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Thumbs : Their Differences and Mysteries.
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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
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$ The Perfect Shoe
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called "she."
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Buues were as fjooci as manufacturers and dealers
claim them to be, their cost to manufacturer
would
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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,
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Wyoming
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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