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CAPSIZED ON HORSEB 4 OK.
A Thrilling Adventure or Washington
Girl While FordIng IA stream.

Horseback riding ia indu,cod in opite

Horseback riding is INDUCED in quite gem
orally about Washington by both ladies and
gentlemen this spring. and among them are
quite number OF novces. AT present there is
at least Que young lady in town who il busily
engaged in reGretting thai she over attempted
to learn the equestrian snort. Incidentally it
may be remarked that there is also certain
YOUNG man not n thousand miles from the city
who wishes that he had not been so previous
In taking his best girl out for a ride in the
country until ne knew more about her ability
the matter up but the story has leaked ont.
Tho above young man. who is
quite We'll known IN society, TOOK this Young
lady out fora ride ono morning during tho
case with those bent upon this sort of pleas
ure. they chose 10 go up in the neighborhood
Of ierco's Mill. All went well until they
reached point above the mill whore the road
crosses Rock Creek. The bridge ut this place
was waShe ! out year agn ana has never been
replaced. There was plenty of evidence that
iordinE the stream Just above where the bridge
had stooG. rh" young man. therefore put his
horse through the creek. and found no diff
Guilty in 50 doing.
refined her horse into the water and pa sed tho
first half OF the ford safely enough. But she
allowed the animal to so Il little below tho
and persisted in going further down the
stream. Then suddenly. without warning,
the beast iher STAN blcd or deliberately rolled
over and tho fair rider was spilled headlong
into the water. Luckily. she went over on the
lett side, so that she had no difficulty IN olsen
gaEnS her foot from the stirrup: but the swift
ness OF the current was SUCH that before she
could Recover it had to!!cd her over two or
three Il mes down tho stream. The young man
CALAMITY came to the rescue of his companion
before anyt hing more serious than complete
drenching had happened. hut 1t may lie safely
this couple hereafter will not lie OF the aquatic
order but will be confined strictly to land.
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THE- sum SUNDAY, MAJ 8, Neo-rH1RTY PAGES

token came. His aged mother sold her. farm
and moved away, and after that llosalie heard
nothing from her sweetheart. She finally boz
II was not a happy union. Her parents did not
approve Of this match, rs they had OF tho first
Her husbands name was William NIckle-
borough, and lie. was sour, morose, though
shrewd nan. He soon broke with SANDY
TIrues,dalo and then with his wife moved TO
america and settled on farm In New York
inter their arrival he died, leaving to his widow
borough found herself in comparatively dostl.
tute circumstances, with heavily mortgaged
t taFm on her hands She could rot apply to her
serious. SO she sold tue farm ami came to In
dependence whore she took w her residence
row followed her. Tor her daughter the only
comfort LETT her died and Is buried II little
Mickleborough has lived quiet, sud, aud
Three years ago Mr. Turyiss wife died and
last summer no determined TO ICH-lt his old
home in scotland There he learned the resi-
dence OF his old sweetheart, and whom. he
life. the old love wellod up in his heart and no
SWr1Ie hcr a long otter IN which he asked that
Tor she homg nSw that tbey S bSd the
best part OF their lives apart and had passed
the time of life when the fires Of love can bring
not bring to him the dying embers of an old
affection. But he would not be so denied. Ho
though they had separated ia anger their
affection for each other had really listed
through lie time At last she consented to
his coming lie lost no time. Last Saturday
he arrived IN Independence Matters were
coon arranged between them, and on Wednes-
day they We're we'd.
At first they planned to return to Mr.. Purvis's
homo in Narnette county. but her woman's
heart cried out for n view OF tho old home
where. as girl. she had been happy and
where sho had thrown away the pearl OF af-
lection. which she had found after SO many
years., Accordingly it was arranged that they
should start for homo to day
III ls Il the story which represent alive Of
the journal learned from Mr.. Puryis whom no
found smoking his pipe on u rustic bench mt
the house. which has sheltered his wife for
many Years past. The light of Il great happi-
ness was shining in his eyes
Yes" he said. :, have found her and won
her You may smile ut such iervor in 50 old
man. but have never ceased to love the little
girl who should have been my wife years ago.
i carried her, picture next my heart always.
and vowed that some day would find her.
ltwas for that that ourneyed back homo last
summer | have found her, and now |, will
cross the ocean again to make her happy"
, Just then Mrs. PurvS came ont rom the
house, and as she came IN to her husband and
placed hor hanh lovingly in his arm she said.
Yes. We are both happy now"
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stumped the district with his competition, q
Gen. Tucker who opened the campaign with
n rhetorical rhapsody in which he alluded to
his war services. and particularly described
battle in which he had commanded the Con-
fqderato side. beginning: Fellow citizens,
slept one night IL u tent on the mountai side
awaiting the battle on tho morrow. When he
had finished Allen got up and said: " Friends
and fellow citizens; It's all true what
Gen. Tucker told you about his sleeping in his
toni that night before the battle. ! know all
about it, for ] was guarding thut tont all night
long in the cold and We, on picket And now
Just want to say To MI OF YOU who were Generals
ia the war and slept ut nights in your guarded
tents like Lon. Tucker, you vote for him. But
all YOU fellows that guarded tho Generals
tents IN Tho wet and cold like me, you vote fcs
Private Nilen."
II Is needless to- say that Private Allen was
triumuhnntly clccte I, and was Private Allen
ever after. ike most humurists, Allen has u
face gray almost TO sadness in ropose. Com
ing IN on tho train the other day two strangers
scraped an acquaintance with him. After OBJ
serving him with interest Tor n long time.
Allen, noticing their scrutinY. preserved a
wooden expression all tho while until they had
gotten him we'll into conversation whom sud.
denly no smiled. Here's your dollar" said
ono stranger TO tho other handing over n sil.
Yer cGrtillcnte you've won. lie smiled"
Then they all smiled
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At Tea with the Ballet Girls.


