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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1898)
jjrj s a UN ASTRAL 3 n.r were. 1 tliltik, the happiest cuiml I' UK evt'r "'v sood f,,rtuue t0 . ' ,lar;:aret and Paul Fischer. .,-i...v ,.-o so completely absorbed In m.-n other that ,lu'' 8l'Jolu ,lM,lt trouble to become acquainted with transcrs, not feeling the need of coin i:iulo7:s!i:. Bub as Rood luck would liiive It. '1"'' '"-I ""' 11,6 come to ne them, mid when l naa Know n mem l-jng c:iugh ,0 "liru 10 8P0,1K on P'r- i i u f i-.ox.i iL-.wl llfiml Ilia nnr. Mllllll IIIM"' r. v ...... . - i- . fed harmony thiit existed between ibiu. Then Margaret told me their (i,.ry: and this In the rouinnce as she live ;t fo me: I i ti'll .vol1 my side of the story I3il tlifti I'iinl can tell you till. A vim may have discovered, I have dabbled somewhat In occult matters. I havt-nUnys l-een a natural musician iml I is!:-.y without dlfllculty any piece of mtt!i- which I may pick up, althotiKh I have never lakeu a lesson or prac ticed one hour during my lifetime. Wlieu I win a child- I had only one playmate he was a little older than myself .n:il I wax sntisneu ir l could blile cway somewhere and wait for blw to come. The peculiar part of the mailer was that no one else was ahlc toee li-ni. anil as for myself, I never knew wheie he came from, nor did I ri-rscc iiliu until 1 looked up suddenly mil fcu'iil l:hn beside me. Another pe culiar fact was that he always carried on odd instrument, similar to a harp, anil we would sit side by side for hours, be playing. I listening entranced, until I'j'Mci:! the music would cense and I would loo; up to Ami the player gone. 'Hit'ii 1 would go Into the house and iv the music o pr n ,;al u on the piano. Tills iveid on for years and people cou tillered l.ie queer. If not quite crazy. i uevir could talk with my play mate l'cr.iu-e he used a language which Ivuuhl not understand. As I jrrow old er 1 drifted away from him. other af fairs lill'il my mind and It was hut sel dom I would have a vision In which the wuie form always appeared, hut seem- : to b!'m. older eveu ns I was. "I hivan to study occult sciences '..tn I was nliout IS years old. I at-ti-.'ilid spiritualists' seances and final ly to up the study of theosoph'. Never, however, had I received a so called test, and n:iy deductions I made ni'ie of iiu essity founded upon the ex- pir'.u-.us f other people. "One night, alter 1 had attended a meeting, . sat down by the tnble at luiire mid. Idly picking up a pencil, started to draw a portrait I who had never In my life been able to draw a straight line. The picture resulting repiesented a young ii i it ti with dark !-.. . .inn na.r con men siraigm duck from a wide, hlh forehead. The fea tures were delicately moldtHl and the in iti:'i was partially covered bv a mns- tacl.e." iihre she looked admiringly at her husband and then resumed the thread of her narrative). "lie seemed 1!S or l'4 years old, and was decidedly handsome. I'ndemeath the portrait I was Impressed to write: 'This Is I'.ud . Vmi win 80im s,,p (,1a f.,(.Pi" 1 was io!d soon afterward that I'aul KU. he.- was a spirit and was the same little boy wiih whom I had been ac quainted In my childhood. I was told nlso that he was born In Alsace-Lorraine and l.iul never been outside of his own country. I treasured the portrait I had obtained, t hmi n great fasclna tlen for me, but so much occupied my tl oUL'Vs tl;,t I m, 1)0 tnPi r0i to tii! ;il' much of the original. Six years I!"d by and I found It necessary to f I' a stramro ,.lv. I rennlioil til t'yn early in tnp ni0rnlnir and. hunt- V'Ji ii a l oanliiis house at once, I set- ri(Ti i:i: i:i;ciii- SKXTKD A VOf.VO MAX. down for a rest before cominenc ""'!ie business which had brought me hMlie place. "As I was gjing to dinner that night 'is face to face. In the hall, with - I started nud so did he. Then '!). i bee your pardon, madam,' he aside to allow me to pass. I was ,u0 uimii disturbed to be able to eat j"'-li. and I felt IiIh eyes were watch- 'lie ail the time, so I soon left the ta'ile. u tin ie evening Mrs. Porter, the wo- Bin a f n'KnaA I t .(fllnA . ....