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m T. G. STACY A SON, PUBLISHERS. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA,^WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER|25, 1888. 1876. * 18 BAFFLING GAMBLING! This T#rj Popular Bril from Le gal ,*0* Moral standpoints Editors Advertiser-Appeal. Ttw common pastime of raffling, la it gambling? Is it more harmful . than playing and batting at cards ?. What is its moral effects upon the young? The questions asked above are of vital importance to the well, being of • society.... There, aye tpany men and many women who would blush, to own that they had ever placed, ,fpr. , ®°nejr * S ame ot cards; and, yut! who dp’enly participate in 'this fascfc nating pastime. > Is it gambling? Section 4,641 of the code of Georgia provided as fol lows: any-person Shall play, and be$ for mqhey or other things of val ue^ at any game of faro, loo, brag, blufl; three up, seven up, poker, ving- ton, euchre, or any other games play- ;-|i^»ithcards,.or'BhaU plt^y and bet. f ;i«li6ney, or other things of value at any e. c. or a, b, c, table or at oth- #er table of like character, or at rou lette, or rouge, et noir, or chuckluck or any similar game of chance played with dice or cards, :,or balls, or shall bet at any game of nipe pins or ten pins or at any other number of pins, or any bilhard or pool tables such person so offending,; on conviction, shall be punished (as prescribed in section 4310 of this code).” The punishment is fine and imprisonment .j*t hard labor not exceeding $1,000 fide n.or 12 months on chain gang. The above istAaafMrlbed literally Jnt as to the class of acts that constitute gambling. In this connection it might pi ob ably be well to ytate that under section 4549 of the code it is provided as fol lower Penalty for selling tickets, in lot rtery or gift-enterprise. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons in this State either by himself or his agents to sell or offer for sale or to procure fbf, or furnish to any person , or persons, any ticket, number, com bination, or phance, or anything rep resenting a chaBce in any lottery, - gift ehterprise or other similar devio^ whether such, lottery, gift en terprise or scheme shall be operated in $bis State or not, and each and • evpiry person who shall violate the. provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon ■ conviction shall be punished as pre scribed in section 4310 oftbis code.” Now upon this question we have ' before us the two sections of our code which prohibit gambling in any form therein named. It but remains for us to examine what constitutes the aot or fact of raffling. As we understand it, it is where a persoif either natural or artificial has cer - tain property which they desire to . dispose of not in the usual and law fill way of selling, but by procurid^ ■ A number of persons to buy chances thereat, at do much per chance and when all the chances are taken, then , dice box is called for and each holderofa chance (for which, he has paid bis money) cast the dice, and the number thrown by eaoh is taken down, and after ail have thrown, the price to awarded to him who has thrown the greatest number. What is the result of this? It is clear that each aBd every person; save the. win erty. i e, obtained said property the subject matter of the raffle. In (his connection let us see. what /consti tute gambling at faro.. As we under stand it,, one. jwb.. runs .toe game eyfor the use of and (s what Js known at th«,tppKer, The player invests,, bis n*onpy in a of. .pieces bt ivory, called chips,-and representing moniedyjdue. These obips are,by the player placed upon snob card as he may desire to bet upon, and ;the qkancq, ; we.qi$pit ed with money for Which he received no legal and adequate consideration, and has less money, and consequent; ly less property than before he’ took said chance. It is squally clear that tbs winner bya small outlay of mon ey (for which he oonld aot have par chased the srtiole) bss woo the prop- cards arq dealt—-if ho wins, money is paid him by the bank. If he loses, .his chips (for which he has paid his igpney, and which represent Hia mon ey( are taken, 1 e, won by thelwnk, bis money is gone, he has received nothing therefor. * Nor’ will any candid individual' point out any difference between these qcts—raffling and faro—moral ly or legally. Faro is gambling un der the law—if there is no legal dif ference between it and raffling, then jt»ffling iB gambling. ^Wq.