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THE SUN, SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1914.
15
WINTERBOTTOM
CALLED THE BLDFF
He Had ii rnlr of Tens at Stud
Poker and Confidence
" in the Dealer.
and filled ono (or hlmiclf. after the
others In turn had poured from tho hot
llo he supplied. And ho held himself In
readiness to Join In tho conversation
that was naturally to bo expected
POEMS W01TH READING.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Hammer Rain.
I T h.. .... .1.. ..I
-.. uHhinn v.. in. iuuii in. i.ii
n I fnnt.ri foliit
case they should tarry after" drinking, i hear her singing In th avs, and tap
Ills careful attention to details of this pint at th pan:
nature contributed In no small degroo ! t hear her calling to the flower and to
to tho lirosnerltv ho had attained. ' ln creeping tram.
And they come laufhlnir up to greet her
.foot.tep ae (tier pa.
TOUR OF A ROYAL SHOWING
And the Stranger Racked Them
in Vain for All They
Were Worth.
Br DAVID A CURTIS
"Bluff is a tol'able Rood thins," said
old man Greenlaw with tho nlr of on
who has made an Important discovery
and who Is In some hasto to enlighten
They gave him an opening Imme
diately, one of the four asking htm a
nirect question wnuu oruering anoinen8n. brln th, promM of lh, , at f,od
ruunu, wmcn ne niu wncn ne sci his for hungry herde,
gloss back on tho bar. Shelter and food for wlldwood thing, and
"Is they nnythln' dlddln' In Arkansas I 'or tho singing, bird:
City, theso tlmes7" ho demanded as AnJ fo01 tor "" h dainty fruit, th
nnn n-tin i. ,in,,t.,r.,i e fin.ii.,.. nii... ' yellow wheat and corn,
... .O uu,.u,.u, v,. ,lllu,h .. . ... ..... . .... ... .
nient.
"Sho Is," rciiltcd the old mnn with
great emphasis. "The' 'h a hellroarln'
good gamo o' poker In the back room
right now. They wns a couple o' spo'ts
come hero fm Little Hock last night
what set In with two citizens afo' they
M been hero mo' 'n about a hour, an'
they been plain 'em lncet.
"Ono on 'cm Is done win up'ards of
a thousand a' ready, an' the game Is
gctttn' red hot. They was klcklu' c'n
std'uble. -'long o' the game beln' on'y
fo' handed, but.'penrs like they ain't
nobody round what's got spo'tln' blood
n'llclent fo' to set In. They done took
off the roof when they begin, an' they
the, world with regard to It. "Don't
make) no p'tlc'lar difference whether a been playln' out under tho sky ever
man holds a royal Hush or nine nign, slncet."
' long's he c'n p'vnll on tho c'mmu- In corroboration of this statement, or
nlty to b'lleve he's got the royal.!"" It seemed to the strnngcrs there
' ... , , .... , . ,. , n came from the back room at the mo-
Th'aln't nobody llnblo fo to call him . ,,...
onder them clrcumstants. Hut if he's Mon guch ns m,Kht be expec,cd ftt any
her bounty born.
81ng high and sweet. O cummer rata, with
verdure crown the hula,
Fill to the brim nur well and prtsg. All
all thn tit t lo r II In :
Earth laugh with Joy to are you apread
your banner In the eky,
For In the bounteou gift you bring our
wealth and welfare lie.
KlNSTTB M. 1.0WATBS,
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLATERS.
. . . . i iiuviiuii lamina. ...
I have been waiting for some one den- .. ,,. ,i.i.- ? ma. nn r.lub. Bet-
nltely to fix tho date of the song "Iteu- onA hand holds no club, but haa Jack
ben, Itcuben, I've been thinking." I will and four small In both red suns aim
say that It was borrowed rrom the min
strels, the s.tmo as everything etao of
value, to add to the farce comrdle that
nourished soma time ago, with all tho
minstrel Item to prop up their so called
funny situations. Cnrncross and Dlxey's
mlnstrala sang "Reuben and Rachel," a
pair of Quaker lovers, ns far back as
1863.64, wltK tho line:
Father Abraham, I've been thinking
Of the many men you need.
Yes, I know, but we must get them,
Bo the rebels will take heed."
In this version topical lines relating to
civil war Incidents were Introduced. The
moment, In that part of the country
at a crisis In such a game as had been
described.
One voice was heard exclaiming,
un o cose they lias to oe mm, uui
that nln't nil. .ledgment Is needed
too. If a man "
"Oh, shucks," exclaimed Jim Blals
dell, who was witting in the old man's
saloon at the time. "Who dono told
yo' all? Tears like I done hecr'd some
pin' like that nfo but I don't call to
mind who 'twas said It first olT.
"Must 'a' boon one o' them there wise
men what lived In the dark ages like
yo all tells about nn time to time,
A Colonial OaisUn.
Down this pathway, through the shade.
Lightly tripped the dainty maid,
In her eyee th amll of June,
On her lips aom old sweet tun.
Through yon ragged row of boa.
Ily that awkward clump of phlox.
To her favorite paney bed.
Like a ray ot light, he pd.
Satin slipper trim and neat,
Oltamed upon her (lender feet:
Itound her ankle, deftly tied,
Ribbon rroeeed from aid to eld.
Iter her pink, old fashioned, fair,
Hreathed their fragrance on th air:
There her fluttering atur gown
Shook th poppy' petale down.
Here a roee. with fond car.
Stooped to touch a truant tree.
From her fillet atruggllng free,
Scorning It captivity.
There a bed of rue wa eet
With an edge of mignonette.
And thn spicy bergamot
Meshed thn frail forget.m-rtot.
llachelor'a buttons, hollrhock.
Honeysuckles. fouro'clock.
Marigolds and b'llflowera sweet
Curteled at her fawnlike feet.
three epn1es to the Jack, on which he bids
a diamond. Is this correct, anu ir. nut,
what should bo bid?
Second hand should pass. He has not a
trick In his hand In nny suit, and to bid dia
monds Is practically to ask his partner go
no trumps If he can stop the clubs.
While It l true that the club Invites third
hand to try the no trumper, A has
nothing to' Justify him In asking for n
diamond lead, as he haa no chance wna.
ver of saving the game If he got It.
