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the packer fin every race that Is run. It is not to be supposed that I am advising young men to stay away from the races or not to bet. I am fin no mood for giving ad- vice, and don't suppose anybody would take it if I did. If there are fools, young or old, who believe that they have a divine mission to break the ring let them go ahead and take their chances as I have done.''
 IL was less than decade ago that Dwyer was regarded one of the millionaires of the turf. Wherever m this broad land there was a horseman of running or trotting pro- cliyities the name of Dwyer was known and respected. There was but one Mike Dwyer, the "Silent Magician" and his name was one to conjure with In the bet ting ring his footsteps were followed by eager crowds for all were anxious to follow him in his selection of the probable winner. Suddenly the star of his fortune fell and with the few dollars that were left he went to Florida to spend the remainder of his days in cul.ivating oranges and keeping O hotel. For time things went compara- lively smoothly, but last winter the frosts touched his trees. How much he lost dur ing the cold weather no one knows, but If all the stories that have been published about him are true, he has not enough of his fortune left to bother him with the counting.
 Mike Dwyer and his brother Phil were butchers in Brooklyn once. They made
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HOPES FOR JEFFRIES. Am Interview with John l.. Sullivan On Honest Fighters
 and Dishonest Ones.

and in the prize ring there are men ap- pointed to see that each man has show That's what I call fair sport.
 T suppose one thing that has hurt prize fighting is the crooked business that has been going on of late. Nobody ever ac- cused me of faking, and I can say honest ly that I never went into the ring without trying to do my best. If failed it was not from want of good intentions But there are lots of fakirs in the ring just as there always have beeen. not only in the prize ring but in every kind of sport. There are enough good men, however, and honest fighters to keep up the reputation of the game in spite of the dirty work of the tricksters.
 Prize ring scandals arel1lot only of re- cent origin, however. There have been hundreds of them since the days of Tom Cribb. One of the worst attempts to do a man dirt was that of the toughs who fol- lowed Jim Smith to Belgium to see that
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alone they would see to it that the sport made as great progress as any of the other sports.
 Then we wouldn't see any more of these boxing contests under the name of prize fights, and the man who attempted to win his battles by head work alone would be simply not in it because, for some reason, men of this stamp can't hit hard enough to make an impression upon the other fels low. That's the kind of fighters we're raising now and unless something is done to remedy it it will not be many years be- fore the sport will be dead to stay.
 "Fitzsimmons is one of the cleverest big men in the ring today and I'm not saying word against him. never saw such @ build in man in my life. It's fact, there is only one of him. In this he has an ad- vantage that must not be forgotten, and yet I can't help hoping that Jeffries will win out because Jeffries is an American, and I am, first of all, an American"
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Have the days of the prize fight gone never to return? That is a question that has been asked time and again, and those who have replied to 1t are of many minds. For instance Billy Edwards denies that pugilism is degenerating, while the great one-time champion, John L. Sullivan, Is just as positive that there is no such thing as fighting now.
 'There is no use in talking" he said the other day. "The prize ring fight is a thing of the past. It was not many years ago that men knew what 1t meant to fight, when they went into the ring for business There was not so much clever boxing in those days but the fighters were strong sturdy men who knew that they must de- pend upon constant hammering if they hoped to win battles, and who were ready to receive all the punishment that their
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Sold everywhere Price, TIE sRT q. .a5, or, CuricuRA eoAP, 2ci OrSnfEET 50c REsoLyEET lhAlf siGe) 50c. POTTER DRuo AND CHKx. CoRP.. Sole Props, Boston. - HaH ta Cnn Humors," 6tpage book, free.
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very last moment. Then came the inevit- able balancing of the sheets. His cam paign in England had been a disastrous one for him. He has plunged as he plunged in America, but the bookmakers took the money, and at last he withdrew from the betting ring and 1t Is doubtful If the tracks will know him intimately again. The day of Mike DWyer, the cool, courageous plung- CT, has passed. His brother, the conserva- tive Phil. is still a millionaire. The latter is still figure on the turf, but the former has preached his sermon on the futility of fighting the ring In this comparison there is a lesson for those who are backing the horses.
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ring and began to pound slavin with sticks and clubs. Once he fell down and they kicked him. At last they broke up the fight, but the decent men at the ring side saw to it that Slavin got the money and several of the ring leaders were publicly disgraced for being mixed up in the affair.
 Carney, the lightweight, was one of the head push in that affair, but when he came over hero from England he had a taste ot how it feels to be treated that way. He was up against Jack McAuliff, and in the seventy-fourth round when Jack seemed a sure loser, Jack Dempsey, one of his sec- onds, cut the ropes, and the crowd rushed into the ring and broke up the fight. Then they called it draw.
 Laying down has been of the worst forms of scaldal, but don't think that the prize ring has been any more crooked than any other kind of sport. The trouble is that the fake has usually been discovered and then there has been general row that
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High Authority

