Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-10-26
CARD PLAYERS LUCK.
INFLUENCED BY ALL SORTS or
TRIVIAL THINGS.
Every One Who "Sits In" Poker
Game Has Bis Pet Superstition
Social Play that in Its Intensity
Closely Approaches Gambling.

SoCidl ray tnaI III It's intensity
| Closely Approaches Gambling.
Card players are a most supersti
tiouS set said a business man who
VIII occasionally sit i'll a little game
when the limit is to his liking anu rne
company Of exceptionable quality.
There was new one on me the
other night" he continued, FOR one OF
the men when we were taking seats
Shifted his position because he wanted
to play with the grain of the table.
That Is, he wanted the cards to come to
him with the grain of the round table,
ana not croSSways. This WAS Il new
one, as | said, but it recalled the fact
that all Of them have a weakness. For
instance, where is the card player who
VIII play cards while some outsider has
il foot on the rung of his chair? Then
there is the other fellow who will get
up ana walk around his chair to change
his luck, and the other who will never
lend chip if he is winning. Why,
saw man the other night who refused
a CHIP or two to Il neighbor in the
game, but he went down in his trous-
ers, pulled a roll, handed his friend an
y, and told him to buy few from the
banker.
Poker, too. has given the country
some Of the richest of slang. Take the
word bluff and where can Won find .
better word? 1t is completely accepted
now by the best of writer's everywhere
III this country and England, too.
Standing pat was used in court
room short time ago. Some lawyer
was asked by the judge what he in
tended to do after a certain decision
mad been rendered on Il motion. He
said he guessed he would stand pat
1t wasn't strange that the Judge com
pretended the situation. and without a
word went on after the other LAWYER
said that his opponent would do well
to draw cards. as standing pat had no
terrOrs for him More than that. every
reference was thoroughly understood
by every lawyer within the railing. II
was just at this time that the iudgp
added to the confusion by ordering one
OF the bailiffS to turn on the steam. rs
his feet were cold. For the benefit of
the uninitiated it is worth saying that
the cod feet refers to Il habit of some
small gamblers who play for the money
that is in it. saying as an excuse. MY
feet are cold and getting out Of the
game when they are ahead.
That reminds me that women as
well as men are natural gamblers, and
in consequence there have been many
friendships of long standing among
women ruined forever by progressive
cuchre. Why, | have played in games
where the cheating of some of the wo-
men was as palpable to IL man who is
accustomed to card-playing as the nose
on your face. But | said nothing. as
the woman would have been mad and
denied everything and placed me i'm the
hole. Look ut the prizes they play for
now.
There's the head prize for men ana
women, and the bOohy or consolation
prize for men. Then there are second
and third prizes. and the prize for max
ing the greatest number of points. and
the prize, for the least number. and
prize for the greatest number of mis-
takes, and the Lord knows how many
others. 1t is Il regular gambling game.
but those who indulge in that kind of
sport will jump on man who plays a
little quiet game of poker at home.
Nor is the gambling spirit oblter.
atcd from the progressive social games
entirely, for there was Il game heard
Of where the head prize was made up
of five 81 gold pieces all tied up with
blue ribbon. and you bet the men in
that game were working hard for the
head prize. for some of them wanted
that twenty-five with want that must
he filled. eNrect some of them cheat
ed, hut ~ lay. who was n guest at
the home of the hostess. got all the
mon, and the hostess did the punching
0C the tickets, there was faint suspic-
ion that few extra holes got into the
young lady's card by mistake-on pur-
pose. But, of course. don't make n
charge like that; I'm only thinking
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CMnKEDCt NAMOED rA,. 1870