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Show I Efforts to suppress it have been made time and f gain in many cities, but it always goes on. The only good resulting from such efforts is that they make it more 'difficult for the poorer players to get into games. BUT THE IfAN WITH A CONSIDERABLE CONSID-ERABLE SUM OP MONEY CAN ALWAYS FIND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAMBLE. - We should, lflce to think that the thought of that poor young than who went out into the darkness because of the gambling resorts would cause a change of heart in those who are permitting gambling to be conducted in such a brazen manner, BUT WE FEAR THE HOPE IS VAIN. WHAT IS THE LIFE OF. A MAN WHEN MONEY IS TO BE MADE? . . - Gambling and Its Sponsors. A weak young man ended his earthly troubles Tuesday night by taking poison. He had been drinking drink-ing and gambling and had lost all his money his weekly wage in one ef the gambling-houses that infest Commercial street. - Drinking usually leads to gambling. Your sober man rarelv gambles unless he is a professional. TIIE man wiio Makes a business of gambling gam-bling FINDS IT DETRIMENTAL TO DRINK. HE REQUIRES A CLEAR HEAD. THE MAN WIIO DRINKS IS AT A DISADVANTAGE GAMBLING GAM-BLING AS HE IS IN ANYTHING ELSE. This young man had lost his money, 45Te wnsas-cinated wnsas-cinated with gambling and could not get away from its spell. He tried, but he was unable to rule his . own spirit and the temptation was there awaiting him all the lime. There is nothing in gambling. THE PROFESSIONALS PROFES-SIONALS KNOW IT. THEY SELDOM DO ANY . REAL GAMBLING. THEY PUT UP THEIR MONEY AND LET, THE YOUNG MEN WHO THINK TO WOO FORTUNE IN THAT WAY TLAY AGAINST IT. The professionals know that . the odds are in their favor. They do not get excited. It' is a cold-blooded matter of business with them. If a player wins they are not disturbed. They know that sooner or later he will come back and the odds ere in favor of his losing all he won and more too. .The gambler is satisfied with his percentage. He does not seek to get rich quick. He prefers a slower certainty. He understands human nature. TIIE AVERAGE PLAYER IS CONTENT WITH A COMPARATIVELY SMALL WINNING, BUT LET niM LOSE AND HE WILL PLAY UNTIL HE i JIAS NO MORE MONEY, ALWAYS HOPING TO GET EVEN AND TO WIN EVENTUALLY. Gambling gains are never permanent except to the man running the game. The money that comes BO easily is hard to hold. It continually begs its new owner to use it. He usually does at the gambling table. The principle is the same whether the gambling Ik done in a Commercial street den, on the Chicago Board of .Trade or the New York Stock Exchange. The men who are on the inside," who are running the game, make the winnings, and the players lose. - There eems to be no. way to prevent ffambHnir. i |