- iiuiiit? i nun vin; itH. tioi-ki j nt n,y door 0I1(1 naked ,ne to Into the parlor. I hesitated, but Hat and was lntrotluced to Taul iIscl,or-tlie umtl of my dreams-the D1"H Of lip n.,rt.l. I ..l..,! h l-wi imu, f irviUiAru ,111; 'a'P. the voice, the way In which the 0j'r "as SrntnL'iHl. In txot erorr iletnll p'I'ondeil with my preconceived - -s or now he would look. But my B(,;"I Was In whirl tr PpiiI Pl.fhor " oipposed to be a spirit, but tbl riil Hscher wa decidedly materl. c e ROMANCE. S it "It wim Just one week before the problem was solved. I did not Inteud to solve It for you Paul will do that. To nuke matters short, however, I will say that I found that he was my 1'i.ul Fischer. It was Just one month from the time I met him until we were mar ried. On our wedding day Paul brought out a portfolio and ask.nl me to look through It aud tell him what I thoi'ght of hU drawings. The first sheet 1 picked up showed a portrait of myself. I was represented sitting by a table sketching a man's head, and Die date was the same on which I had done my first and only drawing tlx ye.irs before. Hut Paul must tell you the rest." "When I was a little !oy In the old country (I was born In Alsace-Lorraine), people regarded me as being very peculiar. I would wander off by myself for houro where uo one could IN TUB II A LI. WITH MARGARET. find me, carrying my harp along, and when I returned I would hnve a picture In my mind of a little brown-eyed, brown-haired girl, who listened to my music and reproduced everything which I id ay ed on an Instrument dif ferent from any I had ever seen. I know now It was a pin no. but then I had no knowledge concerning It. Some times. I would hnve long fainting spells and while I was unconscious would babble away about the little maid who could not understand what I said. Ikv cauie she talked a different lnnjuage from my own. Finally It began to be whispered about Hint I was pos sessed of a devil and my father was forced to send me away In order to protect me. "I came to America when I was 18 years old, and going to the far West I amassed quite a fortune. I did not sec the old friend of my childhood so fre quently as I grew older, because In creasing wealth brought Increasing cares, and I had no time to make the customary visits. Still, once In a while, the old fainting spells would come over me and when I returned to con sciousness I would bring with me the memory of n smiling face and gentle, brown eyes--a face that seemed to grow older with my Increasing years. "One night I sat in my room late. As I supposed I fell asleep, but when I awakened I found before me the por trait of a young women who was sit ting beside a table sketching, and the portrait she had finished was of my self. I put the picture carefully away, taking It out at long Intervals In order to familiarize myself with the features, for I felt that some time, somewhere, I should meet her. "One night about six mouths ago I was late In leaving the office and upon reaching my home I hurried down to the dining room. In the bull I came face to face with Margaret, the friend of my childhood, the sweetheart of my dreams. I could not ent I was too ex cited -and I begged Mrs. Porter to call the newcomer Into the parlor to Intro duce us. The longer 1 talked with her the more convinced I became that she was the one woman In all the world whom 1 could love. I was curious to find out whether she had any concep tion of tli 3 peculiar circumstances which drew me to her and I questioned her adroitly In regard to the matter. "Then she, who had puzzled her dear little head In vain over tli? matter, told me all her experience, nnd when we compared notes we decldeI that, as heaven had meant us for each other from the beginning, there was no rea son why we should wait for our hap piness. So we were married and lived happily ever after, as they say In the fairy stories. "Now, I myself do not pretend to give an explanation of this, but Margaret, who has studied these matters closely, says that my astral body must have detached Itself from the material form and sped across the sea to Join her, drawn by some inexplicable, Invisible attraction. That may le the ease. If Margaret says so I am wiling to ac cept It ns truth. But this I do know: She Is a dear, sweet little woman, the sweetheart of my waging and sleeping hours, my alter ego, the center of my unlverse."