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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

Chicago is 173 miles square and, when it is
right muddy, about knee deep.-Indiandpol
Aetos.
Lemon parties" are becoming popular in
number of Hudson river towns II is stated
that every young man is expected to bring
lemon, girl and squeezer.-hingston Free
man.
An Autumnal Proposal.-He Gas they stand
on the balcony)-''It is very bright within and
very dreary without. is itnot?" She-''Without
what?' He (inspired) -"You."-Huper's
Bazdr.
lecting old china. She has been known to
smile sweetly on a mug-wump.-Boston Trans
cript.
McCorkle-"If Chicago got the Worlds fair
where would she hold it2'
McCrackle-'.I understand the intention is to
fence in footprint of one of that city's
maidens."-Ne,c York San.
''You will never win in the race of life, my
son. You are too SLOW"
''All right; will try being fast for while"
And still the parent appeared no more hope
full than before.-ChicGgO Globe.
OF T al the sSd lr spd sloomy words
There no sadler ones to me
Than these two: "Flease remit"
-PtulISadtOney Spirit.
ware county man, who received a .shorning"
because he married within month after his
first wife's death. He told the serenaders that
he didn't think it showed good taste to come
banging around a mans house 30 soon after
funeral.-ADd''y Argus.
Getting There.-He-.'Do you believe there
is any truth in the adage that man is known
by the company he keeps?'
she-"Certainly. We see its truth illustrated
every day."
He-"I believe in it myself and intend to
act upon it.
She-.sA visa raaolutiop 10 - "a ca.5 49,
pany you intend 10 keep"
He-"The very best; that is to say, il I can
get INTO the company l would like to keep.
The fact is, l want to keep your company"
linen she smiled a sweet smile and said it
could no doubt be nanaged.-Boston Courier.
They say the County democracy is buried in
thought Rather shallow grave, isn't it?-Ne.o
York Tribune.
The hotel guest has a winsome way
As be quietly books hts name.
w. hS Sa 81 later hs kicks hts steer,
-KeaJney iNeo) Enterprise.
We republicans won't feel much like buying
Thanksgiving turkeys this year. Crow will be
pretty slick.-7onabstone (Ariz.) Epitaph.
Mrs. Beacon Hill Tin an icy whisper)-.I beg
Your pardon, but this is my pew"
The Intruder gently reproachful)-'T am q
sister in Christ and this is my Fathers house"
"Er-doubtless. But have to pay the rent,
you know."-Boston Times.
When at night go to bed,
Poor old bachelors!
When at night we 20 to bed.
No curtain lectures e'er 81 read.
No widows LETT when We are dead.
f0or old bachelors!
-F.K. q. in Courier Journal
Had Been Duck Shooting. Blinks-"See
here, Mr. B.. thought you said you had been
duck shooting"
Mr.. Bhnks-''Yes, m'dear, been duck (hic)
shooting"
But these ducks You brought home are tame
ducks"
Yes, m'dear, l tanned 'em after (hic) shot
'em. New York Weekly.
Football Player Ceebly)-"Did we VIM"
Sympathizing Comrade--''We did, old fellow"
Football Player (excitedly)-''Never mind
that .disioeaied thigh, doctor. Take these
broken teeth outof my mouth SO can hollerr'-
Chicago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

bluer tDat I am not q PROFESSIONAL card
player, and have only taken up card tricks
as part Of my sleight-of-hsnd profession,
and when you understand that there are
men who do nothing else but handle cards,
You can readily see how little chance an
unsuspecting player has when he is playing for
money with skilled and interruptions sharper
BY this under-stack which described can
deal myself every trump in a game OF whist
and in poker / can give myself any hand de-
sire. In playing with three, four or five per-
sons, / shuttle simultaneously one card from
the bottom and top and then two, three or four
more from the top, depending on the number
Of players in the game. so that when / deal the
cards the bottom card goes to me and my OPP
pOnents get the poor ones that came from the
top OF the pack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
The Flapping Of q Fly's Wing.

