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AROUND The WHIST TABLE.
PLAH IN THE LAST CONTEST FoR
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

A Close ana lnterestinE Match THAT cave the
Trophy 10 new York nnsteaa ef Brpoklyn-
DIHerence In the Tactics OF the Teams
EGests Of Systems or Giving IHrsrrnation.
One OF the closest and most interesting
matches played in this part Of the country for
some limo past was that between the Whist
Club OF New York and the Brooklyn Whist Club
in tho last contest for the State championship
There was little difference in the syBtem Of
opening tho hands, but the New York men
led supporting cards and short suits pretty
freely. while the Brooklyn players stuck faith
fully TO tho long suits and played SO steady and
conservative a game that at the end OF the
thirty.six dcalD which constitute a match each
side had fifteen tricks TO it's credit, and 1t was
necessary to play twelve more hands 10 decide
the possession of the trophy. Now York won
finally by tho score of 81 to 10, or 3 tricks plus.
Both sides used the trump signal and the
tbree-echo, but tho Brooklyn players showed
number in plain suits more than the Now York
team did. One or two of tho hands brought
about interesting situations, which required
careful treatment in order to get the best re-
suits. In one deal, which came out a tie, there
was q chance for a swing of three or four tricks,
and there wero several other hands In which
either team could have won the match by stop
ping to think for q moment longer before play
ing q certain card.
Deal No. 8 was particularly interesting on &C
count OF the paradox it presented in tho play.
At one table a player goes on with the trumps
against his best judgment, because his partner
has led them originally and 10 supposed to want
them out. At the other table o player refuses
to lead trunlps, although his partner has called
for them in the most emphatic manner by re-
fusing. fourth hand, to trump q certain winning
card. 2 dealt and turned the heart 3, and the
play at one table was as follows:
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Alb win four tricks only.

Alb win four tricks only.
Trick 2. Y refuses to break up his trumps,
which are his only hope and support for his
great club suit. II he trumps, he loses a trick.
as against good play; as against the play made
he would lose two tricks.
Trick 4. studied over this position for some
time, and concluded not to lead the trump. He
knows his partner cannot have moro than four
trumps. so that one ad versary must have four
also. and unless Y is strong enough TO win three
rounds and then force. II Is almost certain that
Al will break him uu by getting one force on
him In diamonds, leaving themselves with tho
long trump to bring in their suit,
Trick Z. This is a very unfortunate lead, be.
cause 1t loses a clear trick. 1t is q natural one.
however, as Is does not want one adversary to
ruff and the other to discard. on a continuation
OF the Diamonds. II he leads the trumps. the
result Will be the same. and the only thing to
gain a trick is to go right ahead with his suit.
The hand in which tho greatest swing oc.
G Geais p T a S0' and and SSeSS" ' YORK SrS ' w 1no i th.n 'h t%S
tricks ahead. Spafford dealt and turned tho
heart 3, Newman being his partner. Plimpton
had The opening lead for Brooklyn, with Ditmars
for his partner.
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There are in use on Manhattan Island about
1900 ice wagons, which cost about $3.50 apiece,
80 that tho money invested in ice wagons here
amounts to about ha'f II million dollars.
Though ice wagons are made OF the best pro-
durable materials. to withstand tho hard wear
TO which they are necessarily subjected, yet 1t
costs q good deal 10 keep them up. After the
first two or three years $50 or more a year
must commonly be spent on an ice wagon for re-
newals and repairs. so that the money spent on
this island simply for ice wagon renairs amounts
to from $50, 900 to $4,000 annually.
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what II anything should happen to me-
said Mr.. Billtups. who had been talking bravelY
OF going to war. You'd got Il pension, wouldnt
you e.
Yes" said Mrs. Bllltops, who takes every.
thing about tic war very seriously, but !
would rather have you."
And really Mr.. Billtops felt quito fAttered ~
this unmistakablc evidence OF esteem.
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MULBERRY STREETS MAY SONG
blowing Up or tho Maine and n Hot Time ia
the Old Town Its Burden.

