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and it is a hardy unsentimental, unro-
mantle finger. That finger if laid
down means trouble to those who OPP
pose it.
The hand of Queen Christina, moth
er of Alphonso Kill, and present rul-
er of Spain, is a beautiful one. 1t is
the hand of woman who means very
well indeed, but who always is in
trouble. 1t is the hanU of person who
wants to please everybody and finds
her destruction in multiplicity OF
advisers.
If you will notice the mount upon
| the root of your own thumb you VIII
| see that it is thick and large, that is,
| if you are happy person. This mount
denotes warm affection and strong
passion. In the hand of Queen Chris
tina this mount is almost fiat. This
! would primarily indicate selfishness
| and GOODNESS, but in this case it is so
| crossed by lines that it only means
hesitation and uncertainty. In place
of a strong passionate attachment the
Queen has leaning toward all and her
affections point in as many ways as
the rainbow.
Her fingers, too, show this leaning
in different directions, for all have
different curve. A person with a hand
of this kind will be led by this one
and that one and will always be I'M
nappy. To-day the Queen may declare
war, tomorrow she may recall her
words. She means we'll, but sees
things in a different light from day to
day Her hand will be the one to set
the world swimming in blood if she
falls into the control of her counsel
lors who want war.
A different hand is that Of the War
Lord. He, bold heart, is entirely OPP
posed by nature to Queen Christina.
1t Is said that he mourns all the time
because it was not his warship that
was blown up instead of the Maine.
He thinks it would have been so cap
it'll chance to avenge a wrong. He
does not like to see the coOI-neaded
way the United States dealt with so
awful a sea crime.
His hand is rich in mounts, and of
these the most prominent is the mount
of Mars. The mount of Mars is on
the outside of the hand, below the lit
tie finger Ordinarily it denotes good
judgment and general good qualities;
in excess it means violent temper
and courage; in still greater excess,
cruelty and fierceness.
1t is SO prominent on this hand that
the War Lord must be compelled to
have his gloves made to order so that
they will accommodate the breadth of
the palm.
In Judging the size of the mount of
Mars, an allowance must be made for
the width of the fingers. In the War
Lords case the palm tapers from the
thick part in the middle of the mount
Of Mars to the finger tips. taking
sudden slope at the fingers. In mott
hands the fingers are as broad as the
palm, and in many cases broader, but
in the War Lords case the mount Of
/ Mars predominates over the others.
The hand Of the Gar of Russia is
one to be read by astrologers. 1t is a
hand to be glanced at and to be used
for reference only when other life
tendencies are noted This hand is ro-
mantle and dreamy, but it is a we'll
balanced hand.
The fingers are evenly spaced. With
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ward. 1t is a warlike hand, and Eng
land would as soon night as eat. The
Queen has never LEen opposed to ba1
tie and never Will Be. Her fingers bend
backward, which means powerful
determination, and they are round, de-
noting great strength. They are square
fingers, which show determinedness,
and the thumb is long and strong.
The hand of the Emperor of China
is a bloodthirsty one 1t is cunning.
cruel, artistic, arrogant and mean. On
the other hand, it is talented, progress
sive and willing. The Emperor Of
China never will be happy Snan, be-
cause he will be unsuccessful He is
most contented when warning. He
will undoubtedly be the first one to
take part in the great coming scrap.
and when he suffers defeat, as he in
evitably WILL it will be on account OF
the excessive size of the mount OF
Jupiter. This mount lies below the
first finger 1t indicates ambition, ar
rogance and tyranny. There is a deep
line in the center OF the mount which
shows a constantly unsatisfed ambi-
ton
The Mikado of Japan has a very
pretty hand At least it would be-
pretty if the Mikado were less gifted.
His fingers spread like parenthesis and
if there was such thing, they might
be called bow-legged fingers. They
come together at the tips and at the
base Where you see that you see
great deal The Mikado is able as
shown by the inward curve Of the
thumb, but he is very warlike, as seen
in his mount of Mars.
These seven hands are fortunate
ones to be in power at present, with
the causes of war and the signs in the
heavens We should have rulers with
peaceful hands if we want peace, but
with these peculiarly characteristic
ones there is no hope o. quiet ter
mination FRISCHQ. =
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denotes (the isles of NieQue, Culebra
and Mona). of 900 square miles, with
noDulation Of about 100000 of whom
$50 900 are whites, the remainder
mjyed breeds 1t is separated from
santo Domingo on the west by the
Mona passage. in which lies the isl
and of Mona, and from the Virgin ISL
snds on the east by the Virgin passage,
in whose waters are Vieque and Guile
bra. 1t is nearly rectangular in shape,
with a length east and west OF about
l0O miles and breadth of 40. There
are many bays and inletS, and the
north coast is lined with naylgable
lagoons. The principal ports are San
Juan, Arecibo. Aguadilla, Mayaguez,
Ponce, Guayanilla, Humacao and Fa-
iardo A range of mountains extends
through the island east TO west, having
a general height of 1900 feet, with
one peak in the northeast, Loquillo,
whose summit the Indians called Yum
que. Of 3.67S feet, merging in the
clouds.
From the dark green hills descend
many small streams. some of which are
nayigable a few miles inland. There
are plains in the interior and level
tracts from five to ten miles wide on
the coast. The soil is exceedingly fer
tile and produces in great abundance
coffee. tobacco cotton, rice and maize.
The amount OF sugar raised is greater
for given area than on any other
island Of the West Indies. There are
scarcely any wild animals, birds or
flowers to be found there. Gold, cop
per. lead, iron and coal abound, though
nc mines are worked. There is con-
siderable salt found and a great vari-
ETY. of precious woods. The climate,
though exceedingly warm. is more
healthful than that Of the other Antil-
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CfIEERFULNESS A DUTY.

