Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Northern Advance, 18 Oct 1900, p. 6

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I-InIIC If you say due cross word while she is here, I'll tell how much money. you lost on that Inst deal in wheat!"- euv nu; Lulua uUl.lCo ' Mrs. Fuller had tried tact, but it didn't seem to work. Her feelings were hurt, and her temper was rising. She conclud- ed to take heroic measures and see what would happen. V She took o& `the white apron she had pinned on and turned as only a worm can. __ ' t`I........- A-_.__-_;___-, `I-n__n`,,, 9- Only a Worm can. George Augustus `Fuller, if you want any supper tonight you can get it for yourself. I m going. home to eat and. will stay there until you know` how to treat me. You should have marrieda cook. CIIl'....2.. 9! __-.'I I'__I'I__. A, ,1 1 , ll 0. yaw L|\il5l_JlJUlDo ' "I was over to Mrs. Demingis a few minutes, and Mr. Deming came- home while I was there, and he wasn- t :1 bit - cross, and her supper is late too. no ...-......... :.n. :. n.......:..: _ _ _ _ . -._: -_:I vxuua, uuu ucx Dupptl. 15 1311.8 LUV. . Of course it is. Gossiping round and hindering each other, I wonder you ever get anything done. Ila`.-. `[..lI.... 1.-.: 4..:-.1 L_._L L._; 3;. 395,1; yuyc; "nus: a. nutty up tut: auypet. V W_ell,'you have nerve! Do on s posei I can satisfy my appetite with - news from China? I like that. A man might as well be a bachelor and done with it as have a wife who is forever gadding to the neighbors. I51 . . . . . _ -.. 4... 1.1 ..- *r\_.._2__9_ - 4-.:_- IJLI I-{CL II|JlJClI.Il.It She found him with a thunder eioucl -})row and at once begun the new treat- ment. `T\I I _ I . . II - _ - V - There, `whispered Mrs. `Deming to. her `neighbor, -didI; t I tell you it only _; required a little that? And she` wenti about getting` supper" while Mrs. Funfer | went home to try how tact would work u on her husband`. EL- A-__,._ ,1 I,U,,, 1.: .u u c - I-LICK` '10 7 Please go intb the parlor and read the` paper while I hurry up the supper. 'I\.. .. Wall Irnn I-unnn v'Av\nI!A' . -9`--- lGIlI unuuu n.Ir>II-la LL I-IC ltfk ICLJ uuugsgn _He:said' he didn't mind waiting, and at, her suggestion he took his paper _-a_nd .went into the other room. llrl'I`L--.-.!! .__IL!,_ 1 if .1`. .0 .17 -...... yvnna-IOU nu tut: l.u\.'L ' Heavens, man!" I broke out. "drop. it, or'I ll go mad!" V V 4 A Do have a little patience!" he cried `excitedly. `,`It s getting quite simple; I agsure you. There are only a taw- fo,sA-'Bc;"_.__- points _to clear up. and it llbev,as ,Vsinxp1e_ ueuu IJJ L_I-(ulVaIp-lull} "II-Va` ' Just then T Deming game in, looking rather tired and cross, but his _wife took his hat, whispered something in his ear and asked him if he was very hu.n'gry.' ' wn`n:A' I`-us .-1.-`ln 4- -"3.-..`l ....:L:..... ._.l II and an VI-lg; uh`: 514151.115 VAL [5 aug- Yo1'1"haveLonly to) `use a liftle? tact, 1 she said.7 Why, any man can be man- aged by a,ta`ctful wife. ` T 1......` L....'T\............. ..-....- :_ 1-.-1-2.... "-`i1`l1e 1 . . neighbors v)and'?Viait+*edch~ `other quite ire`- i:ma;%%`Ms.%`% = _are.f quentlir; a_nd Mrs. g Fu1ler',_.has noticed .w,ith: surprise t12_1t' M1-s,L D`ejming s hus- band never scolds when he comes home and nds no supper ready. She asked Mrs. Deming`. about it and was told it was as easy as rolling 0R :1 log. vl\I'I{"|lI11l\ nnlu iv. no... (I IL'Ll.. L.....|. 1) uc. .Luu DIJUUIU ua vc l.uiu.`L'l\:u ll CUUIS. M-aria," piped Fuller feebly, _don t .n H . me: :wi3jS1>NfSfHU.9AN:bS.