Criminal Operations in Doctoring
Unale Sara's Currency.
Bow HktUfnl BlwtpaUtom Darlve Xrg
Profits from CUpplne, Kawlne,
Gouging, Baring ami OtttttDg
Gold PteM.
One of the many tmlav, ful scheme
to prostitute the coin of the nation hu
reoontty been suppress! hj ex-Cliief
DriuncKtud, It first came to my otten
lion curly last year, says a Kew Turk
i leraid writer. I refer to what was
!:iim:n as the coin sticker,' whiah
made possible the extraction of, with
out discovery, part of the fcUver in
fAz. the inventor of this eoin
::tici;nr, trhich wan au advertisement
printed n fwpvr to be paste;) on coins,
auid lerrifi'jriai rights to T1"3 o5
The "cmi stieUcr" cast the govcrn-t.K-.nt
a gtvai deal o trouble and ex
pense to suppress. On fifty cent and
tiue dollar cins was pasted the &3vcr-
UvOsks'.Ls wiih a paste of iue"i;ieh
nimaat defied removal, covering the in
scription on the ivverre of the eoia,
-kauettuirr the resonance and of course
er.Rlriirwr tha swindler to take out part
f the silver and bahstituta base metal.
Spurious coins of very common work
manship also passed readily with the
coin fetickcr on thexs.
There is a great increase of late in
the number of skillful men who are
constantly studying ways and means'
of stealing a part of the ptuuine metal
from our coins and substituting base
metal One of the most successful
rwindlers m this line was a man named
Wilcox, who was recently taken into
custody in Chicago by secret service of
ficers. He made an average income of
from fifty to one hundred dollars a day
by clipping gold coins. By cutting a
rim from around the coin, as a tire
might be removed from a wheel, he
took away from each twenty -dollar
gold piece an amount of gold not ex
ceeding twenty-six or twenty-nine
(Trains in weight, ox the value of one
dollar. The subsequent rereeding of
the double eagle, done with a machine,
rendered it as perfect as over to the eye
of the casual observer.
The apparatus was small and easily
packed, and on reaching a fresh locali
ty all that was required was a quiet
room in an obscure street and a supply
of gold coin. The latter he secured
from the bank. He would deposit a
considerable sum of money, and after
awhile he would draw it out in gold.
The clipped coins were passed by Mrs.
Wilcox at dry goods shops mostly.
One of the most interesting processes
consists in sawing a double eagle in
two through the edge and gouging out
the inside, so as to remove about fif
teen dollars' worth of gold. Thus the
piece is reduced to a hollow shell in
halves. It is then filled with platinum,
which is nearly as heavy as yellow
metal and costs at the present market
rates, though this varies, somewhat
less than one-half. Lead is too light
for the purpose. The cut edge of the
reconstructed coin is disguised by a
rim of gold soldered on. and a reeding
machine renews the corrugations , of
the minting. The result is really a
work of art, being a combination of
five different metals. Only an expert
can distinguish anything wrong about
it
A method somewhat similar, though
less artistic, is to substitute for the in
terior portion of a gold piece a core in
the shape of a planchet of silver. A
better plan, though somewhat labori
ous, consists in boring Into the coin
from the edge so as to remove a consid
erable part of its internal substance.
In this manner about seven dollars'
worth of gold may be conveniently re
moved from a twenty-dollar piece, the
hole being filled up with a metal com
position and soldered at the opening
with gold.
Fortunately for the currency, prac
tically all the gold in circulation in the
United States passes every few hours'
through the treasury and subtreas
uriea. Every piece received at those
institutions is weighed, and, if found
light in weight, is stamped with a big
"L. Such coins are redeemed as
bullion. The loss to the government
iy wear and tear on silver coin in
circulation is considerable. It averages
three cents on every dollar. Last year
it amounted to (339,293.
The people have not all become
familiar with the faces of the new
silver coins. The obverse and reverse
of the older coins they have known so
long and intimately that the draped
figure of Liberty and the majestic pose
of the eagle are fixed in their mind and
always recognized, but the new coins,
with changed detsigns, to which,
puzzling them more, were added the
Columbus souvenirs, have not yet
established their identity.
The manufacturing counterfeiters,
quick to discover and take advantage
of whatever favors deception, almost
immediately followed the government's
issue of the coins of new design with
their fraudulent issue in likeuess of
them, and reaped a rich harvest be
cause the originals were known but
not well known.
The gilders counterfeiters, too
saw in the new twenty-five-cent coin, if
gilded, a presentable, beguiling ten
dollar piece, and pocketed a full per
centage of profit until discovered. The
lack of weight should, of course, and
does make known the fraudulent
character of the gold coin. This last,
the gilders' scheme to falsify coin, as It
requires neither skill nor expensive
plant, and promises so much for ao
little, is always a seductive one to the
unprincipled or weak of will
Nearly all legal papers are now type
written, though documents are en
countered now and then which have
been laboriously written out by the
hand of one of the connseL The men
wno still cling to the habit of writing
their own legal papers are usually old
lawyers, often of good practice, who
cannot accommodate themselves to the
new order of things. Young lawyers,
so matter how email their practice,
manage in one way or other to obtain
the services of a stenographer. Borne
of the older men find it practically im
A WHISTLING SNAKE.
