The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-01
ELIEVERS IN OMENS.
Nit 81 the Great Men Of Amer
ica Are Superstitious.
aa.,tlNLEY CARRIES A BUCKEYE.
~ Rabbit's Foot and BATS Liver n
smsdsrn Money Making Cufious
Mathematics.


rospoudence. ]-Three-fo urths OF the great
men of our country are superstitious.
Away down in the souls Of the most prac-
Hal statesmen, generals and scholars Turk
1smonitions which disturb their owners
hlly - much a. those Of the widest i'm
oginations of the plantation darkey.
0peaksr Carlisle will never start on Jour-
~ on Friday. Secretary Blaine will not
Z Is back To- enter his house after he has
quilted it II he has forgotten something.
"a he viii walk few blocks rather than
- what he considers unlucky. know :
United States senator from the South
uho carries . rabbit-foot, and
Naioe Mckinley carries buckeye
Il hiD pocket for rheumatism. There are
11ntssmen here who believe that . bats
jlyeR h sure preventive Of contaeious
fluoase II carried In the left vest pocket
NJ over the heart, and the latest supersti-
HI II regard to political luck has lust
couno out in connection with Senator
UousbFough's election to the United
Dtatu Senate. Both the Washington
0enument and the Goddess Of Liberty ara
n1zod up In il, and 1t il the marriage. 20
I . speak, Of these two that brings about
~ combination which points the politir
- on his road to fortune.
ooDonDs OF LrBERrY A. voRrUMD rHLLxs.
~ Warrington monument Is SIS feet
~ 4 leans against the blue sky,
- white shaft, and it towers nearly 20
- shove the capitol dome which
On hill about . mile away. The
om Of Liberty 10 Of bronze. She
~ ~ 900 pounds, and she stands erect
ri 1nt bronze globe on the cap Of the
~ measuring nineteen and one-half
11m her toes to the tips of the feath-
s9gW1tch crown her beautiful head. She
betoman of wonderful beauty, and q
nHemnsylvania railroad train carries the
etatogman out of Washington, Il goes
afound : part of the city in such Z way
that The traveller looking from the win
loWB sees this great figure Of the statue Of
Liberty coming nearer and nearer
- the Washington monument, until
q lest the two are in direct line with his
~ and the great goddess forms black
dIh0uette against the pure white Of the
uaonument. This view Of the monument
hee 70 BE- caught on train going at the
Sets Of forty miles an hour. There are .
number of car tracks just at the point
where il becomes visible, and passing
freight car will shut it out. It can only
tsSeen for second and only one time per
1epe IA dozen trips. Public men leaving
- capital on missions keep their eyes
I'D on the windows, and If they are
ky enough to catch the combination
~ expect to find their missions success
~ Il not. some of them feel the super
tous dread of failure assured, and it il
nge how many times they are correct.
IN Hansbrough went home to seek for
electi0n to congress he kept his eye
on the goddess from the time the
s left the station, but just as he was
mt to see her kiss the monument .
light car rushed in and the moment
I'D. He went to Dakota and failed
get his election. The last
NE he left was to make his fight for the
tlnatorship. But will let him tell the
elosy himself. Said he: 81 watched the
goddess AZ we left the depot. The tracks
uere full of freight cars and I feared
thould miss it. Senator Farwell was with
Ne and he also kept his eyes towards the
eapitol. As We went out Of the city freight
EARS increased, and as we neared the point
where the two come together the track
Was full of them. kept my eye on the
window, however, and Just caught q
view of the goddess against the monument
between the cars OF passing train. was
leaning over and watching closely az did
-, and when the two came together / ex-
Gtedly clapped one hand against the other
ooying, I've got it, and nearly scared the
wits out of an old woman who sat in front
Il me, and who must have thought / was
etaxy. Well, / went out to Dakota and Sc
cured my election. / don't Of course be-
1--we the monument and the goddess had
much to do with it, but Charley Farwell,
Who failed to see them, went out to ILL
- for the same purpose and got left.
STATESMEN WITH DREAMS.
onAtor Hansbrough had, / am told, .
d1eam in connection with this combina-
Hon in which he was told that If the
nonument and goddess came together on
hfs trip he would be successful. There are
10 end Of curious dreams described in the
eioak-room of the House and Senate. Some
Of our greatest statesmen are connected
With the stories told.
HOW WASHINGTON WARNED CALHOUN.
The most remarkable dream ever have
heard Of was that which is said to have
BEEN related by John C. Calhoun to Bob
Ioombs and others at just about the time
when ne was preaching notification and
secession in South Carolina. Calhoun
told the story, it was said, at breakfast
party. He was observed to be continually
brushing his right hand in . nervous way
when Mr.. Toombs asked:
what is the matter with your hand,
senator? Does it pain your" Mr.. Cal.
noun put his hand under the table, an
annoyed frown came over his face and he
snsn lerked it quickly out again, saying:
1neres nothing the matter with my
nsnd, only / had q peculiar dream
ut night which makes me see
indelible black spot like
- INK blotch on the back of it. / know il
s1 optical illusion, but / can't help sec
eoator Calhoun did not continue, and
1o Ioombs asked: .'But what was your
INN like, Senator? / am not supersti-
49, but think there is sometimes q
uess deal of truth in dreams.
GEORGE wAsHrNGroN's GHOST.
calhoun turned shade paler, and then
!. ao; don't object to telling you. 1t was,
seems to me, absurd in the extreme.
dreamed that was in my room writing
.oo that l had given orders that no one
should disturb me- While l was in the
busiest part of my work the door opened
ana visitor entered. He did not speak
Ork; and to my surprise and indignation
IS caimiy took seat on the other side of
1e table opposite me. As looked at him
We the top OF my lamp saw that he was
wrapp ed in thin cloak which effectually
~sJanceSied his features. started to speak
suen ne broke IN in solemn tones with:
south Carolinaf'
Strange TO say the question did not seem
erunent to me, and replied: i am