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needed to satisfy the demand, and OF
late better qualities and designs are called
Tor, One manufacturer turns out more
than one hundred designs In fine bridge
tally cards alone
When IL became certain that the game
OF bridge was established on a more or
less permanent foundation. that il was
not the passing fancy OF a season, men
almost new at the business began adding
score cards as, . side ,line and in every
case, as It turned OUT, at a substantial
profit to themselves. One manufacture.
who six years ago hadn't dipped into
the business at All. started 70 turn out
Autographed instead Of printed bridge
score pads. which he would sell at the
same price. and instead OF Offering half
q dozen designs he offered forty designs
Tne new pads, which provide for every
intricacy OF the game. can be had in
almost any color and quality Of paper,
IN any size and at a wide range Of prices.
rive tons OF paper Is consumed In one edi.
ton, or 90. 900, OF these pads.
The stock on hand OF this manufactures
is usually from 800. 600 TO $4,000 pads.
and this represents only a fraction OF
the total number OF SCORE pads con-
suned by the public every year The
most interesting point about his busi-
ness. he says. is that te1 years ago
quantities Of these goods on the market
the demand then. for score pads and tally
cards being less than one-third what
IL is now Said he: ..t8.... -.
In this age OF specializing producers
who want 20 make money must put out
something original. A score may be
kept perfectly weA. on the margin Of a
newspaper. but most women. like some
ching artistic to keep SCORE on. -,
There are women, plenty Of them. who
won't use anything so ordinary as a score
pad. especially ON state occasions. They
card.
AS Tor myself, j specialize on the most
artistic pad possible 70 produce at popu-
lar price and make money atit. Others In
the busincss specialize on q quite different
style Of pad and there 10 no wolf around
their door either. 49, f.s :. F.N ~ r..
There are manufacturers OF tally cards
which sell at top prices. OF tally cards
which sell at bottom prices, and both
CLASSES make . -handsonie proft on their
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BRIDGE CRAZE IN BUSINESS
kN0RlMOps OUTLAY FOR CARD
=, GAME ACCESSORIES.

