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company, but somehow it never occurred
to US to associate the name of the actress
with the little character which lived in
our fancy from year ago."
''She was the same Gladys Wallis then
that she is now, l suppose" observed the
Young Beginner.
me SO pleasantly was the experience OF
! finding The little crying girl again after
thought she was lost to us. 1t is interest
ing to look at her in these totally differ.
ent roles this season and reflect that she
is the same person who created the fam
Gus little character in The Squire of
Danes And the fact that John Drew
and his company are playing at the same
nom ent right here in this city within a
stones throw of the little crying girl
aGds to the interest"
The Young Beginner permitted the en-
suing silence to do his asserting for him,
and refrained from speech while the
comedy scene between Kate Van Buren,
and her lover went on.
After an interval of this sort the Old
Theater-goer, who loves the sound of his
own voice better than that of any one S
little crying girl" had been on the stage
for more than twelve years.
YES" he went on, ~ saw her twelve
years ago up in Canada. when she was
hild in reality and wore short dresses off
the stage as we'll as on. She went with
Crane for quite a while and finally was
sent for by Daily. But she preferred to
accept proposition from another quarter
to go on a starring tour. She was a star
for two years."
NV att mere child like that?' de-
manded the Young Beginner, with the
contempt for youth which only youth car
feel.
Yes, indeed-a child like that. And
at the conclusion of her career as star
she joined Frohman's legions in New
York. Up to last spring she played in
John Drew's company anC made her hit
as the little crying girl. Another and
preceding success of ners was scored in
The Senator in New York"
"And from Drew your airy fairy hero
inc went to Frawley?" concluded the
sympathetic Young Beginner, basking
warmly in the light of the Old Theater.
goer's f1attering attention.
"As you see." supplem ented the other.
And then, as the curtain went down and
he and the Young Beginner strolled out
side, he was heard to ask that favored
youth what he would have. c. D.
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raised in his left hand a cup full of saki.
He swallowed it slowly and prayed that
the gods would be favorable to the stran-
ger who had come to visit them. They
then assumed an impassive appearance
and seemed TO have forgotten me.
This was my first glimpse of the most
curiously adorned women of either the
Eastern or Western hemisphere. / had
heard during my journey of these queer
facts, but the reality was greater than the
lmag ination. l made a special study of
the Ano women, and learned many
curious things regarding them. 1t seems
that not every one can grow a mustache.
No one seems to know why, nor in point
of fact does know why, but the natives in
their blithe wisdom infer that the lack of
one means lack of quality and in con-
sequence loss of rank. REPAYMENT OF
this oversight on the part of Providence,
however, is effected by liberal substitu-
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Science has at last caught and i'm
prisoned on glass slides. for the benefit OF
humanity, the germ OF malaria. For
manv wears medical men have labored in
vain TO isolate this tiny cause of human
misery. Colorless, finer than needles
point, and yet productive OF vast
amount of anguish, it has eluded, up to
short time since, the most delicate and
vigorous experiments which savants could
plan out. Now. however, it has been
captured, and through sthe aid of DR.. Pat
rick Manson, physician of the Seamen' $.
Hospital and lecturer at St. Georges and
Charlng Cross hospitals, in London, has
b en- stained so that the lens of the camera
mi ht faithfully picture 1t.
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The photographs which are herewith
re reproduced show :his little horror just as
/. looks when it enters the system and
carry the readers eye through the various
stages of develop ment until the final
point is reached. 1t is impossible to over
estimate the importance OF the discovery
of the malarial organism, discovery
which ranks second only in modern medi-
cal achievement to the finding by Pro-
fessor Koch of the bacillus of consump-
tion. II is impossible to doubt the rela-
tionship of the germ of malaria photo
graphed 10 the disease, for experim entail
incubation of human beings with blood
known to contain the parasite has invari-
ably been followed by symptoms in lhe
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kowski encountered the amazing spec
tacIe which distinguished him among his
white brethren of the earth. One street
satisfies the not too lively am mbitions OF
this town of Muroran. Buildings resem-
bling barracks line either side of 1t, ex-
tending from the waters edge to rise OF
abrupt cliffs at the other end of town.
Walking up this scenic boulevard Mr..
Klabukowski came upon a crowd OF
Japanese surrounding single Aino. who
was basking in the enjoyment OF su-
preme intoxicatlon. The startled explorer
describes the scene thusly:
IA head with an immense batch of hair
and a long beard, hairy, thck-set and
robust body, covered by-a sort OF tattered
tunic confined at the waist, below which
looked out pair of strong Iegs-all these
made up an Aino, man Of the woods.
"At the left at distance could De seen
in the curves of the bay mum Der of huts.
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one inoculated corresponding to the symp-
toms of the person from whom the in
fecled blood was taken.
Experime mt has also demonstrated that
the one great destroyer of this malaria
parasite is quinine. To this extent has
the theory of modern medicine been
proved correct. But DR.. Manson shows
that there has been woeful ignorance of
the proper method of administering the
medicine. and that we have in measure
been dosing ourselves at random. 1t is a
fact that many physicians have scoffed
the idea of quinn" being the best remedy
for malaria. DR.. Manson's experiments,
however, seem 10 prove that the hitherto
accepted belief of these gentlemen is In
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From a photograph

