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Score for the leaders side. =; . gain of four tricks
on the hand.
Trick IA has no hope of establishing. de-
expect to establish such q suit in less than two
rounds, and has no cards Of reentry to get the
lead SO often, SO he makes the usual short-suit
the 8 led. Hamilton says to cover II IL Is from a
long suit, {. e.. a fourth-best; but that Is not the
case here. short-suiters never lead an 8 as a
Trick "a returns the auit In which both
adversaries appear to be weak: Some would
prefer to open the club suit, We can only say
reputation. and generally knows what he Is
doing. He certainly knew the style of game he
command Of all the plain suits and forces b to
Trick She fall of the spade o and the
presence OF the Z In his own hand show b that
Trick A still avoids his long suit and leads
a supporting card. Another gambit, and q lead
Mr.. Bum. for the adversaries hold the A X o.
10 of the suit!
Trick 5:-Y adopts the common defence to the
because the spades are now established, IN his
the declared strength in US hand. His only
resource is the diamond suit, and he leads right
up to the major tenace: Now. Mr.. Bunn's
Trick D.-If Y leads diamonds twice, the resuit
Is the same. The short-suiters gain four tricks.
OUR PROBLEMS.
One or two good answers to the problem about
the extra trump have been received. Convent
Avenue" seems to be the best. 1t will be pub
lished next week, and its Importance in relation
to whist strategy shown,
The solution OF the problem published March
g Is for y to lead trump s twice. II 3 discards
diamonds. S discards spades: but II Z discards
spades, S. discards diamonds.
to take ali seven tricks. TGis one is not so easy
as 1t looks.
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brain 10 working 40 hard. Woe 10 the young
woman who tries 70 initiate her in this move.
mentl ! didn't like her at all the first season
that she came over, and now I'm enthusiastic
over her. | guess did not quite get on 20 her
quiet methods. and now I think they are great.
Am | studying her? Wait until make my
next appearance In His Absent SON and see.
I've always ucen like Duse IN one. thing You
know. always would strike out for myself.
and do things In my own original way and so
does she, and I'm even proud to be like her In
that way"
Minnie Madden Fiskc said with a taught
I" ought To be able to say n great deal about
Nine. Buses methods and their beneficial eff
fects on other actresses who study them. judp-
ing from some Of the criticisms on my work.
which accuse me of Initiating her: hut | cannot.
for regret to say I've never seen ljusC hut once
In my life. and then she played n comedy. |
must confess TINT | couldn't absorb much OF her
method ut one performance. and " | do any
thing that ie Mt all Ike her n IL NIL my own. and
probably did the same thing IN the same way
before | ever saw this great woman that once
1t mas been stated that Mrs. Potter has made
q. close study OF Duscs performances. but this
she denies.
I've seen Duse several times she snid,
but I've never studied her methods. and I
decline to express any opinion about those
methods. wouldn't express nm opinion about
any other artist. for | believe that every one Of
W. has to work out her own individual salvation.
What ono person likes another does not, and
what suits the pubic to-day displcases them to.
morrow, so all that any OF us can do Is to do the
best we can"
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N DUSE THEIR MODEL.
ACTORS CRoWDINS TO STUDY HER
ART ON THE STAGE.

