CANYOjY CITY, GRANT COUNTY. OJimOjY, THURSDAY, JULY 12,'ISSS
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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.
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