FfseT1mep As Many Cards Sold As Twenty.
.assftve. Years Ag0-Tons of Paper Used
in Making Score Cards-The Increase
- d. rcker Chips Used Not So Great.
"A matter Scarcely considered when the
bridge fever, first BIT. New York was the
tppotua il would. give certain lines Of
business o. What this impetus has .been
nzaE be Judged from the statement Of the
head Of the second largest playing card
manutactory in the United States that
grpss lof sRa,oks q day. Nine years later
The factoFy,s output was eighty gross a
day, For the, last two years OF so its
output haa bean about one hundred and
9tyi Ersss s'day, oT, nearly seven million
Dackeca year - w. '5rr. sar. .. ..
cThscoutrut Nt,f" the largest factory is
Aiectft' t~snty mffaSX packs a year. The
tqtal product OF the five factories in this
country, which. make playing cards only
~ Es1 "a conservative estimate. about
nfty nssalion packs year. To this must
5Sftdeed the. pr6duct of q few small con-
Strnsv + e = T,s 49,
s';Shsa king ;oahand the manufacturer
qUossd said he hsthsaghtabout 500 per cent
r1efe Rlsying eSfds ~efe sold now than
sHFe scfd cwtfty5 five years ago and the
most noticeable Increase had been In the
Nsst ten years. or sinca bridge jumped into
.ids popularity. Bridge had penetrated
tnSo homes which had previously kept
erSFn gaines out. Tho manufacturer told
ia progressive. bridge party given re-
esatly at the rectory of Catholic church
M Gfeater New York. when two hundred
nelss*sfe In commission and 900 packs
m cards were Ordered directly from him.
Fucn cases on smaller scale being of
svsryday occurrence.
Inc increased sales Of playing oarsie,
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br0ther. father or SEiend to gain a seat
ia Parliament. 49,.
London was a social desert owing to
tho absorption OF .s%0men in 1politics.
Shops. dresmakert esfablishments and
niIiiners' showroena were empty. The
English womanf 3aid down her role OF
hostess and housewife and took up that
Of public speaker and canvasser. In
stead Of dispensing tea in her drawing
room and chatting about the latest play
she tramped from house to house to dis
cs1ss with the butcher and the baker or
Mrs. Butcher and Mrs. Baker the merits
QeieyilS Of free trade, land taxes, &c-
She supplied herself with figures and
s1nti&ticss rShe was prepared 10 meet
10 Be wavering In his views she would
vtncingly az the candidate himself.
rCApvassing in England has been re-
dnccd to q science. There is a certain
constituency TO be contested and per-
hAps, three men are running. q Liberal.
q Conservative and Labor candidate.
~ tbs, bsadauayters OF each party there
am telsotion agents who, take charge Of
tho canvassers. They provide every
veluntary worker for their party with
books containing the names and ad-
dressaa Of all the residents In the neigh
beEheed-. Each canyasser has q GER
tain number Of these residents appor-
toned e. her to visit.
IL ;shes finds that some OF them are of
hsr oyn party. abe merely marks them
a. such and just chats with them about
TIE probable outcome Of the election,
thstr own Affairs. &c. II they are Of one
4rtAs opposing parties she marks them
sNperdinx. to their convictions and does
ben bests to change their opinions, but
y bJwhsn q voter u Indifferent or unde-
4dad Ahaty she has her opportunity.
AGba marshAls her statistics and presents
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he believes, are due to some extent to a
stricter observance Of that phase of card
etiquette which demands new cards at
every sitting. Women at their bridge
clubs OF at their formal private bridge
parties are greater sticklers on this point
than formerly. 90"
AZ up TO date bridge parties two packs
OF now cards for every table Is the rule
and thore are expert players Of both sexes
who will not use the same pack of cards
twice. Naturally this means that instead
OF buying one pack Of cards at time the
average card player buys'a dozen packs,
and at that he demands a better quality
than once satisfied the general public,
When asked II the tremendous increase
in the number OF playing cards sold did
not indicate a relative increase In gam
bling. especially among women. the manu-
Eacturer replied with emphasis:
Not at all. am asked over and over
again that question by persons, who
know that i am acquainted with a host
OF persons socially who play cards as
we'll as with hosts more in business
way, and my invariable answer is that
only about 10 per cent. OF card players
gamble; that is. play for money
FhyhB IOT priSes - more general
than formerly, but that hardly comes
under the head Of gambling. The very
fact that cards are used openly in tho
home by every member OF the family
helps TO keep down instead Of TO increase
gambling. in my opinion"
As an Offset to this opinion New York
woman who plays bridge every time
she has a chance and says she never gets
enough Of It, finds that about 80 per cent
OF her women friends play for money
whenever they have the opportunity
and that the tendency TO play for money
e increasing all the time among New
York women.
IL Ia the manufacturers OF score lads
and tally cards. though, who relatively
have benefited most from. the increased
popularity Of card games Enormous
Quantities o. these articles are now
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shape had not boen imported 70 Tnsd.,.
from France.
mot at all the Engiishman 81 9 'ne'
with soorn. Every bloomin' ides came
from the West End Of London. LoOky
here" and he took up what looked like z
[, dollar and a half broean OF the kind Inas
country storekeepers sell 10 farm hands.
only II was hand sewn. Isn't that q fine
! article7 What's it WORTH Oh. matter OF
three guineas--that's q little over SIS in
your money. Oh. our shoes come high
They are made OF the very best materials
and hand sewn by the best workmen;
Do you sell any ready made shoes
'Oh. yes, but principally we sell bespoke
shoes and boots. My trade over here -
with rich Americans who want the best.
like that in America. Those riding boots
They would cost seven or eight pounds'
that 10 SIS or So
The field boots were OF the kind that lac.
across the instep and were made OF BLACK
oil grain leather.
They would cost about the same ss the
riding boots said the shoe man.
Then he dived into trunk and took ous
womens slippers, some In silver, SONS
covered with gold leaf. others in various
hues. all looking expensive, but all with
point and looking as IL made Tor na.
ASO.OA WOdAChs AHch LAOAA q
took out pieces OF silk embroidered or
covered with rhinestones.
These tops" he said. "are made In Pans
especially for US. There you have seen
my samples. No, l cahn't make COM
parisons between our shoes and American
shoes" and he would not. =
But II was learned that he makes visit
to New York once year and occasionally
goes TO Boston. Those seem to be the
only cities in the Un It'd States where there
al Q people who se education has progressed
so f.r that they can be comfortable IN
Eng ism made shoes.
Li.e the American travelling salesman.
he sends out notices saying that on such
a date our MIR. So-and 80 will be pleased
TO wait upon you with samples OF our
elegant footwear OF the latest styles.
or something to that elect. Thcn II ne
receives word to call. he goes 10 the house
Of q client and takes his or her measure.
the shoes TO be delivered when the Amert-
can customer rea ches England In u.s.
spring, or perhaps before.
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goods because the demand for such
things is now enormous.
"A maker Of the better grade Of tally
CARDS said that his own experience led him
to believe that Ave times more score
cards and pads are now sold than were
sold ten years ago and twice as many
as were sold hve years ago.
The money spent every year in New
York for score cards and chips alone.
leaving out playing cards, mounts far
up into the thousands, he declared. and
the orders for these from other parts OF
the country. including Suburban districts.
have proportionately increased faster
than orders from New York and nearby
large cities"
There are decorations appropriate for
certain holidays like Thanksgiving. Hal
loween, Christmas and Independence Day
Large quantities OF tally cards with a
plain outside cover are sold TO givers Of
private bridge parties, who have them
decorated by hand with original designs
sometimes matching the foiblee Of the
guests. who keep them an souvenirs.
The game Of 500, comparatively a new
oomer. has also helped TO make money
Tor the SCORE Gard manufacturers most
OF whom make several varieties OF score
cards for this game. Compared with
one to fifty.
In speaking Of the enorm GUS quantities.
OF poker chips made. bought and sold
every year a leading manufacturer said
he thought that the quantity sold. which
has not increased 20 any great extent In
the last five years, is less remarkable than
the quality of some OF the varieties turned
out to meet the exaoting tastes Of men
with plenty OF money TO spend For In,
stance ivory sets costing from 500 to $3.50
are not at all uncommon, and these after
they are decorated with the owners
monogram or initial cut on both sides
Of the ohips cost eNnotly twioe as yn,,cb
Poker chips inlaid with pearl are now
bought In as large quantities as those
costing 81 a hundred used 60 be.
About so per cent. OF the poker chips
bought are used for counters for several
other games besides poker" said the
manufacturer. 'or elGe there would be a
big drop in the number made
III poker was a wcrnan's game to the
extent that bridge n poker chip manu-
fscturers would uanke fortunes In a hurry.
A. matter 81 factsinee bridge became 40
universally popmAf there has been littls
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"BESPOkE" SHOES.
some Demand In America for English
Made Footwear

