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ment, at the top of which was written a short explanatory note which read thus: June 13, 1906'. I, John Mar-tin, sea captain, am all emincnt astrologer, and often amuse myself by searching out what my acqua.irrt, ances are doing by watching the COurseof the stars. On Our present trip, I have been on the 'water in a merchant vessel for nearly a month, and as it has been such a stormy voyage we may be at sea another month; so in the few pleasant evenings, at my leisure hours, I have amused my- self casting the horoscope. Six years ago, for about two weeks, r was in Baltimore waiting for my vesse!to be made ready lor leaving port. Finding time hanging heavily on my hands, I took a trip up to Westminster to see a distant' relative of mine who was to be graduated that day. ] did not again think of the incidents of that day until a few nights ago, when I found a program with the names of the members of the class which was graduated at that time on it. I determined to try my powers and see if I could dis. cover where all of them were and what they were doing. I intend to put this parchment in a bottle and send it adrift. Pedw])s some friendly hand will find it whom it may interest; but if not, my labors will not have been in vain, for thus I have spent many eveuinga, during which time, without this occupation, I would have been vcry lonely. My discoveries are related below: .IVIyfirst star shows me one of the halls in the Chicago University where a body of scientists is slowly gathering. Aftcr the gavel falls and calls the meeting to order, an aged scientist arises and addresses the chair as 101\0ws: "1\111'. President, I move that the first paper heard to-clay shall be the one prepared by Mr. Harkerton "The Fallacy of Believ, ing in Love." The motion was put and carried, and in a few