The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-16
With the Long Bolu
Eye natures walks, shoot folly as flies !"
North Dakota Boasts Boy Whose Horoscope Was Warped
Out of Shape Because Was Born ct the Exact Time OF
the Moons Eclipse-Sory from India that Reads Like
Severe Case of Workhousitis
Eye natures walks, shoot foil

G HELDoN, N D., boasts boy born when the moon was
in eclipse Just what influence this event Will have on
his horoscope asooger has yet figured put ne
gets to play with the other boys ne IS hkely 10 oe
as 'Shadder Johnson
STRONGLY ureed by loving friend, attended an
astrological meeting in St. Paul There perhaps twenty
or thirty people present. of whom seemed to hk tha'
ssthere might something it, while others snlHeo sco
fully.
The asrologer cave little talk showing how simple and
clear it all was then asked several of the audience Tor
the of their births and proceeded to consult some
tables and them out few concise fac usually Oh
rather general nature but making some pretty good MUS
TOO.
instance elderly in the next seat to me hao
his planets examined and told several things that ne
granted pretty true After furher study OIL HIS ss
the astrooger said:
"And you ought to have a wart or wen on the oack
OF your neck little to the right.'
The man laughed guilty. pulled aside wisp of hair and
showed quite pronounced swelling. Everybody laughed
The man said after the meeting that he did not know
the astrooger that he couldn't figure out how the wizard
guessed at that Wen. -, .....-, ..
The writer was told he extending across his
tight knee-whch But hen most boys have
on their knees falling off the barn and trying to
themselves thru machinery Of kind The knee being
prominent feature with boy it usually catches scar
two.
But what shall we think planets lay the
the backs of necks the knees? They
ought to be in better business.
Il 49,
Speaking of things that puzzle you, if you want
thing real tall and without fringe you should read the
stories that come from India Either trip India makes
terrible liar else there things occult doing
there that astonsh the mind One Dr. Heesodt German
has beeen travelling there tells story Of phantom tree
that good He that he adept dig hole
in ground about inches Deep place the it
and cover it with EARTH The account then continues
In few startled to in the air above
spot where the mango had been buried the form of
large tree at first rather ndsncty presenting hazy out
lines, becoming vsby distinct until at length there
stood natural tree [ had in my hfe-a
mango tree about fifty feet high and in full foliage with
mangoes it.
'sAl this happened within minutes Of the buying Of
the fruit intensely surprised at what beleld
that could hardly realize the fact that not dreaming
And yet there something strange about this tree,
something unearthly, something gruesome There
weird gdnss about it, not leaf moving the breeze
stood there if carved out Of hard sold like the
obes the Thames embankmen Another curious feature
nocedthe leaves seemed to obscure the suns rays and
yet could not detect particle of shade it with
shadow
'But the most amazing thing Of all this after
ing gazed at it for about two three minutes slowly
preached it, if possible Of the leaves Now
in proportion drew the tree seemed to lose it's dis
tnctness its outlines became blurred and faded that
had to strain my to retain the impression Of its form
until when about ten yards from the supposed the ap
partition had completely vanished.
No had commenced retracng my steps than
outlines Of the tree appeared growing distinct with
step TILL at last when reaching the spot where
originally stood, it resumed the marvellous reality
Precisely the thing happened when, instead of ap
preaching the tree, went further away from it. It faded
and finally disappeared completely when had about
the dsance then back again appeared istinc
as ever when got to my original position. And it
evident that all the of the onookers underwent the sam
experience viz each individual the tree only from til
place where he stood"
The doctor able to give explanation the adep
excused himself The account does say that Heeod
enthusiastic fisherman, suspend Judgment.
AS j. R.