^eliqve if the question were put to any careful and painstaking criminal lawyer, “Is raffling gambling ?” his answer would be ‘‘Unquestionably.” Hence we see that this is ganiblingfrom one stand point. ANOTHER QUESTION. Is it prohibited by the law—4,549 of the Code> npon lottery ? That law in terms provides that this act is prohibited where the saving clause is properly considered and applied.— The language is “any chance, or any thing representing a chance,” and then, after providing for lottery, gift enterprise, etc., the words “or otl^er s clear that under this section the person who puts up any species of property for raffle and sells chances thereat violates the plain language of this section. This brings us to the consideration of the next question—is it more harmful than playing and betting at cards, or, rather, we might say gam- gling commonly in all the other schemes by which money is risked and won ? In this connection let us also consider the subdivision of this question, what is its moral effect up on the young ? We venture the as sertion that in all the other means by wjiich money is lost and won in gambling the same is carried on so cretly. That this in the main true is evidenced by the act of the Legis lature which provides that the play ers should be competent witnesses one against the other. Why was this act passed? Because of the great difficulty otherwise to find evi denceby which to convict the perpe trators of this offense. Therefore we prow by this fact the secrcoy of ot.h er species of gambling. Now we do not believe that it is necessary for us to say that there are two classes of orime—mala in se, or wrong in itself, and mala prohibila, or that which is prohibited by human law for the good of society—nor that it is necessary for us-to go further into the distinc tion. Suffice it to say that it is con trary to law and against the good of society. Now all who take the trouble to think will at once see that tyhen peo ple go into ,some quiet room or se cluded spot and these secretly engage in gambling, that then, generally speaking, no one is hurt by it except themselves. ^rue, often it is that an unfortunate gambler,maddened by effect thereupon, aider that this carried on opeuly- pose, In some install and for charitable cpmes appalling, list of chaaces is ha man^r youth by the mouth as love! ens only to entreat ten wtU,.|S>rgeV their their religious bl the chaBoe, and ever after peady to haps, underthespt or other toy w'ob, fo throw of the dice, t! der boy—yrho mother’s knee- the few pennies it com 1 pate in this social and ever afterwards risk moneyJn this ws sea men and .women, church of God(?) opi and they are, alas, to< •f this were wrong the church would is but human to seek and when found, fblli have stood in halls whi italion, to take chanc those with whom but we had knelt to take tl of the Lord’s Supper, ample to those who ar< upon the jourffby of 11 the one you hang out: brother or sistor into rest? Or Bpl^wbon we erfn of riffling to for the par raise mon bodies it be* | when the to the young d of beauty, a rosebud im .to take a it,, nine out of training, and‘take it once is again. Per- a doll Ifle ‘upon the ng and ten- be at bis pocket of s to partlc- . He wins, is ready to The young bers of the doing this, to say that pillars of 3 it. It .examples, them. We this solic- as done by nday gone sacrament hat an ex entering this light guide a haven of AND ^OOK AT THE BARGAINS. HUNDREDS ARE COMING FROM EVERY QUARTER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GREA 1 BARGAIN DAY SALE! »rn"iiiiTi3:t >7 in I hM ves a family to the cold Charities of the world, or, in hopM'Qf.rttetor- shorcs of time to lead to «life’s ship wreck and disaster? Oh, brother and sister remember the teaching of that grandest and most comprehensive sermon this world has ever heard: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glory your father which is in heaven.” We believe that notone in ten who has participated in raffling ever for a moment paused to consider the ef- fect.thereof— that its prevalence is not the result of any desire to do wrong, but solely thoughtlessness. Indeed we know this is true. We have friends, noble, true men and kind and good women, who have of ten done this thing, and contintted it for the lack of a single word of