Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-24


and its accommodations in the hands
Of one Of his children, there will he
q fortune of five hundred millions
In the hands Of his oldest son, in
less than ten years. This Ia alto.
gether too much money for one man
to hold, in o republic. In fact, II
he happens to he shrewd enough to
handle it seltishly, he could control
the country with ii. But fortunate
~ there comes in dissipation, dis.
ease and death to prevent such ca.
lamities. The only good there is in
dissipation is in distributing estates
when they, get to be too large. Sin
is made to work good in some cases.
THE IorTEEy-pEALERs.
Anthony C0mstock, in the EN-,
rloy of the Post'oilice Department
has made u raid upon the lottery
dealers, and has arrested thirty OF
them. The extent OF this business
is little understood. There are owe,
II thousand firms in this city, whose
business is selling polices in l0tte.
ries, OF which the poor dupes who
send their money know as little as
they do of Senagambia. With the
exception of two or three, these
frauds represent no drawings-they
simply pocket the money that is
sent them. They advertise draw
ing for the benefit of a school in
Kentucky, or Nevada, or a hospital
in Washington, in which capital
prizes of $3.50, 900 and other prizes
running down to 500 are promised
to the holders of the "lucky" tick
cts. Where it will pay they send a
few dollars, say fifty, just enough
to intiame the poor dupe, and have
him spread the fact that he drew ii
prize and got t,.o meney over n
whole county. Thus twenty five or
fifty dollars, is the cheapest adver,
Using they can have. COmstOck
found them in all sorts of places.
but never one of them with the
slightest pretext of having anything
legitimate. The letters captured
were curious reading. They were
from all sorts of people and all sorts
of professions. A clergyman in the
State of New York, enclosed $3.50,
for a ticket in some mythical scheme,
with the remarY, "if you can ar,
range this so as to have me draw Il
prize, it will work to your advan-
tage," This man was bidding to
have fraud perpetrated to his adj
vantage, forgetting that if the deal
ers would swindle at all they were
as liable to swindle him as any one
else. Laboring men, widows, seam.
stresses, all classes and sorts of peo.
pie, showered their money upon
these sharks, each hoping to draw
the big prize that would make them
comfortable for life. Except the lit
tie thrown out for bait, mono of
them ever got Il dollar-alI that was
sent them went down into the peck
cts of the swindlers, and enabled
them to live in good style. But
their little game is up. ComstOck
is after them, and he will make it
lively for them. lie had them all
in the police court, and every swim
aer of them will 60 up, except those
who give bail. And policemen will
he put to guard their premises, the
post office will stop their letters,
ard the people will be made virtu
GUS whether they viii! or not. Mon
ey addressed to these fellows will.
hereafter, be detained at the post
office and will be returned to those
sending it. And this is for the ben
eft Of those weak enough to send
hereafter there will be no secrecy
in such matters. The letters will
be opened, and in an unopened
state will'be sent to the postmaster
of the place from which they came.
If you want to invest in a. lottery
you may be sure that the postmas-
ties in your own town will know that
you have done so. From this time
out you do it at your risk.
BUSINESS
Is getting better, every day. Since
Hayes has taken the helm there
has been a tightening up, a revival.
that is delightful. People are not
only paying, but they are investing.
Goods are selling, exchanges are
being made, there is life and vi
tally that the country has not had
for years. And everything looks
better. We are all going to do well
from this time out. PIETRO.
HANOVER.
The town ticket elected is as fol.
lows: Edmund Fl. Smith, Town
Clerk !; Hiram Hitchcock, LIST Rep
resentative ex-senator James W,
Patterson, cd Representative; Chas.
Benton, LIST Selectman, (re.elected);
David Fl. Camp. I'd Selectman; G.
p. Smith, 81 Selectman; William
Poole, Surveyor, Dist. No. 1. Of
the above all are Republicans ex