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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-30
GREENSBORO CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION REPORT

Greensboro, Ind, Nov. %. (SpD-
The report of Greensboro Cemetery
Association for the year is as fol-
lows:
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-30

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-30

Artificial gas, the 2otkGfnturyy ; fuel !.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09

gen Der Grinoli4feit uno Gerauigtstt,
nit Der CT ale @eieBesborlasen unb
bsren 3tpede au prufen pflegt, ptrb ct
Der uMu6bunb beB Senates" genannt.
M~rnftrpns tprrbe Dor AZ Sd6ren
qIs So6n art,er Gltern In Ro9eiter,
e. D., geboren. W1tt 16 Sdbren mubte
q, ba fetn @ater erbGin6ete, beretts flr
ibsn unterbalt ietner Gamilte foreen.
Aufer Shpteristetten bermo9ts er ii6
ben Me9tsftu6tum gu tptbmer, bas er,
Inst nnterbredunsea, mad a4tiGbriser
puuer ~pnlIenoete. WrmTrone gebSrte
lpn11 Der @uperbtfprenbe1bros in
Mptetsr an. Sn Der MTsr1blD funsirte
& thtils ais MttsIteb, tbeils als @orr
tbsrtber peri4ie6ener Nusf9iTe. Gr
Pti8t fretBeub Deutf9. Seine 2iebe
Faberstea bilben mufst unb p6oto,
graphic.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
Elm TEXAS WUNDER.

Cine heine Slaihe non Eeras Bunoer,
oau's srnBer Gntbeduns, beilt ale Nie.
retts uno glaienleiben, entfernt Steine,
betlt Diabetes, gusTuB, ihpadbe 8iiden,
Hbeumatismns unb ane unresetmaBia.
tetter Der Nieren unb Der Blaie Bel BEL.
ben @eiblebtern, ebenfo 8IaIenleieeu
BEL &inoern. Benn guer Ipotbefer es
nidbt bertauft, t6nnt SIR es eeaen Gin.
lenouns BON $l.00 erbalten. Cine tleins
5laihe reiht fir stpet Mpnate un6 Der.
fehlt ielten Seilun9. 9r. 6. 50. Sau,
aaeiniaer Sobritant, g. 8. 8or 629, ct.
9ouis. $40. 2aBt gub 8eugniKe ihiden.
Bum 8erfauf bel alien DruaaiHen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
Der Stttraubl.
sfeaartt8eS srpxpbtes Desfabsett sur 8exkas
tane bee e~eetranf1ett.

sffHarttses srpxpbtes @etfabse,t sur Bexhas
taae bee e~setranfbsis.
@pppbt auf Rsifen iber ben allan
uff9tn Dsean Old auf l1eberfabrtsn
abst ben Mermsltanat TT in leBter 8ett
cur @erhituns per gsetranfbett eth
san8 reaes pRpfttaltf4es 9erfabren,
bqs auf elmer 8ttterbepesung berubt,
NIT pptlen1 Grfols erprobt porben.
DaB .srfprberlide Snfrumemtartum
befsbt aus einem bequemen Stubl,
befen StB bur6 Motortraft tn f9nele,
qufs uno abtpGrts gebenbe 8etpeguna
psrfest tpirb. Gum 9ntrieb btenf Elm
In BEN Wppardt a~ngebrad3ter tletner
GlestrOmotpr. Dte betrsTenbe perfon
ntrrn}t auf btefem 3itteritubl plas
uhb bat unsefdbr bafeIbs gsfuhl tpfe
pet ether Mitomobtlfdbrt. Die glitter
tstpeguns betpirtt, oaB man bas
Stampfen unb S9linaern bes @9ifz
fts, tpobur9 bic @eefront6ett berpof<
gerufen tpiro, tpeniger fiiblt, inbem bi.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
5ttterfubl.

