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The Washington bee., 1895-10-12
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Yankee Whist,

Old whist players will probably b
surprised to know that 1t Is possible t.
Play a very interesting and scientif
game of whist with only two players
Double dummy" and Single dummy
were never very popular with the vota
r1es of this game and were classed il
with old maid and casino and othel
games which allow time for gossip dur
Ing the play. The new game, while mo-
so interesting or so scientific. fills il
very well where there are not four play
ers to make up regular game, an6
gives very good opportunity for dis.
play Of skill. 1t is generally known as
Yankee whist. and, as in option whist
al disputes about your partners play
and the possibility of drawing a poor
partner. are done away with. In play
ing the game the whole pack of cards
is used. First deal two cards. alternate
Iy. first to your opponent and then to
yourself. These cards are kept separ-
ute from the other piles. Then deal the
cards face down in twenty-four piles,
twelve in front of the non-dealer and
twelve in front Of the dealer. Next deal
the rest of the pack face upward on
each Of the twenty-four piles already
dealt. Each player will then have
twelve packs of two each in front of
aim. The two cards first dealt are taken
DIP and looked at. Then the non-deaier
looks at the two cards in his or her
hand and the twelve face up on the
board and names the trump, whatever
suit he or she thinks to be the most
favorable from the cards which are
aurned up. The game then begins with
The non-dealer and is carried on the
snme as in an ordinary game of whist
You must follow suit if you can. AS
soon as the card which is exposed is
played and the trick on which 1t is play
ed is taken up, the card underneath Is
turned up and the game is continued
until this process causes all the cards
to be exposed. but not, however, until
long toward the close of the game. Con-
sequently there is always enough I'M
certainty about the strength of your
own hand and that of your opponents
10 give plenty Of opportunity for careful
and thoughtful playing. Every trick
taken over twelve counts as one point,
and the game is usually ten points, al
though any number Of points can be
played. The game has not been intro
duced very extensively at present. and
in many whist clubs it is practically
unknown. Where the game originated
is unknown, but if played properly it |
will be found to be very interesting
Boston Globe.
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Shorthand and ProIixity.

'"The general. employment of stenog.
raphers and typewriters," said a bust
ness man, has effected a great saving
of time, but it has a tendency to develop
prolixity. A man can dictate a page
easier than he can write four sentences.
In the days before typewriters he would
have expressed himself with much more
credit and clearness in the four sentences.
l am afraid the old-fashioned business
letter, which was model of compact ex-
preston, is passing away Chicago
Times-Herald.
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to Captain wetherley?"

fs-attached to Captain Wetherley?"
Reasons, mum? There was
the hincident of the lilies. That came
fust. And after that seed them, doz-
ems O. times-when you was a-driying
In the afternoons, neutrality-suspicious.
on that seat near the border which I
was a-bedding out. Miss Lyddy-she
don't say much. She hangs down her
pretty head and a color like one of them
carnations comes into her pretty
cheeks. And she says, yes, George
and NO, George once OF twice, uncom-
mon soft. And the Captain he talk and
persuade her. You'll be brave, lydia.
won't your and she says, You don't
know how dread seeing Sir Francis >
Hang Sir Francis says the Captain.
and she cries, flush, George!' very gem
tie and shocked. That's how I know.
mum. And by the way she looked at
him, with eyes all dim and soft like
Pollie's.''
Mrs. Maltravers-''I think you mean
well, Fraser. believe you are fond of
Miss Lydia. So that you will be glad
TO hear your master and shall do moth
ine-have never intended to do any
th1ng-to force her inclinations. You
-quiIe sure ABOUT Sir Francis
monetary difficulties. suppose, Fras-
err"
Fraser-"As sure as sure, mum. It's
oeen good deal discussed-in our class.
Is 1t true, mum, as the upper housematd
tell Chawls, that the Captain is a-stay-
ing In the vicinity and a-purpose to
get glimpse Of our Miss?"
Mrs. Maltravers-"Really, Fraser.
don't know. We can't all be as omnis-
Client as you are. But If he Is"
F'raser-'Well, If he is. mum, you tell
MISS Lyddy, with my duty and respects.
as the lilies are coming on prime, and
1t isn't Fraser as IL say she shan't pick
some Of 'em-aye, strip the beds shame
full as she did afore-for the sake of her
Captain. IN. and T.. in Black and
White.
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One Limitation.

Yeast-I expect to live to see the day
when the bicycle will take the place Of
the horse entirely.
Crimsonback-Well, 1 don't. They'll
never be able to make frankfurter sau-
sages out of the bicycle. Yonkers
Statesman.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12
Toads Like the Electric Light.

