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Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
Stuck Stakes in Deep Snow

Evidently proceeding upon some con. iider tial information that they consid- cred worth following, Joe Burns and George Smith took d living trip to the DonIan creek country d while ago, and have just returned after begging about three miles of ground.
 According 10 Burns account, it was no midsummer nights dream, neither was it Venetian picnic. They strug- gled through storm nearly all the time and worked in snowdrlfts up to their waists while they were scgre2a ating the public domain.
 They report that things have changed but little from the last reror ts of the finds on Quartz and Lewis, but the prospectors are confident of fnding the paystreak.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
POOL TOURNAMENT
 BRINGS OUT TALENT

There have been many interesting nights at the Board of Trade pooroon during the progress of the big poo tournament that will have it's close tomorrow night with. the match be- tween A. C. McMaster and Felix Seppi the two final survivors of the wedding out process. The match begins ai 7:30 and it will be a hot one, for the rivalry has been keen and the prize, double brested nugget chain, is well worth striving for.
 The tournament has been d lively one and drew big crowds every night. There were ? entries altogether. aud the play resulted in some excellent scores.
 Monday night, d new tunrnamem. start wi'h a prize of $5l lp he VI. yed a'r. rYl, vi brrAg ou' .@ erca ig- ger hu.cn Ut c,le-,ril,;,.
 The God street pool room al FIdr l. also starting a tournament tonight, for d S20 cash prize and is suggested hat an Interurban match be pulled off b, : tween the winners of the two events.
 The following is the list of entries in the tournament that ends tomorrow night:
 A. c. McMaster, Chas Carroll, A. Brown. J. Kelly, T. N. Stewart, Geo. White, Joe Bierman, H. J. Miller, E. B. Hunt, H. o. Roden, J. $. Harding, A. Artal, J. Nelson, F. Seppi, T. Nj. Cobot, NJ. J. Martin, F. E. Roundy, H. A. Davis, c. R. Eckert, J. Murry, Al Hall, Al Morris.
 These were paired off and the first series simmered down to the following Brown, McMaster, Davis, Morris, Bierman, Murry, Eckert, Roden, Har- ding, Seppi, Cobof
 These again paired of, leaving Brown, McMaster, Bierman, Seppi and Morris the vctors Last night the play eliminated all but McMaster and Seppi, and these two will fight it out tomorrow night.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

ToWn-Lot Jumpers
 Lose Out at Haines

Skagway, Jan. T.. - A cablegram from the clerk of the Appellate court at San Francisco brought word that in the case of Ripinsky vs. Haines town lot holders, that that court had re versed the decision Of the lower court and given decree to Col. Rikinsk, This gives to him title to l5 acres |, land in the heart of Haines and the right to collect for six years rental rn that portion of the land wrongfulIy oc cupied.
 This verdict makes MT. Ripinsky, who is a highly respected pioneer, ; rich man. The ground in controversy was jumped some six years or nor ago in the usual boom-town manner the lot men putting up Il stiff defense The case was tried in the federal cou; at Kelchikan and verdict renderr, for the lot holders. Aa appeal W: taken. resulting in the reversal als judgment for Col. Ripinsky.
 As a result of the decision the tow of H&ines is greatly upset. Many those occupying lots will lose their i'm provemenls, not being able to fight lh demand for back renls.
 Col, Ripinsky appears to take h great victory without feeling, assurin. many of his old neighbors that settle ment will be made on easy terms.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
Georgetown After fife Business

Following recent reports of healthy conditions on Denlan creek, the people of Georgetown have gotten busy and are now engaged in cutting trail from their city to Discovery Donlan creek.
 The news WAS sent over by Deputy Marshal Siebe to Captain Donovan here, in a letter just received Siebe says that they are looking for things doing on Donlan, and are making every effort to make the communication as easy as possible. Their proposed route, it is said, will cut down the distance between the two points by about 20 miles.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
CONDITIONS NOT
 TOO ENCOURAGING

