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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-07

wades raise. Then he calls for one card an gets an ace.
 Wade made out to study bit an then he takes two. O course it was Smith, CTS bet an he throws in all he has about thousand.
 Then Wade studied some more. an he says. O course you may ha filled an if you have, my tnrees ain't no good, but don't believe 1t. I raise you five thous- and
 But Smithers says. I aint got no more money, or I'd come back at you got about forty niggers aboard. Why don't you use 'em for chips? I'll take em at a thousand apiece, just as they come.'
 Tt looked like a bluff. and smithers bit They're worth more than that. he said, an he was trenholm with excite ment when he spoke, but I've got you beat an I'll just hist you ten niggers.
 '' Make 1t twenty-five more said Wade, couutin' out thousand dollar bills till he made the amount, an Smithers says: I call you An he throwed down his four queens.
 Just as Wade showed down four kings that blamed biler gave way. l was right by a window. so l fell in the water, an was one O the lucky ones that was picked up by the Belle O the Bayous But there want nobody else in the same room saveds so the niggers never knowed who owned 'em an neither did anybody else after told what had happened. The heirs was still at law about 1t when the war broke out.
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It were jackpot. an smithers opened 1t for the size of it. which was s20. The others dropped an Peters raised 1t fifty.
 Smfthers came back at him with a hundred. an Peters put his whole pile in. had notion O what was conin', but I thought for a minute Peters had over played hisself for Smithers come near layin' down. But his flush was ace high an he made good.
 Then he stood pat, O course. an Pe- ters made out he was sort O stunned. but after little he took two cards, an says: I'll bet yor. five hundred on my threes before look. You can't bluff me like that .y-F
 'But Smithers says: T thought we was pIayin' table stakes. Your money is all
 !" oh. no. it ain't.' said Peters, like he was mad clear through. TO hell with table stakes. I thought you was hlufifh :, an he throwed another five hundred on the table.
 T reckon if Smithers had knowed that he was A professional he'd ha' tumbled but he was fooled completely, an he says: Very well. If you want to lose your money, I'll take It. and he covered the
 'Weu Peters hadn't bettered his threes. an Smithers did win, an l says to my self. This Is goin to be killin' for fair, When them two fellersll skitter cut near 5000 bait they're lookin' to
 Lust naturally the two traders was ready for anything after that, an Peters had got the limit took off. as he was Iookin' to do. So there wasn't nothin' in the way, an they didn't walt no longer,
 Ut was Smithers' deal. Barker come in. an Peters and snithers both laid
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down. so Wade tossed his ante over to Barker an made a jackpot. with him dealin'
 He knowed how to deal. too for he give Smithers four queens cold, an Ear ker three tens. What he held his own self I didn't see till afterwards but knowed it was something good by the play.
 come in. He didn't have nothin' but he knowed what Wade was up to, an he and Wade stayed. Barker studied about raisin' but finally just seen the raise, an Peters must ha got a signal, for he raised it a hundred
 s"Smlthers came back with two hun dred more, an Wade stayed again He were just playin' to get Barker's money in. an he caught it, too, for he made good once more.
 Then Peters h'isted it a. thousand Them two fellers sure did understand each other. Smithers came back again with another thousand and Wade says; If this Is goin to be game O bluff befo' the draw. five thousand! And he pulled out a wad as thick as your leg, and counted off the money.
 Barker lowed he hadn't nothin' more to say, an Peters pretended to study some. but after a bit he laid down, too an it was up to Smthers. Just naturally he was tickied to death, an he dug, but all he could ind in his clothes was about $4,o00. tt
 '' Lend me some money, Barker he said, very short, an Barker throwed him over all he had. It were about two
 Iii just see you he says. an covers
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Even at that the gamblers wasn't in any hurry They was reckonin' on time enough fore the game broke up. an they was workin' Smithers an Barker up the good old way. winnin' from 'em now an again, but feedin' 'enn sprats. an countin on catchin' whales afterward.
 Feared like they'd sized up the two men all right. for they kept smithers winnin' pretty much all the time, seem he was a cautious feIler that would shy at Iosin' an they kep' Barker cussin a good bit at the luck that wouldn't stay with him. but lettin him win, too. enough to make nim think he'd get a chance to win heavy. An they pressed the game hard, Iosin' an putin up tfl there was more'n a thousand dollars in sight. At that time Barker had about two hundred and Smithers had the rest.
 ''Then they made the break. Smithers had took the last pot, cleanin out Wade arf Peters, an Peters let out a string o' cuss words as long as your arm, an flashed five hundred.
 That's all in,' he says. maxim out he laughed an says. Well, I might as well keep in the game. An he puts up five hundred.
 Honest Losing.
 By this time thev had the others goin'. You needn't tell me they was Iosin hones They could play all around the two trad CTS. even if they didn't have no means the others was rank suckers. an they knowed 1t. An besides that seen a good deal O the game, for they was drinkin some, an I was runnin' in the sideboard for 'em.
 Well. the next hand told the story. It were Peters deal, an he give Smithers a pat flush an hisself three of kind.
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Desertion of New York.