-l'tlca Globe. Cot of Woinn'a Gnrb. While the New Vork papers hare been discussing why men do not marry, a society woman of that city says that no woman can be really well dressed on 1m than 23,000 a year. miwW THE FLABBY BUNDLE, Kxiiirlence of,i linrtnr'a Wife Who Idnllktd the I riifenaloii. The wife of a well known phvsiclan "'lis an atnusln,' Mory of one of her early experiences ilKn uf,or ur llar. rhige, "When I was a Llli." she na'd '! Im.l the greatest dislike of the medical pro fession, and alwuj-H said that 1 would neer In any circumstances marry a doctor; and, of course, it was my fate to fall In love with a medical student who was simply nlworbcd In his profes. sluu, "After a long engagement, during which time I'r. 8. had graduated, and established a fairly jrood practice, we were married, and I moved to my new home, where there was quite a' flour ishing medical college, the head of which was an Intimate friend of my busiKiud. My dislike of the profession In general still continued, and, when ever the two men were hut up In the library together, always Imagined that they were discussing 'horrors,' as I flippantly called the scientific re searches. "One afternoon, when Ir. S. was off on bis rounds, a small boy presented himself with a curious-looking oblong package, with my husband's name on the wrapper. ir. II. sent this.' said the Imp, "and I was to say It oughter be put on Ice Immediately.' " 'Uood gracious,' I thought, 'what Is that dreadful Dr. B. sending to my hus bnud which ought to be put on Ice nt once 7 Ami as I took the package I felt a thrill of Instinctive terror run through my frame, for It was not firm and comfortable like an ordinary bun dle, but felt flabby and yielding. Like n human arm! I suddenly thought; and, willi a cry of fright, I dropped the thing on the hull floor. "My first Impulse was to cnll one of the maids; but, rallying mysvlf and feting ashamed of my silly Imagination, I approached the long hatcful-looklug package, which nevertheless possessed a sort of horrible fascination for me. "With shrinking Augers I picked It up by the cord which was around It and carried It over to the table; and then growing bolder, 'How absolutely silly 1 am,' I said to myself, 'as If Jack would have legs and arms sent to him In this casual fashion!' Taking out a hairpin that universal woman's Im plement I scratched a little hole In one ened of the bundle. "Horror of horrors. It was flesh! I gave a loud screech, which brought the two maids and my buslwind, who had Just driven up, all on the scene; and then I distinguished myself by going ofT Into my first and only attack of hysterics. After much dltflcuity Dr. S. ascertained the cause of my fright; then he ojened the susplclous-looklng bundle and held up Ix-fore my morti fied vision an iiiieoini.ioidy line flsu. The hole I had made In the paper Just happened to expose the smooth fleli llke portion between the gills and tho eyes." Photographs of Celebrities. The enterprising photographer Is well aware that whenever a person becomes popular the public wants to know how be or she hsiks, and keeps a close watch upon rising celebrities with a view tr putting money In his purse. When, for example, n player has achieved soino popularity, he lb approached by pho tographers who muke a specialty of the work with polite requests that he sit for them. Nothing will be charged for the posing, and he may have any rea sonable number of pictures free, the photographer depending for his profit entirely upon the money which the sale of the photographs will bring. How much that profit may be Is largely a matter of guess work, for the popu larity of stage people fluctuates con stantly. As a general rule, pictures of actresses s-ill far bettor than those of actors. Any new star, of home or for eign origin, creutes a brisk demand, which may last for weeks or even months. A successful play stirs up a great trade In the pictures of all the well-known members of the cast, with the lend'ng mail and woman at the head of the list. With persons who have become prominent In other walks or life, much the same conditions apply as those which govern players. The President, CMigressmcii, Governors, Mayors, and