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surprised" he continued. what do
the people go to racetracks for? Is it
to see the races? They can't see any
thing but a finish in most of them.
What crowds the race course at big
events? Do you believe it is all love
for the horses? More than half of
those in attendance do not even see the
finish. They are there to lay down a
bet.
"Now, if they cannot bet will they
attend the races? And if they do not
attend what will become of the race
tracks? If there is no racing what will
be the value of your high-priced run
ming horse? He cannot be used for
riding, driving CT hauling a wagon.
Well, if they can't race nor be used in
any other way what possible value
could they have? Cut off betting and
see what your big-priced racing horse
will bring. "-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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TURTLES TURNED ON Referee
They Resented Mans Interfering in
Personal Quarrel.

They Resented Mans Interfering in
Personal Quarrel.
Milton J. Vreeland, farmer living
near Pine Brook, N. j., was nearly
drowned in the Passaic River the
other day as the result of his acting
as referee in a fight between two snap
ping turtles, says the New York
World. Vreeland, who was in canoe,
watched the bout for minute or two
and then decided that it was time for
the combatants to break away.
He padded up to them, reached
over the side, caught them by the tails,
one in each hand, and swung them into
the canoe-one in the bow, the other
in the stern of the frail craft. But
the turtles did not accept this deci-
sion. They wanted to fight on, and
being unable to get at each other they
attacked the self-appointed referee.
The farmer had found it an easy
matter to catch hold of the turtles
tails when they. were in the water, but
it was impossible now with the canoe
to keep on an even keel. He caught
up the paddle and with this managed
to beat off his assailants for a while,
but at last the canoe capsized. AS it
did so one of the turtles dealt the
farmer a blow in the back just below
the belt. 1t chung to the place on the
trousers where it had snapped and
Vreeland found he could not swim.
He says himself he would have gone
to the bottom but for Frank Jacobus,
who turned a bend in the river in a
canoe and towed man and turtles
ashore
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

Holding up railroad trains nas be-
come SO common that it attracts no
more attention than the killing OF a
few people on a trolley car, but the
exploit of a lone bandit in holding up
a train near Glasgow, Mo-, is little
more interesting In this case single
robber, masked and with a pistol in
each hand, compelled sleeping car
conductor, porter and a fagman to
go before him and wake up all the pas
sengers in a sleeper, and as fast as he
came to them demanded and received
their money. He then left the train
and there was the usual fruitless effort
to follow and arrest him. He got only
small amount because the door Of
the other sleeper was locked. This is
the climax of what has always been
an astonishing thing, which is the alb
ject and unnecessary cowardice dis
played by both train hands and trav-
elers on such occasions. That women
will scream and that nine out Of ten
men will cover and tremble is to be
expected. The wonder is that with
100 men On a train never is one found
of sufficient nerve and daring to put
train robber out of business. This is
remarkable because it is something
that could be easily done It would
not be necessary to face the bandit and
begin a duel with him. Any man with
a pistol and a moderate share Of nerve
could conceal himself in some dark
nook in the train and blow the bandits
brains out as he passed, without ever
being seen. The facilities for such
strategy on a railroad train are in
Vulnerable The way most men reason
about it is: This man will certainly
shoot me if | give him any provocation.
My life is worth more to me and my
family than my money. 1t would even
be cheaper to give up my money than
to receive a serious wound. 1t is the
business of the railroad company to
protect me and l am not going to do
its police work at the risk of my life"
No one will blame a man for reasoning
in this way, but the wonder is that
there is not occasionally some plucky
individual who will risk his life to kill
villain and protect a trainful of pas
sengers. This is wonderful because
every newspaper contains an account
Of some feat of heroic daring in other
walks of life. In the last year hun
dreds of people have risked their lives
to save others from drowning Or from
burning to death. Even women rush
into burning buildings to save a pet
dog or parrot. Mr.. Carnegie has estab-
lished a mill to turn out medals di-
plomas and pensions for heroes and
the applicants are innumerable. When
will it happen that a Carnegie medal
was given to a man who rushed at a
railroad bandit with pistols in his
hand and choked him to death in the
presence Of the passengers? It may
be that not many men on a railroad
train have pistols with them, but If
that is SO they ought to carry them
when they take long railroad Journeys
in this country.
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Mr.. Cleveland Scored Five.

