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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

TFON ''t
went to dine the other day
With my mother in law elect,
And lost thereby my nancee,
so my future hopes are wrecked.
We'd reached the roast, when woe 10 me
II rever did have luck p
The hostess asked me pleasantly
II l would carve the duck.
With confidence horn OF youth
FASTENED to comply,
And little thought that fowl forsooth
Could make u fortune ny.
Nor did | deem so small a bird
Like any goat could buck;
But | gained some points ! had not heard
The day l carved the duck.
drove the fork up to the hilt
Within its bosom Drowned,
And sought 1" see how IT was built,
But not a joint ] found.
I sawed 1t here and Jabbed IL there,
With pertinacious pluck:
Oh, deep was my desire TO swear
The day | carved the duck.
A cold dew pearl.d my forehead fair,
As I chased II round the plate;
II could NOT. built on wheels, / swear,
Have struck a liveIier gait.
The table was a saddening sight,
As tt by lightning struck,
You'd ne'er have dreamed the cloth was white
The day l carved the duck.
The hostess cast a gorgon glance,
Rose wore a CHASTITY SMILE.
As sprlnting round. that bird did danoo.
In most satanic style.
I pinned II down-it upward scared
And to my bosom stuck;
There were pallln cheeks around that board
The day | carved the duck.
Then, seized with rage | could not stin
And hate ] could moi iioid.
From me | hurled that bird OF Ill,
with fury uncontrolled.
Then from that scene | fed away
Like one who runs amuck;
And I've never seen my nancee
Since the day l carved the duck.
IL ~ 4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

From the Spanish Of Franchise SeutN
when . people ut last from oppression awskss,
Hurrah! for the war that Its bondage breaks,
Let the warm blood flow. let the cannon roar;
At the CLEAN Of the steel
Let the tyrnnt reel.
Let the charger prance amid havoc and gore,
When q people at last from oppression awakes,
Hurrah! for the war that Its bondage breaks.
spare not the ball, nor the spear. nor the brand;
Be nothing but ruin on every hand:
Let the warm bloodNhow. let the cannon roar;
In the desperate strife
II Ia war to the knife,
For those who have sworn to be slaves no more.
When q people at last from oppression awskes,
Hurrah! for the war that Its bondage breaks.
For the patriots OF Cuba no terror has death;
Der mountain and valley. through forest and heath
Let the warm blood flow, let the cannon roar.
At duty's stern call
We have come, one and all,
To redeem from the despot the land we adore.
When a people at last from oppression awakes.
Hurrah! for the war that its bondage breaks.
r. J. ANT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

hh7 nsu1ed III n ehirda without Q Euuf
Loved the wood-ross and lett Il on its stalk -
EMERSON.
I go a.gunning. but take no gum
I fsh without a pole;
And I bag good game and catch such nsh
As suit a s~portsman's soul;
For the choicest game that the forest holds,
And the best fish OF the brook,
Are never brought down by a rife shot
And never are caught with a hook.
I bob for fish by the forest brook,
I hunt for game in the trees,
For bigger birds than wing tho air
Or fish that swim the seas.
A rodless Walton Of the brooks
A hloodless sportsman, l.
I hunt for the thoughts that throng the woods,
The dreams that haunt the sky.
The woods were made for the hunters Of dreams,
The brooks for the fishers of songj
To the hunters who hunt for the suniess game
The streams and the woods belong.
There are thoughts that moan fr ON the soul OF the
pine,
And thoughts In q flower bell curlvdI
And the thoughts that are blown with the scent of
the fern
Are as new and as old as the world.
30, away! for the hunt in the fern. scented wood
TIL the going down of the sun;
There is plenty OF game still left in the woods
For the hunter who has no gun.
So. away! for the Ash by the moss bordered brook
That flows through the v-lvety sod,
There are plenty of fish still left in tho streams
For the angler who has no rod.
SAN WALTER Foss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

