The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-14

Oneo the stories current about Pres
ident Cleveland before tho election was
that be had no doubt about the result,
and, when asked why, said: "Oh, it's
jus. my luck" This may be splchry-
phal, but 1t expresses common view
that Mr.. Ceye,sud believes firmly in
his good angel aud trusts TO her. But,
II this DO correct, the president will not
nave FAR TO look 10 find men OF force of
character and public r0pute, who guide
their conduct To greater degree than
they would caro- % admit oy equally
unreasonable, or rather unroasOning,
influences. Tho whims, SupeTstitiOus,
Freaks, or whatever they may be called
Of many men OF good, hard, common
sense, who hav0 become conspicuous IN
public or business life, gre more pot0ut
iorces than would 100 supposed. Tho
eXper euce OF such Wiyuis,4 as Dr.. Ham
mund Ur the late Dr. George NJ. Beard
would " published, make most curl.
Gus and Interesting story For those
Physicians thgru I9 mo- surprise when u
shroWd and wealthy lnmcior or sue
etssiu. politician hn..0ring'y cOufesses
that hei controlled ny some isucy that
seems childish, hui is mono tho less
"
lley are inclined to th'lk tnlt it glmost
All men would Hke confession .a3y
would admit iuIt some Kind Of fancy or
ueiIel hGu lussCsslH oi thOm,
Dr. Beard once GGit Co tGO writer that
one OK the most successful tiuauCiers Of
wan street had confessed 20 him that
ne was convinced tudt 10 no walked on
.ne lght hand OF Broadway book, be-
Meen Houston and Prince streets, he
WOUND meet some terrible calamity, ai.
sner IN business o. personally. The
6nauher was accustomed 20 walk down
plOMway Tor exercise, ON tho right
aahu SIDE, aud whom he reached HOus.
nn stfoel, he crossed over, walking the
S,oek 70 Prince ON the left hand. Then
~ would cross bock again perfectly
SOuNlction was mere whim, he once,
~ iorco OF will, went few steps on the
SSlock, but he suffered such AN agony OF
street. w ""' Vio'''N WV
Anothor Of Or. Beard's patients, =
iS,vh,khoWn lawyer, who lived In Brook
~, would never cross the ferry unless
oyould get certain spOt on tho rear
Seok, no that he could stand with one
~ ~. On big iron clamp. He believed
, Ht, II no failod to do 80 he would meet
M misfortune OF some kind.
shut men susceptible To sentiment
nvutd be dominated By these halluc-
nnaaons, as DR.. Beard called them, In
5Jvie easily eXplaiuehle than the cases
linen men OF practical hard sense with no
s uVisshsa about thom, Yot Dir. Baird ~
sea a' w mat IN his practice that he did
49,, shes ono class was loss liable In no.
All lnRn the other. President Gar.
sra .e, Ior lna'auce, who was of \ keeuly
fo,. Puple Temperament, had q pro.
tIu1..,HY conviction that tho figure "
e ,',.,iu DC associated strik.ngly with the
FILLS ~ W., OF his career. llo was born on
H. i iS.i uay OF the month and died on
iris, iyI. ~ wgl known hy Garheld's
ns, thNt he was firmly convinced
dsn, nc would ono dgy become prosi.
viii. some iuCiiont that happened
ylS, t,o he was IN the army liked the con-
corn oon IN his miud that no would be-
strsS. president, provided he never
ost ,r0in tho path tho omen pointed
wbs, nus friends, not knowing Just
IN a,,I,Il,e onion Was, were satisfied that
wise ylng u dictates Garfeld's other
Of ''S Inexplicablo course IN some things
iound nopsratively petty consequence
''SSuu explanation.
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