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for 80 and then names all but one queen. He then
melds 90 queens and then lays down the second
queen % the king that he did not name tho nrst
tims claiming 20 more. Is this alowedf
II the player melds 80 kings and then marries all
but the king OF spades. NEEDING 90 queens with the
spade queen Il is obvious that tho king OF spades
on the table not having been declared In marriage
can be married Ia the second spade queen n tho
player holds Il. One spade queen was used 70 meld
90 queens, the other TO meld . marriage. 80 both
are legitimate.
W. s. L. says: A takes a trick In two hand, and
calls out although he has no meld to make. B bets
that after he has called out he must win one more
No. II A is out the game is AZ an end. II he 10
correct. he wins: II he is in error. no loses.
W. d. wants to know what the four kings and
queens can be melded for IN three hand. and II
there Is any difference between that and four hand.
In three hand. tho meld Is worth 20. Same In
four hand.
Auction Plnochle. A. L. says. A is tho player.
OF AS leads ID revokes. What Is the penalty' In
cidentally. A did not make good his bid. Does ne
go back, In spite OF the revoke!
The player In error loses his entire for cards.
and the successful bidder stln wins bis game.
Stuss j. X L. wants 10 know the rules for this
game. and II there are any In print
Perhaps some reader OF TIE SUN can supply this
Information.
Rubicon Beloue. J Now wars 20 know the
dIfYercncs between Tubcon b@sfdue ana the orai-
II rnhicop four packs are shufred together and
..n play-r gets nine cards instead OF eight. The
nr-t marriage announced or scored makes tho
trump. Sequence In plain suits counts $50. in
tuimpS $50. Any combination which has been
shown and scored may be broken up and reformed
II player has four kings. he may play one away.
add another and score ~ more. II the lower score
t the end of the deal Is than 900. II 10 all added
70 tho higher score. That 10 the rubleon. :
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This YIrtnous SEASON.

Resolved that Jones this coming year
Tobacco shall f0rswear
And when he takes his walks abroad
Less costly rslment wear.
Resolved that Smith the next twelve months
Shall poker games abJurc.
And on his homeward path shall steer
A course both straight and sure.
Resolved that Brown shall run no debts
But live within his means,
Nor when the Great White Way shines forth
Look In upon It's scenes.
Resolved that while the others seek
Perfection more and more
That myself shall plug along
Exactly as before.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

