quite beneath his notice. but with vast importance he laid down in front of MT. Johnson the note which Bobby had given him.
 MT, Johnson" he pompously dir ected. will you please attend to this little matter as soon as possi- ble"
 "Applerod" said Johnson, glanc- ing at the note and looking up with sudden fire. does this mean that you are no longer even partially my employer?
 That's 1t exactly"
 Then you, Applerod. don't you call me MT. Johnson again." And he shook his boIy fist at his old-time work fellow.
 Bin Bates nearly fell off the desk, but with rare presence of mind re- strained his glee.
 Mir. Applerod. smiling loftily. i'm mediately yielded his bludgeon
 We should not quarrel over tri- 1es," he stated commiseratingly We are once more companions in mis.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

Many a saint would stoop in ser vice but for the fear of losing his tin halo.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 22.-Billy Madden the old time fighter and manager of boxers. himself in his time one of the cleverest light weights in the world. announces It as his opinion that two years will see the finish of Jack Johnson as the heavyweight champion of the world Madden can be credited with bring ing out more big boxers than any man iIi the ring history. barring Billy Delaney Among the men he discovered and developed were John L, Sullivan. Charley Mitchell, Peter Maher, Gus Ruhln, Denver Ed Mar in and several others. It was Mad den who first saw the merit of Johnson as fighter. which he got wise 10 when he matched E. Mar tin against the Texas black several years ago Madden thought he had a champion in Martin, who is a clever two-handed fighter. but when he stacked up against Johnson he soon discovered that he had another guess coming.
 After that contest Madden, who had obtained good line on Jef fries, made the statement more than once that If Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries ever met in the ring John son would win, and he stuck 10 his ground ever since, and had the pleas ure of winning considerable sum of money backing his opinion against the New York admirers of Jeffries when the Reno fight was brought about. According to Madden's idea now, Johnson cant last at the pace he is going. Billy says that the black is living too fast for an ath lete. The effect of this sort of liv- ing which Johnson Is indulging in now is making him fat, an effect which is sure to test the vitality of any man, more especially a fighter WO years or such lie will be long time and when at the end of that period Johnson attempts to get himself into shape to fight some husky young fellow with a lot of vi- tality and recuperative power he will find that he will be in the same class as Jim Jeffries-"the can't come back" class. It does not neces- 'arily take drink to sap the vitality of a fighter. Irregular living. loss of sleep, lack of regular exercise will do the work, and those who fol low boxing are likely to see Mad lens prediction verified in the case of Johnson
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07
The Sporting World

NEW YORK; saw the much talked of Lang Kaufman contest the other night at the Philadelphia ball park, and. believe me. says James J Corbett. it was no pink tea affair. It was the first bout of an elimin. ating series to develop man to fight the negro champion. Johnson. and while 1t ended without a deci- sive victory for either man 1t fur nished good sport for the fight bugs.
 Reading a number of newspaper reports of the fight, find that the majority of the experts give the yer dict to Kaufmann and had there been a referees decision that likely would have been the same Both men fought every minute of the six rounds and Kaufmann's experience helped him to earn the credit of victory. l am of the opinion that the Australian Lang did not show the work of which he is capable and the nervousness due to his first ap- pearance before an American crowd did not help him any.
 At that Bill put up good game battle and looks like a man who will improve He Is fighter pure and simple, not six round boxer. Both men were in splendid condi. tion. but required a longer bout to show their real fighting abilities. Neither man is a boxer with any great cleverness. both relying mainly on swings to do the damage Lang has good left hand and Kaufmann has developed fairly effective right uppercut, a la Johnson
 would like to see the men matched for longer contest and, although Al may be entitled to the verdict In this six round affair, Lang might turn the tables over long. CT distance
The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-07

After wrangling and exchange of more or less crooked compliments Ad Wolgast, lightweight champion, and Abe Attell. king of the feathers, have agreed to meet in a 20-round bout, at 133 pounds ringside. The match will be be decided this month before the club offering the best in.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
They Like The XirC;nian.

