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, 1877-10-14

She is some 10 years Of age. stoutly built, with
a dark puir Of eyes, always on the move,
and face not disagrceablc in looks.
Nearly ten years ago she came to San
Francisco with her two daughters, the
eldest now Is years OF age, and her
mother, who is now 50 years old. With her ar
rival the community was startled by the whole
sale number OF systematic robbcries aud bur
glaries that took place, and it WAS believed chat
4 wcll-organized gang Of professional thieves
had performed then The police were ylgllant
and on the alert little suspectlng that the rob-
berries were performed by 4 woman. House
after house was entered, aud iewelrv, plate, and
clothing carried off, From one house alone
yaluablcs to the amount of $50 600 were taken.
At length, after numerous robbcrics had taken
place, tho police finally got Oh the trail, and
Ellen Gibbons was found to be the thief. An
immense amount Of plundcr WAS found secreted
III her house. She was given three years in he
State Prison, and then subsequently parlontd.
On her release she went to the State Of New
York, where she resumed her operations steal
iug among other things from hotel SlS,00O
worth Of Government bonds. She was arrested
and given two years at Sing Sing. ln nine
months she was parloned out, When she came
back here to continue her operations Day and
night she has successfully carried OH her rob
berries, battling detection until recently, when
she was caught, convicted, aud sent to the Penl-
tcniary for tour years She claims to be
victim to kleptolnania, anu her aged mother
SAYS sue has been thief ever since she WAS
Years Of aye, and cannot resist the temptation
to steal. Her long~continncd lifeof crime ranks
her with the most daring aud sklllfui OF malc
robbers and burglars.
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ing place. Ills it a blue set or pink set" some
one asked, and the good lazy colorcd up auu
could make no reply. It turned out thal t1'a
exclusive person was the worthy mate OF d dealer
in modern china.
As sweet little schoolgirl. regular golden
haired fairy, went tripping along on Do!lEias
street yesterday, IN ill-manncrcd lad tcok hc1
on tllc check With pca-stlootcF. Tears ebbea
from her angelic eyes, but she did not faint nor
wilt away like flowers in autumn, but up VIII
her slate and put it where it did the most gooo.
-Iausyllc Herald.
a. recently scut to know il he WAS to appear
at C.'s suburban house in dress clothes, or II II
was merely chop and smoke he was invited 10.
Thereon c. telegraphed to A.: " You must wear
a tai1-coat." Struck by the brcyitY OF the coni-
mlnication, the Young lady ut the telegraph
Office incurred: IL Is that all, sir9" Poor Y,
who is very bashful, was liorrihed, and hastily
added, "and your other evening c1othcs'
She was as pretty little bundle of calico as
the South Side can boast OF, and as modest as Il
violet withal So, when her big cousin, throw
ing his foot over the back Of chair, sai! sancily,
Yon can't to tllat,r she blushcd with cmbar-
rassment, But after he went out she nearly IN
coupled her hustle in trying to make ftr little
gutter bouts form parabola over tile back OF
that chair-and she succeeded, too.-1itusrfae
Herald.
Shakespeare at midnight-Husband tas
<Romeo" experimenting with his night-kcy Al
the trout .loor-sToo early seen unknown, and
known too late" Wife (as ''Julet" =" leaning
out of the bedroom window. her cheek upon
art thou, r,lnlmy, oh!" Husband docking III
alTrightcdly)-s' Alack, there lies more peril t
thine eve than twenty OF their swords.-!Ntu
York Commercial.
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Journals which promise to amusc them. The
result was that the inkstand, pushed to the very
end Of the table, hung for second in the
balance, and, then toppling over. cmptied its
contents over the snowy white ducks Of the uu
suspecting banker. The banker jumped up,
and, shaking the almost unconscious philosopher
by the shoulder, showed him tue damage lie had
done, aud insistcd that the pantaloons must be
paid for. The philosopher said that he would
send tue money to the bankers room in less
titan all hour. The banker, suspecting that the
shabby little man waited to avoid payment, de-
1nandcd 30 francs then and there. The phiioso-
pher asked for i receipt and paid the money.
Then, turning to the bystauders, he said: Now,
gentlemen, you are witness that / have paid Tor
the trousers, aud trust you will support my
reasonable request that the article OF dress that
/ have purchased may be at once PLACED in my
possession!" A laugh ran round the room as
the Acallcn,ician advanced toward the financier,
and demanded the property he had acquired.
The wearcr OF the ducks promised to deliver it
within an hour, but the philosopher would not
trust him. The banker was Gual'y compelled
to retire to private room, take OF the trous-
ers, push them out to tue purchaser, aud remain
in secl,lsion an hour while his servant was dis
patched TO his lodging to fetch another pair.
The banker is now known at the Bourse as
ASanS-{ {,ulottcSn
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Broad plains, wide slugeishly- flowing rivers,
loua-stretching expanscs of dense forest, with
nothing tn relieve the dreary fatness, while pro-
ducing the oppressive melancholy that charac-
terizes the Russian peasant ut the same time
forces him to seek some relief BY unrestrained
indulgence in imagination. Ills fancy supplies
shapes and forms which the landscape refuses
hlm. ,.--
Thus left to reycl, uncontrolled BY ideas or
communications with the rest OF the world his
imagination takes the most grotcsQue form and
1uxuriates in the widest and wciEdest growths
OF superstition and religious ferrur, which, on
the other hand, is also apt to degenerate into
the grosscst Ninilisn,. There is no object in
ANYTHING but the present. Nothing went be-
fore HIM, and nothing will come after him: The
only thing to be considered is the satisfaction OF
present wants. and their enjoyment. It is the
reaction OF boundle6s ignorance and superstl-
ton. =.
One Of the ayowed disciples Of this ''crced," "
which was even represented, a few years ago,
by 4 newspaper published abroad, under the
title, IL Spit at Everybody, ON being
| asked what the principles o1 his DOC,
triues were, replied, ''Take Heaven and
EARTH, take life and death, take Tod
and the soul, aud spit upon them" Splitting, it
must b. observed. plays great part in the daily
life Of II Russian peasant. lie splts Is u sign OF
astouishrncnt; be spiLs as sign of defiance; lie
| suits to avert an evil omen; he spits for fine
day, and he spits against bad weather-ln short,
| be spits at or for nnything and everything.
The fear Of the evil eve is universal; the Kas,
sian peasant attributes all his diseases to 1t, ana
| generally expects the doctor to cure them BY
| counterincantatons and magic rites, and ire
| nuen,ly visits upon him the anger he feels fut
lis unknown enemy, accusing the doctor ol
Joining in the conspiracy to bewitch him.
, 1877-10-14
rrNTy1SE NOTES.

