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MR. J. p. POLLARD has sold the Columbia Record.
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Mr. ]. T.. TuLLls has disposed Of the Hope Gazette.
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Physicians endorse F. F. F. as splendid combination, and prescribe 1t with great satisfaction for the cures Of all forms and stages of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
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trials. and many. clever ones score each
time. hffn
Another similar sport is to try to pick
up with the lance pieces of white paper
placed on the ground as the rider flies past
at full speed. Atnthis exercise OF skill the
women. at receht performance, displa yed
greater prowess than the men, many fire.
quently picking up three out Of four bits of
paper. 7si
DIFFICUtTliAND DANGEROUS.
Tent peggipg, another equestrian pas,
time. is rather a, more difficult game, and
yet women riders do not find 1t beyond
their skill -
An India rubber, ring is fastened to peg
which Is driven into the ground. The rider
must detach it, as she passes quickly by
and toss 1t off the lance as high as she can
fling it. This performance demands good
eye and strong wrist. but it is one at
which ladies' soon acquire considerable
dexterity.
The practice of tent pegging gives deft-
ness in the management of the rein in one
hand and an accurate balance in the saddle,
which stands one in good stead in Cross
country riding, besides the valuable train
ing of the 0uscular powers and of the
eye and wrist, which are only less impOr-
tant for women than for men.
These games or sports are done to in
spiriting strains of music, and as a grand
finale the riders, following a leader, pro-
ceed to carry out Intricate evolutions at
varying rates of speed, according to the
word of commando the iaDces in their
hands and the flying pennants giving a
gay appearance to the scene.
When the band strikes up "Sir Roger
de Coverly," the riders draw up in two
lines facing each other; the top couple
lead Off in the usual way, and go through
all the figures OF this tinc-honored dance.
Beneath two Iances crossed the mounted
crowd rush headlong to the further end:
then the grand round follows, either in
slow time or quick time.
1t is a charming sight-these features
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NEW YORK HORSE SHOW
Its Eleventh Birthday to Be a
National Event for SportsmenE
TO HAVE FOREIGN ATHLETs.
Society Ladies to Ride Saddle
Horses Around the Ring and
Children to Drive Carts.

The New York Horse Show will be clever
years old on November IL, and, as if to do
respect to this union of units, there will be
anentry of ofeleventimes selevenmore varieties
and kinds of horses than ever seen before!
The New York Horse Show grows yearafter
year in importance. Ii is now second to no
other event in this country and is of national
importance like the Inauguration, the ex
positions and the great musical fetes, not TO
mention its position in the elite sporting
world.
1t was decided last winter that the boxes
constituted the real attraction of the horse
show and the ring with thehighsteppers was
the side show. This year even doctors may
disagree upon the point of relative merit, for
the steppers that are entered are of marvel
GUS attractiveness, rivaling in grace, intelli-
gcnce and breeding anything that maybe
exhibited in the tiers of private boxes around
the promenade.
TALENTED PROJECTORS.
There is a set of gentlemen, resident-like
true cosmopolitans-everyw who stand
sponsor every year for the horSeshow. They
advance the money TO hire the Madison
Square Garden and put il in shape. They
stand the expense OF fitting up stalls for
the boarders or the week. They e good -na tur-
edly loan their grooms, twenty grooms
apiece, for the six days OF the show. and they
set the pace to box bidders by paying the
highest sums themselves. Their social po-
sition is unqueStionably high and they look
neither to get their money back" nor
enjoy other emolument than seeing honest
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Clever Feats
OF Women Riders
THEY DO WONDERFUL THINGS
FROM A SIDE SADDLE.
Tilt at Rings, Drive Pegs and
Spear Paper by Way of
Amusement.

That fascinating old pastime, "tilting at
n ring" suggestive of tournaments gay
and cavaliers brave of the middle ages,
has been monopolized quite long enough by
the men.
We have changed all this now, and at
the riding schools and clubs, women as
well as men will tilt at rings and become
initiated into the deep mysteries of tent
pegging and other athletic equestrian
games this winter.
To become skillful performer at any
of these sports requires n good eye,
light hand, a dexterous balance, and no
mean equestrianship-all very good things,
i'll their way, for every rider to acquire.
The games usually form part or the
entertainment at musical rides which take
place once Il week at the various riding
schools.
