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II you can wear your nAnneIs when your
Are shedding theirs and pokins fun at
II you can take precautions. though your
lnbors
Are watched ana criticised by quite a
few;
II you can swallow sulphur and molAsses
And calmly wear red flannel round your
And take bad doses from alternate glasses
Until YOU feel your very hearts ahoat;
II you can catch a cold and keep your
While ali your friends suggest a dozen
n you have influenza and dlstempsr.
Yet sympathize with cases worse than
yours.
n you hear How Is your cOld'" and
answer sweetly,
or hear Il told you So" and not get
II suddenly you lose your voice completely
And never breathe a word about your
loss;
II you can stick to rubbers and umbrella
when all the world IL wearing summer
And smile henignly at the other fellow
when he makes fun OF you with Jeers
and boots;
II you can grapple with that tired feeling
And force yourself to work that must
Then summer time your Ills will soon be
And pfob6af6ly you'n live til fall my son
The General.
Up In the nursery, stretched out the
floor,
with his curls all Rwry, and torn
pinafore,
Lies dear General chubby Cheeks, giving
commands
To his squad OF tin soldiers, as II ms
tlOnless stands.
The rug r. the field, ana a. a defence
From the enemy, he has set out the wee
tents,
There an afternoon tn the sun sinks to
rest,
The little man wages his battle with zest.
And just when he's resting, nod-nod goes
his mead,
And the General is carried by mother 70
MILDRED srIuAKT.
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The Force.

You are not on the plan
or the rest Of the crew
But OF lit'le avail
Is the youncss OF you.
! am different, too.
In some place and degree.
But the world doesn't care
For the meness OF me.
she IL somehow unique.
II IL safe 20 aver.
hut a minor arair
Is the herness OF her.
He l. somewhere unlike
All the rest OF the swim,
Hut 81 little account
II the himness OF him.
10, Il si-sys ~. -
To the end OF the play
That what governs the world
l. the theyneSs OF they
MoLANpBuRGH WILSON.
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winter Night In Bryant Park.

winter Wight In Bryant Park.
Frozen Ia the fountain
where sparkling waters played
And spsrrows at its trimming cup
A twittering music made
The voices OF the children
Are still that laughed at play
About the pleasant winding way.
At close Of summer day.
The rows OF empty benches
Are chill In the night air:
And In the shadows darkly
old grassy ways lie bare.
From lone and eerie places
The cold winds shivering sweep
Among the leaness branches
where sparrows huddled sleep.
SO high above the small white stars
That pierce the winter sky.
Dost Thou stu heed these little ones
Tha. fall to earth and die7
NJ Y. BuHLEa
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Millions OF Bees Killed by Spray
ing Trees.

