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BIG MOOSE OF MAINE.
Some Brought Down Recently. but the Ring or
Them All SIN UnHhot.

BANGOR. Me-. Oct. 23.-The biggest deer seen
in Bangor for twenty I've years was brought here
this week by man named Stevens. who lives in
buck weighed 265 pounds, and WAS as fat as an
OK. The animal was an attraction at n local
market for several days The present season
has been good one for killing big game Two
bull moose, weighing nearly half ton each.
have been killed during the last few days at
Norcross. One of them was shot by s. w. Fair
child, New Yorker, who passes great deal of
The moose had the most peculiar set of anters
ever seen In this city. and local taxidermist
says that they are the queerest set ever tax on
In Maine. One side had grown out entiroly
and the blade was foot or more wide. and
bore eleven points. Tho antler on the other
side was nothing more than spike. with one
prong. The head was worth practically nothing,
but. on account OF its oddness. Mr.. Fairchld
will have 1t mounted.
George Decatur, of Portsmouth, N. H.,
brought to Bangor this week the head OF tho
largest moose ever killed In the province OF
New Brunswick. and 1t was much larger than
any ever taken in this State. 1t spread 5 feet
8 inches, and there were fourteen points on a
side. IL Is estimated that this hoad will bring
$3.50 whom mounted.
The king OF the moose tribe in Maine has been
seen in the region around Moosehead Lake, and
the hunter Who gets this animal this fall will
have the finest moose ever killed in this part of
the country. The guides and hunters who hav 9
seen the big fellow say that he will surel Y
weigh 300 pounds, and he has antlers that W il
spread feet II they spread an inch. lIe has a
and u bell that reaches nearly TO the ground A
few days ago n Now York sportsman saw this
monarch on the shore OF Lobster Lake, but was
too far away TO get good shot at him.
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There arc some people who have arrived at
that stage OF whist development that they Will
not lead away from IA tcnucc suit il IL is short,
but who claim that II Is not worth while to
keep II IL 1t Is longer than four cards. This is
Milton Work q idea, but it is based ON the false
assumption that it is the shortncss OF tho suit
that makes the tcnace valuable, whereas Its
value depends on the position OF tho lead; tho
length OF the suit has nothing to do with it.
Even if q player held ten cards of n suit headed
by ace queen, the chances would be in favor Of
not leading it. The percentage in favor OF
keeping such suit Is small, but it exists, and
II would tell In u long series OF games
Trick B. Some persons would recommenu q
trump lead ut this stage. No one has signalled
and B had five originally. Il ID deferred by the
knowledge that there are still two cards higher
than the 8 out against AS suit, and as he can.
not get them out OF the way, he tries to put 4
in the lead with a small club.
Trick 4. This is a very nice perception prob
lem for Y, who is very anxious TO got his part.
ner into the lead to play trumps. He can read
for all trumps and diamonds with the spade
ing, provided Is led from four clubs.
Trick 8. knows 1t Is useless to send a boy to
the mill. and makes an effort to save his spade
king. II he passes this trick, disCardtng the
spade, he loses trick.
When this hand came round TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Baker, who made tho top score that evening,
Mrs. Baker would not touch the spade suit,
and did not think the hand justified trump
lead, so she opened with the singleton, hoping
that something might be made out of the spade
suit after the smoke OF the preliminary skir.
mish had cleared away. Here is what hap.
pened:
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the queen to him: eleven: tricks forA-B, in.

