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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 189: ; WOMXOF T1IEWKST 80ME OF THEM ARE HANDY WITH LARIAT AND GUN. Notiihlo KxnmplcH or (Irlt In the History f tliu Prmttlrr Heroines r tint C'nlllo Trull llrcriy Alii'i'ildti'x iif Knimn mul Oltliiliniiiit I, Ifi-. IPpeclid CurrcKH)iulrnco. Aiiii.i:ni:, Knn.,July 83. Tlio build ing of tlio west luis not boon ucconi pliahud by mini nlotio. Ilia ludpuieut, woman, has proved liornolf fully his equnl in courago and endiirnneo, and lias dono her part in upbuilding tlio rudtlo nicntH of tlio frontier. Perhaps tluiro U uo lot in which woman requires more nativo pluck than that of tlio frontier Bottler's wifo. Thousands on multiplied thousands of those havo acted well their part and niiido of their husband's life it Bong whoro it might huvo beeu a dirgo. MAKY SIMI'SON. But there nro other women of notable character, and among them a few exam ples stand out brilliantly and aro known to every frontiersman who has grown tip with the country. Their names have become household words, anil their deeds aro recounted around happy household fires in handsome farm and city homes on tlio spots where, in the old times, the Indian, cowboy and scout roamed at will. Ono of tlio most notable heroines in prairio loro was Mary Simpson, the wife of a pioneer, who lived in tho southwest portion of Nebraska along early in the soventies. Slio was tho captor of "Ire land," a noted desperado who had terror ized tho wholo I'latto valley. For months ho was heard of hero, there, everywhere, robbing, burning, pillaging, and the sparsely scattered bottlers were alarmed. In vain did they try to protect them selves ho was ever ready to attack th weakest side of their little guards. At last tho strain became too severe. A littlo baby left alono in a settler's home was found dead and tho trace of Ireland was on tho deed. Tlio action touched tho quick heart of tho settlers and i posso was at once formed to rido down tho bruto. They formed a vast circle nnd gradually closed in. On tho second day Air. Simpson nnd his wife, who wero nlono at tho right of tho line, wer surprised by a big bearded man spring ing out of a clump of bushes. Simpson was soino distance away and his wife was loading his horso. Without waiting for her husband nv sprang to tho widdlo and raced after thy stranger. Ho was being overtaken when on plunging through a small bunch of trees ho came suddenly on u member of tho hunting party. A sweep of his huge fist scut the man out of tho huddle and Irclnnd was in tho scat and away. Mrs. Simpson was by this time not far behind and was lashing her steed to the utmost of its power to overtake tho criminal. Ireland saw her, and turning, fired at tho woman. She returned the shot from a revolver in tho saddlebags and then prepared for u surer method of warfare. She was an expert with tho lasso nnd tho long rawhido ropo of her husband hung at the saddle lxw. Loosening it, hho coiled it carefully, and, racing as her horso was, swung it around her head. Ireland did uotsco it. and it whirled nway in graceful curves aud sottled down bteadily, surely and firmly over his liaro hend. With a jerk it ciinio taut as Mrs. Simpson pulled her horso back on his hnunches. Ireland was jerked from tho saddle and dragged for a dozen rods over tho grass before his captor felt willing to givo him per mission to rise. Ho did not rise. Ho was dead, and Mrs. Simp-ou was the heroine of tho hour. Them was no judgo, jury or inquest. Tho settlement was glad to havo him gone. Another bright star of tho vuitf u trail was Anna Kimball, who saved ho lifu of Colonel M. T. Hiinkiu, one of bouth east Texas' richest cattlemen. Tho herd was making its slow way north ward nnd was in tho southern part oi Kansas when Miss Kimball, tho daugh ter of a rancher of that section, rode tor soino distance alongside tho animals. Suddenly them was ono of those sudden outbreaks which no man can givo cause for or explain a stampede. Startled by tho crack of a whip or tho breaking