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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
Sacramento Whist Club.

On Monday evening last the play con- sisted of duplicate for teams of four. under the Howell system. The winning score was plus, made by the team com posed of MT. and Mrs. George M Mott, Mrs. R. E. Miller and Mrs. James Seadler.
 On Wednesday evening A. A. Van Voor- hies and Mrs. C. T. Mouser scored II plus, north and south, and Mrs William Schaw and Mss Nellie Schaw plus, east and west.
 C1 Wednesday evening next an event will take place that is being looked for ward to with pleasurable anticipation an old-faShioned choosing sides con- test. The entries already made insure a large attendance, but it is hoped that each and every member of the club who can possibly make it convenient will at tend. In contest like this the more the merrier' is the rule. Mrs c. E. Burnham and Miss Florence McKune will captain the respective sides. and much eXpecre6 4S
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
FRATERNAL NEWS
 OF THE WEEK,


The installation of the officers of California Chapter No. 3, R. A. M, will be held in ths Masonic Temple next Tuesday evening.
 Islam Temple. Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine. Oasis of San Francisco, anti cipates a visit in the latter part of the cur rent month or the early part of February from A. E. McGaffery of Denver. Colo, the Imperial potentate. On the occasion of his visit to the temple there will be a ceremonial session and then there will be a grand banquet
 THE ORDER OF EASTERN STAR.
 Mercedes Chapter installed it's officers last Monday night. Mrs. Nancy Jane Andrews, past matron, being the installing officer. The new officers elective are: Vinne Phillips. NJ; John G. Ellicott, P; Martha Warfield. A. M; Kate Agee. c; Augusta Hrker. A. C.. Julia Wash ington Law, S; Susie King Baker, treasurer After the ceremony Mrs. May Meany, the retiring matron. was presented handsome en- blematic jewel of the rank of past matron Then followed pleasant social hour at ban quet.
 The installation of the officers of Mission Chapter will be held in Mission Masonic Hall next Saturday evening. and the installing of ficer will be Grand Patron Harrison D. Rowe assisted by Past Associate Grand Matron Margaret Belva Searles, who will act grand marshal. This chapter. entering the second year of its existence has unprecedented
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
WhistIets.

The whist committee of the Trist Du- plicate Whist Club are getting out whist for Washington's birthday Invi- tations will be sent out to all of the clubs in the city that can get together a whist team.
 A new whist association has just been formed in Ohio. The first annual tour nament will be held in Cincinnati Decem- Der 3l and January l under the guidance or l.. G. Parker. corresponding secretary of the American Whist League.
 The midwinter meeting of the executive committee of the American Whist League takes place in Buffalo, January 24 The meeting is called to make arrangements for the eighth congress that will be held in Boston in July next. California will be represented by delegate from the Irist Duplicate Whist Club
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
THE NATIVE SONS.

Stanford Parlor will, Tuesday evening next, install it's officers and at the close of the ceremony there will be a grand banquet.
 California Parlor will be visited on Wednes- day night by Second Vice President Mattison, and on that occasion Deputy Lansing will in- stall the officers.
 On Tuesday next First Vice President Judge Coney, Grand Secretary Lunstedt, Grand Trustee Byington and District Deputy Bolder- man will pay visit to Las Positas Parlor at Livernore.
 On the 10th inst. Golden Gate Parlor will take in fifteen candidates. The good of the order committee has arranged a fine pro- gramme for the event that will follow the initiation.
 California Camp of the Degree of Argonauts at its last meeting. held last "Wednesday, ad- mitted sixteen candidates. This camp recently lost a brisht and active member, George Lid dle R. W. Martland J. P. Dockery and J. Magee have been appointed committee to prepare resolutions of respect.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
San Ernnciscn Mhist cInh