fashion Journal says, India sha"ls never
m mt :, Hal then the women who own tnem
never wear tl,cnl.-3fa"6eYs'
o.riro to the contagious nature OF INSANITY
~ 1css than sixty-fiye emploves OF the Insane
a.,,rm at Weston, W. Va, have married IN Tue
past six years
hoo,S nnblishcr's advertisement reads: IN
p.a-sWArainst Her Will.' Some women 10
ohicct to being squeczcd-somc@1n1es'-@
ristor1 Hcrdtd'
T. ;e ,ou very fashionable for fashionable
woman to remark that she has the ncart rtulscase'
and that it is greatly a9graFa1eu os Aet "o
hands couduct--FFte-i resS.
Va overheard a gentleman say, this morning,
.ha. ho honcd that "model husband y about
Whit his wife talks so much had pecn ~. pul
~ viii, The other models in the fateht o''ce'
v,1hurn woman was so aston'sheu tne
.hor dav Wien her husband brought sicr nome
sal honnet that it was ILL hour bel sue eou.o
OMEN her mouth. because sue eou'au
bcr the combination.
,,,n whose knowledge is based on actual
o-aar;cnce trlls us-and it is worthy OF trial.
~ whom calling on our swcethearts we shouiu
10y ,ffcction in our hearts, perleetlou III oua
manners. and confection in our pockels'
.rarewcll. Mary, my dear, yon ha's driven a1's1
me to the grave wrote Wareham narroms, h ts
Mass man three YEAR, ear baFs ag Oft Of the Wauknco
| ;rE1f nj
We uas arrested the other day IN Boston, LIVING
| With another woman :,
uAnua, dear. if should attempt to epelt
cunid' why could I not get beyond the hrss
e,ifahie SIP'hi ! Anna gave it up. Whereupon
william said: s'Bctause When come 70 ~, u,
course cannot 60 fuFter Anna esiu sha lad sni
ever heard.
uc had proposed to her, and now with 9r tcal
and trembling waited for her answer. onl}
anu t.er ), h.: said, 1.f but to keep alive the
res Of hope within ny boson ,nS She S.E looKes ;ps
at him tenderly nag loy1G{b aae donth Gef of his
le1is soui She 81 had asked him how much he earned
week.
| oour daughter never dances out OF her TO, oTn =
set said proud dame at one o1 those noua sa.ae
scr3nt entertainments got I'D at q certain Ha'ei'
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RUNS RECORD.

