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_,S I-T`\POSSIBLE for us to conceive _ that a white woman, beautiful, educat-

ed, wealthy, the loving wife of a mod-

ll"1l millionaire, ‘could develop, by slow and Frreiistible evolution, the soul of an aban- 'doned, crinlinal, ignorant negressf ~ :N V/filo, if such a thing is not only possible of conception, but literally true infact, what nvornan living, however high her morals, her position, can assure herselfaof dllnlunity from the abhorrent obsession of ‘tonne other appalling identity, as terrifying lotlle normal mind and spirit as this of the Wgraded negress, which has fastened upon Million! Evelyn Roinadka, the wife of the millionaire trunk manufacturer of Milwau- Um? '

The convicted accomplice of Chicago's

Olgfo burglars and sneak-thieves, she is now sewing the indeterminate sentence of from one year to twenty years, to which she was condemned, upon her plea of guilty, by I ad ge Urentano. '

The _physicians who attended her in

prisowagree as to the obsession; and one of goes so far as to declare his conviction fldtlihd case is one long relegated by science I0 'i‘he_'_liinbo of antiquated superstitious, that

.led away when demoniacs and sorcerers iodine the laughing stocks of enlightened u1_naiu'_ty._ - - ` Evelyn Romadka's fall, from the heights If refinenient and happiness to the depths of llsmez, and degradation, has been made no- lirrious throughoutthe length and breadth _of _lie land. But the mysterious and terrible ln- 'fpmpy-fhat h`as clutched her in the midst of het' wealth and her happiness and has encont- passedfher destruction h`f1~f,_'h'“ fafl faflfd uf' lerly to be comprehended in the full measure '[,i,,_,1da,.k._,ig,,,'/i¢;ance‘to the rest of mankind.

iblL¥ by th/e adducing of many other cases. \lP0Y\

()i,_'_t.he` authenticity and genulneness ot which .v ` .¢|°|\¢. mp ag-read. can the modern intellec

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";_»v,y__qr\_tb¢ horrible phenomenon of wbie el

sm. lzbnlselu. ls ul. victim. _

Religion throughout all the centuries. hll il\l|l¢°‘|

_gn nat llterely the possibility of falls from 82°: wit ,vil-tllefbot uom'th‘e»esruillly or lnevnsllls es 1 Ito lie without divine intervuntlon and constant hu-

§‘%"§`t'il`vlll`g"`towsrd an ideal of pori;ctl:n;‘I;:1l;l:: .“'F;f“A"lf‘qa l.. nr bnok n tm Mwith exorcism ‘°'°"l“"'m‘-"!"' °°'"“‘°.n by‘d‘°mo'n.|` :ter of com- gr 9,. of them out, ‘was a mo

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‘fur | long and total denial of the suP°f'

of the pretsrnutural-has of into found

in-pwrl narrow limitations. .

upon cuttlnt the wonderful U10 out of reli¢\°“- l* '|“""" “°"

gg glsaql-ll all of them into itself. Sa!!

Flammsrlon. in his latest wprk.

plysllls lrer’eea" in which ns seduces the patient tnvostlgatlons of Bir Wliiilm

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meeting _of physicians some years previously by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, ot Philadelphia, of the New England mechanic who shed his personality. one night atlhls New England home. as a snake sheds its cutlcle. tramped southward to Phllsdolpllla. and for half a

generation conducted a business trtally different from his 'own trade. under ll totally different name, and with a totally dlllorent personality. so for as his

knowledge of hlmsclf was conscious of ills person- ality. '

Mr. Myers adduced many other cases of llndenl-

ably dual personality. and still others of multiple per-

sonality... 'I‘h_o'g-gplllt, Wagga intense recrudescence of interest ln the wholo general subject, with the speedy publication of the most remarkable of all cases, be- causoreported’ directly, and in complete scientific de- tail, by the physician ln attendance. ~

'1`h0 Sllblect was a young, pretty. cultivated. mor-

ally supersensltlve American girl. who was obsessed

‘ by another personality tllnt forccd hor to do all man.

ner of undlgnlfled and ill-bred notions, repeatedly overcoming the most desperate efforts of hor normal nature and will. and dlsnlflylng extremes of passion, petty malice and distinctly vicious lollllcnclcii. Under treatment the girl actually developed a third person-

“The newspaper stories giving graphic accounts of

crimes made me want to rneet real crooks. I had an idea that I would be absorbed in the stories a real live burglllr could tell.

