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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. Capt

PlTTSBURG, Pa, Dec. Capt.
Sam Brown, the most conspicuous
figure on the American turf, is dy-
ing at his home in this city The
man who owned Troubadour will
meet death, sitting. For many days
he has been unable to recline in a
bed, as his breath comes with great
labor when in that position and
the old foeman of many grim
turf was grimly awaits the fatal
stroke. propped in his armchair.
Captain Brown has wasted from
his 300 pound weight of some years
ago to 100 pounds. For over six
weeks he has not left his room
The illness which caused his great
fall in weight has been on him for
about two years, but the malady
which is now sapping his life is
said to be something else The ma
lure of the disease has not been
made public.
A year ago. when Captain Brown
noticed that he was rapidly losing
flesh. he called in his tailor and
ordered him to make suit of
clothes TO fit him as he then was,
as be wanted TO SO south, Twelve
suits OF clothes, each smaller than
the other, were made before he was
able to leave the house.
Captain Brown Is member of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
ALL SAINTS
FAIR SUCCESS

The All Saints fair opened last
night and so far has been a great
success. At the door $3.50 was TAX
en- in for admissions. 1t is estimat.
ed that $685. was taken in yester-
day.
The fair will continue today and
tonight and will close with dance.
The fair is being held in the new
Masonic temple.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

Gilbert's Rejuvenating Iron and
Herb Juice.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Kudros.
Peruna.
Rockandy Cough Cure.
The government has but just be-
gun its investigation, and many
more will be added to this list. The
government is sending a circular to
all druggists and retailers of patent
medicines stating that this tax will
go into effect April 1, 1906.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

Elm New York we were brought
face to face last year with an
enormous increase in carbolic acid
suicides-292 out of 853. To over
come this, We secured law which
prohibits druggists from selling the
raw carbolic acid. Although there
are now fewer carbolic acid cases,
the total of suicides is not de-
creased.
"The principal methods of the
miserable people who take their
lives are by the knife, the gun,
hanging, gas and poison. Very few
people drown themselves, and few
die by leaps.
These facts go to confirm my
opinion that suicide is in the main
an impulsivve action. Whatever
the specific and Individual causes
may have been, l venture to say
that all can be traced back to
Notwithstanding, Misunderstanding
conditions of life of which l COM
plain"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
SPORTING
BREVITIES

AS hush fell over the great au-
dlence, Mr.. Jeffries advanced to
the front of the stage. Placing his
right hand over his heart, he be-
gan: me friends, the story that
| will re-enter the ring Is a bum
steer. | have cut out the game for
good, and that goes. Neither jim
my Coffroth nor anyone else can
drag me into the ring again. | also
desire to state that am not going
to start get-happy joint in Los
Angeles; there are too many booze
mills now. shall continue my
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
NEW STATE
TAX MEASURE

OLYMPIA, Dec. Ct. D. Rock
we'll Of the state tax commission
has prepared a bill which, if pass
ed, will bring in to the state treas
urer about s10,500 per year. The
bill proposed places a state fee on
the filing of civil suits and legal
papers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
Local BoWIinq,
Football, Pool
and Box
Ing

Few people in this country know
exactly how Billy Rothwell got the
name of Young Corbett.' A few
days ago one of the trainers in this
city stodd chatting with The Press
representative and told the story
of how Billie got the fighting name.
billie and l were old friends.
knew him when he had his first
real fight in pasture near his
home. He did little at the game
until he decided to fight for liv-
ing. | did not see Billie for some
time after that, but one day ran
across him on the road. | went
along with him. He was at that
time stopping any and all the 1876
pound men in the country. He
would fight them before theaters
and was winning in six rounds. One
night he had on a fight in a bum
theater where there was nothing
but stoves to heat the building,
looked up and saw picture of Jim
Corbett, the original, who won
from Sullivan. The picture was a
good one and was in Autograph,
and | said to Rothwell Billie, do
you ever think you will ever reach
the place that fellow occupies?'
"The night was cold and the win
dow panes were covered with frost.
lille walked to the glass and wrote
the name Young Corbett' on 1t.
Since that time he has been known
as Young Corbett' He was to
fight Kid Bennett on the next Fri
day so got painter and had the
name of Billie Rothwell erased and
the name Young Corbett' put in
its place.
after he whipped Bennett he
went to Cripple Creek and fought
bdSO WING % IOuuuo. ~ was lll0
greatest fight ever saw. Billie
was only kid then. l stopped
that fight or they would have been
fighting yet.
billie did certainly hold up the
name of Corbett."
o @ @
A. o. Hendrlckson is at present
engaged at the Pfister billiard par
lors giving instruction in the games
of pool and billiards to the patrons
Of that place. This evening Mr..
Hendrickson will entertain his
guests with an exhibition of his
many trick and fancy shots In both
billiards and pool.
This Is his first appearance In
Spokane, and the impression he
has created In this city Is one to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

