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will form curious figures, suggestive
of events that arc destined to occur.
For instance, a fish means good news
that will come to you from across the
water; a dog indicates a faithful
friend; a human figure signifies mar
riage; a snake is an enemy; a
crescent is high honor to be antici-
pated; a coffin is danger that threat
MS; a star is happiness and success;
a tree is lasting good health, and
clouds are hopes that will not be full
filled.
Similar readings of the future can
be made with tea-leaves, which, when
they remain on the bottom or sides of
ones cup after drinking the contents,
give valuable indications. With coffee
grounds it Is the same-only that the
coffee cup must be carefully turned
upside-down over a saucer, because
all drops that remain are tears to be
shed.
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and even today a pilot can dictate
his own terms. There were great
steamboat races in Mark Twain's
days. When the Lee beat the Natchez
thousands of people lined the banks
and nearly 500, 900 were put up for
bets. Added precautions were taken
to avoid accidents. Those days are
gone but or this type of river boats
there still remain the r~oustabouts, a
distinctive feature of Mississippi river
life and they give a flavor to the
journey. Saunter down to THE levee
when a boat comes in and you will
see its lower deck laden to the waters
with freight and a swarm of grinning
negro roustabouts singing and dane
ing and running from boat to shore.
carrying freight. They are "bossed"
by a mate whose adjectives bristle
with birthstone.
Constantly Shifting Its Banks
What a strange, fascinating river.
1t winds and turns. 1t has flowed be-
fore a town and several years later
it has touched at the towns back
doors. 1t is constantly shifting and
1t offers battling problems to the Gov
eminent. For lighting a heavy white
post. twelve feet high with an oil
lamp on top, has been adopted. These
are placed at dangerous bends and
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enemy. Fifteen, prosperity. Sixteen.
a pleasant journey. Seventeen. good
luck from across the water. Eighteen,
a rise in life.
Fortune Telling BY Dominocs
Dominoes as a means of prophecy
at Halloween are not less reliable
than the dice but one must know how
to read them. The way to manipulate
them for purposes of divination is to
lay them face down and shuttle them
together, afterwards drawing one and
placing it face up. Do the same thing
with two others, but no more. Full
fllment may be expected within nine
days, the meanings being as follows:
Double six. a large sum of money.
Six-hve. a party. %Six-four, a law suit.
S~iX-three, a pleasant surprise. Six
two, a new dress or hat. Six-one,
somebody needs your help. SiX-blank,
an enemy Is slandering you. Double
five, a fortunate change of residence.
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Five-four, success in business. Five
three, a rich visitor. Five-two, an exs
cursion on the water. Five-one, a love
intrigue. F~ive-blank, a funeral.
Double four. a journey and dinner.
Four-three, a robbery. Four-two,
danger from a dishonest person. Four
one, a dunning letter to be expected.
Four-blank, a letter from al angry
friend. Double-three, a wedding.
Three-two, bad luck at cards. Three
one, a wonderful discovery. Three
blank, a sorrow. Double two, a jeal-
GUS husband or wife. Two-one. a val
liable find. Two-blank, loss of money.
Double-one. loss of a friend. One
blank, unexpected attentions. Double
blank, bad luck. trouble from an I'M
expected source.
Playing Cards As Prophets
There are still the cards to fall
back upon for Halloween %divination.
If desired Gypsies declare that they
are more reliable than any other
means of foretelling the future. Ac-
cording to their rule, only eight of
each suit should be used, and they
ought never to be shuffled or dealt by
the person whose fortune" is to be
told. He. or she, should cut them,
however. Then the cards may be read
as follows. for Zach of the four suits:
Clubs
Ace, joy, money or good news.
King, a frank, liberal man. Queen,
an affectionate and quick-witted wom-
an. Knave, a clever young man.
Ten-spot, fortune or success. Nine
spot. money or legacy. Eight-spot, a
dark PERSONS affection. Seven-spot,
an important letter.
Hearts
Ace. a love letter. King. a fair man.
