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The herald., 1893-11-25
THE MARBLE MAN."
Patient Suffering From Peculiar Dis
ease In st. Louis Hospital.

Patient Suffering From Peculiar Dis
ease In a st. Louis Hospital.
There is marble man" at the City
hospital. He is winter than the alabas-
ter statue Dizzy makes in "Adonis," and
the ''driven snow" would soil his cheeks.
Not only is his skin absolutely colorless,
but his tongue, gums and finger nails
are devoid of all hint of blood dyeing.
He is believed to be the first patient suf-
fering from the peculiar ailment he is
afflicted with that ever stepped inside
st. L,uis. AS is proper with such a
very distinguished disease, it has very
aristocratic name-anchylostom do
denale.
A very, very rare little worm is en-
gagged in merrily sucking the red cor
puscles, or life giving element, from this
poor fellows blood, and if the unwel-
come tenant is not gotten rid of pretty
soon the patient will fade away to a
shadow and die from sheer lack of nour-
ishment, though his stomach be full of
food. Albert Abbink, a young man who
came from Germany. is the patient, and
he isn't at all proud of it either. He
looks like a marble statue, and very
skeletonish one at that, and has great
difficulty in moving around owing to his
weakness.
Though this peculiar disease, or affec-
ton, is very rare in this part of the
country, it is common enough in Italy
and Germany. The worms are supposed
to be in certain kinds of muddy water,
and it has been noticed that brickmakers
and pottery operatives in the old country
are peculiarly apt to get them. When
the great st. Gothard tunnel was be-
ing dug it was discovered that nearly
every workman engaged upon. the job
suffered from this plague. 1t was first
noted in Egypt, and from this fact the
weakness was named Egyptian chlorosis.
Scientists are pretty certain that the
Pharaohs had it, and some are inclined
to believe that the plague of toads men
toned in holy writ was none other than
the plague of anchylostomum dode-
male.
DR.. Marks believes he can assist Alb
blink in getting rid of his high toned
parasites, several of which now occupy
glass slide under his microscope They
are about an eighth of an inch in length,
and under the magnifying glass look like
white alligators. They have tremendous
jaws and wear their eggs scattered along
their backbones.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The herald., 1893-11-25
TeIephoning Through Snow.

Professor A. H. Thompson, chief of
the United States Geological survey, re-
turned from the Black Hills few even
ings ago. The government has two par
ties in the hills, one at Rapid City and
the other at Deadwood. The professor
found the Rapid City party entirely
snowbound and tells tale of how he
got communication with them. He
worked his way toward the men until
he came within speaking distance. By
that time further passage seemed to be
impracticable, but by accident they had
occasion to resort to a peculiar expedi-
snt. They talked through the snow.
The snow acted as a conductor of sound,
and with some difficulty they made one
another Observation-Disclosures Republi-
can,
The herald., 1893-11-25
Her Paradise.

There is a Washington young woma,
who, in addition to having sensitive
nerves, is intensely devoted to Browning,
Much of her time she applies to the dis.
covery of new mysticisms and much
more to worrying over them. Not long
ago she was quite i'll. A friend called or
her and said consolingly:
"Never mind, dear. This idleness will
make you enjoy life all the more when
you are about again"
Il don't know" sighed the patient,
Perhaps will not get we'll"
"Oh, you don't think of such things as
that, do you?
eyes"
"You take it rather cheerfully?"
"Oh, l don't mind it at all. Perhaps /.
shall meet Mr.. Browning in the next
world, and we shall have such GOOD
lime explaining his works to each 9th
Tr'-Kate Fields Washington.
The herald., 1893-11-25
Browne ON Insomnia,

Sir James Crichton Browne, the Eng
lish expert on brain diseases, asserted in
a popular lecture last week that insom-
MIA is not attended with such diastrous
consequences as is commonly supposed.
1t is not as dangerous as the solicitude of
the sufferer. He suggested that the
brains of literary men, who are the most
frequent victims, acquire the trick of
the heart, which takes doze fraction
of second after each beat and so man
ages to get six hours rest in a. Some
brains in cases of insomnia sleep in sec
tions, different brain centers going off
duty in turn,
The herald., 1893-11-25
SABINA WILKINS.

