miSSMmKi. i'rn 3 " - fnir t-it THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1890. PAL MIS Thumbs : Their Differences and Mysteries. BY THC DISTINOUISHCD .rtVVVMV''MWVVVVV H.0JH0 pvjn.nnnK.iiiijija0HQjiiKpnjiijiFnjPDjitrmjm. In the study of character the thumb Ib veiy neatlv of the mme Imnoitnniu to the hand as the nose It to the fuce. It , tells tin Hticnf,th or weakness of the natural -will of tne possessor, mul Is one of the most muikcd Indications of diameter in connection with the etudv. The Chinese, win am thniough bn llever.s In the old-f.Tdiloned chirom ancy, have u svotim of divination by the study of the lmprcMdons left by the bill of the thumb pressed In a. lump of soft wax. The illiterate knights of old used to put Just wileli matlH on the paiehmoiit derds thev were called upon to sign Hoth falls demonstrate how geneially It is held that Ihere are no two thumbs who. Imprints would prove identically tin same. Not only the Chinese btllove in this old branch of chlrotnani y, but people of our present century. I car. well 10 call, but n few ears past, bow the murderer of a Philadelphia llbtailun flSmj was hunted down by the Imprint of a blood covered thumb left upon a porcelain knob of a dnwer In one of the Philadelphia llbiarics. It has been proved that the lays in tho cuticle cf the thumb never change fiom infancy to old age, that U In shape or course. Piof Sli Ilk hard Owen In his mono graph on the natuie of the limbs, calls attention to the fact th it the "thumb, which Is the least Important and con stant digit of the nnteiiir exttcmlty In the lest of the mammals, becomes Jn man the most Important e'onont of th t rmlnal ferment. iml that which makes It !i hind ptopulv mj called" Tntants, up to the Hive when their IrUlllgrnce begins tr bo developed, Hep tneir hands cnntiii'iary cl iscd, folding their fingers ovei the thumb but In piopoit'on a, with th" body, th 1111 id buoims developed, the thumb in turn folds Itslf over the fmgria V shoit time ago one of my clients, subject to epileptic lit", was overcome by one of his spells while 1 was de olperlng his hands Suddenly I noticed his thumbs began t" fold befnie tho lest of tho flngeis, which shows that this evil which Is Instinctively appio hendsd before It Is acttnlh felt. Again If one pav- putlcular atten tion as to how people fold or are ac customed 'o 1 iv theli thumbs without thch knowing that thev ate ob-eived. one can gain a veiv iliai lnld as to their will power or sticngth of char acter In Judging a thumb tho reader must first examine Its length between the first and second phalange, whether pet high or low ftom the side of the hard. If the fliht phalange Is long and huge, then the will governs, he Is not easllv Influenced, or led Into temptation, It gives power to icslst and good, deir Judgment If this portion of this mem her is exaggerated, then the good qual ities above mentioned aie spoiled too headstrong for his or her ow n good. Be the flrit phalange conic and Icng It gives greater Intuition He will cmb his Instincts because he is a man of head If this nhalange Is shoit, the possessor Is 1 tiled by the heait nnd not the head, dllllcult to say no, and feels ns though he has to accept of thing, when offeied to him, for tho sake of being congenial It Is tho thumb that betrays tin weakness or strennth With n weak thumb, a hand that otherwise shows great possibilities would be neivelnos a d unsuccessful, with a laigo thumb, whatever virtues or faults tho subject may have he will never be nett", ho may be either good or bal1 he will nevei be ordinal v A Inipe thumb In dicates one who Is Independent In 1 o'h thought nnd action, who Is ever lealv to fauffev th consequences of bis ow.i wrong-doing. Ho Is swaved onlv bv reason and disgusted and hardened liy a display of emotion A small thumb alwavs indlcat s a - ntlmental, Imp es olonable nature. Incapable of forming any verj high alms A thumb extra length, broad and w sp. rfffl 4sgio $ The Perfect Shoe LGs A lady onco called "she." cGs fOa ging" costs more L3 Buues were as fjooci as manufacturers and dealers claim them to be, their cost to manufacturer would irt i IV. -2 W Tw - OP2Jwta5hoirOR;jfofll H . 