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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
FAMOUS HAND IN POKER.

It Contained Five Aces and Player Got
 Them All Honestly-Nobody Killed.
 T once heard Dan Seymon speak of some remarkable hands and wonderful draws he had seen in his experience, which, by the way, reaches from the rudest mining camps to the most lux urious' clubs of Paris and London" said an old poker player the other night.
 When I speak about great draws and hands I refer, of course, to square games. Nothing is strange in crook ed game, for every man around the ta- ble would hold five aces if you dealt them to him, and there would be noth- ing remarkable about that, but, speak, ing of five aces, I know of five aces be- ing held in a square game.
 ''In New Orleans, you know, 'there's big poker going on every night, and there are only gentlemen in the game. At the beginning of tn game each man takes five hundred dollars worth of chips. No money ever passes at the table, and the game is unlimited. Well, it has a limit-flve thousand dollars but five thousand dollars is about the same. as no limit e% .a.s.g t!,They always play with two decks Of cards, and while one IS dealt the other is shuffied ready for the other deal.
 About four years ago four gentlemen were playing in the game. One had a straight flush pat and another held three aces.
 They soon exhausted their five hum i1rnS1 lnilapGi Uynr%h nf F7a 4ha, their thousands, until finally the man with the three aces called for the draw. In the draw he got two aces, making i've 'in his hand. He showed his hand right away, saying there was evidently a mistake in the deck. The man with straight flush claimed the stakes.
 "TAe two left the decision to the oth- CT gentlemen about the table, and the rferees decided the bets off.
 By mistake the extra ace had been shuffied from one deck into the other.
 Now, perhaps, 1t wasn't so remark able tnlat one card should get into the Wrong1 deck, but think of that ace being next tb another ace, and that these two aces should be dealt to a man who al- ready held three aces in his hand. All over the south that hand Is famous.
 At, one time" continued the same narrator, ''Seymon crossed the Atlantic on the Teutonic. and he had game of poker before he was two hours out with a man who was using his own cards and chips in his own stateroom. One young fellow, an employe of a New York stock firm, lost thirty seven hun- dred dollars, every cent, he had in the world, aud he had saved 1t up to make the trip.
 After tthe game he came to seymon with tears in his eyes and told him that he was broke, and asked seyrnon to help hlm in some way.
 "Seymon made him a proposition to give him five hundred collars cash and one-thirdf fof what he would win if he would get up poker games for him on the ship. ...
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18

"The young fellow jumped at the chance, and got up a game with a South African diamond merchant named Switzkof.
 Tt lasted until after dinner, and at that time Seymon had sixty-two hum dred dollars, while the young fellow had thirty-one hundred dollars.
 Before the voyage was over Dan Seymon kaye the young fellow forty one hundred dollars more-more money than he had ever possessed in his life before. ."-Chicago Iuter-Ocean.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
EVIDENCE.

4 green -subalterp, who was smoking while on duty, was reminded by sen try who had, seen many years service that it was against the, regulations to smoke near his post and he advised the subaltern to throw his cigar. away, He did so and went on, his rounds. The soldier then picked up the cigar, and was enjoying it quietly when the sub altern returned. u .-.,
 why, how Is this?" T thought nc smoking was allowed near your post?i That's true" replied the sentry. Pm merely keeping this alight for evidence against you in the morning." .~Harpers Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
REAL ESTATE, TRANSACTIONS.
Warranty Deeds.


 M. J. Beck to H. l.. Brown, thirty four feet, Greene street. Edward Mcclure to M. MaEoney, thi.ty-five feet, Fillmore street. E. B. Woodward to c. J. Blennerr seventy feet. ownsend avenuee. c. Lawlor ct alo to M. E. French twelve feet, Main street
 c. Lawlor ct al., to L, F. Hoffman twelve feet, Main street.
 E. E. Stevens to c. T. Driscoll, forty feet, Lamberton street.
 Rhinelander Trust association to St. Elmo corporation esixty-nine feet Grove street.
 G. H. Southworth ct al; to St. Elmo corporation, sixty-three feet, Grove street. .t,- *. E. J. Ryan to J. D. Piekus, thirty feet, Arch street.
 M. A. Bristol togW. J. Whaples ct al, fifty feet, Humphrey street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
9fy "reSpectruily,
 HENRY T. BLAKE,


