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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16

America Cup Defenders" Col Will
liam f.. Simmons reviews all the in
ternational yacht races. Some Pa
latial Private Yachts" are described
by Walden Fawcett. Women as Army
Nurses" is another interesting con-
tribution. In the line of fiction num-
Der of short stories are given.
The Atlantic Monthly.
The current number of the Atlantic
Monthly presents a large number OF
noteworthy contributions. including
the following: Irresistible Tendon
cies," by Charles Kendall Adams; The
Scot of Fiction" THE Genesis of the
Gang" Jacob A. Riis; The Book Re
view, Past and Present" The Man at
the Edge of Things" Criticism and
the Man. The Mission of Humor,
The Germans and the Americans.
The Autobiography Of Revolution
ist," and John Murray Forbes.
There is also an installment of Mary
Johnston's brilliant novel. ITO Have
and To Hold" Several other sketches
and the usual amount Of charming
verse round out this excellent issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16

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health.
Split hair, harsh hair, lustreless hair.
brittle hair, falling hair, premature
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16

gray hair. can all be
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-16

-A-The Hair.
B-The Scalp.
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D-Food Gland.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
MUSIC IN EVERYTHING.

The chief industry in Geneva is tho
manufacture of musical boxes. Thous-
ands of men. women and children are
employed in the factories, one of which
was visited by traveller, who gives
some interesting particulars about his
visit.
An attendant invited him to take d
seat. He did so, and Strains of dellghtl
full music came from the chair. HID
flung his hat on rack and put hij
stick in the stand Music came from
both rack and stand. He wrote hiss
name on the visitors Register. and OK
dipping his pen into the ink music>
burst forth from the inkstand.
The manager of the factory explainll
ed the process of making musical boxt 81
a business which requires patience andl
nicely.
The different parts are made by men
who are experts in those parts and who
do nothing else year in and year out.
The music is marked on the cylinder
by man who has served several years
of apprenticeship. Another man in
serts in the marked places pegs which
have been filed to a uniform length.
The comb, or set of teeth which strikes
the pegs and makes the sound, Is ar
ranged by a. man who does nothing
else. The cylinder is then revolved TO
see that every peg produces proper
tone.
The most delicate work of all is the
revising of each peg. 1t is done by
workman who has good ear for muse.
He sees that every peg is in its proper
place and is bent at the correct angle.
When the instrument is in its case,
an expert examines it to see that the
time is perfect.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
It Is possible to play whist Id silence

It Is possible to play whist in silence
and still enjoy it A word or two Of
encoura cement is all that is necessary
besides that which refers to compar-
ison OF the scores after each deal. The
example of enc person here is often
contagious. 1t makes us forget our
selves and add our mite to the general
clamor. What pity that the persons
who speak aloud not even in whisper,
can not be made to see the effect they
are producing! Do they not notice the
displeasure on other peoples faces? Do
they not hear the taps upon the table.
The partners wait with resigned but
rather disguised expression while the
prattle continues. They probably lose
wished they had remained at home.
They know that the empty vessel
makes the loudest sound Hence their
dispair Signals will probably be over
looked, high cards forgotten, and all
the finer points eliminated.
Frequently this leads to unpleasant
ness between partners unless one of
them is remarkably good natured.
The delay caused by the waste of time
prolongs the contest till late hour.
The ladies complain of the large num-
Der of boards played when perhaps this
is not the true cause.
What is the remedy? If each person
would privately adopt the following
resolutions and endeavor to carry them
out to the utmost of his ability, it
might be more successful than the re-
monstrances of one:
discuss no hands while any one
in the room is playing.
Ask no questions unless they are
absolutely necessary.
S.-Allow your admiration of other
persons wearing apparel TO show itself
only in glances of approval, not in out
bursts of oratory
4-Do not effervesce; allow your en-
thusiasm to subside into clear but
sparkling tranquility.
5.-Do not indulge your curiosity con-
corning the scores of others playing
your hands. 1t is not considered good
form to be continually prowling into
other peoples business.
6.-Encourage your partner with
your eyes rather than your tongue.
Give him one OF those uIfathomabie
beams accompanied by one vast sub
stantial smile"
IF you must say something after
committing an error, it might be.
Partner, l played that very badly"
This will take him so much by surprise
that he will probably forget to lose his
temper-Mr. Matthias, in the Toledo
Blade.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
AvARICE THE BEsETTING SIN.