1HADL MAD- 1 TRY, YOUNQ PALMIST, MARTINI, M. square, Is the 0r3t Bymptoms of all furious Impulse, uncontrollable temper, one of the chaiacterlstlcs of tho wife beattr, highwayman, murderer and brutal parent. The supple-Jointed thumb Is a sign of oxtravugnnce In everything money matteis, worldly aifalrs, projeets, thoughts. In fact, he can make him self at home most anywhere. If jott want to reach his heart, all you have to do Is to tell him a sad stoiy, with ti emulous tones of genuine gilcf; you will reach his will through his heart. rirm-Jolntcd thumb shows more de termination nnd will-power than his supple-Jointed brother; also caution, seeietiveness, wealth of common-sense, and a tendency to limit his Intercourse I to people who may be made use of. Clubbed thumb is a sign of ungov ernable temper, a brutal, aggrcslo 'nature, n lack of reason in action; blind, unrestrained passion aroused by I the slightest cause. Such a thumb Is largely found among those who com mit murder on the Impulse of the mi ment It generally shows a craving for stimulants. A large-thumbed woman Is always considerate and cleat -headed. Love with her Is more a matter of business, moie faithful and never a coquette or flirt. A small-thumbed woman Is, however, far moie fascinating. Love Is her all in nil In mairlago It Is advisable that one choose a paitner with a different typo of thumb, foi If both parties hir o dominant wills, It would be like a pair of s!uar, cutting all that comes be tween, jet Irrevocably each btiuggllng to go Its own wnj. In my next aitkle I will describe tho nnlls, ono of the most Intercstinc s c tlon3 of the study of the hand. In It I will explain how jou may leant jour sweetheart's temper; how hereditary tendencies tow aids disease may be foietold, etc. Martini, 20D Washington avenue. MEETING ROYALTY UNAWABES. Adventures of People with Kings and Queens They Didn't Know. I'rom the London Mall. Many amusing stories are told of the adventuics of roval personages when they have divested themselvps of what may be called their ofllclal diets and nssumed the guise of ordinal v moi tals. And no one loves moie to tell these tnles of misadventuie than the tovnltles themselves The czar still recounts the story of nn expei lenco he had some ye.us aco In Scotland. It was in tho earlv days of his cj cling enthusiasm, and he was riding In company with l'llncess Maud When the ioal cjcllsts were walking with their machines up ono of the steep hills ncai Balmoiul they over took an old Scotsman, who wished them "good dav" nnd seemed disposed for gossip. Tho oung pair entered Into the spiilt of the adventure, and chatted mciiily about their cycling until thev reached the top of the hill llefore they lemounted the garrulous old man looked wonderlngly at the machines, and said "Weel, week thev'ic riand things for jou toon lasses nnd lad dies " When they had got out of hear ing the ioal pair llteially laughed un til they cried, nnd the czar even vet answers to the name of "tho toon lad die" among his cousins. Not manv months ago the Ocrimn cmpeior sustained o.ulte a shock. Like King Leopold of Uelglum, tho kaiser loves oecaslonall to take a eolltnrv ramble In tho countrv. One i'av I.i&t summer while at Potsulam ho had won dered furthei than ustinl. nnd ct dusk found himsslf. dustv and weaiv. still a dozen miles fiom tho ulace When at this stage a country-woman driving a cart overtook him ho greeted her do- asked a sailor why a ship was Hlsreplv was because the "rin than tho hull. Ifmany women's 1 bo greater than the price they are U JWtkfa a -mpr- sold for. When jou buy shoes don't pay more for the " rlgglnt;" than the " hull." J. & T. Cousins' " Easefelt" shoes are sold for $4.00 a pair, because they're worth Sl.fW 'I'll fu'rn 1 ha lioc f iy,t i .. T-- - - . " WW ...w s'. uw call purchase. If you don't find it so we it retuiictyoui money LEWIS, REILLY & DAVIES. 