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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-03

! the upper end of which was connect
ed with horizontal lever spread
out at the loose end so as to receive
any coin dropped from the slot.
The weight of the rod kept the
valve closed, of course, until coin
was dropped upon the loose end OF
the lever, when it would be opened
and a small quantity Of the water
would flow out until the coins
would slide off and the lever drop
into place again."
All this while the sportive stu
dents played the machine. One of
them went broke and the other
had lost all that he had gotten out
of the two pockets. The professor
said that there was a certain scien-
tific twist which made the nickles
win and he took a coin out of the
students hand and put it in the
slot. His scientific twist failed, of
course. He tried second and 1T
met the same fate. Then the stu
dent played; then the professor
played, then the other student
played, but each time without
luck.
The professor fidgeted about I'M
easily until the student. who had
been supplying him with nickels
all the while, gave him three more
coins as a sort of tribute of peace.
wherewith to play the machine
on his scientific style. Ali three
failed
Boys let's quit" he said. "while
it's yet time. JEFF, you are the one
who started this mischief and
should have known that these
kind of devices are made so as to
play only to the benefit of the men
who run Them"
JEFF, together with his fellow
student and the professor, proceed
ed to drink their lemonade.
"The professor doesn't seem to
know how to play the machine,
even if he is posted as to it's his
tory" observed JEFF, as if he had a
right to become sarcastic since the
professor helped him lose his mon.
ey. The pedagogue, however, did
not let the cut go by unnoticed.
off you boys were less addicted
to gaming and playing these ma
chimes and given more to your
studies, you might know as much
about the history of these things
as / do" he replied.
That was too much for the bar
keeper. He leaned his head and
chest far over the counter and
shook his finger in the professors
face. "You sneaking, hungry,
cadaverous old hypocrite," he be-
gan. "You lost those boys money,
why didn't you lose your
own? You don't know how
to play the machine, but you
thought you did, and you don't
know anything about it's history.
The CUFF that you was giving the
boys, saw you read off that piece
pasted on the wall there see~ and
he pointed toa newspaper clipping
giving the history of slot machines.
"You can play away their money
if they let you, but you don't want
to be the saint and give them HI
to boot, see?" he called after him
as the trio slowly edged single file
out of the saloon, with the profess
sor in the lead. LOITERER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-03
ON THE LOITER.

WHAT THE PROFESSOR KNEW ABOUT
SLOT MACHINES.
Two young men, accompanied
by long, pale, hungry looking in
dividual, entered an Alamo plaza
saloon Saturday afternoon. Ordi-
narily the long man had no
scruples about entering saloon /;
in fact his hungry appearance
would give rise, in the breast of
even the most unskeptical, to the
suspicion that all of his meals
were secured by entering a saloon
at just about free lunch time.
However, on this occasion he hest
tated while. He was a school
professor and his companions were
his students; still as it was decided
to take only lemonade and it had
been long time since the profes.
sor had quaffed so luxuriously, he
consented.
1t happened that one of the boys
espied a nickle-in-the-slot gam
bling device and the trio inspected
it.
"Boys," sagely observed the pro-
lessor, "do you know the origin of
these mischievous devices? Their
history is older than that of Chris
tianity itself. History teaches
that Julius Caesar and Mark An
thony squandered many "a"
Clink went the slot machine as
the older of the two students
dropped in a nickel and cleaned
out one of the pockets.
The professor shook his head
disapprovingly and resumed his
discourse.
"As | was saying an anauthentic
account of the prevalence Of the
slot machine at this early period
is found in an old latin book pub
lished by Hero in the sixteenth
century. 1t was written" he con-
tinued mechanically as if reading
to history class, "to expose the
tricks and practices of the priests
during the Egyptian hierarchy.
The old priests saw the tendency
that men had toward playing
with mysterious things, and they
took advantage of it to earn a reve-
nue. for themselves. They placed
at the entrances of the temples
regular slot machines, that, upon
dropping coin of certain value in
the slot, would give the worship
pers small amount of purifying
water. The machines were made
of stone and looked like large
crooks with small faucets through
which the man who played the
machines, got sprinkling of holy
water"
The older boy had cleared an.
other pocket and was playing for
the third one. TLs professor looked
more kindly atShis efforts than be.
fore. Stil/he gave them no en-.
couragenfnt, but continued his
as folloTs: N'''''
"Ths machine was so arranged
with delicate lever that no less
sum would make it work. At one
side of the large stone jar was a
small cylindrical vessel which con
tanned the holy water, all the rest
of the space being left for the great
mass Of coins the priests expected
to receive. A small tube at the
bottom Of the cylinder was con.
tinued through the side of the iaI
where the liquid was discharged
The inner orifice of the tube was
covered by a valve fixed to the
lower end of a perpendicular rod
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-07-03

