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DECENTRALIZATION OF POKER.
As THE GAME rs PLAYED IN
THESE TINES.
Fart OF ~ Attributed IA Feminine influence
Poker with q Limit Called Unsclen-
'unc-The Game With Extra Cards In
the Pack "A wall From Boston.
SUBWAY ARMS.

THE game OF draw poker, " said the man
from Boston. sis one of the few human in
situations that l have come to regard with
generation.
1T was on the Mississippi that l, the
scion Of a Puritan family, first learned the
beauty Of blind obedience TO a we'll demon
strated principle. For it was borne in upon
me irresistibly on several occasions that
the laws OF draw poker were founded on
the eternal truths Of mathematics and fair
play and could not with impunity he
monkeyed with. There and then l discov-
cred that disobedience TO an established law
ia always unwise and often unsafe.
so far as l know and believe, thisr ever-
ence for the established order Of things
still obtains largely in the West, where the
eternal v~erities are enforced, sometimes
with heavy penalties. In the lawless East
however. the fundamental principles OF
draw poker seem to meet with as scant re-
spect as the Westminster Catechism.
"In my own beloved Boston, l grieve TO
say, the misbegotten 'skeeter' is allowed
to ravish the pot from the holder of threes,
while in goddess Gotham | ind fantastic
tricks played with all the rules and reg
ulations OF the game. In consequence
draw poker as she ia misplayed in many
circles has become a sport fit only for
children and the feeble minded.
Il I'm ungallant enough to believe that
much OF the generalization that exists il
due to feminine influences. In Manhattan
women beguile themselves into the belief
that a poker game is a bargain counter where
enormous profits are to be made by those
who are quick enough to seize them. This
accounts, | believe, for the fact that no
woman playing poker will play in her turn
but will assert what she believes to he her
rights, regardless OF whether or not the
preceding players have lar their say.
More than that, no woman : intellect is
equal to the strain Of believing that the Eer-
sonal equation has no plaza in the operation
Of the law II she puts money in the pot
by mistake, she not only believes that she
il entitled to take it out. but she does actu-
ally take it out, no matter what nay be
said to her.
And since mere man is prevented by the
conventions from using physical violence
in such cases, IL follows that draw poker
cannot be played when women sit in. There
may be exceptions, perhaps. | do no,
know whether there are or not.
AS nearly a. l can Judge, there are ~
many women in New York who sit in at
what are called poker games "a there are
men. In consequence / have found very
little poker in Q York.
in place Of IL the people generally play
a succession OF jackpots that may perhaps
be called a bastard variety OF poker, and
they play IL with calm indifference TO the
principles Of The Gams that n almost mad
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MARS. RUBBERINO
lVl AND HER NElGHBORS.
With the Help Of the Janitor's
Wife She Discourses
on Dress.

Its no wonder some folks can dress the
way they do" said Mrs. Rubberino 10 her
caller They skimp their table nd make
their husbands GO without enough to eat
and they take every blessed cent hat their
husbands can rake and scrape and put IL all
on their own backs.
That's the way they do it. And then
they GO pIuming and ~preening around,
trying to make people believe that they're
really used TO the kind Of clothes they've
got on.
What do you suppose that Neatsey
woman across the hall put on the table for
her husbands breakfast this morning.
Now, | know you'll find IL hard to believe
It. my dear, but the ianitor's wife, who
was in there washing the kitchen windows
right after their breakfast, came in here
and told me all about it.
MY dear, that Neatsey woman gave her
husband cold corned beef and fried cabbage
for breakfast. And her husband ia a hard
working little man, il ne is as homeiy as
an old mudscow. And that was his break
fast.
And. my dear, I am awfully glad you
came, for l can get sympathy from every
body except in my own home. You'd never
guess in I e wide world what my husband
said, Just to be contrary. When 1 told him
he said that he was wild over cabbage fried
with potatoes for breakfast and that cold
meat, especially cold corned beef, for break
fast was the old time and high grade English
style and that he himself would a treat
deal rather rave II than bacon and eggs.
