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OFFERS HIS HAND.
Sultan of Sulu Proposes to Miss
Alice Roosevelt.
Would Make Her Sultana Of His
DOminions.
SEES A RITZ, FIGHT
SEES A BULL FIGHT.
Taft Party Is Entertained
Lavishly by the MorOs.
Congressman Longworth Saves
a Man From Drowning.

-Jolo, Aug. 49,. via Manila. Aug. I'll
Secretary Taft and party arrived here
at noon and Immediately proceeded to
the parade grounds to witness an elab-
crate program arranged for their enter
tainment The sultan of SuIu. with his
retinue, and other Moro dignitaries, oc-
cupied seats on the grand stand along
with Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt
Thousands of Moro residents of Jolo
and from other islands were present. In
the afternoon there were caraboo and
bull fights.
Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt
were presented with many Moro pres
ents by the sultan, who offered his hani
in marriage to Miss Roosevelt and
would make her sultana of Sulu, SO
great was his desire for her to remain
among them. While some members of
the party were bathing in the after
noon, Frederick O'Brien, editor OF the
Cable-News, was seized with cramps.
and the undertow was carrying him out
to sea, when Representative Longworth
of Ohio, seeing his peril, started after
him and rescued him at the risk of his
own life A.
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Ono on the Conductor.

Col. Sanders was a passenger on one
of the Montana railroads at one time.
He had the annual pass on the road,
but on this occasion he had left it at
home. He had travelled the same route
many times before and was well
known to the conductor. When that
official came around for the tickets the
colonel told him of his forgetfulness.
The conductor, however, was OBJ
durate; he must have ticket or money.
The colonel rather than have a scene,
finally pulled out a IS bill, which was
ample to cover the. expenses of his
trip. 1t was a very ragged affair-all
torn and pasted.
THAT'S a fine looking bill to give
me-" growled the conductor.
Col. Sanders was by this time thor
oughly nettled.
could be heard all over the car, eff you
don't like it turn it in to the company
The laugh that went up was at the
expense of the Observation-Disclosures
DiSna fch
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meeting of the council for the ma
tional defense, presided over by Grand
Duke Nicholas, the impossibility of re-
conquering Sakhalfn or defending the
Amur province had been declared. and
that in consequence of that the cru
peror has telegFaphed NJ. Witte to
come to an understanding with the
Japanese.
The issue will not necessarily be de-
cided Tuesday. Indeed, it is quite
likely that there may be some delay
in the answer from st. Petersburg, in
which case an excuse will be found
to adjourn the meeting over from day
to day. The japanese will not be inn
patient, but the final decision viii
without doubt come this week. One of
the members of the Japanese mission
last night expressed the opinion that
whether a treaty was signed or not
the conference would complete its
labors by the end of the week.
"Once the bases are agreed to"
said he. few details remain to be
arranged
He added that he did not believe
any member of the mission would go
he, fully understands our position"
France Ready to Help.
Paris, Aug. 21.-Omcials, both gov
ernmental and diplomatic, apparently
are preparing to lend every assistance
to avoid the failure of the peace nego-
1
vier has suspended his vacation in
Switzerland for the purpose of attend
ing a special cabinet council next
Thursday. Mr.. Mccormick, the Amer
lean ambassador, will return from
Carlsbad Wednesday for the purpose
of being ready to exercise any friend
ly influence in his power. M. Jusser-
and. the French ambassador at Wash
tngton, who is spending his vacation in
the country, will also return to Paris
in the middle of the week.
According to the foreign Office, Pre-
mier Rouvier's return has no direct
connection with the peace negotiations
tunity to consider the situation at an
opportune moment and it is the ex-
pectation that the crisis will be pro-
Ionged beyond the week while the
plenipotentiaries communicate with
their respective governments regard
ing their inability to agree.
Germany Backs Roosevelt.
Berlin, Aug. 21.-There has been a
decided weakening of the confidence
bers of the diplomatic corps that the
negotiations at Portsmouth will result
in a peace agreement. The worst
symptom, as it is looked at here, is
that President Roosevelt should have
found it necessary to again take ac-
ton. It is pointed out that if the nego-
tiations were proceeding smoothly to-
ward the desired end. the president
would not have interfered and that he
has done so is considered an indication
of acute tension. The belligerents, it is
said, have not asked the president to
intervene.
Whatever the president may have
done, however. is likely to be strongly
supported by the German government
should outside support be asked.
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Roosevelt,s Demand Coz ..sonare mean