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WHAT THE PROFESSOR KNEW ABOUT
SLOT MACHINES.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20

By tho use of an electric light in connec-
ton with the little mirror INTRODUCED into
the mouth the teeth and alveolar processes
are brilliantly Illuminated and rendered
translucent. Thus anything wrong about
the teeth may be quickly discovered. Per
haps the dead tooth may be hidden in the
jaw, never having been erupted and may
have been the obscure cause of trouble for
years. The light reveals it at once. Facial
neuralgia by the way, is nearly always
due to q dead tooth.
Electricity is most valuable as a motive
power for tooth boring tools, which,
strange to say, cause less pain the faster
they go. Most people now grown up can
recall the excruciating pain caused by the
excavating instrument which the dentist
OF generation ago slowly revolved be-
tween his fingers. The s'burs'' now made
for suck work are much finer than they
were half a dozen years ago, being capable
OF cutting through steel bars. Further
more, the laborious method of turning
them out by hand has been superseded re-
Gently by machine which produces them
at a cost Of 10 cents apiece.
Electricity is employed also for pulling
teeth To the battery are attached three
wires Two of them have handles at the
end, while the third is attached to the for
ceps. The patient grasps the handles, the
electricity is turned on suddenly, and the
dentist simultaneously applies his forceps
to the tooth. The instant the tooth is
touched, it, as well as the surrounding
parts, becomes insensible to pain. A jerk,
and it is Providence Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
The Caricature Plant.

The Brazilian flower known as the ssrun-
ming antelope is so called because its
white petals have series Of well defined,
dark colored lines and dots in which the
imagination can readily trace the form OF
an antelope, with it's limbs outstretched
and head thrown back, seemingly fleeing
for it's life. In the ''caricature plant one
species has the initiative form on the pet
ais; another has it outlined in the ribs
and shading of the ribs. This last men
TONED curiosity bears a remarkably we'll
executed likeness of the Duke of Yelling
ton and has on that account been named
Arthur and His Nose. Among the orchids
the initiative form is entirely different in
character, being exhibited in the shape of
the flower itself. Some are exact counter
feits of bees, butterflies, moths, etc, while
others take upon themselves the form Of
worms and beetles. Naturalists believe
that in the first instance it Is natures trap
to lure other bees, moths and butterflies,
but in the case of the worm and beetle or
chids or those that are exact counterparts
of toads, lizards and huge spiders they do
not attempt to explain. and
Farm.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
The High school RACQUET.

The Racquet is out for June 19th. in
an editorial the editor says: 1.-The school
regrets that 1874 is to leave us at the end
of this year. Though '94, as whole, has
not been an especially brilliant class,
many of it's deeds have placed great
praise to its credit, and the work of
some of it's members has met with con
siderable congratulation." AS a con-
sequence the editor was presented yester-
day, by '94, with a very cleverly execut-
ed sketch, representing pair of scales
in which the deeds of the class in one
scale far outweighed the editor seated
on the other.
Wednesday evening. June 27th, the
class of '94 will have it's banquet and re-
cepJion at Gilbert's.
A meeting of '95 was held June 9Th in
the lecture room. The president appoint
ed to act as decorating committee for the
graduating class, Misses Davis, Douglass
and Seiders, and Messrs. Clark and Moul-
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
NEW HAMPSHIRE MEDICS.
Held Their Annual Session at CONGO,