- SHE WAS YACHTING. A Peculiar Girl. Trunks, 4 % 'Va1is'es5, Boats and Shoes VERYW CHEAP. _ _ Oureesays have averaged from $500 to $800 in Gold, Copper and Siivpr. . 1 . shi_p'pin'g icilities are the best. The Great; Northern Railway rims three m;.r.; 11;" thegrouxzd. three smelter: close at hand. and reduced charges of 50 PM [,,,.;K' "(.'l'.`*=' pingrund smelting, and we are now ready to start: shipping ore. M 5 " pun. . a q '. an a . Tbe'share;in this Company havla ben strictlv pooled, and we will issvw pmie Receipts only untiltbe Pool is dissolved We need money, and will send you 11);) 5;, -for $7.00; 1`-,000'tojr. $60 00, 5,000 for $275.00, and 10,000 for $500 00. Address , f Th.efProperties of this Company are situated direccly wear. and (500 fptl . elevation than the famous Le Roi No. land Le Roi No. 2. that are now .1 :1. l""" toils aweek. The Working; consist `of a -Shaft. and Two Tunnels, (iI`l\'('n `Io Fr}`::`"1v.m'U bodyvon three separate and distinct veins No 1 Tunnel on this vein is in` ii: feet, and No. 2Tn_bnel_ on this vem has reached a depth of 112 fee:, with [h"(')'\cI 1 half feet of shipping ore in sight. and forty feet of the ledge to cross en: `L-l.i""l `` identicalwith the Le Roi are, the High Grade Gold.Copp.r Ore of the camp` vH'_"I Veinhns been opened in ve places for 2,000 feet, which dips to the 1. X. I -.11`:-`\." which ienow shipping the highest-grade ore in British Columbil-3.. S-cVur:L'. 1`1 xi1d3i'~].]ylr) on`7the ground. withetwzo blacksmith. shops and large boarding lmuse cu` xwinllhf E` and timber in abundance. . ' ' ` 'l'h o ilonio Ill Town. 3::*c+ POU-`IR %coNisoLI:wurnD G-OLD MINI}?! COMPANY. AV %% %NQN-ASSESSABLEANDNON-PERSONAL LIA}-3lLI'Ix'. Ca';>itja.1`$25O,O0VO,"%inV Ten _C`enL Shares. Four C]:-)i1n.<; ' 'Cro;W?n,Granted,_W1th no Debts or Liabiliti(:s, Om: ..\[i io :West of 'R0ssland. Over 600,000 Shares in " V Treasury for Development. .~\ . ;8=ot. um; um " 1_'n._..~.._'_-- A._ ;_; nuA_,Ln _ - vorvtai ":`1l'i5'r idea." he began. "is this: Two fellows. named respectively Dick and Harry. are in love with two girls. Lucy and -Mabel. Now. Dick loves -`Lucy. while Harry's aifections are centered upon Mabel. Very well. But there is trouble-i. e.. Mabel doesn't care a straw about Harry. Her tancy- is Dick. And the object of Lucy's tende passiouis Harry._ D. -you see? _ r " Yes, rather faintly, V . V Well. he continued. -there is to be a masked bail in their town. and my four characters will be present. ADick intends to go as a Chiuaman and Harry `as Mr. Answers. Mabel is going as Queen Maryeand Lucy as Mrs. Kruger. By some means they all` get to know" what the disguises ot_ the others will be. But at the last moment each couple exchange their dresses. revers- ing the charactcrs. D you see? Y__ I clnlul. '1 .........._ 2;): I __,,-44,A,7- and Coiiegiq lnstnutes. * alte rscott; . B rm o}aies'a1-4u;.e (3.2 :p'l=. Lwxf F" y mmir `tutu-n-I! ll`l'.`| I m- 'l)l\I nun. One Idea Oor goods ore all fresh and good. You will nd this the Cheapest place in town to buy "INVESTIGATE--end for Prospectses, Engineers Reports, 9tc., . .. Le RoiA`No.T'l~once sold for 2c., now $350.00. Le Roi No.0 2, Five Pound Shares now $80.00. BOX 545, ROSSLAND, B. C., 01: MONEY CAN BE smsvx--cam: BANK or` M().\'TRl;`-M`... REFERENCES :-.-Any Bank or Business Man in the City a There is just one idea per- xiading our mills, and that is the ambition to give our cus- tomers- the choicest. and most` appetisingr cereals, which care, money and experience can pro- duce. We modestly claim to have done pretty well, but we ere not through yet. Ask your grocer for ' TilIson s Pan-ried ats. .-`.