The late William C. Whitney wanted
to do something out of the ordinary
when he gave his first cabinet dinner
as member of President Cleveland's
cabinet. He secured the markets OF
Washington for delicacies. For fruit
he decided he would have peaches.
It was the middle Of February, and
there were no peaches in Washington
He found a man in New York who said
he could get some, and Whitney or
dered a basket.
The dinner was a great success. In
discussing it next day Judge Lamar
said: ''Those peaches We're fine, Mr.
Whitney. Where did you get them?"
I'm New York." Mr.. Whitney said
"A man there found them for me-
Peaches in February are certainly
a great treat continued Lamar. I'll
it is a fair question, how much did
they cost?'
"They cost forty-eight dollars q
dozen,'' said Whitney.
"And did President Cleveland eat
any of them? He is so fond of fruit"
did he eat any of them?" exploded
Whitney. II thought he rather crowd.
ed the mourners. He ate five !''-Sat
urday Evening Post
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some absolutely irrelevant subject,
vas startled by suddenly having him
ask me What is the capital of Flor
DAP Tallahassee l answered. and he
tnereupon began to ask me the names
IF capitals Of State after State. an
swered correctly thirty or more until
we came to a distant State Think as /
would | could not remember the capt.
tai of that State. When he saw he had
me cornered my friend told me Of the
theory he had that only one man out Of
every ten had more than superficial
knowledge of these little things. Ac-
cording to him l was the eighth man be
had tackled and not one Of them could
tell without break the capitals of all
the States in the Union"
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Short Suggestions.

Put q few drops of ammoh!" W. .n
rag to rub finger-marks from I00A'O'
glasses or windows. ,,o
Ether is excellent for fenio' 4ho
grease, but an easy way is 10 soaA 10.
article in cold water, to WHICH
been added a little boraX.
When stewing fruit never us S.st
metal spoon; a wooden spoon ~ Du
and those with short handles are Inv
convenient for thick substances j.
When loaves are baked IN wv I'm
an oven and the outside crust geI' n n
brown. do not attempt to cut ~ .h L
but as soon as the bread IS coIu ~ re
over with coarse tin crater "D
move all the dark-brown crust H.,
In cleaning the brass afoun1 mt
keyhole it is almost Impossible ~ a
to soil the surrounding WOOD 1obos
piece of cardboard about 1ouL Of
square, cut a hole in 1t Tue 0n ,'arboIe
the brass and put it over LIE M ~, not
when cleaning, and the Woou wa
be touched.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
A Plucky Policeman.

Policeman Jacob Farra, of West
Chester, Pa, who has the reputation
of being afraid of no dog, attacked a
dog which was apparently mad, drag
ged it from a porch and shot it. The
dog was on the porch of W. R. Ottey
and had chewed the legs off a rocking
chair when the policeman arrived. He
did not hesitate, but grasped the ami
NAL by the tail, threw it over a fence
and then shot it in an alley.
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One of the Philadelphia papers has

