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Darr got on his knees, next stood up
right balancing himself on the horses
back, while with his left hand he held
the cord that ran over the pulleys of the
mechanic. Now on one foot, now on the
other, he danced back and forth with the
motion of the horse, while in his right
hand he held the reins. All the time he
spoke to the horse, "Good boy! good
boy! good man." The young man was
an expert rider and has been two years
in the ring. He was as much at home on
the horses back rs most people are on
terra frma. Half an hours practice suf-
feed for this horse.
Mrs. Marks, compactly built, grace
fully formed lady, next entered the
arena. Her feet were encased in opera
slippers, and she wore tight-ftting
basque. She was also an expert rider,
and perfectly at home on the horse. She
stood on one foot, then on both, walking
backward and forward on the horses
broad back as easily and as gracefully as
though on parlor carpet. She stood
perfectly erect, then jumped up eighteen
inches or two feet, alighting steadily on
the horse; then turned with her face to the
horses tail and at last came down in a
finish. The horse was of Norman breed.
with back very broad. Resting for per-
haps five minutes, the horse slowly walk
ing around the ring, she chatted with
the ringmaster and then started in again.
For time she sat upon the horse, work.
ing her body all over his back and
accustoming the animal to every change
of position. This horse is called John,
and is valued at $500.
A plump young lady of only eighteen
wears, who formerly worked on the tra-
peze, was next. She had only been rid
ing four days. and was training for the
hurdle races and the Roman chariot hip
podrome races. She seemed perfectly
fearless, and mounted with the aid of an
attendant, into whose hand she placed
her left foot, and in jify was mounted
and off. Her lesson was different from
that of the preceding lady. She was
training to do the vaulting act, where
the horse leaps over a bar gate or a
hurdle, and the rider dismounts and
vaults on again after the horse has
cleared the hurdle.
"Now, down." shouted Johnny Viii
son, after she had ridden around several
times. Grasping the handles around the
surcingle, she gracefully leaped to the
ground, and Wilson gently pulling the
rope that was attached to the ring back
of her neck she vaulted back again. This
was repeated until she at last vaultcd
without the aid of the rope. The exer-
else was violent, and her cheeks glowed
with a flush of health, giving roseate
tint to her fair complexion that would
have put to the blush any painted car
mine stage beauty that ever trod the
boards. The :horse kept on the lope,
Wilson cracked his whip, the rings and
chains ratified and cracked, the horse
puffed and painted, and the young lady
rose to her knees and then on both feet.
"Bear on your toes!" shouted Wilson,
Caack went the whip. "Walk up and
down." Gall over the horse" "Bully
for you?" "Toes down" "Outslde
shoulder in more" "Stay there!
Watch your toes!" were the quick,
short orders that came in rapid succession
between the cracks Of the whip and pants
of the horse.
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of the horse

"SIy knees are giving out!' at last
she said. ''All right come down" re-
sponded Wilson, and the lady was seated
on the horse. Such was Miss Sallic
Cramer, who enters the arena next
season as hurdle rider, and pockets her
snug little salary of $45 week.
"The hardest thing to teach the
ladies' said Johnny Wilson, the trainer,
as he sauntered over to the bale of hay,
behind which sat the artist aud reporter,
''is jumping on the horsc-daucing on
him. There is also good deal of
trouble in teaching beginners their proper
positions. "You see they must stand erect.
Robinson's method was to first teach all
his pupils to stand correctly on the
horse before they learned to do anything.
And what is to stand correctly2 When
the head is erect, heels together, knees
straight and toes out, the right shoulder
turned in facing the horse. They mus,
get the spring from the ball of the foot
and not from the knees. The tendency
is to ride on the heel, and that is what
we have to overcome in all new riders.
That is why you hear me continually
shouting: keep your toes into the horse ,
When lady first begins to ride the
tendency is to scrouch, as if to grab the
horse by the name, and all that has to
be overcome"
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SOME time ago there appeared in q
Washington paper the following ad-
1.-THE ESD.l

