Most people do not believe that hypnotic power plays any part in the game of chess. As long ago as 1857, when Morphy played Paulsen, the former played badly in the opening games of the match through the persistent concentration of his mind on the board during the entire game. In the later games, as if aware of his mistake, he withdrew his attention from the game when it was not his turn to move, and at once returned to hs normal, beautiful, brilliant style of play. The theory of this was that Morphy, as a child of the South, was peculiarly susceptible to the stronger will of the Northern Paulsen, which the latter succeeded in imposing, unconsciously perhaps, on his more negative opponent as long as Mr. Morphy gave him the opportunity of doing so by dwelling continuously on the game. How often do we hear the expression, "I can't see anything today," or, "Somehow or other I can never play my game against so and so." In a recent game we noticed a stronger player under apparently such "control" that he didn't seem to be able to play the game and could only master the simpler features of the play with an effort. Our remedy for all this kind of thing is simply this: Take your attention from the game when it is not your turn to play, and then you will return to the examination of each new move with at least an approximately normal state of mind.-The Times, Philadelphia. The Simplest, Most Durable, Most It is rapidly replacing all other Typewriters for business and professional use. The U. S. Custom House at Portland has just adopted the Jewett in competition with all other makes; also U. S. Court at Boise, Idaho, the Supreme Court at Olympia, Walla Walla County, Wash, the principal Business Colleges, Business Houses and Law Offices on the Pacific Coast. Why not get in line at once? Liberal allowance made for machines you are now using. Jewett's sent any where on trial. 14 Q x B P 15 B-K Kt 5 16 Q-K 6 ch 17 B-K R 6 18 Q x P 19 Q-K R 5 20 B-Q 5 21 K-Q 2 23 P-K Kt 4 26 K x Kt 29 K-B sq 30 B-B 3 31 Q x P 32 Q-K 7 33 K-Q 2 34 R-B 5 35 R-B 5 36 P-Kt 5 37 Q x R 38 Q-Q 5! 39 P-Kt 6! 40 P-Kt 7! 41 P x P 42 P-Kt 8 (Q) 43 K-K 2 44 K-B 3 45 K-Kt 3 46 K-R 4 47 KR 5 48 Q-Kt 4 49 Q (Kt 4)-B 5 P Q R 3 Kt x Kt Q x R P P-Kt 4 Q R-R 3 R-Q B 3 Q x P ch Q-B 6 ch 0-B 3 Q-R 3 ch Some old-time Chess-players who strolled into the Judiciary Committee-room during the recent cable match, where the games were reproduced, were puzzled to see that on every board the King stood where the Queen ought to stand, and vice versa. This was readily explained, however, by the statement that this had been done for many years by British players, in honor of Queen Victoria, the piece bearing the crown now representing the Queen instead of the King, as in the days where the royal game had its origin. This has been done in England, it is said, ever since the time of Henry Staunton, a famous Chess-player, who first changed the pieces out of compliment to the then young and beautiful Queer, Victoria. However, while the pieces have thus been changed, the play has not. The crowned head, representing the Queen, does not stay at home near her Castles for selfprotection, but skims with rapid movements the whole field of war, just as kings were wont to "o while the quondam Queen, now the King, trembles as of old at the constantly threatening darger of checkmate.Washin ton Post. AN OPPORTUNITY is presented to the readers of the PACIFIC MONTHLY in this number. It is a plan in which an extra inducement is offered for the reader to trade with advertisers in this Magazine. Full particulars are found on pages x and xi of advertising section in the back. What ever you do, DON'T MISS THIS Made His Own Eggs. The incubators which attracted so much attention at the recent poultry show reminded some of the old timers, who for the last quarter of a century have always attended the show, of an amusing incident which occurred at the Madison Square Garden eleven years ago. It was in 1889 that the first show of the association was held in the present garden. Charles M. Griffings, the treasurer of the association, was one of the first to own an incubator, which, by the way, was a crude device. He placed it on exhibition at the garden in 1889. While watching the chickens running about in the incubators two middle-aged women approached. After gazing at the machine intently for nearly five minutes, one of them said: "Why, they look like real chickens, don't they?" "Wonderful, wonderful, isn't it?" remarked her companion. "Yes, they do resemble real chickens very closely," replied Mr. Griffings, suppressing a smile. The two women gazed at the chickens