Miss Sabina had finished her morning
duties. had dressed the butter, swept
the back porch.an turned the broom up
in the corner, as neat atho,1sekeepers do, had
gathered flowers and seed and eggs and
now seated herself by the window to
crochet.
But the, fingers moved laggardly. She
was clean sickened out of fancy work,
of nursing the sick, sitting up with other
peoples children, going to funerals and
to church picnics to see young people in
love enjoyinglthemselves She was tired,
too, of being asked why she didn't get
married. Shee had been literally joked
to death on the subject.
But to look in the little room where
Miss Sabina sat one would think she
might be tolerably happy. Old Puss
purred kindly at her feet, ready to fol-
low every step. On the mantel stood
vases of gay flowers, and between them
an old clock, ticking and striking the
hours softly, out of respect, it may be
supposed, to the sensitiveness of Miss
Sabina, who fain would linger awhile
longer at the rosy gate to the temple of
time. On table lay the family Bible,
in which, however, was recorded one
date that saddened Miss Sabina-her age.
Near by hung a birdcage whose occu-
pant, with head askew, perceived his
owners melancholy and forthwith began
to sing.
Between the windows stood an old
fashioned bureau, whose mirror kept
Miss Sabina informed of all the changes
in her face, which she prayed Father
Time to touch gently, as it might yet be
her fortune.
Feeling lonelier than ever before in her
life, she looked about her, sat for some
moments in deep meditation and then
exclaimed:
'Is this all there is in the world for
mei"
-H--A Was the key to her discomfort.
The herald., 1893-11-25
THE WAYS OF PROVIDENCE.

While the travel long the pathways
OF this probation Ian
We meet with circumstances
That we fail to understan.
Some men we see fly up'ards,
On the wings of fortune mountin,
While Providence keeps others, Il.
Better far, forever standin
In the midst of tribulation,
On the loves earthly landin
II a way that, think our best,
Reaches over all accountin.
Ev'ry day we meet with Dives,
Full o. wickedness an might,
Oppressin some poor Lazarus
At mornin, noon an night.
Yet he's clad in gorgeous purple
An the fines kind o. linen,
While his ears he closes tight
To the beggsr's piteous pleadin q
An keeps addin to his treasure,
So mighty an exceedin,
Till it seems as If his power
Had no endin or beginnin.
An if this world we're placed in
Was the ANAL en- of livin,
An after death to mortals
No futur' state was given.
We'd be right in thipkin Providence
Had missed its calculations.
But wen we recollec' that some day
There'll be,a changin places
We jes' keepright on pullin steady
In contentahent's easy traces,
Feclin sure that at the cndin
&, She'll evenup the rations.
Chicago Record.
The herald., 1893-11-25

Miss Sabina was right pretty, hadn't a
sharp tongue nor long neck and was
well off. Now, why did she have to live
alone? Gods original plan must GER
tainly have included her happiness. Why
not? What could Providence possibly
have against her? She had never harmed
anybody and never talked spitefully of
men-a remarkable thing in single wo-
man of 40. When Miss Sabina contem-
plated the shrews, the redheads, the femi-
nine scarecrows. that were fourishing
like green bay trees with husbands, and
with children to spare, she just settled
it that there was a hitch somewhere
something out of gear in the worlds
marriage machinery-and it never oc-
Cured to her that it is always darkest
before day.
AS Miss Sabina sat musing on life and
its inequalities she heard the sharp whis.
tie of train which passed right in front
of her house. Something must have hap
pened. The whistle did not usually
sound so far from the station. Looking
out, Miss Sabina saw the train at a
standstill, men running back on the
track and passengers looking excitedly
from the car windows. Seizing her sun
bonnet, she dashed down the yard to
find out what had happened. Four men
were approaching, bearing gently gen.
| tleman who had been hurt. Attempting
| to walk from one car to another, he had
made misstep, lost his balance and
fallen. The result was a badly mutt
lated foot. Miss Sabina's house being
! the nearest one in sight, he was taken to
| it, surgeon summoned from town and
the train moved on.
Amputatlon was at once pronounced
necessary, and David Ware would not
preach the next Sunday in the city to
which he had accepted a call. He lay
moaning ON cot in Miss Sabina's neat
| little parlor. She never had anything to
touch her feelings quite so much in her
life as his sufferings and his big brown
eyes, which she caught sight of now and
then through the door. David Wares
foot was taken off, and trained nurse
employed to attend him. Miss Sabina
had nothing to do in the case but to fur
nish fresh flowers and dainty edibles to
! David. She was relieved of much en-
barrassment when she heard that it was
minister under her roof. People
wouldn't be so apt to joke about a man
being in house that never had such
thing before.
AS David, in his pain, saw the little
woman moving through the hall and
heard her giving orders for his comfort,
he thought of the cloud with silver lin
ing about which he had so often preach
ed. A realistic vision was passing be-
fore him. The third day that he lay in
the little parlor, the nurse left him while
he was sleeping and engaged Miss Sabina
in conversation on the porch. 1t was
now she learned that David was an I'M
married man. After that the flowers
were arranged with greater care, the
chicken, was broiled more daintily, and
the biscuit took on more delicate
brown. Woman's wiles often hide I'M
der just such covers.
David, when he was not sleeping, spent
most of his time watching the door.
Sabina, when she was not cooking or
making bouquets, spent most of her
time gliding stealthily by the door, for
| of course she was too modest and prop
er to enter it except occasionally with
The herald., 1893-11-25
A Costly Glass Of Beer.

