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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-08
GRAY.

Gray. March AT the annual meeting
the following gentlemen were chosen
officers: W. Ii. Vinton. ID. moderator;
+. l.. Clark, d.. clerk; J. f, Hancock, i,
r., K. ,. Caswell, d., W. >. Allen, ID. !,
selsctmen; Frank l.. Clark, D., treasur-
er; W. NJ. Dow, D., truant officer; Rev.
Ii. A. Childs, supervisor of schools; 81.
Z. Morrill,, r., collector OF taxes; Edward
Foster, D., road commissioner; Il ,
Caswell u. .,agent Of town house; Angus
tus Lowe and e G. Leighton, sections
The meeting was adjourned until Sat
urday, MarcL II at o'clock p. IN
BUXION.
West buxton, March The annual
town meeting was held at this town house
Monday and the following officers were
elected: Clerk, Ii. g. Wakefield; select
men, assessors and overseers of the poor,
tleileld; treasur ST, p. NJ. Usher; constabla
and collector, q. H. Iarbox; superinten-
dent of schools. f. l.. bennett; school
committee, W. ii. Smith; agent, j. G.
Ridlon; auditor, A. q Locke.
Mrs Loring Townsend who has been
taking care Of Mrs. j. Townsend the past
four weeks was called home last Thurs
day by the serious illness of her sister.
The saw mill which has been closed
| for repairs last week Is in running order
again.
A fierce storm is raging at the presen,
writing.
CORNISH.
Cornish, March AT the annual town
meeting held Monday, March the fol
lowing officers were elected; Moderator
Leroy f. Pike; clerk, Lewis b. knight
seectnen. assessors and overseers of the
moor, Elisher Parker Wyer W. Pike ant
Lorenzo Day; treasurer, George d. Park
er; superintendent of schools. Howard
Bracket; one member OF the school com
mittee for three years. Levi l.. Cook; col
Ieotor of taxes, L. f. Pike. All are Re
publlcans.
PERU.
Peru. March Annual election o
oftioers for Peru and Franklin Plantation
annex.
son: first selectman, Jfames W. Gowell
-scond selectman, Henry r. Robinson
third selectman, Charles j. Tracy; towi
treasurer. William S. Walker super In
tendent of scohols, Rev. F. B. Nelson
road commissioner, stephen Getchell
George Rowe and Granvilie.Child; collec
tor of taxes, Wallace Harmon.
RUMFORD.
The following officers were elected
Monday:
Moderator-N. NJ. LufBin.
Clerk-F. 0. Eaton.
Seleotmen-H. 9. Dunton, Y. A.
Thu rston, James S. Morse.
! Treasurer-F. b. Martin.
Tax Colleetor-H. L. Elliott.
School Committee for three years. j
Calhoun. N
school Committee for one year-A. I.
stearns. 0
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10

