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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

Slsvin is what call hip hitter. 1 mean
by this that instead of standing with his
hips stiff and getting the swing with the
shoulders alone, he gets the swing with the
hips. He hits with that 1870 pounds, every
ounce of it. So much for Slavin's principal
characteristics. l might add that he is six
feet, one and half inches in height, and
measures 4253 inches around the chest. In
both these measurements he exceeds Kill
rain, who is five feet, ten and half inches
in height, and measures IL inches around
10 chacs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

The glove gives not only protection to the
hands, but it gives purchase and support
to the hands and forearm. Under Queens
bury rules man must stand up three min
utes to fight and must get up in ten sec
onds when he is knocked down. He must
do it without assistance, but under prize
ring rules the seconds can pick their man
up, carry him to his corner and nurse him.
He may be really knocked out, but in the
thirty seconds allowed--which is easily
stretched By little clever work of his
handlers-he may be brought back to full
consciousness and sent TO the scratch a
fresher man than before. There is no
doubt that all these advantages helped Kill
rain prolong
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

was on the whole q fight at long range.
They may be unwise enough to conclude
that Corbett-who is, / confess, my favor
lite of the'two mems deficient in skill as
an in fighter. They will make a very big
mistake.
CoRBETT IS AS LOOSE IS AN ELL;
hits very rapidly AID very hard, and with
the whole body. He would have undoubt
eddy done good Zeal of in fghting with
jackson i the tremendous sum of money
weighted on him by his friends had not in
spired him with a caution, which, perhaps,
was little exaggerated. He did come in
into closer range at one notable point of the
fight, ard he got much the better of it, al
though at that time his left arm was badly
crippled. He showed himself, however, to
be much the better in-fghter.
Now to go back to Slavin, Slavin has
tremendously strong forearm and hand.
This gives him a fearful half-arm upper
cut He doesn't take much swing, but gets
in great force. The upper cut is the hard
est kind of blow to learn. A man who Is
clever upper cutter has big advantage.
He has to be fought at long range, and con-
sequently doesn't get so much punishment
himself. Corbett as well as Slavin has the
upper cut down to fine thing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14
A PUGILISTIC PAIR
The Next Fight Between
Kilrain and Slavin.
NIKE DONOVAN DISCUSSES 1T
From the Analysis Of the Men IT should he
Possible to Get Fair Idea as to
Who VIII Win.

NEW YORK, June 10.-TSpecial CORES
pondence to THE HERALD. Every man
who cares anything about the doings of the
pugilists is interested in Frank p. Slavin
His record is one which commands respect:
MS principal qualities have made a favor
able impression upon Americans since he
came over here; and he is entitled to the
consideration which hospitality renders TO
every visitor. Furthermore, the relation
in which he stands to pugiiists just now
emphasizes the Importance of every gen.
uine disclosure regarding his abilities.
The conditions in the prize ring are as
follows: the Jackson Corbett match is still
10 be settled. The winner of the fight will
be the actual heavy weight champion of
America. Slavin has come over to fight
that man.
Can he winl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

This record have run over rapidly in
order to bring out the main fact which il
discloses-that Slavin is hard fighter who
finishes his battles in short time.
SIGHT OF HIM
shows one that he is wonderfully good
man. He 10 built like a neat middle-weight
that is, he carries off his weight of 100
pounds In condition just as easily as good
15O-pound man carries of his
He is a bright, sharp looking fellow who
evidently has brains-and brains are great
factor in fight. He is man of great cour-
age: there is no question in the world about
that Then be is young man, a little over
txrentv-six, and man ought TO fight at his
hest between twenty six and thirty.
Slayin.s style of fighting is, TO so ahead
and set the pace. He is q aggressive fighter;
IN ;s his custom to feel his man out until he
oats his measure. which he can do in
shorter time than most men. because he
has a fine idea OF time anc distance. He
can tell how far a man can reach and how
ou:ck he is, and when he has acquired that
valuable information he generally cuts the
pace very fast, as is shown by all bis bat
ties.
= DC ia a more clever man than most people
Five him credit for. There is greater science
in weighing q man up quick and getting his
measure ana then going in and licking him
in abort time with little damage to oneself,
than there is in those long range tactics
vhich draw battle out There Is great
ecience in mitigating. No man can be
finished fighter who isn't good in-fghter.
This may lead some readers to think
about the recent battle at the California
Athletic club rooms between Corbett and
jackson. They may remember that that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14
Can he winl

