The Washington critic., 1889-03-22
MATTER WORTH READING.
Special Draw Poker.

10 reporter yesterday. ut is n true story,
and took place before the Senatorial cat
cus,n went on the speaker "Thcrc was
ore member of the House who, II was
thought, could he influenced II properly
approached. lie could not be bought, but
he had not declared himself and 1t was
said that whichever side could make the
most favorable impression would catch his
vote. So n committee Of three was mp
pointed by one set of the managers to de-
wise ways and means to make II favorable
impression.
"'Come up to room No. - tonight one
Of the three said to the member, 'aiid wen
crack small bottle
"Tho member declared himself IN with
the small bottle, and was on hand
promptly. The committee Of three was on
hand, and small bottle was cracked In
short order Then IL was proposed that
the party indulge In n little game of
poker. The member said he didn't Under
stand the game. The committee of three
assured him that they could easily explain
the points SO that he could play all right
1t was a simple game, something like cas-
sino, and twas usual to put up dollar or
so on the results of the hands, just to make
II interesting.
"Thc member sat into the game. He
was honest In the statement that he did not
know the points. He didn't know Jack
pot from jack-knife, and on the first hand
he discarded one Of the three ten spots In
the hope OF drawing the ten of diamonds,
which he thought counted as the big cas-
sino. He would have been game, but there
was no intention of ileecing him. He was
allowed to come In on every hand before u
bet was made. II he held two trays, and
was rash enough to bet blue chips, others
laid down and he raked In the ante. His
chips accumulated, and he professed to be
in love with the game. The crisis came OH
what proved to be the last hand. The mem
Der held three flves, and was willing to bet
big money. The size of the pot grew to
very ample proportions. One Of the. com
mittee Of three had five diamonds, but when
1t came to showdown lie generously in
formed the member that his three fves
were good, and the member gathered IN the
pile. His evenings entertainment had
nettcd him $1,000. Nobody was sore, how
ever, and the committee of three laughed at
their bad luck and complimcnted the mem
Der on his shrewdness and the celebrity with
which he caught the intricacies Of the game.
He felt Of the roll Of 5000 and went to his
room with mental reservation that the
men with whom he had spent the evening
were the wittiest men on earth. Not word
had been said about the Senatorial contest,
but next day, when two of the committee
Of three met him In the corridor and
pressed him on the subject, with no allusion
to the evenings entertainment, he pledged
to vote for their man; and he did when the
caucus came."-[Minneapolis Tribune.
His Vengeance.
An Albany youth, whose life In board
ing-housc was made miserable by the con-
stant playing upon an asthmatic piano,
procured a hose, attached IL to the cold
water faucet in the wash-room, carried the
other end into the parlor, and turned the
water upon the fair performer. The effect
surpassed his expectations, for the playing
was not only stopped, but the wires Of the
instrument became rusted from the food
poured In upon them, rendering an outlay
Of $50 for repairs needful. The landlady
is now endeavoring to collect the amount
Of the young man, whose financial condi-
ton makes 1t impossible for him to comply
with the demand.
Photographing the Aurora Borealis.
DIR. Kayser has succeeded In obtaining
photograph Of the aurora borealis from the
summit Of Mount Rigi, in Switzerland.
This Is an interesting fact, 1t having
hitherto been regarded as impossible to
photograph the aurora Cor want Of plate
sufficiently sensitive to be impressed by It's
rays. Gunther, in his well-known physical
geography, declares 1t to be utterly impos-
sible to photograph the aurora, the most
carefully prepared plate remaining neutral
when exposed to the aurora's rays DIR.
Kayser resorted tospecial precautions aud
employed colored dry plate--the azalin
trockeri-platte.
Fight with Python.
A python, which was afterward found to
be twenty feet four inches long and over
fifteen inches In girth, boarded q Nor
wegian vesselat Singapore. The carpenter,
armed with u Delaying pin, went 70 the at
tack ,bnt he was comnlets,v ronted. Tbe
python. Il IA declared. made series of
springs OF from eight to twelve feet. The
carpenter, having been re-enforced by the
captain and rest Of the crew, again attacked
the reptile, and the first mate succeeded In
mining Il TO the deck with a harpoon. when
il was Killed.
yerv yonnv IN yyed.
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West virginia were made man and VIE The
other night at kevSer. Mineral County,