Iaterest Aroused by Her Performance
Among Her Own Prof ssIon -seebine the
Secret OF Her Methods-vtews or Maud
Harrisoa spd Aust Louisa EIdridKe.
Usually the people Of stnaeland take their d.
version at the theatre without much ado. An
afternoon comes when they are not on, and they
20 TO q matinee and enjoy II; or an evening
comes between engagements, and they decide
that they would like to see such-and-such an
actor or play and cf they go to obtain the
" courtesies Of the house." which. us a rule. are
granted readily. But the visiting star does not
take the acting star seriously In this little world
in most cases, and is only diverted and rested by
watching the actor. Thus n visiting maid or lady
in waiting. or even a leading lady. does not take
her sister on the stage with the earnestness
with which she regards herself when saying
her lines. Or at least this was the case OF late
years until the profession received a shock in
the person OF retiring Eleonora Duse. Sho has
walked them p-more she has stirred them up,
men and women alike, to the fact that It Is a
great thing for artists to study each other, and
she has done this as she has done everything,
unconsciously.
From the time the actress made her first mp
pcarance hundreds Of written requests and per-
sonal applications have been made by members
OF the dramatic profession for passes. On one
day n delicate-lookinR student of elocution was
seen standing In limo with n woman who
had already crowned herself with success
waiting for q chance to plead for n scat just
anywhere 80 abe could catch Buses methods, or
II there were no seats, for standing room.
Women didn't form the entire line either. for
toward the tag end every now and then a lead
ing man could be seer. He was followed maybe
by an actor who played the part or valet to him,
and both were eager to absorb something of tho
Italian woman's art or genius. When these
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Preparations for the international fire tour
nament and congress, to be held In London in
June, are now In active progress, and a repre-
sentative of the National Fire Brigades' Union
of England Is In this country issuing invita-,
tions TO the chiefs OF the various city deuart,
ments, with such OF their flremen as can take
the journey to England. The representative
is Mr.. George l., Beasley, and he came on the
st. Louis. For several days last week he was
the guest OF Chief Bonner OF the Fire Depart
ment, and an exhibition OF the department
work was given for his benefit on Monday.
Much of his time here was spent In eKamln-
ing our fire and police alarm and announce
ment system. in which he Is Interested.
From here Mr.. Beasley went to Chicago.
He also expects TO visit Boston, st. Louis, On
cinnati. Cleveland, and other OF the large
cities. and to take q trip through Canada. II
Is expected that this years tournament will
De the greatest yet held. All the nations In
Europe are to be represented, as well as vRh-
Gus nations In South America and Africa, and
Mr.. Bsasley is anxious TO have a good Ameri-
can representation. The fire departments
of the American cities bear a high reputa-
ton In Europe, and at a previous tournament
Chief Hale and his hremen from Kansas City
were received at London with great enthusL
asm. Mr.. BeAsley expects to get q number q
IRE chiefs to go over In June.
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SANK IN THE 0UICKSdSD.
The Danish Bark Lottie wholly DIsap.
pears. with NHst- STANDING.

nom me ~ F1fIhtI"fN FIhFtANFfs
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer Coos Bay. which arrived In port ;o-day
from tho Mexican coast, brought news OF tho
loss at Alfalfa Of the Danish bark lOttie.
IL was during the latter part OF last month
that the Lottie, having finished LOADING n heavy
cargo Of dye wood, prepared 10 sail Tor Ham
burg. Owing to the dangerous character OF tho
hnrbor of Alfalfa, no vessel dRrrs To attempt
leaving II without the assistance OF IA towboat.
There are two separate channels In the bay, tho
dividing line being a long and treaCherous bar
OF luiCksaud. capt. Clausen Of the loItie SUM
which II about the only available vessel for tow
ing service there.
The bark got along well enough In the wake
Of the steNulrr uutl she reached u narrow por-
where the bar was breaking with unusual force.
Here the LOttie got into trouble; swinging
around on the LHwscr she struck u shallow Spot,
and In a moment began uuhNlng upon the bar.
The Alfalfa could not .pull the bark out OF her
dangerous position. The steamer stayed with
the Dane during the night. still rainly striving
10 get her OF the bar. and finally, when sho
mnde an unusually powerful effort, the hawser
parted. aud the bark became wedged securely
in the sand,
what il meant to 20 ashore In puiCksand, and
they lost no time In getting ont the DoaLs nd
making for the shore,
AT daylight the sea was Calmer, and Capt.
Clnusen and some ~ his men visited their yes
sci. All that remained m sight was her deck
house aud mA-ts, the hull having disappeared
In The uuicksRud. The men, Allhuugh realizing
that IL was a risky undertaking, CTAwled upon
the deck house and In that Nay managed To get
into their living quarters, They recovered their
clothes and Naltptbles, and the Captain secured
his instruments and charts.
Cant. Jensen Of the Coos BAY says that WheA
he left Alfalfa about twelve days lao the LSStt0
had completely disappeared,
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Score for the leaders side, 4.
Trick 1.-The usual mechanical long-suit lead.
II may be observed that neither the leader nor
his partner ever takes u trick In this suit. while
the ndversaries get two. With no cards OF re-
entry, tho lead Of such q suit In the hope Of
establishing. defending, and. bringing 1t In"
Is simply absurd. IL 10 crying for the moon.
Trick 5.-with the club suit declared against
him., and his partners, suit bottled up, b al.
TO establish tho third suit, In the face OF
pure. dyed. in the wool long-suit player. Mel
Their b nor his partner ever gets q trick in
spades, the adversaries winning three without
trumping.
Now let us look at the short-suit play in
Boston:
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70 make AZ many tricks out OF q hand a. could
be made by the finest lonK-sutt players. In NO.
u good shortsuit play gains two tricks. Nos.
Last week THE BUN briefly mentioned that a
test match had occurred In Boston. Fuller par
pears that the short.suit players. were Becker,
Knowles, Clay, and White, The lonR-suiters do
all men Of wide celebrity as whist players or
writer. on the game. The shorts beat the long.
Il f. that these "a hands were those played in
the finals for the Hamilton trophy. and which
are part OF those that have been analysed In
these articles. The suits were changed, OF
course, and none OF the contestants had any idea
what hands they were playing. As an example.
here Ia the way the famous Minneapolis players,
bronson and Briggs. handled. abs cards In
No: IL, Hamilton trophy finals, 1890. dealt
and turned the heart y. The underlined card
wins the trick, and the card under It is the next
one led. A In the original leader!
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

