Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-01-14

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MILITARY AERoPLANE FLYING OVER DEEP
SEA MUSEUM AT MONTE CARLO.
For the moment it's accustomed bust
ness and pleasures have sunk to triv-
lal lnsignificance, all forgotten in hu-
manity's urgent issues of life and
death.
ION Nov. Is Of last year, at the hour
when in normal times the world of
frivolous sport and fashion would be
moving toward its palace Of golden
dreams. | sat outside the Cafe de Paris
rejecting Oh the whirligig of times and
the pitiful destinies of man which had
made this for once an appropriate and
comfortable place for meditation. No
Earring note disturbed the bourgeois
peace of that enchanting garden be-
tween the Alps and the sea which ali
Europe in it's idle moment associates
with riotous living
mo noise or smell of motorcar
marred the Sabbath serenity Of the
scene. The monotonous plant of NJ
Blancs we'll fed doves was distinctly
audible right across the place. \
group of earnest citizens was gathered
about the bulletin boards absorbing
the latest news from the seat Of war.
Nowhere was there any sign of Petro-
grad or Chicago, London or Paris in
pursuit of excitement
Making my way through the solemn
place where magisterial clerks are
wont to scrutinize the apparel and So
cial standing Of applicants for cards of
admission to the casino. | observed
that a large portion of it's space was
occupied by a very excellent map of
Europe, all neatly decked with many
colored flags. while above it hung sew
eral striking specimens Of the French
cartoonist's conceptions of the person
atty and proceedings of his majesty
the Emperor William, from which
gathered that. despite all previous ex-
perience to the contrary. the croupier.
too, is human and that even in this in
dependent principally of Monaco the
flowing tide of war on the fields Of
than the fortunes of chance.
''Nor is this surprising when one
learns that out of the 800 employees
Of the casino nearly 300 are now serv-
ing France with the colors The rest
have been retained in the service of
the company at temporarily reduced
rates. Until a month ago there seem
ed to be little prospect Of the casinos
opening for play this season. but it
has now been decided to make be-
ginning at the Sporting club.
IN. Blanc fully realizes that what
ever business the establishment may
do will be nominal, at least until the
Germans are driven out of France.
Nevertheless he believes in opening
the casino not only in the interests of
his shareholders, but because the pros
perity of the Riviera depends to con-
siderable extent on the money spent
there by the habitual frequenters of
Monte Carlo. By nature optimistic
and a firm believer in the force Of
habit in human nature. the president
of the Conseil d administration expects
that. notwithstanding the war. some
Of the casinos usual clientele will come
from Russia. South America. the Unit
ed States and England.
1.-The consensus of opinion on the
subject at Nice and Mentone appears
to be that the class of visitors who
will be attracted to the Riviera this
winter in search 0f rnSt and Sunshine
will not contribute many subscribers
to the salons prives of the casino