Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-23


A man used to reaping scores or hun
dretis Of dollars from the gaming table
Will not be content with slow work He
viii say, What is the use Of my trying
to make these $50 in my store when
can get five times that in half an hour
down at Billy's?" You never knew a
confirmed gambler who was industri-
Gus The men given to this vice spend
their time not actively engaged in the
game in idleneSs, or int0xlcation, or
sleep, or in corrupting new victims.
This sin has dulled the carpenters saw
and cut the band Of the factory wheel,
sunk the cargo, broken the teeth of the
farmers harrow and sent strange
lightning to shatter the battery of the
philosopher The very first idea in gam
ing is at war with all the industries Of
society. Any trade or occupation that is
of use Is ennobling. The street sweeper
advances the interests of society by the
cleanliness effected. The cat pays for
the fragments it cats by cleaning the
house of vermin. The fly that takes the
sweetness from the dregs of the cup
conpensates by purifying the air and
keeping back the pestilence. But the
gambler gives not anything for that
which he takes ] recall that sentence.
He does make return, but it is dis
grace to the man be fleeces, despair tc
his heart, ruin to his business, anguish
to his wife, shame to his children and
eternal wasting away to his soul. He
pays in tears, and blood. and agony.
and darkness, and wee. What dall
work is Flowing to the farmer when in
the village saloon in one night he
makes and leses the value CT Il summer
harvest! Who will want 10 sci tape,
and measure nankeen, and cut gar.
ments, and weigh sugars, wien in a
nights game lie makes and lcst and
makes again and loses again, profits Of a
season? john Borack was sent as mer
camille agent from Bremen to England
and this country. After two years his
employers mistrusted that all was not
right. He was defaultcr for $87, eco.
1t was found that he had lost in LON.
bard street, London, S29. coo; in Fulton
street, New York, $40, 600, and in New
Orleans So, coo. He was imprisoned,
but afterward escaped and went into
the gambling profession. He died in q
lunatic asylum. This crime is getting
its lever under many mercantile house
in our cities and before long down will
come the great establishment, crushing
reputation, home comfort and immortal
souls.
Games of Chance.
The whole world is robbed. What is
most sad, there are no consultations fol
the loss and suffering entailed by gam.
ing If men fail in lawful business,
God pities and society commiserates,
but where in the Bible or society il
there any consolation for the gambleri
From what tree Of the forest oozes there
balm that can soothe the gamester's
heart? In that bottle where God keeps
the tears Of his children are there any
tears of the gambler? Do the winds thai
come to kiss the faded cheek of sickness
and to cool the heated brow Of the la
borer whisper hope and cheer to the
emaciated victim Of the game Of haz
ard? When AN honest man is in trouble,
he has sympathy. Poor fellow!i they
say. But do gamblers come to weep al
the agonies of the gambler? In North.
cumberland was one of the finest estates
in England. Mr.. Porter owned it and
in year gambled it all away Having
lost the last acre of the estate, he came
down from the saloon and got into his
carriage, went back, put up his horses
and carriage and town house and play
ed. He threw and lost He started fol
home and on a side alley met a friend,
from whom he borrowed ten guineas.
He went back to the saloon, and before
a great while had won 920, O00 He
died at last beggar in ST. Giles. How
many gamblers felt sorry for Mr. Por-
ter? Who consoled him on the loss Of
his estate? What gambler subscribed to
put a stone over the poor mans gravel
Not one. Furthermore, this sin is the
source of uncounted dishonesty. The
game Of hazard itself is often cheat.
How many tricks and receptions i'll the
dealing Of the cardsi The opponents
hand is ofttiInes found out by fraud.
Cards are marked so that they may be
designated from the back. Expert game
sters have their accomplices, and one
wink may decide the game. The dice
have been found loaded with platina,
so that doublets come up every time.
These dice are introduced BY the gam