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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

ner once declared seriously that he took
a nap while waiting for him to play.
An amusing instance where one of
these super deliberate gentlemen adj
dicted to the lingering habit came to
grief was observed once in a match
game 1t was question whether or
not to finesse, and required due con-
sideration. Mr.. Slowpoke placed his
cards face downward on the table, rose
from his chair and went to the other
end of the room to commune with him
self. In about five minutes (it seemed
much longer) he returned and re
voked!" His partner rose at the end
of the deal and said with mock SOL
emnty: Gentlemen, this is indeed a
lesson we would do we'll to learn-tO
take time enough to consider before
we play. My partner, your observe, is
man of deep thought don't
think"
1t is we'll to be deliberate, but not to
the extent of arousing suspicion that
you have fallen into trance. There is
a medium between the hurry-up- table
thumper, or the nervous busy-body
who discharges his cards to the trick
like the missile from a catapult, and
the affected thoughtfulness and eau
ton of the card-balancer who keeps
the whole table waiting beyond any re-
asonable limit for him to play.
A quiet, deliberate, unaffected man
ner of play should be cultivated. 1t
suggests repose of mind and reserve
force; and-one word more-don' I
look your partner out of countenance
when you do play, for the purpose OF
ascertaining whether or not it suits
him.-W. E. Hickox, in The American
Whist Player.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
FLYING FROM
A BURNING TRAIN.

Boys" said the old engineer re-
fiectively, as he reflled his pipe, and
returned the tobacco pouch to the con-
ductor, sit is just twenty-seven years
tonight since I had an experience
which mighty near drove me from the
road. Mebbe if it had I'd been better
off to-day, but that's neither here nor
there. If you fellows care to listen
I'll tell about it while we're waitin'
here for No. to pass"
Let her go, Bill" chorused the
crew, for the engineers stock OF
stories was known and appreciated by
every man on the division.
Well began the veteran, as he set
tied back comfortably, that was long
before we had many of the improve
ments now used.
THAT was before the days of pipe
lines, and every gallon of oil burned
east Of the mountains had to be ship
ped by rail. At first it was all in bar
refs, DuI IL WASH / lung I'LL oO4lOOhC IL
vented the tank car for carryin' it in
bulk, and then the fun began for the
train hands. Perhaps you don't see
anything particularly unusual in the
idea of a tank car, exceptin' its bad
smell, but if you imagine one of them
things loaded to the last gallon and in
a blazin' wreck you'll begin to under
stand what | mean.
when an oil tank caught fire there
was only one or two things to be done.
One was to git away from it right
quick, the other was to keep it from
dom any more harm than it had to-.
No use tryin' to put out the fire. No,
sir. Might as we'll turn a hose on hell
itself Water made it worse. OF
course when a tank began to burn it
was only a matter of a few minutes
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

while the same thought came to me
and Pete, we both put it aside straight
off. We railroaders don't set up TO be
heroes, or any of that kind Of thing,
but there's mighty few of us who
wouldn't take his dose like that rather
than be responsible for the KILN Of
whole trainload of unsuspectin' pas
sengers. No, sir. We stuck to the old
engine, but that didn't mean We were
goin' to be either roasted or blown up.
Not much. That is, if we could pre-
vent it.
"'we'll run for the throw-off switch,
Pete l yelled across the boiler. He
understood and nodded. l pulled her
out full, and the old engine gave
Jump and then bumped herself down
the mountain. 1t was a good three
miles to the throw-off switch, which
was blind sidin' put in to catch run
away cars by turnin' them of into the
woods. If we could get there quick
enough and get the switch unlocked
and turned if the oil tanks would take
the sidin' at that terrific speed, instead
of keepin' right on, and if the express
! didn't crash into us from behind, we
would have a good chance to pull
through, but if any of these ifs failed
we'd go up in mixture of cars, help
in engine, express trains, explodin' oil
tanks and Dustin boilers, covered with
glory and blazin coal oil.
Pleasant prospect, wasn't it?
"Well, our old engine didn't run, she
flew, and back of us came that wild
train, a real hell on wheels. I've often
thought since what great procession
we made chasin' down the hill that
night. After decidin' what to do |
turned my back on the runaway cars
and faced down. | had to for the sake
Of my nerves, as well as to see where
we were goin'. Only once | looked
back, and that was when we were
about a quarter Of a mile above the
SWITCH. Wdultu 10 SEE WuSl6 luI9
were They were only about mile
away and gainin fresh speed every
second.
"'You jump and throw the switch,
Pete, yelled to the fireman, and then
run for your life; I'm goin' to stick to
the engine!'
He nodded. Pete wasn't much for
talk. / begun to git nervous then, for
it seemed impossible to carry out our
plan with them cars so close and com
| in so wicked. Pete crawled out on the
tank and dropped fair and square on
| his feet with key in hand as we passed
the switch. He turned it and run.
81 brought the engine TO a standstill
two or three telegraph poles below.
| Might as we'll see it through right here
thought. IF they take the switch I'm
all right, and if they don't I've got no
chance anyway against the express
and so I waited developments.
Great Jupiter, what sight that was
as them oil tanks came tearing down
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
A TROPHY DEAL.

