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HISTORIC PENS.

YHO will get the pen with which
M tine peace treaty Will he signed
w which shall end the present
war?
The collecting OF historic pens has
been quite a fad for some years past.
especially in Europe. The pens with
which peace treaties are signed bring
tho highest prices IL they happen to
md their ways into the market. and
there are many collectors who would
he willing to give thousands OF dollars
for tho pen which shall declare an end
to the present war Of wars Usually,
however such pens remain tho prop
erty Of tho States concerned.
When it became known that peace
had been declared between Japan and
Russia pen manufacturers all over the
world sent supplies OF their pens to
tho commissioners who were engaged
in arranging the terms. hoping that
the document would be completed
through the agency of their wares.
| To avoid any unfair discrimination be-
| tween the pen manufacturers IT was
decided to use quill in signing the
treaty.
! -
| IT, signing the treaty OF peace between
the United States and Spain after the
war Of 1898. This particular pen was
! afterward sold for sl25.
The pen used by the commissioners
in signing the memorable Treaty Of
| Paris fell into the hands Of the cX-
| Empress Eugene. Aside from its his.
toric interest 1t is also Of great value.
for it Is mounted in solid gold and in
crusted in diamonds.
Aside from the collectors there are
many who consider il lucky to possess
a pen that has been used in signing
the reprieve of person condemned to
death. Applications for pens that
have performed such service are often
made to the Governors Of States.
Queen Victoria always retained pos
session OF such pens. One Of thes"
she presented to Nine. Albani. the
singer.
Pens which have been used ny IA.
NOUS authors often fetch high prices
nj auction. Dickens used the same uu!i
pen to write Hard Times Little
Dorrit" and 'Bleak House" which was
sold some time ago for sl'.
4 valuable pen is the ono whicl
Lincoln presented tn a friend just he
fore his death. II was made from a
portion of hoN which belonged t6
George Washington, while tn" box II
self had been made from the lid Of thu
desk belonging to the captain Of th'
lnhynovss.
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Clubs arc trumps and u is In the
lead Y and II want six tricks.
The authors solution is for to lead
the spade. which Y trumps and leads
the diamond. putting X in. Now Il has
three leads at his disposal
II he leads the trump z wins the
trick with the ace and leads another
spade for Y 10 trump. This allows Y
20 lead a heart. putting u In again so
that he NAV pull AS trump and make
tho last trick with the nine OF dia-
monds.
II b leads heart instead OF the
trump wins and leads another spade.
which Y trulnps. Now can get 4
back into the lead only ~ playing the
trump. so that he may pick up all the
adverse trumps and make the diamond
II y leads q spade instead ~ either
trump or heart Y trumps 1t and leads
, the trump. Il catching rs queen with
the ace and As smaller trump with
the ten. after which the top heart and
rho established diamond are good for
two more tricks
The composers idea was to lead the
diamond at the second trick. not on
the first. but very few hit upon the
spade opening. tho favorite solution be-
ing to make both the aces in Us hand
and then to lead the diamond
Some lead the acc Of hearts only and
then the diamond. II h leads the trump
Y ruffs Y with a spade, gets a run
himself on the hearts and leads the es-
tabiished nine OF diamonds through y
who Is helpless.
When u makes both his aces before
leading the diamond the solution i
simpler because It confines u - twC
leads II Ne leads the heart Il trurIs
II and leads the nine ~ diamonds
through \ This gives Y the last trick:
with she top trumps and the established
heart.
II 4 prefers the spade lead Y is tn,
one TO trump the trick ana lead tn
heart FOR u 20 trump. SO that this sirpl!
roverses the order of gnc tricks wnen
leads a heart The diamond through =
brings tls same result as before.
Several have suggested that .f Il wer
given another heart and one less spade
or II \ had the jack of hearts instea'
~ the spade nine, the problem could TO
he solved by anything but the spad
'openluG intended hy the composer. whic!
:. few found
Correct solutions from
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dealt and bid a heart. which every
one passed. The beginner will observe
that althoush he has no sure tricks in
the hear; suit Itself he has tricks enough
outside 20 All up the holes. But for tho
longest suit being major sui, II would
be no-trumper. At no trumps the dis
