Waco Evening News. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 118, Ed. 1, Monday, November 26, 1888 Page: 2 of 4
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WACO TEXAS NOV. 20 18S8.
di:ad oij:x and shut.
The gambling instinct is as broad
as humanity and as deep as the sea.
The Louisiana lottery makes a big ap-
peal to that instinct and a very suc-
cessful appeal to its own profit. High
and low rich and poor the imbecil
youth and keen-sighted man of busi-
ness merchants bankers lawyers
clciks the philosopher in his easy
chair and the cook on the kitchen ta-
ble the boot-black on the corner and
the congressman at Washington
broadcloth and jeans section hand
and section boss the apprentice and
his master the swarthy miner in the
bowels of the earth and the pale dude
on the streets one and all alike and
equally bow down and worship the
Louisiana lottery and offer up their
easily gotten or hard earned dollar
as a monthly sacrifice to what has got
to be the real Diana of the Ephe-
sians. It is a craze and a folly; as big
a craze as ever known and as great
a folly as a man could wish to find.
For admitting the gambling desire to
be instinctive and comparatively
harmless there ought to be some bit
of reason and common sense even in
folly A better or a gambler fhould
see some reasonable show for his
money some tangible hope of a rich
return. He ought v.licn he bets to be
able to give a reason why he expects
to win. He can .ive no such reason
for his dollar investment in the Louis-
lan Lottery. He can't figure out a
dollar's worth of chance. Let him
take all the figures and the numbers
and work out an equation of chances
and he can't make a ticket worth more
than twenty-five cents. That is all
one is worth by the doctrine of
chances. The ticket is worth about
twenty five cents the seller gets near
ly twenty-five cents and the other half
dollar perhaps tha lottery company
knows what becomes of the other half.
We are not arguing against gambling
but simply that the buyer of lottery
tickets pays nearly three times too
much for his ticket according to the
doctrine of chances. When a thing
is put up at a raffle a price is usually
put on it somewhat in excess of its
value. That excess is the sellers mar-
gin for a stake. But besides that
small excess the man who takes a
chance say of a dollar gc ts nearly a
dollar's worth of chances. In faro
and other games of that kind while
the margin is of course with the
bank the chip is worth nearly what
was paid for it according to the law
of chances. This is not the case with
the Louisiana Lottery and hence to
gamble that way is gambling tolly.
Now men who gamble do not usual-
ly gamble foolishly. They calculate
chances closely. In the Louisiana
lottery men go it blind hence it is cor
rect to call it a carze. All men who
gamble in other things have some rea
son. some calculation but not one in
a hundred calculates the chances in
the lottery. We may be mistaked in
one assertion that the Louisiana lot
tery ticket which sells for a dollar is
worth onlyjtwenty-five cents according
of chances. Let any one disposed to
invest in tickets at least be sensible
enough to work it out for himself and
if he buys do so with his eyes wide
open and not be carried away by a
craze. Even in gambling a man
ought to be able to give a cause for
the hope that is in him and if he will
gamble take a game that is not "new
you see it and now you don'c see it."
Equanimity of mind is always ad
mirauie Dut wnen it enables a man
who has just been beaten by a big
majority to keep his balance and
whistle and sing as he did before the
election it is more than admirable it
is sublime or rather it would be for
such a man has never been found
yet. The defeated candidate is the
sorest of all mortals for his pride as
well as his pocket have suffered fear
ful wounds and as he thinks of his
friends who swore to vote for him be-
fore the election and voted for the
other fellow on the day of the election
he loses faith in his fellow mortals
which it takes years to recover.
The republicans ate pledged to
civil service reform but the republi
can is only civil wncn nc is out oi
pow cr.
The fears of war for the past many
years in Europe have all proven false
alarms. Now there is real cause for
alarm for Emperor William has de-
clared his desire to preserve the
peace of Europe.
The English parliament is at pres
ent as it has been lor the past hun
dred years engaged in discussing
plans for the proper government of
Ii eland. Why not try simple plain
justice for an experiment! it is an
old woman's remedy it is true but
often as wonderfully potent as it is
simple.
Having seen the politics of our
own country definitely settled for the
next four years we can now afford to
pay more attention and take more in-
terest in foreign affairs. 'The latest
advices Irom Samoa say that Matfa-
fe's followers attacked a stronghold
held by the adherents of Tamasesse
near Atha on the ;th instant and suc-
ceeded in capturing the outposts after
two days of hard fighting with many
killed. By the way where the Dick-
ens is Atha and who in thunder is
Mataffet
A few years ago a big cattle man
not a thousand miles" from Waco be-
t;an to build a fine house. Before
the building had proceeded far the
dressed beef syndicate had laid its
heavy hand on Texas cattle and that
house was never finished and never
will be. A poor butcher in Allegha.
ny City Pennsylvania refused to buy
beef from the dressed beef company
and the company told him blandly if
he did not buy from them they them-
selves would put up shops. The
butcher went to the wall and now
buys his beef from the dressed beef
company. What kind of a dynasty is
this within a republic a dynasty that
can kill a giant or crush a fly that
can stop the building of a house by a
Texas cattle baron or shut up the
shop of some poor devil of a butcher
in Pennsylvania by a simple motion
of its hand. The kings of Europe
are pigmies beside the monarch of
the trust.