Il declare, my dear, James Is really be-
coming a perfect bear and he takes the
keenest kind Of delight in disagreeing with
every single, solitary word l have to say
TO himl So l am awfully glad when any
body drops in, my dear, 30 that l can have
. chance to say a word or 80 without being
disagreed with almost before the words
leave my mouth.
Gold corned beef and fried cabbageI
<or breakfast TOO, OF ali meals! Her hus-
bands got a wolhsh look in his eyes all
the time, and he looks as II he's literally
starving 10 death.
You Just ought to see the clothes that
woman has! There's literally no end to
them, and the way she does parade around
the halls and hang around in the vestibule,
pretending that she's trying to get her let
ter box open, so that the rest Of US in the
house can see her.
Il always go right by her with a nod
pretending that l haven't so much as
squinted at a rag she's got on, but you
never saw such gorgeous things in your
lie. When she went out with him last
evening, to the theatre, I suppose, she wore
a coat Of Irish cream lace that reached Ia
the bottom hem Of her skirt, the most stun
ming thing that l ever saw In my life, and
ner poor little noody-naddy Of a husband
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occupant according TO the latest scientific
wrinkles, without cuddlings or weakenings
Of the fibre.
Her arm Ia strictly tailor made. 1t Is
the arm Of the executive woman who, il
uncamelled In the Desert OF Sahara. would
at once have a kindergarten formed from
an Arab sheik's children, and In a month
would have started a woman suffrage
society. 1t Is not IN a~lluring arm and you
cannot imagine an aching brow resting
there.
THE SUN reporter at this point halls a
young man who prides himself on knowing
a pretty girl as far as he can see her.
What kind Of arm do I consider the most
beautiful" He repeats the question, Civ
ing the glance Of the critic at the display.
"Oh, I don't are especially h kind Of
arm it IL. I'm not 80 hard to suit, so long
as it's round and" after another interval,
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young person, who draws on a glove show
ing a long, bony member burned by sun
n wind.
Il did that down on Long Island this
sunni Jer and I can't get II OF. I look like
an East Side FIRE escape in evening froCks,'
she says cheerfIlly.
She speaks with the candor OF the young
girl who has enough years fronting her
for improvement. and haS no shyness IN
regard to weak points, like her elder sister
already moulded into form.
"You must nave a thorough bleach
says the doctor. Peroxide OF hydrogen Is
good and after that some rubbing. and
gymnasium work, for you nave over ex-
ercised, and now all you need is a wrist
movement five minutes every morning"
-She will have beautiful arms when We
get through" the beauty doctor adds,
when the client has disappeared. -Her
wrist is very small, and tho line from that
to shoulder Ia perfect.
Although she In very slight, the elbow
Is hardly perceptible, for her bones are
tiny. The big wrist il a hard problem to
tackle. The only way il to proportion the
muscles, just as a good dressmaker takes
of pounds OF hesh apparently by making
her cut right.
THE color Of the arm is another matter
| Of importance. The red look comes gen
orally from overlooking and irregular ex-
ercise. Bleaching cannot help that, for The
trouble IL not external, any more than
| bleaching thu tacs vcnld prevent g pofson
from blushing.
The fashion of wearing short sleeves
has done muchtoward perfecting the human
form. It has called attention to the lack
Of proper line and curve. snd whatever
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are gathered is a sweet faced young mother.
There is something in the matronly curve
OF the arm resting on the table that prevents
your noting or caring whether the beauty
lines are all right or all wrong.
1t is the arm Of a woman who has carried
a baby with gentle care. Whatever posi-
ton she may unconsoiously assume, talking
to a friend, waiting for her order or ami
mated in discussion, the maternal curve
comes so naturally that you wonder il the
arm we're not intended for that use alone.
