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Furnished Front Room with improve
ments, in private family, 285 Nc
Clellan street. 1O75S-q-19-9+
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Wanted-Ofice boy, must be IS
years or over. Opportunity for ad-
vancement. Apply Atlantic Terra
Gotta Co., T~ottenville, N. Y.
d-0t
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Wanted-Housemaid and waitress.
Apply 129 Water street.
10684-9-11-tf
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STORES TO LET.

To Let-Store, 1872 Broadway, South
Amboy. Inquire P. F. Kenah.
QQEO 4 4 e
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WANTED.

Wanted-A stripper. Apply 20
Washington street.
10854-9-16-1t
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FOR SALE.

For Sale-On account of death in
family, upright piano, great bar
gain; small balance to be paid. j.
B., care News. 1O860-9-16-2t
For Sale-Firewood or wood for
! building purposes. Inquire 344
State street, A. kaufman.
~10269-Q-1 Alt
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Wanted-Competent girl for general
homework, 40 washing. 402 High
street. 10755-9-13-tf
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Wanted-Young girl for homework,
1928 Lewis street.
1O2~A9-q-iA-ot
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Wanted-Male s~tenographer with
some experience In correspondence
and filing. Apply B., care News.
0402-9-3-tr
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Wanted-Young girl to assist with
general ~h6usework. AT Woodruff
Place. 1O733-9-13-3t
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Boy Wanted-Apply Phi. Levine Co.,
$3.50 Smith street.
~10S72-9-1 al
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Responsible Men, married; if single,
sober, reliable; good habits,
health and vision, under 50 years,
for railroad firemen and brakemen,
wages $50 to 500 monthly, promo
ton. Experience unnecessary, no
strike. State age, and if married.;
send stamp. Railway, Box care
News. ~10S47-9-1 Git
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Wanted-Painter and ~paperhanger.
1913 Park avenue.
107E1-Q-12-9t
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MORTGAGES.

y-IortgagesAFirst and second honght
and sold. Ellis-Spitzer Realty Co.
Enquire S. SpitzeG, corner Smith and
State streets. 9~S9l-S-l4-tt
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For Sale or Exchange-10 acre farm
in South Amboy, N. J.. Inquire
Meyer Karkus, 176 Madison emu
Tel. 404-R. M-W-f-ts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
No. l..
The Present Rage in Card Circles
Some Pits for Unwary Players.

We are aware the word "clinic" means
a school or a class in which surgery is
taught by the examination and treatment
OF subjects in the presence Of pupils This
column is intended to examine. dissect
and treat the game royal auction in the
presence Of many thousands OF pupils, so
no apology for the caption is offered.
II Will be our endeavor 10 make this
column Of especial interest in each Sum
day issue to all lovers Of whist bridge
and royal auction, and we expect and
court correspondence, questions and crit
cisms.
All problems and questions concerning
the rules and etiquette Of play VIII be
promptly reviewed and answered.
The much discussed question in whist
clubs and card circles some years ago as
TO whether bridge would supersede whist
seems TO have been determined by the
great decrease of whist throughout the
card playing world. and by the sway held
by bridge for the last fifteen years. The
ranks Of card players are again watching
the evolution of royal auction and dupli-
cate royal auction out of and from the
lessening games Of whist, duplicate whist
and bridge
That whist will retain its followers,
those devotees who really love the game
apart from the consideration Of financial
gain or loss, is very evident. Bridge VIII
soon be as obsolete as authors. Auction
bridge may survive bit longer, but
royal auction, both duplicate and straight,
the present rage in card circles, has evi-
IDENTIFY started on a vigorous sway which
may in time itself be superseded but that
p,oment OF time is a long way Off
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

slant. at about twenty minutes past :
O'Clock IN the evening. he, with Miss
Clara H. Harris. left his residence at the
corner Of 18th and II streets. and joined
the President and Mrs. Lincoln and went
with them In their carriage 10 Ford's
Theatre. in 10th street
"'The box assigned 20 tho President IS
I'm the second tier on the right side Of the
audience. and was occupied by the Pres.-
dent and Mrs. Lincoln, Miss Harris ard
this depouent. and by no other person
The box IS entered by passing from the
front Of the building In the rear OF the
dress circle TO a small entry or passage-
way. about eight feet iu length and four
feet in width. This passageway is en-
tered by door which opens on the inner
side. The door is so placed as 20 make
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
FoRD's THEATRE, WASHINGTON, D. C.

