Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-08
Madame An6ersen'S F.ns:s.rauca.

DOUBTS ABOUT TUE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE o..
HER SELf-iMF0SED TASK
The tally-keeperS at the Mozart garden
Ir0oklyn. at $50 pm. Sunday. had crediieI
Madame Anderson with 1874 quarter miles in
as lnan! quarter hours. Last night three quar-
tiers of the time to he consumed in the walk was
over, aud yet the pedestrian showed no out
ward signs or exhaustion. The attendance is
generally large and enthusiastic: a few nnr,ons
however, familiar with featS of physical eadur.
anee, view with dtstrust the whole perform
aEce. The latter are Sceptical because OF the
almost Incredible nature OF the task, it being
considered lar more eXhauSting one than to
walk 1,teh miles In 1000 consecutive hours
Nadame Anderson advertises herself TO appear
and walk at the beginning of each Quarter hour
AS she is reported 10 average minutes TO the
quarter mile, which is under, rather than
above, the estimate only minutes are left
baths in this brief period She appears on the
track occasionally in a sleepy condition.
nut Walks herself awake. and makes her
last round at a lively pace, which would seem
to ion bid quick sleep on her retirement. The
fact that there is no adversary pecunfarily
interested in her failure is cited as ground for
suspicion OF trickery. That a woman appar-
entiy weighing 40 pounds. should be able to
undergo such a strain. for three weeks and
show lao trace OF unusual wearinesS or loss OF
flesh. Is considered Incredible. 1t is argued
also that it is easier for a woman 10 avoid the
pry iEg fnquSitiyencsS, which has generally
been tire means Of the detection OF fraud in any
Undertaking OF this nature \ double en-
ployed by man in Cincinnati ia walking 1000
miles III 1.0Go consecutive hours was only de-
teclcd at the close Of the feat. At .;:i5 yeStcr-
Gay afternoon MADAM Anderson began her
2.C'pth quarter mile, and completed It in 3
minutes 2II seconds. Soon after lots she lin
lSlled the 2.0E>th quarter, having walked 81,
lnles. he f0t!If Ii week Of hef walk BEGAN last
evening.
TIE CANPAHA-oIEARY FIASCo
Inc echGtS OF the Canpaua-O Ieary fiaSco re-
Feat the alleged confession OF the scorers en-.
pioyed at bridgeport, who say that Cam9ana
was marked up twenty miles a daY during MS
performance in iiubbcllS Hall in thai cit :; that
ore CT his friends ran ten miles each night for
nm Wine he slept. and That in his great ninety
niles Jun On the last day the scorer WAS seen
| 10 MAJ * him up ten nt!eo.-IS. Y. Tribune.
TRIUMPHANT LoyE-A marriage which took
place In Pocah0ntaS county several weeks ago
anna surroundings that might be eKpectei II
Idnlren even the ardor OF young love has just
been reported to Us. The swain, a stout young
ai.Eef Of Pocah0ntaS county, after the usual
course Oh SlLCoin sparkling, had prevailed on
the maGea ffeckled 10 name the day. she fixed
an early one, ana he obtained license In Pocl-
hontaS county. he girl lived Just over the
Ilne Ii Calhoun county. The evening set for
tic marriage was q rainy and dismal one out
The minister arrived at the brides house to per-
form the ceremony. All the preparations were
made. when preliminary TO the ceremony the
minister asked 10 see the license. When it was
shown there was trouble. the minister refusing
10 proceed unless they went over into POcahOn-
las county. The house was only a few rods
from the line, but IL was as dark as Egypt and
raining by the bucketful without. However
every BODY was anxious and nobody afraid and
out they went. The pig pen was over the line,
and toward it the party Steered. The minister
mounted the fence to get Out of the mud, and
wound his legs among the boards to brace HIM
sell; the couple grabbed hands, and, While the
Dr1deS brother held lantern to illuminate the
JOB, the ceremony was performed.-[Fort Dodge
tI0tra) Gazette.