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

OF chirography that the company enabled deter
mine the writer Of the original letter containing the
remittance. The question solved to their own satis-
faction they advise the writer and all his order for
the coming drawing, If requested, or return his
money.
But the company do not wait for letters Of inquiry
from their careless correspondents For instance.
they decipher the name of the party and town.
while there may be nothing to indicate the State-they
gesn from the Postal Guide every state and territory
In which 10 located town Of that name, and send
postal card TO each one advising the party named that
they are In possession Of package of value and his
hers. to write giving description Of its contents
when sent, name of town and state, ETC. Thus, very
often they anticipate letter Of inquiry, and I'LL An
order With but little delay. Your correspondent was
told of particular case In which patron failed to
give egible address and all inquiries on the part
of the company failed to discover him But at about
the same time IL receiving letters from some
who was calling it hard names, because il failed to
SEND him ticket a. ordered This party requested
to give possible the date Of his ornal letter of
mttance. the nature Of it. whether bills silver money
order II by express or otherwise. But the company
got no definite answer from him, only an additional
abusive complaint.
Finally" said the manager, "a man came into the
office one day and declared he going to know why
the company had robbed him of his money without
giving him any satisfaction Learning his name the
general manager took him aside and by clever Ques-
nonns got out of him in few minutes definite
Information than series Of letters had extracted.
Taking him into the old horse vault one Of the boxes
was opened, and very soon the original letter was
discovered. Immediately recognizing it, the man
exclaimed:
why that's the very old bill that sent with It that
you got pinned on there"
YES" was the reply, you did not steal your
money or put 1t in pockets but you notice there
are no directions in any part Of letter whereby
we could learn where to send you proper returns"
Then the man was full of apologies
No doubt he is regular patron now, but more care
ini IN giving proper address But the company is not
Always fortunate enough to reduce the "old horse"
account az in this case and thus a large amount Of
money necessarily remains to its credit.
President Daupbin DEGREES that as 1t doeSnot belong
TO the company the company must not touch II. A
concern that sets such standard Of honesty its
dealings with its patrons cannot help compelling con-
fdence in all its methods.
All the correspondence appertaining to each drawing
Is bound in alphabetical form and filed away according
TO date in appropriate pigeon holes 80 that in an in
slant almost the letter of fortunate winner showing
name and location may be ascertained This was ver
ned later on when, after the drawing called on Dr.
Dauphin to learn, possible the localities and names
OF the lucky ones who had secured the capital prizes
Happening to be in the presidents private Office
about 10 O'Clock on the morning of the drawing Your
correspondent had the pleasure of meeting that old
veteran OF the confederscy General Jubal A. Early
OF the commissioners who comes down once a month
from his home in Virginia superintend the drawing
The old gentleman, although somewhat bent under
the weight Of years. yet looks rugged and is as active
on MS Ieet as many men thirty years younger. He
presents most venerable appearance with his long
gray beard and broad brm SLOUGH hat His eve sharn
ana piercing and his voice firm as in the old cam
paigning days in the Shenandoah valley He greeted
me cordially. and after making inquiries of the
general manager relative to the bags" containing the
tickets he casually mentioned that he had just re-
ceived dispatch from old friend in Rhode Island
to wire him Immediately after the drawing the num-
Der that secured the capital prize
NOW OF course" said the general. with a merry
twinkle in his eye The expects in way can help
MIN WIN 1t, fer he sends the number of his ticket"
Il recollect not long snce'' the general continued
"a man in Rochester wrote me that if could pun
the capital prize Of 100000 for him could keep
$4,000 and send him $4,000. The fool'
added the old veteran, if could do such thing and
was rascal enough to do it, did he suppose would be
foolish enough to divide any part of it,"
And so 1t is. said General Early, some people have
an idea that General Beauregar myself can some
way. give the prizes where we willr
And as we wendell our way to the Academy of Nusic
which is but short distance from the Louisiana State
Lottery Conpany's building the opposite side of
ST. Chares street. the general said he would explain
TO me how utterly impossible it would be for him or
General Beuregard to do any such thing
The Academy of Music, where the drawing takes
place, was reached, and at the generals invita-
ton your correspondent IVES assigned seat upon the
stage, where he was introduced to General Beaure-
gard, the associate commissioner, and Messrs W. I.
Hodgson, William Pinckard, G. G. Roux and J. A A.
Rousseau who assist the commissioners in the detail
work. These are all prominent and we'll known busi-
ness men of New Orleans Seated upon the stage vas
the genial Colonel Dan" Wilson, so we'll known to
every one in the Crescent City, who fails to wit
ness the grand drawings.
On the stage were two large boxes which contained
the ten bags in which were the OOO-each
wrapped tightly rolled and encased in strong eutta
percha tube the ends of the tickets slightly projecting
beyond the ends Of the tube Each ticket is
printed, from to 100000 in great big black type 30
in yrho