From Judge
 "Where do you say you obtained this im- portant news?"
 Prom a close friend of the president" "It is very strange that the close friends of the president keep their mouths so open.
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Eel Out With the Contra actors

Tel Out With the Contractors From Judge.
 Terrence-Yer not workin', Dlnnie? Are yez out of job?
 Dennis-Shure, Oi fell off of a nine-story buildin' yisterday an Ol got mad an quit Terrence-Aw, go on Yer too sinsftive.
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Giving Fame a Chance Prom the Chicago Record. Don't worry Cribbs you'll awake yet and find yourself famous" "If could believe that. I'd go to bed and stay there all the tme."
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Frank Slavin was properly done up. Con- trary to their expectations Smith was not in 1t for a minute, and when 1t was seen
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has done no end of harm. The good men.
 however have never stood for anything of this kind, and if the law would let them
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30

be so successful Only about dozen
men were baptized from the last regi-
ment The chaplain had talk with
the colonel and mentioned the fact that
so few of the men had been baptized.
How many men did you say were
baptized in the other regiment? the
colonel asked the chaplain sharply.
"'Twenty- four was the reply from
the chaplain.
1.-THE colonel turned quickly around
to his orderly with the quick COM
mand: Detail thirty-fiye men at once
to be baptized Immediately by the chap
lain 1 don't propose to let any one
horse regiment get ahead of us in any
way. We've got a reputation to sus-
tain
at is needless to say the order was
carried out, and by the baptizing OF the
additional thirty-five men just about
double the number were christened
that were in the other regiment. =
Washington Star.
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state items of Interest.

Free postal delivery will be inaugural
ed at Neenah Dec. 1.
Steve Labal shot himself through the
right hand while hunting near KEENAN,.
At Racine, Mrs. Charles johnson fell
downstairs, breaking both her inns.
At Augusta, Mrs. Matthias Hilligerl
committed suicide by taking paris greer
She had been in poor health.
Michael Kruger, farmer residing
short distance from Algoma, had his
hand badly lacerated in a feed cutter.
Miss Charlotte Prichard of GAINESVILLE
has been appointed supervisor of drawing
in the public schools of Manitowoc.
The house, barn and granary of Louis
Cromier in town of Ashwaubenon was
destroyed by fire and Mrs. Cormier badly
burned.
Samuel Eleiner, aged 60 years, died at
Sank City. He was poor commissioner
at the time of his death and has held
many offices.
A meteor fell on the farm of Casper
Accola, near Baraboo, tearing up the
earth and burying itself to the distance
of several feet.
the case OF the DOStOu OdIeCy DCPooiL
Company of Boston against the Racine
Water Company and the City of Racine
restraining them from making test of
the water plant, has been thrown out of
court.
Conrad G .Lann, a prominent farmer
of the town Manitowoc Rapids, fell in
a stupor at his home and has been in an
unconscious condition for several days.
He suffers no pain and apparently seems
to be asleep.
The matter of excluding the cities of
Chippewa Falls and Stanley from taking
part in the election Of a county superin-
tendent Of schools came up in the County
Board at Chippewa Falls in the form of
resolution and was unanimously pass
ed.
The will of Captain Andrew fainter,
late of Menomonie, has been fled in the
County Court. The estate is estimated
at about 100000. It shows requests ag
gregating $4,000 to members of the
family, relatives and friends.
Joseph Atomic was found dead in his
cell III the county Jail at Mansion. In
yestigation disclosed that he had removed
the strap used by him as belt around
his waist, fastened one end about his
neck and the other to the grating Of the
cell, and lying back on his bunk to
tighten the strap had deliberately choked
himself 10 death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Leaders Are at Sea.

