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CANYOjY CITY, GRANT COUNTY. OJimOjY, THURSDAY, JULY 12,'ISSS VoIivjjig X. Number JO. Lie-- u. 3 ; npF" ?- Grant Co. News. PUBLISHED THURSDAY MORNIXO, BY D.I.ASBVRY Editor and Proprietor. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER Subscription $3 00 Six MonthB 1 50 Thteo Months 75 TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS $2.50 p. r tquare for Hrt, and $1 per iquirc fr each nubucquent insertion Regular udvertuin cs made known on ap plication. No certificate clvtn until all chargis id All Reading Notices in Local Oolutun will be charged at the rate of 20 cents per lino for first, nnd 10 cts each sube3quent inser tion. Special rales to regular advertisors. -WE ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE- ijFiiie Job Printed OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, CHEAPLY Posters, Dodgers, Billheads, Let terheads, Noteheads, S'ate ments, Invitations, Tickets, Cards Etc, etc. PRINTED TO ORDER. OFFICIAL DIRECTOKY: Co. Judge N. II. Maxcy. Clerk J. T. Mitel Treasurer N. H. Boley. ( II. II. Davis. Surveyor J. II. N;al Sheriff W. P Gray . Assessor Clms. Tirnms. School Snpt E. Haves. Stock Inspector T. II. Cu,rl ( G. V . Walker Disc. Attorney M. P. Clifford PRO FESS IOX A L C A RDS. g OR I?, M. D. Canyon City, Ogn. Office on Main Street in Rooms formerly oocj pled by Dr. Howard. R. G. W. BARBER Plijsicimi & Surgeon. Canyon City .... Oregon. Formerly of Iowa, lia loratod hers, and will attend l'rojof loaal calW day or nllit. ItSL Office opposite Nkw.i Office. N. H. HOLEY. Z3on.tist Canyon Cit' Ores on Ofiice in City Hotel. G. I. HAZELTINE. CANYON' CITY, OREGON. E. A. Knight, D23NTIST. From The Dalles, has permanently located at -Johu Day City. ALL WOBK WARRANTED. (Q A. SWEEK, tt- ev-at-Lavv Can? C - - Oregon. pARRlSU & CoZAD. ATl'ORNEYS AT LAW Canyon City, Oregon. F. B. RINEAriSON, M. D.f Physician and Surgeon PRAIRIE CITY - Oreg n. C LAYTODHUXTER. Oon.sia'blo, and Collootor. Canyon City, Orcc All bulnes!i minuted In hi ore wll rec-ive prompt ttteniii.n. and all monry will be paid a fast at c illcrled. ar. w. tasvojIe.. Attorn9y-at-Law AND Notary Public. Prairie City - - - Oregon. Also Agent for the sale of School Lands. 5-30tf Overkolt 6f -DEALERS IN- GENERAL MERCHANDISE, CANYON CITY, Or. Q PRAIRIE CITY, OR. . W. BATES, Proprietor. Tho Culinary Department is in charge of Competent and K erienced Coks, who spire no labor to do honor to '.he palates ofllie Public. In Connection with this Popular Hotel in at all limes supplied wish the Best Brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigns. 3r SAMPLE TtOOMS TOR COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. HORN TON WILLIAMS Attorney -a l-Tjsnv, CANYON CITY on CON Office at the Court nouse. g S. DEXNING. Alto rn ey-u t-I.a iv. Long Creek - - Oregon J J Mc'JULLOTJGH. Notary Public. Can von City - - Oregon Eg?TOflicc with M. D. Cliff id "tBa Land filing Hnd CollecUon promptly nttrn ded to. Ici-J mt HotUcaiicH drawn, and cHarcf reaiouublc W. A. WiutitRK. . Nr. Hriito.v. LaVcvicw, Or. Hum, Or. WILSHIRE & HUDSON Attorneys at Law LAKEVIEW AND RL'RNS, OREUON. Will practice in the Clrcnlt Court ut Canton City, and brort- the V. S. Und Ofllee at Uke vieir. Any bnsintnn iti t!ic Lnd OlHce entr;ited to us will receive the moat prumpt attention. 