Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-07-03
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We have received the circular OF Great
Gift Enterprise, with request to insert 1t
in your valuable paper, give mn lsditorisl no
tee, and send your BILL rn'e'ni III
Being somswh.sdisposed to accommodate
the proprietors, we viii favor It with an ed
itorial first and see about the insertion Af'
forwards. 4..+..
This Grrr ESrsRrnisR is new and fash
ionable name for a lottery, and a lottery Is
very pernicious form Of gambling, and
gambling Is one Of the meanest ways Of
stealing Take it in any form, the gambler
is n theft Ho sppropriates to himself that
which is the property of another, and, in q
manner most reprehensible, because to do
so he induces another to attempt to steal
from him. Thus he not only robs his Vie
tim. but demoralires him by making him
| like himself, thief at heart, and in intent,
even though he be the loser in the game.
We have much more respect for the robbsr
who picks the pocket or breaks into the
room sfthe unguardsd one, than we have
for the man who induces On unsuspecting
young man to jeopardise both his money
and his character, OF game in which he is
sure to lose both The loss OF money is not
TO be deplored so much as loss Of character.
But many man can be induced to buy
lottery ticket who would scorn to gamble
with cards or otherwise II is chance, he
thinks, to mako fortune suddenly, and II is
not much of risk. Does he not know, in
the first place, that the men he deals with
are gamblers, and enter upon this "Enter-
prise" to make money without labor, and
at the expense Of the GREEN ones who can
be caught by scheme" offerings 900
farm, q $4,000 brick house, a 3 5000 town
lot, q 81 900 horse, a . 500 buggy and such
like7 These gamblers put out their bills,
knowing the fools are not all dead, and that
fool and his money are soon parted. OF
course they keep enough to pay themselves
we'll, and then distribute what 10 Left, II
any.
/ Occasionally some one proves ''lucky'-
better say unlucky, for it proves curse in
ninety-nine cases out Of hundred. The
unfortunate possessor Of the big farm, OF
fine house, or nice horse, knows that he hal
an article that he has never paid for, ant
which in reality belongs to another, or Il
others. Such possessions are unmitigatee
curses
But the mennness of this system of gam
bling Is its lying 10 begin with. II is SCALED
n CIR enterprise" That Is a lie at once
There is no gin about it. Il is simply tn
king your money, with possibility Of YOU
stealing as much. may be more. from some
one who Is as big fool as yourself And
OH how benevolent they arel IL is some
times to promote the arts, music, and some
times literature. Art Unions, Gift Enter
prises, and such like are the meanest kind
Of gambling operations II you have any
money 10 fool away In snch schemes, con
suit the papers that advertise for them
You probably have one in your house, and
your son has probably made up his mind
to try his luck with the little pocket money
he has, without letting you know Il Pa
pers that invite your boys TO become gam
blers, and tell them where 10 find the bes
choice liquors, are great institutions to in
!roduce into your houscs--so would rattle
snakes or the smallpox be. $3.50
Meanwhile the CosaoPoLIrAs is informed
that we charge ten cents line for editorial
notices. Please forward us by mail $500
for this notice, and wo will take further ser
vices under advisement