AsOO5NhCAA = ASSAAArAAAA AOA 7k3S4AdF6 DeAE.
One reason why Roosevelt is strong
er than his party is because the masses
expect him to use his office to secure
a square DEAF between the railroads
and the public.
The wisest and best informed men
now in public life believe that within
ten years one of two conditions will
have obtained: either heroic measures
will have been taken to control rail
roads, or else a government of force
will have been substituted for gov
eminent of law. and such government
of force will be more corrupt than any
hitherto known to history
The Esch Townsend bill aimed at
devices which lessen revenue, such a
rebates and practices which reduce the
profits of Iniddlemen. such as discrinl-
nations. This measure which the
senate sidetracked, was the outcome of
a movement by shippers and r1er-
chants, and was not in behalf of the
general public. Although not rnentiof1-
ed in public debate, all the competent
men, other than railroad ATTORNEYS. in
both houses agreed in confidential con-
ference that the socaned Iowa resolt1-
ton ought to be enacted into law.
It is as follows:
impartial as the postoffice: these cor
business of "a public carrier, and the
amount which they may collect from
the public should be limited to operat-
ing expenses and interest on capital
furnished. Era Magazine for August.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Has an Easy Tone on
Foreign Reports.
Receipts ef Corn Favor the
Selling Side.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady - Natives
Bring 1885 to $3.50.
Hogs Quoted at Five and Ten
Cents Lower.

Chicago, Aug. N.WHEAT-Favorable
weather conditions here, together with re-
ports of heavier shipments from the. Black
Sea, gave the wheat market as easy tone
today. general selling movement by
commission houses and local pit traders
was the result. The September option was
down LM3sc at the start, at e0ssQS01zc. "A
further decline to S01sc occurred on pres
sure. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 231 cars, against SIS
cars year ago.
The weakness was further augmented by
the lower cash markets in the southwest
September sold off to 7s94c before the
amount of covering at the decline carried
the near months back to 801sc at the close,
a loss of 5sGAc. The tone was easy
throughout the session.
CORN-ReceiptS of corn was above est
mates and inclined the grade to favor the
selling side early in the day. September
was off &c, at 52S4c- Part of the early
loss was regained, however, on buying by
a leading commission house. September
scored a loss of 5ac.
The tone became easy again with the
clined to 521ac. The close bowed prices
slightly improved, but with little change
in sentiment. September closed %c down
at 52a4c
cline. Trade was of small volume, with
sentiment about equally divided. Septem-
Der vas H9s,e off IS at 25sae; 49,, s,
tone: September pork was off sc, at 81. 10
Lard was unchanged, at $7.671a Ribs were
down 21zc, at $50.
red, soa81.kc: No. 2 hard: so15aso1Ae; No.
hard, 7s@Szc; No 1 northern; sle sooG No. ~
CoRS, NJ 2 80. 5414e a. Nc, 5 3 54Ac-
RYE-Cash: 5sc; Sept, 57Nd57Ac.
TTIMoTHY@ss.s2; oct. ss.57; March, ss.sS
BARLEY-CaSh: 36lQ4Sc.
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Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, Aug. N.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day, 5000 head Market steady to 1Oc
lower. Good to prime steers, IS. 5096. 90:
poor to medium, s375G4. Is; stockers and
feeders, s. 0Gd4.20; cows, s.. 500. 20; heifers,
400: calves, So 50q7 90.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head; esti-
mated Tuesday, 1900 head. Market 5Q10c
lower. Mixed and butchers, $60066.25;
good to choice heavy, s59GG6.25; rough
heavy, $5.s0@5.95; light, S. s5d6.25; bulk of
sales, S5.S566 15
sHEEP~Receipts today, 24,Oeo head.
Sheep 1Od15c lower Lambs, 15@20c lower.
Good to choice wethers, $5.00g5. So fair to
1895. 40: native lambs, $550Gs.50; western
lambs, S5.2567 20
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kansas Cftv I.rodnce Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 21-Close-WHEAT-
were lower and as follows: SEPT $40
Cash No. hard. fsB7S1Ac; No 3 hard,
750S1c: No. 2 red. 78G79c: No. 3 red. ESQ
Tic.
Dec, 3Ss4c; May, $3.50. Cash: No. 2 mix
ed. 49sz d501kc; No 2 white, 50Q501zc.
OATS-Market steady. No. white, 261z
u27c: No. 2 mixed, 25@26c.
RYE-5655 G57c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy
$500; choice prairie, ST. 5Od6. Is.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, 19e;
dairy, Ice.
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh, 1sc.
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Sullivan After Cans.