tered The low door and saw upon the floor
of beaten earth, grouped around fire of
green wood. three men. two young and
one old. Their hair fell upon their sho ul-
ders and their boards were long and
forked d. Their eyes were nearly hidden
beneath heavy eyebrows. Their skin was
white. They were, in fact, very like types
of Moujiks or Siberian peasants.
"At the entrance to the hut was a
woman grating new potatoes into a
kettle. She was not more than 20 years
old. Her face was long and her cheek
bones high. Her upper lip was entirely
covered by wavy black mustache,
with turned-up points. She was a mas
sive creature with powerful muscles, but
deformed by hard work.
''In corner TWO dirty. half-nude chill
dren played. In the smoky atmosphere
could barely discern hanging from charred
cords rows of vegetables and fish and ami
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correct. 1t has been decided that each
clinical type of the disease, the tertlan.
the quartan and the estivo- autumnaI. de-
pends upon particular species.
1t will be observed that in some of the
hagellated bodies figs. and 81 the CEN
trail mass of the organism is of consider
able bulk-larger, apparently, than the
crescent bodies from which they orlgi-
mated. In contemplating in fresh prepa-
rations the evolution of the living crescen t.
derived sphere into the fagelIated BODY
one sometimes fancies that one can see
these f1agella like those of an octopus
wriggling about inside the limiting mem
brane of the parasite. Heretofore this has
been only fancy, for the unstained Iy.
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prising degree is no exaggeration. for
twenty would barely cover the actual
number of cases in this City. This num-
ber, to be sure seems small when COM
pared with the Chinese population of San
Francisco, but it is large when.its signifi.
canoe is taken into consideration, and
what is still worse statistics show an in
creasing tendency in this direction.
The one great difficulty that meets this
outcast wife lies in the death of her hus-
band or in his departure for China. In
case of the former she is unprovided for
his property going to the wife or other
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grimaces, cannot ignore the fact that his
suIlen mustached creature. without honor,
religion or morality, will scruple at no
evil deed that she may do to harm him II
he goes too far in his cruelty.
She may, for example, to quote Mr..
Klab (etc.) ''serve him in the guise OF
venlson several pieces OF dead bodies, or
burn his amuIets," to say nothing OF
knocking out his brains with tent pole.
The explorer crossed overland to Sap
poro the seat of government of Yesso
"This country" he declares, resembles.
with lis beautiful pasturages, the fields in
Normandy, Denmark or Scotland. sap
poro is city admirably situated upon a
vast plateau. Its plan resembles that of
American cities, with its straight lines and
vast boulevards, but the resem blance stops
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tion of ink and an ingenious employment
of a tattooer while the unhaired-lipped fe-
male is in her teens. The admiring voice
of M. Klabukowski is lifted in solemn
declaration that the skill wherewlth this
tattooing is made to look like real hair is
marvellous.
The traveller goes on to narrate that the
woman among the Amos is an inferior
being. All heavy work, including that OF
the field, is reserved for her. In child
hood, between s and 10, her countenance
possesses "a certain charm" After that
time the burden of life becomes OF such a
nature that in measure it unsexes what
should be the fair sex.
Once married the mustached woman is
more than ever the slave of the bearded
man. She has not even the right to pray.
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SHE WIS "THE LlTTLE CRYING GIRL.

