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otherwise tho business would 60 down. From
Rilat lnro 8aftt, Il Ia evident that nk least

HhfC &A|lls ~ N cfN4CHt kiNk Hk lCtlhk
TItsEE MILLIONS or DOLLARS ANNUALLY
arc paid tn the gamblers Of this city. rl.ts looks
liko largo tnnl, md IL IS largr sum, but lct
the doubling nncs cxa1nluc intu thg facts aud
M a SEQ seo wi,as vi ! tic j s gamb biar. M sye IN retnrn io1
THIS amount Of in0ncyl II yon have ever pfac-
tcct nj tic faro-table, unlcsn you arc ii'tre 12r
tMilntg tllan tho majority who 10 play ,a1 lnn
feuiily conceive TINT tho rott.rns consist q
morals, md these not tnfrcquenily ican to
theft and theft Lends. IN .nme instances ea ~ ~
, ID liz ~ course M of year, comes out ahead .t t!s
rn,nc, ti,cru nre ilozcns ol others wlp come out
losers; 90 that, 1uokIng at f.atnbl'n9 tron Any
a .yery po. eEnne nf Esa ssfy ia srse syS
II bIlnSGoeas. 1ayGu Sa 'i Scs!ss si tiff yoa Inquire
] arol,ni yon Will. and TINT n!ero !e Hre
several gamblers renr m t's soo f'' eotss Ms UM1 S
.iiarao,',1s, dt.s iriyo fast h9rscs, ard Hwy livo
sl stS,' II, Obtained Il is prol,ablu TINT the sum
sss? e pa p%sa, 's hn s fssst fss %sSs Ss Ct 'ss s
'a.s !" hs matter Of course,n / satd, "tllo money
pn[ll to tho gamblers IL paid by sonchA'y, mil
!he Question now ls' who constitutes TINT so'ne"
SWel', IT,. will rtd. tel you' There is no use In
4 IAtluH rIoP0ftTtON OF TIN MALE P0FULA-
Of Chicago gamble, more or less, is true. II Is
an absolute fact, nsso. TINT gambling Ia not yotl-
lnctl to thu rDuEhcr elesneiIt Of society. Cler-
gy,ncu md professional burglars have, before
today, sat si1o BY side At tile gasnblng-tnblo
aud 'buckca the Tickle goddess and tl'c SANG
iiis liz rs rs we'll as ~ tl,osu down sn' On Tic
lower strata Of ol1r humanity. It makes
no difference to the keeper Of the gambling
rnAn WHO fights flls ganlc; slu Is after money.
That brought from the sanctuary Is as gool IL
hin as tint cunning froni tlIu wealthy sport or
tho yeriest tiefl unl vice vtrs,, As rule, all
kinds OF liquors and very goDd cigars arc to bo
had In nl sirst-ciass rNinls simply for tho ask
ing, anl II nat infrcgucntly happens Tint tito
brain Of tle player becomes nluddic1 by lrs,
provided Will. money, for VIC all know that
drink often leaslB to desperate deeds, Wrld II q
player Is unuuky, anil hls nuhcy In hts pocket
Nnl whisky III Ills stotnncl,, 1t Is TIN chances to
one TINT flo bets l!is money recklcssly, and is
most generally played by tue nlajorlty Of play
crs-iuru-ts equivalent to throwing your money
away. Tic chances urc largely against tho
rlaycr, and tell you sngerely and positively
That Tic nali who playa faro for gain is fool
who are given to The habit, ask them. II they
tell you Tic truth they will very ncusly repeat
my story. II you cali tell thc truths ! lave
spoken during utlr conversation 50 tint they ca1i
ho unprecedented by those young men who are s
gambling, and proyeMt ono h1nan being from
ever entering gau.bling-4lrh tor they are worse
than dens) you will not say but that sollc good
has rosnc out Of my experience" =,
So saylng, my youns friend arose to dcpnrs,
him alela, and went llouc to place llis story On
record. There Il n neral to bu drawn fron this
experience. VIII It 6c drnwni x.