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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
PASSING OF MIKE DWYER.
Americans Greatest PlunGcr in strait
encd Circumstances.

cncO ClfcumStNnccN.
The stories from the East as to the
eclipse of Mike Dwyer mark the passing
OF the most picturesque plunger ever
identified with the American turf. says
the Globe-D Democrat, not excepting Plum
ger Walton. who made most Of his win
nings on the English turf that prac-
hcally ended Dryers career. Dwyer
mad peculiar system of betting, and
system that never was widely popular
He liked to get his horses in races where
they apparently outclassed their fields
and seemed content with any price the
bookmakers would give him. Then he
would bet fortune. When he began his
career he used to get a fair price agains'
his horses. If an entry of his looked like
legitimate l to . shot, the bookfes
would lay to 2. Dwyer, of course, won
most of his bets and he was in the habit
of betting such large sums, $4,000 or
100000 on a race that the pencilers be-
gan to fight shy of him. The result was
that us soon as Dryers commissioner
would appear in one of the Eastern rings.
the bookies would cut the price away
down before they would take dollar,
and pretty soon Mr.. Dwyer found that
where he should get l to 2 against his
horse, he was forced to take / to and
l to S. This percentage killed Elm. One
instance of Il heartmeaking bet lost was
on Stencil, Il wonderful Splinter he
owned, by Stonehcnge, who, by the way,
was the sire of Mr.. Matfitt's Splinter,
Gibraltar. Stonell was in with two
others. one of them being Soundmore, a
rather fair horse owned by the Curl
Bros, who used to race him at East st.
Louis From there they took him East
and in the course Of his career he got in
this three-horse race with Stoncll. Stonell
was l. to 20 and Dwyer bet $4,000 on
him to win $1,000. Soundmore, at 20 to
/, beat him short head.
Dwyer had a rather uniucily time of it
in his Western tour in 1896. He bought
Ben Brush out and started him in the
9lU,uUU udtlOnll QerDy run at Iuc Idli
grounds in that year and saw Prince
Lief beat his colt by nose for the rich
prize. Ben Elder, who ran Ben Brush
to a nose in the Kentucky derby, he pur-
chased for fancy price from Bill Nc
Guiggan, but the colt never developed
into the high class horse expected. Lady
lnez, very speedy and game filly, he
also bought from McGuiggan, developed
into a breeder soon after passing into
Dryers possession. His English tour
with Dick Croker. tile Tammany leader,
was most disastrous one and their
losses have been estimated away up in
the hundreds Of thousands. Dwyer never
seemed able, after his return. to regain
the fortune he lost In England and re-
Gently had to sell his horse, Previous, ii
was said at the time, because he had to
have the money dsriyed from the sale to
meet current obligations.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
Queer.

When she entered the car which extends
its service to Pontiac her face expressed
rcpri,nnnd to lthev corporation for not
running al. open vehicle during the heated
term. The aisle seerned too narrow for
her accommodation, for she had one hand
full ol swlshng skirts. while in the other
was a purse. Il handkerchief and Il freshly
directed letter, her parasol occupying a
bclligerent position under her arm. There
were several vacant seats. but she chose
to be near an open window. SO she wcdgcd
herself in between the map who was try
ing to read his paper and the lady who
was jealousy protecting a fine bouquet Of
sweet peas.
Fare, please" said the conductor, and
she handed him a greasy looking silver
dollar that the notorious johnson family
would have disowned in disgust
I'm afraid It's a counterfeit" said the
man who has the unpleasant duty Of ring
Ing up fares.
my husband told me he didn't think 1t
a particularly good dollar" she replied.
with the utmost sang froid. and then
handed him plugged dime. which he
lacked the nerve to reject.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
An EXile'S SOlilOquy.

