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LEGLESS MAN A GOOD R M
Docs All kinds Of Work ON Ills
Place and Ia Prospecting.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, OCT. 23.--As M
example of pluck and energy consider
Myron l.. Briggs. MIR. Briggs, who has
no legs. does practically every kind of
farm work and is prospecting.
Briggs is about A. years bid. strong
and healthy. lie bitches up mis- three
horse team and cuts his own hay. wheat
hnd oats, then goes out II cuts more
for neighbors who have 10 binder.
He can climb up "A ladder over the high
cross beam into the hay NOW and throw
down or NOW away hay almost as
RAPIDLY and as well as any able bodied
worker. He can hitch up his team and
drive ov into the field alone and plough
or harrow all day, using seats on each
implement. He rides a two horse Guilt
vator n c~ultivates corn and potatoes
by a hand stick attachment that oper-
htes two c~ultivator gangs.
Mr.. Briggs lost both legs in a street
car accident in Grand Rapids about
sixteen years ago For eighteen months
he lay in a hospital lowering bet ween
life II death. Then he slowly recov-
cred. Some of his friends thought he
would try selling novelties on the streets,
but The was too ambitious. so he became
a farmer.
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Here is what happened at the table
that made the top score on the Alb
hands. u dealt and bid no trump,
4 and Y passed. and Il said two dia-
monds, which Il and A passed, Y thought
II his partner had "A real no trumpcr.
TOO short in the major suits to bid them
and weak in diamonds, he must have
some clubs, so Y bid three clubs.
b went to three diamonds and n to
four clubs. which A doubled. This en-
couraged y to go four diamonds and
the score shows he made five odd AMI
the game, with four honors, ISIS points.
1t looks az II this were impossible. as
u must lead hearts and Y will rum the
third round, saving the game in the
first three tricks played.
n did lead the hearts, but il appears
that he led only one round. After see
ing dummy he thought he would es-
tablish his king OF spades by getting
the ace out of the way at once, so he
led a small spade. This play contains
a double error. as II IL invariably UNI
safe to get dummy out OF a suit me
ready to run with the weak trump
hand.
opportunity and led n small club from
dummy, Y played the king and %
trumped. The queen OF spades brought
the king from n and was trumped by
A. Another club, trumped by y. allowed
him to make a trick with the jack OF
spades. Another spade gave dummy
another run. Still another club, trumped
by u, and W winning trumps followed,
on which dummy played the last OF his
hubs,
Now " can afford to lose two heart
tricks II Is shift meant that ne held
ace king Jack originally and wanted the
%tlncsse, and stIll make his contract, 80
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Il dealt and at one table started with
"A diamond, although he has not a sure
trick in the suit and no outside cards for
reentry 10 Justify such IA declaration. \
bid two clubs, and Y, having confidence
III his partners holding ace queen Jack
OF diamonds at least. went two no
trumps.
II understood his partner club bid to
ask him to 70 no trumps II he could
stop the diamonds, but as he thought It
better to play no trumps for 80 nstead
OF 10, he doubled. This drove u to three
diamonds, which was doubled and set
for 100,
As play nay ave had something To
do with this. He first led the ace OF
hearts To have IA look. Then he led the
trump, which u wOn with the ace, COM
ing back with a heart. 80 that A made
his little trump. When A led a small
spade dummy played the nine and n
fnessed the ten, leading another heart.
being the only trick left for a and II.
Al one table when n started with the
diamond and Y overcalled two clubs
with no trump, II sat tight and led the
club. When Y led the king OF diamonds
y was too anxious to get the lead and
play another club. At another table Is
let the king win and led the club on the
fourth trick. This gave A Ave more club
tricks, n brought Y down to three
spades and two hearts. a spade led In
duced II to let the jack hold, and another
spade from Y allows the ace queen Ave
to make. with the ace OF hearts, setting
the no trninper for 230 point.
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he led the queen of hearts. This brought
the ace and jack and gave y all
the rest Of the tricks.
Now look at the score made at another
table at which A and B record so points
and at another where Y and z score 10.
At both 1t appears the original bid Of
no trumps was not disturbed and at
both A led his fourth best club. But at
n table Y won the first trick with the
eight and A refused to cover the ten
when 1t followed the queen. At the
other table Y o the first trick with
the ten. led the queen, followed with
the eight, which dummy could AFFORD to
overtake.
