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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
CHICAGO LAD is
PLAYING IN LUCK
Losers End of Purse on New
Years Day Fight Will Be
Big Winning-Herman
Not Clever-Many
Uses of Box
ing.
BY 3. 4. KAN.

CHICAGO, December 1.-The Gans-h1id
Herman bout, which IS scheduled Tor
Tonopah on New Years Day. is now the
only big boxing event in sight It seems
hard to realize from this distance Just
how easy "a mark the boxing promoter
must be who would seriously think of
bringing TWO such men in the ring to-
gethcr. II is a common saying Ca 1ne
followers Of boxing that it is impossible
to dope out fighters. But past perform
ances are as good a thing TO 60 by in
trying u size UP the abilities OF two
fighters as they are 10 get line on the
eAance Oh "a NORGE IA race. eV~.4 .,-o4sn
they do not always prove reliable. IL
fact, there is nothing else for the fight
follower TO judge by. Under this plan.
In -refore. there IS certainly aol-4.. cd"
the record Of Kid Herman to entitle
him to be considered a fair opponent for
a boxer OF the skill and experience OF
Joe Cans. Herman was in this city a
short time ago. and his performances
were very ordinary. He could not whip
a frst-class man, and he did not show
any evidence Of a good knowledge of the
manly art. lie has as q CON ID on and
mentor. Adam Ryan. a local boxer, who
L.
but who never showed championship
form. and Ryan was as good as Herman
any time. il not better, and no one in
the boxing business in this part Of the
world would ever seriously think OF
matching Adam Ryan with Joe Cans.
Since he left here Herman has done moth
ing &c startiv the pugilisuc world and
f. IS. therefore, safe to consider that nc
IS just about the same sort of a boxer
as he was when he Nas boxing in the
siX-round bouts, which are the rule with
the local clubs. Even giving Herman
credit for being an that his friends and
hackers in the West claim for him he
Is at great physical disadvantage when
compared with the hchtweiehf ID ,n
Herman Is four and p quarter inches
shorter than Cans. and he is also han
dicapped by the colorod man having a
much longer reach. With everything else
equal these disadvantages would make
-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
left VIII Meet Sonires-

LOS ANGELES. CAL, December -
Frank Skinner. OF Rhyolite. New, learning
that Jim Jeffries had at last emerged froH
his retirement. this afternoon wired Jim
an offer or $1,000 Tor a hght with either
BIZ Squires the Australian. OF Jack John
son.
Jcnries was prompt with an acceptance
u the Squires proposition. and wired Skin
ncr % that effect, the aEht 20 come of
in April but under no circumstances Will
DE consent to fight the negro.
Just what viii happen 10 the O'Rrien-
Burns fiEhr should this battle 90 through
is hard 20 determine. Last week Burns
and Q 'Brien were contemptuous when any
thiag under $4,000 was rendered them.
but with JeH and Squires in the run
nlng' the pair may be eager TO accept
McCarey's offer Of $4,000, which closes
tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
INDOOR TENNIS FOR
NEW YORK MILITARY

NEW YORK. December 2.-Indoor lawn
tennis received considerable impetus when
Colonel Edward r. Duffy. OF the Sixty
ninth Regiment Issued 81 1ers that the
new armOry be made available for the use
~ the players. His opening OF the armory
makes IL possible TO bring about the plans
Tor the holding OF an open championship
indoors The commanders Of the regiment
sad that he favored the use Of the
armOry for tennis. He was opposed to
the use % all arnorles for sports, which
sometimes resulted in the abuse OF the
building and the property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Looks Like a Big Bluff

