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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
THE LAW As TO BACCARAT.
Englands Statute Covering the Game and
the Rule as to Cheating.

England's Statute Covering the Game and
the Rule as to Cheating.
Pail Man Budget.]
That to cheat at cards is crime is we'll
known. Sec. II of 8 and 9 Vic, C. 109,
is perfectly explicit on that point. every
person." runs that section, "who shall by
any fraud or unlawful device or i'll practice,
in play at or with cards, dice, or other game,
win from any other person, to himself or
any other or others, any sum of money or
valuable thing, shall be deemed guilty of
obtaining such money or valuable thing
from such other person by false pretense
with intent to cheat or defraud such person
of the same, and being convicted thereof
shall be punished accordingly"
Is baccarat an unlawful game? This ques-
tion has been decided, and decided in the
affirmative by Sir Henry Hawkins in the
case of jerks versus Turpin. "The unlaw-
full games," said Sir Henry Hawkins in his
judgment in that case, "now are-ace of
hearts, faro, basset, hazard, passage, roulette,
every game of dice except Backgammon,
and every game of cards which is not a
game of mere skill, and, incline to add,
any other game of mere chance. Does bac-
carat come within this category? The de-
scription of the game given by Mr.. Russell
satisfies me that it..does 1t is a game of
cards; 1t is game of chance; and though,
as in most other things, experience and
judgment may make one player or banker
more successful than another, it would be a
perversion of words to say it was in any
sense a game of mere skill. 1t is there
fore, in my opinion, an unlawful game
within the meaning of the statute. 1t is
said that it is game of modern invention.
That may be, and, assuming it to be so, it is
Just what the Legislature intended to in
clude in the phraseology of the eleventh
section of Henry Will, c. 9, as a new un-
lawful game hereafter to be invented"
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her experience has been anything but pleas
ant. However, l am not inclined to believe,
as some do, that the single fact of her hus-
bands untimelv death and the attending
circumstances have anything to do with her
present trouble. There is absolutely no
reason for the opinion that Stephanie did
not know of his infdelities until his tragic
death revealed them to her. She was kept
well posted in his movements, and the un-
pleasant information thus gained and the
manner in which she was treated by both
him and his father, when after three or four
years the union resulted in no heir to the
Austrian throne, gives US the opinion that
while the sudden death of her consort may
have occasioned momentary surprise, she
really experienced little regret therefrom.
1t is said her only reason for not leaving
him and the Austrian court long before was
on account of the scandal which such an
action would have occasioned Again it
may be said that the early loss of beauty is
but characteristic of the Saxe-Coburg fam
lily to which she belongs, as is also the i'll
luck and misfortune that accompanies it.
Meerschaum From the West.
1t has been said with truth that ANYTHING
an American may want he need not look
beyond his own country for-or at least a
substitute. do not think that this coun-
try would have been much the loser if for
all time it was compelled to import all the
meerschaum required for its tobacco pipes,
as there is no duty on it, but, now that the
wonderful West has given us large deposit
of that substance, there is no necessity to
look to other countries for our supply, while
the Government may derive some benefit by
judicious tariff on the foreign product
Heretofore meerschaum has been found
almost everywhere but in this country, al
though the most comes from Asia Minor.
1t is also found in Greece, the Grecian
Islands, Moravia, Houbschitz and Morocco.
where it is used when soft and fresh as
substitute for soap. A variety found near
Madrid, in Spain, Is extensively used for
building purposes. 1t is not found on the
seashore as sort of coagulated sea foam as
some imagine, and whence it was first
thought to originate and derive its name,
but is usually quarr1ed and is associated
with magnesite and carbonate of magnesium.
The Proposed Statue to Danton.
"My name wall live in the Pantheon of
history" said Danton, the halfsavaee
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
AN OSPREY CATCHING FISH.
How the Bird Goes About 1t to Get Dinner
From the Sea.

