, 1874-01-31
Progressive Notifications It Has Un-
dergOne.
Profits of tho Ban11---Supersti-
tions of Players.
How the Proprietors Make Sure Thing
Of It.
Explanation Of The Last-Tnrn Swi1Nllc.

The poets who generally speak to NIL humans
ty occasionally announce special lecture for
the benefit Of the virgins and tho callow youth
md newspapors, which toll III prose what poots
tell III rhyme, also sometimes address t!o1ra-
8clycs not to all their readers, but to tho boys
the girls. and tho country people. There aro
many things which mon aro we'll acquainted
with, but which arc strangers to ingenious
youth. Tho parent Is not apt to givo ill.,
.truction to lis Children some most essential
pointH, since ho thcroby EXPOSES Ills own weak
ncns. and hence it becomes tho duty Of PAPER,
which hns no children, and which owns to no
weaknesses, to act the part Of tutor and ill.,
Hsructor to those who would otherwise lave to
learn, painfully aud expcnsiycly, for themselves
Il is unnecessary to inform tho young tlat tho
passion for gambling, tho 1ovo of clIanco for
tune. ID innate in nun. Evory boy who evor
played nlnrbos knows that he can remember his
own emotions, and tho low estimation i'll Which
"playiug for fun" WIS held. Map, whother
sayngo or civilized, lleatllou or Christian. is H.
born gamplor. Tho instinct nay manifest itself
in hundred Ways, in n faro-bank, oil Ohange,
or OIL tho Gold Donrl, but the principle is always
tho sanlo.
Still. tho INV and custom llave rnado dis
tincion between diiforout forms Of gaming. For
a nun to keep n faro-bank is il!ogitimato; for Il
gentleman to avail himHelf Of Ills skill as whist
or pokor player, to aud to lis neonlo IL not lse-
gal though improper. III both casca the antag-
nniHt loses, but grcat deal depends OH tue por-
sou to whom hu loses. In ono CASE WO aay ne
was swindlel; in another, that ho was nufor-
tunhte.
II = faro-banl1 woro unmolested by tho law, its
profits would 10 governed by tho Baule rule al
% %those of any otller business; thore would llavo
to he certain sum secured to pay interest OIL
capital invested, defray running expenses, wages
of labor, etc. Tho fair percentage Of gain
in favor of 4 bank will do TINT, undorr
ordinary circumstances. But tho moment
lilo business becomes illogitmato, the
situation changes. When the owner OF n
bank is subject to arrest mud fine, md tho
tou,ors are also ab]o to arrest and line, thereby
decreasing tho number Of visitors, his profits
made off those who do attend must be incrcas-
cd. II d fair game does not givo thou, IN nn-
fair one Iuunt If druggist haB lut little GUS
tom, ho must put high prices on his drugs; 80
must tho gambler.
crcascy, 90 does tho uniairnosH Of the gambler.
Subject to arrest the moment his quarters arc
known he becomes nomad plying his trade IN
rooms Which Ae hires oue dny to- abandon the
uext. Instead of being satisfied with per ccntt
he must have %. 11o lives by chance jobs aud
must Charge high OH each ono.
no moro "sguare 1igltA. Whom ginning be-
comes illegal, tllore il no "squaro" ga,niug.
This III more stntcmcnt Of fact, not M argyll
tia nalo of chances iii q kentucky lottery, ren-
pound cake, or q watch. A prohibltory
liquor, law stops to u considerable ex-
tei.t The sale OF alo and beer, which arc
bulky mud dotcriorato by Keeping. It increases
tho consumption Of whisky, which is moro easily
!, Managed which las creator strength in less
space. SO tue snaslnodlo enforcement OF tho law
a;;uinst the American game of faro docs away
number Of skin gamos.' Of buuko, brace faro.
otc. Partial raiding, therefore, may bo pro-
ductiye Of more harm than good, and the later
German system Of nprooting and DISCRIMINATING
is the only thorough a,ld successful treatment Of
the OWL.
Under the new regime, in this city, there is n
change, There are new gods in Israel. Rehm
has supplantet Washeurn. ana tlepreaont policy
disorder prevails in tho houses, or upon war;
rant, duly swarn out. Tie Immediate result is
that the .amplors aro taking, heart Of grace.
Fnro-balk6 arc increasing, and bunko IL dilnin-
ishing. Tho ganng-hells aro becoming moro
But before going into tho subject Of faro, it is
only, proper to give ,ho views Of prominent
nlonts OF Communists. cycu while wo condelnn
them, and it is but fa.r to allow tho gambler,
who has no newspaper organ. clanco to Atate
his side Of the case, Desides, 1t is interesting
mass Of mankind l.yyor como in contact, 1ne.
often endowed with decided, though perverted,
ability.
INTERVIEW WITH 4 aAa1nIER,
In tho B}1riug Of 1873, Mayor aIedill was favored
with visit from Que Of tho best known allt
most intelligent aud popular mom1ers Of tlt
gambling fraternity Of Chicago, who. with tht
urbnnity Of the polished 1nan that ho il, chilled
arriving IT possible. at some understanding
with the police authorities who, by order uf til,
Mayor wero pursuing relentless a,'i IT, iucessa. aAa
DrI Fnctr tf11f