114'HO f Wyoming MP Avenue. lltely and asked her to nlloiv him to take a scat in tho cart. Tho woman looked down critically n t the dusty and disheveled man, nnd, whipping up her horse, said, "Not mc; I don t Ilka ilia looks of vou." Somo distance ahead a mounted patrol stopped the woman and asked what tho emperor had said to her. "The kaiser?" sho queried, In amaze ment. "What kaiser?" Then, as the truth gradually dawned on her, h turned pale, gave a frightened look at tho dusty figure coming nearer, nnd droo raoldly away. Kx-Queen Emma of the Netherlands and her daughter, the queen of todav, had many nmuslng experiences In their wanderings Incognito. Last summer, when they were staying at one of the hotels In tho Tyrol, tho young queen won all hearts by her sweotness of disposition nnd vivacity. Theie was one oung Englishman who was so overcome by her charms that he fol lowed her everywhere In bdUo of a f 1 owning mamma, and. it must be said, with somo mischievous encouragement from the daughter. Ills attention at last became so marked that ono dnv the young girl and her mother disap peared without warning, and It was onlv some days after that the oumr Englishman learned, throuzh the papers, that the young ladv he had wooed so persistently was the girl quc.on of Holland. Many good stories are told of the curious adventures of Queen Maigaret of Italy on her mountaineering excur sions Tho storv of how she enter tained a party of tourist climbers In ono of the mountain huts ia well 3rtSRr known, but few have heard of another little adventure which befell her this summer. The queen, whose energy Is alwavs the envy and despair of her suite, had wandered away from her at tendants, nnd had not only lost her way, but was both hungry and fa tigued, when she saw a peasant's cot tage In the distance. Making her way to it, her knock wan answered bv an old peasant woman, whom she asked for rest and refresh ment. "Conic In. my dear, and wel come," the kindly old peasant said The qveen entered, nnd Insisted on helping her hostess to preDare the sim ple meal of inllk and bread When the belated attendants reached the co: tase they found the queen and the old woman gossiping and eating with all the fieednm of old friends, and It was not until somo davs later, when a handsome pierent nnlved at the cot tage, that the woman learned how she had entertained her aueen. ELECTRICITY IN A MONASTERY Carmelito Monks Have tho Finest Kitchen in tho World. A most Interesting npplicatlon of electricity to heating nnd cooking, as well ns to lighting, has been made In a new Carmelite monastery. Tho total nmount of oler-tilc power used, which ! derived fiom the Nlagaia falls, two miles off, is 100 horp"-pov er. Of this amount 23 hoise-power Is devoted to lighting, cooking nnd heating water, the remaining 73 hoise-power heating the lower floor of tho building, consist ing of eleven bodrooms, icceptlon room, otllce aid dining room, with corridor In the corridor, which Is 120 feet long, 10 feet wide and 15 feet high, nine four horsepower electilcal heaters have been placed. Each bedroom 10x12x15 feet In size has nn electric heater of four horse-power1, with switch for ad Justing the heat. It Is believed that tho kitchen of the hospice building Is unequaled In tho wot Id In the com pleteness and character of Its electrical equipment, which, while having suffic ient capacity to cook all the meals of the residents and visiting pilgrims at the hospice, supersedes nil other kinds of fuel commonly used In kitchens su"h as coal, gasoline, or oil There aie three electilc ovens and an elect! Ie combination range, hav Ing a heating sutface of six square feet Each squai i foot has Its Individual switch, and can be legulated to full or half heat, as desired. Tho oven capacity consists of two small ovens nnd one large oven The laige oven will conk four hug. I roasts at one time In tho butler a , pantry, whcie the fa nnd coffee are made, nie three five-gallon uins and a chafing dish, all electrically connected One urn Is used for tea, another for coffee, and the third heats the water for the tea and coffee urns The water for laundry and bathioom purpos s Is electrlcallyheated In n 100-gillon boiler, a smaller boiler of 150 gallons capacity being empelyed for heating water for kitchen use Hoth hollers have a 2j Inch covering of asbestos to economize hrat The cook In charge of tho kitchen, who has had many years expeilence with coal nnd other fuels, pronounces