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The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
GREAT STRIKE
is THREATENED

New York. Dec. 1S.-A difference
of one cent an hour between the en-
ployees and managers may cause n
strike on five great railroad systems.
The men effected the the 5000 yard
men. conductors and brakemen and
other employees of the railroad term
inals. and the companies are the Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western,
The Central r. r. Co. OF New Jer-
sey. the Lehigh Valley the Ohio and
Baltimore and the Erie.
The officials of the various railroads
issued statements last night in which
they declared that under no circum-
stances Will they grant the demand of
five cents an hour increase. They
have offered an advance of four cents
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
Wodmn nNnsn nWednssh snsns at

and We want TO burn it instead of
bury It,. l insisted on seeing inside
the box and finally they opened It part
way. There seemed to be lots of pa
per around something black and it
did look TO me a little like man S
hand and Yet It didn't and / thought
| saw two small legs. Before / had
time to look good one of the men pull
ed n gun and says we will burn it
anyhow While this fellow covered
me the other put the box in the fire
box and there they stayed until it was
burned up. They once asked me to
throw in some more coal but I didn't
do IL telling them that whatever they
put in had burnt up by this time. One
of the men ratified money in his pocl5-
cts several times and one said We
get paid well for tonight's work He
afterwards said something about ST.
600. They got very good natured
after they knew the box had been
burnt and suddenly pulled out of the
room. l Immediately opened the fire
box but nothing but flames and en-
bers We're 10 be seen. then called
up Breed, the foreman. and told him
what had happened. He said to keep
still. / then called up the central
girl and told her. The tramps who had
been in the rear of the room laying
down. one said he saw the black OBJ
ject in the box. the other was asleep.
I told the day man and several other
people about the affair Sunday morn
ing. I was jumped on by the fore
man for telling about it and l was fir
ed Sunday night on that account.
thought ! was doing right in tell
ing. The men were absolute strang-
ers to me, one was tall and wore a
stiff hat. The other was short and
thin wearing a slouch hat.
"GUY LAUB."
Laub has a family at Steamboat
Springs. He has letters showing that
he worked for a long period with the
Colorado Fuel company, and also pa
pers and letters showing that for n
number of years he worked on the
Pennsylvania railroad. He is about
forty years of age.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
BIG ROBBERY
Wealthy Mining Man Robbed of 500.
600 on Rio Grandc Train Be
tween Green River and
salt Lake City.

The Sentinel learned this morning
that a big robbery was perpetrated
on the Rio Grande train No. west
bound, that passed through here Sat
urday night in which Lucian Eaves,
a wealthy mining man and consult
ing engineer of Butte, Montana. lost
the large sum of $4,000, If the re-
port is true.
It is said that the robbery occurred
between Green River and Salt Lake
City. The booty consisted of four
5000 certificates of deposit on Nc
Cormiek and com"7ry OF Salt Lake
City -was IN = mali purs within
hand bag carried by Mrs. Eaves.
In some way a daring thief opened
the bag and extracted the smaller
purse and its contents from the bag
while Mr. and Mrs. Eaves were at
breakfast in the diner, on Monday
morning.
The only other passenger thought
to be in the car at the time the purse
was stolen was one Detwellles, a bak-
er en- route from Peterborough, Pa
to Portland. Oregon. He was placed
under arrest and taken to the police
station in Salt Lake City on the ar
rival of the train Sunday afternoon.
Detweiller was searched, but no trace
of the stolen certificates was found on
him, and he was released.
Later in the evening Hin a color
ed porter on one of the Pullmans Of
the train, was arrested at Ogden and
brought to Salt Lake where he also
was searched and released. as no
trace Of thte certificates could be
found on him. Subsequently four
other train employees were taken to
the station and searched but to no
avail and the investigation by the
police Is still in progress. Payment on
the deposit certificates was stopped.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
COMSTOCK MUST
MAKE FIGHT