TRUSTEES SALE-Whereas, William
Brendel. by his deed of trust dated June
9Th. 1880. and recorded June 10th, 1890, in
recorder of deeds office of Jackson county,
Missouri. at Kansas City, in book B u.s.
page 3S9, conveyed to Lawrence f. Rieger.
as trustee, the following described real es-
tate situated in Jackson county, Missouri:
All OF lots one ID, six (Gl, seven D, six
teen Q6), twenty-one CID and twenty-five
(22), In Frank J. Smiths addition to West
port. said addition being subdivision of a
part of lot four 4), in Louis Vogels third
addition to Westport, said conveyance be-
ing made in trust to secure the payment of
his certain promissory note, fully described
in said deed, said note being given for part
of the purchase money of said real estate;
and, whereas, default has been made in the
payment of said note and the interest
thereon. now therefore, I. the under
signed as such trustee, at the request of
the legal holder of said note. and in ac-
cordance with the terms OF said deed of
trust and the authority therein and there
by vested in me, will proceed to sell, and
sell the above described real estate at pub
lie vendue to the highest bidder, for cash,
at the west front door of the United States
custom house and postoffice building at the
southeast corner of Ninth and Walnut
streets. in Kansas City, in the county of
Jackson, state of Missouri, on Tuesday, the
18th day of September. 1886, between the
hours Of nine o'clock in the forenoon and
five o'clock in the afternoon of that day,
to pay off said note. interest thereon, and
cost of executing this trust.
LAWRENCE F. RIEGER, Trustee
w A. Harnsberger. Attorney.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
LEGAL NOTICES.

SALE IN PARTITIONS By special com
missioner. Mary Landerer and George
Landerer. her husband; Benedict Schiess;
band and joseph
Schiess, Charlotte A. Schiess. Franceska
MS NJ schiess, Christina 7. sehiess minor mo-
and Fannie stg sehisss msnor heii Of Adam
schiess. deceased, and PhiliipP J; Henn.
trustee ef No ss In The si
City. Missouri, April term. 1896. By
authority of a renewal order of sale made
Missouri. at Kansas City. on the srd day 81
July, 1886. in the above entitled cause.
certified copy of said renewal order having
said court. !. the undersigned. special
in ssd order order e ns oe
after described, will on Monday, the 2Sth
day Of September. 1896. between the hours
o'clock in the afternoon Of that day. at the
In Kansas City, Jackson county. Missouri,
the highest bidder l; upon 20 p'tn the foiioWing
snG one-thTd n hash Two the
deferred payments to be secured by deed
OF trust upon the property sold and to bear
semi-annuaiiy. with privilege to purchaser,
pr hey eject to to pay a Seofe
proval of the sale by the court, the follow;
Ing described real estate. to-wit: Four and
one-half feet off the east side of lot one.
nine. ten and eleven, in Joseph Schiess'
subdivision of lot eleven Of Quests ad-
dstion to the City of Kansas. now Kansas
strip of land fifteen feet wide taken off of
south ends of said lots one. two, three.
four and six for street purposes, and ex-
cept strip of land twenty-one feet wide
taken Of of west ends of said lots eight.
nine, ten and eleven and west side OF LOT
one for street PURPOSES.
DAVID o. SMART, Special Commissioner.
James G.. Smart, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated September 4th. 1896
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