The slow tapping Of butterHy's wing pro-
duces no sound, but when the movements are
rapid q noise is produced, which increases in
shriiiness with the number Of vibrations Thus
the house fly, which produces the sound +, vi
brstes its wings 81, lao times . minute. or ss5
times in . second; and the bee, which makes
the sound Of A, as many ~ 26, 400 times, or 40
times in . second. On the contrary, tired bee
huns on e, and therefore, according to theory
yibratesits wings only $50 times in q second
Marcy, the naturalist, after many attempts, has
succeeded by delicate mechanism in confirm
ing these numbers graphically. He Axed hy
SO that the tip Of the wing just touched .
cylinder, which was moved BY clockwork. Each
stroke Of the wing caused . mark, Of course
showed that there we're actually $50 strokes in
. second, agreeing almost exactly with the
numbss Of vibrations inferred from the note
produced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
The Winter Girl Growing.

The summer girl Oh. where is she,
The sweet, The rare, the radiant maid?
Gone; but her form Wen shortly see
In glossy sealskin robes arrayed.
And when the snow begins to whis
And eddy In tn ambient air,
sheh blossom out W inter- gi,i.
As fascinating and as fair.
She craws US. sways Va as she villa
she smiles, and 70 her side We ny:
Wen run up livery stable bills
To take her sleishing bye-and-bye.
boston CtUriey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

vi ANS NAAf - AZ ~ y
/ have made these
shifts frequently in ex-
planning card tricks to
a party OF gentlemen,
and in spite of the fact
that they were looking
for it they have found
il impossible to detect
me. When you con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

and Third hngers between the cards on top Of
those that have been stacked" or previously
arranged, as shown in figure 6. Then throw
the lower half up and cover the under
half, as in figure 7. until the cards are
in the position indicated by figure 8. Then
withdraw the fingers, close the pack in the
hand and the shift is accomplished. This can
be done with lightning-like rapidity, and none
but player experienced in the wicked wiles of
his fellow-man would suspect the trick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

/ have now described
to you the double
handed shift. There is
a single-handed shift
that is equally effective,
and when done by an
expert card sharper it
will defy the detection
of the keenest eye. This
is the way it is done:
Hold the pack in the left
hand. with the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

1 drew one OF the good
cards from the bottom
and one of the others
from the top simulra-
neously. / continued
this msneuver until all
the good cards that /
had selected were placed
alternately with a poor
card at the bottom Of
the pack Then I in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

new pack OF cards this trick can be done with
ease and after little practice it can be done
80 neatly that it is absolutely unnoticeable
Tins stacking from the bottom is a new trick
with gamblers and it will deceive any one who
Is not on the lookout for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

the center with the thumb and second
finger of the right hand Then pressing
the lower half of the pack against the
thumb, forming a hinge. / brought the
top half adroitly underneath, thus placing
the cards in their original position 1 alter
mated this trick with the old trick Of palming
certain selected cards which were placed
adroitly on the top of INV opponents cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

This is the way the
trick was done. 1
stacked the cards from
the bottom of the pack
in the following-de-
scribed msnner: Imam
aged. in picking up the
cards. to put at the bot
tom of the pack such
good cards as / needed.
Then l took the pack in
my right hand and sh,
san<1o orly,.g-1t- -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

me when have the cards in my hand. II is
not noticeable to those who watch me, but il is
easily found by the sense of touch.
KEEPING THE RUN OF THE CARDS.
It 10 sometimes found useful by gamblers to
know the position of every card in the pack
There are thousand and one ways Of doing
this. One Of the simples, is by following this
plan. Lay the cards face upward on the table.
Then select them with apparent earelessness
and place them in the pack. II IL is quickly
done no one will notice that they are being
chosen according to rule. But they are and
this IL the rule:
Pack the cards up in this order: 6, 2, 10, 9,
s, king. 8. 4. ace Cor ~, Jack, Z. s. queen. The
suits must run as follows: Clubs, spades, hearts
and diamonds. Then the first card will be the
All Of clubs; the next the deuce Of spades, then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
TURNING TIE TABLES.

: 1 was unsuspicious,
and / think / had lost
two or three hundred
rupees, to the great
amusement of the spec
tators, before / realized
that / was being trIcked.
Then came my revenge,
and l can assure you that
il was a pretty one. L
determined to teach
Capt. Powers a lesson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
Written for The EVENING STAR.
GAMBLERS TRICKS AT CARDS.
kellar, the Magician, Explains How
Some of Them Are Done.

