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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

Here Is q hard luck story. which Victor
Smith tells. apropos OF efforts to make a
little sum In Wall street: A young man
started with $50 and ran II up 10 $3.50. or
so less than an even slo,coo The desire to
round out the $1,000 Roaded him on. lie
said 10 his broker: III can make that
additional $40 on a quick turn / will draw
GA; my $4,000 and invest II In real Sc
tate" II was a strong bull market. but
thlngs APPEARED sky high. and he picked
cut an active stock to sell short. He
landed on Tennessee Coal and Iron. which
had had a phenomenal rise and was due
TO drop anywhere from 10 10 % points.
He sold loo shares az par. intending TO
close Il out az ~ Bat instead OF going
down. the blamed thing scared 20 iE
A. every three points gain he sold an
other 100. until he was carrying all he
could tote. In twenty-four hours he lost
nearly every cent I; had taken him three
months 10 make. What little he had
l.fi he bought T. !. on the recession 20
llS friends assuring him II was going
20 80. Then came the fireworks. and
the funeral The bottom fell out and
young DIT. Knowail found himself $1,000
IN debt lie hasn't been IN Wall street
since.
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Gambling Game Prohibited Hongkong after s. O'clock
SOLDIER WAS HELD UP WITH HIS OWN Gun

90 TIN reading a few days ago OF the
escape Of four long-t prison
ers from Alcatraz island. tho
military prison In the h8rbor OF
San Francisco" said an ex-soldier OF the
regular army who now lives IN Wash
ington, Il was pretty forcibly reminded
OF an experience l once had on Alcatraz
with a prisoner-of the only time IN
my life, In fact, when I ever dropped
under the gun. on which occasion found
out that being under the gun Is neither
exhiiaratlng nor entertaining.
Il was soldering as a buck private with
one Of the two artillery batteries sta
toned on Alcatrax island, which is n
sevsn-acre rock right In the middle OF
Frisco harbor and OF most forbidding
aspect Some OF the guard posts were
comparative snaps, and the soldier who
appeared on guard In the best shape as
TO his equipments and general appear
ance was given the privilege OK picking
out these snaps. instead OF being com
PEELED 70 walk post two hours on and
four OF during his twenty hour perl
Cd on guard duty, one Of the best OF
these snap tricks was that q the man
picked out 20 be present al IN Alcatraz
dock. with a pistol strapped around his
waist. when the government tug stopped
a. the island. as Il did several hours a
day. The only other hit OF work that
the man on this duty had 10 do was to
get up at clock In the morning. awak-
sn the convict cook who prepared the
prisoners meals, accompany him 10 the
prison kitchen-a gloomy room below the
prison. against which the waters OF the
Pacific storm the year round-and stay
with him uata the prisoners breakfast
was prepared This wasn't such a bad
JOB. FOR the convict cook always pre-
pared the guard an unusually good BREAK
fast u he liked him / used 70 capture
that guard trick every time I mounted
guard. and after few months I got to
know the convict cook pretty well
This fellow was an Arizona desperate
with record. named Caldwell. He has
enlisted in a cavalry outat 90 Arizona
stabbed a trooper against whom he form
ed a grudge. jumped the layout, been
captured and given a twelve-year BIT on
Aesiraz 80 de- As haa deas f9az yesxa
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as forfeit. The Chinese are very fond
Of this game. They grow so boisterous in
playing II that the European officials OF
Hongkong have prohibited II there after
IL o'clock in the evening.
Foreigners Running Chinese Morals.
Speaking of Hongkong, that city and
Shanghai are among the fastest places In
the empire. Shanghai leads in all vari-
eties of vice. 1t has all the wickedncss
OF the Chinese married to every vicious
habit that is known in Europe. The older
Chinese at the treaty ports deprecate the
presence OF foreigners In China because
of their vicious example They claim that
their sons are being ruined by European
teachings. Take for instance the COM
pradore OF the American consulate at
Shanghai. man who started life as a
clerk. and who has now a business out
side of the consulate which brings him
In about $4,000 a year. He says that he
has made some money out of the for
eigners but that he would be glad to give
UP his every cent IL they were out OF
China He told me that he had seven
sons, who might have been good boys.
but they had been so ruined by foreign
ers that their only idea now was to stay
out all night and spend money. / have
heard the same from rich Chinese at the
other treaty ports, and can see that
their sons are as rule worthless. They
have all the old vices OF their race added
to our new ones They are gamblers.
profiigates and spendthrifts, while their
fathers, on the other hand. are thrifty,
upright, good fellows and good business
men.
