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The times., 1899-12-17

There is none that viii be more sa,isfac-
tory to you, probably, than he old rule for
distinguishing mushrooms from toadstools.
for the way 10 tell Is TO cut the print In
two, expose one part TO sunlight and keep
the other in the dark. After a time com
parisOn Of The two parts Viii tell the story
The times., 1899-12-17

Pllttsburg Bay, PI5tt-burg Bay!
Blue and gold ia the dawuiHg ray,
Crimson under the high MONDAY
With the rccS OF the frav.
The times., 1899-12-17

Their discoIoration is usually due to the
absorption by the ivory OF grease from the
fingers. When this is the case the keys
can be restored TO very nearly their oigi-
nal color, and without removing them by
covering them with a paste made % whiting
and lye, leaving the paste ON for twenty
four hours Try first a small space on enc
key as a test.
The times., 1899-12-17

Is there any way 20 find whether Or not =
Photographic pliut IS permanent
The times., 1899-12-17

Those who delight in Bliss Carman's
poetry do not care much what his subject
IS. and they viii welcome a tiny book bear
ing the title "A Winter Holiday because
he wrote il. II bears the characteristic
imprint Of all his careless. vagabondish
verse, which. in its intuitive knowledge
OF nature, resembles Thoreau-if Thoreau
could be stripped Of his Concord monks
irock and given lyric wings. Here. for ex-
The times., 1899-12-17

Madam Mary OF the Zoo is book of
animal series by Lily f. Wesselhoeft,
author of "Old Rough, the Miser." Madam
Mary is an old grey African parrot called
Mary instead of Polly in Difference to her
age and the book is a sort of melange OF
human and animal conversation; a part
of il taking place at the Zoo. a part at The
home of a little girl named Ruth, and
part at the Wild West Show, (Boston:
Little. Brown & Co. $l25D
The times., 1899-12-17

Lyrics Of brotherhood, by Richard
Burton. is very small volume Of verse,
but some Of il is CT high order. Black
sheep. the poem with which the book
opens. is musical in cadence and the
thought is pathetic and tender. The same
is true of old Songs The Quest of
Summer" is longer, and fun Of haunting
cadences and vivid word pictures. Here
j. stanza OF it,
The times., 1899-12-17

John the Baptist IS spoken II iu ,ac Bible as
having eaten 'Locusts and honey VIII You
please explain what is meaut. ErrSk.
Locusts were used for food In the East
/ in various ways, preserved with SALT boiled
with butter, dried ard ground 20 a powder
and are sim eaten there
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

your strong suit by an original lead,
discard weakest suit.
Subsequent discards should be made
with view of showing command If
held, as from A, 6, 4, or preparing
to show command or re-entry, as
from K or @, 6, 4, 2, so that partner
may know which suit to lead should
he have no more of your original
strong suit.
Holding five of suit led originally by
partner, return winner, if held, other
wise original fourth best. Always re-
turn partners original trump lead.
Fourth hand wins the trick as cheap
ly as possible and opens his own suit,
which is generally better play than to
lead through the adversary's suit.
Holding length and strength of the
adversary's suit, a trump lead is some
times advisable from hand that would
not otherwise warrant an original lead
of trumps.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

lead OF trumps indicates partners
strong suit, that suit should be led,
particularly when holding an honor or
a finessing card, and also when the
size of the card discarded may indicate
that he probably has command, or that
the suit is likely to be established on
the first round; except when holding
an established suit of your own, and in
that event his suit should be led before
parting with the control OF your own
suit In leading to partners suit lead
top of 8 or less. Lead A from four
or more in the suit; from othe rcombi-
nations lead same as Original plain
suit leads" After having discarded to
show strong suit, or if trumps are led
by adversary after you have shown
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29
Holding any other combination, fourth
BEST. T.,
I'd HAND PLAYS TO OH
INAL LEADS.

