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We'll, Winterbottom he opened the. pot
for twenty-five, there bein' that much in
it, an Hopkins he riz it twenty-five. Gros-
jean didn't feel like shown his stren'th
too soon, an he knowed Winterbottom
were goin' to raise back, 30 he just trailed,
an Winterbottom made it fifty more all
reg lar enough. Grosjean sort o reckoned
on Hopkins raisin' again, but he didn't.
He on y Just trailed, so Grosjean an Winter
bottom just whipsawed him till there was
nigh five hundred in the pot, him comm
in every time, an sayin' nothin'.
when ii come to the draw Jake stood
pat, o. course He couldn't draw nothin'
to flush. An Hopkins he took two cards.
like Grosjean was lookin for him to do
O. course that left the deck just about
the way Grosjean was reck min on, an
he didn't lose no confidence in his fourth
ten, so he want disappointed none when
well, Jake he Clipped, an Bud Hopkins
into the pot. There was about hundred
in it, an that was more'n Jake had. 20 he
says. I've ony got thirty-seven dollars.
but I'll call for that. You see he were sort
O. puzzled like, not KNOWN whether Gros-
jean was loookin' for him to win; or whether
O. lookin' for Hopkins TO lay down:
But Hopkin3 didn't lay down. He says,
I'm sorry this is table stakes, boys. I'd
like to play this hand for more, an he calls
Il III SHOWS uOWH II ne u HdNl
his three sevens all right, but one on EN-
was a club, an he had the six an eight Of
clubs with EN-, an he'd drawed to the three
clubs instead o. the three seven, an hed
caught the four an five O clubs.
We'll, that put eros Jean an Winter
bottom out o the game. an Bassett an
Pearsall was losers. They KEEP on playin',
though, an Jake an Pete come over to
me to ask me to stake 'em so t they cd
get back in the game.
But / didn't see it. i amt one to fly
in the face o. Providence ! says. There
amt no Use o. THROWN away money a'gin
no such run o luck az that It'd be enough
to destroy mans faith in religion, l says,
to see two or three moro things happen
like that last, an they'll sure happen If he
keeps on playin' / grant you ! says,
as how this here ysp don't know nothin'
about poker, but ne don't need to know
nothin' about II tonight He en- win
without. He'll have Pcsrsall an Bassett
busted | says, in about ten minutes, an
then Is the time TO stop. You've did all I
can be did while that run lasts, / says, but
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but you can't do 1t in a week, nor you can't
do it by settin' into the game casual like,
FIN time to time. You've got to give yer
days an nights to it, an stay right along
side OF II all the time, studyin as hard as
the Lord II let you.
4The way fgger it, 'twan't intended f'r
a mere man to git to have the things that's
goin' to be most valuable to him 'thouten
he's willin' to work for 'em. Likely the
right kind OF a woman, II a man is lucky
enough to git one, is better'n anything
else there is in the world, but that sort Is
sca'cer'n a royal flush. Not havin' had
the luck to never draw one on 'em my own
self, amt never had no use for the other
kind. Pears like man cd do tol'able
well on somepin' lessn royal flush in
draw poker, but II he sets down to be oon-
tented with anythin' short o. the best there
Is In a woman he's plumb sure TO git the
worst O. the game.
aThe reel pint on t Is t draw poker
amt no game to be played casual. O.
course man may make win at 1t thouten
ever havin' had no trainin'. I've saw some
zap I'm up In the mountains, mebbe, come
TO town an set into game Z he had no
more license to be into nor he had to DO
preachin' the gospel or runnin' steam
engine, an he'd pull out big stake an
awell round thinkin' he'd did up some o.
the best poker players In the State, when
he hadn't done nothin' O. that description.
All Z he'd did was to hold four OF a kind by
dumb luck ag'in full house t some good
player had acquired scientific. Stands to
reasop a accident like that may happen.
same as a mule may get struck by lightnin'.
He amt goin' to die no other way. But
when that happens, o course, he's goin'
to die.
There's one thing arrays happens
Ill. that. an it shows how wise an benef-
cent the ways o. Providence is, even when
thew be myster Gus. The zap al'ays sets
in again, an just natural, the lishtnin'
don't strike again.
bud Hopkins struck Arkansas City
one day at the height O. the spring Hood
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could not distinguish the answers. Each
Of the four looked as II he were wondering
II the three others eau ght the elusive sylla-
bies; but, before he could make up his mind,
more questions we're hurled, and other
answers lost themselves In the huskinees
Of Mr. Taggart's throat.
And all the time Mr.. Taggart was blandly
smiling. trying to solve the problem OF
getting a large book through the small
hole, and twinkling.
Each of the representatives in turn shook
him warmly by the hand and took occasion
to whisper something very low and very
secretive in his ear. The answer came In
such loud, round accents, round as Judge
Parker's pictured face, that the questioner
was nearly thrown OF his feet. But when
the last secret had been betrayed In this
fragrant way, Mr.. Taggart's physiognomy
still looked trusting az the face OF china
doll
THEY'D have told each other anyway
he explained, "just as soon as they got
outside"
why did they grasp your hands so
vigorously"
aThat's the Masonic call for help, only
used in extreme emergencies.
WUdU uO COHbiNt'i WIG pSieA
states?" he repeated when THE SUNS
interview was resumed. Il don't consider
there are any.
New York? Not after Judge Parker's
recent letter and the Saratoga convention.
Indiana? My State? Well, it was all
right when left it.
And you are going back to stay there
until after the election
Again Mr.. Taggart became confidential.
"Pm sure don't know"
And how about the friction here at
headquarters?'
There is no friction now. The Sara
toga convention settled that. Everything
is harmonious, everybody is burying his
personal predictions and his disappoint-
ments and his wishes and working to-
gether. There never has been a more
harmonious organization. Never"
Mr.. Taggart is not the entire head
quarters OF the national committee. The
rooms OF the other leaders were shown.
Each bears q first cousin resemblance to
the other; all In turn are adorned with
large, rotund faced photographs of Judge
Parker, all serenely cheerful and apple
like.
The rooms were filled with groups of men
with their heads close together. These are
great head-to-head days AS the lookers-on
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IN THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.

