The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-06

George Sewell has gone down
to Gibbonsville to work on Mr..
Penwell's fume contract.
o. E. Penwen departed for
Gibbonsville one day last week
to complete his big mining fume
contract.
Henry Sturkey returned from
Boise City last Wednesday night.
He expects to start in a few days
for his Stanley Basin placer
claims. He is a partner of Mr..
Challis in these mines. Last
season they made a good "clean
up" and this year their claims
are in better shape and they ex-
pect to make very profitable
seasons run. There is plenty
of snow in the mountains to in
sure them an abundance of water
for mining purposes.
A Buffalo idiot in an attempt
to get into public notice has be-
come leading candidate for court
jester by presenting bill for
introduction to the New York
Assembly to establish press cen
sors. These censors were to ex-
anime all articles intended for
publication and eliminate all
libelous matter and everything
inimical to the interests of the
state or any state official. The
penalty for publication in def
ance of such authority to be a
fine ranging from $1,000 to 5000
or Imprisonment from one olive
years. He ought to go to Russia
and get JOB from the Gar.
The great battle of Corbett
and F'itzsimmons is now over and
the championship of the world
has been transferred from one to
crown the head of another. Al
though this savors much of the
beast there is still something
commendable IN these contests
that commands the admiration of
man. Uncover it; scrutinize it
carefully: reason upon it cody
and, certainly there is to be
found traits of character to be
admired. First of all, the anato-
mist and physoligist discover
physical qualities of a high or
der in all men who can make any
considerable display in the arena.
Rome and Greece controlled the
world with men of that grade
and, in fact, it is physical endur-
ance that conquers, at last. in
all the harder contests of life.
This quality may not be ignored;
aud the great question to be
solved among civilization is
whether or no this is the best
way to reach physical develop
ment. Without this quality, if
we were in national trouble to-
morrow we would be a nation of
imbeciles. The first thing we
would seek. under warlike diff
culties, would be men of the
capabilities of Fitzsimmons, Cor
bett, Sullivan. Sayers or Henan,
and as near of their grade as we
could approach in our selections.
Call it brute if you please. but,
in every battle of life, it is the
master. Nor is this alone the
sole power that decides in the
arena or the battlefield. Cool
mess of brain, quickness of pre-
lception, profoundness of thought,
traits of character which guide
in all transactions, have to be
combined with the physical if we
desire to be sure of success; and
it is wonderful how all these
characteristics are displayed in
the modern arena. Our feelings
guide us one way, our judgment
leads us another. But we did
not commence this article to
commend or to censure. What
commanded our attention in
reading the history of this last.
great battle was the manner
which the contest was reported
in the greatest of papers-the
! SanFranciSco Examiner and the
New York Journal. Ex-senator
Ingalls,, who has no superior in
certain lines of eloquence and
PHILOSOPHY and few equals, re-
ported, as an eyewitness. this
master display of the two Won
derful champions. In this line
he is an infant. How weak, COM
pared with one who has expert
ence in this field. This displays
to us what an all important thing
in our natures is experience.
And the natural question is (:
Shall we, in AL things. develop
our full nature by cultivation,
practice, constant exercise or
n shall we LET a mart of Onr natures