It b On. ot Ui. ItauUMt SeipaMa tmmt
In Kew GttllMa.
The discovery of the Horn expedition
to the McDonnell mnp?s in Australia
of a remarkable specimen of natural
history called a "whiatling spider,"
whose peculiarity eouairta in producing
a n hUUing noise by the simple opera
tion of drawing its fore leg across its
jaw, seems ct the moment to be out
done. Stir William Maefrregor, the ad
ministrator ol British New Guinea, b
now in the field with another extraor
dinary discovery a whistling snake.
In his latest report Kir WjUiam says
that a large number of deaths occurred
early this year in the Eigo district of
New Guinea iroru snake bite. The ad
ministrator points oat that the island
is infested by a small species of black
snake, which is very fierce. The
natives declare that whenever a man
goes near one it rushes at him, utter
in? sounds which they describe as re
sembling a whistle. ''Shortly before I
was.at the government station," writes
Sir William Maegregor, "one of these
reptiles attacked the government
agent, but was killed before it did any
harm. A little while before a boy of
fourteen years was in the bush near the
station, when one of these snakes mad
a rusn at mm with the usual peculiar
whistling sound. The boy thonght the
noise emanated from some cockatoos in
a tree and began to look for them. lie
did not discover his mistake until he
received a bite from the reptile, from
which he died in a little while in great
agony." .
MONUMENTS OF INDIANS.
Aa Imamlsbable Memorial of tha team
Catnrj.
The architectural monuments of Indii
frequently gathered a group Ou
satellities around them, like the feudal
towns called into existence by the
needs of medieval castles. A solid
shaft of mixed metal stands near the
Koottrb which dwarfs It to diminutive
size.
This column, says the Chicago News,
known as "the Iron Pillar," was olaced
in its present position by the Hindus
about A. D. 315 and was erected by
Fajah Dfaawa, who inscribed his name
upon the imperishable memorial. An
other relic of Hindu monarchy remains
in the "Boot Khans" or Idol temple
and the ruins of later date consisting
of the great mosque of the kootnb, the
palace and gateway of Alla-uddeen
and the tombs of kings and prime
ministers indicate that the vicinity of
the stately minaret was reverenced as
holy ground.
The architectural treasures which
enrich the Indian-peninsula are now
secured from destruction or violation
by the protection of the government,
and schools of archaeology employ large
numbezB of native draughtsmen, whose
accurate copies of every detail In the
varied and intricate designs of palace,
temple and tomb display the inex
haustible patience and subtlety of
Hindu genius, which, while reflecting
the influence of every dominant race,
possessed sufficient inherent vitality to
suape inem into native mold.
The ruins of forgotten dynasties
which rise on every side of the Kootub
Mlnar transport our thoughts , to the
heroic age of India, when sages and
warriors divided the honors of the
ancient mrstic land.
The woman of the Aryan race fre
quently fulfilled the promise of the
tnoal name derived from the word
"Arya," or "Noble." Vedic hymns of
legendary tunes and Historical records
of subsequent ages depict a higher
type ox womannoou tnan that of the
later epochs, when the comparative
freedom of antiquity was crushed1
beneatn the heavy yoke of caste and
creed.
A Bias tor Bum
Seashore gunners hold that the wild
goose can count two, but not three.
Accordingly, it is customary in prepar
ing to Bhoot wild geese from a blind or
some detached ribbon of marsh for
three men to row over to the station
together and for two of them to return
to the mainland. Thegeese, being on
able to count above two, believe when
they see two men returning that no
enemy has been left upon the marsh.
and approach the spot without fear. It
is asserted if only two men go out and
only one returns the geese will care
fully avoid the region of the blind.
Medical Examiner (for Insurance
oompany) "You appear to be in a
very weak, nervous, depressed physical
oondition." Applicant for insurance
"Yes, your agents have been dun
ning at me for six months."
Mother "To think that my little
Ethel should have spoken so imperti
nently to papa to-day at dinned She
never hears me talk in that way to
him." Ethel (stoutly) "Well, but
you ohoosed him, and I didn't" Har
per's Bazar.
Young Man (looking over hotel
register) "I see that Joshua Craw
fish, of Crawnshville, I stopping here.
Where can I find himf He's an uncle
of mine." Clerk "I think you'll find
him in the elevator; he's been riding
up and down all the forenoon,"
A stationer's traveler, having had
a run of bad luck in prosecuting busi
ness, received from the "boss" the fol
lowing telegram: "If yon can't make
expenses come home at onee." The
reply was: "Ail right Can make
plenty of expenses, but no salsa."
Domestic BUss "You seem very
happy, Dora." Dora "Ah, yes; I
have every reason to be. We have a
beautiful home, two lovely children, a
snug sum in the bank, my husband's
life is insured for (20,000, and hit
health is very far from robust "Life.
"Who is that distinguished look
ing gentleman over theref" "That
is General Airbleau, the great military
man." "Ah, the great military man.
X have beard of him. What battle was
he inP "What battler I don't know,
I'm sure. He's a magazine writer, W
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