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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-26
A Ca,edonian Athlete.

That well known Calcdonian athlete, 4.
W. johnson, who recently had match at
u lengthy all round programme with
Archie Scott, Is out with challenge To
any man ia the world 90 compete against
him Ia an all round programme. johnson
Il about As years old, and has been COM
petng for over twenty years. He Is a tall,
wiry man, standing 6u. In. high' ana
his weight in athletic clothesis l63 pounds.
He has made some great jumping records,
and his ability at throwing weights Is
much better than the average. He wishes
TO compete in throwing twelve and sixteen
pound hammers, throwing iifty six pound
weight for both height and distance, toss
ing the caber, wrestling, putting fourteen
and twenty-one pound shots, standing and
running broad jumps, standing and run
ing high jumps, standing and running
hop, step and jump, hitch and kick, pole
vault, three standing broad jumps, 100
gard run, 40 yard hurdle race. He is now
residing at Toronto. Ont.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-26

Rumors of bad management in the re-
ceiving hospital We're rife, but positive
proof was wanting Annie Laurie"
for such was the name Miss Sweet had
chosen, decided to test the matter. She
dressed herself up in shabby genteel
clothes, and going into u crowded street
fell in voluntary fit. She was duly
picked up and carted off to the receiving
hospital She says the treatment eifectu-
ally cured her of fits for the future The
papers were all filed with pathetic de-
scriptions of the poor and friendlcss maid
en- who had fallen in the street and lodged
in the hospital. When the reporters
called to get the case she could not sup
press laughter, and had to feign hyster-
les in order to conceal her shamming.
When the stately matron remarked,
"Thare is "a reporther, and we must kape
him away from the facts or he will he
afther making column Of it, 80 he
WILL" she had TO summon her wits to
keep straight face. She was made to
drink hot mustard decoction to re-
move the poison which the wise doctor
declared she had taken with suicidal in
tent Her recovery followed in due
time, and after her release reporter for
rival paper sought her home to inter-
view her about her hospital experience.
In the interview she posed as the friend
of "poor Annie Myers" who had been in
the hospital.
The story she gave that reporter un-
folded tale whose lightcst breath made
leach particular hair stand on end like
quills upon the fretful porcupine," as it
were, and awakened such interest in
the ''poor girl" that she was flooded
with letters of sympathy and gifts Of
money and clothing from kind hearted
women. But when her story was printed
a sensation was aroused. The governor
of the state telegraphed to have the doc
tor dismissed pending investigation, and
when the investigation was made he
was bounced for brutality.
Next she obtained letters and passports,
and went TO visit the leper island Of
Molokai in the Hawaiian group. Here
she was the first and only woman who
ever set foot on that accursed land ex-
cept some half dozen Sisters of Mercy,
whose lives are spent there as nurses to
the suffering 200 lepers upon whose life
the sun Of hope has forever set. Here
she found no startling episode. Only
sorrow, deep and dark, gathered around
the victims of the vile disorder. But
her story of the place was graphic and
| pathetic recital.
After returning from the lepers' col
ony she resumed the every day work of
society editor and reporter. Her last
adventure was in joining the Salvation
Army, and in u hallelujah bonnet she
went to the Jail with an arInful Of War
Crys and talnbourine. She peddled
War Crys to the prisoners and took
notes while the captains shouted and
prayed, and her story was good one.
w. CT. BENTON.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-26
DRIVING A MOMER.

Harry made no answer. He only
unused gratulatingly to himself: "Deuccd
lucky That appointment was made for
tomorrow morning instead of for to-
night"
Nine. KS desire to "wear the
breeches" is one shared by many of her
Sex who have other incentives than jeal-
ousy to attract them toward male attire.
They wish equality with men in all
things, and it is small eYaggeration to
say that they have achieved their pur-
pose save in two directions-thcy still
clothe themselves with gowns and their
right OF suffrage is limited. But IN
many states they vote at local elections,
and as TO the matter Of garb the adoption
Of the divided skirt and the vogue of the
''swagger' suit seem to presage the ul-
innate abolition Of the present style Of
feminine dress. An incident of recent
occurrence shows that the male, how
ever, will not give up his individuality
Of attire without n struggle.