It has long been an evidence of calam- ity. cause, it Is said, for whispered gossip. for New Workers to reside In their city homes between the months of June and September. That part of the popu- lation which can afford the change--in- cluding some who cannot rises from the city and flies away. The change was never more complete than this year. The town becomes barren place. Fifth Az. enue, which was glad with its tide or beauty Is mere empty way, extending for miles between deserted houses. Broadway assumes a changed aspect. Those who pace along it's hot pavements are not there for pleasure. Their pres ence is due to necessity. The Rlelto is no longer glittering parade groind Of those who are prosnertng. You are told that many of the persons whom you meet there are actors thinking about engage- ments for next season. The little bril- liancy which remains at night seems like a mockery, The very aTr is dry ana dusty Whole blocks of residences are silent The doors and windows are eov- cred close with rough boards. The post man comes along and whistles. w0- man, plain of face and plain of aftir1s opens a door in the basement. receives some letters and papers and closes the door again. There is no other evidence ok life. Such Is the New York of June July and August
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-07
HANDING DOWN HUSBANDS.
should They Object to Testamentary
 Disposition by WivesP
Harper's Week.

AarperS weekly.
 Inc report tnaL a recently deceased New York woman left her husband by will to another woman, has been published. and has attracted no httle attention. It will be interesting to note the result of this testamentary disp position of a peculiar kind of personal property by one who has been supposed to have only life in- terest in the premises. For the sake of establishing a precedent, we should like 10 see the gentleman who was thus dis posed of enter q demurrer to the carrying out of that particular provision of the will with which he is most concerned. It may be, of course. that he was thus de- vised to another of his own free will and with his consent. Still, the individual owes it to his sex to have the legality of the devisement either established or denied by the properly constituted au- thority.
 It will never. do for the husbands of this land to submit taraely and without a construction of the statutes by our judi cial officers to an alleged and newly dis covered principle of law which reduces them to the level of a chattel, and which gives them no more to say as to their fu- ture than that which we accord to a horse, a dog. a family portrait. or ma hogany bedstead. The issue may be awaited by man with calmness. for it Is hardly likely that with all the machinery of the law in the hands of men the de- cisior will in any way affect his rights
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Never rtheless, an authoritative decision should be rendered with all due prompt- ness and we trust that the maital leg acy immediately involved will not delay in subjecting the principle involved to the severest test the courts will permit.
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Atlas was probably the first fellow to be called a man of the world.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
FAMINE IN SWEDEN
Distressing Reports Are Received From
~ the Northern Districts.