“Albert Jonas. the negro man, came to do some

cleaning for the woman from whom I rented u. room. I saw him and asked hlm the time. He drew from his pocket a womnll's watch, nnd with lt, inadvertently, a womnn's diamond ring. He glanced at ms surrepti- tlously and stealthily put lt back into his pocket.

“A strange tllrlll crept over me, and I did not hear

hlnl tell tho time. I was thinking fast. Hero wad l face to taco with my dreams, so to speak. I became calm, but with n sort of ccsiucy. We wcria at the door ot my apartment. I pulled lllm into it.

_ "'I believe you are ll crnol<,' I said, and then stopped ll'iln as bowels about to speakuand' move away.

.“‘Stuy here; I said. 'I have wanted to meet a

burglar or something- for a long time., I am lntorelted. I wl:.nt to know you. I will not give you away.”

"‘1 can tell you some stories about stealing that

will make your hair stllnd on end,' Jqnos told me, or sonlothlllg like that. and that ws; tho way we be- camuacqunlnted. V

"l talked with hlm. gettlng`t.hs stories ut first

hand and not from the 'yellow' newspaper any more. Than I planned with him to try my own ilalld."

The noteworthy fonturo of Mrs. Romadklfs confos.

sion is thut she is absolutely 'unconscious of lllly other persrlllnllty controlling her normal nature. Silo snw.' Whe" 311° 11111110 lt- OHIY W/itll hor own nnturul brain

and lplrlt. blaming herself, giving a. perfectly natural and lucid account of the fall of a soul, such as a peni-

tent might have given _ln the confessional.

Such complete forgetfulness of the agencies of ob-

session ls typical of many subjects. The discovery of their peculiar form of obsession is usually made by the nurses and physicians in attendance. as lt was made in the instance of Mrs. Rolnadka.

Ill prison, after her arrest. she ravcd and pleaded

for the companionship of negroes, talked the lowest

und vllcst negro dluloct. and referred constantly to her llusband as “poor while trash." Dr. Alex Gue- tafson. an experienced ollenlst. who attended ilor there. was positive in his diagnosis.

"I am lure," said the alienlst, "that this woman ls

possessed by an Ethiopian spirit, which has absolute control over her actions. Bile ls absolutely innocent of wrongdoing, except when this spirit overpowers her will uud forces her to do its bidding."

Dr. Sheldon Leavitt, a well-known practitioner.

connected with many medlcul societies and several Clllcugo hospitals, called into consultation. found him- self coilstrlilncd to lldmlt that tho case of Mrs, Ro- mndkn conllrmod his belief in xlhnses of nlcntallly which are still disputed hy the majority of his pro- tension.

This ls the first exulllple of obsession, or of "pos-

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Y LI. Italy tllrninglits apprehensive gnzo

upon diovllntli Giolftti, tlle`pl'llne min- ister, now qunils in the terror of the belief thlltllo .possesses thc. ovil eye. Italy, where belief in the evil eye is lls firm

as faith in the existence of ll porsollul devil, has had its most cllronic, its most abiding supersti- tion aroused into a drund whicll refuses to allnto by'the long series of deaths nnd shocking mis- fortunes ~tllut have descended upon succcssive‘ members of the prime minislcr’s cabinets. ` The recent nnd of thc minister of public works, Emmsrluclo Gianturco, in the prime of life-for he had gust passed the hlllf _century-by the agency of t at lnbst repulsive of diseuavs. cancer, marked the scvqlltcclllfl num upon whom ll blight of como sort-l>y'lll:lll_v regarded as the prime mlnistcr’s_‘de_s'tructiv`c glnuce-has fallen. ' Italy 'is afbihg ,lt§_eLf: "Can this evil eye:

whigldclgerloolls \'iulldl.lto‘all¥l;ireDot` th; noting, have cur te; 17 on l s oeegt assert ytrem- ble and vomvlt forth its lava ill-e. because he zllsos upon it too dtedlylf _ _

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osuorucaws ‘seelnumea is lsbll almlly lm. the syes of_ every human belns. they face-q

‘ on lllu»sQlll£»ll. lm or l'mllinllllllr|‘¢aul-nge ss ll

ms originally re rded. uns descended lo'llle

4 levol of e asllollal-.lNl_t.lf| lseltnlnlltlofs-eyes or all de-

scription' mishaps. Nosllsq ss llls psaullsriy evil sys, lmeuso le ssuslnl

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habit, no the connoisseur cl! eyes.