Aat The man who has fallen from virtne TO CRIME,
Or from places Of trust which were grand ana soo-
lime; A.. ,do.v ,oft ,oo,
asn q 49, ~ ~ for yvhnm there is no open door;
A Ask III the poor, sturvins mendicant' begging tot
bread. ,,... a,aa.
uu5c - 49, - n.n in rn,n and rags you may mcct'
AZ YOU wander along through the CITY Al''As~
street; ord desnair
az o. rode a. them tbc poor homeless wretches 'ae5
And # from the heart true aRswer enis' Rum
Every one ~ 49, nnor. md the high and the low,
III aIitc ei are the victims Of this nseu1sed 16e .
9sn ts .ss g s'fa 1!se
That are lnren Ed y foo lste arc forced believe
That It nuoo1es' "10 GaAHr P. RoBIssoh.
, 1877-10-14
MISSED.

Owe missed the old, familiar faces.
Missed them till our hearts were sore;
Missed them with 4 deep, unspoken sauness,
Never. never felt before.
,N;d the scenc Of youthful pleasure,
Mid The voice and laughter gay,
Heard We still one lonely whisper,
saving: ''Sone are far away.
ntber forms were there to greet u.s.
XII for tender memories dear;
TINT the ones no more to meet us.
Twas for them the starting tcaf.
o oLife's changes! how they show us.
Al! we've passed upon the wave;
How they point into the distance.
With lis shadows-and the grave.
Though but few make up our heaFt-wosld'
Few it's dearest treasures win,
All build not our shrines 60 precious,
Bu. they fill the inches ln
And we'd keep these temples perfect,
For VIC dread another day,
When, mayhap, the voice Will whisper
TO US: IAN are fur away" rD
OCT, T., 1877. d. @A' ~
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3fiss c,7s,.dy IN tn. Nete York Grdphie-
4 curious piece OF gossip, which is well au-
thcnticatcd, comes here frcm Newport in regard
to a recent s.1narria.e in high lifc'' at that
aristocratic resort The facts are, accordins to
those in Il position to know, that the groom Who'
was to have served when the wcIding-day was:
fixed aud the bridesmaids invited to oi'iclatc,
was almost ut the last moment replaced by IN
tl,cr gentleman, the bride having made up he
mind lust before it was too late that she love
the naval officer, whom she met in Europ
while on q tour around the world about tw n
wears before. better than the Washington gerr
1lrman. wlu, she met in California while nca.
ing the conclusion ot the same Journey. Tli.:
latter was OH his way to Newport tx
terminate in marriage an cngascrne' II
which Ind lasted Il year or more an<l
every preparation was rapidly progressing i'N:
thc wedding, when suddenly the naval oils q
ap,rared and accidentally renewed the acquains
anse with tile hritlc-crvt. She rcconsidcre4
her r,cdces to the other and accepted the nav
prutlcman's declaration Of love, avoWing tina
her heart had only then betrayed its true ncl''a
tious. Tic wedding touk place on the dry
,,rrnal1y fixed and exactly as 1t irst arrans q Il
in a|l rcs,,ets save Il substitute Tor the grotH
first selected touk the leading masculine role
thc nt.caslnn The rejected bridegroom rc!eIse {
= telegram en- route OF the change In the c:.s t.
and returned to California without the Lady 1tt
had h,,trl to place 1T the head OF the cstabl's Il
uent he had ,l,a.le ready Ior hts bride. III i:
soothing, while CHANGING at his side oi the 70
na,,rc in real life,'' to remember eflaSspea fe:
con>olatory words: - Men have died and NO II:
have eaten them, but not fur love-"
, 1877-10-14
GOSSIP FOR LADIES.
Husbands Story OF an Ex-
travagant Wife.


