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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

wish to arrive at n fair estimate OF the
best two players In a club Of some twenty
or more. what Is the usual sitting
course adopted?
ny playing duplicate at five or more
tables and ha, ing the same boards played
at each by tho same players. the top
scores may be sorted out the first night
Seat these so that they play the same
hands. say all north, the second night.
If the object is TO discover the individual
make him play with different partner
each session. After about five or six sit
tngs the top scores on ono night being
always seated the same way the next
night. the better players. or rather the
better bidders. will soon no found at the
top of the heap. This is tho duplicate
whist method
o. o. G.. says: In London they arc dis
cusslng the origin of the verb ito tray"
a. applied to dividing a new pack Of cards
when first brought to the bridge table,
into three parts and then shuffing 1t.
Have any American players Heard or used
this word?
The three of any suit Is usually spelt
trey" In this country. and tray" 10 a
holder for cards. ar In duplicate, or "A
"''' 'o' "'s"e' !" '"o H',"eh' '"e
"o'' "'s"' oe iIoi" traho' ura"'
.a'''s " u'a" i'o''' .he he" paeA 'he
'oAe' anu oiahN carus oiteh iouhu IN the
pack. Readers Of The Sun may have
opinions to express on the subject.
l.. T. G. says: What IL the correct bid
for the dealer at the score OF 20 to 0 In
his favor with this hand Eight hearts
To queen nine, three small spades and two
small clubs? Please give reasons.
one spade. There are no tops in hearts.
IN, =,
introduces an en,tro,, snr.tn, , u '' ~,
the game, that of pleylng 10 lose. and ne
the only reason for suggesting IL was TO
sivc players who cannot hold aces amt
n.nsS - cnai'.' u W"uiu %. better To re-
verso In, NAV -, ,bn banI. n.,i,,, ,,.
d"uces high and the treys next In rank
and BIDDING reverse hearts" or reverse
no ,ruripa az the case might be.
Inns mas been suggested many times
with any support IL IL slmpiv adding
five NOR. declarations IN a., ,tr.a,,. oo,,,-
,lic.,a, -. 49,, -,
~ nc" "'o sun s"'
gong declarations which Is not the case
with the proposed nullo bid at ALL The
present objections 20 the nullo com. en-
tlr,ly fro,, ,nos. ,,h,, ,,,.,. -. II.
IL ar thos. who have M .,,,.,,,in,, 30
liz pl.,c. in tho gam.
T. :. \. says: We have q dispute ~
70 tht strength upon which the third hand
,in,'. upPo,t ''e ueu,er sun declars-
some iusis, ina, ,wn ,,icLs 60 ano,,'.b
som" say three and some GO so far As to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

Your correspondent &C. l.. e. D." can
obtain at least n part of the information
he desires by consulting 1.-THE Annals of
san Francisco" by Frank Soule, H. Glib
son. NJ. d., and James Nshct; published
by y. Appleton ~ Co. 1853. Also THE
Beginnings of san Francisco" published
in san Francisco In 1912 by the author
Zoeth skinner Eldredge, Roth works ara
in the genealogical room OF the Public
Library. q. W. ID.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

Referring tn you" r,'rrt Information
tu Tho issue ~ December -, 1870 about
tho Llee-d accidental origin ~ tr- r.4ue
~ <umc. ALASKA. | beg leaN" t. say that
the superintendent Of tn" United states
Coast and G"ooctie survey has iust M
formed N" that there is NO foundation
FOR the story. This name ,tapc Num"b
first appeared on q chart published ~
the British Admiralty In iN49. and the
FIRST map OF Alaska published los this
bureau was tn 1867. Alaska was pur-
chased I'm 1867. and no maps or data
relating to that region We're published
here prip" to that dat" Tn town 81
Some did uui then cNi-'. cold WIS
discovered iu That region ir June. 1898,
and a post otlic" WITS established there
In June. 1899. and III, town was in
corpora'cd April ., 1901 \.
In citing Il tale current as TO thc origin
~ the nam, Of Num- al least one reason
Was given as showing tine iuprobahil!ty
of the story. II Is pleasure that 80
old and valued a correspondent has been
moved rs sufficient interest to SECURE m
official determination Of IN" matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

b.S 70 thank YOU ANA seven CORE
spundeu,s for IA. lHtttr's valuable re-
plies To my inquiry for "a durable non
poisonous cement for glazed surfaces.
Your courtesy and this information II has
brought corruborat- an opinion which has
little waVcred IN twenty wears that there
Is no other Journal American or foreign,
whose conduct ana public are 80 in;cll-
gent as THr SuN's. l.. H. RELk N,P.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