Special Correspondence of The
Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-That sui
eide is human impulse and rarely
If ever-the deliberate act of any
person, is the belief of DR.. Thos.
Darlington, president of the New
York board of health. Men and wo-
men who talk of self-destruction,
this authority says, very infre-
quently carry their threats into eff
feet.
For this and other reasons DR..
Darlington, in an interview with
this correspondent, declared his be-
lief that the movement entered in
to at Cleveland, to discourage sui
eide. would be ineffective.
"If the anti-suicide board will ac-
complish any.stng, it will be a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

New Years day. 1t was the idea
of the company to start up about
Dec. 1. but the car shortage de-
layed them.
Since the announcement that
there would be rink here the low
ers of skating have been talking
about starting all the games ever
known to the ice pond. Hockey will
probably be the only good game
that will get a foothold, Spokane
has some of the finest skaters in
the country and with some coach
ing should give any hockey team
run for their money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

Joe Cassidy, the Washington. ID.
c., baseball player who has been
myysteriously missing for months,
has been discovered. He Is attend
ing an eastern business college, try
ing to fit himself for something
higher than a diamond career.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
ron SALE.


We are still retailing at wholesale
prices: Fir flooring, $40 and up.
Clear FIR ceiling, $1,000.
Clear fir drop siding. $500.
Five cross panel No. doors. $3.50.
Door and window frames complete.
$1.00 to $1.25.
Jenkins-Luellwitz Lumber Co.
North End Division st. bridge
S2OOO-40 acres nine miles east on
Sprague St.. team, wagon, two mich
cows and farming implements, Is
acres improved.
The Geo. X. Stocker company. 215-
16 Mohawk.
3 room plastered. city water, lot
5Ox135 and alley. this is a bargain
and must be sold this week and
viii take pair of horses in trade,
price only $500, the house cost
more than that to build.
JAMES 3. GRAY,
/o2 First Ave Tel. Main $40.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
EDUCATIONAL,

Learn teleghaphy and railroad ac-
counting; $50 to 500 a month salary
assured our graduates under bond.
Our six schools the largest in Amert.
ca and endorsed by all railroads
Write for catalogue Morse School
of Telegraphy, Cincinnati, O., Buff
falo, N. Y, Atlanta, Ca. Lacrosse.
Wis, Texarkana, Tex, San Francisco
Cal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
CHURCH FAIR.

The Lutheran ladies will hold
their annual fair at the corner Of
Fourth and Monroe in the church
basement Wednesday from 2 to 10
p. m. Program in the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
L. X. M0MTo1T 3 90.
829 Rivsrsids Ava

SiVoV'Vo-New 4-room cottage, city
water, sink and cess pool. street
grade and side walk paid. $500
cash, $1,000 per month, per cent.
siooo' oo-F1ve room house, stone
foundation, cellar. city water.
small barn, chicken house and
yard, fine lawn and trees, lot rs
x12o IT, $500 cash. $40 per month.
s per cent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
Up-to-date Foot
ball, Fighting,
and General
Athletics

4, present mode of living down on the
farm" Then the former champion
backed out of the spotlight and
disappeared in the wings of the
stage.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