well known TO the stage hands and had
no difficulty I'm gaining an entrance. Ac-
cordng to John l.. Buckingham the
doorkeeper. he went in and out OF the
theatre FIVE times before he finally COM
mitted the crime. usually going 20 the
adjoining saloon and drinking brandy.
Perhaps the most accurate description
Of the tragedy on record is contained in
the affidavit Of Major Rathbone which
was made before Justice 4. b. DIN, OF
the District Supreme Court. on April H.
1865. three days after the assassination.
The document. which figured materially
IN the trial OF the conspirators, reads as
follows:
Henry r. Rathbone brevet major IN
the army Of the United states. being duly
sworn. says that on the 18th OF April, in,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
LUCID EXPLANATION.

A foreigner on a London tramcar, not
satisfied with the rate of progress, said
to the conductor:
"Pardong, m'sieur, but zee car-he run
so slow. and why, II you pleaze? Fees II
not 500"
yes" replied the conductor; I'VE can't
help It, though. You see, the car ahead
Is behind"
The foreigners eyes opened wide.
Would you mind saying him again?" he
asked apologetcally.
"I say" replied the conductor. louder
than before that the car ahead Is be-
hind. See?"
The foreigner returned to his seat. zee
car-r-r ahead he ees behind! Most Won
derful! Most astonishing ees this coun-
tryl do not understand, but some day
perhaps I willg"-Tit- Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

George Killing, of New York City. VIII
write a series OF articles for the Sunday
Tribune on the subject of royal auction,
both duplicate and straight.
Mr.. King has national fame as "a
whist expert. lie is "A member OF the
Brooklyn Whist Club, Hugnenot Whist
Club, the Knickerbocker Whist Club OF
New York City, American Whist League,
the Atlantic whist Association and the
New Jersey Whist Association. He was
the winner Of the individual champion
ships of the Brooklyn Whist Club in the
years 1902 and 1905 the Knickerbocker
Whist Club in the years 1903 and 1910,
the intercity pair contest in the years
1902 and 1903. the Atlantic Whist Asso-
citation pair trophy in 1912. the Albany
trophy in 1900. the New Jersey Whist
Association in 1866. besides winning over
one hundred prizes i'm minor champion
ships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

an acute angle between II and the wall
behind IT on the inner side. At the inner
end Of this passageway Is another door,
standing squarey across and opening
into the box ON the left hand side Of
the passageway. and being near the inner
end. Is a third door. which opens into the
box This latter door was closed.
The party entered the box through
the door AT the end Of the passageway.
The box is so constructed that it may be
divided into two by a movable partition,
one OF the doors described opening into
each. The front ot the box is about ten
or twelve feet in length and In the centre
Of the railing is small pillar overhung
with a curtain. TIM depth Of the box
from front 10 rear is about nine feet
The elevation Of the box above the stage,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
ROYAL AUCTION CLINICS

In the case Of most players having an ex-
aggerated idea Of the value Of his own
hand. South never took into consideration
that his partner might have some cards or
declaration of his own.
IL never seemed to occur to him that
such a holding would do for a good pass.
lie had not one sure trick outside OF his
heart suit. And even that suit could be
shot to pieces, as was the case in the play
OF the hand. Positions occur where
declaration on a hand with Souths mold
ing might be advisable on the second
round. but even then it would only be as
a warning. West. although not very
much I'm fear OF hearts. seeing possible
chance to go game, declared one royal
spade. North supported his partner S
declaration and went two hearts, when
East promptly overcalled with two royal
spades South only needed just one raise
from his partner to 80 to the sky, ana
made ii three hearts.
West, with reliable partners assist
on the first round knew that he could go
some distance, and bid three royal spades.
North, having in mind that his partner
had increased the heart declaration, and
figuring his hand worth fully three tricks,
with a possibility Of four, declared four
hearts East thought he had gone as FAR
as necessary. as, with possible length In
hearts in North's hand, he could not count
for more than one ruff; so he passed
South, OF course, passed. West, with his
strength in hearts, knew that North had
greatly overvalued Souths holding, and,
seeing some nice, large penalties coming
his way and to make 1t really worth
while, West doubled.
On the play-off North and South were
set for 400 points, much TO the disgust OF
North, who is a fine player.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

