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The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09

and lost two games. and We decided to play off for the championship Sun day afternoon. Han'un was our left fielder and when he was in position he was within fifty yards of the edge of tn" thiCkct The outposts were on the other sides f the thicket. a hundred yards or SO beyond the ball park
 In 'he eighth inning of that game the score was to 2 in cur favor. with one out and runners on second and third for the other team. We were >o interested in the game that We didn't notice that a crowd of the natives who had been watching Us icon$snced to sneak away. most of thcnN int the thicket The batter hit / long fly to left field just as the rifles began To crack in the lhicket and bullets began 10 whistle past Us. Our first haseman went down, then jumped mp and limped away with a bullet in his leg A corporal watching the game was bowled over, the thicket began to spit fire and lead for a hundred yards. and the alarm was raised in the camp Hanton saw the ball going over his head, and turning. he chas- ed after it. IL looked like a home run into the thicket, but Hanton kept right on as hard as he could go. Rifles cracked in front of him. and We expected to see him drop. but he grabbed the ball and. turn ing. made as pretty a throw to the plate as ever you saw. Hc might have caught the runner--Lu, there wasn't any runner, and Carroll. ,uT center fielder, caught the ball on his way in. ran and touched third base. and claimed the double play because the runner left the bag before tn" ball Was couLht. The umpire wasn" there 10 give tho decision. but it went, and we won the game
 IIantoh came sprinting in unhurt and within ten minutes We had swept that bunch of insurrectos cut of the thicket and killed or captured most of them. It seems tley had been planning for three days tD sn,ak through the picket lin and 1t- tack Us while the whole bunch was at the ball game and thc thins that prevented the success of it was that catch of IIantons, We learned frrm some fl the captives that when they saw Hanton sprinting toward them with his arms up in the air and his face turned upward they thought he was leading a charge of gods pr dey- ills that Ac was calling out of the air 10 kig them. and when they saw the ball "oming they were sure il was leading the host of other balls. and so many of them ran that il gave Us time to get our arms and save the day
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Monument to Aviator.

DENVER. - The board of super. visors voted to erect a monument ih honor of Ralph Johnstone. the aviator. who was killed at the meet al Overland Park. November r.. 1910. The tablet will be placed at the spot where Johnstone's machine fell in Delaware street. just outside the park fence. Similar monuments have been decided upon for Moisant at New Orleans and Hoxey at Los Angeles.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
50 Perish in Sea Traqedy,

NEW 1URk. - Fifty persOns, passengers and members of the crew Cf the schooner Rover are believed to have drowned when the boat was wrecked near Barbadoes. The Rover left Georgetown. British Guinea. on July 26, for Barbadoes. The United Wireless received message from the steamship Coppename, stating that the latter vessel had passed the deserted wreck of the Rover several days ago. There is great anxiety in these two cities. as most Ci those on board the Rover leave families. The Rover had not been sighted since she sailed until the wlrelt SS message was received
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
CIVILIZATION AND TROPICS.

IL has long been believed that trop- iCaI r siohs are unsuited 10 higher civilization and that more rigor ,us conditions are needed for progress. The present day distribution of civi- lization would seem to support this view. With few exceptions, our most progressive mmunties are located in temperate regions, and until re gently any invasiCns of the tropical regions by northern civilization have either suffered rapid decline, or have been kept alive only by constant re Inducements. Yet this superiority of the colder F gions has not always existed Civilization originated in tropical countries, as history will show What is the reason for the Change of the seat of civilization to the temperate zone? According to the Journal of the American Medical association. which discusses this question in recent editorial the probable explanation lies in the de vel1pment of tropical diseases. and the subsequent excavation and de teriOratiOn of tropical races. We krow that malaria was introduced into Greece and Rome by African slaves. In our own country We have a better established illustration. in the presence of hookworm disease brought to this continent originally by African slaves. and from which probably over one-half of the popula- ton of the Southern states is suffer ing We know that the tropics were not always infested with disease
 TOrquemada. writing from Yucatan centuries ago, said. Men die here of pure old age, for there are none of those infirmities that exist in other lands" But with the coming of the white man and the negro. and other countries. Mexico and Cen tral America became hotbeds of the tropical levers. The progress of modern sanitary science. however,
 justifies the belief that the tropics may in time regain their lost posi- tiOn. Already in Cuba and in Pan
 anna the possibility of eliminating
 tropical diseases has been shown
 It is only matter of time until the same methods used in those cOun- tries will be given world wide ap- plicati3n. When this has occurred. will the tropics resume their old pO- sition as the cradles of civilization? |? Colonel Gorgas prophecies that as soon as preventable diseases have been wiped out. it will be possible for the tropics again to become the seat of great civilizations. This sug- gestion opens up an unlimited op- portunity for speculation as to the effect on civilization of the control and extinction of contagious diseas-
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
NEW M EXICOO