The niches of Alaska.
Governor Swincford in his report
states that the coast lino of Alaska
18211 miles is nearly twico the cem-
Lined Atlantic and Pacific coast lines
of the- United Stas. Tlio market
value of the Alaska fisheries for last
year is estimated at $3000000. A
thousand salmon avci aging- ton
pounds each havo been taken in Sitka
bay in a singlo haul. Tho seal fish-
eries yield to tho government $317-
C00 annually or enough to pay 4 per
cent on tlio amount paid Russia for
tho country. A singlo island is said
to bo practically a mountain of ore
and to contain mineral wealth enough
to pay olf tho wholo of our national
debt
Tho fish commission steamer Al-
batross sailed into. Pugct sound early
last month after an interesting cruise
in Alaskan waters. Deep sea sound-
ings wero mado to verify thoso mado
by Commodoro Belknap in tho Tusca-
rora while locating a lino for a Japan-
eso cablo in 1874. Capt. Tanner
found even greater depths in short
distances than tho Belknap soundingu
At ono point 3800 fathoms was re-
ported. In thrco miles tho ocean bot-
tom was found to sink fiom forty to
1100 fathoms and in twenty miles at
nnothcr point from GOO to 2100
fathoms tlio ocean canyon being long
and deep.
Several now varieties of fish were
brought to tho surfaco by trawls and
by hook nnd lino from theso ocean
depths. Ono liacl a head liko a shark
with larco teeth but a body liko an
eel or a snake tapering to a point as
lino as a Knitting- needle. Sonio lino
Bpecmcns of blmmps wero secured at
points near tho coast. A quantity of
lino ciams wiucn nro used lor bait by
fishermen wero planted in a small in
let west of Oonalaska. Fi om this port
tho Albatross sailed back cost of tho
Aleutian Island group and down
toward Kodiak. Soundings and di edg-
ings woro mado all along and tho 100
fathom curvo located. Gicat num-
bers of codfish wero secured. Tho
watci-s in that region aro filled with
cod thoso at a distanco from the coast
being much the best Scientific Amer-
ican. Imitation Chinese) Hall Vases. .
It is said that Chineso hall vases and
kindred bric-a-brac nro now mado in
this country and answer decorative
purposes jubt as well a3 tho imported
article. Ono with an oyo for such
things would need to seo theso nntivo
imitations nnd havo their nativity
vouched for boforo quito accepting
tho report that they woro as good in
cil'cct as tho imported. But if thoy
can pass muster at all it may perhaps
explain tho prodigious number of such
things now in tho market. Tlio etores
aro lllled
every auction room is
crowded: in shoit. they meet tho ovo
with tho fi equency almost of tho fruit
etands at street corners. But tho rugs !
Theso Oriental pocm3 in needlework
aro almost as ircqucut and yet wo
fancy no ono has oyer attempted to
duplicate them with success Boston
Advertiser.
PATENT RIGHT CRANIO.
Men Who Speml Their Time and Money
tlullilliiB Castlrs In tlio Air.
"Who was tho worst crank you ever
saw?" was asked of a Now York law-
yer who makes a specialty of tho pa-
tent business.
"That's n pretty difficult question to
answer but ono of tho crankiest fel-
lows with whom 1 have had to deal
was tho inventor of a revolving pulpit
Tho man had a box containing a small
model of his invention. Ho bclioved
that all of tho churches in tho world
would buy his pulpits. Ho wanted
ino to obtain a patent and assist hitn
in organizing a company to manufact-
ure and sell tho invention. 'Millions
in it' ho said; and when 1 told him
that he was a fool and that if he didn't
skedaddle I'd help him down stairs
ho was as mad as a hornet His in-
vention was indeed unique. Tho idea
was to havo tho church circular in
form with tho pulpit in tho center.
Tho pews wero to bo nrranged in rows
surrounding tho pulpit tho latter
being slowly revolved by nn electric
motor. Thus tho preacher without
exertion on his part would bo turned
so as face the different portions of his
congregation successively. Tholast I
heard of tho inventor no was in nn
asylum for tho insane."