lgngfn abpdrts ge6enoen 8efpegungen
bee Sdfffes our9 bic fefnen un6 5d6ls
Tgtden %aufpdrts ftreben6en @ibra.
Hnnsf9ldge paraibiirt tpsrben.
pafaatere, Die na9 ben erten Mns
asiden Der Seetranf6eit auf Dem 3its
erfhsbls 9laB nabmen, fiblten fid
tHstgs 5ofort, tbetls na9 turSem Mnfs
stttdlt barauf bon aGem nnbehaeen
bet Die metten BON ibnen bltcben
IN ganaen tpeiteren Werlauf Der aetfe
rcn benz l1ebel perf9pnt. 9ei ether
3tpetten Grippe BON Bdnsn febrte atpor
pas untppblfeirr mad einigsn Stunben
wteoer. NIT 8eginn ether neuer Be-
9arblnng berf4ipann es iebo6 unb
Htsb fdlieblt9 gang fort. Sn elmer
HEttten Rethe BON Sdaen en6It6, oie
Dor Mqem Die leidt erreg6aren Natus
rst umfaBten, iteuten ft9 Die gri@eis
Ivngen Der Seefranf6eit, Die ouf benz
Utferftubl gan5 ausblteben, Iofort Elm,
Gud1hsm Der 8etreffenbe ben Stubl
rerlehtn bate. Solde paHagiere ber-
lpstIfsn oaber ftunbentdng auf benz
&tubf.
Dbfpohl Der 4pparat aud in aug
gebtioeten Sorren Der Geefranfbett,
fcef'1 fth otefs bereits auf Stunoen
ober gar Sage er{tredt bate, cine BELL
Jane Wtrtung ausiibfe, oient er bod,
tpts f4on a~ngeoeutet, pornebmli9 Der
p~rophploIis. Wenn er feinen 3ped
poatommen errei6en fpa. muB En-
slsi9 beim erften @efl6f BON unbes
hagen benist tper6en. 8lpeifeuOs absr
uirb: Der 3ttterfubf 6infiir 3u Den
notbtpenoigiten notwithstanding
ben zines pdfagieroanpfers qebSrer.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
&eIct Stes.

Ban Ilitbne, Seras, ben 26. @adrs 1903.
-5iermit beidaeiniee ih, baB oas ageros
8onber", Saa's Great DISCOVERY, mid
BON ben glutuneen Der Nteren befreite.
Sb bin d~beraeuet, baB bieie Mebisiu
mein 2e~bensretter roar uno enapfeble Iie
oaber benz &ublitum i'm alsemeinen.
Nhtungsppn:
s. 8. gmoIs.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
y q u ~ % ol

Gan Mntonir, Teg., Z. Mars.
Sroinarb 6.13ll6 Cents; @opo Drbinart
8.1yl6 Gents; Som Mibbling 81 Gents
MetooIin9 81 Gents; @pnb Wioblina
10I Cts. Mi6blinp Sair 10I gts.
8%alnefton, 9er., 2. M6ra.-Orbinarr
Som Mtbblina 1917 cts; Wio6Iine
1911 gts.; @DDb Wibblins r1L gts.;
0}iobling Sair liz Gents.
Netu Crleaus, 2a., Z. War3.
9ooo SrbtnarB 1916 Cts; Som Mibb,
ling 10. lll6 gt8.; Mioblina 1917 Cts;
@Dob Wiobline 11,3I16 Cts; Mibbline
6air III Gents.
Batmwouiameu unb befeuYrobnfte.
8rina Bommtponfamen MehI, Der
TDnne $24. 25-$24 so.
Boumtuoniomen . Del, rob, % Gents.
Brirnu 8oumtponiamen SUDDEN. per
TDnne $24.00.
0emiie {.
8artofeln, ST. 30-$l.40 pee 100 Bfmnb.
Samen . &%artofeln per Sad BON II Bed
s .40-$3. so.
3piebeln, CALIFORNIA, 1926.
Somaten, 6 &prbs&iten, $4.00.
&arrotten. 40 Cts. per 9uben6 Binbe!
SiBe &artDfeln, rs Cts. per BuibeI.
8obl, $500 per 100 Gfb.
Seaerte, IS Cts. per 9upeno.
Sparqel, $1.50 per Subenb BInoei.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
Gin sutnemfaaftlid,es gsanoer.

