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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

being starved out, for a Boer can do more
work on less food than any other human
being IL he wants to. He is accustomed to
living on the veldt for weeks with no nour-
ishment but a long strip OF dried meat
called bit tong, coffee and mealies. What
he most breads is to be deprived OF coffee,
which fluid the Boer drinks black, and so
hot that, as he says, II he spits 1t on his dog
1t will take the hair off. Mealies is a
species Of corn, very nourishing, which is
raised in large quantities in South Africa.
It is cooked like oatmeal until the kernels
are soft and then eaten with salt or milk
and sugar.
On a campaign the Beers observe very
strict rules. II a man fires after the order
Is given to cease the ~commandant fines him.
Every night the lights are put out early
and the men turn in behind the lager. This
Is a circular impromptu fertilization made
by flashing all the wagons together and af-
fords a good protection against bullets.
Their method when attacked is to send out
q line at double quick, drop 10 the knees,
take steady aim and fire, rushing back to
the lager, then TO give way to a second
party. They have always been successful
in native warfare in this way, but against
trained English soldiers with machine guns
they would have small chance.
Don't Fear "a Long Campaign.
A long campaign is no hardship to the
Beers. When the alarm comes the women
OF the house. and nearly every Boer has a
family OF ten, twelve or eighteen, OF whom
two-thirds are girls. get him half a dozen
pieces OF bill tong and supply OF coffee and
tobacco. whils the boys saddle and equip
the best horse In the stable. OF course
every lad who can stand a march also goes
to the front. for the Boer children are
taught to use q rife at an early age, and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

a man up in the air just as the American
soldiers do with a blanket. About a dozen
chaps grab the edges of an ox-hide and
from this throw a comrade in the air so
high that when he strikes again he is I'M
conscious and perhaps has broken a few
bones.
Wonderful Mnrksmen.
There Is no doubt about the skill of a
Boer with the rifle, though the English con-
tend that the new generation has deterior-
ated vastly in this respect. This may be
true of those young men who are growing
up in the towns, but OF those who live on
the open veldt this cannot be said. 1t is
common to see them while riding at a good
pace drop a bird on the wing at 100 yards.
In killing an OK for meat on the march more
than one bullet is never used.
Tommy Atkins breads the Boer. There is
such a cold unfeeling crack to his rife that
makes the English soldier pale, for he
knows the bullet is coming straight for the
center of his belt. Fighting against the
Matabele or Bechuana is not such a dan
gerous matter. The machine guns do most
OF the work and the only reply is a scattered
yolley Of assegais and slugs. Kruger and
Joubert know this and count on this shrink
ing dread to keep the English troops at a
distance, Heretofore this has been done.
Yictors In Battles.
Five battles has Joubert had with British
troops. The number OF troops engaged on
each side at these various engagements have
varied between $50 and 1900. At Laing's
Mex the English lost 100, the Beers "a; at
Ingogo the British loss was 142, the Boer II;
at Majuba Hill the British loss was ESQ, the
Boer s; at Bronkhorst Spruit, the British
lost 100, the Beers l. and in the Jameson
raid 100 reformers fell, while the Beers lost
but n Thus while the English troops have
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

A Kentucky farmer 70 years old lately be-
came a convert to Mormonism and departed
for Utah, his aged wife walking with him
five miles to the railway station to bid him
a cheerful and contented goodby. She did
not make a scene and adjure him to re-
main in the faith Of his fathers and the
bosom Of his old home, but sped him on his
going forth with pious ~alacrity and resig-
nation. At his age he will be lucky IL he
gets a Mormon wife worthy to unloose the
shoe iatchets of his old one, though on trial
she might be equally ready to let him go.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

This is really the most delicious lie OF
the whole fishing season: An angler in
Maine was fishing with a steel rod during
a thunderstorm and struck a trout at the
same instant that a thunderbolt dallied
with ibis rod. The cork handle prevented
the angler feeling anything more than a
slight shock, but when he hauled 1t in he
found the trout stone dead. He figured it
out THAT the lightning bolt followed the
rod and the enameled line down to where
the trout had just taken hold of the hook
and there killed him And there is still
another way Of figuring 1t out.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

Frank Burnley and Stockton Heth are
planning a raid on the chickens of the
~prairies this week and with old Sport are
anticipating a good time and good shooting.
They say that the pleasure in life is in
anticipation and memory, SO they are hav-
ing half of their fun now.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

The controversy concerning whether a
woman should be seated o the front or
rear OF a tandem has been progressing for
many years, the points of contention being
usually whether the forward or rearward
position was most dangerous. where the
most work had to done. where the most
weight should be and the matter OF compe-
tent steering. 1t seems to be undetermined
yet whether a woman should ride before or
ehind in most cases, but one man has set
tied II entirely to his own satisfaction with
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24
MEN Of THE ROD AND GUN
Hastings Holds the Banner Meet OF
the Season and Entertains the
Shooters Royalty.

