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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-26
Written in sevens

The phenomena Of the figure z and
it's multipleS, occurring in the New
Testament, have been touched upon by
Ivan. Panin, Russian student OF the
Bible, who for a number of years has
made his home at Grafton, Mass. This
significance of the "Seven" group will
not be lost even upon the superstitious
who are outside the pale OF Scrlptural
points, and, as Mr.. Panin has shown
them, their relations of their groupings
to the first eleven verses of the New
Testament must suggest that they were
scarcely chance.
For instance, in these first IL verses
of Matthew, the vocabulary consists OF
40 words, or seven sevenS; of these
words there are %, or four sevens,
which begin with vowels, and Fl, or
three sevens, which begin with con-
Sonants.
''This distribution by sevens between
vowel words and consonant words just
ly might have been deemed accidental
but for the fact that of the 49 words
AZ of them are nOuns-six sevens-and
seven are not nouns" is the comment
of the writer. ''Of the AZ nouns there
are 35 proper nouns, or five sevens,
while seven are common nouns. OF
the 35 proper names four SeVenS are
male ancestors of Jesus and seven are
not such. Not only then is the distrl-
button of the 40 words of the vocabu-
larry by sevens as between vowel words
and consonant words but also as be-
tween the parts of speech"
AS a further and absolute proof that
these phenomena of the sevens are not
accidental Mr.. Panin points out that
the 40 words Of the vocabulary show IA
words that are not used but once, while
35 of them, as five sevenS, are used
more than once. His conclusions after
an exhaustive arrangement of the
seven features are that mot even the
choice of languages in which the Scrip
lures were written was made without
marked numerical design at the thresh-
old OF the subject. Chicago Tribune.
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aires household to a humble pin boy
on bowling alley was the way that
Harry Hollister went, and now, after
eight years of wandering, he is going
back to his home of luxury, there to
remain and settle down to business
with his father-that is if Pere Hollis
ter will agree to it.
Anyway, Harry Hollister, who has
been serving soda to hundreds of peo-
pie from the fountain at Robinson's
drug store, is going home. He has tired
of the life he started out on and has
decided to renew the surroundings of
his youth. And, besides, the young
mans mother wishes him to return
home. He has heard her pleadings for
years and will now respond to them.
He goes to Cripple Creek today,
where he will visit for short time and
then will leave for his home in Wis
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you bet this amt no skin game; you
gets yer moneys worth every time"
said one Of them most emphatically
the other evening. He was seated on
a high stool drawn up close to the
lunch counter and in front of him there
was tall glass filled with milk and
a generous piece of pie. He looked
brown and clean, for he had just come
in from swim, and he seemed to
typify in his small person all the ad-
vantages of Harriet island.
Next to the small boy, tired mothers
and babies from the west side Of the
city and around the river flats most
gratefully seek summer here. There
are swings and sand for the babies,
and there is rest and shade for the
mothers, and as the summer advances
more and more of them seek the ISL
and.
There are many people in st. Paul
who journey every summer to the noun
tains or the seashore. Others go
abroad for the summer months or visit
some Of the country's most famous
watering places. These, if they give
the matter a thought at all, doubt
less feel sorry for those who must
spend the season toiling in the city.
These people consider themselves eS-
pecially fortunate, and next to them,
of course, are the lake dwellers; that
is, the folk who pass the summer at
some of the neighboring lakes, either
in hotel, cottage or tent.
But all the stay-at-homes do not
envy these, for they know that a most
comfortable summer can be spent right
here in the city, since there are sum-
mer diversions at it's very door. Beau
tiful scenery, trees and parks compen-
safe all who spend the summer in st.
Paul for what they may miss in the
way of change, and it is not surprising
that the number of stay-at-homes is
increasing instead of diminishing.
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-, WHERE The CHILDREN FIND FRESH AIR AND FUN -,

into the groove that so exactly fitted
1T. Alas! Like the party it represents,
the plump animal in this last message
took refuge in glittering generalities.
DO justice to yourself and make the
best of life; you are fitted to enjoy
perfect happiness" was the guarded
message the opened book disclosed.