lNAL LEADS.
Play low, ON low card led, except as
follows:
Holding A X and one or more small,
play K in plain suit.
Holding K @ and one small, play @.
Holding K @ and two or more small,
pray @ in plain suits.
Holding @ and one small, play J.
Holding ] 10 and one small, play 10.
Holding A @ ] and one or more
small, play j.
Holding A @ 10 and one or more
small in plain suit:
The play of the small card is prefer
able unless you want the lead. snd
hope by playing the 10 to hold the
trick and then lead trumps or open
your own suit
If opponents have opened your only
strong suit, and you are weak in
trumps, and the remainder of your
hand does not warrant short lead of
trumps or suit, play low.
Your partner has an even chance Of
winning the trick fourth hand, and be
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

Dye think at my age I wud be contint
to dash firm wan justice coort to an
other pleadin' FIR habyas corpoos writs
or test me principles iv personal expan-
sion in Moo Jarsey yillage?' he says.
I'D rather be a dead prisidint thin
live ix-prisilent. Ii 1 have amy pol
itical ambition Id rather be Grant
or a Garfield thin Cleveland or Har-
rison,' he says. i May've read 1t in tn
Bible, though / think l saw it in
scand1ous book me frind Rhodes left
me- that We shud niver discard an ace
to dhraw to flush,' he says i deploe
tn language, but the sintimint is
sound he says. An / believe ye'er
intintions to pregarve peace ARE hon
est but l don't like to see We 1ullin'
off ye'er coat an here goes Fl throuble
while ye have ye'er arms In tn sleeves
he sarr, FIT he says, 'ye have put
ye'er hand in tn reaper an it cannot
turn back he says.
"An' there they go. Hinnissy. I'm not
again England IN this thing, Hinnlssy. an
IN not again tn Beers. Like Mack. I'm
divided on natther Nv principle between
desire to eemsnt tn iieance an an affee-
ton FIR tn Dutch vote. But il Kruger
had spint his life in a rale raypublic where
they burn gas he eud've settled m BUSH
ness without losin' sleep. II was Krue-
- tao5 m ssrcr
what wud ye have done? Mr. Hem
messy asked.
I'D give thin tn votes said Mr. Doc
ley. "But," he added significantly, ia do
tn countin.'"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29
DISCARD.

When trump strength is declared
with partner, discard weakest suit.
When trumps are led by adversary,
discard strong suit; discard to show
command when holding A by discard
ing a higher and afterwards playing a
lower card when the suit is led, unless
Obliged to play high. For example,
discard 4 from A, ], 9, 4, 3, and play 3
second hand, on opponents lead, or
third hand on partners lead of @ or
10.
Ordinarily two discards from your
strong suit cannot be made with safety
unless you hold at least six cards in
the suit.
Concluded in next Sundays Register.)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29
Wits
New Rules ofLong Suit Play Adopted by
the American Whist League at lis Last
Congress- Wheeling Minister'S Should
Not Only Commit Them to Memory
But Practice Them If They Want to Feel
at Ease When Playing at Clubs. or in
Matches. or With Strangers.

FOR the benefit of minister's the Reg
lister will reproduce in this and the
succeeding Issue the rules governing
the long suit system of play, as laid
down by the Whist Congress at its re-
cent session in Chicago. The new sys-
tenn has had two years of considera-
ton by a committee of experts before
its recommendation and adoption;
therefore it will be seen that 1t has
gone through a most thorough crucial
test and deserves to be committed to
memory by every whist player who
wants to be up to date is his, or her.
play. Armed with 1t he is in po-
sition to take hand" wherever he
goes and TO feel perfectly at home. If
the system is generally adopted in and
about Wheeling it will add greatly to
the pleasure of the evenings rubber.
and there will be no embarrassing ques-
tons put or explanations required
from partners. Below is the report in
extenso:
To the President and Members of the
A. w. L.:
First of all, your committee desires to
express It's conviction that what is COM
monty known as the long-suit system
at whist is the most scientific. is pro-
ductive of the highest intellectual pleas
ure and is the most successful in re-
spect to trick taking. Your committee,
therefore, recommends this system.
While it is true that the theory of the
iong-suit system should pervade every
hand from the first card played until
the last, it is also evident that detailed
methods of carrying that system for
ward must in the great majority of
hands be limited to the first two or
three rounds. Reason, fortified by ex-
perience, can indicate in detail methods
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