Toads in the parks have discovered
that the electric light is great purveyor
to their simple wants, and they frequent
the territory in the vicinity Of the lights
to gather up the moths. bugs and other
insects which perish there every night
Chicago Times-Hera,d.
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THE PROBLEM OF THE p0Tv
PUBLIC ATTENTION NOW c.
TRATED UPON DIR. Naxs.. ~S

PUBLIC ATTENTION NOW Cow
TRATED UPON DIR. Naxs.,'
S&aE e,
He May Succeed Where Peary H...
Perhaps He LIS Now Drifting A..o.-
Pole-A Swedish Explorer WIN
Reach the Pole In q Balloon.
Now that Peary has returned 4-
Arctic, defeated in his attenpt r. ~ tae
the Pole, public attention WIN CO.
trate upon DR.. Nansens exnod a..eo'
Peary accomplished much for so," s"n
and penetrated further into tbA ASH
zone by the Greenland route tbo- 'O'es
other explorer has done, but ha L.. a
problem Of the Pole as profound @s
terry as ever. NY
So far as the world has knowledo. 4,
first voyage into the Polar sea- a. "a us
that of Eric the Red, in the wear ~
In 1897 Cabot discovered Labrador W
Hugh Willoughby began in 1853 tba SO 50
ebrated struggle for the NORRIS. ss'
Passage which gave Polar explora,a
its greatest impetus. In the attann. =
find the Northeast and Northwost ~ "
sages Willoughby (who lost his liz =
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Onto Him,

Old Sagely-Young man, when I was
your age I though, like you, that I
knew it all; but now have reached the
conclusion that I know nothing.
Young Swift-Huhl 1 reached that
conclusion about you long time ago.
Puck
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12

Paw" asked Johnny, what grows in
q beer garden?"
THE head, my son." groaned Mr.. Jag
way, applying some more pounded ice.
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12

Ella-Isn't that book that you are
reading q wicked one?
StelIa-No; It's not exactly bad, but I
shouldn't care 70 have my father q
brother read IT,
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H. j. EU ROP e,
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
426 Fifth Street N. w. Room Sup
Stairs.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.

Real estate bought, sold or exchanged. Houses
rented, rents collected, insurance placed, loans
negotiated.
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Solved at Last.

A woman takes the stand that evsH
man must love some woman. ~
her husband shows sigI-sare) to CO. =,
begins looking around age a man
nlan.-Atchison Globeter
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12
The Hotel DOUGLASS.

22o B Street N. W., and 235 Pennsyl-
vanla avenue n. w.
THE FINEST HOTEL IN THE CITY.
On European Plan.
Write or call. Polite walters. First class ia
Bile board.
D. A. c. JONES, proprietor.
Sept. IA mo,
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12
Protection for the Family ,chen
the Bread Winner has passed
NsC0N.

THE AMERICAN UNION LIFE INsUR-
ANCE co. OF NEW YORK.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12
THE CAMELIAS.

The Hon. Mrs. Maltravers.
Fraser, her Gardener, ancient, auto
cratic, and well-meaning.
Scene: A Conservatory.
The Washington bee., 1895-10-12

"Fere." she said, impressively, IT
nave book personally descriptive of
American female writer's and their ad-
mirable contributions to literature"
Il shall take it" be hegan
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
The First Parish Priest.

II is to be remembered that, as in the
Apostolic age, the work of converting the
world started from the great towns, so
was this emphatically the. case in Gaul
How early or how late tie practice be-
came general of calling the country cure
the parish and the Episcopal See the
diocese, | have never been able to dscOv-
er. AS early as the fourth celuury we
find mention of country churches with
lands belonging to them, and in the next
century the numbers OF these foundations
so much increased that Sidonius a. ID.
4So-4S0 mentions a visitation he made Of
the rural churches in his diocese (Au-
Nergne), and we LOticed that by this time
these settlements are sometimes called
parochiae and sometimes dloceses.
Later on, Gregory of Tours CA. d. $50
$3.50 wore often calls the country cures
dioceses, and the Episcopal see the paro-
CHA. But, call them what you will, we
are fairly well instructed as to the manner
i'm which the country parishes (as We call
them now rose u, in Gaul; and | have
suspicion that what was true Of Gaul
was true, mutatis mutandis, OF Britain
L have suspicion that If we had for
British history anything approaching to
that wealth of original sources which
we have for early French history during
the first five or six centuries OF our era,
we should have evidence that some-per-
haps many-of our English parishes ex-
listed as ecclesiastical parishes, with pref
ty much the same boundaries as they
have to-day ana are survivals of a con-
dition Of affairs anterior to the Saxon
quest-Nineteenth Century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
CAIRO, Jan. 7. 1895,
MeissenIer's 1901"