blowing Up or the Maine and n Hot Time In
the OLD Town Its Burden.
A May party went out OF Mulberry street yes
terday. forty happy children in a ~tnlly.ho. all
decorated with gay stroamers. tho little ones
singing The Red. White, and Blue" When
1t was gone the street was bereft of hope for a
homes had organized a May walk of their own.
The sidewalk under tho big props that hold up
the Puck building was their park. With an old
paper for n May pole and scraps OF the paper
braided In their hair. they walked up and down,
hand in hand. singing this May song of their
own devising:
Spain, Spain, SPAIN
You ought to be RshRmO'
For doing such q thing
A. blowing up the Maine.
Therenl be a hot time In the old town to- night.
And peace and happiness were restored to
Mulberry street.
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Soldiers white belts are not the only things
that are chnlked or pipeclayed TO keen them
white; whlplashes are sOmetimes-the braided
lsshrs made OF white leather. such laslgs get
they can Lo freshenod mp by the simple process
Of ohalklnE them. This. OF course. is not per
mGneLt. but by repeated applications the whip.
lash can easily DO kept looking smart
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On. rA,sr Tn., Mas He Taken ror Gra~r.a.

Small Boy DUST in from play. to his motherl-
Mamma, IL my face dirty
Mother without looking upEYss.
Father latter the boy has gone to waBh his
facel-How could you toll his face was dirty
without looking at III
Mother Who knows all about small boys)-It
is always dirty when he comes in from play,
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Albin Ia still touring in Holland. According To
laiest news to hand he intends to play In the iutiice
tournament, to he played IN July under the auspices
OF the Out h Chess Assoc alton In The Hague. and
later on in the tournament promoted by the German
Chess Association at Cologne.
The southern Countirs, Chess Association Of Eng.
land will hold u big III, citing for tournament play at
Salisbury, beginning on MunlEy. sept. =.
The swiss Chess Association will hold Its annual
meeting at Basic. pIry WIN gin to-day.
La Strnteut IL, the famous Fren'h chess journal has
arranged an international corruspundrncc tuurna-
nent. the number OF entries being limited To ten.
A BRILLIANT FRENCH OFFENCE.
In the championship tournament OF the Berlin
Chess Club f. Kergel received The huli!ancy rri1e for
the appended game against A. Wagner. II was a
French Deferc,, adopted by the winner. The score
OF the game follows:
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pie, In this case II e particularly unfortunate,
FOR, although A finds his partner with four
trumps TO the ace and a strong club suit, both
tho diamonds and tho clubs are entirely shut
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RUSH tOR FLAGsTAFFS.
Tho Patriotic Wave Has Caused q Great RE-
VIVaI In . Maine InduBtrJ.

vIVaI In n Maine Industry.
BANGOR, Me-. June 3.-Tho war has given Q
great boom TO one Maine inGustry-that of spa
making. which had long languished. Since the
great wavo OF patriotism started by tho war
began to sweep the country, and every one has
been putting out flags, there has been an unprec.
edenicd demand for light spars. or poles. and
crews have been sent into the woods to cut q
fresh supply of young spruces, tho stock on
hand at the beginning OF the season having
been exhausted. Poles have been shipped from
Bangor and other places in carloads to all parts
OF the country. and prices are higher than ever.
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win three tricks only, a loss of ave.