that's enough. You've got him hooked,
an when he's had sleep ON it an broke
his Mck he'll be round again an you en-
take his money as easy as you en- get the
barley away from blind mule.
We'll, they was SORE an they. didn't
like it, but knowed was right. an pretty
soon sam an Joe they got up broke Hop
kins were a decent sort o chap enough,
an he stayed round till daylight, buyin''
liquor an tellin' how he reckoned he'd
buy all had left O. that twenty year old
whiskey afore he took the train next day.
fer to take it home with him. There amt
no such liquor anywheres back IN the noun
tains, he says. an reckons it's up to me
IS SssEE e. the boys a blowout "', when I get
He carried his load tol'able well. but
when he went over to the hotel soon alter
sun-up seen t he had jag enough to sleep
till a ssspT e ED 5sf ls sSys e. sss
tonight. when he wakes up an finds the
trains gone, an then III stake the whole Of
you on the usual terms
well, there want nothin' else for EN-
to do, an that's the way it turned out.
There want no poker sense about Bud
Hopkins, but there were q powerful heap
o. human nature, an 'twa'n't in reason
for him to be left over night In a strange
town with nigh 1900 In his jsans, an
Poker Ss Ts game 9e open to him. th0uten him ndin
Il will own was skeered for the first
few minutes they played. for he won the
first three pots hand runnin' an then he
stayed outen two pots. which was somepin
he hadn't done afore. Feared like it
mought be I his run was still a-runnin',
an knowed II twas ] stood 10 be q toll
able heavy loser, but things come a little
more natural like alter that, an 'twa'n't
long afore the cards was rinnn' ag In him
as they had been for him the night afore.
when seen that, Iknowed there wa mt
no more need for TO be anxious Even
II he'd held just olable hands he couldn't
ha' did nothin' gin the science there
was In that game, an want to be looked
for t he'd have no luck at all, bein' II had
turned ag'in him.
@Twa'n't no time afore he'd lost twenty
one hundred, an got up broke, but he had
the makin's of a man in him He looked
kind OF dazed like when he got up. but he
never whimpered, an he came over to the bar
an says to me I reckon there amt no
chanst O. me takin' none O. that good liquor
O. yourn home with me, but I'd like mon
strous well 10 have good still horn Of it
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approach, the oonferess start. spasmod
ioally with O. etaecato motion which may
mean guilt, secrecy or merely gossip.
But everywhere there is Something doing"
everywhere the atmosphere Is OF hard work
and the strenuous desire to leave no stone
unturned, so that II the Democratic can
didate is showed under they can lat least
quote the epitaph of the Western farmer
and say: I'VE done our darndest."
Upstairs Capt Mendes in turn points
out John Sharp Williams, Democratic
leader in the House. who. Is standing, o
SLOUGH hat pulled over his EARS and his
pockets bullying out with enough campaign
literature to convert the whole east coast OF
Africa. Mr.. Williams is talking with Judge
McConville, head Of the speakers blu
reau. In fact, at every step at Democratic
headquarters you fall against celebrity.
Titles are as plentiful as Parker photo
graphs.
There Is a post Office. where the mail 10
stamped and sent out, averaging q, oo0 let
tiers a day; there is a room OF assorted
pompadours devoted to feminine type
writers who are all good looking and hard
workers. There is an interesting room de-
voted to the foreign element. Here the
S"iiipoiSh AeNi h'ai Al u dlieiotCi ito
languages-German, Italian. Polish, Hun
garian-and types Of each nation are busily
at work.
Three entire floors and good part Of the
basement are given over to the campaign.
Everywhere is grim determination There
is no blase assur ance of victory here
There Is nothing to appeal to the aesthetic
except a few beautiful young men scat
tered about, who are presumably from Indi-
ana, too. There is no bunting, no gilt eagles,
no laurel wreaths or set floral pieces. There
are pink covers TO some Of the campaign
literature. That is the only discernible. bit
OF color.
Every once in a while member of the In
diana delegation darts out and tells you
what wonderful! man T. Taggart is.
If he can't carry Indiana no one In the
world CAM shouts one.
Back in his special sanctum, where. he is
discovered talking through the telephone,
he answers the last question that repe-
ttion has endeared to the interviewer.
Now. don't you really think there are
any doubtful States MIR. Taggart?"
NO doubtful ones. but will admit there
are one or two which will have an eyelash
finish. That's what we call it out West
when we just get what we want and no
margin-an eyelash finish.' ..,
And with that the visitors are twinkled
out of the room.
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WHEN PROVIDENCE
w MOVES IN POKER.
An Instance in Which Its Workings,
With the Aid of Red Liquor,
Saved Arkansas City.

