Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-14

increase
net profits for 1923 This handsome profit is not
by any means made out of the bathing establishment
the sea front under the shadow of the rock of
Monaco, and which. by amusing piece of fiction,
is supposed to constitute the reason for the com.
pany's existence Indeed, though ! have been to
Monaco good many times and once lived there for
four months, ! discovered any foreign visitor
who went to the sea-bathing establishment to take
his bath. and as for the natives WELL the
minority who do occasionally take a bath are in
variably provided with free admission cards. says
writer in the New York Times.
The profits which enable the Monaco Sea Baths
company to pay such substantial dividends are ex.
clusively derived from the Casino. or clubhouse
which belongs to the company. and which is erected
the adjoining promontory of Monte Carlo Pur.
suing the pleasant fiction which gfvpe the company
its name. 1t may be pointed out that when erecting
the bathhouse half century ago. the directors in
their wisdom, came to the conclusion that physical
reaction generally occurred after sea bath and
that 1t would be well to provide possible bathers
with some form OF mild excitement which while
stimulating the nerve centers would not raise the
temperature unduly. Prompted by such praise
worthy motive the directors obtained permission
from the then reignng sovereign of the little prnci
pality-namely, Prince Charles ITT-to build 'bouse
of recreation" in which a number of games should
be installed. and especially a game known as
roulette"
have heard it stated but cannot of course e,,ar
antee the truth of the story that the late M
Blanc called upon the prince and showed his high
ness the little cylinder wheel with its red and
black "spokes" and its numbered edge. and ex-
planned the working of the game OF roulette
Charles III, who had received Christian training,
looked distressed.
Dear me-" he is reported to have said, "T am
afraid this seems very much like gambIing:" but
the bishop of Monaco, who had had some pre-
vious conversation with M. Blanc and who was
present at the interview interviewed OPPORTUNITY
The right reverend gentleman suggested to the
prince that 1t seemed to him, judging from M.
Blanc's explanations to be rather a scientific
form of propounding, in reereative manner, the
interesting theory to the laws which govern
chance"
The prince. who probably less innocent on
the subject than his bishop, asked better than
to be convinced, especially he was to receive
very substantial annuity in return for the con-
cession. So. May 49, 1858 the foundation
stone of the Casino laid, and the bishop at
tended >and read prayers for its success
Monte Carlo at that time was very different
sort OF place to that which now exists Certainly
1t enjoyed beautiful climate and the sunshine
was perpetual, but there roadways
palm trees no hotels and flower gardens. The
few tumbledown houses that existed the hill
side were fuller Of heas than of guests. and the
little pocket handkerchief prncipality
poor that tax on bread had been established,
and the inhabitants were in the proverbial con-
dition OF the patient Job. OF course, a railroad
had never been heard Of in these parts; commu-
nication was by steamboat or by old-fashioned
coach once day from Nice.
Without loosening his sway over Homburg.
which then the queen of gambling resorts
M. Blanc set out to transform Monte Carlo into
sort OF earthly paradise, not forgetting Eve and
the serpent Into this place poor Adam has wan
dered ever SINCE only to leave It, most of the
time. in the same denuded condition as his first
ancestor left the Garden Of Eden.
The native-born inhabitants of the principally
have every reason, on the other hand, TO bless
the advent OF the Casino; they pay no taxes of
any kind and live in sort of land OF milk and
honey All the cost of upkeep, the laying out OF
the roads. the sewerage. the paving the gardens,
the police, administration Of Justice lighting,
armed force. and. indeed, the public services Of
every kind, are paid for by the foreigner-name-
~ out Of the money ne leaves on the green cloth
tables at the Casino. As sort Of act Of atone
ment a fine cathedral church has been built on
the rock at Monaco. but anybody who processes