Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-29
THE Dubuque Herald has reduced
the price of its subscription from l6 cents per
week to IL l>2 cents. A judicious change.

LOTTERIES AND LUcK.-A letter, of
which the following is copy. accompanied by
a batch of printed documents. was received by
a friend few days since, and placed in our
hands. Similar documen we learn, were sent
to large number of our citizens
"BALrrMoRE, Oct. "a, 1859.
"DRAR SIR Being anxious to sell prize
in your locality, we will make you the follow
ing liberal offer: II yon will send us $40. we
will send you by return mail nice package
containing 26 tickets in the lottery. class l72.
to be drawn November 2ith. To convince you
Of our confidence in the success Of this pack
age il it fails to draw at least one hundred
dollar prize, we Will send you another package
free of charge This is o good offer for you.-
Let US know early. --.-
The disinterestedness Of the offer contained
above, is striking-if the first $40 worth prove
valueless, there are plenty more of the same
sort left, and second $40 worth will be sent
to the purchaser of the first-this time 70,
nothing. The generosity. benevolence, and
philanthropy manifested in this liberal offer,
this good Offer" Ito use the language Of the
letter,) induces US to make our readers ac-
quainted with such an instance of disinterest.
eduess. They will please to remember "this il
confidential" and say nothing to anybody
about it. ss these makers of "good offers" are
especially desirous that their left hand shall
not know what their right hand does. They
are so confident of one packet DRAWN; prize
that they will undertake, if it does not. to b<
themselves at the expense Of furnishing anoth
er. II one packet is so certain to draw hun
dred dollars for twenty, two must infallibly dc
so-under these circumstances selfish persons
would keep the packets and ensure the eighty
dollars profit for themselves. Not so the writ
ers of this letter, they magnanimously aban-
don the golden advantage to the Dear Sirs'
they address. and are doubtless ready to in'
clude Dear Madams" also.
There Is one thing to be sure, that looks likt
set off to this brilliant generosity. In th'
printed bills the tickets are advertised at 81
each, consequently the "Dear sirs" are efferet
as many tickets for $40 as would cost the pub
lie in general one hundred and thirty dollars
and the latter would be without the inestima-
BILE advantage of receiving gratis double dos
Of the same SORT" if the first did not Prov
| effectual
There are other points in the letter whicl
will excite admiring attention. but We hav'
enough to awaken An enlightened public" +
the golden advantages so literally offered
There is another concern located in Savsn
nah, Ca, that signs its name Mckinney q Co.
who are up to snuff. They will make con
tract for advertising for year, st yearly rates
aud at the expiration Of three months sesd yo'
notice to discontinue the came and render you
bill The bill is rendered, but the money fail
to come, and it makes no difference how man,
letters may be written on the subject, mot
word can De got out Of the chaps. They ar
OIL q set of villainous swindlers. and our citi
Gems should not trust dollar to their keeping
Il they do. il. 10 the last they win ever hsa
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