Avarice, the besetting sin of many
whist players, is responsible for the
loss of a goodly number of tricks in
the course of the year. They know
the rules, but when it comes to actual
play seem to be dominated with an
overmastering desire to take all
chances, even going so far as to at
tempt the mpossible-making plays
that they never would dream of if they
would but take time to think out the
situation. The captain OF. a New Eng
land team, who-was seriously troubled
with this defect among his players,
gave them the following set of rules
which, though not eacxtly what will be
found in the text books, can be recon-
mended as thoroughly sound: Never
play the opponents game. Find out
what they Go not want, and then give
it to them. If you are too weak to
lead trumps you are strong enough to
force. Never try to bring in more than
one suit at . time. Mover shift suits,
unless you have a good and sufficient
reason which must he plain to your
partner. Do not carry aces homo with
you. Lay them on the table at the
proper time. With two equals cover
second hand. On a supporting card led
as high as jack or queen, cover second
hand holding king and two small, with
king and three small pass. Do netS
force your partner when he discards a
seven or better on any unplayed suit
Lead away from a tenace when it is
the best opening. Don't let one oppo-
nent trump and the other discard when
you have the cards to stop it. Never
play false card when your partner is
in the lead. If your parner starts an
aggressive game, help him out. When
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
w HIS I


The following echoes from the Con-
gress OF the Women's Whist League.
taken from June Whist. will be read
with interest:
One player was dreadfully perturbed
by an adversary leading sneak and
lodged a formal complaint against the
wicked perpetrator of the vile deed 1t
did not lessen her perturbation to
learn that the offense was not. as she
had fondly believed, punishable by
severe penalty, and that leader of
"sneaks" still careers. unscathed, upon
her reckless and INSCRIPTIONS way.
Mrs. E. T. Baker sometimes guards
herself from pneumonia and kindred
evils by wearing breast-plate of high
score pins, badges, medals, ETC., that
are tokens of her proves in various
contests. One envious observer re-
marked--.I wonder if Mrs. Baker won
all those prizes leading sneaks. s."
One hears good deal, at times,
about filters" especially when they re-
suit successfully is this for a
"fier?" One of the players held three
hearts to the 6, three clubs to the
Queen, five diamonds to the Queen, and
the Ace and of spades (trumps). She
led off with the ace of trumps, followed
with the small one. found her partner
with four trumps to the King and
six-card suit of hearts headed by all
the honors-and they made top score
On the DEAL That was evidently one
of the times when it "came off.
What DIR. Walls characterized as one
of the most remarkable hands ever
played occurred in Section E. of the
Mixed-Pair contest. on Thursday even
ing. The curious feature about it is
that a long-suit player, sitting north
in strict accordance with the tenets OF
the orthodox long-suit game-opened
her longest available suit-presently
has to discard the last two cards of it
and eventually trumps the Ace of the
suit which she was the first to lead.
LAS she led from a four-card suit the
experience was certaoinly novel one.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

test is over, spread out the hands and
examine them at leisure. An impair
tial study of one deal in this manner,
with the views Of several persons, is
worth more than a score of fragmen
tary discussions during a contest. One
does not realize the points brought out
by this calm and slow method which
does not fail to notice every small card
and its effect.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

can not be very thor
ough on account of the lack of time.
Our own observation has shown that
much of this conversation takes the
nature of faultnnding, and in this case
it may become even boisterous and
passionate. No one would say that
this is in any manner beneficial. A
much better plan would be to obtain
the interesting boards after the con-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

he shifts to the defensive. play his
game. Never finesse rashly on your
partners suit. Let him do his own
ffnessing. When your partner leads
from exactly four trumps it is safe to
accredit him with all round strength.
If his lead is from five or more trumps
the chances are that he is weak in plain
suits. When you are strong in trumps,
holding five or more, let your partner
know it at the first opportunity. Study
the situation carefully before violating
spopsibility for whatever loss occurs
from the play"
Two Of the chief faults that have
been noticed by the writer during the
past season among the women players
is the finesse that is certain to lose and
holding up high cards for re-entries
when there is every indication that
they will be trumped. Another curl
Gus play believed to be essentially
feminine is holding the command of a
suit that the partner can ruff to give
him the small cards that you may hap
pen to hofd of the. suit and let him
make his small trumps in that way.
The writer has seen number of hands
wrecked by that process. The player
who INDUCES in this new form of whist
seems to think that she has made a
wonderful discovery. There is just
one situation when the play might be
found to work, and that is when the
partners have all the trumps between
them.--New York Evening Post.
DOES THIS SHOE FIT ANYONE?
How often have we been disturbed
in whist contest, while endeavoring
to concentrate our minds, by the loud
conversation of the players at some
other table! How frequently have we
ourselves been the cause of similar
tween the deals of sufficient import
ance to warrant indulgence? Is there
any advantage obtained from them
that would otherwise be lost If so the
benefits we derive from our own par
lance more than counterbalance the in
convenience caused to others?
These may seem trivial questions
and hardly worth discussion. But if
one could see the angry glances, i'm
patient manner, and hear the peremp-
tory taps upon the tables that some
times follow such outbursts he might
be convinced that it would not be
amiss to speak of them. The average
whist player dislikes adverse criticism
of any sort and usually resents it when
attention is called to his offense at the
time being But take him in his
calmer moments when he is not actual
ly in a contest and he will be more
open to reason.
We usually defend ourselves when
committing these misdemeanors by
saying that there is great advantage
in discussing a deal while still fresh in
the mind with the cards before our
eyes 1t must be admitted, however,
that an analysis of the play under such
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
CHEERING HER CHUM.