One OF the late President Harrison's favorite
private sayings was this quotation:
WAS ever feather so lightly blown to and
fro az this multitudep"
IL was Gen. Harrison's way OF speaking
OF what politicians seem 10 fear more than
anything. the hckleness Of public opinion.
This topic came up for discussion the other
night at the Arlington in Washington. and
one in a group Of public men said:
Most Of my friends believe that poll
ticans dig their own political graves. Rivals
and ia actional adVersaries and the newspapers
help somewhat. but Il u almost standard
saying that the downfall Of politicians Is
due almost entirely to their own conduct
and their own menta lty.
Others. fine. sturdy and capable Fellows
are frequently hurt by stupid and seinsn
associates and friends whose opinions on
policies and pu bile sentiment aren't worth
a silver. Others become headS over sudden
and great prominence and run down steep
pla ces like the pigs in the Bible.
Nothing Is SO dreaded by them as the
fickleness Of pu bile opinion. II In with them
strong and buoysnt over night and gone
in the morning"
The Department Of Commerce and LABOR
estimates the wealth Of the United states
TO be sIO7. .lO4. .2II .ol7, as follows:
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H. j. saws Two OF MS playing and tells me
TO go when the count is twenty seven. When he
plays his last card II Is trey. What remedy have
| for his telling me 10 60 when he could sun play
himself without passing thirty One'
The player in error forfeits two points and you
can make him take back the cards TO the point at
which the error occurred. II you like, and have
them PLAYED over az ain correctly.
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W. d. wants TO know what the four kings and
queens can be NEEDED for IN three hand. and II
there is any difference between that and four hand.
In three hand tho meld Is worth 20. Same In
four hand
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r. II. says: In four hand three Of the players say
go" The fourth man has two cards which he can
play Is he obliged to play the one that Will bring
the count nearer to thirty one: that Is, his higher
card or can he play which he pleases!
He may play which card he pleases II Is often a
matter OF nice judgment 10 know which card TO
keep II the adversanes st have cards for the nett
round
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T. F. l.. sends THE sun a method OF NEEDING the
hand referred 10 by +. c. W. which would get 40
out Of t. Diamonds are trUmps and the player
heId the sequence. with the thTee other kings and
queens The meds are laid down In this order:
Trump marriage, trump sequence spade queen
plnOchle. spadc king, heart marriage, 70 kings,
nueens.
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j. p. G.. says In two hand. A leads and wins
the lrSt trick, laying down the Tour kings and
queens for which he wants 10 score 2c. Is this
correct'
No. In two hand only one med can oe scored
N sf. and he Will have 70 win hve tricks 20 score
the whole 10.
-. 49,, -, a I.x. aown an sour kinRs
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Fw s. saws: In three hand plays an eight. d
a seven and Q a niue. The fifteen and the run are
both pegged. A says go" and plays another
seven, for which he pegs 1ve holes disputes the
run Of three.
There Is no run. because II the cards are gone
in the order In which they fell It will be found
to be s. 7,s.7. In order 10 peg run with the last
seven Il must have eight. and 10 get back 10 the
eight he has TO pass duplicate seven. which stops
the run u pegs two holes only for the thirty one.
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EN- says The opener splits his pair and an
nounces IT, He fails 10 nil his flush. bets that
as he has failed 20 M and no longer has openers
he has no further interest in the pot. The opener
bets he has
IL is not stated how the other players knew that
the opener had failed 10 MI. As long as the opener
has ive cards IN bis hand. he can stay In and bet
all he wants 10. II he Is betting on a bobtail that
Is his business.
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s. = says: Only three cards remain TO be played
10 four hand. A plays a seven. a four and G an
other four. What is C's peggingH
Fifteen two. a pair and last card: fve holes
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Stuss. J. X. l.. wants 20 know the rules Tor this
game and n there are any In print.
Perhaps some reader Of THE sun can supply thi'
Information.
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EN- G. says n player picks up six cards after
n not has been opened. Can he pay the price to come
In and take a fresh hand OF nvc cards.
No His hand is dead.
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Poker-S. r, p. says: opens a tack pot: Sew
eraI come in and draw cards against A, A bets.
and all drop but q. who raises the limit. A calls
him and q shows two sizes only; but on showing
his own hand II Is found that had not openers
What becomes OF the pot
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Joseph Medill Patterson, the young Ave
millionaire Socialist. graduated from Yale in
1901 says il was the close Obser tion OF
college society methods which induced him
to accept socialism He declares that the
honorary societies and clubs OF his alma
mater were dominated by the sons of wealth
and that the less wealthy students had no
chance in college elections.
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The care with which the word terms is doubIy
underscored In red shows that particular stress
is in some way set upon that word. Mr.. Cleve-
land never ran for Jhird term; he ran twice for
second term. That is 10 say. he was three times
n candidate and twice President. Washington
set the custom against a third term in the Presl-
dency; there exists no custom against a third can
didacy: in fact. multiple candidacy seems TO be
quite within the bounds Of possibility.
WHAT is the average age OF the dog and Of the
hOrser &. NJ
The statement has been made that horses aver
age from 20 10 80 years OF life and dogs from ~ TO
IA years, French encyclopedias credits the
horse with 80 TO 20 years. the dog with 20 10 "a
There 10 Q sunncient range OF uncertainty in these
neures 20 admit OF doubt that detailed study has
been made OF the subject.
now many men we're lost by US In the battle OF
Manila Bay and how many by the Spanardsl
L. }. DES
Commodore Dewey lost not single man. and but
q few were wounded and that slightly, The Span
,sh loss was between 800 and 400 killed and twice as
many wounded. Iappears on the record OF history
as the only engagement in which one fleet was
anuihilated without the loss OF man on the other.
when was David warneIdL the actor pOrnr
November ss. 1893, In San Francisco.
L.P $. asks the readers OF THE SUN to help in
C,,T. tbe line whose curtain never oTtwsSd
swings" Whlttiers snow Bound" has this verse:
There too our elder sister piled
Her evening task the stand beside;
A full, rich nature, free TO trust.
Truthful and almost sternly lust.
Impulslve. earnest prompt TO act
And make her generous thought fact,
Keeping with many a light disguise
The secret OF self sacrifice.
o heart sore tired, thou hast ths best
That Heaven itself could give thee-rcs1
Rest from all bitter thoughts and things.
How many a poor ones blessing went
With thee beneath the low green tent
whose curtain never outward swtnEsl
W. a. HAnnunuU.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
CHOOSING A NEW MINISTER