SOME time ago there appeared in a
Washington paper the following ad-
vertisement:
WANTED-By gentleman and wife, old
w residents OF Washington, half pew or two
seats in st. Johns Episcopal Church; best OF
social references given
This willingness to give social refer
ences to secure the. privilege Of wor.
Shipping at st. Johns Church reminds
the Washington Post of story OF
President Lincoln. One day during
the war young officer called upon him
to secure an appointment in the army,
and brought him letters of recommen-
lation signed by all the F. F. VS. in
the District of Columbia. There had
been no application for Office before
President Lincoln so strongly support
ed by the aristocracy, and, turning to
The young man, he told him that he
would give him tie appointment, and
handed him back the papers. @Don't
you want to place the papers on file?"
asked the officeseeker. "I supposed
that was the custom" eyes, that's the
CUSTOM" said President Lincoln; "bui
you had better take them with you, as
you might want to join st. Johns
Church"
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melodious monotone: t'Keep on your
toes" Keep on your toes" "Walk all
around on 'em." tDon't lean back on
'em" "stand up straight "That's
good" "Hold onto your skirt" "There,
take hold of the rope" ''Pull up your
rein." "Balancs yourself" Suddenly a
slip was made, but not fall. Wilson
quickly pulled the cord, and dangling in
the air perfectly unconcerned the lady
hung while the horse cantered uncon-
cernedly on. 1t was the work of mo-
ment to let her easily down into the ring,
and as the horse came around she quickly
vaulted onto his back cgain. "She IS
going to make great rider" remarked
Wilson, 'for she has not the slightest
fear of the horse" and after her ride was
over she repaired to the dressing room
and soon came out in a blue dress and
joining Wilson at the pole walked around
by his side watching every order and
studying the horses motions as the other
riders went through their exercises
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
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A Biz Hickory Tree.

Not many Eastern people, unless they
are acquainted with the forests of the
Mississippi Valley, and especially those
found on the higher Allegheny Mount
aims, know what really large hickory
tree is. The shellbarks of southern In
diana are sometimes $50 feet tall, with
trunks four or five feet in diameter, and
bare of limbs for seventy or eighty feet,
and even larger trees can be found in the
still almost untouched forests of eastern
Tennessee and western North Carolina
But those large trees are doomed, and
before many years have passed every
hickory tree of sufficient size and proper
quality will have been sacrificed to
supply the ever-increasing demand for the
wood.
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CHAPTER XXyIv.

THE CURTAIN FALLS ON THE LAST Acr
The Car was dead!
st. Petersburg, as matter of form:
and in many cases, no doubt, as a mat
ter of sorrow, was draped in mourning
In great hall of the Winter Palace
the Council, or nominal advisers of the
late Car. sat in solemn deliberation.
1t was before this august body that
Ivan Berger was conducted, by an aid,
to Count Orloff.
Count Orloif was there in person !;
and when Ivan entered, he was startled
and surprised to see in the great cham
ber, not only his beloved mother and
sister. but also the Grand Duke Alexis,
seated near General Paul, who, in his
turn, was seated near Lola Pulaski.
Ivan still wore the uniform which
had served to disguise him as an old
soldier, but his bearing was calm and
fearless as he approached the officer
presiding over this tribunal.
The presiding officer held in one
hand an envelope, in the other letter,
which had evidently been taken from
the envelope.
"Ivan Terger," sail the presiding
officer, as he held up the letter, "this
document was found on your person
by the Justice. Look at the envelope
and tell me if you recognize it,"
Il do" said Ivan, with glance Of
the paper.
"You know how it came into yorr
possession"
II do"
And you are willing to tell us?'
II am"
sHow are We to know that you are
telling us the truth?"
Because. excellency, I have never
learned to lie, and in what l shall tell
you, if am free to speak, I do not
propose that any cowardly fear shall
inGuce me to shield myself"
Speak" said the chief of the coun-
81; "but first let me assure yon that
your life depends on our being able to
prove your words"
II shall simply speak of my own life
and acts without mentioning the names
of any Nihilists and I will preface what
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Few of even his intimates are aware
that Cyrus W. Field, the American
millionaire, started in life as a rag
dealer; yet such is the unromantic fact.
There are a few old residents yet left
who have vivid recollection of a mod
est sign over q rickety-looking build
ing, bearing the legend, "Cyrus w.
Field Rags" His shop was next door
to another New York worthy, Peter
Cooper, who kept glue-shop, and the
two youngsters became inseparable
friends. Mr.. Cooper recognized the
ability Of the young ragman, and they
became fellow workers in the Atlantic
cable and other operations which led
- uae1tl. anI foo,n
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BAREBACK RIDING.
HOW SOME CIRCUS PERFORM
ERS ARE MADE.
Early Beginners Held in Place by a
Swinging Harness--Eight Hours
aDay Practice in the Saw
Dust Arena.