of a twig, tho huge herd starts into mo tion, following a few lemlein and rushing pellmell over hill and vale until at last, wearied out, tho animals aro brought to a stop by sheer exhaustion after many havo been trampled to death. Miss Kimball saw out 011 tho prairio tho owner of tho herd, Colonel Rankin, who was walking about for a littlo exercise. Sho also saw that with tlio great circle the herd was making ho would bo in direct line of the oncoming tide of tlesh and horns. With a quick decision that would havo dono credit to tho general of an army, sho plunged tho spur into her pony aud dashed into the very jaws of danger. It was a race between her and tho herd. Tlio cattle were coming at a breakneck speed and with a blind furj that nothing could avert. It was sun ply a tjue-tion of which tdmuld leaeh the howihleted ranchman flrt. As hho came nearer she leaned ovei from tho biiddle and motioned to htm t j catch the hoin of the cuddle ns pIio cauin by. Ho was lithe aud active, and with out more th.iu slowing up slightly slio leached" over and throwing an arm nrouud his shoulders half lifted him up lH'hlnd her just as tho herd cauio up. Tho wiry littlo pony miido tracks for the open plain and in a moment they wero safe. Tho fact that tho fair res cuer fainted away Immediately on (jet ting out of danger did not ilecreaso her charge's respect for her, as history re cords that ho married her a few months later. A woman of tho plains who has proved herself a good manager of the things of Held and farm is Mrs. Knima Perry, of Morena, on tho western Isirder of tho idato of Kansas. Her husband died iu lb7!l, leaving her seventy-llvo head of cattle aud a quarter section of land. Her corn fields early began to wither un der tho hot winds that make western Kansas so much of an American desert iu dry seasous, and but for her knowl edge of botany she would havo lost her all. Instead of despairing she put in her laud to sorghum aud rico corn, thus raising an abundance of feed for her stock. When winter came, instead of allow ing her stock to wander over the prairie aud become worn out with tho severity of tho blizzards, sho put on a heavy overcoat Mini "slicker" aud men's rub ber boots, and mounting her pony rode day and night until she had brought home all the cattle. The neighbors were surprised at her energy, but it paid, and iu a country where so many have f'liled she has amassed a little foi tuue. She has two sections of laud, several hundred cattle and a couple score of horses and jMinies. Horses art her especial pleasure and she is an in trepid rider. Last Fourth of July, as in nearly all races that take place iu her vicinity, her ponies wero in the races at tho county beat, and sho herself rodo iu the prin cipal contest. When the stakes were awarded to her, a competitor, angry at being beaten by a woman, accused her of unfairness. Mrs. Ferry was angry, and dashing up on her pony in front of the judges' stand dared him to another contest. When ho refused sho threw tho money on tho ground at tho judges' feet and rode away. Nor could sho lie induced to touch any of it. Her friends say she is as bravo in physical danger as she is quick in business life aud has on several occasions stanchly defended herself when alone. The rottlonient of Oklahoma, with the consequent rush of people of all ages, conditions and abilities iu one motley horde across the virgin plains, put wom en to an extent on an equal with the sterner sex. Iu hundreds of instances it was the wife and mother who guiiUn tho prairie schooner while the fathei rode ahead and found the location for tho future home. Many women made their own entries. One woman rodo from tho edge of territory to Outhrio on that famous April 20, ISllO, selecting a spot near the government ofllcc ami holding it against all comers. None could dislodge her and she staid by the spot a night and a day. Then they told her it was iu the middle of the stieet. but she would not move and demanded I a survey. i When measurements wero made tho land was found to o all right, aud tho