The faithful old. parson had died af-
ter thirty years preaching, and per-
ahaps the newer methods had begun to
creep in, for it seemed impossible to
suit the two communities most inter
ested in the choice.
The Rev, Mr.. Davis, for example,
was spirited preacher, but persisted
in keeping two horses in the parson-
age stable, and in exchanging them
whenever he could get faster ones.
AS parochial visitor he was incompara-
BILE, dashing from house to house with
such speed that he could cover the par
ish in single afternoon: This sport
been remarked in British parson,
village, and Deacon Millikin told Mr..
Davis, when giving him what he alluded
to as his walking papers, that they
didn want the Edgewood church run
by boss power!
The next candidate pleased Edge
wood, where morning preaching was
held, but the other parish, which had
afternoon service, declined to accept
him because he wore a Wig-an ill
matched, crookedly applied wig. <
Number three was eloquent but Civ
en- to gesticulatsion, and Mrs. Jere Bur
bank, the president of the Dorcas socie-
taty, who sat in front pew, said she
s8couldn It bear to see a preacher scram-
I BILE round the pulpit on hot Sundays.
Number four, genial, handsome
man, gifted in prayer, was found to be
a democrat. The congregation was
overwhelmingly republican in its poll.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
! SKATE FACTS

The skate salesman. while the patron
waited al s1 for his change, talked.
Skates originally were made sof
bone, he said. "In and around 1,1O0
men skated on the thigh bones Of cows
helping themselves along with pointed
sticks. Steel skates were invented by
the Hollanders in the seventeenth cen
turyi ryr, 80 !,
nations, and the nobility uses very
costly skates Some Of the grand dukes
and ballet girls of Russia have gold
mounted skates, with jewels set here
and there. In the Swiss winter resorts
also, like Davos and ST. Moritz, the
skating and the skates are very fine.
Pittsburg, too, has some grand skaters
and some very handsome .jeweled
skates. 81 1''t
Balls have been given on skates,
and games of cricket and baseball and
football have been played on the ice.
Once a battle was fought on skates.
When the Spanish fleet, under Alma,
was froze up in the Zuyder Zee, it was
attacked by a Dutch army Of 1000
| men, all with skates strapped to their
feet. But Alma had anticipated that
kindeof an attack and his men sailed
| out to meet the enemy on skates them.
selves. A good many smen fell in that
engagement.
The salesman smiled, aud to drive
home the feeble joke, he repeated
Many fell. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT

What did + git ferachristnas? wal, I guess
ye got me there.
got er present, Jerry-the shape Is kind e,
square; &asa
It's made o silk an ribbons, with lots o lace
o. all gol dern contraptions, It cert'nly beats
the Dutch.
Ny daughter Jennie sent tt-she wrote it wa,
But, gosh, she didn't mention what the thing
was meant ter be.
We've he'd sight o. callers here since tha,
dern present came;
They's been sight %, guessn' about the foo
things name. -
Nav thinks it's meant fer slippers, but I dom
guess It's that.
Becuz it's trimmed too fancy-test like ;,
woman's hat. IEfE. .--> =
Most likely it's shoppin' bag" said wilkin.
hired man; = q
Yit Wilkins said himself twas some new
tangled kind o. fan.
But. laws, it can't be them. It's plain enough
ter see -
It It; ain't no bag ner fan that Jennie'd sent
When Lin, Lindy Perkinszhed look, she rlz he
"Why. that's fer :handkerchiefs, you know e.
jest a cap for bed. . { .1.s
Some sal said 'twas jsst fer looks,te hang upo'
An some Jest shook their heads an didns
Then some looked kinowin' like, an some wa
purity madsaa as .%3gs 5:aly &.
An took ter cussifh' It like puzzled zen
so bad. S. ~
Yit 'tain't no use ter worry, ner fret an max
er fuss +, ,seS
About thing like that what amt a bit Q
use ter us: $50
I never keered fer fancy work-I never wan
ter keer. 81
Why, Jennie must be- daft, Il think, ter sen,
that fool thing here 5-3
A. M Anderson In Lippincott's.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
ONE PEER ONE HORSESHOE

