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Tho first week of the meeting. p!avcd this
way; won SLAB, recurring u gross cnpital of
losses, hre So" tiiically Graded. and the csti-
mated capital for II tl-t bet Of b. /. 5000. In
the above example the capital required is nLout
the same for both svst"W', but in tn" hrst svs.
necessary lot 10 the Thousand. While in tho
second system T. would only have risen Sn5 mr.
each loss, and II won Si5 instcai Of lust win.
Ming out. The writer would sooner play the
than tie listers choices, even with his good
showing. \ good system an uld ave . moi.
iiv" limit to capital required for NJ least twelve
straight losses. That is the record for Ave
i couple or years ago half a Gozcn promi.
ncnt racing men were sitting In an uptown
hotel. when ono of tnrm asked n hOOkmukur:
l., 10 my OF ~" Invoritc LacSers make money
YES" was the reply. "a little. when they
play heavy and lack the favOrite fer the
place
While in the opinion NJ the writer this ns.
some scale ri bets WINS understood, or unl,s.
the ten NJ lnldi"ruplng Was U'so taken into
consideration, II anuc"rs 10 nr mOrr likely 10
contain good meat AT the present tt.uc Than IL
did thor, In the concluding artlc'e ~ lnst
season M systems II was pointed ont thar IN
der IN" Few 7UrruuudinES ~ racing tine Irus.
pee WAS Tor smaller purses, smaller fields, M Il
much smaller odds against tie taVuritc than
had hocn the cas-" IN other wears, and Inc
record tor 1870 showed m average price OF
uhout % In tJ o.. or about even money, as
against 20 20 %ngniast, the record II 1874.
some idea of the Importance NJ ia Q fnvorite
running /, -, may be torn el from the fact
that out OF eighty-hVe races at the brooklyn
spring meeting there were siXty.one races 10
on or better for the place, and that out OF these
sixty-one. races forty were gained by the favor
lite finishing hrst or second this being 90 psr
cont ThlS UAfss . very attractive allowing.
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A J 10 K J o 3
a q y y o ! % q

For a long time the New York players con-
lined themselves to lead Ing the 4 and z as worth
less cards, never rs Intermediates. and led the O
and all below from strong suits. Foster sent
the outlines OF this system to the Boston play
fourth best was not led and uncstablished suits
OF only four cards were generally avoided. it
would be safe. to 60 down to the & as n worthless
card. This left three cards, Indicating that
there was nothing better In the hnnd: no win
ming cards to run with; no supporting cards to
lead no strong suit to play for. After some
little experiment Howell observed that these
worthless cards, the 4. 7. and q. were most
frequently two.c card suits or singlctUns, and he
proposed that their meaning be changed from
simplya warning Of weakness to that OF a direct
invitation to u run. The Manhattans never
used this system. because they thought 1t too
much like n private convention, but the New
York. Whist Club havr been xperimentin
with It In practice and 'Niuk 1t a strong attack
In some hands. Here is a hand played on April
20. A-B are partners against W. Il dealt
and turned the heart &. The underlined card
wins the, trick, and the card under 1t is the
next one led:
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THE LION CUES AT THE ZOO.
Occurrence About Them that Excite Th~is
Curiosity or Their Fears.

Occurrences About Them that Excite Th.ir
Curiosity OF Their Fears.
Five foolish-faced lion cubs share witt the
sea cow. the baby hippopotamus, and the suck
ling hyena the interest of visitors to the Central
Park Zoo. The lion cubs, though grown to the
size of large mastifs, are infants In all things
save stature. They are awkward, timld, and
full of childish curiosity. Only their growing
teeth and their already ponderous bowed legs
foreshadnw the adult lion. When the weather
Is not too hot the five sleep In a confused heap
OF legs, paws. and tails. Hut at any loud or I'M
usual noise there is a rapid untangling Of limbs.
ana an hVee pairs OF upliited ears appear at tho
brownish-y yellow eyes are directed toward Inc
source of the noise with looks OF curiosity.
the lion house the cubs were fairly contained
with. interest and curiosity. They crowde ed TO
the front OF their enge. peercd down at the
newcomer, showed one another aside TO get
nearer 20 the object OF interest. and when he
was leg away, craned their necks to catch the
the great lions on the opposite side at the other
s ,nn y "1 inc house roar fos nye mipu,es together
alarm. They thrust their noses in the air and
LOOK long toward the cages of their elders. hut
OF the cubs is seen now and then uncasiiy
watching tue movements of a great tiger diago.
