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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

star twirler on the strong Schenectady
team, which leads in the race in this
league. Mills made a remarkable rec
ord with the Schenectady nine this
season before he was gobbled up by
Freedman. He was in the box in
eighteen games and by his fine work,
backed up by first-class support, came
out victorious in fifteen Of them. Mills
halls from Schenevus, N. Y, and as he
is still young in years has plenty Of
time to develop into a pitcher oil
league calibre, If he be not already
one. In 1897 he pitched for the crack
Gillian team of Canajoharie, N. Y,
and the following year was on the slab
for the lions, one OF the strongest
amateur mines in Central New York.
In 1899 and 1900 he was with Utica,
contributing greatly to the team cap
turing the pennant in the latter year.
This year he was transferred to Sche-
nectady with a number of others of the
Utica players and of his work there
reference need only be made to his
record given above. Mills has many
admirers among State league patrons,
who believe he will make good" with
the New Yorks. In his opening game
as Giant, against st. Louis, that
strong team of hitters only made ten
hits off of him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
PREFERENCE IN WINES.
Taste as Shown by the Statistics of Ina
ports for 1900


The statements OF wine sellers as Of
wine growers and sometimes of wine
drinkers, too, are proverbially mislead-
ing, but no suspicion of inaccuracy can
attach to the figures contained in the
report recently issued by the Chamber
of Commerce of the trade in imported
wines for the year 1900. The Am
erican market for champagne varies
less than in the case of other foreign
wines, though the importations of last
year were 100000 dozen as against
100000 ten years ago. The figure was
exceptionally high; last years impor-
tations were below the average. The
fluctuations which carried the impor-
tations down to 10000 dozens in 1897
carried them up to 215,000 dozen two
years later. Another popularity of the
trade in foreign wines is that while
the demand for Spanish sherry is go
ing steadily up, the demand for Span
ish red wine is going steadily down.
The importations of English gin are
steadily increasing year by year, while
the importations Of Holland gin are
steadily falling off. In 1895 the impor-
tations from Holland amounted to $780,
900 gallons; in 1899 they were $4,000;
last year they were 81 900. The importa-
tion of port wine is steadily increasing.
French brandy is almost stationary.
Italian wines doubled their American
market in four years. The trade in
Madeira wine, once the most valued by
connoisseurs, is almost extinct. The
total importations in 1896 amounted to
only 1900 gallons; last year they were
only LOO. The trade in Scotch and
Irish whisky is increasing In 1899 ia
maica rum to the amount of $4,000 gall
Ions was imported; last year it fell off
to $4,000. st. Croix rum on the other
hand, has been steadily increasing;
1920 gallons in 1898, 1900 in 1899 and
24,300 last year. These are the figures
OF importation to the port of New
! York, but practically they are the fig
ures of the whole country for there is
very little wine imported into other
Atlantic ports and the Pacific coast is
supplied by domestic growths. One
feature of last years trade as shown
by the Chamber of Commerce report
is that while the American demand for
foretign whisky is increasing for
brands imported in bottles, it is falling
off for those imported in wood and
this condition is exactly reversed in
| the case of red Wine-NeW York Sun.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
A Unique "Ad."

A Chicago man who has had trouble
with domesties inserted the following
"ad" in the want columns of one of
the daily papers: 'Wanted-Girl for
general homework; union or nom
union; any old kind; family of three
adults and three children, with nurse,
and occupy small house at Sheridan
Park, two blocks from N w elevated;
nice, large, airy room, with southwest
breeze, for girl; no washing, nor much
of anything else to do; our girl quit
yesterday because we invited some rel
atives to help us celebrate the Fourth;
next Fourth, If our girl demands 1t, we
will disown our relatives and renounce
our country; wages S." The expert
ment was a success. The Chicagoan
now has difficulty in making a selec-
ton from the deluge of responses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

Among the Arabs of Upper Egypt the
youth who proposes to a girl must
submit to a whipping at the hands of
her male relatives; and, says narra-
tor, "if he wishes to be considered
worth having. he must receive the
chastisement, which is sometimes ex-
ceedingly severe, With an expression
of enjoyment" Notwithstanding, it is
the maiden herself who imposes the
test. The Sakalava girls OF Madagas-
car make their lovers stand at short
distance from clever spear-thrower
and catch between the arm and side
every spear thrown at them. If the
youth displays fear or fails to catch
the spear. he is ANONYMOUSLY rejected,
but If there be no fiinching and the
spears are caught he is at once pro-
claimed an accepted lover"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
How wales Is Divided.