This little play made a difference Of
SO points, rs IL secured all five tricks
In clubs and two in hearts, just the con
tract. 1t is not often that ole finds such
u good example OF preparing for a tense
position In actual play. especially one
In which It II the only way to rave the
contract.
Here In a deal, Nc. 4. in which the
bidding seems to have been different at
every table In the room. and the results
In the scores were W. the same. II
In a typical freak hand M would upset
any duplicate tests.
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all he could to prepare the country
for the next struggle threatening the
life of the nation and the liberty Of
its people.
One thing to which he early turned
his attention was that group OF LAND
grant colleges which, commencing
lore than fifty years ago. contracted
TO provide military instruction for
their students In consideration of large
gifts from the public domain n
other sources Of income from the Fed
eral Treasury. During the early days
Of the civil war Congress saw the ex-
ceeding Importance Of having every
State provide military training for its
young men and Of continuing such
training for the young men who would
civil war ceased.
Therefore large gifts were made to
the land grant institutions, in return
for which they agreed L maxi the
teaching of military science AMI
tactics one OF their leading purposes
Experienced officers Of the regular
army have been detailed decade after
decade as professors and systematic
courses Of study were prepared. In
addition. other institutions. including
State universities, colleges. scientific
schools and private military acade-
mics applied for and obtained the SER
vices OF army officers, although they
did not participate In equally lavish
distribution Of public funds: until. az
already mentioned, at the present time
there are almost 100 such educational
institutions, both land grant colleges
and others. How have they met their
part Of the contract is a matter Of in
terest to the taxpayers.
According to- the statement just re-
ceived from the War Department. the
land grant institutions. for example.
now enjoy an income from the United
States of 1850. ls?. and Of his sum
n total mount allotted to the milf
tary departments in all of the forty
nine institutions taken together is
just S25.2S5; the remaining S4.343. ?Oi
OF income presumably being allotted
to the usual courses ri instruction.
Furthermore. it appears that severn
teen OF the forty-nine make ne all"t-
ment Of funds whatever tor the mill
tary instruction of their students.
West Virginia University. Tor Kan
pie. receives an income from the
United states If S10.000. bat accord
ing to the War Department il does
not appear TO set aside one cent for
the military department. Rhode Isl
and University receives $4,000. and
appropriates 500 for military work.
Wyoming University enjoys an in
come Of ss1.13o n spends $3.50;
while oregon, Oklahoma II Mis-
sour. each with an income of about
500. 900 from the Government. appar-
emily do not aliot n dollar for their
military departments. although they
do devote n good many hours a year
to such instruction. oregon. for OK
ample. sets aside 25l hours, more
time than any other lard grant col
lege In the United States excepting
Texas. which sets aside AZ hours q
year. and ais" gives To it's miitary
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MEN BEING TRAINED
TO HANDLE MACHINE GUNS

This is satisfactorily accomplished
lths training Of soldiersl by prac-
tically all governments which give
their soldiers In time Of peace two
years Of intensive training with the
colors and an additional training dur
ing the reserve period. However,
where the leaders themselves are UNI
trained and where officers and men
must advance in efficiency at the am
time the formation Of an effective
army In O question Of years. In addi-
ton the organisations must exist in
which the raw material can be trained
under competent officers.
Our history Of the civil war points
this out with remarkable clearness.
From 1851 to 1858 the officers and
men had to progress and get their
training side by side. Hence the
length Of time required for US to pro-
duoe an efficient force equipped for
offensive. and consequently decisive.
results, was about three years.
I'm addition II should be obvious to
any unparalleled mind that we must
have troops equal in efficiency and
training TO any that can be brought
against us. In order that the country
can DO assured Of Q proper defence In
time Of war. It may be brought
out too. that with competent instruc-
tore troops cannot he trained IA fast
Tn times Of peace ~ when war Is
upon us. The reason for this In that
whom men feel that they are about
to go into battle a more intensive
type Of training can be given them
than at any other time. Az a cor
ollary to this statement It may be
shown that the peace time training
should Therefore be sufficiently long
an to provide for an efficient type OF
training rather than to depend upon
a forced training obtained under pres
sure NJ the possibility Of immediate
action.
Competent ohfcers and an organl-
zation existing In peace time will in
sure ~ minimum in the length or
training necessary 20 produce efh-
cheney.