One reason why gambling is so univer-
sal nere is through the superstition of
the Chinese. They consider life largely a
matter of luck. There is a large class of
professional fortune tellers who are con-
suited upon everything. They are asked
to point out tho lucky and unlucky days
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Few DAYS ago Il VAS announced
Nl on this side Of the Atlantic that
E~Al the condition OF Holy Trinity
IL A church ia London was such that
iss destruction was Imminent. and IL that
should happen the tablet therein, IN mem
annry ~ Gel i,cggt, whose wife was
l,liza Washington, would suffer and as
this tablet Sore the Washington arms,
which. u IL said. suggested the design
OF the hax ~ the United States. such a
fate should not be allowed the old church
and It's contents.
II has heen said before this that IN the
Washington arms was the origin OF our
mas and as IN heraldle Language the arms
Of two bars gules tret) en- white below tho
teSsa dover part Of the shieldN. With
three mulietA tsmatl star-shaped rowels
OF spgrsl In che chief upper part OF the
shield) which Is azure (bluel. the idea
has a Arm hold on the popular supersti-
zion,
But he that as Il may. no single designer
and his idea will probably ever be known,
ard II Is sater 90 believe Though. OF
course less senumentsO that the bcauil-
sul Gag we an revere and which stands
for SO much now. was the result Of an
evolution % ideas. rather than IL was
complete AZ the outset.
The popular story og WaNhingtou's con-
nactl0u with she design grvw out ~ this
insidcRS ia the spriug % III a commit
Zee was appointed by the continental con-
sross "to design q suitable flag for the ma
tloa" This committee was Gen. Washing
ton Robert Morris and Col Ress. and
tAey went 90 a utile upholstery shop At
80 Arch street. Philadelphia, kept By Mrs
betsy Ross. and asked her II she could
make dag. she told them abe could.
and went 10 work on the design which
Con Washington drew. She Influenced
Che committee IS adopt the pointed
star Instead OF the s.N-poiptea as they
proposed and showed them how 70 make
the star 0Y one cut Of the shears; but that
s. another story Mrs Ross went 20 work
al once ard thc Has was ready the next
day. lt WAS six fecJ Sis Inches long by
FOUR feet four Inches Wide. and The blue
field was as wide as its depth--seven
stripes-snd the stripes were alternate red
snd white. thirteen in all.
ap JaGe "A. LAS, sAs continental asa-
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to HIS stake: n two or three. he saves his
stake, but II four, he loses It, Another
game allows the gambler one chance OF
winning three times the amount he puts
down and three chaCres OF losing 1t. The
game Is In many why's like roulette, al
though there is no wheel for the rolling
ball.
The Chief Gamblers of the World.
The Chinese are among the greatest
gamblers of the world. You find gam
bling houses in every Chinese colony, in
every Chinese city and in every village
The people gamble on the roadside. in
the tea houses and on board ship. The
steamers which cross the Pacific from
San Francisco to Shanghai often carry a
thousand more Chinese in the steer
age. They are usually men who have
made money in the United States, and
are going home to spend 1t. They gamble
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OF the stretch when first woke him up
and conducted him to the Kitchen Caia-
well was a genuinely bad lot. and no
mistake. But he was a crackerjack cook.
having done that work for innunerabie
camping OUTFITS before enlisting. and they
permitted him 10 do that work with the
bali and chain 10 hamper him.
when ! FIRST took the snap trick that
required me to accompany Caldwell 10
the prison kitchen the sergeant of the
guard warned me that ia better keep
a weather eye on the man: that he was
real hard one. and that Il would be
the part OF wisdom 20 keep the flap OF
my pistol holster unbuttoned all the time
was with him. and also 20 keep cut OF
the range OF tho iron bali attached 70
the cooks leg,
"One clsmmy. foggy morning ! reused
Caldwell ont Of his cell with unusual an
'ieipation, for had lost my supper at
the battery mess the evening before by
being iate for a. so that I was hungry
and in grea, shape for some OF caidwcirs
fried steak and potatoes and coffee. Caid-
wen set 70 work getting the meal for
me before he started 20 prepare the con-
NetE breakfast. and when ne set II before
me sat down at tho wooden table rev
-nously, hunger making mo forget all
about my Job OF keeping an eye on a
prisoner known 20 be desperate. was
eating away while Caldwell ciomped
around the kitchen. dragging tho heavy
ball after him. when suddenly felt
sharp tug at The holster strapped on my
right side When I hoped up In alarm
] was too late. Caldwell with a queer
expression In his eyes, had my gun on
a dead line with the middle Of my fore
head
''Me7 On. sat right down again and
looked at Caldwell What else was there
20 dor
Well. son. said he TO me. never TAX
Ing that gun of my head for an In
slant. how do you feeir
Like one who formerly was said I.
g1iping what's the gag. caldwellF
I'm going 70 do you. SAID Caldwell
with an evn look. and his eyes were
the meTest Sits.