for a half minute with wistful curiosity, and
then makes as though to cross the room TO he
,iRer, PsnsinH only with his nose against tho
The Cubs, are serenely good natured, dwelling
In peaceful brotherhood. They play upon &c,
caSlon with one another, and exchange good
Offices at toilet, licking one Auother's heads
with tongues that are a. once wash cloth, brush
ana comb. Tho keeper after dinner takes a pole
WIN a IonE-armed l-shaped iron hook Mt one
ehu, ana. removes the well picked bones OF the
least. II any cub has n bone in his mouth,
WORD ana a tap from the keeper brighten tho
when al the homes have been brought together
htthe 'front.' or the cage. one or another OF the
cups usually pounces ON the pile and carries on
q bone before the keeper has a chance TO re-
There Is genuine terror ard almost manic
among the cubs when the keeper throws
sawdust into the cage through the bars OF Inc
TonI. The cubs dodge and cringe as the flakes
iall' cover In one corner OF the cage, and hide
one betind tho other, watching tho Keeper
until he has ceased 10 throw down
Tho sswdust and passed to tho roof OF the neIt
None ~ them shows anger at the shower
sAWdust, and all seem To regard The daily
as the chief terror OF existence.
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and the only question is that Of the possible
capital required to make with comparative
safety n S25 bet. II ono takes the record of
the price for the place In them, May 30 shows
up with four rarcs 30, %. 50, %, and
thia on n doubling up basis would require
abou, 81, 100 capital to win $40, with an un-
limited area OF liability staring the %plunger in
the face N the last % shot should also have
gone down. This. however, has been over
come to some extent by a smart Student OF
previous racing articles In The sun. and no
has drafted the following table Of races and
f%avoritcs rum. lug into the place at 90 or bet.
ter, calling all other races dead
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The maximum capital required at one time
was S"4o. on May 25. The great pOint TO con.
sIder about this system is that II is very diff
cult to gauge with any certainty the amount OF
capital likely to be required. To illustrate this
May %, with different odds. The actual odds
requiring a~cspital Of S24O were, Ii. IL,
81. and 30 ii equal favoritcs. Suppose
the odds HAD been Ii, Ii. IS. 4-5, and
the amount required becomes $3.50. nm In
crease NOT to lie fully appreciated until the
series runs into possibly six consecutive
losses, that being apparently the limit of the
year. This is why the initial capital Of 81 900
is deemed necessary to start the wear on. The
writer would suggest that u much better plan
would 10 to lukc the same ~tipster's results on
the same plnn and then ply the averaged Sc
lections by the full integral system outlined I'm
detail In preceding articles. This would give
this result for the May %, 2s series.
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Won,

Capital rcqu ired. SsT5. This Is the worst
example in two years, and appears to have
The records show that very few days with
a loss OF all the f~avorites can be antIcipn ed. In
1889 there was not n single day when they all
lost; in 1894 there was not u day: In 1883 there
was one day. Aug. 3. but IN 1902 there were
90, and oct. 8, Willie this show the record.
Improvement which has taken place in the
average running at the great Eastern lcgit-
mate tracks during the past four years.
Taxing up. the system OF playing the first
favorite, 20 win $50 each dav, playing only -
on and better. at brooklyn. 1898. the winnings
would have been S!H2 on an initial capital Of
500. AZ Shccp.head spring meeting the win
nj Es in m@i SpG to tn Ss3t"' the capital need,
=" - %'n Mc iS;"0 a 81, :u Appi t. Wn0" NGp'TEG sS,
nan, 10. all went down. Ramiro
winn Bgio, o ont on AZ 1.I ooo on; leighton
Sl,laO wi.nn ilnmmic, II, silver ID. / =:
Mangrovc, l-?. went down, winning OH, with
Ing won $3.50. capital waited sIiO. iIr"ok.
iyn ftll. meeting won $500, II IN the bird rnce
system la. zen strtctiy adhered to, a lCss of
$40 On the day wNnIh have been scored.