The Katzeniammer Castle
Let's said the faxen haired girl,
in deep disgust; lets go through the
Katzenjammer Castle" and obediently
the other children followed their leader
out Of the pavilion. For the attrac-
tions of Wildwood are many and va
ried and those whom the unreliable
Tirza and the swindling elephant disap-
point forget their disillusionment when
they walk with bated breath through
the dark labyrinth of the Katzenjam-
mer Castle or view their distorted re-
Elections in the magic mirror booth or
ride around the roller coaster machine
Nearly every Saltwater or Wildwood
car that swings around the corner of
Fifth and Wabasha these days would.
if the street car company appreciated
the ethics of the situation, display
a standing Room Only" sign, for the
unwary passenger who gets aboard at
Robert or further down is pretty apt
to find every seat pre- -empted. The
season of picnics has opened and the
summer girl who is Influenced in her
choice of amusements by the calendar
and not by the vagaries of the weather
man selects by preference the Wildwood
trolley route to summerland And
where the summer girl goes naturally
the summer man goes, too.
It's happy season for everybody
except the motormen and the conduc-
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" IRA, the automatic fortune tell
ing lady who discloses the fu-
ture for a penny, stiff1y saluted,
turned laboriously and selected a tiny
paper tablet thrust it with bored
air into the lip of the glass cage she
occupies, saluted again and then re-
sumed her pensive contemplation of
the blue waters that Tapped the shore
just outside the Wildwood pavilion.
The small girl with the f1axen pig tails
who had followed the automatic lady's
leisurely movements with absorbed at
tention grasped the tiny tablet and
breathlessly read aloud the few print
ed lines on one side. you will marry
a tall lady with blonde hair and be
perfectly happy" was the massage the
bored TirZa had sent.
How horrid,' exclaimed the flaxen
haired girl, Indignantly. Il just wish
l had my penny back!"
TRY the elephont, suggested one of
the small boys, consolingly, and the
crowd of young picnickers trooped over
to another glass cage in which sat a
plump miniature elephant holding in
his hands a battered looking volume
place your penny in the groove, press
down the lever at the side and watch
the book" read the directions which
one Of the picnickers spelt out The
penny was deposited, there was a
breathless moment of suspense and
then the book of fate slowly opened.
You have a rival; she is dark Be-
ware!" was the message the fiaxen
haired girl read.
She wasn't more than ten but she
looked f1attered. I'm going to get an
other fortune she said with reckless
enthusiasm, and another penny went
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er that the great park has been greatly
improved, and if Wildwood is the first
choice of the picknickers, Como is un-
doubtedly the second. The beauties Of
trees and shrubbery and flowers that
may not be picked do not, perhaps, ap-
peal to all of them but the ponies that
are placed there for their own especial
delight possess a value unsurpassed by
anything the other parks and pleasure
resorts about the city have to offer.
Its the most fun in the world" ex-
claimed a brown eyed tot extravagant-
ly the other morning as she reluctantly
allowed herself to be lifted off the back
of plump and sedate looking pony
you think you're going to fall off and
get killed every minute, and it's love-
ly.''
If some local Kipling could get the
ponies to talk and express their views,
the interview would doubtless make in
teresting reading, for these park ponies
see human nature in many phases, and
some of them surely are philosophers.
But they trot around in silence, re-
gardless alike of the small girls
screams of delight and the small boys
commanding orders.
Babies in the Park
''Pitty f'ower, pity fower," mur-
INJURED a baby esctatically the other
morning as it clutched conf1dingly the
troWSer leg of a tall policeman. The
stern guardian of the park deliberately
leaned over, picked a full blown pink
peony and placed it in the babys
chubby hand.
Where did you come from? he
asked severely, for apparently the baby
was pursuing it's own sweet course
through the park.
Goo goo," it gurgled back indiffer-
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tors, who are forced to lead strenuous
lives, but, as one of them remarked
the other day, after he had retired,
worsted. from an argument with a
lady in regard to the age of the sur
accompanied her, 1T doesn't last more
than three months at the most, so we're
able to live through it,
Wildwood is the Coney Island of St.
