Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Carat symbol “^” designates a superscript. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Deprecated spellings have been preserved. Typographical and punctuation errors have been silently corrected. In addition to the numerous illustrations scattered throughout the text, there are twenty-eight separately inserted old Lottery Bills in facsimile on papers of various tints. It will be noted that the dirty red ink in some of th…
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