OF Wales it may be said, as Caesar
said of Gaul, that it is divided into
three parts-English Wales, Welsh
Wales and Little England beyond
Wales, or Pembrokeshire. In the first
the language spoken is chiefly English,
or a curious mixture of English and
Welsh, such as may be heard in all it's
variety beauty in the Rhondda valley.
In Welsh Wales the language chiefly
spoken is Welsh-in it the people talk
and sing and preach and pray and
make love and curse. In Little Eng
land beyond Wales much of the lam
guage spoken is neither English nor
Welsh, but gibberish which it re-
quires knowledge of Dutch and an
cient Welsh to understand.-Cardi
Western Mail.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

have been engaged in the iron busi-
ness, and one of them, Ralph Hogg,
made, in the fifteenth century, the first
iron cannon that England ever saw.
Mr.. Dawson was sent to the peniten-
tiary for the murder of his son-in-law,
Walter Scott. Scott had become in
fatuated with Dawsons daughter,
Clara, and had been paying attention
to her about year and halt before
the murder. At first there were no
objections ON the part of the girls
parents, but later they became opposed
TO the young mans attentions and or
dered him from the house several
times Then clandestine meetings be-
gan between the young couple. Mr..
Dawson learned of these meetings, and
TO prevent them took his daughter
away travelling, but was followed from
place to place by Scott. Finally Daw-
son and his daughter returned to Des
Moines. but strangely enough, the girl
then refused to marry Scott. One
week later they were married clan
destinely, and upon going to the house
of her parents for her belongings was
shot by Mr.. Dawson.
That Dawson has discovered the
secret of making Damascus steel is not
doubted. A few years ago he erected
a blast furnace in Chicago for expert
ments. He allowed several invited
friends to see all but one portion of
the process. When the time came for
mixing the secret ingredient with the
melted metal he banished every one.
The finished product he turned out
was harder than ordinary steel, more
plant, susceptible of keener edge.
He made some beautiful knife blades
that would bend almost double, and
also a heavy sabre. He fashioned a
cold chisel and tested 1t beside or
binary chisels on steel Orders. The
Dawson chisel went through the gir-
der in much less time than ordinary
chisels. The workmen had to change
tools often in order to get good edges,
but when Dawson had finished the
edge on his chisel 1t seemed as good
as ever.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
John chlnaman Catching On.

About year ago the Hawaiian gov
eminent attempted to burn up some
plague-infected buildings, and In so
doing set fire to local Chinatown, thus
sowing the seed Of crop Of claims
now ready for harvesting. A million
and half was appropriated to meet
them. but they have already exceeded
100000, and are still coming in. 1t
is new role for John Chlnaman to
appear In, but as debutant 1t is not
to be denied that he shows consldera-
BILE talent.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
I.arre aIfts to Collnrs..

Recent gifts to the great educational
institutions of the East have been so
large as to specially attract public at
tention. Harvard has received ST.
100000; Cornell, s25O.000; Vassar,
100000; Yale, s755,OOO; Columbia,
100000; Princeton. 10000; Milliken
University, $15O,0OO; Williams, $780,
900; Beloit, 100000. This list is far,
from complete even among the larger
colleges, while numerous gifts smaller
in amount, have been given to insutu-
lions of less renown in many parts OF
the country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
HE HELD A SECRET.
WONDERFUL PROFITS BY A BIT
OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE
a Murderer IL Pardoned That He May
Exploit His Dlscovsry-Ciaimst to Have
the Process of Hardening stseI Known
90 Anoients.

