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MISLEADING PLAYS
AT ROYAL AUCTION
Important Rule for Third
Hand When lie Holds
Cards in Sequence.
LESSONS OF DUPLICATE

Tn our lessons for the beginner at
royal auction we have considered SO far
only the leads of high cards ana the
partners play when he makes no at
tempt TO win the trick. Before troubling
the student with any details OF un-
blocking high cards with high cards. at
tention must he directed to a very i'm
portant point In the play OF the third
hand when he either wins or attempts
to win the trick.
When a small card is led and dummy
plays small, the play OF the third hand
In the same whether the declaration IL
a trump or no trump, and the rule gov
erning Il is always the same.
Never pay dollar for a trick that
you can get for fifty cents.
Many bridge players have Inherited or
borrowed the old whist maxim. Second
hand low third hand high" which Is
one of the most misleading attempts TO
.,bbreviate a rule that were ever grated
upon game.
The terms high and low in this maxim
refer to the distinction between high
cards and low cards not to the top ana
bottom cards OF the suit. Unfortunately
those who are In the habit OF guiding
their play by such maxims a. this take
IL for granted that third hand high
means the highest card they hold.
II the leader starts with a small card
and dummy plays small. third hand
holding ace six deuce, his play II the
ace. which is high card. as distin-
guished from the six and deuce, which
are low cards. But II the third hand
holds ace king deuce his play is the
king. not the ace. He is still playing
third hand high. but he In not paying a
dollar for a trick that he can get for
fifty cents.
A much moro comprehensive r1ile for
the third hand is to win the trick as
cheaply as possible. estimating the cost
/ by the value OF the card required. IL
| a player wins the first round OF "A suit
| with a nine. he naturally remarks, ''l'hat
was cheap trick" but II he has TO put
! up an ace to beat seven he considers
! IL expensive.
tt We say aces are worth dollar
kings nifty cents and queens only q
! quarter We get working idea ol
values to start with. So far az win
ming the trick II concerned. II does not
make tine slightest difference whether
you take II with the ace or the klna
when YOU hold both hut II you pay a
dollar for trick that you could hav.
htd FOR nifty cents you deceive your
partner az 10 the value Of your hand
He underes,imates It. lie thinks YOU
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-, T.. ..,',a ~. ,,.,,.,,,
't'. ,hn~t', u~', -, ,ha ,v.n.a ,hirl
- 49,, 81, -, IT. ,an
play the ten. From king queen jack
ras ''- y''n ~ - 49, ,,,n
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AAF6
iAYsBA

Y dealt and bid a spade. IL A
doubles he In supposed to he asking
his partner to go no trumps, as they
are playing that convention at this
table. so he passes Y bids two hearts.
which suited X go much better than
spades that he let It alone. Much to
his establishment Y went game at
hearts, and this Is how he did II.
led the queen Of clubs. Dummy
won Il and led the singleton diamond.
which passed up and q killed the
queen with the king.
AS play cost him the game Some
players will never learn that when the
declarer gets In and does not lead
trumps there must be some disadvan-
tage in the trump lead. therefore tho
opponents should lead trumps at once.
II A jumps for the diamond Il Is true
, that he has to lead UP 10 dummy ana
his objection to leading was his reason
for passing But he should have led
the trump.
| This would have allowed p to take
out three rounds Of trumps at once.
after which two more diamonds must
make. and Y is held down to two-odd.
Bu, when n won the diamond he
placed the ace with Y and saw no rea-
son for a trump lead. 80 he played an
other club. This allowed Y TO ruff a
third club and let dummy trump a dia-
mond then Y ruffed a fourth clut
and dummy another diamond. after
which he led the Jack Of trumps
| n won this with the queen and In
stead OF forcing Y with another dia-
mond made the mistake OF leading the
ace Of truinps. which allowed Y to pull
his eight and make two spades
At another table A doubled the spade
bid. Y went two hearts and nc
hon M
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Il dealt ana passed. \ hid spade
rycry bad an the first round| Y two
hearts, " two spades and Il three hearts,
which held. Is did no, lead the spade.
hut the club. and Y won with the ace.
Then he exhausted the trumps. hut
failed to 20 game, as two clubs. a
spade and diamond made against
him
should have rorescen that these
four tricks were inevitable aud should
have saved the one essential trick IN
clrhs hy returning the suit at once,
letting dummy run with the ten. Then
two rounds of trumps, in with the a"e
Of diamonds to pull lis trump. and the
hand goes game
Here is a good example of the i'm
portancc of anticipating a hid on the
left No. !, dealer North:
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This hand had all manner Of adycn-
lures, its fate being usually decided by
taking the tincssc in clubs ON the right
OF the wrong side. ~ one table al!
passed up to B. who went no trumps.
Just to start something. Il led dia-
mond aud r made IA little slam, by
iincssing the clubs the right way.
should have anticipated some bid
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hy and shown his spade suit. Even
after the no trump bid he could anord
/, ask for spade lead. -.
4, one table X fell into the old. old
error OF assisting a no trumper. u
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Manufacturers