1ST" Land cases rollcitetl. F. C HORSLEY, M. D. Graduate of the University of P ennsylvania, April 8, 1843. Canyon City, Oregon. O lice in hisDrugStore, M:dn Street )rders for Drugs promptly filled. No professional patronage solicled in' iss directionsare strictly followed J. OLLIVEE, Pr.)pd3t)r !' t'i i JohnDay Mk Ran of Fresh milk delivered daily to my customers in John Day nnd Canyon cities. Give me your or deis. J- Oliver. Canyoii-Mitclioll STAGK LINK! Jewctt & Tracy - Proprietors. Stage leaves Canyon City with the U. S. Afail at 4 a. m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and ar rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday. CITY HOTEL MAIN STREET Canyon City, Oregon, GROTH $ THOMPSON Proprietors. Traveling men will find this a pleasant and desirable place at which to stop. Give us a (VH SAKSR'SVITAL RECEHERATO JHE3YtTC:Iii; removes an cicseiueiic3 i aiTandaxcvtcrMijwilu. .v1cocwnom j fTonth. Cnrea Teakaewof mlnJ cod body; hem . Ltti ni.l U.I T f..liwd iJtr i-werful rinron invinnfpr and rortcraUro. Tat Muldrick. e E. HALL, Co. Trots'. OfQoo. AT THE Old FostOffica Building. DEALER IN Rogers Smith'3 Flateu Ware, WATCIIKS, JEWKM1Y, CL'TLEKY Optical Goods ani Stationery. Sulirt!j!tior!i rccircd at Publisher's ratri for the leuliui; t'iipcrg and Maizitiert publlslu-d in the I'nit il rilaifj. EAXER CIT FULL ROLLER Flouring Mill. Littleton & Palmer Bros. Proprietors. Try our Flour and Imtoiih con vinced that it is First-claps in ev ery pitrtieu -.r. Ordom From c t' istanco ProinptlV ; Canyon City Ohkoo: ItooU or fchns niidts to or.lor. or notill repniieii. All Work Wm-nctod rirst-clrtss. "BIT SALGOffl" .AXYOH CITY . - . Oregon Hugh Smith, prop'r. A Full Stfiolc of the JUirCnt of Wines and ii'fiinrj. Tii li--nt c;t In tic ilntliet. ilU A rtrktiy iink-iir l.!H:sf eon.lurtjd v v j . . - Call A aiu-- AT TUCKER fj- CAIiSO.VS, Prairi? City Oregon Whrc rHi rm it n lr:nk of ti c imrr.-t V, Ine and Liiptoi.", rm t nl Cijjnr. KORTHERH SHOWN PLANT? AHU SEEDS Are tcknowledu'etl the best, being hardier. more prodncthre end yield better crops. riNK ILLUSVItATBD CATALOGUE Cu.lDlEf &) tht bMl T.Htll... tn.ll.d m oa .K 11. i lowruAHC SttMxrx, 8t. Paui, MimU rfTER KUHL. UnnyM Stable . liorsesugrueu iy tne day oi week at.rcwmiblo rates, and goo"' TwnglcntSttf''isroonieJ and taken can of In tbu hot pofrtl'Tifwanht. Tams put up or d livercd ut n".hour of thediy or uhJit. Single 4M'Doubb learns to 1st. Acrnt f rMEtcrfc Walker.- Portland. Or., for tlie StndebalrS&taiton. Knipirn mnuir. J. 1 Cae plnHarttbrethcrii, and a'l oilier itnplc nients de5c3gJjithoir catalogin. EvorytlUna iwrin tiirrfiAy M. Hie lowi)l-pr!cr, Canyon City, Grant Co. Crcgon. Notice to Sheepmen. The Stockmen and resi.'en'.s of Silvies A'idley and vicinity Ijave organized and pledged themselves to do all that they ca to keep heep off of their raiigi u; ordfr to protect their own stock and pro perty : Irviti .If.vstt. Tlmnms OliadJupl:. Joint A. Camer-m, John .Shri-dcr. 'harlei Hjvir, Wllin in .Stoiu-, A'olind Hankin. W. 1. linker. H. liitnkiiii, Jr., OU-.UVH, Selle, A J. l':TPf, II. C. I'avif. 5 . Fiuit. i: :. Itnektiy. John O'ddork, l!ii;on trui.li, SUvun Wooi'j, J. L Corj. Charles Mrtttin. Kim! Jlli l. Iiii1- Sehn 1'ieh, !n- l-rlfh Vimiilfrniull, K. E. Uourit. Js. K. Iic-a rnnki-r. A. 'A in'f rinii-r, A. Ki.r!K, Dan ('umlil'ii, J. W.'lr . I-M (iiliette. W-ll vpK '.; I! a i ... si ' n 8 m& B Kalaria, Fevar and Ague, Dumb Chills, Wind Colic, Bilious Attacks, etc. Thov protluco ri-sular, nntui ul cvae tinHnns m-v-r f;rlp or Inl-rr. ; v;ltl dally btiHlm-s. An nimily hh-iiu-hk-, they should havo :. place In every household. Price, 'J. cer.t, per boi. Sold Everywlicrc. Ofliee, 4-1 Blurray St., V. Y. ADVERTISERS Can learn the exact cost of any proposed line of I advertising in American Papers by addressing Geo. P. Howell & Co., Newspaper Advertising Duroau, lO Spruco St., New "York. Send lOcta. for lOO-poge Pamphlat CTS YOU CAN BET ON. the oUctt ,tr..i kr&tf tolac-o factory it tki nvrlj is ii Jck- City, N. J. X this factory riskes the royvUr and worl.l-fa-ncl C:,r.as Pin-, tl uc:.i...v.