eleetilelty far superior in every way to them all It not only increases tho act ual efficiency of the kltclnn to a re markable extent, but makes the lesults to be fcecuied absolutely sure in fart, brings down cooking to an exact sci ence At the formal opening and bless ing of the hospice dinner was cooked for 250 persons In two and one-half hours The door of the laige oven la fitted with a thermometer, which Indi cates the internal heat of tho oven so that tho cook knows to a nicety when to put In her meats or other articles of food Thero Is nono of the smell com mon where gas Is used, nnd none of the ashes und dlit left by coal As soon as the meal Is cooked tho heat Is turned off. and tho kitchen becomes as cool aa any other pait of thn house. In tho small ovens bread oan be baked In eighteen minutes. The total lighting, cooking and heating of tho building takes 25 horse-power, which, at $25 n horse-power, costs tho hospice $625 a ear. Tho fact that such a low rate can bo mado Is strongly euggestlvo of tho extended uso of electricity for do- LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE BATTLEFIELD 1 PEN PICTURES OP LIFE IN THE ISLAND OF LUZON. Porploxitios of tho English Lang augo to Thoso Who Don't Know it. Swapping Jokos in Unknown Ton gues Only Ono Killed Au Evory Day Incident of Quiet Yankco Heroism. Trom tho Philippine Correspondent of tho Chicago llecord. We have great times trying to speak Spanish and wo do not atwavs meet with the success our sincere efforts de serve. Tho natives aro trying to learn English, but It Is b! w work on both sides. The padro came to me a day or two ago and said ho should like to know what to do when ho was out at night nnd wns chnllcngcd by n sentinel. Ho said the sentinel said something that sounded like "Hop!" and he had looked up the word In the dictionary, but It puzzled him, and when a sentinel came at him with his rifle In that threatening position and said "Hop"' he tJUln't know what to do, I explained "at the word was "Half" and ho had Q' t n lauh over it. I wonder if j.iu would find anj thing pathetic as I do In seeing men of all nges, old, middle-aged and young, Rtuyl'ig English from little Incorrect primers got up In Spanish, Tagalo and English, nnd with n fourth column giv ing ns nenrly ns they can our pronun ciation of English words. As I go along the street a common sight Is one of our soldlcis leaning over the coun ter of a little "tlenda" or booth ex plaining simple expressions to eager students I have never before found anvthlng esneclally affecting In "Mary had a little lamb," "I have John's cnn." or "The boy Is bad, but his little sister Is a good girl." Sometimes I stop and try to explain our Inexplicable English pronunciation of. words sti"h as cough, enough, through'and plou-b and the poor Filipinos usually end by saying "Oh. el Ingles es mucbo tr.a bajo." They are right English Is much work, and how would jou like It if you had to begin such a work In order to be able to converse with u new race that came In to take and govern your home? In Spanish every vowel Is pro"ounced separately, and when a Filipino has laborlous'y master ed the word "said" and points to It with satisfaction nnd calls It "saheed" I feel ns though I ought to apologize for speaking .such a language and par ticularly as thero Is no such sound as our short o In either Tagalog or Span ish, and I can tell him he is wrong, nnd cinnot even write anything that suggests the sound of said to him Heio Is a great opening for our philanthro pists. Lot them look up a lot of com petent teachers and send them over heie to teach English They will And ample opportunity, and willing pupils. A house occupl d as an oftVe Is ownel bv a native woman whom I commend as ono of the most cheerful ladies I have ever met. She came In one morn ing and Introduced herself bv saying 'No sabo Espanol," to v hlch I leplled "Neither do I: so we aie even" rut she sabed Tagalog and I sabed English, so the difficulty wrs not Inconsiderable However, she didn't seem to mind, nnd she chatted away at me In the cheeriest manner possible, while I had not tho faintest notion what she was talking about. As she talked she went