her as the little girl who cried at the
whiekers.' A year has transformed tina;
baby in short dresses into this mature,
long -gowned bit of gravity that we see
before US"
"Well," reflected the Young Beginner,
assuming a judicial air, ''to an actor a
change from one company to another-a
transition from one environment to an
other-is like step into new world and
a new existence"
"Yes-:hat lends to our little friend the
element of transformation in appearance
and age" asserted the Old Theater-goer.
But the thing tn at makes it particularly
ODD 10 us is the circumstance that after dis
appearing from here year ago ana getting
lost from our ken com pletely, she sud-
denly turns up by the merest chance this
year without the faintest reminder that
she was the little one we got so fond OF
last season. OF course we were told that
Gladys Wallis had joined Mr.. Frawley's s
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the general rule. The men are Christians,
having, of course. no other wives in China,
and the women belonged to the better
classes of American society. One of these
marriages is particularly noteworthy, be-
ing that of Walter N. Fong. a graduate of
the University of the Pacific and also of
Stanford University, to a young lady
student at the latter university. This
couple are legally married, for the license
was secured and the ceremony perform
in Denver, where there are no prohibitory
laws in regard to the matter. Mr.. Fong
is bright, intelligent gentleman and his
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See that demure little woman doing.
the role of Sister Kate'2 asked the Old
Theater-goer of the Young Beginner as
they stood in the foyer of local theater
ana peered through the curtains " hile the
second act of The Charity Bali was in
progress.
YES" responded the Young Beginner
DO you remem Der the little girl with
the long, unbound hair, who cried at the
professors whIskers in John Drew's The
Squire of DANES last season? and who
gave way to such childish mirth-such
screams of laughter-when he appeared
before her all shaven and shorn2"
ITO be sure l do" affirmed the younger
man, nodding his head and smiling in
reminiscent enjoyment But what of
it?"
We'll in that little girl of thirteen and
this little woman of nineteen you behold
the same identical person"
"Nop marveled the other, "is that
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1t was village of Amos. A serpentine
path wound along the cliff. In the side
next the sea was an opening ON the side
of those straw huts SO ill-smelling that it
recalled the most wretched of the Cainha
animals. The temperature was 12 to Is
degrees below freezing. A child an
nounced the explorers approach. He en-
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mustaches when natural are always black
and silky and are invariably turned up at
both ends" NJ. Klabukowski says they
remind him much OF the fashion OF mus
tachios affected by Emperor William OF
Germany.
1t was at place called Muroran, port
at the island of Yesso. that Mr.. Klabu-
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NAL meats. Ny entrance gave the people
quite start, but they quickly recovered
themselves By gesture resembling a
Mussulman salute the old man carried to
his face his two hands and tuen smoothed
his beard. This was his way of bid ding
me welcome. His two companions
initiated him and then the old Aino
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relatives in China, and if he decides to
return to his native land she is just as
destitute, unless she PROPOSES to accom-
pany him. and what then2
There are three cases of the twenty I
have referred to which are exceptions to
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Prom a photograph j