Farewell farewell, to loving trends,
And to parents kind and true.
Ill roam no more thro Mannon glens,
Oh, comrades fond, with You:
In haste no more Iii ply the oar.
Upon the water clear,
Til roam no more along Its shore,
My Colleen Dawn to cheer.
The wooden bridge ..thwait the stream.
Where happy hours flow by,
How we'll see IL in my dream,
Beneath a cloull,ss sky;
It's here the boys in childhood days.
Under the spreading tree.
Used sing their songs in Erins praise
When | was young and free.
Alas! those times have passed away,
That JOY I'll know no more
Gone are the friends of childhood's day
They've left their native shore,
Ia seek a shelter and a home,
Beyond the deep blue sea,
though forced III Foreign landS 10 roam,
I'll ever think of thee.
Dear old Liscat! love you still,
And will while life remains,
Your ripping lake. your crystal riIl,
Your charming hills and plains.
When shall we, with hearts delighted,
Hear from o'erthe foam,
Your sons are all united,
Fighting for dear old home.
love it still though far away,
The dear old isle of green.
AS we'll as when stool that day,
Upon the hills of Brcen'
And vowed with. comrades true and
brave,
No matter where Id be,
TO help her cause with might and mind,
And to set old Ireland free.
Alas. 1 am now gar away,
Beyond the suFg lna foam,
My thoughts stiH wander to the day
When no more: 1llshave to roam,
With joyous he4t III return again.
For ever to abide.
Mong the hills and lovely plains.
Down by the rive: side.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
SHAME ON HYPOCRISY,


Mankato Review, referring to the
ridiculous Charges" against Quarter.
master Lind: 1t is just such pretenses
as this that cover up and protect thiev.
cry. Mr.. Lind is an intelligent man..
undoubtedly understands the powers oil
his position and the means of redress,
When he says he spent hours every
day protesting against those things he
undoubtedly made his complaints to-
the proper channel. That they were
not needed and the evils redressed, IS
sufficient and convincing proof to
these reckless and partisan papers that
Mr.. Lind, the accuser, and not the
perpetrators high in authority and
pso, ected by the war department., is to-
blame. Shame on such hypocrisy and
downright dishonesty.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
She Wanted Bare Facts.

The mayor of a far western city once
received the following letter of inquiry:
KIND Respected Sir: l see in a paper
that man named John Swipes was at
was tryin' to git when the she bare come
up and stopt him by eatin' him up in the
mountains near your town.
"What l want to know is, did it kill
him or was he only partly ct up and he
from this place and all about the bare. I
don't know but what he is distant hus-
band of mine. A
Ny first husband was of that name
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
NAL. Those robber barons follow tho
rule of Robin Hood:

NAL. Those robber barons follow tho
rule of Robin Hood:
"The good old rule, the simple plan,
That they shall take who have The
power,
And they shall keep who can"
Thus it is that what is the school
funds loss is the corporations gain.
Taxation OF Rsilroad Lands.
During all these years the railroads
managed in one way or another to
keep their unused lands out Of taxation.
The Anderson bill and the supreme
court decision changed all this, and
now some three or four million acres
are to be taxed just as other property
is taxed. The valuation will probably
be from fifteen to twenty million dol.
lars. THIS DECISION. COUPLED
WITH THAT IN THE STEINER.
SON RATE CASE, HAS DONE
MORE FOR THE PEOPLE OF MIN.
NEsOTA THAN ALL OTHER ACTS
COMBINED. THE LAT1ER ALONE
WILL SAVE THE SHIPPERS A
MILLION DOLLARS THIS FIRST
YEAR. Remember that this decision
is due to Justices Canty, Buck and
Mitchell, the reform candidates for,
supreme court.
Selections Of Land.
J The railroads always claimed the
right of making selections of lands so
granted by the state. To this end
they kept surveyors and explorers out,
and they never failed to select the best,
he it farm or mine. 1t mattered
little whether a swamp. In 1894, how.
ever, the Democratic state auditor, Mr..
Blermann, conceived it to be his duty
to make the selections, which he did
for some 27l, 900 acres. The company
simply rebelled, and the deed there.
for is still untaken. The legislature.
however, has since been besieged ''to
adjust the matter" Will the adjust.
ment succeed?
Nothing to Say.
Upon all these important matters the
late Republican platform has not q,
word to say. Indeed it has nothing to
say about any state matter except
''good roads," Is it's soicitude for
good roads prompted by desire to
AA&o00 AAAoAO OouAOA U1OAo VIZ CdEIldS0 VI
the millionaire? Or is the solicitude
for the wagon of the farmer?
! With such mighty interests at stake
as the proper care of our puolio lands,
and the proper maintenance of that
most sacred of all objects-the fund
for the education of our children-who o
do the people of Minnesota prefer as,
their next governor?
Will it b. William Henry Eustis,.
WHO BOWED THE KNEE TO THE
MINNEAPOLIS STREET CAR CON-.
PAM WHEN IT REFUS SEQ TRANS.
FERS, AND TOOK UP THE FIGHT
AGAINST HIS OWN NEIGHEORS|
AND L RIENDo? Who later on al
lowed the city of which he was the
mayor to be swindled in tho hospital
dea?
OR WILL IT BE HONEST JOHN
LIND?& THE MAN WHO NEVER
WAS FOUND ON THE SIDE OF
THE OPPRESSORS OF THE PEG,
PIE!
The answer at once comes backa
WE DEMAND A CHANGE OF MEN
AND A CHANGE OF METHODIST
LIND ALONE GAN AND WILL
GIVE 10 lHE PEOPLE OF MINNIE.
SOFIA AN HONEST AN CAPABLE
MINlSTRATlON OF OUR STATE
AFFAIRS!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
ELECT JOHN LIND.