The following deal, published in a
late issue of whist Opinion" with
comments. is a noted example of how
crack players do their work so badly
that average players blush for them.
This deal was played by swagger
teams of the famous Walbrook and
Albany clubs, and is known as Trophy
deal No. 90. Tricks were lost on both
sides. The distribution of the cards
was quite unusual, and the hands adj
NIT of interesting variations of play
krhich will entertain our whist read
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

Albany, nine; Walbrook, four.
Tricks and 3.-East's looks like the
logical opening and continuation.
Trick 3.-North plays the adversary's
game, hoping to kill the king in East's
hand. If he had opened his strong
suit he would have furthered his own
case considerably.
Trick 4.-With his clubs unestablish-
ed as far as he knows. East is wise in
4. adopting conservative tactics
Trick east had better gone on
with his clubs or low diamond here,
keeping the trump to top the spades.
West cannot possibly make the spade
queen. and would give his partner more
information by discarding it.
ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The Register is in receipt of several
communications regarding the play of
the deal in last Sundays issue, under
the head How the Gain Was Made "
The object of the illustration was to
show the error of discarding from ones
long and strong suit on partners lead,
/ just because it is not generally consid-
cred advisable to blank an ace One
of the Registers correspondents claims
that it is impossible for North and
: South to make nine tricks out of the
deal That is true if West discards on
trick 2, his of hearts; in fact if play
! ed properly North and South would
make but six tricks. The deal as pub
lished in the Register makes gain in
the everyday for East and West Of
three tricks. In the original play North
and South made nine tricks. Why?
Because West discarded from his
strong suit in preference to blanking
his ace of hearts. That is the reason
| why it is good thing to master q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

till she busted or exploded just like an
engine, exceptin much worse. Every
crew used to carry an old army musket
in the caboose, and when a tank jump
ed the track and took fire, the men
would shoot holes into her to let the
oil out and prevent an explosion. Fact,
KILN tanks we used to call it.
"One night when our turn came it
was one Of them oil trains. We started
out an hour ahead of the night ex-
press, and barrin' accidents were due
at the summit twenty-five minutes
ahead of her, givin' me fifteen minutes
to drop back to the halfway passin'
sidin and still clear her by ten min
utes.
Everything worked smooth as clock
work on that trip. We got to the sum-
NIT in good time, and when we cut
loose from the rear end the car in
spectors were just beginnin' to tap the
wheels and examine the runnin' gear
Oh lHe lduhS. we udu p4CAty VI tlAdc
to make the switch, and 50 we were
joggin' along slow and easy, back
wards, Of course, and l was wonderin'
how much extra time I had made that
month, when suddenly my fireman,
Pete Jones, give yell.
What's the matter, Peter I asked,
startled like.
Matter. For Gods sake, look up
the track
Il looked, oId was never worse
scared in all M hte. Away up the
line, mebbe two miles and half, was
a blaze as big as a barn afre. and
CROWN brighter every second. We
didn't need to ask each other what il
was. We knew. 1t was the oil train,
or part of it, broke loose and runnin'
away. and on fire 10 boot.
"A man has to do some mighty
quick thinkin at time like that, and
the whole case sprung into my brain
like a fash. Them cars were comm
down on US like a streak of creased
lightnin', and behind us the express
was comm up at a rattlin' good clip
and mighty close at hand, too. We
were sort Of between the devil and
the dark blue sea, as the sayin' is
"One thing we might have done and
saved our own lives all right, and that
was to jump of and take TO the woods.
but I'm glad to be able to say that
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
OF VIEW.

