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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
THE GAME OF WHIST.


American and English Systems and the
Chances In Holding Hands.
There are two recognized systems, the
English and the American. In English
whist the game is five points and honors
ace, king, queen and knave Of the
trump suit-are counted In American
whist the game is still five points, but
honors are not counted. The old Eng
lish game-long whist-consisted Of
10 points, with honors counted Ameri-
can whist is not the same as American
leads These leads can be played by in
dividual players, whatever the game
may be.
Richard A. Proctor has written a
good book on Flow to Play Whist. "
He has also contributed articles to yari-
Gus magazines ON the subject of chances
in card games He calculated that there
are no less than 635, 013, $50, 900 ways
Of making whist hand, and that there
is only one chance in 1863, 1853, $50, 900
and then, of course, the dealers
trumps must be taken-of holding 13
trumps. Out Of 1857, 588, 800 hands
dealt 842, 1879, 219 hands will contain
four cards of two SUITS three cards of
ono and two cards of one suit There
are 9S, 534, 079, ora ways of making
hand that shall contain one five card
suit, two three card suits and one two
card suit and SO, 000 900, 900 ways Of
making u hand containing five cards of
ono suit, four of another, three Of a
third and two of fourth. Fourth in the
order of frequency comes the hand con-
tanning one five card suit, one four card
suit and two two card suits There are
67, 1872, 1886, GAO ways of making this
hand.
"Only fifth in order of frequency,
says Proctor, "comes the hand which
many suppose the most frequent, that of
greatest uniformity of distribution, one
four card suit and three three card suits.
There are 66, 905, S56, 100 ways Of max
ing this hand. The sixth hand, in point
of frequency, is that which contains six
cards of one suit, three Of another and
two cards from each Of two suits. Speak
ing of whist chances, Mr.. Proctor dis
cusses the Marlborough hand, =" which
contains no card over nine 1t was so
called because Lord Marlborough used to
wager 81, 900 to Ell that hand Of the
sort would not be dealt. The chance that
such hand will be dealt is one in 1928
chances, SO that his lordship's bet was
pretty safe. Baltimore American.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Bridging the Tiber.

30 Tiber, Father Tiber, to whom the
Romans prayr' exclaims the brave Hor-
atius on the bridge, in Macaulay's stir
ring ballad The "brave Horatius'
would have had still more reason to
apostrophize the Tiber had he lived in
these days and seen the Tiber embank-
ment now approaching to completion.
Taken in conjunction with the series OF
magnificent new bridges which form
part of the scheme, it is described as
decidedly the grandest work undertaken
IN Rome by the Italian government. The
Ponte Margharita, fine bridge con
structed entirely of stone at the upper
extremity of the Eternal City, is already
completed, us is the Ponte Cestio at the
Tiberine isle.
This latter is bridge of three noble
arches. A curious fact in relation to il
is that the stones of the old Roman
bridge which was pulled down were used
in constructing the new one, and even
placed in the very same order in which
they originally stood The Ponte Um
berto-a bridge of very great importance
ledulHS W ble Ceuler Vi tiio HoW qudi lCi
on the right side of the river, where the
courts of law are being erected, is, more
over, approaching completion.
To the left of the Corso Vittorio EN-
anuele. going down, a new and large roac
has been made, leading to another fine
bridge, which is called the Ponte Carl
baldi Finally, the Ponte Emilio, which
took the place of the famous old Pontt
Rotto, or broken bridge, is also complete
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
A Hard Winter.
Husband-What's wrong?

Wife-I don't see what we are going
to do.
Observation-Disclosures wrong?
"The iceman won't stop leaving ice
until his bill is paid, and the coal man
won't bring any coal unless he has the
money in advance"
"Um-well, l still have credit at the
drug store. Get some phosphorus and
put it on the ice New York Weekly
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
Early Depravity.
Goodman,

"Papa," asked Tommy Goodman,
"who was Gains wife?"
Caroline" said the Rev. DR.. Good
man after an ominous pause, address
ing his wife, Twill you please hand me
my heaviest slipper and leave the room?
There is going to be a trial for heresy
right here and right now.'"-Chicagc
Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
A Queer Suit,

A Newton county (Mo.) woman has
sued the Splitlog railroad, based on the
following claim: "She was passenger
on the road, and was accidentally car
ried beyond her destination some dis
tance, when the train stopped and she
alighted. While returning she was
chased by a bull, and in outrunning
him impaired her health. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-08
What He Gave I'm.

