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wATTERsoN ON GAMBLING.

~ n kkSON ON
The New Game of Dummy Horse
Racing Now All the Go ON the Con-
tinent.
Watterson's Letter in the Courier Journal.
There is notion that gambling has been
driven out from the continental resorts of
fashion. 1t is only partly true. There are
wheels within wheels. and many ways of
whipping the devil around the stump. The
roulette tables are indeed no more, being
too noisy to be strictly virtuous and en-
ticing play, too high for good morals and
French pockets, and somehow. rouge
ct nOir has gone too. There are
fashions in gambling as in dress, in books
and in swearing. and they are almost as in
eXOrable. The ''sweat cloth" and 1.-The lit
tie JOKER" the hazard box and the faro ''lay
out" have had their day. In America they
are succeeded by draw poker, which-once
game only gentlemen played at, though
never game which gentlemen should play
ATLAS become kind of national disease,
the ready resort of those who live by their
wits and of those who cannot live except
upon artificial excitement. The new game
which has come to regenerate the gambling
and the morality of Europe and seen in all
the kOursaals and casinos, is odd enough
and characteristic enough to entitle it to
brief description and explanation even in
these virtuOuS pages.
1t is called Les Cheveaux, and consists of
round. revolving table, shaped like race
course and set in an amphitheater. whittier,
when the bell TattleS, you must hasten if
you want to get seat. Upon the mimic
race course certain number of mimic
hOrvac CQnQrollv Qipht nlnuntQH NV in
Jockeys in various variegated costumes and
caps, are scattered, some here, some there,
awaiting the signal to take their places for
the start, la Longchamps or Jocky Club.
The dealer" or croupier. for such he is.
passes a brass plate among the assembled
audience. 1t is fastened to the end of long
pole (the same [ supposed which has al
ways fetched the persimmonD and is cush-
toned. In this cushion eight bits of paste
board are stuck, each containing number
corresponding to the number which is
stamped on each of the horses. You put
your money, one franc or one louis, as the
rate happens to be, in the brass plate, and
take ticket from the cushion which is
pOked in your face. When the eight tickets
of one cushion have been exhausted, the
dealer takes out the toll of the bank, that
is the value of one ticket, and starts around
with another cushion full of tickets. This
continues until everybody has had his wish
to gamble satisfied. Then the turning of
crank brings ali the horses in line, and the
turning of another crank lets them loose
and sets them flying exactly as though they
were actual horses on veritable race
course. The horse that passes a certain
point first wins the race, and all who hold
the lucky numbers get back their original
stakes and six times the amount, One-eighth
of the original investment having gone to
the bank before the race began.
The entire performance occupies about
ten minutes, and popular is no word for it.
1t is worse than cockpit or a church rattle.
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Proposals for Lumber and Coal.


SISSETON AGENCY, DAKOTA, Sept. 29, 1885. {
CEALED PROPOSALS Endorsed Proposals for
- Lumber or Coal" as the case may be, and
addressed to the undersigned, will be received at
the Sisseton Agency, Dakota, until l O'Clock of
Thursday. the 21st day of October, 1856, for fur
nishIng and delivering at Sisseton Station Dakota
100 tons Lackawanna coal, 10000 shingles XX.
$4,000 feet second common boards. planed on one
side 1000 feet of the same to be 1I-inch stock
boards), $4,000 feet flooring. second; 10000 feet
siding second; %, 900 feet framing lumber, second
common (2x4, 2x6, 2xS and 6x6 1000 feet to be 20
feet in length and the balance to be 16 and IL feet
in lengthy 100 No. windows, Sx10 -12 lights; so
doors 2-Sx6Sx1 3S-inch thick; 5000 feet lumber for
collins. planed on both sides $500 feet each of s.
inch. 10-inch. I2-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch stock
boards, balance to be Is. 20 and % inches wide).
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States Deposi-
tory payable to the order of the undersigned, for
at least five per cent. of the amount of the bid,
which check or draft shall be forfeited to the
United States in case any bidder receiving an
award shall fail to execute promptly contract
with good and sufficient sureties according to the
terms of his bid, otherwise to be returned to
bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids If
deemed for the best interests of the service
For further information address the under
signed. ISRAEL GREENE,
27S-9o Il 8 Indian Agent.
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Assessment for Widening Park Place
Alley.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.,
CITY OF ST.. PAUL. Mimi, Oct. %, 1886.
The Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul Mime
sofa, will meet at their Office in said. city at
2 p. m. on the Sth day of November, 4. D.
1886, to make an assessment of benefits. dam
ages. costs and expenses arising from the
opening, widening and extension of the alley
between block SIS, Irvine's Enlargement of
Rice & Irvines Addition and Park Place Addi-
ton, in said city, on the property on the line
of said alley, and on Park Place drive $50
called), in said Park Place Addition, and
deemed benefited or damaged thereby.
The land necessary to be condemned and
taken for said opening. widening and extern
sion is described as follows, to-wit: The
southwesterly ten Q0) feet of lot Is, of Park
Place Addition to st. Paul, and that miscela-
neous strip of land three 81 feet wide lying
southwesterly of and adjoining the driveway
around Park Place park, in the City of St.
Paul, Minnesota.
All persons interested are hereby notified
% be present at said time and place of making
said assessment, and will be heard
All assessment notices heretofore given
have been annulled.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
RI. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
1868
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He Cut off a Lions Tail.
French Fun.