a KLEssTNG OR a CURsEf
evcet Sixteen Wac melancholy
c,ce1 sixteen h.d seen the folly
m q epin*ter's lonely llfe-
~ ,,o me had come to WOO her
N moi one had staid 10 suc her,
eteid 10 sue her for nis wife.
exr4., Sixteen stood By the lattice
Ssid. There's no; half the salts
Faction looking at the stars
u-bcn you arc without some other
c;rrs n,t,s,achcd and learned brother
IN expatiate on-Mars:
sxcet Sixteen cazed at ~ The Sickle -
..Fortune is 80 very fcIle,
n herself she sadly said:
..H Hauss are breaking. ocaux are chav,
sar they can't afford TO marry
Iron1d that were Won and we'd"
Sweet Sixteen, there's no denying,
Set her cap and fell to sighins
For youth ACROSS the way.
crhst frail youth cau1e. saw. WIS smitten,
c<n. again and risked the mitten-
pnt she answered, blushing, Yea"
c~,ct sixteen is old and weary.
uer frail youth grown s'ont and bceEy;
With q bootjack at tho door,
Chr is Visiting, only waiting.
S;eh:nc. while her fate bcrating.
..yop3d were Sixteen once more"
cn,c,co. LulU II. II.
, 1877-10-14

THE WEARY OF LIFE.

oye weary OF life,
0f its battles and STRIFE,
non't fall by the wayside and oN'
For the soldiers who light
In the battles Of Right,
There's dag that forever will ny.
Though you tramp day and night,
Ann YOU, motives be right.
Tefnpcst-tos. by the wo1ld's wicked way
And the man sharp In SIN
Takes you, unfrleudly. H.
While be leaves you the mortgage " Ps'"
Don't run to the stream
With 4 suicide dream.
Or cast IN your al! With Inc 4axo'
Fo. there's mercy ADORE,
II you1l ask 1t in lore;
RrT remember. give life 3 fair 8haks-
Though the life-givcn span
Allotted to man
r. ast trag;c Is Times aged sire,
And the shades in the view,
Wearing faucies untrue. ..,-..
Teave the heart in tue clay auu AA9 n4''e'
Though the Past's mimic tone
Answers buck all alone,
And the ring OF the seasons koae "
'rauta,izcs the sense
~ ia sad recompense.
1.;i1 rhe echoes immortal reply
Through the distance between
From, The Portals unseen.
cames n voice reaching down from the gate:
ITO The hearts sorelI pressed.
There's maven Of rest.
And the Angels 10 welcome men val
E9s18xoop, III. rhAaA D. ~A'0'
, 1877-10-14
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Gen. Skobelef, the Muscoyite
Daredevil.
The Gar in the Field--.His Life at
Gorny SUDDEN

cE01}FI.FFF.

A,rborkst C1Treyp0ndeHct London SkdnddTd
~, st:,he1etf. the Younger if he live is les-
.,,,,, vrrat mart: and though that ran
t'neo ~ pa, - ax.,o;1,r .,,,, : .a,,,>~,.
be no logical e1eusc' ~ eAp'al"0 "ut e"n.'o'
resist the temptation to make sketcf! OF him.
1le belongs to the nob|esse, and his connections,
..,s 49,. hi..h and r,arriares in nis family. are
not" ny p' az" ~. ,,re .,,,r,ra 49,, 10
most Important. t',o o"upos'' ""1 ~
s., ut tue onts'uc' III 'ace anu l"'ih VI eye he
shows the type in With men recognize INSTINCT"
,v,,r = leader. Perfectly lair, with mustache
,;-1..rs trimmed in our fashion. bold.
auu ".'" H.. oxoe os ,-aan &c =, ,,d
high lea'uFes' o4a@ -. "1 go ~
Vikings, he would pass anywhere LOT orhil.snt
officer Of the English service. His smile is full
~ ,.,,,.~, and his specrh has reckless frank
u 'a..Ae' s,,, ,.r., ,n1v mt tcnff IN r,n,;]atc
ness lnat %.I',T Mon". - .l..ri1rd,v not man to
. loc. a Sho'.eA ~ e.Irlrss r,,t NJ, the Hitler
oe uGseslueu he wnrli Which has brcn taught
kno",euSe ~ - II t.;ij.I + think, n certain mainly
mn nas ,i'ars ~ Ills only we,non is The sabre
lrust III wifi ~ i;; rhir, hc shows m t,rh ncca
ltat SUI ,, -. 1a,. og d,nGrr for its own sake
stoh-a ,t'J SUI, ,niv fo the battlefield For
y a,,f ~. !. mt only soldier he has been the
ohuue t.t, r c~nrnor of Khul:and. which he sub-
succeeatu y! W. ta,,,s uni Ills know,cdvc orc ran
ducd Ills ta,.,''sS ,i;,,n a tht ,n ..nn nn;. Wi,
speucus' auH .n| sw;It faet.rn,;nat;nn would
ieartess stii't, ana ;,,,,nh y, INV Ina of l;fe
have earned nil - :! - .h,t wn I t,rn ~ rcanr,i
but as soiu'et HI. ~ a,,,s, d;s+;nct;on ehonl1
hi1n,-nd neFc t1nh ~. ao,r ",,
be made. nc sa'le tt 'n +h+";nod cntn1,,,,;, af
II Ills IatEer lsau ~ -. ,i; ~ iii ~ t,a
cavalry dlvlstoh tals nae ~ ;tnt ~ ~ @ Ivy
Asian art11s, n'sa1 ""'~
p!of''iei'. .; ,r,e cpouo7, IN roueo rno1cr
, 1877-10-14
CHARMING THE CHARM ERS.

