Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-10-08

puOllC- MOIcONeI,
this important dis
cOvery was made
by = woman unfamiliar with business
affairs, says the Chicago Journal. 1t
does very we'll to talk about margins
and options and things unintelligible
to the lay mind, but the woman who
has unearthed the new theory Is sure
Of her ground. Moore Bros. occupied
q suite Of rooms in whose number the
ominous figure Is appeared.
Il knew their prosperity could not
last forever" fashionably dressed
woman was heard to observe to her
friend In street car the other day.
"One of the Moore Bros. was a great
friend Of my husbands, and I have
visited the Offices several times. The
moment my eye first fell upon the 13
painted on the Office transom l knew
that frm was doomed. My husband
was once upon the point of renting an
office numbered Is, but begged him
not to do SO. and he needed me for
once" and the woman heaved a sigh
OF self-gratulation as she considered
what might have been had her hus-
band ignored the advice.
1t Is little short of astonishing to
note how generally the ancient super
stition regarding the figure 10 is en-
tertained. The proof of this is to be
had by. observation of hotels, apart
ment houses and to a certain extent
office buildings, where the figure - in
the labelling Of doors is conspicuous by
its absence.
Many of the hotels especially omit
the undesirable figure, among those to
eschew it being the Great Northern
hotel. In those hostelries where the
fatal figures prevail difficulty is often
experienced in assigning the CORE
spending room.
Robert l.. Grant, clerk in the Palmer
house, has had much experience in this
connection. He had one sample OF the
prevailing superstition during the re-
cent convention.
The first day Of the convention a
delegate from Kentucky approached the
desk and asked to be assigned to a
room with bath.
Mr.. Grant wrote 213 on the register
opposite the newly-inscribed name and
as he did so the man from KentuKy
turned pale
What do you take me for, sah?" he
gasped. do you imagine that l will
occupy a room in whose number the
figure 13 appears?"
The clerk explained that there was
| no other apartment provided with a
bath vacant at the time. All of he
unassigned rooms were smaller.
THAT makes no difference, subj" in
dignantly retorted the southern gentle
man. II am not accustomed to such
treatment, sub. l desire a room whose
number is not a menace to the party
l represent. l am a believer in free
silver, sub, and do not propose to sac
rifice my principles for the sake of q
measly bathtub."
The delegate was given a small up-
per room without bath and then up-
peared to be satisfied.
II occupied room 513 in a hotel in
Cincinnati for several years." said Mr.
Grant. Il never experienced any bad
luck there, but it is funny thing about
that room, too. One day an invalid
guest was brought to the hotel and nc
other room being available I had the
invalid conveyed to my room, No. 513
Although his immediate death was MOI
dreamed of, he died within fifteen min
utes after entering the apartment. Hi.
people were positive the number wa.
responsible for their relatives sudder
Demise"
At this point guest lounging neal
Interrupted with a "Reminiscences.
when l was across the water" h,
said, II remember Of being assigned
with friend to room Is in a hote
there. The individual who saw us Il
the room was evidently onto the fac
that there might be a kick coming /
we noticed the number, so he covcre,
it with his hand as we entered.
II noticed the action, but my frient
did not When he discovered the mum
Der he was for moving. but the room
was so much better than any othe
then vacant that was determined t,
remain. My friend finally pasted
piece of paper upon which the figure
was inscribed over the objectionab BIZ
8. after which he was content to sta,
there with me-"