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hands. II was played At the Knicker.
booker last winter.
VJ1oS
x;E:'.
H!:::'' III Ill., I'll; i:
10
2 dealt and bid a spade, having :. In

2 dealt and bid q spade, having - in
honors TO score A two clubs, Y two
diamonds. y passes inc z two spades.
There is apparently nothing to the
hand. At some tables A led the King
CT hearts first to show his reentry. and
then led the top club, while at others
he started right in with the clubs.
whichever he does z wins. drops all the
trumps In three leads and then starts
the diamonds.
1t Is obvious that unless Il can make
Ave diamond tricks he cannot 90 game
Seeing this some tried the fneese and
It held others tried to drop the queen
in two leads and succeeded. no mat no
matter how the diamonds were played
2 must 90 game. Score, 36+72+125-
1913 plus.
Blu, at one table 2 made only three
odd, 2I+72~ss only. The difference
against this one pair Ia 1874, vet neither
OF them had anything to do with 1t.
The explanation was very simple.
With precisely the same bidding A
die mo- lead the clubs after showing
his king and ace of hearts. but went
tight along with the hearts. and when
r led a fourth heart It made the Jack
OF trumps good Tor a trick for The trick
that saved the game for the trick that
cost Y and 2 those 1874 points.
On the system OF scoring premiums
nov suggested by THE SuN this freak
play Of AS could nave had no such dis
astrous results for Y and 4. In both
cases the spade contract Ia fulfilled and
the bonus scored. The difference II only
iine points instead of 1874.
Here is another case. In which the
difference in the result OF lI6 points Is
du, entirely to a very legitimate diff
ference OF opinion as to the hnal declara-
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A TOBACCO DEALERS ROMANCE.

A s some cigarette smokers nay
n know. the best Turkish tobacco
is grown in what was formerly
European Turkey. in that country.
southern Macedonia. where the Bull
CARS and the French and Serbians are
now trampling the fields into blood
soaked m.re. Up among the rocks of
the mountains that separate southern
Albania from the Monastir district
there IL soil In which grows tobacco
so fragrant that 1t was never exported
at all until recently, but vas con-
sumed entirely by the Turks of high
rank. including the Sultan himself.
Such tobacco would bring as high as
f25 dollars a pound-five Turkish liras.
1t Is a peculiar fact that IL was
through the late King Edward OF
England hat Turkish tobacco became
famous over the rest Of the world.
Fifty-ive years ago n poor Armenian.
who made a scanty living in London
by making cigarettes. received a visit,
from a stranger who had heard Of his
cigarettes from n club friend. They
had a chat. and the stranger as he
was about to leave congratulated the
Armenian on the excellent quality Of
his tobacco. and inquired why he did
not open a store. The Armenian re-
piled that he had not the necessary
capital.
"Oh. that doesn't matter" replied
the stranger c~heerfully: here's my
card. Go and take a shop And
then he walked out, The poor c!ga-
rette maker smiled and shook his
head. until he happened to glance at
the card. He understood then that his
visitor had been the Prince OF Wales.
With the Princes card he had no
difficulty in raising the necessary
capital, for a big trade was assured
him: and until the day Of his death
k!ng Edward remained one Of his best
customers.
TIE poor Armenian's trade grew
rapidly and he sold his Turkish cisa-
rettes TO most OF the crowned heads
Of Europe.
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COUNTING THE SHELLS.

wv NTlNb lhE Nbfi.lS.
The following rather interesting cal,
culation by the manager of an amnnu.
milton factory was recently SEN, 10 TIL.
Sun by Ernest Bergholt.
In the managers office were a mum
her of samples, among them some glob.
ular grenadcs. lie explained that each
OF the little piles was n sort of st."l
book, giving him the number on hand
in the adjoining storerooms. with,
out making AN entry Of any kind. Whcr
he was asked for nm explanation he
said.
Take this pile. There are four shells
] ran lay them fiat on the floor. in an
exact square. or can .ay three on
the fioor and the fourth on the ton I,
form n pyramid. Now ! have In ~,
factory storeroom two piles Of shells
like these. and there is exactly the am
number In each pile, but one pile IS
not exactly a pile. as all the shells ;s
Nat on the ground IN the form ~ n
square. while the others are In the form
OF a triangular pyramid"
How many shells had he in the fac
tory? 1t Is interesting to prove ina,
there IL only n possible answer.
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BIRD

