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GEORGIA.

c Atianta.-The Year Book of the Pryor Street
ESnurch is in attractive form. Rev. Henry c.
id'hinond is pastor. There are four elders and
.our deacons, and about 200 communicates The
Iuohc exercises of the church consist of preach
Ts services, Sabbath school, prayer meeting
;eachers Training Class, Ladies' Missionary So
Sy' Junior Missionary Society, Covenanters'
SosSion Meeting, Deacons Meeting Sacramento
'ervice; Concert of Prayer for Foreign Missions
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commodious house. The cost of this new under
taking, it is thought, will be about $3soo The
work will be pushed at once, and it is hoped that
by fall that portion OF our city will be enlivened
by the Songs of Zion every Sabbath afternoon
During our pastors absence, his place will be
filled by Kew. Robert Lapsley, who has labored
with us so successfully since the departure of Mr.
Rawlston to another field for the summer
Roanoke-The Second Church people, Rev. A.
w. Rowbotham, pastor, are enjoying their new
church 1t is a Gothic building of blue lime
sone on beautiful site, and is furnished in ex-
cellent taste. The older church building is at
side, for chapel and Sunday school uses, and
at the rear OF the new church there is abundant
room for manse to be built some day. On Sun
day night July Ist, DR.. James P. Smith preached
to a congregation that was large for the warm
night, and had cordial greeting from friends. old
and new. dts
Staunton-Rev William N. Scott D. D. sailed
from Boston last Friday the 9th, for Glasgow
Scotland, where he will spend his vacation in the
Highlands while his party, consisting of his
brother Professor Charles Scott of Sherman
Texas; his sister, Miss Anna Scott, of New York:
and daughter, Miss Agnes, of Staunton will travel
on the continent. At the communion in the Sec
ond Church, held the Sabbath before he left. Dr.
Scott received seven members and baptized nine
children.
Rev. c. D. Waller late of GEORGETOWN XIV
preached at the Second Church Sunday. the 9Th
at the morning service, and Dr. A. NJ Fraser at
night. Rev. Mr.. Waller has purchased a farm in
Augusta and connected himself with Lexington
Presbytery and will make his home again in Vir-
gnia his native State.
Kew James K. Graham of the China Mission
has returned with his family to this country for
the benefit of Mrs Grahams health She is a
patient at the Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore.
T. c. M.
SUPT. SOMERVILLE IN WINCHESTER
PRESBYTERY
The Presbytery of Winchester at its recent
spring meeting, instructed its Committee on the
AssembIys Home and School at Fredericksburg
to arrange schedule with some of its churches
Tor Superintendent S. w. Somervile to visit them
and present the nature, working and interests of
mat institution in general to the people in order
that they may have more intelligent view of it
and hence greater interest in this worthy cause
IN compliance with these Instructions, the fol-
lowing schedule has been arranged and Mr.. Som
ervllle will visit and address the congregations of
the following churches at the time given: July
= TO August Ist.: Sabbath morning Berryville
z@nd; Sabbath afternoon, Clearbrook, 22nd; Sab
oath night Winchester, 22nd Monday night
IU'pequon 23rd Tuesday night, Round HILL 24th;
wednesday night Martinsburg 25th; Thursday,
,nght, Martnsburg, Goth; Friday night Martins
burg, 27th; Sabbath morning Elk Branch goth:
sabbath night Charles Town, goth Monday night
stones Chapel, goth! Tuesday night Strasburg,
$751; Wednesday night, Woodstock 1st
DAVID H. SCANLON, Chairman.
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TEXAS.

Fort Worth.-The Rev. NJ. B. Lambdin. form
erly of Saint Adams, w. Va but at present pastor
OF the College Avenue Church of Fort Worth
exas, is on the programme for course of four
lectures on Biblical Archaeology, entitled "Wit.
nesses IN Stone and Clay" at the Westminster AS
sembly, the Presbyterian Chantauqua of the South
west, to be held near Kerrville, Texas July 4-IS
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FLORIDA.