How many who read these lines
really consider it a duty to be always
cheerful? There may be occi sions
when 1t is really difficult to maintain
an even temper and make others feel
the uplift bright and Joyous heart
always sends forth. but every duty is
sometimes hard to perform For the
sake of ones self it is always q duty
to be cheerful Melancholy is mild
form Of suicide. It wears upon the
nerves and tends to break down the
whole physical man. 1t disfgures the
face with ugly wrinkles and sours the
heart with UNPLEASANT broodings.
The cheerful soul lightens life on
earth and greatly increases the pleas
ure OF its own existence. For the sake
of others everyone should be cheerful
and Joyous under all circumstances. It
is pleasure to be associated with a
person who has a bright and happy
disposition. No one can long retain
friends and constantly burden them
with wall about his woes. People
soon learn TO shed a whimpering, com
planning person as bother and a NUS
ance. Everybody wants the compan-
iOnship of cheerful spirit and a pure
heart. Children should be taught the
value of such a spirit to themselves and
everybody else from early childhood
and carefully trained in the best way
of preserving an even temper and all
ways maintaing a cheerful spirit
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There's cross on the moon and a
blotch of red in the sky at sunset.
There's a notified look in the heav-
ems at midnight and at dawn the gray
dew soaks up from The earth to the
sky
There's deluge of blood not far of,
and whether it will be turned on or
not rests with seven mighty lands
There are seven people-five men
and two women-that hold the fate
Of the world What will they do with
it,
I have been asked to read the palms
of these seven people for the readers
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IS THIS ANOTHER CUBA?
The Island of Puerto Rico and How Spain Con-
trolls Its Overhead People.

formidable castle on hilltop to the
east, is said to be the neatest city in
Spanish America. Within the harbor
are square turreted, little stone bat
terry and a lilliputian fort oddly pic
turesque, but practically insignificant
On high point of land within the Cas-
tie Wales stands tall lighthouse.
This is the real gateway to the island
Ponce de Leon is buried in San
Juan, his dust inclosed in a box that
is awaiting interment beneath a pro-
posed monument, and perhaps the
most noted building in the city is the
Casa Blanca (white house, that De
Leon built for himself in 1909 and
which he occupied during his long term
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for himself. but he will lend his aid N
those who want to fight He will lond
his vessels to Germany or anv other
poWerlul nation and will take his
share of the profits.
His hand is a better halarood ~
than any of the others, and YOU can
put It down now that the Car will
never permit his kingdom to be iniur-
ed by actual bloodshed He will lead
his armies in better way - N
Queen Vietoria's stubby hand IS a
grasping one The fingers point ont.
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ies and in fact, is superior in all re-
spects. The island has suffered much
from hurricanes, those of 1742 and 1925
oehg particularly destructive.
NE natives called the island Borin-
quIh' nut when it was discovered by
1o'umous in 1893, who was surprised
o. oysters growing on trees, the Span
'@fqS christened 1t Rich Port Ponce
W. Leon then invaded it and in a few
ear8 eXterminated the natives. esti-
mated To be 100000 in number. Slavery
as only finally abolished by the Span
'sH cofies in March, 1878.
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THE SEASONS PREVAILING NAL
ADG.