lot is now covered with a threo story building oiiO of tho best iu tho city. Sho has loasc-d tho lot for ten years for a sum which will keep her iu comfort for that time. When the additional lauds wero opened this spring two young gills stenographers barely of ago, weie among the most .intrepid riders and strngglers for town lots. They had a folding tent, nnd when they reached tho center of the new town to bo they had it erected in a few minutes and had a sign out offering to take in sewing. By this means they wero able to prove immediate residence and secured titles without difficulty. Tho newspapers iu some instances had women reporters at tho opening iu 18110, and ono iu paiticular, a Miss Aldun, now society editor of a leading western daily, on that occasion outstripped all rivals iu tho race to tho telegraph office. She had a good pony aud so did the other correspondents, but after tho rush had been made tho horses were too tired to be ridden back to tho station, so a passing train was hailed and tho littlo band of uowBgatherers prepared copy as thoy rodo. As the station was neared all crowded to tho platform? to bo first at tho ofllco to fllo messages. What was. .'1: ira A y TmxmAmMM AN OKLAHOMA lll'.UOINi:. their surprise to see a lithe form dart into tlio door before they alighted, and as they entered tho ofllco find tho lady calmly handing the operator manusciipt for an hour's work. She had clambered forward to tho engine and even nut to tho cowcatcher, and when the locomo tive came opposite the depot had made a Hying leap iu safety to the platform. The west has hundreds of example like these. The life of its people tends to bring out individuality and personal power. The women realize that their success and advancement depend nun h upon themselves. They have oppui tunities tor noble and striking deeds. V M. H A IIUI is I ,-s- - sfes. mr.awrjuiB'-nBr HMi'j.'k.x ut.i'm...'wmuiH. :.iv. o i r iMUhtfrMMlFiMS imWH' r-v r j.iw THE PI.MW. DIVER'S FOE. A rilmil lllvnttx ultli Yawning SholU I. lis III Willi Dil- llllil. "Your unl thy Indies of rhlongo who iiiKfiiilile nt evt'iilim parties and soli its In IllilttllllU'i'llt rust tunc covered with llliu pearl know Utile or ub.olutidy notlilnv' pel-Imps n built the ninny dull kit encoun tered In ts.it!.. ring tin si- ;ur!i fionithi' sen," remarked .1, 0. Danvers, of Loudon, Kughitid. "I wiison a dip along the const of Xiiii.Umr, Aft lea. a jenr uo, when I Inininl that mmi pearl flshlngi not n Iraili' for inch of weak heaits to follow, 'I'lir pearls aio gatlit'ied at the bottom of tin sea by divers. "Tlie rt'ii'on a man with a weak ln'iut l net lit for the work Is because the Mopped breath and the pressure of ninety feel nl sea water, with Its weight of sl.t tw pounds to tlio cubic foot, w III lit'lug on pid jiltatloii of the heart and burst the wnihi r vessels, eauslim illtri'lim and often dan gerous heiiioi'iliiiui's, Hut the divers are nil si a I win I savaues, Iu such muged health that the pli.vslntl danger never occurs to llieiu. Two ilauuets constantly menace the diver. Vlieiecr the oyster glow there aUo thrives the giant tiiilacliua. a innlist roils bivalve whose shell Is fioin foul to six feet iu length, llriuly anchored to the bottom. "It lies with Its scalloped shells yaw nlilk a foot or mine iipuit. Immediately till) thing touches It tlie shells snap togelhel, mill once thee large shells are cloid not n doen nii'ii out of water could gittheiu apait, far less the single diver, lifted, fathoms deep, who may have drnppisl lulu the rapacious liinilllior liaxe eareli'ssly pul his baud within its shells while groping in the gloom, "If such a fale befall a diver there it only one thing for him to do, and that Is t i amputate himself from (he enormous mo bisk and rise to the surface, falntlUL, bloody and mangled. Tlic-e savages will fight aujthltig from a lion to a python on land, hut the) haven't the coin age to run against a bivalve under ninety feet of a ter and stand tlie chance of thno nwnlli t shells closing In on an arm or n leg mid ('lushing the