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SYMBOLISM OF PRECIOUS STONES
Amethy st.-Peace of mind. The ancients
thought 1t had power to dispel drunken
ness.
Bloodstone.-"I mourn your absence"
Worn by the ancients as an amulet or
charm. on account of the medicinal and
magical virtues it was supposed to pos
sess.
Diamond.-Pride Awarded supernat-
ural qualities from the most remote
period down to the Middle Ages. Has
the power of making men courageous and
magnaminouS. Protects from evil spir-
take pity upon mortals. Maintains con-
cord between husband and wife, and for
this reason, was held as the most appro-
pirate stone for the espousal ring
Emerald.-Success in love and business
Mentioned in the Bible as worn in the
breast plate of the high priest as an
emblem Of charity.
Amber and Jet.-Good for throat com
plants. If placed on the left breast Of
ones wife they will force her to confess
any naughty thing She has done.
OnYX.-Reciprocal love-
Pearl-Purity and innocence
Goral-Good to wear on journeys.
RUBY cheerful mind An amulet
against poison, sadness, evil thoughts A
preservative of health. Admonishes the
color
s9pphire.-Chastlty Frees from en-
enchantmCnt
Topaz.-Fidelity and peace of mind
Turquoise.-Success and happiness. Pre-
serves from contagion and averts acct
opal-Pure thoughts. There are num-
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The Strange
Things People
Believe,

erous superstitions attaching to this gem.
BY the ancients it was supposed to be-
stow every possible good. In the Middle
Ages the same belief was held. and in
the early part of the seventeenth century
the present day. But by a strange freak
OF fashion the opal has lost its former
glory, and is now accused Of bringing i'll
luck Sir Walter Scott is in a great
measure answerable for this. In his
Anne of Geierstein,' he mentions that
the Mexican opal loses it's beauty when
exposed to water. and ascribes this to
supernatural agency. Hence notion arose
that to wear an opal is unlucky, and
that as love token it shows a continu,
ance or decline Of the giver's affections
IN proportion as the colors are bright or
cloudy. Again, whenever it suddenly
changed it's coiors, it was believed that a
misfortune was at hand Some however
think that the superstition is Of Russian
origin. If a Russian of either sex or of
any rank should happen to see an opal
among goods submitted for purchase, he
or she will buy nothing that day for the
opal is in the judgment of the subie cts
OF the car. the embodiment Of the "eVil
eye A prosaic, but practical eXplana-
ton Of the opaPs evil repute is that it is
so often lost when the hand becomes
warm without the owner being aware of
his misfortune. The stone grows slightly
bigger under the influence of heat. and
forces open it's gold setting When it be-
original size. These processes continue
until the setting becomes so enlarged
that the stone drops out 1t is also sa "a
that opals are disliked because they are
easily broken, and are therefore not q
remunerative investment
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SUPERIORITY OF MIND.

Macaulay says that, in an age Of brute
force, bodily viger is the most indis-
pensable quality in a warrior" Against
chat he puts the extraordinary picture
Of William Of Orange and Luxembourg.
1.-TWO poor, sickly beings, who in rude
state of society, would have been re-
garded as too puny to bear any part
in its combats, were the souls of the
two great armies. In some heather
countries they would have been exposed
while infants. In Christendom, eco years
earlier, they would have been sent to
some quiet cloister. But their lot had
fallen on time when men had discov-
cred that the strength of the muscles
is far inferior in value to the strength
OF the mind 1t is probable that, among
the hundred and twenty thousand sol
diers who were marshaled round near
Neerwinden, under all the standards Of
Western Europe. the feeblest in body
were the nunchback dwarf who urged
forward the fiery onset of France and
the asthmatic skeleton who covered the
slow retreat Of England"
Luxembourg had it said Of him that,
eff he owed much to the bounty Of ma
ture and fortune, he had suffered still
more from their spite. His features
were frightfully harsh; his stature was
diminutve; a huge and pointed hump
rose on his back. His constitution was
sicIly." Yet he could joke about his
hump. William spoke of him once as
that hunchback" How does he know
I am q hunchback?" retorted Luxem-
bourg, when he heard Of it; "he never
saw my back!"
AS to William Of Orange ''his lungs
were weak. His constitutional asthma
made rapid progress. His physician,
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eSQpap Parties
TRADING RUMMAGE.
A New Society Fad.

