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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

lauded the new opera and chased
snatches of the Pirate King" through
his puckered lips. Soon modest game
was suggested, and the custodian of the
Star-eyed goddess of reform willingly
consented to take a hand. Luck was
not with him at the start, and the stack
in front of him dwindled perceptibly.
He warbled his favorite song, but the
melody brought no substantial sOlace.
Then he began to relate "reminiscences
of the times when she was with Grant,"
Meanwhile Billy Barry had dropped in
as an On-loOker. and when Watterson,
whom he did not know, mentioned his
intimate acquaintance with the old hero,
Billy stepped on Ned Harrigan's foot
and in a stage whisper asked:
that 'his slObs" was all right,
and then he appeared satisfied. Pretty
soon there was jackpot. The editor
picked up his hand, slid the squeezers
past his good eye, and began to softly
whistle the pirate King" Ned and
Nat investigated and stayed in. Thorne
dropped out. Tony Hart,who was deal
ing, remained in with the others. Nat
bet ten and .Harrigan saw him. Then
Mr.. WattersOn passed his cards in re-
view before his valuable optic, musically
declared himself pirate king and
showed up twenty-dollar stack. Tony
Hart gazed at him searchingly over his
hand, saw the twenty, and held his
breath. Nat and Harrigan passed out,
while Billy Barry shifted to the other
foot and began to take deep interestin
the fun. Watterson carefully "skun' his
cards again and called for lone paper"
Hart breathed a sigh of relief and
wanted two cards. 1t was the lat
ter's bet, and he felt his way carefully
with zone seed.' The man with the
melody and the uncertain vision hoisted
him blue stack. Tony elevated him
back. Then the editor again used his
good eye as reviewing stand, and the
five cards passed by in single file.
Again the air which had charmed the
Louisville editor fOated upon the atmOs-
phere, and he shunted two blue stacks
to the leeward of the rake-off aperture.
Tony looked at him aghast, and simply
called, throwing upon the table, face up
ward, three large aces and two fives.
Watterson adorned the green baize with
four stalwart jacks, and softly hummed
81 am Pirate King" AS Tony wit
messed his appropriation of the pot, he
responded: "I'm d. if / don't think
you are, and Billy Barry tiptoed softly
out of the room.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

ately raised me 500. threw my cards
face upward on the table and said:
Your pot How did you ever guess
it?' he replied, as he turned over his
cards, showing straight huSh In
spades, nine spot high"
The brand of cigars was carefully
examined, while remarks were made as
to what the player should have done.
.'My belief in TIE adage that light
ming never strikes twice in the same
place has been shaken since certain
poker experience two years ago., SAID
another member of the Chamberl1n
party. There were six of us playing,
and the limit was small. l had been
playing in average luck and was some
thing of winner, and having dexter
called dapper young gentleman Sit
ting ON my left, who blandly exposed
four sevens as he gracefully raked in
the chips. On the next deal was the
age and pair of trays was dealt me.
The man who held the four sevens
the hand before drew three
cards, and the others drew one,
two, and three respectively. My
chances for the pot looked very slim, |
thought, but upon picking up the three
cards | called for | found three aces,
making my hand an ace full. To my
delight the betting opened very lively.
The first man bet the limit, only to be
raised by the three players that sue
ceeded him. Of course l raised when it
came to me, and after a little the battle
fastened itself between the man who
had held the four sevens and myself. l
reasoned that as he had held fours the
hand before, it would be impossible for
him to hold them again, and tours were
required to beat my ace full. raised
him twenty times; he had become auto
matte in raising me back, and was very
pale in the bargain. hesitated for
minute, but the memory of the hand be-
fore nerved me, and kept up the rails
ing. Finally l called. He. couldn't
speak from nervousness, but that didn't
prevent him from exposing four skies.
He had held pair of SKIES, and had
drawn the other two! In a more or less
elaborate experience of the game, have
never, save that once, known tours to
fall to the same man twice in success
sion"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
CONTRACT work.
Grading Robe Street and Ban
croft Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY oFST. PAUL, Mimi, Mar. %, 1888. !
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota. at their Office in said city, until
IL m. on the 5th day of April, A. ID.
1888, for grading ROBBIE street, from
Bancroft avenue to the right of way of
the Minnesota q Northwestern Railroad
company, and Bancroft avenue, from
Concord street to Congress street, in
said city, according to plans and specifi-
cations on file in the Office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two 2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. F. ERWIN,
1894 Clerk Board Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
CONTACT WORK,
Sewer ON Warsaw Street.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Mar. 81, 1888. I
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesOta, at their Office In said city, until
IL IN. on the 9th day of April, A. ID.
1888, for the construction of sewer on
Warsaw street, from Randolph street to
Grace street, in said city, according
to plans and specifications on file in the
Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: W. T. ERWIN,
1898 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