 President of the Park Commission.
 New Haven, Conn.,, July IA, 1905. Henry T. Blake, Commissioner of Pub lie Parks.
 My Dear MT. Blake:
 In view of the steady growth of that section of New, Haven adjacent to the upper end of Orange street, it seems best to provide for the further expan- sion and development of East Rock park along it's southern border. With this object in mind and more especially to check any encroachment upon 8 ter ritory so essential to this park for it's chief gateway at Orange street, l beg leave to submit this proposition for your consideration.
 That will convey to the city of New Haven for park purposes and as an addition to East Rock park a certain tract of land situated on the easterly side of Orange street between the pres ent southern line of said park and Cold Spring street, and running back to Anderson street, in extent some two and one-quarter acres, upon the fol- lowing conditions:
 First, provided that the city will on or before January, 1906, appropriate the sum of $3,000 toward the purchase of that tract known as the College woods," $7,000 of the total amount re- quired having already been contribu- ted by various citizens.
 Second, that the city shall so agree to curb the land above described for an entire frontage along the lines of Orange street and Cold Spring street, including the tract to be acquired from Yale University within period of one year from date of conveyance. All of which is herewith submitted to the commission for it's consideration and action. Very truly yours,
 HENRY F. ENGLISH, The mayor sent last night commu- nication to the aldermen in which he recommended the offer as highly ad- vantageous and urged the aldermen to consider it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18

| The mayor sent last night a commu- nication to the aldermen in which he recommended the offer as highly ad- vantageous and urged the aldermen to consider it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18

Nj. M. Atwater ct ux., to D. Railing, forty-five feet, Pardee place; $2,450.
 NJ. E. Taylor to National Savings bank, thirty-four feet, prince street; $1.50O,
 R. Petrillo to F. Petrillo, thirty feet, Lafayette street; $500.
 c. Franco ct ux., to Angelo Porto, twenty feet Minor street; $95O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
What Shall We Have For Desserts

This is an important daily question. Amerlca's. most popular dessert. Re ceived Highest Award, Gold Medal, Worlds Fair, St. Louis, 1904. Every thing in the packages; add boiling wa ter and set, to cool. Flavors:-Lemon, Orange, Raspberry, Strawberry, Choc- olate, and Cherry. Order a package of each from your grocer to-day. 1Qc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
Mnrtga ge Deeds.

H. l.. Brown to; M. J. Beck. thirty four feet, Greene street; $1,Ooo.
 c. T. Driscoll to E. E. Stevens, for ty feet, Lamberton streeet; $3,O00.
 A. Ulizio to Chelsea Savings bank sixty-f1ve feet, Hamilton street; $7,OOO F. c. Dupee to J. c. Lomas ct al. forty-five feet, Pond street; $2,3O0.
 F. c. Dupee to Colonial Realty Co. forty-f1ve feet, Pond street; $500.
 D. sneiderman to I, Kaufman ct al. sixty nine feet, Oak street, a,50O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18
wEsTvILLEs Vs. EAST SIDES

The Westvilles defeated the East Sides Saturday by a score of IA to 4. The latter team was unable to hit Gear ing until the last inning, in which it obtained four runs. The game was too one7sided to be interesting, but the victory gives the. home team a good standing in the City league.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-18

Burnett's Vanilla Extract has outIived criticism. It is the finest and purest vanilla extract that can be bought, Once tried, always ussds
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
A New Typr Oi Microscope.

A new typ" of high-powrr micro
scope invented by Mr.. J. w. Gordon
was recently exhibited in London.
Says The Scientific American Supple
mcnt: at is wcIlkn0wn fact that
when high maguitication is attempted
by series of lenses arranged in con
vcntional manner. the cmcl gent beam
of light which enters the eye OF the
observer is so small that vision is de-
ficent, owing to the fact that the pupil
of the eye is not entirely filed with
light. 1t is consequently apparent
that in order to obtain satisfactory
results in excessive magnification the
emergent ray should be expanded in
such a way as to fill the -oil OF the
eye. This result is achieved in this
microscope of Mr.. ]. w. Gordon. 1t
comprises an ordinary microscope with
an eccentrically rotating glass screen
with finely grained surface placed in
the view-ield. This is viewed through
n second microscope which has an
object glass of half an inch. by means
of which further magnifica ton of
| 100 dameters is rendered possible.
| The transmitted cmergent beam is eX-
pandcd by the ground glass screen so
| that it fills the second microscope. and
| there are no imperfections whatever
| in the ma gniiicationS. The inventor
demonstrated this by magnifying n
diatOm to 10000 diamcters, and its
structure was perfectly clear and de-
fined right to the edges. A compre-
hensive idea of the extent of this ex-
cessive magniiication may be gathered
from the fact that if the eye of an
ordinary housc-hy were magniiied on
the same scale it would cover an area
of 312 feet. The idea of the ground
grained screen being made TO revOlve
is to prevent the grain thereon be-
coming visible and thereby interfering
with the maSnifying of the subject
under observation. while as it is not
in contact with either of the micro
scopes there is complct" absence OF
| vibra ton"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Chinese at Donninoes.

