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IS A CHILD WONDER. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. THIS GIRL CAN LIFT THREE HUNDRED POUNDS. CURRENT SOCIAL DOINOS AT THE CAPITAL. things, and tell such pitiful stories.

I said: "May be you are imposed upon, they understand your kindness everybody." It was like a flash of heat lightening, the expression that followed the kind, tender look on Mrs. Carlisle's face. She straightened up firmly and exclaimed; "Me imposed upon! No, indeed! I never was imposed upon In my life." Her Scotch ancestry certainly reigns supreme above her American environment and teaching. She ia known to be one of the finest, thriftiest housekeepers in Washington, and is aa broad and charitable as the day is long; only she "won't be imposed upon." 1 Only Seven Tear Old at That Meltna Cyr, Daughter of the French Canadian Sampson, Is AatonUhlar the Country with Ber Feats. The Family of Senator Gray Bow Congressman Hicks Woo Bis Bride The Spinner Statue Is Beady for Unveiling Harrison's Portrait.

Washington Letter. HE trouble over the election of Mr. Du-Pont leaves Delaware with only one FEMALE Hercules in a pinafore. Such is Melina Cyr, 7 years of age, daughter of a well-known French Canadian strong man, Louis Cyr, now performing throughout the country. ThiB child phe ninety-pound anvil by a ring through which she passes the middle finger of her right hand.

This ehe holds in steady position long enough to secure a photograph. Another is the raising at arm's length and then lowering to half-arm a thirty-three-pound belL A final and conclusive test of both her strength and indifference to conventionalities was by grasping her visitor about his knees, lifting him clear of the floor, and carrying him across the room. An astonished young man sought hia chair for breath and seized his hat "That'll do for me. What you say about the child's strength," he gasped, and little Melina laughed with glee. The girl had evidently Inherited the amazing strength from her father.

Her mother is in no sense athletic, but on the father's side the super-strength runs back several generations. Louis Cyr's mother, it is claimed, could lift a barrel of flour from the wagon and carry it to the second floor of her house. And he, at the present time, holds a world's record of 4,300 pounds lifted without harness. Melina has received no special training, it is said, save such hints and suggestions that her father has given her during the last year. She was born in Montreal in the fall of 1888 and so is not yet 8 years old.

scroll, The work has been completed for 6ome time, but It was not placed In position because it was necessary to await the action of congress, and also because the needed "sinews of war" were not on hand with which to finish the undertaking. The expense of the monument to Spinner has been borne entirely by women, many prominent ladles having formed an association for that purpose shortly after Spinner's death a few years ago. It will not cost the government a penny, for the funds have all been raised by individual subscriptions, most of them from ladies. This statue is regarded by them as a tribute of gratitude for his work, which was the placing of women in the government department, a thing which undoubtedly led to the greater ease with which women are enabled to enter the business world now than they could possibly have done years ago. The civil war was the event which led to the employment of women, for the drafting of the men took so many clerks out of the departments that there was a need of necessary hands to do the work a work which has become an enormous labor as the issuing of "greenbacks" under Secretary Chase had been begun and the money must be gotten out in time to pay off the troops.

So he suggested to the secretary that women be put to work at cutting the paper sheets apart Chase said that no woman was strong enough to handle the big shears, but Spinner found a big brawny Scotch girl whose senator to her credit, but as that gentleman is Mr. Gray, he is amply able to hold up the credit of the state all alone. It la hardly nomenon, within whose slender frame lies hidden a strength that baffles all efforts to solve. Is, to all outward appearance, the ordinary child of her years. An oval face, framed in a wealth of yellow hair, big blue eyes, and slender frame of average heigat these give no indication of abv normal muscular development.

To the view Melina is a pretty child and nothing more. A Chicago reporter set out the other day to find out something about this marvelous child and was directed to the French church of St. Louis of Pullman. He was ushered into the parlor to await Louis Cyr, who with Trying to Find Oat. Visitors are frequent enough always at the capitol, but the man who appeared at the entrance of the senate lobby yesterday was apparently so excited, so eager, and so concerned that the doorkeeper set him down at once as a crank.