-lcdjed taad ard fu: f.rit.cloic!iev.i. tobacco. .t lh factory-v:a csuV.I-cd cs long aco aa i;Co. J l last year ftSK) it made and sold the cnom ota ciuanlity of 3;,?Ss,23.j It, or fourteen tl ou saod toss of tolccco. .t this was more tl'SM one-seventh cf all the to bacco made in the United Suicj notwith standing that thore were yio factories at or!c. in the hut at years thi factor has helped iupport the United States Government to the eitcnt of over Porty-f - ur nslii'-n seven hun dred thousand do'.krs pa'l into the U. S. Treasury in Internal Revenue Taxes. the pay-roll of this factory is about y.,ooo,. 003.00 per year cr vco,oc.oo per week. . this factory'jri;.n'.oy3 about 3,500 operatives. i "jtis factory (Wakej ruc'.i a rvonclcrfulty Rood chew in Clans ?!ut that tnary other factories have tried 1 3 i.-a:tile it i:t wb, acd :a d-spair r.o-.v tr- to attract cutr.J by o.Teiins larger pieces of infcric.- octls ( r tho sair.c price. t this factory hevertt e'.c-s c..ntina-i to increase its busincu cvc. cr. it this factory bcU n-. to cr.d i cperatetl by Yours, very trit!, l". i.ij:;iLUnr) fz co. ! TOBACCOvi A STALLION FIGHT. t NORTH OF IRELAND SCENE Tmo Ijifmltod Hor.Mi n Clmtv Eaeli OiJter Dorics nml Kick t'n til O110 FallM. '(ili, jow can talk about your do (!,'lits, your rat squalling, rotk iiylit tiitl l'u:t-luy.slrs all you jtlcase, but lr ".)tl, yqusirp, ujrly, m:t!icioti.s, .-qiif.tl.iiii. kii-ki'iy, and bitiusx rontest ?ivr nit u liht between a couple of hij'.b im-ttltii stt.liions," aid Mr. .lihiii iri'!, :n h: tootl at tho Fifth st f:t Iioisv aui'tion watching the juailfes of a clean-limbed, Fixteca lianiLs ni-h maris with ti-swHchine tail ami knowing oye, that the Bin"-.-o:: lu.te Uir auctioneer was i::'.(;:-i.:n; ftl" at 1(51), sound in wind and l.tnb. ertit:e as a eliild and kind as a rt'Oii: dove. Ye.-, bat al out the fi:ht?" '(;h, it v.:s a ;ood many years ago. i was a Woythen in l.ittekrnny, '.mi. .h 01 Ireland, a stnail town near whore 1 w.-.y d. Jut outride the town was ti e matket, calitd ihe I'ros.s; l;r:o the taimern and tin' i;n . traders asentbleil. and the ? t.til't.u-i oi t!ie tt)uniy were biouhi. I lift e was one t'nat was kept in a stable Mjt!i.' our miles beyt.-nd, ai:d one uio ning, a Ins groom was Kiad in him out, iii'.e.idiii-j; to take hint tt exciv'se. he crowded him up aaius: the door, und suddenly making a break, dialed him to the jrro:mi, an 1 wa soon o'W Finding l:e was trej be vieit-usly shook his heatl, aii'l ear ing up with a loud etiort, let t! iiolh ins bind feet, and broke into 1. tuts sttaiaht for the market." ' "'there'll be music,' said sonir the f-.table boys, and sure enough tii. if was. 'Ihe e verc a number oi .utim.ds at ma krt that day, and t!u p.i'k.'d up their ea;s as old ' U' s nimo:i," splashing thiough themu I. i .-bed into tiieir iniflst. "r.r!i a II 'ighhuj and whinnying was ucvr lie.trd. Several of the bystanders it; ntttket endeavored to catch old i ;. c usi:.o:t, but he woubhj't htivi '. an I when any one got to.i nea .1 :j he turned &nd let lly his heel an! tvetyboly got out of bit. w.r. i.tk.n he'd soon wear hitn.-seil o :: ii.i. IilmI to a .