Apropos of the destinations of golf, I
heard of Scotchman, retired minis
ter of the kirk, who was deploring the
tendency of the game to become ruling
passion and also to induce bad lam
guage. "In fact" he said, II had to
give it up for that reason. "Give up
golf?" exclaimed his friend mo" said
his reverence, ''the ministry. Lon
don Truth.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

A democratic cote mporary SAYS: ut
is the teaching of such men as McKin-
ley'that has made Coxeyism possible"
1t was not until after the democrat.
ic party came into power with it's rev.
olutionary threats and drove thou
sands Of industries to the wall and
millions of workingmen into the
streets, that anything was heard. seen
or known of Coxeyisn. The most
prosperous time In the history of this
country was during the two years OF
uninterrupted "McKinleyisn" pre- ced-
ing the incoming of the present admin.
istration. There was no Coxeyism
then; nothing akin to it. There was
more labor employed in this country
during this two years than ever before.
Business of all kinds was booming.
and If no "change" had been ordered
in 1892. there would have been no pan
les, no industrial or commercial paral-
ysis, no Coxeyism. All these have
come from Clevelandism. To deny it
is to commit criminal assault upon
ones intelligence. Detroit Journal.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
st. Nicholas.

The June st. Nicholas has frontis-
piece called "June Roses"-an engrav-
ing by Frank French. the artist-en-
graver who designs and executes his
dainty pictures entirely from the first
sketch to the completed block,
Although it is vacation, boys who
wish a good 'piece to speak" will do
well to make a note of the opening
poem i'm this number.
Decatur and Somers" and Jack
Balister," the serial stories, are good
reading for all ages, and Ia the first.
named there is very humorous ac
count of midshipman's trick.
The are two bright jingles-ohs
about the boy who enjoyed the
numps, and the other about Profess
or Boskow's school with its funny pic
lures, by A. b. Frost. the Admirable
Crichton of illustration. Mr.. Horna
dy continues his excellent natural his
tory papers. and Mary Hallock Foot'
completes her charming idyl o
Western life, telling of the discover!
of subterranean spring and tile re
claiming of a desert claim.
A Japanese Wonder Story" callet
the "Discontented Stone Cutter" j
written by Lieutenant II. p. McIntosl
and illustrated by Oliver Herford
while similar in some features to tn
celebrated FISHERMAN and his Wife.
one of the stories collected by tn
Grimms, II is artistically superior {,
that version.
j. q. Francis, Louise Morgan Sill
Mary r. Cox, and Alice b. Engle com
plete The number with contribution
of merit,--and there Is plenty left TO
the reader to pick out for himself.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
tising Agency OF Messrs
Ne W. AVER & SON. our authorized agents
Probate Notice.
State OF Michigan, County of Cra,o.
ford, s. s.

A TIA session of the Probate Court for said
~ County. held at the Probate office In the vii
1age of Grayling on the seventh day of May in
the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety
four. PRESENT WIN G. johnson Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate Of william Dun
dass. deceased On reading and filing the
petition. duly verified. of Charles r. Kelley.
praying that Fred III. Osborne, some other
suitable person. may be appointed Administrato or
of said Estate. and that such other and further
order and proceedings may he had in the prem
ises as may be required by the statutes in such
case made and provided
Thereupon IL Is ordered, That Monday, the
Fourth day of June next, at ten o'clock In the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said
petition. and that the heirs-at-law of said de-
ceased. and all other persons interested In said
estate, required to appear at session of said
Court, then to be holden in the Probate Of
fee. in the village of Grayling and show
cause. IL any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted; And 1t is fur
ther ordered that said petitioner give notice tn
the persons Interested In said estate of the pen
dency of said petition, and the hearing thereof.
by causing copy of this order TO be published
in the CRAWFORD AVALANCHE. a newspaper printed
and circulated in said County. three successive
weeks previous to said day of hearing
true copy WM. G. JOHNSON,
lSeal Judge of Probate.
May 10, IVA.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The Supreme Court issued a manda-
mus directing the state board of can
vassers to convene and re-canvass the
vote of 1891 on the salary amendment
increasing the salary of the Attorney
General, making the corrections in the
returns from Gratiot and Gogebic
counties, which will knock out the
amendments and possibly require At
torney General Ellis to pay back to
the state about IS. 600 salary that he
has illegally drawn. though the Court
did not decide on the latter point, as
the question was not discussed.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
Women Who Make the Best Wives.