Paul, but it differs from the great
New York summer attraction resort in
something more than size, for it is not
sought by one class of people only
1t is popular, but popularity has not
VulgariZed it, chiefly, perhaps, because
this city does not possess enough of
the class that could do so. It's most
loyal patrons, however, are the chill
dren. Here private schools and Sun
day schools hold their picnics and
most int'mit'' friends enjoy together
the awful pleasure of a ride down the
toboggan slide with it's plunge into the
cool waters Of the lake, or the thrilling
walk through the castle labyrinth
where the unexpected is always hap
pening. They Shrek IN unison over
the grotesque figures in the magic
mirror or share crackerjack in a Sc
cluded nook eminently suited to the
exchange of profound secrets.
The Coney Island of ST. Paul
The late afternoon cars that carry
happy but weary children home re-
turn with a load of shirt WASTED, duck
skirted young women and their escorts,
who prefer that such pleasures as
Wildwood affords shall be enhanced
by the moons light, or, at least, by
starlight, and delay their coming,
therefore, until evening. Dellwood,
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consin. The young mans father is A.
H. Hollister, a millionaire drug manu-
facturer Of Madison, Wis. and one of
the prominent residents of that city.
In connection with his medical concern
he is also president of the Capital City
bank and the Northwestern Building
and Loan association.
The story of Harry Hollister is that
of youth who ran away from a good
home and threw himself upon the
world. He graduated from st. Johns
academy with honors, and entered the
University of Wisconsin. 1t was his in
tention that he should finish the medl-
cal course at that institution and then
complete his studies at the New York
Medical college. But it was at this time
that the young man decided to run
away.
During his long absence from home
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emily. The park policeman looked per-
picked, but just then an indignant
nursemaid hurried down the path,
caught the baby up in her arms and
disappeared with it around the bend in
the path.
"Bless it's heart, 1 wish we had only
babies to deal with" said the big po-
liceman. Its a famous place for them
here in the morning, and l suppose
that's why so many of the nurses and
the mothers bring them out"
Although Como is a show place rath-
er than an amusement place, many are
content with the summer they find
here, and go no further away in search
of it. Picnic parties from both cities
come out in large numbers, spending
either the morning, the entire day, or
the day and evening in the park, and
finding sufficient enjoyment from a
contemplation of it's loveliness.
Wildwood is some distance away
from the city, Como necessitates
street car ride; but Harriet island, in
the heart of the city, permits the poor
est to sample really, truly summer
summer away from the pavements and
the city's heat.
Harriet Island the Place
1t is this nearness Of it that makes
the island so valuable to the city. To
spend a day and an evening there is to
come away convinced that it is peo-
pies park in the truest sense of the
word. Especially is it a boys para
disc, and scores of them are to be
found down there every day bobbing
about in the water, watching the ami
mails or playing boyish games. After
business hours the little news mer-
chants and the bootblacks go down for
a swim, and many of them get their
supper at the refreshment stand, which
offers for sale wholesome food at very
low prices.
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Mahtomedi, White Bear-every summer
resort on the shores of the long lake
sends it's quota of young people and
old folk. They come across the water
or by street car, light hearted, ioy-
Gus summer crowd, to enjoy the dane
ing, the bowling and the other amuse-
ments of the Sanity City's Coney ISL
and.
Ponies at Como
Tomorrow said the faxen haired
girl, whose faith in automatic fortune
telling machines had been upset by
the revelations made in the Wildwood
pavilion, tomorrow were going to
Como" With the rest of her picnic
party she had boarded the five o'clock
car that was whirling her rapidly back
to the city, and she impaired her in
formation to girl in pink who was
evidently her dearest chum.
"Pooh!" retorted chum, crushingly;
Como amt no fun. I'm going down
on Harriet Island
1--WE are going to ride the ponies,"
continued the faxen haired one, undis-
turbed. Are there" innocently, "po-
nies down on Harriet island?"
