Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-08

500 prizes of 200 are............ 100 600
The approximation prizes follows:
100 rrizes OF $1,000, approximxting to 5000, 900
prize, are 100000.
100 prizes of $500, approximating to 5000 600
prize are $50, 600
100 prizes of $500. appro1imatine to 100000
| prize, are $4,000
THREE NUMBER TERMINALS.
30 prizes of $500, decided by 5000 600 prize are
| $4,000
50 prizes of s40O, decided by 100000 prize, are
$4,000
TWO NUMBER TERMINALS
900 prizes Of $500, decided by 5000 900 prize are
$lS0,o00.
900 prizes of 5000, decided by 100000 prize are
$4,000.
And these explained as follows:
The 200 approximation prizes are awarded to the
series OF nifty numbers each side Of the numbers
drawing the three largest prizes For example, II
ticket No. 3l,246 draws the 5000. goo prize those
tickets numbered from 81 1895 to 81, 2g6 inclusive
200 in alb will be entitled to $1,000. If ticket 2sl
draws The $500, 600 prize, those tickets numbered
from 231 to 33l inclusive will be entitled to $500
and so on according to the above scheme
Tickets drawing the capital prizes are not entitled
to terminal prizes. ticket driving three-number
termina! prize will not be entitled to a two-numhar
terminal prize.
And herein is point that is overlooked by many.
viz That they fail to grasp the enormous amount of
money that is distributed in these mammoth draw
ings. 1t will be seen thar s2.OOOOOO or to be
explicit, 81 $780, distributed to-day by The
Louisiana State Lottery Company, much larger sum
than ever before. But this, be it remembered WAS
the first extraordinary drawing in which the grand
capital prize was doubled. placing it at 5000 900 in
place Of as formerly at $500 000 And perhaps it NAV
not be in the very far future when this great instu
ton will place the grand capital prize at $1,000 600
Suffcc 1t. at the seni-annual drawings during the
coming year 1t viii remain rs now-S60O. 600 With
such prospect in view how futile to talk to men and
tell them lottery is a delusion and q snare Ninetv
nine out of possible hundred ever found to hug
such a dalusion, when it may possibly be embraced
at so insignificant a price.
While waiting for the appointed hour To fepn t,a
drawing General Early lin presence of General Beau.
regard explained to me how the tickets were counted
By himself and his associate commissioner with the
aid of only such assistants selected by Themselves
from to 100000, and placed in the lut.a percha
tubes described; the time consumed doing 40 being
usually from five to six days: how Also the rrize
numbers are 80 counted and similarly eucased then
placed in canvass-bags tied with string, and this
string wrapped with strong MANILA paper on the in
side of which the autographs of General Early and
General Beauregard are placed and then sealed with
wax, upon which the seal "B and En- ia placed
When thus sealed up they are placed in strong box
in one of the companys vaults and are not touched
by living soul until they brought out at the in
stance OF the commissioners the day of the draw.
ing to be conveyed to the Academy Of Music
10 descrioe the manner Of drawing may seem like
work OF supereroeation to of your readers n
has been so often described before but certainly there
are some Of your patrons and without doubt certain
little lady in Council Bluffs your cross -the-river
cousin who VIII be interested for Mrs Saiie c. Whit
tlesey, No. 80 North Seventh street CounciI RUFF
WIS the fortunate holder Of the ticket emitting her TO
share in the second capital prize of 100000 Her
Letter dated November 30. 1885, was written on the
letter head OF the Globe Publishing company Council
Bluffs and nclosed So for i've tickets (fortietha)
truly paying investment. for her. $4,000 for s5
The OMAHA BEE certainly congratulates her on her
| good fortune.
Well. TO the drawings On ascending the stare
found paced on the right and left two wheels the one
on the left much larger than the one ON the right II
drum shared in its formation about six feet in dame
and perhaps two to two and onehaH fest through
with glass heads, and the SURROUNDINGS wood Il 800
on frame work % that it can readily b revolved bv
OF an iron crank attached to the sxle n each
end door or opening is arranged In the ue Of The
circular wood work. perhaps about foot square larrs
enough to receive the tickets which are poured IN from
the bags before mentioned The smaller wheel A Sim
farly constructed the circular work being bras IN.
stead of wood. This in called the prize wheel The
ten bags containing the 100 900 tickets being placed