Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-30
HHENTHE H(|RIDGAMaES
Scenes Around Monte Carlo
In The Busy Season.
OUTCOME or THELOSERS
Suicides Less Frequenf-sfany Who
Have Lost Their FORTUNES PenfSoa-
Cd ~ the Misrepresentation One
Pfnnger sncceeded fn Breaking the
Bank Only 70 Lose Again-

said 80 have been realized during
Ehs past fsH years from the gambling
tables ~ Monte Carlo. and the Cas-
mo Company practically keeps Non
400 ~ - even. prosperous state.
There are no taxes IN Monaco that
Il for The natives. The Casino Com
paDy divides nearly $40, 900 per am
uns Detween the treasury 81 the goY-
ernnlent and that " The munieiDzlt-
g.. The balance required for stats
ard municipal expenses - raised IN
customs duties Ieyied upon wines.
from stamps and payment for certain
DODODoiles which exist In The yria-
elpsllty,
Every oascial in Monaco looks 20
the gambling tables for his salary.
- DO the bishops and clergy and the
religious and educational institutions
for the wheregirha1 20 carry On their
woTk IN the DrineiDziitys The theat-
re, orchestra, and other amusements
connected with the Casino cost the
Leading artist OF the operate stage
company 10000 per snnnm. The
are engaged for the season. and the
orchestra Is considered TO be one OF
the best II Europe. says London An
sNers.
The average man who visits Monte
Carlo never guesses that there are
- many as 800 officials and en-
ployes IN the Casino. The head Of
STAR ~ the President dn Conseil. and
he IL assisted IN the general manage
ment b. q directoT-generaI and three
directors while three sous ex- dir
ecteurs--under whom come the chefs
de table and the croupiers
the supervision Of the gaming rooms-
There are several private detectives.
who are told on TO watch certain
gamblers. especially the system"
players and those who win or lose
large sums.
At 10 O'Clock each morning blue
coated garcons de sale pass from
the chief cashiers cf5ce. on the first
floor Of the Casino. They are tEo
abreast. and each two carry between
them brass-bound box Of money
one for each table in the gambling
rooms. In the presence OF the public
the money IL counted ont. The
bank" al each roulette tzble-fhzt
f.. the amount with which play Is
commenced-is 50, 900 fraucs OF 20,
200. At the trenre ct quarante tab
les, where the minimum stake Is a
louis instead Of I'VE francs. the
bank" IL $4,000.
Over one table I'm the center room
OF the Casino the ghostIy hand Of
woman Is said TO continually hover.
This hand, which has a diamond set
in the nail OF the forehnger, f. said
to have been seen for the first time
after the death OF weIl-known lady
who was IN the habit OF coming
from hr villa near Nice to play rou-
Iette at Monte Carlo. The fore6nger
OF the ghostly hand, BY the way al
ways points or at least IL said 10.
toward the next winning number.
Monte Carlo II may not be gener-
ally known, has a very peculiar pen
sion list. On this are inscribed the
names Of men and women who have
lost their fortunes at the tables.
! Thse people are paid pensions rang
ing from FIVE francs TO 80 francs q
day, according 10 the amount they
have lost at the tables and their so
ciaI positions. A Scotchman. living
at Nice, who lost quarter OF mil
lion sterling at roulette, receives q
| pension OF 30s. day.
Suicides Of men and women who
lose their all at the tables are not
not so frequent as they were few
years ago. One or two year Is now
The average.
According TO NJ Blanc. the found
er Of the Casino. He who breaks the
bank today will be broken By the
bank tomorrow"
Charles Wells. the famous plum
GER who broke the bank al Monte
Carlo. and who became the hero Of a
topular music hall song. won ESQ. 900
within two days; but he lost It all
again eventually. Wells started play
sitb.a capital OF $4,000, and bet on
rams" or series" as they are call
ID At Monte Carlo. He would bet
he minimum stakes Of 5000 francs.
or the maximum stakes or 10000
| francs. when luck was against him
be would bet the former stakes.
Wells stated that, By following
| mis- system. he was able on one oc-
casion 70 take all the 100 and all
the 900 franc bank notes supplied
| 10 the trents-et-qusrante table. The
crOupIers had 70 settle one deal With
small notes and gold pieces until the
cashier had time 20 bring another
| 1900 70 the table.
The roulette tables have more fas-
cination for gamblers that the fYen-
| te-et-Quarants tables. II VIII Be re-
ruembersd that the earl Of RosaIyn
went TO Monte Carlo 4 year or two
ago With a system" effh which he
haped 70 win from the Casino bank
the sum Of 800, 900 within = year.
dis hopes, like those Of many other
uen with systems" were not real
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