TRADING RUMMAGE.
"All those women who are in the habit
Of haunting bargain counters in the vain
hope Of getting something for nothing
will be delighted to hear of this new
scheme in the way Of entertainment.
says ''The Hostess in the Philadelphia
Press.
1t is called a swap party"
Not very elegant name, it Is true,
but our frieIs's will probably forgive
that after the party Is over Of not Def rel
and declare that they never had so much
fun in their lives
The invitations should read like this.
Mr. and Mrs John Street request the
pleasure Of your company at a Swap
Party on Friday, May the thirty-drst.
at half after eight o'clock. The swap
ping will begin promptly at nine, and
you are requested to bring a package
containing something which you are
willing to part with"
1t is highly probable that your friends
will take advantage of this kind per-
mission to get rid OF the most undesira-
BILE things in their possession.
But no matter; the more outlan5ish
the article. the more fun it's owner will
have in exchanging it for something
else.
The packages should be securely
wrapped, and at given signal the
swapping" begins.
The person who succeeds in obtaining
some other PERSONS donation in ex-
change for her own Is privileged to open
it, and if not satisfied may rewrap
and swap it off for another thing. Thts
process is continued until every one gets
something that they want. There are no
prizes and really an easier party to ar
range could hardly be desired.
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Answers from Bessie Burley the Buck
lngham, st. Paul: Lizzie OLeary, Cal
Mackubin street st. Paul.
PUZZLES
To be answered June 2:
Cl6S)
My 'firsts a maden's name,
My seconds less than me-
My whole-ahi so unmerciful
hope l necr shall be.
QeO
Entire. l belong to the United States:
remove one eye, and 1 belong 10 horse;
curtain me, and l belo5g to the human
race; curtain again. and | am the child's
best friend; curta!l again. and ! am best
known to the printer; curtail again, and
l become invisible
Q7O
In worn by many a lady fair;
In ironing. l need much care;
Behead and I'm a purling stream
Where many poet loves TO dreami
Behead again. oh! mortal frail
And l Will cause thy check to pale.
Constant Reader asks: 'In telling
fortunes with cards, what does ft signify
to have three aces together? Also, three
jacks and three nines2" The books all
agree in saying that three aces coming
together means great good luck" three
jacks, success In business ventures;"
three Mines, Z" little gain in business"
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Question Box
Curious Things in
Life and Literature.

| from certain Objectionable properties Of
sacchatin As yet it is very Expensive.
lN-The DaTier scheme WaS p.omul-
gated by William Paterson, founder II
the Bank Of England IN 1895. for coionlz-
ing tho IsthmUs Of D1ricI. Two million
dollars were raised In Scotland for the
purpose, and in 1888 three expeditions
set out. The settlements we're not
recognized by the English government
and surrendered to tie STauiaFds in
March, EC0 The break UP OF the scheme
Ike the South Sea scheme, John Laws
Mississippi bubble, and the failure Of tbs
panic
178 Tho South Sea Bubble was a
ruinous speculation WdIch aros, IN Eng
land at tho same time as the Mississippi
scfcme ia France. The South Ses. COM
parry formed no offered 20 take ovsr
the English national debt on consideration
Of per cent, and to advance 81 So, 100
If the company were invested with the
exclusive privilege OF carrying on tbs
South Sea trade; and these terms vera
accepted by the house Of commons. The
shares originally 77A per cent. rose by
nidsunrmcr, 1720, 70 1000. Tho crash
quickly followed; thousands were reduG-
ed 10 beggdry parliamentary inquiry
took place, discloYtng fraudulent dealingJ
and Atslabie, chancellor of the cxcnequer,
and others were expelled from the house
In 17H.
Answers II, part from \. n. Quincy 70
West Tenth street, st. Paul; Karrie King,
Brainerd, Mimi
QUESTIONS
To be answered June 2:
1S5-Where was money first mentioned
II. the Bible?
1S6-Where are physicians first men
toned In the Bible?
1a.-When is the science Of arithmetic
used in the Bible2
1s8.-Where is the science Of botany
referred TO In the Bible2
1S9-Who was the first foreign mis-
sicnary mentioned in the Bible?
190.-Which is supposed 20 be the oldest
book of the Bible?
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.oNrmjng Customs.
PUBLIC DISPLAY OF GRIEF.