About Sept. 1 The Press of
cleveland appointed a commission
of three men to dissuade from sui
eide any person taken with sui
cidal impulse. This commission
privately investigates the condi-
tions and gives relief or encour-
agement, as the case may demand.
The theory is that moral or ma
terial assistance at a crucial mo-
ment will avert many a suicide,
and there is standing invitation to
all respondent persons verging up
on a rash act to confide in the
members of the commission, who
are substantial, responsible citi-
zens.
So far the plan is in only an
experimental stage, but already
several appeals have been made to
tn commission.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

Do you want the best lots In the
city for the money! See Ns .oday;
we will show you. Fine lots. on car
line, si75 and $3.50: $40 down and
IS a month, for few days only.
Northern Investment Co. sac River
side avenue. Phone 1899.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
FUEL DEALERS.

standard Fuel & Ice Co., E4o1
Front. Tel. 695. Carbonate, Rock
Springs and Summit coal. Martin
Dolan, manager.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
CAST OFF CxorxYuo.

positively highest prices paid for
cast off clothing. N223 Stevens. M.
I'LL.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
BRiTT.NELsoN PICTURES.

Thursday and Friday nights the
Britt-Nelson pictures will be seen
at the Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
SECOND HAND GOODS.

Highest price paid for second hand
furniture. Tel. NJ. sos. ala River
side. so-s
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

be envied by the many experts in
this particular line. The cut pub.
lished today represents him per-
forming the difficult feat of pick
ing up three billiard and seven pool
balls from the center of the table
with one hand and executing his
famous double-kiss-billiar double
combination shot, in which he
pockets four balls with one stroke
OF the cue. BY studying this shot,
which is of his own invention, one
can get fair idea of the high
grade exhibition which he gives,
which includes 80 difficult shots.
While on his present tour through
the west he will visit the more pro-
minent cities along the coast, Civ
ing exhibitions in all the first class
parlors and clubs.
o @ o
The boys OF the Spokane high
are working hard for their minstrel
show which Is to come off on Jan.
13 and IA. Billie Holden has charge
of the affair this year and will be
seen In his old seat at the end of
the long row of chairs. The boys
wish to make the show a grand
success as the proceeds go for ath.
letics.
@ O @
The Star Single company will
open the first artificial ice rink
ever operated in Spokane during
tho waak hatwaan Christmas and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06

BAR FIXTURES AND suPPLlEa.

FOR SALE-New and second
hand billiard and pool tables ana
bowling alleys. We lead the world
in cheap bar fixtures. Easy pay.
ments. Send for catalogue. The
Brunswick Bake Collender Co., 60A
Front avenue, Spokane, Wash. II.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
SITUATION WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-Boy over Is years OF
age. Western Union Telegraph
company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
HoRsEsHoEIMo.

Charles Staley. 219 Pacific avenue,
South of N. p. depot. 1886
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
PACIFIC TRANSFER co.

Freight, furniture. baggage and
parcel delivery. Tel. 392. 1900
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
BANKING,

81 opens checking account. TIE
Peoples Bank. liz Mil Long hours.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
DvE1Na AND cLEANrNa woRTx

Partisan Dyeing e. Cleaning Works
and Dress Pleating Factory. L. A.
Leahmann. proprietor, has moved to
sos First avenue, near Howard.
Phone 2137. No solicitors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-06
PAWN BRoKEHs.

II you want a loan. go to p. Bick-
ford, 33S Main avenue.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20
LakeW God Notes.

The excursion of Sunday last from
Portland and immediate stations,
brought goodly sized party. At
Waterville, Halls band joined the ex-
cursionists and it gave a delightful
three hours concert in the grove in the
afternoon. and large number of people
from Skowhegan and Madison were
present.
At no season in the history of Lake
wood has the grove presented such a
clean, inviting appearance as the pres
ent.
Hardly day passes but this resort is
frequented by party of excursionists
representing some society or Sunday
School, all of whom receive cordial
welcome from the management.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Conant are gaining
additional laurels from the excelleet
manner in which they are conducting
Lakewood Inn and the excellent meals
served leave nothing additional to be
desired.
Lakewood Theater has one of the
strongest bills on, this week, of the
season, the entire five acts being pleas
ing and attractives The public should
make an effort to accord the manage
ment a liberal patronage to encourage
the high class vaudeville performances
they are presenting 1t the extremely
low prices that prevail.
The perch fishing at Lakewood has
never been better than this season and
large numbers of the fish are being
caught each evening On one evening
recently there were about twenty five
fishing boats on the pond.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20
dow & CARRIERS ''" a. of n '1I.'
"The Trolley Party"