in awe. Finally one of them asked: "Do you make your own eggs?" "Oh, yes," said Mr. Griffings. "Mercy me! What do you make 'em out of?" "Gelatine and cotton," gravely replied Mr. Griffings. "Well, I want to know," ejaculated both women, staring at each other in open-mouthed astonishment. "I've heard of oleomargarine, but I never knew before that they made chickens by hand " And they marched away uttering exclamations of wonder. One Cat That Earned a Raise in Salary. Some time ago the cat of the St. Paul postoffice made a record by slaying a hundred and twenty-five rats and mice in one month. In recognition of her abilities the postmaster wrote to Washington, asking an increase in her salary, and she now receives $10.40 a year. Soon after she showed her gratitude by presenting the Government with five kittens, each of which entered the United States service as soon as it was old enough to tackle a rat.-September Ladies' Home Journal. Everything To Burn :: ALL KINDS OF COAL, CHARCOAL, COKE FINE DRY FIR, WOOD, KINDLING WOOD, AND POLE OAK.. ing COAL CA DRY WOOD AT Jel C: R Portland Carnival Leads Them All. The Street Fair and Carnival idea in itself is an old one, but it is susceptible of great improvement along the path of progress. Many parts of the Northwest have had and are having their street fairs and carnivals, and all are good things in their way. They are regulated in size according to the size of the population of the locality in which they are given. The Portland Carnival leads them all, for it is representative of the entire Northwest, and has an array of attractions accordingly. Never before in the history of the Northwest have the people been offered such enjoyable entertainment mingled with useful instructions as will be laid before them during the month of the Portland Carnival, which will be held in the great Exposition Building from September 18 to October 19, and also in the beautiful Multnomah Field adjoining. The committee of representative business men having the Carnival in charge have already made contracts involving the expenditure of $50,000 to make the Carnival a success. On the music and amusement along there will be $13,000 expended, and the other appropriations will be in proportion for the Horse Show and the grand Military Tournament and the athletic exercises, etc. These figures will give people an idea of the grandeur and immensity of the Carnival, which will be illuminated with 3800 electric lights. The music by two full military bands will be grand, and there will not be a dull moment, afternoon or evening. There will be a reproduction of Multnomah Falls in the Exposition, Building, a big working mining exhibit, a German village, a showing of all the products of the Northwest, and many other sights to see. All railroad and steamboat lines will sell excursion tickets to the Carnival, good for seven days, at oneand-one-third fare for the round trip. People who miss the Portland Carnival will miss a grand event. Such scenes of splendor as will be seen at the Portland Carnival of 1901 have been seldom equalled and never surpassed in the Northwest. The electric lights and fireworks will be bursts of brilliancy, and the entire exposition will be an aggregation well worth coming miles to see. STEVENS CRACK SHOT RIFLE. A new rifle. 20-inch barrel. Weight 4 pounds. C. B. caps and .22 short R. F. Has an AUTOMATIC SAFETY and cannot be discharged accidentally. Price Only $4.00 If these rifles are not carried in stock by your dealer, send price and we will send it to you express prepaid. 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In a paper on "Mid-Air Dining Clubs," in the September Century, Cleveland Moffett has something to say of their effect upon the sociability of business men. York They are developing among New business men a new kind of sociability. With the old restaurant regime the members of a certain business house or office found small variety at luncheon-time from the narrow monotony of their round. Day after day the same little groups would go out together and return together, seldom meeting new men, seldom getting out of the deep-worn channels of thought and talk. It was astonishing how few acquaintances they made in years of this life. New York has a terrible conservatism that walls men about and keeps them apart from their fellow-men unless something comes to break through it. In this case the mid-air club came, and straightway scores of men who were strangers, though in similar lines of effort, were brought into friendly relations, to their mutual pleasure and profit. 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