That so7' said I. What have been
doing nowr
~sWsls xss.rs saa sS ,sgp, tAxss Al.
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out ct . time He does It 90 slowly that
there Is no chance of deception.
Tho game looks fair. and put my
money on No. 1, only to find that wins
the stake. The next time put 1t on 2.
but luck is against me, and 1t goes into
the pile Of the banker. Had I won.
should have gotten three times my stake.
This game OF fan-tan IL played through
out tho far East. There are different
ways of counting. but, of course. the
chances are always In favor Of the banker.
In some games the chances are almost
even, but the banker has a commission
of per cent. on all that passes over the
table.
There is . game where the gambler has
one chance Of winning. two Of retaining
HIS stake and one of losing 1t. Tnis Is cali
ed ching-tow. II at the close of the count
one coin II left. he gets an amount equal
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Copyrighted. 1900 by Frank q. Carpenter.
MACAO. Nov. q. 1900.
~ WRITE this in the Monte Carlo Of
Asia in the great gambling hell OF
Macao. where fan-tan runs riot.
Day and night. Sundays and week
Ii days, year in and year out. these
gambling houses are open. This Is
the center OF the lottery system OF
West Asia. The Manila company was
moved here, and the fortunes which went
to the Philippines now come to Macao.
The chief gambling is In fan-tan, in which
thousands Of dollars are lost and won
every night by betting on the number Of
copper cash under the bowls.
am sitting in gambling hell as I write
these notes. Ii IL in the heart of this Por-
tuguese capital, on the Rua de Jogo. the
street of the gamblers. 1t is midnight,
and the pavement is thronged with hard
faced Chinese, running to and fro. The
air Is full of laughing and Joking and of
the noises which the Chinese call singing.
There are male roysterers and females
Of pleasure. The rest Of the city Is dark.
but the Rua de logo blazes with Chinese
lanterns It's stores are open. and gam
bling signs invite you to buck the tiger"
The talk is OF winning and losing. There
is an Acknowledged, 1ong-queued man who
tells how he won $4,000 last week, and
how a Frenchman came here to break the
bank and lost four thousand In one night.
Listen He says the man got II all back
the next night. and $4,000 to boot. The
thought stirs the Yankee gambling blood
In US, and we look up the house where the
money was won.
We 70 through q weli-lighted passage
and enter. The ground acor IL full Of Chi
nese That large room at the right Is
crowded Yellow men and women are
gathered about long table covered with
mating, upon which money and chips and
Chinese cards are lying. Look up through
that opening which runs to the roof, with
galleries at the second and third floors.
See the hundreds of anxious, almond eyes
which are looking down upon the table.
Notice their owners as they let down lit
lie baskets with strings. Each basket
wishes to stake When the game IL over
they pull up their winnings. As the bas-
kets 70 down they sing out the number
where the money IL to be placed. and at
the close OF each game the bankers shout
the numbers which win.
How Fan-Tan II Played.
In another room they are playing fan
tan IN much the same way. Here the bet
ting IL all on the number OF copper coins
under 4 bowl The banker takes a couple
OF handouts Of coins from = pile at one
side of tho table and covers them. with
brass bowl Later on he will count them
in fourx, and the betting Is as to whether
they will come out even or whether one,
two or three cash will be left.
Tho bets how In from all parts OF the
room. There are hundreds of dollars upon
Tho table. and the croupier calls "Stopr'
He raises the bowl and begins to pull out
the coins with two chopsticks, taking four
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addition shall take place on the Fourth OF
July then next succeeding such admis-
sion"
so wherever the credit may lie for the
first design OF the flag. our present one
is the result OF Capt. Reids good wit.