Women Who Make the Best Wives.
Probably there is no one old enough
to be interested in the question what
women make the best wives" who has
not some personal ideas on the SUBJ
ject; hut whatever our ideas on any
topic may be. it is always interesting
to know the opinions of other people.
In DEMOREsT's FAMILY MAGAZINE for
June, the vital question about good
wives is discussed by Susan B. An
thony. Clara Louise Kellogg. Mrs.
Ballington Booth, Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer,
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Ellen Battelle
Dietrich, and others, all qualified by
experience or judicious observation to
give opinions worthy of careful atten.
tion. and every opinion given bears the
individuality Oft author and ie well
worth reading. Then there is another
curious and unique paper on "Pho-
Biography and Crime." which tells OF
the application of the wizard art to
the detection of crime; 1.-THE Road to
Fame or Fortune" gives some es.
pecially interesting information about
how to become successful professional
women; THE Summer Care of House
Plants" furnishes important hints for
those interested In Horticulture; "Ant
Stories" and the "Puzzles" will afford
amusements for the children; all the
numerous departments are overfiowine
with valuable and interesting infor,
alton; while the fine illustrations
count up into the hundreds.
Every issue, Of DEMoREsT's MAaA.
zINE rs replete with good things, and
Is published for % year by w. JEN.
N lHes DINO REST, East 14th Street,
New York.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.

Politician. in the Det. I'ib. says:
1t seems probable that Congressman
Wpadock will be forced to accept the
democratic nomination in the Tenth
District again this year. although 1t is
evident that he is looking forward to
defeat, and accordingly has no relish
tor the nomination. Leading Republi'
cans of the district with whom / have
recently discussed the situation are in
clined to believe that his nomination is
logical, and they consequently look mp
on Bay county man as the most like
ly republican nominee. Devere Hall of
Bay City seems to have the pole in the
race. This Is the view of a prominent
republican whom saw Yesterday.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
Christian Endeavor Notes.

June 2nd and Sd are the dates fixed
upon for the Union Convention of this
@. e. District, to be held at Roscom-
mon. Saginaw Valley Union Con-
vention, Saginaw &c. 81, May 30th.
Has your society earned place
upon the famous Cleveland Roll of
Honor2 All societies contributing ten
dollars, or more, to missions, through
their UNCONVENTIONAL board, are ell
titled to place on this Roll"
The Philadelphia G. E. Union is
still the largest city union in the
world; numbering four hundred
societies.
In England, the objection has some
times been made that, 1.-The G. K.
movement is from America" ln
answer TO this an English speaker re-
Gently remarked that, 1T came from
God before it came from America,
In Talas, Turkey. near Cesarea i'm
Asia, an Endeavor Society has lately
been formed among the young men.
The j. s. G. E. work is proving
especially helpful in this land.
At Fort Keogh, NJ ontana, "a society
has been organized from U. s. A. men.
As nearly all religious advantages are
beyond the reach of these men. the
Endeavor work meets a great need.
Floating societies are rapidly multi
plying. Within the last year. such
societies have been formed upon eleven
different ships, by Oakland, Cal,
workers.
The Cleveland committees are all
hard at work to make the proposed
International Convention the grandest
as we'll AS the largest in the world.
Those who attend Cleveland '94'
will on their return say with the
Queen of Sheba, 1.-The half was not
told me-"
Do not miss the District @. E. Con-
vention at Roscommon, June End and
Sd. Remember there is an enthusiasm
resulting from personal contact of a
number of Christian workers in con-
vention that can never be attained in
the little church at home" b. r.
Hoobler, of Bay City, our state Statis-
tical Secretary, and many others
thoroughly interested in q. E. work
will be present. Those expecting to
attend, please notify the chairman of
the local entertainment committee,
Fred Otis, Rosconnon, Mich.
Endeavorers, come one and all!
MAMIE v. MERRILL,
G. e. Union PRESS Com.
West Branch, Mich.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The State Agricultural Experiments
on the plains of Crawford county are
to be abandoned. In view of the dis
appointment this will be to good
many people, we have not the heart to
comment on the matter. but hope
those who have not vet located will
come 20 Oscoda county aud yet a piece
of hardwood land. The plains are
near enough to afford 8 or 9 months
pasturage per year for thousands of
cattle and sheep.-Mio Telegram.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The farmer who sells his wool this
year must realize that while the McKiD-
ley law is still in force, it Is robbed of
it's effect by free trade tariff agitation ;
that L the demo cracy pass any tariff
bill it will be on the free list, and who
ever buys wool will do SO OH the as
sumption that the party in power will
enact some tariff measure. Wool
bought today must be bought presum-
ing that it will be manufactured under
new tariff laws under which wool will
be on the free list. Wool ia now at al
most free trade prices. = Cold,oater Re
publican.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Memorial day was honored by a very
general observance In Chicago aud the
sermons or addresses at the several
churches turned the thought Of the
people In the right direction. 1t is
significant and tncouraging that young
pc ople are taking more interest in such
services than ever before. The infu-
euce of Decoration Day will be increas-
ed by the exercises Memorial Sunday.
Inter Ocean.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
Four Big Successes.