A-B win three tricks only, a loss of Ave.
out. The absence of ON echo from d, which
shows that he must have more than three
trumps. encourages to go on, and, as b natu.
rally credits his partner with at least the queen,
he keeps up the trump lead, although the fall OF
the ton from Y looks very suspicious.
Trick 4. On an adyersary's trump load II IL
usual to discard from the best protected suit,
but Y has no difficulty In reading his partner
for the strong trump hand.
Trick @. u leads the top OF hia partners In.
forrod suit. and aftorward nnblocks 1t for him,
shutting out As suit and all BIS clubs.
When the score on this hand was announced,
showing a gain OF five tricks, II was generally
supposed that 1t settled the match, as IL put
Brooklyn three tricks ahead; but on the next
deal. and on the everyday OF the two at the other
table. Now York gained three singles, making
the whole match a tie,
Although the shot taken on this hand loses
heavily, the playeris not so much TO blame for
taking 1t on general principles as. he is for taking
II when his team was three tricks nhead. with
only three or four more hands to play. At tho
KnickerbOcker Whist Club game on May IT
there was an almost identical position In which
seven tricks were to he gained by leading trumps
from king and one small to make one great suit.
The original leader held the following cards. the
heart ace turned:
H.....K o
Ga 9 10 4
DIX o )
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Every time a player made a plus score IL was
counted n match won, and every time he got n
minus score u VAS r%eckoned a match lost. FL
well played "a times. making II top scores, 20
plus scores. 4 minus scores, and l average.
OUR PROBLEMs.
In the following position hearts are trumps,
y is to lead. and with = for n partner to win ali
six tricks against the best play "A Il and W.
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oUR oHkss ooRxER.

PROBLEM no. s5o-MoTTo. "scYLLA AND cHA-
RYBDIB."
h~tAcK-sRvEN PIECES.
Kon R q, Q on an; Be on X b Q and K Kt 9, Pc
on 2 d .. Q o and Ks.
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At last adVices the A. W. L. challenge trophy
was In possession OF the Milwaukee Whist Club.
who defeated Chicago by one triek, The win:
Wilson.
Cassius Paine has started the long tnlked-of
match by correspondence betwcen eight shorts
and eight longs. vino are TO play 100 hands. No
one knows who the players are, but they will
probably do some great stunts.
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on Q Kt 9; Q on X r o. RS on Q R and X r. 8; Kt,
on Q h and X O. Bs on X b and K X y; Ps on Q r 8

wurTE-TES PIECES.
White TO play and mate in two moves.
Both the problems given above are entries from
our nrSt International problem tournament. The
judges In forwarding these problems to THE SrS
report that the problem entered under the motto
I'll MatRdor' is unsound. as there IA NO mate. II black
pi'1 70 w .ne Ivy moHS VIII nv d =
Dead Open and Shut" had also to he rejected because
b
Under the motto "a Modern Instance n reader Of
THE SUI forw arded an entry for the problem tournA-
ment. which has been marked down as No. SO. Tho
composer Is. however, requested to forward another
copy OF the problem. A problem under the motto OF
PRO PatrlA" IA No. 50.
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l. KIDS. XIX ii g. Q-B Z ch. K-Q 5; 3 Kt-Kt
8, mate.
!. Kt-B'5: Kt elsewhere; 3. Q Z Kt or Q-B Z CHI. K
Q .; 3. Kt-Rt 8. mate.
/ Kt-B5 >. Kt elsewhere 9. Q xRtorQ-B I oh. K
u 8; 8. Kt tB Blk 4. mate.
]. kt-B 8. any p moves Q. KIT < Kt, K-Q o; 8. O.
B z, mate.
/. Kt-Bo, any p moves; e. XIX Kt. any otheri 8. O.
Q 4, mate.
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SIrIoN AFTER WHITES TwENTY-TmRD MOVE.
BLACK ACCOMPLISHMENTS PIECES.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Providence Fire Company will soon
be equipped better than since lis or.
ganization for fighting fire and the
protection of property. Our Board OF
Aldermen at their last meeting pur.
chased three hundred feet of first class
hose, which will give the Company
over thousand feet, and enough to
reach any part of town from their els.
terms. There is not place the size. Of
Providence that can compare with its
Fire Company.
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Mcguire & Schneider.