Mne FOOtWear.
Even II American shoes have invaded
England end cttRined tremendous popu-
lsrity. British made shoes continue 20
come over here. Some weclthy Americans
who go to England yearly like to have
shoes made for them by a London menu
f8cturer whose sign beers the legend
-Bootmaker to II. NJ. the King or Boot
maker TO n. X. II. the Prince OF Wales. =
In ocditson the number OF shoes made to
order IN England for customers over here
u sufficiently large 10 justify 1T Ierst
one bondon firm IN sending q salesman
to New York. When you n gure out what
his expenses for ocecn travel. a room at
sn expensive hotel and meels for two
weeks amount to you understand that
either he must sell great number OF
shoes or there 10 lsrge profit.
That is Mr.. X, a leading English shoe
manufacturer said the hotel clerk. and
the reporter eooosted the visitor.
Yes, lam MIR. e. the visitor admitted
What do think about American
shOesY cshn't discuss them. You see.
am one OF the mcn~ gers OF our oompeny,
and am over here to see some Of our
clients. Come up TO my room and III
show you what have" \
On tables. ON chairs end in n shoe trunk
were perhaps q hundred shoes ind boots
mems and women's. md they included
patent leethers. rt.Esets. pumps, ricing
boots. field boots Cnd cll sorts OF outing
shoes. The traveller M &c e sweeping
motion towrrd them with his arm.
-Arent 7 they mF2 nifioentl' he exoliimed.
The other cooked Gt the riding boots
snd edmitted ithrt they were. As for
the dress shoes, they were all Of different
msterillss that Ia No say, some he'd doe
skin tops, some cloth, some leGther., but
ali bad the same toe that tapered toward
a point They did NOT appeal TO the
rePprter 'fd be inquired whethsr shis
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increase in the demand for poker chips.
There might have been a falling on were
IL not that chips are used for counters
IN many games just now
Here we make poker chips which
retail from s5 cents a hundred to so cents
each and cur output Is $4,000 day, or
about 100000 chips q year. is
What the other factories turn out I
have-ffo idea, but II is safe to say that
when compared with the gross total OK
poker chips used in the United States.
three times what il was twenty years ago.
the quantity turned out OF this s'factory' Il
only a drop in the bucket" >.
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for the task. Shs has irnperturbah hle
| good nature. q sense OF humor and.
Western breeziness which mekes her
meet the stolid Il don't hold With that
of the rustic British voter with Jolly
laugh which disarms his obstinacy.
! Mrs. A.. n. Scott il another Anglo
American cdnvasser and political worker.
! As MISS Katherine Duncan OF KENTUCKY
she knew only as much about politics a.
the average Southern woman, but life in
1 England with a husband in Parliament
has developed a dormant faculty and the
residents OF Ashton under Lyme are we'll
acquainted with Mrs. SCOTS canvassing
methods and always enjoy her persuasive
visits to their cottages. E,&
! Mrs. II. c. Lehmann (Aiiss Alice Marie
Davis. New York; was very busy with
! he. political work in,ker husbands con
! stituency. the Marlborough division of
Leicester She neyFr. made public
sreechss. hut she canvassed diligently
fa1d she is an earnest believer in the
efficacy Of women as political helpers;
Ms. C.. s. Henry tAiiss Lewisohn. New
York;, whoes husband was Liberal can
u:drte for the Wellinkton division Of
Sfsorshire. has not lritherto done very
much caavassiny. but this campaign she
Joined e. hust end aud worked as hard
- ray one else 20 shake the Conservative
voter in his conviction. to strengthen
lhe Liberal in bis and 10 win over the
roubtfil voters,
n AEs. John NJ Robertson miss Mosher.
Bosjtnnl. is snother of,the Arnerfrzns who
Until th;s campaign refrained from can
vsssing FOR votes for their husbands, but
be!ny an ardent believer in the land taxes
end FREQ trade. as well as in the efficiency
of the Liberal Government she buckled
on her political armor and set to WORK
to do her best TO have at least one Liberal
candidate returned.
Al Tyneside, her husbands constit-
u.ncy, Ms Robertson il better known
as a gifted violinist than as q public
speaker. but in this canvass she addressed
gatherings Of women in addition to going
from house to house TO talk free trade
with the men. She had American and
French prices of necessaries at her finger
tips and quoted the cost OF living in Paris,
New York and other protection cities a.
compared with London. She has a sense
OF humor which makes her receive COCA
sional reblIfs good naturediy. so when
an ex-sailor opened his house door TO her
the other o>y, listened TO her FIRST remarks
indiherently and then leisurely closed
the door in the midst Of one Of her sen
tences she only laughed and went 10 the
next house quite iunrufied
Mrs. Joel Seaverns was one OF the mos.
Euccessful OF the American women in
this political campaign. She is a syste.
matte and intelligent canvasser and did
very good work in her husbands con-
stituency. Mr.. Seaverns was born in
the United States, but became an English
citizen many years ago, and his wife,
who was Miss Brown OF Portland. Me-.
has lived in England for a very long time
but has not lost her Americanism. She
ia q clever political debater and spares
neither time nor trouble in trying to oon-
vince the electors OF their dut -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-23
Eyery Auto in Seattle
Violates Law Every Day