iOOI TIE stun. We had made a jack
pot. and there was $4,000 on the table.
Bowen had two pairs, jacks up, and he
passed. That was trick of his. Powell
had "a pair of kings, and he opened the
pot for $50. | had three skies, and
. stood the $50 and made it 500 better.
The other people dropped out until it
came to Bowen, who raised it $500,
making it cost $3.50 to draw cards.
Powell and | just stayed, Bowen
stood pat, DR.. Powell drew three and 1
Drew two. Powell caught pair of tiveS
70 his kings. and | captured my fourth
SIX. Say, maybe wasn't shaking. for
knew Bowen was in for big bluff.
Powell seemed afraid and gently laid in
800. ! raised him $500, and Bowen went
$1,000 better than me. DR.. Powell took
put his checb-book and said, Il suppose
You will not obiect:to my checker
I'VE both murmured No. and he just
called the 81, 800. l then got out my
sheckbook and raised it $1,000.
"BoWen quit: If | thought you had
lots of money would raise this pot
enough to make it interesting. AS it is,
III just tilt her $1,000
Powell laid down his cards without
word. 1t took me ten minutes to de-
eide whether to call OF raise, but was
afraid if | raised him he would jump on
to me for more than L could produce
and thus capture the pot. So | said
'I'll call that" Bowen calmly threw
his hand into the deck, and l left town
loaded down with money"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
QUEER GYPSY CUSTOMS.
The Strange Funeral of the King
of California Band.

Lie otfduSc II uucTd1 VI thC AihS
of California Band.
The eldest son of Hamlane Palmer,
generally known and recognized on the
Pacific coast as ''king of the gypsies,"
is dead, says the San Francisco ChrOni-
Gle. The deceased, Charles Palmer,
shot himself at Lincoln, Placer county,
last week, and has been brought to Oak
land to be inferred in Mountain View
cemetery, by the side of his mother, the
good Queen Bess. Though appear
ances might seem to belle it, yet the
royal family of the Pacific coast, the
Planners, is quite wealthy, King Ham
lane owning some valuable property in
West Oakland and bank account of
plethoric pretensions. He is an intelli
gent man of about fifty years of age,
light complexion for his race, and on
the street, when he is properly dressed,
might easily pass for wtll-tO-dO
Britisher. He is not king in his
own right, but by virtue of mar
rage with Queen BeSs, who died eight
years ago. In gypsy royalty the regal
scepter deScendS not from father to cid
est son, but from mother to eldest
daughter, and though Hamlane will be
looked upon as leader of his race Oh this
coast until his death, yet at his demise
his eldest daughter, Patience, will be-
come the queen and recognized head,
and her husband will be the king.
the fact that Charles has taken
his own life. Suicide, like female
unchastity among the gypsies, is
unknown, and family honor is cut to the
quick by the affair. Old Hamlane will
not be comforted. No cause can be as
signed for the act. Charles was twenty
two years of age, and married about
four months ago. He purchased a
camping outfit worth about $500
and struck out from the parent camp
for himself. The funeral will not
be held until Patience, the queen
apparent, arrives. She is travel
ing in AmadOr county, and it will take
some time to find her. In the meantime
the tribe are camped night and day
about the body, which lies in Hamilton
& Browns undertaking parlors, and
none will leave the room unless neces-
sary until the burial. The widow,:a
comely, dark-skinned young woman.
the coffin most of the time,
while King Hamlane smokes his pipe
in silent melancholy in a retired part of
the room. The coffin is rich and taste
full one. A custom, probably growing
out of ancient superstition, requires that
all the effects of deceased must be de-
stroyed. The bedding, clothing, tents,
wagons, ETC., will be burned, his
riding horse shot, and crock
cry and other domestic arti-
cles that cannot be burned will
be taken by some member of the
family and cast into the sea. The Gus
tom of late years has not been SO
closely observed. and horses, except the
favorite of deceased, and the more
valuable property are traded off as
soon as possible, even if at great
sacrifice. King Hamlane. as stated, is
we'll off, and is sparing no expense on
his sons funeral.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
A Novice in Poker Jareon.