caution. Then let the church move in this matter—let the ministers of God .Sunday after Sundfg call the attention of the people, cause them to pause, to think, and we venture the assertion that in a short time such a thing will be unknown in our midst x Th conclusion we desire to relate an anecdote which is absolutely true. In our early manhood we knew a young man, born of good family and brought np almost at the church door, he had the respect and confi dence of,all to whom he was known and was repeatedly held up to us and others as an example. At a church fair held in one of our cities in 1873 at the solicitation of a fair and lovely young Indy he ,took some chances at a raffle, was successful. Six months after that time we saw him in a gambling hell known by a gambler’s nick name, he continued to tread this thorny p. th of life until some few years ago when he became a fugitive from justice, and finally ended his life with poison at a small town in onr State, and to-day his mortal remains fill an unknown, bnt dishonored grave. This man was my friend, my boyhood companion Ladies all,eager for the wonderful bargains ■ now offered. This sale, thanks to the appreciation of tho public is a decided success even beyond expectation. Wee&n fill tbia- whole page in telling you about the true fact of the good things we hare instore for yoii. : We prefer, however, that you should do justice to yourself: ndcorne in to see that what we say can lie verified. Such an enormous st >ck, such elegant; goods, such a variety such choice and rare novelties, and. such wonderfully low prices have never before been seen here., r^j <. * BLACK D »BSS OOOD& 20 pieces of black dress g3&STl it we shall ptft on selei that' day at the very low prices of 68c. per yaWT. Kieee goods are worth $Iayard. 130 surplus Newmarkets at verj Jpw prices. Fifty Flush Saqnes at $16, worth $22. Fifty-six pieces offh 9 lt yery best quality bleached muslin of the most popular brands Worth 10 iirto 11c. . All will be placed on sale Tuesday December 18th, Bargain Bay, at 7^c. PLUSH D a ALL COLORS Will be sold on Tuesday, Decembi :£'18tb. Bargain Day at 60c. Worth fl* •shoes; cumft$1 Fy.^NiTup; i( Erro Jr ; J , bUmm-m ing, Crockery, Furniture, Etc. Don’t Delay.ButCome (i Tuesday, Mftrl .to grave, that conscience'might hispla ear, “behold thy work” m • , ^ . -tj. $A$ vnl| hvuv-vi vuv u vim ing losses, risks money not his own, i hamfrittM this article withlmt loses it, and has to flee the country onemotiveordeslre,wlthenmlty to- toavoid proseeutlon or etandhto tri al for larceny—but this to as far itoeaeftoot the otoreto of • 1 p. rae|wl their'thooghte will do alty, end la of course limited la its thorest. Wnn. JACOB MICHELSON. OGLETHORPE GRANT STREET. J. R. MINEHAN, Prop’r, (Successor to II. S. McCrary.) Me Horses, Buegjr or W&i gm~A 11 order* for PRAYING promptly at- tended to. Open daj and night. 'Connected with Telephone Exchange. Your My TO YOUR FAMILY IS TO SECURE FOR THEM A HOME. r offering houses and lots in the l... . ind land near the city for cash or time. ■ hoi ' Cochran avenne, for f 1,01 house, six rooms, on Fire, Life ani AeeiJeit tarar ALSO BONDS OP SURETYSHIP. Apply to W. B. BURROUGHS, 401 Newcastle street PUTNAM’S Livery Me! Corner Mont and Oglethorpe streets y - MRWd9 ‘ SgfSifltttSCT The Einest Turn-Outs AND THE BEST SERVICE. Your order solicited, and satisfaction enema A. T. PUTNAM, Wholosnlo and Retail dealers in BRICK, LATHS and SHINGLES. • winteoplniitoek of - ‘ ANTHRACITE COAL, Bed Ash, eat and Chestnut else, and Free- hum,white Ani*. . BITIMUNOUS COAL 8teamandfatnllylump, the tatter anitahlo for grates. • - . t -.;. ■ ‘ WE ABE SOLE AGENTS FOB V BRUNSWICK BRICK WORKS. ' And ahlotofamistt in any Quantity. Also keep constantly on hand Nos. lands 8HIN- GLES, the nix/vo ut market prices. ,Termsth- variabiyCAMil. BAY STREET. BiiUNSWICK, GA. ’ ' OF THE: Oil Reliable Bay Restaaraab ON THE EUROPEAN VLAN. . Wliero esn l« found everything the market af fords, served In sho.t notice. No. if Buy street. F. JOS. DOERFLINGER. :—— -7T-—-e Dr.iB.'McCASKILL, PERMANENTLY LOCATED AT ST.SIMONS MILLS, Ga. Twenty years practical expertene., NOTICE Neither the Captain, owner* ortconsigneeswill be responsible for any debts contracted by tbe m : ■ notice. Neither the Ospiaia. owner* or so.stances will be reiponsib!* for any eebts contracted by tfco crew ot tho An*, bark OBiLtc. OHKasilNAE, Matter.