A fashionable drapery ,lngtsin in Paris has
d;ecovcrel a new mode OF commencing its tempt
in., ,oo,le to ladies far and near. 1t issues an
i11,,strated album, with pictures OF all the dress
rs and other articles it sells, with the prices at
tacl,el. ard it announces that anY lady wishing
to have this album, free ami postage paid, can
have it bv sraply sending her card I'd and address s.
ma,,y nv, worthy Adam OIL finding this something
more more than Satanic temptation thus brought u1-
'inr thc ewes of his Eve, 4:gratis aud postage
naid.' must be proper subject for compassion
, 1877-10-14
THE END.

The golden strand which Joined our hearts
Hath broken. und hcnceforth,
Distant as Sonth from North.
Thay throb; gulf unfathonled parts
Them. Vain regrets and siShs
Float o er the grave where lies
Our Friendship slain By Anger's darts.
G, &. SPRAouK.
, 1877-10-14

The other day an alleged hoFse-tMef was
,,-onoht nm for trial at Waco, Tex. The evi-
dence arainst him was very strong, when his
1,;go mcre child, with fearful blue eyes and
hnshins n11s checks. and the stamp Of eanaor on
fed fec that her husband had boush. the horsS aa
from man she bad never seen ;, nut once anu anu
euuu tners and acquitted him, and locked in each
othcrs M arms tie devoted couple left the court
or,;d or, annlause. Two hours later the discovery
~as 1na.le that the wife had been scho9led o. ns
ono OF the worst thieves III the p11sou' "no LINZ
written the bill of sale for ner.
, 1877-10-14

Ai{r1Hkt< SrntineFS E"s''n LeHe''
One Of the local papers here has recently takeh
a Young lady novice on trial, aud sue mus oeeh
awaiting her opportunity to prove her VA ue. a
swell wedding gave it. She had )oAs gooo
time used her eyes to the best aaval,ta?t, anu
1p, wept 5Gf IN ep ss hcrse 10 make Of
safety, aud in about an hour back she came
brcath]css and i'll a great Hurry. r.,
tsVhcre is my manascri?t:' sue lnqolf CO.
want to make q correction in it,
II anu Sorry was the reply, shut your copy
is in hand up stairs, and l cannot poss7 hly ar
range for you to see it, H.
s'O1l, but I must the correc1,on n!ust :. ue ~
made: everything is spoiled "lthous H. IL l.
very Important she urged
Seeing her evident distress, the editor sue.
ccste,i that she give him the correction and he
would attend to it, She was profuse IN hef
thanks, and would be kindly see that after the
DESCRIPTION OF the veil the words & mist ol
| tullc7' be inserted.
, 1877-10-14
AN INCIDENT OF THEIR HONEY
MOON.


