The National tribune., 1895-08-29
RIRTH-NoNTH STONES.


Sincerity aud pence OF mind;
Freedom from passion. and from CA
III they the amethyst VIII wear
who in this world Of their eyes
In March first open shall be wise
In DAYS OF peril firm and brave.
And wear bioUdstone TO Their grave
she who from April dates her wears
Diamonds should wear, lest butter leaps
For vain repentance flow; this stone
Emblem Of Innocence Is known.
Who FIRST l,eiolds the light Of day
In Springs sweet fowcrt month "i May
And wears emerald AL her HE
Shall be "a loved aud happy wife.
Who comes with Summer This earth,
And owes 10 June iler day Of birth,
With ring If agate on her hand
Can health, wealth. and long lie command
The glowing ruby should ndorn
Those who in July are borni
Then VIII they be exem pt and free
From Loves doubts and anxiety
Wear a snrdouyx or for thee
No conjugsi felicity;
The August. born. without THIS stone
IT'S said. miizt live unloved aud loGe.
A maiden born when Autumn leaves
Are rustlinE in Sepiembers breeze.
A sapphire on her brow should bind
Twill diseases OF the mind
october's clild is horn for woe.
Aud LIES vicissiiHde shall know
But lay Opal on her breast,
And Hope viii lu4l those woes 10 rest
Who first comes 10 this world below
With drear November fog and snow,
Should prize the topaz's amber hue
Emblem OF friends and lovers true.
If cold December gives you birth
The month uf and ice and mtrth-
Place on your hand turquoise blue,
Success will crown whate' er you do.
SIGNS OF GOOD AND ILL-LUcK.
COLLECTED By Kate Denc01l)
III the neck of a child remains flexible Tor
some hours after its death it is a forewarning
that some other person in the same house will
die in short time. Some say this OF the neck
OF any deceased person.
II has long been supposed to he unlucky not
20 wear new clothes on Easter Day.
AZ Faster let your clothes be new.
Ortlse lie sire You VIII II rue.
It is lucky to be the seventh son of a seventh
son.
For strange black cat 10 follow you or 10
come TO your dwelling is supposed to bring you
good luck.
10 stumble at graveyard is regarded as es.
pecially ominous OF evil.
IL is said TO be lucky to sneeze to the right.
unlucky 10 the left. il is also said to be lucky
TO sneeze between midnight and noon.
single snerze used TO be regarded a to-
ken of shrewduess. IL was considered particu-
SHOES.
Sneeze Monday. sneeze for danger,
sHerZe "u Tuesday kiss a stranger;
Sneeze "Wednesday. sneeze for ~ letter
SneeZs on THURSDAY, something better;
Snerze os Friday. sneeze Tor sorrow.
6neeze Saturday. see your lover tomorrow.
Once. a wish twice. a kiss;
Three lines disappointment
tNswERs TO RIDDLES.
COLLECTED JD Kate DnHcQts}
4. Two pigs
2 When il is a little buggy.
3. Eiipiieal a lip tickle.
4. Moses, because he was the son Of Pharcahis
daughter.
s. Because it is the last of time and the be.
ginning OF eternity.
q. To save ihcir souls (soles)
:. A cabbage.
.. 10 Pet oi The other side.
.. Id scratch in.
10 man named Fox had killed the rouny
woman 10 whom ne was engaged to be married
Anc buried her IA The woods.
PAELoR GAMES.
Jennie I.enhart. Box -. St. Charles. ILL.,, is a
foidier's orphan. her parents dying within two
months Of each other. She takes THE Ma
rfOEAL TRIBUNE. aud enjoys the &. &.
And size would be glad TO learn where
she can secure a book on parlor games the
publishers or dealers and the price. WIZ some
Vue kindly reply TO this7
CoLDEN-RoD
By IHa lord HcDarih
strewn o'er 6eids OF grass aud clover
Spriukied, vale and hillside over.
Golden-rod.
SwHyiug with the faded grasses
Peeping through the woodland passes
Golden-rod.
Der The sentry-g guarded hollow
Through the wood the brook lets follow
like n sunbeam bright il flashes
On the grave Of Summers ashes
GOlden-rod,
Nodding from The lodges brightly
Moved by swAying winds bal lightly
Golden-rod.
Through the chilly midnight sleeping
DreHched W showers OF Auiuntn's weeping
Goiden-rod.
Nourished by the brooks and river
Arrows shot from Capds CULVER,
Golden-rod.
BY the rocks and lichened lodges
CLEANS tlis last Of Summers pledges
Golden-rod.
Winds OF Autumn shall caress thee
Storms Of Winter shall oppress thee
Golden-rod.
But another Spring shall find thee
Aud another Summer bind thee,
Goden-rod.