Meissonier's favorites among his own
nictures were the "Seige of Paris, the
'.Death Scene" which 10 at Amsterdam
the "Barricade," which he had present
ed 10 Eugene Delacroix; the Prayer the .
"Virgin Of St. Mark" the Iulllerles,
Samson" 1897 and 1854" The Io''
Is I'm the New York Metropolitan Museum
having been bought by the late A. T.
Stewart. and presented to the museum by
h,s business successor, Judge Hilton.
IL is one of the artists largest and most
lahcred works, and he appears to have
been at infinite pains to sec1re historical
accuracy in the details For instance
she learned from an officer who had served
under Ney that that General had been In
the habit of wearing his capote with the
sleeves hanging loose, after the fashion
of hussar's jacket and Ney Is so paint
ed In the picture. Having adverted TO his
idea of giving merely hint Of wars de-
struction by the trampling down Of a
field of unripe grain, he adds: Glow
many difficulties might ! not have avoid
ell by replacing this green wheat with
DUST! Doubtless. the trouble that the
picture had cost him made II seem to
him more perfect than it really Is. Yet
he always regretted not having begun IL
earlier, when there were worn veterans of
the Napolconic wars alive to supply him
with further details.
An unackrowledged feeling of dissatis-
faction with the picture, partly on this,
partly on purely artistic grounds. was per-
haps at the bottom OF his painting the
subject all over again in water coiors,
quite as much as the desire 10 have It en-
graved This water color was bought for
100000 francs by a NJ. Simond. The origi-
nal picture cost Judge Hilton 10000
francs. We need hardly add that it is
now considered one OF the chief treas
ures of the Metropolitan Museum.-Art
Amateur.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
Taking Sides

John Alexander Macdonald was born
In Glasgow, but at years of age was car
ried by his parents to Canada, where his
education must have been of meagre
kind, for at the age Of fifteen he was earn
ing his living in lawyers office. At
twenty-one he was called TO the par, and
In his first case came TO blows with the
opposing counsel, TO the scandal of the
Judge, who told the crier TO enforce or
der.
This crier was an old man. personally
much attached TO Mr. Macdonald, in
whom he took a lively interest. In pur-
suance of his duty, however, he was COM
PEELED 10 interfere. Moving toward the
tombatants. and circlirg round them.
ne shouted, in stentOrian tones, "Order
in the court! order in the COURT" add
ing In low hut intensely sympathetic
voice, as he passed near his protege,
INT him, john / have heard Sir John
Macdonald say that i'm many a par amen
tary encounter Of after years he has
seemed to hear above the excitement OF
the occasion the voice OF the old crier
Whispering in his ear the words of cncour-
eSement, Hit him, john" -Specta.or.
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uoman Writ Servers.

w oI employed Of late with, ACCORDING ., 20
been e"p mi, great success. 81 should
IAN" .a'nk nowadays" says he, OF
never man In possession AT a reaiiy
putting t'te house where there are women
resp os,idren. used 10 receive many
anu ' S' that men we're rough ana
coi n,,aar,re but since have employed
oNeID ., most of them widows who nave
,N,,',, trouble themselves. the testimony
81 heen the reverse" y lawyer 700,
."e,iaes 20 the advantage OF woman
ba,IiN who can often serve her VIRUS OH
slinpcry customers who evade men 1on-
stantly. Women are considerably ehp'os
ed In New York in the same ser.,'s' nv
nrice for serving writ De'hS 90
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
Steel Canal Boats From Cleveland

A company is being formed 10 run a
line OF small barges between Cleveland
ana New York city. a large amount OF
stock has already been subscribed The
boats will be designed with special refer
ence to handling miscellaneous merchan-
disc and package freight as well as
grain, coal and other bulk freight They
Will be of the ordinary canal-boat model,
with slight notifications, and with an
extra high crown deck, somewhat re-
sembling the whaleback type. as this is
thought TO be the best adapted to that
part of the route between Cleveland md
Buffalo. They Will be constructed of
mild steel on the most improved plans of
modern marine architecture in use on the
great lakes. The propellers will be
equipped with triple-eXpansion engines
with Scotch boilers. 1t is proposed 10
build three steamers and fifteen consorts
making three fleets. each consisting of
a steamer and five consorts this proper
ton of consorts TO steamers being con-
sidered best by experienced canal men,
Cleveland Leader.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
You Never Can Tell.