The Northern New Mexico Fair as sociation comprising five counties in the northern part of New Mexico. is actively al work erecting buildings at RatOn for it's first annual event to be held October IS and 2l. A 500- foot grandstand. an exhibit building 50Xl00 feet, the necessary stable and stock sheds and half-mile track are all under way Five thousand dol lars will be offered in premiums and the fair will be the largest in New Mexico next to the state fair at Al buquerque.
 During the past month. according to Receiver F. Muller, 136 original homestead entries covering 15.205 acres. were made in the Santa Fe land office, one of six in New Mexi- co. Other entries increased the to- tai entries to 10000 acres
 A Deming farmer has been receiv- ing s14 per ton for his alfalfa in the field. He has made three cuttings so far this season averaging one ten and half per acre. Two more cuttings are expected to be made this season,
 The limit of the apple production has been reached by W. H. Badger. of Roswell who has 2O-acre or chard and has already sold S2. worth of apples while thinning out the crop. He has made S100 per acre and not vet touched his matur- ed fruit
 Neletta. the pretty 16-year- old daughter of W. s. Bracket. of Trin- idad, Colo. was dragged 10 death while riding horseback on her uncles ranch. sixteen miles southeast of Raton.
 Peaches weighing half a pound apiece. and 2.0O0 of them were gathered from one tree in a yard of ArteSia
 The Fruitman's Guide. recently an- nounced the arrival in New York of car of peaches from the Rio Pecos orchard, Carlsbad N NJ The fruit was packed in California style, and were perfect specimens of the Fiber ta variety. The condition upon ar rival was all that could be desired.
 Gertrude l.. Backus. Newark. N J.. writes the immigration bureau: We are leaving here early in Sep tember and will make the trip to New Mexico by wagon, arriving there in four to six months" Should the lady arrive, that section to which she is accredited should tender her an ovation. Influences or inducements must be pretty strong that would impel woman to undertake such a journey by wagon. It is hoped a good kind husband awaits her, should she need one.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09

