The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-16
CHOCOLATE
and
SWEETS.
Drop One Cent in tho slot and Push tho Button.


Yesterday afternoon dozen or moro persona some
of them children dropped their cents IN the slot and
pushed tho button. That was where their fun ended
They didn get any chocolate sweets, either. 1t has
been served with pennies without giving any equiva
lent therefor for about three weeks and s dishonest
practices have brought oil the other slot machines near
It under suspicion.
While Billy Molouoy was still In Canada he oonndcd
to an acquaintance the story OF his meeting with tho
Prince of Wales at KonsnEton oval two or three years
ago. According BlyB account IL was he who raised
his and warded of from tho Princes head a de
Bcendlng club when mob attacked II. r. H. as he on
tered public ballroom In this city back in 1880
Billy secretary OF the committee that gave tho
ball. after saving the royal head no escorted Its own
the ballroom Tho Prince and his protector parted
on very friendly terms and whom Billy was in Naples
his recent European trip he fell in with the Duke OF
Albany Bly's of the meeting characteristic.
The eXod New Yorker protested that ho did not know
what to call His Royal HiRhness, aud tho latter era
ciously said: Call me anything" Thsreupon Billy
told story OF his services to tho Prince of waeG
"Ahw said tho Duke, then he'll remember you. and
when you 60 London you must look him up" In
time Billy reached London and one day he visited
Kensington Oval, where the Prince OF Wales and the
Duke OF Albany were also in attendance upon tho
game The Duke spied Billy and he as called to
the side of Albert Edward. Tho latter fully remem-
bOred Biys service OF 1860 and tho two chatted for
some minutes. or course Biy's hobnobbing with roy
atty came to tho Of the press and tho fact was
caDled TO this country. Billy insBts mat tho frlnco
was graciousness itself and he hints Of invitation
TO visit Marlborough House. As the Duke Of Albany
only six years old will DO observed that his memory
is better than Billy'h
Its difficult thing to buy good secondhand desk
at moderate price. Whenever auction takes place
desks and tables suitable for office furniture are
promptly snapped up and the retail demand for such
articles is constant and Bargains in such things
are New York and OF tho older the desk
ia NJ m higher the nrico.
Not long since the slabs OF mahogany in an old desk
damaged beyond repair sold for So
A great many inventors puzzling q device to
improve gearing OF electric motors used in street
cars Tho electric motor 10 sudden sort Of thing that
starts at high speed. It is difficult however. to apply
tho power economically in starting and It Is
found horse power required TO overcome the
initial inertia of car standing still 10 many times
greater than that required to keep the in motion
after it has once been set agoing. Tho mechanical
problem therefore 10 to obtain from tho shaft
slow initial movement without loss OF power.
There exists q sentiment OF rather amusing amiabIL
ity among essvey tall men In tho Boreel building
the other day about six feet four in height
tered elevator where another giant of similar pro-
portions stood tanning himself with complacenoy.
The two men looked ono another over with entire
franknoss. and then the nrst said:
"You must be pretty well above three inches"
"six four" said tho other lAconcAy. els that your
heightt
I'm Just a shade under Il" said the other tall
with great solemnity; then he stepped out of the ee
leaving the other giant standing there with his
companion.
1T may strike you odd to SEQ two address
another In that fashion" he said. "Men Of unusual
stature grow so accustomed to looking down into the
eyes Of other that when they suddenly
fronted with man whose height causes them to lift
their ads and look him in level the effect Is
almost startling A little chat about unusual height
N NJ RiuT ma hiallV
good natured you know. You have idea how
experience 1t is for me to meet q man Of my own
height Sometimes move along for year in New
York without encountering one"
People who express surprise at Mudoon'S literary
ability" said OF 6ulliVans former hackers yester
day "Aro not acquainted with tho man He writes
well because he has thorough common school
education, has mAdo his way for number OF years In
tho world In business successfully 10 an
tensiVe reader, and has always written clear and
moro or less foroiblS letters. His associates arc
usually OF shade higher grade than the general
companions of pugllsts. In appearance tho champion
wrestler rather distinguished his features regular
and well formed and his manner would never lead
people TO suspect that he had once been Now York
policeman When no began TO train himself seriously
about twenty years ago. he made thorough study Of
tho physical requirements Of man His natural fond.
ness for athletics lod him into gymnasium life. and
when he in his early twentes he the instruo.
tor and companion OF a good many clever and wide-
awake young Now YorkerS lie Is OF combAtiVe
nature as who deal in pugistic matters
aud he has q long memory for grievances 1t il tho
opinion of most men who familiar with tho
wrestler that he will BIO tho most troublesome enemy
the army OF men whom Mr. Sullivan has RenAted
from his heart and friendship. II the present row
between tho champion wrestler and the champion
pugist should result In another meeting between
RiIrAin and Sullivan. threatened, the rumors and
theories left from tho last match would DO dis
posed of, because tho men would eight to win
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A tennis outfit costs anywhere from thirty to nifty
dollars This includes four rAckots balls and two
back nets to keep tho balls within reach when they ny
high tho middle net tennis requires the
services OF good gardener at least twice week and
marking machine with which 10 whitewash the lines
About every six months new middle net 10 needed
and altogether tho game calls for considerable outlay
during tho summer season. Tho opinion to
DO general that tennis Is really expert game; hence
there Is q continual demand for tho more expensive
quality of tho goOdA Women and children who love to
dAwdlo the lawn have gone back to croquot and
given to athletes and consistent enthu
Slasts who play tho game in thorough manner.
~ am an Engishnau," said tho agent OF q famous
transatlantic steamship company yesterday. but am
confused aud mysunod at tho extraordinary antics of
some OF my countrymen over here This applies par.
tcularly to actors They dress well at home but when
they here most OF them more Ike mon.
keys than men on the Long Branch boat tho other
day three who arc perfectly well known to tho.
atregOorS came aboard and parAded up and down tho
decks for an hour with tho men OF many mon.
aIchA They wore single glasses and clothes that 70.
minded of the London oockueys In the matter OF
talk they might have hailed from some provincial the
atro In Canada, am acquainted personally with two
OF tho and know that they well enough born
aud bred yet they were so thoroughly taken up with
the slang Of tho profession and an air OF cheap haugh
moss that was much ashamed OF them though
they had leon OF my own flesh and blood No English
gentleman talked As those tAwdry limitations OF
swolls do over here"
Whom tho United States ship Petrol was launched
tho young y oman who broke tho bottle OF champagne
over her bows pronOunced the nAmo with n long 20"
in tho nrs syllable The commander Of tho vessel in
upon the short e." bpt the sailors hAbtuay pro-
nounced the OF the bird for which she is named
with long e. and in such matters JRekeys opinion
has considerable weight For example he calls the
KsarsArgo "KssrSaEe," accents PoWhAtAn on the sec
ond syllable Sad utterly rsSSts the classical nnL "S"
" AnnhthitA.