others well-known In po litical circles are approached by pho tographers, who desire to tafce them, either free or at n merely nominal charge, for the purpose of selling their pictures. Few photographers sell di rectly to the public. They have regu lar agents who make a business of deal ing In "photographs of celebrities." Hoiith AI'rlca'H Curse. The South Africa colonists have got rid of their lions and elephants, bul they have uot yet been able to get tho better of the baboons. A baboon, al though somewhat like a dog, has all the mlschlevousness of a man. It Is the ugliest animal In all creation The Boers. call him Adonis and never des ignate blm under the official name that has been given to him by science. Now, this creature Is the curse of the Cape Colony. He commits depredations for the love of the thing. Any Impudent tomcat that ventures too far away from home Is sure to lie captured and strangled for fun by a balioou. Near ly all the Angoras, the choicest and most costly animals Imported by the colonists, have been destroyed by these huge monkeys. Kven the dogs share the same fate. The bravest and most pugnacious of the Fnglish catilno breeds are unable to cope with adver saries armed with Just as powerful Jaws and with the Immense advantage of having four hands Instead of four paws. With n dexterity that consplc ously exhibits Its surgical aptitude, the baboon bleeds his enemy in the throat and In less than a minute the'duel ends In the death of the dog. One of the nrlnclnal amusements of these big monkeys Is to gambol around the wire fences that protect the tame ostriches Just to terrify them. The panic among them Is so great that they often break their legs In their wild rushes. This Is a pastime which the monkey seems to enjoy hugely. A broken leg for an ostrich means a death sentencc.-raris Figaro. Af'.i-r a woman becomes a widow, she begins to say a great deal about her extreme youthfulness when she mar- ( Jled. Some men net like hogs, and there ar others wkt do M Md to act. LET US ALL LAUGH. JOKES FROM THE PENS VARIOUS HUMORISTS. OF i'lcnunnt Inci.lcnU Occurring; the Wnrld (Wer-So lii lUut Arc Uiet r fill to Old or Yiiuiiii Funny Selections tliut You Will Knjoy. Not on A pprnprlate Adimr, Wursted The old sUlnlliut who owns that clothing store on the corner. Is a rank, unmitigated fraud and swindler. llursted What's wrong now? Wursted Look at the condition of this overcoat that 1 i'otiv'lit of him; and I've only worn It a week. Ilursted-Will, that doesn't Justify you In calling him names. You know the adage says "Never Judge a man by his clothing." And the Hand W u I'luycd Out. Jack-Say, old man, your s'lk hat looks deiicedly shabby tills morning. Tom Yes; I was out ull night, and It lost Its nap. lint He t'nu't Krntl Her Mini!. Simkliis The X-ray will be of great benefit to the average man. Tlmklns For Instance? Slinklns With Its aid he will now be able to see through a woman's ways. I' In l.cuvinuM. "Did he leave his wife much when he died';" "Well, I don't know as to that, but he used to leave her about every ulgtit when ho was nllve." Tuo Much for I'lin. ? WO First Tramii-Say, Wogglcs, yer don't look well. What's de matter? Second Tramp-1 slept In n boss rail lsli bed hist lilglit. an' I has a colt 111 my throat. Detroit Free Press. Pliilimopli.v. "If a man do not work," said the gen tlenian with the good clothes and ths dignified expression, "he shall not cat." "I don't find It 'zaetlv that way." said Perry I'atetle, "but I know If my stories don't work I don't eat." On clnnatl Fminirer. Hinuit!ty. Carrie There goes Miss Sorely and her iii.