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New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
OLD LApVs oesTREPERous PIG

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: My wife and |. both of US hayinr
been children in the Western Reserve hftv
and more years ago have been trying 70
recall the Ohio version of the nursery
poem which tells of the difficulty exc.-
rienced by the old lady in trying to 70,
her pig home. | am sending you here.
with our joint mostly hers) recollsc.
ton of what was repeated 70 US early "a
life. We were uncertain as to III.
crooked" or silver" sixpence. but finally
were inclined to think that the form,r
was in our minds from its being found
by the crooked man who walked \
crooked mile and found il by the crookei
stile. / also observe that while stiles IN
the early days of Ohio were few, and
gates also, bars were common. / dimiy
recall But the dog would not" etc, but
Mrs Read says not.
An old woman going TO the fair found q
silver sixpence on the way there. oh. e61-
derful luck, I'll buy q fat pig. and live 10
comfort and ease all the rest Of my days"
So she bought him and brought him.
But bless my stars.
The pig refused to 60 through the b.r.
And I can tell by moonlight
'Tis most midnight.
Time pig and ! were home an hour and q
half ago.
Good dog, bite pig.
Pig won't go through the bars
And I can tell by moonlight
'Tis most midnight.
Time pig and I were home an hour ana
half ago.
Good stick beat dog.
Dog won't bite pig, etc.
Good fire burn stick.
Stick won't beat dog. e.r.
Good water quench fire.
Fire won't burn stick. etc
Good OK drink water
Water won't, etc.
Good butcher XIII OK. etc
Good rope hang butcher. etc
Good rat gnaw rope. etc.
Good cat catch rat. etc
when the moon was almost down
The cat began TO catch tho rat.
The rat began 20 gu1w the rope
The rop' began N hang the butcher,
The butcher began % XIII the OK
The OK began % drink the water.
The water began 10 quench The fire.
The fire began TO burn the stick
The stick began % beat the dog
The dog began 70 bite the pix
The pig rushed through the bars and the old
woman Sot home Just AS the moon
went down.
W Il. a. READ.
Santa Barbara. Isle Of Pines. cuba. June
O. 1913.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
-Geor9e IHHP9'

An English auction wag remarked that
tho best bid AT auction was Il pass
This is a good motto for both the be-
rinuer and the selfish player who always
tries 10 play the hand. but rarely ap-
plies 10 the finished player, who employs
his skill for the obtaining Of team eiii-
cheney. the true theory Of the game.
The following hand. sent us by II. w.
r. of Saratoga illustrates the double
point:
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A QUERY FROM BALTIMORE.

Baltimore has the auction fever as
virulently as In the winter season. Two
teams have recently been playing set
game OF one hundred rubbers TO decide
the better pair. and tho warmth of the
contest has attracted many spectators.
who have divided into supporting fans. ~
The contest has gone TO seventy-eight
rubbers, and the teams are separated by
only 100 points out of total of S0.2l0
Here is one of the hands that caused a
heated but friendly argument:
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
THE PLAY-OFF,

South led the ace of spades TO the first
trick, dropping East's lone queen. Dunn
my's cards now marked the king Of
spades solus In Norths hand. As another
lead would set up the jack of spades in
dummy's hand he led the jack of dia-
monds, where one would naturally expect
him TO lead club. I'm the end however,
the play made no difference The play of
the hand only of passing interest. finally
gave North and South four tricks. their
adversaries falling one trick short Of their
contract.
The opponents bidding was a factor
upon which West should have based his
action. While he made an effort which
is oftentimos commendable, Of making
the trump situation clear to partner
whose action in bidding indicated "A strong
desire to secure the maze. yet in doing
so he overlooked points OF greater i'm
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Aar ISIIc ISHa a. GZae ~ S9os<zzo /zg.a/zSI00 Z
HSC~5eo LlgpqgeaE 5Y Oscar ~13=sh7elz9 75 5:/

Russell studios gave one of their usually
interesting recitals I'm the studio assem-
bly room. Nos. Sio-SH Carnegie Hall
n is not generally known that Angela
GianelIi. who married Louis Persinger. the
well known American violiuist, a few
weeks ago. was a pupil Of Cecil NJ. Beh-
rens concert pianist and teacher. of No
100 West list street Mrs. Persinger ex-
meets 10 leave for colorado the latter part
of this month. where she viii give TWO
ioint recitals with her husband in Denver
on June q and 26
An enthusiastic audience was present at
tho recital given by the pupils Of Frank
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
a NOTABLE INSTANCE.