E. R. says: A bets B that It Is no
longer allowed to call the partner's at
tention to a possible revoke by asking
V. I ... If 1, . ku. nnn. nf IVi. Bill, ffn Stfhir.tl
same song was also called "Uncln Abo (le renounces.
and Sister Ruth," sung to tho same mcl-. Qn th -ontrarv. this Is one of the
ody or air. I do not trust to defective most important 0f the partner's duties,
memory, nut I nave tne programmes wnn anA lhou, never be neglected. Manv
date. That stops all argument. As another pIayeri Mk the question, even when they
proof I will mention that tho melody of k0W there ,g no morB of th, put outi
"Reuben. Reuben. I've Ueen Thinking,- Jugt ,0 keep up the gooi hablti
NOVEL POINTS OF THE LAW.
The right of an American railroad. to
Issus misses to nn nirent of a for-lgn rail
road or steamship Hue came before United j
mates District judge iiouqn in u nun,
of the United Htates ngalnat the Krlo
Ilallrond Company In which the Govern
ment nsked nn Injunction under tho pro
visions of the Hepburn act. In a de
cision on the subject of ."mutual back
MTiUchlng," the court said!
"To sum this matter up. It Is plain tn.u
the contention of the Qoverntnant la not
to be found In the letter of the statute,
nor Is It dlscoverabto In the spirit thereof.
because thrro Is no evidence or actual in
tent on the part of the Legislature be
cause viewing tho whole act, the phrao
common carrier' In not and wua not In
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
R'
Br FRED O. KELLY.
EP RESENT ATIVB CLAUDS
WEAVER of Oklahoma Is as
eloquent and scholarly talker,
and In addition he talks with a
great many gestures. They are charac
teristic gestures and sometimes the at
mosphere all about him Is punched full
of holes made by his two Index fingers
as his hands work In unison. H day
after ne spoko In regard to Panama
Canal tolls Weaver asked another col
league: "Did you hear my speech?"
No," replied the other man. "I was
aittlnir inn tar nn'AV to hear It. but I
trndil to bo synonymous with the Piraro BT
common carrier uhjcl to the provisions I uiy an...
of this act' and because there Is tin rea-1 ,
son shown why Congress should be I They were having a heated political
thought to havo given the privilege of ex. convention out In Kansas, as Victor
ehnnglng passes with ono kind of common ( Murdock tells the story, and two men
carrier nnrt not with another, when suc'1 , frorn riVal delegations got Into a serious
exchanges ar made and always have personal dispute,
been made with all common .Hrrlers tor. . , ,.vmi shouted on,
the same reasons. vU. a desire to curry .""j " " r' f "! "nV.
favor with persons having business to I m not crazy I denied the othtr.
place. i "Hut you are crasy!"
"If these well known reaons no longc "t can prove I'm not crazy, and that's
meet npprovnl, If mutual haekscratchlng morc'n you can do!"
I. ..... . U...J...I -I,. I. t V. ..
IB UVCT 1 llUlluim jcum uiu, ,a nil; , iii'-c. 11 .,'i " i, i, i. iiiuh n, 1111,111 juu ,n 11 v. v. ,
air of "Rllly Taylor," an old time nautical B. C. L. says: Dealer bids a royal, hi become sinrul. the remedy is an "f.et's see you prove It. then."
,.it.y Second hand says two hearts. Third hand othr statute, r.ot stretching thn present t whereupon the man who was accused
. - . - .. hold live hearts to the king, Jack, ten one." . ..pirnr erasv nulled from an Inside
"Ulllv Tavlor wns a mav voung fellow. .j j. ... . u.' "Cing craay puueu irom n inniun
" . ' JlllU IUUI BJIUUr" . UIU V, VI 1 1, jnvn, nn
rV. , I . ... ...... ..,11 . v1 - ) .. I - . n 1 1 ,lnm..J t r.,
got a ynllcr streak Into him he'a liable
fo' to be sorry he was ever borncd. afo
he glta through.
"Ti,..v u n. hean o' players what
pears to reckon how nil 't s ne'wiy fo' , "That don't go. This yere's a cash
to carry out n bluff Is s'nclctit nerve, i game, nn' th' ain't no mouth poker to
ne niu ng in my money. 11 yo an
wants to call, put up the stuff. Yo' c'n
al'aya git a show fo' what yo' got, but
yo' can't call no bet o' mine 'thouten
puttln' the same amount In the pot."
What the second voice said In reply
to this was more forcible than edify
ing, but It was to the general effect that
the speaker was good for the amount
mentioned and that nobody but one not
easily to be described In polite lan
guage would hesitate to recognize the
A'ter vo' la done said all yo' gwlne to fact.
bout thnt. yo' tnought give we uns' Seizing a bungstarter from behind
Home 'nstructlon onto the multiplication i the bar. old man Greenlaw rushed to
Hable, or somepln' llko that what'a c'm- ward the disturbance, brandishing his
pnratlvely new." weapon und shouting at the top of his
The others In the room began to! voice, "Hold on, thar! Th ain't no
Hhow signs of Interest. They had heard shoot In' 'lowed to be did on these prem
the old man's opening sentences with- ses." And he burst Into tho back room
out paying any particular attention to, n a stato of great excitement.
them, being qulto familiar with his Following him In close order, the . h ...... ...
imblt of discoursing at length on any follr 8tranKer8 na.tt and W'''
subject whatever, regardless of the ne- terbottom facing each other with drawn ' . .... ,.,. ,h. ia. r l.i.r v..r.
.ceasity inereior. n vtiuiu umui pistols, anu tne otner two piayers noiu
said that this fnmlllnrlty had bred a K tlicm with the evident purpose of
contempt for his opinions, but It had preventing n homicide. There was a
cfrflnly begotten Indifference to them, confusion of boisterous Innguage and
wifiercforo they commonly heard them much violent action for a moment or so.
without listening. I but the old man easily dominated the
They nlw knew his peculiarities of 8tuatlun by the aid of the bungstarter
temper and were prepared for an en- be flourished, and even the two armed
Joyable outburst of wrath. It might men calmed down a little when he
not culminate In physical violence, but j.
even a wordy encounter would be a if yo. gents can't play peaceable
Jrelcome Interruption to the monotony yo CIint piay nt0 my place. If they
of wnltlng for somebody to piny with. (s nny fjBhtln' to be did It c'n be did
What they were not prepared for wns mll on tbe icveo."
the grieved expression which came on And whcn th quarrel had been ex
the old man's face and the tone of pa- Painea to' him he decided tut umpire
tient expostulation In which he spoke. tnat winterbottom had been In the
"I wa'n't atmln to give yo' all no wronK in insisting on a mouth play:
'nstructlons, Jim," ho said, almost npol-, -jioney talks In poker," he said, "an'
ogetlcally. "I reckon th' nln't a hellova ; ,n. nln.t n0 cal fo- noi,ody else to say
lot what yo' all don't know 'bout bluf- i nothn'."