-mall post near tho !!. of the in it kt-1 space was a line -tl r.ng:is!t stallion that b;:t jitely Imku brought over tite ('hanif by on:; of the wealthy farmers of the nei-.diborhjotl, and old Uosrommu. wt-s not long in (ir.ding him out. He odft! up to where he was, and Knill'eo at hi? noa. The Fngli-ih stallio-; w.t' nervy, and took in the s':tt:atioi. at a glan. e. One tis? of his head an l:r.'ba!ier that held him snapped hk a wip of ttraw. The two combat ants .ooked at each olhVr for a im m mi', then leaiod anil, laying back Ibeir eat, Miaj.;cd at each othe. viciously. They strtlvk out with theii fo.e feet, hiitrng each other sounding b i.wson the bead and fo;e : houlde-s lb)-co:ntnoij flashed to one side, and. making a feint as if to strike, came at the Kngl.sh stallion and grabbed a p.ece o: flesh, hair ami all, tearing it .'at of bis neck. lie dropped the ile.dt like a hot tato, und w hilling, kicked out fot the Knglish stallion's tump. 'Th ' Knglih stallion was now t!:otoutfhly roii.iel, bis neck blecdin a earn", bis eyes fairly Hashed 1m-uI, a::d i,u ekrr than I am telling ou be whirled after his antauon'.st and grabbed b.iti by the neck, h-Id ing a and shaking him an a ibgi wo.ild a rat. Uoscommon equcaL'i! and l!oiin:le:ed, but th lin-jlish s'aili'iti kept b:s hold, doing terrible w.:k with his fu e feet against the le -s of his cpjonetit, baiking his sidns, and at last throwing hitn ilov. n. "For Iw-'nty fe'l a.ound tho crowd kept out of tho reach of the inluiiated an.mals. The bloiwl spattered their shirt f:o::ts ar.d frees. The men hallooed and the w men screamrd, and it was little Mdiing of wares that was done. !:-M the Irish hoie had no idea of lu ing down and being tiampcd to leath. lie rollf-il over i:i the mud, all his four feet striking out in all direetio: s. ar.d was jo-.n 1 n hi- bet again, lie was a sorry look ing object mud and b!ood, and a terrible ga-di on his mane. T et he was as p.ucky as ever, and making a bold d.t.-h for the Kngiish nag. be snapped a piece of flesh out of the tenile: part of his no.-e. This delayed ii m but for a minute, and draw ing :.p bis rtiiht fore paw as the o.h u horso stooped as it to get an under hold, he dealt him a terrible ringing blow that sounded over the wlm t market place, and we all thought bis skull was broken. The Irish stallion gave a terrible snort, shook his head u-sowinglv, drew back a lew paces, and, wliiilit g a'otmtl in his tracks, k eked out v.ciously. The blowc to'd. The ribs, Hides, and rump ot the Knglish stallion received those kicks, but he was not slow in return ing them, with interest, and such a kicking contest was, I reckon, never he'ore witnessed. "At last tho Irish stallion let fly his hind hoofs with a terrilie force, and broke one of the fore legs of the Kngli.-h stallion, and down to the ground he went. Tlui light then Muled as quickly as it had b gun. dosoonitnon sudd'rnly became as gen as a lamb, and allowed hitns.dr t-i tie led away amid the 1 beers of the ciewd, but" he sevnied to know that ho was the lion of the hour, and he took all the puttings, and soemjd to understand all the compliments that were pa:d him, just as if he had been .1 iclorious mize fighter led out of the ring nnd being congratulated by bis backers." "And the hughsli stallion, wliat 1 became of him V" "I'oor fellow, they splintered up bis log, and R( me horse doctor look him 11 hand to cure him, .but b'.cod .oisoning or something or other foi n. ami though he hobbled about it: in old pasture for a lew months or so et a running sore soon broke out. ;n.l the old fellow got so v.orthKs that thov finally had to knock him in ;lte head." Cincinnati Kuquhor. MYSTERIOUS FATALITIES. What la It That l Killing to many I'roinluciit .Hon? The death oC Kaisor Wilholm, ex- Gov. Hoffman, Banker J. W. Drexel, Lieut. Gov. llorsheimer, I)r. Car penter, Chief-Justice Waite nnd Genl. "B. II. I5re water, in quick succession, and all from tho same cause, al though having different names, Is startling. March and April are fatal months, not only for consumptives but also for many diseases more