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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

Bridget" said the mistress to her sicl
servant, would you take little medicine y
ii falth, ma am" said she, I'D take any.
'twould kill me. "-Philadephia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

A good many men boast Of their method.
IcaI habits who, never have anything but
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

Supply and Demand -"Shc pays her but.
Ter $1,000 a year." Yes; there are SO few
buffers who are really competent and vet
Iook less important than her husband."-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

out days shelter. Send for 1nformati and Sc
Superintendent OF Immigration, Ottawa. or address
the Undersigned. who will mail you aliases. pam
migration, Ottawa, Canada. or TO c. J. BR0UGHTON
l23 Monadnock Blk. Chicago. and J g. CRAWFORD
kANrz. Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

- Oh .AOT00ul
Of choice ags'aeu1turnl
lonas now opened for
settlement In Western
Canada. Here IL grown
the celebrated No. lizard
Wheat, which brings the
highest price In the mar
kets Of the world Thou
sands OF cattle are fat.
tened for market without
being fed Grain. and Nth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

Sapnnese wedding Custom.
While the wedding cssvice is proceed
Ing in japan the bride kindles torch
sid the bridegroom lights fire from Il
md burns the wife's Playthings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-03

Il you are in doubt about it, don't do IL.
Chicago Daily News.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
No Rough X idering Of the President.

From the Chicago News.
Chairman Harper's fOrethought in de-
clinlng to permit a political demonstration
on the occasion Of President McKinley's s
visit to the @. A. r. encampment must
be commended The .an 70 send a squad
ron OF partisan r9ugn riders to capture
the Chief Executive az he aighted from
the train would have added a spirited de-
tail to the proceedings, but obvious con-
siderations Of etiquette are fatal to II. TO
carry out thiy plan would be to arouse
party Jealousy. The Cook County Demo-
cratic Marching Club l. a pu.ssant and
something Of 4 militant body. II the Re-
publican cavalry took a hani the Demo-
cratic infantry would surely demand an
inning, and after the President had been
rough-rijered by the Republicans and
rOugh-marcned by the Democrats, he
would scarcely be In a condition to enjoy
the tame performance Of the Old soldiers.
Political enthusiasm is 50 gayly irrespon-
sible that the First Magistrate might find
himself the center, or bUIfs-eye, OF a j0Ipt
debating contest between the opposing
bodies. IL the bars we're once let down in
this direction no cautious President would
ever leave Washington except ne we're
conveyed by an efficient battery Of ma
chine guns. The rough riders must take
IL out in forming along the line OF march
and trying u shout louder than the other
party.
Besides, there Is IN some quarters a sus-
picion that Mr. Mckinley has had all tne
rough-ridlng political society he cares for
i present.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
Facing Backward.

4 nation of 400 COO. .O10-hve and one-third
times the population Of the United States
that has been standing for ages with its
back to the future its face 10 the past.
Aas been prematurely rushed into the fam
ily OF civilized nations by those great
actors iE modern ciyilizaIon-s,ean.
electricity. and printing-that have an
nihilated distances and brought all coun-
tries and peoples into one common neigh
borhood
The Chinese not only face toward but
worship the past. Their religion chiefly
consists OF that worship. The writings Of
Coufucius. which they revere as the He
brew does the books Of Moses and the
prophets and as the Christian does the
New Testament. are largely devoted To the
superior wisdom OF the ancients Under
other civilizations the superior wisdom Of
ne present generation is recognized as
n automatic proposition. Zach succeed
ing generation inheri,s the learning of oil
hat have preceded H. The school boy of
our cay Is FAR wiser, knows more about
...Ei4rFIA anu humanity 4A Efifialt anu L4e
much greater equipment Of scientific
knowledge than the Wisest OF the an
rienis. Not only in wisdom but IN mo
fality do the succeeding generations OF
the Western world move forward. We
erect prisons and scaholds for persons
who insist on following the example or
The holy men ~ Old"
But those ioo.c90OO0 OF the countrymen
of Confucius hold that wisdom and virtue
grow IS they receee into the past The
older the ancestor. ;he greater the NUM-
Der of centuries since he passed away,
she wiser aHo boiler his life and the more
deyoutIy he Is worshiped. Can such
pe0ple BE- faced about and induced 70
move forWard7 Is the Characterization Of
china a problem likely 10 b. solved Tor
ages 70 Gomez And Is The civilization Of
China along modern lines he duty OF
Christian nations? These are some OF the
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
The Persistent Folly Of an Organ.