TX'ls n T Yiiil lr rrtlnii wn a nm. ....... . ... t . i. .. . i t
. t . . ' " V . "Weil. 11 mcins mu nous.- rm 0 0u(, ,t ,, too ,d t0 M
pin- -v nnppcneu 10 a man i reckon I'll have to put up with 'em," I Thy llpw. worll, ,,om tn frA, nd tree
Know v.imi irvnuiici if rw.ur,... o ui(I Wlnterhottom gruilgingiy. - at ays with elth of living green, wnuo we
pin tiout It his own self." plaved In a gentleman's game afo" this, I
"Thla yere's wuss yet," muttered Sam wjltn a man's word was tofk till he Mut wlt here, llfeleie. old snd dun.
Peareall In an undertone. "He's liable , be Kn,lWn, Tnln't as It I did-i And eatrh no .weetnew from the un.
to tell one o' them stories o' hlsn, If hnJ WIld.. he continued, digging N,,f ",Hk' r,"pon", ,hourh "h,n,, ur""'
hey nln't nothln' did to choke him off. lnsU,e ,,,, snlrt an(1 pn,(iucing an enor-1 , ,k ru,, ,n thB hr
Het yo' two to one It s a urcenvuie moU!4 ,u jUjsXfy himself.
That whller tn the budding treet.
one." , ( The Sight of the money had a great nut may not revive like thete.
Jake Wlnterbottom, to whom he ,.,, ii.,ti rnltn.,i ilnwn instantly :
cpoke. considered the proposition for a , un, rMume,i his sent, ns did the others Oh. nd Thy ploughshare to this dearth
And his heart It did dlsklver
To a lady fair and free."
This song Is Introduced In a DUrletta
by J. B. Buckstone called "Billy Taylor,"
performed at the Adelphla Theatre, Lon
don, November 29, 18:9. You may find It
In Cumberland's editions of plays. The
same melody Is In the comic opera of
us the other side had all th diamonds
second hand holding four to the ace king.
I'eriler had hid royal on five to ace
king and four clubs to nee king.
7. Is correct, the third hand should have
...In. .I a I , V. a KM . , it.. .nVtil. alltW.
"Blltee Taylor." produced In New York In 1 . , , h I V Zn
.. a.u M .n.h "I 'hree tricks, which Is one more
i hi , ,il.n tr n.,r,n Mnli.fl t.lfn lnsr.ine.. Com- POCK" ois uifcnargn paiior- irum it
dsnliles the two hearts. 7. bets he should piny vs. C'tv of ritlltdelphla the Suprenu nenrby Insane asylum.
have supported the royals. Thinking h Court nf pennsvlvirla h-M unconstltu
had nothing In royals, the dealer shitted tlonal a statu'e authorizes cities to ac- Shortly nfter he entered the Cabinet
to no trumps and got set for two tricks, quire private pro'erty for tne purpose or jnsephus Daniels, seated In the large,
extending rnrKs ana piroun's v m t-n apacoll(( omce of the Secretary of the
,r,Trruv.-s.f vvr re"- Nvy- t "i ,r,1mm!nK,, of b,ue r
"The act does not require f.e i roperty rFtl nn'1 '", handsome ornaments
to he resold to th'' t artv fmrr. whom It consisting of costly models of battle
has been taken, whlrh nilgl t Justify the ships In glass cases, and Its
contention that the only purpor In nuk. Anyhow, regardless, of how that sen-
Ing the appropriation was to .i.t-ics- .m tpc Would bavo ended up If It had
aOOl-Oei altasa, Witt II ft t IS l 111 til I J Billet . I 1 i -a, . 1 t. " triV'- niiMHI lid iiitiLii ur it
"Billy Taylor." and you will recognize !'on, "V"': ?J? 0 , v.'.,,Vrr.en1l f'.'r ZXnl " ! complete Its life work. Daniels
'Reuben, Reuben, I've Reen Thinking,"
and my programmes of 18C3-64 will show)
but It Is to lie hetil by the city as a
fee simple owner who can sail to whom-
was handed n telegram. The message
Now the braggart weede have spread
Down the paths she loed to tread.
And the creeping moss hae grown
O'er yon shattered dial stone,
ftt 1 11 beside th ruined walk
Home old Towers, on sturdy (talks.
Dreum of her whnee happy ay
Roam the fields of paradise.
Jams B. Ksxton.
Twilight.
Adown the path that lead ts yeetardar
The passionate glow of sunsst fade away,
And with a rsliner hue and lander light
The twilight linger, radlng Into night.
deep contentment grown from patient
tear.
The twilight of the heart ! wt!r wl,
Touehed by a prescient of dim paradlae.
The glow of far oft suns still shines for
those
Whose love hae lasted till th twilight's
clow.
I.irai V. Uowa.
! tb Cetvfleld.
Itrnrath the arch of aiure skies
The en eet young winds begin to rise;
And yellow sunlight softly lies
t'pon the nelde of last year's corn.
Where we. old cornstalk, weather worn.
Our tattered garments trail forlorn.
n-low, the turf grows faintly green
With early graes that peeps between
The old gray furrow dimly en.
suit local allusions.
FllANK Dt'MONT.