Training ladies and gentlemen to ride
bareback in the circus arena is busi-
ness.
Cincinnati has such training school,
and it has turned out some of the greatest
bareback, hurdle, all-rouud, sonersault,
trick riders, and two and four and six
horse riders, that the American continent
has ever seen.
There are schools and especial train
ing for all those who would arrive at ex-
cellence in any branch of human indus
try, and the casual observer has little
idea of the patience and fearlessness,
hours of hard and unceasing labor that
rider in the circus area must go
through before anything like proficiency
is attained.
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[ have to say by solemnly declaring
that 1 had no hand in the death OF the
Gar, but that tried TO avert it.
Then, with every word to the point,
Ivan told the story of his own life, not
concealing the injustice that had been
done his own family, and without any
effort to conceal his own bold acts he
explained everything up to the time he
had received this letter from Eivlra,
the Countess Linwold, with the under
standing that he was to deliver it alter
the review to Colonel Orloff Of the I'm
perial Artillery.
After Ivan had finished his state
ment, and from the manner of his hear
ers it was evident it was believed, this
letter was read to the council.
It showed conclusively that the
Countess Linwold knew that Colonel
Orloff was Nihilist, and that both
were aware of the conspiracy to Kill the
Czar.
1t further showed that it was Colonel
Orloif who had attempted the life of
General Paul, and that there was a
conspiracy to induce the authorities to
believe that the General was traitor.
It further showed that the Countess
uated Lola Pulaski, and that she had
and would continue to make every effort
till that prosecuted young lady was
sent to Siberia.
The Grand Duke Alsssis testified that
Lola Pulaski had come to the palace to
warn the Czar, and that her efforts were
rewarded with imprisonment On bis
own behalf General Paul told his own
straight story, and on the instant the
council declared him free, and restored
him to all his estates and honors.
The end is near, and it would be
profitless here to go into details.
Colonel Orlof' was arrested, and as
history shows, died felon's death,
The Countess LinwoId, on learning
the fate of her lover, committed sui
eide.
Count Linwold hel the empire in
disgrace and went to live in England,
where he shortly afterwards died.
Dr.. Mulek aud Peter the student, de-
spite their protestations of loyalty and
innocence, were sent to Siberia for life
and there were never men who so vel
deserved that fate.
Ivan Berger was pardoned on con
dition that he should leave the en-
pire. 49,.
Count OrloA provided him will
money, and he came to America, where
he ha, prospered well, and although
he can never forget his old home, he i:
now the happy husband Of rich Den
yer Nero hant's daughter.
Count Orloff married the beautiful
Elizabeth, and with Madam Berger be
went TO i've In rams, having reslgne
from the Russian service.
Pc was, no doubt, induced to do thi!
by General Paul, now the husband O.
Lola Pulaski.
The old General still lives, honored
cared for, and loved by tho son of thai
man who had done so much to blast
his young life.
Lola is happy with her children, ane
the gay circles of Paris, who to-day
call her "The Queen of Society" have
forgotten, or do not know, that she wa
once known as THE QUEEN OF TIL
NIHILISTs.
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be overcome.

