Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-05
HUSBANDS AS PRIZES.
Lotteries and Contests Between Women
Who Wanted to Secure a Man.

Who Wanted to Secure a Man.
Kansas City. [. S A, was lately the
scene of a lottery whereof the first prize
was an eligible young virginian named
Arnett who stood on the platform during
the proceedings. On the winning number
being called out a Miss Knoche stepped
forward amid the plaudits of the crowd.
DO you want TO be married here now?''
asked the chairman. It's for the lady
to say. Whatever she saws goes I'm,
game, said the prize but the winner
while recognizing her marriage as as
sured, preferred matters to take q more
leisureiy course.
The joint birthday of King Carlos Of
Portugal and his consort was celebrated
on September 2S last at a village near
Braga in novel way A handsome
young farmer named Goethe. for whom
several local beauties had long sighed in
vain, determined to sacrifce his freedom,
by Offering himself as a prize to her who
should be successful in a bullock race.
Seven handsome peasant girls appeared
at the starting post, riding barebacked
on bullocks with decorated horns and
Aus A capital start was effected, but
ere half the distance had been traversed
the faVorite was thrown, and displayed
her chagrin by seizing the tail of the
second bullock in an endeavor to impede
unpopular competitor coming in first.
whereat the onlookers were SO disguised
that they ducked the judge in a pond.
New brunswick was the scene four
years ago OF bicycle race over a course
OF two miles, between a couple Of oirls
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ehgible swain. The prize himself. with a
parson at his side, took his stand AZ the
winning post, and no sooner had tho
winner, MISS Nellie Donnely, passed the
soal IMAM the ceremony was performed
ana the newly married couple left tba
ground amid the acclamations - t .le
large concourse that had witnessed az
contest. me
10 run to point some hundred wards
oistant' there to change dresses for Others
Ialo IN readiness on the ground, and to
return to the starting point was the trial
Undertaken last year at Brussels by half
dozen women to decide which should
Wed a man who had offered himself as a
prize 10 the winner. On the word heIno
given one at once dropped to the rear
anu logged on quite unconcernedly. for.
sne was aware that the sleeves of the
dresses Iald out for her rivals had been
sewn up. The confusion CONSEQUENT a.,
TINS enabled her to win the race, and the
prize, VINO, II Is more than likely was
well aware of the ruse.
Inc Keeper Of a Havre restaurant. some
elght years back, offered himself as
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young women Here too, suspicion point
eu 10 the result having been previously
arranged Tor the last difficulty to be over
come consisted of wriggling between two
pars so close together that none but the
shmmest could pass. Six out of seven
competitors were thus put out of the race
Whlch was won by a wisp of a girl who
negotiating the narrow space with little
trouble carried off Boniface in ACCORD
anee' probably, with that willy mans in
tention. man IN
The first prize in cookery comnetition
held at Vienna in the early eighties was
young man, the owner of a pork butcn-
er establishment, in whose opinion good
household management was an indisDen-
sdpIe necessity in married life. some
score or more spinsters and widows ais
Played their culinary skill, that of a nro-
Iessional cook being accounted worthless
Oh the prize, who, however, stultified the
decision OF the judges by eloping with tbe
prettlest OF the competitors.
Equally perhdious was the conduct 90
young Liverpudlian, who some vears
ago onered his hand and fortune as frst
prize Tor sack race over fifty wards 10
oe competed for by girls under TWENTY
nVe years of age. At the goal he stood
ready to surrender himself to the winner
put when he recognized in the leader n
saunt woman Of notorious temper his
courage failed him and he fled. The
palkeu woman threatened both law pro-
ceeulngs and personal chastisenent, but
was at length notified by sufficient money
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