How the Bird Goes About 1t to Get Dinner
From the Sea.
New York SUM-
There is no more interesting sight on the
Jersey coast than to see an osprey dart upon
a fish. If he is high in air, and has long
been slowly and gracefully sailing above
the water, you will know the instant that he
~sees fish. 1t will be apparent that he sees
it, because he will cease his forward flight,
pause, and watch the water intently. A
few strong strokes of his powerful wings
bring him to the point from which he means
to descend. He does not, it is said, poise
his body above the fish, but at a distance to
one side or another of vertical line
above it, so that his descent is made at an
angle. Contracting his wings and lowering
his head, he allows his body to drop, not
heavily, but with that control which a
sailor would call "steerage way" just be-
fore he reaches the surface he closes his
wings and strikes the water heavily, with a
splash and sputter that would accompany
the impact of a stone upon it.
In most cases the bird has hit the fish
fairly and has gripped its body in his long
talons. In such an event the spectator has
but Just seen the splash when he sees the
birds great wings unfolded and its body
rising directly, with the struggling fish at
legs length below it. Naturalists declare
that the larger ospreys can lift and fly with
a fve-pound fish.
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ment for 16 years; a lord of the Treasury for
FIVE; the son of one who is considered by
many the foremost among living men and
the husband of a daughter of peer, and
vet for all that his life ends without sug-
gestion of its being loss to the community
or to anyone else except his father. w. q.
Gladstone was in every sense "his fathers
son." But for that fact he would scarcely
ever have been heard of.
His face certainly shows strength of char
acter; something of the expression Of his
illustrious sire haunts the mouth, but there
the resemblance ceases In other particu-
lars the kind, gentle face of the mother is
reproduced, and we can easily imagine that
the calm and quiet of the poets life was
more to his taste than that of the politician.
AS there was no absolute necessity for effort
on his part, he accepted the good things at
his disposal and made the best of life. Who
can say but it was not the right thing to do,
after all. W1LKIE.
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and so opposed to capital punishment tnat
he resigned an Office rather than condemn a
criminal to death. Even as late as 1871 he
was hOtly opposed to it. Said he in speech
delivered at the time: "Listen to the voice
of reason. 1t tells us that human judgments
are never enough certain for society to con-
denim a man to death, those who condemn
hIm being men and subject to error"
And yet it was through the ministratlons
of this verv man that within three years
women and children were guillotined at
Nantes until the executioner sank down ex-
hausted and then the prisoners were drawn
up in line and shot to death with grape
shot. At Lyons hundreds of men were
carried out to the middle of the Rhone
river on raft and shot so that their bodies
would fall into the water and save burial.
This was done until the bodies washed up
on the shore in long lines. Then they were
compelled to stand on the edge of long
dyke and the earth filled in Oh them as they
fell, whether the gunshot had fulfilled its
purpose or not. At another place, prison.
ers were stuffed in the holds of barges,
which were then drawn out into the river
and scuttled. Men, women and children
were thrown into the water and fired upon
as thev struggled; corpses were fayed and
a tan ';ery at Meuden made speciality Of
human skins, while a regular trade was es-
tablished in hair torn from the heads of the
female victims.
All this at the instance of Robespierre,
the apotheosis Of tenderness and purity!
Is he not, Us NJ. Renan argues, as much en-
titled to u statue as DantOn? Both have
shown the same characteristics, and if such
as they merit honor, it is high time for
Americans to recognize the claims of Bene-
dict Arnold and Christians, Judas Iscariot.
The Retirement of Gounod.
1t is now 32 years since an opera was pro-
duced in Paris that set the musical world
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
A HOTEL MADE OF PAPER.

1t Is as Desirable as One Made of Wood
and Is Practically Fire Proof.
Pail Mall Budget.]
There seems to be practically no limita-
ton to the uses to which paper can be and
is applied. To the long list of articles in
tended for personal use and in the smaller
details of construction in rolling stock. such
as wheel, axles, etc, there has been added
more extensive application of paper to the
needs of everyday life by the building of
an hotel constructed Of this material.
This novel residence, which has just been
finished, and is situated in Hamburg, has
been made entirely of paper boards, which,
it is said, are of the hardness of wood, but
possess an advantage over the latter mate
rial in that they are ireproof, this desirable
end being effected by impregnation with
certain chemical solutions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
DIVORCES IN FRANCE.
Couples Usually Tire of Each Other After
Five and Under Ten Years.