New York, Dec. 1s.-Anthony
Comstock will have to go to Albany
this winter to fight for the existence
OF the society for the oppression OF
vice.
The art students league, whose
catalogues We're seized by the guard
ian OF morality, are determined to
carry the war against Comstock to
the legislature.
A bill has been prepared revokins
the act under which Comstock en-
joys high powers and makes seiz-
Ures of pictures or books which he be-
lieves are detrimental to good NOR
els.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
GREAT STEAMER
GOES ASHORE

Kingston. Jamaca, Dec. 1S.-The
great steamer Prinzessen Victoria
Louise, of the Hamberg American
line, went ashore on n rock ledge of
Port Royal last night.
After reassuring the passengers,
who came trembling upon the deck
in a state of panic, Captain Branzing
the commander, stepped down the
bridge ladder and went to his cabin
and blew out his brains.
The travellers were all landed
safely. Most of the passengers were
from New York
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18

Whisl Broom Holders,
Crumb Trays
Doll Buggies
Cake Plates Fair Store Candies
Fair Store Chocolate,
Baby Caps, Mems Caps,
Children's Carts. Cash Boxes,
Celery Trays, Celluloid Boxes,
Watches,
Chains, Little Red Chairs.
Little Red Rockers,
Chocolate Sets. Chocolate Pots.
Alarm Clocks, Fancy Clocks,
Eight Day Clocks.
Mems Clothing,
Boys Clothing, Coffee Mills,
Collar Boxes. Gun Boxes,
Handkerchief Boxes,
Nectie Boxes, Collar Buttons,
Cuff Buttons. Fancy Collars.
Fine Perfumes, Comfortables,
Fine Corsets, Cracker Jars.
Couch Covers. Cream pitchers
Crepe Paper.
Cups and Saucers, Linen Cuffs.
Linen Collars, Lace Curtains,
Curtain Rods.
Rich Cut Glass, Table Cutlery,
Scissors, Fine Table Linen,
Fascinators.
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Leather Suit Cases,
Mems Suspenders. Dress Shirts
Linen Table Cloths,
Mems Sweaters.
Nickeled Tea Kettles.
Silver Thimbles.
Travelling Trunks, Towel Racks
Top Trains, Toy Trunks
Fancy Tumblers. Lovely Vases,
Buggy Whips, Watches
Felt Slippers, Toy Wheelbarrows,
Express Wagons, Velocipedes.
Golf Gloves, Kid Gloves,
Banquet Lamps,
Mexican Drawn Work, Music Boxes
Toy Trains. Toy Fire Engines,
Pocket Knives. Triple Mirrors,
Fancy Belts, Mems House Coats,
Needle Cases, Hose Supporters,
Hat Pins. Calendars.
Dressing Combs. Side Combs,
Dominos, Linen Doilies
Photo Frames. Toy Flat Irons,
Fob Chains, Fine Furs, Games,
Gloves, Hankerchlefs,
Harmonicas. Hosiery. Jewel Boxes,
Silver Plated Knives,
Silver Plated Forks,
Silver Plated Spoons,
Magic Lanterns Fancy Mirrors,
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Music Rolls. Linen Napkins.
Necklaces, Nut Picks,
Hair Brushes
Oat Meal Bowls. Bread & Milk Sets
Pin Cushions, Sofa Cushions,
Pillow Tops, Pin trays Water Sets,
Portieres, Albums,
Post Card Albums, Toilet Waters,
Fancy Soaps, Silver Mugs,
Sauce Dishes, Sachet Powders,
Salad Dishes, Salts e Peppers.
SILK Shawls, Wool Shawls.
Ladies Waists. SILK Skirts,
Stamped Linens, Fine Stationery,
Sugar Bowls Toy Bears.
Fancy Armbands, Ash Trays,
Toy Automobiles. Baby Sets.
Hand Bags. Back Combs.
Fancy Waste Baskets,
Work Baskets,
Fine Wool Blankets.
White Bed Spreads. Fancy Buckles
Berry Dishes, Bibles. Bird Cages.
Building Blocks. Bon-bon Dishes,
Books of Fiction, Books of Travel
Books of Adventure,
Books of Poetry. Devotional Books,
Books in Fine Bindings,
Paper in Boxes, Bracelets,
Bread and Butter Plates,
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
THE GREAT WAR
BALLOON TESTED