Every bid or pass at royal auction has
IT'S significance. and every time n player
speaks he or she either commends or con-
dennis good or bad play.
The English writer who said that one OF
the best bids at auction was Il pass
evidently knew his lines.
some players have an insane IDEA
that they must outbld not only their op-
ponents. but their partners as well. OF
course. they get pcnalized severely, bat
that is little solace to "A helpless and pos
sibly over good natured partner Making
a bid with such a partner IS Ike re-
leasing n hot air balloon. lie goes mp
and I'd. and drifts about until his exuber-
ance bursts and falls on the rocks OF a
double from which nothing can save nm.
They remind one OF Happy Hawkins
philosophy that, when n mule opens his
mouth. YOU know what sort Of a noise -
about 10 happen. an can brace yourself
accordn': an the same IS true OF screen
owls. an guinea-bens an such; but no
one can prepare for what IS 20 come forth
when a human opens his mouth
TEAM PLAY CORRECT THEORY.
You and your partner are each dealt thir-
teen cards. and with these tokens OF dll-
ferent values you and your partner are
hitting your brains and skill against the
brains and skill OF your opponents. The
end TO be attained being the winning Oh
the rubber and the scoring OF go points
in the honor column. for so doing 1t -
obvious that there can be but one theory
Of the game; that is. the conveying IN the
bidding and play such proper Information
TO ones partner that the maximum num-
Der OF points and tricks be made from
your combined skill In otber words
royal auction IS a game Of team play
THE LURE OF HIGH VALUES.
Naturally the bidding leads always to
the makes OF highest values, no trump.
ROYALS hearts, diamonds and clubs, and
the lure Of the high value bids often
blinds the proper trail to the tenderfoot
nlaycr. and he often finds himself am
pushed.
An example Of the bad bidding and poor
team work by one partner is Illustrated
I'm an analysis Of the following hand
which was played last week in trophy
contest at one OF the prominent clubs In
New York City:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

the day on urgent business 10 Philadei-
phia and perhaps the circumstance saved
his life. President and Mrs. Lincoln were
ACCOMPANIED TO the theatre by Miss Clara
II. Harris. daughter Of Senator Ira Har-
yis. of New York. and by Major Henry r..
Rathbone. The party practically occupied
two boxes. although the partition had
been taken out SO as 10 form one large
box When the President entered on the
right side Of the theatre the orchestra
struck up a national air, and the audi
ence stood up and cheered him vigorously.
John Wilkes Booth, the arch leader of
the great conspiracy which contem-
plated the assassination Of the President
the Vice-President. the Secretary Of state
and the Secretary of War, carefully
planned the shooting Of Lincoln. He was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
THE HOUSE IN WHICH LINCOLN DIED.

including the railing, is about ten or
twelve feet.
when the party entered the box a
cushioned armchair was standing at the
end OF the box furtherest from the stage
and nearest the audience. This was also
the nearest point to the door by which
the box is entered. The President seated
himself In this chair, and, except that he
once left this chair for the purpose OF
putting on his overcoat, remained so
seated until he was shot. Mrs. Lincoln
was seated in chair between the Presi-
dent and the pillar in the centre above
described At the opposite end of the
box, that nearest the stage, were two
chairs; In one of these, standing in the
corner Miss Harris was seated. At her
left hand and along the wall running
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
DEATH LuRKEp IN SHADOWS.

n was while President Lincoln was
watching the quiet hunor OF Asa
Trenchard, the antics OF Lord Dun
dreary. the pathos of Mary Trenchard
and the lesson conveyed in the character
of Abel Murcott in tnis now famous play
thai the ASSASSIN skuked about the the
atre waiting for the opportunity to fire the
shot that was fated to throw me "orio III
mourning.
News that the President ana Gehera'
Grant expected to attend Ford's Iheaus
that night had spread about me city ana,
os a result. the house was nearly nIed
with prominent people. u has been saio
t,at INC day was one Of Lncoln's happi-
ca. Lee lad surrendered at AppamattoA
aca Inc war was drawing 10 ciose
s.tJAsaI CRAM bod bcea called duiiEs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
THE DEATH OF BOOTH.