Friday evening last the San Francisco Whist club entertained its members in a very orlglnal and unique way. The beautifully furnished rooms were turned into private theater, and a very anus ing farce was presented, entitled:
 "A LESSON IN WHIST" Written expressly for the occasion by one of the club members, Mrs. Helen R. Matthew. The cast: MT. "Cavendish. . MT Growler; Mrs. "Cavendsh," Mrs. Growler.
 The invitations that were sent out were beautifully engraved and were printed on blank playing cards. The evening passed quietly until the hour of l2 drew near. when little disturbance was caused as the clock tolled the hour and Dr. c. T. Deane exclaimed, ''I just dropped the last trick of the year."
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

WbeD You See It in The Call Bupk op It.
 It is getting to be quite the fad nowa days for some of our Eastern exchanges, who have just awakened from their Rip Van Wrinkle sleep and advanced far enough in the profession of journalism to try to catch up to or get in line with the live topics of the day in the way of giv- ing their thousands of whist readers a few lines of whist news once a week, to say in big letters: Our whist depart ment is conducted by the greatest whist expert in the world" In this section of the wild and woolly West the sage-brush plains are full of such.
 We, with great, big "W,'' won't say that our whist editor is the great and only" just yet, for we are well aware of the fact if we took our proper place in the great procession of brilliant whist writers and experts throughout the coun- try that we could name you would find us bringing up the rear. "carrying the target, but. we will try and be up to date, and when you see it in the whist columns of The Call, you can bank on it that 1t is mighty near the mark.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
MAKE YOUR OWN
 SHADOWS. 9
Ingenious ParlOr Tricks That May
 Be Easily Done.

AND shadOwing isn't as difficult E of accomplishment as generally ET suspected. Nimble hands and
 simple apparatus complete the
 equipment. The Chinese enjoy ed the pastime thousands of years ago; there are few more popular parlor amusements to-day. A magic lantern, without shades, is necessary Its beam of light must pass through small circular opening onto sheet of ticket writer's holland.
 Occasionally some little property-a pipe, a piece of cardboard, or what not -is used for adventitious effect. but for the most part the artist uses his hands simply and solely. What is more the arc lamp can be dispensed with and almost equally amusing results produced by the aid of a clotheshorse, sheet and a candle. If an oil lamp is used care must be taken to turn it so that the edge of the flame is toward the sheet, otherwise the shadows will be blurred and hay.
 MT Devant celebrated in the art, on one occasion actually gave his shadow graphic entertainment in the dazzling glare of a monday sun, the figures be- ing produced on a sheet spread on the lawn at a fashionable garden party; much maneuvering was necessary. however. Also, he has done without a sheet altogether, projecting the shad- ows direct on to a wall.
 Of course, the pictures largely de- pend for their effect upon incessant movement; yet so cleverly are the fig ures rendered that even this series of t'still'' photographs bears powerful tes- timony to the skill of the artist, relates the Strand Magazine
 The accompanying illustration shows a singularly ingenious representation of a swan, no property of any kind shedowgraphist's own head. The pho
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
FoREsTERs OF AMERICA.

Last Wednesday Court Bay City assisted oy the Yosemite Athletic Club gave an athletlc carnival and ball in Native sons flail i. s there p,.e Q good attendance of members and their friends There was bag punching, ooN,hs matches, club swinging, and then 1oHo"eu ball. The participants in the entertaliiillen1 @ were: Sam Kasser and Mike Mcclure Jlih Greene and Phil GoIdbrick Sam and NJ. Kas- ser, L. Maneock and J. Mangels, J. Casey ana D. Lynch Dal Hawkins and Spider Kelly The affair was under the management or the IoI- lowing committee: l.. Aron, l.. smith, l. V. Kasser s. Marx, J. Stein, A. Rozo and A. Zenger
 The row that took place in forestic court last Wednesday night between members or Court Star of the Mission was in Foresters Hall at 1O2 O'FarreII street The court of which Downie and Golden. the turbulents, are members, is a court of the Ancient, not the American Order of Foresters.
 Court Ferrucio will install it's officers on the 4th inst. and then there will be banquet; Court Washington will install on Thursday next; Court Golden Gate will install on the 11th inst, and Court Aurora will install on l2th.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

