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THE GAMING PASSION Incidents In Actual Life That Outstrip Fiction. A COLD BLOODED MONARCH. Louis XV. and the Dead Man at the Card Table—A Woman Who Gam bled on Her Deathbed—Lord Deni son’s Play While His Bride Waited at the Altar. If the full story of the card table could l>e written It would surely be the most .startling revelation of human cupidity ever published, and almost every i*age of Jt would Is* marked by ftotne incident which would outstrip Action. When Louis XV. was at Ihe card tHble the fascination of the game made •dm nlmolutely dead to all externals and even to decency and humanity. On one occasion when lie was playing for heavy slakes one of his opponents overcome by excitement, collapsed hi Ids chair In a HI of apoplexy. Ills on Jonty affected to Ignore the Incident until someone exclaimed, “M. do Chftii velin Is 111!" ‘Til?" retorted the king, casting a careless glance at the strick en man; “he Is dead. Take Idm away. Hpadcs are trumps, gentlemen!” 14<pinlly weird Is a story Goldsmith tells. When the clergyman arrived to prepare a Indy parishioner who had a passion for gambling for her approach Jug duath the lady after listening for a short time to his exhortation exclaim ed: “That 1 * enough! Now let us have tt gains of cards." To humor her the parson osnsented to play. The dying woman won till Ids money and had just suggested playing for tier funeral fee when she fell back ami expired. In the early years of last century a whist, club composed largely of clergy men used to meet In the back room of n barber's shop in a Somersetshire town. On one occasion, so the story runs, when four of the club members were acting ns pallbearers at the fu neral of a reverend brother, some delay occurred, and the coffin was set down in (lie chancel. One of them produced n puck of cards and suggested a rub ber. The coffin Bcrvcd the purpose of n table, and the players were deeply Immersed In the game when the sex ton arrived to announce that every thing was at last ready. Mnznrln’s passion for gambling was so strong even lu death that he played cards to Ihe very end, when lie was so weak that they had (o be held for lilm, and the “merry monarch" spent Ids last Sunday on earth playing at basset round a large table with his groat courtiers and other dissolute persons and with a bank of at least £2,000 before him. The curious fascination cards possess for their devotees Is Illustrated by the following story of Lord Granville, at the time ambassador to France. One afternoon when he was about to re turn to Purls ho repaired to Graham’s to have farewell game of whist, or dering Ids carriage to bent the door at 4. When it arrived ho was much too deep In the game to be disturbed. At 10 o’clock be sent out to say (but ho was not ready and that the horses had better be changed. Six hours later the same message was sent out. and twice more the waiting horses were changed before he consented to leave the table after losing £IO,OOO. An equally remarkable story Is told of George Pnyue, the great turf plun ger of seventy years ago. On one occa sion he sat down nt Llmmer’s hotel to play enrds with Lord Albert Denison, later the first Lord Londesborough. Hour after hour passed. The game proceeded all through the night and long after day dawued, and It was not u7tH an urgent message came to tell Lord Albert that his bride was waiting for Idtu at the altar of St. George's. Hanover square, that the cards were at last flung down. It was Lord Al bert’s wold lug day. and be met his bride £30.000 poorer than when be left her on the previous day. One of the most romantic of gam bling stories ts told by Mr. Thlseltou- Dycr of a plainly dressed stranger who once took his scat at a faro table and after an extraordinary run of luck succeeded In breaking the bank “Heavens,” exclaimed an old. Infirm Austrian officer who had sat next to the stranger, “the twentieth part of your gains would make me the happi est mail in the world!” “You shall have it. then,” answered (he stranger as he left the room. A servant speedily returned and pre sented the officer with the twentieth