Irish Standards: II William Henry
lEastis is ele; ted governor of the state
the interest of Dives will be attended
to as they have been by his Repuuli.
can predecessors during the past 40
years. We trust the people will exer.
!cisd common sense and consult their
own interests by electlng honest Jonn
Lind, the unanimous choice of the re.
form forces OF the state.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
LONGEST JUMP ON RECORD.
1t Was Made by an Irish Athlete
w, j, M. Ne,yburn


Followers Of athletic sports have been
startled by the wonderful broad jumping
performances in Ireland and England of
w. J. NJ. Newburn. This athlete now
holds the best on record of the world,
"a feet 81 inches, which he made at
Mullingar, Ireland, recently This is so
far in advance of anything which the
most celebrated running broad jumpers
OF the world have ever done that it could
scarcely be believed. Had it not been
for the fact that this great athlete
cleared over "a feet in public six times
last summer on different grounds and
under different conditions, it is doubt
full if on this side of the Atlantic athletes
would admit the genuineness of his best
performance.
There are only about eight jumpers
who have ever cleared 90 feet or over in
this country, Great Britain and Australia.
When it is considered that Newburn
leads the whole field by nearly a foot, his
ability can all the more be appreciated.
Newburn stands feet inches in
height, and weighs 208 pounds. His
chest measures az inches, thigh 25k
inches, and calf 16 inches
Newburn starts with his run about $50
feet back from the take-off, and ap-
proaches rather slowly a certain mark,
about 80 feet away from the take-off. On
lrsivy iyor ct hit 1,1 Io~ ri,
enough momentum to his body to have
quickened his speed, which he does after
getting the foot with which he jumps at
this mark. His strides after leaving this
mark increase in length as his speed in
creases, and the last three OF four mea-
sure over 10 feet in length, for by this
time he is going at his utmost speed.
The stride just in front of the take-off
is not over seven feet long, for he must
gather himself then for the jump, and if
he put his jumping foot too far in front
of him he would more or less retard his
momentum.
When Newburn leaves the ground he
gets great rise" and literally sails
through the air. Just before landing it
would seem that his feet were going to
touch. when he tucks them under him,
and their being handled so gives the I'M
initiated an impression that he is taking
a second spring.
Then when his head and shoulders are
so close to the ground that he can post
pone the inevitable no longer. he shoves
his feet in front of him, and the mo-
mentum of his whole body carries him
forward and prevents falling back.
Like nearly all Of the best running
broad jumpers, Newburn is a fast sprin-
ter and has been credited with running
1O6 yards in 10 seconds. His stride when
running his fastest in this race is from
10 feet 3 inches to 10 feet S inches, and
he is the longest striding athlete ever
heard of since athletic sport has been
chronicled.
He is a professor in Claremont college,
Dublin, and practices his athletics solely
for health. He lays particular stress on
the fact that he neither smokes nor
drinks. He writes that he intends to
come to America during the summer
holidays next year.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
81. IAll. Llvr. STOCK.