He was travel stained and dusty, and he carried in his hand a photographic outfit. There was a large camera and a big glass tube and several yards of copper wire. On his valise was his address in large capital letters "Cleveland, "Is Senator Quay in the senate?" he asked, breathlessly. "Yes, sir," said the doorkeeper, eyeing him suspiciously; "but I think he is very busy just now." "Can I send in my card?" "Certainly." In went the card, and out came the message with the report that Mr. Quay could not be found.

"Dear me," said the man, despairingly, "I have come all the way Ohio just to see him and photograph his head with the new rays. Mr. McKinley wanted me to find out if Mr. Quay really wants the nomination." And the Ohio man, gathering up his paraphernalia, went down the marble staircase and out Into the street. Washington Post.

A MUSICAL PRODIGY. likely that a new senator would bring his family to town so late in the season as this, so there is little chance of Senator Gray having any company for this term. The family of the senator live just opposite to the home of Secretary Carlisle, and are not keeping house, but boarding this year. There are two girls out in society this winter, Miss Emily and Miss Ann. Both are sweet and attractive girls and blessed with good looks.

The oldest son, Andrew, is a young lawyer in Wilmington. Charles, the second son, Is at Princeton, while the youngest boy, George, is at St Paul's school. Mrs. Gray goes out in society a great deal, being fond of company, while the young ladles are most popular and receive much attention at the capital. Congressman Josiah D.

Hicks, of the twentieth district of Pennsylvania, is living here in town at Williard's hotel. Mr. Hicks is a very popular man and the fight for his renomination is going on now in his section and is stirring up quite a bit of excitement. Mrs. Hicks, who was a Maryland girl, having been born in Frederick county, in that state, is a handsome woman with dark hair, brown eyes and a clear, rich complexion.

She met Mr. Hicks at Tyrone, where she was visiting at a friend's. Walking down the street her attention was attracted by a gentleman who gazed at her in a peculiar manner, and a few days later she received a note, unsigned, from some one who requested her to correspond. To this communication she paid no attention till one day, on happening to mention the fact to a friend, she was advised to write to the address given and inform the party that if they wished to communicate with her, they must make themselves known. This reply brought to light that the unknown admirer was Mr.

Hicks, who was then a 'prominent and rising young lawyer of the place. Mr. Hicks was afflicted with a case of love at first sight and his courtship ended in a happy marriage in 1876. After living at Tyrone for seven years Mr. Hicks moved his family to Altoona, which is his present home.

There are Marvelous Performance! of a Seven-Year Old Michigan Girl. Michigan's musical prodigy is but 7 years old. Her name is Alice McClung, and she lives with her parents in the village of Coloma. Alice is attracting a great deal of attention on account of her really wonderful musical abilities. She has composed a number of waltzes, lullabies, melodies, and has set several "poems to music, among which may be mentioned Eugene Field's "Little Boy Blue." When Alice was only two months old an artist was playing some of Chopin's music, and the little one became so excited her mother could hardly hold her in her arms.

This was her first break into the musical world, and since then she has progressed so well in the finger exercises of the piano and in her own composititions that she Is astonishing musical people who have seen her performances. Every sound of nature in the quiet little hamlet where she lives is music to her. It Is her practice to imitate songs of birds, insects, and the buzzing of telegraph wires. Professor Zlegfeld of the Chicago Musical college says her ear for music is perfect Her "Songs of Merry Birds" is a composition of high standard. Two yeara ago, when only 5 years old, she com A Confession from Boston.

After all, nothing draws such a magnificent crowd in this town as an athletic show. Not even the sweet notes of the operatic artists nor the acting of the dramatic stars can compete with the magnetic power of athletic sports. They top the whole list Boston LOUIS ST. CYR. his wife and daughter was the guest of the fathers at the parish house.

In. a few moments the door of the room bpenfd and Mrs. Cyr and Melina The mother was below the average height, and looked to weigh rather less. than tbo .105 pounds she claimed, She greeted her. caller pleasantly, and.

said: "Louis will be down in a moment This is little Melina. She doesn't speak much French. She hasn't traveled with us enough yet." "But." said the astonished visitor, "you don't mean that baby is the girl Who does the lifting? She doesn't look as though she could put a good sized doll to bed." Just here Louis Cyr entered. The man who had a few nights before at the Chicago Athletic club raised, without harness. 3,674 pounds of humanity conveniently arranged on a platform looked more like an overfed giant than the ideal strong man.