A railroad official of high degree I'M
dertook to teach his wife the poker game
this winter under the pledge from her
that she would never use poker terms in
company, nor would acknowledge
that she had been initiated in the mys-
teries of the game. When the Boston
Ideals were here short time ago the
young wife, a novice in poker, heard
Barnabee reply to an inquiry as to what
was better than two pair of loving souls:
"Three of kind" Looking up into the
stern face of her hubby the little lady
calculated:
"There, now; I've heard things of
that kind said on the stage for years,
good joke, isn't it-When you under
stand it, l mean?"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
His Only Straight Flush.

81 have been playing poker for twen-
ty-ive years, and never held a straight
flush but once in my life," said gray
haired veteran the other day. "Then it
didn't do me any good. There were
seven of us playing, and Jackpot had
passed around five times without any
one having openers. On the sixth deal
it was my first say. Inearly tainted
when l beheld pat straight flush. I
thought some one would surely open 1t,
and made what I considered nice play
by passing. Well, dog-gone my buttons,
if every man around the board didn't
pass, too. The next time some fellow
captured the Doodle with pair of
jacks"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Arkmgght Street and
Lookout Place.


OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Mar. %, 1883. !
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesOta, at their Office In said city, until
10 m. on the 9th day of April, A. d.
1883, for grading Arkwright street. from
Whitall street to Case street, and Look
out Place, from it's easterly terminus to
Terrace street, in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
In sum of at least twenty (20) per cent
of the gross amount bid must accom-
pany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r. l.. GORMAN. President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
1898 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
CONTRACT work.
Grazing Alley in Ewing &
Chute's addition.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, I
CRY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Mar.27, 1888. I
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the city of st. Paul, Min
nesota, at their Office in said city, until
IL m on the 9th day of April, A. d.
1888, for grading the alley in block 2,
Ewing Il Chute's addition to Paul. in
said city, according to the plans and
specifications on file in the Office of said
Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in 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 all bids.
r. L. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
1898 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
Anecdote of Henry Clay.

AT large party given by the wife of
a cabinet minister in Washington many
years ago, Mrs. Clay. chaperoning a
young lady from the North, passed
through room where gentlemen were
playing cards, Mr.. Clay being among
the number.
rs this common practice?" inquired
"Yes,' said Mrs. Clay, 'they always
play when they get together"
Don't it distress you to have MI.
Clay gambler"
"No, my DEAR" said the good old
lady, composedly; ''he most always
wins"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
SOME DOCTORS

honestly admit that they can't cure
Rheumatism and Neuralgia. Others
say they can but-don't. Ath-lo-
pho.ros says nothing but cures.
That's the secret of its success.
Years Of trial have proved it to be
quick, safe, sure cure.
Concord, N. H., Sept 8, 1887
In my own family Athlophoros was used
as last resort, the user having suffered
from rheumatism for years and having
been treated for the disease by different
physicians in this State and Massachu-
setts without even temporary relief.
Upon my recommendation scores Of peo.
pie have used this remedy with the same
results claimed for it. C. II. WILSON.
Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 8, 1883. j.
Athlophoros has completely cured me OF
nervous headache, Apd feel thankful for
all the good it has done me.
Mrs. LOUISE CHERRY
"a Send cents for the beautiful colored pic
ture Moorish Maiden"
7HEATHL0PH0R0S co. 112 Wall st. N.Y.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
A COSTLY EXPERIENCE.
John Condor Meets a Nice Circle
of Poker PLAYERS in Camden.