Ono of the greatest curiosities at the
Vicksburg carnival last week that
took in the sophisticated was room
where several things were on show,
and where small charge of admit
lance was asked. The first thing on
entering the room was small covered
stand, with placard on it reading the
pleading city in Ireland When the
cover was raised cork dangling from
string was what caught the suckers
eye.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

There is comfort in trading when
you feel at home in store w know
how it is ourselves. We buy goods
too. We want you to do as you please
ia this store. Come aud go when you
choose-buy or look. We want you
to be at home in our store. We want
your trade. Yes but we want your
good will with il. We want yon TO
regard this store as you would your
best neighbor. MAX LEVY.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr.. 9Dill' Lee is now back on the
steamer Ruth. and there is no stewart
in charge of a steamboats, cabin ON
the river who is any more popular
than he is with the travelling public
lie is always attentive to ladies and
children, which goes long ways in
securing patronage. There are many
who hope to see him In charge Of the
cabin of the "BelI of the Bends,n and IL
he is stewart of the new boat, which
we hope to see. he will make ii pop
ular with those who travel.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr.. w. S. Poindexter came up
from his home in Natchez on Tuesday
to take charge of the .sawn OF the
large mill of the Providence Lumber
Co. Mr.. Poindexter had small splin-
ter to penetrate his left eye a few
mouths ago and, left TO have it treated,
and we regret to say had the misfor-
tune in losing the entire sight of 1t.
We are glad though to learn from him
that ii does mol incapacitate him from
continuing his work aud that he can
run saw as straight as ever
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Ladies' desiring first choice In Spring
il Pattern Hats will remember he open
Ing at Hills next Tuesday.
After a three weeks visit to The
| Crescent City, Or. r. II. Bernard and
pretty. little daughter returned home
on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. John Mcclure Informed rs TINT
be had finished gathering his cotton.
and bad started turning over the
ground for another crop.
Miss Joe May Egelly returned on
Sunday last. Miss Joe May has been
attending Belhayen College at Jack
son for the past few months
We regret to learn that Capt. W. s.
Brown is confined to his home with an
attack of rheumatism contracted down
at the Biggs aud Reid levecs.
On Tuesday evening NJ Lan,iswirth's
pair Of horses hi,ched TO wagon
took fright at something and ran
away. The wagon came in contact
With post at llill's corner and dam
aged the wagon slightly.
Every Monday morning for The past
few weeks, the mayor has had a pic
nic trying Saturday night law break
ers. Ills Honor always makes 1t
point 10 gel in fiue, aud 1T is never
less than five and costs.
Max Lcvy's large and handsome
sDrjnr stock Is now II, aud IL a. carn
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

A shooting scrape occurred on the
Naponset plantation on Monday last
between Charley Overton, Anthony
Gambel, Willie Coleman, and Sam
Carr. all colored, in which Overton
lost bis life. 1t is hard matter to get
any Of the particulars, but the shoot
ing was the cause Of woman, the
wife of Gambel. Carr, Gambel and
Coleman are now in Jail and W hen the
preliminary trial takes place. the facts
as to what lead up to the killing will
do doubt come out.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

The railroad means great deal for
Providence, and the few energetic citi-
zens who are spending their time and
money in working for this enterprise
shonld be held in everlasting gratitude
for what they have already done. II
il should be that we do not get the
road, it can be said that it was no fault
of theirs.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Jake Sweeny, an old timer, who has
faced the mayor many times before,
got on it again on Saturday night, for,
which he had to face His Honor on
Monday and was fined. Jake was
counting up how much he had paid
into the treasury of the town eince his
first fine, aud it amounted to- nearly
three hundred dollars.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

The Vicksburg Carnival, or the fax
irs feast of last week, was not gotten
up by any person connected with the
Fair Association or any of the leading
citizens of that city, and they wish the
surrounding country to know that
they did not have anything to do With
this Carnival.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr.. w. Ii. Schneider was one of
the truest Pythians we ever knew.
He believed in the order, aud there
was nothing that he would not do for
it's good. He will be sadly missed end
the office he held for so many years
will be hard to fill. He carried q
policy of $4,000 in the Endowment
Rank aud apolicy of IS, 900 in an Ir-
surance Co. divided equally between
his sou aud daughter
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr.. w. N. White returned from
New Orleans on Sunday last after q
stay of three weeks selecting his spring
and summer stock. Mrs. White aud
their son Barton, who have been in
Sherman, Texas, for several months
met Mr.. White in the city and return
ed with him. Their daughters, Misses
Carrie and Florence, who are attend
ing school in Sherman, will not return
home until June.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mrs. Fred Zettle aud her three in
teresting boya, who have been visiting
her parents, Col. and Mrs. P. D. Quays
of the Bend, came in Tuesday TO take
the boat from our landing for her
home in Cincinnati. Mrs. Zettle
comes down every Christmas to visit
her parents. We wish her aud her
boys safe return.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