In regard to the tariff and silver the
Democratic party was wrong, and 1t
knows it was wrong. The reason it
doesn't admit the fact is because it is
not honest.-Kansas City Journal.
This is little harsh. One reason it
does not admit its mistake, it is not in
condition to admit anything. Its lead
ers are at sea-on wide and stormy
sea, and in boat of stone, with oars Of
lead, the rudder lost, and no friendly
port in sight. You might as well say a
man who has been on a horrible drunk
for long period is not honest, because
he has no mind to submit to the die
tates of reason. The Democratic party
may sober up after a time; but present
indications are for considerable period
of crapulency yet Salem (Ore) States
man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Bread on the Waters.

In 1864 several wounded Union and
Confederate soldiers lay In farmhouse
in Shenandoah Valley, and Southern
mother came there every day to nurse
her son. She brought him beef tea,
which she had procured with great diff
ficulty. for Northern soldiers had burn
ed her home and her property was
swept away. Lying in the next cot, a
Yankee soldier watched with eager,
hungry eyes while she fed her boy, and
Christian pity finally triumphed In her
enemy's behalf. She gave him part OF
the precious broth, and then tenderiy
hathed his face and hands.
Years afterward, the son of a North
ern Senator came from his Virginia va
cation, bringing a new acquaintance.
IF was the only living son of the lady
who had nursed her soldier IN the
Shenandoah farmhouse. She had MADE
every sacrifice to educate him Tor q
civil engineer, but being poor ana Win
o,,t influence, he had never been aDie
70 secure a good position. The Senator
fonnd the man well qualified, and OBJ
tained for him satisfactory position.
Enclosed with the necessary papers ne
forwarded a letter to the Southern
mother. saying: Il was the wounded
soldier to whom you gave that DoWi OF
hrotho
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ana MS attention settled ON LONG
low, black thing which came driftino
toward him over the ripping waves.
u was Ike loose plank in the wafer
ne Watcned 1t intently for a few Sec
onas, tnen suddenly realizing the peril
OF his vessel, he ran at his utmost sneed
Tor the pilot house, shouting at the ton
of his voice:
a torpedo on the starboard! A tor
pedo on the starboardp'
He rang all hands on deck. and az
1hey tumbled out he gave frantic or
ders to start the engines and back
away.
They cut away the cables. the en-
glnes began to throb, and the whole
ship trembled with the first motions Of
getting under way.
She was too late. The few seconds
Crosby had spent in observation Of "the
plank" cost him dearly.
Dixon and his strange craft had
closed in on him and struck the Housa-
tonic In the side, little forward of
the mainmast.
Tnere was an explosion that was
heard far out in the harbor, and the
force threw the ship over on her side.
When she settled again the sea poured
into her through an immense hole that
had been knocked in her side.
In four minutes there were only a
few spars protruding from the water
where the stately ship went down and
crowd of officers and men were cling
ing in the rigging, freezing in the Feb
ruary night. They were rescued by
other ships of the fleet
With the success of Dixon's expedi-
ton came, too, the finale he had ex-
pected. When the Housatonic sank the
pugnacious little boat went down with
her, locked fast in her broken timbers.
Years after, when they raised the
sodden hulk of the Housatonic from the
harbor, they found the bones Of Dixon
and his comrades in the ''cigar boat"
and they threw them back into the
sea.-Atlanta Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Attenuation to Sustain.