Five and Under Ten Years.
The Journal 06sciel publishes some read
able statistics relative to the divorces and
separations decreed in France during a pc
riod of IL months. The divorces granted
after less than one years connubial happi-
ness amount to 2 per cent. Then comes a
tremendous jump to % per cent in the case
of unions having lasted from one to FIVE
wears. The heaviest proportion of all is
that for the period extending from the fifth
to the tenth year, the number reached being
40 per cent.
After that the figures drop. rapidly. Only
% per cent of couples seek divorce between
their tenth and twentieth years of union; be-
tween 20 and 80 the proportion is only per
cent, and, finally, only one pair in hundred
seeks to cut the knot after sailing through
life together for over 80 and under 40 years.
After more than 40 summers of welded
happiness there is no instance of the French
equivalent for ga decree nisi." Conjugal
infdelity is the cause of only one-ffth Of
the divorces granted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
The Bacillus of Leprosy,

It is announced that the members of the
Leprosy Commission, who are now pursuing
their researches in Simla, have made the
important discovery that the leprosy bac-
illus can be isolated and cultivated artificial
ly. A rabbit was inoculated and killed
after some days, and distinct leprous no.
dulles were found in the body. 1t is stated
that the bacillus has never before grown
outside the human body.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

Crown Prince of
Austria, famous at
all the European
courts is waning
rapidly. 1t is hard
ly any wonder,
however, that this
woman should fail
in early life, as,
ever since her first
me e ting W i t h
Prince Rudolf,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
THE SPEED OF ELECTRICITY.
A Current Could Travel to the SUN In Three
and a Half Minutes.

and a Half Minutes.
Philadelphia scientists are preparing to
find out how fast an electric current travels
An experiment will be made, probably from
the Franklin Institute, by connections over
the Atlantic cable to Liverpool and return.
A recent test appeared to show that an
electric current shuffied over to Europe and
back in something like second, or at the
rate of only some 4OO, 900 miles a minute,
while light ambles along at ten-million-
mile-a-minute- gait. American scientists
are not willing to give up the record to sun
light.
The most recent experiment was tried at
McGill College, Montreal, to Liverpool and
return. The distance trayersed was 5000
miles. Time, 1 second and 1-20th of a
second. The conditions were not good.
Hence the necessity for another experiment.
Some enthusiastic electricians claim that
current will speed around the world in a
trife over seconds, or cover the distance
to the sun, sc, ,OOO, 900 miles, in 3115 minutes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

Citations and memen-
toes, some of which
are upward Of 1000
years old, lived and
for the most part
dreamed out his ex-
istence, the Hon.
W. h. Gladstone.
He had the good
fortune to be a
MI
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

wild with enthusiasm
and brought Rossini
to offer the, till then,
unknown composer
his congratulations;
Auber to embrace
him and the aged
Moschelles to send
his heartfelt homage.
The opera was the
beautiful "Faust''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

II NhSh ~ wa ANhNAA
ist, as he was led to
t h e guillotine 81
years ago, a Ind 6.
most remarkable re-
alization of that as
sertion will be the
raising of a statue
to his memory
which the people of
France propose do
ing. Should that
Country thus i'm
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
A Lovers Wish.

New York Press.J
/ do not sigh to be the glove
On the hand of my lady fair,
Or the dotted veil on the face love
That kisses her lips so rare.
But since have felt her magic power,
Her mirror I fain would be,
For then am sure that every hour
OF the day she'd be looking at me.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
A RED.TAPE REVENUE LAW.