surely come unless something is
done.
Here IS a ease "a point;
NJ A Maynard. 3St0 Aurora n. +.
came limplng into The Star office
this morning 20 toll how he was
knocked down and thrown so feet
by flying auto one night a week
ago,
The driver Of the car only check.
ed his machine long enough TO turn
his head around. then speeded on
faster than ever.
Maynard was alightlng from n
Phinney aV. ear az sath ~. and
fhinney ay,. when the car came
tearing down Fremont ay. behind
him, and on the wrong side Of the
street. Maynard did not even see
the ear before Il hit him.
Maynard WAS lucky that he was
not killed or crippled for life. A
Il VAS he was bruised from head TO
foot.
The people on the car called 20
the driver VI the auto to stop. but
he waved his hand al them aud
opened up the high speed clutch.
The police have no idea who he
was. The Number OF the car could
not be seen In the dark.
Maynard was lucky. Maybe the
next man Won't be so lucky,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-23

-. 10, have a little more
Wy automobile regulations
mole lot more effective en-
s ~ sas q the regulations we
lsfi' .,.rv automobile OBJ
~ = seattle Is breaking the
esll"s occasionally a few mon are
s ~ into court and assessed
-. -. ~. M speeding goes on.
'ss ~ down the seneca II,
49, 80 penny way hin, down
~ ~ aloag the boulevards,
F'aa a'''nls,s drive al top speed,
~ ssslaren are playing In the
~ w. and women and old people
s.,npled persons crossing the
= 80. ~ az ID daily danger
rssrs few days brings some ae'
~, more or less serious 10 the
s ....s.ss Il the police There are
- AZ minor accidents which
~ never hear Of
~ are a these days theron be
IL horrible auto accident,
- viii center the attention of
' ..,s,.ss in Seattle on this grow
= ~. NJ and the council and 20
= vi xss awfully busy for a few
&x<
~ Ks, no, take the step in time
..,.-s his accident For II viii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-23
The New Washington Hotel
Thanksgiving Dinner