{ A correspondent for Stockholm news
paper sent to the famine districts in
northern Sweden sends back the most
distressing accounts Of the conditions In
Korpnombolo, for instance. where large
quantities of grain and hay are har-
vested annually, not a kernel was secured
this year and the hay crop is a failure.
The public treasury is empty and no work
can be undertaken. Hundreds of sturdy
peasants are already forced to beg. Those
who have a COW two are forced to sell
at sacrifice or kill the animals, the
mainstay Of many a family, as milk and
bread are the principal articles of diet.
The LAND of distress and despair" is the
name given by the correspondent to this
part OF Sweden. Aid will be provided,
however, as the government and the
wealthy people Of Sweden are already
taking relief measures.
: Sweden will be compelled to import
much foodstuff this year and next. AL
ready the imports in this line are I'M
usually high. During the first nine
months of the present year five times
as many potatoes were received as dur
ing the whole of last year. Peas and
beans and grains are being received in
large quantities. ...
: Strange to say there has been a con-
siderable increase in the export of butter
and a wholly remarkable increase in the
export of meats.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
AN EASY WAY
To Keep Well.

/ I It is. easy to keep well If we would only
sobserve each day a. few simple rules Of
ahealth. &
4 s The all important thing is to keep the
astomach right and to do this it is not nee
Iessary to diet or follow a set rule or bill of
flare. Such pampering simply makes a
appetite and feeling that GER
8tain favorite articles of todd must be
Savoided.
! Professor Wiechold gives pretty good
sadvice on this subject; he says: II am 60
wears old and have never had a serious
ILLNESS, and at the same time my life has
%been largely, an indoor one, but I early
discovered that the way to keep healthy
swas to keep a healthy stomach, not by
seating bran crackers or dieting Of any
ssort; on the contrary I always eat what
Smy appetite Graves, but daily for the past
eeight years I have made it a practice to
sstake one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia
sTablets after each meal, and I attribute
srny robust health for a man of my age to
athe regular daily use of Stuarts Tablets.
81 my physician first advised me to use
sthem because he said they were perfectly
iharmless and were not secret patent
Smedicine, but contained only the natural
digestive peptones and diastase, and after
tusing them a few weeks I have never
sceased to thank him for his advice So
II honestly believe the habit Of taking
aStuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals is
sthe real health habit, because their use
sbrings health to the sick and ailing and
fpreserves health to the well and strong"
S8 Men and women past fifty years Of age
Sneed a safe digestive after meals to insure
"a perfect digestion and to ward off dis
cease, and the safest. best known and most
widely used is Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are found in every well regulated
sshousehold from Maine to California and
Gin Great Britain and Australia are rap
Bidly pushing their way into popular favor.
II All druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia
ssTablets, full sized pkgs. at 90 cents, and
sfor a weak stomach a fifty-cent package
win often do fifty dollars, worth Of good.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14

consists principally of Wennerberg's COM
positions, there will be several numbers
by male chorus numbering 125 voices.
The chorus will have the assistance Of a
full orchestra and two of the leading Scan
dinavian soloists in the land. Nine. Ragna
Lime, the prima donna soprano, besides
a solo number consisting Of three ballads,
will sing the solo parts in two Of the cho-
ruses, also the duet, "Oh, Days Of Youth, "
from LA Favorita," by Donizetti, with
Mr.. Mossberg. Joel Mossberg, barytone,
in addition to the duet, will sing an aria
from 1.-The Sicilan Vesper," by Verdi, and
the barytone solo in Greig's "Landkjend-
ing" with the male chorus and orchestra.
Nine. Lime has had requests from several
Minneapolis churches to sing at their SER
vice next Sunday, but owing to other ar
rangements she will not be able to do SO,
and the concert at the Exposition building
this evening will be the only chance to
hear her at this time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Normannaheimen
A NOTED ORGANISE
Olaf Paulus, an Able Norwegian
II Composer, Soon to Visit
81 This Country.
Distressing Reports Received from
g. Famine Districts in the North
ri of Sweden.