A representative assisted last evening at Q
curious kind OF tea meeting to which ladies Of
the ballet. chorus ladies' and dressers were
hidden. Thoy came in scores, fresh from the
Empire. Alhambra and other music halls Mr..
". Forbes an evangelist whose work has been
commented by Mr.. Gladstone and MIR. Spur
geOn. was the host. and the place of meeting
was the Whiteield Church school room in the
classic precincts of Drury lane. After the hot
huttered toast and gay Sally Lunn" had been
disposed Of. there was a short service-SunEeyS
hymns and short. common sense addresses.
AS the guests ladies' from an uncertain
age to girls of 10 years. loft to trip 1t on the
light fantastic too and well-known boards in
the region OF Leicester square. texts and fow-
ers were given to each present from the
Theatrical Flower Mission. Mr.. Forbes has
these pleasant social gatherings every now and
then. and through his acquaintance with the
neglected classes thus brought together is able
to do some work OF a philanthrOpic as we'll AZ
distinctly religious character among them.
The good man last year took 27O ballet ladies'
-they are always called ladies-to Epson for q
days outing. He meets with no opposition
from the music hoIl authorities: indeed, the
manager of the Alhambra went to EPSON az
We'll rs 40 Of his dancers.
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GETTING PHYSICAL GRACE
The Remn rk able Conduct OF some OF the
Girls in Washington Explained.