A curious custom, which is of great
antiquity, still prevails in the town Of
Oakham, in Rutlandshire. Every peer
Of the realm passing near the castle,
which was built by Walkelin de Fer
rers, is expected to deliver shoe from
the foot Of one Of his horses, or to pay
a fine in default. The fine usually takes
the form Of an ornamental horseshoe,
often surmounted by the coronet of the
peer presenting it. The total number
Of shoes at present in possession Of the
local authorities is 800, and among
them the most valued are those pre-
sented by Queen Elizabeth, King
George Nv, Queen Victoria and Queen
Alexandra, who passed thru the town
some years ago when princess Of Wales.
Additions to the collection have re-
Gently been made by Lord Denman and
the earl Of Leicester. Many of the
shoes hang in the hall Of the castle,
which is now used as shire hall. The
building is said to be the finest exam
pie of an isolated Norman hall to be
found in England London Graphic.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
Curios and Oddities
ORGAN-GRINDERs' WIN1
SORT.
about us up hereI
The organ-grinders of I

The organ grinders of America, no
less than the millionaires, have their
winter resort.
The organ-grinders winter resort is
Italy, the Italian Riviera, and every
boat that sails for Naples or Genoa has
at this season steerage crowded with
organ-grind ders. t3:
These men do SO well in the spring
and summer that they can afford 4
winter at home Their home winter is
a lovely one, far different from what
they, would get if they stayed in Amer.
They sit at home on ancient stone
benches: in the sunny squares Of little
mountain towns. Behind them rise in
the blue and gold air the pale pima
cles Of the Maritime Alps. Before
them, but far below, stretches the blue
and glistening floor of the sea, with
tiny ships coming and going. "
Yes,. it is very pleasant for the or
gan-grinders at home. Palms bloom
everywhere. Oranges, yellow as cold,
shine among the foliage. The air is
sweet with the perfume of the great
rose and violet farms that feed the vo-
racious perfume factories. of Grasse.
And it is cheap. For&lO or Is cents a
day an organ grinder can be as happy
in his winter resort as the millionaire
can be in his for $40 or $15.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
With the Long Bolv
Immunity
tTibutory Negligence. .#s8 .@@ss#
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The show h Stale wit and without
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and the jumped right the town. a }. r.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17

. p.
tics and perceived something ludicrous,
if not positively blasphemous, in a
democrat preaching the gospel. CsAn-
here here first | thing 1vpu we inow!', Exclaimed Exclaimed
the outraged republican nominee for
district Attorney
Number five had feeble-minded
child, which the hiring committee
prophesied would always be standing
in the parsonage front yard, making
talk for the other denominations.
Number six was the Rev. Judson
Baxter, the present incumbent, and he
was voted to be as near perfection as a
minister can be in this finite world.
His young wife had a small income Of
he her own, 50 the subscription committee
driving over the country to get some
body's 80 cents that had been overdue
for eight months, but might take their
onerous duties little more easily
Kate Douglas Wiggin, in the December
Scribner s.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
soo1AL1sT1o

A young scion Of the aristocracy was
eager. to master the methods of Jour-
naIism, so entered daily newspaper
office. One Of the tasks which the
editor set him was. to compile an index
for the contents Of each days paper,
for the use of reference He went on
with his work for some time. Then
one evening leader writer wanted
some recent references to speeches on
socialism. Not a single speech was in
sdexed. But whatever are all these
ased fbe ea eitoe 10 wb he
matter was referred.
80. Oh, !" said the young journalist.
81 ives entered all the balls, parties and
festivities. That's all socialism,
ism It itf,,'-London NeWs.,.s,t;z,s
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
WHAT'S LEFT FOR pARADIsE7

Take it In December with thee spareribs ripe,
The cellar full o. tulnips and cabbages and
'tates,
Me with plenty q terbacker, both for "eatin' .
and fer pipe, IS s
An An. In as big as any man in these United
When the stock is fed and watered and I'm
settin' in my chair
sS A-readia, next yeir's aflmaracks perdickshuns
an all that,
While mas busy with the supper on, the cook
stove over there, sS1 a
An the air is full o roast pork smell, just
tinged with burnin' fat,
Then II tse at + am astin' by what dodge the
pearly gates
Can dish up more solid comfort fer q man in
ss:.s- middle years 4sF5
Than I'm soakin' up this minute while ma
And call, BOYS. % supper,a ne paess resav cone at
around yer cheers. .
s kansas City Times.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
OosTLIEsT OF ALL FISH