One of the Philadelphia papers has
given considerable space to correspond
cnce upon the problem of domestic
economy and the cost of living Writ
ers whose resources vary widely have
given their experience and offered their
advice. One woman whose husband
gives her five thousand dollars a year
for her family of four is unable to get
along comfortably on that sum. She
wants a sample bill of fare for a week,
and also information as to where she
can get hat for less than fifteen dol
lars" Another woman with family
of three has less than five hundred dol
lars n year, yet she says they "have
the best of everything and plenty Of
1T She does her own washing. iron
ing. cooking. dressmaking and mending.
has garden and keeps hens. One of
these women ought to study domestic
science. The other might easily get a
chance to teach it.
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11AlI oNA1 h4n' ~ SCluyl lei Ii d u
been busy in telling the trees, obstruct-
ing the fords and breaking down the
bridges in the country through which
Burgoyne must come. By the time Bur
goyne reached Fort Edward, he was
compelled to forage for food The New
England militia cut him off from Can
ada.
At the battle of Bennington the
Americans under Stark had defeated
him. Now nothing was left to him but
hard fighting. The genius of General
Schuyler had hemmed in the British.
Just as victory for the Americans was
in sight General Schuyler was super
seeded by General Gates To Gates went
the credit of the splendid victory of
Saratoga, Oct. II, 1777.
1t might have been expected that
General Schuyler, whose retirement
had been due to a mistake, rather a
blunder, on the part of the authorities
in charge, should feel the personal
chagrin so keenly that he would have
no more to do with the cause for which
he had fought, but where his services
were unappreciated. On the contrary,
he devoted his best efforts to it and
was finally rewarded with the vindlca-
ton and the honor he deserved.
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GOOD ONLY TO RUN RACES.
Thoroughbred Horse Would Be VAL
ueIess if There Were No Betting.

Thoroughbred Horse Would Be VAL
ueIess if There Were No Betting.
James Coyle got a party of sporting
men and race horse owners to guessing
a few nights ago. They were discuss
ing the thoroughbred and incidentally
politics and betting. Mr.. Coyle advanc-
ed some original views rs to what gives
the thoroughbred race horse its value.
He set them all guessing by the state
ment that if betting on racetracks was
suddenly prohibited the race horse
would have no value whatever.
You believe that betting has not all
to do With values of the race horse he
said. why, If the right to bet on Il
race was cut off-that is, if there was
no betting ailowed-there are horses in
all parts of the country, worth from
$4,000 upward. that would not be
worth so cents. You needn't look so
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Rules for Baking.

Beans, eight to ten hours.
Rolls, ten to fifteen minutes.
Graham gems, thirty minutes.
Cookies, ten to fifteen minutes
Custards, fifteen to twenty minutes
Duck, tame, forty to sixty minutes
Biscuits, fifteen to twenty minutes.
Pie crust, thirty to forty minutes.
Cake, plain, twenty to forty minutes
Lamb, rare, per pound, ten minutes
Pudding, plum, two to three hours
Fish, per pound, ten to fifteen min
utes.
Gingerbread, twenty to thirty min
utes.
Potatoes, thirty to forty-fve min
utes.
Cake, sponge, forty five to sixty min
utes.
Bread, brick loaf, forty to Sixty
minutes.
Halibut, per pound, fifteen to twenty
minutes.
Lamb, we'll done, per pound, nf'een
minutes.
Pork, we'll done, per pound, tnH'
minutes.
Pudding, bread, rice and taplOc4
one hour.
Beef, long or short fillet, twenty "
thirty minutes.
Beef, sirloin, rare, per pound, eight
to ten minutes.
Beef, sirloin, we'll done, per pouHO
twelve to fifteen minutes.
Beef, rolled, rib or rump, per p0uD''
twelve to fifteen minutes.
Chickens, three to four poun''
weight, one to one and half nouns
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

Many Americans are astonished be-
cause they see grave discomfort in the
midst of unprecedented prosperity.
They can not understand the unrest of
many citizens, native born and natural
lied alike, when the times are better
than ever before. 1t is nothing strange.
Human ambition feeds on success. The
farther from actual want men and
women get the more they desire. Com
fort is conservative, but it is not an
opiate. If it We're the world would
stagnate when it was best able to un-
dertake and carry out great enter
prises. There is never enough prosper
ity to go around, in the important sense
of Approximate equality.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
Picked Pigs Feet

When cleaned and cracked, put them
in two quarts Of water; let them slow,v
simmer for three hours Or until yerv
tender; then pour them through ths
colander. Take out all the bones ONT
up the feet and put them into tho
liquor in which they We're boiled LET
it cool, then remove all fat; to the
liquor and chopped feet pour half
pint Of vinegar, teaspoonful of wbOls
allspice, little salt and red pepper,
put all into saucepan, let simmer for
five minutes, keeping it tightly Gov.
cred stir it well and pour it all iDto
pan.
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Deviled Oysters.