THE Trolley Party" IAN original farce
comedy which will be given at Lake
wood Theatre for one week, commenc-
ing Monday, July "a, is said to be one
of the principle attactions under the
management of Joseph J. Flynn.
No form of entertainment enjoys a
wider field of &C ivity than really
meritorious farce comedy, for the reason
that it affords such liberal amount of
genuine pleasure. In recent years this
kind of stage presentation has received
considerably more attention and among
the most acceptable entertainments
none have come in for larger share on
honors than "The Trolley Party" The
play is built on desirable lines, and its
management. by persistently adding to
it in every conceivable way, have
evolved farce comedy that supplies an
astonishing quality of hilarious fun and
tunefu music. Unlike the adverage
play of this description, "rhe Trolley
Party" gives a whole lot to think about
for it actually presents we'll defined
plot and tells tale of distress in such
a way as to make an audience howl with
laughter. 1t is a serious story told in
fun, the people who tell it are extreme
ly talented and versatile.
Many novel and original features and
high class specialties will be introduced
during the action of the play. Among
these who will appear in prominent
| cbarartero are. Richard p. CrOlius.
Charles SANDY" Chapman, Harry b.
Roche, John German, William Sims,
Helen Gear, Alice awwick, Della Rob
bins, and Madeline Norton. The entire
performance will be given every evening
and every afternoon commencing
Tuesday.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20
WateryilIe Afflicted.

News comes from Waterville that the
intense oppressive heat of Tuesday, was
broken at about o'clock p. M by a
wind storm that was as near tornado
as possible in Maine. 1t lasted but
few moments but cellars were flooded
by the torrents of rain, hundreds of
trees uprooted or badly damaged, chin
neys blown over, many young orchard
trees luined and grain, corn and other
crops injured. Scores of reports of
minor accidents and cases of small dam
age are coming in.
The worst damage was done at the
city greenhouses where stack 30 feet
high was blown down, the coal shed
wrecked, boiler house unroofed and
hundreds of panes of glass broken
Hail stones as large as marbles were
noticed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20

Mrs. Celia Tufts went to York Beach,
Me-, today, where she Is TO pass the
next four or five weeks.
II. C. Bassett arrived home, this
morning, from Franklin county, where
he had been on business for several
weeks.
Miss Josephine A. Healy lately ar
rived In town from East Northfield
Mass. She graduated in June from the
seminary In that place.
A carriage party consisting Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. s. Judkins of Boston and
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Pishon of this
place, left this morning for week :
drive in the Rtngeley Lake region.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20

All kinds Of express wagons, both
light and heavy, are on sale ut l.. W
Chases carriage repository.
Palmer q Co. have added TO their force
al expert IN the horse shoeing line and
are now better prepared than ever to at
tend to this class OF work.
The large stock of harness, robes and
whips carried by l.. W. Chase at his car
rage repository Is the most complete,
probably In eastern Maine. He guaran-
tees to save any one good money over
what you'd pay other dealers for any
thing wanted In this line, and Chase's
guarantee holds good.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20

Beautify your complexion with little
cost. If you wish smooth, clear,
cream-like complexion, rosy cheeks,
laughing eyes, take HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea, greatest beautifier
known. IS cents. g K. Fogg.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20

Paris green, hellebore and blue vtriol
at Bucknam's.
Let us frame your picture. We take
out all of the wrinkles and use new
kind of backing that will not stain the
picture aud ask you no more.
BRAGG & VARNRY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-07-20