The more fight fans discuss the matter.
the more Inclined they are 10 rldlcule bar-
Ties IN which Jenrics would meet either
Johnson or Burns. Johnson has never
beaten anybody Of note. The Iumberins.
Marvin Hart. who stands ready 10 fight
the colored man so a finish. once defeated
him on points 50 "a twenty-round bout.
after which Burns made Hart look Ike a
green novice.
Those who saw Johnson fight a big
negro named Jeannctte in this CITY some
time ago, say that ~ the former ever
ran Up against Jenries he would be
whipped in a few Wcll-dirccted punch. q
As far az Burns is concerned. the con-
sensus of opinion among local sporting
men Is that he would be merely a punch
ing bag for the big bouermaker. II
Jefries fights again it will be with
squircs. who is said 20 De "a strong. husky.
clever pugilist capable OF giving and
taking punishment.
Burns and O'Rrien are stll waiting 20
hear from the Rhyolite a. G. before sign
ing ar.|.les.
incidentally. II is asserted that Burns
Is IN partnership with Manager McCarey.
Of the Pacific Athletic club. OF Los
Angeles and that the latter. IL ne sue
ceeds in forcing Rhyoiite to boost the
amount OF The purse TO $500. viii re-
ilrIuish the match so that he can get
slice OF the money which Burns expects
20 pocket by knocking O'Brien into a
cooked hat
Abe Attell. who saw Burns put IL an
over O Brien at Los Angeles recently.
says that Burns can 81 lose in n f.ant
TO a finish.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Trainer Left $50 .ooo

LEXINGTON. Ky. December 22.-Dan
O Brien, turfman and trainer. who died
recently left an estate valued at about
$1,000. mostly IN bank stocks His will
just filed. left the entire estate to his
widow Mrs. Ida OBrien. who was named
as cxecutrix without bond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Third Eleven.

Third Eleven.
l@EFENE. Pennsylvania
WEEKS. West Point
KERSBERG. Harvard
HUNT. Indians
CTIRISTY. West Point
NORTHCROFT, Annapolis
EXENDINE. Indians
r. DILLON. Princeton
MORSE, Yale
MANNER Vanderbilt
GARRELS. Michigan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Odds on Cans Shorten.

As Abe Attell. who. by the way. is to
go out or his class and night Jimmy Britt
az lS3 pounds. ringside, made Kid Herman
look cheap when last they met. sporting
men cannot figure how Herman has a
chance to beat Joe Cans AT Tonopah on
New Years Day. The odds on Cans. how
ever are growing shorter SO that IL is
possible that wagcrs viii be made at even
money just before the lightweights enter
the ring.
Those who have seen Cans at work say
that he is in apparently splendid condi-
ton, and that the bulk Of his trainfn,
consists OF fast boxing in bouts that last
from ten 10 fifteen rounds each day
Herman is boxing a great deal. too. but
he does not make "a practice Of going
more than six or eight rotnds OF tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Serious Cyclists.

wheels are taken very seriously in
Roumania- Every cycMst in that country
is Obliged 10 have his name and address
not only or the frame Of his machine
bat also on the glass OF the lamp, SO that
Il can be read at night
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Continued ON Second Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

reel Making 133 pounds ringside may
weaken Cans just as 81 did for his battle
with Nelson.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county is one of the richest mining sections ia the world,
but at present it needs better transportation, and capital to develor
its rich mining districts. In some states and territories rminine
and agriculture, though progressing hand in hand, are yet nearly
Independent of each other. The farmers market is widened by
the miner, to be sure but not relying on home consumption ex
clusively, he can exist and prosper, but in this county the miner
and farmer depend upon each other to a great extent. Let us for
"a moment call the attention of the capitalist to some Of the most
important mining districts and mines in the county, viz Mackay,
with it's great copper mines; Morgan creek; Garden creek lead and
silver mines; Bayhorse district with its famous Ramshorn, Skylark
and dozens of rich ead-silver and gold bearing mines; Poverty
Flat; Centennial Flat; East Fork; Clayton; Slate creek; Thompson
creek; Robinson Bar; Stanley Basin, with placer and quartz; Fish
err gold mines; Sheep Mountain and Seafoam, with their hundreds
of rich lead-saver mines; Loon creek, placer and gold quartz min
es; Washington Basin gold mines; and the celebrated Yankee Fork
district, which is goldsnver ores, and embraces within its confines
hundred of mines, the most prominent producers at this time being
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork. Custer county also has several
quartz mills and smelters-hve quartz mills at Custer; a dIedge
ooat and mill at Stanley; a smelter at Clayton;concentrator at Bay
horse, and q new s00-ton smelter at Mackay. In Custer county has
nearly 5000 located mining claims, and yet the vast region has not
been half prospeced.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
MAKING PRECIOUS o
Chips of the Ruby Turned Into Stones
of Commercial Size---Are Pro-
nounced Genuine.