the Red Cross and go to Manila dedicate my life to those poor, brave soldiers who are every day giving their own for their country.
 l am returning the last of Ted $ letters and things today, with little conventional outline of my future For long time felt as if l simp, ly couldn't give up the little forget me-not ring. but now
 Forgive me. dear. for troubling you with my absurd feelings. wanted t0 tell somebody. and knew you'd understand.
 Do try to spend al least a week with me at Kenny. and write al once to your loving CLO.'
 The letter slid from young Hob sons shaking fingers to the floor.
 He stepped dazedly and picked it ur, re-reading the bewildering lines with fast beating heart. One thought alone of all the wild notions swirling through his brain stood forth luminously She still cared Providence had interposed help ing hand.
 The whole thing was plain enough She had accidentally placed the wrong letter in the en- velope addressed to him, and no doubt at this very moment Miss Bettye Breckenridge was perusing Clo;in last farewell to him
 For an indefinate space of time. iert. He was not conscious of the arrival and departure of the sup frintendent; he paid no heed what ever to the snrill whistling of the office boy; he did not hear the pro- nged ringing of the telephone bell three feet away. But all al once he reached for a pen and scratched hastily:
 Friday, June 23. 1910
 Dear Bill-What are your plans for the summer, old boy? Don't you usually take a rest in June? Perhaps we may arrange little jaunt together somewhere. To tell you the truth, ;.m just about down land out. The manager has noticed it himself and strongly advised a vacation. You know several of my family have died of heart trouble when quite young.
 No, dear boy, l regret to say that am not to be married this summer The girl-bless her stubborn little heart-went clean back on me. l realize new Chat it is too late) that l was the ono at fault in the beginning. Men can be such brutes .l-well l was jealous fool and she while she passed me something to reflect upon for awhle-she is ordinarily nothing more nor less than an angel.
 "To save my life I cant remem- Der all the blood curdling things We ladled out to each other that last night. Suffice it to say that made repeated and unsuccessful attempts to gain an interview after ward. She refused point blank to see me. She returned every letter unopened. She failed to recognize mine as a familiar face on the street.
 Now just between us Billy, l shall never care the snap of my finger for any other girl under the sun. But I don't think it is good for man to be alone. and I have finally made up my mind to lay siege to the hear: of certain nice
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Colo Stampede in Alaska.

JUNEAU. Alaska.-One of the big gets gold stampedes in recent years is in progress from Skagway and other towns to McClintock creek, Yukon territory, where a great plac- er gold strike has been made. Three Skagway prospectors started the stampede by stalking out claims and reporting gold plentiful for twenty miles along the bed of the creek and easily obtainable Immediately there was a rush of steamers which started packed to their capacity.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Women Crab m Bare Feet.

NEWPORT. Grabbing ill bare feet by society women in the salt water nook al Prices Neck is the latest craze of ihe cottage settle msn nj here. Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt is the one who started the lad. A few days ago she reached the neck with q crab Het threw off her shoes and stockings. and waded into the water. Iii an hour she had all the fresh crabs she wanted for crabmeat chafing dish party, which she en- tertaued later al Sandy Point Farm Mrs Nonderbilt attracted much al. teution from passersby, but didn't seem tO mind it.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
ODDS AGAINST THEM.

Sorry said the Constable, but I'll have to arrest ye-you been driv- ing along at the rate of fifty miles an hour"
 You are wrong, my friend" said the driver. II say l wasn't, and here's ten-dCllar bill that says l wasn't"
 All right" returned the constable, pocketing the money. With eleven to one against me l ain't goin' to subject the county to tn expense of a trial"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Ask 1-Cent Postaoe.

CHICAGO resolution asking congress 10 establish a one-Cent post age rate for first-class mail was adopted by the American Philatelic society in session here. A commis- sion of judges has been appointed to pass Cn the different exhibits Of stamps which are being displayed as feature of the convention. One cf the most interesting exhibits is that Of George Worthington. of Cleveland. O.. which is valued at S2fn 900
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Freeze to Death in August.

COLORADO STRINGS, Colo.-W. A skinner and wife of Dallas. Tex, were frozen To death near the sum init of pike's Peak. Their bodies, al most covered with snow. were found side by side by boy walking down the peak. A pathetic feature of the deaths was the finding of letter in Skuner'S pocket. dated Dallas, Au- gust r.. from !. II. Choice. ill which these words occurred: "l hope you ale having the time Of your life in Colorado. l am sending you an oyervoat. as per your request. l hopy you don't freeze to death on Pike's Peak AIr Skinner was clothed ill light summer trousers, light underwear and low shoes. He wore no vest. His wife was clothed in a thin shirtwaist. small shawl, light skirt and thin underwear.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Mail by Freiqht now.

WASHINGTON Arrangements have been perfected by the pOstoffice department for the transmission of second class mail, consisting of mag aHireS and periodicals, by fast freight beginning September l. It was with the idea of reducing the expense of transporting the greater part of sec ond class mail that Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock took advantage of an old statute, permitting the de- partment to send it by freight.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Postmaster Suspended.

