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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
A PLUCKY COWGIRL.
Myrtle Nrortison Throws ard i:rsnfIs Cat
tic aud Freaks l,rohc!os.

Myrtle Morrison Tliroys ard ~i:raafIs Cat
tic II freaks l,rotc,os.
Fifteen yb2-s ago, In tho 2a!,ny days Of
tho great cGttlo racsos Of the far west, FL
len Murphy. daughter OF n we'll known
cownian, rode into Cheyenne with n herd
Of wild steers, and the rough men who
thronScd the strects of that lively town
saw tho first "cowboy" with II frock thcy
had ever seen. BY the Sudden death of her
father and mother Miss Murphy was
thrown OH her own resource, and sho de-
cided to meet tho situation by stopping in
to her fathers shocs. 10 DO that it was
necessary tiut shc Should appear on the
range In person and In tho cattle market.
She did both and for many gears managed
her ranch, conducted the round Fps, brand-
ing and driving to Cheyenne. She is mar
ried now and relieved Of her duties, but
tho cowgirl has Gcuomo an established
factor In the social problem of tho west, and
q romantic, intctcstlrg figure she oftcu Is.
Along tho Esd river in Dakota no less
Tim SIX women conduct cattle ranches
which they own. Thoy ave COWBOYS to
assist them, but they nru directly heads,
and they Escape no hardship of tho rough
life, most of which Is spent in tho saddle.
On tho ranges Of Wyoming, Colorado and
New Mexico tho woine who ciinso tho al
mighty dollar OH horseback number more
than u dozen, Mrs. kildare, known in
New Mexico as cold Skirts, is ono of the
most successful stock raisers In the west.
rev men make money Mt 1t nowadays, but
sho has accumulated more than SlOO, 600.
Among the best known cowsirls IN the
northwest Is Miss Myrtle Morrison. She
isn tall, slender girl of IL years IF age,
with u graceful, willowy form, .wayy
brown hair, regular features, large, dark
eyes and u lovely complexion, wfich even
tho scorching winds and bright sun of tho
plains cannot mar.
Some years Ugo William Goodcll, u Da-
kota cowboy employed on onoCf tao noigh-
boring ranches, induced Myrtle to mount
u vicious littlo white pony that lie had just
ridden for the first time. Sho consented,
but had scarcely gained tho Saddle when
the pony throw down It's head, bumped up
Its back and began jumping high In tho
air, coming down with all four lcus as
stiff as iron rods.
Two or three of these vigorous pitches
sent Myrtle dying through the mir, tn
alight headforcmoSt in u clump Of thorny
plum bushes. Sho camo out OF the thicket
scratched and ~bedragglcd, but with fire
flashing from her eyes. Catching the
pony, sho again sprang into tho snddle,
only to have tho operation repeated. Again
she mounted and again sfc was hurled to
tho ground with n forco that almost took
her breath away. White with rage, she
once moro gained tho saddle, and this
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

q worian's hsau,
acaes may come
from several causes.
She may have q
Ii e n Ii C arising
fr III
OF from digestive dis
turbanccs; just tho
same as a man might
suffer for the same
reasons. Nine cases
III te1, l,pv-Hypr lcr
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

time she staid and celebrated her victory
by plying her quirt to the bucking pony
with a vengeance. Tho grit and porsover-
ance which marked this little episode nave
been characteristic of tho young Indy ever
since. From that time sho has been al
most constantly in the saddle and can now
rido as we'll as any cowboy on tho ang
About a year g IN incident occurred
which proved that her frontier education
had not been in vain. She was one day
driving u bunch Of cattle past tho ranch,
riding her fathers horse and using his
saddle, whom her littlo sister jennie
thoughtlessly ran out to meet her. A
long horned, buckskin colorcd Texas steer,
which was distinguishable from the re-
mainder of the herd by tho humorous
western hieroglyphics which had been
burned and otherwise placed on its sides,
gave q loud below and rushed with low
cred head toward tho littlo child. Myrtle
shouted to the little ono to run and urged
her horse to its topmoEt speed in the hope
Of intercepting the maddcned brute. Lit
tie Jennie did run faster than she had over
run before, but the nina was gaining on
her ut every jump. Myrtle's pony was
fully 30 feet in the rear, when suddenly
the cowgirl's lariat whizzed through the
air, the moose dropping neatly down over
tho steers horns. At the Same instant she
gave the rope two quick turns around tho
saddle horn n the well trained cow horse
stopped short, planted its front feet firmly
far ahead and braced himself for the shock.
The rope became taut with q jerk that
almost parted it. The steer turned n com
plete somersault, lay upon the ground for
a moment rs II stunned, then jumped to
his feat and gazed wildly around. Jennie
had by this time reached the shelter of the
house, so the brave girl ~disengaged the
rope from the animals horns md with a
blow of her heavy stock whip sent him
scurrying away toward tho hills. Now she
throws and brands cattle and breaks
bronchos In a way which makes her famous
throughout the state.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
THE LEWIS INSTITUTE.
Founded With the Fortune of n Chicago
Real Esta:e Spremia.nr.