The five minutes rest being over, Miss
SaIlie signifed her willingness to finish
out her half hour, and the horse broke
into the lope. This differs something
from the cauter, in that both the inside
feet of the horse-that is, the front and
hind foot toward the ringmaster-are in
the air at once, while every muscle in the
horses body seems to be in motion. AS
chs stood up, holding the rope in her left
hand and the reins il her right, whisking
around the ring, now on one foot, now
on the other, Wilson kept shouting, In
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A HOTEL REAYSoDY.
, +ho,s.,6 tonr,os IN avail

Oh for O Thousand tongues TO swell
The praises of good hotel,
Where travellers Ger this mundane spnor'
Are welcomed with tho finest cheer.
Where every tired and sleepy guest
On downy couch his form can rest.
And slumbey sweetly without fear
OF harm or danger lurking near.
Where every wsll-bred hungry wight
Can satisfy his appetite
With bounteous nature choicest stores
From native or from foreign shores.
Where all the guests are at their ease,
Where all tho servants strive to please;
And where the host with smiling face
Conducts the house with happy grace.
Next to the houso that gave Us birth,
The dearest spot on this wide ecrth.
For any mort Il, sick or we'll,
Is by all odd; nice hotel.
'otel Mans GHtN.
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A TRAVELLERS BYW0RD.

A traveller once, with thought 'ul mind,
Tried to invent another kind
of phrase, q substitute to be
For this: There are no flies on me.
At last he found the words ne sought. :,
And straightway sent this happy though
Throughout the country lar ana near
There ar! no insects baskinS here.
When hsushty landlords sought to give
Him fare en- which he scarce could live
He'd VIM, and say, with knowing ieer:
(" There are no insects basking here"
When other travellers tried to get
The trade on which his heart was SGT,
He'd murmur soft: Il have no fear;
There are no insects basking here.
But when upon the tavern bed
He sought to rest his weary head,
He held his tongue and shed a tear-
Tue words lost all their meaning here
Hotel Mans Guide.
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FRED HArN, a Collinwood (Ohio)
man, was taken prisoner at Kingston,
Ga, in "a, and was stripped of ac-
couterments, among which was q cap
box with his name stenciled upon it..
He escaped and thought no more of
the cap box until it was found by a
Miss kerns in q coal shed near Collin
wood last week. How it gravitated to
its owner during twenty-five years
wandering is mystery.
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STANLEY AND EMIN PAsHA.

the Congo Free State. 1t is two-story
arrangement, the top being perforated
with holes to permit the free circulation
of air.
Before his last departure for Africa,
Mr.. Stanley, on showing his head-piece
to group of friends, remarked that it
was a far more effective protection against
sunstrokc than any Of the helmets worn
by English or other troops in the tropics,
and he was surprised that it had not been
generally adopted.
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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS pleasantly
related this one on himself the other
day in an address: II was making q
public speech some little time ago, and
one of my hearers remarked to bis
neighbor, who happened TO be per-
sonal friend of mine, What q pity
What pity? Why, what is the pity !?
said my friend We'll, it is great
pity that man with such white whis-
kers should wear such a very brown
wig"
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ANY ONE can make the handgrenade
fle e1tinguishers, and at small frac-
ton of the prices charged in the mar
ket. Any light quart bottle will serve
to hold the solution, which is COM
posed of one pound Of commo2 salt,
one-half pound of sal-ammonia, dis
solved in about two quarts of water.
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STANLEY Before the Camera.

The illustration herewith shows the great
explorer and Emin Bey with him-he
had Just arrived near the coast-as they
appeared when Mr.. Vizetelly, the special
correspondent, met them with the first
news from Europe and load Of pro-
visions.
The curious head-dress worn by Mr..
Stanley is Belgian invention, and be-
longs to the uniform of the officers of
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Large numbers of Americans, especially
from the Pacific coast, are now visiting
Japan. They generally remain few
months, and thus acquire wide familiar
ity with japanese manners and institu-
tions.
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A FEW days ago as class at the Gin
cinnati College Of Medicine was about
to dissect the body of man who had
died of drink young man rushed into
the room and threw himself OH the
subject, crying: MY father, my poor
father!" This recalls the fact that
some years ago President Harrison
found in the Ohio Medical College the
body of his father, John Scott Harri
son, of North Bend, Ind. These horri.
bic incidents emphasize the fact that
there is vast deal Of unpleasant 10
nance in actual life.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-17
REDONDO BEACH.
A Batch of Gossip From the Seaside