This training cannot be commenced
too early"
Long before he became Secretary Of
War Lln,lley NJ. Garrison realized
tn. folly OF imagining that under
present conditions Of warfare an army
could he raised, of,cered. trained and
sent into the field over night. He req =
lied. as does every army man. that II
takes about three years TO recruit and
train an army Of volunteers unless
tens Of thousands of young men are
to be sent out to be butchered Icy an
efficient enemy. From the day lie
became Secretary Of War Mr.. Garri-
son has been getting ready as far as
Congress and apathetic public opinion
would permit for the day of reckon
Ing that would come sooner or later.
For he IL hot ignorant of American
history. He knows that commencing
with the Revolution In 1876 this
country has been engaged in Wa - with
foreign Powers ON an average Of less
than every twenty -eiRht years If our
national existence. And as history has
an invariabic way OF repeating itself
Secretary Garrison determined 10 do
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department t4.770 out Of the tot,, Ia.
come Of $13,770 which II rcce,s
from Uncle Sam.
The land grant colleges OF o,hs,
States allot varying sums Tor the,
military departments. but very SINAI
sums when compared with their ,o,s
incomes received from the coun,r,
In consideration that they max, mil
tary instruction one Of their leadino
purposes.
"The military instruction REQUIRE
at these institutions" the Adiutan,,
General writes. lis based entirely n,
n course prepared by the War D.m,r,.
men and agreed 90 by the college,
themselves. The curse laid down /,
such AZ will fit the graduates VIII,
take a complete four years course ia
serve as officers Of volunteers.
There are " types Of institutions
those which require instruction far
four years and those which rcuuir,
but two years. this being the minimum
permitted by the War Departm.p,
IL has been shown that the four year,
institutions produce the best result.
In training officers. These young me,
are fairly well equipped. under pres.
ent conditions. to carry put the train.
ing of troops"
II liz confidently expected that the
country will heartily approve III.
plans for developing military instruc.
ton as outlined by the Adjutant-Gon.
eral, for II the war In Europe has
shown one thing than another
IL IL that former methods are all bu,
useless in hostilities to-day. This 70.
fers not merely to trench iigltin.
such as the world never before i'm.
agined. and to the work OF air Graf,
but tn the imperative necessity ~
developing modern artillery which car
be handled only by those possessin.
high technical skill.
1t was no specially difficult to tran
a%rtillerymen tO handle such canno,
as were used in the civil war. bu
they were simple as well as pun,
guns in comparison with the terrible
engines OF destruction which would b.
brought against the United States in
time of future hostilitics with an u.
fcient military power.
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COUPLE MARRIED 83 YEARS.
They Have Lived In same Cali
fOrnia Town Since 1888.

AUBURN. Cal, oct 23.-Mr. and Mrs.
solomon stevens of this city have cele-
brated their ~sixty-third wedding ami
versary. They have been residents of
Auburn for sixty years. or since 1856,
and are tho Oldest pioneers, excepting
Justice u. r Gwynn.
Stevens, now quite feeble. was post
master Of Auburn under President Lin
coin, being the first postmaster OF the
town. lie was for forty years agent for
the Western Union Telegraph Company
here, and conducted a drug store for half
Il century, his son continuing the BUSH
ness after he retired. lie has served
AZ n supervisor and as city trustee,
Stevens Is 81 years old and Mrs. ste.
vene is 70.
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At almost every table u seems To have
started the circus with one heart. At
n table A doubled. Y o his partner
out of the double with a spade n b
went no trumps OH the strength Of his
partners protection in hearts. At this
table B went game.
II does not seem to matter what Il
leads. but IN this case he led a diamond
and the queen held. Ave and another
spade let i make the MIN and Jack. In
order to avoid establishing the ten for
Y the next lead was Il small clue and
the king won duininy's queen. Y returned
one Of his equals in clubs and y took
home his sure tricks, three by cards.
At another table =. passed the heart
and Y denied the suit by bidding u
spade. With no Information az to A'S
protection IN hearts, Il cuuld not GO 10
trumps, but he get the spade contrac.
for 100 points and simple honors.
Al another table when the first round
Of bid was the same II denied tho
spades bv bidding two diamonds. This IL
a bad bid, as there are no sure tricks
in the suit. but 4: was 4 chance. Il
douhled and set that contract For ZOO
and simple honors. \ well Judged lead
by \ did the business.