You never can tell when you send
word
Like an arrow shot from bow
BY an archer blind-be 1t cruel or kind,
Just where II will chance TO 20.
1t may pierce the breast of your dearest
friend.
Tipped with its poison or balm;
To a strangers heart in life's great mart
1t may carry its pain or its calm.
You can never tell when YOU do an act
Just what the result will be;
But with every deed you are sowing
seed,
Though its harvest you may not see
Each kindly act is an acorn dropped
In Gods productive soil;
Though you may not know: yet the tree
shall grow
And shelter the brows that toll.
You never can tell what your thoughts
will do
In bringing you hate or love;
For thoughts are things, and their airy
wings
Are swifter than carrier doves.
They follow the law of the universe
Each thing must create its kind;
And they speed DER the track to bring
you back
Whatever went out from your mind.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox In Munsey's Maya
zine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
A Change Of Tune.

mo rain. Mo rest,
Rainy days I laks de best!
Mo- rain! Mo- rest!
Ole man stay in de lazy nest!"
So sang Jim as down the lane
He trudged mid showers OF summer rain,
Knowing well in his honest heart
That rain and work were far apart:
But spying ''ole Aiars'r' ir the ioor
He sang his song of rest no more;
But once again, in higher key,
His simple. artful melody:
"Mo' rainl Mo- grass!
Make dis sinner scratch ri lasti
Mo rain! Mo con-
Crib, she's Dustin sho's you bo'nw
Kate Fields, Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
Only Knew English.

Gushing Relative-oh, 90 little teenty
weenty toozle oozIe sing! Tum here and
81 me kiss its little turly tootsie-woctsis.
90 little pity sing.
Boston Baby--I really beg your pardon.
madam. hut. owing to what Is perhaps
a foolish prejudice on mamma's part, l
have not been allowed TO commence my
language studies. | am very sorry. but
will have to ask you to address me
solely In the English tongue. Player and
Sportsman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
FATHERJOHNB u. TABB's POETRY.
Reviewed by Rev. John w. Chadwick and
Commended by Judge Kelley

My poets name Is John y. Tabb.
have never seen him face 10 face; but,
none the less. he is my friend. And
the way OF IL I might put In Brownings
words. varying them little here and
there to suit my purpose. thus:
II have n friend over the sea.
] like him. and be likes me
1t all grows out Of the verse he writes"
The Browningites will recognize my varit-
lions, and the other kind will look the
sA0ssa Ma Rat the sea which diyides me
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

that it was the best thing for them. Some
cars are still unequipped, but they are
being attended TO as rapidly as the fen
ders can be made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

In France the dark oak used for Gu
ratlve purposes Is obtained by exposing
the wood in a dark. air-tight room to the
fumes Of ammonia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

the cradle song n. 1867, I will take "A
Bnnch of Roses" for the last, along with
which, in my privately illustrated copy,
Is a picture OF Saint Anthony oil Padua,
with a baby In his arms:
The rosy mouth and rosy toe
OF little baby brother
Until about month ago
Had never met each other;
But nowadays the neighbors sweet
In every sort OF weather.
Halfway with rosy fingers meet
To kiss and play together.
Rev. John w. CHADWICK.
CAIRO, Jan. Z. 1895.
Ny Dear f.: This is simply to announce
that / have received and read from
Genesis to Revelations Father Taoo
exquisite verses, and have already start.
ed them on an appreciation round amid
my friends here.
II there is, here and there. a stanza
which does not smell In the least OF tne
cloister, IL is not / who snail complain
of them. There Is a daintiness ana
deIicacy of fancy about them. ana very
singular gift of poetic form which, after
all constitute the alpha ana omega OF
poetry / thank you very mucn Ior
half hour or more OF genuine pleasure,
for / kept right on as fast as i could
cut and finish the charming pages from
cover TO cover.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

Shoes with soles covered with paste
or linseed oil. yarnish and iron filings
Is being tried in the German army.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

n q. Seabrooke, the commedlan VINO
10 ono of the most popular actors in has
line that has ever visited Richmond' APP
peared at the Harlem Opera House En- la2 y.
week in the Grand Vizier' an opeidi nc,
hurletta, in two acts. 1t Is a idct 70 We
regretted that the commedlan dld hoI
score one OF his usual successes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

the Of Robert Downing ana r tnat Of
ggaste ons-ae5f R 966 b 5rG@ s" Ground
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

4, Now York, where IL en-
Paradise" IN and G' successful run, u.u,
joyed a long si. actor Robert Hilliard WIN
the popular S Engagement at the Metre i,n,
b begin f FSs1 week besnn9sm r019T wi
Sr Hili3rd n d%r agasme EDS Eiost~Twenty'
-.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10

The Brownies sung f,l,1 i lie to the merry
i ia.,9o 6and Of mischief max FRS.
The oasis., 1895-03-30
A Aarprlse PartY.

