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Show Are Fine Horsemen it ITALIANS DISPLAY RIDING ABILITIES SECOND TO NONE. fences, and at the end of the ride th whole number follow him up and Shattering an Illusion. JUST BEFORE. of the Army Put Through a Severe Training Which Place Them in the Front Rank Officer of the Nation. Nothing evoked more genuine admiration at the great International horse show at Olympia recently than Italian officers who took part In the display. They were especially remarkable for a firm seat and a very strong grip with the leg, and seemed nothing to move them In their sad- dles. In the jumping competitions uiir DrelToM they particularly distinguished themIn the selves over the course competition for fleers four of the first five were Ital- of-pe- lans- - It Is Interesting to remember that every year a certain number of Italian Scene At home. Discovered A husband and wife. She Dear! Do you mind helping me? He (all ready 15 minutes before. He ha just finished brushing his evening clothes and Is now looking over the stock report In the evening paper and smoking a cigarette) What do you want? (Her mouth full of hairpins.) Button up this waist, will you? Where (Throwing down paper.) A. A gentle gravel slope. B. A steep Is the maid? gravel slope, about 12 feet vertical height, a Now, dear, you know this Is her bit rounded at top to C, a strong stone wall Hurry! 2 feet to 214 feet high and about 2 feet afternoon off. bank D. Rounded and flat with top. up walking over back (Getting thick, falling away from wall. D to E. Slope of her. He takes hold of waist at top at angle of 45 degrees. E to F. GentU and starts on top button.) Whats slope at bottom. The officera rode the of firm grass about 80 feet vertical height the matter with these buttons, anysame horses as for the other course way? mostly Irish hunters, some very well (Sweetly.) Now, dont lose pabred, others more common and here tience. They slip right in if also there were no accidents to record. How do you suppose I can get the the really fine horsemanship of the thing together when youre squirming down steep declivities Interspersed like an eel? with the Jumps around the hlh (Screwing her head from one side the which on to the other, absorbed In getting her buildings of the You cant do it hair right) school Look here! You keep Cavalry (Savagely.) stand. still! Now, Ive got to begin all over. From the top of (He starts In, bis face knotted up in this hill the king agony and working frantically gets can see clearly the three buttons In.) Now! Now! Dont this of whole move, I say! There! Thats better. Hold on! Ive got em going! Keep truly wonderful display of pluck, still! Dont you dare move! There! nerve, patience Finished? and judgment which is an admirable training for the horses and for the men who C.-L- evel WHAT SHE WANTED. The fair young thing drifted into in the furniture shop like a motor-bu- s wet weather. An attendant stepped forward with a winning smile. I er want er a er sofa, she pauttered, coyly. Excuse me, miss, asked the wise young man, but have you a sweet- heart? - She blushed red and yet more red, and nodded violently. And is he bashful? Yes, she replied, stirred at the recollection of her wrongs; and he (Standing up.) une. DURING REHEARSALS PAGEANT. OF THE Oh, you wretch. Dont, you see What the devil is the matter now? Jones (explaining who he is sup- Why, dont you see, cant you see, posed to represent) I'm that fellow ride them. The that youve started wrong? Its all who fought at the battle of what do first portion of the got to be done over. you call it, you kqow. Whats his ride may be deuse? Darn Well it! the Whats name says all about him in his great scribed as similar Life. home. at book; you remember, everyone took to a fast run with foxhounds in a dale stay him for the other chap until they country, while the latter part confound he couldnt be; then they knew stitutes a series of achievements NO DANGER. he wasnt. Think I look the part? which are unique. During Riding Exhibition. hard gTass. B. Oak rail fence Vk feet to S feet high. B to hard grass about 9 feet wide. C to D. Almost perpendicular drop of 16 feet to 18 feet Cliff of hard, pebbly soil, and quite dry. D to E. Slope of soft soil 26 feet long. E to F. Gravel road with rough grass 15 to 20 yards wide. The officers rode In three The Allotment of Benefits. squads