Moo, but there's bears and rabbits
and snakes and eagles and heaps Of
wild animals, and they let you feed
them and it's piles of fun" said the
pink clad friend, "and my father
says" impressively, "it's the very best
place for children
well, we've been there heaps of
times" retorted Miss Flaxen Hair with
a blase air. "and you can have just as
much fun at Como
Since the ponies became one Of the
attractions at Como, many other chill
dren besides Miss Flaxen Hair consid-
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That another friend of mine had gone
to Fargo; she had learned of a beau
tiful baby down there. And, sure
enough, she brought it back with her,
and everybody said she'd done better
than the first woman. There got to
be SO much talk about what a comfort
it was to have a child in the home that
our pastor even preached sermon on
The Blessing of Children
Discussed Babies Points
1.-THE adopted babies turned out to
be genuine comforts. Then several
more women decided that they couldn't
do without one. My friends would
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H0 60MF0RT AB HOMES ARE SECURED FOR ST PAU F0NDLNGS

know whether it was due to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's opinions or what. But
first one woman adopted a child,
brought it back to town, and began to
boast Of her success. She pointed out
what fine. healthy baby it was, and
how she had looked at several other
pretty ones that the physician didn't
think were quite so strong, I'd always
been anxious she said, with either
of those; but this one, he assured me,
was simply perfect
Really, her friends got jealous.
What did we hear in less than a month :?
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and you know there's everything in
education
The newest mother would answer
right back and show the others where
she had avoided the mistakes they had
made. But there was no disputing the
fact that all of these adopted babies
were healthy and pretty, whatever
their bumps might be. Indeed, the
incubator kids as the husbands call
them in fun, actually average up bet
ter than the other babies around our
town. So the fashion is more popular
now than ever.
And the foster mothers aren't a bit
backwards about introducing our
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we'll, you ought to see him without
beard. Her nose is going to be Greek,
too, l think. It's hardly started yet
And you know I always wanted
girl. They told me at Bismarck I'd
be better pleased with one of the boys;
they had a bigger variety. in that line.
But l wouldn't look at them. If you've
got any girls said, please show
them; l came to look at girls
The speaker was moved by this sue
cession of triumphs. Adoption pre-
sented new charms after the friend
with the Greek prodigy declared that
she never before had believed she
would be so entirely satisfied.
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L. r. Sheldon, the matron, that we
give away all our babies. No, indeed;
nor half of them. Most of the young
mothers here prefer to keep their lit
tie ones, and they do If it's at all pos
sible. Now, one Of the four babies
we had lately, came near being given
away. 1t was a blonde, and the only
blonde in the house. A couple came
in here looking for child, but they
both had light hair and eyes and they
hardly wanted to accept one Of our
dark-eyed little girls. They saw
Edith's baby, with the big, blue eyes;
and. positively, they were willing to
promise anything to get it. Edith had
been here six months and it was time
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talk up their plans and get us all in
terested Some of them even went
in for studying physiognomy and phre-
nology, and then we all talked over
the different points that would show
whether child is sure to be bright
and lovable and all that. And when
ever another baby was adopted the
foster mothers of the older ones, I'm
sorry to say, got ever so critical They
pointed out one defect after another
according to the books; but they were
usually kind enough to admit, Well,
it does look like good, healthy child;
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since 1895, Harry Hollister has had
many letters from his mother asking
him to return, but her entreaties were
always without avail.
Later, however, he has changed his
mind and will start for Madison within
the next few days When he arrives
there he expects to travel for the Hol-
lister Drug company, Of which his
father is founder and sole owner. His
wanderings over the country have ex-
tended from coast to coast, taking in
nearly every state in the Union and all
the provinces of Mexico.
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the ball was under another shell. They
won, two of them each 81 and one $5.
The untidy person retired then-he was
not needed any longer-and took sta
ton on the outskirts of the crowd.
They all began to bet, and when the
stakes were small they won. When
there was much money in sight they
lost. The player was about $40 ahead
of the game and his customers had
began to show shyness when from the
picket line the untidy one hoarsely
whispered:
Cheese it! The cop!" Then the lit
tie shelf went up against the seedy
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And now," said yesterday the visitor
to st. Paul, 1--WE gone and done the
same thing myself And I'm not
afraid, either, to take my choice back
home. My little Fannie will make the
ninth adopted child in our town, and,
l think, the very finest"
This claim could not be examined
yesterday; the baby had already been
removed from the Christian home. But
a photograph had been taken for it's
own mother. Whatever happens" she
said, Il can keep the picture" The
portrait is reproduced herewith.