Theodore Voeste was today sentenced
to 60 days in Jail, to pay fine of $20e
and costs of trial and to give s., 900 bono
to not again engage in the liquor bust
ness. All this for pleading guilty to sell
ing one glass of beer.
Previous to sentence Judge Randolph,
who is and always has been an enthu.
siast on prohibition, asked Voeste if there
was any reason why his sentence should
be light. Voeste said he had paid regular
monthly fines to the city, and as he had
now quit the business he ought to be lie,
off easy.-Emporia (Kan.) Dispatch.
The herald., 1893-11-25

neighoors who called upon the unfor-
tunate minister
Mrs. iaDitna Topp, a neighbor and q
great believer in the law of compensa-
tion, made Sabina blush herself nearly
to death by saying: We'll, Sabina, the
Lord took the minister's foot, but he'll
be sure to give him something in place of
it. You've been good enough to let him
have the little parlor you don't even
open for most folks, and maybe you'll
get your pay in some manner you're not
expecting" Sabina pretended not to be
thinking about pay, but she was already
thinking about possibilities.
Well, there's no situation in life but
changes sooner or later. David Ware,
minister, could not lie forever in that
little parlor being waited on, and Sabina
Wilkins could not go on forever broiling
chickens and arranging sweet flowers
for strange man.
David was at last able to limp out to
the porch, where he caught Miss Sabina
sitting under the vines The nurse was
down in the village; Rex was asleep on
the doormat Sabina blushed like a girl
of 1S and was afraid to sit with the minis
ter for fear neighbor might come and
catch her. She was afraid to get up and
leave for fear she would be losing an
opportunity, and woman at 40 can't
afford to be reckless.
David rocked Sabina rocked. Then
he said, Pleasant evening, Miss Will
kins."
eyes, very she answered.
David rocked; Sabina rocked Then
he said: "Sweet little home for you here,
Miss Wilkins. Suppose you never get
lonely, do your!
Yes, very she answered him. 1t
announced to him that here was ten
der, loving woman robbed by some bro
ken law of the love and sympathy to
which she was entitled. Modest and re-
fined as David was, he was suddenly
moved to an outburst of admiration that
filled the very air about Sabina with
music and light and fragrance. Miss
Sabina," he said, Il think you're the
sweetest woman ever saw. Why don't
you get married"
Poor little Sabina felt for her salts bot
tie. She had never been attacked that
way about marrying! And she never
dreamed that love and courtship could
be condensed or reduced to one sentence.
Recovering herself, after prolonged
quiver of joyous surprise, she came back
at David facetiously: "Mr. Ware,
think you are the incest man l ever saw.
Why don't you get marriedT'
Because l can't find woman with
my name in her hand, Miss Sabina."
"Oh, my! What do you mean, Mr..
Ware?"
Don't you know, Miss Sabina, some
palmistry philosophers claim that every
woman's hand has mans initial in it?''
"Do tell" gasped Sabina, with eyes
aflare and palms instantly upturned
while bushes chased with burning hope
over her cheeks and throat. Would
you mind my looking at your hand
Miss Sabina?' David asked, constituting
favorably her excitement. Sabina ex-
tended her hand. David examined it
closely, looked up into her eyes, then
spelled slowly, "W-a-r-e! There it is!'
Sabina gasped, held her salts bottle tc
her nose, having jerked her hand from
him with coquettish way that said,
Take it again" "You mustn't fly in
the face of Providence, Sabina. Be-
The herald., 1893-11-25
The Oldest Soldier In the World.

