The record-union., 1894-07-14
A FEMALE SANDOW.
Her Great Strength is Altogether
Natural.
Astonishing the Parisians-Men Who
Lift Elephants as If They
We're Dogs.

Miss Arniotis is new celebrity who
proves tremendously strong card at one
of the leading variety theaters in Paris.
She is strong woman pure and simple,
and has really performed feats which put
many OF the efforts of the professional
strong men in the shade. She does not
claim to possess any supernatural or
otherwise magnetic power, but says she
puts her strength solely in her muscle.
Being born in Orleans, the public has
dubbed her the Fin de Steele Maid of
Orleans" Her strength is the result of a
careful attention to hygienic laws. She
has matchless figure, and is the essence
OF suppleness, and very graceful. She
comes from family of renowned circus
riders, and gave evidence of her remark
able strength even while quite young.
Her exhibitions of strength differs from
the ordinary performances of such ma
ture. insomuch that she has no special
numbers put down on the programme.
When she appears on the stage any MEM
Der or members of the audience is at
liberty to put her strength to test IN any
way that he may choose.
One very amusing incident occurred on
this account. An aristocratic high roller
and a lot of his followers were present at
one of Miss Arni0tls' performances, and
was rash enough to challenge her to
throw the upright piano from the orches-
ira into the ring. The manager demurred,
but the youth put up the price OF the
piano and added a couple of hundred
francs to be given to the lady if she sue
ceeded. Nobody dreamt that she was
able to do it, but, much to the amusement
and delight OF the audience, save the
pilded youth, Miss Arnlotis, without
word, sprang nimbly upon the music
platform, grabbed the piano and hurled
it into the ring, of course shivering the
into atoms. When she laugh
ingly offered to treat the rash better and
his friends the Same way, her kindness
was declined with thanks.
Then she was asked to carry two men,
seated astride of barrel, with one hand,
a feat which she executed with ease and
grace. She is inclined to be roughly mis-
chieyous If any of her subjects attempt to
guy her. She took one luckless youth by
the nape of the neck and slammed him in
an empty barrel, which she then used as
a base ball, soaring the life out OF the tel-
low as she tossed him in the air. all this
because the man said he thought she was
but trickster.
Ever since the appearance of Sandow
and his remarkable financial success IN
America, strong men OF all descriptions
have turned up everywhere. The two
most noted strong men In Europe to-day
are perhaps. Hans Steyrer, the Bavarian
Hercules. and Carl Abs. Both these men
are at present in Paris. and, notwith-
standing the fact that they are both Ger
mans. they share, in a liberal measure
the honors bestowed upon Miss Arniotis.
THESE men belong to the clsss which the
distinguished actor, John L, Sullivan, re-
Iiftin' act, and what have spilled the show
for de slugger."
carl Abs is one of the best wrestlers in
the Old World, and, after he has filled
the present engagement, intends to
sail for the land of dollars to try
conclusions with Americas strong men.
Inst now he has created a stir from the
ease with which he lifts heavy live
weights. He does not resort to the bal
ancing platform trick, which is not much
of a test for free and easy strength. He
simply grabs horse, OK or any heavy