For fitting at the ring, pole, much
resembling the ancient gallows on which
our old friend Punch is wont to hang
the beade in his edifying street drama,
is placed in the arena; from it depends
an India rubber ring on hook.
RING AND LANCE.
The riders, each provided with a hght
wooden lance, from which gay pennon
flutters, are drawn up in line. One by
one they gallop swiftly past the pole scor-
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tions to defend themselves. The roar of
guns was heard in all directious-from
every window, cellar and alleyway lead
flew thickly.
The battle lasted for an hour; at least
/ 900 shots were fired. Mike Meigher
emerges from his saloon with a Winchcs-
ter and two siX-shooters. He takes what
he considers safe position, but in few
minutes he is reported killed. George
Speers next falls, Doug Hill is shot through
the foot, W. E. Campbell is shot through the
head, and the battle gets so warm that
the cowboys retreat to the barn for their
horses. They get them saddled and mount
for escape.
Sherman's horse is picketed out. He,
tou, throws the saddle on him. but before
he is in the SADDLE ball passes through
his horse and it falls dead He then leans
on behind Doug Hill and they ride for the
territory. They are immediately followed
by posse, W ho run them into a CANYON on
Deer Greek, where they expect to hold them
until morning. They exchange shots fire.
quently. About 1Oo'clock at night sherman
calls the boys together and they consult
upon escape. He advises them to gather
weeds and brush with which to build canp
fire. This is done, a large pile is collected
together He teits them tn get out of reach
OF the light. He touches it Off. AS soon as
the light is seeDithe posse begins shooting
While their attention is attracted to- the fire
They walk alb night, hide next day, next
the cowboys escape.i
evening resume their journey, when late
in the evening tbeyeome upon some freight
ers. They borrow their horses, ride
eighty miles in tbe country tn Sam Iipg's
ranch, and there hired a man to return The
horses to the freighters. From that point
the boys scattered95 James Sherman went
to California. The Suate of Kansas offered
$500 for the arTess and conviction of each
member of the cbweoy gang who was in
the fight. n
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and sportsmanlike competition among the
horse owners.
To conduct a show like the New York
Horse Show year after year and have
each year more successful than the last
requires the three things that some old
genius said was genius itself-patience,
tact, industry, ability. The conflicting sides
are so powerful, the different elements so
diversified, and the things to be taken into
consideration are so diversified that, with
out 1.-THE three things Of genius the horse
show would go down in a year, hope
less victim to squabbles and dissension.
The initial step that the public sees of
the horse show is the auctioning off of
the boxes of Madison Square Garden.
There are only about forty of these to
be sold, and there is no restriction, ex-
cept the price of the box. 1t is always
run up to such figure that none who
are not fond of horses would want to
pay 1t. Thus, idlers, curiosity mongers
and socIety's borderland is kept away. To
pay $500 in cold cash for a small wooden
pen set with cane chairs for six nights
is sacrifice few would make If they
did not expect to get $500 worth Of horse
flesh, as the eyes can enjoy 1t, on those
nights.
FORTUNE FOR A BOX.
The auctioning off of the seats is now
nearly ready to begin. 1t Will be Gone
some afternoon soon within the portals
of Madison Square Garden. Then elderly
ladies with their lorgnettes, spry young
chrysanthemums, and their lords in fash
ionablc autumnal array, win saunter into
the garden 10 consult the box-shect and,
in spite of their dcbonnair ways, anxiously
await the result of the bidding.
Two years ago John Jacob Astor paid
S700 and over for bis pick nf the boxes;
last year 1t was given to Mr.. George Gould.
This year it is TO go to a lady-so reports
declare-who will take the Duke of Marl-
borough intn her box and console him by
pointing out her own blue-ribbon horses,
for the fact that his flancee cannot be
present. so unconventiunally near will
itbetoher wedding. Twentyforeignfri friends
or the Duke viii accompany him nn different
nights. Another box is to be bough; by q
wealthy young athlete OF Harvard. for
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offering the courtesy of the Horse Show to
visiting athletes

ftSfttDS dtnfCtcS.
The projectors of the greatest show
on earth, as this horse shuw Is now en-
titled to be called since cethelamented Barnum
no longer munopolizes the name have been
the same from the beginning. The first
year it was little more than their own horses
that were shown. next year there were
Others. now hundreds are turned away.