London, Jan 12Al official reports the contrary cond ons in South Africa anything gn peace full future of that British self governing war is by no means mpossbty though The writer s unfortunately, in position give both sides of the controversy between Engshmen Boes which going beneath the apparently unrufed surface have knowledge from who although they wish to be impartial Enghmen and thus probably unable be quite people Eneshmqn learn to understand
 Certain however, the Duke Connaughts not had soothing effect whatever both Boes English are heartily dsgused with each other The general public here are s living n the illusion that everything is harmony in Sout Africa and proud that English saesnanshp happy land which only few drenched with blood.
 English travellers coonists, however, who South Africa wel dcue the popular belief the whole oe has changed few and that all these people and leaders singing God Save the King" and waving Union Jacks My normants tell that the has the Boers all they fought for during the they their ror numbers tyannize Uitlanders hatred of England.
 The Boers tod demand that every les in the public schools shall be taught we'll in Dutch in English solely to drive from the schools all teachers speak Dutch their place be taken by Boers who will only the ch dren Dutch but ns into them from their earliest ages that tred of England which is a Boer
 In other official positions Englhmen have been dismissed and their places given Boes is all being very quiet and has attracted much attention The Boes their leaders quietly laughing at the astute whc they believe they have fooled the British.
 Now the attitude of the Boers nation toward Grea' Britain The Boer hard draw but the Boe has such He his hatred of the madoroonks and his belief that the condition of things only tempo and that third Boer the British will be driven into the He waiting for the time when Great Britain shall b tied up continental colonial crisis before making his 
 Now this view of the conditions probably very sided but tends to show that South Africa happy contented and loyal British colony
 King George under whom South Africa has begun governing federation, has renamed the Cunan diamonds The Stars of Africa" in honor of the union.
 warning against the danger the Socialist at the municipal elections throughout England sounded gently by H. C. Grisewood the of the Anti Socialist Just the Sociatc paved the French revouton said Mr. Grisewood o the mpenation English borough councils with Socialism will effectively checked to parliamentary revolution here overurnng of the constitution"
 Astonishing details published Berlin concerning the mammoth which built Vulcan for the Hamburg American service The been named has not been designed but in other respects claimed that she will be Her length 8Sl feet and her ans bridge. when the liner is fully loaded will be the water ne and the flag at her masthead will the from Dikefnun Pv4na rived
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
FILED FOR RECORD
Friday, Feb. 3.

Deed-Joe Henry 10 w. J. Cribbee, lot 8, l4xlOO, east side Gold street, Flat. Cabin, l2x2O. Lot on cor. Lyons and 4lh ave. and building thereon. $l consideration.
 Location - Ronald Morrison, lib Mida creek, Reindeer district.
 Saturday, Feb. I.
 Location-Jula Spencer and ' others, Rosebud association, Otter creek.
 Monday. Feb 6. Location-W. T. O'Conn )r and John O Melia. Skyline association at head of Flat creek.
 Deed Pele McMullen to Harry Hazama and D. Wada. Lot on 4th ave, Iditarod, lIx5O $2O0 consideration. Deed-Harry Hazama to D. Wada. Onehalf interest in above lot. $l00 consideration.
 Morlgage-Ericsl P1Imcn to G. ". Abr cht. horses. saddle, .,nd u ti' $73l con,.drru ion.
 Tuesday, Feb :. Power of fAttorLey-Frank Moran to A. D. Currie. General.
 Locarion-M Sargent and 0, hers, Twilight association on Lost creek. LocAtion-Wm. Sargent and others, Sunshine association on Lost creek.
 Deed-Frank Moran to A. D. Currie, l-16 interest in Homestake association, Flat creek. $l consideration.
 Satisfaction of Claim John Goslow to NJ. H. Marston, John Merritt and Gilbert Bltes, 5000, release all interest in lay on Ia Otter.
 Location-Jno Sargent and 7others, Eldorado association on Lost creek.
 Location-M. Haley and I others, Bonanza association on Lost creek.
 Wednesday, Feb. s. ] Deed Mrs Kate Masters to Viola Hunter. Tot 50xl00, cor. Flat and Second, Iditarod city, and building thereon. Sl consideration. Mortgage Connolly to Frank Miller. Lot on Main street, Flat city with building known as Connolly's Bar $3O00 consideration.
 Bill of Sale--L. R. Doggett to Fred Chapman, one-half interest in Idaho association, head of Flat. S3750 down s250 July 18th, 1911: 5000 due Sept 18th, 1911.
 Thursday, Feb. g.
 Location-J. Shropshire and others association on Cottonwood creek, com prisng Discovery, l-b and Ia.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

Believing herself on the right of Way, Mrs. Masters, one of the best man. agers who ever superintended 8 pan cake, has taken over the Willow road house on Willow creek, where she can properly preside over the destinies of hungry travellers. Mir. Howard. the former proprietor, is devoting himself to the absorbing intricacies of mining.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

fight from Dikeman. Ryan arrived q short time afterward, but the main portion of the consignment had been cached this side of Diskaket.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