to work cleaning house and mopping tho floois, and she would throw her head back and laugh and tell mo something that must have been the funniest T over heard. It was Infectious, and I thought up an old joke or tw o of mine, for I propose not to be outdone by these people In mntters of entertain ment; and she seemed Just as much pleased over them as I was. Heallv, I never befme have assisted at such nn Idiotic performance In my life ns that was. Tho house-cleaning took some time and I should have lun out of stories if It had not been for a copy of Life that had come in tho mall, and I read her nearly all of Its editorial page. You should have heard her laugh. lit fore sho finished two other officers who were present had nearly huit themselves with laughter, and they assuied me I had been a more ludlclous Idiot than they had ever chanced to meet before. All tho .same, I don't Intend to let any plain old Ta galo Jokes run here without opposition Incidentally, too, I gave her a peseta for her work nnd some coppers for the plckanlrnles, nnd if I did make a fool of m self It did me good to have such a laugh. But the life here is not all a Joke. A few days ago a reconnaissance was made toward Novaleta. Two batta lions of the Fourth infantry went out with tho brigade commander and ran And H l'or every day in the year with every lot we sell, but we vouch that an invest- j ment in a few lots in the Great Diamond Tract the last remaining piece of real f estate in the heart of the city, will make you reasonably comfortable by the time i you commence to feel that you are getting older. u ti And you may UOH . nil U A. VLHU All VAJLl 3 raised in two weeks from today. A good thing does not last forever. Tomorrow, or H Thanksgiving, take a walk, only seven minutes from Lackawanna Avenue, and look H at our property. g us ' ,! I The Diamond Land and Improvement 'to. eirJf 5 it. I ig OFFICESAlbright Avenne, on Company's Land, and 208 Commonwealth Building, ' & g Corner Spruce Street and Washington Avenue. (Open Evenings.) g TP" Largest Retail Piano and Organ Business in. the State (Outside Philadelphia and Pittsburg.) This Is What Finn & Phillips, the Wyoming Avenue Music Dealers, Honestly Say of Their Magnificent Establishment Their Immense Stock Occupying Five Floors and Base mentThey Make a Feature of Doing All Their Own Repairing Their Remarka ble Success in a Short Period. Although the well-known firm of Finn & Phillips is the youngest of our local music stores, yet it is a well-known fact that they have the biggest establishment, and are doing more business in their line than any concern in the state, outside of the cities of Philadel phia and Pittsburgh. A visit to their warerooms is very interesting, and at once creates the impression of the magnitude of their business, especially in Pianos and Band Instruments. There are at least fifty pianos on the vaiious floors, while on the second floor is found an immense stock of band and orchestra instruments of every description. In referring to the piano stock, just consider this list of goqd makes to select from : Mason & Hamlin, Hardman, McPhail, James & Holmstrom, Malcom-Love, Hallett & Davis. Fischer, Smith & Barnes, Franklin, Standard and Singer. Here we find pianos for the artist, pianos for the layman; in fact, pianos for everybody, to suit all tastes and pocketbooks, The most impoitant factor in making this house renowned throughout Northeastern Penn sylvania as the one great centre in piano retailing, is the great complete stock always on hand. The same can be said of the Band and Orchestia Department. In the beautiful room on the second floor can be found every instrument necessary to equip a full band and orchestra. Fiom an artistic standpoint this store is especially attractive. From the general sales room on the ground floor to the repair department on the fifth floor, every room has a waim, cozy effect, from the carpets and furnishings throughout. No customer goes into Finn & Phillips' store but understands that the firm is on a strictly one-pi ice basis, and whatever lepresentation is made by the salesmen or sales women, will be carried out to the letter. The gieat reputation