Big bundle of old papers, ) cents, Al
the REPORTER office.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-21

raams Ir THAT mart ~ tho rorcipior
tbat can be ralIaI ersf ci5ss and com.
garal Win tFo Welsh teams and ths
,rarE r.ubs form.ur The Norfbern ms.
nv lp8rus tboy would be ma chalk com.
pared 20 cheese For fast open, clever
ana scientific Rugby one has 90 travel
tH parts of Lancashire. Yorkshire ana
South Wales, Fast spectacular runs
covering three-fourths the length OF
tle nald occur frequently during
game and the passing of the bail be-
tween the fleet tnr3e-quarter back
when travelling at top speed are Won
dDuul % behold, certainly nothing APP
preaching 40 is to De seen ON this side
of the waite.
Tudor British Rugby ullas fine three
guprter hacks Arc tbe fastest men
Thcv are tho offensive line ana they
nearly do 8u tls srorinp Looking on
"a match s.y lcpyepn he tvo Welsh
crack nfteoUt1s CardIr- si,yanse, and
tneu Vlipblng say Ulrvard yale Ia
Ntc TURNING from chewing a race be-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-21
PROF" JACK o'KEEFE.


Prof John +. O'Keefc. lemonstratur
Of the manly art who fought Jimmy
Gardner "a 20-rouud draw at the SAT-
Palace. has Won his home back again.
The Bokhara rug that was put I'm stor-
age after Mrs Myrtle O'Keeic sued him
for divorce because, as she said, he
used her for training partner viii
serve well for the new nat that was
leased recently The furniture dts 20
a "T.' and there Is plenty Of room for
the punching bag in the kitchen.
All this is so because Jack forsook
pugIlism for the time being after the
court ordered him 30 pay SIS "a week ALI
mony to Mrs. O'keele pending the
hearing Of the divorce sut--and plung-
ed into poetry. Ii was a long time be-
fore the muse consented TO take the
count, but when Jack Insisted on
rhyming alone With home che
sponge was thrown into the air, out Of
pity.
The result Of the mill was: please
Save the Last Dance for Me- which
the pugiist wrote and had set to music
by his next best friend, Harry Free
man, and printed with Mrs O'Keefe's
picture on the cover.
Mrs O'Kecfe attracted much atten-
ton on the moor mt Lagoon last sum
mer.
The chorus of the song IL where
OKeefe got IN his heaviest blows. II
Is as follows;
please save the last dance for me,
sweetheart,
why do YOU grieye so alone?
There's something that speaks Of our
happy past
In the strains Of Home, sweet Home
] can forgive. but can't forget.
Ny heart viii never be free.
SO just for the sake Of the days gone by
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-21
ABOUT Al, KAUFMAN.
Although n Conner lie Is Not Quite So
Dig as I'm Jeffrics.

Al Kaufman, the San Francisco
heavyweight, who sprang into promi-
hence by knocking out Harry Foley in
two minutes of the first round at san
Francisco few nights ago, ami be-
cause Of Billy Delaneys sincere belief
that haulmauu mas ,u- ,aiuHiks O. e.
possible champion, does not compare
fayorahly 'Titn Jeffries IN physical
measurements. JeffHos has his mark
beat by half inch or an inch IN every
department save the ankles. In weight
Jetfries would have an advantage or ~
or more pounds. In height Jeffries eN-
GELS Nauum.un b. a ua.,-.ucu cad "a
reach the retired champion has an add
vantage OF 4-lnch. There IS no
danger Of kaufman laaklng on j fries
Delaney knows better than 10 make
such a move. Incidentally. It may be
remarked that II is a surprise to see
Delaney back In the game after an
nounclng that he had retired from he
ring permanently when Jedrics passed
along luc'5.r.. KauIna. - 90 80. u,
known on the Pacific coast as lone
Round" Kaufman because Willie al
amateur he invariably finished his op.
poneut IN the FIRST round. He lived up
TO his nickname when he made his pro-
fessional debut with Foley.
Tfu IH.m nts o. h ufmanu may
be OF - crest 10 Salt Lake fight fans
Here they are