There is them that thinks the game
Of draw poker is to be Earned easy an
natural like" said old man Greenhut,
same as boy takes to swimmin', sudden
Il @, when you heave him overload in deep
water. Some'll read a book, an reckon
as how they understand the game soon as
they've Earned what value the hands has,
an whose business tbs to ante.
"Simila~, I've eaw men that reckoned
they understood woman just cause they'd
took her to church a few times, an gone
buggy ridin' with her for a spell. an mebbe
act up sparkin' Sunday nights fr two or
three months. Pears like they reckon a
woman is goin' to tell 'em all she knows,
an what's more to the point. 1T EN- get
line on all she don't know, just cause they
put on their religious clothes an go call on
her a spell
Il amt sayin' but what there is women
that's built that way, an you en- rarn all
there is to Earn inside Of week, payin'
torable close notice 20 what they says
an does; but Is fur's my observation goes
ue more you see OF a woman the more
you don't know nothin' about what she'd
he liable to do when you don't expect 1t
most,
This way figger it out draw poker 8
almighty like a woman. II you go at 1t
recknin' you know the hull game an
not maxim no allowances for to be taught
nothin' sudden an unexpected the chances
Is you're goin' to make discoveries, an
moro n likely git jolt as II make you
ieei round here an there to SEQ II your
bones is all in place.
~ course, you may l'arn the game a'ter
you've had that experience an similar you
may git 10 know somepin about the woman,
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afore I start. Hits a powerful long walk
from here to tn 0zarks.'
You needn't to walk, says. We know
a sport when we see him here in Arkansas
City, an you're just as good a loser as you
is a winner. The boys'll chip in for your
railroad fare says, an when you take
the train you'll have quart flask O. this
whiskey in your pocket w.
AOn'y,' says, i want to warn you ag'. n
gambling. Faro is a sinful game | says,
an there amt no good never comes Of il.
You can see for yourself says, what It's
brought you to. You stick to draw poker
l says, an don't never. take to gambling,
an u ever you learn the game proper I
says YOU II see the difference
We'll, Bud Hopkins he shook his head
kind o. doubtful like. as IL he didn't quite
sense the Leaning O. what was saylf', but
he took the money an the whiskey, and then
took the train, an we hain't never seen
him here no more. Only. about a month
alter. he sent back the money the boys had
put up for him to 60 home with. Hesure was
zap, but he was square sort O. chap, for
all that. On'y ! don't reckon he cd learn
draw poker In hundred years. NJ '''.
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recently raised that Is worrying the Re-
publican party little2"
Worrying the Republicans, is it? Now,
you don't think that Tom Taggart woul d
do anything to worry the Republicans
Well, 1 guess not, not even II it was ques-
ton Of receiving campaign fund. And
Harry New, from Indiana, out there at
Republican headquarters in Chicago? /
couldn't worry Harry.
Then you wouldn't accept a large cam
paign fund.-
well, don't see how I could hurt the
feelings of the people who offered it."
well, If you couldn't accept 1t and
couldn't refuse it, what could you dor
well, l might divert it. For instance,
I might give banquet to the press. How
does that strike your"
1t was at this psychic moment that 'the
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What there Is awe inspiring about the
press when it comes in large numbers is
hard to say; but up to this moment Mr..
Taggart had been calm and collected.
As he stood up then he looked a little en-
barrassed and nervously tried to poke
large book through the small hole in the
end of paper cutter. Four pads OF note
paper. four pencils and eight searching
eyes fixed him in place.
1t was during this interview that the
full beauty Of Mr.. Taggart's voice as a
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Reed Fish From western Canal.
From the Portlard Oreoorfor

