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New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

looked at one another. Some ad-
mitted modestly that such great
miracle was beyond their powers.
Others, among them the high priest
of the Sereres, asked for little
time and a gift Of hundred fat
chickens.
"But H. cried partouneau in a
voice Of thunder-"I am going to
do it now and without asking any
reward"
The gathering was open to the
public. A big throng surrounded
the council board. Partouneau raised
his hand solemnly to his lips, fun
bled in his mouth, took out his false
teeth and, with a triumphant ges-
ture, laid them on the table.
There you are!" he said. "Now
let some one of you do the same"
Nobody could do the same.
care you convinced" he added
VERY we'll. I grant a general am
nesty But the taxes must be paid
in three days, with an extra fine
of twenty sous per head, two hun
dred chickens for me and ten. cattle
for me and the mission. We stand
adjourned"
They adjourned in silence and
terror. Reentering his mansion
Partouneau went to bed TRANQUILITY.
putting his teeth in a glass of water.
You must know" he said to his
native housekeeper, that l do that
because my teeth are going to go
out IN the night to bite those who
don't obey me-"
The rumor spread. The terror
of the natives was aggravated.
And So" Partouneau told me. Il
could continue to sleep as soundly
as ever"
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Governor James M. Cox
Horoscope Democratic Nom
inee. Born Thursday, March
81, 1870, 4 a. n,., Ohio.

The native is born with Pisces
rising, Venus and Mercury
posted therein. This gives a
pleasing nature, endowed with
git OF oratory. one who should
also make a good musician.
Aries intercepted in the first
house with four planets rising,
Moon, Sun, Mars and Neptune.
would give native a determined.
restless nature, beloved by the
weaker sex and helped by them.
Also a good constitution, one
who likes the best OF everything,
loves the table we'll supplied
with the best of things to eat,
will often go to extremes to ac-
compllsh a desired end, using
methods Of a secret nature as
means to an end.
This year the progressed Moon
IS passing through the twelfth
house, the house of restraint and
selt-undoing. This is bad for
the native. Its influence will be
telt through the fall OF this wear :;
1t appears very bad for any hon
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be relied upon in all matters. He
has the good wishes of his
friends, good constitution, an
even temper, never thinking i'll
Of any one, loves and takes great
pride in his home, friend OF
the little folks, can almost feel
he is one of them when in their
company.
Taurus rising in the second
house, the house OF finance, with
Jupiter in the tenth house, the
house OF honor, has benefited
him all his life with money and
position. Uranus in the fifth
house, the house Of fortune, and
being placed in the house OF
Moon (Cancer), gives the ma
tive tendency to take chances
in business. With the help OF
Jupiter in the house of honor he
has had successful career.
Venus in the seventh house, the
house Of partnership and mar
rage, gives success in business
undertakings. The marriage
partner has been a great and lov-
ing help to him. 1t would give
the ideal home.
The eighth house, the house
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AUCTION BRIDGE

Question-Game all, Y and 2 about
200 ahead on the total score. 2 bids
no-trump, A and \ passing, B calls
two spades, and z goes back to no.
trump, bidding two, which A doubles
and sets for 400. A held the six top
hearts, ace and one spade, three small
clubs and two small diamonds. We
have a bet that A should have called
the hearts on the first round, so as
to score 80 in honors and possible
rubber-M. c.
Answer-Many players will overcall
q no-trumper with a major suit, on
the general theory that all no-trumpers
are weak somewhere. When there is
enough in honors to insure the bidder
against loss, as in this case, the bid
is tempting; but the danger of call
ing solid suit is that it will in
evitably drive the no-trumper to a
safer make. rs return to no-trumps,
with nothing in hearts and the spades
declared against him, looks like very
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