s4 d6e SIp.,Gl ]T%GIirSi o T.? :1 Min The Sa9o was
IN oct. ~. tour race hcilE PLAYED ur'suCCes,-
fully, one ot.the OIL or, being unpluvah!c and
Ming t%nvorltr oftle day TEN: lien brush at
= on. Docs any one wish to play This sys-
Nov. ., 81, l5N or thcrcabout> Was wanted to
yin out with Doggott ut :. ) IN tho ifh rice.
he total wear, therefore, won Sl,S;O, essay
81 q day cNprnscs. and required about 81 900
capital Tor the most successful season in years.
one OF Thu, curioasly pnpllar systems Is lh"t
OF playing the faNOrit0 for the first race only,
Ia via u certain amount. PLAYING only that
rRcc each day, and pinS ug Tie next day after
n loss 10 cover and win the settled limit. Last
season the fallHCy of this y stem wa shown in
thr list ~ Ten successive losers, June -, when
$4,000 was needed To win $40. This ,ys-
trm was declared 10 be ~ 40 use in the MAY
article Of TIiE SIS; IL Lad, however. proved
successful the previous year, The great draw
back to this system il the small number Of pos
slblc wins. In lSUj thcI" were only II wins ont
Of ui DAYS. the uerCCutagr then halug Iut lit
te better than taking the fuNOritr right along
Tor the total 81 7.i races, with Il winning urrCpn-
tuge uf lOut ~. Aur, I THIS - rurrcsruudent
sends In the following Interesting figures ~
the winning Of iRV" ties IN each nj the six
races Il day for the Id days of tie srnsDu.
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nnOrt SUITS won Nv
This IL tho style OF game that Low aud Foster
team; but MIR. Taylor never toed tho scratch.
lie admitted to Foster that he thought such a
game would be n cinch.
IL must be admitied that In n great many
hands the best chance for trick making Is by
ruling. and IL IL n grent pity that such a power.
full engine OF war should not be ca pablo OF more
systematic use at the whist table. There is a
large and growing belief that tho tendency Of
whist In the future will be more toward making
trumps separately than toward establishing the
duce tho ru ming game to n system. and one TINT
can be intelllgently played. Before the DAYS of
the trump signal the lead of a small card foil
lowed by q lower, Indicated that the player had
no more of the suit and was inviting a run We
find this In CRlebs. D.. 30: Leading fryltn univ
a wish to run II the higher card be played frat"
Again, on n. AZ: III you lead from only two
In suit, begin with the highest. III Won
are not predisposed to run, II is best to avoid the
this system on adverse suits to show no more
and a desire to ruff. For instince: Holding
o 3 OF n suit in which the adversary leads
nigh card. the y IL played first. Shareholders
never use the trump signal on adverse suits, so
there can be no confusion. Some never use tho
playing down 10 show no more OF partners suits
when they hold two only and want to run tho
third round.
Cards below n nine are not supporting cards.
rs 1t Wi, seldom be possible for third hand TO
iinesse them to n advantage. ana second hand will
be the lowest OF IA long suit. for the fourth best
ls not led and no short-Bult player would lead
from Iour-Card suits in which the z was tho
lowest, because all such would contain poten-
tial tenaces or be without three honors. II there
Is no high-card lead the 3 must DO the fourth
best OF one OF these.
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Gain for the first week Of the season, S2Os:
capital, required. S;,25, Of which S45 had al
ready been won on the previous day. II care
fully played. this system looks like a winner.
but there appears TO he need OF at least 81 900
initial capital To make Il first bet OF SO, and. in
the writer's opinion, this should not be increased
during the entire season, no matter what the
winnings may amount to. increase It in
proportion to the capital on hand next season,
and again carry it through without change
This calculation is based on what appears to
be the worst series OF 1895. as follows:
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RRooKLYN srRtNu.

The record for the yenr appears TO show that
the maximum run of losses Is five, but IL must
not be overlooked that this small average. il
frequently due tn rnCes Intervening with odds
OF ! .. l-5. &C.. which are lost by the favor
tie being unplnced. and which, had the odds
added much to tho total Capital required.