We have seen Slavin In a set-to with
Mitchell and with Jim DAILY. This gave
the knowing ones who had the good for
tune to be present fair idea of the man.
But they want something more definite.
They are going to have it. The fight with
Jake Kilrain at the Granite clubs house in
Hoboken, N J., on June 16 will furnish the
opportunity to acquire thst information.
Tho battle will be ten rounds, five ounce
gloves, Queensbury rules. This will be
practically finish fight, for it will show
beyond question which man Is the better.
kilrain is a tighter with whose powers
the American public is very familiar.
When we have seen him do battle with
Slavin we shall be able to say, with some
thing like certainty, what sort Of fight
Slaviu can make for the championship
which he seeks-that is, what he can do
against the winner of the Jackson-Corbett
mill, which ought to come of in the late
fall. That fight will have to come on be-
fore Slavin can fight either man for the
championship. He might make a contest
for a limited number of rounds, but no bat
tie &c a finish. Jackson has challenged
Corbett in a manner that seems TO leave
the latter no alternative but TO face the big
Australian in the ring again.
Whatever may be the result of the final
the next antagonist of the conquerer in the
eyes of every man who watches the course
of pugiiistic events. Therefore, this set to
between kilrain and Slayin takes on an i'm
portance which can hardly be overesti-
mated.
WHAT DC WE KNOW ABOUT sLAvIN
Already-before his battle with Kilrain.
First, there is his record. He made his
debut in the prize ring at Chasters Towers,
Queensland, in 1885, defeating Martin
Power in - minutes. Then he beat Tom
Burke, the champion Of Queensland,
knocking him out in four rounds. He beat
Shanahan. OF Olympia, in two rounds; S.
Burke, of Rockhampton, IN ten rounds,
Professor Bsbbs in a round and half;
Bligh, the Sydney heavyweight, in one
round; Tom Taylor. pupil OF Peter Jack
son, in two rounds; Fogarty in three
rounds; Mike Dooley in eight rounds.
Then he fought draw with Costello in
battle lasting two hours and a quarter.
Afterwards, after many unsuccessful ef-
forts to get on another fight, he agreed to
stop Costello in six rounds and failed to do
it. Then he was matched to fight Jackson,
but having hurt his wrist in the set-to with
Costello he was forced to lose that honor
and his deposit.
Then be beat LANG, the heavy weight
champion of New Zealand; and Jack Burke
of London (who went from America TO
Austraila) in eight rounds. Then he went
20 London and knocked out Bill Goode in
five rounds last October. His draw with
Jem Smith-when the outrageous conducts
of Smiths Brummagem heelers disgraced
their favorite forever-is familiar to every
dody. The fight lasted IA rounds and was
all in Slavin's favor. His last fight was
with ice McAuliffe- Joe was knocked out
in the second round.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

Kilrain is very clever in evading blow.
There is nobody who can duck better than
Kilrain He can use his head in strictly
first-ciass shape. He can step away or
duck or shift his head to meet his adver-
sary's hand perhaps in a way that is disas-
trous for the hitter. He caught Sullivan's
left on his head in this way in the eighth
round at Richburg and John l.. scarcely
used that hand afterward.
KILRAIS's BEST BLOWS
are with the fright hand. He 10 very
strong man, and one of his right-hauders is
enough TO knock most anybody out if it hits
him right. He is a crafty man, land keeps
his head well as a rule. He has had a
great deal Of experience, and he has no
doubt learned to judge men accurately.
And here is a point: When Kilrain saw
Slavin box in Madison Square garden, he
had not signed the articles for the coming
fight. He had signed one set of articles,
which had been destroyed. II was said
that kilrain hesitated to sign the first arti-
cles, but after having seen Slavin box. he
was ready, and even eager, to sign new
article, which were prepared without any
change from the others. This should en-
courage his friends. Kilrain has an awful
strong pair of hands-as good as ever
saw on anybody
Here are a couple of sample blows for
each man in his last fight to finish. When
Slavin fought Joe McAuliffe he did him up
in the second round in this way: A half
swinging left hand blow momentarily dazed
and before he could recover
Siavin followed with the right-a straight
blow from the shoulder-which caught Nc
Aulifse on the cheek bone and
FINISHED. THE BATTLE.
IN Kilrain's fight with Sullivan his two
lest blows-and they were really terrible
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14
HIS BATTLE WITH SULLIVAN.