A Batch of Gossip From the Seaside.
Correspondence of the HERALD.
Mrs. Wolfskill now has her grounds in
a beautiful condition and will soon have
a very fine lawn.
Mr.. Reese has been adding many i'm
provements to his yards in the line of
plants, flowers and palms.
Mr.. T. B. Whiteside is making some
fine improvements upon his grounds by
planting very fine imported trees and
shrubbery.
Mr.. A. G. Thompson and family have
just arrived and will remain for about
two or three weeks. They have rented
one OF Mr.. Teogies' tents.
The steamer Bonita arrived here Thurs
day morning and left for San Diego
When she returns there is cargo Of bar
ley to take to San Francisco.
The bathing has been splendid from
early morn until late at night, and many
enjoyed it by the electric light.
August 18th.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-17
GOING UP.
A large Number of Creditable New
Buildings.

A large Number of Creditable New
Buildings.
During the past week permits were
issued by Superintendent of Buildings
Muchmore as follows:
A. ]. DeBarry, Main and Twenty
seventh streets, dwelling, $1,000. A. J.
DeBarry, architect; William L. Will
liams, builder.
Miss Chapman, 124 South DAILY street,
addition to frame dwelling, $500.
Richard Brit, ,342 Palm street, adj
dition to frame dwelling, $500. Charles
Schneider, architect and builder.
]. R. Thacker, 933 Grand avenue, adj
dition to frame dwelling, 800. j. w.
Dodge, architect and builder.
John Goodwin, Fifth street between
Julian and San Pedro, frame dwelling
house, 500; John Rhodes, architect
and builder.
j. B. Lankershim, corner Olive and
Tenth, addition to frame dwelling
1000; R. B, Young, architect ;.Lapsey
& Mason, builders.
Charles A. Wolton, corner Fourth
and Wall street, rebuilt frame shed
$3.50.
L. Lichtenberger, First street between
Spring and Main, iron and plate glass
front. 5000; Llewellyn Bros, architects
and builders.
Alexander Campbell, corner Downey
avenue and Truman street, addition and
awning, $65; A. Wackenbath, architect,
and F. kronk, builder
G. Shafer, Marchessault street, brick
block, $4,000; G. R. Thorn, architect and
builder.
Mrs. E. Devins, 1923 South Olive street,
addition to frame dwelling, $1,000; Key
ser, Morgan & Walls, architects, and J i.
Burchtold builder.
E. L. Stephens, Hancock street, move
and enlarge building, $3.50; D. Falkner,
architect and builder.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-17
AFRICA VS.. AMERICA.
"A Rivel Base Ball Contest This
Afternoon.

Afternoon.
OF all the base ball cranks in this
city, and they are somewhat numerous,
no one is more enthusiastic than Cap
stain J. F. Moody. The national game
has many charms to offer to almost
every American, but to the Captain, it
is paramount to every other form OF
amusementin vogue; and in his opinion,
should take precedence Of anything
else. The gallant Captain has already
had an opportunity of ascertaining the
numper of people who were in accord
with his views of the matter; but not
deeming the result obtained con-
conclusive one, he is determined to take
another census. With this end in view,
two teams have been hard at work
practicing for some time past
and will be pitted against each other
upon the diamond of the First street
Athletic park this afternoon. The
rival teams are the New Los Angeles and
the Colored Lightweights, and that the
game will be an interesting one is as
sured by the fact that, in addition to the
jealousy already exciting between them,
a stake of $25 has been deposited by
each of the teams, to be played for.
The players and their positions are as
follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-17
General Agents Con fer,

General Freight and Passenger Agent
of the Southern California railway S. B.
Hynes went to San Francisco to meet
General Passenger Agent of the Atlantic
and Pacific road w. A. 'Bissell. There
was some gossip in railroad circles yes
terday to the effect that the meeting
had something to do with the rumored
consolidation of the two roads, but there
does not appear to be any good reason
for the report.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-17

Water Company, and nine other defend
ants on contract for the purchase of
the Rancho San Jose de Buenos Ayres
on which balance of $4,000 is now
due. The plaintiff had previously been
paid on account of the purchase price,
1920. 1888