The domino craze has struck the local
colony of Chinese and fan tan has been
given up for the time being. The Chi
nese game is played differently from
the American one. Their dOminOes are
larger and of better quality than the
kind usually seen here and the spots
are white and red. The backs are of
ebony. The Chinese game is similar to
card game, but it is unlike any card
game played here with the exception
that the Chinese have Il jack pot.
I'VE have no 'straights' in Chinese
games,' said one last night who was
watching the tables in a place on State
street, "and in nearly all of our games
there is Il jackpot. We have to do
something to while the time away.
When there is nothing doing we don I
want to talk all the time, or play set
back, like the people who are always
twenty four hours behind the times.
Dominoes are played Il good deal il
China, but it is only recently that the
game has been introduced among the
Chinese here. 1t is quite a craze now
and you will see dominoes in all the
tirst-class Chinese houses" - Hartford
Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Zola's Strenuous Lie,

The strenuous life is not new. For
strenuosity that is the real thing one
must read Vizetelly's newly published
Life of Emile Zola." Ghastly, grisly
was Zolas early struggle in Paris. He
starved with his grisette in a garrett
He wrote plays and they We're not ac-
cepted. He wrote novels and they fell
fiat. He persevered, however, and
finally came into his own, into fame
and fortune. His literary work may
not last, but he will live as the friend
of Dreyfus. He was Il poSeur as Il re-
former. His attempt to duplicate Bal
Zac's Human Comedy" in the Rougon-
MacQuart series of novels was, it must
be confessed, failure. But Lola
worked without ceaSng. and he had
his reward, such as it was. That he
could not enter the French Academy
was the great grief of his life. His
exclusion was just, for his writings
were hardly literature. He will live
with Noltaire as the friend of the per
secuted and oppressed. His Life is
Il bitter, strong story of a man whose
chief gospel was work. work and ever
more work. And when l finished the
book l wondered what became of the
little Srisette with whom he starved in
the garret in the early days. Poor lit
tie grisette; she was surely responsible
for much that was best in Zola.-St,
Louis Mirror.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

TO search out the mystery alone. only
helping by .dvice.
why don't You go into the field
before it comes asked one. "and
watch:"
This he decided to do. Near the
centre of the field stood a huge stump.
The tree had been cut down years be-
fore. and used for rails. but one cut
of the log "a mere shell now - lay
near the stump. and beside this Mr..
Clark seated himself, in the carly
twilight. and waited.
For some reason best known to him
self. perhaps. he had chosen to seat
| himself facing the railway and with
| his back 10 the farmhouse. His eyes
were on Il level with the top OF the
wheat: he could hardly fail to see
anything that might come within the
fence, either before or on either side
of him.
| All was still: and Mt last he decided
| TO go back to the house. But. as he
arose from his cramped position and
turned. with his back to the field. he
found he had worked himself into the
condition OF a frightened boy. who
dares cot look back for fear he will
see something. and dares not quicken
his steps for fear that he will run.
But. almost at the moment that he
turned. the sound of the bell broke
out sharp. distinct and aggressively
near. behind him.
But when he turned at the fence
there was nothing in sight; even the
wheat was still. except where he had
just passed through it.
TIE next day Mr.. Clark took one of
his best young cows to the widow.
"It will be winter SOON" he said;
"and Iv, got more than l have stable
room for. 1t will oblige me if you'll
take care of her for the milk and but.
ter you'll get, and I'll bring load or
two of hay to begin on"
The bell rang no more after that, and
it was more than nine days wonder
and talk: but. as has been intimated
before. sensations were scarce in that
primitive neighborhoOd.
Years afterwards. some one found a
rusty cow-bel with broken tongue
in the hollow log and it revived the
story of the haunted wheat field.
"NO."-said Tommy Garrett-a mar
grown when they mentioned it to him
II did not intend TO scare Mr.. CLARK
the first time. I'd got the bell, and
was coming throui Ii the field, playing
that l was Brindlc. when he came out
That made me think of getting hin
out again. 1t was easy to take the
tongue in my hand when he'd get toe
close, and it was fun! I'd have runl
It again, only broke the clapper tina
night I chased him. No. my mother
didn't know; she'd have belted mt
good if she had.'-GOldcn Days.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Green Lamps Talk to Car Men.