Friday saw the close Of the most success
IN, shoot in the west this year, and that was
the three-day shoot at Hastings, September
10. 20 and 81. The affair was in charge OF
w. S. Duer and e. B. Bernhard and they
| deserve great praise for the sportsmanllke
manner in which everything was conducted
The Omaha contingent consisted Of Charlie
| Curtiss, Billie Brewer, VIII Townsend, h
R. Kimball, Frank Crabill, T. F. Beard, ..
p Andrews. Plumber Reed, Frank Parmelee
| and others.
The Dupont Gun club had a tent OF. their
own on the ground and as may be easily i'm
agined this was the most popular place OF
aid on the entire grounds. A goodly sup
| ply of all kinds of refreshments was al
ways on hand.
There were in attendance at this shoot
many of the cracks from all over the coun-
try, and in spite of this, our boys made a
splendid showing. The Dupont club shot a
match at 200 birds, ten men against any
ten, and lost by only -four birds. This is
remarkable, when 1t is taken into considera-
tion that din the competing team were Cap
tain Sedan and Daniels of Denver, Charlie
| Young, Cleaveland, Rogers and other no.
tables. To show how good the picked team
was they killed ninety-seven birds out Of
the first 100.
The Omaha men as a whole did very we'll
and all came back with from $25 to SIS
more in their pockets than they had when
they left.
Parmelee had third high average Friday
| and Frank Crabill won high average and
| big money on the second day, winning sS2.
The Omaha squad made the record on both
sets of traps, killing seventy-four out of
severty-five on first and ninety-four out
of 100 en- second.
Will Townsend OF the Townsend Wheel
club offered $50 to any squad making a
score of ninety-eight out of 100, but this
he did not have to pay, as the score was
not made.
The Omaha shots who have returned from
Hastings have nothing but words of praise
for the royal manner in which they were
| entertained.
Charlie Young, probably the best target
shot in the world, will arrive in Omaha to-
day, and will attend the regular meeting
of the Dupont Gun club. At the Hastings
meet Young missed only two birds out Of
the 800 he shot at.
The Dupont Gun club will hold their reg
ular shoot this week at the grounds across
the river and a large attendance will be on
hand to dearn how it was done at Hastings.
The Winchester Gun club will hold Ats
regular shoot at the old Dupont grounds
on the island this afternoon.
Theodore Wisenan and Christ Oleson
went to Ewing last week for chickens. OLE
son has returned and says they got all the
chickens they wanted.
George Scrfbner, Charles Rogers and
Sandy Grtswold were at Gothenburg last
Sunday on a chicken hunt, but did not have
much luck.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

George Scrfbner, Charles Rogers and
Sandy Griswold were at Gothenburg last
Sunday on a chicken hunt, but did not have
much luck.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

Theodore Wisenan and Christ Oleson
went to Ewing last week for chickens. Ole
son has returned and says they got all the
chickens they wanted
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
Prevented A Tragedy.

Timely information given Mrs George
Long, of Straitsville, Ohio, saved two
lives. A frightful cough had long kept
her awake every night. She had tried
many remedies and doctors but steadi-
" grew worse until urged to try Dr..
Kings New Discovery. One bottle
wholly cured her; and she writes, this
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NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION
First Publication August 10th Is,

''AA First Publication August 10th 1899
e~ Department Of the Interior, !,
Land ofiice.at Wausau, Wis, August
4, 1899. &
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice of
hsihtehtion to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof
win be made before Clerk of the Cir
cult Court at Eagle River, Wis, on Sep
tembef, y, 1899, viz: Peter Emo who
made II. e. No. 9O73 for the N. Ell
S. Wa, Sec. %, T. 40 N, r. s E.
He'hames the following witnesses to
prove hiscontinuous residenceupon and
cultivation of'safd land, Viz CT N - !
q L. Ar. Davidson @f@'
Steave Schafer
Frank Battles n IS - },t} ri
Adolph Boadwine all OF Woodruff
Wisconsin. ,tte a,s,tg + g
a1 is Edgar r. Wheelock =
Register.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
The Blame Rests Upon the Traitors.

The Blame Rests Upon the Traitors.
Gov. Roosevelt, in an interview on
Philippine affairs at Washington July
3, said:
"It cannot be too clearly kept If
mind that the whole trouble is due TO
the men who for two months preveneeu
The ratification of the treaty OF peace
and to those who declined to give 'no
presidentthe troops he needed.npon tne
terms he asked. Those who took par'
IN the first movement to oppose Vne
treaty have on their souls the gum =
most of the bloodshed,. both TO our =" :
troops and that of the natives OF sue
Philippines; and the 1wouldoe traitors
who haye since been encouraging go Agu-
.inaldo and HIS FOL oW'ers To the limit OF
their small capacity share the gum ~
far as their feeble powers permit.
"Those who opposed giving US the
forces we needed thereby showed them
selves the enemies of their country and
of the flag. Every man who SO voted In
the senate may have the satisfaction OF
knowing that he has done all he could
to bring discredit on the flag and dis
grace upon our arms. 1t isall the more
to the credit of the administration that
it has fterdfastly' pursued the path OF
nationel honor and steadfastly upheld
the interests and the good name OF the
nation as whole in spite of the way it
has been hampered by those who sought
to betray the nation. We have right
to demand the support of every true
American for the administration policy
in the Philippines, and every American
who is far-sighted and patriotiS should
join in announcing alike the men who
strive to give aid and comfort to the foes
not only of America but of civilization
in the Philippines and also those other
men who would prevent our army being
made equal to the national need"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
story of A Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
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of Nfanchester, Mich. says! ~ Ny wife
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After using two bottles of Electric Bit
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NOTICE DISQUALIFICATION
First Publication July Goth IS.


Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Wausau. Wis, July u,
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before Clerk of the Circuit
Court at Eagle River, Wis, on Septem-
ber4 1899, viz: William L. Carter, who
made FL. e. No. 1880, for the Lots 8 and
I, Sec. 2, L. 80 N. r. Joe.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said and, viz:
.h Doctor W.D. Neville
iQ Charley Erwin
James Vought
I N. AZ. Emmons all of Eogle River,
Wisconsin. i@sN
~ EdgarT. Wheelock
e9t#Is s5sz o5s }1' 'i> Register
t..., G..s. a.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Nellie, sssaid aanotb TO her Ifttle
daughter, II wish Yrs ssessld rub aver
and see how ols sss1sitlss IS; ssfis has
been quite i'll. ~fn Afewfninutes Nellie
!, c r. trpnplnliinglhack and reported; ,sshe
said I was to- tell you that it was none
ofyour business. = "Why, Nellie. nsaid
the astonished mother, what did YOU
ask:?' Just what you told me to-, re-
piled the little innocent. II told her
you wanted to know how old she was .,
Elk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Geo. st. Louis has just got q com
plete new outfit for moving buildings,
including new rollers, chains, ropes,
planks etc. and is prepared to do all
kinds of work In that line as cheap as
it can be donefor. Let him figure on
your work. Satisfactio5agparanteeds
S-3.
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WEEKLYG RoP BULLETIN

T TEMPERATURES. The temperature con,
ditions were fairly uniform throughout
weelz, the azNags ranging frpm 81
d. Hess, saldng Hake Superior, to Y de-
grees over the southwestern counties.
Generally it was slightly cooler than
last Week and about 5 degrees cooler
thansthe same week last year.
RAINg,AlIL g1l,Ae distsisastie~ef tutff
fall was very uneyen. Geaagous and
even, heeV lAips occuredbs Sver the
sduthern halFofthe State, while prac-
tically no rain fell in the northern por-
,tion, where the soil is becoming very
dry and crops in many localities are snf-
fe~ringy + ~ I & =
CORN hasmaae excellent growth dnr-:
ing the week, especially in the southern
counties, where the rains have been
abundant. The crop in the northern
section is still in good condition, al
though in need of rain. 1t is generally
strong and healthy aud free from smut.
: GRAMS. Harvesting of grains is
practically completed.
OATS AND BARLEY are mostly secur-
ed and some threshing has been done. 2
Oats are reported as turning out we'll.
Spring wheat is generally good crop.
POTATOES. The rains in the south
ern and central counties have greatly
benefited late potatoes, but in the north
ern section the crop has deteiorated to
some extent on account Of dryxweather
and blight.
g TOBACCO. The present condition OF
the tobacco crop is generally very good
and early paintings are being topped
FRUIT. The apple crop is very light.
Blackberries.. plumss and small fruit
pleptthfi and of good, quality | Graz
berries are making excellent growth
and promiSe-a large crop.
II - In
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81 suffered from piles for twenty-five
years. and after all so-callea capres bad
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EgsI have purchased the Langill out
fit for moving buildings and am pre-
pared to take contrasts for moving and
repairing buildings, digging cellars,
building stone walls or anything in
that line.
Geo. st. Louis, Contractor and builder
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Hamilton Clark. of Chauncey, Ca,
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ty years before trying DeWitts Witch
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Irritating ,stings, bites, scratches,
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

We were out to T. B. butchers on
Meteor lake the fore part OF the week.
He is one of the Hest practical farmers
An Villas county and his fine crops bear
evidence to his practical knowledge
and systematic farming. He started In
without any capital except his knowl7
edge oil farming and capacity for."0eE
His homestead was wild land covered
with logsan1 underbrush nlRhfVtook
many days of hard labor to get "a little
piece cleared to plant his first crop. lie
had neither horse nor cow nor tools.
Every thing had to be done by hand.
Added to this the first two seesonsswere
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buildina9saISB ek Aaaty Sobfss~a hofse,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ga raisesnllofs tee
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usGs VsTTeF has IS nice strawberry bed and
has also few apple trees which he has
set out. Three of these trees were Toad
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would take a good deal of aggqmest 10
convince Mr.. Dntcher that then i$af2Y
better place for poor man to get him
selfa farm than right here in Villas
County.
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