the assisting hand. The cards that
dummy lays down are sometimes re-
ferred to as "the answer" a good
dummy is often spoken of as a nice
answer"
In counting up the trick values in
the assisting hand, with view to
deciding whether or not to advance
the partners bid, if it is ovcrcalled,
aces, kings, and all combinations of
high cards are reclsoned at attack
ing values, because all assisting bids
are based on the expectation of Sc
curing the contract.
The exception to this rule. as
pointed out in the last article. is
that the high cards in suit called
by the opponents drop to their face
value, ar ace being worth only a
tr;ck. The reason for this is that
the double value which we have
found to attach to the declarer's
high cards is based upon the pro-
noting power of those cards. They
are useful chiefly in bringing in the
smaller cards Of the same suit, or
IN giving the declarer reentres for
the dregs of other suits, or op-
portunities to finesse.
1t should be evident that if the
opponents are bidding suit in
which they are long the high cards
OF that suit promote their smaller
cards, not your partners. If YOU
hold the ace of diamonds, no one
having called the diamonds, YOU
count 1t at two tricks; but the mo-
ment the opponents bid diamonds
1T IS worth only one trick.
In the same way, if you bid a
suit and your partner denies it.
showing he is very short in it. the
ace and king at the top of your suit
are no longer worth four tricks. but
two only, because you cannot make
the smaller cards Of that SUIT good
Tor tricks if the opponents have as
many as you have, or more.
This shifting of the values of the
high cards in suits, and the advance
IN value of the small cards of a
suit that is named by your partner
as the trump. are sometimes both in
terestlng and important in valuing
hands. Here is a typical case:
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copyright, 1920, Nsw York Tribun
Translated by William L. Mcpherson

ters and guarded in a temple some
very ugly, monkey-shaped images,
which they worshiped
The good father, also inf1amed
with zeal, thought he ought not to
appear more lukewarm than tell
collector. So they both, with great
enthusiasm, set fire to the temple. It
was a big straw shack, and quickly
burned up.
1t is seldom that you run across
religion without priests. The tenn
pie Of the Sereres had high priest,
a very influential old fellow, with a
vast reputation as a magician. He
didn't take the conflagration in good
part. Moreover, the fire insurance
companies had never sent agents
into this region. which proves how
right people are in charging our
great French institutions with lack
of enterprise. The tom-toms of war
resounded everywhere. The Euro
peans began to look with suspicion
on the cooking of their black serv
ants. Finally, the taxes stopped
coming in.
The chief Of the militia was an
old sergeant. But he had the rank
of captain and commanded eight
cen men. Such a wonderful chance
to win glory made him very belli-
cose. He brought in to Partouneau
the most terrifying reports and sub
mitted plan of campaign. Partou-
neau didn't read the reports, but
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congratulated the captain warmly
and said:
II am going to call great ecu
menical council"
To this council were summoned all
the sorcerers of the district, the
missionary, the tax collector, and
the high priest of the Sereres, the
arch sorcerer. The latter declared
that the insult to his gods was irrep-
arabic, that they would take ven
geance, and that their triumph
would be sure, unless the whites
should deliver up all their guns.
their cartridges and all their cases
of gin.
"And our heads in the bargain" f"
said the militia commander.
Partouneau took the floor.
"This council will not dispute the
fact that magic is the only true re-
ligion."
mot SOL" cried the missionary.
My good father" whispered
Partouneau, "hold your peace. Isn't
that true, you others?"
The rest of the council nodded
assent, the high. priest of the
Sereres most emphatically of all.
ut follows, as you have said, O
arch-sorcerer, that the most power
full magician is certain to win the
victory"
"undoubtedly,' rejoined the high
priest.
WELL" Partouneau continued, ~
am the greatest magician here. Is
there any one among you, among
all you honorable and wise sorcerers
within this council, who can take his
teeth out of his mouth and lay them
on the table,
The members Of the council
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isn't successful he is accused in the
metropolitan newspapers Of hideous
crimes and charged with being a
Colonial Nero. His hopes Of pro-
motion are blasted. If he is sue
cessful he finds himself the target
of the military authorities, to whom
the use Of force is supposed to be
exclusively reserved. Moreover. the
sorcerer Of his district usually per
suades the native woman whom the
administrator employs as house
keeper to poison him. The malevo-
lence of the sorcerer and Of the mill
tary thus also stops short his ad-
vancement. Ne! No! One ought
never to use violent methods"
Nevertheless" I objected, "when
the situation is grave oughtn't one
to do something?"
Certainly" Partouneau answered.
"one must do something. He must
wait until Parliament instructs the
Minister for the Colonies"
That solution seemed to me a lu-
mlnous one. But | reminded nv
friend that there were many cases.
locally troublesome, which never
came to the attention of Parliament,
and | asked him what could be done
then without resorting to drastic
which might prove regret
table, but which it seemed to me
to avoid.
"In that contingency" Partou-
neau replied enigmatically, "it is
sufficient to show a little genius"
never doubted his own genius.
But didn't know how he would
apply it. Events enlightened me.
The capital of the district Of
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which Partouneau was in charge
bOested 4 collector of customs and
missionary. The collector was an
anti-clerical, the missionary was a
devout believer. This divergence Of
views, which at home would have
made enemies of them, had the op-
posite effect in this far-of region.
They became inseparable. In the
tropics people consider topic of
conversation, whatever it may be.
as a dispensation of Providence.
These two men pretended to detest
each other. Yet they were always
together. If one of them tried to
break off the argument the other
pursued him until he renewed the
debate.
Discussion creates thirst. But
there is no law against relieving
thirst, and neither the collector nor
the good father had taken vows to
drink nothing but water. 1t seemed
even that the redoubtable drinks
which ne swallowed without batting
an eyebrow lent the missionary one
day a special measure of eloquence.
The collector was moved. Grace de-
scended into his heart. He shed
tears. Like Polyeucte, he saw, he
believed, he was converted. Sudden
ly he cried:
This night of my conversion is
night of nights. Come, let us set
fire to the idols of these pigs of un-
believers, the Sereres."
For the Sereres, natives of this
fortunate country were SILL idola-
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ors to come to him. Moon square
Sun by progress from the second
to the twelfth house. This will
come in close contact in Novem-
ber, showing loss both in po-
sition and finances. Progressed
Sun passing over Jupiter gives
tendency to take a long chance,
oftentimes spending more than
was anticipated. Mercury and
Venus with local transit passing
over Saturn in tenth house will
cause disappointment and loss
of honor and credit. He will be-
come suspicious and apprehen-
sive and the mind will become
depressed. 1t is not favor
able position for health, inped-
ing the circulation, also affecting
the nervous system. 1t will re-
quire all the reserve force the
native has to overcome this evil.
He should not become too crit
ical or faultfinding. He also
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Auction Bridge