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Near Minneapolis and st. Paul is
Fort Smelling. at the confluence of the
Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. 1t
was established in 1920 as a protec-
ton for settlers and traders. The
ruins of Fort Crawford still remain
at Prairie du Chen where Colonel
Zachary Taylor. afterwards President
of the United States. once COM
manded and Jefferson Davis once
served as a lieutenant in the regular
army. Fort Donelson was on the
lower river near Hickman and any
number of stories of the Civil War
cluster about Vicksburg and Baton
Rouge. and other places.
Its Future
VIII the Mississippi ever come again
into its own? This is a question not
alone of boats but of proper river
terminals. facilities for loading and
unloading changing depths, dredging
and kindred matters. There are
many stories hat could be told of
attempts to control this river, OF
levees and their breaks. and of
different methods which the Govern
ment has tried. A new epoch may
come to this river but the glamor of
the Mississippi will always remain.
It's sunsets viii always be famous, its
tinged with tradition and
romance. 1t has been a hver for
In American history it MAIN
leadership over all other rivers.
1t il n of the great rivers of the
earth.
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parts of the banks.
An interesting phase of river life
has been the RATS of logs which have
1oated Town from the north. An
other typ of river life is the clam
digger who lives ina shack and goes
out daily in his scow to fish for
CLAIMS that are taken by button fac
tories. When he gets a Mississippi
pearl his fortune may be made. Then.
there are the "shanty-boat folks" a
nomadic type infatuated with the
river, who are lulled to sleep in their
floating homes. In the nature of
things it, makes no difference to the
water tramp--if he be in a shanty
boat, a cabin boat, or a we'll equip
ped Observation-Disclosures he moves
rapidly or slowly for life seems a
Idulce far nlente. What cares he?
Dozens of handsome bridges span
it, especially at st. Paul, Minneapolis,
and st. Louis. Along it's banks is a
chain of delightful cities and to en-
bark on a Boat and move from town
to town is a pleasant experience. st.
Paul, Minneapolis. St. Louis, New
Orleans are the largest cities but La
Crosse, Lake City, Burlington, Win
ona, Muscantine, Red Wing. Dubuque,
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline, Han
nibal-home OF Mark Twain Keokuk.
Cairo. Memphis, Baton Rouge-these
are some of the river towns each of
which has some association with In
dian legend, war plantation days and
river life.
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There Are Many Ways To Foretell the Future, If
YouKnowJus Isl How knowledge On the Sub
jectIsVery Ancient, and HasBeen Handed
Down Through Centuries By Ex-
perts In the Mystic Art.
BY ARTHUR BUDD

~HERE is. of course. black magic
m very evil, a. product of knowl-
"a edge justly termed diabolical. 1t
60 is for misunderstanding. On the
other hand, there is white magic, in
nocent and therefore appropriate for
Halloween amusement.
Most commonly the white magic of
Halloween has to do chiefly with what
is called "divination." in relation to
things that are going to happen.
There Is nothing in the world quite
so neutrality-suspicious. that we
really could peer Into the future and
ascertain somewhat OF events that are
destined to occur.
Experts in the practice of white
magic suggest, for this very purpose,
a variety of methods. all of which are
surely worth trying. One or two of
the most valuable are practiced with
a glass of water. A wine glass is best.
Who, among the young men and
maidens. is going to be married first?
That Is always an exciting question
that is likely to come up at Halloween
festivities. To find out, take a wine
glass and fill it to the brim with water.
The girls must try in turn. and then
the bachelors. Each damsel, in sue
cession. drop a pin into the glass.
Though so full, it will receive a sur
prising number of pins without over
flowing. She who drops the last pin
without causing the glass to overflow
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Queen, an agreeable woman. Knave.
a bachelor given to pleasure. Ten
spot, happiness. N4ne-spot, good luck
in business. Eight-spot. a fair per-
sons affection. Seven-spot. a journey.
Diamonds
Ace, a communication about money.
King, an army man. Queen, a scandal
loving woman. Knave, an unfaithful
friend. Ten-spot, a change of resi-
dence. Nlne-spot, annoyance or de-
lay. Eight-spot. love-making. Seven
spot. a foolish scandal.
Spades
Ace, pleasure, King, an ~envious man,
Queen, a widow. Knave. a dark, dan
gerous man. Ten-spot tears to be
shed. Nine-spot. tidings of illness.
Eight-spot, a telegram. Seven-spot, a
love intrigue.