wAsurNGToN. May lO,,It you watched tho
dress parade on CONNECTICUT or massachusetts
avenue any OF thei Sat ,Se se yHg w9uLa
adopted fresh style OF walking-their chests
thrown out as far as possible without any
n certain indesclibable spring in their gait.
Upon inuuiring as 10 the meaning Of this you
would be informed that it represents only a
grace introduced from abroad by n lady who
is now giving, lessons on tho subject to the
daughters and wives Of the richest and most
class Of young women meets at WYnamakers
twice a week, to learn how to walk to 20 up
an! town stairs, to stand. 10 bow. to smile, to
mako eyes. aud TO dispose of tho hands.
1t need excite no surprise now TO see three or
their arrlva mt a party, wr'nGing their hands
frantcnly as if IN violent grief. MI hat it
6 Srs N % so sol that they viii 10 At ease
methoi. i you don't kn1T what 70 do with
yigGrous ~ Tor atou, ll!e mi9Ttes be.
ing room; ut tie end Of that time they will he
deprived of consciousness to such an extent
that you will have no trouble with them for an
every aay and YOU will find yourself become
much more easy about your paws. through the
habit of the thing The elect is ?aid to be
the hands aro 50 highly educate" in his me-
chan cal age that they may almost said 10
TO conscious OF them. therefore, and that i'm
plies aw:war!ness.
But womans chosen weapon is tho eve and
an important feature OF his new system from
abroad Is education in the use OF that lovely
organ. Within a certain rat ge the female of
our species has an instructive perception OF
tho manner in which her optical apparatus
should be employed upon her complementary
creature in nuntaloons: but science has re-
duced The subject to exact terms. Charts have
been nrepared-W Washington girls are studying
them-shUwing that the eye has I2N distinctive
EXPRESSIONS conveying as many different
shades OF meaning. Tho proper thing to do is
10 procure one OF these charts. and reproduce
with your own eyes the 129 expressions before
a mirror. When Won have mastered them all
try them on other people aud see how they
work. 1t is popularity imagined that the eye
ball itself il an expressive thing. but. as mat
ter Of fact. the bail of the eve has scarce any
nXnresSlon at all. That all depends upon the
lids and hrows. The upper lid does the intel
lectUal; its position s regulated by the sort OF
thinking You are doing The lower lid cX-
presses by its drawing up or otherwise. tho
senses. The eyebrows are emotional. and so on.
All this however, is only the beginning. Ger
tain it would appear that young ladies OF the
future. trained TO mako eyes on exact rrinci-
piles. will be much more seductive creatures
than hitherto. Tut you must not be surprised
IL you lind n Washington girl wink,nG ut you:
it is ten to one that sho is practising the novel
science OF ocular expression.
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FRESNO. May lG.-AuGust Young. a wells
known merchant Of this county. to-day mar
ried the woman who twice secured q divorce
from him. She cheerfuly entered on the third
hav" bets on her getting Il third divorce.
Twenty years ago Young married in Illinois
Miss Emma c. Ensign. who was only IA years
of age. They came e. Fresno, where he started
in tho shoe business. After three years his
wife got n divorce for habitual intemperance.
other man. but tired of him in five months. was
div creed, and came hack to Fresno. where she
remarked Young. They lived happily until a
fow months ago, when tho woman went
through the same performance. She resumed
her maiden namo and wem' to san Fran" cisco.
whore she spent all her money. She again re-
turned. and her husband who had removed to
Selma married her for tho third time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
ENDER THE EQUATOR.
Beauties or the Isepubl,c OF the su,

P.0H the FhHrdclphid Record
The women Of Ecuador are proverbal for
beauty. those among the aristOcracy being said
to have tho iaiiest compilations of any in South
America. while ali POSSESS large. soft. and OK
pressivo dark owes, the BLACKLIST and most
abundant hair the whltest teeth. ell-Tounded
figures. and small hands and Iect.
Like all women in tho TROPICS. they mature
early and fade quickly, but perhaps their aver
age span OF forty years includes more heuTt
happiness thar comes to women of colder
dimes In three score years and ten. for these
are harasSed by no carking cares" or high
ambitions. Incidence. religious superstition.
md ial;hlulne-S unto death are their most
prominent characteristics: their passionate
natures are compile ely satisfied r. tho love OF
home husband, nud children, and for them tho
whole universe lies within tho limits Of vision.
What higher praise could be bestowed upon
the women of any country
To DO sure, thev aT0 VIGOROUSLY untidy In
dress ana habits, but the manta or paneulon,
like tho mantle of charity covers Il multitude
OF sins. A. the pOncho for mon. l. the uuiyer-
al ava most UscIuD irmcnt Tor tho middle
aud lower vlrsa"- un-Wr NJ or coat by las,
a roNnrId Y Irul, IN uuir' IA Wlun II lulu-,
~ Il a luskri Wiion ihcra T. Huyt'in- tucerrY.
the fnIuHt6 UIIuiH IL worn hy AL classet, and Is
equally indisI"n-a Lee, 'lurr 1t hides unkGmpt
hair and All defect # tOlut. In all Ecuador
there Is not such a thing as "A bonnet or female
hat, the most aristocratlc ladies going about
the streets with their glossy hair uncovered or
shaded only by u DaTas0l, lace mantillR. or the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
a Woman Who IIunts Tigers.