Two regiments were stationed on op-
posite sides of the river. A chaplain
went to work on the men composing
the regiment stationed on the north
side of the river with good success. A
number of the men were converted and
he left that regiment and went to con-
tinue his missionary work in the regi-
ment on the south side Of the river.
After laboring some time, longer
time than he had done with the other
regiment, he found that he would not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Don't Destroy the Shield.

The exploitation Of the antitrust feel
ING will not be permitted to work the
destruction of protective duties which
are the shield of the American work
ingman against, not merely cheaper
European labor now much less feared
than of old-but against the practice OF
foreign manufacturers of unloading
vast amounts of their products on the
American market at prices far lower
than they ask at home, simply with
view of smashing American competi.
tion.-St. Paul ssPioneer-P Press"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
An Era of Cheap Money,

A good farmer in Wilson Township
has tried to loan his surplus money to
his neighbors at 5 per cent. straight,
but has been unable to do so owing to
the present restoration of confidence
and the large amount of money among
the people. Is this not strange condi-
ton to the men who said that Repub-
lican success would make money high
and scarce ?-Clinton Public.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
What Does This Mean?

'.Every wool grower Of the country
should ask his Congressman or Senator
whether the customs authorities
throughout the country are collecting
the duty on wool as intended by the
Dingley tariff" This is the statement
Of a reliable authority in close touch
with domestic wool interests. What
does it mean?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30

Mrs. William Tucker committed sui
eide at the home of her motber-in-law in
GAINESVILLE. After taking the contents of
a bottle of carbolic acid Mrs. Tucker
coolly walked from her bedroom to the
sitting room, where she told her mother
inlaw of her act. Just year ago she
married at the age Of II years. The mar
riage was against the will Of her parents.
Tucker also married without his fathers
consent at the age of Is years. When
he took his bride home they had no SOON
er alighted from the carriage when the
angry parents administered whipping
to the groom and sent thu frightened
bride to her parents. After a months
separation Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker went to
live together. Worry over the shame
brought about by the public notoriety
given her at the time of hel marriage is
alleged to have resulted in the suicide.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
La Crosse Child Kidnapped.

Charles A. Bartz, prominent La
Crosse contractor, reported to the police
that his 7-year-old daughter Esther had
been kidnapped from his residence in the
fashionable section of the~c city. The child
was adopted six years ago, and is thought
to have been taken by some relative.
strange man was seen hanging about the
Bartz residence the previous afternoon
and evening, and the police think the fell
low responsible for the childs disappear
ance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Value of High Paid Labor.

The improved condition of the work
ingmen is more important to this coun-
try than any amount Of foreign trade.
When foreign trade can be obtained
only by. lengthening the day or lessen
ing the wages of American labor, we
would better get along without it. High
paid labor is the pride Of this country,
and any protection which does not pro-
tect that is not worth having. Gun
toms Magazine, November, 1899.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Value of a Home Demand.

There was certain farmer who In
the days Of Clevelandism voted for tar
If reform. His fancy had been caught
by the glowing pictures of marvellous
prosperity which the free traders and
the tariff reformers had painted to de-
scribe the glorious days when under
free trade we would have possession
of the markets of the world. Some lit
tie time after the triumph of the advo-
Gates of tariff reform in 1892, when the
country, instead of enjoying the over
flowing prosperity predicted, was suf-
fering from the hard times brought on
by the downfall of the protective sys-
tenn, this same farmer took wagon
load Of garden truck to the nearest
town for sale. The once thrifty town,
which had formerly been such good
market, was scene of idleness. The
mills in the town were shut down, and
many Of the houses were vacant and no.
body wanted the farmers products. He
was obliged to drive home again, TAX
ing his garden truck with him. AS he
logged along in disgust, one of the
townsmen shouted out to him: "What
did you bring your stuff here for? Why
didn't you haul your load to the nearest
port, hire boat and ship it across the
ocean? You know you have been howl
ing for foreign market"
What the farmer said in reply is not
on record, but it is not unlikely that the
lesson struck home, and that he came
to realize that it was money in his
pocket and in that of every other far
ucts almost at their own doors, and that
the prosperity of the wage Garner in the
towns means the sale Of the farmers
products and the prosperity of the far
mer himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Another Free-Trade Trust.