The factor upon which decision de-
pended for a delayed supporting bid
where strength sufficient TO hold the
game was assured was aptly illustrated
in the following hand. played at a local
CLUB. and the player missed the point.
The hand:
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
HAND PLAYED BY EXPERTS.

In actual play at tine same club the
following hand was played by some top
notchers in less than cne-ttird the time
employed I'm the above hand. and the good
judgment in the final decision marked
clearly the reason for the players rat
ing The hands were exceptional, both
having a fve-card suit of the opponents
declaration. The result emphasizes the
point. The hand:
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

Thank heaven ! learned to play ''e
piano,
"When I came East TO study my teach-
or advised me to apply TO MI Hammer
stein for a place in his chorus Ielili's
me that would get experience IN tnat
vav that / could never get elsewhere. AZ
first ] baked. II appeared heneaun my
dignity. Was / not an artist with the
world nv oyster? My teacher laslsteu
and at length / gave in. How many
times / have thanked my teacher since
Mr.. Hammerstein tried my voice ana
admitted me TO the chorus. Inc hIsl
wear [ was a simple chorcs girl, VINO
sang with the rest. but ] learned how 10
walk and to stand and how not to APP
pear afraid. At the close Of the season
we went to Boston. and one night just
before a performance Of Les Contes
d'Honmann." Nine. Duchene, who sang
the mother. fell III, and Mr.. Hammer
stein was in despair.
MR. ZURO's RECOMMENDATION.
1T was then that Mr.. EURO, our chorus
master. went to him and told him that
there was a girl I'm the chorus VINO ne
thought could he got ready in time TO
take the part / was i'm the dressing room
with the other girls when they called me.
| thought | was to be discharged ana
when they told me what they wanted
nearly tainted. However, they got me
into a costume. and to a piano. and then
for an hour three conductors drilled the
part into me.
You know the mother appears Only as
picture on the wall and | snail never
forget Miss Trcntini, who was singing
Antonia. when she turned to me- clasp
ing her hands m PRAYER She had no idea
that Nine Duqhene was III, and when she
saw me she looked as n she thought the
Jettitura had thrown its spell over her.
I'm fact she nearly missed her Opening
bars through her gasp Of astonishment
well. got through this, and the next
season ! sang small parts, such as Flora
I.aIa and Maddalena i'm the preliminary
season and continued with them through
the year When Mr.. Hammerstcin left
Grand opera / went into Hans, tho Flute
PLAYER end then with Marie Cahin In
The Opera Ball and despite my one
spr.ur season on the Rowery 7 thought
my ambitious daye were over forever.
Sc, fo the cirl who waits and hopes there
is ever chance. and mine has come
under the name of oscar Hamm'rste'n.'
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

Score: Love-all, rubber game.
South declared one spade. West passed.
North's declaration on the initial round
Of bidding was one royal. reseIving his
long club suit without tops 10 show later
II occasion required.
East declared two hearts. Strength in
opponents declared suit and the uncer-
tainty Of strength existing in his part
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

What would you do with the hand, as
suming you were each player in turn
with the cards unexposed2
A member OF the Hartford Club. who is
a prominent part OF the business and
financial activity Of that busy city, finds
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

rcr's declaration made under forced con-
dition caused South 10 pass.
North now showed his suit Of greater
length by declaring three clubs. East
passed.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

The cynic Of The Cinnaminson sclmi'
tar" saws he believes in long engage
ments. because the longer a man is en-
gagged the less time he has 10 be married
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

CWe are beholden to our correspondent
for his interest in the old Jingle. His
memory Of the crooked siNpence" is at
one with the Halliwell version as printed
in the publications Of the Percy Society
and so is his recollection Of the refrain
But the dog stick, fire water, etc.
would not" Nevertheless, the ONO YER
sion. as it fingers in the memory OF the
writer. with its But the dog said: The
pig never did me any harm. etc. ADDS
an amiable element which il would be a
pity to lose.-H. f. K.)
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
Miss Gentle, discovered
by Hammerstein, Tells
of Her Plans and
Hopes.

