Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
THOSE WHO GAIN BIG PRIZES.
How Sudden Wealth Is Received
by the Winners
of 1t.
From London Tit-Bits.

From London Tit-Bits.
The announcement to the prize winner of
his good fortune apparently affects differ
ent people in different ways. but TO those
classes 10 whom LOG. 600 francs tGi,c0D
means immunity from all necessity TO work
there is q wonderful unanimity in the way
they Immediately put away any temptation
to further toll.
\ small Partisan butcher who had the
good fortune to gain the big prize some
little time ago in a state lottery is a case
in point. on receiving the news he Gi-
vested himself OF his apron, laid down his
knife. and Immediately wrote out a notice
I" the effect that he WIS ready and willing
stock WAS exhausted. Needless to say he
did a roaring trade until his career OF pork
butcherinS was speedily brought 10 u close
by an apprecidtivc public.
y Journeyman mason who was the lucky
winner last April of a group molLcd in SOL
ID gold worth lco,o0 francs. or. deductinG
10 per cent 10 the suJplier of the prize as
compensation for not selling the object.
.O.pno francs tE3.600p in cash. dropped the
work ne WAS engaged upon and returned
10 his house with the intention of not TAX
ing 1t up again. lie evidently thought as
ne was - years Of age that he had better
waste no time in taking l. much desired
rest.
The man was especially lucky. because a
dozen of the biggest prizes had already
mat the zero was missing in one OF the re
NolElllS urnS, which admission, to the bit
ter disappointment OF those present who
possessed the lucky numbers drawn. neceS-
STATED Il fresh draw. with the aforemen-
toned result As the old man only invest
ed tenpence. he had every reason to be sat
lShcd with the return.
ON some occasions big lottery prizes bring
anything but happiness TO their winners.
some time ago Il laborer who won 10000
in this manner took the money in the
shape of 10 ,Gfr twenty franc pieces TO his
modest apartment. and used his fortune as
a playthinS, CARRYING out III bullion the
! - 7 EN nlE,s - r.hi root ~ rAr SIN s.AG- BD-
a weak brain. AS he never left his wealth.
and had no one to attend TO him. it was not
long before his reason entirely departed,
ana he was borne off TO the lunatic asy-
lum.
In violent contradistinction to those win
ners who die of joy, or more probably
from the shock TO their nervous system.
was a certain phlecmatic publican of
Clichy. a suburb of Paris. who. on being
merely. allowed a half stitied All" 10 es-
cape his lipe. and then calmly continued to
carry out the orders of his patrons, as he
was wont to do.
It is very strange how the fates have be-
friended the poor in some Of the big draws
that have taken place recently.
At Brussels the biggest prizes of citD
each in three of the exhibition lotteries
have fallen into the hands of a mason. Il
slassbiower. and into those of two BROTH
ers Cminersl and q sister "a nurse). who
held equal shares in the winning ticker.
while an $500 prize was won by a blind to-
bacco merchant, who had seven children to
support
The big prize of the Panama lottery.
amounting to 10000, was won Ivy Il poor
widow named Boisscere. who. with her
four children. hawked vegetables in the
streets of Marseilles for her livelihood. and
quite recently half a million francs were
won by some people IN humble circum-
stances in u rather remarkable manner.
\ husband and wife named Roth. having
bought two exhibition bonds in Paris. de-
clded in kindness of their hearts to present
the brother of the %latter. with one of them.
1t will bring us luck said they. The
brother. much touched with the gift. said:
If l win | shall share the prize with YOU"
The representation of the worthy Roths
came true; the winning number was that
held by the brother. who received flO.No0
Tor his share, the other moiety going 10 the
donors OF the bond.
To the mathematicallv inclined. we COM
mend the problem: What is the proper
ton of those disappointed TO those who
win 10000 in lotteries. when the profit to
the promoters and the expenses of the lot
terry are taken into considerations"