French Fun.
A boastful gentleman from the south of
France was present when the conversation
turned on lions-a prOpos of the recent
marriage in Paris of a male and female
lion-tamer:
''Ohl lions don't trouble me much" re-
marked this courageous Frenchman. II
met one once in the desert, a splendid fel-
low. and what do you think did? Simply
whipped out my penknife and cut off his
taI!'
''And why not his head?" asked some
one.
'.Oh! hunter had saved me that trouble
by doing it the day beforew
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PROPAI~ AIS.

DROPOSALS FOR LUMBER, COAL, HORSES,
Cows, etc.-United States Indian Service
Santee Agency, Nebraska, September 80, 1885,
Sealed proposals. Endorsed Proposals for lum-
ber coal, horses, cows, etc. the case may be-
and addressed to the undersigned, will be re-
ceived at the Santee Agency, Knox county, Ne
braska, until one O'Clock of November 3, 1886, for
furnishing and delivering at the Santee Flandreau
and Ponca Agencies avariety of lumber and other
building materials, schedules and full description
of which may be obtained by application to the
undersigned, $50 tons of soft coal, tons of black
smiths COAL 174 American mares, not under 4
or over years of age, sound, without blemishes
well broken, and to weigh not less than $50
pounds each, and 40 cows of graded stock, in coed
order and condition, natives of Nebraska or ad.
jacent territory, not under over years
of age, to weigh not less than 700 poundssF
All animals offered for delivery under a con-
tract. will be subject to rigid inspection by some
person to be designated by the Department.
CERTIFIED CHECKS
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States Depository
made payable to the undersigned, for at least FIVE
per cent. of the amount of the proposal which
check or draft will be forfeited to the United
States in case any bidder or bidders receiving an
award shall fail to promptly execute contract
with good and sufficient sureties; otherwise to be
returned to the bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids,
any part of any bid, if deemed for the best in
terest of the service. CHARLES HILL,
277-9S U. S. Indian Agent
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Correction Of Assessment for Wooden
Sidewalks.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 2I, 1886,
To ]. Murphy, Ellen Barnes Michael Tester
and all persons interested:
The Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul, Minae-
sofa, will meet at their Office in said city at
p. m. on the lst day of November, a D.
1885, TO correct and confirm the assessment of
benefits. costs and expenses arising from the
construction, relaying and repairing of
wooden sidewalks in said city under contract
of James Forrestal estimate No. 81 for tenn
beginning April l, 1856, and ending November
l 1885, as to ownership, description OF and
amounts to be assessed against lots 4 and 5,
block 100, Robertsons Addition TO West St
Paul Garfield Avenue. north side), so as to
conform to the facts and rights of the case as
intended.
All persons interested are hereby notified to
be present at said time and place of correct
ing. making and confirming said assessment,
and will be heard.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official
r. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
295-97
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NotaWise Thing to DC,

Merchant Traveller. lf
A rural teacher was examining new
pupil in order to know where to place him
in her classes. The first question she asked
him was:
Have You ever parsed any?"
The boy looked up with considerable
surprise in his face, and, after some hesita-
ton. he replied:
''Yes'm; but 1 don't think its a good
pan to parse if we've got anything bigger'n
jack in yer hand ter dror to-"
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Hirsute TbeatricaIs.