The Cleveland Leader still persists in its
determination to hold Mr Bryan respon-
sible for the eXactioEs OF the sugar trust
In IsVJ because Of the vote he cast in
favor Of The tariff of 1894 after that meas
IRE had been sent back to.thc House with
scme thousands OF Senate amendments
including an important change in the mat
ter of sugar. We do not understand that
there is any denial in any quarter Of the
proven and notorious fact that the man
ayers Of both parties have received car7-
paign contributions from that trust. We
dc not see it claimed by any Democrats,
organ that the record Of its party on The
trus; question IS AL that could be desired
There are influential Democrats. some Of
them In high positions. VINO recretfuUv
admit that flaws in that record are some
thing ot handicap in this campaign.
But We know of no Republican states
man or politician, nor of auv Republican
cT=ar except ne Leader. that holds ut
Hryan responsible for the sugar schedule
o. the Wilson-Gorman tarin. And Toe
ing the only organ which holds that
JariE, which vas repealed in 1897. re-
spoesihle for the antics Of the sugar trus,
IN lS". under the Dingiey tarif, by which
the Wilson-Iorman act was superseded
more than three years ago. The Leader
s;ates-and we accept rs quotations with
out taking the trouble TO refer TO old flies
that when the Democratic Congress a..
sembied In December. 1879. the stock Of
the trust Was quoted At 80 share; ths-
by July !, 1894, when the Democratic tarsn
bill was nearing completion, il had risen
TO Si0l; that the bill was finally PASSED In
August, and By September / the price OF
trust shares had risen 20 ali.
Does the leader know how high thar
stock has SCARED under the Dinsley tariff
Last Saturday il sold at I2l "a. or 1914
higher than the altitude To which IL was
hoo q By the Wilson-Gorman scheduI.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
"It's English. We Know e


Perhaps the niost ssluy ard artless of
all recorded revelations OF the genuine
British attitude teBar3 the rest of .hs
world ls 20 BE- found IN the July number
% that always excellent and interesting
London publication, the National Re-
view" The article containing this gem
% British modesty forms "a special sup
piement" and j. the reyerent utterance
~ ore ". II. Wilson. otherwiEe dear %
Fame as the author % "IroHelads a. AC-
ton" That we have never heard Of ".
II. Wilson until this time f. Of course our
own fault. His "Ir0nclads IN Action" c.
capcd us entirely. Il must have been
printed some three OF four years ago, ~ a
time when nobody mad ever seen ironc!aIs
IN action, and when Lieut.. Sidney y.
stauBton, T.. : y, had given u in Har-
pers' 50 complete a picture Of it that no.
body q real intelligence cared 70 look
further But no matter. The question OF
Importance nov l. Mr. Wilson's graphic
and evidently ingenious presentation q
the British point OF view in general
IL Il 20 part Of our purpose to discuss
the story Of the Boer War" We know
that that var has been extremely inju-
rious TO British prestige; that few thou
sand Africanders Of Dutch and Huguenot
descent have compelled England to put In
she field the largest army she has ever
raised, and that, after ten months OF the
best fighting % which English troops are
capable. the handful OF Africander shep-
herds are stiH IN the field and Lord Rob
srts stnI calling foe re-enforcements. Two
hundred and fifty thousand men, includ-
ing the flower Of Eneland's chivalry. are
sJiil struggling against 500 or 1909 Boe.s
success as ever. We are interested in Mr.
Wilson only as an exponent Of the genu-
inc British attitude. and We quote him IN
that capacity only:
As far back a. May, 1899, var between the
Trsnsyasl and the Orange Free State on the one
hand and the British Empire on the other had be-
come inevitable in the opinion Of most men. Brit
ish aud Boer. in South Africa. For that war tie
Trsnsvaai had been steadily preparing since 1894
or evea earlier the Free state since thr date OF
the Jameson raid The truth vas that two ruling
races were face to face, and that neither would
Yield 10 the ether without fight. That right was
upon the British side cannot be questioned by any
r1sa, uaIess he has bias against the British En-
pire."
No need 10 recIte the utterances Of such
eminent Englishmen as Froude, Leckie,
Bryce. Frederic Harrison, Sir Henry
ampbell-Bannerman. Sir William Har-
court-dOzens more that might be named,
even Jo Chamberlain himself up 10 the
time of his joining forces with Rhodes
and the pawnbrok ers-the facts have been
thrashed over most abundantly and Eng
land has long since been tagged ss a ruth
less and wanton pirate by nine-tenths Of
the outside world. We wish simply 10
call attention TO the closing sentence:
That right was on the British side will
not be questioned by any man unless he
has bias against the British Empire"
Does any one recall. in any age or land.
more vivid revelation Of unconscious
but sincere brutality?
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
RooSeVelt's Merry PilerImase,