boSroN. Feb, s.-Milllons Of bees
have been killed in Massachusetts, by the
spraying OF fruit trees while they are
In blossom, according to testimony Of
fered before tho Committee on Agricul-
ture by Frank b. Frisbee. He held that
oees not Killed by the poison were 40
weakened that they produced little
honey. He thought the prohibiting OF
spraying OF trees in spring would cause
no particular hardship for any one
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In the Augmented silences.
From the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
In the augmented siieuces Of night,
That, by II hidden, winters waste can
show
No more until new day renews Its white.
! close my eyes, yet miss not times mute
flight.
And feel. not hear the human undertow
Beneath llfes waves Of surface rush and
flow
I feel and need not sense OF sound or
sight
II heats In on my heart: II stins my blood
with mingled pOteuCies OF woe and mirth
Despuirs mat die IN giving hopes reblrth
Hatreds, from which love shall new har-
vests reap,
tSoul g'ooms,. hat dawn with vermeil blush
shall food
Ere, silver pale, her watch star falls
asleepl
WILLIAM sTRUrHERs
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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. SIS
!. Or. Kt-BS; q Kt-Bs. Oh. &c.
L Or, Kt-KS: .. KtxKt, &C.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO SIS.
1. orr. &c.
SOLUTION TO END GAME STUDY NO. NJ
l. RIP. PR; 2. BxP, and Il will be seen
vent the loss OF the game.
Correct solutions received to Nos. bss ana
6ss from Robert Ii. Hixon. New York city;
n. J. Lane. New York cttyi H C. Owen
baltimore, ND: Albert Schutn, Hobohen,
e. ~ WI Mason, Brooklyn. N. II A.
cOrrs% solutions reoesyed % No. sss
Noss Hun, HsrrisSurs, Pa W N. wsinsr.
town. II. IL Harold n. Fowler. Guiford.
:. Addis,on.a CORRECT solutions reessved to
Hospital, Central isiip; william J. Rsyn
oids. Auburn. r. l., 20 AL
CORRESPONDENCE
Ts inaudrcrs-You are advised to nrst hay
the matter before the local papers IN your
town They surely will print a notice that
you would ike to meet other CHEESE players
Il. y. POLK. brooklyn. suggests the plao-
I'M, l Of ,se LACK pawn on sa in order to
w D. l. n. New York ctty-As IN. key
now 70 bS1 e P-Bs your question Il nN
lent II 90, wr1ts 70 US again ''''
s.. M Weiner. Portaupeck N. J.--Bpse.
progress. o. the tournaments from week %
week Moreover the secretary OF the club
in question fafled to give Tar SON any I'M
formation Whatever on the subject
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Concerning the brevity of a Scotch
Judge the Dundee Advorttser says:
IF brevity is the soul OF wit, Judge
Taylor, X c., has not many rivals
among his judicial brethren. Summing
up case at Liverpool which lasted sew
eral hours, he said no more than this /:
Gentlemen, you have heard both sides.
II is for you TO say which you believe.
Often enough this is all that judicial
cummings up amount to, but few Judges
have the courage TO sum up so sum-
marily. Even this does not represent
Judge Taylors best EFFORT in the way OF
saving his breath. A few years ago ne
delivered himself OF what Is supposed to
be the shortest summing UP on record.
He turned TO tho jury. raised his eye
brows inquiringly and remarked: Well.
gentlemen?' Tho art OF brevity could no
further 60"
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NJ L. r. says: Playing three hand,
does tho winner score 100 for each game
won, and ignore the rubber $50. or Ia Il
90 for each OF the two games. and 200
added, or Is II 100 for the first game
won and ESQ for winning the rubber or
second game?
The points added for winning game
are 1876. not 100, and they are added
for each game won and $50 for tho
rubber game, That is TO say. the rub
Der is worth 500 to the winner, twice
1875 and once $50.
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The latest ruling on the admissibility
Of dying declarations" in evidence in
criminal cases ls made by the Supreme
Court OF Georgia in Sewell VS.. State, in
which the court states In It's syllabus:
IN a murder case II was error to
charge the jury that when death is APP
preaching, and the dying man has lost
hope Of life. and his mind feels the full
consciousness of his condition. the So
lemnity OF the scene gives 20 his state
ment the sanctity OF truth. and such
dying declaration, when made under such
circumstances, may be given In evidence
and submitted to the Jury Such charge
tended 20 unduly impress tho minds of
the jury with the weight of the evidence
contained in dying declarations. as to
which Juries do not require any empha-
sis from the bench"
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An English ruling on a novel question

An English ruling on a novel question
involving the workmen's compensation
act is reported in Nash vs.. Rangatira-
A sailor returning from shore leave to
-: :h!? .. nigh: n drunken condition
started to mount the gangway from the
quay to the ship. and when part OF the
way up overbalanced. fell. and was
killed. II was found on the evidence
that tho primary cause OF the accident
was tho mans drunken condition. but
that there were really two concurrent
causes for the accident: first. the fact
that he was mounting the gangway to
return to his employment and was
thereby subjected TO a special risk; and
secondly. HIS drunken condition. II was
held CPickford, l. j., dissenting) that
tho accident. though happening within
the amblt OF the sailors employment,
was not one arising out of his employ
ment within tho meaning of tho work.
mems compensation act.
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forced. brings whites Q into powerfuilsotion
and gives him the better game. .1u
% PxKt, threatening Bxkt. fcllowco pI MI
would have been much stronger. {, o., 10. P1ht'
P-B3. 10. Kt-kt and black could not pave re-
piled with KtxKt, as In the actual game Dcceuse
OF II. QK6 oh. followed by BIO. .-.,.
tgl A mistake, which loses at once; but Wnite,
In any case. had 49, the inferior game IN.
byl7. BxP CHI, KSB; Is. Kt-kb CHI, XXX
thJ The game was lost whatever he played.
1ft7. BxQ, B1P CHI; Is. K-R, not K-B because
OF the rojonder RxP mate, Kip CHI; 49, KIB,
Ktlo; 90 PIKt, RxB and black with two pawns
ahead would win easily.
Appended is the score OF game
played In the Leopold Trebitsch me
mortal tourney at the Vienna Chess
Club:
VIENNA OPENING,
r. Spiel c. Schlech- r. Spiel @. schlocn-
mann. ter. mann. ter.
white. Black White. BiaoN.
!kk,5sssp, kItS , sk EtRs G..i's'
4PIPd POS 10 Kt-Kt5 o-K7
s sRsP S..FRKs HOLE p"
POSITION.
Black tSchlechter)-ii pieces.
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Burn In the London EfsId
(d) Not good move, as the p at B4 blocks the
action OF the OBJ, Kt-Bt or B-K2 would have
given an even game.
bl THIS exchange relieves blacks poaitIon
CASTING, followed by P-QB4 would have beer
better, 0, %, Castles, B-B4;7. P-QBi.P-OB4:
4. Q-ht CHI kt-BS; y. QxBP, BOB. 10 Kt-BS
with advantage for white
tcl kt-Ri threatening TO double the KBp
would have been more directly attaching
- Too slow, He might have pla,rd T. -Rps
followed by r-RKt4 and Kt-R4ifthe reJoinder
would have been B-M
Id This exchange. which was practically
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