Rudolph Oblatt, a chemist and K
pert on precious stones, is reported TO
have invented a process for the fusing
Of particles of ruby, known as ruby
waste, into stones of a commercial
size. The stones which he has pro-
iuced have received considerable at
tention from local biologists and are
pronounced genuine. He selects, says
ahe New York Commercial, from the
small, rough, genuine ruby particles
whose colors and qualities are prac-
tically the anne One chip he places
upon the top OF a U-shaped platinum
lube. He then applies the heat, which
IS concentrated by a special process
and forced upon the ruby with an air
pressure OF 500 pounds. AS the chip is
melted he adds other chips until he
has built up a genuine ruby whose
weight varies from FIVE to ten carats.
The operation requires from II to two
hours.
After the ruby has been produced a
dificult task remains-that of cooling
of the stone, which is at a tremendous
heat. This is accomplished by a sci
sntifc process which prevents cracking
The ruby is sent TO the precious-stone
cutters, where It passes exactly
through the same process as a stone
from the Burmah mines.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
Agriculture and Stock Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry in enriching
this county. The Salmon river. rising in the Sawtooth mountains
north Of Wood river, enters on its southwestern border, and pur-
suing a zigzag course in a general north-easterly direction, receiv-
es the waters of ten large creeks besides the East Fork. These
streams, together with Lost river and its tributaries, flow through
thousand of acres Of arabic land still unculhvated. Since the hand
of man is forced to supply what nature withholds, irrigation takes
tie place of rain; and the water that annually goes to waste would
make verdant fruitful valleys out of deserts, would convert the
the silence of desolation into the sounds from many homes. Agri-
culture, like all other industries of the county, is in its infancy.
The time is not distant when large irrigating canals will be taken
out of Salmon river, which has an endless water supply, and many
thousands of acres of rich sagebrush land along the river viii be
reclaimed. The farms of this county produce wonderful yields of
hay, oats, wheat, potatoes, etc, per acre, and large crops are
harvested each year.
Stock-growing is one of leading industries of the county, and
with the usually mild winters in the valleys and excellent summer
ranges, has become a very remuneratve industry, and the county
each year derives its largest amount Of revenues in the way Of
taxes each year from the stockgrowers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
New Dry Cell Battery.

A new German patent relating to gal
vanie batteries Of the class which is
composed of a series of separate dry
cells has been issued. The improve
ments v the production OF a battery
which is capable of being kept in store,
of being transported in an absolutely
dry coalition and of being rendered fit
for use at a moments notice by the in
PRODUCTION of g suitable liquid into the
separate cells constituting the battery.
The space between the two electrodes OF
the cells is filled up with blotting paper
or other suitable MATERIAL capable of
absorbing the electrolyte. When re-
CURED for use the covers are removed
from the cells and filled with the blot
ting paper soaked with any convenient
e~lectrolyte. such as ammoniac solution.
The covers are then replaced, and the
batteries are ready for immediate use.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
Duffy's Pure
RHaGt WhIskey

and have on your cheeks the glow Of per-
regularly, according to directions, and take
your system with drugs; they poison the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
FRANKLY OWNED HIS FAULT.
Incident Of Recent Occurrence Illus
trating French Army Discipline
"A G~renadier's ofense.

Although there has been complaint
Of late about a growing lack Of disci-
pline in the ranks of the French army,
the Generalization has not. it is b,-
lieyed. progressed seriously, as the
following incidents, coming from u
French naval port. will illustrate:
A general holding a high command
made his appearance a few days ago
at the barracks Of an infantry regi-
ment, which, in obedience to his or
ders, was promptly drawn up in the
yard. Then he explained the reason
in a brief address. He said that as
he was walking in the town attired
in mufti on the previous day a man
belonging to the corps. who was the
worse for liquor, accosted him rudely
and asked him to stand him a drink.
Let him step out of the ranks" he
Concluded.
Immediately a bugler emerged. and,
-aluting, said; "It is l, mon general"
The incident is characteristic and
apropos of it one is reminded of such
an adventure which befell a certain
French marshal. A %grenadier. who
vas exasperated at some injustice
that had been done him, pointed his pis-
tol at him and pulled the trigger, but it
did not go off. Without moving a
muscle, the veteran cried: -Four days
in the cells for keeping your arms In
a bad state" The bugler's honesty
can scarcely have failed to be an ex-
tenuation of his offense in the eyes
Of the general.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
Climate. Timber, School. Etc.