the queen s to him: eleven: tricks forAB, In
In the present case 4 determines to try tho
Irumps. AlthouRh douby guarded queen y
not considered very good card OF reentry, u
nhayrcc uo ON on pinch, and is willing TO take
cnahce Ior Ihe sake OF making something OUT
the lead, and so refuses to win either the first
or second round of trumps
~! !riSk 4. II loads spade. he saves trick,
but there 10 no particular reason why lie should
do SO. III Is had the ace, he would certainly
puL ~ on, knowing his partner had no more,
TICK o. 1t does not take much inspiration
on y part to see that his partner led from two
weak trnmps TO mako great club suit, SO Is
iolows tho comlnon-sense principle of always
ieauinR the best card of partners suit when he
Is pihyhE Tor a great game. II B does not
tlkes the fnessc.
NO matter how much the critic may howl
abouC A luck in finding his partner with tho
necessary trump strength and re-entry cards,
me cold fact remains that this hand was actually
played III championship match and that when
tho PLAYER opened with his long suit he never
TOOK single trick in IL, although his partner
got one; but when he kept quiet with his long
suit he took no less than seven tricks in H..
Tho difference is the precise difference in tho
value OF the hand according to whether IL Is
played by strict lOngsuiter" or by man
with little nerve, and some appreciation or
the possibilities of long suits containing ten
aces.
Here is what happened at the womcn's whist
Club ON Oct. II. II dealt and turned the heart
deuce:
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before he decided TO start her in the Futurlty.
She has won this year over $1,000. Her dam
Is Nida, by Monon, u son of Nutwood, while
her sire Is Bow Bells, full brother of Bell Boy
Chimes. and st. Bell. She Is handsome bay
tily. smoothly gated, and seldom makes a
break in her races.
As will be by the illustration, tho art Of
the harness maker and saddler has been called
upon to appreciable extent for the conser.
vation Of the speed and racing possibilities OF
jamie T. 1t can be said in her favor, however,
that many Of the appliances are perhaps due
more to tho precaution of her trainer than to
actual necessity. This Is particularly true Of
the booting. which is simply safeguard
against possible injury which may come TO tho
truest-gaited and most level.headed Of horses.
The utility Of the multiplicity OF tackle with
which jamie T. is accoutred, which certainly
does not tend to enhance her attractiveness, is
something OF mystery. hence brief explana.
tion OF the various contriyances may not be with.
out interest
Every one at all familiar with modern harness
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R S n % Ssccnc
avoh hqrtoa aushorH
this
nf tho
Seemst g
Tor
FredJW drug
around qn p cor % d fsss @ Just meet the want" people
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a state or Things.
From Ne State.Uoro. Ga. Star.

Bulloch county is no longer infested with
blind tiecrs The tiger in Bulloch has been sup.
planted by lhc open barroom This condition OF
snrS rs "E are 70 S eas, no.
FIVE open saloons now running In Bulloch
county We heard "A drummer say a few days
county where thcrc were eight barrels OF
whiskcy ON tap Ling in bold defiance of law
and order. Never before In tho history OF this
many other county has there been 30 little re.
gard FOR the law and those who administer 1t as
~ hG present time. The lowest down law
the officers of the law, who secured their cleo
tiOn by the use Of mean whiskey and the hired
in the dark with the registration books. and 10
~. .or' of tax executions against men who had
AIN Iy > paid their taxes.
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tho print which is now in this country. Mr..
Foulk left the navy some years ago and be-
came professor of mathematics and astronomy
al Doslsha College, Kioto, Japan, and held that
place when he died, in 1898
Although tho print seems at first glance to
represent the same ship. first without her iron
clad deck and then equipped for battle, as II
matter of fact two vessels are shown One is .
in and protected by a deck built like the sholl OF
a tortoise. The other vessel is the same in gen
eral construction but has ten on each side
instead of eight. and is open. There Is tho
same line of iutting timber heads just above
the oar sockets as in the covered vessel and above
these the huh reaches upward until il has holes
for a second bank OF oars. 1t is cloar. therefore,
that these vessels could be used either with or
without the tortoise decks. For battle the
decks were lifted on. They fitted snugy over
the upper part Of tho hull and rested ON the
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A-B win nine tricks. a gain OF three.