Real I:stS:c Sprcuiatcr.
In tho heart of Chicago's West Side has
been erected Il much rccdcd ,enlple of
learning which is to supply the gap bc.
tween the high school and the university.
IL Is known 10 Lewis institute. and IL is
meant for the uses Of Young men and
women who desire Is practical education
and cannot afford tho luxury of u classical
training.
Tho founder cf Lewis institute was AL
len &. Lewis, u shccSytl Ncw Highlander
who went to Chicago mere than 40 years
ago and accumulated "a comfortable for
tuilo by real estate srCrulatiuna. In 1870
10 removed In New Yo.i; and Gicl thcrc in
1887, leaving . will ty which his entire
estate Of $500. coo WIS 10 he used in cst;;b-
fishing in Caicago just such IL school as
has recently hesn dedicated there.
BY tho terms OF the will tho estate was
to no kept intact Until it amounted to
$500, cy3. when thc school was to be cstab-
lishc;i. Inc various trustees who had
clst'sc OF the property ard wcro Entrusted
with cs@rying out the work met with oh.
st:c'cs which delayed tho enterprise, so
that NOW, nearly 20 years after tho will
was made, its provisions are realized. In
the meantimc The property has Increased
III value uNtlli u Mount To -, 800, 600. OF
this sam SiG9, go Was expended in the
purclahc If u LOT, ON which handsome
buildings were erected ut u cost of &lSb,-
OOO. There noT remains about 81, 0Ou,-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

headaches come from disorders peculiar 10
her sex. Possibly the apparent cause of
the headache will be nervousness or irdi-
gcstioi, while the cause of these is not
thought of. The organs distinctly feminine
hTc more vital than ANY other organs III Il
wonan's body. Any trouble of those affects
the whole body. II MAY show itself in tile
symptoms wlich are characteristic of 4
dozen disorders. Thousands of times, wo-
men have becu treated for the disorders
thought 10 be indicated by these syinp-
toms, when the real trouble was much
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Ills and pains very commonly considered
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il cures where really good physicians have
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that after taking treatment from several
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quickly. It has been used for over thirty
years, aud has an unbroken record of sue
cess. The afflicted woman will find i'm
mediate relief and ultimate cure in the
"Favotite Prescription" There is no doubt
about it-thcIe Is ITO question about it. The
woman VINO hcsltateS is invited to send III
one.cert stamps to cover only the cost of
mailing Il cop of DR.. Pierce's Common
Sen:c Medical Adviser. This celebrated
work contains full information about DR..
PieTce's medicines, with the reproduced
photographs of hundreds of people who
have been cured by these world famed
remedies, also giving their names and adj
dresses, besides plain, clear information
about all Of the organs of the human body
and their functions. II has reached the un-
preccdcnted sale of $1,000 copies at 81. so
a copy. Thus the expense of preparation
has been betrayed, and now SOC, 600 copies
will be absolutely given away. Remember
that this book is not a mere advertising
pamphlet, but a genuine standard work of
of them in colors. Address, Worlds Dis.
pcnsary Medical Association, Buffalo, NY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
A plsappo,ntcd rouna.ter.