PUBLIC DISPLAY OF GRIEF.
The custom of draping public buildings
in mourning is taken from ancient
mourning usages. This manner of ex-
pressing grief has prevailed from the
earliest times, differing, however, great
ly in different countries The Hebrews
tore their clothes, cut off the hair AMI
beard, strewed ashes on the head. cast
themselves on the ground weeping and
shifting the breast; their term of~mOurn-
ing was usually seven days. but for per-
sons of distinction as for Moses ana
Aaron, the people mourned thirty days
Among the Greeks the mourning period
was thirty days, except in Sparta, whe
1t was limited TO ten days. The mourn
ers secluded themselves from the public
gaze, wore coarse. black garments, AMI
often cut off their hair as a sign of grief.
When a great general died the who'e
army cut off their hair and names OF the
horses.
Among the Romans the mourning color
was black or dark blue under the repub-
lie for both sexes, but during the empire
the women wore white as mourning. A
public calamity such as a defeat or the
death Of some great general or ruler,
was the occasion Of a period of p. bic
mourning-usually only a few days-when
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Under Difficulties
FROM
LOWLY LIFE.

even in 1859, pronounced it impossible
that he should live to the end of the
year. His face was so CHASTITY that he
could hardly be recognized. Those who
had to transact business with him were
shocked to hear him gasping for breath
and coughing till the tears ran down
his cheeks" Yet this indomitabIe man
sat his horse at the Boyne for nineteen
hours and was wounded
BELL.
Sir Charles Bell, in 1910, after forty
years of patient experiments, read to
the English Royal society his final paper
devoted to the nerves. He had elab-
orately traced the development OF the
nervous system up from the lowest
order of animated being, to man-the
lord of the animal kingdom-he dis
played it, to use his own words, cas-
plainly as If it were written in our
mother tongue" His discovery, con-
sisted in the fact, that the spinal nerves
are double in their function, and arise by
double roots from the spinal marrow
volition being conveyed by that part Of
the nerves springing from the one root,
and sensation by the other. When he
had lived down the ridicule and oppo-
sition with which his views were first re-
Ceived, and their truth came to be
recognized, claims for priority in max
ing the discovery were set up at homo
and abroad. Like Harvey and Jeunes.
he lost practice by the publication of
his papers; and he left 1t on record that.
after every step in his discovery, he was
obliged to work harder than ever to
preserve his reputation as practitioner.
The great merit of his discoveries were
at length fully recognized and he was
knighted. 3
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.MZ7 S0rfg.

THE sEoUEL--'T have written an
article on How to Live on $3.50 a
We sa f Re estor yo the had be
ter write the sequel to it," 'T do not
understand" "Why, How to Get the
| o-Fifty.'"
ARTIFICIAL MAPLE SUGAR-The
worst competitor of the maple sugar of
the East is the artificial sugar made in
the cities, This is a dtcoct'on of ordi-
nary brown sugar and hickory chips.
boiled together 1t has a flavor some
what resembling maple. and those who
have never had any of the genuine are
easily deceived,
PAPA's CONSENT. -sh~-Isn't it love
ly? Papa consents He-Does he really?
She-Yes. He wanted to know vino you
were. and I told him you were tape clerk
at Scrimp & Co.'S. and he seemed real
plea Sed. He-I am delighted. She-Yes
and he said we could be married just as
soon as you were taken into the firm.
BAMBOO-Undoubted the most useful
the bamboo. It furnishes many varle-
ties of food is manufactured into dress
goods, paper, furniture, Is used In boat
and ship building, constructing houses,
etc It is called the universal mate
riaP' in China. and is perhaps her most
valuable product.
STEAMSHIP REGULARITY Ocean
steamships nowadays are as regular as
the railroads in carrying the mails They
have their habitual rates of speed and
are expected to make the voyage of 3,OO6
miles over trackless ocean through
wind and storm in the same number of
hours and minutes, winter and summer
never slowing down or heaving to, except
on the very rareSt occasions.
FORGET YESTERDAY-Finish every
day and be done with it. You have done
what you could. Some biunders and alb
SurQltieS dOuNf crhDf in. fOYoraf fhar,o
as soon as you can Tomorrow will be
a new day; begin it well and serenely and
with too high a spirit to be numbered
with your old nonsense. This day is all
that is good and fair. 1t is too dear
with its hopes and invitations to waste
moment on the yesterdays
TO GET RID OF MICA scientist
now tells us he has discovered that mice
have a wonderful antipathy to pepper
mint oil. and that some Of 1t placed
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A 5000 SILVER DOLLAR.