Trick .. This lead may be criticised by some
for IL leads a spade A-B will get seven
tricks only, still one better than the spade
opening from AS hand. but two less than at
present. Y's intention was to allow his part art
ncr to over.trump B, as he could read them for
no more clubs, II A was leading. from q suit Of
four cards. which was Y's belief.
Trick &. Il goes with the trumps under tho
impression that he will be drawing two for ono.
and B keeps up the trump lead to let his part
ner get rid Of everything but her strong suit,
Trick 10. IL keeps diamond to lead to his
partner, will make al her spades.
At one table A opened this hand with a small
diamond. In order to avoid leading away from
the tenaco in spHdes, and at the same time to
escape tho possible results OF deceiving her
partner by leading singleton. The result was
seven tricks for A--B. one better than the spade
opening and the same that would have hecn
made II y had led spades instead of returning
clubs at trick in the play given.
OUR PROBLEMS.
The solution of the problem published Oct.
10 Is for to lead the ace OF spades and then "A
small one. will first discard diamond. and
then trump with the jack and lead the best
trump On this trick W will have to discard.
II a club. \ diBcards clubs also. making both
the and 3 good in SIS hand. II a diamond, N's
Is good. II a spade. Ms jack is good
In tho following position hearts are trumps
and is to lead. How many tricks can y and
| 5 get against the best defence OF f. and WI
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"Since that time" the scroll continues, "the
vessels have not been repaired. and now there
are but these two left"
or these vessels, only one is now known to be
in existence. 1t was found at Yong Yong, Corea,
by Lieut.. Foulk in 1884 or 1855. Lieut.. Foulk.
then an ensign in the United States Navy was
on duty in Japan from 1876 to 1882, and hav-
ing learned the Japanese Corcan. and Chinese
languages, was detailed in December, ss3, to
escort the Corcan Embassy home from Wash
ington on the L. $. ). Trenton. During tho
year Immediately following. Mr.. Foulk was in
charge OF the American Legation mt Seoul.
While making trips for pleasure and obscrya-
tion through Corea, no heard Of the old iron
clad and hunted it up. Afterward he secured
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Appliances worn by the weussrrul Trott,ps
Ftlly In . Race.

OF the Kentucky Futurity at Lexington and OF
tho Kentucky Stock Farm purse, is not only the
greatest twoyear. old trotter of tho year. but the
holder of the worlds record for two-yesr-old
trotting fillies Her performances arc the most
remarkable ever made by two-yoar-old in a
race. She trotted the second heat in the Flu
turity In 2:l5M, but even this splendid perform
ance was easily surpassed on Friday last, whom
in the race for tho Kentucky Stock Farm purse
sho was an easy winner in 2:17 and 214.
Janio I. was bred by her owner trainer, and
driver. George A. Fuller, ut Lincoln, Neb., be-
ing foaled April o. 1895. She was trained as a
yearling and trottcd a quarter in o:3s on July
10 of last year. Fuller then turned her out,
prcferring not to start hor In any races. lie
took her up again last spring, but she came 10
her speed very slowly. and 1t was some timo
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wHlTE-rLEvES TiECEs
White TO play and mate in two moves.