-slpatcd lialice. She says she Is going to marry him to reform him Fanny Poor tiling! I suppose she can't get any one who doesn't need re form ? Ilnd Looked Thcin Over, Mistress Bridget, are there any let ters for me this morning? BridgetOnly two postal cards, nia'ani, but there's nothing of Import ance 111 them. Fllegeiide Blaetter. An Instance. First Tramp You're the worst I ever 6ee. You won't believe a thing unless you see It. Second Tramp Oh, yes, I will. I know I have a terrible thirst, but I can't see It. Y'onkcrs Statesman. Very Much So. "Did you notice while In Italy," said one traveler to another, "that the chil dren along the road near the Kternal city turned somersaults for you ns you passed, In the hope that you would throw them some of your superfluous coin?" "Yes, Indeed," was the reply. "l thought It very Itome untie." Fp-to-Date. A Concession to Ilalilt. Ii ' . i i:' smmi plop Caller For heaven's sake, Sllbbubs! What sort of a piece of furniture Is that? Sllbbubs Why, yon see, I got so used last summer to sluing with my feet on the porch rail, that 1 am uncomforta ble without It, so 1 had this built. Mi)iprnl.cd. "Hurry and clean up before dinner, ' Henry," urged Mrs. heeler. Now, twenty years ago a husband so addressed would have washed his face and brushed his hair, but Mr. Wheeler didn't. He ru-lo d out Into the twilight and cleaned his wheel. Judge. A Side fnterent. "Where Is your sou Robert ?' ' "He's the left half-back of the Cone- yale fool-ball team. "Then he's attending college ?" "Yes, Incidentally. "-Cleveland Plain dealer. .Not Coo I Hoarder;. Landlady -Are you a bicyclist? Applicant for Hoard Not I; never was on a wheel In my life and never want to be. Laiidlady-I only asked, you know, bccauc the ineii who ride bicycle are giieli eaters, and then they take so niuch exercise that they btok as thuttgli they were starving to death. Be-Kou Transcript. The IHfTrrrnr. Mrs. T. I am worried because my husband Is keeping something from me, and I don't know what It Is. Mrs. S. My husband, too. Is keep ing something from me, and I am wor ried because I know what It Is. Mrs. T.-Indeed! What Is It? Mrs. S. 1 1 Is money. New Orleans rimes-Democrat. Vice Vertt. Now that she's married I suppose he belongs to an old family." "If she paid what she Is said to have paid the old family ought to belong to her."- Detroit Journal. l.lterurj Mini. Old tietit Want to marry my daugh ter, eh? What's your occupation, youiu ma n? Young Man I'm a literary man. Old gent -Yes; but what do you do for r living? - Cincinnati I'.minlrer. Our Flexible l.unuuuite. 1 want to advertise for u sort of gen eral manager, who must know the minutiae of my business," said the cit izen. "He'll have to be honest, too. J ii ' llx It up for me, will yon?" All right. Mr. Wllllx." said the ad. writer, and this Is the way It appeared: 'Wanted -At Wllllx's emporium, an all round man who must lie entirely square."- Cincinnati F.nqiilrcr. Her Krnsonlnif Wan rxcrtleiil, oil. yes. I had any number of young men hanging around me when I was a girl." "Then I don't see why you picked out your present husband." 'He happened to lie the only one that suggested marriage."--Cleveland Plain- dealer. ICdiiciitlnii I tin. Magistrate The gamekeeper declares that he saw you hiking this pheasant. What have you to say to that? Prisoner I only took It for a lark. Magistrate-Six months for making such an ornithological error. Tlt-ltlis. Her Tallinn." The Perfect Lady-Dear me! I have been so busy making calls all day that I am nearly prostrated. The Other Perfect Lady-Calling "cash," 1 ircsume. IndlanaiKills Jour nal. Accordion In Uiirwin. Slinklns Softlelgh Is trying to trace bis genealogical tree. Tlmklns-I'll bet he will And a mon key on one of the branches. Wciiring Htocklnus. Mr. Trouble You say thnt men are harder on their stockings than women. How do you make that out? Mrs. Trouble Because women wear their stockings longer. Vp-to Date. Ills Life Was Not Insured. Country (Jlrl Papa Is going to kill hogs this afternoon. Sensitive Gentleman-I guess I won't stay. Hal Hat Y'east I've Just Invested In one -if those salt mid pcpxr suits. Crlmsoiibenk Well, that sounds as If It would be good for nt least two sea sons. Y'onkcrs Statesman. A t'nitlCK Problem, Teacher-If one servant girl could clean two rooms In two hours how long would It take two servant girls to do It? Little Girl Four hours. Teacher-Wrong. It would only take one hour. Little Girl Oh, I didn't know yon was talking alsuit servant girls that wasn't on speaking terms. Tld lilts. I'miicer in the Hall Itonui, "What a beastly cold you have got, Sam! Where did you get It?" "It's not n odd; It's hay fever. I got It dancing with that grass widow the other iilght."