The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-11

another fixed item { D the debit side
of the account is the Ed 600 to the sub
mentioned press. Thus kOalzieFs a few
days on the balance kheet of Monte
Carlo; the phrase. though laconic, con-
tains worlds OF suggestions, and may
be amplifed ad infinitum.
To begin with "subventioned press
should read French PRESS or, to be
more precise, the Riviera Marseilles Dor
deaux-Paris press; therJ might be a few
stray. and all but worthless, correspond
ents who are occasionally persuaded %
but they figure otherwise in the budget,
and the bulk of the 10000 goes to the
French press. The Bargains concluded
with newspapers are VI irious and pecu-
liar; some are paid for leXtolling the de-
lights of the place-anybody would do
that gratis; others set a subsidy for par
agraphing and magnifying the winners
Of punters; others, yet, receive hush
money for ignoring fatal accidents; final
ly, some are paid simply to hold their
peace and never mention Monte Carlo,
either for good or for evil.
But there is one general cue for all
specialists and that is to argue how
recognized institution as the Cercle des
Etrangers than IN c1ubs or even among
friends. AT Monte Carlo, at least, you
are told, you have to deal with I'M
adultered chance, and the only advant-
age Of the banker lies in his greater
staying power, otherwise in his mex
haustible money bag Now, everywhere
toners who are not above giving the
chance chance" you have to play sur
parole, and as often as not parole is all
you win, and so on. Nothing of the
sort can happen at Monte Carlo, where
you play money against money, and rot
des deau, louis contre des prunes; where
you can get even part of your losses
back-the so-called viaique-fn fine, you
are persuaded that everything is fair
and square before the man who wants to
break the bank at Monte Carlo.
Now this, with all Difference to NJ.
Aurelien Scholl, is very amiable nom
sense. Not only fairness and squareness
and Monte Carlo do not live at the same
address, as the French say, but the fact
Is that nobody is allowed to win serious
ly, and that nowhere else are the chances
of the punters reduced TO such a min
imum. 1t Is not that cheatingTas one
imagines it's carried on TO any extent
at the Cerole des Etrangers; It is rather
an elaborate system, aiming at leaving
as little as possible to chance pure and
persistent. The details of this system are
as curious as they are little known, and
a short expose may not be without in
terest to the readers of the Pail Mall
Gazette.
The police OF the place is so admir-
ably organized that a few hours after
anybody's arrival the name OF the Wis
flor is already reported to the admin
istration of the Cercle. with, Of course.
the address and various details. such as
the amount of luggage, the appearance,
the price OF the room or pension taken,
etc These details are all-important to
the Inspector du viatique-a venerable
looking old scoundrel whose duty IL Is
20 repatriate broken-down gamblers.
Anybody who has lost every penny he
brought with him can, on application,
either recover 10 per cent. OF his losses,
or. If the sum Is small. his railway fare
10 the extent OF from "a to f6 Is paid.
This last IL called the viatique, and Is
given against regular / O u, which
has TO be refunded before the recipient
can be admitted again TO the gambling
house. We may mention, en- passant,
that no less than 100000 is distributed
I'm this guise every year, and that no
less than 10000 Is actually paid back.
The informal ton OF the police In and
outside the building Is so precise that IL
s no use for anybody TO pretend 10 have
lost 1000 II he has lost only ESQ. the
statement rs accepted with great polite
ness, only one is asked 10 walk along the
the rooms with an inspector and then 10
wait n while. Ere long the inspector will
return and tell you not only how much.
more or less, you have lost, but he Will
tell you what your game was-sinRle or
multiple chances. n "martinRale." or at
random; and, if you protest. he will add
yet some more information. such M, you
places" or ''You live at a cheap pension Z
etc. The above only goes 20 prove how
carefully everything and everybody In
waiehedszthe waitorA the hotel proprletorA