From ne Youths Companion.
saw a youthful cavalier.
In raiInent rich aud rare,
with gems Arranging from his cloak
And twinkl.ng In his hair!
They glitt, red as he swept along,
A million sparks OF name,
And then mrthoughtI heard his voice
Asinging as he came,
He lightly thrnmined a mandolin.
Its tones right cheerily rang.
Like raindrops pattering on the caves,
And this Is what he sang:
'Heighoi Demolselle Daisy.
Loosen youT wimplc white,
Heigho Violet dAI ling,
Open your blue eyes bright,
Hpfghol grasses aud leaflets,
Hear you NY tender call I
Heighol Come. pretty Maynowsr,
You are tine shyeSt OF all.
Heyday, conn, PusSey- Willow,
Wrapped in your hood OF fur.
Hsyday, come, Danodilly,
PrIthec arouse and stir.
Heyday. gone are the snowdrifts,
Cons Is tho biting blast.
HeydAy, wake. pretty maidens,
summer Is coming at last"
A hundred pretty heads peeped out
To hear the gentle sound
hundred pretty heads peeped out
Above tho frozen ground.
He flung hts Jewels DER them all,
crow II Of leatless tiames:
fascinating cavalier,
To wake a hundred danes.
who are you. sir ~ | anxious cried,
II fAin would learn YOUR power"
The ~Serenader laughed. and said,
name Is April W
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

Tomorrow will be orphans'day in Madison
Square Garden, Mr., Bailey has set apart tho
day for the reception OF the orphan children
and other inmates OF the charitable institutions
Of the city. More than 6.dOU seats hive bean
engaged already. This Is thr last week Of the
show in this city. as IL is hilled TO be I'M BROOK
lyn during the week beginning On April ~. The
attendance has been enormous. fully 1875, 600
persons hAying visited the show every week
since IL has been In oNh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

Are you dubious concerning he news,
With It's tn eateninS of war and OF woef
There's a test, always certain, to use;
II you SEQ Il In THE sUS, Il Is SO.
Il the news OF a comforting tone,
With a lovely optlmist glowf
Seek no proof except this alonsI
II you see IL In The Sun. Il Is so.
Is Hsllos marked with a spot,
sure pressge OF rain or OF snowt
Would you know II Itis or 10 mott
II you see Il In THE SuS, II Is so.
Is the WI Ath fine, are the crops nrst elassi
Is business, brisk does confidence grow;
Is the good time coming swiftly TO past
" yOu see it In TAG suS, Il Is 50.
0EoAsE AOsA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
Life.

A warmth, a glow, = light;
smouldeTing embers, night
A seed, a bud, q bloomi
A pod, a shell, a tomb.
A spring, a summer, fall
A frost. u snow, u pail.
A CULVER. motion. breath;
A song, a sigh, then death.
= RoUsH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

A and n play poker. A opcns a pot on q
strhlsht nusht FROM the ace TO the I'VE spot. u
holdi 4 straight Hush, consisting OF a KING, queen,
Jack ten, srt nine. which hand wins one hand
j. FREU MORRISON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

y party OF seven are playing a game ~ poker, Ia
cents limit. a Is dual". II Is agr ami puts NJ his
enie OF tNe cents. AFTER The hand Is lGllt G says.
There's my ante al 10 cents and raise II I'd
cents, making 1t 30 cents for the others to come iu.'
sow the Question is, can c, being next the age.
"fho NhS raise' GLASGOW.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

Cribhage--A PLAYS a deuce. y plays an ace, A plays
trey, which counts a run OF three; then Il plays an.
wrong. Please decide. q. II. y.
\ is wrong.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

The dealer must serve two all around, including
himself. and then three, or three all around, in.
Guiding himself, and then two.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

A Jack pot IN poker. A deals aud breaks the pot.
n" announces that he draws ono card, He lTts
without looking Ut his draw and Is not called.
Then n" discovers that he has dealt himself two
cards on the draw. lie -iOws down toe two pairs on
which he hrok" the pot ana claims " on the ground
that he WA not Catiri and ala not prNnt by his
mistake. Does he taE" thu money? lcrrkto.
Yes, but he would have lost to any hand that
called him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

Last Sunday you published In your card column a
decision that l do not understand, viz: I'm a game
OF draw poker. A drew three cards. one card was
face upward and he called for the next card To
I'LL his hand. h claimed that the Others must draw
in the original order and that A must wait for the
last card drawn to MI the place OF the one exposed y
You decide that A is right. Now Hoylr says I'm rule
IA OF draw poker that the latest accepted rule
Is that the card cannot be taken and the player
waits til all cards are drawn and then the dealer
gives a card 10 the player whose card has been
turned. Kindly give me Information on this subn
JeCt as soon as possible, | have always accepted
HOy!c, but when THE Sun does not agree with
noylc l doubt Iioyle. j. ?. C., Brooklyn.
Hoyle died before poker was born. In place of a
card faced in the draw the dealer must serve tho
next card.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In playing high, low Jack. A has nine points, 2 has
eight points. A claims Il must make high: low, Jack
to win or high, Jack, low. or low. Jack. game. u
claims that jack or game wins or game ana low.
Which Is right ASokL
4 must make hIyh and lnM
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