Editor of The Richmond yirginian:
The Richmond Nirginian' has
been read with pleasure and handed
around. All seem to enjoy reading
It, The entire paper reflects credit
on the editor. the city and our grand
old State, 1t is all one could wish
clear, clean and complete, from first
to last page. THE Salutatory" is
modest. but strong, giving outlines
of what to expect, May all your
laudable efforts be crowned with SUI
cess.
This is a great county. with good,
healthy hospitable people-mothers
are queens, their girls, daughters of
queens-the pictures of health and
beauty, with their bright, sparkling
eyes. rosy cheeks. painted by natures
god. The soil lays well and yields
well 10 good cultivation. Wheat,
corn, clover. tobacco and trucks early
and late. There is an abundance
of gray and green sand mari. Farmers
are cheerful they have good stock
and fat horses. ready for work
horses are well broken, but farmers
are not broke; they water their stock
CT the we'll. and 1t Is well they water
them. Their industrious wives supply
the table with groceries from the
barter of their eggs--country cur
rency. This is a small county. but
1t sent SIS soldiers to the front. and
their names are inscribed on the
beautiful monument at the court
house. erected by the untiring efforts
OF the noble, self sacrificing women
of the eounty--Ged bless them. This
is county of churches. and church
going people. When ! kas a boy
there were only six churches in the
county, now there are thirty-six, with
as many hourishing Sunday-schools
Perhaps YOU were never in this lana
Sa-Mell- ni&ed-Mith- clay and sand.
On the borders of the Piancatank,
Where the frog jumps from bank
10 bank.
Where the dove COOS to its mate,
The mockingbird sings al the garden
gate,
All the girls are pretty and sweet
They are very hard To beat.
WILLIAM II, TURPIN.
King William County. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
Staunton's Good Name.

Stauntons general manager may not be all that
his champions claim for him, but he has succeeded
in giving his city more free advertising than any
city in the State enjoys.
The Charleston News and Courier" which has
been studying the operation OF the Staunton plan
says that the city is perhaps the best governed city
in America Some OF the things which the Charles
ton paper says have been accomplished, being
accomplished, are
Stanton now saves each year on coal bills alone
almost enough 10 pay the entire salary OF the gen
eral manager Staunton within a year or two will
be better provided with permanently paved streets
than any city of its size in the world Staunton has
OF the best lighting systems in the country, and
the cost is nominal. So, too 1t has very excellent
water service, There is practically no department
of the city that is not more efficiently conducted
than ever before in the history of the town, and
more economically. There is no waste in Staunton.
All Improvements are permanent and are CORE
lated.
The Hartford Courant reproduces the flattering
remarks of the Charleston paper and on its own ac-
count says that the business manager has made
good and that "Staunton's taxpayers arc getting
their money worth
1t is worth much to a city to have so good repu-
tation as the municipality of Staunton enjoys, 1t
is itself valuable asset and an enjoyment
BY the way, what has become of the movement
in the interest of municipal reform in Virginia. If
the General Assembly is to do anything, it is high
time that action were begun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
One-Eycd Justice.

Editor or The Richmond Ttrgtuian:
The Dispatch of yesterday
deYntes nearly two columns 10 what
winds up to be opposition to State
wide prohibition. Just exactly where
they have always stood, though all
others may have made progress, they
stand to-day where they have stood
all the time. They advocate local
option possibly on account of local
craving and would like to keep the
/ satisfying element In their locality,
all local of course.
However one phrase they use is
entirely out Of harmony with the
real condition, 1t is, I'VE recognize
no justice which is wholly blind in
one eye" Don't, hey? Well seems
70 me that they do IL justice does not
feel slandered by the condition which
Is STUCK to her name
Why should the Times Dispatch
advocate local option for those who
want to rid their community Of whis-
key tfor we care nothing for the
saloon but object TO its contentsl j,
then flood our homes with the very
stuff We have voted out? If the
Times Dispatch really wishes the
people of the State to allow them
TO have their morning toddy then
the Times Dispatch should quit try
ing to food the districts which do
no want whiskey. To violate ne will
of a people to whom the decision of
case has been left as in wet and
dry election is to violate the law.
Men who violate the law are usually
put in prison away from temptation.
Now Richmond vielates the will of
majority of the people in every local
option district every time she ships
a gallon of whiskey into such terri
tory and hence violates the law in
spirit. Seems to me that oneeyed
justice must be within the editorial
rooms of the Times Dispatch. Is 1t
justice for one district to make laws
aud another to violate them? We,
by voting out the saloon, have accom-
plished only a part of the object
and are prevented from accomplish
ing the balance by depot of supply
which the course of the Times-D Dis
patch will force us to break up to
accomplish the balance.
The Times-Dispatch objects to
three-fourths of the State saying
what the other one-fourth shall not
do or to make laws for the whole.
But not for once does the Times-Dis-
patch object but brags on the one
fourth defeating the will and the law
of the other three fourths. The
Times Dispatch objects to our fore
ing prohibition on them yet boasts
that their crowd has drenched the
balance of the people against their
will, which has been expressed at the
polls. while Richmond has never ex.
pressed her will either way, except
under the headlines of the Times
Dispatch or the likes. "One-eyed
Justice" why the whole side is gone.
she has lost her balance, one eye is
punched out the other end. her
breath smells of the Tines Dispatch
morning glery, she wabbles to one
side. And this is the kind of an old
bag the Times Dispatch has intro
duced to us as justice and / don't
believe IL.
DAN A. KELLER.
Cumberland, Va, Feb. 9.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
THE PEOPLES FORUM