good idea OF the appearance Oh
and invaded by the American
tns This scene Francisco de Maabon after It's re-
When the struggle De-
fore the oion to end the soldier boys
AZ Uncle Sam are captured town in various Stages
fresh clothing while ther own
paing 1t is then uoo s
there general relaxing discipline while the enjoy well needed
and perhaps smoke two
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

may be able from the tall 81 the cards
to place the tenace to suit with you.
The risk Of third hand winning the
trick cheaply may be more than coun-
terbalanced by the disadvantage of be-
ing left in the lead should 10 hold the
trick.
X and one. play king only on Q led in
plain suits.
X and one. play king in trumps.
Cover high card led, holding fos-r-
Ghetto.
Simply cover the original lead, when
holding all the winning cards, as de-
termined by Fosters Eleven Rule. as
Stunning the card led to be fourth best.
For example, play 10 from A K 10 on
s led; play from A @ 10 on 7 led.
etc.
Holding A and one or more small.
play A ON K @ or led, as an original
lead.
THIRD HAND PLAY.
Holding A @ alone, play A, return Q.
Holding A @ and others, play @, re-
turn A.
Holding A X and two or more. play
A, return K
Holding other combinations, play
highest card, except when in sequence,
then play lowest of sequence.
Holding originally three of partners
suit, return highest remaining in hand.
When not compelled to play a higher
card than card led, holding four or more
of suit, play third best, to show four or
more and to lubbock.
On winning partners original lead,
or when next in the lead, return part
ner's suit at once, unless holding five
card suit with at least two honors. or
four-card suit with at least three
honors. The return of partners suit
becomes more imperative, if from the
fall of the cards he has presumably led
from a five-card suit
Endeavor to protect @ twice guard
ed and or 10 thrice guarded of the
suit that is evidently your opponents
strong suit.
Discard preparing to show command
when holding K or @, unless cards are
of such value that the discard of the
third or fourth best is likely to result
in loss, as K, @, 10, 2-four in suit.
AS the first discard on adversary's
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-29

by which the attack should be COM
menced, and as we'll the details OF the
beginning of the defense or the counter
attack. But after the play OF the hand
is fairly under way its DEVELOPMENT
must in the nature OF the case be left
entirely to the individual Judgment OF
the player.
A few general, and for the most part,
obvious rules may be given for leading
trumps, for abandoning ones suit and
playing for partners, or the reverse
for forcing or refusing to force, but the
vast majority of situations, after the
play of the hand is commenced must
be resolved by each whist player for
himself.
Your committee recommends the fol-
lowing system OF play:
Original Leads. Plain Suits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