From DR.. Mudd's Booth went 10 the
home OF Samuel Cox and was there at
tended by Thomas A. Jones, who nursed
him in a pine thicket until he could get
an opportunity to let him and Herold
cross the Potomac River and get into
Virginia. The crippled assassin sought
refuge in a barn on the Virginia shore.
Surrounded in the barn and refusing to
surrender, even after fire was thrown
into the hay and the building was mass
of flames, Booth was shot by Sergeant
Boston Corbett of the 10th New YORK
Volunteer Cavalry, and died the same
day.
The government authorities soon AFTER
ward unearthed the details OF the great
conspiracy and arrested the conspiratois'
Mrs. Mary +. Surratt, Lewis Payne,
George Atzerodt and David Herold Paid
the penalty on the scaffold. Dr. Muaa'
Michael OLaughlin and Samuel Arnold
were sentenced to Imprisonment for NE
at Dry Tortugas. Ned Spangler was sen
fenced to six years at the same pldoe'
DIR. Mudd was afterward pardoheu'
John Surratt, who escaped TO ltaly' was
brought back and tried, but obtained DN
release on a plea OF the statute OF ilihi'S'
tons.
Directly across the street from roiu
Theatre still stands the historic mouse :"
which President Lincoln died on the Io'"
of April, 1866 II is in possession OF zap,
tain o. ii. Oldroyd, who is the owner y
probably the most extensive ana 'a'e
able collection of Lincoln relies in eA'sV
ence Captain Oldroyd began to accuh'u.
late the collection back in 1862 ana no"
possesses some memento OF nearly ever
important incident in the life ana oeau
OF Lincoln. There are more than wv
articles in this collection, cofnpr's"s
busts, pictures, sketches, photograp"T
books and innumerable personal peio"7
ings of the martyred President
When Captain Oldroyd's collecton
thrown open to public Inspection
event was celebrated by exercises ."
tended by distinguished men, inciuon9
Vlce-President Stevenson. Cher 'uSD~0
Fuller. Senator Cullom and others
There is now a movement on ioot
induce Congress to purchase the his'o.~
house and the Oldroyd collection IN oro''
that they may be properly preserved ~
posterity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
KISSING. Corrugated.

Sam" Slick once said that kisses were
like creation-made out or nothing and
very good: and another American writer
thus corrugated the verb 10 KISS
"Buss, to kiss: rebus. to kiss again;
pluribus, TO kiss without regard to num-
bers: syllabus. to kiss the hands instead
OF the lips; blunderbuss to kiss the
wrong person; erebus, to KISS in the dark;
omnibus, to kiss every one in the ROOM
London Chronicle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
OF FORD'S THEATRE. SCENE OF TWO GREAT TRAGEDIES
Nearly Three Decades Later
twenty-five Persons Were
Crushed to Death by
Collapse Of Floors.