once be eliminated all cases In which
the wisdom Of trump lead is debated.
When to lead q trump and when not to
do SO Is a totally different question, and
one which has no place in the present
discussion. Therefore. when change
in suits is referred to 1t is understood
that it is change to another plain suit
that is contemplated and that trump
lead is not considered.
1t must first be remembered that
there is one point in the argument OF
our short suit friends that is sound,
in that it is generally better to have
some one else lead your suit than to do
Ii yourself. 1t should also be be borne
in mind that there is but one combina-
ton OF cards that is more advantage
Gus to lead than to have led up to you,
viz. Queen, Jack. ten, and there are
but two others in which, as a rule, 1t
makes no difference who leads, viz,
Ace, King. Queen, and King, Queen.
Jack. 1t is this, in a measure, that
causes the advice to be given to be-
ginner, Don't change suits" Text
books of few years ago did not real-
ize the situation in this respect, and
the player was taught to always open
his long suit as soon as he got the
chance. We doubt IL any experienced
player at the present time would agree
with this. It is this effort to establish
two long suits, which usually result in
neither being established, and is used
as strong argument against the long
suit game.
1t has been found best, under all cir
cumS.ances, to return partners suit.
unless you have one of the combina-
tions above mentioned, viz, Ace, King.
Queen or King, Queen, Jack or Queen,
Jack, ten, at the head of your long
suit, or unless you are satisfied for any
reason that the suit you lead can be
more easily cleared than the one Of
which four cards have been already
played. To this rule, as to any other
at the game of whist, there are excep-
tiors. 1t is the experienced player who
knows when to follow or depart from
the rule. For special cases no rule or
advice can be given; they can only be
dealt with as they arise.
The argument used above will be
found so generally sound that It viii
bear careful thought and study. We
recommend its general adoption in
practice at the present day It win be
noticed that the average player gener-
ally tries to establish two long suits,
one in their own and one in their part
ner's hand The impossibility OF doing
so can be easily recognized. as compar-
ed to the efforts of the opponents 10
only try to establish one.-T. L. otis.
in the Newark News.
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ner, as likely as not, holds the very
honor he desires a finesse against
Again, the expert player is full Of sus-
picion. He is constantly on his guard
again underway when his adversaries,
it may be, do not even know the mean
ing Of the term. He suspects. the OPP
pcnent on one side of finessing and the
other of holding over him, when both
are absolutely free of guile, and could
set up an irreproachable alibi He as
sumes that everybody is playing false
cards, and, in short, borrows trouble
on all sides. He works up series of
complications in deals Of absolutely
Aeolian character, and his weather eye
is ever open for an opportunity to play
TO the gallery. That these mental GYM
nastics afford him peculiar pleasure
cannot be gainsaid, but that they result
in the loss of many tricks is equally
unquestionable. l have in mind we'll
known tournament expert who would
rather pull off coup any day than eat
a good square meal, even if he lose a
trick or so in the process, and the fun
of the situation is that he generally
gets away with a reputation untarnish-
ed, so ingenious are his arguments,
He will assure you in the most I'M
faltering manner that he did not open
that suit fer fear of killing an honor
in your hand, and the trick he lost
by not following the plain course in
sight goes unnoticed in your admira-
ton of his matchless perspicacity and
powers Of preyarication.
The expert whist player is necessar-
lily fine analyst, and will nearly al
ways have his partner at a disadvan-
tage when the inevitable "pcst-mor-
tenn comes round. He possesses a
rare faculty for perceiving long in ad-
vance when he may be accused OF hav-
ing lost a trick, his perceptive powers
/; in this direction, indeed. approaching
closely to the supernatural. During
/ the entire remainder Of the deal after
I the trick on which the play in ques-
ton occurred, his fertile imagination
will be busily employed in construct
! ing an impervious defense Of the play.
A dozen possibilities are suggested, the
/ happening of any one Of which would
have rendered the play sound, and so
unanswerable do his arguments seem
to partner all unprepared for the
fray that the latter will often. per-
force, surrender at discretion rather
than wage a wordy conflict to which
he feels himself unequal. And thus
the triumph OF mind over matter is
exemplifed as uguaI-Beverly' w.
Smith in the Baltimore Herald.
RETURNING PARTNERS SUIT
On the original opening Of hand
when the third hand wins the frs
trick, what should he continue with
| We do not think the subject Is giTei
the attention 1t should receive. Tn
question whether new suit should b
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
SHE SAID "WOOF!"

Perry Hutchinson, of Marysville, re-
Gently went out into his hog pasture on
a visit of inspection. Down near the
creek he found an old sow with lit
ter of pigs and near by was lying the
dead body of huge wildcat which had
been killed by the SOW in fair fight
Perry says that while he was looking
at the strange sight the old sow said,
"Woofl" whereupon he lit out for
fence.-Kansas City Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
THE FIRST CARD LED.

The play of the entire hand often
depends upon the very first card led,
and the confidence that your partner
has that your lead is correct. What
ever, then, your original lead may be-
let it be true, and, as far as you can
make it so, simple one; never lead
an equivocal card7that is, one which
may denote either strength or weak
ness-if you can lead card about
which no mistake is possible.-Pem-
bridge.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
JOY ENOUGH.