Oscar Hammerstein. the Christopher
Columbus Of modern French opera who
in his peregrnations through Efe has
discovered much and often announces
that he has at last made a rediscovery
lie says he has found another real speci-
men Of that apparently extinct young
woman Of the genus operauc-Bizet' $
Carmen. Some declare that Carmen died
with Emma CalVe, others that she passed
away with the passing from the stage OF
Chlotilde Bressler-Gianoh; there have
been since many faint fickers, some of
them. as. for instance. in the case of
Marguerite sylvia. having given promise
Of bursting into flame; yet in the end the
flame always seemed TO fail Mr.. Gatt-
Casazza. when reproached for not giVinS
Carmen" at the Metropolitan, recently
declared that he would be only too glad
TO present the master work Of French
opera could he only ind personality and
q voice suitable for its chief protaSon!st.
And now Oscar Hammerstein, arch and
ancient enemy TO the Broadway institu-
ton and its works. triumphantly AYERS
that he has found this Carmen and found
her in the person of an eX-member of his
own Manhattan chorus, and that more
over. he intends to present her to the
New York public when he opens his new
Lexington avenue opera house in the fall.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

and instructor, will sail on June 2 for her
summer vacation. She will pley in Paris
London and Liverpool. Most OF her time
however. will be devoted to coachihg
tour of the British Isles, from whlcn she
will return to America about the nrst
week in October to resume her concert
work and teaching.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

Three leads of trumps now followed
and all were down After discards
solid club suit remained in dummy and
was run off for the final tricks. North
and South. with five odd tricks, went
game and rubber on the hand
EAST CORRECT IN SUPPORTING.
Easts action in supporting his partner
on the initial round of bidding was cor
rect With a singleton Of a suit and his
partner correspondingy so or even void
of another suit. easily 10 be inferred both
by the bidding and Norths support TO his
partner the hand promised TO develop
great strength at the declaration. East
was right In giving his partner proper en-
couragement TO go ahead with promis-
ing make. but used good judgment in
limiting his supporting bid to one. With
normal play, only three odd at diamonds
would be made. the four aces scoring
against the make. South's cautious play
saved the contract which carried game
for North and South. Recognizing the
trump situation. he realized that force
would be fatal 10 his chances. Allowing a
sure trick OF the adversaries To hold had
its desired effect. and his trumps re-
mained intact
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

Score: Love-all rubber game.
South declared one royal and East over
called with two hearts. AS Souths two
aces we're the only excuse for his opening
did nc left further Increase 10 his part
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

Score. Love-all rubber game
South declared one royal and West
oyercalled with two diamonds North,
supporting his partner. declared two
ROYALS and East increasing his partners
bid. went to three diamonds. South
PASSED leaving further increase to his
partner on account of his numerous losers
In two suits.
North responded with three royal
declaration. Having five cards Of the adj
versaries' declared suit East decided he
had gone high enough and passed West,
however, declared four diamonds, his
partners earlier assisting bid seeming TO
insure success at the declaration.
The bidding closed when South, en-
couraged by the promise Of strong as
sisting hand shown by his partners sup
porting bids. declared four royals.
WEST OPENS TOP OF SEQUENCE.
Opening with the top of his sequence,
West led the king of diamonds to the
first trick and South was in with the ace
Holding an established club suit South
started 10 exhaust trump. leading his
lowest to dummy's jack. East. upon
/ winning the trick with the queen. led a
low card in the established diamond suit
South refused to ruff. discardins small
heart With the view in mind Of max
ing tricks with his high hearts before
further discards. West, who won the dia-
mond trick, led the king of hearts. After
dummy won with the ace of hearts the
deuce of trumps was led from his hand.
South won the trick with the seven.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

Claude Warford. tenor, conductor anu
teacher. has removed his studio TO tne
METROPOLITAN Opera House No. li2o Broad
wav. where he will be pleased to see ms
many pupils and friends. Mr. Wartord
will continue his teaching during the SUM
mer. being at his studio on Mondays ana
Thursdays.
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

on Wednesday evening last professional
nun,Is vocal and instrumental, OF the
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
THE RISE OF MISS GENTLE.