THE ODD FELLOWS
 Western Addition Lodge will install it's off, 'cers on Thursday next.
 President Fox and Trustee Shaw left on Friday for visit to the home at Thermalito. Deputy John A. Foster will install the off cers of Golden Gate Encampment next Satur- day. and on the following Saturday those of oriental Encampment. It is expected that the members of San Francisco Canton will act as escort on each occasion.
 There will be a grand affair by the patri- archs at Sunset Encampment, Alameda, on the 27th inst
 The new encampment at Hollister will be in- stituted early in February.
 The general relief committee has accepted the invitation to visit the Stockton committee the 22d inst
 Last Wednesday evening Memorial Hall in l. Q. O. F. building was crowded with mem bers of the order to witness the installation of seven candidates into Templar Lodge No. r. Every lodge C. the city was represented, and at the close of the ceremony the in- itiates were warmly welcomed. The work by the team, assisted by members of sister lodges, was admirably performed under direc- tion of Drill Master GreenIees The evening closed with a fine banquet
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

Dummy whist is seldom played nowa- days. The only code of laws governing this style of game were framed by the late John Lorraine Baldwin in May, 1855. They are a part of what is called in this country the English code of laws, found in "Cavendish." When Dummy,s hand is dealt it is spread out face up on the table before any card is played. Whether he is the dealer or leader it makes no diff ference: the hand must be spread out. The question has arisen. Should the Dummy lead before exposing his hand? Or, should Dummy be the dealer, should the lead be made before seeing Dummy $ cards? The answer to all this is. No! The Dummy's hand should be immedi- ately turned face up as soon as dealt and the game
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
THE AMERICAN GUILD.

Mill Valley Chapter No. 46S has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: P. L.. Jaynes G.; G. A. Glynn, V. C.; Oscar Coils- ter. s. & T.: Mrs. L. E. Bundy, C.; P P. Miller ": T. C. Bundy G.: Dr. J. J. Spot tiswooG NJ E.; A. ". Morgenstern. P c..
 Watsonvile Chapter installed it's ofhcers last Tuesday and initiated six candidates includ- ing two of Watsonville's most prominent ladies. R. H. Kelly is the governor Tor the current term and W. B. Cooper the secretary: The cbapter is doing we'll and has bright future before it. 1,,..
 The new officers of San Francisco Cnapter' of which NJ. l.. Asher has been elected soVei nor. will be installed on the 12th inst
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS.

The Progressive Council will meet on Wednesday next with Germania Council and on that evening the new officers will be in- stalled.
 Grand Councillor Boehm and Grand Recorder, Wallis will the 18th inst. accompany Su- preme Vice Councillor H. W. Hutton to Bel mont on an official visit to the council there.
 Washington Council will install it's officers on the 18th inst, and Golden Gate Council will install on the last meeting night this month.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

Last Tuesday night Golden Gate Council initiated one candidate and received several applications and at the close of the cere- monies there was pleasant hour under the head of good of the order.
 The officers of California Council will be in- stalled next Tuesday evening There has been paid on account of this council the sum of $5OO0 to the beneficiaries of the late c. F. Smurr, and that cleared up all the death losses of the order in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS.

