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Show FEWER THIEVES IN POSTOFFICES. The Anti-Lottery Law RemoTe. Temptation Tempta-tion from the Employee, Bostox. Jan. 24. Since the new lot-tor; lot-tor; act went into force the business of the agents in 4-bif city, hi; , decreased grffttj Befor the law was passed t ha agents in this city alone used toO.OOO worth of stamps annually. Now the ratio is only $10,000 annually. It is a mistaken belief to suppose that the post-oflice post-oflice department secured the passage of the lottery law primarily for the purpose pur-pose of endeavoring to improve the morals of the American people. The motive was to increase the security and safety of the mails. The lottery mail encouraged the employes to theft, ami when a man had oucn sacrificed honor for the contents of a letter addressed to a lottery agent nothing was thereafter safo in his hands. The story of every confessed thief was the same all began by stealing Louisiana lottery letters. - ' , |