His new Carmen is Miss Alice Gentle
who from the chorus rose TO sing small
parts at the Manhattan then graduated
for two seasons into musical comedy
with two short engagements with the
EURO opera Company on the Bowery'
Whether or not Miss Gentle is TO con-
tinue the Carmen remains TO be seen
though her work in the part at the Thaha
Theatre seemed most promising. At any
rate. she announces that she is going 10
do her best.
To the Tribune representative who met
her by appointment last week in the ONCE
of the Victoria Theatre Miss Gentle
talked freely of her ambitions and OF her
happiness at getting back into Srand
opera after her two years of musical
comedy appearances.
MUSICAL COMEDY TRAINING.
Al owe it all to Mr.. Hammerstein, was
the way she put it, He discovered me.
encouraged me when | needed il. Scolded
me when ! deserved it. had faith in me
I'm short. ne is both my artistic father
and my mascot, Two months ago when
] was playing at the Lyric Theatre with
sam Bernard in All for the Ladies' I
had no more idea that ! should get a
chance at big parts in grand opera than
] had that ] should be able to aeroplane
10 the moon. | thought ! was in for life
s NJ musical comedy There seemed no pos
sibilitv OF my going to sing in Europe
and ! had always refused offers from
cheap travelling opera companies As for
the Metropolitan. its doors are closed TO
all but artists with European regulations
and Mr. Hammerstein was apparently
out of opera!
When Mr.. Bernard closed his season
Josiah EURO. who had been our chorus
master when ! was at the Manhattan,
and under whom ] had sung when he
conducted Hans the Flute Player and
later at the season Of grand opera he
gave two years ago on the Bowery, and
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
At MUSIC STUDIOS.

Mary rirney solo pianist. accompanlst
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Santa Barbara. Isle Of Pines, cuba. June
2. 1918.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-15
Bible Study.
Memory Verse Acts 22:16

