Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-22

The approximation prizes are as follows;
100 prizes OF 81 900 approximsting to $780,
100 prizes Of $500 approximating to 5000,
600 prize, are $4,000.
100 prizes of $4O0, spproximsting to $780,
900 prize, are $4,000.
THREE NUMBER TERMINALS.
90 prizes OF $500, decided by 5000. 600 prize
are $79, 200.
SO prizes of $4oo. decided by 5000, 900 prize.
are $3.50, 800.
TWO NUMBER TERMINALS.
600 prizes of 5000, decided by $500, 900 prize
are $3.50 900.
500 prizes OF 5000. decided by 5000. 900 prize
are $180,000.
And these are explained as follows:
The 800 approximation prizes are awarded to
the series of fifty numbers on each side OF the
exsmple: II ticket No. 81, ,246 draws the
5000, 900 prize, those tickets numbered from
81 1876 TO 81 296, inclusive, 600 in all will be
entitled to $1,000. If ticket PSI draws the
231 to 331, inclusive, will be entitled 10 $500
and so on. according to the above scheme
Tickets drawing the capital prizes are not en-
titled to terminal prizes. ticket drawing a
hree-number terminal prize will not be enti-
tied to a two-number terminal prize.
And herein is point that is overlooked by
many, viz: That they fail to grasp the enor.
nous amount of money that is distributed in
these mammoth drawings. twill be seen that
over So 900, 600 or,to be more explicit. So, 49,
800 was distributed to-day by the Louisiana
State Lottery Company, much larger sum
than ever before. But this, be it remembered,
was the irst extraordinary drawing in which
the grand capital prize was doubled, placing it
at 5000 600, in place of as formerly at 1900, 600
And perhaps 1t may not be in the very far
future when the great institution will place the
grand capital prize at 81 ,000, ,000 Sulfice it. at
the semi annual drawings, during the coming
year, it will remain as pow-$600, 900. With
such prospect in view, how futile TO talk to
men and tell them, lottery is delusion and
snare. Ninety-nine out OF possible hundred
are ever found to hug such delusion. when it
may possibly be embraced at SO Insignificant a
price.
While waiting for the appointed hour to be-
gin the drawing, General Early lin presence of
General Besuregard) explained to me how the
tickets were counted by himself and his asso-
clate commissioner, with the aid of only such
assistants as selected by themselves, from to
100, 900. and placed in the gutta-percha tubes
described, the time consumed in doing SO being
usually from five to six days; how, also the
prize numbers are so counted and similarly en-
cased, then placed In can as bags tied with
string, and this string wrapped with strong
MANILA paper, on the inside of which the auto.
graphs oil General Early and General Beaure.
gard are placed and then sealed with wax,
uDon which the seal "B and e" is placed.
box in one of the company's vaults, and are not
touched by living soul until they are brought
out, at the instance of the commissioners, on
the day of the drawing, to be conveyed to the
To describe the manner OF drawing may seem
like work OF eupererogation to some OF your
readers, as it has been SO often described be-
fore; but certainly there are some of your
patrons, and without a doubt a certain little
lady in Council Bluffs, your across.the river
cousin. who will be interested. for Mrs. sallIe
@. Whittlesev, No. 35 North Seventh street,
Council Bluffs, was the fortunate holder OF the
ticket emitting her TO- q share in the second
capital prize Of 100000. Her letter, dated
November 30, 1888. was written on the letter
head of the Globe Publishing Company, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, and enclosed So for five tickets for
tieths). A truly paying investment for her,