SHERIFF'S SALE BY virtue and au-
thority of an execution, No. 24Ss9, issued
from the office of the clerk of the circuit
court of Jackson county. at Kansas City,
Missouri, returnable to the October term
1886. of said court, and to me as sheriff
directed and delivered in favor Of Carrie
Sobbe, and against William Sobbe, 1 have
levied upon and seized all the right, title
interest and estate of said defendant. Will.
lam Sobbe, in and to the following de-
Of Jackson and state of Missouri. to-wit:
The undivided one-third GO of lot eight
hundred and fifty-six ESQ., in block sixty
two (2). in McGees addition to Kansas
City. Missouri. being a parcel Of land
fronting forty-nine and one-half 49ia) feet
on the east side of Oak street, in Kansas
City, and running back east one hundred
and thirty-two QS2) feet along the south
side of 18th street, subject to the right of
Kansas City to use the north twenty and
one-half (20l9 feet of said lot as street.
and 1 will, on Saturday. the 18th day Of
October, A. D. 1885, between the hours of
nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock
in the afternoon of that day, at the south
front door of the county court house, in
Kansas City, Jackson county. state of Mis-
souri,, and during the session of said cir
cult court at Kansas City, Missouri. sell
at public vendue, for cash, to the highest
bidder. all the right, title. interest and es-
tate of the above named defendant, Will
lam Sobbe, in and to said real estate, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
JOHN P. ONEILL, Sheriff.
Kansas City. Sept. 23rd. 1896.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
JOHN p. O'NEILL, Sheriff.
Kansas City. No.. Sept. g. 1886.

TRUSTEES SALE-Alice H. QueaI and
Arthur D. Queal, her husband. having de-
farlted in the payment of the notes de-
scribed in their certain deed Of trust. dated
the 18th day Of July. 1887, and recorded in
county. state of Missouri, at Kansas City,
in book B No. 2s2, at page 2ss. notice is
hereby given that, at the request of the
the hours of ten in the forenoon and five
in the afternoon of Friday. the 18th day of
October 1886. proceed to sell lot number
to the City Of Kansas (now Kansas City,
being the property described in said deed
of trust, at public vendue. to the highest
the U. s. Custom House and Postefilce
building, in Kansas City. Mo-, for the pur-
poses mentioned in said deed Of trust.
IANGSTON BACON Trustee
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

SHERIFF'S SALE-By virtue and ali-
thority of a transcript execution No. = is
sued from the office of the clerk of the
circuit court of Jackson county, at Kansas
City, Missouri, returnable to the October
term 1896. of said court, and to me as
sheriff directed and delivered, in favor OF
George II. Miller assigned to J. W. Rifie)
and against ]. H. Fuller, 1 have levied
upon and seized all the right, title, interest
and estate of said defendant, ]. H. Fuller
in and to the following described real
estate. situated in the county of Jackson
and state OF Missouri to-wit: Lots forty
eight (iS) and forty-nine {is). John w Nor
toms resurvey OF blocks three (3) and four
az. T. S. Cases subdivision of Guinotte
farm (bein= a part of section twenty-seven
cd, township fifty 6a. range thirty-three
(SS). an addition TO Kansas City. Jackson
county, Missouri, and l will, on Saturday,
the l7th day of October. A. d. 1895, between
the hours of nine O'Clock in the forenoon
and five o'clock in the afternoon of that
day. at the south front door of the county
court house, in Kansas City, Jackson
county. state of Missouri, and during the
session Of said circuit court at Kansas City,
Missouri. sell at public vendue, for cash, to
the highest bidder, all the right, title, in
terest and estate of the above named de-
fendant, J. H. Fuller. in and to said real
estate to satisfy said execution and costs.
JOHN p. o. NELL, Sherir.
Kansas City, No., Sept. 23d. 1886
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
LEGAL xot1cEa