THE interest in bird protection that
has this year led to the placing
OF pretty bird houses In many
private gardens Is also bringing into
prominence the bird drinking fountain
as n garden ornament.
These fountains are usually shaped
like a fiat bowled vase They hole
either a little smooth pool of water on
one troubled daintily by IA tiny foun-
tain that wells from the centre OF the
bowl.
The fountains come in wrought iron
in stone and In cement. Often their
beauty Is enhanced by water plants
floating In the bowls.
The bird fountain appeals so strongly
to the artist that II IL by no means linn
tied to this more usual form. Fancy
knows no bounds in the construction
Of pretty drinking pools for birds, sc
that individuality Nj b the Dominant
note Of this garden ornament.
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There are no ,rumps and y Ia in the
iead. Y and y want four tricks.
The solution In for 4 TO lead the seven
OF diamonds. which either A or Il may
win II A puts on the queen. Y dlscarGs
the spade, Now II A makes his king o.
hearts and then shifts. Il Ia clear that 2
will win whatever A leads and put 7 In
will a club 10 make some more hearts.
II IL hardly necessary TO observe tina,
II \ leads a small heart. Y wins II and
returns the suit At once. getting in with
the club later to make another hear
trick.
II A leads a diamond for the second
trick. Instead of the winning heart. Y
will discard the king OF clubs. which Is
10 longer Of use as n reontry. Il win
the diamond and loads the clubs. so that
AL Il can make Is the Jack.
II A leads a spade instead OF either OF
thu red suits. Y s,ill dIscards the club
and y st!ll leads clubs, getting in with
the diamond to make two club tricks
after X makes his Jack.
II 4 passes the frs; diamond lead ur
TO r Y must discard tho club king a,
cnce, instead OF the spade, so as to pre-
vent p from putting him in with n club
This enables z TO win whatever Il leads
ant 20 establish two clubs. 4 being GU,
CT the hum altogether.
The defect in this problem. a. pointed
out by q. n. Boston. IL not only that z
might lead the spade frst but that the
spade suit Ia unnecessary and might be
eliminated entirely without making the
problem any easier.
Here is another easy one for the warn
weather and the beginner:
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN
READERS TO SOLVE
A Lesson in Reentry Play for
the Beginner at the
Bridge Table.
CHALLENGE AT CHECKERS

Every now and then some one writes
THE SUN to gay that the play which
solves some Of the bridge problems Is
unnatural, because at the card table the
rule IL to make your winners. instead Of
discarding the best Of the suits. refusing
TO win sure tricks, and trumping your
partners best. which seems to be the
only way to win tricks In problems by
Harry Bosrdman. Jay Reed or r. C.
Mankowski.
This criticism would be just but for
the fact that In all problems the position
OF every card Is supposed 10 be known
10 all four players. and It IL usually only
the highest cards hat are important.
Al least half the cards In any problem
might he changed In denomination with
out affecting the result.
! In an actual rubber. by the time the
play gets down to the last Ave or six
tricks. sood players can usually locate
every important card as lying In one or
other of the two hands that are con-
cealed. and by deduction can name the
cards In the other hand. II A has no
more clubs. p must have all the u~nplayed
clubs that are not in sight. II A has to
trump a trick and uses the Nck, he GER
tainly cannot hold the deuce.
Those players who cannot place cards
pretty accurately for the last few tricks
will never be In the ipt class, and no
matter what such a players ability may
br as a problem solver. It will b as
useless as a golfers skill with a mashie
when he does not know the distance 10
the green. The two things should go
together. Practice locating the cards In
play. and the pleasure Of solving the
problems they present will add an inter-
est to your game that it never before
possessed. A good problem solver Who
can read cards Is a hard mar to beat.
When the American Whist Club team
were training for the. championship they
were required To write down their idea
OF the position OF the last Ave cards in
each hand at the eighth trick. and they
could average 81 per cent. correct deduc-
tons. although there was 10 exposed
dummy hand.
Bridge problem No. asa, which was
unfortunately printed wrong side up two
weeks ago. was intended to illustrate a
little point that the beginner is apt to
overlook giving away a trick on the
hrst round. so as to keep a reentry card
In that suit for use later on.
Here Is the distribution
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monocle and baggy trousers are an i'm
possible combination.
New York umbrella dealers must
have reaped a rich harvest this spring,
for rare were the days when protection
from the rain was no, needed. The
umbrella was described in early die
tionaries as "a portable pent house to
carry In a persons hand to screen him
from violent rain or heat" John Mac
donald. a British footman who wrote
the story Of his life about 1878. said
that he had "a fIne silk umbrella which
he brought from Spain, but he could
not with any comfort use It. the people
calling out 'Frenchman' why don't you
get a coach?'" The hackney coach
men were clamorous against their
rival. but the footman says he per
sisted for three months till they took
no further notice Of this novelty. For
eigners began to use theirs and then
the English" But In the East the
umbrella was in use long before that
time.
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THE PATHS OF THE KNIGHTS.