Charles Knell, high priest of the Budweiser, and cub reporter on one of the leading weeklies of the lditarod, is doing few calsthenics on the face of Nature. He climbs up one hill and down the other as preparation for his trip to Moore creek which is about to be pulled of between two sunsets,
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
Love May Delay Resignation

According to some of the latest ad- vices received from Fairbanks, Marshal Love may postpone his resignation until later in the summer, and thus in- cidentally keep a few of his would be successors on the anxious seat for some time longer.
 He had announced when here that he figured on quitting the job in April to tackle fruit farming at his place in Oregon.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

When you visit Flat creek call a Carro!l'S Globe Bakery and Cofft House for d lunch.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
Maybe There's
 a Check for You

Resting quietly in the archives of he marshaI'S office in this city are number of checks that are due various deserving co pe who at one time or another have served as witnesses or jurors in the commissioners court.
 They may be had for the asking at Capt. Donovan's bailiwck and are for the following people, the sums ranging
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

Have your nuggets made into souve- mrs at Slmpscn's, the pioneer jeweler
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

The Sideboard sells Book cigars.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
MdSOns Talk Business

The Iditarod Masonic club held its ~emi-monthly meeting last Thursday night, for the purpose of talking over business and incidentally telling over some of the old stories.
 Bill An>ley presided over the cigar box and they had quite pleasant time chuckling over some of those dear old jokes which have become household pets and club room gods.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

Mir. and Mrs. Fl Risk drove over f om Flat with d dot team Friday for stay of d day in the city. Ed is en- i"ying rest from his strenuous days on Ruby where he had picked al he ace of nature so indusrriously for so many weeks. He is going back in about un days o take another crack at Ruby n' he hipa the"e will bt something .lrrjnr
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

For cleaning and repairing see Vile the Tailor, Second avenue.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

Best watch repairing at Simpsons, 5,
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11

The Miners Home sells Book cigars.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-02-11
Thursday, Feb. g.

Location-J. Shropshire and , others, association on Cottonwood creek, com prising Discovery, 1-b and Ia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Orinin of thA Piano.

: The pianoforte was directly evolved
frem the clavichord and the harpsi-
cbcrd. In I'LL Scipione Mattel gave
q detailed account Of the first four In
s7rTments, which were constructed by
2a-teiommeo ChrustoforL 1t was
tanned by him the pianoforte and was
3rs1 exhibited in 100. Marius, in
FsaHce, exhibited harpsichords, with
hs1n1oer action, in 1716, and Schroter,
IN Germany, claimed to have invent
saG tie pianoforte between I'LL and
II20. Marius was at first generally
credited with the invention. Pianos Of
shat period were shaped, very much
like the modern grand variety. The
drst square piano was constructed by
Frederica, an organ manufacturer Of
Saxony. in 1853. The first genuine up
eight piano was invented in England
and the United States by John Isaac
Hawkins. an Englishman, In 1900
Detroit Free Press.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Old Time Strawberries.

/ Strawberries have improved very
much In favor since the fifteenth cen.
Eury. Until then the only stra wber-
-Stes eaten were wild strawberries OF
. kind which would never find a mar
aket nowadays. By 1880. however, they
were beginning to be cultivated, for
sdolinshed records under that date q
particularly fine crop grown by the
bishop OF Ely in the grounds Of his
palace. now covered by Hatton garden.
He quotes the Duke OF Gloucester as
saying to the bishop: MY lord, you
have very good strawberries In your
garden In Holborn. l require you TO
aet us have a mess OF them" This
speech was copied almost verbatim by
Shakespeare in Richard ILL.," Still,
even the bishops fruit would not ap-
peal much to modern connoisseurs, for
the garden strawberries at that period
were only transplanted wildlings. the
plants being sold at about fourpence
n bushel.-London Standard.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
labrador's Short Summer.

How brief is the summer on the
highlands of Labrador! says Hesketh
Prichard in the Wide World. Snow
does not melt till July. then with
rush midsummer comes. Grasses and
leaves grow almost visibly, the wild
cotton soon filings out its little white
pennons. millions Of berries ripen on
the ground, the loon cries. the ptarmi-
gan calls, and you may even see a
butterfly balancing In the warm wind.
But then also wakens the countless
army Of hunchbacks, lean and gray
mosquitoes. piping blithely for blood.
So summer reigns. Then suddenly
one day at the end Of August, after the
sun has sunk behind the barren crags
through a balmy warmth Of evening,
one may wake up to find everything
TRANSPORTED and the first snow Of an
other season already falling.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
The Exeep.ionaI Yosns Man.