disguised but none the less fatal. - Gov. Hoffman had heart disease, Gov. Dorsheimer, apparently a strong, well, robust nun, over six feet high, siekei.s and dies in four days, of pneumonia. Chief-Justice "Waite meets th samo fate ami he wes apparently tho pc: Bonification of vigor. Drexel, the Philadelphia banker, and Brewster. Kx-Alty. Genl., were suddenly cut off in Ihe'midst of treat usefulness, by I'right's disease, and J)r. Carpenter, the well-known New York physician, suddenly died of Kidney disease, .crtv hat-inn suxitec'cd that no was at all troubled UiTewith! This reminds us of the case of Dr. Frank Hawthorn, of New Orleans. Ho was leetuririL' before the Louisiana university on the peculiarly deceptive character of Kidney disease nnd the mel hods of microscopical and chem ical tests. After having shown specimen after Fpocitnen of diseased fluids, and made very clear the point that kidney dis seaso may e';s:t without tho know ledge or suspicion of the patient or practitioner, with gracious self-con-iidence he remarked, "Now, gentle men, lot me show you the healthy waler of a strong, well man." 1 le applies the test ! He staggers! "( ientlerncn, I have made a terriblo discovery!" lie gasps "I myself havo the fatal Brignt's disfeae !"" In less than a year this specialist of the commonest and most fatal of diseases was dead. He was a victim of advanced Kidney disease the pro BiMice of which in himself he had inner suspected ! I. H PKK'K, M. U, a cent'errart cud 1 hysictau f tho highrHt 8tiniling of J I mover C. IL, Yn , four yoois a, attr trying every oihar retnexly for bright's disease, including fntn us niieral waters, cared himself by Warncr'd Hufe Care, and Marcli 21, ''. wrote: 'tl hhvc nevpr lnwl tb.n Tiht'st wyinptens of my old and fearful troub'c." Mil. JOHN D0HEKTY, f Conwr-1, X. IL, wasRivii up with liright's d--pajo by the bet plivsiciaus in 1879. Ho v.sij in a dcradbil stitg. After us"n .Mid being curwl in lcWl by Wr.rnei'd Safo C'tirn, in ho wpjte: 'I ain Infer than nvcr." JOHN COLEMAN, Ks., 10D Gregory St , NVw Uavon, Conn., was fiit tnkun ei.'k in 1S73, gradually ran down until he I:a 1 proa'iii?d Hriht's disease, rhouinatism aad all the other deceptive el'iis kidney disease. The best tihy niciar.s in New Haven oaild do iKitlii v fr him. He then began lining Warner's Safe Cure, 2 0 bottles of which he ami his familv hnvo used and ho is cured. "V. T. ("P.AWFOItl), jTupriotor St (.'!i.h!m Hotel, Kichinind, Va.. and wtll known all through the H.uitli, aovcral years ago was in the ih-ath-aony fp iii kidney diRase. convulsion and bright'd disesse. The bst Philadelphia Fpociahsts in Hiich dUeiiss pmnimpd hi'ii practit-.illy dead and iu.-iiraMe. J!v,;iy thing e!sj failing, he took War nrr'y Safo Cure abundantly and re gularly, until fully restored to hahh, and nou-lio&AVH, "After a iap-c of niany yo rs I atn as s:und as a dollar, witri no symptoms o! my old tnmble. I owo my life to Warnat'a Safe Curo " Kidney djsease is the most decep tive, the most universal, the mojt fatal disea.se. Ii tho roost loarnvd men cannot know without the use of microscopical nnd chemical tests that they have kidney disease, huv much more e:' j in the lauma:t to he, nnkuntrn to Ai; telf, in Ihi' rrry jaws cf death, who does not feel as well as formerly but who does uot think anything specia'ly uilt him. and whose physician may assure him that he will icon be "all rig!." In tiiese days, people recognize that it is wiser to prevent disease than to await its arrival to cure it. When you know that you may be in the uivatest peril and not have any idea of the fact from any defined tot of ill feeling", the wisojt oune to pursue is to follow the counsel and exjierionco above outlined, and thor oughly renovate the system, cleanse the blood, tone the nerves and insti'O your own life against these com mou, mysterious fatalities. Tao Contois Aui'cii.it. The (oming novelist will roa'izG the necessity for a change of sonti incut and manner of expressions. They .will not till their p.ixon with philosophy, for it will b as much out of place as a romance in a sermon, or frivolity in a treatise on the Bible, but rhoy" will make th.