THE PATHS OF THE KNIGHTS.
This ingenious problem. by Mason u
Pratt. was complicated by the fact tina,
there were many ways To 90 from
each sQuar and vet few ways OF ar
irving at a particular square. The pug.
Gle was to count the number Of paths
each different from the other. by whlch
the two knights, each standing on has
" square on the chessboard. could
get to a square that would give check
to the adverse king. standing on his
own auare on the opposite side OF the
board. the only condition being that the
knights should move always forward
Here is the diagram showing the paths
cf the kings knight. " the knights are
black and the king II white.
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kER BINDINGS.

II those who preserve this column vii!
refer to THE SUN Of June 10, 1915. they
Will hnd the trunk Of a Bristol" game
In which white plays $40 for his
twentieth move, II. instead OF that, We
play S0-2S, 27--22; 2S--32, 11--26 ;
Sl--22, we shall arrive at the position
shown IN problem No, ass.
The distribution Of the pieces Ia: Black
men on l.. g. 4 n II. king on 81.
White men on ~, Is. 10. 22 and -: no
kings, Black to play and win.
The natural inclination would be to
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Clubs are trumps and z Ia In the lead.
Y and n want all fve tricks.
The distribution OF the cards Is as
follows:
Y has the six Of clubs, Jack OF dia-
monds. king seven and six OF spades no
hearts,
A has the three OF hearts, nve OF
clubs, queen nine Of diamonds and the
Jack OF spades.
y has the six four OF hen rts, Jack
eight OF clubs. six Of diamonds: no
spades.
n has the eight Of hearts, king ten Of
clubs. king seven OF diamonds no
spades,
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This enables black to hold his adj
vantage Of a man. with no disadvantage
Of position. IN to win easily.
A lumber who were on the high road
to the possession Of white membership
cards in THE SuN Checker Club tripped
up on No. 3S0 by playing 30-26 for the
key move. As many Of them still in
sist they can draw the game with that
opening and as all such disputes are In
teresting and instructive we get an
other problem out OF II.
Mr.. Lyman agrees with the writer that
the KEY move. 30--26. would probably
draw the game any time in cross board
play And might pass muster almost any
where as a problem solution. but he
insists that white can win against that
move Of blacks and challenges any one
to stop him.
NO. ass.
BY II. n. Lyman.
Dedicated to "Hoboken."
Black.
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a. PATHS

Adding these two together we &c, a
total 81 20 ways in which the two
knights might travel. all different. IN
reaching a square that would give check
to the adverse king.
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u. 80.