Among tho cranks who aro the
greatest annovanco to tho lawyer aro
the individuals who think they havo
discovered tho secret of perpetual mo-
tion. Theso persons havo not quito
perfected their inventions but each is
anxious to protect his machino by a
patent and prevent others from steal-
ing tho fruit of his wonderful dis-
covery. "A man once gravely informed me"
said tho lawyer "that ho know how
to make a watch that would uovcr run
down. Now such a timepieco would
bo a godsend to any person jno wind
ing no Koy no running down no
trouble! I asked tho inventor if ho
could show mo n working model. Ho
replied that ho had no model handy
but ho would explain his theory. I
had tho janitor bounce him from my
ollico without waiting for tlio proposed
explanation. Any person of senso
knows that no machine can bo con-
structed which will create power in it-
self. There must bo sonio chemical or
other natural forco to supply motion.
I havo heard of a man who believed
that gunpowder could bo mado a cheap
and cireetual agent for propelling ma-
chinery. His idea was to ignite tho
powder a small quantity at a time in
a cylinder the expansion of gas thus
created working a piston. I presume
nn ocean steamer could be propelled
by means of a powder engine but it
strikes mo it would bo a littlo awk-
ward for tho passengers in caso the
flro happened to get to the maiu maga-
zine." "I supposo very few women cranks
troublo you" baiu tho reporter.
"I wish your supposition was true."
said tho lawyer "out I'm grieved to
say that it is uot Thcro aro plenty of
women who imagine that they can
mako their everlasting fortunes in tho
field of invention. As a rule a woman
crank is ten times moro to bo dreaded
than a man crank. Sho cannot be
bluffed. When ono of her kind comes
to my ofilco I resign myself to cruel
fate. Thcro aro women who havo in-
vented fly traps cradle rockers carpet
sweepers and goodness only knows
what not Somo of their inventions
have been successful. Mechanical and
inventivo talent is by no means con-
fined to the male 6ex. Tlio most tint
I havo against a femalo crank is her
proclivity to talk a man to death.
Whenever one of them enters my door
I mentally ejaculate 'Heaven pro-
servo mo I' "
"What is your ndvico to people who
havo a hankering to distinguish them-
selves in tho field of invention?"
"I would recommend that they
mako use of common sense. Let them
begin by making sure that the article
which tlicy intend to havo patented is
both novel and useful. Thcro aro
thousands of patents which either
never resulted in profit to tho owner
or involved actual financial loss. I
know of a person who devoted twenty-
fivo years and a large fortune inherited
from n deceased relativo in construct-
ing a steam man. His idea was to
havo his man mado of iron tho body
comprising n boiler and furnace and
tho legs being worked by a steam
engine. Well liis machino was finally
perfected to such an extent that it
actually walked. Tho invention was
patented but tho owner soon found
that tho public demand for steam men
was very small indeed. I believo he
did manago to sell a fow of tho ma-
chines but thoy wero of no practical
uso to tho purchasers except as an
amusing toy."
"Could ho not mako money by ex-
hibiting his steam men and cliarging
an entrance feo for tho show?"
"I icmcmbcr that an enterprising
'chap' did purchaso ono of tho ma
chines and plueo it in a vacant store on
Broadway. Tho steam man attracted
visitors who paid in their dimes to fceo
him walk but tho show soon proved a
failure nnd tho doors wero closed for
good. Tho last I saw of this particular
steam man ho was reposing in a heap
oi juiu; iron ui an csiaoiisumeni on
Center btrect. Air ships and flying
machines aro favorito dreams for the
patent right cranks. It may bo that
a successful II ymj machino which can
bo steered in any direction will bocon
structcd sonio day but I wouldn't give
much for all
of the inventions in that
direction which havo come to
notice. "Now York Telegram.
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A Stroujly Blailicd Contrast.
Tlio contrast between Russia and
Turkoy in their railroad policy is
strongly marked. Whilo Turkey con
trols fertile districts in which there
seems to bo a fair prospect of profita
ble! tranic no cllort 13 mcvuo to develop
rapidly reaching out into Central
Asia and is coming dangerously near
tho Indian frontier of Eugland. Both
uussia and Turucv are cnuauv bank
rupt; but tlio roraier appreciates tlio
importance of railroads enough to find
Bomo ucaii3 of building them while
tho lattsr opposes their conttruction
with other obstacles besides financial
aes. New York Evening Post.
We Are
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"Waco :
Still in tho Lead !
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STATE FAIR
WILL TAKE PLACE
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
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sstti seth &
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WE WILL HAVE THE
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Furniture
Ever Shown in Cen-
tral Texas.
It will pay any
one to come &
see it.
WE WILL CIVE A
HANDSOME-
Autograph
As a Souvenir to all vis-
itors during the Fair
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No Coffins in the Win-
dow. 13SiJTTriffi' ' 1
DNDERTIK'RS EEPARTM'HT
tlw GbMMSt tt tin M. :Tl
Also a line of cloth covered casket.
Metallo cases and a full llnaof robta
for ireuto ladloa and children.
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Prices to Suit Everybody.
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