Halloween Dreams
Thus 1t appears hat one may take
peeps into the future by a number Of
different methods. But. at Halloween
there is nothing like dreams for offer
ing glimpses of events to come, espe-
cially as regards lovers and husbands.
Let the maiden, when she goes to
bed that night. put by the side of her
couch a small table, a writing pad
and pencil, and a candle. Also a box
of matches. Then she is all fixed for
her departure into Dreamland. When
she wakes-be it once or several times
during the night-let her instantly
light her candle and jot down on the
rad a few words about the dream
which her waking has interrupted.
The result as she reviews 1t in the
morning. will be interesting; and If
the dreams are rightly interpreted.
they will tell of things that will surely
come to pass.
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bois each have their tale and play
their part in the charm of this river.
There are Indian legends like that of
Winona, the Indian Maiden. daughter
of Red Wing, Chief of the Dakotas,
who loved the son of the Chief of
the Chippewas, their enemies. One
spring Red Wing summoned his
chiefs to council hat they might de-
stroy the Chippewas and promised
Winona to the young chief Wazikoota
as the payment for his support. Sad
was Winona's heart-but she agreed
with her lover that when the war was
done they should meet at a high rock
on the rivers bank and fee. When
the sumac flashed red on the hills,
Winona heard the signal-the call of
the nightbird. and stealing from the
wigwam she met the Chippewa chief.
But Jealous Wazikoota followed and
raised the war cry and Winona's lover
fell pierced through with arrows.
The maiden caught up the body and
leaped far out with it. The spirit OF
the Lake-a widening of the river
swept both bodies to a quiet grave
beneath Me waters.
Near st, Louis is a bluff on which
was depicted the form of the Piasa
bird known for Its ferocity. This is
a remarkable Photograph.
The upper reaches of the river are
comparable to the Hudson. The boat
passes prosperous little farms nesting
between high promontorles. The
stream may be deep or shallow, the
bluffs are of a variety of forms and
are covered with green trees that
present a verdant slope or are tur-
reted rock, bare and often OF grotes-
que form. In stretches there are tiny
or large islands, wooded and green.
and senarated bv winding channels.
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will get a husband first.
But who will get thu richest hus-
band? This may be ascertained by
the same method, using coins instead
of pins. The coins must be silver, and
all of the same size and value. The
girl who drops the last coin without
making the glass overflow will win
the richest man.
What An Egg Will Reveal
If. at Halloween, you would. con-
suit the oracle of the egg, TAKE one
that has been laid within forty-eight
hours, and, having carefully separated
the yolk from the white. drop the lat
ter into a tumbler half full of water.
Then place the tumbler aside, uncov-
cred. and leave 1t alone for a day, at
the end of which it will be in readi-
ness for the mysterious experiment.
Treated in this way. the white of
an egg forms itself into strange fig
ures. each of which has its peculiar
meaning. II you know how to read It.
For example, a circle means that
money is coming to you; a triangle
Is a journey which you will have to
take before long, and an anchor sig
nifies success in a business enterprise.
A cross is a warning of something
unpleasant that Is going to happen.
Something of the future may be
revealed by a few drops of melted
lead dropped into cold water. They
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Mighty River Discovered ByD Soto In 1541-Lar-
gestIn North - Its Tortuous Course
Drains a Basin of |, 257, SIS square Miles.
by KATHERINE LOUISE SMITH

stream flowing out from the lake he
gave it the name of Itasca-a con-
traction of the Latin words veritas
experimenting head of source. Many
Indians deny this is the head of the
river but as the region abounds in
lakes M pools it is difficult to de-
eide the controversy. Itasca is its
official head. The tiny stream threads
its way through a region of ten
thousand lakes" plunges over the
Falls of st. Anthony at Minneapolis,
and, ever widening. losses over the
rapids at Keokuk and Moline. Still
pursuing its southwark course 1t
winds placidly to the Gulf of Mexico
where it discharges It's colored waters.
To the Mississippi lover who is for
tunate enough to go its entire length
1t presents a portrait of a big, SWELL
ing stream with many tributaries.
among them the Missouri, Ohio, Ar
kansas and Red. Spain, France and
England have played their parts on
this river which today is dear TO the
whole United States. 1t is the be-
loved Great River. Father Of Waters.
