The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-28
saving of money on the part Of pLr-
sons who by nature are apt to he any,
thing but frugal.

saving Of money on the pars Of ptr-
sons who by nature are apt to he any
| thing but frugal.
But at every opportunity large num-
bers of the people plunge into more
reprehensible gambling. 1t is we'll
known that the clubs of Par, ale all
subsequently little better than gam
bling dens." as.they would be term
ed in America. Men join them mostly
for the opportunity which they thus
afford. In the days before the great
revolution Paris had large licensed
gaming establishments. where anyone
having the requisite means could Llay.
The company at the tables was BRIT
liant, II n:ixed, and included sor,e of
the most famous figures OF the time.
Immense revenues were derived from
these establishments.
| House Profits are La rye.
| On the northern margin Of Paris ex-
lists today great gambling house,
which pays those who are running II
at profit of several mi'liol francs
a year. 1t is not so notorious IA Mon
| te Carlo. bus 1t is more dangerous
hecauo* :: a Ices the lower order of
the bourgeoisie. who calh)t afso rd
even snail financial disaster. 'rne
casino at Ehghien-les-Bans wine SIS
es every week the loss of hundl eds of
thousands On francs on he art os
lti :lud Women who are dependent
ei.her unon wages or the orof.t= of
sin-i' sEors lor all their present CON-
fo't AID ali That they can ,lope TO. in
tho inluw
Tnc.e il: also more prosperous
cl i.s Of Liayers who. gamble rs 81 r,.le
...!'." tc..J different con .i.i ,, $.
>.''ry Of these find ruin there, ard
t',e,r situation becomes moe ;::,i;ul
ttan that ii the wage-earne $ e, shop
ks,oers, for the majority OF .:lsm :.,e
ulT fnr strenuous effort n ne gain
ins OF IL III. ,lihood. Last Sunday w:s
the first after the close of the .ra rer
on which une might have axpaet Il to
n'";. in Fats the return :rJM tie
fashionable Watering or, bathing pl.1-
es =: lie nal. world, but TIA, weathlr
was vile. ana, of course, the .yreeis
AMI 'tr'\er we're soinber AMI a'..ost
deserted. at tnghien-l les ia .ns, how
eve" a.: the afternoon AMI nl'il Ii te
a nigh the Lvccarat saloons In the
cls 10 sWdlmed with women If Ills
sort an:. lrrn oi corlesponuir.g mlan-
REFS Tile we're others. o. uut it
Was :fs beautifully dressed ~c.-.
some remarkably beautiful themselves
that gave the color and the tone of
the picture.
Must Have Tickets for Baccarat
Admission to the baccarat salons
can only be had upon the purchase of
a season ticket at cost which, as a
rule, would repell the small shopkeep-
er or the clerk on leah salary. These
latter play mostly what are known as
the little horses" 'tpetits chevaux) at
a franc throw" The chances are
determined by the twirling of wheel
as in roulette. but the game differs
essentially from that,
The odds in favor ~ the house are
tremendous; there is no opportunity
to bet on the odd and even figures or
on the colors, and any attempt on
the part of the player to follow a
system very soon swamps him with
appalling cumulative losses. The
tables at which the little horses" are
played are very large affairs, some
times in the form of "a full cross,
sometimes of a truncated cross. The
surface is divided into many sections,
each with It's numbered compartments
and each presided over by a special
croupier. One wheel at each table
serves for all the sections. If the
table is crowded, the wheel is operat-
ed with great rapidity and the num-
bers called out succeed each other so
closely that the player. especially if
not experienced, has hardly any time
for deliberation. stood watching
this unconscionably one-sided game
for an hour, and during that time not
more than 10 per cent of the twirls
given to the wheel brought luck to
any player.
Hundreds Around Tables,
| In the large hall assigned to the
common herd of gamblers there are
six tables, each accommodating fifty
seated players. Back of these stood
hundreds of persons in rings three or
four deep. eagerly pressing forward to
watch the game. or from time to time
to put their own stakes upon the
board. In the throng there were not
many faces which bespoke the gamD-
ler by profession or without legiti-
mate occupation. The women were
quite as numerous as the men, There
was decency of apparel. but little os-
tentation. One felt that there was a
fair representation of the minor bour-
geoisie of Paris-at least that por-
tion of 1t which possesses little less
than the normal equipment of good
sense and economic judgment that is
SO eminently characteristic of the
French nation. Afterward l watched
many players of this class as they
left the casino and walked slowly to
the station to take the homeward
train. Not one of them bore an ex-
preston of elation. and 1t was not
hard to surmise that nearly all were
losers.
In the baccarat salons, which are
open only to members du cercle."
an imposing terms which includes all
who subscribe ten francs for the season
there are sixteen tables. Several are
devoted to railroad baccarat. with the