Paris. Dec 1S-The French Minis
ter of War NJ. Picquart today started
Lebaudy's war balloon, for a trip that
lasted more than two hours. This
great airship. which has inspired the
French nation to begin the construc-
tion of an aerial war fleet, circled
Paris. obeying the slightest movement
cf its rudder, and under perfect con-
troll during the whole time.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
ROGERS HAS
BEEN THRE ATENED

New York. Dec. 1S.-H. II. Rogers
Of the standard oil company receiv-
ed letter Sunday in which the writ
cr who signs himself as trader" and
describes himself as a broker. who
had lost heavily on the advance in
st. Paul stock threatens to kin Rog-
ers.
Rogers has been guarded by detec-
tives and policemen ever since.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
LIUET. PEARY
WILL GO AGAIN

New York. Dec. 1S.-Friends of
Robert e. Peary. the Arctic explorer.
stated today that the holder of the
"fartherest north" record, has prac-
tically decided to make another trial
in search of the north pole. 1t is
stated that in case the trial is taken
Peary viii go as the head of the ex-
petition but not as the leader.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
A WRECK ON
NEW YORK ROAD

Rochester. n. Y, Dec. 1S.-The
New York Central train, known as
the Buffalo express a fast train be-
tween New York and Buffalo, was
wcecked about a mile east Of Palm
yra, last night. The engineer was IA
tally injured and the entire train
with the exception of one Pullman
was burned.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
Watch For My Coming!

announces Kris Kringle, the pa
tron saint of Christmas. He has
dived and delved so often into our
stock of tinnepieces, precious
stones, necklaces, rings, breastpins
and other jewelry that he knows
warm welcomes await him if his
pack has been loaded here. This
line is but to remind you of jewel
ry headquarters at prices to suit
all purses.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
SHE SECURES a DIVORCE.

This afternoon jury in the county
court gave Mrs. Julia Williams an
absolute divorce from her husband,
Harry B. Williams, ON the grounds
of desertiOn and non-supporc. she gets
the custody of the one child. The
Young couple are well known.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
ENGINE TURNED OVER.

Freight engine No. f133, one of
the heavy new engines just installed
on the Rio Grandc, turned complete
Iy over on the main track at Helper
last night. This is the cause of all
trains from the west due last night
and this morning not arriving until
this evening. Ma one was hurt.
The daily sentinel., 1906-12-18
A BIG WRECK REPORTED.

IL wi,s reported late this after
noon that there had been IA terrible
wreck near Tonopah, Nevada. and
that several railroad people wen
known here were among the injured.
It is stated that seven people were kill
ed.
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SIGN PAINTING.

THE BURTON SYSTEM QNCD. THE
only large. cheap and best Sisu paint-
ers. AL work guarantees. 30 south
Eighth Street phone lal6 IIchmo.i.
Va
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THE RATE for Classified
Wan; Advertising IS , sent per
word. Net Cash IN ADVANCE.
with a minimum cost O. 10 cents
tor each insertion. The same
rate applies to deaths. marriages,
obituaries ana All other CLASSIFIED
notices. NO display type allowed
IN the classified columns.
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Miscellaneous.
OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT.

TIE ORIGINAL DAVIS PHOTOGRAPH
GALLERY. SECOND FLOOR IRA
GLE BUILDING. N1 EAST BROAD.
OPPOSITE BlJOT. rs NOW READY
FOR BUSINESS SPECIAL PRICES
TO VISITORS. PRICES TO SUIT
EVERYBODY. ALI. OTTSTANp-
ING TICKETS ARE REDEEM ABT.I,
At OUR NEW PLACE. GOOD WORK
AND POLITE ATTENTION GUAKAN-
TEFD
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Notice