All letters sent for pubIicatio
In The Peoples Forum" of The
Vireinian" should be concise and.
as far as possible, kept within 800
words.
No attention will be paid to-
anonymous letters, but names and
addresses signed as an evidence OF
good faith will not be printed If re-
quest is made that they be omitted.
The freest discussion of topics of
public interest is invited, with the
understanding, of course, that
publication of a letter Is not to be
taken necessarily as approved by
the editor of the writer's views.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
Vireinia's Example.

What is the significance of the fight which the
people OF Virginia are making the divorce bill
now before the House Committee on courts of JUS
tice2 Why have ministers OF the gospel from Rich
mond, Petersburg, Manchester. Norfolk, Freder-
ieksburg and Charlottesville protested against the
passage OF the bill? Why have the bar associations
of Richmond and Petersburg urged the General
Assembly not to pass the bill? Why do we find an
Episcopal bishop a Jewish rabbi, and Baptist
Methodist and Presbyterian preachers all working
together to kill the bill'
There is but The people of Virginia
are true their traditions They believe the
sanctity of the marriage relation. They believe
that the home is the greatest institution and that
it must be protected at whatever cost They be-
heve that the divorce monster is the arch enemy of
society and they have taken occasion to make a
demonstration against it. The opposition to the
divorce bill is crusade for purity and chastity for
home and the family, and the General Assembly will
be blind indeed if it fail catch the point of view
Virginia is affectionately called the Mother State
1t is most becoming in her. therefore, that she
should set this example, that she should make this
plea for the integrity of the family and the sanctty
of the home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
Gentle Cynic's Musings.

Many fellows lofty ideals extend
no further than highbails.
Some people are 50 tireless that
they become positively tiresome.
The best man at wedding Is the
fellow who isn't getting married.
To greet misfortune with smile is
is decidedly a one-sided fiirtatinn---
Lots of marriages merely demon
strate that misery loves company.
The only thing some people learn
from experience Is what fools they
have been.
Some young men are so promising
that they are willing TO promise any
thing.
You may call man a rolling stone.
but don't insinuate that he isn't on
the level.
Curiosity Is merely something that
is inspired by things that are none of
our business.
Love laughs at locksmiths, which
proves that love isn't such serious
matter after all.
What Is worth doing at all Is
worth doing well, except when we are
being done.
About the only chance some of us
have to count our chickens is before
they are hatched.-New York Times,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
On the Job.

The Richmond Virginian is being
treated like an alien and an orphan,
but 1t is in the house of its fathers
Danville Register.
Quite so. and II does not feel like
an alien. nor is IL one bit lonesome.
1t has received warm welcome in
Richmond and is perfectly at home
The Virginian.
Our reference was to the treatment
accorded by the press, not that by the
people. for the very first issue amply
attested the appreciation OF the peo-
pie of Richmond and Virginia of the
successor to the old Dispatch. which
Ii muen resembles. We congratulate
our contemporary on its warm well
come from the disinterested In one
sense it has been given a warm"
welcome also by its afternoon rivals
Danville Register.