there. Designed to receive 500 900 inhab-
itants, it has bul % 600, of which 10, 500 are
women. The number of habitable houses
is 5000. Scattered upon this numerous
plan, it presents the aspect of city
finished before it was we'll commenced.
the Government understands the i'm
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OF the many distressing social condi-
tions existing among the Chinese element
in San Francisco there is none more de-
plorable than the intermarriage of the
Moneo race with the Caucasians. And,
TO say that such marriages exist to a sur.
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this ferocious creature, rushing through
the blood, attacking with its whirling
arms the red blood corpusce and only too
often destroying it.
The anemia of malaria is well known
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ing specimen is so transparent that one
could never be sure.
1t is now evident that the fancy is well
founded. Every crescent-shaped malarial
parasite in the course of evolution becomes
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straight"
"Stright as rule" declared the first
speaker. "In that role Of the little girl
she made rattling good hit and every
body got to thinking of her as really the
child she seemed to be. They spoke OF
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sequent upon the blood deprived of its red
corpuscles. 1t is fortunate indeed for the
human being thus attacked that there is q
drug which causes the death of the para.
site-quinine.
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Yet she possesses one means OF defense
which is special to herself. She can,
when she is angered, transform her
countenance into what Mr.. Klabukowskl
describes as ga horrible mask, put on
with an lnimita bic talent" And her hus-
band. taking his cue from these fearful
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
victoria,s Gold Plate.

The gold plate at Windsor castle con-
sists Of about 10000 pieces. 1t Is kept
in the gold pantry, which Is an iron
room situated on the ground floor I'M
der the royal apartments. The clerk
of the pantry gives 1t out In Iron boxes
and receives receipt for 1t. 1t Is car
ried by special train, under escort of q
guard of soldiers, and delivered to the
butler at Buckingham palace. He gives
a receipt for 1t and is responsible for
1t while 1t remains at the palace. The
same formalities are observed In tax.
ing It back, and all persons concerned
are glad when It Is once more restored
to the safekeeping Of the gold pantry.
The total value Of the plate In this de-
partment is nearly f2,OO0,000. a great
deal Of it<dates from the reign Of
George w, but among the antiquities
are some pieces which were taken from
the Armada.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09

piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No. I
Asthma medlcine.-W. r. WILLIAMS. Antioch.
llls-. April II. 1904
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
she LOST HER HEAD.
She Thought 1t wonid Pc Cut on II
She staid, so She Fled.

She staid, so She Fled.
This girl thinks that trainmen are
just horrid. One OF them nearly scared
her into a at the other day. She was
going down to the levee ferry landing
to go over to East st. Louis to visit q
friend, says the st. Louis Post-DlS-
patch. 1t was her first trip era 10 had
heard awful stories Of how murder was
committed several times a day down on
the levee. whose denizens she had been
told thought less Of cutting throat
than Of wringing chickens head off.
She was nervous and scared as she
penetrated the cty's purlleus. A freight
train was being switched down there
and loud voiced switchman was Civ.
Ing instruction to another of his craft
Switchmen have a language ali their
own, which is incomprehensIble to the
plain everyday mountaineering citizen.
Among other things they call a train
her and |she," just as sailor refers
to a ship. and Just as she neared the
switchman this Is what he yelled:
Head her of, Jim, cut her in two
and send the head end up here"
She fed from the murderous villain
and postponed her voyage across the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
A Relief Boat sunk.

The steam tug EI RIO Rey, chartered
by the St.. Louis Republic as a food
relief boat, sunk in forty feet of water
in front of Memphis Tuesday morning.
No lives lost. The Ell Rio Rey was
anchored at the foot of Beale street, in
a swift current. During the night the
current changed and toppled the craft
over in sufficient water to sink her.
The crew, five in number, escaped, but
lost all their belongings. The Repub
lie representatives. Rafferty, and
Wooten. were not aboard at the time
of the disaster. The captain had or
ders to return to st. Louis and the tug
would have weighed anchor Mt noon.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
stopped the Fnrht.