-Puneh. Hciclnnliiu to Take Notice. John So you really think you have some chance of winning her, do you? Henry Oh, yes; I feel quite encour aged. She has Is'gun to And fault with my looks. Cincinnati Knqulrer. Married to a Flower Vase. Among the curious marriage customs prevailing In China Is one which Is thus htcrlbcd by a writer In the Family Herald: Not long ago a very pretty girl, the daughter of a prominent Chinese otll clal, was married with great pomp to a large, red flower vnse, representing a deceased bridegroom, who had died a few days before his wedding was to be celebrated. His Inconsolable bride-elect declared that she would never marry iiuy one else, but would devote herself as a widow to the dead man's family. Su the ceremony with the flower-vase was gone through with to enable the girl to enter the family, and the town pro kscs to build an arch to commemor ate her devotion. Women Preacher In America. There are more than l!is) ordained women preachers in the I'ulted Slates, not Including the numerous colored preachers of that sex. Iloynl l!eiilence In Ireland. The Prince of Wales Is quite favor able to the establishment of a royal residence In Ireland. 4w w HOSPITAL ANNEX, CHI'.D j-DREXEL HOME FOR PRINTERS. MJto&J ilia' w4m The lonpiliil ii urn i to the Cliilds Dreel Imine for decrepit union printers nt Culiiriiilii Springs, I'ulo., is n.iw shout completed. On Ihe lirnt Hour ure several liedronins, n dining room ntid n ilriiu' re. mm. Oh the him end lleur lire the uttrdn. a rouiii for nurses ami a nerving room. The hiiildini; is surrounded on tin- enst nud west In- l.nleiinics, so llmt the sick can sil out ull day III ihe mniliinc. I'nrt of the biilceuicH v ill he enclosed in glass. The erceiloti nf the hospital nnuex n decided tipim at the hicimiiil iiicelitii; of I In- liilcruiilioiinl Tj pogrnphienl L'liioll held in the full of ls'eti. The lie. i-ni money Mt voted ly the union. REFORM IN OABY CLOTHES. Appurel I Hslilollcd un Lines of Clothes for Grown t'p Ki-fiirmern, The new baby Is not outdone by the new woman nowadays when It comes to clothes. The little lady has her ap parel faithfully fashioned after tin; t gowns of ihe grown-up followers of dress reform From the so-called "Impl ies" on her pink toes to the hood shawl for her Utile bald head, the miniature mistress of the nursery Is strictly In style, from the Jeuuess Miller stand point. The Idea of dress reform for the baby sprung lulu popularity bui a short time airo. Previous to that lime an ambi tious man with nil M. D. to his name had patterned several pieces uf stockin et apparel witiiout beamy, which proud mammas promptly refusisl to put on their little ones. Stlhscitictilly mem bers of the fair sex succeeded III devel oping numerous Improvements for the baby along low exaggi rated dress re form lines. . The chief advantage of these vesl meut Innovations for the Infant over the old-fashioned modes Is the banish ment of that tiny thing which has been the cause of countless walls In the nursery the point of a pin. The cure for this crying need of the lxiby was also accompanied by other Improve ments In Its attire, ax to give It pre cisely what woiiMii seek to Ilnd In their dress reform gowns. That desidera tum Is greater freedom of the body nnd more coin foil In their clothes, as well as to reduce to a minimum the neces sary plisvs of npparel. One of the more useful addition to common-sense drisss reform for the baby are the "booties," which came out but a few nionlhsago. They are hand knitted foot coverings that come to the knee, where they are fustcned with a liny ribbon. "Booties" make iinneces nfry the rather awkward-looking pin ning blanket. They are dainty little things, with delicate borders of xile pink of light blue. The tiny shirt with a bit of ribbon BKI.ONGIXflS THE bow nt the neck Is made of white cash mere these days, as tho knitted ones are considered old-fashloend by the dress reformers. It Is edged wltU sllK and buttoned down the front. To take the place of tline-lioiionsl linen band for the baby's waist which had to be rolled around the little one and then ses urely pinned lu place, the reformers have made a knitted Imtid. This innovation Is Hrmlv held In place by two straps which go over the shoul ders. At tha lower part of the knlttisl baud Is a pad to which the dlner may lie attached. This garment obviates any unequal pressure