CKAWFORDSNILLE Ind. Ed. ward Dennis deputy postmaster of this city, has been officially suspend ed by the postal department fol lowing his acknowledgement Of d shortage of s900 worth of stamps ill his charge
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Saw Mills Shut Down.

BEAUMONT, Texas Twenty two saw mills in Louisiana and two i'll Texas have been closed and 5000 men are idle The move, it is said, was taken in the fight of saw mill operators against unionizing of employees. II followed conference Of operators al Chicago.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Wiley Report WitheId.

WASHINGTON The report of the house committee Investigating the alleged conspiracy in the de- partment of agriculture to oust Dr II. w. Wiley from his position as head Cf the bureau of chemistry, will not be made until next Decem Der
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Or. Pearsons Penniless

Practically penniless, Dr. b K Pearsons. the famous philanthropist, is ready to enter a sanitorium to spend the remainder of his life af ter having given away a fortune of mere than $70OO,000. Press dispatch es announce that Dr. Pearsons has turned his magnificent home ill uins.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Breaks Teddy's Record.

COTTON PLANT. Miss. Paul Rainey. millionaire clubman of New York has broken Roosevelt's record for killing lions Rainey also has revolutionized the manner of hunting the king of the beasts, ac- cording 10 letters received from the Rainey party hunting near Nairobi Africa. Twenty seven lions were slaughtered in 3J days
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Profit in Breakfast Food,

WASHINGTON. Battle Creek. the chief home of ready-to-eat break fast foods. turned out manufactured products valued at $2o.l7400o in 1909. according to census report Tn cost ot materials used was s. oGN.On". about Cne-third the value of the finished product. Salaries and wages amounted to $3.Gl0.000, and miscellaneous expenses $5.6S5.oOo. t,mplOyes numbered i1I5 wage-earn. ITS and l.o11 Salaried clerks and of ficialS one clerk or officer for every fOur wage -earnerS. The amount of capital employed is $l9, f1G.0oo. Apparent net profits were ab ur 20 per cent on the capital
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Kerosene Light Inventor Dead.

NEW YORK. General George Chappell. Sl years old. formerly commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in New York state, is dead at his home. He was the inventor of one of the first burners by which d white light could be obtained from kerosene
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Bandits Collect S225.OOO.

SALONlkA. Turkey Dr. Ed mund Richter, noted German engi- neer, held by Greek bandits for ransom of $225,0OO, has been turned over to the rescue party sent to pay the ransom money to the bandit lead er. Lalios. When captured Richter was mapping Mount Olympus.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
A GAM E?

What was that tires scme old eX- plorer talking about?' inquired the languid lady.
 Progressive Patagonia
 And how do you play it?'
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
WYOMING.

Recent word from Spring Valley. WyO.. is that the Texas King Oil and Gas company has brought in another well, this one on section 14. It was struck 134 feet, the oil coming up 800 feet in the casing. The last sand was penetrated for 30 feet with a six and one-half casing
 Recently 300 people in Converse country got out and did days work n the roads.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
LOST THEIR DARLING,

Oh, our darling is lost again." she cried as soon as he got int the house!"
 What little darling?"
 You unfeeling monster Our little darling"
 "Oh, the scroot?"
 Yes, if you must talk like a brute, the scroot-the mutt-anything you wish. And want you to adertise for him"
 He promised to do it and this is the ad, as il appeared:
 "Lost-A sausage-shaped dog, an swering. when hungry, to the name of Baby A reward will be paid for his return to 3S Dash avenue, dead or alive"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09