But you mustn't think" said Mrs
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adopted little dear You'd suppose
they were rather proud of having over
looked Providence.
Promise of Greek Features
why, one of my friends said, when
she brought back a little girl from Bis
marck, Isn't she simply ideal! Ex-
actly what / wanted! You see, she has
dark eyes, and she'll have blonde hair
they say, when there's more of it. Only
think Of the contrast! She's that per-
feet Greek chin that 1 adore. My own
is so frightened-like, and Roberts is
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DARGAINS in babies! Only three
left!
Assorted sizes! All girls.


~ Assorted sizes! All girls.
And there were seven of them on
hand only few days before. Going!
Going! Last chance to get prime spring
babies, all girls
But when this suggestion was made
yesterday at the Women's Christian
Home, 4S0 North street, the matron
answered:
Il wish it was; indeed I do. But
I'm very much afraid it is not the last
chance for a little mother to. give her
baby away because-because she has
to. There are always too many babies
to give away, and perhaps there al
ways viii be-
One of the four babies taken lately
from the home was adopted by mid
dle-aged couple, who had lost their
own two children. The man and his
wife live on a big farm in Western
Minnesota. They first visited the home
some weeks ago. 1t was then, before
their baby was born, that they met
its mother. After they had talked with
her they told the matron:
IF she wants to give the dear thing
away, just tell her we'll take it. o,
we feel sure it will suit u.s." And it
did.
Another of the four was adopted by
a North Dakota couple, but not with
out much formality. The state of
Minnesota values its babies even when
they are given away. She does not
want to lose them recklessly. She is
jealous of any other state that would
endeavOr to substitute the Minnesota
baby for its own inferior product.
Hence the mother of the child in ques-
tion was forced to explain to the dis
trict court. in a long affidavit, why
she was unable to retain and support
the child, and why she believed it
would be best cared for in North Da-
kota.
Her Bargain Pleased Her
The foster mother was delighted
with her bargain" 1t would be the
best one in our town." she said to the
matron. None of her friends succeed
ed in finding anything half so sweet"
You see" she explained to The
G o e yesterday, having called at the
home to make final arrangements, Its
a regular craze in B to adopt
babies. About eight or ten young
couples, friends of ours, who used to
say that children were a nuisance.
suddenly decided last year that they
would each adopt a baby. 1 don't
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ROME TO THE FRONT
Great news from Rome, the tourists
shrine.
Where once great Cicero
Made wicked old man Cataline
Pack up his things and go.
The CRATER has invaded Rome,
The people pay the freight,
Fen as they have to nearer home
Rorne's getting up-to-date.
Chicago Record Herald.
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ones vest and he disappeared, followed
by his untidy confederate, but there
wasn't any cop" in sight.
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SON RETURNS TO
WEALTH He LEFT
Harry HoIIlster After Eight
Years of Husks Goes Back
to Millionaire Father

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, June 25
the pampered son of million
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Effect on HEALTH and Charles R.
Lamb, vice president of the National
Sculptors' society," whose topic was
What Women Can Do for Municipal
Art"
Mr.. Lamb defined municipal art as
everything that is seen by the people
as they pass through the streets. 1t
includes, therefore, not only the arch
itecture of the buildings, the public
monuments and the parks, but the
roadways, sidewalks, signs and trees.
Mr. Lamb found a close connection be-
tween municipal art and the city's adj
ministration of it's various depart
ments, and pointed out that the short
skirt had an important bearing on
both.
1.-The short skirt" he said, "is the
symbol of the emancipation Of women
in moving freely throughout the city.
1t means their opportunity to investi-
gate the needs of each and every quar-
ter of the city, and by such inyestiga-
ton to accept the responsibilities Of
uniting all forces toward securing the
betterment of the Fairgrounds
for the congested districts, better tene-
ments, cleaner streets, adequate trans
portation services. etc. Women can do
in many cases what men have failed to
do"
Mr.. Lamb expressed the strongest
approval of the short skirt, and would
have it worn not only on rainy days,
but on any and every occasion.
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