So many applications for entries have
been made this year that the standard
of perfection has been much raised. 1t
was necessary to keep out two thousand
who wanted 10 show their horses. To do
this justly very strict lines have been
drawn this fail. The pedigree, markings.
style, gait and records of previous prizes
have all had TO count. None but the very
finest are entered. When Greek meets
Greek, as in this case, great Will be the tug
OF merit in warfare.
The most enthusiastic exhibitors, though
not the most jgdicious ones, are women.
Every woman who has pretty pet pony
wants to enter the little fellow, hoping 10
have him carry off n ribbon. Result, If it
were allowed, tiresome lot of mediocre
ponies interesting TO none but the owners
Thereof. 1t is complained that all are
barred from exhibiting except million
aires. Butto this the horse show committee
laughingly explained to friend that, if
such were the case, it was because none
but rniliionaires had the money to pur-
chase the thoroughbreds
YOUNG LADIES RIDE.
The lady exhibitors this year will be
numerous. One of the pleasant features
will be the saddle horse class, of young
ladies', riding their own ponies around
the ring. Those who are too timid to
ride in the glare and the music hire
professional women riders, and watch
from the box the success of the pony in
winning trophies.
There are several of these professional
lady riders in New York.
Mrs. Rollin Squire, who rode for the
Czarina, or one of her dowagcr ma jesty's
sisters, is one. Others are the celebrated
Mrs. Emily Beach and daughter. So in
trepid is Mrs Beach that when a pony is
too startled to stand upon his legs and can
only plunge backward aud forward, she asks
the privilege of sitting upon his back. Two
groOns to hold the pony and one to toss
her into the saddle are enough to bespeak
a change of behavior on the pony's part
But for the most part the horses are well
behaved, and seem to have inherited the
Thoroughbred sense OF fit behavior in fine
surroundings
The children's class is a very interesting
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base two small palms have been started
upward. They uphold the vines in their
spreading green hands, The mirror is a
twice lovely spot. Every leaf is pictured
over and over again, and it is the sweetest
bit OF imprisoned summer in the house. like
the leaves of a plan shining in a lakes
edge. This is said to have originated in
n design for house decoration by Alma
Tadema, who placed it in the bouduir of a
wealthy patron.
There are people who can 40 without
soup for dinner, but plants they must have.
One pot of roses viii take the place of
terrapin, and a few hanging vines suffice
for coffee after dinner.
There is such host in New York. He
has the liking for flowers upon the dining
table that is supposed to be peculiar tu
woman. Manlike, he manages to crafty
it according to his own conception.
At one side of the dining tablc-nut in
the center, for he does not want his small
vis-a-vis hidden-be has a round piece of
very heavy French plate glass. 1t is SO
thick that, on holding your finger to it you
seem to be looking into space to find the
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BILL CODY'S PARD.
He Was Acquitted of Murder Com
mitfed Years Ago

He Was Acquitted of Murder Com
mitted Years Ago.
James u. Sherman was recently acquit-
ted of the charge OF the murder OF Mike
Mcigher, mayor of Caldwell, Kas., says
the Denver News. 1t was a signal victory
for which w. ]. L. Crank, of this city,
who conducted the defense, has reason to
feel justly proud.
Mike Meigher was mayor of Caldwell in
1881: he was a total stranger to coward
ice; for ten years prior to his coming to
Caldwell, in 1879, he had been the marshal
of Wichita, and many a tough cowboy
went to his premature grave the victim
of Mikes true and deadly aim. Upon his
going to Caldwell he opened a saloon
and gambling house, and was soon elected
to the office of mayor. His first marshal
was jim Brown, who was killed at Medi-
cine Lodge soon after in an attempt to
rob the bank. The citizens of Medicine
Lodge sent this laconic message to Caldwell:
Come and get your marshal; be is putre
flying"
Brown was succeeded by John Wilson,
who was also killed in a Wellington gamb-
ling house in 1888.
One week prior to December II, 1881
several cowboys had come to Caldwell
to spend their time and money. They
were all from Millet's ranch. Bob Mum
son, Bob Bigtree, Jim Martin, Doug Hill
and Tom Love were in the party. Jim
Sherman had come to town several weeks
prior. 1t was the custom of the gamblers
to fleece the cowboys as soon as possible
after they came to town, and then get them
away. If the cowboys would not gamble
or drink, then they were arrested for trivial
offenses. and heavy fines were imposed.