The climate of Custer county is very deightful-ight snowfall
in the valleys; short winters and most charming winters. At
Chalis. with an elevation of 5,400 feet s~eigh-rdes are we'll nigh
impossible. Creditable to our county is our plethoric school fund.
Each district has its school building and weI-pad, teacher. AT
Chalis the high school studies are taught.
Probably onefourth of the mountainous territory of this county
is heavily timbered with spruce, fir and pine.
With large tracts OF farming and grazing land uncultivated; with
a list of taxable property annually %lengthening with giant strides;
with increasing revenue and decreasing taxation; with railroad
building; with good schools and churches, and little crime; with
stock-ranges of luxurious vegetation; with an admirable climate
favorable to health; with a fertile soil, rich ia fruitful products;
and with a vast mineral wealth in gold, silver, copper, lead iron
and the precious metals Custer county is blessed with natural
gifts and advantages that will prove its brief though \ gorous ex
istence to have been but a puny part Of its progressive career
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
DANGERS OF CIVILIZATION.
Bashful Young Man Has a Streak Of
Hard Luck at His Best
Girls Home.

A young mar from Silver Lake
called to spend the evening with a
Castle Rock girl the other night, says
he Castle Rock (Ore.) Advocate. A
storm came up and the girls father
asked him to remain over night. He
was 4 bashful young man and the next
morning when he was invited to a seat
1t the table he very reluctantly accept
ed. lie was very ervou and agitated.
lie sat opposite the mirror and discov-
cred that he had forgotten to comb his
hair. Then he dropped his fork on the
floor and as he stopped to pick K up he
upset his coffee. Matters went from bad
to worse until the young man quit eat
ng AID put his hands under the table.
The loose end Of the tablecloth was ly-
ag in his lap and when he touched 1t
ne turned pale. He thought it was his
shirt and in his nervous excitement
while dressing he had forgotten to put
the garment inside his trousers. There
was no time to lose. He Eurriedly
stuffed the supposed shirt inside his
trousers. Two minutes later when the
family arose from the table there was a
crash. The dishes lay in a broken mass
on the floor. The young man pulled
hrse feet Of the tablecloth out of his
pants and fed through the door. He is
now hiding and the girl is looking for
a less bashful lover.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
Tonic of The Age.

MIR. T. Nj. DOrwin, a
prominent citizen of
Syracuse, N. ", says
"Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey is the best
tonic of the age and
trusts that it will help
others as it has helped
him."
Il now comply with your request
and send photo. / have taken your
Malt Whiskey and consider it one
of the best tones of the age. As it
has helped me l trust it will help
Others and highly recommend its use
to my many friends-"-T. M.
IDORWIN, 101 Woodland Ave,
Syracuse, N. Y, July End, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
CURED BY THE SHOCK.
Topper Thought He Had Broken His
Leg While In His Cups
and Cult.

Jones, in spite of being a really kind
ly. honest fellow, with a loving wife, a
cozy home and a hourishing young lam
lily. was rapidly becoming a slave to
drink. Night after night he went home
in a state which made his little wife
heartsick, until she, with a woman's
ready wit, devised a scheme, and with
the aid Of the family physician gave
Jones such a shock that he probably
never will drink again, says the New
York Press.
Like all ether men, Jones usually lost
all recollection of his actions after he
had reached a certain period of intoxica-
ton. When, five or six weeks ago, he ar
rived at his home in a fit state for the
experiment his wife had him put to bed.
AS he lay there, dead to the world, the
doctor put his right leg into a casing Of
plaster Of paris and splints, taxing care
TO bind them so tightly that when Jones
recovered consciousness all sense of
feeling would have left the limb.
1t was a pathetic scene, mixed with
grim humor. when Jones awoke the next
day and was told that in trying to find
the keyhole he had fallen down the area
and broken his leg. His remorse vas
augmented by the pressure on his leg,
which the doctor took pains TO keep alive
at each successive dressing. and by the
time Jones had been in bed q month all
desire for stimulants had left him.
1t is not likely he Will drink to excess
again, but if he reads this story of his
loving wife's new cure for the alcoholic
habit he will surely drop that limp which
he now affects during his daily walk
Broadway.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20