II IL worth noting that the Tag OF the
United States is one OF the oldest of ma
tional standards. for its birthday OF June
II. III, antedates those OF the other pow
ers-France, 1884, Spain. l7S5: German en-
pire. 1870; Italy lsfs. Portugal, 1880. and
even the united Kingdom OF Great Brit
ain. 1901. So though the nation is young
its banner Is senior 10 those Of older pow
ers.
Forever float that standard sheet
Where lives the foe but flies before US ;
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms Banner waving Ger us
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Tor al sorts Of actiena r.. =
tain days upon which TIA $780,. b.! \
not do certain thinrn II sS-- ~, n
eranary on one day they thru ~ \.
rice WIN rot, and they WIN nos - S
another certain day for the 49,. u ~. (
while on third they new 49, ~
cause II they do their heaas r. "a a. Z
cred with boils. 81
Every day has It's own us..pu.s>.. 60
its own luck. II you an 1 49, y. Pr Y
day called Now you Win - S~t, ~
waters. and II you eat doGs ~ = n. 4
day called SUIT the spirit q ~ ~ H.
haunt yeu. onsshe DAY ohsn a. A.
never weep for the DEAD a "a. ~ S.1-
sorrow upon sorrow, AM X =. ,..3
sauce on the day called oua 4 - RI
tasteless. There are ten days 60 ~
days, and twelve which ~ enllca r..
male days II you wear I - - =.
clothes for the FIRST time On ~ - pa
Chow you will be sure 70 a. 49, S-ss
home, and II You buy lan6 y - 20
called Mon you will BE- unInuky ~
these facts from Archdsaeca (,rnvS 49,
on China. which Is long slses - n
print.
These superstitions e 70 M - I,
the configuration of the coualv ~ ~
TO the legends connected WilA lpnI11~
Some time ago telegraph ~ r6Io111l
between Canton and Hoo ~
scheme was bitterly oppoook q -
objection being the bad Inn ~ \ C11
sure to bring to the two ollloa ~ ~
nese said. Canton IN known = = y - Y
City OF Rams or Sheep an1 - - n
the river where tho telsGFsek r. IN RI
IL known as the Tigers uk n
the district opposite HsaChIG y E61|
loon. or tho Nine Drasons W.
expect when you put up 5
to lead the sheep right nlD
mouth and amongst The ~
FRANK q. car 8
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said Caldwell dosgsd'y. ~ 49,
alike 10 me-. =.
.sNow i didn't feel . M a. = N
may imagine. bat lan&hse :
neryously, right fhen. ..u
"'say. ~ you Pot my iieAi ~ ~.
10 him. 'and the csa<sr " ~ "a ~
out that you've done II VIII ~ ~. ~
iii be- court-marflaIea sad 80
tailed -
"Ths idea OF = dead ma -
martialed seemed 70 sie2b q
ne grlnned ssraonicAliy. - - =
4" Don; you get gay % So ! ~
ombrey.' he said. lowers e ~
that wasn't iaughs1a mss y. 49,
The point with me II thA ! - ri
70 nnish ,his BIT out % ~ - -
bsrsss NV chance 10 pass th~ s.ss ssS
IN but before 70 nsi1hf - n
one q you jumpers aioes ~ ....'
,y1ss van Ten minutes 70 sqaAfv y. ~
STR what's on the othsr - e ,S
dive replied Caldwell. Ane ss'ss..1els
going Ia pa4z ever thai ~ ~- -
a0h. u,elI, those wsrenf : = .ssur1rf
vot,atsn could feel NJ ~ ~
beneaih my forage CAP 80 ~
looks Of Caldwell ] alaas - = 4
was much use askinx n'n -
show for my white apsJ. =. I. ssw r.
~. ,en minutes In fhinkife Z -
wondering Why I hadn'f -. "a -
.',sar 7 Faa the chanss. % ~ .<,s.6u
80. so,,-,a myself tn > snrA .ss1.1slr
- -. Amerlcan ARMY. vh<a $3.50
l.,ss,i agisr shs ionx csH : ss1S
the gun with Ffin ~
10 me handle foref'oS -. ~ -
erop on a man. b. 80 asasT ~ =
ssnpsation 70 s'anssd 49,, ~ ~ = n =
Then hs went On sssnnins ~ -
as Z he haan, !. ~ ssana Il s<isisi 80 ~
7, to. The ,s sH, xaist s.a nsaa's' -
passed in my his - est rexrst 70
81 never let caldssn Il, ssst~
sfteen feet from me amer ''
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rrafne IN Geese = 80 + ~.