part of the bank, adding. “My master, sir. requires no answer.” The success ful stranger was soon discovered to be the king of Prussia in disguise. Tire most costly game of cards ou record was probably that iu which the late George McCulloch, chairman of the Broken 11111 Proprietary company, once took part. A syndicate of seven had been farmed to finance the fa mous Broken Hill silver mine, and Mr. McCulloch was one of the seven. One day, while sitting in a shanty at the fourloenth share In the ml life to a young man named Cox for £2OO. Cox would only offer £l2O, and after much haggling It was decided to set tle the dispute by a game of euchre. If Cox proved the winner he was to have the share for £l2O. If be lost he was to pay £IHO for It. He won and for the absurd sum of £l2O became owner of the share which a few years later wag valued at £l.2so,o*Ml.—Lon don Tit Bits. The beginning of excellence Is to bo free from error.—Quintilian. SERVICE IN THE CABINET. Th* Cuitom of Our Presidents In the Republic’s Early Days. If President John Adams had been a man of different temperament the cus tom might have been established in the early yeura of the government of the United States of retaining the cab inet of one administration for service with its successor where that succes sor succeeded to the political ideas of Its predecessor. President Adams sought at first to retain through his administration the members of the cabinet of President Washington. In deed, at that early period the status of a cabinet officer was not exactly that of the present time, and In the course of President Adams’ rows with the members of Ills otflclnl household he resorted to the strange step of re moving his secretary of state, Timo thy Pickering, and James M< Henry, his secretary of war. President Jefferson of course took a new cabinet. President Madison con tinued iu his administration a number of the cabinet officers of President Jefferson, nnd I’mtideut Monroe held some of his predecessor's. John Quincy Adnms also continued to meet about his council board some of the advisers of Jnmes Monroe, but Andrew Jackson began his administration with an en tirely new set of official counselors, lie maintained also another set of ad visors, unofficial, who became known as the “kitchen cabinet.” For some time the gentlemen who had acted respectively as secretary of the treasury, secretary of war, secre tary of the navy, postmaster general and attorney general in the cabinet of President Jackson retained their seats under President Van Huron, but changes only awaited the passage of time. President William nenry Harrison’s cabinet was brand new, and John Ty ler sought to keep It together after Harrison's death, but in less than six months all had resigned except Dan iel Webster, the secretary of state. Presidents Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan and Lincoln each formed a new* cabinet. President Johnson's difficulties with certain members of (he cabinet that existed at the death of President Lin coln are well known. Since that pe riod. when for the second time in Amer ican history the question of a cabinet officer's right to retain a seat which the president wishes to have vacated came up for angry controversy, cabi nets by mutual but tacit understand ing end with the administrations.— Boston Globe. COMEDY IN CRIME. The London Urchin With the Bun Down His Back. v It has been a matter so customary to look upon crime as tragedy and crimi nals as tragedians that *o aver that comedy Is more frequently to be found In crime than tragedy seems at first view paradoxical. Yet such Is ihe case. A little London urchin ran Into a baker’s shop and, placing a halfpenny on the counter, asked nervously and timorously, “Mister, ’avc you n ’alf pouny buster (bun)?" “Yes, my little man. Here Is one quite hot.” “Thanks, mister. Would you mind n-shovlu’ It down my back?” “Down your back, my little man! Why down your back?’ “Cos, sir. I’m only a little un, and if those ehapa outside know I’ve a buster they’ll take it, and I am so ’un gry. I am.