The other day Mrs. Anderson, the wife
Of a farmer living near Emmaus, Pa. 1,
rigged herself up in "a snug fitting waist
coat, "A pair of her husband 5 trousers and
a broad brimmed harvest hat. Thus at
tired she went into the hay field and
took charge Of one h the mowers, She
made picturesque figure and she drove
WELL hut the farm hands, fifteen in num-
Der, first protested, and, when that
proved unavailing, quit work. The lat
est report from Enmaus is to the effect
that Mr. Anderson can get no one 10
help him unless he guarantees that his
wife viii keep outen the fields" and
wear the raiment prescribed by custom
and prejudice.
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Now York "a. a Horse market.

New York has come to be looked
upon as tho great mart for bloodcd
cguincs, and instead Of colts and iillies
being displayed, as Of yore, IN their an
cestral paddocks they arc transported
to that city and exhibited in th6sd 10 No
can Institute building. Tho dangers of
travel are more than Offset by tho larger
attendance of rich buyers secured In tho
metropolis and the consequent increase
in prices obtained. Tho smallest man
and the shrcwlest inspector OF horses ut
some OF tho sales of last spring was
Robert Steel, Of Philadelphia, the intro
ducer of the Happy Medium strain into
the trotting blood of the United States
and one of the first men 10 largely en-
gage AS business in the breeding Of fast
trotters.
AS he looked with ldndling eyes upon
tho glossy skins OF the youngsters being
paraded before him on one occasion no
said GLOW marvellous has been the I'M
provement in our trotting horses within
the last ten years and, more wonderful
still, with breeders increasing In numbers
and consequently fast horses also, tho
prices Of good horses have grown enor-
mously. Less than ten years ago brood
mare which brought 81 800 was phe-
nomenal animal aud the announcement
Of such figures astounded people. Now
such horses range in price from III 900 10
$4,000, and u man who possesses brood
mare ono of whose progeny has made u
great record owns enough to support
him unless his ideas Of living are extra
ordinarily lavish.
"Why is it that the price OF blooded
horse flesh has increased so rapidly
There arc two chief reasons. The first
il that horses today, as u result Of addi-
tional. knowledge ON the part of trainers
and owing 10 constant experiments in
crossing strains, arc finer bred than ever
before in tho history Of the world, so
that from the expression Of twenty years
ago, '2:40 on plank roal,' being au
expression of supcrlatiye swiftncss we
have come now To condition of equine
affairs in which If IA mans every day
roadster cannot trot down in the TWEEN
ties he is sneered ut by the drivers no
brushes with upon tho road.
"The second reason is that men who
drive horses for pleasure keep more now
than they did ten years ago Then few
men who enjoyed this most delightful
pastime kept more than one horse, but
they found that "a lameness tAlay and u
soreness tomorrow and u cough tho next
week doomed them to frequent disap-
pointments, and so now gentlemen driv-
ers who can afford the luxury rarely
keep less than three IA lorses."
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AS SHE ENTERED THE CosTUMERs.
army Of clerks entered the private
Office. Her husband, one Of the partners,
was at the telephone as she opened the
door, and she heard him utter this sem
tence:
Remember, now, Fourteenth street
and Sixth avenue, 7:30 sharp"
Mime. X. - it is as well to call her
that as anything clse--chances to be Of
jealous disposition, and she scented an
intrigue. Therefore she dissembled,
and smiling swectly said:
II was shopping in your neighbor-
hood, and thought I'd stop moment TO
learn if You had yet decided on the day
when we shall start for the country"
81 talked tho matter over q little
while ago." he replied, with the other
members of the firm, and think It
probable we can get away Monday.
Will that suit2'
Eyes, 1 think so. Well, good-by till
dinner time, Harry"
I'm afraid you must dine alone to-
night, my dear. / shall have to stay
down town good part OF the evening"
'Indced! But of course If you must,
you must. Good-by."
