Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27


in its power. l wonder that some great
New York paper-a feature paper look
ing for a large job OF reformatlon-in-
stead Of fighting windmills with a
SQUIRT gun, does not take off its coat
and free the State Of Louisiana from
piliful slavery.
Within the last six months q member
OF the legislature died. What became
of his soul l haven't the slightest idea,
but on his body was found shirt in
which had been sewed seventeen 81, 900
bills, which represented his savings
during the short session OF the legisla-
ture. presume he saved this amount
by going without cigars. The amount
of the standing bribe offered 70 the
public schools by the lottery, and ac-
cepted, to say nothing of innumerable
brides from $4,000 down to vermouth
cocktail, does not prevent profit
which, am assured by gentleman OF
New Orleans who is thoroughly familiar
with the affairs of the lottery, averages
$50 per cent. per annum on the invest
ment.
My friend, Mr.. Jay Gould, who is
perhaps the highest authority on quick
sales and small profits of any one in the
United States, said the other day in re-
lation TO the State Lottery of Louisiana
that it seemed to him like receiving ten
dollars from the ticket holder and put
ting five Of it in the drawer and then
shaking dice TO see who shonld have
the other five.
OF course the underground machin
cry necessary to the successful opera
ton of the lottery in defiance of the
postal laws is naturally very extensive
and hard TO break up. But with the law
and the sentiment of the country against
il, its determination is only matter OF
| time, and the statesman or the journal
/ looking for job will do well TO consid-
er this excellent opening. The lottery,
however, has friends where you would
| least look for them.
A business man of New Orleans i'm
! ported clerk from one OF the northern
| States not long ago. Within a few weeks
he noticed that the clerk was receiving
large quantity of mail. 1t kept on in
creasing till finally he inquired of the
young man whether he was managing a
matrimonial bureau or something OF
! that nature.
The clerk made clean breast Of It,,
and showed his employer that the let
tiers contained remittances from his old
neighbOrs up north, who knew that he
was in New Orleans, and feeling certain
that a man right there on the ground
could almost 60 and put his hand on the
capital prize, had sent him in the aggre-
gaze large sums Of money, on which, OF
course, he received commission OF 20
per cent from the lottery. 1 publish
this as pointer TO other business men
of New Orleans who may be supplying
desk room and salary TO the agents Of
the Louisiada State Lottery.
have only mad one lottery expert
ence myself and il has worried me all
my life. If could find the proprietor,
or whatever he was, | would go TO him
now and make some sort Of restitution.
1t was many years ago, when was a
tall stripping with embossed warts on
my feet and bamboo legs. wore a suit
of clothes made on the place-moSt
every one noticed them, wherever
went. Even quiet, Old CRASHED horses
SHE'D at them. | was OF a shrinking
nature and the clothes had the same Pc
culiarity.
Thus I attended the circus. Connect
ed Herewith was lottery. Il cost a
dollar to come in, and by giving fifty
cents, together with the prize previous
ly drawn, one could keep on throwing
as long as his securities held out. But
the boys had run out Of funds or lost
faith in the Institution, so the lottery
was deserted.
IL was at this time that very hand
somely dressed man, with rich looking
velvet coat and purple plush hat, struck
no doubt by my own taste in dress, ap-
preached me with deferental air.
He inquired if would mind throwing
for him. | asked him why he did not
throw for himself. He replied in a
beautifully modua.e ed voice that he
had thrown several times and had been
so fortunate that the proprietor had
barred him out.