cards would be very awkward for u, and
one or two odd would be the limit, as he
would naturally finesse against A n
hearts.
\ led the King Of clubs against the
heart declaration. and followed with the
ace. apparently denying the queen. which
b placed in rs hand
4 knew that would be overtr,imped.
50 he shifted to the spade jack. which
h passed up. AS his king would only
be thrown away II he put it on. u won
III. spade trick with the queen ard led
a small trump. dummy playing the ace.
Instead of leading another trump. the
only object OF which would be a doubtful
finesse. hoped to coax a lead up TO
his diamonds by leading club from
dummy and passing i; up TO A, as Il
had shown no more by playing down
and out
But BIS view Of the situation was
that Il was trying TO make his queen Of
clubs, as he might easily have held three
or four Of that suit. SO jumped at 'he
chance 10 trump with the seven. as ore
more trick anywhere saves the game
| The confusion OF ideas that followed
cost the game and rubber
T. overtrumped. caught the ten and
| queen by leading the king and then laid
! down the ace OF spades to see what \
/ had. Then he led small diamond,
! hoping to steal a trick with the Jack
and make dunmys little trump on the
/ third round. A fell into the trap and
Ipassed UP the diamond. hoping r. coul |
| get IN and make his king OF spades. as
/ A read z for nothing bu; diamonds and
, trumps.
Had A led correctly all this Euessing
and confusion would have been saved.
The shift after leading king and queen
OF clubs would have marked A "a still
! holding the command with the ace. and
| B would have discarded a diamond. in
stead OF trump!ng dummy's club lead.
A would have won the six with the
| seven and led the ace. giving another
| diamond discard Now u cannot catch
the queen OF trumps. and IL he tries 10
run the third diamond. even II Y steals
1 IA trick with the jack, Il overtrumps and
| saves game.
The game could have been saved BY
A play of the king Of diamonds in the
actual play. even after y loses his trump,
! but the poin. Is the confusion and un-
, certainty in which both partners involve
themselves.
Good players often quit a suit on the
second round when they have a chance
20 gain a trick by getting that round
| started by their partners. The lead
from suits headed by ace. king. jack Is
a good example. especially against no-
tr,imps. Here is an illustration Of the
| pos ition
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z dealt and bid diamond said
no trump Having the lead, there was
no necessity for Y to say anything, but
he knew his partners suit was safely
stopped by the declarer OF no trumps.
and Y can never lead II n second time.
Having three honors in clubs. led
the king. On this trick 2 correctly
played his second best. the nine, as eA-
planned In these articles on January
.. when the third hand makes no at
tempt to win the trick
Whether rs one higher club is the
queen or the ten V cannot tell. but hy
shifting to rs declared suit. diamonds,
Y hopes to md out, because IL 4 can
win a diamond trick he will surely lead
the queen OF clubs II he has it, as he
knows Y has the ace aud jack or he
would have led low from only two
honors.
Whether or not Y has any NOR. dla
monds - nothing to H. His business
il 10 get tha' diamond trick with the
ace before the declarer gets started ON
his long suits. AS II is The rule for play
ers always to lead the best card they
hold OF partners declared suit, Y is
marked with no more diamonds III,
moment the three falls from As hand, as
dummy has the only lower card. IL,
four,
Il returns the ten Of clubs The highcs,
of his partners SUIT and Y catches tho
queen, so that Y and u make four club
tricks between them These, with tn.
ace of diamonds, save the game at nc
| trumps
II goes right along with the ace oi
! clubs, hoping TO catch the queen %,
| taking chance that Il has IT, the nc
trump declaration must go game %,
the hand, A has four spades and fou-
hearts right in his hand any time A,
he needs Is the queen OF clubs or Kin,
| OF diamonds to go game
Against the correct play he canuo
| make this extra trick, because he mus
discard something on the fourth club
and unless he keeps both dumm,s fou
card suits intact he cannot mako hi
eight sure tricks in ,hos" suits. hu
will have to let one go so as 10 maxi
the king OF diamonds,
This play Of holding M ia" acc an,
jack after leading the king is often al
tempted when there is nothing hut
guess AZ to how tn set the partner in
II he cannot get in II may turn out 4
be unfortunate that the suit was no
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DHF. men Of the United States
Marine Corps might not have