Considerable public interest was re-
Gently aroused by the action of Gov.
Shaw, of Iowa, in paroling a MUIR
derer, S. r. Dawson, who claims to
have discovered the long lost secret of
making Damascus steel and also the
process by which copper can be hard
ened and tempered. 1t was to prevent
the knowledge of this secret from be-
ing lost the world that induced the ac-
ton of the Iowa executive.
Five years ago, when Dawson was
sent to the penitentiary for murder, he
was Just about to exploit the secrets
he had discovered, and company
with ample capital had been formed
for that purpose. He was then 40 years
old. The men associated with him in
the company that had been formed be-
sought him to divulge the secret of his
process, but he refused to tell soul
anything about his discovery. The
formula, however, he deposited in the
safety vault OF the Des Moines Ma
tional Bank. To that vault there are
three Keystone held by Dawson, one
by the officers of the bank and the
third by the officers of the Damascus
Steel Company 1t required all three
keys to open the vault and it is due
to this that Dawson is now a free man.
The work of manufacture is to be be-
gun as soon as possible by the COM
pany which was organized before Daw-
son went to prison.
Mr.. Dawson has devoted his entire
life to the study of metallurgy. His
taste for the science comes naturally
aIis ancestors for generations back
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
pENyER,s STAR PITCHER.

Henry M. Schmidt, one of the pitch
ers of the Denver club of the Western
League, learned to play ball at Nash
Vile, Tenn. His professional career
began with the Hopkinsville (Ky)
team of the Blue Grass League in 1898.
He remained with that team until the
close of 1894. In 1895 he was with the
Evansville team of the Southern
League, and at the beginning of the
campaign of 1896 he was engaged by
the Detroit club of the Western
League, but later was EARNED" to the
Mobile team of the Southern League.
That year he participated in fifty-six
championship games with the latter,
and had batting percentage of .2S0.
Twice he made five safe hits to game.
He signed with the Richmond club of
the Atlantic League, in 1897, and in
that campaign he took part in thirty
nine championship contests. His most
noteworthy pitching feat was in shut
ting Paterson out with run and al
lowing it only three safe hits. He con-
tinued with Richmond until Aug. 1S,
1898, when he was released and imme-
diately signed with the Lancaster
team of the same league.
A Good Record.
That year he participated in twenty
seven championship games with the
two teams. While with the Richmonds
he won an eleven inning and also a
ten inning game from Paterson, al
lowing the latter only five safe hits
in the first one, and seven in the sec
ond. He also won an eleven inning
game from Newark. On July Is he al
lowed the Allentowns only two safe
hits. Aften joining the Lancasters he
. held Paterson and Hartford down to
three safe hits each, and another time
allowed Hartford four hits. He began
the season of 1899 with the Lancaster
team and after participating in TWEEN
ty-nine championship games, the At
lantic League disbanded on Aug. 6.
Joined Kansas City Club.
His release was purchased by the
Kansas City club of the Western
League and finished the season with
It's team. While with Lancaster he al
lowed the Reading, Paterson and
Wilkesbarre (twice) four safe hits each
TO a game. After joining Kansas City
| he took part in only six games. He
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
A veritable quick luncheon" II 1

A veritable quick luncheon" It is
said, is to be had at restaurant in
Paris, where dinner Of several cours-
es composed of concentrated food in
the form of tablets can be consumed
in few minutes. The entire meal,
indeed, can be carried about in the vest
pocket or pocketbook.
There have been 2,100 explosions In
coal mines liz the last fifty years, in
volving loss of $500 lives.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
Rsad the ,,ibls 81 rimss.

Jacob M. Austin of York, Pa, has
read the Bible from cover to cover 81
times. With his wife he began read
ing the Scriptures in 1864. Mrs. Aus
tin died in 1897, but he kept on read
Hng, and expects to continue his stud
les as long as he lives. He was dele
gate to the last Democratic state con-
vention and took his Bible with him,
SO that he did not miss reading the al
Iotted portion of Scriptures amid the
turmoil Of politics.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

Though Wall street men dress we'll
as rule, the brokers who do most of
their work on the floors Of the several
exchanges seem at times like mobs of
OF clo'es men. Antique coats, rumpled
and rusty, are the rule, any old thing
that will stand the strain of much ell
bowling and some pulling and hauling.
Later in the day these men make
themselves more presentable; 1t is
only while they are busy with the
gymnastics of buying and selling that
they are a disreputable looking lot.
One must go, though, to the New York
real estate salesrooms in the basement
of the Trinity building to see the
choicest specimens of ancient and sor-
ry attire There you may look on men
who, If they wished, could array them
selves in the finest garments and come
and go in automobiles, but they do not
care for that sort of thing. They can
read their titles clear to lots and
houses, they are at the real estate
auction room with money in their
pockets ready to take title to more
lands; why need they care for dress
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