\ figured II for five hearts and led
the ace. When the xix and nine dropped
he knew Il had NO more and led 4 small
" This dummy un-uspectiixly passed
and u made hs deuce OF trumps. A
small spade ana \ came through with
heart. Dummy put on the jack
of trumps and II won with the king.
BIS next play was a gamble. He led
the nine Of trumps, with the idea of
picking VI dunnny's snNll one and \
made the queen over rs ten. Another
heart brought the ace of trumps from
~. who led tho spade king. which u
ruffed. losing a club trick after making
the best heart.
The strangest bidding ON this hand
accounted Tor an errstic score. II ap-
pears that when y doubled the heart and
y bid the spade u going To no trumps.
A bid two hearts and made 4. He got
in on VS. initial spade lead. led the ace
of trurnps. as he counted Y FOR not more
than one II n had Eve when he bid
them. Then he made his queen Of dia-
monds, put dummy in with the ace Of
clubs. discarded two clubs ON the win
diamonds, trImpsi the nine OF dia-
munds and led tho shade. after which
he made another trump.
Here is Il deal. No. 6. winch shows
how differently players choose hotws'"
two ma Tor elrts
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ANOTHER WAR PROBLEM.

NNVThfH WAR PEpRiEM.
IL appears they are having "A great
time over in England just now figuring
GU. various propositions connected with
the Ammunition and the Quarternas-
ter's departments, and Ernest Rergholt
has been good enough to send to THE
SIN some Of the problems connected
with h supply department which re-
quire ~unravelling. Here IL one for the
mathematical sh.rps.
A certain army contractor bought bull
locks ut s66.25 a head and horses ut
$50 apiece. Upon balancing up his
books at the end of a weeks work he
found that his horses had cost him in all
ss.25 more than the bullocks, The
question is. how many OF each had he
bought?
The chief merit in solving All such
problems as this is TO show the most
expeditions way Of arriving at the cor
rect answer. For this reason the proc
ess of solving should be shown.
THAT TRIANGLE AND SQUARE.
\ Large number of doubtful solutions
to this problem were submitted to Harry
y. Sayles FOR his examination, and he
writes TO THE Sun to say that he con-
siders the names Of Il. n. Cheney. Sam
uel W. Balch and n. \. Hi should he
added to those published III october 10.
lie says that it was Mr.. Cheney's
formula that suggested the tour varia-
tons printed In THE L on October 10,
but that W. c.. Berry deserves the high
est honors for not only finding the com.
poser's original idea Of the problem Ia
its four principal variations, but In
working out two original solutions
which have not yet been published.
Mr.. Sayles adds hat he was not only
pleased hut astouished at the thorough
ness and skill displayed by the readers
OF THE Sun in their search for the solu
ton of this problem. As he did rot an
ticipate more than a few faulty at
tempts. such as hose first given in THE
sun IN september IL. Next week we
shall have another interesting geometri-
cal puzzle by this
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Clubs are trunps and u e Ia The lead.
Y and y want six tricks out OF the eight
against any defence.
TUE SrN occasionally receives letters
asking exactly what is meant by the
expression against any defence" The
meaning is that the terms Of the prob
lem must he complied with. Y and u
ccitlnr the required number of tricks.
no matter how the \ and b end OF the
nAnd is managed.
The most unexpected and improbable
phys by the opponents must be provided
Tor. especially when such plays have for
tlcir object the confusion OF the de-
oldr"r~ plans. There are no false cards
iu a problem. hut tn" chief trap liz fire.
duoutly one of these UNEXPECTED de-
ionccf. The solution Of No. 3i7, printed
last week. was an excellent example OF
q solution that was good against any
defence.
The natural play for \. with queen
and one small diamond, would lie to play
the small un" when Il led the king. but
there is 40 law against AS giving away
an apparently sur. trick by playing the
queen. and the solver must show how Y
and Il are going to get the required
number OF tricks. even II a chooses to
'"''" away an ms winning carus.
III No. SiS there are two things TO he
considered the Importance of making
both of Us trumrs in spite of BIS
guarded second best and the necessity of
mahing two OF rs diamonds, because
unless this ci1 No lone the required six
tricks are out Of the question. A has
'Nn SUI" st'rpers in the diamond suit
ana the part OF the problem that IL
REGULARLY instructive for the beginner Ia
.uw u j. going to- p-ever. \ from max.