passed. A bid no trump and Y made the
usual mistake OF bidding the spades.
instead Of sitting still and leading them.
Il helped him out OF II by bidding two
no trumps. After the spades 4 had
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no diamonds left and f1nessei the -luN
the wrong way when put him p
with heart. Down one. IfY Is le"
IN with his spade bid he is set for tp
tricks.
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Clubs arc tr-Smps and 2 is In the lead.
Y and z want six tricks against any
defence. Solvers should give important
variations.
The distr4butdon Of the cards 70 a.
follows:
Y has the king nine seven three of
trumps; ten Of diamonds: queen and
four Of spades; no heartA
A has the ace ten eight Of hearts {:
Jack ten eight Of tTvlmps, nine OF
spades: no diamonds.
has the nine seven three Of hearts I:
six OF trumps Jack of diamonds; Jack
and three Of spades.
z has the queen jack OF hearts: Ave
Of trumps ace ten eight seven OF
spades no diamonds.
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ANOTHER GEoMErRIcAL PROBLEM.
Here Is a neat little puzzle by W. q.
Berry, whose name Is already familiar
as a solver Of some of the hard prob
lens that have appeared In this depart
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN
READERS TO SOLVE
InterlOcking Discards the Fea-
ture Of This Hand
at Bridge.
A SURPRISE an CHECKERS

Bridge problem No. 359. the composer
Of which is unknown, was professedly
simple proposition. but the extra trick
that the solver was required to find
would be more than likely to be missed
~ the situation came up at the card
table. Here is the distribution:
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White.
White to play and win.
The distribution Of the pieces ie ::
Black men on and 22: kings on 26
and 80. White men on IS. 20. % and
81; king on 3.
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CHECKER ENpiNos
Problem No 35s has rather pleasing
surprise for those who found the cor
rect solution. II looked as II four kings
must win against two kings and a man.
hut superiority OF forces does not always
insure a victory. This position required
careful handling.
The distribution OF the pieces II Black
men on 10 and 1s; kings on and 81.
White kings on S. IS. "a and 81 White
TO play and win. Here are the moves
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BRONZE HORSE HEADS IN PARIS

T the sign of the horses
Y Among the sights OF
DariS. strange to American
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2l-2S
Black may vary again at "P' ny
playing i5--l9. to which white replies
with l%--Is: or black may try 81. to
which white answers with l4-23 and
gets two for one next move
\ number OF solvers made the mis-
take Of transposing the first two moves.
starting with 32--27. and when black
played S-lo. moving Is. so as to
bring about the same position as that
intended by the composer.
But this is unsound. az black Is not
forced To move the king on at all IN
answer to 32-?I. but can play 3,-2s,
Now II white plays 5-9 black PLAYS
6-l. and 1t Is drawn game
Correct solutions from
John DAILY. Conrad Alheidt. P. J. Nc
Garry, J. H. Norcmac. James q. Pinker-
ton. L. :. Hart. Jr.. f. J. Graf. g. r.,
Corliss. Hoboken. J. r. DeGroff, Nareik
and John Ryan. \ large number failed
on this problem by neglecting to give
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-10-18

HOUSE BILL NO. 17s, LAWS OF
1918.
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO BY PETI-
.TION OF REFERENDUM.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Too Muo or Her.