The exceptional young man, says
Orison SWEET Marden In Success Maya
zine, Is the one who looks upon bis
employers interests az he would his
own, who regards his vocation as an
opportunity TO make a man OF himself.
an opportunity to show his employer
the stuff he Is made of, and who Is al
ways preparing himself to fill the posi-
ton above him.
The exceptional young man Is the one
who never says. II was not paid to do
that" 81 don't get salary enough to
work after hours or to take 80 much
pains" He never leaves things half
done. but does everything to finish.
The exceptional young man is the
one who studies his employers bust
ness, who reads its literature, who Is
on the watch for every improvement
which others in the same line have
adopted and which his employer has
not who Is always improving himself
during his spare time for larger things.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
The First Money.

Money is mentioned as a medium Of
exchange in Genesis, chapter %, and
Is supposed to refer to a time as far
back as 1900 B. G. The coinage of
money is ascribed to the Lydians, q
people OF Asia Minor 1t is, Of course,
quite Impossible to fix any definite date
tor the first coinage. Long before any
one thought to coin money it was made
out of any durable substance that came
20 hand. such as leather. iron, tin,
bronze and even the hard bark of the
trees and stones of the fields The
Hollander, SO late as the middle Of the
sixteenth century. made money of
pasteboard. In fact. pretty nearly ev.
erything in the shade Of lasting mate
rial has Mt one time or another been
used as the medium Of trade known as
money.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07


When the mao and woman starTec
down t.se subway stairs the nsa1 fs1
In bis pockets for ticket&
by Georgef- De said Isn't that
shame7 I~e got TO stop In al this
snce and buy ticket&"
oh. no. you haven't" said the wo-
man. - kave them Whsa / came
downtown remembered what you
said about those People wbo buy only
one ticket at a time making such
nuisance Of themselves. 50. a. had
Is cents TO spare. bought three tick
cts. have two left We can 90
right on through"
So the man and the woman drtfted
along with the pushing crowd 10 the
point where the ticket chopper bed
them up and demanded tribute Then
the woman looked In her purse for the
tickets Suddenly her face assumed
painful blankness-
IL haven't got them" she faifer-
ed Il vas In such a hurry when !
came through that | must have drop
ped all three tickets into the uptown
box."-Eew York Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07

The Old Temple clock IN Lonton
bears curious inscription. The origin
O. whsch b ascr4b~d 10 . chance 70
mark
Some 30 years or 80 ago 9 master
workman VAS employed 20 repair ard
put in q new face upon the clock
when his work was neariy done be
asked the bencherx for "A appropriate
motto 10 carve upon the base They
promised 10 think Of one Week after
week be came for their decision. but
was put OF. One day be found them
ct dinner IN commons
What motto shall put On she clock.
vuz,r lorcshipY' he asked OF a learned
Judge.
~oh. 20 about your business his
honor cried aEgTiiy-
And very suitable for q lazy. daw-
ding gang. the ciockmaker In said
TO have mu;tered as be resreated Il
IL certain that be carved Go about
your business" on the base.
The lawyers decided that no better
warning could be given them at any
hou. OF the day. and there the tnscrip-
ton still remains.-Harper's Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Waves In Solid Metal.

AS illustrating the advances in metal
lurgy and engineering it has been
demonstrated that solid metals may
reveal by their structure the vibra-
lions to which they have been subject
ed. In explaining this phenomenon
experiments have been shown proving
that a beautiful wave structure can be
impaired TO the surface of mercury
by the vibrations of a tuning fork, and
that even the surface of solid lead
which had been subjected to similar
vibrations possesses structure re-
sembling that of a vibrating surface
of mercury. Mild steel has been de-
fined as a solid solution" of iron and
carbon, free from cinders. Metallur-
gists have doubled the strength Of steel
as 1t was known in its early days.
Scientific American.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Tns Sus=is a. .as erssa.