INV ESIoRS Us CUBA. MEXICO. CEN-
fra. and South America lands mines.
railroads or other securities will Re
vitality interested IN q copy of latin
America published exclusively fn tho
interests Of American security holders
IS AGAINST INSCRIPTIONS promoters.
send go. for copy. Agents wanted
o~vervwhere. Address LATIN-ANfERI-
DNN prR CO.. 356 Dearborn Street,
Chicago. Il.
IVERy ONE KNOWS WE HAVE THE
largest and best stock Of TRUNKS and
bass ir tae city. We also have boys
a.4 gents shoes. SPENCES. Ninth
street.
JUST RECEIVED MEMS OF. GRAIN
iir'ran Caters. pcggcd. nailed or sew
g. tiG. albert STEIN. Fifth and
Broad.
NOTICE IT. YOU WILL SEND ME
s. v'N send YOU one gallon of corn
" fe'tev made in 1897. GAINESVILLE
NIiISK FY HOUSE. ClarksvEle. Va.
LIVE AND LET Us DYE FOR YOr-:
skilled workmeu; established 1883. %rs.
d PYLE 40 1915 North Fifth
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Negro Fined for Disorder.

j. VI Garraut was fined SO yes-
terday by Justice Crutchdeld for being
d.sorderly on "a street car and using in
sulting language 20 a passenger, by whom
he was beaten.
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Sealed Proposals.

SEALED PROPOSALS. UNIVERSITY
or VIRGINIA. CHARLOTTEsVITT -
VA 10000 -FOUR PER CE%-r
NoN-TAAABLE II y T. ~ DrN q:
BONDS. DATED NOVEMBER
1905. INTEREST MAY AND No
NEMBEk. PRINCIPAL AND IN
TEREST PAYABLE AT THE FIR
GINA TRUST COMPANY TRIrs-
MOND. VIRGINIA
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Shoe Repairing.

Sc HALE SOLE MEMS SHOES Ia
dies. 600. children, 40c; every pair
sewed ro squeak. no nails no pegs;
Rock OAK" aoles DREW ELECTRIC
SIlL -A.rNRN 716 y. MIN Strcnt
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Coal and Wood.

PHONE TO THE WOOD MAN FOR
an} trl ~ wood you ike 70 burn II
>ol rather burn coal. he has all kinds
az DON. stIc coal. Of quality that burns
trcc.r Duo-half cord dry slab wood
a-I" Phones 1863 and 1920. T.. r.
LONG Il West Broad Street
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Fi--'Ai't-l~ 4, l3Hb-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN n the
holderS ~ The 100000 of the five rer cent
mortgage bonds Of the UNIVERSITY, OF Viz
gina. bearing GATE on the first e.y ~
May, 1895. and secured b. a mortqare ~
that date on the property OF the 1-o.vav-
slty that ~ pursuance OK the right r.
served on the face Of the said bor5s -
prlncipa! thereof viii be paid on the ri~s+
day OF November 1905 AZ the offi.a -
the Virginia Trust Company an Ron
mono, Virginia. on the presentation Of the
SAID bonds with all coupons matllri.e,
after November 1. 1905. attached and mar
after that date an the interest on tho
sad bonds shall cease and no further in
terest accrue thereon. and aN coupons on
said bonds thereafter maturing shall ba-
come void and ~ no effect. AN ~ said
bonds being hereby called I'm for payment
at the time and place above specified
Opportunity IS offered To the holders OF
said bonds TO exchange the same at par
FOR the four per cent 1910 rnortga ge
bonds Of the University TO be issued No
vember I. 1906. provided they notify tho
said Virginia Trust Company. Richmond
Virginia. Of their intention 10 exchange
not later than October Is 1905.
Done by order OF the Rector and Visi-
tors Of the University Of Virginia
ARMISTEAD @. GORDON.
Rector
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COMPLETE LINE OF EDISON PHO
nographs. records md supplies. whole
sale and retail. o. II HAYNES. Gg
Fnst Main
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Lithia Water.