For all o. the strifes an troubles
For all o the grief an wrong,
There's JOY enough In the country
To keep Us singin alongl
The past was a past Of promise
There's faith in the future strong:
There's joy enough in the country
To keep us singin alingl
The thorns are red in the reapin.
But they're still where the roses
throng;
There's 10y enough IN the country
To keep US singln along!
ATLANTA Constitution.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
NOW IS THE TIME FOR
A BIG WINTER BLIZZARD.
Luckily the Weather Bureau Issues Daily Maps and the Weather
Stations in the United States Keep Us Posted Days.
Advance of the Visitors Arrival.
Get your ear muffs, the blizzard is

Get your ear muffs, the blizzard is
coming!
So is Christmas!
The beautiful weather which has pre-
vailed throughout the United States,
SCATTERING all previous good weather
records, will soon be put to rout by the
great annual blizzard, which is on its
way.
The rain makers of Texas may
prophesy; the rain producers OF Min
nesota may promise; the drought de-
stroyers of India may do their best.
But there is only one blizzard man
the head of the weather bureau; he,
and he alone, knows when and where
and how hard the blizzard will strike
US.
The great blizzard which swept the
country last February would have been
very serious to life and property If it
had not been for the weather bureau
man. Three days before the blizzard
crossed the British border in the north
west, for the United States, the blizzard
man heard of it and issued his orders.
No ships were to go to sea; lake traf-
fic must be suspended; trains were
warned of the coming storm and en-
gineers made ready to face it.
Still the weather bureau man was
not sure it would come.
The day before, as the indications
became more pronounced, he sent out
orders that the warning of the blizzard
be posted at all maritime ports; and,
for twelve hours previous to the ar
rival of the blizzard, he worked his as
sistants night and day.
Beginning in the northwest, it trav-
eled across the country toward the
south, striking all places in it's journey
until 1t reached the Atlantic coast and
was lost at sea, doing great damage to
all shipping on the Atlantic.
WEATHER STATIONS.
There are 1874 weather stations in the
United States. Of these, are are 100
from which weather maps are issued
daily. That means that the inhabi-
tants of all cities that lie within these
100 stations are informed daily of the
weather probabilities of that and the
succeeding day; and that they can see,
at the station, a map of the weather
as it approaches.
map as wind wave and both are
printed so that the layman can read it.
If the thermometer is twenty-three
degrees below zero in Chicago, and if
there is high wind blowing from the
west, the people of New York can see
by the map that cold wave is coming
east as fast as it can; and the indica-
tons are that it will be there within
twenty-four hours, according to the
velocity of the wind.
If the people of Indianapolis read in
the papers that a warm spell prevails
in Virginia and that the wind is blow
ing strongly from the east, they will
know that a thaw is travelling toward
them and can prepare for the same.
A thaw to many businesses is bene-
fetal; to others disastrous. But in
either case the people must know of it.
The gathering of ali this information
is work which brings crows feet I'M
der the eyes of the weather bureau men
and causes them to lose youth and
health in the service. The uncertainty
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10

opened or the partners suit at once re-
turned is confusing to many players.
The situation is constantly arising, and
is confusing to the beginner, and has
even given to better players many anx-
ious moments and differences Of opin
ion among experts.
In its consideration there must ct
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
WHIST .
Goes This Hit You?-The First Lea1-The
Devils Bed Posts-Why Experts Drop
Tricks---Returnng Partners Subtitle
Latest Current Literature on Whist.
DOES THIS ADVICE HIT YOU?

DOES THIS ADVICE HIT YOU?
Play all your cards alike, without
emphasis or observation. How can
you expect your partner TO have any
confidence in your play when it is evil
dent to him from your hesitation that
you have no confidence in YOURSELF
Pembridge.
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used by the afternoon papers. No map is
made from the observation taken at p.
M, but the information gathered in this
continent-wide observation is that furnish
ed to the morning papers.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
THE DEVILS BED-POST, ETC.

In England the four of clubs is
universally known as the devils bed
posts The deuce of spades, when
turned up as the trump card, is to be
tapped for luck, and the deuce of clubs
is sign of five trumps in the dealers
hand. Wherever cards are known, the
nine of diamonds is called the curse
of Scotland" and many ingenious ex-
plantations (none of them satisfactory,
have been offered as to the origin CT
this phrase, which dates back as Ear at
least as 1745. In October Of that year
a caricature was published which rep
resents the young Chevalier trying TO
lead a herd of bulls laden with
curses. ETC., across the Tweed, with the
nine OF diamonds lying before them.
WHY EXPERTS DROP TRICKS.
The contrast afforded by the totally
different methods OF dropping tricks
common to expert and inexpert players
is a constant source OF amusement and
instruction to the careful observer The
latter's sins of omission and commits
sion are generally chargeable to ignor-
ance of fundamental principles. care
lessness in noting the fall of the cards
and lack of the most ordinary whist
perception. The besetting sin OF the
expert player. On the other hand, is
that he plays too well This may
sound paradoxical, but it is true new
ertheless. Note how carefully he nurses
his tenace suits, opening instead, sup
porting cards which do but strengthen
the opponents position. while b. part
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10
NOT FAsTIDIous.