Cook together five minutes two "a.
blespoonfuls of butter, one tablespoon.
full Of chopped green pepper, half a
teaspoonful chopped onion Add half
a cup well-strained oyster liquor, one
tablespoonful tomato catsup onethird
teaspoonful salt, one-half teaspOonful
prepared mustard, dash of cayenne
and a pint of chopped oysters Sim
mer for five minutes and fill the rice
cups. Serve piping hot
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
Certain Chinese who led the boycott

Certain Chinese who led the boycott
On American goods in Canton last year
and were punished by Imprisonment,
were released the other day. A crowd
of enthusiastic Chinese gathered and
applauded the men, and magistrate
gave luncheon in their honor. Indeed,
the boycott leaders were streated very
much as the leaders of the anti-Chinese
agitation used to be treated in the
sand-lot days of San Francisco.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
Sponge Pudding.

Bake a common sponge cake in a
fat-bottomed pudding dish. When
ready for use cut in six or eight
pieces. Split and spread with butter
and return them to the dish. Make
a custard with four eggs to a quart
Of milk, flavor and sweeten to taste.
Pour over the cake and bake one-hat
hour. The cake will swell and fill the
custard. This is delicious
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
Preserving Corn on the r.,

Preservfng Corn on the Coh
It is quite an easy matter 70 -.
serve corn on the cob. Gather ~
ears when the grains are full and hs
fore they begin to glaze. Soak tbo~
half an hour in brine made strons
enough to float an egg. Then rinss
them in cold water and put wbos'
they will dry. When the grains s,s
shriveled and there is no more mo,a.
ure in the cob, pack in wooden hova,
and cover closely in a dark, dry cIoSot
When wanted for use soak in Warn
water until the grains are filled ont
fairly we'll, then cook as though freshly
gathered
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sNOBBIsHNEss AND "THE ELECT"
By Juliet Y. Strauss.

There is no snob so unutterable, so
disgusting and intolerable as the in
tellectual snob. If he were really
bright he would know things and
among them he would know what
real "smartness'' is and that people
who have it never go blathering
around about ''the elect They just
be it and say nothing about it.
The idea of calling those who have
succeeded in getting rid of their OBJ
legations to their neighbors, and form
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

finest train of artil-
lery that had ever
been seen in Amer
lea, it was conf
IDENTIFY expected by
the British minis
try and the British
army that he would
experience no diff
Guilty in subjugating
the cont n e n t al
army.
But General Phil
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

JULIET V ed a little clique of their own-the
elect! get disguised with these smart people who can
find only apprecative friends who call the people
around them "these people, and air Of bored
superiority.
remember of hearing little girl say once to COM
rade in the elect business: at is just and
pany' them Uttered at this and looked Gas only
females look at another little girl who wasn't in
we, and company.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

IEarper's Weekly publishes a story
to the effect that in the reading-room
of one of the most exclusive clubs Of
Boston there is sign that says: Only
low conversation permitted here" In
view of the fact that it is an exclusive
club, perhaps the joke is on those peo-
pie who think Boston doesn't know
how to say what she means.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07
Sausage.

Mix six pounds Of lean, fresh pork
with half as much fat pork and grind
we'll. Stir into this mass of meat six
teaspoonfuls each of salt and black
pepper, twelve teaspoonfuls of powder
ed sage, two teaspoonfuls each Of
powdered cloves and mace and one
grated nutmeg. Pack in a stone crock.
Pour melted lard over the top Of the
meat to preserve it.
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frand who ontcrows the other the lover VINO mus
inoSsiba 70 continue loving Those sad experiences
son,etmos occur with the most loyal But refer TO
those who repay trust with trckery confidence VIII W
ceit vet who cry out against cruel DESTINY w" W. '
49, faod 80 s,ffer from the same qualities in others.
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Great Press of Business.