Marine Corps might not have
had a chance To show that they
do not Spend their money like
drunken sailors" II twelve years ago
Private Andrew David had not de-
posted $50 with the paymaster at the
Mare Island Navy Yard,
How the M, / who IN their travels
all over the world have won many
brisk hght and no little glory apprc-
Ciate tho privilcg" Of having Uncle
Sam az their banker : shown by the
fact that now 2,69i of ?.9?l enlisted
men-onc in every -four have bank
accounts with the Governments Those
bank accounts total nearly S35o,"0o,
l'utu the time Private Ardrcw pa-
vid deposited the $50 nest cCG tho ma
rines had been shut out from the right
enjoyed hv the men of the army ana
navy to deposit their savings win the
Goyernmen, aud draw interest Soil
dicrs. and sailors, too. the marines
came under tie provisions of neither
the law Of lN1., which save the right
to the armv, nor of tn" law of 1859.
which gave the sailor a place for his
SAY incs.
Then friNat" David decided to make
, q test case, and dcpus.t,d his $50 with
the Mare Island paNmastcr. Congress
had turned "A deaf ear to protCs,at.,nS
that the marines should haN" the
| sam" rIght as other branches of th"
/ ScrV.y". The raNnlaStcr asked the
Cunlp;r' Her of the Currency to i,ridc
! II he might legally pay Private pa
va I per cent. interest uO thc So.
! The t"uptr0iI,r scratched lis l'nd
. ! marine was soldier ana shi'or
/ too, vet he was neither a soldier nor u
sailor Tn, tumplrullcr - frrrcd me
! uucS tion 10 tie General
The Acknowledgement looked N
, ii, law and d"ridoi agaius, the sea
! lawyer, Iiy that time. howCvor. I'M
Nate David had become ,lisgl~tcd AID
taken MS diS, harac from tho MIr.uc
Corps to other fields where thrift Mas
more appreciated, But mia $50 had
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Correct solutions from:
Robert Coulter, Thomas Foy. l.. $.
Hart. Jr. ]. II. Noremac. George NJ.
Lord. John Ryan. James Hyland. Elijah
L. Landry. Z ]. Graf. George +. Frap-
rie. \. B. Rawson. J. A. NJ. NJ. Edward
Mulrooney. Nareik. Thomas Inglis. fio-
boken. John J. ONeil and William ID.
Clarke.
Several give this variation as winning
more easily for white Instead OF a,
for the third move. play 2S-ls, and II
black plays 3e-ss. backing UP the man.
as captures the man on II. Those
who gave this play were Hoboken. T..
J. Graf J. Warren Miller. Conrad Al
hcidt, James q. Pinkerton and &. NJ.
Bum. Some go; a much longer drawn
ont game BY playing 81 to captur
the man on II. These we've &. r. Cor
iiss. d. f. Cayton. Harry A. Burd!ck.
John Victory. owen Fox and r. II.
Decker None OF these give the vara-
ton that prevents black from sacrificing
th. man on II and getting him back by
a series OF exchanges ending in two 70!
one MANY failed TO show the S.--2s
move at all.
Several o. those VINO tried bu. failed
on No 355 may be Interested 20 leari
TIA, the composer. II. II. Lyman. has
lust finished very careful exam.na
b n
wishes 20 say tina, there will be no cor
rections IN the list OF credits published
in THE SrS on December IL.
\ number Of correspondents sent II
long plays 20 prove that black could vii
against any defence. IN spite Of the fac
that the problem was stated as a draw
game for white. Among those who sa'
tine error os their ways later was Joh'
/ Daily % Fail River. the town tina: !!
3 now ~ war with puncannon. Pa. 10
/ the championship.
! one OF Mr.. DAYS variations which h
I claimed as win for black leads 20 al
instructive end game. which the bes!n1e
would do well 90 study. The distribution
O. the pieces in No. 355 was Black mel
on :. l3 and 25 king on J. White maj
on g., kiugs On IA and 10. White q
play and draw one OF the minor var!
atoms Went this way:
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THg SHOPPING pEopr.EM,