holies to splinters. "If the nioiist roils niolllisk should rloii down and catch the diver's head, of coin mi he would never know- what killed him. Ills head would be mashed to a pulp, and It would gn oil" as If severed by a guillo tine. I saw-only one native who had been caught by the niolllisk. It had clo-cil dow.ti on his left hand, and the only thing he could dons the monster held hlni win to rut oil' the h ft aim at tho elbow." Chi cago Herald. Tllllltl .llll'kllllHH. Mr. (J. C. (irccn records a curious rem iniscence with regard to a pair of Jack daws kept by him at Mudhury vicarage, South Devon, about twenty years ago. They had been taken from the nest, and during the first summer their wings wcim slightly clipped. After this their wlngi were allowed to grow and they lived nt full liberty Iu the garden. They weie pel fectly tame anil would come at call aud feed out of the hand, would come Into 1 1 1 house and Iu the morning knock at Him windows to ask for some breakfast. In the spilng they used to fly away and joi.-i their wild companion, make their uesls and i car n family; hut when this was over they came hack to the garden again, fid from the hand and weie as tame as ever. Hut the curious thing was that afler oim or two seasons they brought another jack daw with them, presumably the young 1 1 one of them, which was just as tame as themselves, although nothing had ever been done to tame it, so that it was linpu Mlilc to tell which wero the original fao: lies and which was the new one. Mor over, when afler a few years 1,110 of tin jackdaws was accidentally killed, iiiiotU was brought by the other two. .Siiinlili Itmire. Spanish donees have a certain resein hlnlice to tho dunces of tlieea!. Iu Kug land one's idea of a dance Is something In which the movement is due to the legs, In Japan and In Kgypt the legs have very lit tle to do with the dance. The exquisite rhymths of .lapauese dances are pioduccil by the subtile gesture of hand, the ma nipulation of scarfs, the delicate undtil. t Ions of the body. Iu Arab dances and 1 1 tlie danse till ventre the legs are more neat ly motionless. They are only used to a hist iu producing the extraordinary uiovi incuts of the stomach and the hips, In which so much of the dance consists, It is a dance iu which the body setsitself to its own rhythm. Spanish dancing, which no doubt derives its eastern coin; from the Moor, is almost equally 11 ihiuie of the whole body, and its particular ehai ncterlstlc the action of the hips is due 1.1 a physical peculiarity of the Spaniard ,, whoe spines have 11 special and unique curvoof their own. Fortnightly Hevicw. DIhIoiiih Are Ciiiiiiiiiiii. Owing to their freedom of motion ill atoms were nt one time siippoed to lie ani mals, Now It Is known that they im plants, as they can perform all the Inac tions of plants, and no animal, with all I , bllpcriorlty, high nattiie, etc., Is able to do this. They are found ever) where in ail in habited countries, and iu fact all over the seas, so it may bu readily granted that a plant so common and widespread as this should be quite familiar to every one. Not only 111 e the living plants widespread nnd common, but the shellsof the dead 0111 s remain intact for inany years; and in cer tain localities these tiny shells are so nu merous as to form a large portion of thu boll. Some of the licit known of then localities are the sites of Richmond, Va , and Berlin Intierinaiiy. Kinlly L, (iregory in 1'ouular Science Monthly. Hon- Air Ada nil Mercury. When the air nrouud us becomes con dencd shrinks into a smaller volume it becomes heavier, puts gieater presuieon the surface of the meicury aud make it ascend in the tube; then the mercury I said to rie. When the air expand swell into a linger volume it becomes lighter, the preure on the mercury Is lc, the mercury sinks in the tube and tlie Kilome ter is said to fall. Therefore every change of height of tho quicksilver w-liich we oli serve I a sign and meauie of a change In the volume of air around us. Exchange. The hcjcrn Tunnel. The Severn tunnel