The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-29
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of the fun consists in matching the other players cards, and more particu- larly in making ''sweep" All players play at once and there is not dull moment. Players must not rest hands or arms upon the table except when a sweep is made, and must play their cards well in from the edge of the table so sweep may be possible.
 When a player turns up Sherlock Holmes card the excitement becomes animated. for as he calls the card he quickly reaches for the playing piles" of his opponents, which he may take if his hand reaches any playing pile before 1t is protected.
 Sherlock Holmes is the liveliest of all the games which have become popular fads. The game Is laughter and excitement from beginning to end, and while light in it's nature Is becom- ing as much of a rage as ping pong in Its prime two years ago.
 SENSE OF FUN IN THE MONKEYS. Recently a monkey got the better of the common enemy, the carrion crow by .feigning illness. He was fastened to a bamboo pole with a running ring When he was on his perch the crows annoyed him by stealing from his por- ringer on the ground.
 One morning they had been specially disagreeable. He closed his eyes and feigned a bad illness. When his days food was brought him the crows de- scended upon it, and he had scarcely strength to defend 1t. By good acting he managed to capture one of the crows. To pluck it alive was the ob- vious course. Then, instead of pulling 1t to pieces, like the king monkey whom Kipling and Sir Edward Buck watched enjoying a similar triumph at Simla, this monkey tossed the crow into the air. where its own companions fell upon 1t and killed it.
 Monkeys certainly have a sense of fun. Darwin used to spend hours watching young female orang-outang in the Geological Gardens, and was sure that she had the comic sentiment She delighted to put upon her head. like cap, peculiar-shaped bowl which had a. droil effect, and she was sensitive to the effect which her joke produced upon the spectators. .
 Humor is something that is appreci- ated by practically every American. This fact is demonstrated by the vast number of humorous publications which thrive in various parts of the country. as we'll as by the truly won- derful mixtures of grotesque figures and indescrbable colors accompanying the Sunday papers and bearing the la- bel of Comic Supplement" says the Birmingham (Ala.) Advance. But while Americans are as a unit in their expectations of humor. there Is wide diversity of opinion as to what constitutes humor. There are some who seem to think that the height of fun is to blow up somebody with cannon cracker or cause some one to walk blindfolded out of a second story window. Others regard it as extreme ly funny to circulate false reports calcu lated to get a man shot or put behind the bars or cause a run on the bank.
 Humor is something that should be harmless always. No joke should have 8 sting nor should any so-called hu- horous feat be performed that will leave some one crippled for life. The more we see of the funny side of life the longer we will live and the more pleasure we will find in living. But let's not be led into thinking that it's funny to do things or say things that bring sorrow or humiliation to others.
 OLD FASHIONS TO RETURN.
 The Chicago Herald notices the re- turn of the old fashioned earrings which so many years have been ta- booed. Mrs. Marshal Field and other socety ladies appeared with conspic. uous and costly earrings at the Horse show in the coliseum yesterday.
 Thea death of Mrs. Tonry, the daugh- ter of Mrs. Surrat,9 one of the victims of the Lincoln tragedy. hanged for a supposed participation in the conspira- cy, recalls the miserable days of re- construction. The Baltimore Sun has the following:
 Mrs William P. Tonry. the only daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Surratt, who was put to death for being involved in the Lincoln conspiracy, died here to- day after years of illness. resulting from her efforts to save her mother.
 Mrs. Tonry was born sixty-eight years ago at Surratville, and went with her mother to the Washington boardinghouse where the conspirators met. After Mrs. Surratts arrest she did her utmost to save her life. Later she married and moved to Baltimore.
 Mir. Tonry. three sons and a daugh- ter survive her; also two brothers John H. Surratt, who was accused of being one of the original conspirators to kidnap Lincoln. and who escaped to Europe, was captured. brought back, but not convicted, and Isaac D. Surratt both of whom live in Baltimore.
 Japan says she had cultivated the arts of peace, and had enjoyed, in spring her cherry blossoms, and in autumn her chryanthemums,. without any particular thoughts about her neighbors. until Commodore Perry knocked at her door, and by forcing international relations upon her led her ui timately to draw the sword.
 Now her women are taking part in public affairs, so far as serving in the hospital and caring for the woun- ded may be so considered.
 Automobiles in the Desert.
 In the matter of Soudanese commu- nications much interest is taken in the expected arrival at Khartoum of exper- mental motor cars for passenger ser vice in the desert. The difficulty has been to find motors which are capable of travelling over the sand, but 1t Is hoped that the recent experiments will lead to a solution of this problem.
 GIBSON TO WORK IN COLOR.
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 The stanch admirers of Mir Charles Dana Gibson will be glad to learn that he has at last turned to color work as a method of artistic expression, and that in the future his drawings will not be limited to black and white.
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