Gu. l. J. N. asks what are IN. penal
ties Ia playing Bakers version OF rum
and what Is the game
T. the one who calls turns out not to
be low man. he loses ten points If he
calls out when he - not low enough
H. loses live. ANA takes his cards up
again. The moment either player reaches
loo or more, the adversary loses the
difference between his score ana 100. say
the winner was l35 on the last deal and
hi opponent 50, tho game Is worth II
points.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25


from tie Washington star
ON. Willio has IL sled and skates
Which look exceeding nice;
The landscape he InvestiguteH
In vain for signs OF Ice.
We think OF many "a wintry DAY
When he went gliding round
And caught pneumonia By tho WAY
And very nearly drowned.
We've tied bunch Of ribbons smart
Upon the little sled;
~ brio 81 brac or works or art,
the shutes hang overhead
And while we do the best We can
From home to Danish strife,
We say: stand G nt, wen,n'r man.
Epochs.
F,om ne cleveland Plain Dealer
His heart was young,
And love came to It;
II illed It, thrilled IT, through ana through
1t,
His heart was ripe,
And love went from it
II flashed across II like comet
His heart Nus falling
Love came by II,
But paused not to invade its quis,
Love came at age
His still heart slept
His mind Was waking. though and Weptl
The sleepl-ss Energy.
God Of the sieepless energy,
How canst thou know our need'
How canst thou know We faint and fair
How canst thou pay us heedt
SPARKS of tho central dynamo,
strangely II every breast
Longing for that which thou hast not
Yearning tor sleep and rest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

An interesting article on The B-sgar's
Opera" says that the last performance
in New York was June 4, iS4s." II was
don. At Woods Museum. Broadway and
Thirtieth street, by the Fred Lyster Opera
Troupe November IS aud week OF De
cember :. 1870. II was also given In a
condensed form at Laura keone's Theatre
November D., 1850.
col. T. ALLsroN BRowN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

Your despatch concerning the bull IN
the Lewrs china shop carries your COM
ment that the incident puts the old ira
dition TO rout. can YOU give tho origin
OF the tradition? can anybody? ] have
found IL In none Of the many books of
reference which have examined, although
| have been stalking II for years.
JEROME W. CooMBs.
cess in the search. II IL quite true that
tho commonly arid works Of reference
pay no attention to the iocution In the
newest edition of the Standard Dictionary
the phrase Is cited as colloquialism, but
without indication OF It's source. An ear
lier form is recalled az hull In a pottery
shop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
Kindly give the meaning and derivation
OF the word Noel. -

Kindly give the meaning and derivation
OF the word Noel u.
As is frequently the cas-. In matters OF
faith, II does not present "A clear picture
To the eye of reason. The sense is rfrec-
lively that Of Christmas. Two d,rh A.
tons ARE proposed one that Noel T. an
ahhrr,iation OF Emmanuel III. name ut
the Messiah In ls.lah's prophecy: the
other that by a rude etymologv Noel has
been mutilatcd from Latin mtalis In the
name NJ the dies bopiui uatalis. The
December Christmas is well recognized as
an ecclesiastical compromise with the
Kettle feast occurring at the winter
solstce and Therefore pagan In origin
Eabclais preserves AN ancient christmas
NhAnt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

An unusual action came before the SUI
preine Court OF Iowa IN Beach vs.. Beach
in which the plaintin. the wife Of one
August Beach, sued her mothcr-in-law.
Rosa Beach The plaintiff asked damages
for deceit on the ground that the de
PENDANT, who's" son was with her on "A
farm. being solicitous that he should
marry. sought correspondence with the
plaintiff. The defendant represented that
her son was the owner OF the farm and
thus Induced tho plaintiff 20 marry the
son. The plaintiff learned long after the
marriage that the farm really belonscd To
the defendant and she claimed damases of
S0,Von iur fraudulent Representations. Tn
d"t'ndants answer was that the plaintiff
has suffered no damages, but th. trial
court gay" Judgment for the plajutin. The
Slut"W" C'uf, upheld IN" verdict on tia.
proposition that the law of marriug. ia So
far a. property interests are e.!n-l IS
founded ON business principles ga which
the utmost good iaith - required from all
parties and The least fraud IN relation
thereto = ;A' subject Of Judicial cog-
n.2tuor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

