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America. The financial condition of the
family made it necessary that I should
give up my plans. l worked in the coal
district of Pennsylvania as a clerk, helped
to support the family. saved some money,
went to college. and at last was grad
uated"
An interesting case was presented by
chance. I was at the home of a friend
who invited me to accompany him to
social gathering. 1 did SO. l met a
man, a Mr. A., and his wife of whom |
had never heard before. | passed a
group of persons who were talking OF
palmistry. 1 was asked by Mr. A. IL
believed there was anything in it. ]
answered. Read my palm, them !
told him a number of things. Among
other facts that I pointed out was this
you were tempted for quite a time to
live al double life and would have gone to
destruction, but for a death in the family;
here is the grave which 1 pointed out
to him. The fact was, he had been
actually living double life, but 1 dared
not go beyond his temptation" so to
live. When l got through his wife told
me 1t was all true. But the singular
part of the reading was to follow. His
wife asked that her hand be read.
."o'i''' Soiu - .iiiS iittie SHl at your
side Is not the only child you've had
He husband exclaimed quickly, "How
many have there been?" Three" I an
swered. That's right; but which child
died f1rst?'' I saw a faint death mark
over the line of the second child, and
replied. 1.-THE second child was the first
to de- Tt was true. I was as much
astonished as those around me.
There are times when the lines are
very difficult to decipher Those in the
hands of positive characters are easiest;
the hand of a negative person is bul
family marked Then again, lines some
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and again refused to leave Birmingham
for London, and so Cars Lane had
acquired a tradition for long pastorates
From 1906 to 1866 or later, John Angel
James was its famous pastor. James
was greatly in vogue among English free
church men. his little book on 1.-THE Anx-
ious Enquirer being typical gift to
Sunday School pupils for two generations.
Unless | am mistaken his ministry ex-
ceeded fifty years in that square, rather
gaunt. puritanically plain and painfully
business-lilxe looking building. which his
successor enlarged and made far more
famous.
Dale was called to be the assistant of
Angel James in 1853, and shortly after
wards co-pastor. He had graduated at
London University the same year. From
that time till his death in 1895 Dale was
a name familiar to Birmingham and his
l<ingly brain and democratic fidelity the
delight of his growing congregation and
all his fellow citizens. His intense evan
gelical convictions ranged his enormous
influence on the side of Moody and san
key when they first burst into flame, and
probably decided many things in deciding
the attitude of conservative England to-
wards those distinctly American evange-
lists.
So when Jowett came to Cars Lane,
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accidents. This does not mean that you
are DOOMED by any sort of fate to that
kind of death. By very great care you
may pass the time of the accident as
| indicated here, and these lines will final
ly disappear
1t is we'll known fact that certain
lines change and are frequently lost from
the hand altogether. They change with
a change of character.
| 1t would seem that the hair line Is
| a better index to the emotions of a per-
son than the so-called science of physiog
Monty. in view of the preceding sentence
/ For the lines of the hand change foi
good, only as the character becomes bet
ter. The lines in the face. however, may
| be twisted and distorted, until the veriesi
| rascal may appear to be a saint. AS we
| read In Hamlet, Zone may smile, and
smile. and be villain" or as we find
it in Macbeth, There's daggers in men s
smiles" How often do we read in the
| newspapers of convicted culprits, upon
receiving the sentence of the court His
countenance did not change, but there
was a nervous twtching of his hands. -
The hands told of the whirlwind of emo
ton sweeping over the soul, when the
Uriah Heep, the tumble hypocrite with
bland countenance, but with cammy,
cold and sticky hands. Sir Arthur Helps
has noticed this fact: Some of the lead
ing men of the house of commons can
so divest themselves of expression, that
no one can tell by looking at their faces,
whether or no a remark has struck home.
They never vince. But watch their hands
the fingers wrap themselves around each
other: they twist and Irvine; or else they
are clenched tightly, as may be seen by
the white look about the knuckles." In
view of such things, it Is held that the
hand declares the man.
! It Is well known, that the lines on
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mems hands are impressed upon paper
for the purposes of Identification in GER
tain court proceedings. and criminals
have been convicted upon the disclosures
of the lines Of the hand, its fingers and
thumbs.