MARROW NESS OF VIEW.
of the chief faults at whist, and
Whic h is prevalent among all
of players, is narrowness of
" which is meant failure to re-
component parts of hand in
alton to each other, and it's
lies as a whole This is the
too close adherence to some
method. The theory bound
condition analogous to
muscle-bound athlete. His
restricted to certain direc-
will look for a long suit,
bought only of establish
her for a tenace, his MINI
the prospective finesse, and
lose penchantis the cross
scan his cards with an eye
hort suites 1t goes without
under any of these, or sim
Instances. the full value of a
seldom J appreciated, and its
2enX as seldom adopted. In
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
LEADING A LOSING TRUMP.

1t is usually very bad play to lead a
losing trump when the best trump is
the only one held by the adversaries.
The proper play is to lead an estab-
lished plain suit, so that the adversar-
les will be compelled to trump with the
best trump. When the losing trump is
led to the adverse best trump by skill
full player the play is in the nature of
a coup. Such a play is very rare, and
the object generally is to put the lead
into the hand of the adversary so that
he will be compelled to lead a plain
suit, of which the leader of the losing
trump has none and in which the lead
er's partner is strong. Sometimes the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
RHYME OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

This Is the rhyme Of the skin Of the plg,
Shaver and slippery. smooth and big, .
Rounded and sewn and blown and light q
For the CRIME and grind Of the gridiron
fight.
Punch brother, punch with glecl
(But not in the presence Of the refereeD
An elbow gouCe IL his chin Is free:
II you fall on your stomach. use your kneSl
Purch, brother, punch with Elec,
(But not in the presence OF the refereeO"
Trimmed and cut and measured and
barred.
Watered and rolled and swept and clear
For the bank and bounce Of the leather
sphere.
Punch brother. punch with glee,
out not in the presence Of tho refereeD
Chow an ear II an ear you see:
a thumb in his eye the best may be!
Punch brother, punch, with gleci
Out not in the presence Of the refereeDr
New York Press.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
whist principle but not to let the prin

Would say to G. E. B. that he does
not play discreetly in leading thetwo of
diamonds at trick 8. Your partner has
indicated by his discard that diamonds
is his strong suit. You holding
queen, knave and 8, should lead your
queen as a strengthening card. That
is what was done in the everyday of the
deal as published, and to the suit was
established in one round.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
MlH 7.

NaTrowness of View-Lcadins a Losing Trump.
A Manner of Playa Trophy Deal Accom-.
panied by Some Poor Playing Short Com.
pilation of the Best Current Whist Literature
Tor the Week-AIl of 1t Valuable to the Stu.
dent of the Royal Game.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
SURE.

Are you sure you love her?" asked
his close friend.
Absolutely" answered the young
man. 1--WE been her partner at whist
\when she forgot what trumps were,
I'd didn't lose my temper. Wash
kton Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
TEN DEAD.
One More Added to the Victims of the
Chicago Catastrophe.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-The list of those
who lost their lives yesterday in the
falling of the heavy iron arches which
formed the skeleton of the Coliseum,
a huge convention hall in course of
construction now number ten.
One man, Edward Swanson, reported
among the missing, was today added
to the roll of death. A companion of
Swanson when the accident happened
today told the police he had taken his
friends body from the ruins in a hor-
ribly mangIed condition and that it had
been taken away in an ambulance.
What disposition was made of it is un-
known. Samuel Smith, Alexander Mil
las, Joseph King and other reported
missing, have been accounted for, all
having escaped. The hospital authori-
ties today reported of the injured, John
Narsham was in the most serious con
dition and will probably die. His skull
was fractured, his right leg cut off and
the other limb badly crushed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
ALL MUST REPORT
-4nsas Colleges Called to Ac-
count by Auditor Cole.
Ordered to Turn Incidental Fees
Into State Treasury.
AN IMPORTANT ITEM.
Money Collected From Students
Amounts to Thousands.
Used as a Contingent Fund by
the Institutions.

