The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-25
Gambling

'4cs, sail u wcE-known gambler, in
answer to an interrogation from Il reporter;
Chicago is one Of the greatest gambing Z
ccntcrs in The United States.'
''But, he continued, s'lt isn't now so
much 80 rs it was six or seven years ago
tell you the boys had good time here
when Jake Relm was Chief of Police, and
Joe hlcdill and Colvin Mayors"
"How do the gambler manage to get on
their feet after they have once been COM
plctely and irrctrcvably broke" asked the
reporter.
'Wcll, you see they borrow from one
another, and then pay buck when they
make winning. A professional gambler
when lie docs win generally wins Il large
amount; but it is q fact thut the majority
arc broke twenty -ninc days in every month.
remember some five years thut two
walters, who worked at the Commercial
Hotel, went one evening to Il game on
Clark street, known as the 'ComDlnutiou.'
The extent of their assets was twenty five
cents, and they wished to make it Il half Il
dollar to enable them to purchase two
oyster stcws The game was Il faro, and
No. l sat down and soon ran the Quarter
up to VS. No. 3 was given a stake, and
they both went in and soon had $500 out,
MOT yet satisfied, they laid down their
money, and uL q O'Clock in the morning
they had won between them 81, 300. Be-
ing inclined TO be sports, They opened Il
faro bank OF Their own, in the Nevada
block, corner Of Washington and Franklin
streets. Everything ran along smoothly
Tor couple weeks until one night Il drunk
en- brakeman from one OK the rail
roads went mp and won the roll. The
men went back to their old business, and
though they often tried they never struck
it again."
"lherc Is great deal of cheating done
at faro, amt there {"
YES; ut the time OF winch | am speak
ing the West Side was filled with brace
games, especially Ilalstcad street. They usu-
ally had men to steer Victims to the game.
For lnstance, man meets another on the
street enters into u conversation, treats him
and then inslnuatcs that he is going up 20
tho faro-bank to try his luck and asks his
friend to accompany him and look on.
They go up the 'cappcr' buys II stack OF
chips, with money which OF course, belongs
to the bank; he stake, tic victim. 1t gen
orally ends in the sucker losing every
cent, and after he has departed tho
'cappcr' gets forty per cent OF the win
nlngs, the dealer ten, the remainder going
to the bank. a good ''bracc" dealer com
mands large salary in gambling circles"
Who has made tho largest winnings
in Chicago at legitimate game ?"
well, there Is a wcll-known member of
liquor firm here who drew out some $l2,-
QUO. Al Smith won ~, 900 one time in
this town; and speaking of losses, capi-
laisl from England passed through this
nj " |, [IxI
to purchase land. While here he became
acquainted with an obliging young man
who talked about England to him and
took HIM up in the Kentucky block where
he finally lost over $50, O00 1t Is needless to
remark that he did not buy any land in
Colorado"
gambling as profession r.
ut ls profession of heart aches and
rcmorsc. If man Is in any business he
had better leave g"mbllng al inc, for IN tho
end he will come out heavy loser. A
man out OF business who has nothing
to lose and all to gain, who iB sharp and
shrcwd, may manage to live by gambling,
but 1t Is Il very prccarious existence"
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PROPORTION or CREAM IN MILk.-
The first fifth portion OF milk from
the cGW contains about Onc-tWentieth
part of cream the sccold fifth, one
twelfth and the last filth, one-slxth.
How important then to get tho last
and richest drop, even If it were not
true that COWS are quickly dried up by
Il slovenly practice of leaving a small
portion in the udder. Cows will con-
tInue to give flow of milk at much
longer period when MIXED dry. Farm
crs, 1t will be seen, receive a doa5le
benefit by such a course. First, there
Is more cream In the milk, and second,
tho flow will continue longer, two re-
quisites In all dairy countries.