DULUTH. Mimi. oct. 2l.-Aailct active md
hm"r yesterday Dec Opened &c w at 66'2c. sold
, up hji.c in three minutes. off to GGlsc at 10,
NJ to G;Er at noon and at 1890 WAS quoted ut
Girsc. Cash iOD.W, bu at 3!2c December.
cash Shics 500 bu No. northern Zoe; "A. 900
hn No. ! northern. G37sc; $1,000 bn No. l northern
GaHlc; 5000 hn No ! northern Go.@c; 10000 bu No.
northern. G7Q lac; 5000 bu lax. aihMyGc; 1e 90
ni Dcccmh"r ihx. 81. Cur InsEcction-Wheat
aa7 cars rye. ~; barley. "A: flax. 10. receipts
Wheat. 6iS !DG Du: corn. ca bu oats. ll9l bu;
rye. 7.iO5 hu: M,rey. 23.I47 bu: flax G5233 bu.
Shipincnts-Whent. SiG.5p3 bu: rye. 2G.674 bu; flax
y3.319 bu.
December closed Exc up At GGhc; spot No.
! hard. 73c No northern. Ghc: No. northern,
7sc; No northern, Gs,ac No. hard. October 73c:
December. CS!4c. May. G9Ac; No. l northern,
October. 69,4": May. Gslac: oats. 25ET24kc; rye.
tie: harley. 3iapyc. lax. 95l.c; December, 95c;
earn
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22

and suppose he was killed in the war,
but the name of the man the bare ct
being the zane I thought it might be
waseut killed either in the war or by
the bare. for 1 have been married twice
since and there ought to be divorce pa
did not eat him all up. If it is him, you
will know by his having six toes on the
left foot.
HE also had a spread eagle tattooed
on his front chest and a ankor ON his
right arm, which you will know him by
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
if the bare did not eat up these sines Of

If the bare did not eat up these sines Of
it's being him.
Find out all you kin about him with
out him knowing what it is for. That
is, if the bare did not eat him all up
If it did 1 don't see as you can do any
thing and you don't need take no trouble.
Please ANGER back.
Up. S.-Was the bare killed. Also
was he married again and did he leave
any propty with me laying claims to-"
Christian Endeavor World.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
The Ang'o-saxon Alliance.

Come forth, We Anglo-SaXons bold, and
listen to my song
Gncludng all the colored folks. eleven
millions strong);
Likewise, We Eastern editors, in attics
near the sky,
Let's join in loving harmony, our race to
glorify.
There were Sullivan and Rochambeau,
good Englishmen, you bet
Pulaski, Kosciusko, too, De Kalb and La
fayette;
And General Montgomery, Jack Barry
commodore
With other Anglo Saxons on the sea and
On the shore.
Why mention Andrew Jackson, later on
at New Orleans:
MacDonough's Plattsburg laurels, Gro
CHAN, almost in his teenso
They whipped the foe who came from
Cork and Limerick (Thiggip thur
They scourged the proud invader, fresh
from France (Comprenez vous?)
Hurrah for Philip Sheridan, that Saxon
cavalier!
Hurrah for Meade, of Gettysburg, for gal
liant Kcarney cheer;
And Dahlgren, Dupont, Farragut, those
naval champions three;
Macpherson, Grant and Corcoran-all
Anglo-Saxons. See?
And coming down-oh! Ship ahoy! 1t is
the Merrimac,
Charette on board and Murphy-half
forgotten now, good lack;
And see on Santago's slopes O'Connor
and O'Neil.
O'Grady and O'Shaughnessy their Saxon
blood reveal.
Get off the earth, We Celts and slavs;
base Teutons, get We hence;
Make way for the alliance, written up at
great expense.
To elevate the nations in the palmy days
to come.
And boom the trade in opium. in bibles
and in rum.
John c. Fleming in the Pilot.
ConfesslOn.
He-A woman gays no when she means
yes.
She-Noi
He-Aha then you admit itz:Detroit
Journal
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
ALGERIAN WHlTEWASH.

Litchfield Independents: Twenty
dollars day and expenses is what
each of the nine investigating com.
mlssioners are to get for clearing Alger
of the charge of incompetency in his
management Of the war department..
This is pretty steep figure to pay for
whiteWash.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
JUDGES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.