Let US attune our hearts TO music and
sing glad songs. Roosevelt is about to
sally forth. The portcullis is TO be low
cred, and, clad in his rough rider suit,
with his souch felt hat athwart his man
ly brow, our hero is to appear. Up and
down the broad land he is 10 travel and
talk. The fanfare Of trumpet will vel
come him, he will wrap himself in the
American flag, he will surround himself
with captured cannon. and he Will disport
himself as one who knoweth not fear For
the time being the small boy will lay
aside the thrilling but imaginative adven-
lures of Daredevil Dick, the Sanguinary
Scout of the SieIras," and gaze upon the
real thing.
We envy the JOY which is to be ex-
perieneed by certain favored cities in In
diana. Michigan, Wisconsin, North Da-
kota, and even far-off Montana. They are
TO be stirred by the Human Cyclone. For
them Roosevelt will display his teeth,
sound the loud timbrel and beat the reso-
nant bass drum. No wonder that towns
innumerable clamOr for the show. They
want the three rings, the double tent, the
glitter of the spangles, the procession
headed by elephants and beasts of the
desert and with the steam calliope bring
ing up the rear. Compared with the
Roosevelt combination, all other exhi-
bitions will be fifteen-centers travelling by
wagon and exhibiting only poor broken
down performers. No wonder there is
sorrow in Oshkosh and Kalamazoo
We wait impatiertly for the show to
/ begin its journey. When it moves. South
I Africa will be forgotten and Pekin will
( fade into insignifcance. Over the north
/ western sky will appear the reflection Of
red fire, rivallng the glory OF the aurora
/ bCrealls We can only see II from afar
Such JOY is not for US. The District Of
/ c, lumbia, having no electoral vote, is not
! even TO see the procession go by. Ne
must lanrui.h on the rocks, like Androm-
eda Of old, but our Perseus will never
| come
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