The Spaniards called It Rio Grande.
19F'ANh PoiSho. Inc french SOme-
times called It ST. Louis, and some
time Conception. But the Indian
name takes precedence and II is Mer-
sche Cebe. Missipi-Big Waters-the
Mississippi.
Indian Legends
A whole literature could be based
on the salient points of this river.
Marquette, Father Hennepin, De Soto,
La Sale and other discoveries, the
Indian. the TRAINER. the courisurs du
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Thomas Jefferson bought
from Napoleon. the grand
AN domain of the Louisiana Pur-
WV chase he obtained the control
and possession of the Mississippi
RIVER. THE navigation of the Mis-
sissippi we must have" he said. We
obtained In this river a beautiful
stream which Is a great source Of
pride but of late we have failed 10
utilize 1t as we ought for a great con-
tinental highway of commerce. 1t is
a remarkable river. national In scope,
suretching its arms toward the At
ianuc and Pacific, traversing a valley
winch runs from the Gulf of Mexico
10 a lake In the north which borders
on the Hudson Bay basin. 1t possesses
beauties that are comparable with
those of the Rhine.
Its Source
IL is the historical and scenic fea-
lures of this river that aid In lending
1t charm and dignity. In length 1t is
surpassed only by the Amazon and
there has always been a halo OF
romance regarding its source. This
river of sons and story has Lake
Itasca for its credited head, but there
are some who maintain that 1t rises
west of Yellowstone Park and by way
of what we call the Missouri extends
1921 miles 10 the Gulf Of Mexico. If
we accept Lake Itasca as its source II
runs 2.4e6 miles. Numerous persons
In early days and later have tried to
trace the source of the river. but 1t
remained for Sehoolcraft to work his
way across from Sault Ste Marie to
Lac-ia-Biche and as he saw the tiny
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Firpo's WaIIoping Right

Now this person Firpo is liable to
stick around while with Dempsey.
He is big and he thinks he can win.
And he will keep walloping away with
that right Who knows what will hap
pen?
Dempsey of course will go after the
big challenger, just like he did Willard
at Toledo, from the first gong in the
first round Willard sat down at least
ten times in that opening stanza, but
was there in the second round with a
long right uppercut which rocked
Dempsey and shook him to the heels.
Dempsey was arm-weary and winded
from punching. He couldn't have tax
en- another such smack just then.
Well, supposing now that Firpo's
endurance and fighting heart are a
wee mite more than Wizards was on
that day, and the physical Dempsey
softened considerable by five years
of all that wealth carries with it?
We will all know more Sabout it
when we look at the newspapers the
morning of September Is.
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LEAVE NOTES OUT

Uncle Sam has just issued a warn
ing to people not to enclose notes in
parcel post packages. So when you
mail her that box of candy you can't
even enclose a little love note without
running great risk of being caught up
on a federal charge and sentenced to
prison instead of the marriage ball
and chain. This follows the receipt Of
orders from the third assistant post
master general this week.
Attention is called to the placing of
illegal enclosures in parcels mailed at
the fourth class (parcel post rate of
postage 1t has been found that in
some cases illegal enclosures are plac
ed in parcels mailed under the provis
ions of the parcel post laws. This sub
jects addresses to annoyance and in
convenience inasmuch as they are call
ed upon to pay the efficient postage
The illegal enclosures consist of in
structions for making clothes, repairs
or articles such as hats, fountain pens
jewelry, ETC., directions as to the dew
elopment and printing of Photographic
films, unauthorized editions of
invoices and other things along the
same lines, it was said.
There may be enclosed with fourth
class matter written or printed in
xy0ioo CT, Oxryiro fbo nome oud oddracc
of the sender and of the addressee en-
closed, together with inscriptions in
dicating, for purpose of description,
the price, style, stock number, size
and quality of the articles, the order
or file number date of order and date
and manner of shipment, and the mi
tials or name of the salesman or Of
the person by whom the articles were
packed or checked.
Inscriptions, such as Merry Christ
mas, with best Wishes DO not open
until Christmas, or words to that eff
feet may be written on fourth class
mail, or on a cord enclosed there
with.