Russia proudly claims the oldest sol
der, if not the oldest citizen of any rank,
in the known world. Her claimant for
this distinguished honor is Colonel Grit
zenko Of Pottawa near Odessa, who, if he
lives until Feb. 7, will celebrate his one
hundred and twentieth birthday. Grit
zenko entered the military service in the
year 1889, 104 years ago, and received
from the hands of Empress Catherine
herself gold medal for conspicuous
bravery at the assault on Ismail. This
trophy, of which the aged warrior is
justly very proud, bears the following
inscription: "For exceptional bravery at
the assault of Ismail, Dec. II, 1882
st. Louis Republic.
The herald., 1893-11-25

the ground III question ABOUT eight years
ago. From this it would seem that had
the body been there then it would have
been unearthed, AS it was only 18 inches
under ground. The jury returned ver-
dict stating that in its opinion the skel
eton was that of an Indian who had
been buried about 40 years and had come
to his death from natural causes.
The village people generally believe
that it was the skeleton of murdered
man whose body was brought ashore
and buried.
The herald., 1893-11-25

warev' a pun and proposal IN one
word. Seeing that Sabina was unspeak-
ably happy, David continued: "Only as
my wife, Sabina, can repay your kind
ness. You and l are pair of scissors,
divided and lonely. Come. let us unite
and after this cut the fabric of life to.
gether'"
Sabina's head dropped, Rex 'barked,
and the minister and maiden kissed
Cincinnati Post.
The herald., 1893-11-25
She Ou.witted Cabby.

1t has remained for a Boston woman
to get the better Of Chicago hackman
according to the Chicago papers. Shs
lived in house where the boarders were
accustomed to hire an omnibus to take
them to the fair grounds, She negotiated
with the owner of the omnibus for an
evening trip, beat ''cabby" down $l2 or
the price and collected full fare from
each of the party, pocketing the extr,
$12. She worked the scheme seyeral
times with success, finally being discov.
cred.
The herald., 1893-11-25

erybody told MIN his troubles were
caused by rheumatism.
OF late the old gentleman's knee got te
be so bad that he had it lanced severa
times and was treated for rheumatism.
A few days ago the thorn worked its
way out and was found to be half an
inch in length. Mr.. Newell says afte
suffering untold misery for 48 years b
now feels easier with the thorn in a lit
tie bottle instead of in his knee.-Grasl
Valley Call Union.
The herald., 1893-11-25
A Wise Boniface.

The proprietor of restaurant in Parii
recently issued the following notice
Being desirous of honoring the Rus
slams, who are the country's guests,
have decided to change the name of thii
establishment, and by the use of sin
gle apostrophe to transform it from the
Cafe Divan into the Cafe d'Ivan. ."-Pari.
Figaro.
The herald., 1893-11-25
A LONG ISLAND MYSTERY.
4 Skeleton Declared to BE That of an In
dian, but Theue Are Some who Doubt 1t.

4 Skeleton Declared to BE That of an In
dian, but These Are Some Who Doubt 1t.
Justice Cooper and jury, in the abb
sence of Coroner Moore, held an inquest
at Babylon, N. ", the other day over
the skeleton which was unearthed on
the property of John s. Foster yester-
day by some men engaged in digging
post holes. A number of old residents
of the village were sworn, but were un-
able to throw any light on the subject
or identify the remains. They all stated
that they could not recollect the sud
den disappearance of any man. The
oldest witness, however, said that the
ground where the skeleton was found
had never been used as graveyard.
Charles I. Bedell, resident of that
portion Of the town and farmer, owner
of the property. stated that he had plowed
The herald., 1893-11-25
A Famous Bible.

The family Bible of George Washing
tons mother is owned by Mrs. Lewis
Washington of Charleston, Va. Six
leaves from this historic volume were
torn out and deposited in the corner
stone of the Mary Washington nonumen!
at Fredericksburg few years ago.-St
Louis Republic.
The herald., 1893-11-25
Wanted to Applaud.

There was immense applause at the
first performance of new play. Sud
denly one armed gentleman turned to
the person sitting next to him and said,
"Caballero, be good enough to clap this
hand, as | want badly to applaud N.Y.
self. f."-Sobremesa.
The herald., 1893-11-25
A Thorn In His Knee.

