The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-23
.OMENS OF coon AND EVIL.
a STRING OF SNORT STORIES OF
SUPERSTITION As TO SIGNS.
III Luck Pursncs 'Inders OF Rich NIne .-Ths
Fatal Thirteen-Opais. Mirror DreakinE.
ana Other Things supposed TO ne 1soodoes.

Fatal T~hirtren-Opais Mirror breaking.
ana Other Things supposed TO ne tsoodoes.
From the chicago Chronicle.
There is n superstition among the miners OF
the Wost that all discovcrers of rich properties
como TO n bad end. yot tho quest for gold out
groupings continues, and no one Inns overlooked
good indications through fear that they would
bring him Ill luck. 1t Is true that many OF those
who have made important discoveries subse-
quently met with misfortune. IT is recorded that
the finders OF forty of the richest mines OF the
world have died Of violence, twelve being shot,
three inguifcd In their mines. and the rest un-
accountably disappearing. George II. Fryer of
the Fryer Hill mine committed suicide. Two
years before his death he was worth a million.
vet the authorities buried him. The ais
covcrer OF the Standard mine in California
was killed by an avalanche; Col. Storey was
killed by the Indians; William Fairweather OF
tho Alder Gulch mines came to his death
through riotous living. Tho owner of the
Homestake mine turned highwayman. He was
shot dead. John Horner Of the Horner mine.
finding himself pcnniless, shot himself. Dough-
nut Bill" old Eureka" and "Nine.Mile
Clarks" werc killed in barroom rows. and Mon
tana Plummer. who found one Of the richest
dutch William" the discoverer of gold in Car.
ibou, British Columbia, after whom the famous
MMa ail,h% G tie d Sse e"@s q s stss In pees sFii5;rS sns
was a pcnsioner OF the State before his death.
sc snseS from Is a = sG sooS 4 fsmil N and nsw we Sf'e Supplied asi
with all that heart could desire in the way Of
Der thirteen. He refuses to i've in a nat II ID
has thirteen n ywhere concealed In the street
namo ofiic or WAS WAS ' IN a a%S Saiidins hn an hns G shirteon
f tlSer pro ona he Of RfT riena1!y He Ro 1efas sSt Z t In s ghTi. e
1t happened recently that he had occasion to
visit HIS bank and draw out a small sum for ex.
nnn0na I 4 yCo nj n tfnlnt yhnn n IN Ia Nr-nra u ar.
ing troubles of their own, and he was a triflo
shaky on that account. He strobe into the bank
corridor Of tho banking room. As he walked he
mech anicaliy commenced to count the number
sr,Gied along csreiessly until he nearly reached
the man with whom he was to do business; Sud.
keenly about him, Then he walked back in the
direction whence hP came. and, using his index
nnssT a az t : ST %lndcw SssnTh lie to S,m %sti jumps an sSf IN sss
air sH ThSn m Ihs to otsl, %S as %aSs up. .s h. fore ov.,
Heaven, Just. think Of it, I have been quitting
my cash ~ a bank that has thirteen windows for
just ten me new What Sf Il is and Ga'I In G Write the sH check.
l don't care how many dinners l sit down to
t 81 ' q eu "H%Ss my h nsSp' iron 'e dSIIsr SIN IN s . BANK
with that hoodoo number y makes me cold;
lose 1t in a rat hole or some other old place"
He got his money and started for the nearest
man entered and blocked the way so that the
man could not pass. He glanced up. ct the stall
number is blazoned on the officers star. ITS
no use" he muttered, as he turned back and
made 9 ont a d dsp9Ssit 6S cheek g = th Take AXE. It IA back *. III
4yer by engine No. u or lose the wad. guess
A young man in Detroit ~confesses to a super
to The general belief, he attributes much OF the
good luck that has cheered his pathway OF late
other in a se4sfPin. sn suPsEstitiens about
Wore this ring j. In met Mr.. Afardup. who had al.
ways before this run across the street whenever
Stopped ste T1I m psni hsIfS Snd eSien dc ny bis fSa aPd. By By
the way he remarked, isn't there a little obli-
had been for three nse yea repne TT Sihl sd passed pass en mS
mind he said, easily: 1T just occurred to me-
sent d. me wit With ne three fGSe ' bills 'e OF large Wsle. nomRI 1s:
, lion; ., l tell ell you yq.o it AVA was like IKE finding n the cash I
, TsH' our sH ' %in Si' sh aaa VIII WITH it's w"s ]eo @ lsa,Dt s sssess!
ments, had been a nlghtmare. had struck paying
picked up the paper. looked at the stock quota
lions and saw that zinc had gone way up;
was q good gamer thereby. Man came in and
bought a lot in my subdivision. First 1 had sold
Supreme Court had reversed the decision OF the
lower court in a case of mine. and, by George. I
suppose it was q BOY r was suggested.
Raphael's cherubs aren't In It with them. Su.
persttious about opalsf l should say l am! I
wear them every day.
Rulers tSs t o, empires es are, are no Sob less supSrs ,tait so9s
that the young Czar. OF Russia is exceedingly
superstitious. and places an inordinate value
%Sish 'f he S CT every ( kiP laibed IL Te a piece C F 81 thu n
true cross; It was originally one Of the treas.
ares Of the he Vat G1ar and nd WAS presented to an
The value which the Car sets upon the ring.
with its imbeddcd relic. is shown by the follow
itDf nNf Soma HnnrE ~ tho Tynr vac fra AL
ling from st. Petersburg to Moscow. He sud-
Asnly discovered that he had forgotten the ring.
eng snsin %0i FOR i. s Ssr THoos%hiSd s the Car = ~ Allow s1pt tie
messenger returned With the ring.
Those who are engaged in the manufacture
in good and evil omens. One of the craft who
has been long In the business in Washington.
clock on Friday. or any other day for that mat.
a ser ne but click il Is oh big F chances s ssntns ms ss,f,as a up
! put a new clock in the Meltby anncx. Of
F Fl Senate aS.ii and tho did da not a thtnk S Of it S%so1RpS
came TO mo that it would not run. Then
it came to me that ! hung it on the wall on
thing IN coTrsst !; tine; Fra similar sxPsfi,
and BY PHI he sam same isis Of = ehnnee It fRap'pened
clock came from the factory guaranteed, It
was at a standstili l knew Instantly what
'hoodoo' on it. knew the clock was al
right. but it would, not go until took 1t
il worked like q Charm. and. II needs he, the
time ball can be- dropped by II. Iyerily believe
that taking il down from the wall and rehanR-
where l came from. no clock man would for q
moment think that any Of the public clocks In
the railroad stations. public buildings, houses Of
Parliament. or III sny OF the church spires. II
started for the first time on a Friday, would
keep correct lime. They would not dare to risk
il with an expensive clock. ] find tho same
w'll.grounded superstition here, IL you choose 10
call II such, among the craft