The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-21
LOTTERY IN ITALY PLATFORM HuHOR A LEGAL DILEMMA
Gambling Under the Auspices OF
the Government.
THE DRAWING IN PUBLIC.

sas@ SAtHbSHeN sas SSs>A~s
An Eager. Excited. Turbulent Crowd
Watches This Ceremony With In
tense intsrsss-Ths Prizes and the
Chances Of tho PIayerA
King Hruberc I made the rules for
the public lottery Of Italy:
Fi-ss.-The public lottery IS tenpo-a-
-!ly maintained By the favor OF the
state Under the following laws
Secoad.-l. IS administered By the
minister Of finance. under whom the
chiefs are chosen for their respective
functions
Third.-The lotto IS formed By nine
T., numbered nom to 90. inclusive,
Eve Of which 6rnwa By chance deter
mine the successful
Fourth.-One can play the lotto. I,
the following manner:
On one number vey rarely played.
On all i've numbers cvey rarely
played.
On two numbers-the 'anbo."
On three numbers. which IS known
as the ''teroo."
On four numbers. which IS known as
the "qua,erno."
E1tth--when one number s. played
the winner IS paid ten tines and q
haf bis output: When two aumbeSs
are played the winner Is pat6 $50
times bis output; when three numbers
are played the winner IS paid $50
times bis output: when four numbers
are played the winner IS paid eo.o0O
times his output Therefore Il one has
BY any chance bought No. ticket
and wins tho four numbers (Qratezno)
&c wins $4,000.
At 5 o'clock on every Saturday after
noon throughout all Italy te~ drawing
Of the lotto takes place. in Naples
the ceremony Is held az the end OF
foul. filthy alley known as the lE2re-
sa. back n a great courtyard. in full
view OF the people on the balcony OK
IN Gle palace From carly IN the aft.
eraoon until the fatal hour the streets
Of Santa Chiara and the alley e!l up
with the crowd whose hope on this
day IS to be deceived The streets are
always 50 full Of lie that foc this
extra crowd. jostlinS. pushing and
eager. there would seem TO be no place.
L 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 tate, but io the Inpcesa the
crowd Of people IS as dense az shad.
ow. There are many here who have
paid the.r last cent for ticket There
are many here weo are In debt for the
shoes they wear and VIII never be able
70 pay for them Bat at the stroke OF
the church clock the blinds OF the bal
cony open and the parapherncna OF
the lotto are brought out-a long
green table. on which IS placed eEys-
tai ball bound with silver. and an tron
box containing ninety other little box
es, II which tie ninety numbers ere
locked By the state. The officers OF
this performance are eoolly Indifferent.
and the only figure deserving OF note
Is that Of the little orphan child. dress
ed IN snowy white. chosen by Law from
the orphan asylum to d>aw up from
the crystal bail the Ave magic nun-
berS
At the sight Of these familiar. looked
for objects the crowd begins to cry
acd chant. 70 beseech and evoke. II
beSs the little orphan child to draw
well Aud the child IN his white robe.
bis innocen. eyes on the mass Of peo-
pie. looks down On the beSsars with
their yellow locks and on the appeal
iaS mass. One by one the balls are
taken out from their sealed boxes. Dis
played to the people and dropped into
the big bowl
They have ol!ndfolded the little oaa-
ofno, and be stands on chair. for he 8
only eight years Of age and Is small n
tull sight Of the people. The balls aaT-
:ns been shaken around fos the last
time. the child puts bis hand N and
draws. The srse number that be pulls
out IS called forth--No. s." Now. every
ItaNao who has bought No. 5 for place
has esehee won Or lost No one holds
this 1unber IN this crowd. however.
and there IS a ncrmur-and a fresh
adtu-atioo for the child to draw we'll
The people who have drawn foe the
terno and the Quatee1o still aave tneir
chance. The child draws again this
tine No. +7. and the ho!dess OF the
eerno are now the interested oaes. tos
the next viii be their last chance. The
enthusiasm breaks forth again With
uouruurs and cries and prayers. end
the quiet child before the urn In bis
white dress hears them and trenhles.
Coz be knows that be Is crenaced Be
fore the people there IS a blackboard
and o man posts up the numbers as
they are drawo-5. -. II. 10 and 50.
And this series Of 6ve is discussed.
yelled at. challenged cursed. Tor not
one IN the crowd has drawn a foreu-
nate number The child's eyes ace un-
bound. and be IS put down and set
free. The balls are returned into their
boxes sealed up and carried away M
der the eyes Of the crowd. which after
waiting sor a moment, unable to be-
ueve its I'll fortune. breaks up and dis
rupts. Apathy Is thrown upon the ma
3ority as Irch q, such state OF nine
Is possible to Q Seapontan mass as
they begin IN groups 70 discuss the
failure Of their schemes and their COM
binatoos.-Marie Van Worst IN aac-
peSs Magazine.
Joy IS more divine than sor-ow. tor
SOY IS bread and sorrow !s medicine
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