-m pleasant reading; for leisure hours, with per lusps a suggestion to higher thoughts than mora mental amusement. American society will lie pictured as it is i:i America, and not n the writer thinks it is in Europe. Thy will be 1 novels wherein the unsightly soars that dis'igure society shall not be too boldly disclosed, nor jet too tenderly ?ovpr!d over, and wheroiu luxury is not the one tiling needful, nor j'e't tc be despised. Cleveland Leader. Ki.Kcritrc I.vsucts. Certain insects seem to possess the remarkable and little understood "electric" power of the electric eei. General Davis of the Uritish army received a shock from a wheel bug that paralyzed his arm for a considerable lime, red marks being left on his hand as im ptossions of the insects feet. This poctiliaritv is also mentioned bv rCitby andSponce, and other ratural ists have received shocks from some of the luminous beetles. Such a shock was iiiven by an unknown caterpillar picked up by Captain Iilakeney that his entire right side beenmo pamlyzed, and lie was dan Kuiousiv iil for a 'ong time. MUTILATING COIN. I 5I0DS 0? COUNTERFEITING. ' Gold IMrcrs Xot Counterrvitcd Ga 3Itic!i ns Silver Colna-Intcr- entlnc An.-otiu.. : Of tha many different vas of swindling practiced nowadaj's upo i the public there is probably no oiw , thing so dangerous as counterfeitiiijr. J Of lute this has Ikuui carried oti qnito extensively in different parts of New : Knidand, and in a numlter of in stances the )rincipals have been ar rested with ail their paraphernjti.i, convieteil and sentenced to pjnnl :i- i stitutious for variotu periols. Tli.nk- f ing-that the general jpnblife would nJfrjfi juury-iui interested in knowing how so::fb or '"51 the "queer" is coined and circulated, a Traveller representative started o-it . with that end in view, and had tho good fortune to fall 13 with a Govern ment ofiicial ouu?:cd with tha Secret Service Department, who h.tr hud many j-oard' experience in ;r- -piehonding counterfeiters YiJ:i the writer announced his mission tho oilicial le.tdily gave his consent to be interviewed, and said : "Co'interfeitimr is practiced mora extensively than is generally kno v:. In mv ot'.icial capacity 111 v work ha.i been almost entirely confined to t:i eartiiing counterfeiting places. I: m almost impossible for me to say to what extent t aper money is cnMUiter leited, but I know that co 11 of every denomination is con;it:rfelt4.-L Strange as it may seem, but o;hj counterfeit $2') gold piece has ever lieen discovered, and that wa dsl-jd loo!). It v;as made as follows : a osxt ins nocai.K kaol-? Was suwed in two, one side lulit left thicker than the other. As ittucti gold as iHJisilde was then seeped out. of the thick side, and a mi.Tiiui: of platinum and some o'bor metal substituted, to bring it up to flu standard weight. It is what is known as a 4 lilled coin,' and is worth (r.jm 47 to 5. A 4-10 o!d piece Jilled iu the same way is wo t:i from i.'J io $4.50. There are quite a number of $10 counterfeits. The d re of thorn tilled or counterfeited a o li?