One who delivers short weight for a
full price Is held guilty in tho North
Carolina case of state VS.. Ice and Fuel
Company. 81 $. T.. 1877. SO l. r. A.
IN. s. 216, of obtaining property by
false pretences, although the pur-
chaser suspects that the seller gives
short weight and makes tho purchase
TO verify his suspicion. II he cannot de-
termine the fact without Weighing tho
commodity sold.
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seven-up. ]. A. F. says: -Four play
Ing as partners. A deals and turns the
trump. Eldest hand stands and leads
a card. whereupon y says: Hold on 1!
II was my deal" Does the deal stand
or not?
After the trump il turned II Is too
late to object, as all players are equally
at fault for permitting the error TO
pass so long without correcting II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

A law prescribing q minimum wage to
school teachers was passed on In the
Iowa case OF Bopp VS.. Clark which holds
that no constitutional right Of liberty or
property is interfered with or uncon5ti-
tuttonal privilege or immunity granted
by a statute making II a penal offence 10
pay less than a minimum wago to
teachers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
The FIRST case involving regulations

Of crematories OF human bodies seems
10 be Abbey Land and Improvement Com
pany vs.. San Mateo County, 1877 Cal. 434.
1879 Pac. 1868. 62 L. II. A. IN s. 4os,
which holds that an attempt by a county
to forbid the maintenance Of moro than
one crematory IN any township 10 in
valid as an unconstitutional interference
with property rights, 90 far as II applies
TO the location OF one In a cemetery
which has been established in q locality
devoted to cemeteries. with few dwell
ings in tho immediate vicinity. and no
buildings devoted to business except to
that OF burying tho dead.
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whites pieces.
white to play and mate in three moves.
PROBLEM NO. 5s5. By F. MoELLER
Blacks pieces.
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NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.

The validity Of lobbying contracts is
discussed by the Supreme Court of Orc
gon In Hyland VS.. Oregon Hassam Paw
ing Company, In which the court holds
that any person Interested in any pro-
posed legislation before any legislative
body, including the Common Council or
other lawmaking body OF a municipal
corporation. may legally employ an agent
or an attorney to collect facts relating
thereto, and to prepare a BILL and 20
explain the desired measure to the legis-
lative body or any committee thereof
fairly and openly, and have II intro
duced, and contract to pay for such
services so rendered, Is not violation
OF law or of public policy.
The court also passes on an agree
ment by which defendant engaged to
pay plaintiff 3 per cent. on all con-
tracts for street Improvement work en-
tered into between it and city, TO be
earned when the contracts should have
been duly signed by the company and
the city, such agreement providing that
plaintiff should at all times do every
thing in his power to further the busl-
ness Of the company. 1t being contem-
plated that the plaintiff was to clrcu-
late petitions among property owners
asking that streets be paved with the
company's product and obtain sigma
lures OF 20 per cent. Of the property
owners, to present such petitions to the
city Council. to answer remonstrances
and by bringing property owners before
the street committee and the Council to
procure the passage OF ordinances and
resolutions authorizing the paving OF
streets and assessing the expense on the
adjacent lots. Such agreement was
treated as In effect selling or pro-
noting proposition, and in view of the
fact that the compensation was con-
tingent and was broad enough to cover
services or any kind, secret or open. hon
est or dishonest, and the exercise OF per-
sonal and private influence upon the
city Council. and of the further fact
that such compensation was probably in
Guided In the company's contract price,
the agreement was held invalid as
gainSt public policy.
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Pinochle, J. NJ. s, says bids 300
His meld is ESQ and he lays away 90.
This he contends makes good his bid. y
hes Ghat none OF the count is worth any
thing until wins q trick.
B Is right nl
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The poem sought by J, C. g. in the
Sunday edition OF THE SUN of the 10th
ut ~ from the pen Of Danhurys gifted
poetess Mime, Elizabeth Reilly and can
be found In current number OF the d. II.
S. Chronicle n j. v.
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Casino. G. T. A. says Two play
Ing. A builds a nine Instead of taking
II in, ne builds four. Il bets no must
take in tho first build before he starts
on another,
II wrong.
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Cribbage. l. o. asks tho best dis
card for the non-dealor II both scores
arc alike on second avenue, holding
X o. 3.
Most players dislike to risk laying
out close cards in such cases. and would
probably lay out the king and troy
Nothing but a deuce or king would help
that in tho CRIB. There are ten cards
that would or might help tho X Q II
both were laid out.
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whItc lsplelmannl-1l pleccs