V V r Th.'hM la nn trnmn. ........ i. I. ,1, nrlt-ea tlu. ..ii iver wns irom me euuor 01 wie newspnuvr
the Quaker lovers singing the samo song thltd hand having called hearts originally ) of his right to accept the restrictions Daniels owns down In North Carolina
under several titles, but always to the u' denier. The leader, his partner, holds j nli retain the property on the came t;nn.s and he desired to have Daniels wire him
nm nlr and auhlect allchii" elmiiL'eii t.i 1 onl' on" heart, the ten, and has nlos nc- 0M the city's vendee would hold It. 1' what to do on n certain matter of busl-
' ., 1 I King small In elubs. A bets he Is correst , ,Powers the city, at the plea,,.re of Its t)olcv .h(l. ,.d come un In the
In showing the top club nrst by leading officials, to transfer property on which nmCf,
tho klrig and then the heart. It bets i a business plant owned by one Hull- T ' . , . ,., , ,h -
he should lead the heart llrst und not , Vdual or corporation to another who Is Daniels s reply to the message was to
make It possible for the declarer to clear , engaged n the Kim or another business i throw It Into tho wnste basket ana go
up the clubs In on more lead, especially , one man may be deprived of his l.omi ahead with other tasks,
as hearts cannot be led more than once. . fur tv,e benefit of another In view of "AVhnt do you want us to do about
The conventional play Is to show the j , provisions conferring almost unlimited ' that televrnm?" asked one of the clerks,
sure reentry, so that the partner may j discretion on cities or their officials In ; .nthlnff." replied Daniels; "let the
exercising in" power ijr.uuen n is , fcovs figure It out "
l'rr0 fha.l ; I wire them then to proceed
promote a private purpose." , J"t as they think best?"
"No. don t wire them anything," said
A hopltnl that charges 7 a week board Daniels. "I'll Ignore them completely,
for patients is held to be a charitable nnii it will serve them right for bother-
I n 1 1 1 ii t loii and not liable for the negll- tn,- m. w'h.i .in., n e....i., ft..
s. with two Indifferent hearts, bets K,nr nf lt doctors and nurs,es, in the . i., u. , , .
that the correct bid Is a nullo, as the i ,bcslon of the Conn of Appeals of New ,', .,,.? h - .
hand should never win mors than one i Yor) n scl.loendorft vs. Society of the paper.
trick in any event, and not even one If the j.iw. yotu Hospital. The opinion, written
optnlng Is a spade nml he gets a discard. by Jllrtl!(1 ranlozo jay, . MnnU" Ttnrnhnn memherof
II bets the correct opening Is two clubs. I '..A runK nmiM m,n,,l he an unfor- . LncI" nnK Ir1""0"; m''mber of
This I a no trumper. If tho other side I tunnte one that might constrain char.tjbln i.oK"'s- irom iimm.m. ic.is ot a young
. What Is the source of cardamom and
What are Its uses? U I). Mastkiis.
As a condiment It ts of rare employ
ment In Occidental rookery, but tn the
Orient It plays a large part, for In the
colder climates spices are exotic and few
understand the Important function they
know where thero Is one more certain
trick In the hand. It may also bo useful
perform In the procuses of digestion. The j ln Ketting a lead through something In
cardamom is a product or tne i.ast in- dummy,
dies, the underground stalk and the seed I
trade name of Malabar cardamom de
notes the chips of the underground stalk.
The cardamom seeds are classed In com
merce ss shorts, hort'longs mid long
longs. Cardamom seeds have a medicinal
value as a carminative. In use for con
diment purpoies cardamom pairs with
asafetlda, for the two Ingredients are sel
dom used apart, and asafetlda always re
quire cardamom to bring 'out Its effi
ciency : the two are among the most ec
scntlHl Ingredients of curry and of the
true chutney. The lack of cardamom and
asafetlda Is largely responsible for the
I t TV C. ill'.' tlenlM. hnldlni A If O
6 4 3 2 of clubs and A 6 3 2 of dia
mond
holds anything worth while In the major Institutions as a measure eelf-protee-1 man front out his way who met a young
will 1,1,1 It. fnle.s the lnnitnv tion tO limit tneir activities . nosinl.ll wuuiail m- u.i.i m.l I", lim.iy .M-iin,
has an absolute Yarborough In those suits open, t ...
this hand should go game at no trumps. wards a company of skilled physicians
The nullo Is too dangerous a bid for the an, tralmd nuiseH and places their scr
dealer, as he never knows what his dum- vices at the call of th nffllcted, without
my may have, and the call gives the part- scrutiny of the character or the worth of
,, no hint whatever of the character of hor " PI'eal ook'nf "A "Ah'"e.
fact that the American condiments fall of , ftnd , cae the nullo , not left ln. - "'.nenVenl' wo?k
It decs not subject Itself to llnhlllty for
'I thought you were dend," was the
youvt man's greeting.
"No."' Insisted the girl, "but I'm mar
ried." "To whom?"
"Oh, some Englishman."
appeal to the gastronome, for there Is
an unpleasant rawness of flavor about
the tomato, which forms the base of cat
sup's and chill sauce.
What Is. or are. the Chlltern Hundreds
used. 1 believe, solrly In the Urltlsh Par- I
llament to designate a discredited mem
berT J- F. V.
There Is no smack of discredit about the
Chlltern Hundreds, It I no more, than a
fiction of law. In thn constitution nf the
Representative Thomas M. Itell of
Georgia received recently an appealing
J. C It. says: The denier was a neart. i ,,, though the mtnl-ters of healing 1
second hand pa"'i third hand holds only whom hnB wmW havc proved un- letter from a horse breeder down ln his
uirre nr.iii- i ... f thful to their trust. ' digtrlct.
monds to four top honbrs. Should he bid , , "istnci.
two diamonds or ahould he shout, bidding , , Carroll vs. Owen. In the Supreme1, , M' youngest boy has left ns and
three, to shuw the great strength M the . Court of MCb.,n, t was ilil clown that i Joined the regular army, wrote the
suit? i one Wht rented her house to another i horse breeder, "and now I cant get lilm
Neither. He should pass. To bid the for the winter xeasan had the right to In- ' out again. Can't you arrange some way
diamonds would be to deny the hearts, In form th other, who desired to retain to get him out? He was n particularly
which he has three to an honor. "om.e r ot 1"'rv;,nt'V ."" ," J.'T'i ' K001! ,,oy ln mnn' re"n,cts- nm' 1 wafl
qiiniiiieaiiuii, ini.i raising nim tor my own use.
did so In goon rami, it was. nowe.ei.
