National Republican., 1878-01-16
MISS BERTHd ron HILLERN.
The Little Woman who Is to Walk Eighty
Nine Miles In Twenty Six Hours.

Nine Miles In twenty six hOurs.
Printed pictures OF a woman, In jGuntv jockey
hat and coat with little switch In her hand. have
shared space with the portraits Of lyric dramatic,
and minstrel stars In the shop windows for the past
few days. This picture represents Bertha Won
llllern. the pedestriCnne. Her achievements are
not advertised as exhibitions of Ofbrute-strength, but
rs living illustration Of what eau be accomplished
by rigid regimen, careful preservation of health,
and development OF muscular power and endur-
ance. Miss Won IIIllern Is petite In figure, being
scarcely five feet in height, and weighing but one
hundred and six pounds, but with form very
muscular and compact. Her feats OF endurance
are accomplished only after months of
perseverance aud sclfdenial She rises at seven,
lake, raw egg and crust Of bread and starts Of on
comes her daily bath and afterwards substantial
breakfast Of rare beet. boiled potatoes oatmeal
and stale bread Breakfast over, comes three or
four hours Of rest and reading together with her
| iavorite pastimc. painting. At one o'clock she is
| again on the road. II the air Is bracins and the
travelling good, she roans the surrounding country
for twelve or fifteen miles. Then follows her din
ner.
invariably retlres at ten, after partaking Of light
| supper. The greatest care is taken Of her feet.
After every walk these are subjected To cold bath
OF salt and water which hardens the cutice. Her
feet are perfect and quite small, requiring two
| and.a.half shoe, although her walking shoes arc
considerably larger Her stockings for her long
walks carefully selected, and without seams,
and IN putting them great care Is exercised to
avoid folds and wrinkles. They are supported by
elastic straps attached TO suspenders over the shoul
dcrs Her walking shoes are of 'sOit gOaskin,
| laced high about the ankle. and with broad and
| firm sOlcs aud low, broad heels. The shoes are IN
inch longer than the foot and allow 1t all possible
Miss Won IIIllern, while the track, snbsIsts a..
| most entirely upon strong bceftea and the raw
yolk Of eggs with prunc-water and seltztr to quench
| Thirst
She is very rigid iii refusing stimulants not even
allowing the use OF whisky IN her shoes. Us Is tho
] BpleStriAnS.
! Miss Won IIillcrn will commence walk ofeighty'
nine miles, to be accomplished IN twenty-six hours
ut Odd Fellows Hall, at eight o'clock Friday night,
which she will practically excmplily her theory
| that with proper diet. strict temperance, and sys-
nary muscular cxertiUn without unusual fatigue.
Rev George Muller at Howard University.
Yesterday at one o'clock the students Of Howard
| Uniycnity had the pleasure of hearing the Rev
George Muller, the eminent English divine. Be
sidesthe students the faculties of the academical
and theological departments and many friend:
were present. Mn. Muller was also present and
occupied n seat on the platform. The large aud
| fence Joined In singing He Leadeth Me-" ThC
president, DIR. Patton, then introduced Mr.. Muller
who before beginning his remarks, offered up q
ferycnt prayer lie took rs the basis OF his remarks
the third chapter Of the First Eplstle OF John, first
and second verses. Among other things, he said
that he esteemed 1t q privilege to he permitted tc
address the students for Il was while student in
| German university that he first embraced religion
I and he had since taken a deep Interest In educa
tonal establishments. He had been, IN his early
life, wicked worldly young man lie said he had
come to talk plainly TO the students, for he had
learned from the president that they wene not In
utfiuent circumstances. Amer his conversion he re
solved to become u missionary Because Of thai
decision his father became displeascd with him
He determined, therefore, never to receive penny
from his father while at the university. He asked
God to assist him, and God did assist him
number OF American professors, amoni
whom were Dr. Hodge, now OF Princeton
and Dr. Edward Robinson came 10 tho uniyersit.
tn study. He earned the means OF completing hi
studies by teaching these professors and other
German and translating their Hebrew while the!
were acquiring a knowledge OF the German Ian
guage. He was Us poor any Of the students be
tore him. for he had no properly. no salary no reg
ulsr income. When he desired to come to Americi
he had not the necessary means, but he went agaii
to God, and God heard him, for some gentlemen II
Scotland sent him 500 To begin his journey. Thu
he was accustomed To ask God not only for money
but for everything II the students should see hin
often and should become well acquainted witt
him, they would say he was happy man, n greu
, Bibe-reRdyr. They would judge rightly. for he wa
al Out.and out Christian. and that always bring
true happiness. He encouraged the students to col
J tlnue ia their efforts to obtain an education, I
seize aud make Use OF every opportunity thu
afforded By the school, and nrged them 10 becom
Christians such rs he described to trust to God fC
all things aS faith had been for more than forty
eight years the simple principle Of his life. At III
, close Of these interesting remarks Mr. Muller agai
Offered prayer after which the audience was di
' missed.