Mop" said Woody Pete, II dunno IS
I'm pertickler euuff TO ask fer golden
rules Jest few little old 81 and 81 bank
bills fresh from tn treasury vaults IA good
enuff fer me"-Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-10

England
died
Sheridan
famed Hiss Lnsy lighting
In IT'S The Rivals prou at
accompanying Ists the
r1ghtto be
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08

DERACKIN IN PUERTO RICo.-S. Z.
DeRackin, ex-sheriff of Lincoln coun-
ty, ex-editor OF the Sprague Mail and
"ex-boss" OF the populist party in that
county is now in Puerto Rico, run
ming redhot Yankee paper in the
city of San Juan. As usual Sam has
a row on his hands with the printers
and people with whom he is doing
business and at last reports was
Standing off" the authorities. Mr.
DeRackin also started the Ritzville
Mail in this city some four years ago
and stayed with us long enough to col
lect the bonus contributed by our
trusting citizens. We recall circum-
stance which occurred while the gen.
tleman was sheriff of Lincoln county.
Symes, the slayer of Conlee, was be-
ing brought from Montana by sheriffs
Thompson and Mclaughlin, and at
Spokane Mr.. DeRackin boarded the
train, and sheriff Thompson, through
courtesy due from one officer to an
other, admitted him to the baggage
Car where the prisoner and guards
were fortified. At Cheney the Lin
coin county sheriff stepped from the
train and wired the Sprague citizens
to assemble their mob, informing
them of Syme's whereabouts. Owing
to it being just after midnight and
with only half or three-quarters OF
an hours notice, the lynching party
failed to reach the station in time
and the officers landed their charge in
the Ritzville Jail. Mr.. DeRackin was
appointed to fill vacancy in the
Office of sheriff, but short time after
was removed therefrom by the com
missioners.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08
LABOR OMNIA VINCIT.
RITZVILLE, FEBRUARY 8, 1899.


IT is to be hoped that the members
of the state legislature will be
thoughtful, honest and considerate
enough to carefully weigh their votes
before assisting to sqnander $60O,00O
on capitol buildings in that sleepy
town and out-of- the-way place, Olym-
pia. They should take map and
study the boundaries of our great
state, where the population is now,
and where and how it will probably
be in ten or twenty years hence.
Nothing in the past, present or future
suggests that the capital of our fair
state should be located at that almo7t
inaccessible point. There is not one
reasonable excuse under the sun ever
advanced why it should remain there.
Tacoma is the city that should hear
the toga. So far as the people Of the
commonwealth are concerned the pro-
posed appropriation would be better
cast into the waters of Puget sound.
The sessions of the Supreme court
should be in the same city. Washing
ton is getting too big to be held down
much longer by small delegation
like that from Thurston county.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08

HELP your town! Push it, talk
about it, write about it, speak well of
it, help improve it. Choke the croaker
Beautify the streets-the yards. Pat
ronize home merchants, advertise in
home papers, prefer home enterprise
always, speak well of its enterprising
men; if you cannot think of some
good word to say keep quiet. If you
are able invest in something to employ
somebody. Be hustler. Be courteous
to the stranger who comes among you,
SO that he will carry away good i'm
preston. Encourage the men who go
in for improvements; your own portion
OF the cost will be only that which rs
Just. Don't kick about necessary
public improvements because they are
not at your own door, or for fear that
your taxes might be raised fifteen
cents.-Ex.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08
wAsHlNdToN's NEW SENATOR.
A. q. Foster Elected United States
Senator Feby. Ist, 1899.
WILSON GAVE HIS SUPPORT TO FOSTER.
Received the Caucus Nomination Tuesday
Night, Jan. 81, 1899.