that season he was sold TO On'V ,as,
club of the National League Du. i~o~
spring he was turned over 70 - =,
ger Tebeau of the Kansas CITY cruz S "a
the Western League, who transfer 30, .,a.
him to the Denver club Of the same
league.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

allowed Grand Rapids only two safe
hits and no runs, and Buffalo three
hits and two runs. He was reserved
by Kansas City for the season of 1900.
but was released in April. and then he
signed with the Wilkesbarre team of
the Atlantic League. He played in
eleven games with Wilkesbarre, when
the Atlantic League was disbanded on
June IL, and he next signed with the
Denver club of the Western League
and finished the season in a credltable
manner. He participated in twenty
one championship games. He was
credited with the remarkable pitching
feat OF allowing Sioux City only two
Bafe hits and no runs in fifteen inn
lngs. He held Pueblo down to three
hits and Omaha four. At the close of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
NEW YoRK.s LATEST PHENoM.


The New York team Of the Natiohai
League is a great school Tor ue'siop
ing young pitchers, who speedily Jun sp
into prominence in league circles. 10
Charts pitching staff is made up snlH
season almost entirely Of young pay
ers who are in their initial year IN l@Ss
league company. First on the nSt W
twirlers comes that young man W.
set the baseball world agog by mo
marvellous speed and curves, Onilo'ie
Matthewson. Up to the beginning u
the present season he was unknown ~
baseball circles, but he had oniy
pitched a few games when his name
was on the lips of well nigh every low
er of the national game in the country
Taylor, a New York state Lacquer mas
also done good work with the ne"
Yorks, as has Phyle. Both OF these
are new corners in the league.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
employment of Educated Negroes.

Prof. Du Bots reports that one-half
of the 1872 college-bred negroes heard
from at this years Atlanta University
Conference are engaged in teaching;
one-sixth are preaching, and one-sixth
are professional men," or are still
studying. Six per cent are merchants.
artisans or farmers. Four per cent are
employed by the government.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24

The New York management has re-
Gently added to its pitching corps an
other New York State Lacquer IN tins
person Of Willie Mills, Mills was ths
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-09-26
FALSE PRETENSES ALLEGED
Information Has Been Filed Against
Archie Burrell, Great Falls
Merchant.
Especial to Inter Mountain.)

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Great Falls. Sept. 26.-County Attor-
ney A. c. Gormley has filed an informa-
tion in the district court charging Ar
chic Burrell with obtaining property un-
der false pretenses.
1t is alleged that on March 20. 1901, the
defendant issued a false statement of
his affairs to tn Royal Milling company.
who, accepting the statement as true.
extended credit to Burrell and delivered
goods, wares and merchandise to him to
the value of $1,197.
The statement represented the assets
of the defendant to be $16,S91.13, and tn
liabilities s6,e14.76.
It is charged that at the time of MAX
Ing the statement. which was for the
purpose of securing an extended credit
Burrell was indebted to various persons
In various sums aggregating about $14,-
900, which Indebtedness he concealed
from the knowledge of the Royal Mill
Ing company with the intent and pr
pose to defraud.
Burrell was recently held for trial il
the distric court after prelminar,
hearing in Justice Stafford's court, anG
the information just filed is merely as !:
basis on which to conduct the trial in
the district court.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-09-26
GREAT FALLS PROPERTY SHOWS
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
ASSESSMENT FIGURES MADE UP
Archie Burrell, Merchant, Charged
With Having Obtained Property
Under False Pre-
lenses.
Especial to Inter MountaiE.)