Padcrcwski's son, when n little boY.
asked his father, who was playing in Paris
mt the time, whether Ito might, 70 to the
Cirque, where Padcrcwski was to perform.
The distinguished pianist consented. When
the lad came homo, his father asked him
how lie had enjoyed himself. .'Oh, not at
all!' was the youngsters reply. sit was
thu dullest circus 1 have over been to. I
expected to soc you go through hoops, but
you only played ut the piano, just as you
DO ut hone."'
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
l;uo and Cry.

"To raise tho hue and cISS' Is an expires.
sion borrowed iy tho English from tho old
~Norinan-Franch law, which commanded
that when u felony had beer lone the hue
and cry could 10 raised by any one having
knowledge OF the crime, and every person
hearing this cry wac Obliged to leave what
eycr occuratlon lie WIS engaged at and in
stantly join In pursuit of the cvildoer. The
expression is ~clevcrly introduced into John
Gilpin.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
OUR RUSSIAN GUEST.
PRINCE HlLKoFF VISITS AMERICA ON
A BUSINESS MISSION.

Ur Is tho Imperial! Commissioner OF WAYS
and Communication aud Comes Here to
Study Our Systems of HALLWAY and River
Transportaticn-He Knows His business.
Tic visit OF Prince Michael Hilkoff, ono
OF the most progressive Russians of all tho
millions ruled by the c2ar, seems to have
been almost ignored by the world of soci-
city, which is usually SO eager to Ionic
foreign mobility. AS "a matter OF fact,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

Ar.cr tho biography o theory I'm t.,c SCI
entinc propagation Of the human species
follows by which crlmo will CEASE and tho
"ogcii sesame will bo provided which shall
usher ii tho millchnial morn DIR. frootu
proposes to prevent. by legal means. tho
Innrriago Of criminals, idiots or of thuso
with hereditary disease.
Tho doctor is Gs years old aud says ho
expects to 1.-Two longer than his wife, who,
lie says, has henrt disease.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

QUO, which Is producing cvcnuc. Tuition
fees are to be charged, and other receipts
will add about $50, 700 annually to the in
come OF the school. n
The instituted is located on West Madison
street, in TIC center Of u busy district. On
the ground ilCor Of n six story building
which occupics Il whole block is the audi
tcriuin, or lHain lecture room. On tho
tccond floor are tho business Offices. the
library and the reception room. There are
Eiso two recitation rooms and tho girls
gymnasium On this floor. On the third
hoor are mora recitation rooms, the dcan'S
niiicc and tho boys gymnasium. Rccita-
ton rooms, laboratories and IA lecture
room occupy tho fourth tloor. On the fifth
lloor are iUOlas devoted to tho teaching of
The household sciences, and on the ton
door will hn located the drawing classes.
In II two story II basement building. fit.
led with power, will he the classes in me-
chanical and industrial sciences. Lewis
institute Will accommodate about 1000
students.
n1oIiii;.
He read the letter twice and then said.
This is ono of the most moving pieces of
literature | ever saw
rs IL an appeal for aid?" asked his wife.
y lts II note from the landlord saw
ing he has raised the rent. London Fun.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

md fnaily attained Ills present exalted
position, in which lio ia tho right hand
man of tho young car. whose pet project
Is the completion of the great Siberian
railroad, ana who promises to lay more
rails In Russia during the next few years
than arc put down In all the other coun-
tries OF the world combined. Such in
b"iet Is tho career of Prince iIilkoff, who
is now in America onco more.
FRANCIS IL. TALDERT.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05
Millsmni,1s In pintnrea.

There are few known instances of a
milkinaid being depleted on tine proper side
of u COW in pictures, The mixer ought to
sit with her right hand toward the cows
head, bet in pictures she Is Invariably
Shown las far rs my observation goes) on
the othcr-that is to shy, on tho wrong
side. Note and Queries.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

Ladies' Capcs from 75c. To ,,o m To
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TO 1910; Dress Goods from SC. TO 75c. pep
YARD. Giance over these way down Of
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Ills QUAINT BEQUEST.
Dr. I. N. Foots Gives His Body
to Science.
cuEIosrrIEs OF MS ANATOMY.

