The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery | Page 7

will th' aspiring great-- Whose hand divine hath held us in its span, And fed, and cloth'd us since our lives began-- Hath, sure, this last rich gift in kindness sent, To be improv'd, and not in riot spent; A further proof of Heav'n's indulgent care, In which our poorer neighbours ought to share. Accept, Great God, what thankful hearts can give, For life and health, and all the means to live! Much thou hast added to our former store; O keep us still as humble as before! What thou hast lent, direct us how to use, And teach us when to give, and when refuse. To others freely let our bounty flow, But not beyond Discretion's limits go. Then let us live as useful as we can-- Grateful to God--beneficent to man-- Possess obscure the bliss of doing good, Never so well explain'd as understood.
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20,000!! 5,000!! 1000!!! Dollars.
WHO is there that would not give 6 dols. 50 for one of the above sums, or 1 dollar 75 cts. for a quarter of one of them. Chances to gain one are now selling at the above prices, at KIDDER & CO's, _Lottery, Insurance on Tickets, and Intelligence Office, No. 9, Market-square._
Tickets and Quarters will be insured during the drawing of the Lottery, which presents an excellent chance for saving the cost of Tickets!! Adventurers will do well to call!!!
Boston Palladium, June 9, 1807.
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--> LUCK INDEED!!
YESTERDAY No. 2159 in the Kennebec Bridge Lottery, came up the valuable Prize of
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!!
and as usual was sold, at the most fortunate and truly lucky Office of
RALPH HUNTINGTON,
No. 14, Exchange-street, 3 doors from State-street. This is the 5th Capital Prize in the Kennebec Lottery, sold by RALPH HUNTINGTON.
The highest Prize of $25,000 will be drawn this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. R.H. has for sale, a few shares in a Company of 100 Tickets, and a few Quarters. Jan. 19. Boston Palladium, 1819.
No. 4072, the most fortunate number, in the State Lottery, sold at the Printing-Office, in Salem, we hear is the property of upwards of a dozen poor widows belonging to Marblehead.
Columbian Centinel, April 10, 1790.
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FORTUNE'S ANGLERS:
A NEW LOTTERY SONG.
TUNE--"_There are sweepers in high life as well as in low._"
In the fish pond of fortune men angle always, Some angle for titles, some angle for praise, Some angle for favor, some angle for wives, And some angle for nought all the days of their lives: Ye who'd angle for Wealth, and would Fortunes obtain, Get your hooks baited by Kidder, Gilbert & Dean. Some angle for pleasure, some angle for pain, Some angle for trifles, some angle for gain, Some angle for glory, some angle for strife, Some angle to make themselves happy for life: Ye who'd angle, &c. Some angle for wit, and some angle for fame, Some angle for nonsense, and some e'en for shame, Some angle for horses, some angle for hounds, For angling's infinite, it never new bounds: Ye who'd angle, &c.
G. & D. and W. & T.K. for the accommodation of those who purchase Tickets of them, keep _Daily Lists of Prizes and Blanks,_ and a complete statement of the wheels, which can be examined at the close of each day's drawing, free of expense. And for the convenience of their country-customers publish in every paper, while any lottery is drawing, the numbers of all prizes over seven dollars, state of the lottery, &c. &c.
--> Persons at a distance may be assured, that the most punctual and strict attention will be given their orders for tickets, (post paid) enclosing cash or prize tickets, addressed to GILBERT & DEAN, 79, State street, or W. & T. KIDDER, 9, Market-square, and the earliest information sent them respecting the fate of their numbers.
*** _Prize Tickets in all the Lotteries taken in pay for other tickets._ March 24
Boston Repertory, March 24, 1809.
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--> Washington's Birth Day.
IT is a little remarkable, that the great
UNION CANAL LOTTERY,
commences drawing on the 22d inst. being the birthday of WASHINGTON--and the first drawn blank will be entitled to
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS!
Boston Palladium, 1819.
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PATRIOTISM OF THE LADIES.
The Ladies of Massachusetts have ever been distinguished for their patriotism; and although their peculiar province is to soften the cares, and soothe the sorrows of life, yet they have never neglected any proper and decent opportunity of advancing the publick good:--When the Ladies found that Government had established a Lottery to ease the taxes of the people, they generally became adventurers, and it is pleasing to find that this their Patriotism has been in some measure rewarded, by their sex sharing the FIRST CAPITAL PRIZE.
Columbian Centinel, April 28, 1790.
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CONNECTICUT MANUFACTORY
LOTTERY,
For raising the Sum of three Thousand two Hundred Pounds.
The Managers