The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-17
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Chicago Chronicle.
 Among the old school turfmen of Ken lucky few were more prominent until year or two back than Colonel James E. Pepper, whose home at Meadowthorpe, near Lexington, is one of the most oeau- tiful country places in the blue grass State. A few years ago the Coionel health gave out and he was about to an7 nounce his coming retirement from the turf, when his handsome wife, Mrs. Ella Pepper. entered protest. She knew the etahle as we'll as her invalid husoann; not a horse in it whose value ana char acteristics she did not thoroughly know. The Colonel was aware of this. Of course but he was not prepared Tor the proposi- tion his charming wife made
 saTransfer your racing string to me, Jim" she said calmly, and let all the entries be made in my name. You gre things yourself and the worry of attempt ing to do so would only aggravate your weakness. Let me try nay hand Tor time. If I fail you can carry out your idea of retiring and you can lose great
 Colonel Pepper at firSt was staggered by the proposal. but he knew ms wire indomitable pluc; and had good reaspn pa complied with Mrs. Peppers request and before long her name tecame almost as familiar to followers Of the turI as ms own had been. She did not confine her
 
 band, but made other purchases. Last vSar she. ran one of her horses for the Dorchester cup in England. He won .oy q head and Mrs. Pepper at once became femous in the British turf world This season in the East closed with Mrs Pep per S49. .000 to .hs good and the Colonei IS proud to acknowledge that this great sue cess Is due almost entirely to ms loVeiy wife's mana cement.
 n. o.- or rof tn uear long walking skirts was a leading issue in the city election at Bayonne' \; J., last "esh esn and the women won. The war on tne hailing skirt inaugurated by MT. rths5 Metgs some time ago in this column or The Chronicle. Mayor Egbert Seymour; Dem ocrat was a candidate fW re-electon' and it is understood that the women had received his assurance of opposition to MeiKs Anyway. the women conducted an active canvass in behalf Of Mayor Sey- rnour, whe was chosen to succeed him self MT. Gay. the Republican canoloate' pefused. it is said. to give any pledge on the subject. and so his opponent prohted by standing for old-fashioned Democratic belief in the largest possible measure oi personal liberty. . .
 Mrs Mejgs was an active participant in vhe campaign. using all her wits ana ln- 6uence In opposition to her husoand crrsade The health commissioner 10 Weeks has been deluged with newspaper udippings on the long g-and-short-sklrt top Ie communications coming from all part If the United States, and even from Tor eien countries Not all of them by any means favored his idea Indeed, the op Dostte is believed to be true. Mrs, Melg s,,d her co-workers are much elated over their victory, but the health commission ar says he,fs not. yet conquered.
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 California girl only 1s years old. Ethel Hobson, of Santee Margarita. has the unusual distinction of having herself har' vested a good crop of grain and done the $hrashIng for the entire county, barring a gang eff men whom she employed to as Sist her She Is exceedingly feminine 1T her appearance and manners, yet she ha: no difficulty either with ner patrons oi her employees Early in the season nei father met with an accident which inca Dacitated him for work. whersupon Ethe promptly took his place Every detail sh' Guperintended herself from the engine t' 1he separator and back again. There were twenty three men under her direc fion. some of them as old as her father Some were reputed to be hard characters But they never gave their girl foreman any trouble. On the contrary. they treat ed her with the utmost respect, took he orders as if they had been given by veteran and obeyed them to the letter.