Die 4urer, bic Budlen's Grnica
Snlbe puusO9en, MAIDEN iie gu einem
miffenihaftlihen Bunoer. Sic bette
q. H. WulfDro, 8urleier Der Batrons
of 6usbanorp. @~abnesboro, Ba.,
pDn 6dmOrrbUioen. 6eilt Branos
uno anbere Wunoen, Beulen, @es
ld3uiire &c. Sour IS Cts. bel Goolptl
Drei6 uno s. RnlteBer & Gpbn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-03-09
Staatsftnator armtrome.
6st Betid1t esS Ssoinites Jur tiutsrfid d us
oeS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Staatsiendtor MiIiam 90. 4rm>
ttrong, Der @orfbenoe 0e8 bon ber
Nep gprter Ge%gi8latur our unters
fu4ung bes @eriiaerun9spefens i'm
borigen Sabre etngefetten GomtteS,
befen 9eri9t oermaten Der Qestslatur
oes empire ESTATES porltcgt, gebDrt
benz Netp 0orfet @endte felt d4t Sab
rem an. 0pr6er mar er bier Sabre
mttsIteb Der &femblp getpeien, Mss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
PASSING OF YELLOW PERIL,

Chinese Population in America Is
Rapidly and Steadily Decreasing.
In fifty years perhaps less than f1f-
ty, if the present laws remain in effect
and are rigfdly eXecuted-the Chinese
population Of the United States will
become practically extinct. From 1890
to 1900 they fell away from 1875, 7SS to
119,5OO, a decrease Of nearly 5000 or
more than per cent. In the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1903, more than
1000 voluntarily left the port Of San
Francisco for the land of their birth,
the total deported and returning vol
UNFAIRLY being 5000. A very large ma
jority Of these Cinnamon were ad-
vanced in years and went home to die
A generation ago there were in San
Francisco from 10000 to 10000 China
men. The Chinese consul general says
that, counting men, women and chill
dren, there are now not 10000. The
same proportionate decrease is seen in
other places. It should be borne in
mind that the total number Of Chinese
now in the United States includes g.
767 in Hawaii and 3,116 in Alaska, SO
that at the beginning Of this decennial
period there were living in the United
States proper only $4,000. A generation
ago there were at least 10000.
According to the most liberal esti-
mate there are not more than $50 legal
Chinese wives in San Francisco. But
the number of Chinese women is oSti-
mated at between 1000 and 1000. Of
such female children as are born to
the lowest classes, large proportion
are sold for immoral purposes by their
parents, thus still further reducing the
possibilities of an increased population.
The main adult population is male,
is unmarried, or, at least, wifeless, In
America, and is rapidly approaching
old age. Thus by 1880 or 1910 the main
Chinese life In America will have be-
come extinct-World's Work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
FRIENDS IN MISFORTUNE.
Observation-Disclosures:

A blind man was making his way
out Washington avenue, in st. Louis,
using his cane as a guide for his feet
Across his chest was placard bear
ing the legend, Il am blind" and sus-
pended by a chain round his neck was
a small tin cup, a convenient receptacle
for charity coins. A witness of the
blind mans progress tells the pathetic
little story in the st. Louis GlObe-Dem-
ocrat:
1t was broad daylight, and he knew
that stretch of walk SO we'll that he
felt very little fear of accident. He
was about the middle Of the block, SO
he did not have to look out for the
step down from the pavement to the
cross street. There are never many
pedestrians out that far on Washing
ton avenue, and no one is going to run
ruthlessly into a blind man.
He was striding bravely along, when
to his utter establishment he collided
with a rapidly moving object. The OBJ
ject was a man, who grew very angry,
for the impact had dislodged his hat.
It had also served to hurl the blind
man backward, so that he must have
fallen had it not been for the man
who sprang to the rescue, and who
tells the story.
Haven't you got any Bense?" the
enraged man cried. "Now you'd better
pick up my hat, you awkward lubber ~
Il can't" the disconnected fellow
replied. Il think it was your own
fault You ought to look where you
are going"
"How can look where 1 am going
Can't you see that 1 am blind? 1t is
you who ought to look where you are
going, and not go humping into blind
man."
whats that? You blind? I didn't
know. 1 couldn't tell, you see 1 am
blind, too. I'm sorry 1 knocked off
your hat. I'm afraid 1 can't help you
find it. l wonder which way it rolled"
The other man was staring blankly
at him. Then he CROPPED his way for
ward, fell upon the other blind mans
neck and said, in a broken voice, 1--WE
blind people get selfish, expecting all
the world to get out of our way. l
didn't mean to talk to you as 1 did"
By this time the witness to the little
tragedy had picked up the battered
hat, dropped a coin into each cup and
hurried on, saddened but grateful for
the priceless gift of sight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
An Unhappy Comparison.