There u=s5 io L. SO aEsd elevator
snsn who operated one OF the lifts In
che house y .ag Of tbs eapIto. Most
Of b. I.assrIE gers ssTe either repre-
sea:s.;GFes -. uswspsveT coErespoDs.
ents The old man got 70 know all
- tie correspondents very well and
always had a cheerful greeting for
zheEa. IL was often noticed. too. that
aae seened TO BE- greatly interested In
a1eix conversation
sOne afternoon. a. three Of them step
2ed oct of the elevator. Serene Payne
u rev York stepped In As the car
vert sasvsn the old elevator man turn
I'd an1 said:
-Tar. Payne. can't understand
zbou those newspaper men They
lDuzzie me"
''sI-hat's the trouble with them r
sssked Mr.. Payne.
Well. Mr. Payne. every day they
tide In this car one Teller VIII turn
% another and say. What do you
know todayT And the other fellow
viii answer. Not - thing What
do you known Then the nrst Teller
will answer. Nothing And yet, Mr..
Payne. the papers are just full of
news every day. IL beats me where
they get It"
lit beats me too" said Mr.. Payne
brooklyn Eagle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
A Note That Was Paid.

History Is constantly repeating IT.
self Once upon a time landlady In
Washington called on President An
drew Jackson and told OF d govern
ment clerk who owed her big bill for
board In those days 1t was easy to
have access 10 the White House.
President Jackson listened TO her
story and advised her TO get a promts-
sorry note from the clerk and put It In
bank She replied:
"I've done that ewice, general, and
he won't pay even then"
Els that SOP said the president In
surprise. Now you go and get bis
note and bring 1t to me. | simply
want to see 1t, and I'm sure that the
clerk wiz pay that note Go and
bring 1t to me-"
The landlady did so. and soon return
ed with the promissory note. The
president turned 1t over and wrote
across the back OF 1t his own indorse-
ment: "a. Jackson"
That note was paid at maturity
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Too Much For Her.

Calling one day to see an old friend
who was visiting her married son. l
inquired of the colored maid who an
swered the bell. lis Mrs. Smith at
homer
"Yas'm. she home" the girl replied.
showing no inclination to invite me
In. she here, all right. but she got
a misery in de haid."
Mrs. Smith senior?" l asked with
concern.
ly. "Cose she seen me. Huccome she
ain see me wen she hire me las
night huh own self" And she irdig-
nantly shut the door. -Lippincott's-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Found Out His Man,

A southerner who was visiting St
Louis wandered into the dining room
Of the hotel and, seeing negro servant
who had all the Importance of an army
officer standing near the door. asked
him who the head niger was around
there. The negro stretched himself to
his full height and pompously replied
that there amt no niggers in st.
Louis, sab. We is all gem-men Of col
orr
WELL" said the southerner, dra wing
a 500 bill from his pocket and finger
ing it, Il expect to be at this hotel for
some time and want to make sure that
l will be taken care Of"
"Oh. sah." said the negro. whose eyes
were popping from his head. did ZOO
want to know who the head niger
waiter is1 That's me."-Allentown
Call
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Relieved.

where did you get these examples
Of faulty constructed sentences" ask
ed DR.. Campbell. the great rhetorician.
Of a student.
Out Of one Of your books, doctor"
what? Where? Out Of one Of my
books?"
Yes. sir; out of your Rhetoric"
"Out of my Rhetoric! roared the
doctor impossible! Never did
make use Of such language. You are
mistaken. badly mistaken. But-but-
where in my Rhetoric did you find
such compositions" he demanded an
grily.
''In the part, Sentences to be Cor
rected'"
"O-h-h-h-h-h. A-h-h-h-h! Yes, yes"
said the relieved doctor.-Philadelph
North American.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Suiting the Action to the Word.

Suitfng the Action to the Word.
AT lecture we'll known authority
ssR economics mentioned the fact that
IN some parts Of America the number
sof men was constantly larger than
that OF women. and he added humor-
ously. II can therefore recommend to
s1he' ladies to emigrate to that part"
A'young lady who was seated in one
coz the last rows Of the auditorium got
r1p and. full of Indignation. left the
Tuem rather noisily. whereupon the
'tettnrer remarked. ~ did not mean
that ct should be done in such a hur-
U.r--Jndge.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-09-07
Where Btuebeard Lived,

Most Of our readers have heard Of
Bluebeard. the enterprising gentleman
who made a hobby OF marriage and
had a way Of his own for getting rid Of
superfluous wives. Probably very few
people. however, know that the story
has any sort Of basis in fact Yet Oh
the banks Of the world famous Bos-
porus near Constantinople there is
situated a picturesque old medieval
fortress known as "Bluebeard's cas-
tie" and which Is said to have been
the abode Of a terrible old pasha
whose playful little ways gave rise IT,
the story.-Wide World Magazine.