FFUIH TNF TFUTTTI WFTII7'
The pursuit Of " tho grand snort" in India
has brought to the front IL lady tiger killer Of
great skill and prowess in tho person oil Mrs.
Evans Gordon. This fearless lady. ms Il menu
ber OF the recent COOch ljehar hunting expedi-
ton. shot an angry tigress who was rushing
viciously upon tho party, and was actually
Her shot. we are tod. was rs we'll timed as lt
was well aimed. for tho uthor guns engaged.
band, Major Evans Cor Ion, had failed to stop
The furious brute. Il is added thnt this bril-
trri'hi"s already won 10y this dnuntless lady In
the hunting grounds Of C0orh Behar.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-25
HOMAN AND HER LUNCH.
The ThIngs She Eats-Her WOnderment
that She has IndIgeatIOn.


Woman is an omniyerous ANIMAL" says a
great London physician whose investigation
of woman's power OF eating has led him 20 the
conclusion that she is. us rule. much more
fond OF unreasonable food at unreasonable
hours than man. Men do not eat some
things" continues this observing practitioner,
because they know If they do they will be
dyspeptic and ill-tempered next day; but the
frailest woman-bless her sweet soul and
strong stomach-will consume the very things
man refuses, and rise on the morrow without
wrinkle on her face or rulIle in her temper
TO be comfort to herself and to every ono
else. Heaven only knows how thny do It tho
doctors don't"
A womans digestive apparatus is rs wal
disciplined. eNpoetant, alert, and ready for
emergencies as a city hose company. and it Is
only by long training that 1t acquires its agility
Rpdp0WsE to eVpO with the impossible, "
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Three stories of Private Allen
From the mpadr'pla R,co,a

From hf IhilGd' phiG Rsc0Jd
One Of the asplrants for his place in case It
should be vacant n brilliant fellow named
Riley, met him on tho streets Of TupoNo with:
Look here. Allen. arc you going TO run agar
or not? took your card to mean what it said.
and thought would be a candidate If you
Were really out but keep hearing tina, you no
Iecausc Il you're going back III keen out Of
it. Well now. Riley; said Allen, LII tell
true then: but since I've cotton down here |
find myself sort OF in the hands OF my friends.
And | tell YOU. Riley. there's nothing more
dangerous in politics than man IN tue hahuS
OF his friends
Allen had no special reputation as wit or
orator whom he first ran Tor Congress. and SO
he had a timo getting tho nomination. He
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Peduncle's Decisive Test.
CHAPTER |.