BY the time Nine. X. had reached and
re-entered the carriage her mind was
made up and she ordered the coachman
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-26
RIpawAY MOORE.

the Rockies several times in pursuit of
this pastime, and scarcely another man
in New York society has travelled so ex-
tensively in this country. 1t is said that
Mr.. Stewart has visited every state in
the Union.
Mr.. Stewart is u member Of the Union,
the University, the Riding and the
Down Town clubs and many other or
ganizations. In two clubs he is one Of
the board of governors. He is q man
slightly above the average height. slen-
der, but very muscular. His complexion,
if ever free from the livery Of the sun.
would show itself fair to match his hair,
which is chestnut brown in color
These augmentations Of the portrait-an
excellent likeness - accompanying this
will serve our readers like personal in
PRODUCTION.
Ridgway Moore is a descendant Of an
old Philadelphia family. He was born
there, and left TO join the army during
the war of the rebellion, serving as a
staff officer. He is the nephew of Miss
Clara Bloomfield Moore and is tho presi-
dent Of the Moore Paper company, a fact
which will surprise even some of his in
Inmates, for Ridgway Moore is generally
considered to be the type of the elegant
dilettante. Besides his business cares
this gentleman is a true bibliophile. He
is q great collector of rare books and an
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-26

Word comes from various places showing
that accidents at pole vaulting, mostly the
breaking Of the poles, still continue, and
one recently at Staten Island, where the
athlete landed heavily on his spine SO that
he could not get up for some time, rat her
dampened the whole games. The main
trouble Is that athletes wishing To excel in
this game use poles far too light for them,
which when grasped high up 10 clear q
great elevation snap between the grip
and the ground There are cases on record
of athletes meeting with such an accident
having been impaled ON the lower end,
falling directly down on it. At almost
any competition five or six different sizes
Of poles can be found brought by different
athletes, and it is not unusual 10 see a l1o
pound man yaulting with his neighbours
pole, made for a lJO pound man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-26
A FIRST CLASS JOURNALIST.

winifred Sweet. of The San Franchise
Examiner, and Her Many Disguises.
Especial Corrcspondence
SAN FRANCISCO, July l9.---Thc globe
trotting exploits Of Nellie bly, and Miss
Bisland have made the names Of these
two familiar to all newspaper readers.
In San Francisco is little woman who,
If less widely known, is none the less
active in daring expslients and quite rs
successful in playing novel parts In real
life dramas
Winifred Sweet was born in Chicago
twenty-three years ago. Her father
was Gen. B. j. Sweet in the late war,
and was appointed pension agent at
Chicago by President Grant during his
first term. At his death his daughter
Ada Sweet, while but twenty years old,
was made her fathers successor in the
Office.
For eleven years, until requested TO
step down and out by Commissioner
Black. during the Cleveland administra-
ton. she held the position. Her refusal
to resign made her famous. Winifred
is the youngest and, believe. the only
sister of extension Agent Ada Sweet
Her debut in journalism was in Chicago
little over two years ago. She wrote
some stories for The Chicago Tribune
over the name "Columbine." Her first
regular engagement was with The New
York Truth. In August Of last year
she came to San Francisco in search of
employment, and took with her letters
of introduction to the big boss of ono of
the big dailies Of this city.
This gentleman informed her that he
would not have u woman employed in
his Office for anything; that "the coast"
had not degenerated to sufficient de-
gree to give desk room to any woman in
newspaper sanctum. But Miss Sweet
was not entirely crushed by this unprom-
ising outlook. She went to another Of
fee and proposed to do some work for
the paper il permitted. She was given
some little encouragement, and submit
ted story which was accepted. In
few days a flower show came on, and
she was assigned to "do' it for the pa
per. She did it to the satisfaction of
the managing editor, and was soon given
desk and regular assignments in the
local room.