These, however. are the chances which sur
round any but the most nearly perfect systems,
and even with these. initiate against the win.
nings by reducing them, even to the point OF
an coca ,ionnl loss. The only other drawback
is that Tiers are some DAYS Iscc Jerome, 1894.
for .instancel where not n bet could have been
made. and this cannot be known until lust be-
fore tho race. so that the PLAYER Is practically
obliged to 20 down to the track all the time.
and he cannot tell whether there will be any
business or not. With these exceptions there
appears 20 be considerable merit in the sys-
tenn. II is PLAYED on II modification OF the full
on April 20. 1909. Tbs first bet is made S25
for easc of calculation. but any sum can he sub
situated. The first being won, n stake of $50 Ia
continued until n loss comes. aud then the lost
S25 is placed In tho Integral column under the
$50 bet. and the two are added together. max
next bet; so II tho horse Is at evens for the
place the $50 is bet, IL 10 Is ut 30 ST5 is hct.
II II is 2-5 S25 is bet. II the bet Is lost. the
amount Is transferred into tho Integral column
tC lie allied to the top figure Of S25. go ms to de-
termlne how much must he won on the next
bet. As bets are won. the top and bottom fig.
ures of the Integral column, which Indicated
culatcd upon. until all are cancelled. Then n
fresh start l. made with n bet of S25. In the
table of results of the first week at
spring. 1898. this IL clearly shown In
the series commencing with Premier, May II,
and ending with Haslet, May Is.
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This hand has provoked a good deal OF discus
sion among local whist players, and 1t IN. been
played over, in several clubs. Here is nm exam
short-suit defence:
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trump; the ionR.sult players to play the best
~long-suit game they could. Here f. the result:
TNfcts
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Amateur and Professions Riders Prepare
for IN Big Raid on Observation-Disclosures
Of Prizes Not POPULAR Foreign Cracks
Fare Better Revised Dates.
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Thess statistics should readily show the true
&sN.AAe.s " 4s 4I.saa = Aay 0as NM
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THE TWO PAIRS OF LOVERS.

decent burial, placing seed-stick like
a tombstone over her beloved remains.
Alonzo was very sad. He moped. He
sat by himself for hours together, with
out stirring. He would not eat; he
would not drink. He would not feather
himself He would not survey his
charms in the bit of looking-glass that
had been stuck for his toilet accommo-
dation upon the platform of the pigeon
house. A1onzo cared for nothing.
Alonzo wished himself dead, and lying,
beak to beak, and claw to claw, in the
same grave with his lamented Imogeue.
I feared at one time he contemplated
suicide. It may have been in his
thoughts, but he did not yield to Inc
temptation.
A week passed mournfully away, and
still he moped and sat hy himself on The
further corner of the roof, refusing all
comfort; his eyes closed; his head sunk
in his neck-feathers; and only the lip
Of his poor beak visible. Then an idea
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W. s. Evans, cashier. of the Sh4-
bonrn county bank, at Big Lake, was
given the chance of placing $500 worth
of good securities in the hands of the
United States marshal as guarantee for
his presence in the federal courts when
needed. The doleful tale told by the
complaining witness showed that Mr..
Evans in his capacity of cashier had
taken the liberty of dunning Dawson
on . postal card, an action which this
gentleman naturally resented. Fortu-
nately for him, but unfortunately for
Mr.. Evans, the laws of the United
States are very strict on this point, and
United States Commissioner Bowen
found nothing ridiculous in the COM
plant lodged by Dawson. Mr.. Evans
was held over to the grand jury, which
meets in September next
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struck him, and he began towalkabout
not with his two friends, but to and
fro by himself. Then he sat still again
for a bit; next spring;ng suddenly to his
legs, he gave his bill q sharp rap upon
tile, which I apprehended to mean:
"Ill do i'll" His plan was formed, his
decision taken, his spirits revived from
that moment. Alonzo was himself
again!
I had my suspicious (belLg ct q
wicked and depraved turn myself) and
narrowly watched my feathered friend.
I observed that he eyed Celadon and
Amelia furtively, and shifted his glance
quickly when they regarded him in a
reproachful way for his continual mis-
anthropy and gloom. Yes, he eyed
them furtively; this was a bad sign,
and I guessed what was passing in his
mind. was confirmed in this opinion
when found him fraternizing again,
on a sudden, most cordially with Celia
don, and approach Amelia with an mir
of gallantry.
Celadon readily received his over
lures of renewed friendship, and the
next day all three walked again in single
file as usual. Alonzo had apparently
become reconciled to his widowed lot.
and was determined to make the best
| of it. =
But why has he changed the order of
the procession? He used to bring up
the rear, now he takes the second place,
marching in front Of Amelia and just
behind Celadon. had a sick person
whom wished to visit, but ] deferred
this duty till the afternoon, being in
terestel in the movements of Alonzo.