PROM the chiczZo News.
Tas -aa o. the msidsa prsyer-A-nsn
TIE biggest nzn "a szrth began life n Snau
way.
Tears ara the brae Ia which mlserT Il sovs-
times cured
Persoas sAs are lesksa IN slHmber are oonsatss
pfisonsfE
Tie B0Ssrs that se-lSys, raeasy, smbftio, ,ns
Z gOes dinasr.
5sIshsa4~a Haa says biz hair rsml11s kln a.
feel saf hiE money.
ETery mortal Vh0 b. weighed Ia tie bslssos &,
found UanrlnE-sorneihing h. doesa't nesa
WhSt the ary-lkhd hzsigzioF Ass1s II a hfsb..,
that viii Seat on "a - tfuabls-
Some Marriages are failures bsezuse ths paytr.,
quit hasinE ogt polite fsis~hooas after ths e.,s.
mSny.
II h eazy enough for q EsiIisnzlre ts belisvs
tkat coHtsHInsat - bsttsr tkaa ssallA-ls. L. aaas
Il harder - seqgiss.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
A Serious Onesfinn.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser
Among the problems following in the
wake of the occupation of PeIlin, not the
least important is the question of what
10 do with the Chinese Christians. Many
of these. it seems, have attached them
selves to the missionaries, and all of them
are Identified, in the popular mind, with
the foreign devils" whom the present
agitation has striyen to cast out. To
leave them where they are, meantime
Withdrawing the foreigners to places of
safety. would doubtless expose them 10
serious peril. To afford them protection
in any other way than by treaty would
be a matter OF great difficulty. To trans
port them would be d large undertaking.
even If the Chinese themselves were will
ing to CO. Our own position is peculiar
Although ourselves a Christian nation
We cannot admit these Chinese converts
10 the United States without violating
our exclusion laws. 1t has been suggested
that they might be sent 20 Manila, where
'lower civiliZa tiOn" and "cheap labor
are less 10 be feared. IL is by no means
clear, OF course, that the question is cne
in whose solution this country will have
a determining voice: but if Manila is Sc
riously TO be thonght OF. We have 10 doubt
that some pious souls will see. in the
events which gave Us the Philippines. only
further proof Of the mysterious leadings
of Providence.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
TOWN FIRED eY BURGLARS,
Business Portion OF @miIhieIh Destroyed
LOOters Frustrated.

Smithfeld, Ill, Aug. IA deliberate at
tempt was made at midnight to burn and
pillage this village. Only the combined
efforts of the 500 inhabitants saved the
place from destruction. The fire was dis
covered in the Robertson grocery. II
spread rapidly. There is no fire depart
ment here, and before the bucket brigadss
formed could check the flames thirteen
business houses in the center of the town
had been destroyed, together with their
contents. As they were all frame build
tngs, the losses will not exceed $500, full
ly insured.
In several of the houses near the scene
of the fire the incendiaries were discover
ed trying 10 gather up valuables left by
the citizens IN Jhe excitement attending
the fire. They were driven out of half a
dozen houses, and finally escaped from
town in carriage before the Inhabitants
realized that an attempt at Wholesale bot
ing had been made.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21

The Leader. after iniUlging In consider
able. amour; Of arithmetic. makes this
statement. and. possibly. believes 1t &
speaking the truth:
Tt d usasossssry 70 comment uyga thsss fE-
urya s1osp, 70 szy that the sassr sebsssls q the
tss sugar trust the rCIupoIy Uf ths rpsaIns basI-
nsss vhich IL noE saioys. bscssss Il practically
shut est fsrviFn o0mpeJtiCn. ard sssea Millions
% dollsrs 10 tie uormout profits Of the great cor
pgrs,lcn'
Did the Fifty-third Congress. the one
that came In with Cleveland. do any tar
IN legislation that could not be repealed?
DID il shut out any competition that
could not be let in again? Did 1t create
monopoly by a tariff schedule that could
not be destroyed by a tariff schedule.
The Leader ought TO know that Il Is talk-
Ing nonsense. Had the Fifty-ffth cor
gress. which passed the Dingley bill. seeu
ht 10 put sugar on the free list. the sugar
trust would have curled I'D and died. We
do not say that would have been wise .eg-
--7teAt.'tiF tEA II N1H4u nave kIL4eu Inc
trust Had the Fifty-sixth Congress seen
~ TO reduce the protection accorded the
sugar trust. the power OF that combine 10
plunder consumers would have been I'M
paired. II not destroyed Every word Ut
tered IN condemnation OF the Havemeyer
concern IS a direct reproach 70 the party
under whose warrant Il has been operat-
ing for the past three years The Post
ventures 10 repeat its recommendation
that the Leader read the trust section o.
President McKinley's latest annual mes
sage and then peruse the fascinating story
Of the antitrust farce comedy in two acts
which Manager Ray put on the boards in
The House Of Representatives two OF three
months ago
The truth as TO trusts in this campaign
Is that the Fifty-sixth Congress made a
large supply OF capital for the opposition.
but that the latter does not find itself in
good position to use that capital effsc-
lively
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
COL. LEE FOR PARLIAMENT.
Military Attache of British Embnss, Eater,
Potittc.

