The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-10
Rules OH Poker.
by GEN. SKUNK.

!. DON'T buy half as many chips n
the start as the other players. Tn,
expecta tion is thas you will win, an,
} if you lose it is better to borrow O
cove" up.
Never ante up until some one tell
you to, and then say that you have
and stick to it, which will general,
I ersuade some one else TO 'scome i'm
twice. This rule, thou ,h an excel
lent one, must be followed with dis,
crction. If practiced too foftcn i,
is liable to produce unpleasant feel.
ings. H.. tG..
| 8. Toward the end of tho evening
it is always better to owe up your
ante "for n minute" than to put up,
as tho winner Of the pot frequently
forgets to charge up the debts, and
none of tho other players will remind
him, as they may wish to do the same
thing.
4. When the credit system begins
to creep in, as it generally does
about the middle of the game, you
should always owe up if possible,
aud bet chiefly against those who
always put up. This is ono Of the
mort important rules. 10 win in
cash and lose on credit is the great
secret of successful poker playing.
S. lE dealing, always observe the
bottom card, which you can easily do
before the cut. Then, by noticing
how thick n cut is made. you can
fell whnther that card goes out. This
may help you in the draw.
6. Keep a sharp eye on the dis.
cards. They may be of service if
yonr draw is not satisfactory.
7. When you arc "in luck" watch
your opportunity from time to time
TO put some of your checks in your
pocket without being seen. This
will enable you to owe up if luck
turns, and will prevent your being
| borrowed from.
8. When any one wants TO buy
more checks and you have plenty,
oct him to buy of you, if possible, in
preference to the bank. IT enables
you to conceal the amount of your
winnings, and, besides, the bank may
not be able to pay up.
8 When you arc "chipping out"
for drinks, &c, put cigar in your
pocket every once in Il while. You
are sure 10 be So much ahead of tho
game, and they come in very handy,
even when you don't smoke.
10. Never permit anything to
make you forget for a moment that
the whole object of your game IS to
save your own morey and secure
somebody else's, and let everything
you do, however trifling, tend to this
desirable end.
II. When the game is over, if you
are winner, deny it entirely, or fix
the figure as low as possible if you
are loser, declare that you have lost
twice as much as ynu really have. Thi:
rule is never dcpa, ted from. The mon
cy lost at game Of poker always
foots up four times as much as tho
money won.
70. When it is convenient to avoid
paying poker debts entirely, use dis.
elimination in the matter. Debts
to persons whom you arc not likely
to meet very often you can avoid.
Many play ers feel y delicucy about
asking for Il poker dcbt-those are
safe ones to playwith.
| Rose buds, during the part, season,
are articles of no little importance in
the florist trade, and tho high prices
asked for "rose bud" bouquets may
be better accounted for when the cost
Mt wholesale of the raw material COM
posing them is considered. 10 New
York, from 5000 to 10000 buds are
daily sold at prices ranging from ten
to thirty dollars per hundred, The
most expensive variety Of rose buds
are the Marshal Mel, which COM
mand fifty dollars per hundred at
Wholesale, or ten dollars per dozen
retail. Hostou cut rose buds we're
formerly considered the choicest, but
now tho florists Of Washington,
New York and Philadelphia raise
roses equally as beautiful.
Matt Carpenter is proud to record
his vote against the civil right bill.
Alexander II. Stephens is proud to
vote for the resolutions recognizing
Kellogg as Governor Of Louisiana.
In the language Of the immortal
Pinch, "li-ll is paved" with such
Southern Dcmocra 4 as Stephens.
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