The street car lines of New York
have their lantern signals the same as
steam railways. Different barns--
they are still called barns, although
horseless-have different signals WIN
red and green lanterns. On an EiSSs0
avenue car the other night two green
lanterns We're swinging from the rear
\ passenger asked why.
"Them's the 20 home lamps eK-
planned the conductor. "On our down
trip the transfer men along the rEB
see the green lights. Then they kncN
that their relief will appear within q
certain time, differing according to tkse
length of the run, ana that Uey cs'xa
90 home. Men who hanG ont trntz>-
fers on the corners cannot think 81
going home until they see them .re--,'
signals in the rear. \ green sisns.i
ahead notifies them to stay or un.aI
further orders."-New York Press
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
IN A Ln oFIC-

Thrcrch ii"ey lahyri1ihs tia irr'
ki"u lsrs pn u-e-s'- an. r'.' nv
Ard ''D-vii.' mod the! me-. "i' '-ni,
She tri.,s along the tremb.ng i,up..
A g!eam oi iov, golden ray
In Giant I.ahpr- gr,m dO'naIn-
Tne Princess II the o'.'en Law
Whom RANGE, could harm and nauS'f
cou.d STAN.
So dcfi'- every hazel hair
l. b..nc to form her s.Irirc crown,
No feck nor spot - anywhere
To mar the trim and dainty gown-
The grimy pre-sren laugh and nod:
Her laugh rr-ounhs a"rO-s th' aI-'f- ,
TIE stonemen turn from irnc a"h puad
To catch the sunbeam OF her smiie.
And he-the youth whose har' c's- danes
And sparkle At the SIGHT "i he, =
Ono, She meets his eager c'ancc.
And roses flush where lIhss wrI-.
Romance? Who knows The Fow % lakes
In wond'rou- ways hts "entle -nnl!.
An blessings on the lass who wakes
The tender Thought that hr'll"rns tpi
Arthur Guitcrman, IN .he New lWS
Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
The Tibetan Bible.

The Kah-gyur, or Tibetan Bible, con
sists of los volumes of 1000 pages each,
containing 1883 separate books. Each
Of the volumes weighs ten pounds and
forms package twenty-siX inches
long, eight inches broad and eight
inches deep. This Bible requires 4
dozen yaks for its transport, and the
carved wooden blocks from which il
is printed need rows of houses, like a
city, for their storage. A tribe of
Mongols paid 7OOO oxen for copy of
this Bible. In addition to the Bible
there are 225 volumes of commentar-
les, which are necessary for its under
standing. There is also large collec-
ton of alleged revelations which sup
element the Bible.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
He Didn't Want Much.

1--WE seen n good many different
sorts of tramps," recently remarked a
woman who lives in the suburbs, but
the prize article stopped at my house
the other day. l happened to be in the
kitchen when he knocked at the door.
Lady he said to the cook, would
you be so kind as to give poor man
a drink Of water:
"The cook picked up glass and
held it out, pointing to the pump.
"'Thank you very much, lady said
the tramp, without moving muscle,
and now il you'll please hold that
glass and the other lady kindly work
the pump handle, we shan't be long
Philadelphia Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Tho Cape to Cairo Railroad. !.

The Cape to Cairo railroad, the in
ception of the late Cecil Rhodes, has
reached the southern bank of the Fam
besi River at the Victoria Falls. The
first section Of the project Is now
realized, over 1900 miles of track hay
ing been laid down, stretching from
Cape Town to this point. The con-
struction of the single-span bridge,
which is to carry the track across the
Zambesi gorge at height of 420
feet, is now being proceeded with, and
the second section of the railroad will
then be commenced. This section will
run from the north bank Of the Broken
Hill, in the direction of Lake Tan
ganyika, a distance of $50 miles. Be
yond that point no definite course has
been decided, though there are several
projected routes under consideration.
According to Cecil Rhodes, this trans
continental railroad was to be 800
miles in length While the track has
been steadily constructed nOrthward
from Cape Town. the Egyptian end
has been simultaneously proceeded
with. and it is now 400 miles south
OF khartoum. About another 1000
miles of track has therefore yet to be
laid before through railroad communi-
cation is established between Cape
Town and Cairo.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