One OF natures freaks. in the shape OF q
reed fish, is on exhibition in a Seattle curio
shop, on the water front. This interesting
specimen may be best described as half AMI
NAL and half vegetable life. II is six feet
long. The reed apparently grows out OF the
fish. while the latter carries q covering over
the reed, hence the dual animal and vegetable
life.
This reed fish was taken in Hood Canal
last week by n tugboat man. II stands erect
In pools Of salt water. Though long and
1.-THE and to every appearance a vegetable
1t was caught with salmon hook.
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you ever done anything to help the suf-
frage cause7 thought not. And Ito the
artist have you? ! thought not. Here are
two young women talking about woman
suffrage and neither caring about It, Now.
I will tell you one thing: the Democratic
party will never turn it's back on woman
In distress"
4And how about this large campaign
fund that they say the Democrats have
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To Guard Against Dilution.

A Kentucky colonel. who in every other way
showed his enjoyment of his bourbon. always
shut his eyes AZ he lifted his glass to his lips.
As this is the way children are usually adj
vised to take unsavory medicine, his friends
wondered that the colonel should show such
an aversion 10 looking nj the beverage that
all the rest Of Kentucky likes to gaze on only
less than to tHste. Some one asked him at
last why he always shut his eyes He re-
piled: "Ah'm afraid II Nh looked at II nah
mouth would wa.ah and dilute nah liquah. =
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on. 1t Is rare accomplishment for the
chairman Of a national committee to be
able to turn on Q twinkle like that.
He has one other just as valuable asset
In his equipment. With that twinkle and
the other accomplishment 1t is hard to be-
hvevs that r. Taggart can be kept away
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questions. In fact he invites you tocome
again and ssk other questions; but, although
he starts out to anss'er your interrogation,
when he oomes to the meat OF the remark
his voice drops 10 husky whisper and you
absolutely do not hear q syllable. You
start TO ask him what he said, and then
you meet that twinkle, and you don't ask.
Jusy why. you don't know, but It's 80.
At the left OF the desk 10 handsome por-
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campaign leader was shown.
The questions came thick and fast One
could distinguish Order 49," Service
Pension" Letter OF Acceptance" But one
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r. Taggart is not so called because he
attends pink teas BY no means. There Is
nothing OF the pink tea atmosphere about
the headquarters Of the Democratic ma
tionaI committee, even at the oolong hour
OF p. M.
But there are color and strenuosity In
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from the focus Of the strife. This other
accomplishment is his voice. Mr.. Taggart
has the ideal voice for the chairman OF a
national committee.
Unlike the chairman Of the Republican
committee, he does not refuse to answer
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press" was announced, and Mr. Taggart
rose from his easy chair to receive them,
while Mr.. Tanning was quiet auditor
N the background.
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masonic-Rio Grande Lodge. No. 81. meets the
u and 5rd Tuesdays in each month.
BENZ KowALsKI. W. NJ.
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The Three Gates.

If you are tempted to reveal
a tale some. one to you has told
About another, let it pass,
Before you speak, three gates of gold.
Three narrow gates---First, is it true?"
Then, rs it needful?'' In your mind
Give truthful answer. And the next
Is last and narrowest--r Is it kind?''
And if to reach your lips at last
1t passes through these gateways three.
Then you may tell the tale, nor fear
What the result of speech may be.
Saturday Mirror.
See the lovely burnt work at
Combe's Drug Store. f2-15-28
Why not send THE HERALD for
one year to some friend as a
Christmas present. 1t would be
an interesting and daily reminder.
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vsnszusIa Alliuator..

