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FROM NIhiNNN SSFNiNNs
uisa mistake 10 imagine that SUPER
stltion is Weakness connned to sea-
men ~ persons OF feeble and uncut
tured minds Men possessing the strong
est inteNects have been swayed by al
most childish CredtNty With regard 60
the supernatural. The great Napoleon
was a trim believer tn preSentilnentS.
once. when he was SnNtouslN await
ms news NON tseypt he heard that
Nile boat had run ashore and that the
crew had been put 90 death This boat
bore the name ~ Lttatie Napoleon
was much concerned when he heard
this last piece ~ news. He looked uron
81 as an omen that his hopes OF an
nexing italy 70 France were 20 he shat
tered Nothing would induce him to
believe the contrary, MY PRESENT.
faents never deceive me" he said, 'all
Is ruined l ana satisfied that my con-
eAf~St is lost" The ps>eSentiaNent ia
this vase Certainly became true
A famous writer has said o. NsDo-
leon "ile was an star and destiny,
Certain Il IL that Napoleon had faith
IN his star and il appeared 10 be the
rNisne omen q his entire career Cen
RseN who for long period VAS Ma
1soleonas ai3e~se~csNpGN refers 20 the
subject in his interesting memoirs
Ram had S,sSt returned fs-oN the siege
Of DSAaig, and, seeking NSs,oleon's
preSenCo, found him SazinK iate0tgy
th,Naa6h the window, his eyes fixed
Wpan the heavens. II was some time
before the Emperor noticed the pres
eace q RsplN whea, suddenly SeisinG
him by the arm, he exclaimed, 'LoOk
there, up there" Il see nothing but
the pale twinkliNE stars" replied the
astWte alae-de-Canap quietly. What"
exclainie6 the Emperor eXcitesly, lis
81 pAsSihle that you CO not see my
STAR The fiery reS one, almost as
large as the moon Il Is before yo0
now, and ali how brilliant Then
WsSgsNaR Wp at the SigAL he fairlN
ShvsekeS as he cried cat 1t has neN-
er abandoned me Tor a single instant
see Il on al great ocoS SioNs, II COM
s1aaSS me 10 50 forward, IA is my Sign
81 geoS fortune, and where it leads I
VIII follow"
The Roman Admiral AppiGS C1sG6iUS.
Oh being Informed by the sugGCS On
the eve 81 an eaSaEesneDt that the Ss-
cred chickens would not eat said; Let
them srink. then. and ordered them
shrewn overheard. after Which he at
tackled she NRrtNaesa3sn feet and re-
ceiNe6 q Vers~b2e thvs Shing.
The sStute gsiSaMsrck WAS S0perSti~
sioas. the number thirteen having a
very 5eep meaning SoS aim, lie would
never SiS 6N~u 70 table hon ne made
TIE thirteenSa. Count Bismarck lSoA-
zen states that one aSv ia $50 at
Rheims. When the chancellor gave a
dinner. one of The Invitations had 70
be coOnseT-roS n6eS. hecsDSe otherwise
there would have been thirteen al Ia
Nle. Cen. Bower 1sszalne'S envoy. ar
rived at TIE Germany headquarters at
Versailles or Friday, Oc2. l. but lsiS>
mark V'oulS lsci See him ti0 the next
SsN, SAVING that he wcOla never 6o
snNthing % Importance on any E'rissS.
much Tess No a FRIDAY the date az
WhIch |coinc56ca WITH the snnissegSas,
al Eef> hklrk Jens and AslerStaSt He
YVES sslkiue orc daN ~ = defeat ne
~ the campaign ~ 1S1e, ~ hes vou 4,
observe. ceatlemen. ~ SAID THAI
thst happened ~ a fff6ay gsisnasrek
cl9 not believe fn = ackv o. an ar.
f0c0 deN tGt ne believed thst his NE
vas seriously iuauences ~ q rrs-si8t
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