- nod` wwt I`-\a bl I`-`:VVVell." continuec`1"DIck. "the con- -sequence is that Harry. who was going as Mr. Answers. but who has really gone as :1 Cinnamon, proposes to L'u'cy-. who is made up as Queen Mary. taking her to be, Mabel. who as a matter of fact is masqueradlngas Mrs. Kruger. A nnl ntvvnnd Iivntu I......l-..-l..._. A- I.._,._IA Sold by the pound. For this molxtlz we will sell - our lines of THE IILLSON CITY, f 9.i.h3;78i-tioni V ` .9?`- .I_AMEs LAVILER, Managing mm-to.-, Zl`e'1es'<,>opes LIMITED. .l]i)1 l's4tbI:oI"1_.1rv`w1zAs'r om` LE B01 No. 1 and Na. 2, 1s_"I1 i p ec1 the same day as receivcd, -_.a . - . y u u n|.s\p`t\aI>J0 ,Ll gvu DCC6 I-I think! grasp it. I muttered. between my set teeth. . lITIV..II ll _ I 'W1ll,. `Use S-Iv For Nervous Prostmtion and general weak -ness they have no equal. To nervous an -delicate women these Tablas will prove Vpositive blessina. i HAVE YOU TRIED ;lacLaran s Perfect Headache Uure I _ A safe and instantaneous cure for Headach and Neuralgia. Guaranteed to cure. These Tablets are the latest production zmedern medical science. Tim` are inllnitel for the cure of Indigestion and all lllSt12l~r.~' `the Stomach. Bowels, Liver and Kulueys. lsnpe-rior to all pills anal similar }`.'t lhll`:l[lOll' _` `Price, 50c. pei: box. Sold by D. H. Mac : Laxgn, Druggist, sole agentfor Barrie. commu- . --`"`I~2i"xhl!." I coughed siigh.tiy.'n Really." said Dick. "I'm in earnest this time. Look here. LI ve just conceiv- ed the idea for a plot which when worked into a story will startlethe world with its brilllancy. Just have a squint at the outline. Perhaps a_ sug- gestionimight help me." . I1`.-u.......I.- I-.. ..:.|_-.1 L-_-LI. V ' No_13>f_r1`%4-flwzifwluclla FUN. -it jfocio" u---v - All the Wonders ond_ PIe_qstm_~ 9 0' ` Ili9|I-Priced Iallun ~ .uchme. 6 this When accompanied b a txecu-'_-0f ' . Graph phone can be use to make .573 Price ith Recorder.S7.50. Rep Emmy the standard Records. Sena order an to our nearest aice. COLUMBIA P0N0R:_U ]j C0. 069" 3 _\.nu.m.'ru, DU wauusu nun ST. LOUIS, -20- 22 Olive St. _ ` WASI'} GTON, 919 I enns)"V7` M` . PHILADEEPEIA, 1032 Chestnut st BALTIMORE, 10 E. Baltxmorcst BUFFAILO, 313 Main St. _. SAN FRANCISCO, :25 Gem` St- PARI5, 3-! Boulevard dcs Italicns . BERL1 N. 55 Kroncnstrasse. _ --tun-- I.` n-w--vv---- - vlw Y0-R I - B adway. - c1{x`t.'Aa%).Lz \\:Lbnsh A! D. H. MacLAREN, ARE NOT A PATENT `MEDICINE . . . YOR I4 -:45 BnoadW3Y- Clgs, 88 \V:lb:lsb AVG. )lHS_ 920.722 Olive :------- uquauw naval: about ` Eagerly he raked together tibout a dozen.scraps of paper covered with dia- grams and a sheet or. paper closely written upon. ' `V 0411.. IA-.. n 1.- n--..-_ --L -- - - BEDSPRINGS. MATRESSES PUMPS. `nu... - -n--3: CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST, BARIRIE 5, . Aananna.//, of Ros: land. 7. -- -q `root V V \uvn.u.Il-D I would," replied Dlck. were 1 en- gaged. upon any ordinary story. but this one I am working at now is my masterpiece." 371 ... III I A--_44I. -4` -I' I 1' return it `this he hat] :1.~~l-: ` she '01 _A 9500 _:_Clear 469 W em "'-":l"t;e tact Is"-- he began apologetlculg ly. with a glance at his desk. V . Yes, yes, I interrupted. "I seg- your confounded old .yarns. Well. V you've simply got to turn themup `to : a spell. Now, come." `V 611 _.---I_'Ill ___,I;,.-I 1`: I i'_he"!I be! .be Mk ' `as the y -u--., V-cu vv I-soul In-J I.OJ\u l\J\Jl$-II I beg your`pz11'don,",I replied; ut I knocked several times. and as 1 e-_ celved no invitation to come In I en- tered. T Egltagi 5. :3 uuunanvu uvubb u-aL_\.u. uu auuuCLl6 Good heavens! he cried. I-_I- you gave me a fright. Harold. I didn't know any one was in the room." Y `_`-A___ _______ ______g___ 1. 