The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-06

present mayor was in office two
months these nickel-in-the-slot ma
chimes began to make their appearance,
until today they can be found in near
ly as many. IL not more, places than
when he made his fight on them and
Mayor Smith helped him out. If Mayor
Doran knows they are being used
again, then it shows that he was not
sincere when he introduced the ordin-
ance. If he doesn't know they are be-
ing used, then Chief Goss is allowing
the mayor to appear ridiculous in the
eyes of people who know where the
chief executive stands on the subject.
Goss and every member on the force
knows the machines are in use. Yes
terday a reporter for the G o b Spenr
the afternoon in the business district
of the city noting the condition OF
things and this is what he found:
Among the machines now in use are
several new ones. One of the most
popular of these is operated by clock
work and consists Of dial bearing
the figures from l to inclusive. There
are always five slots similarly desig-
mated. On a pivot in the center of the
dial is an arrow, which, when the
nickel is dropped into the slot, revolves
rapidly for a few seconds and If it
stops with the point on the number
corresponding to the solt in which the
nickle was placed, the player is ent-
tea TO the Ndlu6 Ol 20 CSnlS III u dOC
These are used both in saloons and
cigar stores, and, to borrow from the
parla nee of the gambler, 'get quite
game"
Another of the new machines is ac-
companied by q card which bears the
amusing announcement that 1t is "a
game of skill and entirely distinct from
any gambling Device" although, like
the one described, it rewards the sue
cessful player with 25 cents in trade,
while the unsuccessful one loses his
nickel This device is worked by d
lever and the Eo-called skill consists
in applying to this lever just sufficient
force to place the nickel over certain
spot designated.
Still another of the new ones con-
sists of three revolving discs under a
glass case Around the outer edge of
each of these discs are figures and
certain combinations of these figures
pay a certain number Of cigarS-the
more infrequent the combination the
greater the number of cigars. The
mechanism which sets the discs in mo-
ton is operated by pushing in a rod
after the nickel has been dropped in
the slot.
There are to be found in many Of
the cigar stores a device known as the
card machine which, according to a
placard which accompanies it. is placed
there to introduce the cigars manu-
featured by a certain firm, and may
be played for the moderate sum of one
cent. It consists of five revolving cyl
inders. each of which has on it sew
eral playing cards, only one of which
is in sight at time. These cylinders
revolve Independently, and certain pok-
er hands call for certain numbers of
of cigars, according to their value.
Probably the oldest and one of the
most popular is the clock work dice
machine which gives you an Oppor-
tunity to play for cigars and have
your fortune told at the same time.
Like most of the others, it is operated
by clock work which revolves, two
cups in each of which is three dice.
Accompanying it is a table which pro-
claims the future prospects of the man
who shakes each of the possible COM
bina tions of these dice and the num-
ber of cigars-if any-to which he is
entitled. One cigar dealer has even
increased these attractions by an Of
fer of $40 to any man who shall sue
ceed in getting six skies. There is an
other dice machine which is, to all
appearances, but a variation of the
one just described. The principal point
of difference is that each die is in a
separate pan, and the combinations
vary somewhat, but the result is prac-
tically the same.
Besides these is a dice machine which
is worked by a spring lever, and in
which the dice are under a glass case,
but the scheme for payment is nearly
the same as the others. Then there
is the Jackpot machine, which pays
the successful player money as well
as cigars. 1t consists of an upright
board studded with long pins and COW
cred with a glass case and below this
| board are three little tin drawers