The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-16

I e0scAAR oAVulA VIC a.
lowed 10 be boldly, carried .ou BY
our authorities No sensible per-
son would expect to see it omplete-
ly stamped out, but it could be re-
stricted and should be. There are
always to found men and even wo.
men who like to gamble. The men
play almost any old game where
there ls an ante in sight The wo-
men indulge in progressive euchre
for prizes, and play just as hard to
capture the prizes as do the male
contingent. There ere as many
ways OF gambling AS there are dil-
ferent styles oi bonuets. But we
can safely say that the game was
never invented that the player
can beat and that is the reason
why you see the hacker flash his
diamond stud and his big roll of
notes at YOU and say, "piay them
as you please. And the suckers,
for that is what the average man
is. steps and lays his money down,
only to give away in a short willis
TO others. He generally leaves his
good money 10 swell the pile of
those who are running the game.
You may win three times out OF ten
Dut If you keep on playing. the bank
vii. relleHe YOU OF all your loose
! change.
Advice is SAID to be the cheapest
thing you can give. We know of
where good advice has been freely
s'veu but those giving it have paid
pretty penny to gain the expert
ence That they were giving to
oihers. Gambling to some is lasci-
mating and although they know 1t
will be their rum If they keep on,
they seek the tickle goddess until
they spend every dollar they have
and OF those from whom they can
borrow. Often, too late. they have
an awakening and then comes re-
morse. Take good advice. Don't
form the habit Of gambling.
HE prisoners at the county
workhouse are fed better on cents
a day per man than they were fed
at New Castle jan on % cents
DAY. Thus the county makes the
difference instead Of It gong sinto
the pocket Of the Sheriff OF this
county asS!t had been for years.
Sample OF the bread which Is fed to
The prisoners at the county work
house can be seen at the KLpuHlI-
CAN Office. It is Il little heavy and
dark bat is sweet and gooa-tasted
and much healthier than the aver
age bakers bread. From personal
observation the prisoners have no
KICK coming as 10 quantity aud
q la'!ty OF load given them
WlLMINGToN loses Il valuable
cltlz.n IN the death OF .lsorra X,
townsend, the Oldest real estate
broker in our city who died last
evening, beng in his sd year Mr.
Townsend was one oil the jollcst OF
men and always had smile and a
pleasant word to oexchanse in greet
ing MN. tie Was il illaI whose ia
n'!lar tace viii be missed t!om
Market street. lie was aggressive
IN business and n,an who knew
the va lue OF Wilmington real estate.
WILLIAM gibbons, tried and you-
vIcted tor arson, was pardoued by
the Pardoning Board on Weducs-
day. lie IS the last cue of those
convicted aud imprisoned 10 be
pardoned and released. His time
would have been up in ten DAYS
Bv being pardoned he will he able
to en- JOY all Of the privileges that
other male citizen njoy under tae
law.
THIEvES are reported as doing q
good business at Spring Lake, nca.
Asbury Park, NJ. Thev got away
with 800 worth OF stamps. besides
blowing The safe ia bits. The o.
lice has Ucen robbed twice IN The
past SIX months. These thieves
evidently know their buSlU,ss and
do not have much lear 0. I'nc!e
sam 5 Sleuih hounds.
IlIE miners in the coal districts
IN pcunsy Ivanll are he.lnl.!ag to
aSitate au ) hour WORKING lAv.
From all accounts they hay= been
working even shorter hVur, with
poor pay thrown in. At the pres
cnt price OF coal the mlncrs shou.I
receive at least third more than
they are getting.
Now is the time OF the wear when
the women folks are visiting the
stores bargain bunting. Tins is
also the time when dear habbvs
pockelbo gets touched. But that
is contingent that all good hus-
bands get used to aud are always
expecting it.
IL" tt2i s:,sr sails.
IAl'E HENRY. Va. .tAA 1f-'rnr
United States steamship Nanhow. fut-
ln"rly supply ~'jip Of thr .isiatir sta
tipn. which sailai from Now York on
Jan. 1 for Ma.iiin, where ehn will re-
place tip cruiser itTo0kIv as a vt,tinn