White TO play and mate in two moves.
,,solrTiioS TO PROBLEM No. $50.
i.K-EsR-K5eh;%R R1Essh, h,r-,93;a;Kt-Kte,mate.
'R-sSRnp;2 !5 RE- 80 3Ghik-B4; 2 B-K 2, mate.
IR-bBas.RR-&5ch;ss kxE IL H-R4. mate.
RS6;@ .. RsE cn. H. any, Xxx 5, mate M na''
Other variations similar
Correct solutions received from r. NJ. Mauscr, New
York; Correct You Are. Brooklyn; :. strmlcr. New
York How Easy, lrooklyn; Fred Engel Brook lyn; Il.
Carter. Boston: Yet Another. New YORK; Theodore r.
Y%yeri Y!y ETSokyn e%a,,y s. i'G9SIyni LEX Emil New
ton. Mass; Growers LII. panbury. Conn; W. =. Me-
Laine. Harerhll Mass. Joseph A CouItaus. Brook.
pohos Ferry, u y; CouTtenay Lemon, New York; W.
J. Ferris New Castle, Del Delta NrwYork; Dr. Ii. A.
SssTn Fsd Do harES Wcs
Savage Brooklyn; r. Mourad. Chicago.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 5s1.
!. Q-R.,K-95;e D-kt mate.
1S-EE 8: ktRs III 3: + Il kt.ss K mate mate.
!. Q-R 0. Kt-Kt4;g. Q-B mate.
York Jus. in Time SEW York. < Correct f You fs Are.
BROOKLYN; Fred Engel. brooklyn; r. S. Walters New
York Fred Carter, Boston, Yet Another. New York;
York Fred Drlscc Barre onicr. New York: j, Rob.
ert, M New York; Gr3yrrs Ia, panbury. Conn: W. F.
lyn; \. $. Richmond. MiddetUwu. y. Y; Thomas X.
Robinson, New York; + A c., Dobbs Ferry. y. T..
Courtclay Lemon. New York; W. j. Ferris, New
Castle. Del; Charles y. Seaman. Washington. d. L.
Aim, New York: DR.. A. II. Baldwin. Surwulk. Conn.
~ 7. Mcmahon. Bellevie. y. j.; Edwin l.. Savage.
Brooklyn; X. Honrad. Chicago.
SOLUTION TO NEMo's PROBLEM.
l. B-Q s.. PIX Q;2 XXX b, P-Q .; 3. Or g. N ate
Correct solutions received from The odorc r. HuyIer
n s. New
$. Stemler. New York; How Easy. Brooklyn; Fred
EnEel. llrookyn; X. $. Walters. New York: Fred
Carter. Boston; Yet Another. New York: II. w.
Ufice. New YORK; ]. Roberts. New York; Joseph L.
Coultaus. Brooklyn; A. :. Richmond. Middlctown, y.
Y. Thomas i. Robinson. New York; courtenay
Lemon, New York; Growers LII Danbury. Conn: X.
Richly. New York +. L. Alu. New York; l.. C. Bah
cock, BROOKLYN; DR.. A. II. baldwin. Norwalk. Conn;
II. Joscrh New York; b. Lenk, New York; J. T.. Bu.
bier. Boston. Mass; Edwin L. Savage, Brooklyn; X.
Monrad, CHICAGO; X. W. Letteo. New York.
Dr. A. II. Baldwin. Sorw ak. Conn and r. Monrad.
Chicago. forw ardei additional solutions to
Nos 5Is $40. and Semos problem.
+. A. Bags, st. Paul. Mimi: Edwin J.. Savage,
additional correct solutions No. h1F as did
Growers LII, Danbury, Conn, 10 Nemo's problem.
CourtenRy Lemon. New York. and H. ". Berry.
South Boston, Mass, forwarded solutions Tucd' :
versions ON kohto and Kockelkoras problem, viz.
B-K7 ani Q-Ks.
+. Warwick. 81, PAU. MINI. forwarded au addi
tional correct solution OF No. 30
CORRESPONDENTS.
+. y. y. Salvieui, New York asks THE Sun to re
print the appended problem by G. j. Slater. takrI
spundent failed to find solution. Tho problem:
BrACE-yIvn rIrcre.
KonK X 2; II on Kt :; Kt ouK r ., Ps on X B
and X kt u.
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line of prOtrridng timber heads md were prob
ably secured also from the inside.
Naval war was carried on IN those days with
crudo weapons Conhatant- used email fire.
arms, pixies and swords, while attacks were
and long punching pixies. The lighting men
stood upon the galleries just within the gun
wales and fired through loOpho.cs and case
mates in the sides OF tho tortoise back. Here
they were protected, ON ton and sides. by n
plating OF hand wrought iron, thick enough TO
resist the low-powcrcd Weapons of the day on
The top of the deck the iron plates were applied
In a pattern which simulated the plates OF the
tortoise, while on the sides they were in fancy
panels. These ships varied apparently from
forty to sixty feet in length and were almost as
wide they were long. Thcy seem TO have
required from 100 to 80 men TO man them
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CLUB NOTES.

