Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-05-21

ers mIsurustc1 tnat all was not rIgnr. he
was dsfaulter for Ss7, 900. 1t was found
that be had lost In Lombard stres6 Lon
don, eco, 600; in Fulton street, New York,
SIC, 900, and in New Orleans 1900. BE
was imprisoned, but afterward escaped and
went into tho gambling profession. he
died in lunatio asylum. This crime Is
getting Its lever under many a mercantile
house In our cities, and before long down
Will come the great establishment, crush
ing reputation, home comfort and immor-
tai souls.
The whole world Is robbedl What Is
most sad, there are no consultations for
tho loss and suffering entailed by gaming.
II men fail in lawful business, God pities
and society commiserates, but where, in
the Bible or society, Is there any oonsola-
tion for the gamblerS From what tree Of
the forest oozes there balm that can
sootho the gamester's hearth In that bottle
where God keeps the tears Of his children
arc there any tears of the gamblerH Do the
winds that come to kiss the faded cheek
OF sickness and to cool the heated brow Of
the laborer whisper hope and cheer to the
emaciated victim Of the game of hazardf
When an honest man is In trouble, he has
sympathy. Poor fellowl" they say. But
do gamblers come to weep at the agonies
Of the gamblerP In Northumberland was
one OF the finest estates in England. Mr..
Porter owned it, and In year gambled Ii
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 played. He threw and lost. He started
for home, and on side alley met friend,
from whom he borrowed ten guineas. He
went back to the saloon. and before great
while had won eco, 600. Ee died at last
beggar in St. Giles. How many gamblers
felt sorry for Mr.. PorterS Who consoled
him ON the loss of his estateP What gam
bier subscribed to put a stone over the
poor mans s graveS Not onel Furthermore,
this sin is the source of unoounted dishon-
esty. The game of hazard itself Is often
cheat How many tricks and deceptiuns in
the dealing of the cardsl The opponents
hand is ofttimes found ont by fraud.
Cards are marked SO that they may be des-
ignated from the back. Expert gamesters
have their accomplioes, 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 gamblers unobseryed by the honest
men who come into the play, and this &C.
counts for the fact that 80 out of 100 who
gamble, however wealthy when they be-
gan, at the end are found to be poor, mis-.
cradle, haggard wretohes that would not
now be allowed to sit on the doorstep of
the house that they once owned.
Promises Of God.
In gaming house in San Francisco q
young man, having just come from the
mines, deposited large sum upon the ace
and won $22, 600. But the tide turns. In.
tense anxiety comes upon the countena noes
of all. Slowly the cards went forth. Every
eye is fixed. Not sound is heard, until
the ace Is revealed favorable to the bank.
There are shouts Of Foul, foulp' but the
keepers Of the table produce their pistols
and the uproar Is silenced and the bank has
won S95, 900 dollars. Do you call this q
game Of chance? There Is no chance about
1t. But these dishonesties in the carrying
on of the game are nothing when compared
with the frauds that are committed in Or
der to get money to go on with the nefari-
GUS work. Gambling, with its needy hand,
has snatched away the widows mite and
the portion of the orphans, has sold the
daughters virtue to get the means to con-
tinue the game, has written the counter
feit's signature. emptied the banker
money vault and welded the assassin g
dagger. There is no depth of meanness to
which 1t will not stoop. There is no cruel
ty at which it is appalled,. There is no
warning of God that IT will not dare.
Merciless, unappeasable, fercer and wilder
| it Blinds 1t hardens, 1t rends, 1t blasts, it
| crushes, 1t damns. Have nothing to do
with gamblers, whether they gamble on
| large scale or small scale.
Cast out these men from your company.
| Do not be intimate with them. Always
| be polite. There is no demand that YOU
| ever sacrifice politeness. A young man
| accosted Christian Quaker with, "Old
| chap, how did you make all your money!"
The Quaker replied, "By dealing in an ar
| ticle that thou mayest deal in If thou wilt
-oivility." Always be courteous, but at
the same time firm. Say "No' as If you
meant it, Have it understood in store and
shop and street that you will not stand in
the companionship Of the skeptio the idler,
| the pleasure seeker, the gambler.
Rather than enter the oompanionsbip of
| such accept the invitation to better feast.
The promises of God are the fruits. The
harps of heaven are the music Clusters
from the vineyards of God have been press
ed into tankards. The sons and daughters
of the Lord Almighty are the guests,
while standing at the banquet to fill the
| cups and divide the clusters and command
the harps and welcome the guests is a
| daughter Of God, on whose brow are the
blossoms of paradise and In whose cheek
| is the flush Of celestial summer. Her name
is religion.
Her ways are ways Of pleasantness
| And all her paths are peace.