The fish was no bigger than silver
dollar; It's color was bright gold and
"That, = said the pet stock dealer,
is, the finest aquarium fish in the
world, a Chinese brush-tailed goldfish.
It is handsome, healthy and long lived,
and If you were a trust magnate I ID
advise you to give one to your little
girl for Christmae present.
8 A good brush tailed goldfish, he
concluded, 1costs $3.50 or $500. and
some fine specimens have sold for as
much as 500 apiece
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
HORsE-MEAT BUTCHERS

IT have bought and eaten horse
meat" said struggling young artist.
II done SO in Paris paying 8 cents a
pound for a good steak.
beef. It It IS I such h a pc peculiar red ac color or
such a deep. deep red-not at all the
bright red Of beef.
"There are lots Of horse-meat butch
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17

ers. in the Latin Quarter. Their shops
Lots of us Latin Quarter students pat
ronize them. ~ 81
sI confess that i always felt
ashamed on entering horse-meat shop,
the same as I did on entering the Mont
de Piete, or hockshop, at the corner of
the Boulevard Raspail and the Rue de
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
THIS SERVANT QUESTION

The proud millionaire entered his gar.
;, Francois" he said, Z /: you took out
the new sixty horsepower Limousine
again last night without permission.
!, I'm m @ afraid III have to get aa another
Z 81 wish you would, sir, Francois
there's quite enough work for two of
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-17
WISE JOHN

Said youngster whose name was John Hurd
SIT has frequently to me occurred
That my parents so keen
Might have named me John Seen,
For a child should be seen and not heard,
Sam s. Stinson.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

company of capable actors. In the
cast Of characters the part Of Lieu
tenant Varenees is assumed bv Frank
Lanham, a son OF Governor S. w. r..
Lanham. Mr.. Lanham went to New
York last summer to join the com
pany under contract with Jules
Murray. but returned to Texas before
Captain Debonnaire' started South.
He Joined the company last week at
Houston, and is now appearing in his
role An advance notice says of Mr..
Gilmore:
Paul Gilmore's new play, Capt.
Debonnaire, to be given it's first pre-
sentation in this city tomorrow night,
is called a spectacular comedy ro-
nance, the scenes being laid in one
of the most picturesque and roman
tic ages of American history, the last
part of the 18th century, period
when wit and repartee were as neces.
sary In the social equipment of The
young as were skill and audacit,
at the game of love Combining g
many elements characteristic of tb
times, 1t is small wonder that "Cap
tain Debonnaire" is said to be strons
In charm and atmosphere
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

The Globe-Democrat has the fol-
lowing to say of the John B. Wills
Comedy Company, which comes to
the opera house Thursday night for
three nights and matinee:
Mirth and merriment prevail all
the time the Atlantic City bellies are
on the stage at the Columbia. where
they delighted two audiences yester-
day that filled that playhouse. The
vehicle of diversion in which the
Bellies appeared is entitled "A Trip
to Atlantic City" and is in three acts
From the time the curtain rises on
the first act until il falls at the end
OF the last act there is a wealth of
mirth and melody represented Then
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-23

Music lovers In particular, the
theatergoers in general, will welcome
the announcement that the For
tune Tellers" is TO be the attraction
at the opera house Monday night,
January 20 An advance notice says !:
Not since the days of Gilbert and
Sullivan, has the comic opera, which
so surely deserves the name, been
presented in this country. It is the
joint work of Victor Herbert and
Harry B. Smith, both of whom have
many successes to their credit. The
music is of the popular order with
out being trashy, while the book
abounds in situations that are genu.
ineiy funny. There Is no resort ts
lhorse-play or the methods that Obtain
on the variety stage There are n,
1nterpolated songs, the lyrics bein,
| part and parcel of the story In {
word, Milton and Sargent Aborr
have adhered TO the best traditions
| of the comic opera stage in the sumu-
! tuous revival. The company inter
preting THE Fortune Teller" is one
OF uniform excellence, numbering
sixty people in all. prominent among
whom are Grace Orr Myers, Irene
Langsford, Herman Hirshberg. Graf
ton Baker, James McElhern. Harry
Turpin, James Fppney Typv Daviu
and FlosSie Foreman.