. And last, though not least,

The New-York Literature Lottery, Class No. 3, for 1825, with
the truly splendid prizes of 100,000, 50,000, and 10,500 and
smaller prizes to the amount of more than half a MILLION of
DOLLARS, will draw on the 4th of January next. Tickets $50,
and parts in proportion.

For PRIZES in the above Lotteries apply to

E.H. PAYSON,

At Dana & Fenno's Office, Central street.

Official Lists of the two first Lotteries will be received by
E.H.P. on the evenings of the days of the drawings.
tf Dec 10.

_Salem Observer,_ 1825.

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Fortune's Favourite Sons,

ARE informed that _Stonington Point Meeting-House Lottery_
will positively commence drawing the 19th of May--viz. this
day four weeks. In this Lottery of only 6000 Tickets, are one
of 3000 dollars--one of 1000--five of 500--two of 400--three
of 300--ten of 200--twenty of 100, &c. Tickets for 3 Dollars,
for sale, and prizes in the _Eastern Stage Road Lottery,_
taken in pay.--Also Cash paid for those sold by THOMAS
HILDRUP.

N.B. Adventurers may know their fate from his List of Prizes.

Hartford, April 21, 1794.

_Connecticut Courant._

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To show how largely men's minds--and perhaps women's too--were filled
with the lottery mania, if we may so call it, in the days of which we
are writing, we will introduce a Southern scheme from the "Petersburg
Intelligencer" of 1816, copied in the "Salem Register," September 11 of
that year. Some of our readers may think that it is not a bad idea.

_From the Petersburg Intelligencer._

MATRIMONIAL LOTTERY.

On the 21st day of December last, I was passing through the
state of South Carolina, and in the evening arrived in the
suburbs of the town of ----, where I had an acquaintance, on
whom I called. I was quickly informed that the family was
invited to a wedding at a neighboring house, and on being
requested, I changed my clothes and went with them. As soon
as the young couple were married, the company was seated, and
a profound silence ensued--(th