Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-14
LOTTERY IN ITALY
Gambling Under the Auspices OF
the Government.
THE DRAWING IN PUBLIC.
An Eager, Excited. Turbulent Crowd
Watches This Ceremony With In
tense lnterest-The Prizes and tho
Chances of the Players.


King Humbert |. made the rules for
the public lottery Of Italy:
First.-The public lottery is Temporal
rily maintained 10y the favor of the
state under the following laws.
Sccond.-lt Is administered by the
minister Of finance, under whom the
chiefs are chosen for their respective
functions.
Third.-The lotto Is formed by nine
ty. numbered from l to 90. inclusive,
five of which drawn by chance deter
mine the successful
Fourth. One can play the lotto" In
the following manner:
On one number very rarely played,.
On all FIVE numbers very rarely
playedI.
On two numbers-the "ambo."
On three numbers, which is known
rs the ''terno."
On four numbers, which Is known as
The "quaterno."
Fifth.-When one number Is played
he winner is paid ten times and
half his output; when two numbers
ire played the winner Is paid 800
times his output; when three numbers
are played the winner Is paid 5.2oO
lines his output; when four numbers
are played the winner Is paid 10000
times his output. Therefore il one Las
by any chance bought No. | ticket
and wins the four numbers (quaternoD
he wins $4,000
Ats o'clock on every Saturday after
noon throughout all Italy the drawing
of the lotto takes place. In Naples
the ceremony Is held at the end OF
foul. filthy alley known as the lmpre-
su, back in great courtyard. In full
view of the people OH the balcony OF
an old palace. From early In the att
ernoon until the fatal hour the streets
of Santa Chiura and the alley ill up
with the crowd whose hope on this
day is TO he deceived. The streets are
always so full of life that for this
! extra crowd. jostling. pushing ana
| eager. there would seem to be no place
Il is comprised of the very poor. The
better classes watch for the telephone
or the showing Of the numbers In the
various banks in the city to discover
their fate, but In the lmpresa the
| crowd of people Is as dense as shad'
ow. There are many here who have
| paid tlIeir last cent for a ticket. There
are many here who are in debt for the
| shoes they wear and will never be able
! to pay for them. But ut the stroke OF
J the church clock the blinds of the bal
cony open and the purupherDalla OF
| the lotto are brought out-a long
| green table. on which Is placed crys-
tai ball bound with silver. and an iron
box containing ninety other little box
rs. in Which the ninety numbers are
] locked by the state. The officers OF
This performance are coolly Indifferent.
and the only figure deserving OF note
| Is that of The little orphan child. dress
I'd IN snowy white. chosen by law from
the orphan asylum TO draw up from
the crystal ball the five magic mum
| hers.
! Al the sight of these familiar. looked
for objects the crowd begins 10 cry
and chant. 10 beSeech and evoke. IL
begs the little orphan child to draw
well. And the child in his white ROBE
his innocent eyes on the mass OF peo'
| pie. looks down on the beggars Win
their yellow locks and on the appear
inc mass One by one the balls are
taken ont from their sealed boxes. dis
PLAYED to the people and dropped INTO
| the big bowl.
They have blindfolded the little bam-
binu and hp stands on chair. Tor lie II
ONLY eight years of age and Is small. IN
! full sight of the people The Dhiis nav
ins been shnken around for tile hst
time. the child puts bis hand IN ana
draws The first number that he pulls
ont Is called forth NO. Now. every
Italian who has bought No. . for place
has rithei won ui lost No one hoius
this number In this crowd. however,
and there Is n utirmlr-and fresh
adjuration for The child to ufiw. Wei
The people who have drawn TOT the
trruo and the uuateruo still have their
cl,uicp The child draws again. thlS
time No II, and the holders OF the
tprno are now the Interested ones. TOT
the next will he their last chance. Inc
I enthusiasm breaks forth again Win
| murmurs ard cries and prayers. ana
the quiet child before the urn IN MS
white dress hears them and trembles.
for ~ knows that he II menaced Re-
| fore the ppOple there Is a blackboard.
and n man posts up the numbers as
they are drawn ). Il. II. 10 and ~
And This series of five Is discussed
yelled AT. challenged cursed. for not
ono I'm the crowd has drawn fortu-
mite number The child's eyes are I'M
bound and he Is put down ana set
free The balls are returned into thelr
boyes sealed up and carried away un.
der the eyes of the crowd. which after
waiting for u moment. unable TO be-
lipve IFS III fortune. breaks up and dis.
rupts APATHY IL thrown upon the ma
'nr.iy ny much, such Il state OF mind
~ ,.,ssihr to n Ncapo'itan mass as
thc, bpgin In, 'troups tn discuss the
.alurr Of their schemes and their COM
niun,inns. Marie. Van Worst in Har.
,o-.o Nugazire
10y Is more divine than sorrow. for
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