The great physician was very busy.
What can ! do for you, sir?" he
asked, looking up.
A man with his right shoulder rails
ed high above the other, with his head
leaning over to the left, and with his
eyes rolling white toward the ceiling,
sighed:
Whats the matter with me?"
How long have you been that
way" asked the keen-eyed Aesculap-
ius
Since about April g."
Are you in any pain?"
only a sort of tired, strained feel
ing, doctor.
The doctor felt his pulse. looked al
his tongue felt of his muscles and
questioned again.
You are going to move this
SPRING."
Yes; how did you know?"
And you have been looking fol
three weeks for a third-fioor dat?"
Yes; my wife
"And it must front south on an cas-
and west street,"
Exactly; but
But nothing; the best thing yor
can do for the next ten days is to lool
for basement fat on the shady side
of the same street"
The patient sighed again.
But the bill was s10,-Chicago Rec.
ord.
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downright. 1881

There is an island, one of the love
LOST on earth, only a few days sail
trom New York. that might become a
t,rous winter resort for the northern
Invalid. little known to the people of
,bo United States because of the scant
numerical communication and whose
concordance is not properly estimated;
mr. like Cuba, it has a revolutionary
.snra and seems to be only waiting
he suspicious moment to strike a
tseisive blow for freedom.
Puerto Rice, or Porto Rico, as it is
Generally termed, is the smallest and
most easterly of the Great Antilles,
and has an area including its depen-
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SQUAW WIVES.

| After a long residence in Indian Ter
ritory and a careful observation of
family and domestic life az it exists
here, says a correspondent Of the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat | am thorough
| ly convinced that the Indian woman
who becomes the wife of a white man
always makes good and faithful wife,
and manifests a devotion to her hus-
bands happiness and comfort which
we seldom see equaled among women
of the Caucasion race no matter what
their nationality. The Indian woman
married to a white man seems to think
| that she must be her husbands slave,
and her gratitude 10 him for having
made her his wife and for treating her
with kindness and consideration is UNI
limited
White men who come here and be-
come owners of large tracts of land
are compelled for their own safety to
marry Indian women-they must have
Indian wives to afford them protection
and some of them even get rid OF
their white wives in order to marry
Indian women for that reason. No
white man married to an Indian Wo-
man in Indian Territory dares to i'll
treat or abuse her. A man would be-
an utterly heartless brute who could
maltreat a creature so loving. faithful
and devoted as an Indian wife, but II
such wretch should venture TO mani
fest any unkindness to his Indian con-
sort her relatives and friends would
put him out Of the way.
%-----
A z 4 I. y
Chicago Post
He stood long before representation
of the Venus Of Milo.
Il see that you appreciate art salo
another visitor to the gallery,
appreciate art" he exclaimed. say
I can hardly tear myself away iFom thas
statue. If I only had it-'
Il suppose you would never tife of iook'
ing at-it."
I'D have it IN In the store window IN
about two shakes if I had it Why. ST.
you couldn't get a finer or more dpproprI-
ate figure on which TO exhibit the sieve
less understands that we arc putting on
the market"
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hands are as different as the night
from the day, and in the crisis now
pending they cannot work together.
They are too Numerically opposed.
McKinley's whole hand is dominated
by the middle finger, This finger is
broad at the tip, denoting great ener-
gy. 1t is big at the second joint and
immense at the base, denoting grow
ing strength of purpose. 1t is a
strong finger, denoting inflexibility,
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A LIGHTHOUSES
IN THE OPEN SEA