PROBLEM NO. 5sL BY A. W. DANIEL
Bla ok pierea.
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In Jones vs.. State before tho Supreme
Court OF Nebraska II appeared that in a
prosecution for murder the defendant
took the stand as witness in his own
behalf. For the purpose Of impeaching
his testimony the prosecuting attorney
was permitted TO croes-examine tho ac-
cused as to the contents OF an involun-
tary confession he made while in tho
custody OF the officers making the arrest.
The court held that this was error, be-
cause an involuntary confession OF guilt
Is incompetent for any purpose.
The right OF a defendant in criminal
trial to sit with his counsel so that he
may be able TO confer with counsel at
any time was one of tho points In
volved in an appeal in Commonwealth
vs. Boyd, before tho Supreme Court OF
Pennsylvania II appeared that de-
PENDANT was assigned TO the usual place
occupied by prisoners charged with fell
ony, n dock about six feet away from
the counsel table, which is the general
custom in the criminal courts of Phila-
delphia. The court ruled that the de-
MAJ of defendants right to sit with
counsel did not constitute reversible
error In his case, because the unoontra-
dlc,ed evidence showed his guilt, but on
the principle involved the court said:
"In every criminal trial the accused
has a common law right 10 counsel. and
this right may not be abridged by any
rule or regulation which would operate
10 hinder and obstruct free consultation
between tho accused and his appointed
counsel, especially at the critical mo-
meut when his alleged guilt Is being
made the subject OF inquiry by the Jury
sworn to make a true deliverance. Al
such time the accused has a right to
sit with his counsel. where he can have
equal opportunity TO hear the testi-
mony OF the witnesses. and absolute
freedom to assist by suggestion and in
formation In his own defence"
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s. l.. says a il the opener and bets
a chip. b chips G bets n dollar and
the opener drops. Il calls and G shows
IA full. IL Il, who IL not tho opener.
obliged to show his hand?
Yes, because he cafled. and all hands
in the call must be shown to the board.
whether they are good or not.
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Poker ~ II. @. says: A opens on
three tens. he being tho dealer. BY mis-
take he lays of three cards for his own
draw. When he goes TO take them up,
he sees his error and puts ono back
on the top OF the pack, not having seen
any OF them. b objects and says AS
hand Is dead.
If A has not lifted or looked at any
OF the superfuous cards he has laid or
he may discard one of his tens and play
as his draw. If he has lifted or looked
at them, his hand is foul, as II contains
six cards.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

After the completion OF the first part
OF tho Vienna Trebitsch tournament at
Vienna, Carl Schlechter stood FIRST, with
8 points out OF a possible 7. DR.. Kauf-
mann stood second. with s points. and
the veteran Adolf Arbin, who resided in
this city some time ago. was third. with
~ points. Reti and Spielmann scored
points each, and Krejcik. Stroll and
Schenkein. 1 each.
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PETRoFF.

A lively little game plsyed in the New
South Wales championship tournament:
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Kindly inform me which is correct
The United states and It's possessions or
the United States and their possessions?
M. ]. BARsE.
In general, the best usage OF the pres
ent time Is to treat United States in
the singular. The caption OF the Decla-
ration OF Independence shows that the
fathers OF tho republic held a diff
ferent idea, for II reads: THE unani-
nous Declaration OF the thirteen united
States OF America" In tho Constitution
the plural use is clear in Article TX,
the United States In Congress as
sembled value OF coin struck
by their own authority"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-17
TESTING an Explosive.