WY not DRINK THE WATER THAT
VIII give YOU health when YOU are thirs-
Is 70 costs YOU no more. use COMO
iIIfiIA WATER. Delivered fresh
daily Phone 2qn5
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Miscellaneous.

PHEASANT EMPLOYMENT FOR
young aides and girls; light work: S
fo s. earned while learning; II will pay
you n Investigate this. WHIrLOCK
RHAECH AMERICA CIGAR Co.
Twenty bird and Cary Streets.
'"NN 1fTHA WATER WILL CURE
u- tl gravel: cost same as water
v0l ... every day. Phone 1905, and
l.. Como man Will call.
HFt.nra RTrRs FOR MEMS FINE
Roots. also heavy working
ALBERT STEIN. Fifth and
Broad
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ANTIQUES

LARGEST COLLECTION OF ANTIQUES
IN the state. everything az rock bottom
prices RIGGS. No 5l5 East Main 50
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BAKERY

SIX IOAVES BREAD ATT. KINDS
FOR --c. IEINKARD'S 4-a 1-- Nortl
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uPHoLsrERINo AND MATTRESSES
MACHINERY.

SPECIAL AND PATENTED MACH1~-
cal ideas along taat ns-ert Won ave
been th'rK.DE about. liberal proposition.
c.. p FORD Coz Trigs SAirsard.
spnr~a q.0S
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Legal Notice.

CALL OF UNIVERSITY or vfpcr>-r,
FIVE PER CENT. 1910 RoNDs
INTEREST TO CEASE Aztec. No
VENEER 1 1905.
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Schools.
Richmond Training School

FDR RGARTNERS,
- W. Main Street
ALICE " PARKER PRINCIPAL
Opens OCTOBER 1sf. Two years. course
ga Theory and Practice ~ Klndcraar t-n.
Physical culture Special lecturers. An
Ily - NI-s IArkor. -n.nne eD-f
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SPECIAL NOTICE

YOUNG LADIES AND GIRLS THIS Is
q chance 70 earn money while learn.
ing. 3 20 Sc per week. much more
shortly. clean and pleasant work
WHITLOCk BRANCH AMERICAN
CIGAR CO. Twenty-third and Cary.
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PAINTING AND OEcoRArlNo.

A AT.PERIN & CO., PLAINTIFFS aND
decorators. agents for Ramsey metal
for Nirg MA. CA North Fourth s.r,et.
Phone 52ff
UPHOLsTERINc AND MATTRESSES.
WE DO FIRST CLASS TpuOrsTrR-
Ing m low prices. make NOW hair. r.lt
c0mhit alton and suuck mattresses. Old
hair Mattress made over Ike re..
LEVY & KASS. - Wes- Broad Street
Phone 1nof
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WATCH REPAIRING.

YOUR WATCH REPAIRED OR CLEAN
ed hy WM. TOBIEN. Jr.. IS a guarantee
that u IS done properly. - years eN-
perience. Cleaning. g 80. Main Spr.nrs.
800. 4ls East Broad Street All vork
a,lnra nfaa-d.
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80 80 cLEANlNo-

JOHN IA ToTCHT. CLEANING. DYE
irg. securing. pressing. - East Mar
EfrAn.
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HAT CLEANING

MEMS HATS DYED AND FETRIAf-
med. latest style. ANERTCAN HAT
TIERS. Fourth and Marshall streets
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