3 , . 4.C-` . '9"~ jetted 1 t o_n_t1u{ bin 9 E II): .. ~.u-- V-ow wwosallu VA `lullwbo Dick, old chap," said 1. stepping forward to his desk and laying [my hand upon his shoulder, what's up? Turned deaf all of a sudden?" Atf`I-_.`I I_-__. ..- - i expectd t6 `t-I1;r"oom empty:: but. to my surprise. right before me as Iientered sat` Dick Graham at a writ- ing table which was strewn with mane uscrlpts and odd scraps ofpaper. Y\Inln AI.-`I l\l\IQ H ...-.1.) I _A___.n.._. q :We Atellolws liad nlzlssed I).lck lsLchee14'-V. ~_ful face a good deal from the Levlty club of. late._ and the idea took: posses-. slot: of us that he must be Ill or in love. As "his especial friend I was commis- sioned to Investigate. To this end I 4 called upon mm at his chambers ln the Temple.- ' }.iZk`11eeked. but received no .rep1y.Ase I pushed open the door and enterede \\ \\ \ \ \ \ \\\ \ \\ \ \ \ \ K \ \\ \\ \ \\ \ \ \ ,; 1;go<~o >o _<%><>o<>oo gm: Pfot That Faifed tu v-'v up rippling waters` `ofithe bro9k1't_1`ea`:*-: ;x`_Id sweet _ . V W , `r '(air'y.mus!c as they ow justt my.feet. lthy soulfto hear it,` for tiso_l |dghe'rb_rth.' _irit*u'nto spirit come the dearest :things`of earth; V! : hue , V . _` 4_nd',pat1'io't hepatica. lwithowers red. _w,hte.anAd. bm u _ ;_;.!s't1wexr'spiri: voices. `"wg have not "_come to `I stay. A - _ _But just to bring a promise that will be fullled T` " in May." ` - A D--- I'-_ n" o4. o 2- - ` - -- Shzrwlng How the Plan of 3 Novel` May Be Too Intricate. u auuv. M -Rose Van B'."S p`eece tin Scrantoti '.l`Hbue. A A onne of `Bil:-unhen. i The first place of worship in West-V ern`-`Australia `was. quite unique both from its frail form of coustructionand `also the several ptlrposekto which it 7 ;was,.,devoted. This remarkable, bu-ii`;i- ing was mndeiat Perth. t_heg1-$mereiy`u` .t`ow"n site. by .Vsoidigi-s of ,t'i 55'.8,2pnd.v con;pany._ Sixty-`t .i_1irdi xv- egin)_e'nt,.` . ; afterg` `the ` iqetachn1_i_.nt;v.` an-i\1;i ' -` a` s; Death and Saul. ` . A certain Margaret Wilson of West- minster. who was an inveterate snutfi `taker. enjoined that a quantity or}; Scotch snuff should be placed in her coiu. She also ordered thatithe ar- rangements connected with her funeral should betas l ollows:e"Slx men to be my bearers who are known to be the greatest snuff takers in the parish of . St. James. Westminster. Ilnstead ot mourning. each to wear a snuff` colored beaver hat. which I ,deslre`_may he} bought. for the purpose and given to them. Six "maidens of my old ac-i qualntance to. hear lny, pail. each to car-' ry a box lled with thebc.-stseoteh snail . to take for their rel'reslnnent as they go along." _ Suutl` was also tohe thrown `on the threshold_ or deceast-`d`s_ dwelling before...` the cortege passed out. snail` was to-_-"be strewn on ;the` ground at every 20'yards lnvladsi-aneee oi the come. and the o1ela_tlng_clergy- n_mn s free was to be, ..pioportionhl;tl :_,to _. the quantity, of an _u'-_i he conslihjpd-i`diif--LA5 '3'j`he`-.*"f`?'?9l`l+:::59ll39la'9Vl?d`;`T "I do not know." said he'heav4lyo Ah. then you do not live here?" Yes. 1 am of these parts," But you `were not broughtup here?" _Yes. i was born here." And you do not know the numeof thutvery high mountain?" ` "I know nothing about it." He spoke conclusively. The most` conspicuous object in his daily land- scape had. in his eyes, no signicance whatever. ` A V Never Noticed It. - A traveler In Corsica says that. al- though Porto Vecchlo is so lthy that one would like to dip It in the Mediterranean tor a thorough wash. it is wonderfully lovely` at a distance. Its white granite houses with red tiled roofs and fragments or old walls. with the blue sky above and the green knoll beneath and about. make up as allur- A mg a. southern plcture as ever haunted" n nor"therner s memory. But do the southerners themselves appreciate it?