The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15

0uIQQuI0O ItCOHnlEtus VI " Voc
90 received Loo. 900 times his stake.
s sissss. 81 X ,Ies5 s5'T flU% s.] SSS55yal IL $500 {SF ' ilsn aGs''
THIucE IN SIXTY YEARS A ~iNouI cAM
sixty years through which the national lot,
three times drawn. but It Isl matter 9f arith;,
metic and OF calculation that;the, chance OF
i Gss /, was S ON. out Sl 4 gDSSs .i tRS 81 Gnd fFs9 sSs
French lottery charitable institutions and
hospitals we're put forward as the nsrmsnenf
siiencinn the moralists who objected to the in
stitution. but the part assigned to henevPienee
l Eits .lm0 wa' al o Si5y s sSSG : Of pi Tho
t Hnsl royn F9 ioiIsrs w nnd farm tS9 out G.d and aef rom
the accounts OF the Government for the year
1878. being the last year before the begin
above tho amount raid out in prizes and pre-,
amount mis%si s HSs do' irsnSs we're srs"f raid, by ths
farmer general to charities and HOSPITALS.
Il Th s, t9tal as lse3 3a.soS 81 tS' i hTGnsn Of ao Which, ,%S'' 81.
SOO.QOO were returned in prizes and premiums
e the PLAYERS. From this It T fha o spp csn.
fury returned muchmore money proportionally
to the people than the Italian lottery Of to-day,
ire Tn,e out PS 81 s6 Ss 500 I. .6oSS. ft tie estimated aRHns total an.
nunl investment in the institution.
IT Is A SIMPLE MATTER TO PLAY THE LOTTERY.
Under tho existing system in Italy the
relation oIr between r.n the s,t stS6ss and ma the b, prl pef.
haps most clearly stated for American renders
BY describing ths process Of inyestwe y, d in an
place simultaneously on tho stroke of II
tah .slSssih n00 Italy IN -T fS%Sa cities HiasFe are; F Ven.
ice. Milan. Genoa. Florence. Rome, Naples.
B g'I5 .n and Kat Palermo nss. s 4 sIa c,ft.s at Tea sns mag 2
we'll organized division OF the kingdom into
what may be called seven great lottery as
seven Districts. Ths drawings take place with
"a sash. ss's sSsss si, Haa sSis ai1 4, ]spe sHssdiv nS%;
These Lottery banks Il. SO called are ss,mFply
oithem In a city.1s reGulated in proportiont to the
are established in smaller cities and towns and
centres g Of IGpSl ,atoitont h r.. no no the fo Snrin;
f e. sn week 81 T fr amt yc drawi may Of e ito nS" 'Emes anTiins
Saturday TO take place in any or the seven
great cities ip which tho we drawinEs
dreams that he has drawn u prize at Milan. he
can 20 to the nearest oa"c9. q ,odo and buy
aIsKe' to Tor take tns p SrsS'n IN N Mil tMe p pSf as s"' the
distance from ,t'nlabria to Lombardy Is con-
s sidsr Sssi h ssri has t tS al 1ry tickets X "d d denta To
ment to the trouble OF helping him TO test the
NhluS Vi liS Nltibl ~ 'u'h i''iS iaheO- N'o
ordinary course OF things the people content
themselves with stalking their money on tho
given week in the great city nearest to their
homes. but there nro systematic customers OF
fortune who deal with the blind goddess all
the year round by regularly Purchasing every
week tick cts for every one OF tho seven stimuli
tano3ns weekly. drawings. These, Of course;
Of their seif.conceit and Jolly, ,Whon
Won NAV mnpt coming OUT OF IL YOUR
who is painting your portrait. the tailor who
or the respectable smooth-shaved English par.
s sag at Sn the n,s ta ataiee dh %no f None eeS Si i yol se good
people %loxcept. ,pe,hars. the respectable Eng;
l mast pnrs9 Snn M " .u be any a nio more r., e snnsst you at at
be any more concerned at meeting him or ,hor.
than II you came together in u CATS or in q
orderly. respectable institution, open alike
TO the mendicant and the millionaire, Behind
sis two or thrce Iuict clerkIy persons. Often
women-for appointments to the baochi Iii
lotto are given now like arpnintme.ts to the
probably on q system Of competitive exami-
nation modified by parliame ntlry influence.
TTh1s' cisrsiy person behind the desk sreets
you SiyllIy win an mounting look Rnn ope1pms a
how much YOU wish to Invest and, in what
what "eombin.tiop.,S / You wish to iinyost on
t sa you st"R Esii him 4 s ;Rfs. snd e SSa Do aa4 not {
investm emit under the regulations prescribed
by the Government 50 as to cover these three
s]SFation 4apialy ne fo wi you prG Hs sSe ma ifis the out Sai a
long narrow slip OF paper bearing the date OF
the drawing. the name Of the city in which
by you on each oil, your three " combinations
writes out clearly tho Ave numbers selected
IONS Seu n ndi %a WHt:"d o SSe this %HN and f0 made do" a cor:
nn oPa.Iai snsEy in he h'f hands ffs's! you w tte
amount ut Of P"P Pear s sesetSes and if0 The y %trans ,ne
ton Is concluded. The next stage in the pro-
will be probably that at some time on Satur-'
day afternoon 'the banks all close for business
S Your aT S %e,H 10 tho hS0n ba on S whors YOU yG %a Tt,' y ane
find on an official board bearing the names OF
the seven great cities In which drawings have
that day taken place n list Of the Ave numbers
that day drawn in each ono Of these seven
out OF your pocket and nnxiously, compare
t ses oa PE s. gHs le. f? n. nn lSr 81 six a. na,ss thst sa j, yq 20
nSmbers was thai drawn at Milan iis but t that 20
which II you are a thoughtful and yet hopeful
person you will probably go your way regrettins
i instess Gu u ha pla SGT E'o on a G ter a slm at Milan ii Ten ani
making UP your mind that tho Italian lottery
Is a quicksand and q delusion. But suppose
you should find on the official board that three
Of your numbers had that day been, drawn Mt
Milan. go into your closet and ask yourself
what you would IN that event really think
about the Italian lottery.
ONE CURIOUS INCIDENTS.
Now. as $50. 900. 900 arc annually paid out in
oil sort OF sum by the italian lottery to
Italian investors all over tho Kingdom. You
will perceive that there must bs every week q
large, number. OF persons in Italy who find
them at the Banchi di Lotto represent in
cash n much larger amount OF money than the
price which they paid for tho slips OF paper:
and I you reflect on the. Significance O, this
fact. the prosperity and tho popularity Of the
Italian lottery will hardly surprise you. How
hnance are every year foated In, London. or
New York. or Paris on the strength Of lone sue
cessful scheme. perhaps. In. itself. not n bit
mere solid or suhStantiali Its q Law Of human
trumpetsd and remembered. while the fail
ures sink promptly out Of sight and arc for
gotten. In every Italian city lucky drawings are
Temsmbersd and cited not only to prove what
drawn In the italian lottery. but that 1t Is pos