New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

by everybody interested Ivory balls bearing the
Pvots Alter hey N well D SHAKEN w up The
~ opened and an urchin from the street is called
upl who thrusts In his hand and draws out the
pan which represents the capital prize The barrel
nrd Sgsn shaker up and other prizes are dr awH1
loud voice and published IN the evening papers.
and the prizes are paid the next day at the office
81 o, me society which occupies handsome building
IN 1 one OF me principal streets ...,
one that was recently held 10 raise money ~ repair
benevolent society amount 10 several hundred thou
sand dollars year. and pay nearly the entire ex,
the municipality or the State The patrons Of the
easy road to fortune Every ticket is divided into
I'VE parts. A whole ticket costs % cents and a
NTH ~ the prize, Is sold for 10 cents. Wealthy
poope pS'o9hZ ne eo1 i lJr.I az az "e a. Se
chant told me the other day that ne expended $50
know that the lottery was honestly conducted and
the proceeds were devoted to noble purpose. He
well as contributing the welfare of the afflicted
LIMA's CEMETERIES.
The cemeteries Of Lima. like those OF Ecuador
and other South American countries. filed with
immense vaults ten twelve feet high, divided into
pigeonholes. each large enough 10 contain a coffin.
These pgeonholes sold or rented in perpetuity
for a given number Of years. II the rent Is not
paid after the expiration % the time for which pay
ment Is made the coffin or bones are taken out and
buried In the potters field. After the coffin IS
placed in the vault the opening is sealed UP with a
slab Of marble upon which the epitaph IS Inscribed
with appropriate designs. Some OF the private
vaults are Of beautiful architecture and costly
wOrkma nship
There IL special cemetery for criminals. sui
cides atheists duellists and others who die outside
the pale Of the Church There are a great many
free thinkers IN Peru They are mostly highly
educated professional men. who have left the
Roman Catholic Church because Of sceptcisrn and
do not find greater satisfaction IN Professionalism.
Free thinkers are found IN the universities and In
the learned societies Their leader in Peru Is
Dutch dentist. who born IN the colony Of
culiar name % Christian Dam Not long al A
religious celebration 80 AreQuipa an effigy was
made which bore a marked resemblance 70 this
notorious person and was filed with hrecra ckers
and other explosives At the proper time the fuse
was lighted and the effsy was blown into fiery
fragments
Duelling IS prohibited by law and the authorities
have en1eavored 10 suppress II by the courts as
well as by the Church. puels were frequent IN
former years. but not long ago distressing aftalr
occurred which has effeCtualy put an end 10 that
rnercial and social prominence quarrelled over a
seat IN one Of the plaZas during band concert,
and the next morning they met with their seconds
and a surgeon at the tuelling ground on the out
skir-e OF the city one of them killed The
survivor was arrested. convicted and sentenced 70
seven years Imprisonment. The seconds and the
surgeon were sentenced 70 four years, and are now
serving time In the penitentiary.-lSpecial corre-
spondence Copyright. 1893. by The Chicago Record.