Illegal for Dealer to Take More cigars
Than He Sells From the Box.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.1
Strictly speaking, it is an offense against
the internal revenue laws to return cigar
to box after taking it out, and hence the
practice of laying two or three cigars on the
glass case for the customer to select one
from is technically illegal, though it is OBJ
several times before, but now promul gated
with special vigor, is to be obeyed, the en-
tire box must be taken from the case every
time and handed to the customer. Even he
must make his selections off-hand, for, II ne
takes out two Havanas, he must buy both
or infringe the law BY returning one to q
box which has already been filed once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

Gouuod and the composer as
everybody knows, Charles Gounod. Since
that time we have had from this famous
man 'La Colombo" ''The Queen of Sheba, :"
"Romeo and Juliet" and Francesca di
Rimini" and many other elaborate sym
phonies and concert pieces and he promised
many more, but now it is stated that he has
finished his life work; that disease of the
heart has taken such a hold, that he is
forced into utter exclusion from the world.
He is not even allowed to meet his most in
innate friends and as for work it is entirely
out of the question.
1t is hardly necessary to deal at length
with his history. 1t shows the same strug-
giles for recognition which have marked the
careers of many others, with this difference,
that at the outset he had the advantage of
parents who favored his inclination to
music and had the money to further his de-
sireA
Celibacy for Austrian Clergy.
In paragraph of six lines the newspa-
pers dismiss a cablegram which may be of
great future import. 1t seems that Austria,
through its Supreme Court, has decided that
all the clergy in that country must live in
celibacy, and that any marriage contracted
by a member of the cloth is null and void
AS, by law, religious tolerance and perfect
liberty is granted all beliefs In Austria, this
decision of the Supreme Court evidently ap-
plies to the Protestant and Jewish as we'll
as the Roman Catholics in that country. and
it will therefore be interesting to note how
the Protestant clergy, which at the last
census numbered $50 individuals and the
Jewish half a dozen or SO, will accept this
reading of the law.
Death of W. n. Gladstone.
In the parsonage of Hawarden Church, in
the atmosphere of countless historical asso-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
HER BEAUTY FADING.
Stephanie No Longer the Rare Vision
That Made Her Famous.
DANTON, THE FRENCH COMMUNIST.
Charles Gounod, the Composer, Has Fin
ished His Life's Work.
TIE DEATH OF W. II. GLADST0Nl

We are told that the beauty which made
the Princess Stephanie, widow of the late
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Pritchard and Smith.

Doubtless we were all surprised the
other day when We read the announcement
in some papers to the effect that Ted Pritch-
ard had knocked out Jem Smith in four
rounds confess that was extremity sur
prised, although one shouldn't be at any,
thing pugilistic nowadays. But 1 took it
for granted that the British bruisers had
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12

II IS HUW o1 Years sIHCt III UPtId WIS PrU-
duced in Paris that set the musical world
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mortaliZe one who
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Celibacy for Austrian Clergy.

IN GHe Pd1s0IHge UI IaWaruHn Cnnfch, IN
the atmosphere of countless historical asso-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-11-18
LIVER COMPLAINT

The liver, the kidneys, the heart, the lungs
and tine stomach are the most important organs
necessary for the preservation Of life. II is
therefore the duty OF everyone who cares at all
Tor his bodily health to keep them in as good
condition sS possible. But while the heart, the
lungs and tine stomach in an ordinary constitu-
ted person can endure a pretty severe abuse
without stopping In their work, the liver is q
very sensitive organ. The least Interrupt
ti,m In its activity is noticed at once in q
mGSt disagreea6le manner. Serious com
pGc,stions may arise therefrom. for which the
physicians have invented a large number
Of long Latin names, and which, If not
attended 10 promptly, are followed by long
and painfCl diseases and frequently by
death. Ordinary people usually class all these
diseases under the general name of
liver complaint. Their symptoms can be
easily recognized. A yellow color Of the
| skin, particularly of the white of the eye,
disagreeab!y bitter bilious taste in the
mouth, a thicklyscoated tongIe, loss of appe-
! tite, dislike for meats, combined with head
ache, light attacks of fever, etc. these are un-
failing signs that the liver Is out Of order A
il IS necessary, in order to prevent a serious
sickness. to remove from the liver all super.
napYs bile and all waste matter, to promote
the free circulation Of the blood, and to gently
stiIf fulate the capricious appetite. There is no
betfer remedy to accomplish this purpose than
St Bernard Vegetable Pills, which have been
justly celebrated for long time. They are
pre,saEed exclusively from the hest medicinal
herbs of the Alps. whose healing ingredients
are made w by competent persons in the form
0f pills without the the admixture of any min
el al substances. The ST. Bernard Vegetable
Plus can be obtained from any hrst-class drug
gist. h3otT druggists haven't them, send .:
cents 10 ~oT. BERNARD" Box 24l6, New York
City. and son will receive same postpaid by re.
turn mall.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-11-18
sc,rrx DOORS AND WINDOWS.