The palmist gives a certain definite
meaning to the length of the joints of
every finger, to the lines thereon, and to
the shape of the fingers and thumbs.
They all have some disclosure to make
concerning character, as have, also. the
bracelets at the wrists.
While this subject is little apart from
| palmistry he who reads palms Is obliged
| to be familiar with the fingers In tho
| facts or theories that they disclose. For
often is it the case, that lines beginning
in the palm, or on mounts at the bases
of the fingers run up to the finger joints.
One must know their meaning. Some
times there is distinct line running
from the mount of Jupiter up beyond tho
second joint of the first finger. This line
is rarely seen on the finger of the I'M
educated man, but men of learning often
are found with it. Four short lines rum
ming from Saturn upward and encroach-
ing upon the second finger. may be found
in the hands of great organizers.
Cui bono? What's the good of 1t allf
Well, have given one illustration of It's
usefulness, namely, as it is employed in
the detection of wrong-doers. But this
is not all.
There are lines and finger-shapes, as
well, that indicate the vocation in which
one is most likely to succeed In life, so
the palmist says. If his contention be
true, 1t is worth while that one study
the shape of the child's fingers ana d.
rect his elementary and technical educa-
ton accordingly; for 1t will not do to
try to make an artist of the little fellow
with square-tipped fingers: nor a me-
chanic of him whose fingers taper.
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times seem at utter variance with what
one finds in the face. I observed this
fact at once, and felt as King Duncan
did when he said,
To find the minds construction in the
face"
I was reading the palm of bright
attractive young woman whom I had
just met for the first time. Said I,
Here's something that l cannot read
You have had a curious experience OF
some sort. 1t was not an illness, nor
loss of money; it battles me; 1t lies
behind you and you are getting over It,
What it was I do not know" 7 pointed
out the completely of lines to her. She
smiled. but would not assist me. After
sometime had passed, she came to me
and said. "I'll tell you. now that no
one can hear us, what it was you could
not read: l have been married and am
divorced What. you mere girl.
Married and divorced?" But it was true.
I could not imagine it, and dared not
let myself construct the mysterious lines
into such a chapter in the young girl 5
life.
Only few times would I predict the
future OF person unless the future
should seem to be happy one. accord
ing to the lines.
Once l was reading a palm, and unex-
pectedly came upon the unmistakable
lines that the persons life would be lost
in some terrible accident. There
stopped. But what does this mean here?'
IT do not care to go farther I said.
Then he said, IT know what It means,
everyone that ever read my palm has
said, that I shall be killed by an acct
dent" I then said, "Since you have
heard this, I beg to warn you to make
every precaution, when travelling, against
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| the bargain counter of life and clutch
the stuff that is scarce worth throwing
away when you get it?
Milton says, "They also serve who only
stand and wait"
Which is about the hardest thing some
people can do-stand and wait. They
rush through life with scarce taste of
the real flavor of it's sweets.
1t is fine thing ito labor and to wait"
Self poise is power. He who can hold his
powers In leash, ready to launch his re-
serve forces when really needed, has
learned how to live.
Waltz
You cannot force the passage of time
by turning the hand on a dial plate.
Hold yourself. Relax a little. 'Bide
a vice." Get some current on the trolley
before you haste to pull the lever.
Wait!
Beauty, keep quiet Dearest, let muv-
yer tie your bow. Come along, my dar-
lings.'
These were the affectionate words
spoken by q handsome woman in the
lobby Of one of the fashionable hotels in
Chicago,
You will conclude, of course, that the
loving speech was directed toward the
woman's children. Well, 1t was not. And
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back the sea of popular favor with the
Tiny broom of their revisions
One of these hypercritical profess
sors makes light of 1.-The Ratchet made
verses" of the Salvation Army song
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
nght?" Another says. Or Monk
wrote the music of Abide With Me
in ten minutes. and 1t reads like it."
Another is peeved by the "atrocious
comp position" of The Morning Light
Is Breaking" and makes a special tar
get of Throw Out the Life Line
And so on.
1t is true that to a professor of
rhetoric Where Is My Wandering
Boy?' may seem fatuous ballad. but
it will scarcely be denied that the song
has saved more boys than any other
extant.
abide With Me-"
1t would be no crueler to kick the
crutch from a crippled man than to
take that sustaining song from the
hymnology of Christendom. 1t was
the favorite hymn of Chinese" Cor
don, one of Englands greatest heroes,
and has voiced the heart cry of mil
lions.