Since General Casey, who died year
or two ago chief of the engineer corps
of the United States army. successful
~ undermined the great Washington
monument in Washington and placed
there a solid foundation expected to
support that stone structure for ages
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RAILROADS IN WARTIME.
Transporting Torpedo Boats and Big
Guns by Rail from One End of
the Country to the Other.
Copyright, 1881


ashiheton' Aprli o. lie part tne
railways WIN play III TIME vi wal IS
Varied anu intereStlhe' JUST no" lhey
are engaged III hufrylng supplles IRON
factory 70 posi- aha transporting lroopS
under ORDERS Oh lhe war department.
hey may De ASKED III lhe near luCufe
" tdliy toIpeuo oCatS lioh one poi
10 dhoIhei' experiments were mace
some yeaSs ago 10 see II this were pos
slpie' AeCoi oinS W tAe CALCULATIONS
nlaue DIT thaI tih,e' we nave low slA
Iofpeuo ooats which can De put on
lailroau cars anu carried from Que
poiiit ~ dlothei' ihey are:
otlleIIo ..'..'- $500. 90 leel inches
rlunser .'''''.. $500 % leet
lalpoI $500. ........ loV IeeL
twin '........ ......- loo leet
Mackenzie ...'.. lOo Ieet inches
Mckee 1850. -.... -l0o ieet lnches
We are likely to nave more small
torpedo DoatS-DoatS OF ABOUT these dl-
menSlons-ln the near future
There are four countries winch nave
considered the question OF transport
ing torpedo boats by rall-Russ1a,
France, Denmark and the United
States. The only countries which nave
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out looking at history ] could see that
the Gar of Russia would pull with
the Emperor of Germany. He would
not differ seriously with him. The
Car has lines upon the mount of
Mercury which denote commerce. in
dustry, science and art. They denote
a man who will branch out in all di-
rections and hold other things subordi-
nate.
The Car will hardly consent to war
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as governor of the island

as governor of the island.
Puerto Rico, like Cuba, is overrun
with Spanish soldiers. Every officer.
private, petty official and custom house
inspector is imported from Spain, ana
the island must support them.
The people are unalterably opposed
to all things Spanish They have goon
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on the trucks. All stores, coal, an
chors, movable machinery, compass,
skylights, tunnels. the rudder and the
propeller had been removed and were
put on ordinary freight cars. The
train was run at an average speed of
Is to is miles an hour where the track
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to come there has been nothing SO
gigantic in conception and so daring
in purpose as the proposed estapilsh-
ment of a massive lighthouse by the
government naturally in the open
ocean off Diamond shoal, seven miles
from the present Hattaras light ana
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he chief towns are San Juan Bap>
de Puerton Rico, the capital,
w '7y called San Juan: San German.
'0'e. the largest city. with a popula-
,oh Of 10000. on the south coast, and
'a ether port cities mentioned.
can JUap, on the NORTH side, with its
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of the Register, and if | tell the
truth | must not be blamed only
follow out in an honest way Tn stern
task set before me.
They are all rulers of nations and
rulers Of a different people. Their
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Hands That May
DeIuge the World
With Blood.

cRx rrtscho. the Celebrated Palmist of New York
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
DORSET HOLLOW.

1t is seldom take up the pen to
reply to a correspondence but "Si-
clone" has used so many high. flown
words and phrases that ordinary hu.
man beings, with hair on top of their
heads, are wholly unable to under
stand his meaning, but perhaps his
friends who are shoulder to shoulder
with him are light enough in the tops
of their shiny heads to successfully
solve the problems set forth. Some
time perhaps 81. will come down
from his fairy land, land of comfort
and satisfaction and speak the Ian
gauge of common people.
In the mean time | trust he will
discharge the duties imposed upon
him by the voters of the noted town
OF Dorset with prudence and Justice,
and that he will be able soon to stop
the friction that caused the fine roads
and solid comfort of town meeting
day to all melt away.
The first piece of pie 81 speaks of
! should judge had very thirsty eff
feet as the following scenes were be
ing enacted.
1t is very kind of 81 to inform the
public what the trouble is with our
town report and place all the blame
for the many faults found with it
upon poor innocent pen with big
name.
"Bowen" was unusually modest in
bis remarks and he was given lots of
credit for it, but it is seldom a bear
roars so that he scares himself and |
hastily crawls into his hole and draws
she hole in after him as neighbor b.
lid when he moved to pay town Of
lcers one dollar per: day and they
BAY their own expenses. The c,m-
non people OF Dorset, as we'll as the
'oor, freely give of their hard earned
iollars to the amount of two hundred
'ents on the dollar of grand list, with
he vain hope that they may be able
o more than meet the current expen.
es of the town and that our auditors
will discharge their duties, giving
lear and favorable report of the f.
Iances of the town.
Voter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
WARDSBORO.