Piedmont Parlor is actively engaged in ar ranging for its anniversary ball to be given in Masonic Hall Oakland, on the 18th inst The grand officers will pay an official visit to this parlor on the 9th inst. and it is expected that there will be large attendance of mem bers and visitors.
 Las Lomas Parlor gave a Christmas enter
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

Tuesday evening. install the officers of Sil- Spray Lodge, and the 12th inst the of- fcers of Ivy Lodge will be installed by Mrs Eva Cogan, D. D. G. c. of H. The banners provided for by the new ritual will be used on that occasion
 A lodge vii be instituted on the 5th inst at Mayfeld, one the 7th at Fl Dorado, and one at Oakdale the Eth
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST. F. Q. A

Next Wednesday Inter Nos Circle will have it's installation of officers. which will be fol- lowed by grand entertainment and dance in the social hall of the Alcazar. The commit tee having charge of the affair has prepared a fine programme for the occasion.
 Bay City Circle will publicly install it's of fcers on the evening of the 10th inst, on which occasion the three beauties of the cir cle will be inducted into office
 Tomorrow night the Past Chief Compantons Association will hold meeting in Unity Hall in the Alcazar building, for the purpose of dis cussing plans for the first quarter of the new
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
THE DRUIDS.

The relief committee held an important meet ing last week, the old officers closing up their affairs so as to turn the books and work over to the recently elected officers. This mittee has under its care members of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
THE ODD FELLOWS.

Court will be held on the l2th inst A. w 1ettes or Pasadena, D. s. F.. will be the iu- falling officer
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
ORDER OF THE AMARANTH.

A
 Last Wednesday a court of the Order of the Amaranth was instituted in this city with thirty charter members. It was named Cres- cent Court, and the first elected officers are: Addie l.. Balou. royal matron; George W. Drew, royal patron; E. C. Malgren. honorable associate matron; George Wilkerson, honorable treasurer; Miss M. L. Malgren. honorable sec retary; Jennie A Graves. honorable conduc- tress. and Minnie Jelineik, honorable associate conductress. This makes the third court of the order in this State, the first. Honey Lake, having been instituted in Janesyille. and the second, Golden Crown, at Pasadena. This order the headquarters of which are in Minneapolis. Minn., can have in its membership only members of the order of the Eastern Star and Master Masons, and it is represented ad- vanced degree of the Order of the Eastern Star, bearing to that body the same relation that Knight Templarsm does to the Blue Lodge. This order the last gift of the brilliant scholar and Masonic author, Robert Macoy, and in circular Deputy Supreme Pa tron l.. Mowry of Minneapolis says: Tt is one more step in the advancement and elevation Of woman toward the exalted position in the affairs Of humanity, which the signs of the times indicate she Is soon to occupy" The installation cf the new officers of Crescent
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
WbeD You See It in The Call Bank oD It

own for doing so. This is fully explained in The Calls Whist DOn'ts,' furnished free.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
THE NATIONAL UNION.

make a fine showing in the procession, de- serve to be encouraged.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

record in a year of work. It was instituted December 19, 1Ss6 with thirty members. Since then it has received and ucted upon ninety seven applications for membership. Blessed with Masonic support and located in beauti- ful new home there is why it should not prosper during the current year it did during the past.
 Last Tuesday Ivy Chapter had an initiation, received several applications and. after work. the members had Christmas tree festival
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
Phllodelphla Versus Boston.

Some four weeks or so ago the Ameri- can Whist League challenge trophy was played in Boston between the Philadel- phia Whist Club, represented by MT. Mil ton C. Work, F.. A. Ballard, E. P. Mo- gridge, W. H. Watson-three of the old Hamilton Club team, and the American Whist Club, represented by their regular four.
 Milton c. Work, in a very interesting comment on the play in the New York Mail and Express, after speaking of the slight difference in the leads. says:
 There was one other slight innovation introduced by the PhiladelphianS. They used the rotary discard when unable to follow suit on a trump lead made by the partner, no other suit having been led.
 During the past few months 1 have experimented to some extent with this play, and while my experience is not as yet sufficiently extensive to justify me in urging it too strongly upon my read CTS, yet l can say that so far l have seen it win quite a number of tricks without having a loss scored against it; that l believe in the long run it will prove a decided gainer. and before we are much older will be accepted as conventional.
 of course, it must be understood that l am referring to the adoption of the rotary discard only when the partner has hand. and no other suit has been led. If a plain suit has been led. even for but one round, 1 believe the use of the rotary is unnecessary, as a discard from weak ness will point the strong suit just as accurately, and it's extension beyond the limit given seems to me sure to entail confusion, misunderstanding and loss"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02
The Rotary Discard.