After programme of ameteur bouts
the Birmingham Athletic Club pre-
sented to an audience of 400 persons q
regular prize fight between Eugene
McElroy, of Birmingham, the cham
pion heavyweight of Alabama, and
Pete Peterson, OF Chicago, the Swed-
ish terror. The contest was advertised
as ten-round glove contest, but the
gloves were small and the blows were
hard. Peterson was barely saved from
knockout in the fifth round. He was
again practically knocked out in the
beginning OF the sixth round, when
Chief of Police Mcdonald stopped the
fight, making it draw.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
REMARKABLE RECOVERY
or Young Lady Of Gasport New YORK
from Anaernia.

from Armenia.
From TIE Courier, Buffalo, N. =.
Miss Lulu Stevens, daughter OF George
Stevens, the vell-known blacksmith. OF Gas
port, Niagara, County. New York, has sur
prised her neighbors considerably, by not
dying five months ago. when the physicians
said she could lot live.
This was quite remarkable case. Ths
young woman, who Is worry we'll known, on
account Of her musical ability, had been O
very healthy girl. until about one year ago.
when she began 10 fail, and grew 90 patio
and apparently bloodless and 30 weak that
after few months she was given up to die.
Last winter physician VINO was visitor
at Gasport met Miss Stevens. and seeing hef
emaciated condition, and hearing from the
local doctors that the disease was aDaemia,
prevailed on the girls mother to make.her
try DIR. Williams Pink Pills. Directly she
commenced the treatment she began 10
mend, and now since February. when she
decided to take them, she has become we'll
and strong and the picture Of good health.
Tbs mother OF the girl, Mrs. Stevens, says:
every one In Gasporr knows thar Pink
Pills cured Lulu, aud l feel very thankful
that we heard Oh them in time to save my
child's life"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in A con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to tho blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, Irregularities and all
forms Of weakness. They build up the blood,
and restore the glow Of health to pale and
sallow cheeks. In men they affect radical
cure In all cases arising from mental worry,
overwork or excuses OK whatever nafuras
Pink Pills are sold In boxes (uevef n loose
bulk) at 80 cents a box or six boxes for
e. so, and may be had OF all druggists, or
direct by mail from DR.. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady. NY.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
Michigan Cannot Get Him.

Under Sheriff W. 8. Shepard, of
Lewanee county, Mich, was at New
York, with papers for the extradition
OF Anton Christensen. The district
attorney takes the ground that, so far
as the Michigan authorities are con-
cerned, Christensen is a free man.
The latter, however. is under indict-
ment at New York for bribing officers
to conniye at his escape and he will be
held to answer that charge. District
Attorney Sampson, of Adrian, is also,
under the New York laws, amenable to
the ebDrge of conniying ct the escape
of prisoner, his offense being the lib
Grafton of Christensen after the latter
had been delivered. into his custody by
the police of New York City, without
returning him to Michigan to stand
trial for alleged enlightenment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
special River Bu.Ietin.

The river at Yicksburg viii probably
begin 10 rise again when the water
from the creyasses returns through the
Yazoo. and the rise from Vieksburg to
the mouth is likely to contine indefin-
itely. The greatest strain on the levees
below Vieksburg is yet to come and
residents of districts formerly overfowd
should heed the warning previously
given 10y the weather bureau and
remove persons and property to places
of safety. Mills l.. MooRE,
Chief Of Weather R-neau
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
Government Scores a Point.

The government scored a point in
the United States Court at Jacksonville,
Fla, Friday in one Of the cases pend
ing against the steamer Three Friends,
as the court over-ruled the exceptions
of the claimants to the libel in which
the vessel is charged with violating the
navigation laws on her trip from jack
sonville, September 2 last. The ex-
ceotions to the libel were argued week
before last and the court reserved de-
cision. The order Friday over-ruled
the exceptions and gave the claimants
leave to file en- answer 10 the libel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-04-09
FREE! 10. s !. 1t. . 's;i.s
Restored His Hearing Ia s Minutes.

NY age Is ca. 1 sur
ferod from Catarrh 10
years. Had intense head
nche. continual roaring
and singing in ears. took
cold easily. My hearing
began 70 fail. and for
three years was almost
entirely deaf. and con
tlnuauy grew worse.
Everything 1 had tried
failed In despair I CON-
Inenced to use Acrini
Medication IN 1883. and
the effect of the first
application WAS afmnIw