ha elTcctcd a great revolution iu railwii) alfali iu Kuglaud, acconlitig to the superintendent of tho Great Western Kallwa) company. He my theik'M'lopiueut of tralllc by tlie new route which save so much time and travel, ha been wonderful. From 1.3(10 to 1.IUI wagon, with coal mid geiiei id freight, pa tlunugh the tunnel In a day, Wiuiigl) Naiiii-il. Hotelier Hoy I don't sd-why they call 1 these scale steelyanl I lliitt'hcr- Wh) don't )e' Hoi 'I ln i..n'i ti-tl yards, the) teii! ounces tuiod New Whjl "l'Miii," imlil Willie, as he and hi father roauuil over the Held together, "I like to go walking with )ou. Von know so much nboul ewiythlng, don't joiif" "Yes. Willie, 1 know- a went deal," ro turned Mr. Hronon, complacently. "And it Is a gie.it pleasure to me, my son, to bo able to Impart to) oil tho Information that I had' acquired." Willie looked as if ho didn't exactly know what acquitcd and Impait and In formation meant, but he took It for grant is I thai his father understood what he was Mi) Ing, and for a mluut'j ho was silent. Then he asked, catching sight of the cattle grazing In the next Held, "Papa, what is cowsV "Cows," returned Mr. Iltuiisoii, after n moment of thought, "cows cr are ani mals with horns that give milk ami cat grass " "Do cows like glass better than they do apple pie and ciistardf" iisked Willie. "Yery much better," said Mr. Hronon. "Wh) do they, papaf" asked the boy. "Oh, because they weie born that way," "Why do cows givo milk, papa. Can't they sell it f" "No. Cows don't know anything about money, )ou know; and even if they did, they wouldn't know where to keep It." "Couldn't they keep It In their horns?" "Oh. my, no!" "What good 1110 cows' horns anyhow? Do they make that funny 'moo' sound with their horns?" "What an Ideal No, Indeed. They do that with their throats." "Why don't I hey do It with their horns?" "They can't." "Can't anybody blow horns?" "Oh, yes. Tin burns and cr brass horns, hut not rows' horns," "Papa, why don't cows have tin horns?" "Oh -noiieiisel Oh er because they are cows, I suppose." Willie thought deeply for a long time about this, and then he turned to Ills fa ther and said, "Why aru cowhcows any wa) ?" Harper's Ila.ar. I!iiiicci-.nr) Kxpeiix'. Among the many stories told of Nan tucket by old residents and frequent visit ors Is one that, while it seems almost im probable, Is lieveltheless vouched for by unimpeachable authorities. Some ) ears ago a man iu Nantucket was tried for petty larceny and sentenced by the judge to three months hi Jail. A few days after the trial the Judge, accompanied by the sherltr, wasou his way to thu Huston boat, when they passed a man who was busily sawing wimnI. Tlie biiw)er slopped his work, touched his hut politely, and said, "Good morning, Judge." The Judge liHiked at him earnestly a mo ment, passed on a little way, and then turned to glance backward, saying to the bherlll: "Why, isn't that the man I sentenced to three months iu Jail the other day?" "Yes," replied thi'sherlff, with soino hesi tation; "yes, that is the man. Hut you why, you see, Judge we we don't happen to have anybody elso In Jnll just now, and we thought 'twould be a suit of useless ux pcno for us to hire somebody to keep the Jail for tluee months just for this one man so I gave him the jail key and told him if he'd sleep thele nights I- guessed It would he all right." Youth's Companion. A Slorjelle. They were sitting oil thu sofa 111 thu par lor of a summer hotel, lie was holding her hand and telling her of the love which was overflowing his heart for her. Ho had been talking for some time when she inter rupted him, Maying in a shy, I've-never been-talkisl-to-like-this-befoie way, "And are you sure you have never lot ed any other girl, Clarence" "Ignite sure," he replied, as he slipped his arm around her waist. "I've met thou, bands of girls in the course of my life, hut never until I met you has any girl over known what It was even to ho kissed by me." And as their lips met under the pale moonlight, Iu one of those experienced, wo've-botli-bcen-thore-bcfore-inatiy