Near her is another young woman of cor
responding age, but there the resemblance
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arm in a month that she will not recognize
It. Indian clubs and dumbbells arc good to
give the wrist suppleness, but they should
not be abused.
"Suppleness adds to the attractiveness OF
Voc exposed arm. and the woman with q
Leautiful arm does not allow il to remain
quiescent for fear it may be overlooked.
She gestures in order to call the attention
81 the wandering eye toward it, and she is
Usually successful. Imitation being tho
sinoerest form Of fattery, the plain woman
follows suit and attracts attention, too, but
" a different kind"
The beauty doctor stops her disquisition
as a woman Of generous avoirdupois comes
in. and hat she has just received
a box Of gloves from a friend returned from
Paris n cannot get one on. She thrusts
forward a hand and arm Of the vigorous
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tends to physical beauty of the race is for the
ultimate good"
In a restaurant where femininity lunches
you can pursue the study of arms.
Seated at the centre table is a woman Of
rotund figure who is pecking dainty at
some hlet mignon, French artichokes and
baked potatoes. while a celery tree waves
its green branches above. An empty cock
tail glass tells OF a needed aid to jaaded
appetite.
Little baby frills OF lace fall in short
hounces from her shoulders for four in
ches. Below these frills there is a band Of
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THE ARM THAT is ROUND.
nd goes round. That'n do for me every

and goes round. Thatn do for me every
time"
The perfect arm is on view. 1t has the
required equipment Of small bones which
do not ~fiagrantly obtrude on the sight.
1t is white and firm and charmingly
rounded.
The hands have dimples and the elbow
is a mere suggestion. Long. tapering nails
polished like teeth and an exquisite ring Of
antique workmanship enclosing a pigeon
blood ruby complete the effect.
The owner liz not unconscious. h places
her arm az il it were a bit Of bric-a-brac
on the table and arranges the lace rampant
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JEWELRY THAT WOMEN MAKE,
SOME OFT FOR THE TRADE, SOME
ON PRIVATE ORDERS.
In Both branches Of the Calling women
Are Succeeding Here and In Europe
Much -of Their work Done in tho
SemI.PrecIOus stones Now Popular.

Women goldsmiths and jewellers arehav-
ing considerable success both in Europe
and America. The ablest OF them are
regularly instructed in schools OF design
and in the shops of working jewellers and
goldsmiths.
Much of their work is in the ~semi-precious
stones now popular. These owe their
charm to the tasteful fashion in which
they are mounted and arranged.
The women jewellers have been especially
successful in designing chains. co liars.
necklaces and the like in which semi
precious stones are mounted in gold OF
pleasing decorative design. An eye for
color, a sure taste in matters Of form, and
dizziness and manual skill are the necessary
equipment for this kind of work.
Some Of the women jewellers are skilled
in other departments OF the trade. Thev
are apt at enamelling, an art To which
women h ave only Of recent years given at
%tention. ,
II takes a very short time for a clever
girl to learn the art of enamelling on copper,
and many small copper vessels enameIled
within, and haJpins, watch fobs and the
like are made by women. A school in
Boston teaches copper enamening to a
small class Of women annually, and within
the year most OF them acquire considerable
SAhA ~ VIZ ~
Rings elaboratsly chased and set With
precious tones are made by women
jewellers, though they do less Of such work
than work in ename and in s~emi-precious
stones. Most Of the. work In precious
stones ia still In the hands OF men, and
there are few women diamond cutters.
The advantage that the women find
in this lind Of work is that it may be done
at their own rooms, or wherever they can
set up a wise, a small forge and oruoibles.
Some of the women jewellers work for
the trade, and it is a good deal easier for
them TO obtain from the employing jewellers
work in semi-precious stones than In more
expensive Jewels.
A good deal OF the work % me women
jewellers is done upon private orders,
and some OF the most successful among
them owe their reputation and trade to
the quiet advertising that they obtain
from patrons who nave been pleased with
their work. The young woman who man
ages 10 attract the interest Of a few non
women IL pretty well assured OF profitable
employment.