Boston. Aug. 21.-Mike (Twin) Sui
livan of Boston has posted 800 here
for a meeting with Joe Cans of Balti-
more for the lightweight champion
ship at the latter's own terms.
Cans has been sidestepping Sullivan.
claiming injuries in order to avoid a
meeting with the New England cham
pion. Sullivan wants to meet him at
the lightweight limit, and will fight
him before any of the big clubs in the
country
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Went to Sleep ON Track.

Charles Shorey, who lived with his
parents in Holman's addition, North
Topeka, was run over by a passenger
train near Perry Saturday and killed.
Mr.. Shorey, who was a rear brakeman
on a freight train, had gone back to
flag an approaching passenger train
and it is supposed that he fell asleep
on the track and was struck by the
aDprOa ching trail
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Ncw York Producc NIarkc,.

New York, Aug. M.-BUTTER-Mark
strong: Street price: Extra creamery,
common to extra, 18G211kc: western fac
tory, common to extra, 15@171Ac; western
imitation creamery, common to extra, 100
191sc.
EGGS-Market firm. Western firsts, Bic:
western seconds, 1SG19J4c.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. west
ern chickens, 15c; fowls, 131zc; turkeys, 13c.
Dressed poultry weak. Western chickens.
2!4Q141sc: fowls, lie; turkeys, 13@17c.
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Atten,.,t to Kiu Shah.

Vichy, France, Aug. 21.-A report
circulated says that an attempt has
beer made on the life of the sisitli of
Pc. STA. The shah returned to mis-
hotel last night looking well. Today
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Hanged on CircumstantiaI Evidence

ST. Louis, Aug. 21.-Henry Heusick,
convicted of the murder of his father
in-law, August Raphael, was hanged
today in the rear of the county Jail.
Heusick maintained his innocence until
the last and his wife. the daughter OF
the murdered man, remained firm in the
belief that her husband was the victim
of circumstantiaI evidence. No Witness
es to the crime were found and the evil
dence connecting Heusick with it was
circumstantial. There are also indict-
ments returned against Heusick charg-
ing him with the death of his mother,
eight years ago. The latter was the re-
suit of an investigation started after
Heusick had been charged with the
death of his father-tn-laW.
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Open High Low Close Sat
WHEAT
Mansas City live stock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 21-CATTLE---
Receipts today. 1900 head, including 1900
head of southerns. Market steady. Naive
steers e s5N5.e6. southern steers. $250G
4.25: southern cows. 81 1893 90: native cows
and heifers 81. 75d5.00; bulls, 81 00q3. p !:
calves g 50d5 Is. western steers, 8 ESQ $50;
STest s1. s- cows. 81 55G325
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 50lOc lower. Bulk Of sales, $6.0046.1o;
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heavy, s5.s5q6o5: packers, $6.oOa6. 10; pigs
and lights, $6.00Q615
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head
Market steady. Muttons, $4.25Q5. 70; LAMBS
IS. 90: range wethers, $4.50Q565; fed
ewes, So. 90d4.65.
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New York, Oct. M.-COTTON-saIes to-
day, $500 bales. Spot cotton closed quiet
and 10 points up. Quotations per 100 lbs !:
Middling uplands, 5000; middling gulf.
s11.1s.
Galveston, Tex, Aug z.-CoTToN-
Market steady, at 101zc per pound.
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Chlcago Protuce Market.

Chicago, Ill, Aug. 21.-BUTTER-Mark
steady Creamery, 18d20c; dairy, 16q18c.
EGGS-Market firm. At mark, cases in
Guided, 121b016c.
CHFESE-Market easy Daisies, 11lz@
1114c; Twins, lie; Young Americas, HE.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
keys, 15c; chickens, lie: springs, 1870.
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The Siberia Breaks a Record.

Honolulu. Aug. 21@The steamer
Siberia which sailed from San Fran
cisco on August 16 has been sighted off
this harbor. She has broken the rec
ord between the two ports.
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Washington, Aug. 21.-The official
report in the Bennington disaster is in
the hands of Secretary Bonaparte but
he will make no statement until he has
fully examined the report.
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Sugar and Gomez in New York,

nominal. Fair refining, 7-16c; centriftl-
GAL Sc test 4Q4 1-32c: nolasses sugar, s.
&c. Refined sugar steady. Crushed, S. 90;
powdered, $780,. granulated, $3.50.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Z Rio
SIC
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RANGES of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4s6 Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. MOI
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Topeka Hide Market.