at I me, long drawn out osculations, a large pic ture of thu fathcrof his country which was hanging on thu wall over the sofa broke from lis fastenings and fell upon the fabri cators with a dull, sickening thud. New York Herald. Su peril limn In form lit Ion. "K'squitea heavy shower we're having," he said cheerily to thu man who hail en ten d with his clothes soaked and his um brella dripping. "Yes, sir," replied thu stranger testjly, "It is a heavy shower, but ) on havu failed to remark also thu Interesting facts that theshower lsfallingdownward from above, that it's n wet shower and that It is rain ing 011 both sides of thu street. Alo you have neglected to observe that this is the year lb'.f,', that thu earth is round, that Columbus dlcovered America nnd that theru are four seasons each year. Hut I'm obliged to you for your Information about thu weather." And the stranger walked away with a glitter of vindictive triumph in his eye. Chicago News itccord. Doing II U lle.t. Two small Quaker children were put to lied early the other night, nnd thulr moth er hearing a murmur of voices from thu sleeping room stole up stairs to see what was on foot. As she paused outside tlie door sho heard onu say to thu other enr iiestly: "John, can thou swear?" The reply was regretful: "Not good. William, but (hopefully) I uni learning." New York Hecorder. A (looil Kliimple. Dominie Now, boys, what is thu mean ing of the word "ubiquitous?" Forty-six tongues aru painfully silent. Dominie Dear me, what ignornuce! 'Ubiquitous" means "existing every where." And now can you givo me nn in Ktancu of something that I ubiquitous? Chorus of forty-six tongues (while forty six arms aru simultaneously uplifted) Yes, air; "Ta-ra-ra-lxxjin-dc-uy," sir. Fun. Kipluiiutor)'. C', . i Ltf .i-i.rt i .A-! ,te'sr'rj sSSF JySj y r mto' . -r Indignant Wifo Here, sir, Is the photo graph of a strange woman I find you aru in tho habit of cm i) Ing around iu yourock et. I demand .111 explanation Iliislianu Wh), phaw! Mj dear, I full in love with that girl long before our mnx-riage.-Lifu Pi B. I I TVfw' a u SPh wJFizMzf a I AyskMzt-' j'jjiy.. .jl C7" ,. -- GUT THIS OUT Have just unloaded a carload of Leonard : Refrigerators Prices lower than ever. Come and see us. Radge & Morris Co. LMi4,ZIU tJi.l...w J-M,. I...,,. 1 'PS I) T ujA-a. A.Jf s,-n-.- ,. - ftt--a? Llncoln, Neb An Old School in Ninth Year. 25 Departments. 30 Teachers Beautiful, healthy location, magnificent bulhlltf'H, line equipments, nupjrhr nccn n modiitioiiK, fttroug faculty, cotiiprehcndvc curilciuum, thorough work, high moral ami L'lulstlnn InlhiciiCL' nn.l low expenses make this The SCHOOL FOR THE MASSES A practical education without needles WtMcrn You can Enter any Time This groat school Is located In Hawthorne, three miles southwest o( tlie pott ofll:: in will be connected by electric stieet car line, YOUIl CAR FARIi I'AIO. In orde that all may see our many advantage Iu the way ot buildings, equipments faculty, etc we will pay your car fare from your home to Lincoln provided you are present on the opening day of the fall term, Sept. ih'j:. Write for particulars. H.'iid iiaini) and aililri'.Hcs of li'i yuuutf puuplo ami we will nuiulyou clioloiof llnu l.Vlnuli ruler, ttieriiioiuutoror year's Hiilii-rlptluu to our llliisiraleil oilui'iitliinat iiiontlily. CAT.V MMJUKd ANUeiHULMalt), KHHi:. Address W.M. M. t'ltO.VN, I'rus. or WESTERN NORMAL COLLEGE, Lincoln, IJijeoli) ploral 4m- 'WsJmLM. by BSfcfcpvXfiHr Wmk. fcyjJrfcjgtA' L.' v HAy Cut Flowers at all Seasons of the Year KOIt W KDIUMiS. VI NKIIAI.H AMI I'AltrlKS. A fu'l Iiik- ' ii. iii an I II Id ni'l'Uut. !in.l fur frtM I'rleol.U l i of Ii'is iniuitl tilled Ti'lilint III. W. i SHWTER & CO. Palorr Suits, Chamber Suits, Dining Room Suits, at 1118 to 1122 N St. ...m -n-i-ilM-jf--)?.i-'M:' ' ' Tfl?i m' 'liw 'i'C7r:-.r ..J?.:a,JU. - a New Location. waste o( time or money Is furnished ly tho Normal College and Choose Tour Studies Neb. w. .1. KINSI.KY, Hi'ori'lary ami Treasurer. Qpreruatory ( or r Tiu ,u. t. Street LINCOLN,