Anamus;nr incident occurred on board the
Golden State about week ago on its way to
Albany, when slight fire caused considerable
CONSERVATION among the passengers. lne sto1s
Isl very good one, and NC give it publicity. as
It demonstrates the true nature OF many lhol-
ylduals who, claiming to be ncn, dlspFoFe tnelt
rlgnt to the title at critical moments by loslng
their wits and forgetting all else save tne1
own personal safety. 1t seems that there "as d
neRlr-married couple OH board Of the steamer,
Tho, by public exhibition oi thcn ioll.nIss go
and Affection for each other, even oelole ILe
boat left the misunderstanding. gave every
body in their vicinity to understand ttat
1hcv had just launched in the matrimonial! DARK
aud we're seeking together the pleasant hassu
Of connubial bliss. They both glor1cd IN the
1aet. Soon after the accident occurEcu tne
lovers disappeared from the deck. ln the caolfl>
where The lady passengers had been sent LOT
the purpose Of fastening life-prescrvers about
thcr bodies, the couple who had out ~"
minutes before attracted SO nuch atictIt'o1
Fci: discovered. The bridegroom had sccnrcn
a lte-saving apparatus and strapped II aoouL
bis own shoulders, aud his wife was ci'ne'ns
to him in the agony OF despair. " Don't
desert me now, Charlie, the first day We arc
married. sue pi1eously e1c]aned; "let nc
20 with you!" Dill Charles gallantly remain
hy the side Of his affcctionatc spouse ana
face the supposed danger like man! On,
no. not he! with eyes protrudln@ from tneis
sockets in extreme fright, and with face *hitn q
could not llaye portrayed greater tear had its
possessor been condemned to he burned A. Tue
ssase, sa lhaFes steppee, or rather Wreseu ~ 4 hs
self, away from the contding embrace OIL MS
1Eadc, and leaving her to her fate Tusheo on
deck and bctook himself to a canal-boat "hlcn \
uao drawn alongside OF the steamer. severn u
Gentlemen, observing the heroic action OF Ing
bridegroom, volunteered to pilot the deserteu
tnrJ and
, 1877-10-14
CHECKER ITEMS.

Mr.. Fonv1llc is willing to play Prot. Fltzpatrlck
either in St. Louis or Kanknkec. for S25 side.
The New England Checker Player is dead, and
Phelan Checker PLAYER is dead. There seems to
be fatal SPOT ut about the centre OF the last na1
OF the second volume Of nil drauTht monthlies. No
one ever outliycd its second birthday. y.-Bosf0n
Globe
The Turf says: '.Mr. Northrope, Of C!eve-
land who visited the club few weeks since
the son OF the Elyria veteran We hardly thlnk
the Northropc could screw up courage enouen TO
play the champion.
nr. Bressee, of Albany, n. T., has been heard
from in several Western cities. AZ Detroit ne de-
feuted 3r L. B. Cook / to O, and game drawn.
AT kankakee, he pluyed Mr.. FonEli!c II games,
each winning seven and seven games were drawn.
l;reesee winning ffteen, losing five. and several
games we're drawn. At last adviccs he hau his race
turned toward st. Louis, where his series OF un1n-
terruptcd victories will probably receive sudden
check
Mr.. E., A. P, Of South Evanston, III. {whose
modesty prompts him to request us to PRINT only
his inittals}, sends an original method or ntm~
bering the board, as follows: From |? . tn9
fgures urc used as in the old way; then, instead
Of continuing the numerical notation, he begins at
square with the letter "a. anu substitutes
thcrefrom the letters OF the alphabet IN se:u!as
order, omitting the letters u and ~, which
brings the letter ''z" on square q. shorter
one now in vogue Is what the author seeks 10 A.
tain and as ''brcvity il the soul OF wit, we slse
him SPACE to introduce his method to draught
players. Mr.. P sums nd bis claim for the supe-
tjority of his method as follows: 1t Will oe seen
thut but one character is required 10 Indicate any
| siycn sauare, while the numerical system now in
| use demands tto each for twcnfy-three OF The
thirty-two SQUARES on the board" F"
, 1877-10-14

". g. F., Kaukakee, Il.-Letter received.
r. E. D., aiillbury, Mass.-AualJsis mailed yos
on the 11th.
J. T., Cincinnati Thanks for the corrections,
which appear below.
J, H., Providence, R. I.-{I Will explain By
letter: t:.) Thanks for the favor, which shal! be
welcome.
, 1877-10-14

{b> Although the whites haTs TIE pieGe hnVs not
rcr To- the solution the b1acks have the draw ~
- ia at The 9Th move Instead Of I'll leave thr
mafter here y requesting 70 1ho"
q win II 1t Is here. x,.,. x. .,.t..,. ,.r~
tn him aud the hnast he had In actual RlAy foT
long time -. q" -
, 1877-10-14
~ ILL.,
White to move and win.


End game between Andrew StoddaEt and Alfred
Hill, Chicago.
Black men on /. 3, 7, 8. II, II. "A. Is:
White to move and win.
, 1877-10-14

NOTES An EUIttiECElUN5+
The Glasgow Game No. los, by Mr.. C. A.
Chester, which WAS subsequently reviewed by sew
erai Of our critics, including DR.. Purcell sud
ssThe Chcyalier,' all showing their version Of
White win, has now received the attention Of Mr.
Joseph Zanoni's analytical mind, showing the gamA
to De drawn. Mr. Zanoni's play will be Sound In
Game No. 115 in this issue.