from that end OF the box to the rear
stood a small sofa. At the end Of this
sofa, next to Miss Harris this deponent
was seated The distance between this
deponent and the President as they were
sitting, was about seven or eight feet.
and the distance between this deponent
and the door was about the same The
distance between the President as he sat
at the door was about four or five feet.
Tho door, according to the recollection OF
this deponent, was not closed during the
evening.
when the second scene of the third
act was being performed and this depo-
nent was ihtently observing the proceed
ings on the stage, with his back toward
the door, he heard the discharge of a
pistol behind him. and, looking arognd.
saw through the. smoke a man between
the door and the President. At the same
time deponent heard him shout some
word, which deponent thinks was Free
DOM This deponent instantly sprang
toward him and seized him. He wrested
himself from the grasp and made vio-
lent thrust at the breast of deponent with
a large knife. Deponent parted the blow
by striking it up, and received a wound
several inches deep in his left arm, be-
tween the elbow and shoulder The orifce
of the wound is about an inch and a half
in length and extends upward toward tn,
shoulder several inches.
1.-The man rushed to the front Of the box
and deponent endeavored 10 seize him
again, but only caught his clothes as he
was leaping over the railing of the box.
The clothes, as deponent believes, were
torn in his attempt to seize him. AS ne
went over on the stage deponent cried
out in a loud voice, Stop that man. De-
ponent then turned to the President. His
position was not changed. His head was
slightly bent forward and his eyes were
closed. Deponent saw that he was un-
conscious, and supposing him mortaily
wounded rushed to the door for the pur-
pose of calling medical aid. On reaching
the outer door of the passage as above
described, depoDent found il barred by 4
heavy piece of plank, one end of which
was secured IN the wall and the other
rested against the door II had been 50
securely fastened that it required consld-
cradle force to remove it. This wedge or
bar was about four feet from the floor.
Persons on the outside were bearing on
the door for the purpose OF entering De-
ponent removed the bar and the door was
opened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Old Structure in the Nations Cap
ital, Where Abraham Lincoln
Was Fatally Wounded,
Is Condemned.
Is Condemned.
IRON The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. Dec. IA grim reminder
OF two of the greatest tragedies ever
enacted in the national capital-one the
assassination of President Lincoln by
John wilkes Booth and the other the
frightful death of twenty-five government
employees whose lives were crushed out
without moments warning-is doomed.
Old Fords Theatre--Once the site of
church-on the east side of 10th street. be-
tween .E and streets, now almost a
crumbling monument 10 the two calami-
ties. one shocking the world and the
other bringing sorrow to hundreds Of
homes. has been condemned by the Econ
omy and Efficiency Commission, and will
be torn down If recommendations are
needed.
Since the fatal night of April II. 1865.
when the ASA ssins bullet ended the life
of the Great Emancipator. the building
has been i'm the control of the United
States government Immediately after the
shooting of Lincoln the government au-
thorities took possession of the theatre.
and subsequently II was purchased by
Congress and used for Office purposes and
storing army records.
On June O. 1899. the day that Edwin
Booths body was taken to its last rest
ing place, the old building which had
been the scene of the assassination TWEEN
ty-eight years before collapsed hurting
several hundred persons to the basement.
That ,he funeral of the great tragedian
should fall on the day of the disaster re-
calling the earlier tragedy is one of the
most remarkable condolences on record.
The catastrophe caused a big sensation
in Washington and for months the pubic
feeling was bitter against the govern
ment. A coroner's jury verdict held four
men responsible for the disaster and
charged them with criminal negligence.
They were Colonel +. c. Ainswortn' the
chief of the Records and Pension Division
of the War Department and later AdJu-
tant General; Contractor Georse W.
Dank. Engineer Francis Sasse and super
intendent W. c. Covert. The cause OF
the collapse was supposed TO have been
excavations under the foundations Tor
the purpose of installing an electric llsht
plant. The top floor gave way nrst' car
rying the others with it. Previously the
public press had characterized the build
ing as a death trap and had urged that
il be abandoned by the government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
-@ GEORGE King

that bids such a hand without careful
analysis. and declared one royal spade.
East. having no bid. passed. South. IN
asmuch as his partner had refused to
help his heart bid and had switched to
royals. very properly inferred that North
had the better declaration and probable
game hand and passed. dnd as West had
nothing TO say North got the contract
at one royal spades. Blinded by the good
looks OF his royals and outside high
cards. North failed to use his reasoning
ability and overlooked the proper valua-
ton OF his cards at his partners declara-
ton OF one heart, especially the relative
value OF his three small hearts.
Apart from any consideration of ruling.
these three Insignificant hearts had an i'm
portant bearing on South's heart declara-
ton. North should have assumed that
South's declaration was based on five or
more hearts, and that success at the heart
declaration would depend on an equitable
distribution OF that suit His holding OF
three hearts left five or less possible 10
be held by or divided between the OPP
ponents. and they probably had no con-
centrated trump strength. With the heart
declaration promising a successful con-
clusion, based on known lines. North
should not have switched to a bid, the
success OF which depended upon his part
ners assistance. whose holding in spades
was problematical
RESULT OF DUPLICATE PLAY.
on the play-off, North and South won
s cd by tricks, with simple honors, while
vt hearts South would have made (32)
by tricks and game; simple honors and
rubber, go
whereas. on the next deal East and
West went game and rubber at no trumps,
with small slam and 10 aces.
The hand was played In duplicate
royal auction contest, and as the players
holding North's hand on the opposing
teams wisely let the heart declaration
stand. North's poor team work lost tSS
points, actually losing the set and match
and trophy.
Another hand which was played recently
at the Union League Club illustrates the
bad play in the dealers original declara-
ton, and shows how a player relying
upon his partners declaration may be
nailed to the mast;