Arizona republican., 1905-05-07

| table in the center several Chinamen
 were assembled, and doors were open
 ing and shutting to receive and let out
 visitors. At a desk in the corner was
 sitting a thin faced merchant with
 horn spectacles and long dropping
 white mustaches. To him Coffin went | immediately and shook hands. Then | he explained something of the work | ings of the lottery to the Klondyker.
 It was decided to buy a fifteen dollar l ticket, and they received a square of ] yellow paper where. within a border. were printed eighty characters in
 green ink. Above was stamped in red | letters the words New York Day 1 Time" The price was printed plainly
 across the fac2.
 Now I'll mark it." said Coffin. You can mark a 'high-low' system that is 1 pretty sure to win. but it's too difficult ! for mel was never much of a Dag maraz at the higher mathematics. So I'll play a straight ticket That is l mark out ten spots anywhere l please. ! There are twenty winning numbers. and on a fifteen dollar ticket If I catch | five of them I get S3O; six pays $270. seven pays $2.400, and eight spots pull down the capital prize. If more than | one ticket wins a prize the money 8 | AAf Atrh lAO Adldp oO HE tApIA AilOH what we win till the tickets are Cashed in. downstairs in the office"
 He took a brush and marked his te-, spots, five above and five below the center panel and handed it to the man. ager, who wrote his name in Chinese
 characters down the margin. There was just time for this when the ceremony of drawing the winning numbers began. The manager brought
 out a cylindrical bamboo vessel and placed in it eighty characters found on the tickets, each written on a small
 piece of paper and rolled into a little
 pill or ball Then he looked up at the Klondyker.
 "You likee mix 'em uD?" he asked. The stranger assented, and, having stirred up the pellets was gravely
 handed a dime by the treasurer of the
 company.
 The pellets were then drawn forth,
 one ly one, and ,,l9ced in four bowls in rotation till all were disposed of. The manager now nodded to Coffin V hu came up to the table. You shake 'eE G'Ce?" said the Chinamsn. Coffin nodded.
 '':ou sec this die?" he explained D th- EIondyker. Its numbered up 10 four. ar4d the number decides which bowl contains the lucNy nuIlhors on the ticket. Here goes. Three!"
 The third bowl was accordingly emptied, and the numbers on the pei lets of rolled paper were read off and entered in a book. The Chinese now began to show signs of excitement. Tickets were produced from the pock- cts of their dark blouses and were scanned with interest as the winning numbers were called out one by one. They crowded to the shoulder of the manager as he unfolded the pellets, and jabbered unintelligible oaths and blessings as the characters were re- vealed. Coffin becI1oned to one who ap- Deared to have no investment and showed him the joint ticket, asking him to point out the spots as they were read. The first five were un- marked, but then to his delight the long nail of the Chinaman's finger pointed to three spots in succession. In another minute two more marked characters won, and then. after a series of failures, the last two numbers read proved to be Coffins selection. The Chinaman's eye snapped and he cried out a few words. spreading the news ever the room. In an instant the two white men were surrounded, and a babel of ejaculations began.