On the 17th- of December Jim Martin
was arrested and taken before the police
magistrate and fined S37 and costs for
carrying his Winchester through the street
He did not have the money with which to
pay his fine, but told the Officers that il
they would take him TO a certain store
he would get the money. This was about
noon time.
After the fine had been imposed some
one had gone and informed Doug Hill,
Bob MunsOn. Tom Love and Jim Sherman
what had occurred. They Immediately
came to their-frcnd's rcscue-mct the
officers at the intersection of the streets
and inquired what was the trouble They
were told. Some said the fine was too
heavy. Sherman then came up and told
them to have no trouble. Quite a crowd
had congregated in the street by this time.
Up stepped the marshal, John. Wilson. in
beastly state of intoycation, pulled two
six-shooters from his belt and threw down
on Munson. Sherman took in the situation
at once, ierked his siX-shootcr from his
belt. ran back fifty feet from the crowd,
fired two shots in the air. q nd cried: Bows
get your Winchestersi" The battle was
now open. The fight was on A dozen
shots were fired at him as he retreated
down the street. The COWBOYS took posi-
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A New Use
For Old Clothes
STOCKING HEIRLOOM TRUNKS
OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
Miss Chiffon's Clever Uses for
Cast-off Garments-An
Economy Box.

1t was Miss Frou Frou Chiffon, who,
enthroned amid a small archipelago OF
trunks in all shapes and sizes, was spend
ing her morning busily directing and as
sisting the housemaid, in a most compli-
Gated system OF packing This unusual
demonstration did not imply proposed
tour about the world, Miss Chiffon assured
her girl friend. These are my old things,
you know" She indicated with a brisk nod.
"Meant for the servants, / suppose"
suggested the pretty girl. Il always dis
tribute my cast-offs amongst the house
maids. It's such an easy way OF Kidding
onself OF them.''
SENSIBLE SCHEMES.
"A bad plan," replied Miss Chiffon, So
yercly. Il always have regarded my old
clothes very seriously, to be used with
taste, economy and charity. really never
throw away any of them, good many
keep for various reasons, some sell and
the rest l give away, with all the dis
cretion / can exert. Most girls know
order their maids TO tumble the useless
togs heiter-skelter into trunks and help
themselves to the leayings, but 1 rarely
give my maids any OF the old finery. I
bad rather buy them neat, new gowns
out and out, for the old toegery encour-
ages in them false notions OF dress. But
oHt udy III VttODtI HdNe q regular car
Dival of clothes, pack away, clean but
unstarclfei, the cotton and muslin gowns
j want 10 save over for the next summer
using plenty OF lavender to keep them
sweet and fresh. From that growing pile
over there / viii make three exhaustive
piekings. The first choice from it goes
into my heirloom trunk, OF course you
have one, for it is one OF the newest
notions going about?
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
'No, 1 haven't" insisted the pretty
girl, popping a chocolate into her pretty
mouth and Inspecting a yawn.Dg linen
lined chasm OF a leatherl trunk uear by;
'what is it?''
why, it's trunk In which in tissue
paper and violet sachets you lay away
every season. one specimen gown from
your wardrobe, to be bequeathed To a sue
cession OF granddaughters. I'm just be-
ginning mine by sailing down this lovely
yellow satin. in which danced with the
Duke of Marlborough last summer at New
port Along with 10 -oes the stockings.
gloves slippers and handkerchief to CUM
piete the set and 4 bit OF paper say
ing where l wore it, etc. etc. 1t will be
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one this year. For several years the small
son of a noble New York house has taken
the prize with cart and toy pony. But
this year there came from the West a
millionaire and his small grandson to con
test laurels. Another Western millionaire
brRgs his adopted daughter, who will
also drive a tiny cart. No notice is pail by
the judges to the driving, as it is horse
show. But every driver knows how much
reins well held can help thoroughbred's s
appearance.
That crack coach and coaching writer,
T. Suffern Tailor, has rival in his wife,
who may drive her tandem around the
ring. She is considering it. But the danger
of getting tandem in trouble in such
small space is very great, and even crack
drivers dread it.
Polo ponies will be shown, not by the
dozen, but by the hundred this year. Poor
little brutes. Their sides are torn by their
enthusiastic young riders, and the little
fellows are SCARED as few race horses
are. They are the widest awake of all
the horses on exhibit, as they are trained
to think Off themselves. The most guild
ance they ever have is a push from the
knee, not always the correct knee. either
The beauty part of the horse show will be
more dazzling than ever fancied- The horse
show marks the opening Of the society
season in New York 1t is folio wed by the
grand opera and the balls of the winter.