NOTICE is hereby 81 ifen that letter. :.
administration. with thA win annexed. on
the estate Of Ann Cftharine Gertrude
Undersigned by the probate court Of tho
county Of Jackson, state Of Missouri. at
Kansas City. on the 1fYfh day of Septem.
said estate are required to sxhibit the
same to the Undersigned for allowance.
tiers, or they may be p.fecluded from any
benefit OF said estate. asnd II such claims
be not exhibited within two years from the
date Of this publication they will be for.
ever barred.
FRED ANSCHUTZ,
Administrator: With thet will of said de-
r. G. Hagan. Attorney.
Dated this 10th day ok September. 1885
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

TRUSTEES SALE-Whereas, Marsare,
E. Smith and w. W. Smith. her husband
by their deed of trust. dated the nineteenth
Dec 18th, 1885. and recorded in the Office
of the recorder of deeds of Jackson county.
Mo-, at Kansas City in book No. 5s5. al
page 272. conveyed TO the undersigned trus-
tee the following described real estate in
jackson county, Mo-, to-wit: Lot one ~
block two (2). of NJ. NJ. Evans addition
to the City of Kansas tnow Kansas Cityl.
as said lot is marked and designated On
the recorded plat of said addition. in trust,
to secure the payment of the promissory
note in said deed described. and. whereas,
default has been made in the payment OF
said note. and the same remains past due
and unpaid: now, therefore, public notice
Is hereby given that, at the request of the
legal holder of said note. l will. on Mon
day. 2Sth of September. 1896. by virtue of
the power vested in me by said deed, sell
said real estate at the south front door
of the court house in Kansas City, Jack
SON county, Mo-, at public vendue. to the
highest bidder. for cash. between nine
o'clock in the forenoon and five O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day, to satisfy the
debt and interest secured by said deed Of
trust. and the cost of executing this trust
FRANK MUEHLSCHUSTER. Trustee
l. Traber, Atty.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line to St. Paul.
LEGAL NOTICES.

RAILROAD GRADlNG-Sealed proposals
will he received at this Office until noon,
Monday, Sept. IS. SO, for grading coal spur
on J. C. 4. & l.. branch of Mo. Pacific
Ry at a point about ) miles east of Lex
ington. Length about 200 feet; and will
and l.lyO Yards of rock. Bid must state
price for earth and rock, both separately
and together. also, must include cutting
and grubbing of standing timber Grade
stakes get. Plan and specification may be
sce,. here. Contractor required to give
bond for an amount equal TO his bid. Work
To begin AT once. and to be completed not
later than Nov. 18th. Right reserved TO re-
5ect any or all bids. Address
LEXINGTON COAL MINING CO.,
Lexington, Mo-
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-27

SHERIFFS SALE-By virtue and au-
tnor1ty OF q transcript execution issued
from the Office of the clerk of the circuit
court of Jackson county, at Kansas City,
MIS- Missouri. returnable to the October term.
1850, OF said court, and to me as sherin di-
rected and delivered in favor Of James W.
AHen. and against John kimmons and
Kate kimmons. l have levied upon and
seized all the right, title, interest and es-
tate OF said defendants, John Kimmons and
haLe kimmons, in and to the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in the county
OF Jackson and state Of Missouri. to-wit:
Lots one ~. two o.. three O. four %.
Diock seven (O; lots eleven QD. twelve Q2).
tnirteen CD. block two CO; lots twenty
92o). twenty.one (A), twenty-five (2O. TWEEN
ty-three Cz0. twenty-four ca. block five
~; lots four a.. five 90. nine G). eleven
QD, block three CO.; all in Pate's addition
to the town How city, of Westport. Jack
son county, Missouri; and / viii, on Tues
day. the 18th day Of september, A. D.
the forenoon and five o'clock in the after
noon OF that day, at the south front door
9I the county court house, in Kansas City,
jackson county. state of Missouri, and dur
ing the session of said circuit court at
kansas City, Missouri, sell at public ven-
Que, for cash, to the highest bidder. all tho
right, title, interest and estate of the above
named defendants, John Kimmons and
hate n simmons. in and to said real estate
to satisfy said execution and costs.
JOHN p. O'NEILL, Sheriff.
Kansas City, Mo-. Sept 9TH. 1886