The fashion in jewels is constantly chang
ing, and there II "A growing demand among
the wealthy for specially designed jewels.
/ Many wealthy women are easily Interested
in new materials and methods in jewels,
and ID is to such patrons that some OF the
women jewellers look for employment.
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ton to this part OF the body says the
manager, adding up profits as she speaks.
The sleeve has always been shaped to give
her good lines and has helped to keep her
in ignorance of her own and her neighbors'
defects. Now fashion has called her at
tention to them and she is fastening to
remedy them.
The best way is by vigorous massage,
which puts flesh on where it is needed and
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mobile or sailing a yacht tends to strength
rather than sweetness.
Therefore when she comes for her pOr-
trait the clever painter studies the general
contour and then calls in some model to
supplement this defect. There are some
models who sit only for the hand n arm
and who rave exquisite arms. which are
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takes it OF where it is In excess. Fat is
abnormal usually and can be done away
with by care and patience.
Cocoa oil and massage creams OF diff
ferent kinds, according to the quality OF the
skin. are employed.
Daily rubbing according to correct rules
will make such a difference in a woman'S
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ends. This may be q case OF moving the
world. but not by rocking the cradle.
Cradles are not in my line, she would
tell you II you asked her. 81
But II fate should place one In her path
you may be sure she would bring up the
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plain, unadorncd arm, poppy colored, and
below this the separate glove arm OF black
kid which economical women n lazy
ones wear with the short wristsd gloves Of
last seasons style. This glove has been
removed and a pudgy hand. with many
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First Come First Served.
From Harper's Weekly.

ETUV HNFTFT FFNEVg
The Bishop OF Worcester was once travelling
through Banbury by rail and wishing 70 try their
celebrated cakes m a boy and asked him
10 procure him one. Learning that their price wAa
threepence the Bishop gave the lad . sixpenca,
telling him: "And with the other threepence buy .
cake for yourself The lad shortly returned.
oomplAcently munching his cake, and handing
threepence back 70 the Bishop. exclaimed: -rhsEs
was only one lefL Gov'nor.-
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AND THE WOMAN
Peeu1arftes Brought to Light by the Fashion
of Short Sleeves and Long Gloves.

never allowed to get out Of proportion
The short sleeve has caused the beauty
parlor to be thronged. At the tables in the
private rooms sit women with their arms
outstretched on soft cushions undergoing
treatment for physical lacks.
women never used to pay much atten-
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price Is said with automatic precision.

But her hand lis small he protesta
Gloves have gone up Ia the only res
Spouse to this objection, and aha dragA,
Town dozens Of pairs Of varying shades.
But l don't want stockings," he pro-
tests again, and. thinking perhaps to reduce
the price by further confession, he says:
you see l told her she had hands like Chs,
Winged Victory, inc she bet the W. v.
didn't have hands. and ] lost hands down.
And amt she the cute one7 She bet
gloves to gloves, and mine she could get
for one and a half. You don't get me betting
with any more girls" and he feels about
in his pocket for the remains of his weeks
salary.
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From TORONTO Truth.
Tommy-Father, what Is a perfect gentleman.
Father-A perfect gentleman is q man who
when you begin telling him your troubles doe
not interrupt BY trying to tell you HE.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-04
It Has Been wased Hard in Con.
gress for the Past Seventeen
Years
And the Result Is a Bill that
Pleases the Beef Trust All
Alone.

The Beef Trust Is all powerful h
Congress.
Seventeen years ago the first pure
food bill was introduced In the Sen.
ate, and It has been debated OF and
on ever since"
With this introduction Henry
Beach Needham tells in Worlds
Work the amazing story Of the delays
to the pure food bill In the United
states Senate as an illustration Of oh.
structive' methods.