An act Of ia, California LEGISLATURE. IL
upurupriattng $lJ,oop "a pay IN. travel
Ing expense "f "ivil war Veterans to
IN" ic'tyShurg reunion last summer has
been h'li invalid los tn supreme Court
Of California 300 Mcclure W. Nry. a, in-
ringing q constitutional provision tnut
the Legislature" should have no power 10
max" amy GIT of ANY public money or
thing of value tu any Individual on cor
p"fatlut. Tho count held that no d. fine
m.pt could MAKE thr appropriation appear
"th'rWiS than Il yit', .tld therefore pro-
h'mtrd 10y the Constitution. Tn, court
said
as matter uf sentiment il T.. of
course. 10 h. regretted that this uppro-
prlhtiuu cannot To- made No doubt our
clti2"rs generally would rejoice To know
mat this aid had been extended To- these
NenrrahI, men who. IN tn iansuag, OF
Webster. have come down tn us from A
former generation and who deseryc %
Wen of their country ". are heart
ily in accord with tn. spirit that would
l"ad :" the qualification ut their natural
and cumncudabr desir" Ia r,Nisn the
scene Of their heroic coUriCI and 10 stand
again shoulder To- shoulder with their
tru" comrades OF tho days that IRE past
aud gone but We have neither ia. right
nor tho inclination Ia ignore ur override
the law, even FOR - worthy purpose
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

The supreme court uf Missouri. 80 puu-
aldsun ", donaldson makes the following,
comment on remarks hy cuu'srl IN tA"
case concerning the opposing attorney:
wv" puus' 10 Motto" that cpuuse. Tor
appellant assume to refer L. ouo If Mr.
ponaldson's counsel aH - pr'>ildigttator.
&c. IN taking that course counsel over
hook the red danger signal IN the dctum
OF Gary, H., iu that behalf, viz. III Ea-
ture and ytuperation IN a brief excite
suspicion thar ~ maker II on tine wrong
side Of the case. That d'ctum Is not with
out standing ground in reason, for l. not
the cynical advice of General r. to an
nqu'rlng young brother often followed
(morcs the pity). Via. when the law
and the facts are both against YOU there
are only two courses loft open--yell like
an Indian or abuse the attorney ON the
other side But enough OF that, Yer
bum sat sapienti."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

The r.sm of q municipality to maintain
moving picture theatres was decided IN
sthte.V-, Lynch before the ohio supreme
Court, IN which the court held tina. q
municipality authorized TO eNcrc!s, all
powers of local self-guvernmrnt could
not use money raised hy TAXATION FOR the
establishment and maintenance uf !nnV-
Ing picture show. tn. court .l!d Tint
since Municipalities ct tuyir uoWrrS
from the State Il d, mtthrmtttcally ,,r-
tain that they include ITO power moi pos.
sessed 10y the state" III" court referred
to previous decision holding thar the
functions ui the State are governmental
only and that since he insur!ug of tn"
docs not essentially differ from other iu-
surance tho state cannot enter ou the
business az Insurance, The court ueu
SAID:
"Huv liitlo would rruI.,.u uc the os-lr-
LuDo which tn B,l ot Rights gives iu
mluurltlss a. well 4, nttultics that al.
men have certain udlcnahla
rights anuue which are those Of
acquiring, possessing and protecting pIup-
cry au1 that private property may I'D,
taken only for use- Vhic1 pio public, II
the proceeds OF Industry and thft i.a'
be seized foy the up,ratlon and coiAh-
lishment % moving picture SHOWS art rs"
other imaginable purposes NOT moro '.iy-
olous nor more remot" from Ia" fuuc' ions
or government"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
Lee jour .st ferns 10
Ma uuau. ldu.

VI UTIsNU III
Ia which tho rude second In. preserves
the cry of Druid Worship. This uau be-
comes neau IN Potion. and noel and noe
In Burgundy. This suggests Il sourc. for
Noel somewhat more satisfactory than the
Latin or the Hebrew derivation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

A. q. X. says Playing two hand. both
4 and Il can meld out, Il gays he IL out
first, but \ says the dealer has III" first
right.
The one that wins the trick last played
is the only one that can meld at all II
lie IL out he wins
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.

