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Show John D.'s Eagle Stone. John D. Rockefeller pretends that he is not and never was superstitious; still ho carries In his pocket an eagle stono. It Is a porforatod stono of great antiquity, found In an eagle's nest, and is supposed to bo a charm against dlseaso, shipwreck and other disasters. dis-asters. It is of a brownish tint and about tho slzo of a pigeon egg. When shaken It rattles as It another stono wero Inclosed within it. A ribbon passed through tho perforation is said to possess moro virtues than ovon John D. himsolf. When tho old gentle-mnn gentle-mnn wants to confer a particular favor upon somo ono ho gives a fow Inches of this ribbon. Now York Press. |