The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-25
THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE.
a Dubuque Enterprise.

The freedom and equality which prevail
ed on earth in the golden reign of Saturn
was celebrated by festival which began
by the distribution of tickets which gained
some prize. So we may attribute to the
Romans the invention of gift festivals
which were only intended to enliven their
Saturnalia. Later, Augustus appointed
lotteries which consisted of things of little
value. But Nero established some for the
people in which one thousand tickets were
distributed daily and number of those
who were favored by fortune became rich.
Heiogabulous invented similar scheme in
which the prizes were either of great value
or none at all; one gained a prize of six
slaves and another of six flies; some got
valuable vases and others vases of common
clay This scheme was intended to exhib
1t the inequality with which fortune dis
tributes her tavors The first enterprise
OF this kind calculated to benefit the pub
nc was In knglandin 1863, and was held at
the west door OF st. Paul cathedral, and
consisted OF 10000 tickets at forty shillings
each. The profits were applied to repair
ing the harbors. In 1912 King James in
augurated similar enterprise for the
plantation of English colonies in Virginia.
The principal prize was four thousand
crowns in plate
W hen the settlement of portion of the
United States is assisted by such means, it
Is no wonder that the spirit of adventure
should still exist among us. The over-ser-
lous may talk against these enterprises as
much as they please, but the public will
| still be fond of them and still continue to
patronize them. They are a sensation, and
that is what the people want and will have.
| Dubuque having Just a little more enter
prise than most Western cities is a going
to have grand Jubilee and concert on the
18th Of September, and they have very
| wisely placed the managementln the hands
OF live man. who knows just how to dc
it, and do it well.-Mr. W. NJ Castle, and
a Mr.. Duffey. Now Duffey is newspaper
man-not noted for his good looks as much
as for his faith in the success of the jubi-
| lee. This is not all some Of the most
responsible citizens of Dubuque give their
Endorsement to the enterprise. This we
know by having their personal assurance
that it will be all legitimate and conducted
exactly as advertised BY reference to
| Mr. Castle advertisement in this paper il
will be seen who the men are who indorse
this project and what they propose to do.
| Now every one who buys ticket is sure to
receive some prize, and somebody is going
TO get the valuable prizes, and your chance
| is just as good as anybody's, provided you
are not the meaneSt man in Christiandom,
and even then you will get something.
Tickets are for sale in this city at Cramp-
tons book store, and at John Hoyt' music
store, in Davenport Read the advertise
ment in this paper and select the prize YOU
viii draw.
VIM. BAIL and wife. John Wager and
wife, and Frank Shrader and wife were
having little game on pigeon hole table
III Moline, and were talking and laughinga a. d
having a pleasant time, when 4. A. Gran
dall,a policeman, undertook to put in force
the puritanical principles of that town by
ordering them to make less noise. The
| puritan policeman was very properly or.
dered out0f the house and should have been
kicked out for his impudence. Next day
he had BAIL up before Magistrate Swan
der for keeping disorderIy house. At
ter hearing evidence Mr.. BAIL was dis,
charged and the ponceman was given a
lecture on his duties which will do hin
good. lie had no more right to interfere
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