The new system of requiring all fees
collected by the state institutions to
be turned into the state treasury,
adopted by the state auditor and for
which blanks Will be sent out this
week, will play havoc with some of the
business methods in vogue at the kan
sas university, the State Agricultural
college and the State Normal school
These institutions charge the stu
dents a small incidental fee. At the
normal it is So per term At the uni
versity the fee is from $5 TO S25, while
practically the same rule applies at the
state agricultural college.
The revenues derived from these
sources amount to about $4,000 per
year. Not since the institutions have
been established have these fees been
turned into the state treasury.
At the three colleges named this
money is used for incidental expenses
It has practically been applied in the
place of a contingent fund and pur-
chaseS which could not be made with
other funds have been made with this
money derived from the students
There is but one law upon this sub
ject and that expressly defines that all
such fees shall be turned into the state
treasury, to be appropriated by the
legislature in case that body should sea
fit to do so.
The Manhattan college wanted a spe-
cial catalogue printed and it was paid
found this out and has ordered the
money returned to the fund, which
means that the college authorities must
get it from their own pockets.
At the normal the largest fees are
collected. With more than 1000 stu
dents who pay IS each for each term
Of twenty weeks, the sum collected
amounts to $4,000 annually. This is
quite a large sum of money. especially
when it is applied to the purchase OF
supplies which can not be procured in
any other manner.
The Kansas university fees vary, be-
ing governed, it is said, by the char
acter of the course taken by the stu
dent. This is also true at the agricul-
turaI college.
With all of these fees turned into the
state treasury at the opening of the
school year and at the opening Of the
mid-winteF terms the general revenue
fund would be largely increased.
Mr.. Cole expects to insist that all
these moneys be turned in. although it
is expected that some resistance will
come from the college authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
SUCCEEDS FUNSTON.
Gen. Joe Wheeler Will Com
mand the Kansan's Old
Brigade.

Manila, Aug. 29.-(6:1O p. m)-GeneraI
Wheeler has been ordered to report to
General Macarthur. He will be given COM
mand of Gen. FunstOn's brigade which
Col. Liscum has commanded temporarily.
General Wheeler will proceed to San Fer
nando tomorrow after having spent a
week in energetically visiting the lines.
General Wheeler said to a representa-
tive of the Associated Press: Il am much
pleased with the situation. I think that
when Major General Otis gets more
troops he will make rapid progress. The
country is more favorable for military
operations than I supposed. The impress
sion that the country is unhealthy is
wrong"
The railroad to Angeles will be restored
within week and General Macarthur
will advance his headquarters to that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
CHURCH PowER1Ess.
Cannot Stop Raids of Irresponsible
Insurance Company.

The National Church Mutual Insur-
ance association of Lisbon, Ia, is caus-
ing some people in Kansas uneasiness
because of the nOn-payment of losses
incurred by fire. Several complaints
have been received by W. V Church,
superintendent of insurance, but Mr.
Church is pOWerless to do anything to
prevent the further impOsitions of the
company, because he has no jurisdfc-
tion over the association which has
been doing business i'll the state with
out a license.
This same company caused consider
able trouble when Webb McNau was
superintendent of insurance, and he is
sued monthly bulletins displaying the
fact that the company was unreliable
and exhibited a bundle of complaints
which he had received as evidence that
the company made a speciality of refus-
ing to pay losses.
Mr.. Church said today: 'I have no
jurisdiction over this company because
it is not licensed to do business in Kan
sas. 1 can only warn patrons of the
company that the company is doing an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
Insurance Company Admitted

The Union Assurance company of
London has been admitted TO do busi-
ness in Kansas. This is a new com
pany and it has never before trans
acted business in the state. The COM
pany has paid the fees, $156, and the
certificate of authority has been for
warded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
Vote for Progressl