- If one may judge by comparison. ap- parently n_ot. Says a wrlter in Travel: fl'Vl;.... A- .._. ..-.-... _ .---!-_ oh- fl-.--.-J -._vw nlIIJ,U to vvllbcl Ill l.u\cl They do not seem" a deeply Intelligent folk on this east coast. I stopped lna-T" very hot part of the road to askna man- 'the name otea. `certain noble mountain peak inland. with veins of snow upon It. `_ 4.- - ' -.- ---- ow. u no-pa `Jnvllvowvw av _ > Here the -:v;rit_i.ng_ breaks am. The at- tempt to work It out drove Dick Gra- ham mnd. and I defy any one. else to do it without the- same result.`-Chicago Times-Herald. ..-.-.n ......w - I Dlckis In love with Lucy and Han 1 ry with Mabel; But Lucy love Harry. and Mabel loves Dick. They an-"all going to a masked liall and know each other`s Intended disguise beforehand. Dick Intends to go as no Chlnaman and Harry as Mr. Answers`; Mabel is going as`Queen Mary and Lucy as Mrs. Kru- ger. But at the last moment each cou# ple change over dguises. Of course at the ball Harry proposes to"_- El--- lm- .1_2A.l.... l.._--I_._ ; III: .--v -av--v can -Ivy-awn. "From a scrap ot.paperI found In Dick`; rooms I have copied `the most concise description of the plot. he ever wrote. Here itjs: ` nun. Iv u_u guvyuaru I.U U115. l;\l`u;, t'.1'.' We stole `away as sdftly as we had` come. a scared. look on our faces. A _,_I- IA. any... ... "Z '{vZe"1"n}Zr'}IJm731E"biEE'E'ranana was safe In Bedlam. T I _...._.~ ~If `Mrs? Kruger" were to meet l\Ir.`1 Answers at_ the cqrnlval. would Lucy` be engaged to a Chinamau or to Queen Mary?" he was muttering. "Suppose Queen Mary were Mrs. Kruger--impos-` siblel Then Mr. Answers mustbee a` Chiana-man. and I know he Isn't. Sup`- po`se a Chlnnman married a fancy dress ball! Who proposed to Mrs. Kruger? I371` nnh. .a-....-.. ..- ...- 4.I;_ -_ ._ I...1 uuvnw -The poor fellow was sitting quietly on the oor, surrounded by manu- scripts and sheets of paper bearing dia- grams. urn 10-...` 99",, , - - -- ~_.---. --- vuawv u u-u vv -.1-n-n.-;c-on ua\I' pow '` He was 1'airly_.dancing about now` with e-.~:.c'lte1ne`z1't and. bad sign," had `started to wcrk the thing out onhis nger.-tips. {waited for no more. V ' {Without delay I dashed off to the Levity and fetched half` a 5dozen friends. We arrived at Dick's cham- l_-___ v- vwvuntr - ----.y- --..- -..-. V--v -- `VI-Ie had_ju111p_e-E1 to'hi's'c~fc'et and wa: ; tuming,ov.er the diagramzfeverishly. Stop It, man!" I cried, You l`l go- otf your head!" ' b V _Mrs. Kruger and Queen Mary went to a masked ball," I heard him mutter. Once again I bosoght him to desist. It .the fancy ba1X-.-t1:`a't' is. suppose 1\I1'S. Kruger were a Chinam- -no.`no"--. YT -____. _.!__I._ I_-, _V_ , _; ._ -4. ~7rI`L2},~ change_v'd1sgu1sis. f Mrs. K1`-'u-: ggr and Queen Mary are Mabel and Lu'cy. only the othezf way about. The Chlnaman propdses to Mrs. Kruger and" is accep-I mean. M1'.`An"sWers is-.- _ I_-.'I .I--_-_._-.1 A._ 1_!`_. n_-1_ _..J _...... vvoasuov Ian.-l\~n`,u `1\"ot.a b1t,. he sai_(l'feve1'ish1y,_ . fLc:t we. continue be1'ore I lose` the tV1u*ea,d.'-. ; %V In awe ,1 listened `tohim as"he.p1_'0-' j ceeded: " 7 ` ' V '* \u\lLAA-ua\-I+\.v\-\-no . %;:A:<-;%`mck% 1i<>;\'es %nac:e_%%ana I>I ::r`i"`i' "Mabel. ' Mr.` Answzf s going .to.'a`."bnl1' --`no. no; Harrywi11;be Mr. Answers, -and it is` he who will be at the ball ` with Mrs. `Kru`geir T -V-- ' _ ' . 