IF you wish to keep strong and vigorous
feet health, take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
no other medicine. 1t is dangerous to fill
body and depress the heart, while Duffy's
Pure Malt Whiskey tones and strengthens
the heart action and purifes the entire
system. 1t is a food already digested. Il is
the only whiskey recognized as a medicine,
and contains no fusel oil. This is a guaran-
tee. Dufy's Pure Malt Whiskey has stood
ievere tests for fifty years and he's always
been found absolutely pure and 60 contain
great medicinal properties.
CAUTlON-[When you ask your druggist or
grocer for Dufly's Pure Matt Whiskey be
sure you get the genuine. Et's the one abso-
luteiy pure medicinal Whis6ey and is sold
only in sealed bOttles-neyer in bulk. Look
for the trademark, the "0ld Chemist, on
the label, and make sure the seal over the
cork is unbroken. Price, Sf.00. Medical
booklet and DOCTORS advice free. Duffy Malt
Whisky Co., Rochester, n. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
Custer County.

Custer county, Idaho, offers vast inducements to settlers and
capitalists. Its beautiful scenery, its enterprisng people, its var
led resources, and its brilliant prospects not inaptly commemorate
the name of General Custer, whose dashing. romantic, yet produc-
tive career has become a part of our national history. Thirty-fve
years ago, when placer mining was in its prime and quartz mining
in its infancy, the territory now embraced in its confines was
known only to Indians and an occasional party Of prospectors
travelling to or from Montana. TO them a wilderness, to the max
ers OF maps it was eunexplored,n In 1862 placers were actively
worked in Stanley Basin, on what is now our western border. and
In 1870 other placers were discovered and yielded handsomely, but
until quartz claimed attention, five years later, the region now
forming Custer county was practically unknown. From 1873 to
1879, the fame Of its rich mines spread Notwithstanding capital
lists and increasing its population-until the following year, by
Legislative enactment, Custer county was created, and has 5hrived
since that time, until today it has a population OF 5000 people,
and has the following towns
Challis-County seat, farming, stock-raising, fruit and mining
M~ackay-Mining and farming.
MISUNDERSTANDING and stockraisng
Bayhorse-Mning
C~ayton--Mining, farming and stock. raising.
Bonanza-Mining
Custer-Mining.
S~tanley-Placer and quartz mining, and grazing land.
Custer county also has numerous large valleys where farming
and stock-raising is pursued to a great extent, viz Big Lost Riv
er valley; Thousand Spring; Round; Pahsamaroi; East Fork; An
teope and Stanley.
Custer county embraces in irregular outline about 5000 square
miles, an. it lis as large as the State of Connecticut and larger
than Delaware and Rhode Island together; situated in central Ida
no, it is reached by the Oregon Short Line railroad on the east,
and this road will probably be extended to Chalis next year. The
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company have a line from Black
foot TO Chals. The resources of Custer county are found in its
mines and its agricultural and grazing lands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20
In Cases of Suicide.

DR.. Waldo, city of London coroner,
aid in a lecture recently that a weapon
in the hand Of a man who had been muir
dered is always tightly grasped, so that
the fingers sometimes have to be severed
before it can be released. In the cases
of suicide theirs Is no grasp at all.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-11-20

ut is kind of you, sir, to give me
your seat"
ooh, do not mention it. l merely
wished to disprove the assertion that
mel are polite only to pretty girls" -
N. Y. Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-03-08
kTo BE
The First Electric Tr,i,

The earliest public trial of a passcn-
ger boat driven by an electric motor
was that conducted by Professor ia.
cobb Of st. Petersburg in the year 1898
though for four years previously he
had successfully experimental with
electric traction in the privacy of his
own grounds. The trial Of Jacobs
vessel took place IN the Neva and was
witnessed by a vast crowd of peop]e.
The boat was twenty-eight feet long
and ten feet wide and carried fourteen
persons.
1t was not until four years later that
we find any record Of a passenger car
riage driven by electricity on land, and
IN this case the inventor was Alexan-
der Davidson Of Edinburgh. The car
rage was sixteen feet long by seven
feet wide and was impelled for a mile
and a half at the rate of four miles an
hour on the Edinburgh and Glasgow
railway.