Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-08
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

tne coAor OF the thing next to her. IL Is
caused by disease. of course, but the physi-
clans have never been able to determine the
nature Of the complaint. The color Of her
eyes remains brown. and her hair black, but
her face and hands change to suit the color
of her clothes. She does not dare wear rib
bons nor any Of the shades of blue, red.
green or yellow. In pure white her face Is
gnastly. and the color of her hair and eyes
makes 1t even more SO than 1t would be if
they were lighter. Black renders her so
dark a brunette that there might be a strong
suspicion that she was not of the Caucasian
race; She, therefore. wears none but SUBJ
u ,na sIays and browns which render her
less noticeable. The aff1iction, for 1t Is a
great an1ction, came upon her gradually,
anu Is steadily growing more pronounced"
There is very considerable gold excite
nent IN the Mojave and Colorado DESERTS"
said l.. c. Twineham of Phoenix. Ariz, at
the st. James, and hundreds of prospec-
tors have gone in search of the yellow
metal None had returned when 1 left
nc me week ago. and there Is strong rea-
son for fearing that most of them never
Will. This is the hottest season there for a
good many years. the thermometer ranging
for weeks at from 123 to 1875 degrees in the
shade. and at least ten degrees hotter in
the sun. There Is but little shade, and, to
add 10 the danger, the nights are not over
~ AAeSCA 0SSAScS SOOleT lHdu tHe udyS
1t Is known that some of them, including
TWO cinnamon, who are supposed to endure
heat better than Americans, have persisted,
ana there are probably thousand prospec-
tors out In the desert at the present time.
While more are going every day. the excite
ment OF discovering gold outbalancing all
prudence"
saw was in Milwaukee" said A. D. Daniels
of that city at the Arlington. ct was de-
signed by Milwaukee electrician. and I
do not know where the work was done.
The walls Of the house were covered with
the most beautiful roses. lilies and other
flowers. In form and color they were so
perfect that 1t was almost impossible to
realize that they were not the products of
nature. They were made Of glass, colored
to initiate the flowers. with tiny electric
lights inside. There must have been thou
sands of these lights. each giving out only
su1hcfent glow to bring out the flower dis
tirctly, and the colors of the glass were so
Llended that the whole appeared genuine:
The cost of thus covering the walls and
chandeliers with flowers was over 10000,
ard the idea will. therefore, never be very
widely adopted
"1t Is refreshing In these days of sea-
serpent stories to- know that there will be
a full Investigation of at least one Species"
said Harry Whalen Of Tacoma, Wash, at
the Shoreham. 1.-The press gave brief
account some time ago of the capture OF
two sea serpents in Puget sound. These
have since been on exhibition in Tacoma.
but in few days will be sent to President
David Starr Johnson Of Stanford Univcr-
sity for an examination and report. They
are peculiar-looking reptiles, the male
being eight feet long and the female seven
feet. They are about as large in circum-
t6f mpdium-SiZed and
marked like damond-back rattlesnakes
They have heads like bulldogs and fangs
liks tigers. A fisherman hooked the fe-
male serpent and the male rushed to the
rescue of his mate, biting a heavy steel
gaff hook in two before he was captured
"A thorough search of all books obtainable
in Tacoma failed to give any mention of
serpents even remotely resembling these"
1.-The noble red man may yet be civilized
by means of bicycles" said A. L. Bartlett
of Beatrice. Neb, at the Regent. 1.-The
Otoe tribe have steadily resisted all efforts
to induce them to become citizens. and
their numbers have dwindled until hut
few of them remain. In fact, there are
few more Indians in Nebraska now than in
New York and Indiana A few days ago
one of the chiefs of the Otoe tribe visited
Beatrice and became much interested in
bicycles. The owner thought it would be
fun to let the old Indian learn to ride, and
1t was not long before the chief had mas
tered the art. Then he must have a wheel
of his Sn, and not having any money he
traded four ponies for one. He rode it
to the reservation and next day half
dozen Indians came to town. bringing
por les to trade for bicycles. Ride faster.
manufacturers learn of this new field it is
probable that they will reap harvest and
the Indians will lay aside their primitive
customs and join the L. A. w. In a body"
Il believe the oldest living person Is a Mrs
Sebastian Of Montreal" said D. P. Heustis
of that city at the Raleigh. "She is of
French birth. but has lived In Montreal for
over one hundred years, being now either
$50 or 131. A few months ago she knit
pair Of socks for her son, Narcio Sebastian.
who at that time celebrated his ninety-stxth
birthday. She speaks French, English and
Spanish f1uently, and has a remarkable
memory for the historical events that have
taken place in Canada during the last 100
years. Her son, Narcio was one of the first
Americans or Canadians to settle in Cali
fornia. and is known throughout the state
on that account. When he was ten years
of age he was stolen, and sailed around the
Cape OF Good Hope and up the Pacific coast
He escaped at what is now San Francisco
and has lived there ever since. He was
mourned as dead for several years, but
finally succeeded in communicating with
her. When Mrs. Sebastian was 12O wears
old she took trip across the continent nm
accompanied, to see her son. returning q
year later"
Il see that the experiments in raising
ostriches In Washington have not been sue
cessful," said ]. c. Orion of Los Angeles at
the National. THE raising of these birds
has not really passed beyond the expert
mental stage in California as yet and at first
there were enough discouragements to have
daunted almost any one.
I'm fact. several who had invested
good deal Of money in it went out Of the
business. but now there is one farm upon
which there are over one hundred healthy
birds. and these net very handsome profit
to the owner. The ostrich farm is visited
by hundreds Of tourists annually, and is one
Of the most interesting sights in the United
States. Still even there the loss of eggs and
young birds Is very considerable, and more
is constantly being learned about the proper
methods Of taking care of them The pros
poets are that they will be raised very ex-
tensively in the west within the next few
years..
II have discovered that the laws con-
corning giving bonds to keep the peace
constitute life Imprisonment" said G. r.