Tbs aggregate ~hoIss ..s'r : III =
o., 90
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Medical statistics In eermnny.

In DO German towns with an aggregate
population of i5.0o0.0oo inhabitants, med
teal statistics are now regularly received
eaa selRsssA
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n reading a few days ago OF the
escape of four longtime prison
ers from Alcatrax island. tho
rnlllfn "a. fhr.lanta In I h. Id s.l..Ar. ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
Cen. Lee is ImmCr al

New York, Dec. 14.-An answer h as
been made by the New York Univer-
sity Senate to a recently received
protest from the Association of Sur
vivors of the Sixth Army Corps in
Washington against the placing OF
Gen. Lees name in the Hall of Fame. =.
Gen. Lee name was among those
selected by the Judges. The prOtes t
of the Sixth Army Corps survive rs
was that Gen. Lee, who was an Off
Ger in the United States army, de-
serted his government in the face OF
the enemy and was not, therefore, an
example worthy of emulation.
The University senate announces
that it is too late to make any
change in the list: and, moreover,
that the senate agrees with the decis-
ion to give Gen. Lee place among
| the American immortalS.
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HEAVY Machinery.

We are headquarters for ALL KINDS
of heavy machinery such as thresh-
ers, steam and gasoline engines, saw
mills, orist mills. feed mills, corn shell
lers, wind mills, sorghum mills, hay
esses, wagon scales and can sell
you cheaper than yoa can buy from
the factory themselves, as we have
no organization to protect, and can
split the organization profit half in
two for you. We will convince you
of the fact as we have forty to fifty
Others this year. Ii you will come to
see us. or write us when wanting
anything in that line. We are gem
eral agents for six counties and have
no competition as far as price Is
concerned.
Don't forget that we will slaughte r
prices on everything during balance
of this month. Come TO US, get good
goods, good treatment. square deaf
ineS and low prices. Yours truly,
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Tortured a Witness.
cape.

Intense suffering was endured by
witness I. l.. Martin, of Dixie. KY.
before he gave this evidence: Il
coughed every night until my throat
was nearly raw; then tried Dir. King 5
New Discovery which gave instant
relief. | have used it in my family
for four years and recommend it as
the greatest remedy for coughs, colds
and all throat. chest and lung
troubles. 1t will stop the worst
cough, and not only prevents but alb
solutely cures consumption. Price
soc and 81. Every bottle guaran-
teed. Trial bottles free at II. l..
Tucker drug store.
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Spruce Items.

People in this section are doing lots
lfall plowing.
4 Quite a number of cattle are being
Ped in this part of the county.
Health is generally good
Mathew Evans nephew from Tex
sls visiting him at present.
Mrs. Pitts of Johnstown, has been
iatAis vicinity the past week.
don. Chas. West was on urstreets
stnrday.
eorge Allison gave a musical at
shome last Wednesday night and
good time was reported.
Matthew Evans gave a hop at his
0ne Saturday night.
deorge Watson was heard from, he
nArkansas.
Mss Emma Lair is improving.
William Whites broken limb is
sslng slowly.
0aft Subert OF Adrian has NOV ed
our midst. He is a nice friend ly,
sfgetc young man aud We are
Y 20 have him for a neighbor.
LIE Modern Woodmen OF Spruce,
sandreceived several lnew membe rs
ednesday night.
'ames Baw OF Appleton City was
our midst Friday buying cattle.
40 Young is talking of get ting
'aeot the Rich Hill miners ant
aftlne a coal camp. We hope il
w. kretzinger has the renting o
ofother Vans farm for next yea +
sOt Aewberry and |. kretzingel
aue a business trip to Appleton
~ Saturday.
nt fillmore is very lonesome.
~ Shillinger went to look at tn,
Smith farm Friday.
'sa Frey says he will get his es
settled in a short tima and the L
all leave for oklahoma.
'FRONT.'.
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WILLIAMS BROS.
4 Nomans : Awful Peril.

your life and that is through an OPP
GRAFTON, were the startling words
heard by Mrs l. B. Hunt of Lime
Ridge. Wis, from her doctor after he
had vainly tried to cure her OF a
frichtful case of stomach trouble and
yellow iaundiee. Gall stones had
formed and she constantly grew
worse. Then she began to use Elec-
tric Bitters which wholly cured her
It's a wonderful stomach, liver and
kidney remedy. Cures dyspepsia.
loss of appetite Try it. Only soc.
Guarateed. For sale by H. L.
Tucker.