indicating by bid Of two clubs that
he is very short and weak in hearts.
bat has fair club call. Observe
that he calls the longer suit for the
trump, keeping the stronger diamond
suit Tor support. He counts his hand
as one below average, as he has
only two hearts, both small. Had A
made bid, Y would simply have
passed, to show that he could moi
find enough tricks to assist hearts
He would count his hand rs WORTH
four in diamonds, minus one for
short hearts. That is three. bu,
the three are already in his partners
bid. B passes.
Y's denial Of the hearts brings rs
heart suit down to two values, in
stead of four, The clubs and the
spades remain the same if hearts
are still to be trumps. This makes
ms hand worth six only. Adj dunn
my's three, and all they should make
at hearts is nine tricks; not enough
for game. If the hand is played at
hearts it Will be found that this is
just what they will get.
But when Y bids clubs Z recounts
his hand. His hearts are still worth
two, as plain suit. His spades
are still worth three, as no one has
called that suit. His three clubs
are worth 4 trick, as he has an honor
better than queen. In The dia-
monds, which were worth nothing
before, he now finds a king value,
as he can ruff the second round
of that suit. This gives him a total
OF seven values as an assist to the
clubs.
If left at clubs Y's hand is worth
nothing in that suit, as he has TO
cards high enough to be counted.
All he has is four values IN dia-
monds. Add these four to rs seven
and we get eleven, which would be
tive-odd and game at clubs.
Play the hand at clubs and it viii
be found that Y can go game with
out any trouble, if he plays the hand
correctly, the ace of clubs and king
of diamonds being the only tricks
he should lose.
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M M Y FRIEND Partouneau,
IW the eminent explorer and
a. olonial administrator,
considered it a grave erro,

