New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-07
THE TALK or THE DAY.

Peter scherer. a spirtualist OF Benton Harhos.
Mich has made a curious contract with trans
portaron company OF the town. He says that, with
the help OF various spirits OF which he Is medium,
he is that he will be able 10 find vessel that
| recently sank In deep water near Benton Harbor
The transportation company has agreed to give
| him 10000 il he succeeds IN doing and he y
| going to begin operations next Monday.
Times Chsnges.-"DobsS. the glorious o'A
worth Of fun out Of 10 cents worth o. nrecraeke,s
worth of fre-crackers "-tChicago Record.
A lockout has been existing for weeks at
Limoges France. in the celebrated porcelain fac
tories OF that place. The manufacturers have
closed their establishments. because they did not
want TO be dictated TO by the workmsns syndicate
and they decided that no factory should be opened
until the termination Of the conflict One OF these
manufacturers. Charles Ahrenfeldt Is an American
citizen. A portion OF his workmen were az work.
when the delegates Of the employers who decided on
the lockout invaded his factory and ordered II TO
be closed. Mr. Ahrenfeldt then declared 10 the
lockout syndicate that II re was not protected he
would appeal TO his Government He VIII not nave
to take this step. for the latest mail advices state
that the lockout has terminated. ccnciiatory en-
tente was finally arranged between the manufactus'
ers and their workmen, mainly through the enoro
of NJ Labussiere, the Mayor OF Limoges. and also
the Deputy of the city 10 the Chamber at Paris.
Plainly Put-Harold--wo, do youse tink Of al
dis free silver talk? Is /, gon' TO help US any, a,
anything OATS free It's your duty 10 lie perfesh
to help II along Free silver. free trade free drinks
free pie free everyi'iDg-dems my sentiments
When we git all dem us fellers will be rgnt IN ";
Well be among de most respectable people soih
den. Everybody'll be wild us.-(Cleveland Leader.
Under the Habi,uaI Criminal law Of Connections
a man who has been convicted OF crime three
III. Il IL r4nNHcA
be deemed incorrigible. and may be detained III
prson for twenty-five years The first application
of the law has been made in the case OF George A.
Minor who is now detained In the Wethershed
Prison.
II want a transfer to the depot" said the lady
with feather IN her bonnet Certainly mai y,
which depot" asked the conductor i want u 10
the dsnot" repea ted the lady Of the feather bu.
| don't know which depot you mean. repnsu ,ng
conductor. Never you mind what you Sno" ana
DO are told You give me ,rans Sn, 40 yDi
YOU give me that transfer or I will report you
And the conductor gave it to her. while every one
on the hoped he had SEM her 10 INC "'o"s
place-(Memphis Commercial Appeal
The canon OF whist is no. immutabe but these
nrecepts embodv the piih Of s pandects. and II
there were any OF the Manhattan Beach convoca'
ton Iust dispersed TO find fault with them' 'nsy
would not be majority:
II YOU the modern game OF whist would Know
rre e YOUR own hand as to your partners Joined.
And play not one alone, but both com6'sn srs,,,a
Your first lead makes your partner, un'e''"
The suit predominatng In your mann,
And hence there s necessity me sron b longest
In this, with ace and king lead king then ace
With king and queen king also mas d npI' ihsn N.
with ace. four small ones. should first be sesn
With queen knave ten. you let the queen preceis'
In o.. other cases your ten lowest lead.
Ere you return your friends your own sur p'@
yu,t
When you return your partners eaa TAKE pam
II II Won ea' received not more than three az hrst
IL you had more you may return me w Wourd
But II you hold ., the mss ssdn Gar round 4Gu
Wheneer you have 10 lead rs seldom m W." sro5p
To play up to the yo Mea ow OF Should be Played
Unless you mean trump signaI 20 20 pe an n" Ting
or II you've king and queen or ace ri ms
loves, ~ these would be the proper Ting 49,.
Mind well the rule. for trumps W" o''e" "seN
w lhen' You hold five It's always RICH, 70 lead them
or II the lead won't r come arn IN u s 10 I'd do
W nen also for Your partners trump request
To Witch ,,y Ts e seno. 'I"d bad play
Unless you want the trump SUN cnA."u am W.
But. having three or less trump fearies SLY.
Whsn weak IN trimps don't force your frehd
nn ne alwaSs force the adverse strong trump hand
For sequences stern custom has desreed lad
Tho lowest YOU must play II you don 20" -.
| When YOU discard weak suits YOU ought TO choose
For strong ones are ,0o SaYao sso % os say
Ynvr strong suit is the one throw away.
cyan ,ave an immense amount OF hay" observed
! the visitor at the Glover Meadow ratin su ,,r.s
"Ya-as" said Farmer iteineck; ,pu' IT, UNIV
| a dang Thing l. feed IL 10 bu, bicycles Joker
N AM. specal agent OF the Philadelphia. VIII
| ,,rv,or and baltimore Railroad. has made his an
mai estimate Of the Delaware peach crop for isS
a nuts IL at 100000 baskets. the largest since s'a
ia savs that the prospect for good prices for the
crop Is not very encouraging. and many growers IN
tho lower bart OF the peninsula where the fruit -
m. hos, are onsr,ng their orchards at q cents Q
basket.
| A tbouwhtful Washington Is beginning 70 worry
| about what will become OF the city X i.ie Cnr,'ian
Fndeayorers come on bicycles next week, as tho9.
sards Of them have declared they viii come. ne
thinks there will be easily st~o Endeavo,ers ns~
and looks al the 30 wasSn v on bicycles or Of
| bringing the wheels with them on the cars Ths
problem in his mind Is whsre the mssss rs
and street cars are going - travel when the nov
army OF wheelmen join tae local order Q, knis, .
| OF the bike He fears that every boarding -houss
will take on the appearance OF bicycle store anu
believes that the hotels Will have 90 FURNISH rvvs
accommodations for the whees.-'"ash'"s''"
| Times
hail and wind storms have seriously damaseu
peanut crop In North Carolina and Virginia.
| Walace-Do you believe IN signs' ,rv,us
south and looking east Il is pretty sure s.sn rrsr
| she means to turn TO the west al the INST eo'
| Cincinnati Enquirer a.,
Tho Westminster Gazette" Of LONDON r~ ',...
had a soiemnly funny article entitled 49, go.
Of Tipplers" The article was suggested oy ~"
,rx naragraph saving that a colony OF punkarC
| ia about to be established IN North pako'a ~
writer took It for granted that "drunka'u -.
| meant and hence the article. wh'Sa u s.s "a.
| more udicrous when Il q known that the H""~