Bartow.-Rev. F. G. Railey, former pastor Of
IHs church, changes his address to Lexington,
sa' where he will supply the pulpit during the
GUNNER GUNNER Rev. f. ]. Young, of New Orleans
81 'eSoytery, now residing in Barlow, will supply
'"e Barlow Church for the present
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KENTUCKY.

morganhe1d.-Dr. w. D. Morton writes us this
Usage from Morganfield, KY:
t; Aiter long years, / am out here holding con-
T'.ued services in my first regular pastoral charge
VII assisting the present beloved and successful
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16
Copyright, 1906, by r. F. Foster
no. 53

Some Of the advantages of leading
red suits in preference TO black when
the make is passed. and of leading
trumps when the plain suits are bad
ones 10 open, have already been dis
cussed. The disadvantages of playing
for a ruff when you have four trumps
and good strong suit have also been
mentioned The beginner has been
shown the best thing TO choose and the
worst things TO avoid.
But there are certain hands which
seem TO present examples of following
one rule and violating another at the
same time. These are the kind Of hands
that are used in problem solving con-
tests. and the decision must be made
on judgment OF the general situation.
not on blindly following rules. In such
matters as the declaration there are
many hands in which the decision must
be a matter of personal feeling or even
prejudice. the best players in the world
being just as likely 10 differ as to
agree But in the play reasons for
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y A Q 6 8
4 K e =
D A J 8 4
q j :

1t is bad policy to lead spade to
the passing hand. who is probably
strong in that suit. If at all. and will
take your J and lead through your K
of trumps- The red suits, which would
be good ones TO open, are headed by
honors which are not in sequence;
serious objection TO them, more than
counterbalancing the point in their
favor that they are red. The trump is
a bad opening, because it is weakening
the protection of a guarded honor.
In such cases, one must use some
Judgment in selecting the least. of sew
eral evils The red suits seem to have
the smallest objections against them,
and it is better to select the one in
which the ten-ace is less likely to be
useful, that headed by A ], and open
TO with the A of diamonds.
Good judgment in openings estab-
fishes the confidence of the partner in
following up the hint given him by
the first card played. Knowing the
Importance of retaining this confidence,
many players make il rule that If
they transgress any we'll ll-established
principle of play they shall have in
view some compensating advantage.
Any good bridge player knows that
his partner viii not lead right into an
K @ suit in the dummy. or up to
an A. Q. suit unless the lead is a
singleton, and he wants to ruff the
second round of the suit. On the same
principle no one deliberately gives a
player a trick except for the purpose
of making him lead TO his disadvan-
tage. and so getting ii back again,
probably with interest. There must
always be some compensation in view
when good player does anything that
under ordinary circumstances he would
not do. 1t is the duty of his partner
to stop and think what this may be.
and so TO try and help the scheme
along, or take advantage of it him
self.
A good example of this is the prac-
tice OF never leading a small card of a
black suit up TO a passing hand as an
opening lead unless the small black
card is a Singleton. This is against
trump declarations only. of course.
Leads of high cards such as honors,
do not count; it is the small card that
IS of no use as a support to the partner
that must be a singleton
If the partner can depend upon this
ii is sometimes of great advantage, be-
cause il tells him two things about the
hand mmediately-that the leader has
not a good suit and four trumps, and
that ne has no suit headed by two hon
ors in sequence.
Here is hand played not long ago.
"aIl of which 1 saw and part of which
1 was" as Greene used to say, which
shows how this singleton black lead to
a passing hand works sometimes. es-
pecially II the partner has confidence
in YOU dealt and declared hearts,
the score being l6 to against him on
the rubber game. This was the posi-
tion Of the cards:
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: Z 8 s 6
D K 4 2
q A J 8 4

What rules should be applied to the
selection of the opening lead? We
have seen that to lead away from hon
ors which are not in sequence is bad
unless there are five cards in the suit
That rule raises an immediate objec-
tion to clubs and spades. We have
seen that il is usually disadvantageous
to lead a black suit up to a passing
hand. which confirms the objection to
clubs and spades. On the other hand,
we know that little can be lost by
leading a short suit which is headed
by a card which may support the
partner. This would indicate the J
of hearts. We also know that it may
he a good thing to lead a short suit
for the purpose of getting in ruff
when you have two or three small
trumps. This again points to the J OF
hearts.
Here we have four different rules
all of which indicate the } of hearts
as the best opening from the hand
But if the suits are transposed. and
the declaration by the dummy is a
club. the situation is entirely changed
and none of the rules already quoted
viii apply. Suppose this is the COM
pleXion of the hand:
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A and B win by two cards: and u
score % for hoporc