Sir Charles Russell when he was
practicing at the bar was a noted cross
examiner and it was a shrewd witness
that could circumvent him. On one
occasion at least, however, the laugh
was turned on him by an innocently
intended answer. He was cross-exam-
lining witness in regard to certain
hoof prints left by a horse in sandy
soil.
"How large were the prints?" asked
the learned counsel. Were they as
large as my hand?" holding I'D his
hand for the witness to see.
"Oh, no. said the witness, honestly.
sit was just an ordinary hoof." The
examination was temporarily suspend
ed till order could be secured in the
court room.-Law Notes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

with the proceeds some work Of art.
Mdlle. Dosne refused, and jewelers.
now say that it is better so, as the pearl
problem will some day be settled by
observation of the necklace at the
Louvre.
NJ. Chaumet, an expert, has cut open
valuable pearl in his own possession,
and after microscopic examination pro-
nounced it to be crystal. AS such it
is subject to variations. For instance,
a necklace taken from the throat where
it nestled in a temperature. of about 90
degrees and suddenly placed on a marble
dressing table at some 80 degrees, will
feel the shock, and the layers forming
the pearl may contract and it's orient
be altered. Light and electricity may
also affect pearls. M. Chaumet thinks
it unwise to place the Theirs necklace
on a red velvet cushion, as had been
done at the Louvre, as 1--WE do not know
what influence dyes may not exercise
upon it." Further, it is too near to the
window, and the light may hurt it in
the long run; and finally, it lies in a
yellow brass box, the color Of which
may prove harmful. Altogether, ac-
cording to the expert pearls seem very
sensitive things, and it is no wonder
one is urged not to cast "margaritas
ante porcos." How long a pearl may
Give is yet uncertain. M. Channel
has pear-shaped one now at the Liege
exhibition which is centuries old, and
still as alive as ever. Anyhow, science
will now be able to observe the Theirs
necklace for as long as the Louvre
stands, and to note, ages hence, wheth,
er the pearls are dying.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

Among the curious records OF old
colonial days is an inventory of the
goods Of q certain Dutch burgher of
New Amsterdam, who included among
his household possessions thirteen
scrubbiDg brushes, thirty-one rubbing
brushes. "seven other brushes" and
twenty-four pounds Of Spanish soap.
The picture presented to the magma
ton by such a formidable array of i'm
pIements may be supplemented by an
other, drawn a century later, evidently
by not wholly unprecedented eye wit
ness Of what he describes. ''The hus-
band gone, the ceremony begins walls
are stripped Of their furniture, paint
ings, prints, looking glasses, lie in hud-
died heaps about floors curtains are
torn from testers, beds crammed into
windows; chairs and tables, bedsteads
and cradles, crowd the yard; and the
garden fence bends beneath the weight
Of carpets, blankets, cloth cloaks, old
coats, under petticoats and ragged
breaches. This ceremony complete and
the house thoroughly renovated, the
next operation is to smear the walls
and ceilings with brushes dropped into
a solution Of lime called WhiteWash, to
pour buckets Of water over the floor,
and scratch all the partitions and
wainscots with hard brushes charged
with soft soap or stone-cutter's sand"
Small wonder that the good man pru-
IDENTIFY retires Ladies looking forward
to such a strenuous day are hardly in
the frame Of mind for light and easy
conversation. But-Wonder Of these
wonderful days there is now a queer
machine that rattles and throbs in the
street while its long black pipes, climb
Ing into upper windows of a building,
proclaim the passing Of the old-fash-
Toned housekeeping. The vacuum
cleaners, Joining the long procession of
labor savers-seWing machines, cook
ing and dishWashing machines, man
giles, carpet sweepers, bread mixers, and
countless OtherS-are banishing one
more drudgery. Certainly woman's
work is constantly growing physically
easier. Whether the more eXacting de-
mands Of an age which changes it's
fashions every few months and it's fads
every few hours counterbaIances it's
advantages may be an open question.
But one thing is certain-the woman
wise enough and resolute enough to
choose the best has in these days
freedom from drudgery and a conse-
quent opportunity never dreamed of
by her sister Of a hundred, or even
fifty, years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
HIS PROUDEST MOMENT.

