Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-02
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Secretary Carlisle's Four Aces A True
Poker Story.

Has ZIG unusual Va btihS tANN'
Most poker stories are f~ictioDs. This one
deals with facts, During the first Cleve-
land administration there was a little
game at the house of Mr.. Whitney. Sit
ting IN We're Grover Cleveland, John q.
Carlisle, w l.. Scott, Henry Wattefson
and the host-just a nice five handed
game, and a company of royal good fel-
lows, as every n VIII admit. They
play was strictly senatorial-$5 ante by
the ant dealer, So limit Charley Farwell
straigbts around the corner, Billy Ma
hone blazes and everything going. OF
course Mr.. Whitney set an elegant
luncheon. with all proper trimmings,
and abont midnight there was a good
deal Of bluffing over the cards and no
end Of bantpring across the table. Final
ly came the deal which makes the story,
and which may have an important bear
ing ON the history Of the country.
Grover Cleveland skinned the cards
which were dealt him by John Carlisle
and remarked they wee worth a little
raise before the draw. w. L. Scott staid
in; Henry Watterson, belligerent, as
usual, added another raise, which was
met by William G. Whitney; john q.
Carlisle trailed in. Mr.. Cleveland now
tilted Watterson, and the others siaid,
except that Watterson again jerked two
blue chips instead Of one to the middle
of the tai lie. There were several more
raises backward and forward between
Cleveland and Watterson, and the pace
became so hot between these two that
the others discreetly dropped ont with
their single pairs-ail except Carlisle,
vino continued to trail in.
] am glad to say poker is playing ont
in Washington-I mean poker among
big people. OF course it is the greatest
game on earth aud all that. but some
how tie people are not pleased to hear
of statesmen, presidents, cabinet men
and senators indulging much IN it, and
perhaps the people are quite right. Mr..
Cleveland has not played any poker in
Washington since be came back for this
term, though fancy he may have had
3 few small games, just to pass the time,
while out on his fishing or shooting trips.
Secretary Carlisle occasionally has two
q three intimate friends up AZ his house
TO play draw for a couple of hours, but
the limit is never mors than 25 cents,
aud 20 cent draw is ;A1ut az harmless
as muggins. The game at the Carlisles'
always stops at midnight, which is an
other thing i'll its favor. When the see.
rotary has not any II to play draw
with, he plays solitaire. Like many 9th
or men Of intense mental activity, he
finds some game restful to his brain.
When Mr.. Gresham was i'll Arthur's
cabinet, he played poker a great deal.
That was a regular poker cabinet. But
during all the time he was secretary Of
tate he never touched a card. A few
years ago q coterie Of senators used to
have a big game almost every night at
John Chamberlin IS, but those Of them
Ywho are still in Washington appear 10
have overcome the habit. During the
inter there is an occasional game, but
stakes are light compared with what
~ used to be. One thing that helped
t.reak up the senatorial game was a
SKY scandal senator thrice caught
ting, and another senator raising a
sr ON him and threatening to knock
brains ont. So far as / know, none
ir. Cleveland's present cabinet
poker. Cor. Chicago
~ Herald.
~ 0 O'Clock vhen tho nt
cuniing into i.3 m
3<e schlD9s tai in 4 mt 81
Each bad teculod is
o regiment, and tla drum
rgorgeous costumes, " D r
he maces, were as terrible lat
ycefnny as tho licsocswll, lGgt
fray, preceded Caractaeus III
ida the glest entry Is Il ~
amphitheafer. Aad toggtDur u4l
0ugles the ordinary human be ~ Le.sIs
through n lifctinfa. blow them al tn
gether; give a Niagara to a Tbulaax Of
cymhais; strike with ore ham ga a
dTeds0f drums; lee aiitae eagles scream
in a single fife; imagine the horns OF
the apocalyptic day cf judgement, al
giving III to tlsa great maIor ~
finally made unanimuas, and stlli you
will not have the faintest idea Of the
amount of sound that night before the
old schloss.
There was TO be music with the illu-
animation, and the character Of the music
only deepened the hewilderment Of time.
1t is a common saying, albeit quietly
said among the Germans, that tha three
emperors of the new empire have "a GER
tain classification. Der Greiser. Den
-1MVisor, Der heiser IS the rhyme. The
first William was the Graybeald; Fred
erick, his son, was the wise man-that
is, he loved peace aud humanity more
than war or pomp. and the r-escat Viii
liam is ''the gadabout. Frederick the
Great is his god. 1t was one of the
amiable weaknesses Of the great Fred.
crick to wish to be thought an author
and composer. So it is one of the pres
NJ emperor's. Nobody believes in Ger
many thar he wrote THE Song of
Aegir," beyond perhaps suiae faint and
Nanennclneipa sketch. He hsa favor
ite,' q young army officer Of musical
ability TO whom he offered the director
ship OF the opera, inld had it declined