~
to employ force in managing the ma
tives. The reasons which he gave
have never figured in the humani-
tartan discourses which we hear in
Parliament, or in the abstruse works
which the home theorists love to
publish. I therefore take it upon
myself to reproduce them here.
What" said Partouneau, "is a
Colonial administrator? He is a func-
tionary. Nobody will deny that.
What is the goal on which func-
tionary's eyes are always fixed? 1t
is promotion. The functionary Is
made to be promoted, just as the
acorn Is made to become an oak.
Such are the designs of Providence
and of the government.
"Now, let US consider the case in
which g Colonial administrator has
felt that he must use force, either
to collect taxes which are withheld
or to suppress q dangerous agita-
tion. That is to say, that he has
had shot, hanged and impaled or
has otherwise disposed of a certain
of natives, or even that he
has merely LIMITED himself to in
creasing the average number of
Iashes which custom authorizes in
mis- district. Either he is success
ful or he isn't successful. If he
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that the holder Of the cards must name
his hand, and that having shown it
for a certain value, he must abide by
it, even if it was worth more. 1t Is
part Of the game to be quick at seeing
what deuces wild viii fit in with.
Question-WhGt is Wild Widow polk
cr?-M. c.
Answer-One card is dealt face up.
and it's denomination runs wild for
that deal.
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the call one player lays down the
ten, eight, six of spades and two
deuccs, which he calls three tens. His
opponent shows three kings. Another
player then calls the attention of the
first caller to the fact that he might
have called his hand straight flush,
so he amends his call to that. B bets
it is too late.-J. W. f.
Answer-The rule in this game Is
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
School for Card Players

bad bidding, and should be punished
for more than 400.
Question-After three passes. no
score, B finds these cards: Five hearts
to the ace, four diamonds to ace-ten,
ace, kiHg and small in clubs, one small
spade. What is the right declaration? {?
M. w.
Answer-The only danger in bidding
on hands of this character is that it
may reopen the bidding for q strong
secondary call in spades, which the
heart hand, if hearts are bid will not
be able to contend against, except at
loss. There is so little hope Of game
with these hands, partner not having
bid of any kind, that cautious play
crs prefer to throw them up, especial
ly as there is no honor score in hearts
No-trump is out of the question of
course.
RUSSIAN BANK
Question-In filling spaces. is it COM
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L dealt and bid a heart. His hand
contains eight values, if hearts are
trumps; four in hearts, one n clubs.
and three in spades; but, having
only five cards in the heart suit it
self. he starts With bid of one.
being prepared, however, to go
much higher if opposed.
A passes. but Y denies the hearts.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

Of Scorpio and four planets
therein, Sun, Saturn, Mars and
Mercury, is a most interesting
grouping Native would have
excelled in taking up a medical
profession. He could feel the in
slant he saw his patient Just
what the trouble was and could
relieve pain in short order; could
have been at the top of the pro-
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

The answer to Problem no. p,
published last week, in which there
were no trumps, Y and Z wanti: e
all the tricks, is as follows:
Z leads two rounds of clubs. upon
which Y discards first small d.
mond and then the ace of spades.
Z leads the spade five Now il !
discards a heart Y viii shed the
jack of hearts and all rs hea Is arc
good. If A discards diamond \
will get in with the jack of hearts
to make two tricks in diamonds.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

fession as surgeon. He has
the gift Of reading vour
thoughts and one who would
reason out with you in any ar
gument. Jupiter posted in the
tenth house, the house OF Sagi.-
tarius, its own station. make
the native invincible. Honor
have been his all through lie.
a man who could be trusted with
the position OF President. One
who would lead the nation
through any trouble. having the
faculty OF convincing against
errors; one who would weigh
matters in all their details. 4
man who believes in the Golden
Rule. DO unto others as YOU
would have them do unto YOU"
November 2, the natives birth
day, promises honors and hnan-
cial gain. The progressive Moon
and Jupiter, being in tride with
each other, this in itself is the
true sign for success. He makes
many friends and has the good
will both of man and woman.
A man any one would be proud
to say, Senator Harding is a
friend of mine"
In summing up: Honors will
come to the native without fail
He will be the nations next chief
This is test OF what astrologv
proves: The maps OF houses
III both instances are almost
identical as to planets houses,
Saturn in the tenth house of one
and Jupiter in the tenth house OF
the other. Saturn gives honors,
but IN adverse transit casts
down. Jupiter gives honors all
through lie. Therefore, the
Stars indicate Senator Harding
will be the next President.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

discard while there is space to be
flled.
Question~-Can q player play on his
cwn discard pile by taking cards that
or is that privilege restricted to his
adversary &C. T. G.
Answer-Only the adversary can do
this. -r
POKER
Question-Playing deuccs wild, on
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

should beware of trusting too
much to friendships.
Summing up the total results:
The Stars indicate that he will
not be elected to the Presidency.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
HOROSCOPES of rval candidates as dracu I'D bu Reda
the 0StrOJ0qer