1 - .. V` 1,,-_v,1tu`I.*c .1 :"?\?&;{$'-:`3?J1"o 1 bit m1xd?_T1; `ventured-timldly. = , 1,14 n u. , _._1sIn 4.1.1.. at .4 M 1063: upon. the 'p11p_e_1':;.'before.:h'Smj jconiniencedz ` f_ *7 * _. u u- \ ' - av-.._,',.-__ I-A "ingg, fiost '3ihfi*ic:it:eWp1. 1' 'u1-n...n I .... .. `4 ` ycuulugo ' `don't mean plugged dd" the word is ordl-7 % narily accepted and as we see every day The most dangerous tamphex-ea coins are those which have been*"'plugged.' I fin the silvel-`coins. but where the skill- , ml couhtertelter get: out as high `as `onevaixthh otrthe wlght of a $10, or $20 jj.h6l'e' In the hedge 3 . ;, _. ' t'ro_nt._t,hluI_l-tnilnutlve 'upertI`I._ro. mxnvd. l1|,`!`!Ws7KhS4'flQ ot; the piece. T"1`he coin is piemedjay boring at and the gold extrdcted It is then _a W. ,, .,1ItnoG\1|; Ill w,you`." Uuauul. vv Iuu noon at IJII -LL; Qvuu uC|.C\.I.ULo The men who `make it their business to cheat the government out or gold adopt several processes. I saw a coin re- cently which had been `lled so cleverly that the fraud was apparent only upon the closest examination. The $10 and $20 pieces are mostly used for thi opera- tion. . The coin was sawed through from the edge by a sawof minute proportions 1 and exquisite neness. the interior re- moved.` and the cavity lled witli plati- num which brought the piece up to tand- ard weight. though it lost three-quarters of its value. Itgave forth a good ring. If it had been lled with a base metal other than platinum, ltwouldhave "luck: 1 ed the ring and been oflight weight. ~ `n` HAVIQA AC Q-`Inna Anna` AA!-.n Gigi --_ vu u.nv mung uuu ucvu VI. llsl. IVUl`I.II-0 In some of these lled coins the exe terlor walls of gold are as thin as ordi- nary W1-iting paper. Once the cavity is lled the sides are clamped into the origi- nal position and brazed togethev. The l edges are skillfully recovered with gold. the reedlng. or the nilnute eorrugatlons on the edge, restored and the coin will push: readily in the hands` or the unenl- ' pectlng, ' * IJII-IIA-IS !-Cl uuu Inll` IIAIIZD "It has been demonstrated that coun tertelters do not combine these three reg- nlsites with spurious metals. Boar this test in" mind. .n'ote caret.'i1ll`y"- the weight. ring, size. impress. milling and,re-eding. all of which requisites" may.be taken in with a glance. and one will always carry about with him a pretty` good `detector. ma mono. Iivk '-vnnloa to 6`\A'n `nun-3-ngnn guauuu Luv; our qunwnug uuuu: Luuunscnlp. t the public will remember three on nal points in determining the spuri- ous from the genuine and which are used by the treasury experts. it will he a dim- cult matter to pass oucounterteit upon. one who is accustomed to handling mon- -ey. `We call them the. test of-e-_`weight, diameter and thickness. 'A I, - _ I , 4 I A`, , n `.77 I3? Ell: CI`-7lI5IIKIII\u `II IICIII5 `CIIHIIITI f`This singular incongruity is accounted l {or by the tact that the coin has a small blowhole in the interior of the metal or the aw consists of a crack or split near the edge. Experts know where to look for these imperfections imperceptible to `others and with a `powerful magni ng glassthey are quickly made manifes `OTC LL`- _.-I.I8- .....1II ..`...._-_.I..._ LL--- Iulll II T! Coins are now and when turdd into the treasury upon the supposition that they `are counterteits. because they fail to give that peculiar clear ring of a genu- ine goldpicce. thought they present other- wise the appearance of being genuine. IIFFLI- ..!.......l.... l...--.........14.... I- -....