,,...t. it . T ....... TW. n1i,..ru llti
House of Commons no provision has been i,ain their right number of cards, the, hem inai " " 1 ,. th ' rrrn,,,.
made by which a member can resign, fourth one less, the ml-slng card Is found I w ueiilm, which f-orrtary of War Harrison. It will b
This accord, with the theory that a rne,. under the table This player has tw lee lo'vVb(en submitted to the Jury, remembered, used to be Vice-chancellor
. rr,im ,t. vnte .,f his trumped the suit of this missing card. (lf ,(.rs,.y. (Jin- of the dut es of a
i i niiimnrie 1 hi v irr'int o "hat Is the rule roun f Nltt. J(1v VU, ..inceUor Is to try divorce cases,
constituents Is summoned 1 warrant o. , ,,...,. i, r,.-i.r,slhle for all re. . W.S ,V.r,.". .... n.i..... .1... . v... 1 ....... v.., 1 v,i...
I . .. - nniiij, 111 DIMIUI! n. i'in'" ,.ui eill im-iiii 1- ,.- ,-1,, 11,-11 hit- .iiiii-k
moment, but tho odds no. being satis
factory, he shook his head. Meantime
tho old man resumed speaking after a
little thought.
"This yero citizen what I had In
mind." ha said, "sho' was blgglty.
'Pea red like they couldn't nobody tell
him nothln". beln'a he knowed It all.
Least
nl'ays
In the game, and WlnterlsDttom cover-I Ana nine u. nu.
Ing the bet that had been made showed vho "'. no omUt ot "x Bt8LI1.
the winning hand and took the iot. ' ,
Tho four strangers were also im- j Commuter' Song of New.
pressed. They conferred among them- Thc tl, ,i,replet eoftly bleat!
. helves for 11 few moments while the ' Tjie carpet beatora sure do beat;
others listened without seeming to do ' The breeie that ni to softly woo
1.'I .1K- ihev iteelded thnt It mltht ' The daffodil lind violet blue
tways that was th' Impression he j ' . rU, wh,. t0 Join in a gamo when Shuke. snort and .nltn und k'choo
s gave, an' they wa'n't nobody ln lrh ... . .takl, an,i ,imt ,,u ' rrom many a chump who been too quick
fi..r,..Ml" .. .. . , .' . , , 1 To nut on thin anu Itue on mica.
flood ilcht" said I'ear-all starting Krwu perV, woum Ut ",l:urreu " ' Com. to th. a.h heap, now In view.
Ooo I night, sum l ear.-aii. startini, wo amenable to reason. Th t)n can nii ,he Verhoe.
suddenly for tho door. Wo uns M ,lkp to MPl n, f th' nln't ,iumnty now take, a flood
"Whar yo gwlne, Sam. said Joe m) bjCctlons," said one of them, but ! of medicine to clear the blood.
.Itnssett. lllalsdell demurred. signs, a doien on a block.
"I reckon I'll go nut on the levee un i.ht handed is wuss n fo' hnnded," I Dliport the banner branded Bock.
loon ui niu iiiis-ii Bien. -" r...... ne HnlJi ..an. j reckm th' ain't none o' "j"1"" , , .j..
Jlebbe I mought learn somepln' new wp uns Rwme to qult rlRht now They
ne conwjiueu vtiin ui.ir
And rive the Jaundice to the lawn.
Whereon the robin lurks about
V.n 4n ... " . .AH, n tf.,1 I, II T 1 f 1 . 1 I M I .....
- won't lie room ro an o yo una. , ,k. .,., ,.. ,h. .nnut
barcasm. Considerable discussion followed and . Wn , unw.iy thrusts it out.
"I hain't never took no gre. t Inl rest u p area that no one of the eight 1 Thf ,ame M garden tool. w. take
in the moon." tald Rassett. following wmj ngjiy wuilng to be left out, but ! The same old ho., th. m. old rake-
on. out meuue muni v. im- ....i.. jjijpll persisted In his opposition to j And dig ami goug ana amuiy m.r
1IU. 1 reckon I'll go. too." And the , ., i. ,n u,, tr. Th. mime old smo.ith and mellow patch
two disappeared. ...... , V " VH haV ' rr the same old neighbor's hens to sc
"ar;": not' too many In a game of stud poker. . r.rVp"; lch high."
"t""" " and the suggestion was npprnveu. Kn Mott
his sovereign and may not dei line the
duty. There Is a provision that any
member who accepts a position of honor
and profit" under the Crown vacates his
seat. Tho Chlltern Hundreds nr three
villages In Rucklnghnmsnire, Mose. num.
holds In
voltes. Just as If the missing card hail been f, KOOS into bankruptcy tl' liu-tee
In her hand all the time. In bankruptcy Is entitle.! to tak, rees-
sion of nt rears of alimony due her for
Pitch, a. C. W. says: Tub fi'N has , the benefit of the creditors. The court
at.. V. If etrs.. t.t,1,1u .1ll.iU 1 K.Tlll I
ngo out: tb mherV ;nunt their ,,oims . ,. .. N --red that durh,, , lie
Clarrlson was hurd nt his Job of vice
chancnllorlng one day with a divorce
suit In progress before hlin.