There is a world of significance in
the fact that the illness of one Ameri-
can soldier with yellow fever in the
Havana garrison is published as a bit
of news of great Importance Nothing
could be more eloquent of the con-
trast between the present American
and the old Spanish regime in Cuba.
A year ago in Havana and all over
Cuba Spanish soldiers We're sickening
and dying of yellow fever by hundreds
and thousands. Nobody thought any
thing about it except to regard il as
inevitable. The dread plague had de-
manded just such an annual sacrifice
from the Spanish army in Cuba for
many generations. But under Ameri-
can rule with modern methods of san
itation applied the yellow fever has
been so stamped out in a single year
that single case causes surprise and
general sorrow. No doubt other cases
regeneration of Cuba has been perfect
ly accomplished. Wonders are being
worked in Cuba in many lines. but
nothing is more creditable or remarka
Die than the triumph over yellow fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Boston is making a strong appeal to
have Col. Rice's regiment, the 26th
Volunteers. start for the Philippines
from that city, giving a parade before
it's embarkation. The regiment is
made up, officers and men, of New
England sons and Boston, representing
New England. would give the gallant
regiment n royal sendoff. 1t would
seem that Boston is just as good q
point of departure for n troopship
bound via Suez for the Philippines, as
New York is; and Plattsburg, where
the regiment has been organized, is as
convenient to one port as to the other.
We hope that Bostons claim in this
matter will be recognized. This regi-
ment was one of the first to have its
ranks, filled up, and it will be second
to none in the material composing it.
New England is proud of it and will
watch its career with deepest interest.
Several of its officers and scores of its
men are from the Pine Tree State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE following
pension changes in Maine resulting
from the issue of July 30, are an
nounced:
Original, James w. Johnson, Nassal-
boro, S. Additional, Thomas l.. Reed
Bar Mills, IS to SO; John H. Emery
Biddeford, SO to $l2. Increase. VIM
Cannon. Biddeford. SO to S14; sam
uel T. Farnham, Newport. $12 to S1i:
Charles +. Smellage. Togus. Sc to Sl2
Amos S. George, National Military
Home, Togus. Kennebec, Sc to IS.
Original. widows, etc, Clara McLoon
Damariscotta, IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The Republicans of Maryland have
settled the differences which have ex-
listed of late and there are gratifying
indications that they will carry the
state, this fall. Factionalism in a
doubtful state like Maryland means
Generalization and defeat, and the Re
publicans are wise to bury the Ratchet
and work in harmony for party sue
cess. Maryland was made Republican
after long, hard struggle and Repub-
lican it must remain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Porto Rico suffered terribly as the re-
suit of the great hurricane which swept
the island. this week. The loss of life
was great and vast amount of prop
erty was destroyed. More American
soldiers lost their lives than in the con-
quest of the island, last year. The re
lief work of the government for the
suffering population will be prompt
and thorough and the hand of charity
in this country will be extended in
brotherly generosity to the unfortu-
nate people. Porto Rico is ours for
worse as well as for better
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
What N OF to Say.

Do not say. Il can't eat" Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla and say, Il an
hungry all the time, and food never
hurts me-
Never say to your friends that you
are as tired in the morning as at night
If they happen to be sharp they will
tell you Hoods Sarsaparilla cures that
tired feeling.
Do not say, My face is full of PIN
pies" You are quite likely to be told
by some one. There's no need of that
for Hoods Sarsaparilla cures pimples.'
1t is improper and unnecessary to
say. MY health is poor and my blood
is bad" Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
you good blood. and good health will
follow as natural consequence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

she was fed. The questions OF digestion
and nourishment had not entered into
his calculations.
It's only "tenderfoot farmer that
would try such an experiment with
COW. But MANY farmer feeds him.
self regardless of digestion and nutri-
ton. He might almost as we'll eat shaw
ings for all the good he gets out of his
food The result is that the stomach
grows weak" the action of the organs
Of digestion and nutrition are impaired
and the man suffers the miseries of dys-
pepsia and the agonies of nervousness.
To strengthen the stomach, restore the
activity of the organs Of digestion and
nutrition and nourish the nerves, use
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t is an unfailing remedy, and has the
confidence of physicians as well as the
praise of thousands healed by its use.
In the strictest sense Golden Medical
Discovery is a temperance medicine. 1t
contains neither intoxicants nor narcot-
les, and is as free from alcohol as from OPT
UNI, cocaine and other dangerous drugs.
Don't let a dealer delude you for his
own profit There is no medicine for
STOMACH anu DlOOu just DIS Soou d.
Golden Medical Discovery"
II can say to YOU one bottle of your Golden
Medical Discovery has cured me sound and
we'll after suffering two long years with stom-
ach disease " writes W H. Braswell. of McAden-
vile, CASTOR Co. N c. My health is worth
all the world to will praise You as long
as live"
A book of 1908 pages given away.
On receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing only, we will send YOU The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser free. Send ri one-cent stamps
for the paper covered edition, or 81
stamps for the same edition cloth bound
Address DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Some of the "anti-imperialistic" pa
pers have had much to say about the
havoc" wrought among our soldiers
in the Philippines by neglect, incom-
potency, lack of discipline" etc, and in
view of their statements it is of in
terest to know the facts. Take for
example the official figures of the 10th
Pennsylvania regiment of volunteers
just returned from Manila and await
ing muster out. This regiment. we
have been told by the yellow Aguinal-
do press of the United States, has
come home a total wreck Here are
the official records as turned in to the
war department by the officers of that
regiment: Total enlisted men. SIC;
discharged, loo: killed and died OF
wounds, Is; died of disease, 6: trans
ferred, IS; remaining to be mustered
out, 1913. OF those discharged the
greater part We're discharged that
they might stay in the Philippines and
remain in the service. These figures
are beyond dispute, and show that the
havoc" has been only in the minds
of the dyspeptic kickers at home. This
regiment has been over n year in the
service and has seen much hard fight
ing, and is not taken for illustration
because il has Jared any diffaraptIv
than the other regiments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