IUpeka, Aug u.
on Boston quotations
GREEN SALT CURED ........ 1z1kn
NO. TALLOW &c
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Wool Market,


st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. A.-WOOL-Market
steady. Territory and western mediums
26@3Oc; fine medium. 12Q25c: fine, 176lsc.
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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
FURNISHED by S. 2. LUX. 30 Kansas Ave
L

Z
FRUITS.
ORANGES-Valencia, $4.25G6.00. -z.
RANANAS-$2.86325
APPLES-Per Dbl, 81 1898. %.
IEMON5Per box. S8.00Q775.
CALIFORNIA PEACHEe-PeP box, 81 S.
GRAPES-Per basket. sc.
COLORADO PEARS-Per box, $33
VEGETABLES
SWEET POTATOES-Per lb., 35kc.
POTATOES-Per bu.. 45c.
CABBAGE-Per cwt.. $780,
CANTALOUPESLPer crate, $200.
TOM INCONSISTENCIES crate, zOc,
SWEET CORN-Per doz.. 10c.
GREEN ONIONS-Per doz punches ISN
REETS-Per bu. Soc
WAX BEANS-Per 1k-bu. basket Soc
.ONIONS-Per bu., SIC.
NEW TURNIPS-Per bu., 4oc.
CUCUMBERS-Per M-bu. basket, &c.
SUMMER sQUAsH-1k-b blu. basket, 500
WATERMELONS-Per doz, $2.Eda75
FULL CREAM CHEESE
KANSAS 7. A., 13c per pound
NEW YORK STATE (White), 1916 lb.
BLOCK SWISS-15c per ID.
BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY.
rJohbers' Prices-Furnighed by Cone 4
Co. 13z Kansas Ave.]
POULTRT-Hens, Sc h.; brofIers 1odSe
EGGS-Fresn. -15c.
COUNTRY BUTTER-141f5e.
FURNISHED by the City Hay Market Az
Quincy street,
PRAIRIE-Loose, per ton ....... $6 O0as 5o
PRAIRIE-Ba1ed ...-.......... 65O17o an
ALFALFA-Loose -. ............ "a
TIMOTHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
CANE ........ .-..........-... 5.608z6.0Q
STRAW-Per ton ....-.............. 500
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Chicago, Aug. q.
Open High Low Close Sat

National Board of Trade. Kansas City.
FURNISHED by J. E. GALL Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
ass, Correspondent Christy Grain and
stock Co.. Kansas City, MOI
kansas City, Aug. 81.
Oman High LOW Close Sat
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The Chicago Independent Market.
TF'urnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office no West Sixth street. TELEPHONY
4S6. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-05-26
OREGON NEWS.

]. H .McBain of Colorado Springs,
Col, who on April 9 shot and killed
the frost brothers at West Grossman,
has been found guilty Of murder in the
second degree at Enterprise.
Operations at the Cornucopia mines
of Oregon properties at Cornucopia
were resumed Tuesday. Pierre Hum
bert, the noted mining engineer of San
Francisco, is in charge.
Grover Martin, who shot and killed
o. M. Preston at Freewater, has been
charged with murder in the first de-
gree, to be held without bail to ap-
pear before the next term of the cir
cult court.
c. J. Mills, live stock agent for the
o. R. & N, estimates that 100000
sheep will be sent away from the
Oregon ranges this year.
For the 10th annual pioneer reun-
ion to be held at Weston. June %, the
committee reports arrangements for
the best program ever presented to
the visitors on such an occasion.
Among the exhibits of interest at
Oregon's great fair are the following:
Mimic naval battles and life saving
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JUDICIAL DECISIONS.