resources. At Richburg kilrain got half a
dozen knock down blows and two or
three of them dazed him so CON-
pletely that he would never have gotten
on his feet again in ten seconds allowed by
Queensbury rules Especially is this true
Of that left-hander in the nose in the
thirty-seventh, think. and the terrible
right hand punch in the short ribs in the
last round. 1t is considerable exertion TO
get on ones feet after dazing blow. But
it must be remembered that these were
awful whacks that would make any man
quail. 1t isn't perhaps likely that he will
be forced to encounter such hard raps as
these two in coming fight, though they
were straight blows from the shoulder and
not swingers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14
WHY WOMEN TALK

About Wisdom's Robertine is because it
has attracted more attention and given
better satisfaction than any toilet prepare
ton known. 1t enjoys the distinction Of
beng, first harmless: second, invisible;
third, producing an effect which has never
ton. All ladies remark on its delightful
cooling and refreshing properties, its mag
ical powers and true invisibility. The gen
uine is sold only by druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

punches-were both with the right. The
first was along about the sixth or seventh
round Kilrain thought that Sullivan was
going to lead, and he hit out with his right,
catching Sullivan on the top OF tho ear and
drawing blood. 1t must have hurt. The
second was delivered under very similar
conditions. and caught Sullivan over the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

See the Special DeYes for EeTaus tho Cutter Bar on our
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

left eye. They were both very hard blows,
and fairly characteristic of Kilrain's
methods. Kilrain is training well, and
there is no reason to suppose that he will
not be in as good fighting trim as he ever
was in his life. The conditions OF the fight
are in every way favorable TO a good,
square trial of the mems fighting abilities
and it should be decisive.
MICHAEL DONOVAN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

Slight arrangements of the stomach and
bowels may often be corrected by taking
only one of Ayers Pills. Through not
having the Pills at hand, your disorder in
creases, and regular fit Of sickness fol-
lows "For the want OF a nail the shoe
was Inst ~ etc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14

"That tired feeling" is entirely over
come by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which gives
feeling of buoyancy and strength TO the
whole system
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-14
KILRAIN's STYLE OF FIGHTING

is SO well known that l shall not describe
it very fully. He is judged most commonly
by his long fight with Sullivan at Rich
burg. That was really the best measure
of his ability: much better than the fight
with Jem Smith. Kilrain, in that famous
battle, showed great endurance, not only
OF punishment, but of other trying condi-
tions-the fearful heat and exhaustion,
which are tests of mans greatness. One
might think Of that long resistance against
such giant as Sullivan, and then be in
clined to say that matter of ten rounds
with gloves against Slavin would be hardly
sufficient to bring decisive result But
this involves a mistake. Anybody who
supposes that there is more damage done
with bare knuckles under the prize ring
rules than with the gloves under Queens
bury rules is very much mistaken. A man
can hit harder blows and do a great deal
more execution in one-quarter of the time
with the gloved hand than with the bare
hand.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-24
CROcKERY.

10-piece china decorated chamber
set, usual price $3.50; this week.
Decorated naples and bowls, usual
price 15c; this week. :. ........
Decorated 10 piece cham ber set, ex-
ira nice, usual price $3.50; this
week.
Decorated cup. SAUCER plate, per
set. usual price $3.50; this week.
102-piece dinner set, something
grand, usual price SIS; this week. |
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-24
COUNTRY TOWN EDITORS.