In. them.
TN. .ntutiau is ror y ., nm, v 4, ,r;,h
= small heart 50 that v may load Oh.
t-,uur through ~ qua rdeJ ION -
wuil which ever trump r PLAYS second
hand and leads the other trunp. so as
70 exhaust the suit all round. Now we
cnruc to m, diamond situation.
" Il leads the ace Of diamonds he
makes both queen and ten rood for
tricks ~ As hand. because he can
noi put \ into In. lead to come up to
NE guarded JACK. These two tricks. with
The ace "r spades. defeat the solution.
" 4 leads ANY diamond smaller than
ih" ace, \ wins II. and throws y back
'hi" III" lead with the losing heart.
THIS would compel 4 TO lead the dia-
'hcnds asa!t. AMI to give \ another
- ~ '''' "''' ',I''h.F win the ace
- NAh hNAiEH
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OWNING POWERS TESTED.

THE British Society for rhysi0l
Research has just concluded a
series Of tests of the slppose1
power Of certain persons to disccver
water underground by means of IT,
OWNING rod. The results seem TO die.
prove the theory of the duwsers,
One of these experiments was con.
Quoted az follows: An underground
pipe was connected with n hydran'
from which the water could bc turne.
of or oN. The OWNERS were ~siationet
over the underground pipe. ont Of sigh
at the hydFant and the persons who
worked Il.
The divineis. numbering a fall score
moulding some quite famous IN thei
localities, were told To- indicate whei
the pipe under their foot WI. "mr',
and when Ii WAS full The results yer
wild: the OWNERS proved to 10 roor
puessers.
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN
READERS TO SOLVE
No. 3l8 an Example Of Only
Way to Make the Essen
tial Extra Trick.
ANOTHER WAR PROBLEM

Bridge problem No. 3is. by c. r.
Johnson, made no pretensions to difl-
Guilty. but II was interesting. neverthe-
less, as all example from actual play Of
the only way 10 make the essential extra
which 40 many players overlook the i'm
portance.
When there are just SO many SURE
tricks in sight and they are not enough
the problem at the card table always re.
solves itself nto now TO steal that extra
trick that il not in sight as n gift II the
opponents play well. Here Ia the dis
trihution;
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CHECKER BINDINGS,

Problem No. a5e. the author OF which
Is unknown contains a useful little les
son In end play. The student will OBJ
serve that white must lose n man. and
the problem Is how TO get It back again.
or at least secure a position I'm which
black cannot win with three men against
two. The In which this Is done
u very clever.
h distribution of the pieces Is
Black men on IL and If king on rs.
White man on 90; kings on 90 and "a.
White to play n draw. Here are the
mnNaa TINT uDl..a.
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monds. and the scs king queen Of
spades.
b has the nine I'VE three Of hearts T:
seven five Tour three deuce Of
diamonds nc black cards.
has the ace king eight seven slx
OF hearts; king and eight Of trumps /;
ace and six Of diamonds; no spades.
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II blacks second move is 2,-2s.
white replies ass. II blacks second
move is 15--1s, white plays 23-27.
Correct solutions FROM:
+. j. McManus. G, b. IT.. Alex. y. Hill.
n. A. w. J. II. Noremac, A. J. H., Ma
reik. Henry Lowe. VIM. II. Smith,
l.. =. Hart. Jr.. G. NJ. Bum, y. j. Me-
Garry. Conrad Alheidt. James O.. Pink
erton. Oscar Erickson. Floyd A.. John
son, a. A. Dunn. A. Hitler. John Ryan.
John DAILY. T. w. Mcmahon. A. T. c..
and c. Palmer.
Late solutions for No. 347 tn hand
from: Henry Lowe. r. W. Mcmahon.
William o.. Clarke. 4. T. G.. and John
Ryan.
Here is something instructive without
being difficult TO wind up this series OF
ten, 40 that those who already have
rine-tenths of II white card In their
fingers should have no ~Xcusedor chang
ing It's color at the last IN
PROBLEM NO. $50. CHECKERS.
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II black plays 25-2s for his second
move, we get this:
300 15--1N
21-23 1875
30-23 %,
2S-26
Very few solvers got this line OF plsy.
most OF them selecting 27-2i for
whites second move the play going this