The case had proceeded to a point
where the lawyer for the plaintiff had
1 nsked a new witness on th gw.nJ:
. .... .... .. 1 . , .. I. lrt. ,nu c.iti.A 1 irilUU . ' . iiui.-r..,. v .... ..- ... ... -
ham and Uesborough. The Steward or tne J" i wSnted one to go and II two all probablIlt Ih en contrietlng debts ri.r "Do you know unything asatu the
Chlltern Hundreds was an etticer of tie "" ( lp low t0 blKh Jack, nelthe her support ot, the faith of ieMv.-rlng r,.iau,.ns between Mrs. von Doe and this
Crown appointed to protect the villages Wdden A woW win Th'sse .-aj Mr. IbiweV"
from the nin.ter.es. men who Issued from seems to me entirely Illogical, for the "g her to n-ert the ex Ins.. of h"r Wher.Mipon the nttorncy for the do
ne beech forests to pillage the farms. Reason that If any point that H has made 'rtYy pailiu' In cash' a" she u-oes f.Midan. leaped to h s fee In a paroxysm
The olllce la in the patronage of the Chan. I ,f "' y ue In deciding the game all J.hvn , conplll. furth,.r of exelt.mei.t and Insisted that the
iur of the I'acheouer and pais a salary Points that ho makes must be of Mtlue rtlM,arf. ,n b.nu,,,,,,,.). question .should not be answered. He
cellar of the Lxcneuucr anu . a and go together. j ,h(.K0 lU.b,s aie wlpid out. it .seem, tnanl- pounded the table with his open palm
of 20 shillings anu tees. , retiring inem- The laws of many games may appear i festly unjust that the eredltois should and acted as If ho might do something
h.r nroenta this stewardship, tno -u
Bhllllngs profit automatically vacates his
seat, then he resigns the stewardship and
the way Is open for the next member who
wiah to leave Parliament. An enter-
seem Illogical for cards to count out be
fore aces In playing enssino, even If the
,,).,..r with the nces wins them all ln the
tabling volume on the history of the Chil- tr,ck hp tnke)L In le CMe cHvAi A
tern Hundreds and the Parliamentary ,
Illogical, but they are designed to make have no recourse to the vry fund that
a player strive for certain ends. It may , the divorce court prutldcd t.. pay them."
custom has been written by Foster (Lon
don, 1S9T)
' ong with em.
"Uh, vi.n well, said winternottont
From the start, the play was Interesl-
iiiL- but it did not continue long. The ,
And they also went away from tnete, 8tr.inKPrs knew nothing of Illalsdell's
chuckling softly to themselves as they , r.nutation a dealer, but his friends
heard the old man exclaim -ongrateiui ,mJ flef,n hm hnndlo the cards before,
haounds!" , nn(1 ,hey wate(i with some confidence
Having now no company save hlfl,lfor ftn opportunlty to come to one or
own tempestuous thoughts, he opened hcr of them wnP ,hp ,)ea passed to
a fresh box of cigars, and selecting ono h, ng u m m (1uc tlme
nf these with les care than usual he ...... o. ,.i. ,,ri,i
proceeded to bite It In two, eating ono (.Rr(,8 Wlnterbottom found a ten spot
end of It and lighting the other,
Scarcely had he seated himself ln his
jfavorlte chair, however, wvtfii all four
of his friends returned 'to the saloon.
" what knowed how lie wa'n't nothin'
but a holler p'tence an' a whitewashed
sepulchre," he said, assuming that they
had come back for a continuation of
the story.
Hut hi was soon undeceived. "They
is c'nsld'nble of a Increase In the pop'
lotion of Arkansas City dono happened
some Huddlnt," said Joo Hassett some
what excitedly. ".Must 'a' been mo' 'n a
dozen pasengera coins usho' offen tho
River Helle, nn' they's a gang headed
thlsaway. 'Pears llko If wo uns wiih
to get busy In the back room mebba
they'd be come o' 'em Jlne In."
"Good business," snld the old man,
forgetting his story nnd hid grievance,
'and reaching promptly for tho cards
nnd chips. Thero was need nf haste
for tho gamo of poker In tho back
room was hardly under way, and tho
old man waa Just getting back behind
his bar when n group of four strangers
entered tho saloon,
A critical Judge of appearances might
readily have considered himself Justllled
In '"hllng the opinion that nn nrfH ot
9 four was In any very pressing need
of nlcohollc stimulant nt the moment.
The standard of sobriety in ArkansnK
City was, however, morn nr less elastic
let all times, nnd It was lecl.oneil Im
ttinent lo liitfrfeie, with any man's
1 opinion as to whether hit should or
mould not take mieii un amount as ho
himself should mushier under the ell
cuniHlinii'cs miHic lent for his lequlro
merits, always, primus ng thnt he wn
able to defray the epi use nf so doing.
k Moreover, since the customary Inter
pretation of a round Included all the
nerbons who might be In tho room at
Wtlie moment he put live kIubhci forward
and as his first card showing was a
ten, he stiffened himself. Tho next
player's king was the highest In sight
and he bet a dollar. Kverybody came
In, but Wlnterbottom forbore tn raise,
not caring to show his strength too
noon.
Across the table from him a pair of
eights appeared on tho second round
and the holder put up .'. Again every
body ennui In. Wlnterbottom deciding
tn let the eights run In the lend for a
time.
The third cards showing gave no In
dication of betterment any vi here ex
cepting that one of the strangers now
hud king, ipieen and ten of spadon ln
sight and appeared some what excited.
The eights were still high and the holder
let $10 this time, hut only Wlnterbot
tom und the man with tht' spades came
along, the latter merely covering the
bet. nnd Wlnterbottom raising it ?.'.
Tim eights wen) folded and the spade
mini camo back with Jioo more
"Mebbu yo' got Yin. but I'm bottln'
yo' don't till." said Wlnterboltoin mv
erlnir tho bet.
Hut the stranger's last uard was thn
lack of similes. Ills king was the best
In sight nnd with visible Increase nf j
bin excitement he ul up Jo.
Wlnlerbiitlom liml.eii long mm care
fully beforn replying, bill finally lie
covered that also, saying "I don't be
lieve. It. What yo' got?"
"Ace high," Kitd the stranger sadly,
turning over a diamond ns ho spoke.
After thn strangers had gone they
discussed thn play. "I was tlilnkln' n'
what th' old mail said," remarked Win
terlMitliun. "That ap sho' had nerve,
un' his Judgment 'pe.ired to be titrable
good. I'd prnb'ly 'a' laid down If I
hadn't had confidence. In thn dealer.
'Pears like n man 'd ought fo' tu hnvo
that too when he bluffs."
Th Oeserted Tulip Ileil.
tn a rambling. c,ulnt old garden.
With IM gateway to the sea,
Lit. a tulip bed whose blossom
In the wild weeds growing free
Court no courtier, or maiden.
Cltad no pa.slng eye, I trow;
Hut the tulip, there are nodding
Proudly a. of long ago,
Underneath the blasted linden
Iana a moss grown, crumbling eat
Once the aacrd tryst of friendship.
Once th lover' loved retreat.
Now the need, are crowded to It.
There the wild bull thirties grow,
Choking, killing, but not stilltne
The old .ongs ot long ago.
Cum, th curfew from th. distune.