score 80 for honors
knows that A can be absolutely
depended on for no more clubs Then
he can ruff the second round of the
suit and lead a diamond through the
dummys Q, if e shows him that that
is what he wants. But for this con-
ndence that the club must be single
ton 1T would be foolish to lead right up
to the ten-a ace in clubs. If has led
from two clubs and holds the 3, B NAV
never make his diamonds if q gets
some high spades established by ruffing
out the little ones first.
AT trick it is better to give an
other force than to pick up the dunn
my's Q of diamonds, because A must
have another diamond to lead. or he
would have played down and out
At trick what is to do with this
thirteener? If he trumps with the ace.
so as to shut out the possible king in
B's hand, the K is certain to make. no
matter where it is, and that trick gives
A and 3 the same and rubber. The only
chance is that A has the K, and that
II trumps this trick and leads trumps.
the game may be saved
Now lay out these cards and plav
the hand over again, leading the
fourth best spade, and it will be
found that the dealer will make five
by cards with the greatest ease. To
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for adopting a certain course must be
forthcoming by which il may be judged
In opening a hand. there are cases in
which it would seem that several rules
all point 10 a certain card as the cor
rect lead, while in others no rule can
be cited for choosing one card that is
not contradicted by some other rule for
letting that card alone. When the ma
jority of maxims are in favor of GER
tain opening it is usually a case in
which TO follow rule, and will prove
the best in the end, although individ-
ual cases may fail AS an example,
take the following hand, diamonds
trumps. declared by the dummy.
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THE san FRANCISCO CALL SUNDAY DECEMBER 16 1906

discards. Then he leads trumps, the
10. and having nine trumps between
The two hands he takes no finesse when
does not cover the 10, but puts on
the ace, so as to be sure of two rounds
at once. After winning the third round
of trumps with his 9 the dealer leads
his remaining spade and discards dunn
my,s last diamond on it. The adversa-
ries may do what they place; the ace
of clubs is the only trick they can
make. This is a difference of seven
tricks.
And yet there are people who do not
believe in leading short suits!
The thirty-fourth article of the Sc
ries Will appear Sunday, December 23.
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Gt0Ue
Orders

You may pdnt to
grpe a present Of
gloves You don't
knov the shade, Or
the sire' Buy a
glove order.
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81 Crepe de Chine 75c

As an extra special this meeb
NE mill sell so pieces full 23-inch
pure silk Crepe de Chine, in every
choice color, at The above pery at
trdctipe price. Goods north regu-
lorly ST 90 ward for
75c a Yard
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A velvet complexion. q delicate. rosy color. alb
solute freedom from wrinkles. all be had by
any who viii Persistently
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[ [sslkROUND the BRIDGE
y = c]B. TABLE %
Conducted for The Gail by K. F. Foster

THE CALL presents today the thry-thrd of series of
instructive articles bridge whist conducted for this
paper by R F. Foster the author of Fosters Complete
Bridge and the bsknown authority the subject this
country. articles will be of nesmabe value bridge
players
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OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS
Veckueor
For the HOLIDAYS


It is with considerable satisfac-
ton that we make reference at this
holiday season to the admirable
showing presented by the Newman
& Levinson Neckwear Section. Tt
will be upon this department of
our business that much feminine
attention will be concentrated dur
ing the coming few days. Year
after year the useful grows more
into favor. and year after year the
splendid exhibit in our Neckwear
Department has grown in harmony
with public demand Here are a
few selections-just hints from the
vast assortrnents carried.
FANCY STOCKS,
2Oc to .S5. 90 Each
DU BARRY SCARFS. all styles
and colors,
$500 to So. 90 Each
HAND RUN NISH
SCARFS AND FASCINATORS.
$500 to $500 Each
RUFFS, Black, White and all
colors,
ST. IS to .Si2. so Each
FEATHER ~BOAS AND
FEATHER STOLES.
$500 to !S75.Og Each
REAL IRISH CROC CHET
COAT COLLARS and STOCKS,
HAND MBROID ERED
STOCKS. TURNOVERS and
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.|MPLE MENT TRUST
To REORGAN|zE

