Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-01

Is now completed, ms all the keys have
been distributed. visit TO The room In
dicatod reveals what2 That II has been
selected in the topmost story Of some
tall building In a busy section OF the city.
Rear rooms are preferred The windows
have been hung with heavy, dark cur
tana. These shut out the light of day,
and screen the light within from OBJ
scrvatlOn without. Near to each other
are two round-top tables covered with
green baize. These are expensive articles
OF furniture, and frequently cost
as high as 500 apiece. In the thick
wooden STUFF with which they are laid
little slit has been cut, which "
surrounded by some kind OF bright metal
Into this opening the chips are dropped
that are discounted from the stakes A
box underneath receives them This IN
the "botsey.n Its capacity Is prodigious.
Apparently its appetite Is never satisfied.
The writer has seen these little maws
swallow enough cellulold In one night %
build Westinghouse. But, by slight
inr, there was room for many more.
The O.her furniture consists OF a number
OF nicely upholstered chairs, lounge
and u small cabinet for liquors.
Shades ARE provided for players with
weak eyes. The outside door usually bears
the name Of the clubs painted IN bnck or
engraved on bright German-sllyer plate,
Above the Inter, and on the level OF mn
ordinarily tall man, IL n little wicket.
when a customer calls who has lost his
key or left IL IN "my other pants pocket
signal Is given, which II answered from
within by face appearing at SINAI!
opening. The features OF the applicant
are carefully scanned, aud II recognized
rafting of bolts aud Chains IS heard, the
door swings open and the bird IL Gagged.
These precautions are followed, Tor II has
been rumorcd that the new police COM
missioners have been considering the
question Of paying these generators OF
vice visit In the near future.
A great deal has been written and said
about the rules governing poker-playing,
but the rules observed where the game IN
played "for all IL IL WORTH nave never
been put IN cold type. Here are some OF
themi Surprising dealer turns over a
players card before or after the drawing
has begun According 20 the rules he
must accept ~ Formerly when n card
was shown during the draw tie player
was entitled 70 a second one aitrr all the
other players had been served Il "A player
picks up his cards and looks at the
face of them, and discovers that
ho has one more Than he IN en-
titled 10, his hand II "dead," not
witbstanding the fact that NJ stake be mny
have equally as much A. the other players.
player may mlscall his hand, bat the
rule Is that "thc cards talk" II o player
Wishes 70 bot on bis cards say o. aud
lee -hoves 20 the center Of the table bat
81 ~ he can not increase tho amount al
Ter be has discovered his mistake, u a
card IS looked al other rhan those That
have been dealt 30 a player, either through
error or purpnsely, the one 80 offending
Is declared out ~ the game unlll the
next deal. This rule * enforced whrie
the game Is fairly played, But Frequently
Il rs pirt Of the methods employed AZ
these clubs 10 iskln" u green player,
or one who IL under The Influence Of
liquor. AZ such placos,a cOniedJatc, HhD
"slands 10 with the house, mas very
clover device for hoodwlnkina the class
OF players referred 70. II consists Of a
small patch-pOcket made IN the leit coat
sleeve near the wrist. During the
progress Of the game four cards, rep
resenting the various suits, are slipped
into this pocket. Now, II the player has