That there are trusts not fathered by
a protective tariff is shown by statis-
tics from England, France and Ger
many. The Board Of Trade Of Bir-
mingham, England, is now investiga-
ting the shipping trust, which it is
claimed is working serious injury to
British industry. Tacoma Wash)
Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Shot in a Fight with Robbers.

At Cameron two strangers entered the
saloon of John Swanson and quarreled.
Others Joined in the row, with the result
that Swanson was shot in the forehead
and badly pounded. Carl Tinberg was
shot in the stomach and Charles =. Allen
son was wounded The strangers then
fed. It is presumed robbery was con-
templated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Railway Prosperity.

The railways Of the country are doing
an unparalleled business at the present
time. Not only are people travelling in
greater numbers than in ordinary
times, but there is an equally heavy
amount of freight traffic So much
freight is to be transported that the
railways are finding it difficult to pro-
vide enough cars to meet the demand
for them. The situation is summed up
by an Eastern railway official as fol
lows: with the enormous business In
sight it will be crime If, for the next
six months at least, there is a single
rate cut or an unemployed car east of
Chicago. There is sufficient business to
keep every road busy"
The great amount of business done by
the railway companies is sure indica-
ton of the great prosperity that pre-
walls in all parts of the country. 1t re-
fleets good times for all the people. The
crops are large, causing unusually
heavy shipments of grain and agricul-
tural products, which means increased
freight business for the railways, while
the great amount of manufacturing and
our large exports to foreign countries
contribute to a great extent in giving
the railways new business. Then the
people are travelling more than usual,
because they feel that they can afford
it. The prosperity of the railways is an
infallible test of the prosperity Of the
country. AS they have never known a
vbnr hni f.
err, it may be assumed that the country
is enjoying greater prosperity than ever
before-M Milwaukee Sentinel.
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shot Accidenta11y by Com panion.

William Kellermann was shot and ia
tally wounded while hunting deer up on
the Thunder river. A companion, Harry
Umberhaun, pointed his gun at him,
thinking it was knocked. The bullet
passed through Kellermann's chest and
lungs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Sfi1I Con1ing.

The time when prosperity began in
this country was stated by Senator
Allison in a speech at Bloomfield, Iowa,
oct 20, Mr. Allison said prosperity
commenced the day Of McKinley's In
augurat.on, and that all promises made
81 the Republican party had been full
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Time to Laugh

Prosperity has laid it's hand on the
Sunfower State, and journal ac-
knowledges it by saying, Laugh, and
the world will be likely to take you for
a Kansas farmer" carlsbad IN. Nd
Argus.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Must Be an Orphan.

A calico trust in England has been
capitalized at 10000, 900. AS it's parent
cannot be a protective tariff. Demo-
Gratis will claim that this trust is an
orphan.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-11-30
Many Rural Mail Routes

The report of First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Heath in regard to the OPP
erations of rural free delivery during the
past year shows that on Nov. /, 1899,
there were fifteen free delivery services
in successful operation in Wisconsin and
about 3S3 throughout the country gener-
ally Among the reports of special
agents in the fields is included one from
Special Agent Henry Casson, who OPP
Grated in Wisconsin and Michigan. Col.
Casson reports that since May 10 he has
examined and recommended the estab-
lishment of services at the following
places in Wisconsin: West Salem, one
route; Viroqua, three routes; Marshall,
three routes; Columbus, one route; Spar
ia, one route; Norwalk, one route; To-
man. one route; Mason, one route; Fort
Atkinson. one route.
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WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.

Young Woman Drinks Carbo1ic Acid
Rural Mail Routes in the State-Man
Said to BE Witch La Crosse Girl Is