Blakely Hall in Brooklyn Citizen.
1t is curious how much hair has to do
with the success of the average English Gel
ebrity. Oscar Wilde, Henry Irving, Wilson
Barrett and any other of the great ones from
the isle across the sea would not have been
half so successful in this country bereft of
their curly locks. The next importation,
Mr.. Whistler, easily distances all British
celebrities in the matter of hair, because
he has been endowed by nature with singu-
lar generosity as to quantity and notice
able eccentrcity as well. This eccentrcity
consists of large tuft of hair on the forward
part of his head. which is quite gray and in
sharp contrast to the rest of his hair.
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Level-Headed aeathen


Mrs, o'Maha-"'What funny people
those Chinese are! The astrologers have
been called ON to select wife for the en-
peror."
Mr.. O'Maha-'It is funny idea. What
was the result?"
1.-The article saws they decline to make
selection before February"
Il suppose they want to see how she be-
HAYES during spring cleaning"
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ways made travelling easy, Mr.. Mccall
used to ride into Pittsburg often enough.
Indians were plenty in those days, but Mr..
McCalPs experiences with them were
always peaceful. He married early in life,
and raised large family. One of his sons
is Squire r. S. 2. Mccall, the county agent
of liquor licenses, and a granddaughter is
Mrs. l.. E. StOheI
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FourscOre and Twelve.

After seeing two generations pass away,
James Mccall died yesterday morning at
his home in Tarentum. He was 80 years
old. having been born in 1894. His birth
place was in WestmOreland county, but he
crossed the Allegheny into this county when
he was only 10 years old. He has since
lived right along in Tarentum, with the
exception of a stay of a few years he made
in FIeeport.
In the old days, berore canals and rail-
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WORK.
Grading MillGlala and Other Streets.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL Mimi, Oct. 49, 1856.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct. 10, 1856.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of
the City Of st. Paul, Minnesota, at their office
IN said city, until II m. the 1st day of
November, A. d. 1856, for the grading of
Minnehaha street, from DeSota street TO Book
street; Preble street, from Minnehaha street
to Decatur street; Walsh Avenue, from Min
nehaha street to Fauquier street. and Terry
street, from Earl street TO Hancock street, in
said city, using the surplus material from
said Minnehaha street necessary to fill said
Preble street, Walsh Avenue and Terry
street. according to plans and specifications
on file in the office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in n
sum of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or ali BIDS.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
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WORK.
Construct a Wooden Bridge.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct. 10, 1886.
Scaled bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of
the City of St. Paul. Minnesota. at their Office
in said city, until II on the 1st day of No
vember, A. d. 1886. for the construction of
wooden bridge at the junction of Payne Ave
nue. and Decatur street, IN said city. accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in the
Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two ~ sureties in
sum of at least twenty GO, per cent OF ths
Fross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to rejec.
any or all bids.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Omcia:
Z L. GORMAN, Clerk Board OF Public Works
293-3O3
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Assessment for Opening and Extension
Of Logan Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct. %, 1885, (
Notice is hereby given that the assess
ment of benefits. damages, costs and expenses
arising from the opening and extension of
Logan street, from its eastern terminus
to Bay street, in the City of St. Paul,
Minnesota. has been completed and en-
tered of record by the Board of Pub
lie Works in and for said city, and that said
assessment was confirmed by said Board on
the 18th day of October, A. d. 1885,
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Of Public Works.
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The way Get Them,

Hornellsville Tribune.
Tommy-Oh, yes Capital supper! But
l wasn't very hungry. so L just told the
waiter to bring the mrangs, you know.
Tommy's mother-The what?
1.-The mrangs."
''Thats not the way to pronounce me- r
i-n-g-u-e-s."
mo, but it's the way to get 'em."
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Perennial.

NOrristown Herald.
A subscriber sends us the following:
On a farm within mile of Norristown
work George. a colored man, and Bridget.
from the Green Isle. Some months ago
George lost sister and took day to at
tend her funeral. A week since another
sister died and he again left work to make
arrangements for the last rites.
''Where has George gone? inquired the
maid of the mistress.
''To attend his sisters funeral" was the
reply.
Faith, +" said Bridget, in great surprise,
San is she dead again?"
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PROFIT AND LOSS.

Back are the summer boarders.
Back to their home in town,
And the farmers wifes in the city to-day
Buying new silk gown.
They left her a hundred dollars
And the thought of it makes her laugh,
For the cost of their board to the farmer S
wife
Was Just four dollars and half.
Boston Courier.
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Marshall Avenue.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi. Oct. 10, 1856. (

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct. 10, 1886. {
Sealed bids will be received by the Board Of
Public Works in and for the corporation of
the City of st. Paul. Minnesota, at their office
in said city, until II N. on the LIST day OF No
vember, a. D. 1856, for the construction of a
sewer on Marshall Avenue, from Kent street
to St. Adams street, in said city, to-
gether with the necessary catchbasins and
manholes, according to plans and speciica-
tons on file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in
sum of at least twenty coy per cent. of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
official:
Il. L. GoRNAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
2q3-303
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The Gay Deceiver and His Watch.
Rncl.lard Mel Cn11rier-Cazetta

A ROckland young man who recently
had an extra hand put on his watch to
mark local time said he had to do it. " on
see, " he explained, L go to see a number
of girls in adjoining towns. and with
Rockland running on standard time and
other tOWds on local. l used to be bothered
to death keeping engagements, especially
when [ had to see two of them in Ole
evening. The extra hand saves much an
noyance.
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L Healthful Tonic.

