The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-14

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very little money by gambling on the
gamblers passion to gamble again and
again.
SCHOOL FOR CARD DEALERS OR
CROUPIERS.
According to the general belief, the
card dealers lin French, croupiers),
roulette assistants, etc., are "ruined
gamblers" forced to earn a livelihood in
this disreputable fashion. This is an
erroneous idea. The bank recruits its
croupiers from the ranks of French and
Italian uncommissioned officers and
small officials. Applicants must be be-
low twenty and have clean bill of
health, mentally and physically. They
are subjected to medical examination,
and none are accepted but fellows of iron
nerves, who, at the same time, have
talent for mental arithmetic.
After passing examinations, the can
didates are admitted to the croupier's
school, where their talent for figuring
is developed, and where, besides, they
learn all about cards, wheels, baccarrat
and every other sort of game, whether
it's played in Monte Carlo or not. While
undergoing instruction, the candidates
get $50 francs month, when full-fledged
croupiers they receive from $50 to 400
francs at the roulette, from 400 to 600
francs at the trente-et-quarante tables.
CROWDS IN MONTE CARLO.
just now Monte Carlo is crowded, and
its fifty-fve hotels, some of them real
Waldorf-Astorias, are daily turning
away people. Here follow some figures
concerning Monte Carlo visitors: In
1870 less than 100000 men and women
visited the resort; in 1880, the SOC, 1000
mark was reached; last year l,O73,884
went to Monte Carlo. The present sea-
son promises to smash all records.
ALL ARE WELCOME BUT SUBJECTS
AND KNOWN THIEVES.
The Blanc heirs open their arms
wide to all corners save known default
ers and thieves and His Highness' sub
jects. The European police have a way
OF sending portraits and personal de-
scriptions of grafters and thieves to
Monte Carlo, and while His Highness is
not cruel enough to arrest such persons
and deliver them up to stern justice, yet
ne withholds from them the permit
necessary for admittance to the gambling
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Ascending bank cashiers or runaway
/ Lombard Street messengers have no diff
Guilty obtaining admission on the
} strength of their passport or visiting
, card.
AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL IN
GAMBLING HE'LL.
The scenes in the gilded gambling
, halls have been so often described It
| would be carrying coal to New Castle
to attempt to say anything new. But
J something new did happen the other
day when an American Sunday school
J marched in solemn step, specialized
spinster ahead and half a dozen teach.
, ers and a reverend gentleman following.
l hasten to add that the scholars did not
accompany their master and mistresses.
was almost afraid that they were bent
on Carrie Nation racket mission, but.
instead Of Ratchet, each pulled out a
small knitted purse, "heavenly-blue" or
green of color.
Mrs. X. gave me this to play on the
wheel" said the first Mary Jane, ex.
\ hibiting a silver dollar. The second had
a $3.50 gold piece from another church
member, the reverend boosted of three
stakes of $3, S. and $40 respectfully.
they were told that they must change
the money into francs, and inquired
anxiously whether that would entail
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