Olaf Paulus, one Of the, better known
OF the younger composers Of Norway, is
preparing to make an American tour this
season. He is organist at the cathedral
jim Stavanger and his plans hinge entirely
son securing leave of absence from the
government. Mr. Paulus, who, by the
way, Is brother of l.. o. SHIRLEY of this
city, has attracted attention by several
worthy compositions. among them a
religious cantata which has been pre-
scented in Norway and America with much
success While he has devoted himself
largely to church music, the young COM
poser has contributed several fine selec-
4ttons for male choruses. The best of
these Is "Vestanveir," with which the
Norwegian students made such a stir last
summer.
Mr.. Paulus expects to arrive in Min
neapolis next March, and will give a con-
cert here and in ST. Paul. A reception
will be arranged in his honor by the Nor
megian Musical league Of the twin cities.
It II possible that large chorus may be
Organized by the Norwegian church
5choirs Of the twin cities for the purpose
OF producing some Of his works.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
a Miracle in Nor,a,,v

AFTER being completely dumb for twen-
ty years, Marie Stusvig Of Mandal, Nor
way suddenly recovered the use of her
voice to the greatest establishment of her
family and friends AS child Marie had
been very healthy until one day she was
attacked by spasm. She became seri-
ousiy Ill and for two months hung between
life and death, spasms being freonent 81 q
was deaf and dumb by spells for A. time
after her recovery but eventually lost her
voice entirely although retaining her hear
Ing. Thus she lived for twenty years un-
til one evening she attended a PRAYER
meeting Marie was deeply stirred BY the
sermon 81 almost tainted, when as she says
she felt that she could sing. She Joined
IN the hymn and ever since has retained
her voice.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
TO BUY WIS. CENT.
One Explanation of the $10,0o0,000
Issue Of Stock by the North
Western.
Chicago Great Western Also Said to
: Be in Shape to Be Taken !
- Z. 8

Chicago, Nov. 14.-It is rumored that
the North Western will take over the Wis
consin Central and that the purpose of
increasing the capital stock Of the former
was in part to prepare. for this. There
Is no official confirmation of the story,
and it is generally thought to come from
an attempt of some one: to account for
the proposed new issue of stock by the
North Western. ~
In quarters where the situation is we'll
understood it is said to be unlikely such.
a merger will be brought about: It, would
not be profitable Investment for the
North Western for many reasons, it is said.
One reason Is that the territory occupied
by the Wisconsin, Central is covered by
the North Western in such way that
1t can take care of any business to be
obtained there.
A feeling has existed among railroad
people for some time that arrangements
would have to be made by which the So
called independent roads could be forced
| to act in unison with the larger systems.
More than once last year these independ-
ent lines seriously disturbed rate plans.
Much Of the rate Generalization which
preceded and followed the granting of the
injunctions last spring has been charged
against them.
! Attention is being called to the further
| fact that just before the announcement
| of the proposition to increase the North
" d
all Improvement on the Chicago Great
Western. AS the latter road has been
one Of the most aggressive of the western
lines In its independent action, the last
move was construed to mean there had
been a sale of the property to the rival
interests
Confirmation of this is not likely until
the deal. if there is one, is completed.
Such a transaction could be made out
side of the public markets, and, in fact
it would have to be made through nego-
tiations with President Stickney, who
holds the controlling interest in the Great
| Western.
| While there is thought to be but little
likelihood of a single system assuming
the burden of taking over either the Great
Western or the Wisconsin Central merely
for the purpose of removing competitors,
a belief is prevalent that there may be
a purchase Of enough Of the stock by the
other interests to give them control of the
policies of these independent lines.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Pensions for the Aoed.

At the desire of King Oscar and the CO.
operation of the authorities, Baron HALE,
the well-known philanthropjst has elabor-
ated scheme for old-age pensions and
abolishing the poor relief system. The
new plan contemplates levying a poll tax
on the adult population Of nine kroner
(s2.4l) for men and six kroner ($1.61O) for
women. =. -
Old age pensions shall first be paid only
to the necessitous, including all poor over
400 years of age and to invalids of all ages.
Proyis1on will be made for children under
Is and the municipalities will provide
homes for pensioners whose relatives are
unwilling to care for them
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
OF SWEDISH DESCENT
Louise ForssIund's Father Pioneer W.
kInq Gold Hunter.