The FHOFFING FEORfEM,
This problem was to determine the
names OF the husbands Of three women
whose Christian names only were given.
The conditions were these Three men.
Gimble. watkins and McNey. took their
wives with them on shopping tour.
Each OF the six persons in the party
bought as many parasols as he or she
had paid quarter dollars for each. and
each married couple spent the same
amount. ssl.Zo. or ga quarters.
But watkins bought eight more par
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CHECKER ESpiS0e.

CHECkEE ENbINUt.
Problem No 3s4 did not give the
cracks as much trouble az the one pre-
cedine IL. proba bly, because every move
was forced. unless black chose TO stand
still and le. white take men of the
board for nothing.
The distribution Of the pieces was
Black men on :. IL. "a and %. king
on 90. White men on !, ~. IS and
81 king on ce. White TO play and win.
Here are tia moves that solyA.
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The problem - to discover the small
lest number Of pieces land their shape)
that can he cut from the white cloth
and then rearranged so as 10 form a
background for the cross. the white
pieces being stitched TO the edges OF the
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hearts: six Of clubs: hing i've four Of
spades: no diamonds
A has the ten nine GR f0aar ~
hearts: queen nine three Of clubs four
Of diamonds no spades.
Il has the queen Of hearts: ace and
eight OF clubs deuce Of diamonds. ace
queen nine seven Of spades
4 has the eight fve OF hearts: fve
four Of clubs three OF diamonds six
three deuce OF spades.
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Correct so,ut uns IRON,
VI W. la obs lr y + VI Frark
: Busser. Ac.l!es II kuhu. II r Ah.ru.
u. W. -. 0atrter century society. ".
y. Bulkley. Lydia H. Gale. hg-rrou
Bray. -. II Boston. G l.. l., uu. cAar..S
Il. ShG.dham. Edwin Franlcrst.ln. T. J
Manning. SanIe, W Bdl,h. W.s; Hart
ford and Russel =. Paris.
J. l. NJ. calls attention 20 ;r- fact
that on page 3ii OF Hall and Knight :
H!ghev Algebra thee IS a quotation ot
problem from the Miscellany OF
Mathematical Problems published il
1913. which meut .ons thre. HutchmeH
who wen; to market with their wives ."
buy hogs :he. puzzle bSng 20 discoNer
the men TO whom the Women b.loi Ged
by analyzing the number of hogs bought
by each. bu; IN that problem each man
bought a definite ard similar quantity
more than his wife bought.
ANOTHER CESSNA CROSS.
As readers II TIr SIS are PROBABLY
aware, the Geneva ross, which :
formed Of fve equal squares. is the cen
trail piec. Of the Swiss flag and IS
placed on a ulite ground.
A certain soldier found n red cross
the squares OF which measured seven
inches each way. and he wished 20 make
as large a background for 1t as posi-
Bile out OF a piece Of white cloth that
measured 81 inches by ~. but the cross
must show through on both sides.
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through ". the no trumner va r--'7
IN the shift
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Bridge problem No. 3Si. by F. w.
Tfimble, was intended as a lesson in
leading tho right suit at the right time,
% that any OF three lines of defence
could be met and defeated. The dis
tribution was:
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persevered with, as he had III" queen
all the time. II he has not the queen
and cannot get in on anything 10 come
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This gives white a double jump NJ.
Daly thinks black allowed him to jump
the wrong way and that he should have
PLAYED l0---l5 When white jumps
i4-30. black plays Ii-iS and brings
bout the follow position. which NJ.
paly claimed was a won game for black.
NJ. Lyman does not agree Hence shis
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problem for members Of TINS Sun
Checker Club to settle:
PRoBLEM NO. 36s. CHECKERS.
BY II. ID. Lyman.
with compliments Co John DAILY Fall
ESerD
White

White TO play and draw.
The distribution OF the pieces IS
Black man on l6 king on 10 White
man on 80: king on 30.
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There are no ;rumps ard Is N the
lead. Y and Il wan, only two tricks but
aElius' any defence. Important var.a-
,ions should he given.
The dist button or the cards Il as
follows.
has tho ace seven thee deuce O.
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" yHO will get the pen with which
w tine peace treaty Will he signed
W which shall end the present
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-01
NOME CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 PETITIONS FOR PROSPECT0RS HOME

port aged soldiers and miners from this division to any other home To- cated in any other division of the territory, whereas, the Fourth divis- communication with the home now established at Sitka, and home as sary in the Fourth division. More over, during summer transportation division now sent to Sitka are com pelled to go by way of Seattle.
 Fairbanks has recently been award ed the school of mines; the First division is in direct communication every day in the year with the out side world by water transportation; the Third division and the Fourth division have it's government railroad and direct communication, to say nothing of the many thousands of dollars expended annually upon it's automobile roads, and other thorough fares, while this division (the Sec ond) isolated for seven months of the year from the other divisions and the outside world has received no gov ernment aid whatsoever in public im- provements, save and except a very small portion of annual allotments for public roads, the amount of which has only been sufficient to partially maintain roads already constructed.
 For the foregoing reasons. and many others that might be urged, the peo- pie of this division, acting through he undersigned chamber of com nerce, request that the donation of fered by Mr. Schofield to the territory be accepted, and that your honorable commission take immediate action by locating the permanent site of the soldiers and prospectors home in in- terior Alaska to KruZgamepa Hot springs, in the Second judicial divis- sion of said territory, in accordance with the provisions of said act, and construct and equip said home ac- ,ordingly, and thus your petitioner yer prays.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-01
WE CAN DO TT.