Thanksgiving, always spent at home, fol-
lows it land for the horse show people whodo
not live in New York and who would not
live in New York. take long journeys Ia see
that imposing event, the Inauguration of
the season. Gowns are new, coats smart!
Ruddy complexions and bright eyes abound!
None SO happy as the projectors. For
six nights they have seen the beauty of
the world in proud array smiling and ap-
them have praDced for public admire ton
the proud horses for which they have bar
gained with kings land which theybavetaken
from the stables OF emperors by suasiop-
love and money. No more are they like the
horses of the street than high-born beauty
is like scullon, and no more is the horse
show to be compared to any other event
of the year than are the projectors to be
compared to those who see in horseflesh
naugbt but barter and gain.
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| out of style next season, but will serve
admirably TO show my granddaughter
what the style was in this year of grace
and following it l will put way here
special gowns, my coming out frock later
on the costume in which l receive the
proposals of my future husband, and then
my wedding toilet. Every dress must
have some special event or sentiment con-
Dected with it to guarantee its handing
down to future generations.
THE next selections from that pile win
be for my economy trunks, without which
no woman ought to pretend to anything
like thoughtful thrift" continued the
packer. 1T used to be Mrs. Pierre Lor-
liard's plan every season TO reserve a few
of her handsomest toilets and lay them
carefully away, saying that riches often
took to themselves wings, and in that
event, by turning to her economy boxes,
she could at any time bring forth a pile
of richest silks, satins, furs, clothes. laces,
and ribbons, that by ripping and manipu-
latiOn would be converted into u valu-
able wardrobe. Like n sensible lady, she
never gave them away in inappropriate
chdrity, or wasted them on servants or
maids, but often enough when some hum
BILE clerk in her husbands employ was go-
ing TO have a daughter married, or some
distant relation fell for awhile out of
Luck's good books, one of those big
round top trunks disappeared from Mrs.
Lorillard's garret, and some girl was
made especially happy with Just the
handsome finery her clever fingers could
convert into admirable uses
THE CHARITY BASKET.
"a third picking over viii effectuany
sift the good from the worthless in my
collection of cast-offs, and this time will
only choose the solid articles Into q
basket I VIII rack the stout old coats,
mufflers, leggins, elderly muffs and tip
pets, rubbed old gloves, shoes, weIl-worn
golf capes, stiff gowns that have done
their duty, flannels / W Ill want no more
felt frames of hats, bits Of good ribbon
and respectable flowe ers and send the lot
to one of those nice shops where old
clothes are cleaned and put in order,
sold at a nominal price 10 poor people
and the money spent in maintaining .
free hospital bed"
TRASH FOR SALE
AFTER the third sitting you see there
is really nothing left but the hopelessly
dechifre ball dresses, long soiled evening
gloves, fancy fans, crushed flow ers, broken
pIumes. dowdy parasols and odds and
ends of ornaments, ribbons and laces
Now there is a woman who comes and
makes an estimate on all these furbe-
lows and faialIs and VIII give ME a price
for the lot, which I usually expend in
tipping the maids generously. This wo-
man reinfuses remarkable life into the Old
rubbish and resells or lets IT egain 20
working girls, who want ball and wedding
gowns"
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finger again. In the middle of this round
piece of glass he orders a iardinierc p.-eed
daily. The iardiniere is to mstch the table
linen. To-day yellow, Tomorrow green.
Ncxtday limoges to match the fringed cloths
that are left over from oldfashioned days.
The iardiniere of many sections is set
upan the glass. A pot of flowers Is placed
in the middle section. In cach OF the three
side pieces there is set pot of trailing
vines, and around the tall middle flower
go thumb pots of madenhair fern.
ARTISTIC MAN.
The peculiarity of the arrangement is
seen upon inspection. The flower must
match the jardiniere. For the yellow
jardIniere there is the yellow chrysanthe-
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OF daring and the quickness and clever
ness OF horse and rider-indeed. one of
the prettiest- sights that one can imagine.
and women may congratulate themselves
that at last they are to be allowed to.
take part in these delightful games in
stead of being doomed to ride stupidity
around the ring to slow music, making
heroic efforts. womanlike, to look cheerful