There are seven silver dollars Of the
coinage Of 1904 known to be in existence.
1t is described as follows: On one side
IS a draped bust Of Liberty facing to
the right; the head is bound with a FL
let, the hair flowing; there are six stars
before and seven behind the bust, with
Liberty above. On the reverse is a
heradic eagle, with broad shield on it's
breast, and 'E Pluribus Unum' in a
scroll in it's beak; twelve arrows are
held by the right foot. above an arc Of
clouds extending from wing to wing Of
the eagle, in a field beneath thirteen
stars, United States of America" is
stamped in large letters on the exergue
and, on tho edge, "One Hundred Cents,
One Dollar, or Unit"
In explanation Of the scarcity Of these
coins, 1t is said that the sinking of YES
sci bound for China, with all on board,
resulted in the loss of nearly the entire
mintage of the dollars of 1904.
Another perfect specimen of this liking
OF rarities," as it is called, is in the
possession Of Jones Ten Eycl, one Of the
foremost business men of Albany, N. Y,
who has a complete collection of the
coins Of the United States. He would
not sell this specimen for 5000. He
bought it through an expert in 1888, and
keeps the coin locked in a safe deposit
vault.
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Different Customs in
Different Countries.

ell business was stopped. the temples,
the forum and the schools were Closed
The mourning customs among savage
nations are often very horrible. as in tho
FeJee islands where all the women are
required to burn their bodies on the
death of a chief; or In the Sandwich ISL
ands, where people go into mourning by
painting the lower part of the face black
and knocking out their front teeth.
The mourning color in Europe and
America is black; In Turkey It is violet;
in China white; in Egypt yellow: in
Ethiopia, brown. 1t was white in Spain
until 1898. In European countries the
courts go into mourning on the occasion
OF the death of a member OF the royal
family. and a degree Of general mourn
ing sometimes prevails, especially in
Great Britain
In the United States the custom Of pub
lie mourning on the death of a great man
or hero Of national reputation has al
ways prevailed. and the term Of thirty
days Is chosen as both seemly and
convenient. it Is customary for members
of civic and military associations. and OF
legislative bodies, TO indicate a sight
degree Of mourning by wearing a Grape
badge on public occasions for thirty days
after the death OF a ccmrade.
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week. concluded to try the tobacco cure.
IN Two weeks he ate UP 1.20 of cure
and for the next two weeks he used 10
cents worth of candy. cents worth of
cough drops. cents worth of peanuts
ana cents worth of chewing gum. Dur
ing these two weeks he also Consumed
two large rubber erasers and ate the
rubber tips from fourteen lead pencils,
cnewed up dozen penholders and brows-
ed on his mustache as high as he could
reach He now chews tobacco for the
sake of economy.
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ANSWERS


To questions of two weeks ago:
1E-The Tunke.s. by corruption Dunk
a d. fbut by themselves Gale The B,eth-
reno, Is a religious sect found chiefly
In Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
Ohio Indiana. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
Nebraska and Kansas. Altogether they
number neally 100000, and are almost
confined TO the United States. although
small bodies exist In Denmark and SWe-
den. Yst tho sect had its birth in Cor
many, being indeed a child OF the Pietist
increment of tie seventeenth century;
harassed and prosecuted at home. had
on PENIS old Invitation, removed TO
Pennsylvania and settled about German
town and Philadelphia. from whence they
gradually spread Southwark and " est
ward. In their c. eed the Brethren are
thoroughly evangelical
175-Kourniss is an Intoxicating beverage
much esteemed by the KalmUcks 1t s.
made from the soured and fcrmented
milk of mares, and has an acidulOu3
taste. A Split is obtained from it by
'1istillation. The tribes which use koi-
miss are free from pulmonary pEthisls,
ard the observation of this fact has led
to the beneficial use of an artificial kOu-
mis- made from ass milk TT cases of
consumption. OF late extensive establish
Gnents have been founded In the South
east Of Russia for treating irvalijs with
genuine kOumis5: one at Samai is visit
ed by fifteen hundred patients in q sea
son.
176-A new substance called valzin -
now manufactured in Berlin under q
patent, and IL IS clamec to be two hun
dred times sweeter than sugar and free
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Curing a Gold.
Told by Josh Wink.