The attention of those who are opposing
the city hall proposition because of its
cost to the city is called to the fact that the
state conventions of the three leading po-
litical parties will be held next spring and
summer. At present Topeka has no place
where they could possibly be held. A
comm odiouS convention hall will secure
all these conventions for Topeka and the
three will leave enough money in the city
to pay every dollar the city hall will cost
Vote for Progress!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

Continued on Sixth PaSe.)
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13
PURC lASED FAME.
Why English Newspapers Always Advss,
tlse (Dbs,urc socis,tv psonIs

Why English Newspapers Always Adves.
tise Obscure Society People.
During the recent upheaval In the
Pail Mall Gazette Office one interesting
bit Of information that came to the sur.
face was that Mr.. Ast0r's editors and
reporters were accustomed wheD
among themselves to refer to certain
department Of the paper as THE little.
tattle column" says the New York
Times. 1t contains divers short para.
graphs in which are -eCounted the
doings, social and other, of notabilitias
OF various grades, including always
many titled nonentities and occasion.
ally professional persons like doctors,
lawyers and diplomats. Most Of the
other Londcn journals have similar
columns and they are all equally trivia.
and snobbish. 1t now appears that
what has always seemed to be merely
an amusing illustration of the extent to
which the British public carries it's in
terest In the upper classes" Is in real
ity something quite different.
A Manchester doctor recently got In.
to trouble with his confreres because
he allowed himself to be advertised as
connected with certain sanitarium
One Of his friends, noticing that the
movements Of other medical men, all OF
whom had been vociferously scrupu-
lous in regard to the ethics of thei,
profession, were constantly recorded By
the press, proceeded to the Office of
the Thunderer itself with a similar
item exploiting journey Of his own.
There he was informed that announce
ments Of that class were inserted at
the rate Of l guinea for three lines and
10 shillings 6 pence for every addition
al line. Continuing his investigation
he learned that the society people. too,
bought fame at the same high price
and that the so called "tittle-tattle"
was published not because the British
public yearned for 1t, but because the
lesser lights Of society and science
yearned for notoriety and were willing
10 pay tor It.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13

The German EmperOr's Childres.
How the German emperor will brinS
up his only daughter is no subject
Of wonderment to the Berliners. They
know that, princess as she is, she will
be taught to be a good housewife. to
sew, to cook perhaps, and to order din
ner certainly. For the sovereign's ideal
woman Is q strictly domestic person,
as his ideal man Is stout soldier. His
little boys haven't much fun in their
daily lives. Concerning these lives the
Sketch says: In the Spartan upbring.
ing Of his children the kaiser rivals his
ancestor. Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia.
According to Klausmann's "Leben in
Deutschen Kaiserhaus," the life Of the
royal children Of Berlin is not sweet
ened by hours Of inactivity. In their
years Of infancy the kaiserin ministers
to almost all their wants. spends
good part Of the day with them and
enters into all their amusements, When
the princes arrive at the age Of 8 things
are all changed and 1t Is all work.
They are then allowed about an hour
and half out of their waking hours to
themselves; all the rest of their day
Is spent in study and physical training,
Even In holiday time their tutors &C.
company them to superintend their
Observation-Disclosures Ledger
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-13
Didnt Care for Much Dress.

Mr. uptown Is the husband Of a very
fashionable and drcssy wife, and not
long ago he was talking with a stran.
ger about womens clothes at a swell,
reception up in Harlem.
Plenty Of handsome women here TO.
night" ventured the stranger
yes said Mr.. Uptown blandlv.
Married" queried the stranger.
Yes; my wife is here Tonight"
I'm married. too. but my wife sci.
uom goes out She doesn't care much
Tor dress. Does yours?"
Well" replied Uptown, with Soma
hesitation, II don't really know wheth.
er she cares much for dress, but I'm
pretty sure she doesn't care for much
dress; but you can Judge for yourself
There she comes now"
MIS- uptown, who Is stylish to the
backbone, swept by, and the stranper
0gs. ''i'