on the bisly and throws isnrt of the trnlti on the shoul ders rather than all about the waist. The modern baby must also have a Imtli robe. This necessity Is made of light-colored nun's veiling and tufted with a bright xphyr. Two tiny cords secure It at the neck, aud It Is briar stitched with fancy floss. Tim little cashmere saccule of white embroidered with a delicate color Is loose lu cut to allow freedom, w Idle the sleeves are small as becomes the stylo of the dress reform baby. The reform Idea Is likewise carried out In the mull underskirt with deep embroidery on tne euge. in place or the conventional band alsiut the waist, tin. skirt Is fathered to a voke over the shoulder nnd Is buttoned In tic back. As to dresses, the reform hahy may have ns manv ns her mother will per mit, only they must conform to the same effects curried out centuries ago by the Grecian maiden. That Is to say, the waist line. If there Is one, must cftne close under the arms. Illustrative of this Idea Is the white mull dress with fancr lace yoke, which has a narrow sash that ties lu front In a dulnty bow. What Malaria U. 'Malaria Is not a distinct condition, germ or poison," remarked a physician to a Washington Star reporter. "It Is W?) TK LA K q p m (sM& : Mm OF Ihe result uf a combination of circum stances, coudUloiiM and poisons. At ceruiln seasons It Is rather prevalent, not, however, because there Is nny par ticular poWon in the air In this city or si-cilon, but as the result of very warm days ami rather cool nights. The bodies get very much wanned up during the day, ami the anxlely to cool them In clines imtmiiis to ride alsiut In open cars or sit on the porchi or the parks In the evening. They therefore cool on too suddenly, and the eongo.tcd condi tion of things resultant for want of a better name Is called and known as malaria. In old-fashloued times tho same condition of things was known as billons fever. There are, of course, many persons who are strong enoimli to resist the evil Influences of ihe night air, but In cases where the system Is run down ninny are very sensitive to It. I do uot know that there Is any panacea for this condition. If a xrson feels Hint in k run down. It would be well for III iu to take a tonic prepara tion for a couple of weeks and particu larly to avoid the night nlr. This rid ing alsiut the streets lu the open cars at night time Is veiy bad for some s-r-sons, though It docs not seem to do any harm to others. On the whole, how ever, I think there are more harmed by It than otherwise. If pisiple must go out I would advise that they wear clothing somewhat heavier than that worn by them during the day." PULLED DOWN PILLARS. Ittiioriint Persians Thouulit They Wcra the Cause uf the lirouulit. They do strange things In Tersla. This Is tho latest. For some years n tidal observatory has been established nt Bushlre, on the Persian gulf, and It has performed IU functions without let or hindrance. This year, however, owing to want of rain, the Persians were under the Impression that the Ih'IicIi inarks or pillars which had been built near the English government tele graph olllce were the cause of tho drought and a mob, consisting of men, DltESS ItKKOKM BABY'. women and children, surrounded the olllce and pulled the pillars down. Ow ing to the promptitude of Col. Wilson, the resident, and Mr. Campbell, the su perintendent of telegraphs, the Persian governor had to supply a company of Persian soldiers, and these, combined with pnrtles of bluejackets and marines from II. M. S. Sphinx, built up the pll- WIIEIIC riM.ARS WKIIB rUt. LED DOWI. lars again. This has had the desired effect on tho Persians, who saw that the British government In Persia Is not to be trilled with. About Adam. A curious Jewish tradition reKrta that Adam was entirely clothed m a hard, horny skin, and only lost It and became subject to evil spirits on losing Pcradlse. Tho nulls are the remnants of this dress, aud whoever cuta them off and throws them away does himself nu Injury. An old Persian chronicle says that Eve also posboscd tills dresa nnd the nails were left to remind them of Paradise. A soft, gentle, pleading voice soon become more tiresome than a raaplng oue -Jsk, . ,-i-4iT .lab . -r-m. i c --- 1 rWT 7v