Concord, N. H., June 19.--At the ses-
sion of the annual meeting of the New
Hampshire Medical Society this after
noon reports of the various officers and
delegates were submitted. The report
on neurology by DIR. j.. J. Berry of Ports
mouth, was very interesting document
The following papers were read and dis
cussed: Dissertation, "On Pathology
and methods of treatment of Hypertro-
phic and Atrophic Rhinitis, with espec c.
ial reference to the work of the general
practitioner" Albert Pick: essay. "On
Iaceration of cervix uteri," f. A. Still
lings of Concord; Grafton, "Glimpses of
Fifty Years in the Medical Profession"
Cyrus K. Kelley of Plymouth; essay,
On s;anatio in Mexico" G.P. Conn, Con-
cord; Dissertation. "On Importance of
the early recognition of certain diseases
of the eye by the ge neral practitioner,
with suggestions regarding the manage
ment," Fl. W. D. Carvelle of Manchester
The annual address of President S. P.
Carbee of Haverhill, was replete with
valuable suggestions. The following
officers were elected:
Presidential P. Goodhue of SPRING
field.
Vice President-E. F. McQuesten of
Nashua.
Treasurer-H. M. Felt of Hillsboro
Bridge.
Secretary-G. P. Conn of Concord.
Necrologist-J. j Berry of Portsmouth
Executive Committee r. Waller and
f. A. Stillings of Concord; G. D. Towne
of Manchester; F. E. Kitredge of Nashua;
A. w. Smith of Hanover.
Anniversary Chairman-I. j. Prouty of
Keene. A
Trustee-L. G. Hill of Dover.
Council-D. D. Adams and G. A. Towne
of Manchester, A.. B. Hammond of.N ash
ia, C.B. Drake of West Lebanon, L. Jar
Wis Claremont and I. Hill of Concord, j !.
G. Eastman of Hampstead, I. j. Protuy
of Keen, M. E. Latrobe of Dover.
Committee of Arrapgements-F. A.
Stillings, DE. Sullivan, AK. Day, c..
E. Lovejoy and N. W. McMurphy of Con-
cord.
The anniversary dinner was served at
the new Eagle Hotel at p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Jeremiah Libby.
M j . MI
brs DR.. H

Mrs. Ruhamah, wife of the late jeremiah
Libby, and one of the oldest and most re-
spected residents of the place quietly passed
away at her house at South Standish Sun
day morning.
Born in Standish, August A, 1910, she was
one of family of four sons and four
daughters, only one of whom, William Nor
ton now survives her. She was the mother
of eight sons, four of whom are now living
to mourn her loss.
AS one always ready to sacrifice personal
comfort and care to the feelings and well
fare of others, and as one who tried to dc
what she could for those around her, until
age and suffering rendered her incapable,
her memory will long be cherished by her
many friends and relatives, especially in
Standish her native place, and where she
has passed the greater portion of her life.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
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The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
WEDDINGS.
Brooks-Whitehouse.
Especial to the Press.l

Augusta, June ga very quiet wedding
occurred at the residence of Mrs. S. S.
Brooks at twelve today. The occasion was
the marriage other eldest daughter, Florence
to Robert Treat Whitehouse of Portland.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. j. S.
Williamson Of the Congregational church.
Percy W. Brooks of Boston, acted as best
man, and Miss Daisy Brooks and Miss Mollie
Ingraham as maids of honor. The wedding
couple left on the afternoon train for
kineo. From there they will go to New
York, and then return to Portland, where
they will reside
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
Base Ball Notes

y
: Casey's running catches wers cheered to
the echo. They were certainly worth the
price of admission
Cock made UP for his poor fielding by his
remarkable hitting
Harry Smith is batting in the scientific
way, that is not waiting for the ball to cross
the plate at just such height, but hitting
at it when he's dead sure just where its
coming, and pretty sure where its going,
when he hits it. That's the way to bat. His
three Dagger would have been ball above
his shoulder if he hadn't jumped for it when
he knew he could hit it.
Accidents will happen even in such we'll
regulated fingers as Harry Smith That was
bad huff.
Mahoney made bad mistake apparently
when he threw to second when the batter
went to first on four balls. Perhaps Dan
hoped to lure Cook off third and catch him
on the throw back. But Bradley wasn't
looking and the ball went to centre field
and Cook came home.
Other games today are Pawtucket at Fall
River, Haverhill at Brockton and Worcester
at Lewiston.
Ed Flavin, who played with the Worcester
Worcester with them
1t Was Pitchers Battle.
Haverhi1l, June 19.-Haverhill again de-
feated Fall River today in we'll played
contest. 1t was pitchers battle and Nc
killop excelled, keeping the visitors hits
well scattered. The score:
Haverhill, 0 OO2 o ga
Fall River, l % 0 0 0 o 2 %
Base hits--Haverhill, Z; Fall River, 6. Err
--Mckillop and Sweeney; Klobedanz and
Rollins.
Lewiston Still a Winner.
Lewiston, June 19.-Stafford's effective
pitching at critical points in this afternoons
game won the contest for his team. His
stick work also was leading feature. The
score:
Lewiston, 0 0 2 0 l 2-5
Worcester, 0 o 0 u 0 o.
Base hits-Lewiston, 8: Worcester, 7. Err
roIs-Le wiston, a: Worcester, 8. Batteries
Stafford and Bergen; Potter and Hayes.
Pawtucket Wins Again.
Pawtucket, June 19.-Good base running
and clean fielding won todays' game for the
home club. Seeds pitched great game, If
he had received good support he would have
won the game. The score:
Pawtucket. o l 0 0 l %
Brockton, l l 0 0 0 0 o.
Base hits-Pawtucket, :; Brockton, 10. Err
rors-Pawtucket, 8; Brockton, s. Batteries
Fourier and Meakin and Roach; Seeds
and Shea.
New England League Standing.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, l 0 o. 9
Brooklyn, 8 0 0 0 0 0 x-ll
Base hits Washington, 10; Brooklyn, Il.
Erro1s-Washington, s.; Brooklyn, 6. Bat
teries-Maul, Petty and Dugdale; Gastright,
Kennedy and Daily.
AT PITTSBURG
Pittsburg, 0 . 0 2 "a
Louisville, 0 3 . 6 0 0 80
Base hits-Pittsburg, 8; Louisville, ID. Err
rors-Pittsburg, s; Louisville, 3. Batteries
-Easton and Merritt; Hemming and Grim /.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, 0 0 0 l 0 0 l-2
Cincinnati D D U 0 U-3
Base hits-St. Louis, z; Cincinnati, g. Err
rors-St. Louis, 4; Cincinnati, 0. Batteries
---Hawley and Peitz; Chamberlain and
Vaughn.
National League Standing.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
Trotting at Mystic.

