The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-17
HUSBAND As PRIZE


The Joint birthday Of King Csrlo1of
Portugal and his consort was celebrated
at = village near Braga In = novel way
u handsome young farmer named
Goethe tor whom several local beauties
had long sighed In vain, determined to
sacrifice his freedom by offering him-s
self aas prize to her who should be sue
cessful In abullock race.
Seven handsome peasant girls ap-
peared ct the starting post, riding bare
backed on bullocks with decorated
horns and tails. "A capital start was ef-
fected, but ere half the distance had
been traversed the favorite was thrown
and displayed her chagrin by SEEKING the
tailof the second bullock IN an endeavor
10 impede q rivals progress. This re-
suited in an unpopular competitor COM
ing In flrst, whereat the onlookers ware
- disgusted that they ducked the Judge
In ~ pond. + 4. "a 4.
y Kew Brunswick was the scene four
years since Of q bicycle race over q
course OF two Miles between couple Of
girls who were rivals for the affections
Of an eligible swain. The prize himself,
with q parson by his side, took his stand
at the winning post, and no sooner had
the winner. Miss Nellie Donnelly, passed
the goal than the ceremony was per-
formed and the newly-married couple
left the ground amid the acclamations Of
the large concourse that had witnessed
the contest
To run to q point some hundred yards
distant, there to change dresses for
others laid in readiness on the ground
and to return to the starting point was
the trial undertaken last year at Brus-
sells by some half-dozen women to de-
eide which would wed man who had
offered himself as prize to the winner.
On the word being given. one at once
dropped to the rear and logged on quite
unconcernedly, for she was aware that
the sleeves of the dresses laid out for her
rivals had been sewn up. The confusion
consequent on this enabled her to win
the prize, who, it is more than likely,
was well aware Of the ruse.
The keeper Of q Havre restaurant
some eight years back offered himself as
Q prize to be run for in an obstacle race
by young women. Here, too, suspicion
pointed to the result having been pre-
viously arranged, for the last difilculty
to be overcome consisted Of wriggling
between two bars 30 close together that
pone but the slimmest could pass. Six
put Of seven competitors were TINS put
out Of the race, which was won by 4
yisp of girl, who negotiating the mar
row space with little trouble, carried OF
Boniface, in accordance, probably, Will,
that willy mans intention.
( The first prize in q cookery COMPETE
ton held at Vienna In the early 'sO's was
ayoung man, the owner Of pork BUTCH
sr's establishment, in whose declared
opinion good household management
was an indispensable necessity In mar.
ried life. Some score or more spinsters
and, windows displayed their culinary
skill, that Of q professional cook being
accounted worthiest Of the prize. The
young man, however, stultifed the de-
cision Of the judges by clipping with the
prettiest Of the competitors.
Equally perfidious was the conduct az
? young Liverpudlian who some years
back offered his hand and fortune a
hrst prize for a sack race, over so yards,
to be competed for by girls under 25
years Of age. At the goal he stood ready
to surrender himself to the winner. but
when he recognized in the leader
gaunt woman Of notorious temper his
courage failed him and he fed. The
baked woman threatened both law pro-
ceedings and personal chastisement hut
was at length mollffied by SUFFICIENT
money to set her up In business.