Great Falls, Sept. 26.-The work
transferring city property from the coun-
ty to the city valuation books is about
completed and the balance sheets show
the value of the city properly to he
Sc. .O6O, ,S13, or an increase of $a4o.9eo over
the assessed valuation of last year.
The valuation is lower by about s6o,ooa
than the amount at which it was as
sessed in the spring, owing to the reduc-
tion by the state board of equalization
of $94,131, which also increased other
property by s32.02S.
The valuation of the property of the
townsite company and of the Boston 4
Great Falls Land company shows a re-
duction from last year of s104,705. due to
the sale of large amount of property
during the year.
In the personal property valuations
and the valuation of real estate belong
ing to individuals and companies. not
included in the holdings of the two land
companies, an increase Of $64S, 1O9 wa
made in the assessed valuation of last
year, and in the valuation of the Grea
Fails & Canada and the Great North
trn railroads an increase of only s1,3?
was made.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-09-26
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Salmon River Mining company, whose
principal place Of business is at No. 10
West Granite street, Butte, Montana.
Notice is hereby given that at a meet
ing of the directors. held on the Srd day
of September. 1901. an assessment OF
five (5) cents per share was levied on
the capital stock of the corporation. pay
able on or before the Sth day Of October,
1901. to E. s. Shields. secretary. at No.
10 West Grapite street. Butte. Montana.
Any stock upon which the assessment
shall remain unpaid on the sth day Of
October, 1901, will be delinquent and atl-
vertised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment is made before. will be
sold at o'clock y. m. on the 29th day
of October 1901. at No. 10 West Granite
street. to pay the delinquent assessment
together with cost of advertising and
cost Of sale. r. S. Shields. secretary
Salmon River Mining company, No. 10
West Granite street, Butte, Montana.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-09-26

from the point Of discovery. in tunnel
Of the Mary Ann Lode Mining claim.
upon which a notice of intention to apply
for patent was posted on the 9th day
Of August. 1901, Situated in Park Canyon
(unorganized: Mining district, Silver
Bow county, State Of Montana, desig
mated as Survey No. 62O2. In Township 3
North, Of Range West, being more par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner.
which is also Corker No. 3 of Survey No.
2419. granite stone set in the ground,
witnessed by bearing objects and marked
l-62O2. for Corner No. 1, from which the
southeast corner of Section "a, T. NJ,
r. W., bears N. II degrees 43 minutes
E. 6096 feet, and running thence s. 13
degrees 40 minutes F.. 454 feet: thence
8. IS degrees 15 minutes w. 7945 feet:
thence N. 13 degrees 40 minutes w. 268
feet; thence N. Il degrees 36 minutes n.
1915 feer to the place of beginning, con-
taining an area of $40 acres. Of which
.5S acres are in conflict with Survey No.
24l7, not claimed, leaving SOL acres
claimed by the above named applicant.
The location of this claim is Of record
in the Recorders office Of Silver Bow
county, state Of Montana, in Book ~"
on Page $50 of Lode Locations.
The adjoining claims to these premises
are Survey No. 2417, Paraison Lode, Lot
342, on the north: Survey No. 2419, the
Major Budd Extension West Lode. Lot
S44. on the east; Survey No. 2742, Oxford
Lode, Lot ST. on the south.
GEORGE D. GREENE,
Register.
SAMUEL BARKER, JR.,
Attorney for Applicant.
(First publication, Sept. 18, 1901)
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-09-26
ALIAS SUMMONS NO. 1906.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE:
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA. IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SILL
YER BOW.
The City of Butte. plaintiff.
Charles V. Olson, Charles Johnson. w.
A. Clark. Homer Rumains. James
Davidson. Edward Scharnikow and NJ.
B. Brownlee. defendants.
The State of Montana sends greeting to
the above-named defendant, Charles
V. Olson:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action, which is
filed in the office of the clerk Of this
court, and to file your answer and serve
a copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at
torney within twenty days after the serv-
ice Of this summons, exclusive OF the
day of service: and in case Of your fail
ure 10 appear and answer judgment will
be taken against you by default for the
relief demanded in the complaint. And
you are hereby notified to appear before
the court, / ndepartment No. l Of the
above-entitled court, on Saturday, the
Goth day of October, 1901, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Of said day, and show cause why
the property hereinafter described should
not be condemned as prayed for in said
complaint.
Said action is brought to condemn that
certain real estate described as follows,
to-wit:
That certain tract Of land bounded and
described as follows: That certain por-
tion of the Ella Lode known as the south
10 feet Of lot No. 13 on the west side Of
Montana street, more particularly de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at point
on the west line OF Montana street, from
which the intersection Of the said west
line of Montana street and the south
line of Butte townsite. bears N. l de-
gree 10 minutes w. 315 feet; thence west
100 feet: thence S. l degree 10 minutes
E. 10 feet: thence cast 100 feet: thence
north l degree 10 minutes west 10 feet
to the place of beginning.
Also, that certain tract Of land bound
ed and described as follows: That GER
tain portion of the Ella Lode, lot 139
known as lot IA on the west side of Mon
tana street, more particularly described