Boston, June l9.-This is the second day
of the races at Mystic park. In the 1928 class
Tor purse of $500. Brunhild, gr m won in
four heats; Pan Glare, b second and Anna
Mac, gr m third. Best time 81 Ia.
In the $50 pacing, Jack, b won in three
heats; Roscoe, b G second and Annie Rhea,
CHI m, third. Best time, 22O.
In the 2.a5 class. purse $500. Fred Wilkes,
b won in three heats; King Charles, b h
second Aggie, b m third. Best time 2.2U.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
Thrown Up by Volcanic Eruption
DEEPEST OCEAN ON EARTH

With climate of marvellous salubrity,
with soil of wonderful fertility, with
tropical verdure unsurpassed, inhabited
by.a people of extraordinary interest,
transformed from barbarism to high civ
ilization, with leaders the peers of Amer
lean statesmen, with an independent re-
publican government. and entitled to be
called child of the United States, thes
islands possess extraordinary charms for
intelligent Americans. 1t is not surpris-
ing that PRESS readers appreciate the
chance we offer of the most rare and
beautiful views of Hawaii ever brought
to this country, accompanied, as they
are, with very feast in the charming
descriptions by the Hon. John L. Stevens
and Prof. w. B. Oleson.
The whole series of eight portfolios
now ready.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
Fighting for Blood money.

Lebanon N. H.. June 19.-The morn
ing session of the court hearing of the
Almy reward case was consumed in ex-
amining County Solicitor Mitchell and
ex Sheriff Brigham as to their work in
searching for and the arrest of Almy.
DR.. Mary Walker created considerable in
terest in her cross examination of Mitch
ell. endeavoriug to work in her alleged
conspiracy. but the court ruled out
most of the questions.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
New England League Standing.
The National League.

The National League.
The following games were played yester-
day by National League clubs:
4.s AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, o O 2 0 0 0 o.
Chicago, o. % 90 . 3 Is
Base hits-4Cleyeland, s; Chicago, 5, Errors
Cleveland, a.; Chicago, "A. Batteries
Knauss and thinner; Terry and Kittredge,
AT BOSTON.
Boston. 20 8 O O o.
Baltimore, 0 D 2 0 0-l3
Base hits-Balitmore, II; Boston, II. Err
rors-Baltimore, 5; Boston, 6. Batteries
Hawkes. aud D-hiuson Staley and Camel.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
THE FIELD OF SPORTS
Bangor Was No Match for Us Yes
terday.
WE WON AN UNINTERESTING
GAME EASILY.

Hits We're About Even, but Errors were
Costly-We Played Sharp Fielding
Game and Spoiled Many Base Hits
Bangor will Play Again Today-Carey
and Mcbride will Pitch-Worcester's
Defeat Puts Us in Fifth Place.
There isn't much to say about yesterdays
game. 1t pursued the even tenor of its way
with very little excitement or uncertainty
at any time.
In the first inning Cooks muffs of two
flies in left, and slater's two-bagger gave
us the lead, with two runs, and we easily
kept it and increased tt. BY the beginning
of the ninth we had seven and Bangor
three, none of them earned.
In the ninth Garry and Slater went to
first on balls, then Wheeler threw wild to
first. Casey got single, and H. Smith the
cleanest three-bagger of the season-total,
five runs. I'D
In their half, after two was out Co ok,
who had already two two base hits to his
credit, sent the ball over the railroad track
the first earned run of the game. Then
White Moore and Hart got hits, but quick
fielding prevented more than one run, and
the game was ours. Cooks two muffs,
WheeIer's wild pitch and wild throw to
first and Harris two passed balls were very
costly.
Wheeler pitched a good game, SO did
Dolan, but the former gave but two men
their first on balls, while Dolan gave eight.
If the Dangers hadn't made SO many mis-
plays and Portland SO many fine plays,
Doian's bases on balls would have been
disas rous.
I More men struck out than usual. Dolan
got two and Wheeler three.
Following is the detailed score:
PORTLANDS
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20