Sunday evening the residence of Sefior Ogarrio, of Nogales Sonora, Administrator de Ia Aduana tcollect- or of customsl was the scene of very pleasant and agreeable surprise party given by the young ladies of La Sa- ciedad P. J J. in honor of Sefiorlta Conchs Edgerton, of Fl Paso, who has been visiting Mrs. Ogarrio, and is about to return to her home. The young lady was completely surprised, and the occasion was one of joyous nerriment long.to be remembered by all participants.
 Music was supplied by Vacilio's su- perb orchestra, and dancing which commenced at S:30 D. m., was con- tinued until l:s0 a. m. An elegant reflection, consisting of cakes, wine, etc., was served at midnight.
 Those present were Sef1oras, Ana de Ogarrio, Catalina de Ramirez, Sofia de Holler, Rosa de Diaz: Seforitas, Concha Edgerton, Jesusita y Bertha Sandoval, Amelia y'Armida Pesqueira, Maria y Manuela Noyion, Clara Hol- Ter, Manuela: Escalante, Maria Rousel; Seiiores, Rodolfo Ogarrio, Cirilo Ra- mirez, Carlos Diaz; Jovenes, Alfredo Sandoval, Ben Goldsmith, Jose La- marQue, George Christ IT,, A. Masca- reIas, k. Noyion, A. Spring, Francisco PesQueira, F. Velasco, A. Edgerton.
The oasis., 1895-03-30
A BIcycle Trip.

Last Sunday was quite an event in the wheel circles of Nogales. In the morning a party of gentlemen consist Ing of Messrs J. l.. Halnts, ". Cheno- weth, P. E. Zeimet and Philip Clark started out on their wheels bound for Consul Mascarefias ranch, the Santa Barbara. They all reached the ranch
 "a distance of twenty miles-but hr. Zeimet was unable to return on his wheel and therefore he came by con- veyance the next morning. About l o'clock two more gentlemen of note in the personages of M. Mascarefias and Arnold Spring mounted bicycles with the intention of reaching the Santa Barbara ranch before sundown. Arnold is an old timer with the wheel, but MT. Mascsrefas has just lately succeeded in learning to engineer the fiery nntamed steed, and when they were about twelve miles from Nogales he became exhausted. Arnold sue ceeded in putting him on the horse with passing vaquero and sent him on to the ranch, but after about a miles riding he fainted on the horse and was left in charge of the yaquero while Mir. Haintz who was coming in- to Nogales returned to the ranch and told Mascareiias' father about the oc- currence, and Mir. MascarcfIas Immc- diately came after his son in a buggy. Arnold returned 10 Nogales with both wheels, sometimes walking and some times riding and the rest Of the time he measured his length on the road, but he finally reached Nogales about 4:20 o'clock in the afternoon.
The oasis., 1895-03-30
Forelbis Entry.

General Eb. Williams was called to Cirttenden Wednesday by telegram from Richard Sprecher. On arriving there he found that Mr. Sprecher had been arrested at the instigation of one Barnett. The latter had taken procession Of l6O acres of land held by Spreecher under tax titles, driving out stock and turning in his own. Sprecher had thumped the offending Barnett. The latter had him arrest ed and then got change Of venue from Judge Vanderlip's court to the justice at Greateryille. All hands went to Greateryille and there the case was dismissed. Then warrant was sworn out for Sprecher's arrest there for forcible entry. A change of venu to Judge Vanderlip was granted and the case will come up in his court today.
The oasis., 1895-03-30
French Millinery.

Mrs. A. May, Nogales, Sonora, an nounces with pleasure to her friends and customers that she has just re- ceiyed a large and fine assortment of elegant French and American milli. nery in the Spring and Summer styles for 1895, including hats, flowers, feath. CTS, wells, ribbons, buckles, and all kinds of trimmings for ladies hats and bonncts. Also very large assortment of nice Leghorn and sun hats. Her stock is in far greater variety and the goods are more elegant and beautiful than ever
 The ladies of Nogales generally are respectfully invited to call and inspect her stock.
The oasis., 1895-03-30

During this week there has been circulated around Nogales a petition asking for the appointment of Mir. w. W. Fluelling as city marshal. Mir. Fluelling is the right man fur thc right place, and the citizens show ed an appreciation of ths fact hy sisn- jng the pctFtioe.