The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-23
SAME OLD SIGNS.

Again yesterday the various buildings
displayed signs OF different sizes, which
announce "No Gambling Allowed On the
Grounds" and that Positively No In
toxicating Liquors Sold Here"
That this first sign expressed an open
falsehood was plain to the vast majority
of the people who were in attendance at
this vile resort yesterday.
On all sides could be seen various
gambling devices In full operation, and
upon the Lords da.1, too
The horse game was In full swing and
all day long the proprietors. with the aid
of a colored boy and young woman, who
started and stopped the metal horses,
pulled I'm the dimes of the crowd, who
evidently thought they might win few
cents and at least leave the stand even
up"
AS on the previous Sunday. however.
there were one or two of the horses
doing all the winning and the others were
held at a loss to the purchaser and gain
TO the proprietor.
The man who owned the stand is a
winner. anyway for every time the
horses start he wins 40 cents.
Al various times he announced to the
crowd that IL was not a gambling" game
but a legitimate business.
II Legitimate stands for a scheme of
that description, 10 be carried on upon
Sunday, ii must stand for most any
thing imaginable.
THE CROWD WAS ON
The "glass-blowers" and their arrange
ments for fleeing the public were also 10.
evidence, but they did very little ''fieec-
ing" as the crowd actually refused TO
give up any money TO take chance at
winning a little measly vase OF blown
glass
The "Bosco" stand was open, also.
Here could be seen. according TO the an
nouncer. Bosco. an Australian production,
who devoured most hideous reptiles.
According to his word, she was sur
rounded by "over 500 of the most ven-
omous snakes i'm existence"
trip inside meant an expenditure of
dime, and once inside IL could be seen
that there were great many less than
800 of those "ferocious and venomous rep
tiles
AS a matter OF fact, when the News
man was viewing the exhibition there
were not 10 snakes in sight, by actual
count.
The snakes would do no one any injury.
This is proved by the actions OF the criers
them.
As matter OF fact, also. "Bosco" looks
as If good square meal OF something
besides snakes would do her good
The snake show seen from the outside
is fully as good as that inside which
costs ten cents.
The fish pond did very small busi-
ness apparently. For ten cents YOU might
win n gold" watch. And then. again.
you might not Only one gold watch
was i'm sight early In the day and II was
still there. In the same position. In the
evening.
NOT IN OPERATION.
The "pln-game" described I'm Saturdays
News was evidently not In operation. for
on three different occasions the News
man made visits TO the room where the
game has been carried on its place was
vacant
This game was conducted I'm the same
building where the "hshing" is conducted
and entrance was made through door
over which the sign mo sdmittance'' can
be noticed
One young man who stood before tho
open door yesterday told tho News man
that he lost 81 only recently.
lie said that at different times when n
good crowd was in front OF the building
they were invited into this room.
where the proprietor said they could
make some money"
Where they could lose some money
would have lifted the situation better. for
invariably the players went broke" the
informant said. and the owner Of the
den got all their money.
wild Rose, the Monkey Girl" was sull
upon exhibition. The large slice OF raw
meat which had been shown upon other
DAYS. however was not In evidence.
Probably the poor. dcformed. colored
woman has been changed TO n vegetable
diet or. perhaps the proprietor OF the
stand saw last Mondays News. which
showed that the poor woman ate chow
der instead OF raw meat FOR supper.
THE BIGGEST SKIN oAMx.
The biggest OF the skin games at Cres-
cent Park is In the building occupied BY
the Eden Musee.
tpon the outside Of this building. run
ming along the entire length. there are
numerous posters showing pictures said
20 be duplicated inside in wax, and slse