The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-11-02
THE .IISSlNG CARD.

Mr.. Cook Swallowed 1t With His
Chew of Tobacco and Won S1O,-
600.
Nhen Denver was but small Dlace
it was the rendezvous for many skill
ed players. There was a banker there
at that time by the name of Cook, who
had an abundance of cash, and who
could handle the cards like an expert
Jerome Is. Caffee, at one time United
States Senator from Colorado, with
two or three others who used to play
with Cook great deal, conc0cted Il
little scheme by which they figured
they could have great deal of fun
at Cooks expense, and at the same
time get champagne supper out of
him. 80 ChaHee and his companions,
who had plenty Of money, and who
suffered financially by being caught in
good many jackpots that Cook had
opened, arranged among themselves
that the very next time they played
with Cook they would show him a
trick he would not forget in a. hurry
The scheme was to open a pot and
if Cook stayed to deal him enough
cards to make six in all, and if he
stayed on a pair he was to get four
aces; then when the pot had reached
! a goodly size to call him, make him
show his six cards. have the laugh at
his expense, and after giving him
! back his money out of the pot, make
him set up the champagne. 1t gener-
| ally made Cook very mad to lose a pot
of any considerable size, and they
knew if they made this a large one
l1
The day at last arrived when they
were all together in Cooks office, and
| Chaffee suggested a game of poker to
| while away the afternoon, which was
a stormy one. Cook readily assented
little dreaming of the good time that
was to be had at his expense. The
| cards We're dealt and several hands
| played around, when at last Chaffee
| opened a jackpot on three kings. Cook
stayed on a pair of jacks and called
| for three cards. He got four aces. 1t
then dawned upon him that something
must be up. but he did not quite
grasp the situation. Chaffee called
for two cards, and bet the limit Cook
raised him, and they had it back and
forth. The others dropped out after
several rounds just TO swell the pot.
! The betting continued until at last
| there was an even $4,000 in the pot,
when Chaffee called him and made
him show down his cards. Cook
threw four aces and a jack on the table
and started to rake in the pot. The
one who had dealt objected stating
that he saw Cook have six cards in
his hand. The others at once insist
ed that they saw him have six cards.
| "Prove it, then" cried Cook. 81
did not deal; you dealt, and if you
| gave me six cards, where are they?''
Chaffee and his companions at once
inaugurated the most rigid search for
the missing jack. They looked under
tables, in raWers-eyeryWhere a card
| could possibly get. They made Cook
| discrobe. which he did without object
| ing, and subjected him to the most
| rigid examination, but the card could
not possibly be found anywhere.
This was sumner Cook had not
| moved during the game, and they
were sure Of the six cards, but where
was the other jack? At all events it
was not to be found, and Cook assert
ed that he had but five cards, and ex-
pressed the greatest indignation at
their doubt and hung on to the money
like grim death. To say the would-be
| jolers were crestfallen would be put
ting it mildly. 1t was not 50 funny
as they had figured it would be. They
went out and gave vent to their feel
ings by first swearing and then laugh
ing at the way Cook had turned the
tables on them.
Cook, as he used to relate afterward
with great glee, got the six cards all
right. but, under cover of taking a
| chew of fine cut tobacco, of which he
was very fond, got the extra jack in
his mouth, cheWed it to a pulp and
swallowed it, tobacco and all. He
said he guessed he could risk swallow
| ing a chew Of tobacco and a little
| pasteboard for $4,000, even if it did
make him a little sick. At any rate,
| he thought the other fellows were
sicker than he was.-Philadelphi
| Times.
The statistics show that there is
used in the manufacture Of the Royal
Baking Powder more than half of all
the cream of tartar consumed in the
United States for all purposes. The
wonderful sale thus indicated for the
Royal Baking Powder-greater than
that of all other baking powders COM
bined-is perhaps the highest evidence
of the superiority of this article, and
Of its indispensableness to modern
cookery.
Natures Pottery:
L