Which OF the two following hands is the best In
the game OF poker. We are playing s,raights and
Pushes: (D Sequence OF hearts. such AS 2,-3. 4, 5,
and 8. (bJ Four aces. SAMUEL bUSS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

A and II are playing casino. A builds q nine,
holding n nine and ten in his hand. Il plays an ace.
can A take his build and ace with his tenn
JERSEY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In a game of poker has a player whe had dropped
his hand the right OF seeing the number OF cards the
winner holdsl W. P. kESsEY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In q poker game tho following question arose:
Has the dealer a right 10 pass the deal for n Jack
pot and name the sum he wishes to make II, the
rest OF the party claiming he had no right to set
the parep |. w. G.
There Is no rule giving the dealer that right. The
play is sometimes made by agreement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In playing poker, is a person opening a lack pot
with a pair OF queens and desiring 10 split the pair
In order 10 draw 10. n flush, compelled to state the
fact that he Is %snilttinR the nairf Is II comp -isnry
or only customary: {. Y. HANIoN.
Il Is not COMPULSORY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

To decide n bet In poker dice. which wins, three
queens and TWO aces or three queens and two
deuccs. ny 30 doing you will greatly ohligc
j. II. AND b. W.
The queens and deuccs. Aces are low In poker
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

D bets S that the chances OF flling q four flush In a
game OF poker are 4 ~ TO /. S bets that the odds are
greater. ID ngures this way. Say ID holds four hearts
and one club. This leaves nine hearts In the deck at
forty seven cards. Therefore the odds are ~ g. :
- 20 cha noes to /. : claims that In y game OF poker
tqere must be at least two players. and thnt ID must
allow tor the other hands to hold a proportion OF
hearts, when fact breaks BIS calculation. Should the
nine be subtrActed from forty.seven before dividing
by . to &c. the odds? i. s.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

A crowd agree to play poker, using the Joker.
/. In drawing, A secures q royal nIsh, h draws
four sevens and the Joker. h claims his hand wins
the pot. Is he right? 2. DO four skies and a Joker
beat four scrcnsI j.. II
Ena - Sn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In the game Of draw poker can n fiat ante Re
raiscni Ihc iisputuE;' have agreed To abide hS
your decision. SYRACUSE,
The announcement by the age that his ante Is
fiat Is simply his declaration that he VIII not
raj e the price OF drawing cards. He puts up the
whole ante at once. Amy other player is at liberty
to raise before the draw,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

l. What Is a royal flush" in draw poker' g. Is
any straight flush a royal rusht 3. Who Is the ac-
knOwledged authority on draw poker
j, +. X, Buffalo.
/. Tho ace, king, queen, Jack. and ten OF any
smIt. 2. No. 8. ImE Sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

l. A and J. were playing pInpchle. A took a
TICK and picket up n card from the de X ani he.
fore playing ont throws up his hJnI, rallinE ganIp.
p claims tnst A had no right 10 throw up his hand
while lie held q full hand of twelve cards. 4
claims that SO long as he has a thousand points he
can call game any time. who Is right1 2, A and u
are playing plnochlc. A has 800 points. When the
car,is are all played out A finds he has ~ points aud
claims that he wins the game. Il claims that In or.
der To win the game he must have 100 points In
full, although 1t would count 100 points lf A was
not out. Does A win or notY NJ. q.
]. A Is right. 2. He must have 900 points, not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