A VICTIM OF FRIENDS.
Mr. Blifkins had a cold.
II settled in his head
Always hits the weakest spot"
Funny friends all said.
Mr.. Blifkins coaghed and wheezed.
Shivered, sneezed and shook,
Listened to his friends advice
This Is what he took:
Box of anti-kamnia,
Douched his nose with brine.
Mustard plaster on his chest,
Camphor balls,
Quinine.
Bottle DR.. Killem's Cure,
Onion stew,
Some squills,
Hoarhound tablets.
1icorice,
Anti-febrine pills,
Porous plaster on his back,
Spirits frumenti,
Menthol inhalation tube,
Ginger,
Rock and rye,
Bottle of cough syrup,
Whisky-Just a sip,
Mutton tallow on his neck,
Box of anti-gTip,
Vapor bath,
Electric shocks,
Brandy,
Cure for Group,
Emulsion of cod liver Oh,
UghI
Every remedy they urged
Mr. BlifkinS tried;
Now they say they cured the cold.
But Mr. BIfkins died
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Who Wrote
Them.

Sarah Little. Anokn. MINI. Mrs. Thomas
LEWIS Bozeman; Mont, sent IN answers
10 quotations OF previous week
QUOTATIONS
To be answered June 2:
NT.-"Whoso sheddeth mans blood by
man shall his blood be shed"
18.-"I have been q stranger IN q
strange land
IS9.-"How are the mighty fallen
1gO.-"Keep me as the apple OF the eve
hide me under the shadow OF thy Wings
l9l.-"We spend our years as day that
is told"
192."Tbe words OF his mouth were
sweeter than butter. but war was In his
heart"
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Some of the Big
Things of the World.
OF large Size,

for on member of the bovine family,
but this Jersey is believed to be the most
valuable one in the world. It's name is
Merry Maiden's Son. Merry Maiden, it's
mother won the champion sweepstakes
In all three tests at the worlds fair
The mother Of its sire is Brown Bessie,
the COW that won the thirty and the nine
ty-day tests at the worlds fair. Thus
Merry Maiden'S Son unites the strains
of the two most famous Jersey cows in
the world and is correspondingly valua-
BILE.
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To Test Minds So
Inclined.

Hudson, Wis: Albert Dahlby. 726 Geran-
1um street, st. Paul. answered problems
of preceding week
PROBLEMS.
To be answered June 2:
d:-Three men were talking about
their age. Hanson said he was thirty
years Old: King sd II am as old as
Lynch" Lynch said. II am as Old az
both OF you. What was the age OF
each person?
many pupils she had said: ar I had
as many. half as many. and one-quarter
as many more. l should have So - Hoo
many had she?
69.-What is the difference between
1875 and one-fourth OF Itself?
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A VALUABLE BOVINE.

Very few men carry $4,000 insurance
on their lives, and a great majority of
those who insure at all consider them
selves lucky il they can afford $1,000
policy On Hood farm, Lowell. Mass,
however. is a Jersey bull that is said to
be insured for $5O,OOO and its owners
would consider it a great loss if the val
liable creature should die. This is the
highest amount Of insurance ever asked
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THE ONE THING LACKING.
''W hat will you have for dinner sir?''
Asked the waiter Of the guest.
II you could give me what 1 prefer
l should indeed be blest:
Something not on your bill of fare;
That money cannot buy;
That to the rich is often rare"
He sadly made reply.
But to the poor man no delight
1t gives when served alone;
1t is as though with meat in sight
He dried upon the bone.
In youth at every meal twas mine,
Before dyspepsia's blight:
But now, with all my wealth to dine
1 can't buy appetite"
George BirdSeye,