Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-11-11
Lucky Numbers.
Chicago TrIbune.l

"Do YOU believe in certain num-
bers being more lucky than others Z"
asked Tribune reporter the other
day of a gambler who was said to
play on SYSTEM" and who was,
consequently, about "Stonc broke"
Yes, | do," was the reply "but |
am not nearly as superstitlous about
Iiumbers as some people. Ifyou will
come along with me | will introduce
you to friend of mine who swears
by them aud who has no eud of ancc-
d0tes."
The reporter and the gambler ac-
cordingly wended their way TO a
downtown restaurant where the man
they sought was found discussing a
"stew."
Z" Do believe In certain numbers
being lucky? Well, you bet | do,
and why not9 Have you ever stud
led the question:"
The reporter confessed that he had
mot.
Well, I'll explain. You see, card
players, for instance, believe that
there is good luck under the deuce
and bad luck under the nine Of dia-
monds. One theory says that even
numbers are unlucky, because each
can be divided into two, thereby de-
noting death and dissolution. Some
people are.in favor Of odd numbers,
because God is one in three aud be-
cause he made the holy day the sew.
enth. The number seven and its
multiples were on other grounds
made lucky, because human being
! sheds his teeth at seven, becomes Q
youth at twice seven, man at thrice
seven, and reaches the limit at ten
times seven. / have heard of an old
superstition that three handfuls o
sand on dead body arc as good as {
funeral. Some people have knacl
of making out lucky and unlucky
years for people by adding togethe
! the Year of our Lord, the digit whicl
compose that number, the age of th
individual, and the number of year
between his birth, marriage, or som
other notable event in his life"
care not people very superstition
about luck in lottery numbers?"
"Yes," continued the old gambler
.more so in that than in anything
else. You see, they have no theor
and just go blindly. l don't believ
in lotteries, but many people do, an
the agents of the companies, KNOWN
just what sort of customers they hav
to deal with, make specially of pre-
Tossing to sell lucky numbers
knew a negro once who dreamed tha
two particular numbers would tur
up prizes, and when they came blan
he cut his throat with disappoint
ment. l heard of a man once, to,
who bought the ticket that won I'll
capital prize in lottery, and I'll
= day before the drawing IL was stole
from him. When he heard that I'll
u ticket had won he went raving mat
A man, Anderson by name, kept
small grocery store, and bought fou
: tickets for a lottery numbered col
secutivcly. He was afraid this wa
unlucky, so the one he exchanged We
bought by man up in one of til
frontier forts and it won the fir
i prize. Another time a party {
friends going down the Mississippi
determined to buy a ticket anon
!. them and asked little girl VIII,
ie number they should purchase. 81
told them No. 10000. However, tn
wasn't mysterious enough, so the
bought another number, but No. lC
600 won all the same. A friend (
mine once bought the number IA
- $685.. as he had dreamed that th'
), number would win. A few days a
terwards he read that l4,66S had VIC
the big prize. He accordingly wei
out and treated right and left. G
IS. looking again, however, he four
that be had misread l4,66S for l4,06
so he was out of pocket the drinks
es %"Did you ever win anythii
through your belief ?"
I "Can't say ever did,