ofPoker Players in Camden.
"John Condor had a funny as well as
a costly experience with poker" said a
well-known sport. In 1876, when the
Philadelphia authorities closed up all
the faro banks in that town, and sent
most of the city's gamblers to Camden,
N. j. or the penitentiary. under the
new law, John went there to take an In
terest in bank that was running in
Camden. The place, you know, is just
across the river from Philadelphia.
John arrived the morning after his pros
pective partner got broke, and as he
didn't want to open business on his own
account he thought he wauld lay off in
Philadelphia for day or two and look
up some friends. About the first ac-
quaintance he met was man who in
troduced him to circle of poker
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
The Hand That Never Deceived.

Tic MANU- Thu NCFCT OOCCTVCU'
"The best poker story lever heard. [
think, was the one in which young
lady correspondent with the editor of
paper down on our line, "said Vice Pres
itlent j. Z. McMullin. of the Chicago q
Alton. "She inquired who was the an
thor of the lines Give us the hand that
never deceived u.s. The editor, who
evidently had poker on the brain, re-
replied: we don't know who wrote
the lines, but we know the hand re-
referred to: it was held by the other
fellow late one fall, and we went with
out an overcoat all the following win
ter'n
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

beauties of a game OF draw poker. 1t
was the time when genius was the conf
ponent part of good and successful
player, and | f1atter myself that small
bit of The divine aff1atus came to me at
one of the critical moments that even
Ing. Let me recite the incident:
81 had been quite successful and was,
perhaps, $1,000 ahead, when, as the age,
] discovered, on picking up my hand,
that the lowest straight flush in hearts
had been delt me pat. The blind was
E25. All came in, and l promptly raised
300; two of the players saw it, and an
other raised me the same amount; [ re-
turned it. The two dropped out, and
the third man raised again. raised
him five times more, and he stopped.
OF course did not take any cards, and
he drew one. At this point L would not
have taken $4,000 for the pot. How
ever, l watched my adversary closely as
he examined his one card, and, although
bis expression did not change particle,
/ knew absolutely that he held the win
ming hand. His entire course was as
clear to me as though he had just ex-
planned it. His four cards of one suit
needed one to make sequence; he had
taken terrible chance before the draw,
and had bet to the limit. He had made
his straight flush, and as mine was the
lowest possible one, it was assumedly
higher than mine.
ut was his first bet, and after run
ming over his hand he slowly showed $25
toward the middle of the table. | saw
his bet and raised Linn 81. lie im.aedi-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
Opposed to Trusts.

In Congressional Circles:
He-Will you trust me, darling?
She. sobbing-No, dearest, l cannot.
He, wildly-Great heavens, darling;
not trust me?
She-No, no. Papa is a member of
congress, and is violently opposed to
every kind of trust, and L must respect
his wishes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
Buffalo Court,