When she had gained u footing and
inspired some degree Of confidence she
began to divulge some rather daring
schemes in the sensation line. Her first
exploit in this direction was to answer
an advertisement for ballet girls. She
joined ballet in O spectacular play at
the Grand Opera house, and turned in
some racy reading as the result
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30 mn tnos truveiine 60 q nay tweed
from the trunk In which y was carefully
slowed away. and wonder ie-f y were IN.
deexi true that her throbbing heart had
thrilled through TINT senselcss fabric, stir.
ring wild Joy and rapture to the very depths
Of his own.
"Wouid be sobbine, my heart out" at
last she murmured, Hif lid not love you
and could not bear to have you gos''
Cbntinaed wert Saur,ioy
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to hold Office aud to use the cross saddle.
Away back in the 3O's, when cold fash
ioned" views obtained, Anne Jane Thorn
ton, girl Of 10. created a sensation by
Disgusting herself and shipping as cabin
boy on vessel commanded by Alexan-
der Burke. with whom shc had fallen In
love. She kept the secret of her sex for
months. On its discovery she was
promptly returned To her English home.
Sixty years ago Miss Thornton's conduct
was thought TO be shocking" but to-
day DIR. Mary Walker promcnades the
streets Of Washington in tall hat, Prince
Albert coat and trousers. and attracts
little notice and less comment.
Is il to be that in not distant future
tho sexes will dress alike? Possibly.
Already there exist female baseball
mines and cricket clubs, aud some Of the
daughters of London are organized into
fire brigade. In many ways woman
il intrenching ON the domain that man
once thought peculiarly his own. From
the ranks OF the fair sex employers now
recruit good percentage of their clerks,
reporters, typewriters and confidential
secretaries. Women havo claimed and
secured recognition as doctors, artists,
preachers, scientists and experts along
various lines Qf research. Their place
in literature has long been an honorable
one, and recently their representatives
have attained the highest college honors.
A few are known rs explorers, and one
or two make tidy incomes rs commercial
travellers. So far whatever thcy have
done has been done well, and il they
storm the last intrenchment Of mascu-
Unity and capture the garments Of the
stcrner Sex it is probable that they may
create waistcoats that will he poems and
invent trousers that will not bag at tho
knees. FRED q. DAYTON.
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The pretty crystallette with its round
glossy folds has sprung into favor with,
lightning rapidity, and there are few
ladies who have not one or two such
dresses. II / whispered to the elderly
ladies that this is very similar TO the
well loved and long worn silk mohair
alpaca perhaps tho liking for it would
be explained 1t is fully US handsome as
the finest silk, does not catch dust, looks
we'll on young and old, and is worn for
every purpose except dancing, and
don't see why it wouldn't do for that.
One OF the most stylish ways of making
il is TO trim it with fiat band of bias
plaid, and all plaid should be made bias
10 get the best results. For house
yoke, sleeves, belt and foot trimmings
can be plaid, or more or less elab-
orate patterns in red or green
or gold colored soutache braid. For
street accordion plaitings or kilt or box
plaits are very stylish, and it is trimmed
sometimes with black velvet and mauvs
velvet ribbon, ut others with dark gar
net, blue or green velvet, with ribbons OF
the same. OLIVE HARPER.
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Senator Conkling was very fond OF
sonorous words, especially those con-
tanning the letter o pronounced with it's
long sound A knowledge of this fact
enabled relatives TO open the box con-
tanning Mr.. Conkling's will. After try
ing the combination lock with various
words they hit upon "Rome" and tho
door flew back at once.
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GRAY cHEvIoT WALKING GOWN.
bottom and some white pink and cream
silk lace, with all over embroidery in silk
in Persian pattern and color. with silver
and gold thread interiningled. These
also have borderings.
