Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-14

~ for pin money" The yearly income
Of this establishment is Teputed to ie
about S60c0,000 1t easy to believe this
after seeing the games in operation. The
two games played are roulette and cards
C'frcnte-ct -hiarantc'D the fOmcr being
used principally. The lif1ts of the stakes
are from sc to 1900 francs 81 to $1,000
II a person bets on Il certain number and
wins, the bank pays him 30 times the
amount Of his stake; but the fact is the
bank don't often have to stand the
racket. None Of the citizens of the prir-
cipality are allowed In the Casino except
on the 18th Of each month, but strangers
or visitors are required to present their
visiting cards at the office and are then
registered and given a ticket Of admission
to the gaming rooms. There were in ths
rooms, gambling. when we We're there,
about 200 people, men and women, chiefly
the latter. Everything is very quiet, but
the flushed, nervous, Intense expression
on the counteNances was interesting and
noticeable. We were fascinated in wa tch-
ing the people and the play. Fortunes in
gold lay on these tables and the rapdity
with which It changed hands was a eau
ton. About 800 citizens OF Nice get their
living at Monte Carlo. As the play IS in
dulged in by so many people and such
considerable percentage of them wind up
utterly ruined, it is not surprising to
learn that suicide Is a very common thing
there. Some Of the poor victims kill them
selves on the spot at the Casino when
they are Immediately put out Of sight
through convenient trap doors arranged
for that purpose, but the customary place
which is sought for sef-destructioO is n
very high masonry bridge over deep and
narrow gorge situated short distance
from the Casino, and from which these
persons cast themselves. II n person
plays very high and drops a small for
tune to the bank thereby utterly running
the person, the former pcnsoOs him or her
to the amount of $3.50 If the amount lost
Is way up in the thousands
The location of Monte Carlo is Of sur
passing beauty-indeed the place with It's
/ walks, foliage and buildings is little short
! of fairy land.
/ Now about this city: Nice is one of the
most attractive resorts | ever saw; will
show you pictures of it upon my return:
ary attempt by me to adequately describe
it would be out of the question. The sea-
son is just commencing. In fact We are
the only guests iH a large hotel capable
of caring for 200 people Roses and every
variety of flowers and tropical plants and
trees arc everywhere. Hedges of the
most exquisite Jack" and tea roses arc
very numerous.
We saw some fishermen hand in a big
shark yesterday rot 800 feet from the
hotel; it must nave weighed many hun
dred pounds and was eight to ton feet
long. In front of this house is promen-
ade from 30 to 300 feet wide and extend
ing along the shore of the Mediterranean
for about three miles. On the seaside is
magnificent cement walk % to 10 feet
wide; then comes n row of palms and 9TH
er trees surrounded by beds of shrubs and
flowers then comes a wide boulevard
which is quite as hard and smooth Il
floor all OF which combine in an effect
most grand and beautiful.