EVV TWuO VT TIGTs
A little girl who ) enrolled in the
extension departme of the Y. W. C.
A. was asked by oneef the secretaries
OF the association why she no longer
attended the technical grammar class.
We'll, replied the girl, Il always
thought a conjunction was a place
where trains stopped. When learned
it was word that connected other
words the class was too much for
me-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Signs Highway Certificate

Gov. Bilbo Monday signed and
sent to Washington a certificate
agreeing to abide by the condi-
tons and regulations under
which Mississippi can ge t
81, 371, 600 from the Federal gov
ernment in the next five years
for highway improvements in
the state. The action provides
that when the legislature is not
in session the governor can
make arrangements to get the
money.
The contributions from the
government is upon condition
that Mississippi spend a like
amount on good roads during
the period of five years. All
highway work in counties and
cities will be credited under con-
dition. Meridian Dispatch.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
One Bird at a Time.

Some people start life by try
ing to kill two birds with one
stone and go down to their
rraves without having bagged
either one.
1t is q fatal mistake that is
often made.
The young man begins his
'areer and is NATURALLY anxious to
get ahead.
There are two wavs that are
commonly used to accomplish
this end. The one is to do one
thing at time and do it we'll.
The man who does this advances
steadily, if at times slowly, but
IN the end he attains the goal he
seeks.
Patience and energy an 4
fai'hfnlnesS are rewarded with
slrcess. The other is impatient
and wants to 90 forward bv
leaps and bounds. He wants to
kill two birds with ona stone.
Sometimes he wants to bag a
dozen at one throw. As = result
his objects are confused. his aim
is too quick and careless and he
scores more misses than hits.
This is unsatisfactory to the
employer and in time such man
generally finds himself looking
for another job.
The wise employer is an excel
lent Judge of men. 1t is a part
O. his business to be such and its
because of his ability to guage
capacity of his men that he
succeeds in life.
He wants no drones, and the
two-bird man does not appeal to
him. He wants faithfulness,
efficiency and steadiness, and
that can only be secured by
selecting the man who does one
thing at time and does it well.
1t is a lesson every young man
should learn on the threshold of
life. -Ex.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Victsry Fer Cardui

We are rejoiced at the great
victory won by u. C. Patten, Jr.,
and the Chattanooga Medicine
Co., at Chicago.
The jury returned a verdict in
favor of the makers of Cardui,
the woman's tonic, and held the
American Medical Journal guilty
of libel for publishing that
Cardui is a nostrum without
merit.
In short, the United States
Court has placed the seal of its
approval upon the remedy Cardui
after one of the most exhaustive
trials in the history of the
country.
All Chattanooga will rejoice,
and the verdict will attract
nationwide attention. Editorial
in Hamilton County Herald"
Chattanooga, Tenn, June %,
1916.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
U. S. War Risk Bureau Shows
Good Profits

Washington, Aug. l. The bu.
reau of war risk insurance, es-
tablished two years ago, when
the war sent marine insurance
rates to a prohibitive point, has
made a profit for the govern
ment of more than $1,000, 900.
1t has issued l, $50 policies cover
ing $13S, 1872, 389 on American
cargoes and ships carrying non
contraband goods. Figures com
piled today show that the gross
premiums for insurance issue0
amounted to $2,904,S66, or
which the losses have been
S771, ,329, of which S5S,811 was
recovered in salvage.
The bureau will expire by limi-
tation Sept. 2, but Secretary
McAdoo has indicated that he
will risk Congress to extend its
life to the wars close. News
Scimitar.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
"It's a Fine Thing
Says Contractor
Felt Tired and Lifeless All the
Time and Couldn't Look After
His Work Properly.

''Tanlac has certainly proved
to be the medicine ! needed. 1t
has done great things for me,
said T. G. Wood, a few days ago.
Mr.. Wood is a contractor and
builder of levees. He lives at
Hurlburt, Ark, just across the
river from Memphis, and is we'll
known in this entire section. He
has just completed levee
several miles in length for the
u. S. government.
Il had been in a general run
down condition for some time"
continued Mr.. Wood. Il was
also afflicted with rheumatism,
and my hands and joints would
swell so that | could hardly bend
or use them, and the inconveni-
ence and suffering was very
severe. was very nervous at
times and could not sleep and
rest we'll at night. | had be-
come 50 week and so lifeless
that ! hardly had the energy to
move around at all, and would
just have to force myself to
duty.
After reading the strong in
dorsements for Tanlac given by
reliable people, | made up my
mind to try it, and Pm glad to
say that the results have been
most satisfactory to me. | have
just finished taking my second
bottle andsIm relieved of the
rheumatic pains altogether; that
tired rundown feeling has left
me and | can now properly look
after my work again. This
medicine seems to have put new
life and energy into me. 1t is
fine thing, and | am glad to
recommend it,
Tanlac is sold in Okolona ex
clusively by w. E. BEARDEN,
and in Houlka exclusively by J.
w. HOWARD & SON. adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Rush Knox Speaks.