Il. Brock, Boston, grg Gil Curry.
+. A. Newell, Boston, Big Bunco Jr.
Arcade stable, Boston, cg Chesterfield.
brs DIR, H.
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS.
SUMMER UNDERWEAR.

Our store is The place for you to pick up what
you need in Underwear and Hosiery.
We sell a good serviceabl9 Balbriggan Shirt
and Drawers for 80 cents each
Genuine French Balbriggan, long and short
sleeves. rs cents and $1.oO.
Fine French Isle Thread S175.
Fine Gauze Shirt and Drawers so cents each.
Merno, white and colored, Soc 75c and 81 90.
All Woo. white and colored. Sips S1.5O,
SITE, $500 and up
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20
JEAN DRAWERS.

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legs. All sizes in stock from 80 to 48 waist.
Try our guaranteed Fast Black Hose $500
per half dozen.
We are agents for the Jaros Hygienic and
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The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20

Earned runs-Bangor, 2. Two base hits
Carry Slater, Bradley, Cook, 2. Three base
hits-H. smith. Home run-Cook. Sacrifice
h1ts-slater, CASEY; I. smith, @. Smith.
lays-Bradley, Burns Bases on balls
Garry, slater, Deadly, German, Moore, q
Hart, 4; by Wheeler. 2; by Dolan, 8. struck
ou.-slater, G: Smith, 2; Burns, Fitzmaurice
2; White by Wheeler, 4; by Dolan, 8. Passed
balls-Hart. 2. Wild .pitch-Wheeler Time
Il hour, 55 minutes Umnire-Long
The Portland daily press., 1894-06-20

National League Standing.
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-06
O r~ozb6jnikach we
%gierskich.

BY}Y prezydent sadu Kornis
siedzia} pewnego wieczoru prey
w%ieczerzy W swym 2amku IT,
sza Bid, gdy otworzy}y sic
drzwi i do pokoju wesz}o 2
u1brojonych mellow z poczer-
nionemi twarzami. Kornis ME
stracil ducha. a lie silny by1,
przeto wyrzuci} obydwuch ra-
busiow "a drwi. W sleni jednak
staio 4 opryszkow. Widzac.
ze rady sobie z w,zystkimi ME
da, odezwaf sic do Mich, De
wyda i'm wszystkie pieniadze,
jake ma " domu. Razem 4
rabusiami TIDAL sic Kornis do
swej pracowni wreczyt i'm
1900 gulden6w. To "a maio",
zawo}at przyw6dzca, ,,my
wiemy, re masz w domu 100
tysiecY gutdenow". ,,Mia}em
te sumo " %przesztym tygodniu,
odrzeki Kornis, wydalem jed.
max ma kupno d6br." Wzisli
tedy 1900 gu}denow, zabrali
zegarek Kornisowj, a zamkna
wszy 60 nastepnie W pokoju,
wrocili do jadalni, gdzie iona
Kornisa " strachu wielkim
Katolik. (Winona, Minn.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-06

czekafa. zmu:ili ia. ably ich
z%sprowadzifa 10 80 letniego
wuja, mieszkajacego take W
zamku, O kt6rym sadzili, Re
wielkie skarby posiada. Sta
rec }ezaf Ola choroby W }62ku.
Wyw)ekli go ma ziemie i
zaczeIi go dusi6, 2adajac wy
DANA skarb6w.D uszony starzec
ME mog} mic odpowiedziec, "
skutek czego porzucili go
rozb6inlcy ia podtodze a sami
poczeli p|adrowaG W izbie Pod
}ozkieln znalezli jaka6 skrzy-
neczke zamknieta. Zajeci
odbijaniem jej, ME spostrzegli,
ae PAM Kornis uciekla z pokoju.
Wkr6tce potem zbieg}a sic
slu&ba l uwolDiony p. Kornis
do d'zwi, Rozb6inicy grozili,
2e zastr2els ka1dego, kto do
pokoju wejdzie, i pc jeapemu
wyskakiwali oknem. Udalo i'm
sic to wszystkim, policya
w%egierska dotad ME odkry1a
rabusi6w. hadne bezpieczeh-
stwo publiczne!
PkACIC IA