The local tournaments are now in full swing,
and the enthusiasts can find a game OF some
kind every night in tho week. and sometimes
two on the same evening. IN tho matter OF
prosperity, the ladies seem TO ne easily flrst as
they are adding to the membership of the Wom-
ems Whist Club Of Brooklyn almost every day.
The regular Wednesday games arc well attend
ed and will be supplemented by practice games
at the homes OF the officers OF the club. The
first three will be on Monday afternoons Begin
ming tomorrow, and continuing Nov. and 8.
This series will be at thcIhome Of Mrs. DE Witt,
$50 Hicks street. Brooklyn. Mrs. breckenridge
and Mrs. Ten Eyck returned ON Wednesday
last, and made high score, nine plus; Mrs
Wade and Mrs. Mcconnell making eight plus
the other way.
made high score and w on Wednesday last,
Hickox and Segur getting first place, y and S.
The Brooklyn Whist Club is getting into full
swing again. and had nineteen tables in play on
Monday last; Putnam and Nitchie got high
W. both seven plus The now team, Taylor,
Elwell, Hatch. and Josephson. made eleven Dill 8
in tho aggregate, very creitahlc showing.
The Brooklyn Whist Club has arranged for a
series of pair and four matches, To begin on
Wednesday, Nov. 3, aud end ON Jan. 26 The
Howell system will be adopted every pa r me 0 3
Ing every other. instead of the usual North and
South division into two separate groups. The
| four contest will he the outgrowtl of the pair
matches. and Its object will be TO select teams
| for the eighth congress. The whist committee
hope TO arrange another Saturday afternoon
tournament for inlercity fours, similar TO tho
| one that was so successful in 1896 when the
old Manhattan team Won everything.
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Discrimination In PhiIadelphIa.
From the Philadelphia Pre,..

Hundreds OF colorcd boys are employed in
philadelphia TO sell hot lshcakes on the streets.
women and are as delicious as hshcakcs can be.
The boys carry the cakes In tin cans. to the bot
tom OF which is afiIxed a heating pot. They
stand on some crowded corner and Ia the course
of an evening sell from nifty TO 200 cakes. To a
but if the purchaser shows signs OF having in.
dulgcd too freely in drinks alcoholic "A demand
for 8 cents Is nade and generally paid.
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Geographical Gnstronomy.


Do you eat salt on your sweet potatol Ifyou
do you are not Southern. That was the dis.
covery a Northern man made in n Southern
hotel. lie ordered n sweet potato, and one OF
generous size was brought to him. After rclicy.
ing IL OF Its skin he proceeded to salt, pepper
and butter II as he was accustomed to do in his
Northern hotel. $3.50
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Queer shipa Rui,t Centuries Ago for Service IN
War Between Japan and Coren.


War Between Japan and COreh-
Among the personal effects belonging to the
lato Lieut.. George c. Foulk which have just
como into the possession of his father in Brook
lyn, Is a curious old Corean print. 1t depicts
two vessels OF ancient design which belonged,
perhaps. to the first fleet Of ironciad war YES.
sells ever built. Attached to tho print Is q
scroll written in the classical Chinese, which
says that these vessels called the tortoise ships
were constructed during tho war between
Corea and Japan in 1919 by Gen. Rischunshin.
tho Chinese commander, who had been sent TO
helm Corea
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ono QR q; h on Q B4 KITS on @ u and X s; b on
QB2; Ps on Q B d. B and X KtG.