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The Post today
saws: Unless plans. which are sane
toned by ]. Pierpont Morgan and
agreed to by the holders Of at least
slOo. 600. 900 out of s120,000,o00 of the
capital stock of the international Har-
vester Company. fall through, Febru-
ary 1, 1907. should see the complete
financial reorganization of the great
farm implement trust. Tentative con-
tracts which have been signed by the
chief stockholders. call for the con-
version of s125, 100000 of capital stock.
The expectation is that the new Sc
curities will be listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. which, If the
plans are carried through, will give
the stockholders a broad market for
their securities and enable them TO
retire if they desire to do SO.
The Louis XIV Art Co. reopened at
11l7 Post. below Van Ness. Antique
jewels.
Io ~ .l,, n
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Dress Patterns
For Gifts

For the convenience of our pa
irons in the selecting of Dress
Patterns, we have prepared with
great care a whole counter full of
choice PLAIN AND NOVELTY
SUITINGS in Dress Pattern
lengths. These have been selected
from the most desirable weaves
and colors in our new and .up-to-
date Dress Goods Department.
You will find that these Dress Pat
terms make very sensible and ac-
ceptable gifts. For the few re-
naming days before Christmas
they will be specially priced as
follows:
DRESS PATTERNS of pure
wool. Plain and Novelty Suitings
of the latest character, in choice
colors for street wear,
$3.50
DRESS PATTERNS of English
and Scotch Tailor Suitings. in the
latest mixtures of blues, browns,
green's and grays. A very large
assortment at
S8.7.S
DRESS PATTERNS of the lat
est imported cloths. in plain
weaves and novelties. Broadcloths
in all the latest street shades. in
Guiding black. Very handsome
dresses at
5000
DRESS PATTERNS Of the
very choice imported plain and
novelty cloths for handsome tailor
gowns. including French broad
cloth in the latest colors and black.
Very special at
$500
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Some men always would be at church
if thew were sure of being invited into
the pulpit.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
HUNGRY MAN MIsCALCULATEs.
Finds That ''Thirty Rolls for 3
Cents" Are Not of the Edible Kind.

The hungry man walked the streets
Of Washington with only a dime in his
pocket He hadn't another cent in the
world He was planning where and what
10 eat 10 get the most for his money.
He continued to walk and to search for
a cheap place TO satisfy his appetite.
At last he thought he had found just
what he had been looking for. 1t was
on the upper end Of Pennsylvania ave
nue., on the south side, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. He espied
q sign which read: 80 rolls for 3
cents" Just what he was figuring on.
He could have a meal OF rolls and have
a nickel TO spare from his last dime
Overjoyed at the prospects OF all he
could consume for cents, the man. the
hungry individual, walked leisurely
away Il must have something to
smoke after dinner" he thought. He
made his way 10 a tobacco store and
made a scent purchase. Then he re-
turned to the place adorned with the
sign. go rolls for cents" He could
almost taste them melting in his mouth
The man walked into the store. II
was a bowling alley.
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SHE SIMPLY misunderstood.
Car Conductors Supposed PO1iseness
Turns Out Plain Business.

-"Wa1LIlgtoa-s street cur conductors are
the most polite l have ever seem a
woman who is visiting here said last
night She was seated in a trailer. She
Is living with friends in Mount Pleasant,
and naturally paronizes the Fourteenth
street car line when travelling between
the city and the residence.
Every time I am going home" she
said. L notice the pOIiteness Of these
conductors. They go through the car on
our line and TO every passenger the con-
ductor says: Transfer to you Now, in
the other cities the conductor simply
says. transfer and you're lucky TO get
il at that ! really think the men are 10
be cOmplimented for being SO cOnsideraSe
Of the public and to be cultured enough
TO say transfer TO you
Just as the woman finished speaking
the car came to d sudden halt. The con-
ductor stuck his head in the door and
called out, u street GangWay, Rush
along there
Il didn't know there was street.
said the woman in establishment. And
the conductors aren't so polite, after all.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
WANTS SALOONS ABOLISHED
Dr.. Murray, in Sermon, Pleads for
More Moral District.
Tells Hearers President Would Sup
Move to Stop Sale Of Liquor.