Japan is no longer the land of cheap
living, declares the New York Press.
Rents have advanced from POO to 800
per cent. Europeans who used to pay
from So to S12 Il month for whole
house now content themselves with a
single room. Prices of food. drink
Europe. Germans trade with Japan
is falling Off; Americas and England
are increasing.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
A RIVER cAoyrn sr aoc PsHiaIs
Thousanda of Them Were Once Thrown
Into Stream st kaixmHt"o.


IT," Kalamazoo Council has Lrd'r
cousi nration the dredging of Kalama-
zoo River from the city of Cooper.
distance of several miles. for the deep
ening o. the bed in some places and the
removal of sandbars in others. Ili"
estimated cost of a thorough 1ol' is
$50. 1000. and for half the money. it is
believed. the situation can be mai"-
rally improved and the damage by
floods greatly lessened.
If the dredging is undertaken, pnrii-
cular attention should h" raia 10 that
portion Of the river within tn cOrpo-
ration which has never recovered.
even with times help. from the chok-
ing the clianne. received during the
loopskirt era of forty years ago. when
every cast-oG crinoline found its way
TO MS near the middle of the stream as
a wounded and outraged male member
of the household could throw il. Those
old hoopskirts are there vet, save the
| comparatively fcw-which ar" many
! raised out by fishermen with hook and
line. They are there by the thousands.
plague and pestilence breeder. They
have damned the river.
The merits of these ancient skeleton
balloons beat DruShwood blind for
straining water and retaining resih-
unm. All sorts of floating wood and
trash found n foothold and lodged in
| them. They became shadows. and the
shadows Of pestilcnc" for which III"
hoopskrts were responsible. All th"s"
antique memories Of the maids and
mothers of many years ago should b"
scooped out of the Kalamazoo and
something done to put them out of ac-
ton. though heaven knows how it can
be done Possibly deep pit in some
secluded place would hold them. They
should be planted as near the centre
of the earth as possible. lest some sci
entitic researcher for prehistoric re-
mains find and exploit them as the
bones of pre- Adamittc kalamaZooioos.
Detroit Tribune.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Our Big Coal Output.

In 1902 this country produced mor<
than a quarter of billion tons OF hs-
luminous coal, valued at nearly SShef.-
100000; anthracite coal worth mss'r
than S7G,OOO,O 600; copper, with a. vatED-
ton above ST., ,OOO, 600; gold of eciz'~
ing value exceeding $GT 100000; fross
ore reached total OF nearly I,J0s-
900; silver at coming figures surpa sseJ2
$7O,OOO,OOO, and the petroleum totxss
was more than $71 100000.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

a Hartford Comm clergyman re-
text 4 love letter 1000 years old. one
to Bit VA from Gimcl Marduk, of
Babylon. Yet why select from 4 clay
tablet instead of from Il modern
script. Every love letter is scvcra!
times 1000 years old.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

The late Senator George +. Hoar
gave to young men this advice: First
Do not hurry. For those that want
TO work well there is time. The wise
disregard hustle and hustle and place
thOroughness above speed. Second
Remember that there is something
more to live for than money. Turn
rom the race after the worlds goods.
the mad fight for greed to the love of
The higher things. You may devote
yourself to the practical arts, but re-
member that there is something nobler
to human life. Third advise you to
read some author every day. Read
him SO well, soak yourself so thorough
~ with him, bathe in his wisdom so Of
ten that you will emerge from him as
from sparkling fountain Of purity"
Some one asked Senator Hoar what he
would advise men to read "ReaL the
Ives of Thomas jefferson. Washing
ION, Lincoln. Wendell Phillips. John
Bright and Henry George ana other
nIcn that have stood for something and
meant something" lie said.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Collecting Bee Stings.

Among those who are gathering bees
stings for medicinal purposes is VIII
lam Sesler, Of Jenkinton, Pa. Is co4-
lect bee stings by letting an indiGnana
bee sting your arm seems painful =
not heroic method. but Mr. Selscr de-
ciares that 1t is not even uncomfOst-
able.