TRICKS AT FARO, PoKER AND EUCHrR-srAcKlSa
CARDS FROM THE BoTroM-sISaLE AND DOUBLE
SHIFTS THAT WOULD DEFY AN ExPERr-A
LESSON TAUGHT An EE8LIsH ARMY oFFIcER
In 1880 was giving performances in Port
Louis, on the island of Msuritius. in the Indian
ocean. Among my intimate acquaintance
were Capt. Powers Of the British forces, in COM
mand of the island, and General, then Colonel,
Chinese Gordon, the lamented hero of Khar-
toum- Capt. Powers is q member of the titled
English family of Beresford and he certainly
proved his good breeding by his open-hearted
generosity and his rare hospitality. He was.
besides being good fellow in the best sense
Of that term, extremely fond Of a good joke.
We're 1t not for that popularity this incident
could not have been related
Now / have never devoted much time to
card playing. OF course IN my profession am
forced to be dexterous in my movements and
nave become rather skillful In certain card
tricks useful on the stage. / often visited the
officers at their club rooms and frequently took
hand at the card table. Ii appears that Capt.
Powers was an expert amateur card trickstsr,
though at the time did not know ID. On the
evening of which l am writing it was arranged
between the captain and his fellow-oficers that
was to be swindled in game of casino, chosen
out of compliment TO my American citizenship.
Vi course the money was to be returned after
enough of the ill-gotten winnings had been
moved to buy a suitable supper to topple off
the evenings sport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

ne should remember, and did. l beat him at
his own game. and the supper we had early in
the morning was paid for by the consprators
after I had loaned them the money from my
winnings. Altogether / took IN 5000 rupees
(about $1,000. and the beauty OF it was my
cheating was not discovered until the next day,
when invited them to dine with me and ex-
planned the trick and returned their money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

After be had cut the
cards I shifted the cards,
by a single movement
1 shall describe here
after, back to their orig
inal place and dealt
the hands. The good
cards came to me and
the alternate poor cards
went to him. With a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
DoUBLE-HANDED SHIFT.

This is the way / shift
ed the cut: 1 held the
pack between the thumb
and finger tips of my
left hand, with my little
finger inserted in the
center Of the pack
where the stacked part
began. 1 then grasped
the lower half of the
mack so dividad throuob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

serted the tip of my little finger between these
rest Of the pack thoroughly. After had fin
lshed 1 adroitly shifted the arranged cards to
the top Of the pack and asked the captain to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

Here is a pretty sim
gle-handed shift that is
seldom used by a gam
bier; but is, neverthe-
less. very neat. 1t is
called the single-handed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

twist shift. and is done follows: Insert the
little finger between the cards, as is shown in
figure ]. Then lift of the top cards between
the little and third fingers, and turn them IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

In shifting the cut
you may wonder how /
can keep track of the
top card that the man
places underneath the
cards he takes on OF the
pack. That is easily
done. i simply turn up
one corner of the top
card just enough to in
dictate ifs nosifinn To
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

my right hand and shufied the cards. appa-
rently awkwardly, but really very skillfufly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
SATURDAY. Smiles.

Chicago is 173 miles square and, when it is
right muddy, about knee deep.-Indianapoli
Aetcs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

HOW THEY ARE FED ON CORN MEAL AND SALT
wArER-LYNS RAVENS, BLUE POINTS AND NOR
FoLKs-PLASrINs THE DELlcAoIKs A BIO Busi-
NEss-soNE ENEMIES THE OYSTER HAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