Father-Do you know, sir, that I act
ually saw you embrace my daughter?
Suitor-I beg your pardon, sir. The
truth is. I was so frightfully busy at
the time that 1 failed to notice you. l
sincerely hope you will forgive me-
lie SOurire
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

All the old clerks employed by Rus
sell Sage have had their salaries dou-
bled by Mrs. Sage. This must put
them in the embarrassing position of
trying to mourn Uncle Russells death
and look pleased at the same time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

while this is an age of intellectual
ity and brains and all that sort of
stuff" said young business man yes
terday, you've no idea of the absolute
lack of knowledge of little things that
most of US have. For instance. yester-
day was in conversation with friend
and, although we were talking upon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

mony When once the initial expenses OF Tue Weuuns
and houe furnishing are over the cost of living ought
to be- and usually for time than it will De there
after Everything new and with ordinary care there
should outlay in replacing or repairing ZOE soin
time to come. . . -.
Whatever mans income be it large or small, MS wile
has moral right to certain portion of it, upon when
she can depend and this should be given to her regu
arly without her being compelled TO ask 1or It, ~ IS
milians position any to be left without dol
lar to pay an expressman nay worse not TO nave Tue
small amount due letter delivered at the door, Inc
average man diskes exceedingly to be continually ASKED
for small amounts of money but he rarely appreciates
how calling if to his wfes pride her selfrespect to be
Obliged to such requests Let every man be honest
enough loving enough to give his wife fair idea or
his financial position, and trust her to conduct nerse
accordingly her in ignorance when serious
trouble is threatening to ingulf her as we'll as him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

Governor Magoon is discharging
government officials in order to cut
regard such q proceeding as a poor
way to try to save the country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

In view of the general advance in
wages the walking delegate is begin
ming to think it is time for him to
strike for an increase.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

Swiss hotels are about to bar Rus
slams, the proprietors having no desire
to see their furniture and crockery
mussed up by bomb explosion.
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that dangerous hence farmers would not try to in
crease by large their profits by compelling the
farm products to pay more but rather by essenng
the opportunity of increase by unfair of the
wealth of those already rich.
Farmers recognize that the value of their lands and
the profits of their business largely due to the
kes manufacturer and the transportation pro-
vided by railways But the farmer distinguishes between
the manufacture transportation sale articles and
corporations and individuals that put their
attorneys willing into State Legislatures and
the National Congress, in executive offices and
bench for the public good, but to advan
taees that are unfair themselves and in their
dangerous the Speaking largely, the remedy
we would propose for economic injustice would not be
of special laws efforts in the of arb
trary arbitrary seizure
the holdings any class and distribution any
iured class but rather would depend the awaken
ing of such national conscience and spirit will
pei Just and every class it's full rights in
open competition with ALL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

There are likely any number Of pa
trictic American citizens who feel that
an opportunity to kick Count Boni de
Castellane should be added to the man
ifoid blessings Of this country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

According to Anthony Comstock,
Adam hid behind the skirts of Eve"
1t will be recalled that on that memoir
able occasion Eve wore her apple-sreen
suit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

When one reads of the actions Of
Count Boni de Castellane it seems &
pity that Mrs. Jay Gould never taught
her daughters how to use & rolling pin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

Peary hasn't found the pole, but he
has pentrated farther north than any
other navigator, giving America the
record
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-12-07

A man in Pittsburg, Mass, killed his
wife and himself because she spilled
a cup of tea at the supper table.
There's nothing like thoroughness. He
never will be bothered in that way
again.
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n. r. BOWEN. Publisher.

Some people display the best Of taste
by cutting out originality from their
conversation.