When boy II years of age, in the
year 1850, V. Newell, who now resides
beyond Nichols ranch and is now over
GO years of age, was out hunting and
ran in his knee what he supposed was
thorn. 1t broke off SO deep in the knee
that the wound closed up, and all search
failed to locate it. Mr.. Newell finally
concluded that he was mistaken, and ev-
The herald., 1893-11-25
Mrs. Cleverand,s D,v,,.a cit.

1t is said that Mrs. Cleveland has in
vested in bicycle and divided skirt TO
wear when riding it. She will try to
make riding in this way the fashion in
washington this wintcr.-San FRANCISCO
Examiner.
The herald., 1893-11-25
Attempt.

Critic-Is that meant for mountain?
Artist-No; only bluff. - Detroit
Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-21

Gov. ALTGELD has removed from Office
Luther L. Hiatt, of Wheaton, member of
the board of trustees of the Illinois north
ern hospital for the insane; W. R. New.
Ton, OF Yorkville, member of the board
OF trustees Of the Illinois Central hospital
for the insane, and D. z. Barclay. OF Ell.
gin, member Of the board of trustees of
the Illinois Northern hospital for the in
sane. The governor in his communities
ton 10 the secretary Of state directing
him to notify the trustees OF their re-
moval. says that he asked for the resig>
natien Of Hiatt, Newton and Barclay, and
upon their refusal he took the action be-
csuse tt has been evident to him that In
their capacity, they did not possess the
kind OF qualifications necessary to the
discharge OF their duties, and that the
successful administration Of the iustitu-
lions, and the Inauguration Of certain re-
forms in the mode Of management, de
nsndsd the change contemplated.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-21
A parsee,s r:enefactions.

1t was Sir Jamesetjee Jeejeebhoy who
first made the Parsee name famous in
Europe for philanthropy more than a
generation ago. lis younger contem-
porary, Sir Cowasjee Jehanghir, carried
on the tradition, but both have been
eclipsed by the present head of the Par
see community at Bombay, Sir Dinshaw
Manockjee Petit. The total of that gen.
tleman's benefactions reaches an enor
nous sum, probably not much less
than 100000 sterling, and the Bombay
papers inform US that he recently gave
fresh proof of his philanthropy on the
occasion of three of his grandchildren
being invested with the sacred thread
ceremony which corresponds to our
baptism or confirmation.
At this ceremony he had the co-opera-
ton of Bal Dinbai, the widow of his
brother, Mr.. Nusserwanjee Petit, who
has herself distributed in charity since
her husbands death year ago nearly
100000 of English money. The mem
bers of the Petit family, q honor of this
special event, gave nearly $4,000 for
beneticent objects, among which the
formation of classes for promoting draw
ing and cooking among the Parsees fig
ures most ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Globe.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-21
Every Swede Died.

For every mile of railway track
built in Panama there have been hun
dred lives sacrificed" said Thomas S.
Mccarthy of San Jose, Cal. when the
road was being constructed was con-
tractor in that country and did work for
the railway company. In my camp
there were about 500 Swedes who had
recently been sent direct to the railroad
works. A Swede is light haired per-
son, and a blond, you know, is more
liable to become poisoned with malaria
than brunette. Out of that number
of Swedes there was not single man
who escaped.
''Six weeks after they began to work
every one of them was dead and buried.
There were five Cinnamon employed on
the works, and, strange to say, not one
of them was attacked. They enjoyed
excellent health, even more so than the
native negroes. How it was that they
escaped l never knew, but one of the
Mongolians told me one day that the
reason was because they smoked ciga-
rettes."-St. Louis Republic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-21
LeOparl Shooting.

Mr.. Simson writes thus: Il consider
that exposure to q leopard on foot, with
due precaution and proper weapon, is
only fair sporting risk, and accidents
must happen occasionally" Mr.. Sim
son is certainly entitled to speak. He
shot many leopards on foot; he was
twice badly wounded by leopard, but
on one of these occasions a third leopard
unexpectedly attacked him from behind,
when he had already killed two others
in the same patch of grass jungle.
Mr.. Simson mentions that an old
French gentleman whom he knew used
to go about hunting for leopards with a
nondescript sort o. dog, half pariah and
half spaniel. '.Whe the dog smelled a
leopard, he would cock his ears and point
out from a respectful distance where TIE
leopard lay. The Frenchman kept on
peeping and peering about, wholly re-
gardless Of anything the leopard might
do in the way of attack, till he could
sight the animal. He then killed him
almost to a certairt y with a single shot"
Chambers Journal.