Hon. Rush Knox came into our
town Saturday on the ten o'clock
train and rounded up the people
of our town and addressed them
in the interest of his candidacy
for Supreme Court Judge.
Mr. Knox came from the farm
and says that after he had COM
pleted his literary education his
father told him that he did not
have the money to carry him
further. This did not stop Mr..
Knox for he went out and raised
peas and corn after he came
from school, keeping batch"
while doing it, and sold these for
enough to pay his way through
school another year, when he
studied law. He says that he is
an ambitious fellow and that his
first ambition after completing
law was to get married. We
suppose he acquired this ambition
while patching" in muddy bot
tom. After time he succeeded
in doing this. He wanted to be
District Attorney and secured
that position. Now, he wants to
go higher" and we believe that
his chances to go up are good.
There are not many counties in
the state that poll more votes
than ours and we should cast
them all for Mr.. Knox and show
just what we can do when we
try.
Reports from other counties,
where Mr.. Knox is serving as
District Attorney, are that he
has made good in that capacity
and he will make good in the po-
sition to which he aspires if
elected. -Ecru Enterprise.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Make War on Bandit Weeds
With Mowers.

Free your land from the de-
predations Of bandit weeds that
rob the soil of its plant food and
steal feed from livestock. These
enemies that are raiding pasture
lands can be cleaned out by a
relentless war with mowers for
machine guns.
AS an instance of the effec-
tiveness of the moving in ex-
terminating weeds, Director E.
X. Lloyd, in recent speech to a
farmers meeting, told of the
successful clearing out of a 300
acre pasture of which about rs
acres were covered with broom
sedge while the rest was over
grown with bitterweed. For
three years this pasture was
moved twice year and this
resulted in in the complete des-
truction of the broom sage and
only a few struggling bitter
weeds, missed by the mower.
AS there was greatly increased
growth of grasses and clovers
the pasture will now carry a
third more stock than before
the weeds were destroyed. Ac-
to Director Lloyd, the
moving not only kills weeds but
makes the grass sweet and ten
Ter and increases its palatabiIity.
When there are moved patches
n the pasture all classes of live
stock Craze there is preference
o any other part of the pasture.
During rainy weather of slack
the teams and mowers
will return good profits if used
m the pasture.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
The Court House Election

The election last Thursday to
decide whether or not the people
of the county wanted the court
house moved was quieter than
was expected owing to the tense
feeling existing in the different
parts of the county. So far as
we are able to learn there were
but a few fist fights and none Of
them amounted to much.
The result was that the court
house shall remain at Pittsboro.
The vote for removal was 1859
for no-removal 769, giving a ma
jority of 290 for removal. The
law requires two-thirds to move
the county seat. Pittsboro
claims that the removal crowd
needed 1853 additional votes to
move, based on the total regis
tration. The removal crowd
claim they only needed 479 more
votes to move. They also claim
that if 160 of those voting for
had voted for remov-
al they would have the necessary
two-thirds and one vote to spare.
We refrain from giving our
opinionin of the matter.
Below we give the vote of the
several boxes just as it was re-
ceived. We do not claim these
figures to be official. but are as
accurate as we were able to OBJ
tain over the telephone.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
BONES And Iron

Rags and rubber, bring them
to US at once. Saturday, Aug.
18th, is our last day here. So
get busy and get them to us by
that time. We have done a good
business. Paid out lots of mon
ey for things that were thrown
away. We want to pay you
some. So gather up the waste
about your place. Be wise. Get
in the push and be with the
crowd that will patronize us next
week. Everything you sell is
clear profit to you.
Remember the place, Keeney
Building, corner Main and Cen
ter Streets, Okolona.
NATIONAL IRON & METAL Co.
By ]. D. Newton, Manager.
adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Clerks J. H. Dawson, G. H.
Babbitt. Bailiff, W. P. Knox.