And
Let the prudish purist poke fun at
| the rugged Throw Out the Life Line"
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meet the children in some public park,
Good soul, you who read this. you do
not understand?
Neither do I.
My mother and your mother were not
ashamed of us when we were children.
Indeed, they were rather proud of Us
than otherwise.
Surely
And surely we have been educated to
believe that the finest pictures in the
world of art are those of the Madonna
and the Child. But
And here is the saving quality:
Before we begin to philosophize about
the fall of Rome and of the decadence
of American women let us not forget that
the women of whom this Chicago woman
is type are only drop in the bucket
as compared with the real mothers of
this glorious land.
Thank goodness!
According to a news item. "a COM
mittee of music editors and college
professors is at work revising the
hymns of the church."
Are they at it again?
How many times the musical doc
tors have essayed in vain to sweep
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England trades with all the world.
True, she has tariff, but it Is an honest
tariff, laid on non-competitive products,
and thus for revenue only. Ours is a
rascally tariff, laid on competitive arti-
cles, and thus for graft mainly.
If it is desirable that we go out and
set foreign trade for our manufacturers,
as everybody knows it is. then let us
do as England has done since 1S46-open
our ports to all who have goods to sell.
We will never do it otherwise. But the
protectonist says we are inferior to Eng
land and that the tariff guards us from
her. AS long as we hold to that view
England will do the trading.
Ashamed of the word subsidy" the
proponents of the thing now call it Sub
vention.'' There is the same c.iference
between subsidy and subvention that
there is between theft and larceny. Both
are the same thing with different names
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<<VVY1 HAT is there In life for
M poor old man who has
w been a failure? I left my

M poor old man who has
w been a failure? I left my
cold room determined to end my life;
7 was going to throw myself into the
lake. but as 1 crossed the Lake Shore
drive l saw a fine automobile full OF
happy people. and thought would
throw myself under the wheels and
find DEATH"
That was the tragic statement. made
by George Sheyler of Chicago.
Mr.. Sheyler is SO years old and has
been without work for some time. Day
after day he was compelled to get into
the "bread line" to keep from starv-
ing.
Becoming morbid over the failure of
all his plans to get on IN tne "orlu
Mr.. Shyler started toward the lake
AS stated, he changed his mind and
threw himself in front of an automo-
bile.
by narrow margin the driver of
The machine succeeded In steering the
car to one side of the old mans body.
Now
This incident. set down In the news
papers, is merely one of the hundreds
such that happen in Chicago and in
other cities. Old men and young men,
old women and young women-eVen
children-daily seek some source OF
self destruction.
Z 81 ana mostly the ueSpdi Sohioo W
these unfortunates because of failures
to find work and bread.
Note this: t.1
In Chicago this winter every effort
has been made to raise fund of $780,
900 for the help of the starving poor.
The Associated Charities says that sum
will fall far short Of the needs of the
time.
Meantime
1t is estimated that Chicago people
spent in Celebrating" the coming in
of the New Year as much as half a
4 million dollars.
Many millions, of course. were spent
for Christmas. but at least half a
million was expended for drinks, decor
alton and musfc-mostly drinks-be-
tween the evening of December 81 and
the morning of January L..
Two hundred thousand dollars for
charity in one whole winter! Five
hundred thousand dollars in one night
for entertainments!
And Chicago is typical of other
cities.
Ever and ever do the George Shey-
lers haunt the lake and the carbolic
acid way, hoping that by the killing
of their bodies they can ease their
minds and the joy seeking senualists
stupefy their minds that they may
enjoy the pleasures of the body.
o Lord of hosts. be with us vet,
Lest we forget. lest we forget!
See that man?
He wants 10 go on certain train and
has rushed out of the depot half
dozen times to gaze down the track. He
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See that man?
He wants 10 go on certain train and
has rushed out of the depot half
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22

< Winnipeg, Man, scpc. l5.--Res- !
: idents of LaRivierr. village l? <
= miles north of Snowflake, had last :
: evening an opportunity of captur- !