Louise Forssund's Father Pioneer vi.
king Gold Hunter.
! Miss Louise Forsslund, author Of 1.-THE
Story of Sarah" and THE Ship Of
Dreams was born at %Sayryille. l.. L., less
than thirty years ago, near the spot
where her maternal ancestors have lived
for generations back. Her father Is a
ma tive OF Sweden who game to this coun-
try nearly sixty years ago and, after some
prospecting in the Californian gold fields.
where. as he Is. fond of relating, he was
with u young newspaper fell
low named Clemens who subsequently
became famous as Mark Twain, he settled
down in Sayvile. Here he has remained
for the last fifty years. Miss Forsslund
herself has rarely left the island, except
on occasional visits to friends in New
( York. She had the usual public school
Seducation afforded by the local schools,
after which she spent a year and a half
Eat the Packer Institute, Brooklyn. Her
schief pride in the success Of her work is
sthat it has been warmly praised all over
TLong Island.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
A Rare Wedding.

Torger Torgensen Skretting and his
wife of Varhang Jaederen, Norway, cele-
brated Oct. 81, what is called in Norway
their "stone'' wedding. Even in Norway
where people live long, a stone wedding
is a rare event, occurring only once or
twice in a century. The old couple are
over 80 years old and have been married
seventy years. Old Skretting is deaf, but
his wife listened with lively attention to
the, remarks Of the pastor who was spokes-
man for the guests. Both are up and
about and the old wife especially thinks
nothing of a walk of a mile and a half to
the railway station and back.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Lines to South Pacific.

Minneapolis has become a gathering
point for travellers to the southwest. The
fact. is shown by the frequent trains to
Southern California, :, Of which there are
nine through each week, as follows: .=&.
Northwestern line, triweekly service, Tuesday
by Omaha and the Union Pacific to Los Angeles
Thursday by Kansas City and the Rock. Island
to San Francisco; Saturday by Kansas City and
the Santa Fe to Los Angeles.
Great Western, triweekly service, Tuesday by
Kansas City and the Rock Island to San Fran
csico; Wednesday by Kansas City and the
"Katy'' to San Francisco; Thursday by Kansas
City and the Santa Fe to Los Angeles.
st. Louis, semiweekly, Wednesday by Kansas
City and the Santa Fee; Thursday by Omaha anG
the Rock Island to Los Angeles.
Milwaukee weekly service, each Tuesday, BY
Kansas City to Los Angeles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Firms PUBLISH PAMPHLETS
Of Political Newspapers Fail:
Of the Desired Effect.

Although the political newspapers in
Finland have all been suppressed by the
sBobrikoff government, there is no dearth
Supporting a free political press, the peo-
sple of Finland have been compelled to sat
sisfy their journalistic wants by issuing
Secret periodical publications.
q These newspapers do not escape the
knowledge of the Russian official police,
iand the government is furnished with a
copy Of each newspaper published in this
manner. It has been ascertained that the
scountry Is supplied with more political
reading than it had before the newspapers
were suppressed. Thus far, however, the
police have not succeeded in discovering a
Single printer of the forbidden literature.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
A Sad End.

The yacht Duen (The Dove) in which
Countess Schimmelmann travelled so ex-
tensively on her mission work has been
sold to Philadelphia for 5000. The
countess had devoted herself to religious
work and two years ago came to Amer
lea visiting New York and the principa,
ports on the great lakes. On her return
to New York she became involved in finan.
=eial difficulties and her famous yacht was
seized. She could not extricate herself
and there was no alternative except tc
sell the boat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
Poor Earnings.

The government railways Of Sweden
earned only S,S02,OOo kr. in 1901, amount
ing to '2.37 per cent on the capital in
vested, a profit which would make the
ordinary American railway magnate dis
gusted The poor showing is due in a
measure to the costly construction work
in northern Sweden. Some lines earned
over per cent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-14
The Northern Norv,,x D.u

~, ~ '&0' eIfe1 IT runway Railway,
Inc proposed railway through northern
Norway has been completed from Hell 20
kllometers north Of Throndhiem to r.
vanger through Stjordalen, Aasen and
Skogn and has been opened for traffic to
Levanger, pretty and prosperous little
city. The formal opening of the line took
place on Oct q, many distinguished peo-
PIE taking part in the ceremonies. The
line runs through a remarkably pictur-
esque part of Norway by ford, field
waterfalls and mountains and should at
tract a large number of tourists in time.