girl l know down at the boarding house. That is to say unless, of course, there should De an unex pected change somewhere
 Let me hear from you as soon IS is convenient.
 "ln haste. TEDDY NJ"
 The bOokkeeper surveyed this mas rerpiece of diplomacy with satis- fled eyes. He deliberately sealed and addressed it to Miss Clorinda Hallo- well, New York City.
 Fifteen minutes later. when the manager, returning from luncheon. opened the door and entered, young Hobson cleared his throat and spoke to him somewhat sheepish- ly:
 I've been thinking things over. Mir. Floyd, and as you've been so good as to offer me vacation-"
 "Certainly, certainly, Robson Every man needs rest at least once year. Take whole month if you like"
 The bcokkeeper thought a fort night sufficient
 The following day Mir Floyd handed him transportation to the Adirondacks. Hobson had never gone anywhere else for his vacation
 The bookkeeper smiled his thanks as he slipped the pass into his pocket and figured the price fer ticket to kennebunkport.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
A MIXTURE OF COMPOSITE.

"Jorkins is certainly in good many positions at once"
 How so?"
 He is up in the air, down on his luck, on in years and back in his taxes"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
ARIZONA.

party of Bisbee women are re- ported 10 have made a trip into the HuachuCas al night passing through wild section of the mountains through which no woman had ever passed before and disprJving the statement that women of today are not so brave and hardy as the wO- men Of the past.
 Ed Austin. one of the old-timers of the Southwest. who has made Can anea his home for the past year or two died at the company hospital after short illness Mir Austin was 70 years old and was born ill New York state When young man he came west. and was a familiar character about Bisbee. Tombstone and other camps in Arizona. He was associated with l.. C. ShattuCk in a number of Sonora mining properties.
 Affairs at the Salt river and Me Dowell Indian reservations. according to reports received, are in an eX- tremely satisfactory condition and are now ill better shape than they have ever been before in the history of the reservation. The reservation is now in charge of Superintendent Charles F., Coe. who has shown an unusual ability in handling the com plicated affairs intrusted to his care. The government is now building three brick houses. two of which will be used for school purposes.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
News at a Quick Glance

dale near Chicago. ove- ,o the town fer a public library. art gallery and park. The property is valued at $35 900
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
Meat Prices Advance,

NEW lORk.-lh price of meat was boosted again. il now being high CT than il has been in two years. and the prospects are that it will soar still higher. Preparations are vast quantities to the cold storage. The dry summer is blamed for the advance in the cost of meats The same cry is being raised by the but. ter and egg interests. who this week began to place enormous quantities of those products in cold storage
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09

president of the Lawton State bank. of l.awton. Okla. with their wives, escaped death when their automobile plunged over a 10-foot embankment into Pine creek. near here. Mrs. Gilbert struck on her head in the creek and was madly cut and bruised but not seriously hurt. The others composing the party were practically uninjured. The accident was caused by a defective steering gear
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-09
UTAH

HCg cholera of virulent and con- tagiOus type was discovered among the hogs on the ranch of a Salt Lake raiser. A strict quarantine has been placed on the ranch.
 What is claimed to be by far the most complete and elaborate map of Utah ever issued has just been finished by the state conservation commission and is ready for distribu- tiOn.
 The first passenger train to be run over the new Bingham & Garfield railroad, built by the Utah Copper company. was run from Bingham to Garfield Sunday morning.
 Many residents of Ogden observed a phenomenon in the sky one evening recently. what seemed to be a huge ball of fire appearing in the north western sky and moving eastward to the zenith. where it disappeared into vapor.
 Experts who have been engaged in estimating the peach crop state that Brigham City will probably ship 300 carloads this season; Willard, 30; North Ogden, 75; Pleasant View, 25; Ogden, 75; Clearfield and Roy. 30. and Riverdale, 15, or total of 570
 A party of railroad and business men, which returned recently from an automobile trip through Northern Utah and Southern Idaho, reports that crop prospects this season are excellent. The condition of wheat. oats, barley, potatoes and sugar beets is said to be phenomenal
 For the purpose of retaining thousands of acres of land which at present it is impossible to cultivate on account of the scarcity of water, highline irrigation ditch will be built in the near future along the southwest portion of the Salt Lake valley.