For first class work and prompt deliv- ny phone Main 15l and the Peoples Laundry will send and get your laundry
 W. ]. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-01
(Continued from Yesterday)

The ranch is in the center of the reindeer industry. of Seward penin sula and fresh reindeer meat can be had at all seasons of the year at ex- tremely moderate rates.
 The game of the vicinity consists of fox, rabbits, mink, ptarmigan, err mine, swan, geese, ducks and sand hill crane.
 The ranch lies at the base of the Sawtooth range of moutains and but three miles away. This range is a highly mneralized zone containing quartz bearing gold, silver, lead, tin scheelite, antimony, graphl,~ and other minerals, and is practically un developed.
 Transportation. The ranch lies about five miles from the Seward pen insula railroad. It is also accessible by water navigation from Nome di- rect to the ranch landing on the river by vessels drawing four to six feet of water The water route is by way of Teller. During winter months it is on the direct mail route from Nome
 The home located at this point could be heated at very little ex pense by utilizing the hot water direct from the springs of Hot creek, an circulating the same under it's own the use of the natural wood fuel available for such purposes.
 The ten acres proposed to be do- mated for this home will consist of a beautiful building spot in the timber, extending across and taking in part of Hot creek with the Hot mineral springs where a bath house can be built, and including an area of agri cultural ground, sufficient for the maintenance of the occupants.
 By the purchase of a horse a COW, hogs chickens and a few farming inn plements, this home located at Kruz- gamepa Hot Springs, would be prac- tically self supporting, and a mora ideal location cannot be found in the territory
 Various pictures taken at the springs are irs,iosed herewith, for y pn information.
 Nome affords q ready market fJi all excess vegetables grown at the springs, and top la tch prices art paid for Hot Springs produce.
 Kruzgamepl iior Springs ranch was patented ptiac la th- withdrawal ly the federal government of hot and mineral springs from location, and if is believed that these are the only patented hot mineral springs in AL aska, with title clear, and subject to donation, under the provisions of said act.
 As between locating this home in the Second or Fourth division, your particular attention is called to the fact that the Second division is iso- lated from the other divisions of the territory, and during seven months of each year. it is impossible to trans
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-01

Senator CHAS. A. SULZER will ad dress the voters of the Second divis- on at A. B. hall, Tuc-~-, August |, at 8:30 p. m. Gallery reserved for Ladies and escorts.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14

Henderson Johnson, near Hatton,
was in to see the Message. He is
within half mile of that tent where
Pollock, Johnson, Washington and
Beal got that nice pot of cooked
squirrel recently. Mr.. Johnson
thinks that Johnson-C arter-Pollock
farm is located just right as site
for great good city, with a popula-
ton as large as Mexico, anyway.
Twenty miles from Fulton, about the
same distance from Mexico and Col
umbia and Is miles from Centralia,
all it needs is a railroad. Finest live
stock section in Missouri. The peo-
pie are looking for that electric line
from the north, and that will make
the town.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
PRAIRIE LEA ITEMS.

The community picnic and fish fry
at Barnes Ford Saturday was large
ly attended and very much enjoyed.
Nearly every family in the district
was represented. Many old-time
neighbors and friends came from
Mexico and the Littleby neighbor-
hood. Philip Shire, Sr., and his load
of melons was the center of attrac-
ton till the luscious fruit was eX-
hausted. The young men worked
hard with the seine and an album
dance of fish was supplied. A most
delicious spread was soon prepared
and everyone did full justice to the
repast.
Mr.. Stamford of Ohio visited with
the Hays and Sullivan families last
week.
Lille Renken departed Thursday
for a visit with her sister and fam
lily at Dixie, Iowa.
The Rogers family entertained a
large number of friends with a party
Tuesday night.
The doctor was called for Little
Hazel Pierce Sunday evening. She
is some better at the present.
Willie Armstrong is moving to the
Pollock Place.
Mr.. Gray had the misfortune to
break drill at the depth of 200 feet
in F. S. Norris well.
Frank Ruse is buying up some
calves.
Several of the young people at
tended the League supper at Rush
Hill Saturday night.
Robert Hook is repairing his
house.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-09-14
BEREA LETTER

Miss Georgia Roberts is on the
sick list
Oscar Martin sold a mule colt to j.
Ellis for $50.
Felix Martin sold calf to VIM.
WainscOtt for $35.
Thomas Ridgeway is enjoying a
visit from his mother.
Master Roosevelt Mayes is staying
with his brother, Ira, and attending
school at Berea.
Mrs. Almer Mundy and sister, Mrs.
Fry, are visiting relatives in Gala
way county,
Mrs, Gertie Leeper of Montgomery
is visiting here.
P. r. Cawthorn and family attend
ed services at Midway Sunday and
dined with o. T. Cawthorn and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cawthorn and
children motored to Littleby Station
Sunday.
John Baker purchased the Jewell
Hodge corn crop at 81 cents per
bushel penned.