~%~@~~|c~rO~O~/NN~S
On the day that Washburn's novel
was listed among the six best sellers
half a dozen Of his old college chums
gathered In his rooms to congratulate
him. "Well, old man." said one of
them, 81 suppose this is the prOudest
day in all your young life"
"Not quite" said Washburn, musing-
~. 'There was one prouder."
when was that? Tell us about 1t. y
"Well, boys, said Washburn, that
first summer we were out of college I
fshed round for something to do for a
long time before I found it I was 'on
my uppers,' with only a quarter Of a
dollar left; but had kept my football
appetite, and was still hard as nails
when I saw sign, 'coal-heaver
wanted
''That looked good to me, and 1 ap-
piled. The boss looked me over, and
said I'd do, so went to work, forty
dollars a month, twelve hours a day,
shoveling coal out OF cars into wag-
ons. The yard was five miles from
my house, and I walked down every
morning and back every night.
"My back used to ache and my head
get dizzy with that endless up and
down, up and down with the shovel,
over the side of the car, but stuck to
the Job one whole month, during which
time-and for three weeks after-my
back never stopped aching nor did the
soreness go out of my shoulders. But
I stuck to 1t. Then 1 got a letter, offer
ing me berth as a reporter on local
paper to which I had applied.
IT drew my pay and left. A week
later I happened round that way, and
looked up the boss to say 'howdy.'
Washburn,. he said, I'll give you
forty-five dollars q month to come back
to the job
"'What's wrongY l asked.
well, I've had three different fel.
lows in the car this week, every one
husky working men, and every one has
quit on the second day because he said
the work was too hard. Say, I'll give
you fifty to come back
81 didn't go back. Ny shoulders
were still aching. But that moment,
when I found 1 had really held my
own successfully against three otheA
chaps on plain old muscle-taxing work,
was the proudest Of my life"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
They Knew.

She was a particularly fervent speci-
men Of kindergarten teacher, and
counted as a privilege her opportunity
to do a little summer work In the
slums. Her first lesson, she resolved,
should combine the love Of our dumb
friends with suggestion for the trua
observing Of things. She began with
an engaging but earnest smile.
''Now, children, 1 want you to tell
me what kind Of clothes the kitty
wears {" Dead silence.
''Why, children, don't you know what
kind Of Globes the kitty wears?"
The enthusiastic young woman had
not anticipated such unresponsiveness,
but nothing daunted by the blank
faces before her, she went back to
the beginning and tried the gentle art
Of Installing the right answer into the
minds Of her pupils by the method of
elimination
''Well, my dears, does the kitty wear
feathersY she asked.
Then a small boy in the front row
leaned forward and inquired earnestly,
but with a touch of contempt In his
voice, "Say, teacher, amt you never
seen a cat2"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13

Sir Norman Lockyer, an eminent En-
glish scientific man, and Professor
Archenbold, equally eminent in Ger
many, are reported to agree in the
opinion that the cause Of the late erup-
ton of Vesuvius and also Of the earth
quake at San Francisco was the much
abused sun spots. Possibly sun spots,
quake and eruption may all alike be
not seem any more likely that the spots
caused the eruption and the quake than
that the eruption and the quake caused
the spots.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
An Synonymous" Letter.

A certain clergyman from Virginia
has long retained in his employ a col
Ored man by the name of Ezekiel. One
morning the master left the house,
leaving behind him a letter he had for
gotten. Some time in the afternoon
he remembered the communication.
and, as it was of some Importance, he
fastened back home, only to find that
the letter was nowhere to be seen in
his library He had a distinct recoI-
lection that the letter had been left on
table. He summoned Ezekiel and
asked if he had seen the letter.
''Yassah, yo' Ief' it on yo' table,"
""Then where is it now?"
81 mailed it, sah"
"You mailed it! Why, Zeke, had
not put the name and address on the
envelope!"
"Jes' SO, sab! 1 thought it was one
of dem anonymous letters. American
Spectator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
Franklin ON Catching Cold.