-.._L...I IA-lllln \-VII ltl LClI.KJo Counterfeit gold coins-may be execut- ed with such precision that they will pass musterunder the eyes of bank tellers and "others used to the handling of coins, though the average teller generally de- fects a spurious comon sight. But none gets by our treasury experts.` Their fac- ulty. the result of years of study and i handling of coins. in detecting a counter- V felt is marvelous. They seem to know a ispurieus coin by instinct. though it is 1 really the result of atrnining. Yet even these men, as skillful as they are. occa- sionaliy` have doubts raised in their minds as towhether a coin` is genuine or not. It suspicious. the coin is cut in halt`, or it is assayed here in the building and its exact weight and neness deter mined. ` - ,w.4g,__ ____ H ____ _ __' __A|, _ . -pic .1 in vunuva Platinum is a metal whichagivesthe required` weight and is extensively used in gold counterfeiting. Clear cut coins are made from this metal and heavily" gold plated. They are comparatively easily passed, especially when first put into circulation. After a time the plat- ing wears o about the edges and its spurious base is revealed, Lead. type metal," Einc and antimony are the metals principally used for silver counterfeiting. and co per, brass, silver and platinum for golci) imitations. Counterfeits of lead and type metal are easily detected and are passed on ignorant persons or for- eiguers. 'A..L2...-.._ _._.I IA-) _.._ Al. - -r unannunuo Antimony and lead are the component parts of the most dangerous counterfeits of silver coins. the antimony furnishing the hull: of the coin. When struck from i good dies. with a heavy plating of silver, * they give forth a good ring and present a pretty `fair substitute for the genuine. article. The dollar is the denomination most conterteited. A nr1____.-_,.-;. _.-ua` _' o w'1:lh1ems`t`n`1`1`d`:a:1:iu.c>t gold made by our mintsis 900 ne, or 21.19 carats. A new $20 counterfeit is probably a com-` position of gold. copper and silver. the gold being ofilow grade. The tacsimiles are often quite perfect, with a clear ring and sharp, well appearing lettering and milling, being well `calculated to deceive those who are` not used to thevhandling of. coins. * IlT\I 1 I I - ` ` ` ` tn_e. Dlcii; `old Afelo"! i."' l ![1i~.A :;,j,t`er:-.;1pt:_ed.f ;:f!`tA.`=ma_y_;pe zhnt_.I 9_m,.very_ Ian;se.;bnt 1:%mIm,con4:e-% V `J ;c. If yuan lll.\IlI._U|1ll1'I.JULle ' Our presses at the mints. are-extretne- ly heavy. weighing 13,000 pounds. Nat- urally .a piece of gold or silver struckv from`.theirjdies is as nearly perfect as it is possible to make a coin. ,Yet counter- V feiters, with their lighfypresses and dies, manage to do some very clever work. The product oflmolds. a favorite method with "the smaller try of counterfeiters, is _ inferior to that of the dies.` The absence of the clear cut appearance of the genu- ine coin, the defective weight, the imper- fect lettering andmilling and the indis- tinct`re'eding on the outer edge of the coin are the distinguishing characteristics which will guide the public in detecting coins thus made. Italians are the great- est otfenders against the law with mold made counterteits. The most expert turners out of metal counterfeits have been regular xuaker 01! dies who wanted to get rich quickly. HVFI... ..4......:.....:| _; ._-I.-I -.--- '[I't-l_'.s"..V.AiV1`t')t always ens} 6 detet co"ni`1-E_ tegfeits of gol_dax'xd.si1ve`r coins. says {the dVire_c_t, rv of the_ jmint, .``especially `where they are ofgood weight and ex_- tra ne nish and the peculiar slippery Surface by which mz_1ny`counterfeits may .b_e.detected is Knbsent. ` } ` ` - v 5".