Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-06
MIGHT BEAT BRACE
 BUT NOT PROVIDENCE

Whenever l see faro bank" said the old timer, 'I am reminded of a story told on old Silverpeg, a pros pector. He was ticiturn man and spent most of his time prospecting in Sonora, Mexico, and Arizona. He got the nickname of Silverpeg from the fact that one of his legs had been amputated at the knee. necessitating the wearing of wooden peg, and the additional fact that he was always prospecting for a silver lode. Silver peg had two ambitions in life-one was to strike rich silver mine, in which event he swore he would make a silver leg to replace the one he ,hobbled around on; the other was to beat faro bank by his system. His tsystem was for certain cards to win clear through and the others to lose out, in fact what was known as the "double-out".
 "For years Silverpeg had spent his summer in prospecting without find ing rich silver mine. On the advent of winter he would come to town and endeavor to break the faro bank with his system. The day the earthquake came be was at Bavispa, Sonora, play ing faro bank; he was playing his sys- tenn and had a coppered bet on the jack. The jack had lost three times. Silverpeg was in happy mood, as his system was winning. He had cop pered the jack to the limit, feeling sure that his system was due to win out. But before the dealer could make cashed them in. saying to the other players:
 "'Boys, I played faro bank before learned the Lords prayer. I have tackled brace games before, but this is the first time I ever struck faro game where providence stood in with the house. My system was all right and had the Lord held back that shock a few deals I would have broken the bank. l can beat the box but l can't beat providence. I will never play faro again; the odds are too great"
 the turn the earthquake came, the walls of the house shook and the chairs and tables were violently dashed across the floor, the frightened deal CTS and players rushing to the door to get into the street. When they reached the highway the shock was over. Recovering from their fright the players returned to the games, finding their checks and the layout just as they had left it. The dealer made the turn and the jack. lost. But the earthquake shock had knocked the copper from Silverpeg's bet and the dealer took it in. Seeing what the earthquake had done to him the old fellows disgust was intense, and ga- therlng up his remaining checks he
 THE LAMPS OF CADEMUS
 Cademus makes mention of a lamp, which together with an image of Christ, was found at Edessa, during the reign of the Emperor Justinian. It was set over a certain gate and sealed so as to exclude all air. The seal testified that these details were carried out soon after the crucifix- lon. When opened by the soldiers of Chosroes, King of Persia, it was found to be burning as brightly as when 1lrst inclosed over 500 years before. The Persian force broke down the en- tire shrine and poured out the oil that was still in the lamp, an act which is said to have been followed by a great plague. ..~~~.,..
 At the time when the old monaster- ies were dimolished in England a lamp was found in tomb, which was supposed to have been burning since about the year 300 A. D. How these things were accomplished has ever been a mystery, but it is we'll that such things should remain so. T AnAD apaA