of this film for fairness and honesty is firmly established. The purchaser who cannot find exactly what he or she wants in this stock of "Everything in Music" is indeed hard to suit, Finn & Phillips do all their own repairing. For quick repair woik there is a special depaitment on the fifth floor, and the woik is done as complete as if the instrument were sent back to the factory in which it was originally constiucted. There are many other interesting featuies to this great establishment worthy of men tion in these columns, but time and space will not permit. However, visitors are always welcome, whether bent on purchasing or not. One of the firm's favorite phrases is "Come in, Gaze About." up against the trenches, which we Knew were there It seemed .1 ply that a life had to be baciltlced for practically nothing, but It was so Theie Is In the leglment d. detainment of sharpshooters and scouts, made up of four privates and .1 non-commissioned olllcer from each company, all undei tho command of an ofllcer This detachment had the advance, and coming near the enemy they piocoeded to develop his force That word de velop does not sound erlous, but It ically means getting shot nt, and as the enemy was present, theie was soon a lively flic. Our men got down be hin 1 the rlcc-dilses and tiled volleys. Soon one of them was hit In the loft breast and he toppled over, but Im mediately straightened up and tried to lepeat an 01 dor that was being shouted ncioss the field He was not of the "hero" Kind, or nt least ho did not mean to be, ho was just paving attention to his duty, and If anyobdy could have spoken to him about It he would probably have said "Why not? What should vou expect mo to do'" But In the midst of his attempt the blood gushed from his lips and he went down again and did not get up Cranb Ti. nw mi. t . i. come too late. First And the Can ou Imagine such a scene? Th giound was deep with water. ind mud, there weie no cheets or shouts of en comagement, It wns a cloudj, rainy dav and the only thing unusual was the popping of titles off theie from the bamboo thlcKots that lined .1 small stream and tho coiiesponding dipping of the bullets as they Kicked up the mud and water. And this man died as quietly as anybody ever died and with no Idea but to do his duty. I'ltk out some man ou know and think of him In that position, and see how It feels And It has happened several times since we have been out heie that only a few davs aftei suili an oceui lenco a letter has come fiom a mother or bister asking about her boy or brother v ho has been perhaps a little caieless about writing home. I tell jou those letteis are not easy to nnswer I saw a shoit vere the other day entitled "Only Ono Killed." but to somebody ho was the only one thought of nnd dreamed of and pet haps lol Iowtd with pruvers and hopes for his safety. Then I must tell vou something els that occuiicd tin sani d iv "Winn this pooi fellow went down another errv auce 10 MS APfi Comers, First Choice. Prices will be man walked over to him. took of his belt and put it on himself, took both rllleT In his. left hand and then grasp ing the dead -naii't. wilst with hi light swung him on his back and shoulder and staited of.' aeioss tho ilea fields, wading thtough mud and water up to his waist and damning thoso libels win kept shooting ut Iiltn. Hut he Kept light nn and tliLy didn't hit him Anil while be was dolrg this tha lest of the detachment were not ldlo either, but Kept up such a, fusll.id that the Insuigents, did not have nun It of a chain e at their target. And when he wjs nut of 1 each 0111 men got up and left time as promptly as possible, foi thev hud been nuWed some time before to withdiaw nnd had waited to cover this other man's wlthdinwal. And then thev all 1 ime baik here and nn ofllclal u-ioit was sent In that the enemy's tfiitlus had b( en lceatcd and were found to be occupied In foicc. Political Infoimntion. Thn Instiuctor What Is the difference between a subjn t and 11 iltlzen' 'lho Student If vim pie ise, the subject his tn lie humored nnd tin citizen get3 boosed Iiidlunauotis Journal. ft& n.ii' , fb mm msi
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