Among the incest fall and winter col
ored goods saw some that would give
any woman the heartache who couldn't
possibly afford to buy them. The hand
soonest Of these is thick deecy mate
rial fifty inches wido in subdued colore
and in large plaid made by broken and
indistinct lines. Tho two handsomcsk
out of the whole book Of samples--for
the goods aro rs yet in tho great cases In
which they have arrived--is m indigo
blue in rather light shade, with broken
lines of gray and black, forming plaid
about three inches wide. The other II
of Quaker drab, with white and dark
brown lines. A gown and jacket Of this
material would require no other trim-
ming than buttons, and five yards would
make full suit
Among the novelties are number Of
very fine cainei's hair robe patterns,
there being woven border in white,
black and silver in irregular points, like
u rugged range Of mountains, and in
deed they are called iceberg points.
These come In gray, drab, hcliotrope,
old rose, etc. There are some stripes In
dull, faded colors, with combination oe
plain camel's hair or serge, and tksro
arc numberless cheviots and fine shop
herds plaids, all In very subduod coloE1.
Scarcely ono bright color Is to be seen IL
dress goods. These and the rich gray
cheviots In six different shades and ssv-
er,L designs al the bill for the sobGu
= I A--;. .s. fpll and xiakss hon|
arc to be variously trimmed, bat tboGI
will be very little needed on these rica
and elegant goods.
But there arc plaids, such lot q
them, nearly all clan plaids In regulaI
Scotch style and weave, with all the love
ly effect Of deep purplish blue and darA
green, with black as a background, and
bright white, red and yellow hair lines
like mesh thrown over the more SOM
Der surface. These plaids, in blue and
green, were popular, in fact q rage,
twenty-five years ago, In poplin. Tho
present weave Is the regular Scotch,
with all tho smoothncss Of poplin and
the softness of cashmere. There are Of
course many bright colors in theso
plaids, but they are inseparable from the
design and are already in good demand.
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to drive to the establishment OF q noted
costumer to whom in former days she
had been much indebted for success as
an amateur actress.
That evening a dapper little man,
whose features were redeemed from
effeminacy only by q fiercely glowing
pair Of eyes, haunted the corners of
Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Several times he came near getting into
trouble for following couples who saun-
tered along the pave. At 0 he disap-
peared At 10 Mime. X reached her
house. She found an anxious husband
awaiting her.
"Where in the world have you beenY'
heexclaimed. "1managcd to get through
early, and rushed home TO give you u
pleasant surprise"
'lve been making fool Of myself"
she responded Historically, and then,
after good cry, explained her sus-
picions and how, in male attire, she had
watched and waited and found them
baselesss. But, do you know, dearest"
she added after securing forgiveness,
sin all my agony couldn't help think
ing how much more comfortable that
suit felt than skirts. i wish l could
wear coats and trousers all the while"
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Longer ago tnan any one iiv,ng now
cares to remember Mrs. Bloomcr started
the movement for reform--so called
Of the female costume. That ridicp,e
scotched but did not kill it is shown by
the present prominence Of various qucs-
tions relating to wo,nan's garb and to
such krvtty points as her right to smoke,
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grapevines. His hair is light brown,
his complexion between bruno and
blonde, his eyes gray.
No tuft hunter could carry his folly
30 far rs to call him handsome, but there
is a pleasant, open expression in his
countenance which treasures whoever
goes to ask of Mr. Astor favor. He
was educated at Harvard, and has been
trained quite strictly to business habits.
Indeed it is said by the real estate agents
who have dealings with the Astors that
this representative of the young genera
ton possesses the shrewdness and firm
ness that ought to go with the name, IL
there is anything in blood. Every morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when he is in town,
John j. Astor, Jr., is TO be found in the
handsomely appointed offices in West
Twenty-sixth street. At this season,
however, he loves to play truant He is
devoted to hunting, and is a fine shot.
Two weeks of May he spent In company
Of Lispenard Stewart, another devoted
amateur Nimrod, at Clayton, N. Y,
hunting in the neighboring hills.
Mr.. Astor is also fond Of all athletic
sports He is an excellent horseman and
bicyclist, but prefers the latter form Of
exercise. AT Newport, where he is now
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A naomeL Island.

Sable Island, off the Nova Scotian
coast, famous for its herd Of wild ponies,
is gradually succumbing to the action OF
the sea, and mariners say VIII disappear
entirely within the paN tsw years.