Anna teur. New YorR.-Study OF the openings OF
games played by experts. together with practice over
the hoard, Will do the ncodful for you.
=. Binder BroOklyn-lf l,..B-k 2; 9. Kt-Kt .,
On 3 (hest) and black could not possibly avoid a
mate in four moves
NJ. S. and X. W, New York The practice OF giving
moves back Is not 10 he commented. Play strictly
according to the rules; that Is TO say, let the piece
touched be moved, and disputes like the which
occurred between you cannot happen, II NJ. $.
allowed r. W. TO retract move the latter Is not by
any means Obliged to return the compliment. Hence
X. W. wins the game.
curious New York.-lt is said that about $500 were
realized ly the reception III honor or StciniH.
Delta. New York-You Will probably lind the do.
sired continuation IN the "G"rnIan Handbook"
T.. H. s.. Brooklyn.-lf In 5Il Rt-B ,. Ri :: 2.
B-K dis oh, Blk y; 3. II u. HI and no mate
tn!s s pretty plain. This explanation must end the
controversy about this prol,l M
u. A. II H., NUrwak tnnn-THE SrN does not
know anything about problem forwarded by you
X MOHrad, Chicago Those things Will happen.
Courtrnay Lemon, New YORK. inquiries whc ther
THE Sun readers VIII arrange for another tournament
this fall TmE SuS Is ready II there Is sufficient sup
port FOR such a contest.
NOTES.
o. y. r TorontoCmlf ~ ! Newos prGbom; !. Blk
=. K--Q 4; 3. B--B 1, mate.
The veurse chess player Engiisch, Is said TO have
dlrd al Vienna.
OF the Vienna lntr5na onaI chess tournament Is sad
to have 30. 900 gulduns IN hand
The London chess raHsOn has opened brilliantly
Simultaneous cNnlilinns by llackburnc Van VlIct
GuuyhCrg and other experts AZ the various clubs a
team match between the east ami west Of Sussex on
ninety.th h0nrd- Il team match between The wO,
mems chess club aud tho Metropolitan Chess Club ON
twenty-five boAr!-, and tho preparations the city
league team maj lies were ihO principal features or
the opening of In" -'aSoh'
Following Is an iIrr selection of games from tho
| tourney recently concluded at Berlin:
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ALB win twelve tricks. a gain OF Ave.
mere arc two good leads from this hand and
onG one oau ,i ono Tho good ones the trump jack
anu thc spade queen; the bad ono is tho club
ace or, IN fact, any card OF the club sult.
me lead OF the spade queen. even IL opposed
~ ne ''e'ch5lvo lead OF tho singleton from rs
GihD ace, because mt the fifth trick will not
nnpw nt maj his partner can ruff clubs, and will
VII rel urn the spade In the hope OF forcing the
tron, tomp,ieauing leading hsnt, on tho chance that A lod
nomrsoq mi q"e"n zen ana one other. A will trump. Of
read re for the nine alone, and he can catch the
sIns sIaIi ones IN vs. hand. After that II will be
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A-B win seven tricks only.
;. Trick 2. having led from a four-csrd suit
II Is easy for to read A and for no more
spades
Trick 3. There Is no other lead FOR z. unless
ne gives mp command OF tho adverse suit, which
would hardly be good play until he finds he
must run for IL.
Trick d. This is we'll played by y and shows
neither 4 nor B has any more spades must
have held seven originally, and the seven cards
remaining IN his hand are six of those spades
that has no moro clubs. and in order TO
tinne the cross run Y must trump his part
ner's winning king.
led originally:
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side looked up 10 sec his trousers. with
the roll Of bills in them. going swiftly
through tho air and ont Of the window.
Tic must have thought they were bewitch-
ed for ne could not see Tor a moment
the string and the stick AS soon as he
had recovered his self-posscsslon he ran
out 20 look for the thief But 10 was no
use Clark was far away hy that time.
CLARK was cornered I'm Rochester az
last. lie had just returned from one 81 his
long tours Of burglary through tho coun-
try. he was seen coming out of tho house
where his wife lived and two on three
policen en- were I'm pursuit of him. when
they cornered him IN am alley be turned
and shot one OF them dead.
"All the time ne was in iail awaiting
the execution of his sentence 90 ho hanged
his wife was a daily visitor. She is SIN
a handsome woman. with an air ~ refine
mont and good breeding about her iie
was the coolest man I ever saw on the
scaffold. lie walked mp the steps smoking
n cigarette and smiling as n De enjoyed
himself Just wait TN I finish this smoke
ans m ready he remarked dryiy They
let him finish &C.
Ills death broke HIS poor wifo's heart.
7 saw her two or three years aftcrward
and she was wrkled and Old and On,
gray was beginning 90 come into her
hair. She drifted 90 this city. and per
haps she Is here yot"-New York sun.