a New Year for the District Of Column
bia' was the subject OF a sermon de-
livered by the Rev. S. Reese Murray,
d. D, at the Union NJ. Z. Church yester-
day morning.
In a series Of speeches by Edward De
V. Morren, of Pennsylvania" said the
preacher. "a strong plea was made for
greater District of Columbia Ny plea
is for a better District and a more Chris
tian' Mr.. MorreIl addresses himself 70 q
consideration OF abuses and needed re-
forms, and deals extensively with sta
tistics relating 70 street extensions. ex-
penditures. and assessments. Tax dodgers
and grafters come in also for a share of
Mr. Morrelrs condemnation. This con-
tention is largely normal; but the burden
OF his AFFAIR is physical and esthetic-
Beauty in thoroughfares civic greatness.
cleanliness, regularity in administering
government, and the salvation from auto
cratic power and the reign of graft-this.
in the main, is the body of Mr.. MorrelTs
address"
DR.. Murray contends there is one
weightier and larger thought that needs
to be taken into consideration. He said:
There is bill in the House committee
for the prohibition Of the traffic In intoxl-
eating liquors for beverage purposes
throughout the District borders And
this" continued the speaker, If in opera
ton for a decade would bring more peace.
prosperity, home building. and security Of
youth from the open temptations of life
than anything else we can imagine. So
that no fair-minded man, seeing US to-
day and again ten years hence. but
would declare that Washington was never
so attractive. never so progressive, never
so worthy Of admiration as under such
regime. The beginning of such an era
would not only mean an unprecedented
rise in civic life. but all that goes with
character in the enlargement of municipal
progress.
DR.. Murray said he hoped it would not
seem out Of place to declare that the
Commissioners of the District could do
nothing better than to take an advance
stand on this most vital question. Con-
tinuing the speaker said: Il have faith
enough in the man in the White House to
believe that they would be upheld. Not
few entertain the thought that the Pres
ident will address himself TO the liquor
question before he retires from his ex-
allied position. Not a few feel certain he
will do so, despite some previous refer
ences Of his to meddling with the army
canteen. But whether so or not, he has
never put himself against reform, but
always, and nightly. behind II.
Congress has enforced prohibition Ia
the Capitol and in the soldiers homes.
And the Commissioners, who have sup
pressed gambling, could certainly sup
press an Illegal liquor traffic. The excise
board has already limited the number Of
saloons, and could reduce them at blow
TO a very small number if they wished
OF course. there would be a howl, and it
may be there would be an earthquake
The Washington herald., 1906-12-31
CHILDREN HEAR FALCONIO
Papal Delegate Assists at Celebra-
ton Of Christmas.
Italian Boys and Girls Told to Be
come Good American Citizens and
Be Worthy of FatherIand.

A Christmas tree entertainment and
distribution OF presents to the boys and
girls Of the Italian branch of the Christ
Child Society, several hundred IN number,
took place at Notre Dame Hall yesterday
afternoon, in the presence Of the papal
delegate, Mgr. Diomede Falconio; his
secretary, the Rev. Mr.. Stickney; the
Rev. Father Yaseln, and the patronesses
of the society. After a programme Of
children, Mgr. Falconio was introduced
to the audience by the Rev. Father Nc
Carthy as the Giving link in the golden
chain Of love which connects the United
States with the chair Of st. Peter"
After congratulating the children or
their efforts, and thanking the ladies Of
the committee for the deep. Christian
interest they took in the welfare Of the
children. the papal delegate spoke on the
duty Of the Italian child IN this country.
He admonished the little ones in their
own native tongue of Italy. as we'll as
IN the language Of their adopted coun-
try, tc strive and become good American
citizens. and to love and respect American
institutions. He referred TO the great
ness Of Italy, Of its accomplishments In
the arts and on the field of glory. and
said; Italy was chosen by an alI-know-
ing God as the seat Of our father, the
Pope" Mgr. Falconio not only asked
the parents Of the children to strive to
make them good American citizens. but
to bear themselves in this country in
such a creditable manner as 70 be a
source OF pride 10 their native Italy.
Headquarters Of the Italian branch Of
the Christ Child Society is at lis z street
northeast. and It is under the charge OF
Miss Agnes Boyton. It's officers are Miss
Mary V. Merrick, president; Mrs. II.
Simpson, vice president; Miss Pauline
Burr. second vice president; Mrs. r.
Acosta. secretary, and Mrs. A. P. Davis,
treasurer.