Daily Republican., 1888-01-13
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1t would appear from late dispatches
that Chestertowu, q pleasant little VII
village, located In Kent county, Md, ia
considerably excited about fhe Louisiana
State Lottery Company, and that its To-
habitante. who draw their ideas OF mo-
Iality, likewise Of home and worldly news
from the Chettertown Transcript and the
Kent News, two wide awake Journals, ar Q
shocked at the abatement made by the
Lottery Company that citizen OF Ches-
tertown held one quarter OF ticket So, ,459,
which in tbs grand drawing, December
Is, won the capital prize of Three Hun
dred thousand Dollars.
The two thousand Inhabitants OF Ches-
tertown having been interviewed by the
reporters OF the Transcript and the News,
the following SILLY stuff appeared as an
editorial in the Kent News, December "a
headed THAT Lottery Lle'';
From all parts OF the country come in
quiries 10 know the the name OF the lucky
Chestertown individual who drew the
$500, 900 prize in the Louisiana State,Lot-
teiy. Our postmaster 10 flooded with let
te's, and one gentleman sends us the
official publication. announcing that the
number which drew the 100000 prize
was held In Chestertown Nd. There In.
quiries have caused scme talk aud quite
q sensation among the few who have faith
In lotteries. As stated IN our last issue
no such prize has been drawn In Chester
town, nor do we believe that such q prize
has been drawn in that lottery anywhere
else. 1t is policy for these swir ding con-
Germs 70 locate the places where their
prizes are held, but the name OF the In
dividual holder is never given except II
be fictitious. The whole thing Is fraud
and swindle Thousands OF people are
duped by this announcement that such q
prize is held In Chestertown before the lie
and the fraud can be exposed. The State
OF Louisiana is degraded and her iegis
tors deserve the execration OF mankind for
allowing such an iniamy to exist within
her limits"
This silly twaddle would be intensely
refreshing did II contain one grain OF
truth, and doubtless It has been absorbed
as the eItire truth by every reader OF the
News In its limited sphere, save one Of
OF the Oldest inhabitants OF Chestertown,
and he has smiled TO think how poorly
eloquenco OF words could postpone his
trip 10 Columbus. Ohio, via New Orleans
the short rOute-And investigate the
working and the honesty of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company.
In the same issue OF the News, from
which the above extract is made, appears
the following personal mention:
"H. w. Vickers left home last Thurs.
day for Columbus, Ohio, TO attend to
some legal business there. He expected
to return on the 31st
Mr.. Vickers arrived In New Orleans on
Saturday night, the Path. On Monday
noon, the Goth, he was in the Office OF The
Louisiana State Lottery Company and
received In exchange for quarter ticket
63, f9, which was one of eleven he had
ordered from the New Orleans National
Bank, 4 check on the same bank for
seventy five thousand dollars. He looked
like happy man, the possessor of
happy home, wherein dwelt a wife and
seven happy childrtn.
He LETT behind iu New Orleans most
favorable impressions OF the intelligence
and businest acumen of the people of
Chestertown which the News or the Tran.
ecript cannot erase, and he also left his
indorfement oil the prompt dealing of the
Lottery Company
Fortunately for The Louisiana State
Lottery Company It's legitimacy, or The
honesty of its transactions, are not judg-
cd by the world at large from the limited
information furnished by the Kent News
or the Chestertown Transcript.
II is to be hoped that the people of
Ghestertown will be able to exercise their
rights as free born American citizens, and
invest money as they deem best In spite
OF such monitors as cry "that lottery lie"
"sw indling concern" "iraud aud &c
tion," and that hold up for the execrati-
on OF mankind the State of Louisiana and
her legislators because one of their Oldest
and most respected citizens, to wit, Har-
rison W. Vickers, invests i've dollars In a
"swindling concern" that pays him sew
enty-fve thousand dollars on his venture
and sends him home victim of misplaced
confidenceO
Mr.. Vickers would doubtless be glad TO
play that role to the same music every
month in the year and so would the edi-
tors OF the News and the Transcript, aud
their brothers, their cousins and their
uncles.
The LouIsiana State Lottery Company,
an incorporated institution, has been In
existence about twenty.years. During
that period 1t has paid out annually over
five millions of dollars in prizes drawn In
different parts OF this country and in the
Dominion of Canada. 1t can always de-
signate the point where prize has been
drawn but 1t would be indiscreet to name
the individual who holds the winning
number until he "bobs up sercnely" for
his money and tenders his card.
Hundreds have drawn capital prizes
as a depositor" In some well-known
bank, or through the express companies
OF the country and while the lottery com
pany did not know the name of the ori-
ginal holder 1T has paid the prize just as
promptly, taking receipts from the banks
and express companies
The venom of the v ide awake papers,
which are an honor to Chestertown, in no
wise disturbs the serenity of the average
Louisiana legislator, neither does 1t strain
chord of public confidence In the SOL
yency or honest dealing of the Lottery
Company.-NeN Orleans (La.) Picayuae,
Jan. 4.
No Quorum at the II. 81 o. Meeting.
a break between the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company and the sy ndi-
cate III 1t came to Its relief last fall ap.