In Pollock vs. Simon pa. 20 Fed.
1005). which was IA suit by "a trustee In
bankruptcy to obtain possession of an en-
sagement ring given by the bankrupt to
his Gancee within four months of his
bankruptcy, the court entered decree
directing the hanceo either to deliver the
ring to the plaintiff. or IL she preferred To
retain the rims to pay the plaintiff the
sum OF $3.50. the price the plaintiff paid
for 1t. 1t was held that the fact that the
gift was made by the bankrupt in good
faith and In the belief that he had prop
erty enough to pay his debts rs well as
TO pay for the gift did not prevent the gilt
from being Invalid. The court said:
The actual result of what he did IL
the important test and the actual re-
suit has been that the defendant Is now
enjoying the possession OF money tor
moneys WORTHY that was charged with
a trust In favor OF the bankrupt's crcoi-
tore, The case does not seem to need
prolonged discussion. In View Of the cus-
toms that commonly govern the conduct
OF betrothed persons there IL Some scntl-
mental hardship about the conclusion.
but tho legal principles referred TO seem
to free the question from doubt. After
all. "a man must be Just before ne Is gem
erous no should be generous with his
own money and not with the money Of
his creditors and while lac may sometimes
have plausible reasons to believe that he
II the owner of money that really belongs
TO them, he may be mistaken In so be-
lieving tas he was In the present case)
and court may therefore be- bound to
correct the mistake"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

Skat. l.. e, asks in what way the mod
ern or so-call.d American game differs
from the old German skat.
In the American game every hand is Il
eucki. That is the player who makes
the highest bid always takes the slat
cards into his hands before announcing
the game lie is going to play. even II It
be solo. and he can sim announce
schneider or schwarz.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

r. " r. asks for the date ~ AN article.
that appeared In THE Sun giving reasons
for certain disputed pinoche rules and
explaining why certain laws control the
game.
The date was January Q 1910
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

l.. T. G. says What IL the correct bid
for the dealer at the score OF - to o in
his favor with this hand Eight hearts
To queen nine, three small spades and two
small clubs? Please give reasons
One spade. There are no tops in hearts,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25

The question as to whether thing, man
says in his sleep may he used against him
was involved in Martinez W. People. 1872
Pacific Reporter. where the defendant was
charged with the murder of woman. one
Of tho peoples witnesses testified that a
few days after the killing he slept in bunk
house. with defendant and that about half
past in the morning he heard him exclsim:
Il shot her. shot hcrl | shot her ! had
TO do IL To save myself from the pen; and
that he thought defendant was asleep, but
did not know The supreme Court of
Colorado holds that it 1, only the voluntary
statements of "a party that may hc used
against him. and one l. not responsible for
what he says ia his sleep becalss lie IL
unconscious and it is not voluntary. and
that where there il "A question a. to whether
defendant was asleep or awake when he
made the utterances II should be left TO the
jury under proper Instructions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-07
ENGLISH SLOW WITH FUNDS
Special Olympic Committee Greatly
Disappointed at inadequate Sup
port Given by Public.

The special Olympic games commit
tee unanimously has decided that if the
fund which is being raised for the
preparation of British Olympic team
for Berlin does not reach $125.000 by
the end of the year the committee
would not be justified in proceeding
further in the matter.
The committee expressed great dis
appointment at the inadequate sup
port given the fund by the public, and
pointed out that the money is urgent
ly needed for the 1916 preparations
which are being held in allegiance I'M
til the committee is assured of stronger
backing.
In the meantime several OF the best
English trainers are being sought to
train foreign teams, and unless a quick
decision is made they will be employ
ed in caring for the rivals of England
The fund now stands at $48,700.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-07