*’ “Dear me, how wrong of them! Come round here, my little chap. There —there, it Is down your back.” The boy ran off. In an Instant an other entered—a bigger boy. “I say, mister, ’as a little boy just been In ’ere?" “Yes.” “And did ’e buy a ’nlfpenny buster?” “Yes.” “And did ’e ar.sk you to shove It down ’is back, as us big fellows would take it?" “Yes.” “Yah! Where’s your watch and chain? ’E’s got ’em. ’E’s just round the corner.” Out rushed the baker. In a trice the big boy collared the till and bolted. The shopman never saw the comic side of it all.—London Strand Maga zine. Waiting. “Where are you lunching now?” “Over here at one of those places where you wait on yourself. W here arc you eating?’’ “Oh, I’m still over there where you watt on the waiter."—St. Louis Tost- MANY FARMERS \ A / Would like to ke3p an account of their receipts * * and expenditures if someone would keep it for U* them. Open a bank account with the First National YBank and you will find the account keeps itself, with no expense. Your checks are always evidence of date and amount of all disbursements and your deposit book shows dates and amounts of your receipts. YMany of your friends and neighbors have ac counts with us. WHY NOT YOU? Don’t wait for a big start—any amount offered, either large \J or small, is cheerfully accepted. It’s a handy convenience to the farmer as well as the busi- U n ess man. OFFICERS: DIRECTORS: u , ~ r rfu ..., „ ... S. W. ARNOLD L. F. SKI.;. ' W. T. ROBINSON L. 0. BENTON r p\r .'m v !V. Pres. W. L. BLASINGAME J. B. WILLIAMS .1. B. \\ I Lid AMs t A H O’NEAL T. C. FLANIGAN W. L. JACKSON. Cashier. S. T. BOSS W. 11. TOOLE. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WINDER. DON’T LET YOUR HOME BURN WITHOUT INSURANCE. WE OFFER THE BEST PROTECTION. Years of experience. Companies of Unquestionable strength. F. W. BONDURANT GENERAL AGENCY , WINDER , GEORGIA. j W. E. YOUNG, The Shingle Man, Dealer in {Lumber, Lime, Shingles, Brick, Hardware. Cabinet Mantels,! iDoors, Sash, etc. Agent for the Celebrated Rubberette Roof-! ling Warehouse on Candler St reet. I O J Special Sale. 1 will sell my entire stock of CUT GLASS at wholesale cost. Will also sell at greatly reduced prices, my Sterling and Plated Silverware. Now is the time to get your Christmas Presents. Come and see the great bargains I offer. Next Door to Postoffice. Yours to serve, G. W. GORDON, THE JEWELER. WINDER , GA. P. S. —REPAIR WORK A SPETIALTY. for Sale. Three nuik'S, from •"> to 7 years old; new surrey, double harness. 2-horse wagon, farming tools, corn and fod der. Also pea huller, and would sell land —üboui 100 acres. June H. Wood, K. F. I>. 22, Winder, Cia. WANTED. One Thousand Pairs Second Hand Shoes in the next 60 Days. F. Hofmcister. WINDER. GA. Winder Train Schedules GOOD INFORMATION. Arrival and Departure of Trains Eastern Time. Effective September 13, 1908. SEABOARD AIR LINK RAILWAY. FROM WINDER, <L\., NORTH VXD FAST No. 52, - • 10:08' t m, No. 38, - - 10:28 p tils SOUTH AND WEST. No. 41. * - 5:29 a ml No. 53, - * 0:58 p m Attention is called to the fact, that No. 82, which leaves Atlanta 12:20, Athens 2:18 p in, has a great, cut in time to the east. This train now arrives Norfolk 8:10am, Richmond 5:40. am, Washington 8:50 am, New York 2:45 pm. Complete dining car service to New- York with through sleeper. No. 33 leaving Atlanta 4:45 p m. carries through sleeper to Bir rnii ghom and Memphis, and all trains make good connection at Atlanta, Birmingham and Mem oh is for the west Gainesville Midland Railway SOUTH BOUND No. 11 —Lv 8:40 a. m. No, 13 —Lv. 3:25 p. rn. No. 15 —Lv. 10:35 am; Sunday only. NORTH BOUND No. 12— At. 11:30 m. No. 1-j—Ai. 0:20 p m. No. 10—A.. 5:23 p m: Sun.onlv. No. 12 will run to Belmont re gardless of No. 13. Yard limits at Winder are ex tended “south’’ to Seaboard Air Line junction- All trains going through Winder vard must be under full control. Notice To Debtors And Creditors. Notice is hereby given all credit ors of the estate of 1.. L. Saunders, late of Jackson county, deceased, to render in an account of their de mands properly authenticated. And all persons indebted to said deceased are requested to make immediate payment. This October 12, 1908. J. M. SAUNDERS. 4 Administrator. *