tables produced certain extraordinary effects.
"Watercresswas believed to restore the bloom to
young ladies' cheeks" green ginger was good
for the memory and conserve OF roses mot the
salad Of roses immortalized by Apuleius) was a
capital posset against bedtime. A conserve of
rosemary and sage, according to Verme1,
should be used by students, a. it 'doth greatly
delight the BRAIN"
Ben Jon.on spoke Of "the Iaudable use Of
forks, which he saw come into vogue. Queen
Elizabeth hada jeweled one. Perhaps she
used it for her breakfast Of goose, which, it is
said, she was eating when she heard OF the de-
feat Of the Spanish Armada. This meal of which
she partook was called a dinner then and it is
thought to have occurred about II o'clock in
the morning. Tea was not drank in England
until 1910 and coffee was introduced in 1852
Chocolate preceded these drinks, but was
largely displaced by them. At tables where they
| could be afforded beer and wine were invariably
| found.
Both vegetables and tobacco when they
began to be used were exploited by empires
as remedies for this and that ailment All Of
our common vegetables at first ''were regarded
more IS medicines than necessary articles OF
food" The idea still fingers or is not wholly
extinguished, for every patent medicine now
claims TO be purely . vegetable extract, while
tomato pills and preparations OF celery as q
nervine are to be had or are rememberedin our
own time.
Books of the sixteenth century speak Of the
employment OF trenchers at the table. They
introduced, says Mr.. Hazlitt, 1.-The fashion Of
placing lady and gentleman alternately at
meals, the couple thus seated eating from one
trencher." Walpole relates that so late a. the
middle Of the last century the old duke and
duchess Of Hamilton occupied the dais at the
head Of the room and preserved the traditional
manner by sharing the same plate"
TWO MEALS DAT.
Al long ago - the tenth century, and the
habit continued long after, two meals day
was the rule with all classes As the times
became better and more luxurious ways were
possible the supper was added and In some
cases . sub-supper. menu given in . cook
cry book OF i600 shows three courses, which
seems to have been the fullest extent OF Q din
ner then, while in most instances two courses
| sufhced. The law Latin term moreuda for
dinner indicates that the meal was to be sarnsd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

An Autumnal Proposal.-He (as they stand
on the balcony)-''It is very bright within and
very dreary without. is itnot?' She-.'Without
what?" He (inspired) -" You."-Huper's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

The rage for novelty and home 'art work"
sometimes runs into the grotssque or absurd,
and in derision the Decorative Sisters" are
made to expend their energies in painting
flowers on the milk pans and decorating the
churn. Somewhat on a par with this are the
wash benches shown at o woman's exchange,
painted white, with sprays Of flowers on the
sides and embroidered cushions on the top.
Possibly, however, it il all in name, for the
sprays Of bachelor buttons on one were prettily
painted, while the cushion Of blue denim,
worked with white, was good in itself. In a
suitable place, a. window seat or on stair
landing a. . refuge for q moments rest in
mounting fight Of steps, their use and good
effect might be unquestioned. The long-suf-
fering sunaover APPEARED on another Of the
benches, with cushion Of white linen embroid-
cred In yellow. With those people who ad-
mirsd tie milking stool, giidsd and berib-
boned, the wash bench may be Q welcome and
popular piece Of furniture In its promotion.
cHuDRRN's CHAINS
ere made most attractive 81 an art society IN .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16
Written for TEE EVENING srAn.
ATTRACTIvE HOMES.
How Bare Corners May BE Converted
Into Beauty Spots.

COY sSrooKRIEs WHERE COLOR PLEAsEs THE
EYE AND SOFT CUSHIONS INVITE TO REposE-A
BED ROOM IN PINK AND sILvLR-pHooRArKp
WASH BKNcREs-BEAUTIfYrNa CHEAP CHAIRS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

