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The Next Day.—ln speaking Jo a promi* nent Jersey City checkerist about those • players who look "hard and long" at a position during cross-board play, he remarked:—"l am never afraid of them, because no matter how long they look, they never seem to know what to do until next day.'—Dr. Schaefer in Newark Call. j* The Draughts World.—The. December number of this magazine came to hand as usual, well filled with choice games and problems. The main analysis is Swan afld Adamson's "Bristol," 11-16, 24 19 branch, correoted up to date by J. Lees, games editor. .No player who wishes to keep-well posted up in all the latest improvements should be without this, publication. A. Bryeon and Co., 92 Trongate, Glasgow, are the publishers.

The North American Checker Board,-— Mr.' L. M. Steams, the editor and proprietor of this spicy periodical, is to be congratulated on keeping it k up ,to a high This number is nearly all devoted'to an excellent compilation of a. critical line of ' the "Switcher," running up to about 100 variations, by L. J. vair. It also gives/as a supplement, a beautifully executed photo, of MrV Asa J. Richardson, noted expert player and analyst of the Lowell (Mass.) Checker Club.' ,*A. Bryson and Co." can also supply this work. .