Prom eome modest bell whos. tongu.
! attuned to calm and lolsce:
And thousand songs are nung
Into pieans sweetness, sndness,
lilory, viilnr, there lM
The old garden In Its beauty
Whero the tulips lift with prld.
riotn ar red nnd crimson glowing,
Hume like lllle" white and pure,
Some ar darksome the mtdnlgtit,
Hut they linger and endure,
Winning kls.es from tb aimels,
Proud old tulips growing frn'
And each kiss U Is raindrop
In Hie gurd.ii b lbs n.
Unmet Pktmocx Km. Lie.
A long time ago 1879 or 1880 a
poem appeared In Tmk Si skaV Si S cred
ni tn Helen Harnin Hotwlek In th
ratch, Kr(0 jb-UKious indev" Cm you till me
who she was and u wnai iienimiui.unMi
this Free ltcllglous Index wan" The poem
began :
"When a human being dies,
Seeming sojure so good or wise,
Scarce so high ln scale of mind.
Aa tho horse he left behind,
Lol we cry the lleetlng spirit
Doth a newer garb Inherit
Through eternity doth soar
Growing grentenlng evermore."
I cannot quote accurately beyond this
line, although I recall the sense of the
remaining lines. Their Intimation Is that
animal have ouls as well as men. Kx-
cept for the abovo appearance in jiie
Hun I have not encountered any produc
tion of the author. I.
The only record of her work appears
Un connection with th publication of
"I.lttle Dandelion" In Hurton Stevenson's
Home ltook of Verse." It gives tho date
of her birth as 1826. The theme cited In
the foregoing extract Is based on a pas
sage In the rationalistic bunk of Kcclesl-nstos.
Skat. L. Mcl). says! Playing
modern game, all guekls, ran a player
declare a schnelder after he has seen the
skat?
Yes, and It double the total value of
bis game
desperate If the court allowed the wit
ness to answer.
The other lawyer was almost equally
Insistent that tho answer should be
brought out.
So each attorney grouped large stocks
of law bunks about him and began to
Setback, ft. A. H. nnd I.. C II B.
sav: Theie are five In the game. The
dealer gives eardi to each and lays tho
T,.iek .is'de. He tht ti discovers that he
I has given himself only ftv cards, fan he
draw one rrom tne top m tne pats, ur i.
a misdeal?
The law Is that too few or too many
The extent to which the captain of
a steamship may discipline pnssengets
Is passed on by the Appellate Division,
Seennd Department, In Hennett s Austin-Americana
Sttaii'shlii Onmpanv. It
appeared tint the plaintiff was a seeonii ,)Cit tho court with citations.
cabin p.i-ener on a ship Hound rrom a ror nrv fl)l,r hours they argued
tne nnrt ln Oieeoe to .w Sink A l.uuo . . .. ,.,
number nf the na.en.:.rs were dKs.ttls. ' ' V,' " I
fled with the f,.d furnished them nut callty nfter another to show wh that
the plaintiff went among the tltsi .ai' ii witness should or should not answer,
p.issetui is lii get slsn.ituii's to a oin- At the end of the nfternoou C.arrlson
pla'nt tn be used on the airlvil of the said he would take the question under
vessel In New York. The e.ipt.iln en. ; mivlsement and let them know In the
ieie.1 ine tuu.ic loom winr ine n.iiriurT
was there and s ized the ttei He ,m
dered the i!,i!nt!(l to leaie tne first i-.ilun
quarters, and whin the . 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 r ieiuse,l
tn ip i linlll he L'ot h. letter III. eipllill
had taken the e.iit,iiii stria k bun.
had hl'li lemoved fmeltilv l.t the r'liw
and eotillned until the ess, n-iehe, nit
The court said that a qinsllon nf fa.t
led IDs
to
cards given to nny player render the deal as to whether the captain exceeded
void and the some dealer rnusj deal again 'jj;; h'jT.plnlon ::::dn:1"1n
The Angler' Protest,
Speak not t" i" "f dujs that niaik
Tho vomiuvst of th air,
I have nn wish tn dwell In space,
I nnd this world o fair.
love the field i I invo the wood!
Tile ery scout of earth l good!
And Iheie's my rod and lino'
1 could not beur to live apart
l.'rom senile, winding stream
Wherein I cast my bulled hook,
Then sit me down In dream.
Nn quicker thrill can touch my soul,
Than thut which rreeps along the pal
At e'en the fulllteat till.,
f.i eae in in my good green earth.
My shady woodland nook.
N mimic nf th sphere, can charm
I.Ike that nf babbling brook.
(In or aloft In ether free
If nu desire: but a for m.
I've "Imply got to fl.h!
BUSCBB KUiallta WaSS,
According to Webster's nnd the Standard
dictionaries, the words neogrammailan
nnd n'eophllologlst nre Identical In mean
ing. Hut Isn't this Information somewhat
Incorrect" Por In my opinion the won!
ncophllologlst corresponds exactly with
r renen neo-pnuun'Ku1 "
neuphllologlel. I. e student of modem
languages and llteratuiis, espccl,i, tlie
Preach and Ungllsh ones, A. H.
The two authoiltles leeind the usage,
necessatlly quite limited, of the words In
KnKlish. It happens In this ease, as In
many others, that the P.ngllsh follows a
illffeieut line fioin that of ronllnental
usage.
There Is no exception noted In case It Is
nny particular plnyer who ha a foul
hand, so that the dealer comes under tho
law Just aa any other rlnyer would,
Canflfld. V. M. P. says: The game
described In Tne Sun of April 1! as Can
flctd we have always called "the Idiot's
delliht." We play Canlleld by laying off
a card face up and six to the right of It
face down, Then one face up on the next
row below and five face down, nnd no on.
What game Is this If you are coriect
about Cnnfleld?
The game you describe is seven card
Klondike. The distinction Is cleat ly made
In most of the Hoyles.
morning, nut wncn court opciicu ine
nevt da the lawyers had brought ln
some mure weighty authorities and the
arguments continued for another hour.
At the end of that time Garrison decided
In favor nf the plaintiff, holding that the
witness should be permitted to te'.l
what he knew.