From Denver comes the story of Il
young woman who thought she was
slowly dying of a broken heart. The
and restored her to perfect health in a
short time. The mistake is not uncom-
mon. The heart will generally take
good working order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE following
star service has been established in
Maine:
Route 1873. Backriver to Boothbay,
miles and back, six times a week. by
schedule of not TO exceed q hour
running time each way. From Sep
TENDER l, 1899, to June so, 1901
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
L1TCHFIELD PLAINS.

Summer visitors continue to arrive
among the latest Were MIR. and Mrs A
+. Berry and Mrs. Elmer Shorey OF
Chicago.
Thomas Weber, VINO was taker
suddenly i'll, Sunday evening, is some
what improved
DIR. kendrick reports Glide Chase as
very ill with typhoid fever.
Mrs. j. A. Chase has four summe,
boarders from Massachusetts.
q. NJ. Rogers and Sarah Hutchinson
returned from Fryeburg. Thursday.
Miss Flora A. Berry is expected II
offciate at the Plains church. sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The withdrawal of the troops in
Cleveland is followed by more rioting
and more dynamite outrages by the
strikers. That city needs a thorough
shaking up and housekeeping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Andrew Carnegie is cosmopolitan
enough to found libraries and do phil
anthropic work on both sides of the
ocean, but he denies with most en-
phatic language the rumor that he has
any intention of ceasing to be an
American citizen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The rain falls and the mud is deep
in Luzon, but the Yankee soldiers can
not refrain from getting in few eff
fective whacks occasionally on Aguin-
is over and the new troops have arriv-
ed the finishing blow will be given the
ipcIIrrpptiop
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

As was expected William C. Whitney
didn't know that he had been to Eu-
rope to induce Dewey to accept the
Democratic nomination until he was
told by the reporters on his return.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held rcspOn-
sible for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications
address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers.
Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Richard Croker has lost money on
the English races and is now on his
way home to make it up in New York
politics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Speaker Reed in on his way home
and there is a general sharpening Of
men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

May the coming Sunday have no hor-
rofs to equal or approach those of a
week ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

case, but now, as a year and a half
ago, they can be materially lightened
by the prompt and cheerful giving of
that which is due from every good
citizen to the Chief Executive of the
nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The Filipinos are living proof Of
the truth Of that old saw about those
who fight and run away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The appeal of Aguinaldo to the pow
ers will eventually return to him from
the dead letter office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Perhaps the only word that is the same
I ~ al languages IS the Hello in re-
there Is telephone line the word is in
use. ana means just what it does in Eng
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Boston shows tendency to be more
hysterical than practical with the
Baker family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The golf craze has not superseded
other sports at all of the Maine sum
mer resorts. The tennis tournament
at Sorrento has attracted unusual at
tcntion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Even Uncle Sam cannot insure Porto
Rico against hurricanes.