A, II, and c agree To play q gam" Of pool and q
bet is mad" holwccn \ AMI u ~, 70 "lhrt, one OF
pockets four balls. aui G pockets three balls, lcav.
Ing two bait, on III" table, md y Iockr's one Of
L. porkcr the remaining bah AN. thu, Tie A, and
II" Il according 40 the rules Of the game, Who Is
right u. &.
f., right. This Is the rule; when more than
two players are engaged the game Is ended only
when the number Of BALI Remaining on the table
Is not sufficient TO tie or beat the next lowest score.
und all that may be depending on the game shall lie
Decided ia accordance with the standing NJ each
player when pool is called,
/. 4, II, and c are playing %plaochle; As score,
IN, - Vmm@eti, a.. n Ga. e. III A i"ads n m"' If
h, t INK followed Ivy acc Of rnb!. rakrts G"th 'iirlcGs
AMI claiming ont ON his m,Id a4i cards, u claims
plugged. and 10y taxing three lrickS claims "ul ON
IN mcld. Who I, right !, Can cards he counted
al any stagc Of the saine' LIN CIN.
/. \ Is right. 9, Yes,
In three or four handed game OF pinochlc can
o PLAYER holding $40 points IN his score mrIt 100
uul BE- out, or Is a t"irls necessary ;, WHITE.
lie must take t. trick In laaE' his mcld good.
who Is right'. \, two nonlod game Of crib. r.
plays nr,t., Il = -, l. d - !! :" . ., a. !,
A. y yaIaIns on LII ' aniE Plaf he OF nl ,@% nee . ,sa a run a9
owl, 'ago, cards IN ;ggrr ,r q tnai he ny has
b scores u run OF . and two Tor 81.
The game Is setback. 10 NJ, bid at the board. A
and Il are . eGch. A bids 9, Il lets u pass, A play,
0ut his high card, u plays low. Lut 4 makes his
tVo points with high aud game. kindly say which
Is the winner, A CoAsTAhT READER,
A wins.
aud y have been playing a game ~ hun with
four or nNc other players Each loses, say, ~. They
agree To play on 81 ~ d time Doe "a" lnsc' OF
NJ, nr-t Ilay OF commence 81 ptll the second play
On. or must II be "a new cut Tor deal az the end Of
he nr,t play on games. Major lIESRi DuSHAR.
II Is usual for he loser in one game TO deal the
HsXL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In a game OF cribbage A plays a 5, B an 2, c G.,
and b plays q Z. u bets he has a sequence Of four
and A bets he has not. Which is right, A or b
CONSTANT READER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
The BloodIess Sportsman.

Mast thou nsmed all the birds without . guuf
Loved the wood-ross and lett IL on It's STALK -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

The Dock Board Is the one department OF the city
Government the eSpclitures of which are not pro,
Vl!ci for by appropriations made 10y the Boari OF
Estimate AMI ApportionEtcnt. The Dock Board,
through interference " Republicans, In Albany seek,
ing patronage from IT. commissioners, acts ini"
prudcntly ot any local control, aud, moreover, the
sums required for rs r,"uiug expenses are not
ral,,l lay direct taxation, hit are derived from the
Proceeds Of bonds, the rHuNimnm annual limit ~
which has been 50, DOO, 600 u year. Commissioners
O'Brieu and EinstclA have secured from the krpuh'
leans In the Legislature a hill which raise, TN"
amount to o., OOO, 900, 10 he expended without any
supervision Of the Board ~ Estimate and APpnr,
tiunmeut. II Is sometimes sai by uniformed per
sous that the Taxpayers uf Sow fuTS, contrib.
uting directly nothlng 20 tho Dock department, are
not concerned In wasteful mi.Itaaa cement, Eut
such IS not the ease, Tho people ~ Nvw York are
directly taxed o. pay rAo Interest "u the dock bonls
issued, and. moreover. the cily , revenue from the
docks Is diverted to meet the principal Of these
bonds At maturity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19