:. ing the man who committed such :,
4 a burial ASSAULT on Miss Price. <
\ The suspect was boarding a train :
= west bound freight at LaRiv- !
= iere, but was pulled of by the <
< train crew as he was mounting to <
X the top Of ear. He then went <
\ over to the village and while eat !
< ing supper at the hotel his resem- :
4 blance to the suspect attracted x
X the attention of four men hanging ):
\ around. But they were all afraid :;
X to arrest him, none in the village :
= at the time having the necessary =
4 authority or being armed A tele- \
X phone message was sent tc Snow ;:
< flake to the police there and two ::
: constables came over in an auto =
\ mobile, distance of 10 miles. In !:
\ the meantime Gordon was form !
X ed around the suspect, after he =
\ had left the hotel and as he was ::
< proceeding down the track. but !
! he easily broke through, holding :
= revolver in a threatening posi- ;:
+ ton aimed at his wou'G.be cap !:
+ tors, none Of whom were armed :
X The constables are searching the )
: railway yards and all buildings ::
= and likely hiding places. He has :
\ been recognized by his description ::
= by the Holidays, farmers of Han ;:
\ nah, N. D., as a farm hand named ):
: George Brown, who worked for :,
+ them in July and August and who :
\ was dismissed owing to his unbe- )
< coming behavior to 15-year-old !
: girl in the Holiday s employ. He ::
\ is an inveterate cigarette smoker, :
= the Holidays say, and when the !
< fondness for liquor comes on him :
= he is demon until he gets it, !
\ otherwise he is a good worker. :
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
$3.50: $685. *** !:
INSTRUCTOR WIRES BOARD OF
EDUCATION THAT HE WILL
NOT BE HERE MONDAY.

s. T. McArtor, Of West Milton, Ohio,
who was to come to Devils Lake and
take a position at the high school and
act as athletic instructor and football
coach, in addition to being science
teacher, will not be here, according to
a telegram received today by the Board
Of Education.
MIR. McArtor was expected here next
Monday, but his wife, who has been
i'll for some time, is either dead or in
a serious condition, the peculiar word
ing of the telegram making it impossi.
BILE to tell exactly. The telegram reads
"Wife in Grave. Condition can not
come" Whether MI MrArtor $ wife
is i'll the grave or in a grave condition
can not be aseertained, at any rate il
is certain that he will not be here.
The dean of Ohio University has rec
commended R. T. Seers to fill the posi-
ton which Mr.. McArtor was to have
and the Board Of Education is now i,
communication with him, and may Sc
cure his services.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
JEWISH NEW YEAR NEXT WEEK
Solemn Season of Year for Hebrews
Begins at Sunset-Continues
Two Days.

Devils Lake orthodox Jews at sunset,
Sept. 20, will commence their obser-
vances Of the Jewish New Year.
Continuing for two complete days,
this holiday precedes by ten days Yom
Kippar (The boy Of the Atonement),
which is the most solemn day in the
Jewish calendar.
Rosh-ha-Sannah, as the Jewish New
Year is called, is probably the most i'm
portant holiday in the Jewish life, for
according t obiblical belief it is dur
ing this time that the fate Of the be-
levers is "sealed,' that is, the ex-
tremely wicked are "sealed" to die be-
fore the new year shall have seen its
course, the righteous are "sealed" to
live and the intermediates-those nei-
Their extremely wicked or righteous
are given the ten days between Rosh-
ha-Shannah and Yom Kippar in which
to mediate on the error of their ways
and make amends. 1t is their attitude
during these days toward their fellow
men that decides their fate, according
to the orthodox belief.
Among the orthodox the New Year
is observed with probably as much SOL
emnity in synagogue and home today
as ii was in centuries gone by.
In the synagogue the congregation
solemly gathers, and, following the set.
ting of the sun on the eve Of the New
Year, the services in charge of the
"reader" who is assistd by the choir
are read Morning, afternoon and eve.
ming services are observed during the
two days of the holiday.
In the home candles are lighted
dishes symbolical of the occasion arc
served, and home services observed.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
$3.50 BUSH & GERTS PIANO WILL
BE GIVEN TO BEST PER-
FORMER THEPE0N

A contest that will prove of unusual
interest and attractiveness to those
unsteady inclined will be the piano
contest at the North Dakota Industrial
Exposition.