Tho summer day was drawing TO a cloea,
and 1t was time for tho picnickers to return
home. They had battled with abandoned mos
luitoeS fired stones and disguised profanity at
itinerant pigs. changed their camping ground
two or thrre timos on account OF DumblebeeS'
nests. sunburned their noses and caught one
small mud cat, sixteen crawilsh, and one snap
ping turtle. The only thing yet to be done was
to finish the contents of tho lunch baskets and
eat what remained Of the Ice cream.
little apart from the others sat on buggy
cushion Oliver pedunce and The young lady
to whom he had devoted himself during the day.
CHAPTER IL.
Maud" he said, as no brushed an ill-bred
country insect from her dress and threw
sycamore, chip at an nGuisitive alf-grown pig
saucerful OF leo cream before 1t was all gone.S
And he set 1t down on an inverted bucket
There Is moro than ! want Oliver" she
said. I'VE will eat 1t together"
divers heart beat wildly. With trem bling
hand lie took two spoons from tho basket be-
side thcm, gave one to his fair companion,
kept the other himself. and waited.
CHAPTER III.
Tho young lady opened the basket, took out
another snucer. emptied half OF the ice cream
into i, and proceeded to eat her portion.
And then Oliver put his SANGER down, went
of and sat on the bank of the stream, and
looked Donsiyely. over into the marshes be-
yond. where the ullfrogs were sounding the
opening notes Of their evening overture.
1T didn't work" no said to himself. II
And the buggy in which Oliver and Maud
travelled homownrd reached its destination
three hours ahead OF any OF the others.
THE END.
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New YORK, May 1G-We all know that fair
woman likes to take n = nip on tho sly quito as
we'll as horrd man. Fair woman especially
likes to get two or three cbcreS d,Iies In charm
ing lea gowns together and touch glasses with
them. Heretofore fair woman has been rather
shy OF letting this truth become naked to the
publir but now she hesitates, no longer. She
has invented tho puncheon." Away with the
cup that cheers. but not inebriates! Throw
out the dishwater tea-toss ii to the dogs
we'll none of it. We arc going to drink our
punch like little men. and make no secrecy OF
il. Hence the luncheon.
You are now invited to the puncheon instead
Of the luncheon. When YOU arrive there Ia
placed before you u frozen orange cup filled
with ice cream. which you get rid of as soon as
possible. The next course is good still claret
cup poured into the Grunge rlnd: A straw-O
JOYS handed YOU and through it you leis-
urely sip nectar which would have made all
tho gods on Olympus dance with glee-a com
bined flavor OF orange. lemon pineapple. Gu
cumber, mint. and what not, which directly
ma kos lie one large. round. rosy sunset But
look out for these .puncheons; these dainty
drinks are very insidious. You think they are
harmless because they look So and you sip and
sip and ah there comes another day,
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WINoNA. Mimi. MAY 1s.-The servant girls
Of this city are NJ IN arms. The Maternal So
ciety of tho Y. NJ e. 4: here started u series OF
Young women meetings. and the first paper
real reflected upon the girls department and
general taste. The conse uenro was the girls
that black list was made. and if the maternal
meetings wero not stopped general strike OF
servant girls would ensue.
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universal manta the latter being very largo
square OF black nuns yelling or other woollen
cloth OF light texture. draped so as TO cover tho
head, shoulders, and most OF the dress,
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The distinguishing feature OF al dresses,
wi ether tailor made or otherwise. Is the plain
ness OF the skirt whose necessary pats and
iulness are arranged 10 lie as closely and
plainly as possible Tweed walking dresses have
one large box pleat forming the entire front
with Two smaller ones on either side. tho back
being mounted in gathers or fiat box peats
One Of the newest and smartest kirts has one
perfectly plain width OF cloth forming one side
and the front, in the semblance OF an apron
folded simply round the figure and held up by
Two large buttons placed Just lel9w tho wal u
little to the left. The rest OF the skirt falls
in full folds and tho bodice. like all bodlcess.
very dressy gray tweed. recently designed.
has zouaye fronts and an Empire band OF lead
gray velvet, edged with some peculiar and eff
fective passementere In oXidized silver The
sleeves were put In high on the shoulder and
outtoned from the wrist upward with tiny an
tique silver buttons.
Another, very striking talk dress is made OF
plain black cloth. trimmed with some kind of
smooth finished pasSementerie. but the dis
tinguishing style OF the gown was IN its waist
coats OF which there were several for different
occasions-one in light lavender silk. one in
old rose. ono In white. aud. dantiesL Of all, one
IN eau de nil corded silk.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-08
puss Trcats q Sick Chicken.

AT farm in the district of Forest
Hall, Eng, one Of a brood Of chickens
was famed. Unable to follow the hen
in search Of food il was soon half-starved
The chick was recently missed, and next
day was found lying with three kittens,
the mother of which gave the hedge-
ling every attention. Every day the cat
has carried the bird in its mouth into
the farm-yard, where it has obtained
food, and as regularly conveyed 1t in
the same manner back to lie with tho
kittens. Through the caro- of puss the
injured limb is growing stronger and
the chicken is thriving. The conduct
of the cat has been matter of great
interest to the inhabitants of the farm,
who have carefully watched russ in all
her proceedings.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-22

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
T.. T.. Hauser, John q. Curtin,
A. ~. Hotter, Is. =. Hamilton
Granville stuart, g. u. Htgxtns,
T. II, kleinschmidt, Henry N. farchen,
r. G.. Power,
General banking business transacted. Interest
paid on time dOpOsits.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-22
NOTICE 70 PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT HrLE>A, Mont,

january 2, 1850.
Notice 10 hereby given that the following named
settler has filed nutic.. Of his Intention to make
q nj pr. q In support of hts eta m, and that sad
irict court Of Der Lodge county. Mt DE. Z Lodge,
Mont. an Feb. 10, lseo. W.: William epp,er
on p~re-emption district M 10 PIG for the VIZ
Az = NJ : e. Ek Nee. ~, TIP 8 n X, 10 w.
He names the follow ng w,tnesssS to prove his
said band, VIZ: Jacob HAT Ter. Frank Threi .
OF Anaconda, Mont.