Five or six turns he made in this new
mode Of progression, and then-I knew
it felt sure of it all along-watchiug
his opportunity, he came slyiy behind
Celadon, and struck him three rapid
blows with his beak on the top of the
head, just where he knew the Uranium
to be the softest. The latter reeled once
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PiTn AND POINT.

--Generalship.-"Can you give mo
change for Ave dollars?" inquired the
usually impecunious friend. Certain
ly," was the unguarded answer. ''Then
lend mo three."-Washington Star.
-Ambiguous.-The Bishop Ito young
widow)-"My sister, dare say you find
comfort in the thought that you made
your husband happy while he lived. ,: |:
Young Widow-"Yes. Poor Jack waa
in Heaven till he died.
The mendicant stood before tho
wayfarer with outstretched hands.
"Please, sir, "he said, Il have seen bet-
ter days." "Well, that's no affair Of
mine," said the wayfarer. make your
complaint to the clerk of the weather It
you don't like this kind of day."-Tit-
Eits.
-Schoolmaster-" Joseph, when your
father hangs up four hams to the rafters
and afterwards sends one to you.
master, how many are left?" Joseph
''Three, SIR" Master-"Quite right,
Now, be sure you mention this example
TO your father, just to show him how
we'll you are getting on in your sums.
LIANT de Ia Maison.
-"Do you remember" asked the
young lawyer and promoter, shat you
once said I would never be rich? l
rather think am on the road to riches.
at last" II never said you would not
be rich," answered the elderly cynic.
II only said you would never have any
money of your own, and still say so"
indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Yeast-''I wish could think OF
something to keep my husband home at
nights" Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"Get him
a bicycle" Mrs. Yeast-"That would
take him out more than ever" Mrs.
Crimsonbeak-"O, no, it wouldn't! Ny
husband got one day before yesterday.
and, the doctor says he won't be out for
Q month '-Yonkers Statesman.
They had been telling fish stories
and the quiet, unobtrusive man looked
weary. The idler who spends his time
in thinking up foolish questions broke
the silence to inquire: II wonder what
finally became Of the whale that swal-
lowed Jonah?' II don't KNOW" re-
piled the quiet man, "but I have an
idea as to some Of his movements.
"What is it?" II don't doubt that he
hunted up party of other whales and
bored them nearly to death telling
them how the largest man he ever
caught wriggled loose and got away"
Washington Star.
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CertlR Gates of Death.

Who can tell how many persons are
buried alive every year? How many
cases of suspended animation are there
on record, and how many horrors that
are never known save by accident, when
once in awhile some grave is opened
and discoveries are made that shock
whole communities. There is not, up
to date, any certain test for death, al
though there have been experiments
and trials innumerable. After exhaust
ing all'of the resources of science, med
ical experts have arrived at the con-
clusion that the only certain test Of
death is the condition of the body. Tn
til there are unmistakable signs of de-
cay, death is by no means a foregone
conclusion. The sense of smell is the
very best possible guide in such mat
tiers. Even the eyes are not to be trust
ed, as there are cases on record where
bodies have become almost black and
yet life was not extinct. In one in.
stance burial was delayed by unavoid'
eble circumstances until the friends be-
came alarmed by the color which they
mistook for modification, and, fearing
some outbreak of disease, they sent for
disinfectants and sanitary experts. Be.
fore they arrived, however, there was
marked change in the appearance OF
the body. From a purplish hue like a
bad bruise it gradually became lighter
and assumed n life-like color, and with
in few hours there were evidences OF
returning animation. Although sew
eral physicians had been in attendance,
and the person was pronounced dead,
the result proved the unreliability OF
their decuion-N. Y. Ledger.
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A Now Party.

The National party is to be organized
in this state, and if the conditions are
such that it is required a state ticket
will be put into the field. This new
movement is the silver branch of the
Prohibition party, which has bolted the
national organization. At the. conven-
ton at Pittsburg the gold and silver
factions had a bitter struggle, resulting
in the silver men boiling and putting
forth q platform in favor of silver, pro-
hibition and woman suffrage as the
principal issues. John p. st. John
came this state several days ago with
the SPECIAL intention of starting the
new party, and a meeting was called
for that purpose.