1t is we'll known, says the New York
Evening Post, that Franklin made a
particular study Of colds, and had his
own theory about them, which, we. be-
lieye, is pretty much the theory Of to-
day. One of his assertions was that
catching colds does not come from
mere cold, but from unequal temper
allure over the body, and from undis.
tributed moisture To prove this he
made a number Of observations on oc~
casions when he did and did not suffer.
A few of these follow:
By putting on damp Shirt on a dry
Body.-Yes.
By putting on a dry Shirt on wet
body, though this vets the body ten
time moreno.
By sitting in a Room where the
Floor has been newly washed.-Yes.
BY going into a River, and staying
there an Hour (no sheets SO wet)-
No.
By wetting the feet only.-Yes.
By wetting all the Clothes through
the Body, and wearing them a whole
Day.-NO.
By sitting in a Room against o
Crevice-Yes.
By sitting as long in the open Air.
No
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
ARE PEARLS ALIVE OR DEAD?
Paris Expert Asserts that FOPma-
ton Is Crystalline.

Paris Expert Asserts that Forma-
ton Is Crystalline.
Whether pearls live and die is. fig.
uratively expressed, of course, a prob
lem which may be solved a few CEN
turtles hence, thanks to the Louvre and
to NJ. Theirs, says the London Tele-
gram. The latter, who was a great
statesman, but a poor cOnnoisseur. la
bored under the delusion that the fur
niture and jewels which he collected
and part of which he bequeathed to the
museum, possessed some artistic value.
Among his legacies to the Louvre was
that of a pearl necklace worn by his
wife. 1t is commonly mounted and has
no artistic interest, but it's commercial
value is estimated at f24,OOO. 1t con-
sists Of three rows of 145 pearls weigh
ing 2,097 grains. The three largest
pearls, weigh 361a, 80 and 81 grains
respectively The Louvre has long
looked upon the necklace as rather a
white elephant and lately the curator
summoned up courage to express this
view discreetly to Mdlle. Dosne. Theirs
sisterin-law and eXecutriX, and to ask
her leave to sell the pearls and buy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-13
HARD LUCK FAILS To TURN.
Col. Bill Sterrett Relates a Pathetic
Story in His Experience.

Col. Bill Sterrett Relates a Pathetic
Story in His Experience.
''It does beat ALL" remarked Colonel
Bill Sterrett of Texas, as he gazed into
the wood fire in the house press gallery,
chow far some people will go to skin
other people.
81 remember a case where I was In
duIging my appetite for poker In q
game where there want no more limit
than there was Christian charity. A
party named Gibbs was in the game too.
1t came along to a place where there
was big jackpot. l was losing regu-
lar and Gibbs was winning regular, and
looked at him kinder baleful two or
three times. Finally this Gibbs party
says to me: Bill, you don't know
nothing about this game. 1 kin outplay
you and 1 kin outluck you. You can't
hold 'em against me-
''That made me kind O. sore and
says: 'Mebbe I can't, but I'll bet you
SO I've got better pair than you have
just at this identical moment before the
draw
you're on says Gibbs, putting out
Il couple of blue chips. What you
gotY
"Pair of kings I said.
"Huh,' says Gibbs, pushing the chips
over to me, take the money
''Then 1 stuck out my chest and
opened that pot. Gibbs trailed along
Gpd we drew cards. Gibbs took three
and so did I. There was right smart
chips in the pot and bet fifty. Gibbs
raised me fifty. I had garnered two
more kings. 1 hiked il back and we
went along as If we owned the treas
ury, until finally 1 called and threw
down my four kings. Dot CAST We,
Gibbs says, I got you that time
Hold on says Gibbs, showing four
aces, I'll take that myself
"Now what do you think Of that? He
had them two aces all the time and
give me that ten without showing them
and then goes out and gets me for all
the chips I've got. "-Washington Letter
In New York World.