Mrs. S. D. May returned home
last week after nearly four months
absence in Berwick, Maine. Mr.. and
Mrs Walton Fletcher came with her
and will have charge of S D. Mav's
farm the coming year.
Mrs. Frances Gleason goes to
Springfield, Mass this week to visit
her brother, George Collister.
Arthur Baker has moved his fami.
lily to Bondville.
The northern lights were a beauti.
full sight for two nights this week.
A party from here went to Brattle.
boro to enjoy Sousa's concert the
18th and were detained at Newfane
until Sunday by an accident to
Salmon hole bridge.
H. c. Benson's auction was largely
attended, the farm was bid off by Mr..
Morgan of Newfane for 1926.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Benson were home
from Bondville last Thursday but
have returned there for an indefinite
stay.
Phlletus Wall went to So. London
derry Tuesday, called there by sick
ness.
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Engiand's Chance of War.

European diplomats regard the in.
ternational situation in the Old World
at the present moment as far more ser,
ious and critical than that between the
United States and Spain. There is no
longer much doubt that Great Britain's
declaration that she would 90 to war
rather than be deprived of the markets
of the far East or to suffer the dismem.
berment OF the Chinese empire will
soon be put to the test. Both Russia
and France are apparently determined
to disregard or treat as mere bluff
the recent British assertions of limit
beyond which England would not al.
low her rivals to trespass on her pres.
tige These limits have now been
reached and over stepped, both in
China and West Africa, and Europe is
waiting to know what Great Britain's
answer will be. Two years ago in
less serious crisis it was the sudden e.
quipment of flying squadron. 1t will
require something more formidable
than that to check the aggression OF
Britain's rivals today, but first there is
ample evidence that England is en-.
hausting every honorable resource for
peace.
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Veterans Offer to Fight,

UTICA, N. Y, March 15.-Col.
Albeit D. Shaw of Watertown, depart.
ment commander of the state of New
York, Grand Army of the Republic,
has offered the service of the veterans
to President Mckinley should they
be needed in the department Of New
York are promised.
President Mckinley has replied to
the offer as follows
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1898.
Department Commander Albert d.
Shaw
My Devr Sir:-The president directs
me to acknowledge your communca-
ton of the 9th inst, rendering the ser.
vices of members of your department,
and to assure you of his cordial appre-
citation Of this patriotic offer. In ac-
cordance with the presidents instruc.
tons your letter has been brought to
the attention OF the secretary Of war
for his consideration.
Thanking you sincerely in the pres
ident's behalf for your kind words of
confidence, | am very truly yours,
JOHN ADDISON PORTER,
Secretary to the President.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
RAWSONVILLE

Ernest Martin is at home from
Worcester, Mass, where he has been
for the past year.
Calvin Hunt has found work in
Springfield for the coming season, Err.
nest Cobb has also gone there in search
Of a job.
Mr.. A. Worden of Brattleboro Is
spending few days in this vicinity.
Prof. Johnson's singing class gave
a closing concert the 9th which was
quite well attended. Much interest
has been shown by the class and good
progress has been made especially by
the younger members.
B. B. Rawson has added piazza
to his already attractive residence.
The new cases of measles so far as
reported are Nellie Hunt, Mrs. d. O.
Kingsbury, Mentie and Harry Kings
bury.
The latest report is that we are to
have a separator station located here
by the LIST of May, to be run in con-
nection with the Mt. Lake Creamery
at S. Londonderry. The necessary
number of cows have been pledged and
the work will be pushed as soon as a
suitable building can be found.