Though but few alligator skins
kre sent abroad from Venezuela, 1t
b not on account of scarcity of alii-
|yafors. 1t is strange that nobody
|ias taken up the hunting of these
reptiles. They are there in the lakes
Ia lagoons and rivers IN untold
Numbers and Of all sizes. Theskins
sre well worth securing, andsaIliga-
for oil brings a high price, being
Ised for medicinal purposes.
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Knights of Pythias-Brownsville Lodge No.
5so. meets lst and 5rd Wednesdays in each
,aonth. BENZ. KowALsKI. c. c.
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Hottest Library.

There viii shortly be ] augurat-
|sd upon the Alpine peak of Ollen,
|bn Monte Rosa, the most elevated
literary and scientific institute In
Phe world It's altitude viii be TO-
boo feet. The library, which VIII
bake the name of Queen Margherita,
|Dwes It's organization to her males
~, supported by ministers and
many eminent persons IN Italy and
hbroad. i viii comprise all the
books, sculpture, landscapes and
photographs obtainable relating to
Ehe Alps.
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knights of Honor-No. $3.50. meets End and 9Th
'suesdays in each month.
DR.. F. J. CoSIBE. Dictator.
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! A drol Irishman has been draft
81 into the street car service of Co.
Eumbus and affords much amuse-
.nent to the passengers of the High
street line, as when a large crowd
attempts TO board his car he sings
but, "Will Thin in front place to
move up 50 that thin behind can
lake the pisces of thin in front and
Ave room for thin who are nayther
En- front nor behind 2"- Columbus
Dispatch.
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II. L. cAN. secy.
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Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Merchants
National Bank of Brownsville, Tex
Is; will be held at its banking house
|5n Tuesday, January 10th, 1905,
ht 3 p. N. for the election of Direc-
Tors and the transaction of such
bther business as may properly
come before the meeting.
J. @ FERNANDEZ, Cashier
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Notice.

Persons holding public improve
ment bonds numbers eighteen GS)
nineteen 90 and twenty co., Sc
ries of1889, of City of Brownsville,
Texas, are hereby notified that 1 am
now ready to take up and pay said
bonds, and that interest on said
bonds, Nos. IS, 10 and 20, will
cease on and after Dec. 81, 1904.
GEO. NJ. PUTEGNAT,
Treasurer.
Brownsville, Texas, Dec. /, 1904.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

saasonic-Rio Grande Lodge. No 81. meets the
81 and 5rd Tuesdays in each month.
BENZ KowALsKI. w. n.
knights of Honor-No. $780, meets End and 9Th
sues4ays in each month.
y. 2. srARoK. Reporter.
Knights of Pythias-Brownsvill Lodge. No.
|ss9 meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in each
|wonth. BENZ KowALsKI. c. c.
A. W. Wood. K of R IS.
ked Men-Aztec Tribe. Nc. 195. meets every
wv. BUCHANAN. sachem.
e. W. DIcKEY. c. Off.
woodren of the world-Acacia Camp. No.
30. meets End and 4th Thursdays in each month.
c. H. THORN. c. c.
FR. srARcK. Clerk.
Frontier Camp. No. 1922. W. o. w.-meets LIST
nd srd Thursdays of each month.
E.A. McGARY. Clerk.
A. o. L. w.-Progress. No. IS. meets every
|slher Monday night.
]. P. doom. NJ. w.
cEAs. II. MORE. Sec.
LADIES LODGES.
Eastern star-Hope Chapter. No. I24. meets
list and 5rd Fridays of each month.
MRS. c. II. KowALsKI. w. NJ.
ANNA ]. Kennedy. Sec.
woodmen circle-orange Grove. No. 35S. meets
IIss and 3rd Saturdays in each month.
MRS. BENZ. KowALsKI. Guard.
MISS MARY EGLY. Clerk.
Degree of Honor A. o. L. W.-Cora Rutledge
lodge. meets alternate Mondays.
Mrs. CORA RUTLEoGE c. of H.
JAS. T. DENTON. Sec.
Williston graphic., 1904-07-07

Notice ia given that 1 own md control
all hnrsts branded ps above, 13 on left
shoul,!er. a|sn I'D combined on left
shoulder, and J q on right shoulder.
aud O inside Of V on +ither hip. H"raps
-a.,g- IL Williams ard A!,re'i Counties.
\. D.! aud Dn~ son County. Mont.
Al.,rsss J. G.. DwSER, Willis on, N. D.
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