In his VIII the Doctor Dissecss Himself
with o Grsso and Promises an rntcrcst-
ing Subject Tor tho scaipsl of tho Med
icai student.
An original and enterprising genius is
Dr.. i. \. Footc Of Argentine, Kan. He
lovos his profession and he loves humanity,
and so he has made n unique viii bcstow-
ing his body, after death, upon tho medical
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-05

The Bible translated by the British
Tract society and circulated In eastern
Africa uses the word MISUNDERSTANDING"
wherever the word Good should appear.
The Columbus commercial., 1896-05-03

The sailor hat have mentioned. Il
has a wide brim and is generally a pat
tern of white and dark blue. Climatic
reasons doubtless render It more uni.
versa1 here than it win be in the
states, but it win everywhere have a
great and glorious run.
Tan shoes are quite as much favored
as ever and tan or brown leggings are
added by bicycliennes, with whom tan
or drab skirts find favor because of their
reluctance to show dust. The bicyclist
wears a sailor hat and odd-looldng tan
gloves or none at all. She has an
Easter lily at her belt and is altogether
an adorable creature.
A Tam o. Shanter cap and a knit blue
or gray white sweater is a costume
more athletic-looking.
have left nothing to say about the
governor-generals receptions, but II
doesn't matter. They are like any 9th.
er receptions with plenty Of uniforms
and tea in a big dining-room overlook
ing green shrubbery, big palms anC
! blue water. ELLEN OSBORN.
The Columbus commercial., 1896-05-03

whereof April is not one. The bicycle
girl is legion, but she is just the same
as the summer girl, with her skirt cut
three inches shorter. No bloomers
bloom in the land Of the lily and the
rose.
Just as she is, the summer girl Is by
Ear the most interesting Of the lot. She
IS really prophetic Of the summer
styles in the states, because she brings
them here, wheedled in advance from
wise dressmakers. She has brought
with her summer silks for lawn parties,
In Dresden and Persian designs; but
chiefly she has added unto herself
waists-waists better fitting than last
years, waists with removable linen col
lars for which ribbon bands and bows
eau be substituted; waists with tucks
In front and tucks behind, waists with
strong tabs sewn on behind. from which
the skirts may more securely hang
Many Of them are of Persian effects in
reds. or grass linens. beautifully en-
broidered with forget-me-nots OF little
rosebuds. The waists are more elabor-
ate than last year, They have frequently
yokes of Valenciennes lace on grass
linen or nainsool, the yoxes cut square,
the sleeves big and white and breezy
and lacey. A pretty waist in nainsOolI
is quite white behind, the big sleeves
are white, but the front is all embroi-
dered in faint tints of delicate fawn or
blue.
Such a waist would 60 well with a
fawn or blue skirt. But blue will not
mean the standard navy blue serge
which was 30 convenient. The full
skirt Of nine cores and q box pleat is
safe for the season; its colors are much
gayer than Of old, checks and stripes
taking the place Of solid cOlors and
pale tints substituting the darker ones
I'VE have known 50 long. The summer
girls skirt Incomes gay indeed In silks.
The chief fault Of the all prevailing
Persian designs is that the figures are,
many Of them. 50 big as 10 be less be
coming to the little Venuses than 70
the big Junos.
The military element is strong at
lawn parties, and upon riding parties
and picnics, but at balls it is positively
resplendent. The Hotel Hamilton. GU
riously. belongs to the town. and isthus
q local institution which doth not lack
officers Of dancing girth and the most
tanned faces Il : possible to conceive.
Handsome fellows they are though,
The Columbus commercial., 1896-05-03

