The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
LOTTERY MADDENED.
Many Poor Persons in France Find
Themselves Suddenly Rich.

Themselves Suddenly Rich.
From the New York Herald
Lotteries have a fascination for French
men, and thousands are just now wonder
ing whether they will have the good luck
to draw any of the big prizes in the great
exposition lottery. the details of which
have just been arranged. Hundreds of
letters are pouring in to the officials by
each mail from all parts of France some
containing money for tickets and many
containing curious requests for advice and
assistance.
NJ. Avenel seems to receive the bulk of
correspondence on such occasions. He
presided over the "Loterie des Arts Deco
ratifs,' and his mail bag was always full
Some of his correspondents begged him to
give them chance to win the first prize
Others said they would be content with
100000. or 100,000f. All, however, let him
know the exact amount which they need
ed. tradesman of Pithiviers sent him
two cakes, with note, saying: DO let
my son win a prize, if it's only 0,OO0f"
A woman sent word that she had no mon
ey and wanted a dowry for her two daugh-
ters. BY strange stroke of luck she won
two prizes, aggregating 50000f
At the same time NJ. Vincent Regault
won a prize of 100000 francs. 1t was noted
at the time as a curious coincidence that
he lived in Rue Doree, which was liter
ally in his case a golden street. Some
time before that a workingman won
100000 francs in the Panama lottery. He
took the matter very coolly, and went on
working as though nothing had happen
ed. He even refused to tell his wife the
good news until a favorable opportunity
arose, on the ground that she was very
sensitive, and might become excited. The
winner of the first prize in the Panama
lottery was a tailor, named Sherault. He
at once turned over his business to his
cousin and removed to a new fiat, where
he now lives as a gentleman of leisure
Recently young baker, named Chambas-
lin, won 100000 francs in the Panama lot
terry on single ticket. He, too. quickly
DOTTED his bakers clothes and started in
to enjoy life.
A M. Chariot also won 500 900 francs in
the same lottery, and, strange to say. he
did not learn of his good fortune until six
months afterward. He was delighted. be-
cause it gave him an opportunity to carry
out his great desire-namely, to visit Al
giers and take photographs of that coun-
try. The winner of the first prize of the
exposition lottery of 1878 lived in a gloomy
little street near the Church Sainte Gene
vive, and he was glad to get the money.
because it enabled him to live in a more
pleasant part of Paris
Winners of lottery prizes however are
not all evel headed. Some. when the good
news reaches them, seem utterly bereft
OF reason. What are they to do with all
that money? How can they hide it from
thieves? This thought torments them dav
and night, and drives some of them crazy.
A woman, who won 100000 francs, exclaim-
ed MY little room is too small to hold all
that money! and, spite of what friends
a NJ raf
her foolish notion, and eventually had to
be confined in lunatic asylum.
Another woman, Mile. Fortunee Para
dis-a lucky name that is-was more fort
innate. She was a cook in a tradesman.s
family, and was getting dinner ready
when friend told her that she had wot,
prize, the exact amount of which she
ala not Know. The two rushed off to the
lottery Office and there the cook learned
that she had won 100000 francs. She was
dumbfounded and dropped to the GROUND
in dead faint. Physicians were sum
moned, and after several hours she ro-
gained consciousness. Since then she has
been entirely sane, and is living in me-
seventh heaven on the interest of her 1Oo. =
900 francs. More sad is the story of the
workingman who won prize of GA Ooo
francs, and who changed the money into
twenty-franc pieces, with which he built
houses in his room. All his time he snerr
in this novel architectural work. never
daring to quit the room for fear thieves
would rob him Of his treasure. AS lie
mad no servant and trusted no one. Ie
soon began to need the necessaries of ne,
and one night his reason gave wav an1
he was taken off to an asylum.
NO people in Europe take more nas
sionate interest in lotteries than the Ia
ians. In that country the state lotterv -
very like the game of Lotto. There are
ninety numbers on which wagers are
ceives 10000 times The amount Of HE
wager, in another case 1900 times. ana IN
another 1000 times. Lotteries Of this Kin,
are held every Saturday of each weeS ~
Naples. Rome. Florence. Venice. Turin.