ticular line of vice, he did not frequent
gambling rooms, clubs, or saloons to
find the broad path, but stumbled into
it right in his own house. He had
taught his wife to play poker two or
three winters ago, and frequently since
then they had friendly little sessions,
using buttons for chips. The other
night, though, he brought home box of
the genuine, nice stacks of whites, reds
and blues.
"Now," he said, "I'll just show you
how poker is played among the boys. l
never could take any interest in it with
natural. Wen call it a dollar limit;
whites a nickel, reds quarter, blues
SO cents, and take s. worth each. Now,
if you break me I'll buy you that seal
muff."
The game proceeded without any ma
terial change in the size of the piles for
nearly an hour, when MIR. Brown had
three tens pat. Mrs. B. took three cards
pair OF bullets all the time-caught the
third, and beat him out of So. This was
all right, except that Brown remarked
that he had never in his life seen poor
player that didn't have all the luck.
Finally he lost the other 50.
"Gimme. mother five, and if I don't
knock you out in fifteen minutes by that
clock I'll never turn another card" he
said.
Mrs. B. didn't answer; that is, she
didn't say anything, but her look said:
"That's all right" The luck seemed to
go Browns way this time, and he pulled
in quite few chips. Mrs. Brown was
dealing, third party-Brown's brother
was loOker-On at this period, and, of
course, it was Browns age.
'I'll come in," said Mrs. B.
"Oh, of course you will" said Brown.
"Well, then, put up another dollar and
you won't have so many chips.'
'I'll raise you a dollar, James," said
his spouse.
you will, will you? Dollar better'n
you"
Mrs. Brown just came in and drew
two cards. Brown thought he'd keep
his, and when his wife Clipped without
looking he promptly raised the limit.
After carefully looking them over the
lady thought she'd raise it another dol
lar. This made Brown fairly bound
off the chair, but he had to call, only to
have flush beaten by full. He quit
there, and when his wife giggled said:
II don't see anything funny about it
at all. Anybody could play with the
cards you get. If l had them you would
have been broke two hours ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
"A PIRATE KING.
How the Star-Eyed Goddess of
Reform Won Great jack

: 3: s; q; :: &; ):
some years ago he was i'll
New York city and went to see the first
American production of Gilbert & Sui
livan's opera, "The Pirates of Penn
ance." Being an admirer of pretty
women and pretty music, the per
formance caught him, and he was
especially taken with the song, II Am
a Pirate King" He hummed the air
between the acts and between cloves
until he had it down pat" 1t was on
his lips when he left the theater after
the performance, and the melody
welled up from his broad chest as he
dropped into well-knOWn resort and
encountered a number. a professional
friends. There was Ned Harrison, Nat
Goodwin, Ned Thorne and other choice
spirits, and to them Mr.. Watterson
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
THEY ALL PLAY POKER
Stories Of Prominent States
men, and Others Who
- Have Played.
How Senator Bowen Was
Caught in His Great Blffu-
ing Act.
Sketch Of the Rise, Growth
and Popularity Of the
Game.
It Is American and Was First
Played on the Father OF
Waters.

F ALL the card
games known to
man the greatest
unquestionably i S
poker. This game
is dis t n C til v e ly
A m eri can, and
while the Eng
lish lay claim, and
probably with facts
to back them, to the
good old games of
euchre, whist ana
or;l,hona tho a,rar
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
ITEM DAYS

after the first publication of this notice,
/ shall report you and your real estate
so assessed as delinquent, and apply to
the District Court of the County of
Ramsey, Minnesota, for Judgment
against your lands, lots, blocks, or par
GELS thereof so assessed, including in
terest, costs and expenses, and for an
order of the Court to sell the same for
the payment thereon.
92-9S GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01

age Briton, notorious for his grasping
propensities, has never had the hardi-
hood to steal from us the proud diStinc-
lion of originating the wonderful game
of poker. The origin of the game is not
exactly known, but the best authorities
on such matters say the subtle pastime
first "bobbed up serenely'' on the Mis-
Sissippi river away back in the forties
Poker yarns are both plentiful and
spicy. Statesmen, lawyers, doctors and
everybody else have played the fascinat-
ing game for more than half a century.
Henry Clay was poker player, and he
didn't have to go outside the senate to
find men to engage in the game. There
are to-day senators and representatives
at Washington who owe their start in
life to game of poker. A game of
poker is a photograph of the game OF
life 1t is a struggle wherein the fittest
survive, luck being also an element.
1t is a contest, man against man, the
cards being the weapons, OF the profess
sions or the trades. Human nature and
money are trumps in poker. Poker has
a souI-it is life. What more natural
then than that stories of this wonderful
game should be on every ones tongue?
HE CAUGHT THE SENATOR.
Bowen, of Colorado, Is a Great