Among comparatively recent inveh'
tions every tidy housewife feels es
pecially grateful for that OF screeI
doors and windows. And as good onei
are expensive one naturally feels dis
posed to be careful and house them al
soon as they are no longer needed
But do not make the mistake of re-
moving them too early. In oul
Northern climate there are many day
during October when one wants dool
or window open-especially kitchen one'
and there is little comfort mot u
mention the aggravation and worl
caused) in doing this if swarm of fiiei
rushes in. When no longer needed no
only carefully take them down but, i
possible renovate them by giving the
screens a well rubbed in coat o
asphaltum and the frames one OF var
nish, oil or paint according to theil
finish.
When dry, store in an attic or othel
dry place and after wrapping up the
screws and hinges which belong tC
each one separately, tie them to theii
respective doors or windows. One Ii
almost invariably in a hurry when they
want the garment or article that has
been stored from one season to another
and If it was put away IN good condition
and ready for use there is satisfaction
which no careless hap-hazard way o
doing work can give.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-11-18
A STRANGE THING.

There was one word the little girl
heard many times a day and could not
Imagine what it was. The word was
Mussentouchit. Baby wondered who
MussentouchIt could be. The strange
thing lived in the bureau drawers; it
lived in the sewing machine; 1t lived in
the tall jar that stood on the little
round table; it certainly lived In the
glass globe where the gold fishes
swan.
This went on till baby was two years
old. Musseptouchit was everywhere
in the shining books on the parlor
table; in the flower beds; among the
roses; even in mama's work basket the
strange thing lived; and if baby took
up a reel of silk or cotton, there was
Mussentouchit.
One day baby found herself by the
glass globe all alone. The family were
very busy. and for few minutes for
got the little, prying, restless darling.
This was her chance. Up went the
chubby legs into the chair that stood
near the goldfish globe. Poised on
the rounding cushion, BABY reached
far over to touch the goldfish. In
reaching, she lost her balance and fell,
dragging the globeto the floor. There
Was crash, scream, a rush, and
mamma was on the spot. Baby was
picked up, kissed and 3colded.
al dess L titled old Mussentouchit is
time" she said shaking herself and
walking off.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-11-18
Tahle Etianette for Children.

Here are few good old rules that
can be very safely followed:
Give a child seat that shall be
strictly its own.
Teach it to take its seat quietly.
To use its napkin properly.
To wait patiently to be served.
To answer promptly.
To say thank you.
If asked to leave the table for a
forgotten article or for any purpose to
do so at once.
Never to interrupt and never to con.
tradict.
Never to make remarks about the
food, such as 81 saw that turkey killed,
and how he did bleed, " as l once heard
little boy remark at Thanksgiving
dinner.
Teach the child to keep his plate in
order.
Not to handle bread or to drop it OH
the cloth and floor.
To always say, excuse me, please, -
to the mother when at home, and to
the lady or hostess when visiting, if
leaving the table before the rest of the
party.
To fold its napkin and to put back
its chair or push it close to the table
before leaving.
And after leaving the table not to
T, return.
1 know children who observe every
one of these rules, and are in no way
priggish, but are simply well-behaved,
delightful companions, and they owe
it all to their mothers careful training
from babyhood.