The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-12
'ubic feet of soil from the plain to the
.rapgY heights. Gardens. the most heanti-

cubic feet of soil from the plain to the
craggy heights. Gardens, the most beauti-
full in the world. were laid out. The casino
was finished and adorned as If it were the
palace of a king. 1t was not finished until
1868. although, it is unnecessary to say,
Monte Carlo WAS famous as a gambling re-
sort long before that date. Blanc, while
he undertook Herculean tasks for the
adornment of the place, had a strong bust
ness sense of the value of advertising.
press of every civilized country
was worked for all it was worth
and touts of every social grade
talked up the place in hotels and clubs and
railway stations. Blanc had, besides, a
large following from Hombourg. He spent
l5,oo0,oUo francs S3,NO,O OO) before he re-
allZed one sou of profit; but from thu day
he took hold of the enterprise it was a sue
cess, and before he died he was in recent.
it is said, of a net income exceeding So, Co.,
GOO a year, after paying the Prince of No.
naco his share, after paying all of the enor-
nous expenses of the Carcle. and after pro-
viding for every public expense of the prin-
clpality of Monaco, including free water
and gas for the inhabitants.
Will not attempt to describe the casino
of Monte Carlo and its surroundings. II ia
a ~hackneyed theme. Among tho pictures |
send you is ono of the exterior of the build
ing, which will give some idea of its size
i1IA OSouLSs SHOWS INC MALTA de-
Jeu or great hall of the games. Besides
this great principal apartment, the heart of
the whole, there ID a theatre, SURPRISING in
beauty, / think, any house in Paris. Daily
performances are given here and all visit
ors may enter gratis. There are besides
free daily concerts IN the gardens. There
is a splendid ball room. The DRESSING
rooms, restaurants, offices of administra-
tlon and apartments of the officials and
attendants make up a good sized town. An
Ia conceived and executed on a scale of
splendor that passes belief. There Is no
royal palace IN Europe which SURPRISES this
temple of sin in mngniticencs of accommo-
datlon and decoration, or i'll liberality of
maintenance.
Imagine all this splendor, the gardens.
the palace, the pavilions. beneath the
matohless blue of tho Mediterranean sty-
IN tine clear and balmy atmosphere of the
Riviera, with the llmpid waters washing all
about the foot of tha rocks and then
stretching far way towards Africa. all
dotted with feluccas, sloops and luopers. 7
am inclined to hin it may be the most
beautiful spot on the face of the globe. n
is n pity 1t Is also the wickcdest.
situated IN Gloss proximity to Nice,
Cannes, Nllefranche. Nentone, all the fa-
nous watering places of the Mediterranean
Monte Carlo has tens of thousauds of via,
ltors annually who do not go for the de-
llberate purpose of gambling, and vat feu
pass through its gildod halls without snc-
eumblng to the temptation. The railway
from Nice drops You at the foot of the old
Speluges cliff. Five minutes walk up in
cilned planes as smooth as a dancing floor
BRING you to tie casino. There, whilo the
air without 10 full of music and babbliu1
voices, q stiffness, like that of a court whiIe
a jury ID out IN a murder trial, prevails in
the sale do Jeu. 1t is only broken by the
voices of the croupiers as they shout.
"Faites vos jeus. Messieurs ct Mes
dames,''
"hahe your bets gentlemen and ladies'. /,
lAere are three games in progress, to,-
lette, rouge ct noir, and trente ct aunrante.
lnere Is one set of tables where YOU can
stake from five francs "a dollar up to five
Napoleons 500. There il another wbsre
you can go much higher; | believe the limit
Is hity Napoleons. The utmost possible
cards or spin of the wheel il tbjrtv.
tive times the stake. Enormous SIMS
haven been won from t:me to time. Twenty
thousand dollars In a night 900, 900 ftanc4)
has often been rolled mp, and | have henrd
OF 10000 being cleared in a season bY n
lucky player though | would not like to
vouch for the truth of the story. This nav
DC said with absolute certainty: Very little
money has been permanently taken away
from hlonto Carlo. Ii tom ptatiou TO re-
turn Is almost lrresistable, and il strongest
In those who are ahead o. the pIIne: an lie
bank always wins III tho long run.
The play is perfectly fair, not n doubt Of
~; absolutely Jar al such games 90. But
the percentage of chances is, of con Az in
favor OF the bank, and the law of proba-
bilitf never fails. Formulas aud co,npjun-
iiohs nave been invented without number Of
osat 1t. But 1t cannot be done. Two and