White.
White to play and win.
The distribution OF the pieces ia
Black men on 3. 10 and u kings on
2s and %. White men on 10, IL. 81. 90
and 2b king on 10.
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charge the white pieces with the black
king. but white would draw the game
This Vvay.
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32-27 24-2O
g. % IL
27--23
Being a man ahead. white nay give II
up to secure the exchange by playing
20-l6. 11-2O. 16-i1. Then II black
should jump the man on II the game
would still be drawn. but black plays
Alt and the man on 22 Is lost.
II white prefers to abandon the man
on ~ at the start. SO as to gain time, we
cot his variation.
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nt'inE, tlOton n Parker sailed for
New York. For more than two years
there was no further attempt to in
wade the South.
This month in 1861 witnessed the
lighting about kenesaw Mountain.
Ga. Gen. Johnston re,reated to this
strong position with 90, 900 Confeder-
ates about June II and succeeded in
foriify az himself strongly. 4 smart
skirmish took place June "a in which
the Confederate Gen. Polk was killed.
Sherman, on June II. ordered an as
sault which caused Johnston tn con-
tract his line and after this for ten
days Johnston's cannon kept booming
away from the heights, while Sher-
| mans army lay in the valley below
almost untouched, on June 22 came
the affair of kulp's house. an in
effectual attack by Hooker and Scho-
field, in which the Fedcrals lost
heavily, Again on the eth, ffty-two
years 2 next Tuesday. Sherman
caused two attacks to be made stimuli
%tancously from different quarters and
Hooker and Mcpherson advanced
against the Confederate left and
centre. Both assaults failed dis
astruusly, and when they ended nearl,
: 600 Foderals were missing in killed
and wounded, On July /. however.
Mcpherson made "A successful attack
and Johnston was forced to retire.
The town planning exhibition calls TO
mind at least n OF the beneficial ef-
fccts expected from the European war.
For several months steps ave been
under way TO reconstruct the ruined
Belgian cities on broader, more scien-
tific. more sanitary lines. and II heed
IL paid to present counsels Sackville
street. Dublin. will emerge from Its
ashes greatly improved for its ordeal
of fire. a large section Of central
Dublin has always been a reproach to
the authorities, "A maze OF mean streets
and alleys. The present ambitious
scheme OF rebuilding contemplates the
construction OF q broad avenue from
the famous O'Connell bridge In the di-
~rection of the general post office.
But there Is another effect of the war
which will not be universally ac-
claimed, though there are those who
welcome 1t, Monocles are said to be
coming more than eve fixed In the
English eye. London opticians report
that more single eyeglasses have been
sold in the last few months than for n
long time previously. Onr Of the req
ons for their popularity with the mid
die aged nan is his reluctance to he
ecipsed by the glamour of the uniform.
In the right sort Of man the monoclc
Is considered to convey the subtle sug-
gestion OF superiority. And certainly
II makes for careful dressing. A
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While the first two moves are correct,
black must hold up his attack with the
king for one move In order to secure the
win. Here is the only solution
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me hundred and forty years ago
reXt Wednesday,. on June 2s. 1916. the
hattie OF Frt Moultrie was fought.
When the British attempted to capture
Charleston, S. C., they found the city
defended by "A palmetto fort on Sui
.ivan's Island under command Of Col
Moultrie. and after an engagement
Lasting ten hours the fleet withdrew.
The American loss var only thirty
seven men, while that OF the British
was EOS, and only one of their ten ves-
sells remained eaworthy. After re-
fitting, CliN,on and Parker sailed for
New York. For more thar two years
there was no further attempt to in
wade the South.
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AROUND IN
WAKE OF THE NEWS

monocle and baggy trousers are an i'm
possible combination.
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~ RIDGEHAMPTON. L. l., where
* Charles T.. Hughes is to spend
- at least "A part Of the summer.

dates from the days when the Dutch
were in possession of Long Island and
once rivalled Sag Harbor. which is Ave
miles north of II. as a whaling port.
Bridgehampton celebrated it's 25Oth
anniversary three years ago.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
THE GROuNDHOG sLEPT

1t has always been popularity sup
posed that the grounding came forth
from his winter quarters on the sec
ond of February to ascei tain whether
or not he was making 3aPk spot on
the ground in the way of a shadow
and becoming scared of IL If he did
and going back into his hole for six
weeks OF expected bad weather. Now
comes THE story of a grounding in
captivity in Wyoming which slept
contentedly and comfortably during
his recent natal day, and evinced no
curiosity at all as to the condition
of the weather. He didn't even wake
up. Those who watched the animal
to see what he would do to make
good on the old adage, say there is
absolutely nothing to it. and in the
future grounding day with them will
attract no particular attention.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
CHuRCH RAsKEr suPpER

