The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-06
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STATE LOTTERIES.

One method of raising money to carry on wars, the lottery, is now practically extinct. While some of the GeCman states and some Latin-Amer- icas countries still authorize lotteries, neaFZy all modern governments now frowH upon that manner of adding money to the public treasury. It is pEUSaSls that the lottery has now been banished from Germany, since the overthrow of the empire. Italy, where lotteries are said to have origt- rated, was among the last to abandon them, but several years ago the Rome government followed the example of Great Britain, France and the United States in banishing state authorized lotteries. Spain and Holland are the last European strongh olds of the gov ernment lottery. The business adds vast sums to the public treasuries, be- sides yielding enormous profits to the promoters. During the last year of the Italian State Lottery the govern ment cleared $8,6SO,000 from that source.
 The first lottery drawing in Eng land was held just $50 years ago to- day, May Q, 1569, during the reign and under the patronage of the Good Queen Bess The drawing was held at the western door of St. Paurs Cathedral, hardly an appropriate place, according to modern opinion, to stage such an event. The original English lottery contained 10000 lots, at ten shillings each, and the prizes were pieces of plate. The proceeds were devoted toward the reparatton of the havens and strengthe of the Realme &, toward other good works
 In 1912 a lottery was granted by the King in favor of the colony of Virginia. This was also drawn at St. PauPs and the prizes were pieces or plate. It was not until 1880 that the first lottery for sums of money was held in England. The lottery early became popular in the American col onies, and continued to flourish under the republic. It was not until com Dsratively recent years that the last great American lottery company, that of Louisiana, was wiped out of exist epce. Many middle-aged Americans can remember the gorgeous almanacs which were circulated all over the country to advertise the Louisiana lottery.
 Lotteries long had the sanction of relicicn, and were often held for re- .ligious purposes. The piety of the puritans, so strict that 1t was con- sidered a crime for husband to kiss his wife on Sunday, countenanced the lottery. Catholic opinion regarding lotteries was divergent. They were prohibited by Pope Benedict XIII. in 1724, but sanctioned by his sue cessor, Pope Clement XII
 Lotteries were suppressed in France gsy the first republic, but restored un- a.r the empire and the monarchy nd were not finally suppressed unti 1886 A national lottery was held IT 1878. however, to pay for prizes tc exhibitors at the Paris exposition of that year.
 Lotteries were often held in former times to pay the expenses of war. IT the year 1895, following the enthuei' asm aroused by Trafalgar. the British government held Q lottery whtcf brought in g. net yield of million dollars. The British Museum owe its existence to a lottery, for the half million dollar fund which formed nucleus for the establishment of tn world-famous museum was raised il this manner.