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Somebody who has seen Hungry Joe, the bunko swindler, since he went to prison, reports him as holding an apparently sincere belief in his possession of psychologic power. Asked what was the secret of his wonderful success in swindling intelligent and often experienced men, he replied: "It is mesmerism.

The doctrine that Mind is all, that there is only one Reality and Substance, and this the Infinite God, is easily perverted to the worst of purposes. From this, some force their way to the conclusion that all action and phenomena are good and right and divine.

Many oddly addressed letters daily pass through the post-offices. Several of the rhyming kind are somewhat remarkable for the poetical skill displayed by the writers.

" Max ," of the Buffalo Express, says, the gentleman who has succeeded to President Cleveland's' place in the old law-firm is the father of a pretty, blue-eyed, bonnie lassie, aged four. Sometimes she visits the office, and she has captured the heart of big Bachelor Bissell, the remaining partner.

Mr. Editor: —Will you please (if possible) give a little space to the following: Quite recently, my attention has been called to two or three articles in a Boston magazine, of such a nature as to allow, by direct implication, that my Teacher in Christian Science is regarded as being guilty of doing what I know to be utterly false.

"Oh Ben, 'tis only the first of December, and I've had a letter from Santa Claus already," said Amy Graham to her brother, as they walked across the fields, on their way to school. "Nonsense," said matter-of-fact Ben, "You're always getting notions into your head, Amy.

These two witnesses are infinite and eternal Love; "they shall prophecy a thousand, two hundred and threescore days. "This does not refer to a period of time.

All nature, all existence, which is a living, substantial reality, metaphysicians have analyzed and sublimated into a ghost, called the "absolute," and to this ghost they have given a shadow, called the "relative;" and, then, they are unable to tell which is which or what is either. They follow closely the directions of Mephistopheles to the student: "See that you conceive profoundly what is not meant for human brains.

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Mr. Gill on street, looking for an approaching horse-ear.