New York Sun.
Anxious Mother-It was after o'clock
when Clara came down to breakfast this
morning, and the poor girl didn't look well
at all. Her system needs toning up. What
do you think of iron?
Father-GOod idea.
Mother-What kind of iron had she better
take?
Father-She had better take a fat iron.
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Take it in Time.

Ayers Cherry Pectoral is a highly
concentrated and powerful medicine.
1t is an anodyne expectorant, and, if
promptly taken, in cases of Coughs,
Throat or Lung troubles, soothes and
heals the irritated tissues, and quickly
allays all tendency to Consumption.
Six years ago, I contracted a severe
Cold, which settled on my Lungs, and
soon developed all the alarming symp-
toms of Consumption. I had Cough,
Night Sweats, Bleeding Lungs, Pain in
my Chest and Sides, and was so COM
pletely Frustrated as to be confined to
my bed most of the time. After trying
various prescriptions, without benefit,
my physician finally determined to give
me Ayers Cherry Pectoral. I took it,
and the effect was magical. 1 seemed
to rally from the first dose of this med
icine, and, after using only three bottles,
am now as well and sound as ever
Rodney Johnson, Springfield, Ill.
I have used Ayers Cherry Peetoral
in my family, for Colds and Coughs,
with infallible success, and should not
dare to be without this medicine through
the winter months. Russell Bodine,
Hughesville, Lycoming Co., Pa. tt
Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
Prepared by Dr.J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, SIS.
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Afraid the Train Would Slip Off.

Chambers burg Register.
A Shenandoah Valley railroad conduc-
tor is responsible for this: AN old col
.ored woman from Criggersville waited at
the depot in Luray several hours one day
last week for the train in order to ride to
Marksville. During the time it rained.
and on its arrival the old lady declined to
get aboard, declaring. Fore God, chile. L
amt goin'; don't you see how slick de
road is? It'll slip off the track. suah. No.
indeed; walk all de way back to Madison
frSt -
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ELITE BEARD ELIXIR.

The only sure and quick remedy for the
culture of hair upon the face and head. Two
packages does the work. Price per package,
75c or two for 81. Address, N. NJ. BENNETT,
Fargo, OAK Box 536.
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CITY NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, D
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Oct. Is, 1856.

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Oct. Is, 1856.
All persons interested in the assessment
for
Grading Baker street, from Ohio street
to Cherokee Avenue;
Grading Williams street, from Still
water stl eet to a point opposite the
line between lots and z, block 8,
DeBow, Smith. Risque 6 Williams
Addition.
WILL TAKE NOTICE
That on the 10Th day of September, 1886, did
receive warrant from the City Comptroller
os the City of st. Paul for the collection of
the above named assessments.
The nature of these warrants is, that if you
fail to pay the assessment within
THIRTY DAYS
after the first publication OF this notice.
snaii report you and your real estate so as
sessed as delinquent and apply to the Dis
Irlcl court OF the County of Ramsey Minue-
SOFA, Tor Judgment against your lands. lots
piocKs or parcels thereof so assessed in
GUIDING interest, costs and expenses. and for
an order of the Court to sell the same for the
payment thereof.
GEORGE REFS. City Treasurer.
292-302
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST.. PAUL. Mimi. Oct. %, 1886. {
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the same care has to be exercised. for with
the mingIing of the ideas of the Oscar
Wilde and Burne Jones school interior
decorations. orators and furniShers, and the
still later revival of the eighteenth century
French artists. those who finished, decor
ated and furnished the palaces of the late
Bourbons and the Bonapartes and their
courtiers, there is most bewildering MKT
IRE in what furniture dealers will assure
YOU is certainly fashionable furniture.
Nowadays one frequently sees rooms in
which mahogany, teak wood. walnut, Cali
fornia red wood gilded white woods and
completely plush or tapestry-covered pieces
of furniture are all placed in a manner
which is appropriately called rocco.
When to this is added the excessive
crowding of the furniture, the pictures
of the walls and easels, the bric-a-brac,
china. tinted. enameled and cameo glass,
the bisque and majOlica ornaments. from
dogs of all kinds and sizes. cats and other
small animals, to little children in all sorts
of attitudes and occupations, in groups and
singly. historic and poetic; NEUROLOGICAL.
religious ana comic figures: wall banners,