\ western follower of football TAX
ing to heart the whimsical remark of
an eastern humorist that ''today's"
football hero is tomorrow's lumber
shower" prepared a statement the
other day showing the prospects Of the
So gridiron heroes of western schools
who will be graduated in the spring,
and there is not a lumber shower in
the lot
Complete information from all the
schools was not available, but the list
is regarded as representative, and
many of the real stars who have strut
ted their brief span across the grid
iron are included. Engineering, com
merce and the law claim the major
ity The list follows:
Engineering, 8; business, Z; law, Z;
coaching, 3; miller, /; forestry, 2; ag-
riculture, 2; dairy expert, Il; medi-
cine, 1.
Elmer O. Oliphant, idol of Purdue
students, who shook off Wisconsin
taclxlers at 20 yards and frightened
Chicago into framing defense for his
bpSCldl USASII, Will uOL gill IuS
grease and overalls of the early stages
of mechanical engineers experience.
Bierman of Minnesota; Gallagher, Mis-
souri,. Glossop Indiana; Sidorofsky,
Kansas Aggies; Weidlein, University
of Kansas; Patterson, Michigan, and
Gauntpier Of Clifford, of the surpris-
ingly effective Michigan Aggies, are
others who will follow engineering in
it's various special branches.
Some of the strongest players of
many seasons will hang out their mod
est shingles as lawyers: McGinnis,
largely responsible for Iowa's remark
able showing this season; McAlmon
and Shaughnessy of Minnesota;
Price, Chicago's redoubtable full
back; Groves, Missouri; Wilson,
whose 155 pounds worked like 200 at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-07
HURLING is EXCELLENT SPORT
Irish Game Fully as Stirring to Spec
tators as Americas Great Pastime
Contest Described.

That the Irish have just as exciting
sport in hurting as Americans have in
baseball or football is shown by the
appended clipping from the New Ross
County Wexford) Standard, detailing
the story of match between Dublin
and Kilkenny for the Irish champion
ship.
The paper devotes nearly half
page to descriptive tale of the bat
tie. The clipping follows:
"The Kilkenny captain was lucky
on the spin of the coin, and took
whatever slight advantage the light
and wind offered. The match was adj
vertised to start at half-past o'clock.
but it was quite when the teams
lined out. The first few minutes of
play saw Dublin pressing, and for
moment looking really dangerous.
Rowan sent wide. From the puckout
Gargan and Drug Walsh were promi-
nent in brilliant play, which resulted
in an invasion of Dublin territory.
.Cooney saved brilliantly, and lit
tie later saw Gargan miss the net by
llG SuldllSoI Vi uldI gins. roy YIN
tinued fast and furious in Dublin ter
ritory, and inside of the first five min
utes NJ Doyle, from long shot, COM
pletely beat Cooney with a daisy clip
per- and opened the score for Kill
kenny with a major. Gargan contin-
ued prominent in brilliant play, and
was very much in the limelight during
the first quarter of an hour. Fast play
along the side line resulted in Gala
CHAN being cheered for a brilliant
save.
"a minute later Grace sent to Bren-
nan, who sent wide from a rather
awkward angle. A low ball sent down
by Kelly also proved fruitless, and
Cooney was again prominent in saw
ing we'll intentioned shot by Wal
ton. Long fairly beat Drug Walsh,
and brought the play into Kilkenny
ground. For short time Dublin con-
tinued to press very hard, and the
game was very strenuous. Gargan
and Drug Walsh were prominent in
some brilliant play. Walton and Kelly
were loudly cheered moment later
for movement in which the latter
had hard lines in not scoring"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-07

center for Missouri; Dorais, popular
candidate for all-American quarter
back; Pontius, defensive stonewall
for Michigan che has picked Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for his future home),
and Simons of Drake, whose name is
linked with Purdy as one of the great
est backs ever developed in the west.
The comparative obscurity of bust
ness will call seven stars-Harris, Chi
cago, very destructive player who
will go into the house-wrecking bust
ness Fitzpatrick, who starred as a
substitute halfback at Chicago, will
work for an Independent oil company
at Independence, Kan; Purdy, Nebras-
ka, one of the greatest ground gamers
the Missouri valley ever knew, will
become a builder at Beatrice, Neb.;
Tanberg, Wisconsin, whose admirers
say he can plunge through stone
wall; Briggs and Geiseman, Ohio
State, and Wilson, Kansas, will adopt
various commercial lines Beissman,
who has taken the course in agricul-
ture, expects to coach for while be-
fore he ultimately goes into business.
Norgren, Chicago, whom Walter
Camp placed on his all-American team
last year; Davis and the versatile
Fleming of Indiana, who has starred
in every position on his team, expect
to coach. 1t is intimated that some
of the men in the other lists could be
persuaded to work along this line.
Robertson of Minnesota and Rowe
of Illinois will become expert farm
ers; Aldworth, Minnesota, and All
mendinger, Michigan, will engage in
forestry; Butler, Wisconsin, whose
home is at Montclair, N. j., expects to
become a municipal dairy expert; Tor
mey, Wisconsin, will take the medical
course at Harvard, while Loomis, Kan
sas, having learned all about grain,
becomes a miller.