Ethei-Ive been engaged SIX times. and
now I'm going to marry Charley simpson
How many times have you been engaged?
Maude (demurely)-O7ily twice-to Char
ley Simpson.-Tit Bits,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
a COMING AMERICAN NOVELIST.

dipped
is Joseph A. AlsheIer of the New World.
Mr. tsheler 1853 educated the public
schools of that Vanderbilt Nashville He
ed journalism Louisville
Then migrated the service Of
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

Here is a picture of a strange anil
NAL that is gradually disappearing be-
fore the encroachments or civilization.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
Score, N. and S., 8; E. and W., 10.
WHIST AND WOMAN.

WHIST AND WOMAN.
When Dolly played game of whist
dozen years ago,
On leading high she would insist
Instead of leading low:
She dearly loved a singleton
And never led trump,
But saved them till the hand was done,
And lost them in a lump
She neer declared her longest suit,
She led up to the strong.
She loved finess.ng past dispute,
But always finessed wrong;
She trumped my trick with such smiled
She ne'er returned my lead,
Revoked, mGsdealt, but all the while
She just loved whist. indeed"
Well, all that's past and Dorothy,
When she plays whist to-day,
Does 1t with proficiency
In a superior way;
She knows her Fisher Ames by heart,
A long suit she adores,
Her partners hand of hers is part,
She singles, echoes, scores.
She leads the fourth-best card by rule;
The talisman of yore
Is but a trump-a useful tool,
But treasured UP no more;
A cross-ruff is her highest joy,
Revolving is a crime
Whist parties all her thoughts employ
And fill up all her time.
IT'S sweet, indeed, to view the change,
To see the earnest maid
Ger Poles domain ambitious range
And cast him in the shade;
Yet sometimes-being but a man,
A mere msogynist-
| sigh for Dolly smile and fan
p LEONARD. iH Century.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

Hams cured with mahogany sawdust
are said to be especially fine. The dis
'covery furnishes a use for many hither-
to useless sawdust banks
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18


Of
The World needed such
Mheer himself
publish
lowed by "a Soldier Of Manhattan a Herald
equally His
exclusively in
Inspiring
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

black hartbeest, of South Africa, and
before long it will be almost as scarce
as the bison of the American plains.
Time was when 1t existed in countless
thousands in Africa. but now these
hordes are reduced to small herd at
Victoria West.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER ., 1899

Barnato lions. Nearby sat Mrs. Krue-
ger placidly knitting q pair OF gray
woollen socks for her husband, and &C.
casionally shining at the quaint sallies
OF wit which he flung out for the bene-
III OF some country burghers who were
occupying the steps.
las we approached the gate. Dom
Paul got up and knocking the ashes
from his pipe on Hon, said something
which made his hearers explode with
laughter and indicated TO our party
with wave Of the hand, that he would
receive US within.
while the others were paying their
respects 10 Mrs. Kruger, l had time
20 look over the White House, as II
might be called, though In color alone
Is the home OF the Transyaal President
similar to that furnished the head OF
our nation. II Is little, one-story
stone AFFAIR, covered with white plaster
more humble In appearance than the
home Of the ordinary American farmer.
A veranda about six feet wide runs
along in front. and morning glory
vines creep up the posts The only
suggestion OF decoration Is furnished
by two huge marble lions, which in
cline on either side OF the steps. So mas
sive are they that the house appears,
In comparison, even smaller than It Is.
Barney Barnato gave these 10 Mr..
Kruger TO remind him Of the Great
Trek from Cape Colony, In 1896, when
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