The death of Mr.. w. II. Schneider,
our popular aud highly respected citi-
zen, on Monday evening last, cast a
gloom over our community. There
were few men who were more thought
of than Mr.. Schneider, aud his taking
away moves from our little town one
of its leading business men.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Miss Chat Stockner of Longwood
and Miss Stern of Mayersville, left on
Saturday evening last for Baird, Mics,
to epend few weeks 3itb Mr.. and
Mrs. CARRIER. Grandpa Stockner
wants to see the young Miss CARRIER
aud Miss Chat will bring the young
lady back with her for a short visit TO
her grandparents.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

One would think that the lateness in
the season the trade in town would be-
gin TO slacken up little, but it is not
so. On Saturday last there was a
rushing business and all our stores
seemed to be doing good trade. II
looks like the colored people have
money, and it is certain that as long as
they have any they will spend it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12
A PARADISE OF PRETTY PRINTS

A perfect paradise of pretty goods.
We might transpose this to read a
pretty paradise of perfect printed
goods it would fit as well. You
haven't seen such styles in printed
goods, before. The refinement in
American tastes, as well as the pro-
gress in American textile manufact-
ures are embodied in these stylish
effects. We seek for criticism. We
want people of taste to SEQ them.
We hope every lady will accept this
as a special invitation 10 come and
see them at LEWIS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr.. w. Ii. Schneider, another of our
old and highly respected ciiizeus pass
ed away on Monday evening and was
laid TO rest in the Providence Cemc-
terry The following day. Mr.. Schneider
was popular gentleman and held the
respect and confidence of our commu-
niiy. lie was known as a person who
never spoke a word against anyone.
and his word was as good as bis bond
Mr.. Schneider came from Philadel-
phia to the parish OF old Carroll only
a few months before the war broke
out, and when war was declared he
took sides with the South. joining
company from Lake Providence. He
went clear through the four years of
hardships and was one of the bravest
OF the many braves who wore The
gray.
After the war Mr.. Schneider went
into the mercantile business and was
successful for many years, but reverses
came 10 him, as il did to many others
in our town, aud he was compelled to
close his doors. He lived in Minden
for several years aud published the
Webster Signal. He gave this up and
returned to our little town aud went
into the landing business, aud was sue
cessful.
lie leaves a SON and daughter to
mourn his loss, who have the sincere
sympathy of our community.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Capt. Gus Nimtz says that the "Bell
of the Bends" will be the finest and
fastest boat afloat and there is none
that can head her of. The new boat
will be ready to start south about the
first of the mouth and will make two
trips week between VicksJurg and
Arkansas city carrying the q. S. mail.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Marshal Peck has had his gang of
"birds" at work on the very bad and
almost impossible part of the road
down near McGuire's gin. 1t was
almost impossible to reach town from
this direction aud this part of the
road certainly needed working on.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr. and Mrs. Max Levy returned
from the North on Saturday morning
last. They made big purchase of
goods, and now invite everybody to
call and take look. II once inside of
the store, you cannot leave it without
making purchase.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

The large unsighty trash pile on the
edge of the levee in front of the bust
ness houses ON Levee street, has been
removed at last. 1t is to be hoped
that the next person emptying their
trash and slop, will be heavily fined by
the Mayor. This is the only way to
break il mp.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

Mr.. Walter Goodwin wishes US to
say that he has just received his new
line of Spring and Summer samples,
and invites his friends to call and take
& look at them. On~account of the
newtariff. clothes are much cheaper
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-03-12

AS will be seen in another column,
Mr.. v. NJ. Purdy, President of the
Endowment Rank. X. of p. has called
meeting for Monday night for the
purpose of electing secretary. made
vacant by the death Of Mr.. w. II.
Schneider. A full attendance is re.
ouested.