But mlrlo that-'lla will clynjllre up-the piercln1;. hlack.

close-set eyu which hc thin ke of first. or the polo. chill~ ing, habitually us-ltagonlstlc l' e. or the slant-lldded. glint- lng_~secrotl\'aly_lnsolen`t°ey'b grdch hu lnstlnctlvoly recug» nlzes aotrcaclnrouo-will bathe cvll eyc of which Italy stands in llwe. l

Nh one' hns yct lived wllv could dollno the evo eye

in wllrcis of color. 'form or ui prseslon. lt is there when It ls lhuru-that is all. _ 4

lt may bo ol-llllllnt 'and round; lt mny be long and

0l’°lnly oi' r°A’ll‘|ll |i,may be black or brown. behind lashes scant or sweeping. Yet `;‘ll Its bllghtlng depths, al- though thafeoul of it# llnfortun te owner be o well spring of lnve fill his kllfl, lurks so le evll. blighting genius whost- ultelence every liallsn \ lntnillvely feels. whose mtlluvulundl ls vlmed upon all who sustain ms rum- less glances long.” \

'rlls sys or Premier- olollul ’;:-il a broad. level orb.

under lids Zalgnllcnnt of egual; Quinn and tlltelllsenee. it ll'w‘he'¢fa t~Y.even|fp might he - called "an eminently human eyel" beaming: with pacepdlvencse, lambunt with actlve'lllo\||ht. lllnlllpd alhtlys with some spark of the genial lhsl.‘ma.ltee sr‘nll|l likable. '\ '

it iswpmelsely tra quality of "iilalllenese" which has

elsllnmlmlsa all nn- mlloutullatu will have been dean-lee to ésrl-y_ smut will., olsnt' rmlnel-ual male lo merciful mvel llaiswrul lmlilell as their svn windows us me soul. 'rlleylbllve had countless rrlellle: they have in-ell dsvoledly loved: ‘end 'dl\U‘tlev\"_belseM thoel who loved them bcsmfwhiln beet tlhylelssl. perish before' _tllelr lelllsl eyes uf tn. any luvellétngtlleousslnl-sa aumsnlnrs noblest osulen. ‘ ‘ . _

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temperament are cllpable of awakening nmong mén of nll classes, his career us prlmo nllnlstcr of Italy must have cndcd with tha llrst suspicion thllt he was cursed with Jcitlxlurn. or thc qllalltlcs of the cvll eye.

lt hus llowever_ happened that. as the list of the un-

forlunutos ln direct association wllll lllm grew long, he found lncrcllstng difficulty in roplllclng llloee whom un- expected dcnih nr grave, proslrutlng illness took away from their duties rf stnte.

Among the victims was the postmllslcr general, Stel-

lutl Scllln. whose sudden death shoclu-ll nll his colleagues; Slgnor Gallnj scarcely inducted into his labors as minister of julsllpe when ho Wai found rlcnd ln his bod; Blgnor Rosanne, anbtiler mlllletor of justice, who committed suicide, und Mlssslmllle, minister of llnnncc, who died of paralysis ln the Chamber of Deputies, stricken with ln- elant death ln the midst of an lmportpnt address.

Slgnor Glnnturco, whose death of cancer has startled

Italy. illmself succeeded, in the ministry of public works, n mlnlstcr upfln whom henrt disease fastened, forcing hlm lntn private lifo. The most famous of minlstcrs of flnfinco, Do'Bro}llt*. hiln boon crippled by ao'ute` rheuma- tlsm; llle successor, Wollamborg_ is insane.

MAN AFTER MAN SUCCUMBS

Only a short tlms has elilpscd slncc another minister

of illlance, Majorunp, selected by thc eyc of Glolllll es- pcclnlly for his youth and eirerlgth, was dcbarred from his post by A sudden cancer, ngnlnst tho dire ravages of which he llsl struggled. hoping against the hope that failed Giunturco.