Having the needed merit to more
than make good all the advertising
claimed for them, the following four
remedies have reached phenomenal
sale. DR.. Kings New Discovery. for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. each
bottle guaranteed-El Bitters,
the great remedy for Liver, Stomach
and Kidneys. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. the best in the world, and DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, which are a
perfect pill. All these remedy are
guaranteed to do Just what Is claimed
for them and the dealer whose name
is attached will be glad to tell you
more of them. Sold at r.. FoURNIER's
Drug Store. Large size SOC. and 81. 90.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

In demanding protection for their
sheep, the wool raisers of California
have simply asked for justice. Any
tariff bill which places American wool
on the free list and dooms American
fiocks to slaughter, is UNANIMOUSLY un-
Just. The Northern and Western
sheep grower hos precisely the same
right to protection as the Southern
sugar or rice planter, and no measure
which denies that right should ever be
permitted to pass the American Sen.
ate.-N. Y. Press.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

For the democrats to insert portions
Of the Mckinley law into their Senate
hill proves that they are gradually be-
coming convinced that protection Is
the true policy, but why do they not
restore confidence and industry by re-
~nacting the entire Mckinley law
INDIANAPOLIS NeiDs.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Now that the Administration has re-
turned from its fishing trip. it ia inter
esting to know that the excursion cost
the taxpayers OF the country. for main
tenance of the vessel. salaries of Of
ficers and crew. supplies and incident
ais. trifle over $1,000. The fish and
game taken during the trip stands the
countrv matter of about $6 a ponnd.
IN. Y Press.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Is there something in that "Wilson
bilr' that makes its advocates sick!
Word comes that "Gorman an Will
son both have gone home sick" No
political dose has ever made so many
millions sick over simply the thought
of being compelled to swallow it AS
this one. And yet it is sugar-coated
as never a dose was before. Inter.
Ocen7l
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
Plymouth Rock to Mckinley.

The famous document entitled
american Tariffs from Plymouth
Rock to Mckinley" (96 pages), pub
lished by the American Protective
Tariff League, has just been revised
and re issued. 1t should be in the
hands of every person who wishes CON-
plete and reliable information upon
the Tariff. Sent to any address for 10
cents. Address Wilbur F. Wakernan,
General Secretary, No. 135 West 23d
Street, New York.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Governor Flowers veto of the bill
providing that no flag but the Ameri-
can should be displayed on public
buildings in the State of New York is
merely another manifestation of the
same impulse which persuaded Presi-
dent Cleveland to order the hauling
down Of the Stars and Stripes in Hon.
olula. In any question about the
dignity and supremacy of the flag, the
Star Spangled Banner invariably gets
the worst Of II when democratic
Admins ration has TIA. iast word. --Er.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The House Committee on Pensions
voted to increase the pensions of all
those who served in the Mexican or
Indians wars to $l2 per month. One
democrat voted against the prop
osition as It might lead to an increase
OF pensions to survivors OF the late
war, and he would not vote a pension,
or an increase. to any one who had
assisted in whipping the democratic
party out of their boots.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