Received the Caucus Nomination Tuesday
Night, Jan. 81, 1900.
Addison G. Foster was elected U.
S. Senator We inesday for the six
years from March 4th, on the twenty
fourth joint ballot, receiving 81 votes.
He was born in Belchertown, Mass,
81 years ago. Early in his life his
parents removed to Illinois and when
a young man his father located in
Wisconsin. He assisted his father in
clearing u farm in the Wisconsin for
ests, and later moved to Wabasha,
MINI. While here he was successfully
surveyor and auditor, and was held in
high esteem. In 1887 Mr.. Foster le-
moved to Tacoma to engage with Col.
Griggs and others in the manufacture
OF lumber. He is an extensive owner
of coal and coke mines and of timber
lands OF Washington. Mr.. Foster is
said to be worth nearly half million
dollars. He has never taken any active
part in politics before in this state.
He has wife, two children and a
grandchild.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08

J. B. LISTER, who will be remem.
bered by all Ritzvilians who were
here in 1885, is now minister of the
gospel, has founded many missions,
and at this time is holding special
services at Helena, Montana. Mr..
Lister was prominent figure here in
the early history of the county, taking
an active part in its organization,
which was effected in the Territorial
legislature in 1884 IS, the bill creating
tile act being presented to that body
by Hon. S. A. Wells, then repiesen-
tative in the lower house. Mr.. Lister
has had a checkered career indeed. He
was able, scholarly and of good ad-
dress, but had failings which caused
his downfall, but from reports he has
rallied and apparently is engaged in
work to benefit the world OF man
kind. The following is from a Mon
tana paper: "Rev. j. B. Lister, who
has charge at Big Timber, is en-
gagged for the most part in evangelli-
cal and rescue work, is now holding
revival services at the Grand Street
Methodist church. The meetings
thus far have been well attended, and
the song service, which is led by Rev.
Mr.. Lister, has been a prominent fea-
ture. The evangelist's subject last
evening was "The old-time religion"
The work of Rev. Mr.. Lister in the es-
tablishment OF rescue homes, has been
notable one, and he is contemplating
taking it up in Montana. He estab-
lished rescue institutions in Louisville
KY, and Portland and Salt Lake,
working in connection with the Asso
ciated Charities. The missions give
immediate relief to men and women
both. The institution in Louisville is
now in charge of "Steve" Holcomb
the reformed gambler, and Capt. Black
whom Sam Jones presented with a
fine home. That in Salt Lake was in
charge of Fannie Paddock up to the
time of her death, and is now under
the management of Miss Fannie Bur-
ton, leader in the society OF deacon
esses. Rev. Mr.. Lister believes in
practical charity. He says: The
churches are responsible for good
deal OF wrong-doing in the giving o
charity. 1t is no charity co give mar
money to buy whiskey with. 1t is nj
charity to give him anything without
letting him have an opportunity t.
preserve his manhood by giving al
equivalent. We provide work fol
them to do. We pay for the work ant
they pay for everything they get. W,
relieve their immediate distress, bu
the principle of doing work for wha
they receive is dominant
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08

NEXT Sunday Feb'y 18th, 1899, will
be the ninetieth anniversary of the
birth Of the martyr President, Abra-
ham Lincoln. According to statutes
Lincoln's birthday is legal holiday
in the states of Washington, Connec-
ticut, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey,
New York, North Dakota and Penn
sylvania, AS the date falls on Sun
day this year, it is probable that Mon
day will be observed in the state and
county offices and the banks may
close on that date. 1t is doubtful if
the schools take holiday at that
time, though the day may be the oc-
casion OF some special observance.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08

H. To- co..:, IN, ...,,
-, -" "a. oo...ns n"i,ii WIN :oyI' a.
Ritzville Yesterday, and all except the
doctor will locate in Adams county.
The DR.. has heavy land intere is in
the vicinity of Scott. where he has
been having wells drilled, and it looks
Ms though some one has faith in Adj
ans county, Judging from the hard
o,sh chat is ba;no ovuanda5 Tho
S"'i' ""o N5 o"PN""ou' Ai0
NEWS is glad to welcome the new
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-08
pOO.OOO People.
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
U. $. Land once. at waIla walIa, wash.

Jan. Is, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof In support Of her claim AMI
that said proof will be made before fP french
Washington, at RitzvilIe. Adams county Wash.
on March 10Th, 1899, viz: Evalena Ieske, one
OF the heirs for all of the heirs OF chaIley
Meilke, deceased, who mnde Homestead Entry,
No S703 for the east X s0uthwestl{ and lots !
and section Is, township 10 north, range "a,
T.. W. NJ.
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land viz: John Wellsandt, August
wellsandt, Charley Koeplin, Thomas T. Boyd
JOHN NJ. HILL, Register