Prenetll, foreign minister. stricken with the hemor-

rhage of upoploxy; Tlttenl, foreign minister, stricken with ordinary cerebral hemorrhage-mon aftdt mon, they have succumbed.

ls it lc the curse of Glolltti's jettatural All Italy

says so-explalninl the discrimination in the natures of the amlctlons sustained by different individuals. IDI! U10 intensity of tnedvsrlous pllgllts to which they have been reduced, by the oommonly accepted hella! that while few, if any. human bclnn are totally immune against Jettetura. all have various powers of resistance.

No ons blames the unfortunate premier-all concede

his motives to he above reproach md his Nowudlv mslevolllrlt Influence to be involuntary.

But, with the people st lsrge beginning st length to

imagine they dlsosrn some relgvsney between his alleged evll ere and the succession 'er misfortunes thot ‘lan befsilelrthe country, lt seems to them new ls' though Nature herself were under the eul-se at some meestal' she snelol.

s no by me mlauvcs, but :ln local qos-t has vane. ' '

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session," as Dr. Leavitt prefers to define it. of a white

Woman by the spirit of a negro".

Can it be that. in every white individual. there re-

mnllls enough of the common nnceltri. deduced 51 science from the discovery of isle specimen Munson- thropus Krapunsllsls. to permit of an unforeleel.

overpowering uprising of the germ qt a conquering

negro soul? And can it be hoped that science. in \¢l` li

broad and oeneneenl range. will -ultimately one um

means of safeguard? `

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Some Curious facts _ _

l>uBl.lca'r1uN recently' lsiuse oy 'lbs central D-<

A perontlst omoe in Paris shows that there 'ue Q

Esperanto societies throughout the world. L

thirty-eight Journals are published specially dwrotd _ the propagation of the language.

Jnly one on an average, out of every tboulalll

ried couples live to celebrate their golden weeding. ' '

The empress of Japan is a great advocate of the

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vale fortunes until after marriage. They can then ll@&

of one-third of It without thc llush:\nd'e consent. '

Bignmlsts in Hungary are compelled to submit toil

odd punlshnlclll, Tllu mnn who has married two INK is legally forced to live with hotb of them ill Ihfloi* house

The throne of Persia, known as the Wonderful

' _ cock Throne. is probably the most costly in the `

_ , 1 It le literally covered with jewels,` and il Yallflfll

_ _ ' ’ tween $l0.000,0000 and $15,000,000. _ ‘ - ‘ ' what is considered lo be me largest telegraph eil* ¢

' K ` . cult ln daily operation ln the world ls that between Ian-

' , . don and Teller-en, the capital of Persia. which ls ltr

` 4000 miles ln length. The llno is divided into twelve ser

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31- "l` ff' - ’ ,_ _.~ ;.\"'.-._S{".f'! whllc the new funn of mantle ls much more durable

There are no ncwsboys in Spain; women sell newe-

pnpers in the streets.

The queen or Norway takes a great interest in book-

The first envelope ever meds le kept in the British

Museum.

In marriage announcements ln Spain the ages od lei

parties ure gh en, 1

The avernpn weight of ivory obtained from s lillll ni is

elephant ie about fifty pounds. l ,l

The llcen-la lnw in Sweden forbids any one to buy

drink with--ful llllying something to oat at the same till. M

The machine which cuts up wood to make matehi , l

lurns our 4o.ooo '-splints,-» u ulsy are cause. is s slash l l mlnuia. .

History l~ unlgm to young children at s Isbell ll

Brussels by means of dolls. which represent great lei

and women ln cnnrscteristlc altitudes.

In parte of francs It is net an uncommon OUUIPCOI

for entire wedding uuzflts, including the bridal t il

to he hlrcd, many firms makinl I llhdllll °¢|

such articles.

A curious will dispute has just bein Ili*-\IG court ut Rcllfl, lll the department of the Axdinmn "me up .l grllllnmsn or independant means md what occsnillr llubils committed suicide D1 " solf in his housn ut Doumley. A search among failed to disclose any will lsfstll. linda! lb piece of sheen iron. wse found ohalked the

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all my property to the borough o!,Ardenne, on that the Mayor and Borough Coulsoil give D

of the local fire brigade for a beantut t Ulm as aslblo." This extraol¢nar! will

Nmll cmllll. nursing Mlsmpll.

in tlle furniture-making business. 'ns is-pn. of this business in till southern shts has K

N olvrs canonfml lssllettos lsielllssn rss sled- remstksllle.

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