 Milton c. Work in his whist writings is usually magnanimous enough to give credit to whom credit is due. In an- other part of his article he refers to the rotary discard as an "old scheme" We will state for the information of the whist public that this new idea in dis carding was first presented to the whist world through the columns of Whist in January, 1S95-page 136-over the sigma ture of. the writer of this article. John I. Mitchell, one of the old guard and author of a new work on duplicate whist gives an entire page to this way of dis carding. With due credit to the Orgi- natOr, we try, and advise others to try all new innovations-but don't run them to death. In 1894 we suggested to our little whist circle here to try another idea. It is this: When you are the origi- nal leader, and your hand contains four. five or six small trumps and no plain suit worth trying to establish. lead the lowest, and nave the lead convey this meaning: This is my lowest trump I have four or five, possibly six. and no plain to establish. and you should not re- turn trump without good reasons of your
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

AND shadowing isn't as difficult of accomplishment as generally suspected. Nimble hands and simple apparatus complete the
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-02

Parlor gave a Christmas enter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-04-28
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter 1.-The body of Jacob Benton is
found murdered on the lawn near his house
III. III and IV.--Minard Hendricks, de-
tective, takes up the case. He finds a note
book on the lawn belonging to Montcastle, a
revolver near the body, partly burned
match and footprints leading but short
distance from the body, where they sudden
for bloodhound. A clock which stopped
at 2:,o a. m. indicates that Montcastle left
the house at that time, and his bed has not
been slept in. Miss Benton is suspected.
VIII.-Hendricks catches Ralph Benton
burning an envelope. The bloodhound ar
rives. IX.- Brooks Allen declines to meet
the dog, and Ralph Benton seems to avoid
him. The dog tracks the murderer only a
short distance. N.---It is discovered that
Benton had a large amount OF insurance in
favor of Ralph. Miss Benton owns her en-
gagement to Ralph. XII.--Hendricks and
DIR. Lampman consult Farnhall, Benton's
lawyer is concerned about missing papers
of Benton'S.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-04-28

"For my sake, come Oh, dear" i'm
,plcred Miss Hastings. "We don't know
where we are, and''-
"Montcastle, commanded Ralph,
"take the ladies out. 1 am going to
look into this. It's all trick to work
on our imaginations by that internal
Hendricks.
Lampkin heard the metallic clicking
in the detectives hand and saw him
glide suddenly forward. He had no
sooner reached Ralph than another
clicking sound was heard. There was
a struggle, rafting of chain, and
an angry oath escaped Benton's lips.
"What do you mean?" he cried, turn
ing on Hendricks and raising his hand
cuffed wrists threateningly.
"You are under arrest for the murder
of your father" said Hendricks. He
whistled shrllly, and light was turned
on behind u screen in the rear. Its
beams partially lighted the long room
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-04-28
CHAPTER XVI.

They found Ralph and the policeman
in the small library in the rear. 1t was
lighted only by a low burning gas jet
which swung over the center table.
Ralph sat on divan, the chain of his
handouts hanging between his knees.
The tall, heavily built policeman leaned
in the doorway.
Ralph laughed as Hendricks entered.
II can't complain at this treatment.
Hendricks. he said, land, as to the
cab, I'm glad you are not going to haul
me off in the black maria. As it is open
at both ends, one would be liable to sit
in draft.
Hendricks smiled, but did not reply.
He turned to the policeman.
$50 get glass of beer and wait on
the stoop." he said.
Ralph began to tumble in the pocket
Of his waistcoat and produced a quarter
of a dollar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-04-28

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