Progressive Age: The corporations
and com bines favor the defeat of Jas.
tees Canty, Mitchell and Buck DO
aot forget this cogent iact. 1t was the
courage of these men that made the
railways pay taxes on their lands as
we'll as tho actual settler, and of course
they want a court that will favor their
interests. Do the people want court
that the railways want?
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22

are dangerous" And we are to be mar
rled in month. And If 1t hadn't been
for the providential commission of Crcs-
mcr's wedding ring l might still have been
shl'erinE on the brink of an unspoken pro-
pos;.l. blessed be wedding rings /" say l.
Spare Moments
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
INJURED INNOCENCE.

Litchfield independents: The admin.
istration at Washington il now busy
investigating itself. II it don't make
out clear case of injured innocence
We will BIO mistaken.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
WANTED-A HOUSEKEEPING.

Twin City Guardian: II John Lind
is elected governor of this state Nov. S,
1898, we will have an opportunity Of
cleaning up our state board of equal.
cation. A general housecleaning il
Very much needed at this time.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
Charming I'rnukncss.

.l"wrlrr-"I suppuS" the subject of this
portrait lost his If" in til" Spanish war
The l.uckct IurrhaS"r-"Oh. no! lr's
coming HON" sooner than | "Xpcc ed.
That's why I'm in Il hurry to have it
mounted. THE jewelers. Weekly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22

"llavr You ever loved hcforc"'
lie asked his voice With passion laden;
"lItvr y,u ever loved hrfo,r:
''Nrin" said the mn" Gr,'.n.tn ina'lrn.~
IulianuuoliS; Journal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
Indirect Eject.

"noc HirunG ,oife" keep YOU nMnh''.
'Nrs. every time my Wit" hilnk% IT. 49, Indian
alnlis journal.
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MARKET REPORT.
THE DAYS RESULTS.

REVISED ami corrected up 10 noon Oct 90.
w IA l.R-'in" butter market is strong and held
h'Sher Tor rh"ir, stock. Wheat and Hour nave
ELn. up. Why should not butter ali on. lolayp
Nh. YES. but IT makes awiu,lA dear bread and
butter. +
lbs when used tor Packing ,Iurk AunI n nd
Hour barrels tai,,l at 80 lbs ~
Nuutatiuns today are:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
Receipts. Shipments.
Gan Two DayS)
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.

MINNESOTA TRANSFER. Oct. 2l.-Barrett e.
Zimmerman report: The out going stock was
heavy. Logging horses were the principal kind.
Lumbermen anxious to procure heavy
draftcrs for logging purposes Receipts Of horses
considered large, all heavy and available horses.
The nature of todny's trade satisfactory and the
surroundings pointing towards an active and
for the balance of the week. The nominal value
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-10-22

He-A woman gays no when she means
yes.
She-Noi
He-Aha. then you admit ity-Detroit
Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-28
(Continud on Fifth Page.)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

'The Twentieth Century City" by Rev. Josiah Strong, D. D.. author of Our Country" and "The New Era !" The Baker & Taylor Co.,, New York, the previous publications by Dr. Strong, another strong book in ''The Twentieth reader is not disappointed. With the same fascinating presentation of facts and figures which made Our Country one of the great books of the day, Dr. Strong discusses the danger arising from the vast movement of population towards the cities and the growth of their preponderating influence in the nation, points out the principles which may be applied successfully to the so- lution of the great problems of modern society and makes ringing appeal for action.
 Christ in the Daily Meal; or, the Or dinance of the Breaking of Bread" by Norman Fox, D. D..Fords, Howard &s Hubert. New York. publishers. The position taken in this book is that Je- sus bade his disciples eat and drink "in remembrance" of him, not merely once a month, once a week, occasionally, now and then, but whenever they ate bread and drank wine, even in their own homes; that His words do not command a separate meal, but a re- membrance of Him in the ordinary meal; that the New Testament knows no supper consisting of but a morsel of bread and sip of wine, the only meal of the Apostolic churches being the agape, or loye-feast, an actual re- past; and that Paurs censure of the Corinthians because lone is hungry" implied that their church supper was to be one at which destitute brother might be filled, his criticism of their meal being, not that it was too sump- tuous, but only that it was not shared in brotherly love. The writer offers no suggestion of change in the present church supper, although it has no scriptural precedent; he merely con- tends that it should not be called the, but only, to use Paul's expression, "a supper of the Lord" He condemns ''close communion as an outcome of the doctrine of baptismal regeneration, declaring that the church should invite to the table all devout persons, bap- tized or unbaptized, who desire to unite