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dmaa Oysters o "a et Hoods cana
obmpuo Oyster oca
Essence o EN- d
cear Green Turtle with
anea pcsns
simon sauce
vasen al Turkey. ohsaru Dress
sturs susnn y o
rouous Goose Apples and VI
lime
Dol Potatoes Mashed Po, no~
Dreamed nons Bake uhbad Squash
ered
Brussels spru,s
prois Pun
lmpore poesw Rice special
Cub Black Bear lei
Iforra +ed
Bee AZ
myne~ .
caabaMs Jspsns
smmons
axsd Mt m
Toasted
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-02-26
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The Record 10 mailing to you state
nents showing how you stand on our
subscrltIon books and we hope that
you will be prompt In making a
remittance.
Before doing 90, We ask you to con-
suit the clubbing list printed else
where in this paper. for we know
that by so doing you can figure
ut way to get tho Record sent to
you this year for much less mon.
ey than has been possible heretofore
Remember, that newspapers, as II
the case In any other line Of bust
ness, require money. Wd expect sub
scribers to pay in advance. It costs
less. II saves US the trouble and ex
pense Of collection. Now give US ;
lift.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-02-26
Social Happenings

Mrs. s. B. Eubanks gave a delight
full card party Tuesday afternoon, COM
plimentary to her sister, Mrs. Martin
of Denver. Colorado.
Five tables of whist were played
and delicious refreshments served
Prizes were awarded: Mrs. Stockham
getting first and Mrs. Horsey, the
consolation.
The guests were: Mesdames j. M
Breeze, J. d. Campbell, Carman, Bea
son, Cook. Christian. Dolan. Ewing
Hodges, Jno. Fitzgerald, Horsey, Levi
Lloyd, Martin, Alex. Orr, Patterson
Sawyer. Simmons. C. A. Thompson
F. P. Thompson, Walker, Whitne.
and York.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-02-26
kARAkAs ARRESTED.
Tools Found In His Possession Are
Returned To Owner.

George Karakas was arrested
few days ago on the charge of petit
larceny. In complaint filed against
him by Thomas Harvey, Karakas
was alleged to have extracted some
mining tools from a cabin belonging
to Harvey over a year ago.
Armed with q search warrant. In
dersheriff Jake Johnson found the
property.
Karakas, however. explained to Jus
tice Garrison that he had purchased
the tools from a miner formerly EN-.
Dloyed in this camp. The case was
dropped upon Karakas expressing q
willingness to return the property t.
the owner.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-02-26
Phoebe School Gossip
BY Eben WheatIey.

The pupils of the Phoebe schools
are realizing the truth Of the proverb
Hope deferred maketh the heart
sick, but in the realization thereof,
there is great rejoicing" The new
building is. pleasure and inspira-
ton to both pupils and teachers.
We are glad to note that the de-
crease in the population of Phoebe
since the flood of January has
not affected the school attendance.
New pupils from rural schools and
from ranches have taken the place
of the pupils who have moved away
The seventh and eighth grade lit
erature classes have completed the
study of 1.-THE Courtship of Miles
Standish." The fayorite quotation
is: Let us then be what we are, and
speak what we think, and in all
things keep ourselves loyal to the
truth and the sacred professions of
friendship" The literature classes
will begin next week the study of
Hiawatha."
The sixth grade is wrestling earn
estly with the troublesome decimal
point. which to them, seems never tc
appear twice in the same location.
Mrs. A. A. Oarman, Mrs. John Ew
ing and Mrs. c. W. Garrison favor
ed us with short calls and were very
. welcome. We are always glad t
receive callers and appreciate
interest manifested by the patron
: of the district. Keep coming.
The first grade has completed Cor
don's first reader and will begin tn
Child's Life reader Monday. The SCI
ond grade is doing good work in lar
. guage. The pupils are improving il
spelling and have begun to struggl
with diacritical marks.
The children of the fifth grade ar
t taking an active interest in all the
It work. but especially so in arithmeti
s They are also very much intereste
g In map craving, which is new fie
q of work for them.
Ask the fourth grade how they lii
n. geography? And l think you'll r
,e ceive the reply: mot very good"
The little third grade Is doll
s. good work Visit the school and s
ID for yourselves.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-02-26
BuRslN IS SUCCEEDED
BY MR.. cAUGHEY

At meeting of shareholders Of the
Nevada Utah Mines G. Shelters cor
poration held in New York last week.
all Of the former directors of the com
pany-excepting George F. Burgin
were reelected. The latter is sue
ceeded by Mr.. CO.. Caughey who has
also been elected secretary and treas
ure In the place of Mr.. Burgin.
The report from the east does MOI
indicate just how soon the com
pany expects to resume the operation
Of Its properties in this district. l
Is believed, however. that 1t will no
be long until steps are taken to plac'
them on The active list again.