William Elroy Curtis, in Chicago PscorF.
LieLt, Col. Arthur Hamilton Lee. mil.
tary attache Of the British Emraz-r az
Washington. has accepted q n0miratf.
as the candidate Of the uricnlst or -..-
ernment party for Parliament from r.,
county OF HantS, In the southern Part ..
England, and Is now engaged I'm maxim
an active canvass. assisted by his IyE..-
wife, who was a daughter Of the m..
John G.. Moore, of Nov York. Col. Lr.
has had b.illiant military career an.
promises 10 be equally successful i'm poll
tics, although his acceptance of the ut.-
hamentary nomination vas a surprise rr
his American friends. VINO supposed tt..
ne would remain indefinitely iu Wa-Ifue-
ton. where he has rendered Ills goger.-
ment much valuable service ant attained
great popularity. He served as militar-
attache during the Spanish war, bs.Hr
with Gen. Chaffee most Of the time. au.
accompanied the R0agh Riders lu Jue al
tacks at Fl Caney and san Juan.
In his speech accepting the uouiuaul-
Col Lee spoke at length Of his affection
and admiration for the American peop.
and said there should be a better ard
closer understanding hotween EHEldrI
and America He was not an advOca rs
Of formal alliance between the w.
countries, because he knew IL would H1
repugnant 10 the robust spirit Of iul.-
pendence in the Al glO-SaXOn race. bsg
he hoped 10 live 10 see the day when Eng
land and America would be REGARDED "A.
enc in everything but name and political
constitution. He thought the Amcr.sH-
Spanish war and the war in South AI.l.a
bad afforded conclusive proof Of the lns
popularity of Enslish-sptaking Ue5p..
and nothing would give 80 much pI-a-lr.
TO other nations as their estrang-m-a-
and downfall That being the case. b..
was obvious that they should stick rl-
gether, and II would not be difficult when
the two countries were so near in Ideals
That was what he had advocated. suf
he had ample justification for thiuklr-
bis views were shared by the best AMI
most influential people In America. H.
could not help thinking there was a use
tul opening in Parliament for uaE ll
close touch with Leaders In American poll
tics and could, II the necessity arose ey-
press their views with recognized author
ity
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
= LETTER FROM LUZoa.

tCsady has recently beea sdlss 20 the yeg,,ls, 81,
lions q the America soleis. IN Cuba. Port, RE,
and the PailigolAesl
Dear joe. 20 turn the oxen lsgre
Aaa sell he old EFsy naz
Hunt - serFssuf sud enItst
10 serve ire sizrrv fzr
zone !ola ~ In the Philippines.
AEa t4ste Of arm Jos1
Fof lhele sam IL ys-r gg1d
10 al IA soldier Doys
1s9szh bats vita Ouly hs8 a erovz
Jut here are rlxhf IN =fqta
Aaa Nh1t Ne wear Epoa ogr fe-t
Aonid n-ks monksv s-nH..
I1o2sa kAsAl baouses asag r. raEa
ana khlTis sss geftlaE ra-.
70 eSrsz shea Esluur earsusis
Are On TIE siB Of fare.
through cane ans eora sa4 s-r-rsss f.-s
We efsse fhs agile lss
"s sissn ahH sSssf 80 splsFs ans fsusr
kne--assg In mud ss -
WilA sv.fy sins q fever srrri
Lhs is.s Of L0zoa tssHs
bai tsins o. r1ilona tkst inriais
SSR e' sAsesists cFesmz-
H.Fi-tses and eorse uasd Co usas
A9l4isTs sinB.e mssl
% Saieh hs fGasf ia SEA 60 t-ss-h
Tie storm of lead ahl slssI
Bat sSr ts>T feet ua lsrlsB -afsss
Ara tssT ever caY
VIE ealetsas f-is3 Ia eaoeaass 81
Tbs Fiiipia9 sty
Oh. ssras sna - ora cisry's tsis.
ffoai isis ~ isis gnfafisa
Ass. uafssihE vita ~ ssip % Aess
~ spsefsor rosaa fhs serla
= l@nkee hsro. sisufa sta fazfh
Was ssassss ie.Fa is stH
Ale uneh "a suskF i1asn prrysE
VIA esaty Tor asssefs
-Nisaa ifriaE % Lsslls's Wss1ly.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
TRIUMPH FOR Mr.. PECK.
"a sweeping Answrrto nj. ror~r.--,.,
Critics" f. List aF au..s-.- - ''Ia