The attorney for tho plaintiff repeated
his question:
"Do vou know anything at all about
the relations between Mra. von Doe and
i Former Vice-President Charles War-
I i.i. ,m1 tn enrrv fmll nr five
Aubtro..mere.ina Steamship fonipany re
Patience Poker. It. P. !. says; We feis to the decision or Justice story of
have plaved this game for tho past live I tho rnll' d States l In tilt ( nnrt. District
vears nnd use the following table of! of .Massachusetts, la I'hanihei Iain vs.
vnluea. which differs slightly from that I Oh.iinlli i , n which li" said
Doubtless thn captain hnd a legal
nocr to Imnrlson the nlaintifT. Hut did
the circumstances then existing Justify! Mr. Howe?"
the nttempted exercise of this power? Iti "So," replied the witness.
Is a Ioiik day since the belaying pin or'
niarllnsplke or knotted rope s end were
not only instruments but symbols of a
siuiniiasiei s hiih.ii... . i .u sine imj ine) - j . ..rv - r five
vast steamship tteltle nf the last half e n-1 ren r ." " -
tuiy. It Is remarkable how few cas, s ai e j different hats when he went on a cam
to b found in the 1 lis aiYictlng a ship I palgn tour to speak from the rear end
captain's right to et.fnn, discipline upon ,if n train.
the passengers on i.'s sii'p. This net1 , rules whero the populace wns of
speaks In no uin'citalu w.i of the ha-1 , .r,nM errvert tn see a
hltlial patience of the shipmasters mid ' 11 l ll"rm U r. lhUth h J aS would be
their grave responsibilities." , great man In a high hat and would be
. disgruntled If he wore anything else
The Appellate Division In Hennett vs. Fairbanks mane goon in a line, i
Wolds and music of Johnny Sands nr
nccesslble In "Heart Slings," published
given In Tun Sfx on March 21) as the
American hc.iIi, nut agrees witn tne j-.ng-llsli:
Straight flush, 3u . fours, 1 ,
stralglits, 12, fulls. 10: tluslus, 5; two
palis, 3 i oim pair. 1. W never deliber
ately play for the flush. The highest
score o far Is lfi and the lowest 12. We
play four Btialghts one wuy nnd full hands
tlie other.
Tho value nf triplets Is not given In
this table. In Kniiland It Is fi, coming be.
tween the flush nnd the full,
Poker. II, II. A. su-b; The opener
draws three cauls. Tho only player to
. I .)... tl. linr!.. Itlu hnn.l In
by the Chappie Publishing Company, at I '",,,;,, ,lf0M. aMnK tl, w
slvo silk hat. ln smaller cities ho wme
a neat but conservative gray Alpine
affair, and through the rural dlstrlit
an old tramped on looking crush hat
Hy having a different kind of hat for
every kind of locality ho always tltt d
Into th picture satisfactorily without
Ihe annoyance of changing tho rest uf
his clothes.
110 West Fortieth street.
W. W. IlM.SWOItTlt.
Whnt Is the origin of I In' phrase "the
old mall of thn sea"? K J.
It forms one nf the adventures of
Slndb.nl the Sailor III the Thousand and
Olio Night.
ii'h.r. run 1 Hnd n oneni containing thu
line, "Tes, you must ride Vindictive and
wf'th. raco for m."T It I. cirrus noeW.
- - i
openers, Tho opener has only one aco,
slid says he must have discarded the
other by mistake. Under strict rules,
what becomes of tho pot?
It stands, as tlie opener cannot show
his qualification. 1'iuler strict rules the
opener of every Jack Is obliged to put hi
discard under Ihe chips In tho pool, so
Hint thero Is no w)slile dispute about
what ho hnd when h opened. Had this
ecu followed the opener could hay
the alleged discarded ae.
I'lie auilioilt of a master at sa Is
liecessar.lv rfuiinmm and often ubsuliile
For the tlui" lie exercises thu rights of
Mic reign cull I nil, and utndlence tu Ills will
and evi ti to his c, unices becomes almost
Indispensable. If lie chooses to perform
ids ilulles or to exert his otllcc In haish,
intemperato or oppressive manner, he can
seldom Im reslatt d by physical or moral
folic; and therefore. In a limited sense,
.... .... u.,i.i I, i, ...a ,i,.. t... ......
M.ni ,l' uelfiii., nf nil n liim.l In n , ho CXIirCSSeil it. With tllO PreHllll'Ilt
measure under his aibltrary discieiinn Seuatoia who xvere helping frnmn th
He is. nevertheless, lespnnslblu tn the taw. i,,Lrii.itinn were In frequent consultation
laud If he Is guilty of gioss abuse mnl op. w))l ha president then, nnd suo'd Iti iu.
piessioli f ncipe I win never ne ro.ii.u , .. . , , t ,mvn beet seen In f
!f.'2.1 r.m"i!! L I ec","r' w... n,.',i,:i! I C-i, ' I lousi! engagement book: "Sena-
nil... ... i.i'i f.i.,1'.- .,. ".iiii'ihi", .i... .. . ni - ,o,.if i, i,i..,., t,.
i.roiirlale punishment. In respci" f,, n.is- tor Su-ail.l-Ho, 10;.U to ll)..j, l.en n.
.fust beforn the curroncy btll was
passed a certain New York banker l
, i ... I, .... . "Iirlof ennforonco ." n
sire.i in nn. ii 11 ..............
ns
sengers, tho case or tne master is one nr
peculiar responsibility and dellcni'V. Their
contract with him Is not for tin re ship
room and petsnnal existence on bo. ml,
but for reasonable fond, comforts, neres.
miles and klndners. It Is a sllpiilallon
not for toleration nierels, but for tespect-
ful treatment, for that ilecinev or de
minute engagements wero at a premium.
"And how much time do you ihinl;
you will require?" naked Tommy Dni
hany, I'ustodlau of the date b'xik, won
dering If it mlrht be imssllile to slip 111
the banker for a inlnule ur two.
uh' l can't tell exactly," siild the
nieanor which constitutes the chaim of I banker dlgnllledly wrinkling up his
social life, for that intention which mill- : f,i,.ehe.id, "but I sliull l' brief. It may
gutes evils wltluiut i.duciance. and (li.it . , ,h t , HhuU ecd only llvo or six
promptitude which administers aid to ills- 'i
tress." . . I hours.