IN all ms duties to God and man. trying all times help the
beoVed by the weaker sex and unfortunate giving help
helped by them One who one whose advice can
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Sen. Warren C.. Harding
HorOsc0pe Republican Nom.

Ocn. w arrcn ". Harding
Horoscope Republican Nom
inee. Born Norember 2,
1865. 2 p. m. (Thursday), J.,
Ohio.
The spiritual sign. Pisces, ris-
ing with Aries intercepted with
Moon and Neptune posted
therein, denotes one who has a
pleasing disposition. gifted with
great intuitivc qualities, always
looking to the welfare OF his fel-
bowman, charitable and faithful
pulsory to play first from the stock,
or is the player at liberty to I'll from
his hand ?-P. A. A. H.
Answcr-If the player turns up a
card from his stock that will 20 into
a space, and he refuses to play it. he
must call a stop on himself 1t is the
rule that a player is not allowed to
cease turning up from his stock to
turn up from his hand and feed his
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
By r. F. Foster

author of "Fostey on Auction" )"
"lAuction Made Easy" "Fos-
ter's Complete Hoyle," etc.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

HEN a player makes a
bid with a view Of secur-
ing the contract, his pro-
spective dummy is called
New-York tribune., 1920-10-03

answers given by the ouija
board to questions asked of it de-
pends on the Interpretation Of the
operator. Astrology offers less }ati-
tude in the answer, but, as with
the ouija board, the meaning Of the
answer depends on the interpreta-
tion of the operator, in this case
the astro1oger.
Just why Governor Cox will lose
and Senator Harding will win is ex-
planned in detail in the horoscopes
of the two candidates as cast by
an astrologer of New York City,
who, after an exhaustive study, has
prepared these two reports:
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
OHBLack Sam, 3"
Aide to Lincoln.
Taken byDeath
CPubIic Ledger Service }

Trenton n. J., July IL SAM
oel Gordon, one-time personal at
tendant of President Lincoln. and
messenger for the Supreme Court
of the United States, and executive
messenger for sixteen governors OF
New Jersey, died at his home here
today from heart trouble. He was
the most widely known colored man
in the State, having the acquain-
tance Of nearly every man Of promi-
nence in public life for the past
fifty years.
Born in Philadelphia about eighty
years ago, Sam" as he was always
called, was brought to Trenton In
1852, by the late George A Halsey.
as a doorkeeper or attendant of the
house of assembly. He was next
employed as a messenger for the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
but was soon transferred to the
White House as attendant to Presi-
dent Lincoln.
A barber by trade, Sam" had few
equals in that line. He not only
shaved and cut the hair Of the Pres
ident. but of many other Washing
ton notables OF that period. This
function he performed for President
Lincoln Immediately before the IA
nous address at Gettysburg was de-
livered. -..--.. a-zia-.-
The Washington herald., 1920-07-12
Streaming Through the Gates.

Ellis Island overcowdcd Immigrants coming IN al
rer rate They now ohtnumber emigrants Indeed
have been home liked not whs they nave
.,anda back in this country for good
the the hnd comfort
the belief that neghbors of higher grade than they
before the certainly going to be
held to higher standards used be the
must now be faced something be acquired
quickly naturalization than before the
war.
Fortunately without being due the government
be striking inland before
Whether they tlers mill workers. they not
lingering they used to- For them
the nation at large this change
settlement chance We would have
OF all immigrants enter the ports OF the Gull
of would be
doned orders where they should first penetrate
policy would demand for Asac labor
Pacific and would solve the Souhs problem to
how to make the migration the North.