A Hlation Of the heart, accompanied
BY deathly paleness, coldness Of the
e1tremites and a cold perspiraton,
which results In death in few weeks,
and is caused by a heavy lift, is held.
In Horsfall vs.. Pacific Nut L. Ins. Co.
(Wash), 63 L. R. A. 425. to be within
the terms of a policy insuring against
the effect Of bodily injury caused
solely by external, violent and acct-
dental means"
A mutual benefit society is held, IN
Royal Circle VS.. Achterrath Qll), 63
L. R. A. 1852, to be estopped to take
advantage Of a clause in It's certificate
relieving it from liability for death by
suicide by a clause that, after the
lapse Of certain period, the only CON
ditions binding on the member are the
arrangements as to full compliance
with the laws and rules Of the assoca-
alton and full payment Of the dues.
A servant who shoots at trespasser
as he is running away after having
has arrested him and is taking him to
the town calaboose is held, in South
ern Railway Company vs.. James (Ga),
63 L. R. A. 257, to act within the scope
of his employment SO as to render the
master liable for an injury thereby in
flicted, where he is employed as night
Waterman with authority to arrest all
persons respassing upon the premises.
In People vs.. Mcdaniel (CaD 10
Pac. 1905 it was held that prosecu-
ton for assault with intent to commit
murder is barred by conviction OF
battery. The court said: ut Is well
settled that a conviction Of 4 lower
offense embraced in higher one for
the commission Of which a defendant
was tried is an acquittal Of the higher
offense, and an Independent trial and
conviction Of the lower when pleaded
must, upon the same principle. be bar
to the prosecution for the higher Of
Tense, which included it People w.
Defoor 100 Cal. $50; 80 Pac. $50 cited
by appellant Is in point and we think
conclusive"
In a recent case that came before
Federal Judge Lacombe 1t was held
that Z Porto Rcan was an alien. 1t
appears that Isabella Gonzales, an un-
married woman of Porto Rico, was ex-
cfuded from the country by the immi-
grafton authorities on the ground that
she was liable to become q public
charge. She took out writ Of habeas
corpus alleging that she was United
States citizen. The writ was dismissed
the Judge holding that a native Porto
Rican had not become naturalized by
the following act Of Congress fixing
their civil rights: "All the inha bitants
continuing to reside thereon who were
Spanish subjects on the 18th day Of
April, 1893, and then resided in Porto
Rico, and children born subsequently
thereto, shall be deemed and held to
be citizens Of Porto Rico and as such
entitled to the protection of the United
States excepting such as had pre-
served their allegiance to SPAIN, and
they, together with such citizens Of the
United States a. may reside in Porto
Rico, shall continue a body polite IN
der the name Of the people Of Porto
Rico, with governmental powers a.
hereinafter conferred"
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IDAHO sQUIBes.

A Michigan society has been form.
ed at Boise.
The preparatory department of the
University of Idaho won the cham
pionship of the Inland Empire Inter
scholastic Debate league by defeating
Walla Walla high school in the final
debate of the season.
Citizens of Kendrick have commenc.
ed agitation for a Fourth of July cele-
bration.
The camp of Spanish war veterans
at Boise has elected Harry Workman
camp commander.
The Wardner schools closed the
closing exercises on account of there
being no graduating class, and the
separation of the various rooms, due
to the burning of the school building
last fall.
Idaho bonds, bearing per cent in
terest, authorized by the eighth legis-
lature to the amount of s460,500, were
sold in the competitive market for a
premium of $15,199. The bonds were
purchased by Mcdonald, Mccoy & Co.,
of Chicago, who bid $475,699 for the
entire ISSUE
/. Taking the Snake river valley as a
whole, fruit men look for good aver
age yield of fruit. Certain varieties
in some parts of the valley are dam
aged as a result of the cold weather
last winter hut this damage does not
extend over a very large area.
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LIFE IN ROME,

1t Causes the Temporary Visitor to
Think ~ the Romano Think.
The strangest thing about life tn
Rome is that one not only does as the
Romans do, but ends by thinking as
the Romans think, feeling as the Ro-
mans feel. The best illustrat ton l know
Of this Is the mental attitude Of the
foreign residents toward certain super
stitions, notably the belief in the evil
eye-the malocohio or jettatura, as it
Is indifferently called. 1 never knew
an Italian who did not hold more or
less to this superstition. Americans
who have lived long in Rome either
reluctantly admit that there does
seem to be something In it." or, If they
are Roman born, quietly accept it rs
one Of those things in heaven and
earth Of which philosophy fails to take
account.
In certain respects the italian il
markedly free from superstition as
compared with the Celt or the Scot:
for instance, the fear of ghosts or spir-
its Is 30 rare that l have never met
with it; on the other hand, the belief
In the value Of dreams as guides to
action Is deep-rooted and widespread.
The dream book in some families is
held hardly second in Importance to
the book of prayer. The Italians emf
rently practical nature makes him util-
ize his dreams in playing the lotto"
as the buying Of lottery tickets is
called. To dream Of certain things In
d1cates that one will be lucky and
should play. The choice of the num-
Der is the chief preoccupation Of the
hardened lottery player. 1t is decided
by the oldest chanc-by the number
on a bank note that has been lost and
found again, or the number of a cab
which has brought one home from de-.
lightful fesuvity. Century.