The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-06-22
MONEY AND OMENS.
Points Brought Out In Debate Mt tho
Supcrstitious Club.

MONEY AND OMENS.
superstitious Club.
When the Superstitious Club went
into session last week it's president
astonished and somewhat awed the
giddy members, by announcing that
Money, In All It's Phases" would be
under discussion.
You must have often noticed" she
said, sweetly, ''the money that floats
on the top of your cup of coffee mt
breakfast
1T is about the only place T ever
do see it," remarked Helen Stewart.
spitefully.
''How do you treat it?" asked the
president.
81 stir it up with the coffee and
swallow 1T. Brother Fred says it's all
nonsense about its being money. He
says the bubble that looks like a quar-
ter is caused by the sugar"
The presidents gavel raped the
table with emphasis.
Miss Stewart liz out of order" she
said sharply. ''If the dictum of mere
outsiders. is to be taken for the tradi-
tions of the Superstitious Club, then
we may rs well adjourn sine die"
How beautifully she presides."
said Maud Johnson in whisper to
her chum, Margaret Potter, who was
comforting herself with caramels on
the sly.
''Let me give you some much needed
instruction on this matter of money
81 rise to n point of order, Miss.
President. We are discussing matri-
mony."
''Some people think they are smart"
said the president, ignoring parlia-
mentary rules. 81 said matter of
money, but it is plain to see where
your thoughts drift. Now, girls, this
is most serious thing. If you do
not separate your coffee money from
the coffee without breaking it, and
swallow it while, you will not get the
real money of which it is n sign"
Signs are so deceiving," quoted
Maud johnson from one of the club
lyrics. 81 have always stirred my
coffee money up with the sugar and
swallowed it. No wonder I'm poorr'
"Who has seen the new moon?" in
quired the president.
81 saw it over my left shoulder"
said Nellie Wright.
Poor thing No luck for you this
month. Anyone else?"
81 saw it, Miss President, with
money in my hand, and there was no
glass between, and / wished ever so
ILL n
told him, and called me slave to
superstition. But my wish came true
all right, said Lily Irving.
"How many of you know the rule of
the itching palm?" asked the Presi-
dent. 'Please recite it in concert"
-, III your right palm itches.
a stranger comes to stay.
az IL your left palm, riches
VIII surely come your way"
''Miss President" asked Kate En-
sign, sis it in order to ask if our quar-
ter of dollar is nm unlucky omen?"
81 should say not Those who get
enough may consider themselves
mighty lucky"
"You bet they arer' said Helen
Stewart, who was Immediately fined
for using slang, said fine being Or
dered paid into the marshmallow fund.
Miss Ensign then explained that
there were no less than ten repetitions
of the unlucky number ID on one side
of the twenty fve-cent piece. She
enumerated ID stars, ID letters in the
scroll the eagle holds in its beak, Is
marginal feathers in each wing, 13 tail
feathers, 13 parallel lines in the shield,
ID horizontal bars, 10 arrowheads in
one claw, - leaves in the branch in
the other claw, and just 13 letters in
the words quarter dollar" Would
the president please say if such money
would be unlucky to spend?
"A-hem," answered the diplomatic
presiding officer, 81 never heard that
the original thirteen States were un.
lucky, did you? Or the thirteen stripes
on our fag-[applause land if any
member of this club has n pocket full
of those unlucky quarters, / should
not advise her TO throw them away.
Will some member pass one around for
Inspections"
But n canvass of the club failed to
disclose that amount of lucky or un,
lucky money. Chicago Times II erald.