a sweet and simple home-life. When
children are brought up in hotels and
boarding houses, are more or less no
ticed by strangers, and accustomed to
publicity. or when they are very much
left to the care of servants, they are
likely to develop the traits that make
childhood unlovely. We say of such
children that they know too much,
that too soon the exquisite wells of
childish innocence have been torn
away. When parents are forced to
bring their children up in the glare In
stead of in the shade in hotels instead
Of in quiet homes, extra pains should
be taken to keep them modest, shy,
and silent in company. Certainly they
should never be permitted to push
themselves and their affairs to the
front, while their parents and friends
await their convenience before going
on with their own proceedings.
Another specimen of the enfant ter
rible seems to have inherited the traits
of the savage. This child is far worse
than the other, for he is cruel to cats
and dogs and takes a barbarous de-
light in killing or manning squirrels
and birds. This child is a degenerate,
and is taking the initial step on the
road that, leads downward to the Grim
inal court. A less hateful but not less
Unwelcome specimen is the child with a
possion for hacking and destroying
whatever comes in his path. He tears
books, breaks furniture, uprOots flow
ers and leaves the mark of his little
Ratchet wherever he goes. Happily,
his energy being only nisdirected, may
be turned into safer channels; for him
manual training is a boon, and he Will
probably emerge from his present state
of vandalism into useful and attractive
boyhOOd later on.
The cruel child must be taught IN the
only way that will appeal to him; If
need be, he must suffer in his own per-
son that he may learn what suffering
means. No parent is without blame
who does not take the enfant terrible
in hand and reduce him as soon as pos
sible to good order
Copyright 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
When Children Make Embarrassing
~ MARGARET E.
Remarks
SANGsTER.

trot them out and make them show
their PAGES until they are pulled up
with vanity and Importance. The pen
dulum in its swing from the severity
Of an earlier time, has gone too far in
an opposite direction Children are not
happier for having unlimited liberty of
speech. Unless a child be exceptionally
stupid, and the enfant terrible as a
rule is exceptionally clever, he does
not put himself in evidence when he
ought to be silent.
The parent in whose eyes truth is to
be cultivated at any cost, rather prides
herself on the candOr of her offspring,
when he tells &C visitor that she has a
wart on her nose or asks her why she
wears such queer bonnet do your
teeth come out at night?" inquiries one
of these little terrors, to the annoy
ance of a bashful man, who does not
wish attention called to his looks And
the child goes unreproved, because his
mother is afraid that reproof may tend
TO make him deceitful.
The fact is that virtues and good
Qualities are relative and that in train
ing children we must not lay the en-
phasiS on one point more strongly
than on another. What we need to co
is to teach children the art of speak
ing only the truth at all times, while
at the same time they must learn the
lesson that all truth is not always TO
be spoken. Neither has anybody, child
or adult, the right to ask impertinent
questions or make impertinent COM
ments. Truth is one item in home
training. a foundation-stone In charac-
ter. Charity and courtesy are foun-
dation-stOnes equally as indispensable
in preparation for the intercourse of the
family. Of business, and Of society.
One of the greatest misfortunes that
can occur in child's life is the loss of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
School Girls Often Superstitious
BY MARGARET z. sANesTER

Superstition is almost as old as the
human race, and even schoolgirls do
not entirely escape its fascination. No
matter how strong most of US may be
in our resistance to foolish fears and
fancies, we have somewhere in the
back Of our minds little feelings about
certain signs, and We begin very early
in life TO shape our conduct by them.
For instance, very few of US care
to make a present to friend Of an
edged tool. I know several otherwise
sensible people who tell me that some
of their most priced friendships have
been cut in two because they gave or
received a knife. I myself would not
object to receiving a knife as a gift,
whether it were intended for carving
a roast or dividing the leaves of a
book. All sorts of knives from those
Of finely tempered steel, intended for
the table to dainty little pearl handled
affairs that may be carried in the
pocketbook, appeal to me as particular
ly desirable possessions. Yet 1 know
very few persons who do not like to
add a bit of silver or copper to such
an exchange, that it may seem TO be
a matter of barter and sale rather
than of gift making.
Don't give Mabel a knife on her
birthday" I heard Priscilla's mother
graveIy say to her daughter, for as
surely as you do you and Mabel will
quarrel"
The same superstition about spoil
ing friendship clings to the spilling
of salt on the tablecloth. 1t is held
to be most unlucky to do this, and 1t
is supposed that it forebodes friction
between those who are sitting near
est the spilled salt. Of course, this
superstition and the other dates long
way back to those primitive times
when men settled everything speedily
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Copyright 1906 by Joseph B. BOwles.)