He is strong, however, and after the visitor had shifted his pencil to his left hand and JOSIAH DUANE HICKS, name was Jennie Douglass, and who handled the paper with dexterity. This was In the summer of 1862, and on October 9 of the same year a batch of seven or more ladies were appointed, among them being Miss Elizabeth Stoner, who held her position from that time till two years ago. Miss Stoner Is now president the association erecting the statue. The fact that he was the means of placing women in a position In which they could help themselves was a great source of satisfaction to Spinner, who often remarked "that "having been instrumental in introducing women into the employment of the offices of the government gave me more satisfaction than all the other deeds of my life." He was an earnest advocate of woman's rights, and over his signature in a paper published in the Home magazine declared that the laws of most of the states regarded "woman but as a chattel," and that he had done all In his power while In congress to uphold her dignity. He voted twice for a woman to be chaplain of the house of representatives and on all occasions was the faithful champion of the fair sex.

The portrait of General Harrison, recently added to the White House collection, is considered one of the best works ever done by the veteran artist, Eastman Johnson. The gray, cold background is peculiar, yet the effect Is strikingly successful, so pallid and colorless is the face of the ex-president It has just come to light that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, is a musical composer and that several of his sentimental ballads have been published here under a nom do THE NEWSPAPER BORROWER. Do Comes Across a Philanthropic Individual Who Disgusts Him. From the Buffalo Express: A mild looking man with gold-bowed spectacles got on a car the other morning. He had a Morning Express in his hand.

He took off his glasses ad wiped them, as all spectacled men have to do when going from a cold to a warmer atmosphere, anfi was just taking his paper out to read, when a man who was sitting near him reached over and said: "Land me that newspaper, will you?" The mild-looking man appeared surprised. Evidently he did not know the would-be borrower, and was a little taken aback by his nerve. He was equal to the occasion, however. "I was going to read it myself," he said, "but as you seem to need to read newspapers more than I do, I'll lend it to you." The borrower took it without even saying "Thank you." The spectacled man leaned back with an expression of amused disgust. "Say," he said, "would you like to have that paper 6ent to you regularly? If you would, I'll step into the office and pay for a year's subscription for you." "Why, you are very kind," said the other.

"I usually borrow it, but I would not object to having it given to' me." "I thought not," said the spectacled ALICE M'CLUNG. (Michigan's 7-Year Old Musical Prodigy.) posed her "Sault Ste. Marie March." At that time her 'parents resided at Sault Ste. Marie, where she was born. made a sling for the one the giant lad just grasped, genially joined in the coversation.

"Mr. Cyr, I called to see this little girl, of whom I have heard much. Is it true that she can lift 300 pounds of iron with no artificial aid?" "0, yes," was the reply. "She can do jail we claim for her and more." "But wnere does Bhe keep her strength? I can understand how a man weighing 346 pounds, with a chest like an ice bin and arms like Armour's prize hams, could lift anything he took hold of, but that child how does she do it?" The giant laughed and said: "You don't look very close. See MISS EMILY GRAY, four children in the family, Mr.

Hicks, who was a widower, being the father of a married daughter, Mrs. Cadle, and a son, young William Hicks, who is an editor at Altoona, and also attends to his father's business in the absence of the latter in Washington. Mrs. Hicks takes a deep interest in her husband's political career, and at the time when plume. Speaking of ballads I never pass by the Carlisle residence, but what a hand organ or street piano is standing out in front of the hojne of the secretary of the treasury, and usually the dulcet sounds of "My Old Kentucky Home" are wafted across the street.

This tact on the part the street musician evidently pays well, to Judge from the profound bows and extensive hand flourishes that follow the arrival of the paper with the pennies thrown from the second-story windows. The last time I saw Mrs. Carlisle sho had just purchased a lot of diamond SPORTING NOTES. Athletic games formed part of the celebration of Washington's Birthday at Princeton college, the winners of the different events forming the program being as follows: Putting the shot W. B.