D.
critics i List Of American " innsr..
From the Chissgo Tines -Hs-rH
The remarkable triumph ~ AM
exhibitors over all c1mpatr5rs =. .-
Paris Exhibition is a sweeping &C.,. '...
| the Congressional critics ~ rT-r--..
General Peek. who asSsIr.T -.--
/ be exercised his anl5ulf.T rs-r- o.. -..
| the appropriation voted him r.- rr.-
I pose IN his own way and ae-a-f.--- ~.
own judgment IFS
When these detractors. whose F--.--
investigate the comnI.s.a7ar go
arose from their inability % .as4 -'- ...
sons, their unClCs thglr egas.-s ava 49,
aunts upon his staff. attemr- m --.....
his administration lgt him ra.-. .-
long list Of American prize wir-. ~. II, ,-
ample vindicatiOn. he might zrs- -. ..
10 his decoration by the French -s-...,'
as q grand officer a the Legion % 49,
a distinction which evidences tfa L.--.
gard OF the Frerch people fo- --.
missioner general and for trs -..
which he represents.
But the decoration which has --,s. -.
nihcance 20 the American -.-.s --r
bears convincing proof Of the Ia. mails
defatlglble industry Of the lg---..s...
general in promoting the n---.... 90
American exhibitors IS the lr-- ..-.-.
Of sold. silver and bronze PIE ..-s a..
grand prizes, much longer rr.- -
awarded 70 the exhibitors o. any s.r..
nation. Carping criticism IS -.asEa. p. .
big results. Petty mistakes. .rrr+r..
msnreTisms, trivial errors OF s-.s-,..
and unavoidable waste are all slrr.rr.
in the gratifying proofs os Amar.-.r b.
tonGerance at the exposition.
a glance at the lie, Of prize winner.
will afford ample evidence OF the f......
and most Painstaking discrtu.rar..r .-
the part Of the French officials OF .g..r.
OF the 1881 awards % We're grand rr.z..
fs6 were gold medals, -. silver rv.r...
- bronze medals, and 20 honor. d,
mentions. Every line Of Industry anil
art and skill was given recognition r.-
IoT-sayiGs machinery, In which this ca.r.
Try Acknowledges no competitor. v..
given no advantage over the products .,
our great cotton. woolen and silk indus.
tries. In machinery and manuEar---..
II Is noted that the prize winners az. r..
leaders in their respective lines
The broa1-gauge policy OF Caur..-
sioner General Peck in Uf0yI0n- -
American exhibits was wise and ru..
We are forging TO the front as the r-...-
est exporting nation in the world a r...
row or pisgardly American policy a- -r.
Paris Exposition in the year thar u.r..
our greatest strides in the market. .-
the earth would have been q nation F.
blu;der and an afront % American ". .
and American genius.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-21
Nhat Bridge WhiStI-.

From the Louisville CogFisF-Journsl
If We understand 10. bridge Wh.Ht r
played By the good people down Bgs r
WAY IS something considerably sH.f--
than poker indeed, it would seem m.s.
10 the point 20 compare bridge wins. ,
Stud poker which has heretofore boz.
ranked as the swif;est gambling game .-
cards. In stud poker one " The cards ..
each hand IS exposed, aH1 bets are ms
as each o. the other four cards IS a-t..
This gives just enough Of the visible .p
make equations OI chance and EgUaT
nature al the more ualertain. la br..--
whist one oi the hands. perhaps tWy. a..
exposed. and the effect is 10 compile r
straight whist On the same manner tal.
stud poker c0mpAcayes poker