of about 12 each at a hand galYou believe in the greatest good lop, and there were no falls or accidents on this occasion. The horses slid down for the greatest number, do you not? the cliff C to D immediately following the said the altruist. jump. Twelve went down nearly In a Yes, answered Mr. Dustin Stax. line. "But this is a mercenary age. The officers about 30 or 40 join the Cavgreatest number doesnt count unless alry Riding school of Tor di Quinto, it has a dollar mark in front of it. Just outside Rome, Washington Star. and there qualify as Instructors of A Warning. riding for various I see where Waggsby died very regiments. At the suddenly. Was his death due to the end of the course heat? the king, who takes Well, yes, In a way. He asked too great interest In many people if it was hot enough for the perfection of them. Baltimore American. detail in his army, holds an official exFavorably Impressed. amination, which Interviewer Are you favorably imis a serious and pressed with this country? businesslike very Eminent Foreign Lecturer Very. affair. The officers Going Down Fast Im raking in a thousand dollars a on a 45 Per week. N. Y. Weekly. of the year have Cent. Grade, 80 to follow a guide Boston Girls Work. Feet in Length, who is a firstHub I see three out of four of the rate horseman and admirably mounted for about two Old South prizes given in Boston have hoars over rough, hilly and broken been won by girls. country, with hanks, ditches, and . Gotham What were the prizes for? unbreakable rail Cooking beans? Yonkers Statesman. very formidable A. Level Yep. The office was seeking the man. Not that I care anything aboul him, explained the office, but mere ly a a concession to the popular idea that 1 ought to seek him." Having thus satisfied the ethical requirements of the case, the office, wearying of the perfunctory search reached out and grabbed a man who was seeking the office. Chicago Trlb London Sketch. This Weather. This is the limit! Whats the matter now? I called up the iceman to find out why he hadnt brought us any ice for three days What was his reason? Said, it was too Cleveland Leader. The Need. Did you study Volapuk or Es- peranto? I did not, answered Mr. Sirius Barker. We have plenty of language. What we need is more ideas of sufficient importance to deserve expres sion. Washington Star. His Assessment. Father (who has given his consent) next I hope, young man, that you know the value of the prize you will get ir Helen Im going to Paris year. Millicent Truly? Helen Yes, unless Im engaged before then. Millident If I were you, Id begin studying French right away. Chica- ' go Journal. New Market. I noticed you have taken the cowsits right at the other end of the sofa catcher off the engine, said the pasfrom me. senger on the rural railroad. indeed! Yes, replied the conductor with a Ah, Well, here is the very wink, we never run over any more thing for you. cows. Since the farmers have discovThat? Its broken, surely! Why ered that the automobile owners pay is it shaped like the letter V? That is our specialty. We call it more for killing a cow than the railthe Cupid Slide sofa. Try one. That roads they turn them out on the pike young man will no longer be able to instead of on the tracks. Chicago sit at the opposite end. Hell meet Daily News. you half-waShe bought one on condition it was A Business Hint. to be delivered before eight p. m. that She (bitterly) That mineral magevening. nate who is trying to get you to invest in his enterprise, is a snake. He (interested) Copper head, I Generally If the wife is a bad cook the husband is a go9d roaster. ' y. hot. my daughter. Young Man Well er no, sir; 1 dont know the exact value; but as near as I can find out, its in the neigh borhood of . $50,000. Half Holiday. Her Step-M- a. Wealthy Widower (to daughter) ahem I have concludec to marry again, and the the bridt will be Miss De Sweet. To be sure there is some difference in our ages but, er as she is so young, she will be fond of society, you know, and will greatly enjoy going out with you. Daughter (respectfully) Well, Ill chaperon her. N. Y. Weekly. My dear, I Measurements. You say there was great applause? Well, answered the man who is useful at conventions, I wouldnt like to say definitely whether it was great applause, an ovation or a riot of enthusiasm. You see I forgot my stopwatch. Washington Star. |