The Christian Endeavorers of the
First Christian Church will hold an
old-fashioned basket supper at the
church Friday night to raise money
for carrying on their work. The idea
Is that all the ladies w1ll bring las
ket Of lunch, and the baskets viii all
be assembled in one spot. An auc-
tioneer will then sell the baskets to
the men at the highest bids, and the
lady who brought the basket will as
sist the purchaser in disposing of the
contents.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. Is.
Cattle sold stronger today, following
a similar condition yesterday, good
beeflsteers being in special demand.
Some very good cattle arrived ard
soldiat $50 to $50, including steers
weighing upwards Of 1900 lbs. The
supply was only 1000 head, and the
strength shown this week is partly
due to reduction in receipts at all
points. Middle class beef steers sold
at 7,25 to 1885, and common killers
around 100. Butcher cattle are SELL
ing strong, in line with their position
taken two or three weeks ago. Best
heavy bulls bring 6.25 to 6.75; med
iUm bulls $50 to 6.25. Best cows
sell 1T $50 to 700; medium COWS at
$50 to 6.25; most of the heifers at
6.50,to 775; veal calves up to 11.00
today. Stockers and feeders contin-
ue strong. This branch OF the trade
apeafs to resist all adverse influen-
ces which attack the fat steer mar
ket, and responds instantly to any
improvement in killing cattle. Some
go cd white-face 1O00-lb. feeders
sold at ITS, and choice Colorado
stockers and feeders, steers ranging
from $50 to 1850 lbs. sold yesterday
at 7.25 to 700. 1t is figured here
that Texas vii have difficulty in dis
posing of its young cattle on the
range next spring at the prices de-
manded, and that receipts Of stock
o~c ond Ro,d<~c l., &t,t- o.f-.t s..-....l
that quarter will be heavy. Hog re-
ceipts today were $4,000 head, quite
reduction from last Tuesday, and
the market is up 10 cents. The fea-
ture here during the past week has
been strong order buying demand.
that branch of the trade taking 49,
600 hogs last week twenty per cent
Of the total supply. This was much
larger proportion than usual Top
price today was 8.15; bulk of sales
$50 to $40. Immense export trade
in meat continues to be the bull fea-
ture, and under existing conditions
bear raids on the market lack force.
The favorable condition of trade is
enhanced by lighter supplies at the
eastern, markets, Wnlcn results In the
good order demand buying here.
Sheep and lambs regained all their
recent losses here yesterday, and are
selling firm today. after some hag-
Cling on the part Of buyers, ewes 10
cents higher in some cases. Ewes,
wethers and yearlings are the cheap
est items on the list from the buyers
standpoint, lambs showing greater
margin above sheep than usual at
this season. Best lambs sold at a
range Of 1915 to lilo; best ewes
l7.7O; yearlings worth up to 1000;
wethers $50. Feeding lambs yester-
day brought 1880, new high fig
ure for this market.
j. A. RfCKART.
n Market Correspondent
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
PRESIDENT FAULKNER IN
DEMAND AS speak,

President A. S. Faulkner of the
Southeastern State Normal School Of
this citysis receiving calls almost ev-
cry day to visit some Of the nearby
counties and deliver addresses on ed
ucational subjects. From now until
early summer he is going to be a
busy man, making addresses at the
different places to which he can find
the time to go. Thursday night he
went to Bennington, where de deliv-
cred the principal address at the Pa
rent-Teachers' Association meeting at
that place. . And on Friday, the 25th
Of the month, he will speak to the
teachers of Carter County, at Ard
more.
He has accepted an invitation to
speak before the Southeastern Okla
homa Educational Association at Hu-
go on, Thursday. March End. and at
Wilburton on the following day.
Regarding the outlook for the big
Summer Normal in Durant this sum-
mer. Professor Faulkner is quite en-
thusiastic Daily he is receiving re-
ports from the counties comprising
this Normal District saying that they
have decided to come to Durant in a
body, and the Summer Normal this
year bids fair to equal If not surpass
any session heretofore held.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1916-02-18
BRYAN COUNTY IS
OPERATED ECONOMICALLY

According to the published state
ment of the State Examiner and In
sDector. Bryan County is one of the
only twelve counties in the State
that has operated its affairs on total
levies as low as $62. .54O.O1 This is
about half what it has cost to run
the affairs of Choctaw County. our
neighbor on the east, and is consid-
erably less than half the running ex-
penses of many other counties of the
State. This condition is unquestion-
ably due to careful management Of
the business of the county. and the
officials having to do with the crea-
tion or elimination of expense are
worthy of commendation.