It will enable the millions Of con.
sumers Of food to understand why
the United States Is the only civil.
lied country which does not possess q
national food law. It will enable
them to appreciate the difficulties
which now confront the Hepburn bill
during the present session Of the
United States Senate, the only meas.
ure, according to the best authorities,
That there Is any hope Of passing.
"Every American workman" says
Mr.. Needham, 1T IL fair to assume,
IL interested vitality In securing for his
family what he earns by the sweat Of
his brow-pure food and pure drugs.
"When one pays for wholesome mr.
ticles he does not care to receive bud
coffee, glucose syrups, coal tar jellies,
spurious whlskeys, adulterated drugs,
and imitation fiavOring extracts. One
does not want Goldfish sausages or
green hams, smoke cured oil pre-.
served with boracic acid; New Or.
leans molasses' or honey composed
largely Of glucose; olive oil, in reality
cotton seed oil; pure raspberry jelly
manufactured from glucose mixed with
citric acid and coal tar dye.
III the State cannot protect the In.
dividual against such swindling-and
the State commissions confess their
impotence naturally looks to the
Federal government for protection and
to his representative In Congress to
provide statutory means for such pro.
lection. How has the welfare, the
health, and longevity Of the $4,000 900
Americans been conserved by Con.
grcss!"
~
The Beef Trust II making hard
fight ut Washington against pure food
law.
The following II from Washington
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune, Feb.
3, 1906:
Recently this opposition has taken
an extremely dangerous turn. The PEG.
pie who are behind It realize that there
Is general demand throughout the
country for national legislation on this
subject. They do not dare to fight It
outright, therefore, and 500 they are
combining their attention in an effort to
destroy the value Of the law when It In
enacted and to make It difficult II not
Impossible Of execution.
"There are now on the statute books
Of many States, particularly In the
north. laws which II enacted would 60
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long ways toward disposing Of the
Impure food products which are now
flooding the markets Of the country to
a notorious degree. In Illinois, for In.
stance, there Ii law which, II hon.
estly executed, would put an end to the
vast amount Of frauds practlced upon
the people. The law, however, is to o
large extent dead letter and the I'LL
nOis food commissioner Ii said to have
become an offensive partisan in the
movement to break down national legis.
lation on this subject. Honest advo-
Gates here Of pure food law are as
tonlshed that Gov. Deneen should per-
NIT any Illinois official to take stand
In public which manifestly Is In opposi.
ton to the best interests Of nine.te
Of the people Of the State Of Illinois.
".The anti.pure food lobby here In
Washington, which has Its headquar.
tiers Mt the Willard Hotel, and which
apparently IL supplied with IN unlimit-
ed amount Of money, seems to have
come to the conclusion that some kind
Of pure food law IL inevitable ut this
session Of Congress. They are there
fore bending all their energies to break
down or minimize the effect Of such q
law when passed"
The spirits Of Thousands Of poor
boys who went out to fight for the
United States In the Spanish.Ameri.
can war. must hover over the fortunes
Of the Nse Trust In q demand for
vengeance
These Thousands were killed BY the
''embalmed heef" Of the Beef Trust
and BY the polsons used In the makeup
Of their Beef Trust rations.
Neither the bullets Of the Spaniards
or the terrors Of the Cuban climate
did any havoc to the American soldier.
poor boy, at oil comparable with the
damage done BY the frightful embalm.
ed food of the Beef Trust.
The young fellows who offered their
lives to the American government, did
not for a moment imagine that the
country for which they were fighting
would permit q Beef Trust to furnish
them with poisoned ratl0ns.
But II did.
The soldiers trusted their country
and ate the poison.
The result was death, disease. broken
constitutions for Thousands.
These are facts which the war rec.
ords will corroborate.
@0~
How can the people got any sort Of
fair play from the Illinois Legislature
II the officers Of It are In the employ Of
the trusts?
BY the way, what 10 Dr.. Dyson. who
used to be government chief inspector.
doing now2
Chicago 10 the homo and the he&A.
quarters Of the Beet Trust.