Memory Verse Acts 22:16.
Lesson So, Philippians.
In what strait did Paul say he
found himself? 1928.
Which of Paufs companions was sick
nigh unto death? 2:27.
How should we treat the past? 3:13.
What passeth all understanding? Al.
Which church was the brightest ex-
ample of liberty? 4:15,1S.
Who delivered the letter to the Philip
plans? 4:1S23.
What is the four-fold picture of
Christ presented in Philippians? 1:21;
2:5; 3:14; Alb.
What is the Christians Joy as out
lined in Philippians? 1:4S,1S,25; 2:2, 6,17;
81: 4:4
What chapter in Acts tells the story
of Paul at PhiIippi?
The first of list of 100 questions
on the Book Acts.
l. Who wrote the Book of Acts?
= To what class of literature does it
belong?
8. What is the relation of the Acts
to the Gospels?
A. What is the main thought in the
Acts?
5. What is the theme for Acts?
6. Name the periods outlined in the
Book of Acts?
7. How much time did the Organiza-
ton Period cover?
s. Who was the leader?
y. VINO Is the 1lrSt prosecutor re-
corded?
TO- The first traitor?
H. The first defender of the Apos-
ties?
r. The first Christian martyr?
49, Where was the Mother church
located?
H. How much time did the TRANSIT
ton period cover?
IS Who was the leader or preach
er?
16 Who opposed Philip in samaria?
IL. Whose name do We associate
with that of Philip?
Is. Who was the Pharisee in chapter
nine?
10 Who was the first Gentle con-
vert?
20. Who prosecuted the church in the
Transition Period?
81 Who was the second Christian
martyr?
% What was the center of the Sa-
maritan church?
%. How much time was covered by
the Extension Period?
"a Who was the leader?
25. What is the interest for Antioch
of Syria?
&C. / or what was Ephesus the CEN
ter?
81 What thought do we keep for
Rome?
%. Where do we have the last record
of the Risen Christ?
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sign of the prophet Jonas AS the
Prophet was entombed in the great
fish, so the Lord Jesus would be in 1.-The
heart of the earth''-the tomb. 1t
would require a considerable amount of
manipulation of the Scriptures, and the
exercise of an abnormal imaginative
faculty to coustrue the statement of
the Lord to signify that the three days
and nights included a portion of the
time that He was not in the tomb. The
three days in the tomb would be a
striking sign" to that generation.
whereas. the other construction of the
Masters statement would be no sign"
a t all. We are not in sympathy with
the view suggested in the question. The
less complex the Interpretation of the
Bible; the more simple and plain we
make its teachings: the more easily are
the people convinced of the truthful
ness of the sacred writer's. and there
fore the more firmly established in the
true faith once delivered to the saints"
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Jesus should be Head of the Church.
which is His Body. Hence the suffer-
1ngs of Christ, accomplished by. Jesus
were only part of the sufferings of the
antitypical Isaac Here the Apostle de-
clares, we, brethren, as Isaac was,
are the children of promise The
Church of Christ is required to prove
her worthless of sharing in the First
Resurrection, by being made conform
able to Christ's death The cup which
our Lord drank He passed on to His
followers, saying. Drink We all of it,"
The Ram in the Thicket.
When God stayed Abraham's hand
through the angel. ram caught in a
thicket was provided a sacrifice in
stead. Thus ram in sacrifice became
and an indication of the process by
which reconciliation of Divine Justice
will be made on behalf of humanity
This thought was repeated in Gods
subsequent dealings with Israel. Thus
the Passover Lamb was slain, and its
blood sprinkled, typically foreteIling
that there could be no Church of the
First-born during this Gospel Age, ex-
cept through the slain Lamb of God
which taketh away the sin of the
world Israers sin offerings and burnt
offerings spoke of a redemptive work
to be accomplished before the blessing
could come.
Amongst many lessons learned from
the testings of Abraham's faith are
these:
ID The necessity for the death of the
One through whom blessings will even
tually come to mankind. If Jesus had
not died for our sins, there would have
been no remission of them. Hence
there would have been no resurrection
of the dead, and in that event death
would have meant extinction.
(2)-Let US be sure that if Jesus had
not faithfully conSummated His part of
the agreement and laid down His life
neither would He have shared in the
grand contamination and exaltation to
the Divine nature. st. Paul declared
this, saying that our Lord was obedient
unto death. ''even the death of the
cross, wherefore ION this account) God
also hath highly exalted Him.'-Phil-
lipians 2:S,9
GIVE are to remember that the
same rule applies to all of the Church.
1t is not sufficient that We consecrate
our lives. We must show our loyalty
and our faithfulness by laying down
our lives, by taking up the cross, by
drinking of His cup, by being immersed
into His death. Only such will share
Messiah's Throne of Glory. eff we suf-
fer, we shall reign with Him; if we be
dead with Him, we shall also live with
Him. Timothy 2:11 IL; Romans S:17
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spirit He then became closest to God,
who offered up His only Son..
Heritage for a Son.
Britain may set aside great sums
of money for Explorer SCOTS fam
/ ily but what heritage to the hero S
| boy can equal the memory of his
| fathers great name? If some of us
were more careful to bequeath the
/ knowledge of heroic and holy lives
/ to our sons, il would matter little
how much money we leave for them
Abraham gave to Isaac an inheritance
| of faith. He attested his belief in the
supreme reality of spiritual values.
| Abraham is the worlds most famous
ancestor, because he was such a man
of faith that God could use him for
| the making of a nation. His life mes
sage, handed down to Isaac and all
| the generations since, was, Have
| faith in God
The famous author. Ian Maclaren
| John Watson), analyses the case of
Abraham in way that applies it
to every reader:
ITO emerge from the physical and
enter into the spiritual sphere is an
/ immense advance and tremendous
risk. Any one who shifts the center
of his life from the world which is
seen to the world which is unseen
| deserves to be called a believer.
, Abraham was the first man in his
| tory who dared to make his venture
and to cast himself on God. He dis
covered the new world of the Soul.
and is to this day the father of the
| faithful"
Upon the white sea sand
There sat a pilgrim band
! Telling the losses which their lives
had known,
While evening Waned away
From breezy cliff and bay,
And the strong tides went out with
weary moan.
One spake with quivering lip
OF a fair freighted ship,
With all his household, to the deep
gone down.
But one had wilder woe,
For fair face long ago
Lost in the darker depths of a
great town.
Some talked of vanished gold,
Some of proud honors told.
Some spake of friends that were
their trust no more;
And one of a green grave,
Beside foreign wave,
That made him sit SO lonely on
the shore.
But when their tales were done,
There spake among them one,
A stranger, seeming from all sor-
row free,
Sad losses have We met,
But mine is heavier yet,
For a believing heart hath gone
from me-"
Alas" these pilgrims said,
"For the living and the dead,
For fortunes cruelty, for loves
sure cross,
For the wreck of land and sea,
But however it came to thee
Thine, stranger, is Hfe's last and
heaviest loss
Frances Brown.