Flag" and the starr pangled Banner
In the order named. In the meantime
the news had spread over the Island
that jefferson Davis (whom every one
knew something about had landed In
Cardcnas and was on the way 10 Ia-
vana, great crowds OF people had gath
ere 10 see the ex-President Of the
Southern Confederacy. On the opposite
side, where the ferryboat bearing the
party was 10 land, there must have
been at least 1000 curious spectators,
shouting their bienyendas 10 the tall
and stately soldier standing In the bow
OF the boat whom they mistook for Mr..
Davis.
1T was with great difficulty that,
with the aid Of few gems darmes and
some vigorous appeals 10 the mob In
the best Spanish at my command IN
those days, We finally succeeded IN
opening our way through the mob 10 a
place where we procured couple OF
volantes and drove 20 the Hotel Brew
err then known as Confederate head
quarters. on the Gale Teniente Rey
Arriving here, Gen, Breckenridge and
his companions met a number " old
friends. among whom were the officers
OF the Confederate ram Stonewall, at
that time blockaded in the harbor OF
Havana by federal cruisers We also
met nj this hotel, Gen. Jubal Early and
some members Of his staff, who had ar
rived a short time before. Gen. Breck-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02
flUuunnnnnrurnn

The death In South Africa Of IN,
young American officer, j. Taylor
Wood, son Of Captain j. Taylor Wood
commander Of the Confederate gunboat
Tallahassee and grandson OF General
Zachary Taylor recalls an incident
OF the civil war related TO a re9resen-
tatiye OF the Globe Democrat By q cit
lien Of st. Loula who, at that time,
resided in the City Of Cardenas, Island
Of Cuba, and figured prominently In
the occurrences narrated. The story Is
given in the exact language Of the In.
formant
''Cardenas, YOU know, was the place
where the Lopez flibusterlng expedl-
ton landed, and the scene OF a fierce
fight between his handful Of men and
the Spanish soldlery about ten years
before our civil war Ever after the
SpanIards maintained q vigilant look.
out for fillbusters, and many false
alarms and rumors Of their approach
were prevalent during my residence In
the town.
zone morning In May 1865, the town
was thrown into a spasm Of trepidation
and excitement by the arrival at the
government wharf OF a fishing smack
bringing the news from Cay0 Diana,
the outer entrance OF the har0or. that
a number OF boats with armed Ameh-
cans aboard were seen coming up the
bay toward the city. The church bells
were set 10 ringing, the shrill blasts Of
bugles were sounded, the Spanish sol.
diers Of the garrison We're hurried down
60 the water front, the business men
made hasty preparations 10 collect the
yaluables, and. with their families,
were ready 10 ny from the place on the
first appearance OF the dreaded fill
busters. was one Of the Few Americans
living In the town, and. through Gu
riosity To see what sort Of monsters
these invaders were that could cause
such panic and throw a town Of 2j.-
GOO people into such paroxysms OF fear,
went down to the wharf. and there
learned that boat was being towed In
by the captain Of the ports launch. and
that the occupants were jefferson
Davis. accompanied by a few soldiers
as his bodyguard. This was the story
who requested me 10 old him In the re-
ception Of the President Of the Con-
fedefate States, as he was unfamiliar
with English. My intention and pur-
pose was TO stay around anyhow 10
see and do what | could TO aid the dis
tingulshed Confederate chleftain-now
an exile In foreign land. but hav-
Ing, for the occasion, been invested
by the Spanish officer with a quasi
official character, felt that ! would
not be regarded as an intruder in COM
Inc prominently to the front on such
an occasion. While ! had never seen
Jefferson Davis, his pictures were too
Well known for me to mistake him
FOR any one else. On the approach Of
the supposed filibuster boat / saw al
FIRST glance that Mr.. Davis was not
one Of the party. / did, however. al
once recognize the manly form OF Mai.
Gen. John c. Brockinrldge the
last ante-bellum Vice President Of the
United States, the great Kentucklan,
ana the last secretary Of war Of the |
Confederacy. AS he stepped on the |
wharf from the little boat on which he
and his four companions had made |
tneir peillous voyage from the mouth |
OF the 81. Johns river In Florida, his |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

the Boer pioneers killed 6.00p lions, OF
which number $50 are credited to Krue-
ger.
Dom Paul, like all his countrymen,
has been practically nourished on
black coffee To It he ascribes his re-
markable health. for he has never been
sick a day IN his life. He drinks II
poisonously strong, and so hot. that as
the Beers say, ~ spat on a dog II will
take on his hair
HE shook hands with me on being
introduced and Immediately began TO
speak to my sponsors with such a rapid
flow OF language that can only des-
cribe 1t as a splutter He used the Taal
dialect, a deteriorated form OF Holland
Dutch, spoken by the Beers, who also
employ many Kafiir words In their con-
yersatlon. Dom Paul soon had the
party laughing heartily over some re-
cent experience. One OF the gentlemen
took occasion 10 lean over and prompt
me in a stage whisper with His
honor Is in good humor this morning.
Ask him anything"