Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-01
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NEW WAYS TO WIN WIVES
Cupid Uses Many Strange Methods OF
LEADING Victims to Altar.

Cupid uses many Stran9e metnoos VI
Leading Victims to Altar.
A thousand ways lead to the altar
and many Of them are at least as
strange and unconventional as that by
which bride was recently won as the
prize for victory in a cross-country
race by brace Of cowboys on bron-
chos. In certain parts Of Wales, 1t Is
said, the Old World custom Of mar
riage by capture" still survives, and
before a man can lead maid to the
alter he must race in hot pursuit for
the father or brother, who seeks to
carry her Off on horseback and rescue
her for a more agreeable fate, remarks
the New York Press.
But wives have been won by con-
tests more novel than these. Only last
year, 1t is said, pretty Scotch damsei
looked on at Bisley while the two as
pirants to her hand scored bulrs-eyes
and magpies in stern and silent RI
yalry, for the final scores were TO DE
termine who should be her happy pos
SCISSOR. Last year, too. II we are to
believe the newspapers, a very charm
ing young lady In society awarded ner
hand to the one Of four suitors VINO
toos the first place in billiard tour
nament. And there are at least three
recorded cases In which matrimonial
destiny has been determined over the
chess board
Even more singular was the method
recently adopted by wealthy Neapol-
itan called Tesino who offered mis-
name and, fortune to the lady VINO
could best cook macaroni to suit his
exacting palate. No fewer than lzo
ladies. We are told, entered with zest
into the contest for SO tempting a
prize. with the result that a few weeks
later the successful macaroni expert
was led to the altar by the delighted
sienor. whose wedding present took
the gratifying form Of $4,000. y sast5.
A short time ago the hearts OF Wall
street brokers were fiuttered by the
appearance among them of an attract
i've young lady, "a handsome blonde,
with blue eyes and an exceedingly
graceful figure" She carried valise
containing a number Of tickets which
bore. the legend, For the purpose OF
assisting the completion Of the musi-
cal education of Miss Edwina, agree
to pay the sum Of $40. II this number
proves to be the lucky one in raffie'
matrimony may be considered" With
in a short time every ticket Of this
novel lottery was disposed of. Miss
Edwina carried of more gold than
was necessary for the training or her
rich soprano voice." but whether she
secured a husband with her harvest,
history is silent.
While Miss Edwina was thus bar
tering her. charms for the sake OF her
voice, Miss Elizabeth Magic, young
lady of washington. was boldly adver-
Using herself for sale as "a slave Tor
life to the highest bidder, giving a
tempting catalogue Of her perfections,
from her gray green eyes, fulL pas
sionate lips. splendid teeth and grace
full figure" to her love Of poetry. her
truthfulness, honesty and essential
womanliness. a s3 Nzs a a q
81 represent" she says, IAN outlay
of:s1o,O0O, which my late father spent
on my education and training, In re-
turn for which, In addition to constant
soul-destroying labor as a typist, l am
realizing an income of $40 a week. 1
am curious to ascertain what Is the
highest market value set upon an
American slave girl by the slave mas
ters." Nd ,sFs=t i,...y...r NJ.
Even more remarkable was the OF
fer of a husband as a prize to lazy
canvassers made by an enterprising
tea company. "The young lady" this
amazing offer ran, "who produces the
best results compared with the amount
of salary received for not less than
six months service, will receive S2,-
500 and will be allowed to marry any
single young gentleman in the firm.
Should he refuse to marry her we Will
pay her breach Of promise damages
$500 extra, and dismiss the young
gentleman from the hrm.
Wives have been won more than
once by the toss of a coin, but never
under more dramatic conditions than
the following: Two Genoa wood car
vers who were rival suitors for the
hand Of q pretty little milliner, decid-
ed to leave their fate to the decision
of a coin spun in the air. When the
fateful coin fell and Signor Nizza saw
that he had lost, he produced revol-
yer and shot himself in the head, rali-
ing dead at his successful rivals feet.
Charles Kruger, Of st. Louis, wooed
and won his wife literally in midair,
for he had little opportunity Of meet
ing her, except when they were per-
forming together on the trapeze; and
It was when Kruger had caught her
with his hands one evening as she
made her thrilling leap for life
through the air that he received the
answer which crowned his happiness
the cheering onlookers little dreaming
what romance was being enacted
above their heads. ....