One Of the most dangerous Of explo-
sives Is iodide of nitrogen, black pow
der which the slightest touch will
often cause to explode when dry with
great violence. In experiments to de-
termine the cause Of its extreme ex-
plosiveness some damp iodide Of nitro
gen was rubbed ON the strings Of a
bass viol. 1t Is known that the strings
Of such an instrument will vibrate
when those OF similar instrument
having an equal tension are played
upon. In this case, after the explosive
had become thoroughly dry upon the
strings, another bass viol was brought
near and the strings sounded. At a
certain note the iodide Of nitrogen on
the prepared instrument exploded. II
was found that the explosion occurred
only when a rate Of vibration OF sixty
a second was communicated to the
prepared strings. Vibration of the g
string caused an explosion, while that
Of the e string had no effect.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-17
TAUGHT BY THE KING
4 Lsssen 0ivsn BY Frederick William
10. 70 He e<sward.

4 Lsssen 0ivsn by Frederick William
10. to HE etsward.
Kmg Frederick William III. OF Prus-
sia was a man Of few words. What
ever he had TO say was always brief
and to the point, as the following anec-
dote from q foreign Journal shows:
The king, who was accustomed to
interest himself In all the details Of
court management, ordered his stow
ard to take special pains to sec that all
the carriages were amply supplied
with food and drink whenever they
left for q Journey Of a day or 80, but
II sometimes happened that tho stew
ard dispatched the drivers without any
food. giving them a coin, perhaps, to
buy what they wanted. That usually
meant that the driver went hungry, as
he did not have much opportunity to
leave his horses and dine at q restau-
rant
At length the king became aware Of
his stewards failure to carry out his
orders and awaited the next opportu-
nifty to bring the fact to his attention.
AAo Ao0 hVt iohB W wall 4udI ulSut
the king stopped his coachman as he
entered the courtyard and upon inquiry
found that the man had had nothing TO
eat since breakfast. He held out
dollar In his hand that the steward had
given him to buy food with. Without a
word the king took the dollar.
He went into the castle and sum-
moned the steward. That worthy ap-
peared Immediately and made a pro-
found bow, but as he raised himself up
he was surprised to feel q coin placed
against his mouth.
Eat II" ordered the king.
but, your majesty, r.
"Bat itf' the king again roared.
why, your majesty, can't eat itr'
'Oh, you can't7 But you expected
the coachman to! Well, In the future
Just remember that-that people eat
food, not money. Do you understand"
The steward understood. In the fu-
ture the kings cOachmen were amply
supplied with provisions whenever they
went upon journey.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-17

Linwood Hart has new Ford runabout
Albert Foster is making improvement
at his home.
Graniteville has been allowed one more
light. 1t will be put in place soon.
Mrs. Hattie Gard and children are visit.
ing her mother Mrs, Geo. r Olney.
Mr.. George A. Carter aud family have
returned after spending the summer at the
sea shore.
| Mr.. David &. Scott went to Coebrook,
N. II. to see his mother, brother and Sis
ter-in-law the past week.
o. p. Sherman and David Scott have re-
turned from Coebrook, N. II. They went
| to visit Mrs. o r. Sherman and Mr.. and
| Mrs. Howard ID. Sherman who were injur-
ed In an automobile accident last Sunday
at that place. The front spring OF the auto
mobile broke and the machine skidded
over an enbankment. None of the part,
was seriously hurt. The party was on a
tour through Horthern New Hampshire at
the time.
Mrs. Frank Barnbrook entertained as
guests at her summer home at Long
meadow, X. l. on Thursday evening with
a surprise misce ellaneous shower in honor
of Miss Ruth Carter, a summer resident
of Long Meadow, a September bride elect.
ast. 10 ~ Mr. RavnOnd
Thornton Of Providence, X. 1. The bride
elect was escorted in darkness to the cen.
ter of the room and from red and white
parosol received shower Of gifts. Refresh
ments were served and the guests were en-
tertained with music, recitations and games
appropriate to the occasion, followed by
dancing.
The road from The bridge at Centredale
through Granitevile and on to Greenville
etc., which has been known as Powder
Mill Turnpike, Smith street, Greenville
Road and Chepachet Road, has received
new name. The Johnston Town Council
has named that part Of the road in John
ston, Putnam avenue as the road leads
direct 10 Putnam, the name seems very
appropriate 1t is expected that the town
of Smithfeld and Glocester will give the
same name to the road in their district.
Sign boards will soon be erected In John
ston. 1t is largely through the efforts OF
Councilman Willis Sweet that this much
needed improvement has been made.