**|F 'N FfI - ~-~~N WEI t|4 w n
That you. comra6ss wen. ood bless me!
I'm hight glad 70 clap your hand! :
That's rightl 70 your old breast press me;
That's the way We ought 70 stand!
Aintforgrs how IN the valley
We were In the rain OF hell
Until none were left to rally.
And we spoke last FAREWELL
Thought we'd neve- see the mornIng
When the stars began to peep
Az the cannon spit their scorning
OF our comrades droppsd--asIeepi
Never thought to stand together
With asmiling sky above,
Never thought in sunny weather
We could clasp our hands In lovei
But it's all no long sso now
That it's sort o. like dream
And the lights are burning low now.
For our eyes. have lost the gleam.
There s when. shoulder touching shoulder.
We received the DEVILS pay
But our hearts are none the colder
For the peace that reigns today.
And wen journey down the valley.
Through the shadows drawing near.
Heart To heart. TO Gods own rally.
Where the signal lights shine clear.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
A Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed,
and not less than one million people
have found just such u friend in DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. Coughs, and Colds. you have
never used this Great Cough Medicine,
one trial will convince you that ii has
wonderful curative powers in all dis
eases of Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed or money will be re-
funded. Trial bottles free at L. Four
nier's Drug store. Large bottles soc.
and SLIGO.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Little Ruth Cleveland is neither
deaf, dumb nor mentally deficient,
notwithstanding the infamous stories
sent out about her. 1t is sufficiently
great misfortune to be the daughter Of
the greatest blunderer Of the nine
teenth century, without being grossly
into the bargain.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The Supreme Court has decided that
a bicycle rider has just as much right
to the road as buggy. and drivers
must turn out and give them half the
road. Drivers are liable to all damage
done to wheel or the rider In case
the wheelinan is not given half the
road. Farmers and drivers should re-
member this. And both should not
forget the pedestrian is the privileged
OF all privileges.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The democrats of Alabama, in State
convention. passed resolution eulo-
gizing Grover Cleveland, saying that
he was "A patriot and knew no South,
no East, West or North" They
might have truthfully added, and less
than any other incumbent of the
presidency, about anything. except
fishing
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Canada is one ahead. On the
Queens birthday, the U. 8. consul dis
played an American flag in honor of
the event and it was torn down by
members of the Queens Own" a
rife regiment. A democrat patty has
been organized in Canada, but we did
not expect it TO come to the front so
soon in favor of the Cleveland policy.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

It is hardly to be doubted that a
majority of the democrats in the
House will vote for the repeal OF the
State bank tax, with view to the
restoration OF the old wildcat curren-
cy system. Everything goes with
them that tends in the direction of
cheap and dishonest money. st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

Some democratic sheets are much
put out over the report that the
Grand Army of the Republic had
snubbed Gov. Altgeld. of Illinois. "
IT is not likely, as he is beneath their
Notice. If they had, 1t would have
been to extinguish him as they did
some other vermin during the war,
between their thumb-nails.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

It was just fifty years ago on yester-
day. at S:45 a, m.. that the first tele-
gram was sent from Washington to
Baltimore. The dispatch read, What
hath God wronght!" On April 1st. OF
1s45, tie telegraph was opened to the
public, and found but little use. To-
day there are 100000 miles OF tel.
eQraph. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

The Florida Cstissn groans over the
announcement that 1.-THE Associated
Press in the South has b~come
a medium TO disseminate PopulIst
doctrine" The Citizen seems to think
IL outrxses the democratic party of
the South to publish the news. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31

SENATOR GORMAN calls the income
tax IAN emergency tax" What Is the
tax on peanuts and sugar. Blythe way
what has become of the tax on the
poor mans little dinner pail" which
80 worried the party in 1S92s-Iater-
<l1en1l
Crawford avalanche., 1894-05-31
Bucklin's Arnlca Salve.

THE BKsT SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chappe,,
HsDds, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by l.. FoURNIER, Druggist,