Some Reasons Why They Arc Nearly AL
ways Poor ana Unpopular.
Although country editors are nearly
always poor, there are plenty of per-
sons who believe that half the para
graphs in country newspaper are paid
for with enormous brides, writes the
author of "a Country Town. in the
Century. There are always two sides
to every question, and whichever side
an editor falls on the partisans of the
other accuse him of being bought" 1t
Is little wonder, therefore, that the
editor is seldom q popular man; never
knew one who was, and never knew
one who was not often accused unjustly.
Probably the people believe in brides
to editors because it is very rare
editor who does not accuse his opponent
Of being bride talscr, creating Drciu
dice against themselves and their call
ing. Lazy and incompetent editors
nearly always explain the success of
their moro vigorous opponents by de-
clarlng that they carry on system of
blackmail. once visited in Il large
city the newspapers which / had long
admired almost with reverence, and was
surprised to hear citizen say that
what the city really needed was better
papers; they would bring eastern cap
ital." Every citizen of country town
wants his locality "boomcd," to the end
that he may sell his fifty-dollar lot for
five hundred dollars; he can appreciate
how really good paper might aid him
in this, and because his lot docs not adj
vance in value rs he thinks it should he
has grievance against the editor. He
longs for an editor with some "snap" in
him. don't know what snap" means,
but know this is the quality usually
thought to be lacking. There arc more
great men in every country town than
really exist in tho entire nation
and II they are not recognized the
local papers arc of no account. I WINS
once bothered 'sgood deal by a certain
man who said he could clean more
chickens in an hour than any other
chicken cleaner in the world, and he
wanted the fact mentioned. Men who
arc never suspected of greatness by
other people accuse themselves of it to
tho editors, and when they refuse to
mention this greatness they ere told
that their columns contain great deal
OF stuff not half so interesting. 1t Inns
occurred to me that when citizen OF
country town becomes drunk. the first
thing he does is hunt up the editor and
tell him what 10 the matter with the
community.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-24
A WALKING BEEHIVE.
He Carries the Queen In His Pocket and
Doesn't Mind StinEs.

He Carries the Queen In His Pocket and
Doesn't Mind StinGs.
A tall man, with bushy, black whisIl-
crs. was in town the other afternoon,
and, while he was registering, placed
long narrow valisc on the counter, saws
the Detroit Tribune. A spring in the
valisc seemed to- have given way, and n
little door Mt the side suddenly flew
open, disclosing TO the eyes of the by
ISLANDERS thousands of bees working in
and out of n honeycomb. There was u
small stampede among those standing
about the counter at first, but all fears
were allayed when the tall stranger OK
planned that they wouldn't get out and
wouldn't do any harm if they did. lie
then delivered short lecture upon tho
bee and its habits that proved very
interesting, and drew quite crowd for
a few minutes. He said that his name
was j. +. Michael, and that he was
from German, o., where he has large
bee farm. lie is here visiting the ex-
position and brought his boxful of fine
Italians that he might compare notes
with some of the exhibitors. When
some one asked him if he conld show
the queen to him Mr.. Michael diycd
INTO Il capacious pocket and produced a
handful OF little boxes, each of which
contained half dozen common bees
and a queen.
''Great guns! man." exclaimed n
travelling man, "are you walking bee
hive?"
"Oh. no." he responded, .by no
means. These arc just few of my
pets that l carry around to show the
people. You see each one of these
little boxes has 4 queen in it. They arc
somewhat particular as to their society
and have put these other fellows in to
keep them company"
Don't they ever get loose and run
amucl over your persona"
Sometimes; but few stings more
or less don't make much difference.
But you must excuse me, gentlemen, 1
have to give them their dinner" and he
snapped the satchel shut and left for his
room.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-24
sosroN's NARROW STREETS.
Sidewalks Only Eighteen Inches In
Width,