When it is desired to send with a
parcel of fourth-class mail, communi
cation, instructions, or other written
matter not constituting a permissible
addition or enclosure under the law,
this may be done by placing the com
municatiOn or other matter in an on
velope prepaid at the first class rate
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sey is wealthy man. For the last
five years he has been living on the
fat of the land, enjoying luxuries and
comforts which were entirely outside
his ideas of possibilities five years ago.
Then, too, there is the toll of idleness
which few are strong enough to re-
sist. 1t is doubtful if Dempsey has
been severe enough taskmaker for
himself to evade paying physically
for it.
Some critics say Dempsey is wide
open for the first man who comes
along with real right-hand sock.
Firpo has it. His right hand wallop
is really his only fighting asset. It has
been enough coupled with his great
bulk, the fact that he has youths en-
durance and likes to fight.
Tom Gibbons smacked Dempsey
with his right. Even old Bill Brennan
kept laying a right up against Demp-
seys jaw before taking the K. O. All
remember little George Carpenters
right smash in the second round at
Boyle's Thirty Acres. It had Dempsey
dizzy for a second.
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Who Will Be Heavy
Champion Tomorrow?
FIVE YEARS OF TITLE TOTING
AND RICH LIVING ARE FAC
TORS FAvORING FIRPO
BY ROBERT FULLER

When the hour arrives that Jack
Dempsey is no longer heavyweight
champion of the world, down in his
heart of hearts he will konw WHY.
He likely will offer no alibi, but in
stead will concede all honor to the
new Champion although later, inquir
ing sports reporters will quote him
and tell of many reasons for his defeat
Perhaps none of them will be correct.
Five years of championship and
Dempsey is different ringman today
The weight Of championship crown
is much heavier than even Jack him
self will admit. But, to certain veter
an sport writer who has been constant
ly assigned to Dempsey's camp, from
the days at Toledo before The Giant
Killer won the crown from Willard,
up to and including the present train
ing siege here for Firpo, it is
noticeable that Jacks shoulders are
stopped "a bit under the load of his
honor
In plain words, the Dempsey con-
fidence today lacks that sureness
which made him invincible in the
days when he had everything to win
and nothing much to lose. Human
pride now makes the mere thought of
giving up the kings seat an occasion
for doubling thoughts.
Dempsey's Concern
At Shelby. Mont, when he was pre-
pairing for Tom Gibbons, Dempsey
never missed an opportunity to ask
close friends in the newspaper game
about what was going on in the Glib
bons camp? Dempsey knows, as every
follower of the boxing game knows,
that the difference in ability between
a champion and persistent challen-
ger is never very great. Let a good
challenger catch a champion on an
'off'' day and title is liable to change
hands.
Maybe the scrap at Shelby was an
off day for Dempsey. Then again may
be it was that little lack of confidence
in Dempsey something else
(Which we are going to tell you about
and which resulted in the upset to
form-and moral victory for Tom
Gibbons, who was still there at the
end of the fifteen-round fight with
the great Dempsey.
Those who freely opined that Demp
sey could have won over Gibbons with
ease should have seen Dempsey at
Salt Lake City few days after the
Shelby fight, as did the authority for
this article. He was the owner of as
pretty a pair of black eyes Gibbons
gift as anyone would care to see. And
Dempsey was glad that it was all over.
But all this is beside the point. Dem
psey beat Gibbons, maybe not impress
sively, but beat him, and he will, of
course, enter the ring strong favorite
to beat Louis Firpo ct New York on
September IA
The Toll of Wealth
The difference between the Demp-
sey of today and the Dempsey of five
years ago is MONEY. Today, Demp-
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vILLAGE OFFICIALS

President-Geo. A. Hall
upervisor-Frank A. Hall
Trustees-C. H. Wiegand, R.Ewald
Mrs. Ruby Radcliffe, E. d. Richmond
Edw. Giese, David Rupert
Clerk-Walter Gander Jr.
Treasurer-Thos. MacQuaker
Assessor-Robert Persohn
onstable-Robert Ziebell
Meet 3rd Monday of month.
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Miles from Eagle River

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and attaching same to the parcel pre-
paid at the fourth class rate.
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The Toll of Wealth
The difference between the Demp-
sey of today and the Dempsey Of five
years ago is MONEY. Today, Demp-