Show THE BRAVEST OF WOMEN she a kitt with the aid of her burt oregon has had a number of women who lave distinguished themselves in various ways seme in literature some in art some as slayers of wild beasts others as of the population some by mountains others by tumbling down them and so on but a deed of bravery has lately been done by a portland woman which it is quite certain no other woman in the state and probably no other woman in the world has nerve enough even to attempt this woman says the horning nian is employed in a large establishment on third street and her name must be kept secret to prevent the place beina overrun by people anxious to see the woman alio is so brave there are quite a number of other omen employed in the same room as well as several men A day or two a rat strayed into the room and could not find its way out and the men started in to catch and kill him this was easier said than done for the rat was agile and daring and fled from one ambush to while the women and girls flew ap on chairs and tables and would have perched on the ceiling like flieg if they had been able there was one exception the brave woman alio has immortalized herself she stood her ground and the rat had been poked from behind a barrel and was dashing across the floor almost over her feet she ched down and let her skirts touch the floor and captured the rat and when it endeavored deavo red to puah its way out she swatted it over alie head and laid it out this is a fact and if any person in any country can produce a similar case of bavi ery and presence of mind on the part of a woman he can take the bakery |