SiucWaikS Ouiy EiEntCen Inches In
Width.
1t is no new thing to say that Boston
is afflicted with narrow streets. Evcry-
body talks about them, everybody calls
dear old Boston hard names on account
of them, but it is only the policeman on
beat in the narrow street part OF the
town that can tell you just how narrow
some of the awfully narrow streets are,
remarked Patrolmun McCusller to q st.
Louis Globc-Dcmocrat reporter. He
appreciates more than most people do
the narrowncss Of certain lanes and
alleys, and to him moro particularly
the cpithcts that are hurled against
Boston's crooked highways and byways
appeal with sympathetic force. Some
of the narrowest streets of the world /
believe, are at the north end of this
town. The new street ordinance de-
clarcs that Il sidewalk shall be onc-sixth
of the width of the entire street, SO that
street which is, say thirty feet wide,
ought to have Il sidewalk mt least five
feet wide; but there arc side walks in
Boston, and much travelled ones ut that,
which are not moro than eighteen
inches wide, including curbstohe. Such
street is Province court, which runs
from School street, one of the most
Travelled streets of Boston, to Broom
field street, another avenue of immense
traffic. The sidewalk of Province court
is so narrow thut two people cannot
possibly pass abreast. People who pass
through the court are obliged to walk
over the antique cobblestonc pavement.
In case of Il fire on such street, the
work of n fireman, you can imagine,
would be pretty difficult, and big
crowd trying to pass through Province
court would leave some of its buttons
behind it, and boom the trade of the
millincr and merchant tailor Down
Mt tho north end there are streets like
Webster avenue, Tileston and Unity,
and ut the south end, in the notorious
Cove, there are narrow lanes and alleys
which would make capital ambush for
band of sturdy brigands. These al
leys, however, have not given nearly so
much trouble as one might expect to
the police. But it would be worth the
while of Il western visitor to go over
some of Boston's narrowcst streets with
tapc-line. The result would be sur
prising.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-24
A BRILLIANT INVENTION.
1t Catches, Kills and Picks Chickens I'm
Short Order

1t Catches, Kills and Picks Chickens I'm
Short Order.
Probably the most remarkable inven-
ton of the age is the product of the
brain of Chester-county poultry raiser,
says the Philadelphia Record. The ma
chine is nothing moro than n contriv-
nncc to catch, kill and pick chickens.
1t works like charm, and, singular as
it may seem, is not at all complicated.
Tho machine is concealed in an old
basket, for the average barnyard fowl
is away above the average bird in point
of suspicion ana intelligence.
The farmers wife, or the farmer him
self, as the case may be, sauntcrs out to
the barnyard and calls softly: "Chicls,
chick, chick, chook, chook, chools."
After peeping slyly from behind the
barn, and seeing nothing more danger
GUS than basket of corn, the doomed
birds flock to their fate. few grains
of corn arc thrown out md the chickens
eagerly pick them up. One of the
grains, however, is,a death dealer. 1t
is made of iron and pSiptcd to resemble
IL grain of corn. When chicken swal-
lows it the machine is started, and in
less than ten seconds the foolish bird is
ready for the market.
The wire is reeled rapidly, and the
surprised bird is dragged toward the
machine. just as it reaches the edge
needle is thrust out, the birds jugular
is pierced, and death cnsucs. The
chickens body is drawn into the ma
chine and is suspended in n continuance
very much rs Il ship would hc proppcd
up in shipyard. Then q dozen little
nippers, all working together and with
lightning-likc speed, begin 10 tear the
feathers out in clouds. The nippcrs
seem TO have almost human intcl!i-
gcncc, for they go around that chicken
like a,cpoper around u barrel, md in
ten seconds the poor bird Is rcedy FOR
market, and another victim Is being
plucleJ
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-24
FINE TnOKoUGHBREDs.
The Stock That Took the Prizes at Lynch
burg

The Stock That Took the Prizes at Lynch
burg.
d. T. Martin took at the Lynchburg
fair the following prizes with his stable
of registered PeIcherons, an account of
which recently appeared in The TIMES.
First ON 2-year-old horse, and on
horse colt. Firsts on mares four and
over, three and under four, ard Ally.
Also a first on his riding mare. And
it must be remembered that there were
an unusually large mum Der of ane horses
at LyDchburg this year.
Mr.. T. Z. Nelson, of Craig county;
who is we'll known here, captured a
numbered blue ribbons with his splendid
imported Shropshire Down sheep, the
judge, paid expert, remarking that
they wero the best he had seen in the
South, though having seen several i'm
portations. Mr.. Nelson will show his
sheep at the State fair next week. He
is doing much good for this section by
keeping such superior animals.