Babbitt. Bailiff, w. P. Knox.
Egypt-M Managers, Charles
Evans, Ed DeMoville, }. A. King.
Clerks Andrew Naugle, j m
Hill. Bailiff, NJ. A. Johnson.
Van Vleet- Managers, M, G..
Ashby, w. M. Chapman, J. A.
Davis. Clerks W. B. McNorton
w. F. Davis. Bailiff, D. C.
Marion.
Buena Vista Managers, Tom
Montgomery, H. w. Nelson, Cliff
ford Rhodes. Clerks = Stanley
Pulliam, w. A. Finn. Bailiff,
John Nelson.
McCondy- Managers, J. NJ.
Valiant, T. S. Majors, J. F.
Woodruff. Clerks j. H. Couch,
E. L. Bowles- BaiIiff, B. H.
Cox.
Woodland Managers, J. II.
Neal, w. B. Lewis, D, Davidson.
Clerks j. 2. Crosthwait, W. J
Lewis. Bailiff, L. T. Harring-
ton.
Sparta Managers, J. II. Smith
F. C. Montgomery, W. H. Xii
gore. Clerks DoIph Montgom-
cry, l.. E. Kynerd. BalIif, Al
bert Carlisle.
Atlanta Managers, J. c. Ross
D. A. Crawford. n. S, Reese.
Clerks Whit Ellison, Sid San
ders. Bailiff, I. G. Gideon.
-Times-Post.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
lax.FOs, A Mid, Effective Laxative G Liver Tonic
Does Not GTipe nor Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax-Fo
contains Cascara in acceptable form, a
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not grippe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
John Sharp Williams is Declared
Nominee

Jackson, Miss, Aug. AT
the called meeting of the Demo
CRATIC state executive committee
of Mississippi, held in the Senate
chamber today, the program as
mapped out by law and precedent
was carried out. The meeting
was called to order by Chairman
Steve Mullins of Holly Springs.
with quorum present,
The following resolution,
offered by w. F. Gray, of Jack
son, holding a proxy, was offer
ed and duly adopted:
Whereas, 1t appearing that
the Hon. John Sharp Williams,
candidate for United States sena-
tor, is without opposition for the
Democratic nomination tb that
office, and the Hon. j. 3. Hol3-
en-, candidate for Judge Of the
Supreme Court of Mississippi. is
without opposition for the Demo
cratic nomination to that Office,
and
Whereas, 1t is the duty 0t
this committee under the law to
declare such candidates th G
nominees of the Democratic party
in sreih circumstances, there
fore he lit
Resolved by the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee Of
Mississippi, That the said John
Sharp Williams be and he is
hereby declared the nominee of
the Democratic party of MissiS-
sippi for the Office of United
States senator for the term
beginning March 4, A. b. 1917.
and that the said j. b. Holden
be and he is hereby declared the
nominee of the said Democratic
party for judge Of the Supreme
Court of Mississippi for the
Second Supreme Court District,
for the term beginning on the
first Monday of January, A. d.
1917"
In the unavoidable absence of
of Secretary ]. E. Norwood, Jas.
Money Vardaman of Jackson,
present by proxy, was chosen as
secretary pro tenn.
In addition to declaring the
nominees for United States SEN
ator and supreme e0urt justice
for the Second District, the
committee adopted the official
ballot as framed By secretary of
State Power, which is commen-
ded to the consideration of the
county executive committees for
their guidance and use. This
ballot will read as follows:
For Judge Supreme Court First
District, Term Beginning Jan.
l, 1917.
Vote for One)
Geo. H. Ethridge
H. B. Greaves
Clayton D. Potter
For Judge Supreme Court, First
District, Term beginning May
10, 1918.
Vote for One)
A. H. Longino
Sydney Nj. Smith
For Judge Supreme Court, Third
District, Term Beginning Jan. |
/, 1917.
Vote for One)
R. H. Knox
4 J. G. McGowen
4 E. O. Sykes, Jr.
,LCommercia ppeal.
Too Muc or Her.
A little girl who enrolled in the
extension departme, of the Y. W
A. was asked by onet u the secretaries
OF the association why she no longer
attended the technical grammar class.
We'll, replied the girl, Il always
thought a conjunction was a place
where trains stopped. When learned
it was a word that connected other
words the class was too much for
me-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-08-03
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININK
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.