New-York tribune., 1895-12-22

THE PROPER WAY TO BLOW INTO PENNY
IN-THE-sLOT MACHINE.

THE PROPER WAY TO BLOW INTO A PENNY
IN-THE-sLoT MACHINE.
The two men stood in front OF the penny-in-the-
slot weighing machine. looking red In the face, as
though from some immense muscular exertion.
Now. let see If l read the directions right,
said one taking another look at the paragraph in
a newspaper "Yes. tried II right. This is what
IT says:
"An that s necessary If you wish to be weighed
penny, is apply your lips to the slot and bioW
hard. The air cannot escape and the pressure VIII
set the machine in operation at once.
well I'll be bowed If can DO it," said he
"You try it once. Maybe your lungs are stronger
than mine"
As the other man stepped on the platform to take
a try at it, several passers-by attracted by the odd
sight. stopped to see the operation. Soon party
was gathered around the machine.
In vain did the man pun and blow TIL he almost
burst the buttons from his wasicoat.
81 give II up" said ne. casting sheepish look at
the crowd that gave him the laugh.
Just then a bootDlack. with grmy face but bright
eyes wigglcd through the crowd.
law. dat's dead easy" said he. Just let me show
de mug how ter do it," and then he climbed on the
platform. put his lips to the slot and blew Not so
flew around and told the wondering crowd that the
kid" weighed ninety-four pounds .,. ..
the urchin TRY it agin."
verified about the battle not always being to the
strong.
wondered
How do you do IT, kld?' said one. -,
"IIumph. dats tolln'," he replied. II win more
money at dat game dan KIN lose shooting de
cubes"
Give you quarter to tell"
IT'S go, boss. Now. watch me-" and the urchin
climbed the machine again.
81 me cent said he.
What fur? Why. to stick in me mug; den puts
me mout on De slot and pokes in dc cent wild me
tongue, see? OATS what fur. It's dead easy when
The crowd ';savved"
| THERE SHOULD BE 4 CODE AT BOTH ENDS.
The business Of trust company downtown was
| more or less interrupted some weeks ago by the
receipt Of a cipher dispatch from London sent by
| a man whose property here was under the man
| agement OF the concern. The difficulty about the
| message was that it couldn't be translated. The
sender's affairs were in such a state that it was
extremely important to have instructions from him,
and so no effort spared in seeking out the
| hidden meaning of the words. The codes in COM
| mon use were first hunted up, but they avaed
| nothing If word was translated by one of
them it served only to beiog the subject still more.
| Recourse then had to private codes. Clerks
were sent to Institutions and law firms which had
| international connections TO ask for aid In ferret
| ing out what was wanted. The officers and en-
| poyes held earnest consultations. each one making
some suggestion TO what to be done, and all
day only such other business was transacted was
| absolutely necessary But key could be found
! TO fiji, and at last message cabled asking for
| instructions in plain English These came in due
| season.
| Naturally letter was sent explaining the rea
| for the inability to translate the cipher and
| asking what code had been used The reply said
merely that the sender had decided write the
| message while IN brokers' Office in London. and
had used the firm code. II chanced that this was a
private one, only three or four copies OF which were
| land The Yorker seemed to think he had
made only natural mistake in overlooking the ne
cessity of an understanding about the code