well set up. athletic and manly. Nor Is
their tan Of a much deeper tint than
that the girls wear. in spite Of the uni-
versai veil and wide-brimmed sailor
hat The tan visible through any
amount Of rice powder looks queerly
enough above the white nccks. bare In
full evening dress.
But there is comfort in numbers.
New York aud London mingle queer
~ in the styles. the tourists rathershin-
ming By comparison with the officers
wives and colonial magnates who get
their styles many weeks late from dear,
dowdy. old London. Colonial dressing
is less daring taan that Of New York in
one respect. A married woman Of ma
ture years may put on the most start
ling o. raiment, but the young girls,
as well as unmarried bellies not so
young. go simply and modestly clad in
pink or white gowns cut but moderately
low in the neck, and not elaborate Of
decoration. It is a custom worth OBJ
serving everywhere.
The skirts Of the New Yorkers' ball
dresses are as wide as ever, which means
that thus viii they be cut, also, in New
port. The square yoked bodice Is far
the most usual, and there is great use Of
lace and velvet and Of bands Of down or
light tinted feathers. The new sleeve
is here, wrinl1led mOusquetaire-wise
and masked by huge epaulets OF fan
shaped contrivances Of lace. A disposi-
ton resented By the glove maker Is this
new sleeve, since it renders possible
shorter lengths and fewer buttons.
Other skies have other customs. The
favorite amusement of a Bermuda
swell. apparently. is to get into one o,
the absurd little donkey carts, the
knees almost touching the chin, and in
this attitude, and in ones best suit of
clothes, be photographed. After this
duty. the donkey can be induced to
travel faster than a snail either by the
laborious process of constant beating
with a oleander stalk, or by rattling
few stones in a tin can, which may be
worth remembering as an easier
method. One donkey named Prince,
especially desirable because Of his light
color. has looked pleasant" before
camera probably 500 times and is a
privileged character.
The Columbus commercial., 1896-05-03
ELLEN OSBORNS LETTER
Colonial Modes as Seen at the Func-
tions Of Sunny Bermuda
me Prevalence Of the Walst-maiaonn
Fair. Though sunburned, with =
background of ~the mili-
tary Element"



Hamilton, Bermuda.-There be those
who, stationed in Bermuda by military
necessity or stress Of business, rail at
it as a dull place and long aud long for
london drizzle, despite the Eden skies
that smile ON them and the odor Of the
Easter lilies in the fields and the
oieanders in the hedge rows.
And others there are who, chasing the
spring all about the world. come hithcr
for a few months or weeks, on the way
perhnps from St. Augustine to Lake
wood or Tuxedo. before Newport wakes
from its winter sleep; and these find in
Che whitewashed villas a "reminiscences
OF Italy. in the blue skies a foretaste Of
heaven and in the palms and palmet-
toes, bamboos and mangroves all the
poetry of tropic Jungle
What were even ar Eden without
dress and Irritation? There is no finer
coign of vantage whence to view the
sumner girl in ali her glory, months
before her perigee m New York, than
Hamilton Of a sunny afternoon. And
as for flirtationl There are more sol
diers in these little toy islands than
in either New York or Washington, and
the pretty girl who does not receive
delicate attentions from two or three
commissioned servants Of her Britannia
majesty is singularly unenterprising.
There are three phases of Bermuda
eemininity; the summer girl on the
street; the ceremonial dame at Gov.
Gen. Lyons receptions, and the dancing
girl at a regimental ball or hotei hop.
There ought to be more varieties, but
there aren't. There is very little
yachting. considering the unequaled
opportunity; there is no sea bathing
at oil for women, though there ought to
be; golfing interest is as yet but faint
hutter. and tennis has its seasons,
The Columbus commercial., 1896-05-03

on Caney branch9 The sap is up now
how would you like 70 run away and
60 Bwimmin in the old mill pond. or
cut some hickory sprouts and make
whips and whistles? Wouldn't It bo
bully times If a whole passle Of Us boys
and girls could fling in together and
hunt for honeysuclsles and sweet vio-
lets, or play humble peg. or build fly
ing Jennies2
But honest Iniun. Rufe. comm right
down TO business and rock bottom.
would the grown man love TO swap
places with the boy7 Do we raley want
to throw down the hand we now hold.
and draw to others which we know not
OF? We haven't got so very high up I
know, climbin as best we could. but
would II suit us to turn loose and drap
back down the ladder and take another
pull from the first round? Would IL
pay to spit on the old slate and spile out
and start over2 Take a good look at all
the surroundin circumference, Rufe,
and see what a general. all-around spile
out would mean for you and me. We
have come over long and rough and
dusty road-sometimes up and some
times down-and by now we ought to
know that the time to count the costs
is before you take the trip We win
stop right now and count up the costs Of
this business, and then reckon we win
turn around and come back before we
start.