In dispute with an Englishnlan on the respective
merchant marine on the high seas | made tho
claim that In our history at some time we had
s eref tho iUnP Sisom snSH n Gfrsi nF a Silk n hat t"i that W Wan
was the case. can You shed your golden ray, in
my behalf. q. 4. X.
. The mercantile tonnage OF the United States reach.
ed its greatest amount In 1891; We had then
5,6s0, sl3 tons. In the same year the British mer.
chant tonnage was 4,350, 695.
Vernort-Brook trout, like other members OF the
salmon family. have small, thin scales.
Yankee.-James Parton's book on Benjamin F. But.
Ter is not out Of print try " large book store.
CaHan.-chief Of Police Conlin is a brother OF
the late william J. Florence. The %latter's name
was a stage name.
MstropoHtan.-Eyer person. whether or not q
college graduate. must pass an examination for
admittanco to the New York State bar,
j. NJ. dissection 3, I0s OF the Revised Statutes
Of the United States prohibits the making Of like
uesses Of all legal tender notes, Sc. and section 2
OF the act Of Feb. 10, lsol, prohibits the making Of
likenesses Of United States coins,
7. M. K,-"Capltal" Is applied 10 tho city or place
| where the Government ~ u country or district Is
situated; 'capiroI" is the building whore the legIs,
Iative body meets. The modern use Of "capItoI, A"
meaning the building whore the Legislature meets,
Is purely American.
W. S. G.-Russia all not Interfere actually In he.
half OF tho North durns the civil war. She refused
to recognize the belliscTcncy OF the Southern Stares
or TO Join with France IN Offering 10 mediate be.
tween the North aud the South. and In 1903 she
kept a fleet IN New York harhor. under Admiral
Lesnnsky cor LIssnfskyl with sealed orders TO do
something In case something hRppened-at least,
go it was believed. But tho something ditnt hap.
| PEN At ali sVsnIs. the neeE did nothing
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
COMMENCEMENT AT PEACE.

The meeting Of the Alumnae viii be
held on Saturday, May 3Oth, from 5
to o'clock p. IN. All the Alumnae and
old pupils who have finished at Peace
are cordially invited to be present.
The railroads have offered reduced
rates for tickets from May 28th with
final limit June 4th All aIumnae who
desire to attend, will please notify the
principal, and they will be provided
with entertainment during their stay.
The baccalaureate sermon win be
preached ON Sabbath morning, May
31st, at the Presbyterian church by
the Rev. Peyton H. Hoge, ID. d., Of
Wilmington, n. G. The commence
ment exercises Will be held Monday
evening, June 1St, and the diplomas
and medals viii be presented by the
Rev. &. G. Vardell, of Newbern, n. G..
The annual concert on Tuesday
evening, End. 1t will be made especial
~ entertaining.
There will be many new features in
the exercises this year, and all She
pupils and friends and patrons are cor
daily invited to attend
The Alumnae of Peace Institute have
established regular scholarship,
which is filled by their appointment
This expression of their interest in
their Alma Mater most gratifying.
For several years the principal has
given a scholarship to one of two girls
who stand highest in the graduating
class Of our Raleigh schools and it viii
be continued.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-20
HALF PRICE.
FIFTY CENTS Guys A DOLLAR.
w JON 6. s,
2O6 Fayetteville Street
COUNTERFEITER AND MOON,
SHINE MAGNATE.
William Won Cannon ard William Jor
dan Both in Brooklyn PenitentiarY--
The Fatal Fire in Washington.

Deputy Collector Gibson, 9he terror
of the moonshiners, came back from
New York Yesterday, and in the after
noon went to his home in Moore county.
lie had been to Brooklyn to put three
prisoners safe behind the bars of the
United States penitentiary there.
When the prisoners came 10 be
searched before DOMINIC their stripes,
one of the prison officials said in a sur
prised way: "These prisoners have
more ready money than any set of con-
victs | ever put in: Where did they
get it FROM"
They naturally know how to make
it," Gibson answered.
Which was she straight truth, for
the leader of the gang was one of the
most expert cOunterfeiters in the
State, William Won Cannon. Won Can
non was originally from Moore and
made money" in that county, but he
was captured in Craven, where he was
showing the queer" in great shape
The second prisoner in the batch,
Carey Strickland, of Columbus, was
one of the plain old stand-bys Of the
moonshining profession.
Each of the convicts gets term of
two years.
William Jordan is the star Of this
aggregation of three. He has been for
years probably the most notorious
moonshiner in the State. he has run
Illicit distilleries almost in syndicate
fashion, and made young oceans of
corn liquor. For fifteen years he has
been one Of the shining lights of the
business. The revenue agents knew all
this, but Jordan was slippery as an eel,
and was never caught. But the pitcher
that is carried to the well too often will
get broken, and at last Jordan fell into
a trap and found himself in the clatch-
es of the law.
And for two years his syndicate Of
stills will know hiH not.
Mr.. Gibson saw the big S25O,000 fire
in Washington night before last. Il
have never seen such a blaze in my
life" he said. Il saw the high walls
of the big buildings fall in, and saw
five men brought out dead from the
ruins" This was the largest fire
Washington has had in q long while.