ton Of hverwort and black pepper in half
pint Of warm cows milk. The patient must
then Ego .into cold spring or river every
morning, fasting for month. After this he
must 60 in three times o week for fortnight
longer" If he survived all this it is not at all
likely the mad dogs poison would hurt him in
the least degree.
But Mr.. Patrick Lamb was undoubtedly Mrs.
Classes equal. He published in ITO his Royal
Cooking or the Complate Court Cook" He
says on his title page that he was 'near fifty
years master cook to their late majesties King
Charles II, King James Ii, King William and
Queen Mary, and to her present majesty. Queen
Anne. Speaking of himself in his preface, he
says-alluding to his long service to royalty:
'.As to the author of these sheets, his name and
character are so well known and established in
all the courts Of Christendom that need OBJ
serve no more Of him, than that he lived and
died very great rarity, having maintained
his station at court and the favor of his prince
for about fifty years together; which whoever
does after him may boast of being one of the
two fortunate and iong-iived courtiers which
perhaps an hundred ages before have not
produced"
give below one of his receipts, which Mr..
Ashton thinks few people now would care to
follow. 1t is a .'patty Of calves brsirs." The
calves brains being clean scald them, then
blanch some asparagus and put it in a saucepan
with little butter and parsley; being cold put
the brains in the patty with the asparagus, Ave
or six yolks OF hard eggs and forc'd meat
season Is with pepper and salt. When it IL
baked add the Juice of a lemon, drawn butter
and gravy. So serve it. Mr.. Lamb gives
Profuse and elaborate diagrams for showing
how the dishes 60 on the table and by way Of
reporting certain eminent kings and lords
dinners.
KINGS DINNER.
To give sample Of these repasts copy from
this court cook book the kings dinner so called,
served at my Lord Raneclough May 20, 1700:"
First Course: Pottage, 2 ducklings, Hsmb
Geese, Patty Of squads, Bisque Of Pigeons,
Veal Royale, Chicken fricacy, Pulpstoons, Olio
Terreyn, Rabbits forst, Pudding, Beans and
Bacon, Beef . h Royals, Floundsrs, NaekEil,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-09
FRVOriIe Times aud Seasons for Sui
eidea.

Statistics show that the months in which
the fewest suicides occur are October and
November, while the greatest number &C
eur in April, May and June. July and
September also have a goOdly share, the
latter possessing "A peculiar fascination for
women. This refutes the old idea that sui
cides occur most frequently in damp and
gloomy weather, for the months Just men
toned as being the most prolific are certain
" those in which the skies look brightest
and the earth is fairest. Another remarkable
fact in this connection is that the progress
sive increase and decrease in the number of
suicides coincide with the lengthening and
the shortening Of the days and, as NJ.
Guerry has shown, not only the seasons of
the year, but the days of the month and of
the week, and even the hours of the day
exert an influence, the constancy of which
cannot he mistaken As a result of his
elaborate research he found that the great
est number of suicides among men occurred
during the first ten days Of the month, and
from Monday to Thursday of the week.
This is accounted for by remembering that
the ma jority of working men receive their
wages either ON the first of the month or
the last of the week, and that pay day is
often followed by dissipation, debauchery
and remorse. Oettlngen completed tins IN
teresting observation by showing that the
larger number of suicides among women
take place during the last half of the week,
when they are most apt to feel the effects
of mems prodigality and wrong doing. In
regard to the hours of the day, we know,
from Brierre de Boismont's examination Of
1893 cases of suicide in Paris, that the
maximum number occurred between 6 A. Nj.
and noon. and thereafter regularly declin-
ed reaching the minimum at the hour of
sunrise. DR.. ChdrieS W. Pilgrim in Popu-
lar Science MOnthU
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-09

every funeral Singular as it may seem,
the periodical seasons of drought so fatal
TO sheep and cattle, do not check at all the
multiplication of these animals. The prob
lem of the determination Of this fearful
pest is one of the most serious with which
the Australian government has to deal. So
far mineral poison and all tried means have
proved inadequate, and their increase is so
rapid that they are in many sections liter
ally devastating the country. The governor
of New South Wales has offered reward
Of E2j, 600 to the discoverer Of a really ef
fective agent Of destruction.
In driving about the avenues Of Mel
bourne one is struck with the good taste Of
the people, where every home, however
poor, has attractive surroundings. In
these colonies, universally there seems
desire among the owners 10 surround their
homes with graceful objects. Here they
can easily do 80, as almost every tree ex-
cept the oak grows easily and luxuriantly.
The principal streets also are broad, well
paved and lined with rows of trees, max
ing a needed shade in this sunny cline, and
give fresh country look To the city which
is most attractive. The only drawback 10
the enjoyment which the evident prosperity
aud happiness of Melbourne must delight
every visitor, is the sight already Of class
Of oilers and lazy immigrants whom the
dread Of country work has detained in her
city limits These are the only sufferers in
Australia the willing workers will find en-
poyment and succeed.