The contest will open on October 1,
and will close October -, beautiful
Bush & Gerts piano, built especially
for the exposition by the Stone Piano
Company Of Fargo, will be awarded to
the best performer thereon. Other de-
serving contestants will receive exposi-
ton diplomas and awards of merit.
Prof. Paula LaVilla, musician and
composer, whom Theodore Thompson
selected to head his conservatory of
music at Cincinnati, has been secured
to conduct this contest and act as
judge. Any North Dakotan is eligible
to the contest and the award will be
made strictly upon merit.
An entrance fee of So will be charg-
ed each applicant. Prof. LaVilla will
hear each applicant prior to October
5th, when the preliminary recital will
take place. The final contestants will
be selected to appear in the final grand
concert at which time the piano and di-
plomas will be awarded.
This contest is attracting unusual at
tention from musicians in all parts of
the state and will be one of the big fea.
lures of the exposition. The grand
prize is certainly well worth the effort
of anyone who feels sufficiently accom-,
plished as pianist to enter the contest
and the winner will receive many times
the value Of the prize in the favorable
publicity. that will result.
Remember. any North Dakotan may
enter, and the contest will open Octo
Der LIST.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
SUCH IS OPINION OF LOCAL JUS
TICE WITH REFERENCE TO
PEOPLE SKIPPING.

Because Of the large number Of cases
coming into his court lately having to
do with people taking sudden leave
without paying their bills local JUS
tice believes that more radical. laws
should be enacted by the legislature
to make people pay their honest debts.
Said the judge this morning after re-
viewing case: "I believe that there
should be more stringent laws to not
only make people pay the money they
owe, but also to make it criminal
offense to skip out. There are alto
gether too many cases where grocers,
butchers and boarding house keepers
lose money by trusting "dead-beats. :"
The merchants of this town lose thous-
ands Of dollars simply because the laws
do not protect them. The world is full
Of honest people who can be trusted to
be square, but there are also great
many people who make it practice to
assume obligations which they never
intend to liquidate. believe it should
be made a criminal offense to skip out
with the intention Of beating the pco-
pie out of their money!
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
TELLS FARGO FORUM OF THE
CHAMPIONS IN BASEBALL IN
NORTH DAKOTA.

Steve Jones is still the best baseball
fan in Devils Lake and when the Far
go Forum and several other papers
went wrong over the state baseball
championship, Steve put them on the
right track and in today's edition of
the Fargo Forum is published the list
Of games won by the Devils Lake team
together with the following letter over
Mr.. Jones signature.
Sporting Editor of The Forum: I
notice in The Forum that jamestown
makes a claim on the state baseball
championship for the season just clos
ed, submitting a report Of games play
ed, showing their percentage as 700,
with ten games lost out of thirty-one
played.
1 respectfully submit Devils Lake S
claim to this honor and enclose re-
port Of the games played and the re-
suits Of each.
You will see that we have played
forty-eight games, lost five and tied
two, giving US a percentage Of 900.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Devils Lake, North Da-
lota, Aug. 80, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Crea,
10, 1902 made H. E. No. 03S04, fo1
Sc IA SW IA, Section %, TOWNSHIP
1852 N, Range IS w, Fifth Principal
Meridian, has filed notice Of intention
to make final communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above de
scribed, before the Register and Re.
ceiver, at Devils Lake, North Dakota
on the 18th day of October, 1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses:
Albert Thompson, 9. D. Groves, Al
bert Joqua, Warren Lang, all of Toxic
n. D.
sepl-6t-w WM. MILLER. Register
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-22
MRS. LEONARD OF sTARKWEA.
THEIR MEETS WITH A FRIGHT
Full ACCIDENT.

Starkweather, N. D., Sept. 15.-Mrs.
A. j. Leonard met with frightful ac-
cident in which she lost the tips of
three fingers. She was leading horse
behind a buggy when the horse sudden
ly pulled back. The rope was entangl-
ed around her hand and it drew up
tight on the fingers and pinched and
pulled them until they were terribly
mangled. She was Immediately driven
to town where the ends Of the fingers
were taken off by DR.. Fawcett. Mrs.
Leonard was left in weakened condi-
ton for couple Of days as a result
but is doing nicely at this writing.