Schmalhorst, 36 ft. 7 in. Lightweight wrestling T. M. Irvine, '98.

Pole vault A. C. Tyler, 10 ft. 3 in. Middleweight wrestling H.

R. Reiter, '98. High jump W. M. Dear, 5 ft.

7 in. Ttopo climbing G. G. Blackmore, '96. Heavyweight wrestling A.

C. Ayres, '99. The semi-final tie in the championship series of the American Football Association was played at Olympic Park, Paterson, N. on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, the teams of the International Athletic Club and the True Blue Club being the contestants, the former being without the services of three of the regulars.

The True Blues won by a score of three goals to one for their opponents. The Internationals filed a protest before the game on account of the bad condition of the ground. Adam Stanhope's home Is in 128th street, this city, and whatever success he may attain in his new club will be witnessed by his neighbors and friends. He is twenty-five years old, five feet ten inches In height and weighs 175 pounds wljen in playing form. In 1891 he played with the Richmond club; in 1892 with the Stateri Island A.

In 1893 with the Binghamton; in 1894 with the Johnstowns, and in 1895 with the Pottsvilles and Readings. Forty-flve candidates for membership in the Columbia college track team art now In training in the Manhattan Athletic club gymnasium, New York, under the direction of Capt Fearing. man. "By the way, have you any tickets for the theater tonight?" "No," was the reply. "I seldom go to theaters." "I was sure of it I'll step in and buy a couple-of orchestra seats for you if you like." "Why, I'm sure "Oh, don't mention it And while I think of It, can't I order a couple of tons of coal for you?" "I'm about out "Exactly.

Your grocery bill Is unpaid, too, isn't it? I'll go around and settle it for you tonight." "I really don't understand, sir" "No, of course you don't. But won't you accompany me to the tailor's and let me buy you a new suit of clothes?" By this time the sponger began to see the drift of the conversation. "You're trying to guy me," he said, with a feeble attempt at a smile. "Not at all," Bald the spectacled man. "I belong to a philanthropic society and am trying to live up to Its leading principle." "What is its leading principle?" "That dead beats should In all cases be given enough rope to hang themselves, if possible.

I'm beginning to doubt, though, whether it's possible ia your case." The sponger threw down the paper and retired to the cold corner of the car nearest the door. the nominating convention met in Bedford, which is about forty miles from her home, she drove in a buggy, accompanied by her little son, all of the distance, starting at 2 in the morning, and, on account of the bad roads, not reaching her destination till 11, but still in time to infuse some of her courage Into her husband, who was almost worn out with his labors. Mrs. Hicks is also an earnest advocate of woman's rights, and her husband is fully in sympathy with her wishes on that point Her two children, a boy and a girl, are not with their mother, Cora, who is just about to make her debut being at school, and the boy, Charles, is at home in Altoona. The steps laken in congress toward the erection of a statue to General Spinner will lead to a speedy settlement of the question, and it will not be long before the matter will be decided and the work placed in position.

The Spinner statue 1b of heroic size and was executed by the sculptor, Henry Ellicott of this city, the same artist who made the Hancock statue, which is to tie soon placed In position. The likeness is striking and the attitude an easy, natural one, with the right hand thrust into the folds of the long coat, while a cape is carelessly thrown around the form. The left hand rests on a small granite pedestal and has beneath It a IN FEATS OF STRENGTH. here," and, lifting the girl's hair, which fell about her shoulders, he showed a width of bone that before was not noticeable. The girl was one mass of musclo about the upper chest.

The questioner saw and wondered. But it was only after seeing her feats of lifting he fully realized he had just witnessed an exhibition of strength with out recorded parallel on the face of the earth. Among the special efforts of little Melina mar be nantioned lifting a MISS CORA HICKS, back terrapin, and her door step was Ell covered with the shiny wet moss that dripped from the terrapin. She had to send her colored servant off to change a bill so she could pay the huckster, and besides all this she was going out to Mrs. Harmon's to the cabinet dinner, and didn't need the terrapin one bit She said it made her tired bo many came to the door to sell such If a Japanese farmer has as much aa ten acres of land he is looked upon ai a monopolist.