-i0-f j-fd-7o-70 and S ). The one con sidered the most dangerous is dated 1347. The first counterfeit ha!f-e.ij, or fivo-dollar goM piece, that ihu Secret Service discovered was irtsu I in 1S30, and no less than twvnty-two have appeared since tho:i, surt of them being absolutely woith'es-i. while ot!iers are worth from $2.73 to $4.(13 each. The 0:103 date 1 li&l are the most skillfully executed counter feits known. Gold pit-cos aiv noi counterfeited so much aj silvorcoitw, for the reason that gold counterfeit coins arc made from dies, mid not cast. The mauufaclun'n; of the queer' must buy the gold, which re quires, of course, considerable capital , and the machinery is not only expen sive, but of such large proportions a.-, to r-iidor it liable to detection. In manufacturing counterfeit silver dol lars, most anj- ingenious mechanic can do that after a little experience. The recent capture and conviction 01 a gang of counterfeiters in New Hampshire illustrates how few things are requited in COIXIMJ THE 'qLT.RK.' "Tho articles found in tho house where the counterfeiters made tholr spurious money, wero plaster of pans molds of genuine coin, brit.itinhi, block tin, lead and a silver wash. The nun engaged in manufacturing these counterfeit silver pieces sto'e the load pipe and bought in thu neighborhood old hrituuuia teapots, from which they got their metal, and she block tin they purchased in Hos ton. The writer was permuted to examine twenty 'or twenty-live of these molds and dies for manufactur ing different coins of the United States, and thej' wero found to l.j lino pieces of workmanship. Dur ing the past year new counterfeit sil ver pieces were discovered a'lu'nat every other month. In a leather kt were about two hundred or thr.; hundred silver dollars in the mogb, that in, before they had been linishtnl up and made ready for the mar ket. They were made in Now Ha- tr'and. A number of others that hnd br't-n finished, were shown, anil it was ahnot impossible to distinguisji the difference between the genuine and the spurious coin, so finely we:o the latter tinished. They are d:teted 'v their general appearance ami the'r weight. The weight test is tho uioaf aeouruto and reliable, especially with uohl coin. The Treasury has a strt of maximum and minimum weight, which distinguish the weight of sll coins. For example, the maximum et a twenty-dollar gold piece is 61 grains, aud the minimum 'iUL4'J grains. The difference is exactly one half of 1 per cent., the amount allowed by law. A (iltJCAT DEAL OK COIN Heroines light from natural rallies, ami when they come into tin hands of the National Treasury they ans sent to the mint and rerouted, thu Government bearing the loss. Au general thing nothing smaller than :i ten-dollar gold piece is ever fide I, though the smaller coins are plumed, w hich is, perhaps, the 1no.1t common. t A new process, however, bus taken the place of plugging, to a great ex tent, and is called 'sweating.' Some photographers are credited witlnhdng this kind of thing. The ntviln wjsc 01 di oi this new process is to take a number of gold or silver pieces and suspend them in some acid for a few moments nnd then withdraw them. Pj- using fresh coin a considerable quantity of metal is obtained without reducing the weight of the piece to any great extent, and thev are th9n passed off again on the public. Some times as much as fifty cents in value is taken from a $5 gold piece, and as much as eighty cents has been known to have been" taken from a double eaglu. Another way of tampering with double eagles is to remove thoir rough edges and remill them. Be tween fifty and eighty cents eaa he obtained in this way from a single coin, and the difference is not percep tible to the naked oyc." lUoaton Traveller. V 1 1: f 1 r v Irs JH in