\i`v11-g.=:_ "[;.1_h1Tiw`C`,-ivll their` hiaste in the ex- change. or -money, xshould nd [time to scrutinize with care each coinas it is- handlod. There is always muchTcounter- feit-`coin in circulation. (`l\.... ...........-_ -4 ;I, U - Teitb th Ex;-` i?1p:ci'tn_` In` the Treasury fepnrtmnt. ,WhoANever Fail to~Re`cognize the SLpurions_A1-_tlcle. T - ' A ` gvun VIC`-ICI-H. III. UIIIJ IJCIJDQ The Bridegroom-I know it. -air. -but when `we Ital-`ted out I hadmo idea that the waldiuge trip would tel! so near the {end at he.month, A lllunlcilutlon. . L'1`h`e fathner-in-law (sat-castically)-Isn t \ It pretty soon in the day to boi-dew money `tram me} Why; you've been back 41-om` your wedding trip only-' three days. mhg Lnp`\-n IL -3. L.. V {As a rule the prsop who'`aya hevhu %_no choice about the spring chicken never xhorouniilr. ufllled Jrith thn place _..-- .... ......~-1......-.uaug, ua aunu. Lx1u_z_;cI`. ' _ A cold sweat.wa_s beginning to break out all over me. and i believe I must have worn` that same kind of` hunted` expression which was now increasing on poor Dick's face. He had gathered two or three craps. of paper. and was illustrating the idea" to me by means i of rough sketches of the .chzu'acters.s from one to the other of whom he drew arrows to point his meaning. I .Go ou." I said desperately. . You see." he said. in compliance. here is an arrow pointing from -Dick to Lucy. showing he loves herzhere is another from` Lucy to Hzwry; slnowihg she loves Harry. I fairly trembled now. and Graham : hair was assuming a rigid perpendicular. ~Then.`heveg.is a curved line from Harry to_ Lutt-y In__-the ,d1agram. showing themjat the `ball,_ `awhieh points to the fact"-.-9 s" . ClI"I...-.._.`.... ..__,, nan o .- '.`.!,!`h1!39~. 39!. I02 jllatn. 9! guns! at : ` _IlOl'tl of up lpochlly --,y~, --v 7] itabie 19?. 113:. film . .6! ..I I i That Miss Biraindishiisionevotl the most ` peculiar girls I ever saw. She and` I met in -Florida last winter. and we've been very good friends ever since-until a icon- ple of weekaago. Now she barely speaks to me. I can't account for it. We were talking one evening about clever women. We both agreed that talented women are seldom beautiful. ` I u19___ _,,,u,-Ls,,_ __As_ _,._,_ |__--u_'.u -. $13,311: made some break" that she didn't like." . 41175-1 _.__, --__ A._I _ I__._'.'. 41.-.. -_ g I119 0103'! llKe.' ' N631 was careful abotit that. and `she showed no sign of. this uns.-ccounta- ble coldness until I asked her whether. it she could have her clmice. she would . `prefer `to be talented or beautltuL She never answered the question. and has been dierent toward me ever. since.- Most peculiar girl I-ever ssw. _' . ., ; . Second->Lady-Or couua. What else should I call it? There is the yacht. you know. 2 -.:;o:z3wI:a3}:`Io:";}c::ourpo not. My husband takes round the yacht, and I join them by train; L 11"..-L T ..A.. I--.......'-.I\ A-3 .I. --.. _-_ `"i3~`1r .cf.`a`& y?'a`.`;'zea)-Ana do you nov- er go on board? - a---....a.r_.1_ nu. _-.. __-__ .{-__.n_-_ ,S:::o`n.:1 `vI::`l:'-.-Oh. yea, eve:-hy day when the yacht is in harbor and the water is not rough. Lunch and tea and some- times dinner. you know. Delightful pic- nics. . F!-rst Lndy-And you call? that yacht- I-gnu, 111;`? H9 difsed ms pen In the Ink. and }drew another, diagram? repre'sntl;u`g. the four clnaracterg. g 3 'LlC -_, . U353! \ Second Lady-Not I. I like to be com- ? tot-table. My husband` and other_ men do of course, but I go to the best hotel. `Flaunt 1 n.I-7`IT..II -1 .... -- 8'4. _..--; L- uu VI. Ipvtuncp Inn. A `V I but UCBL uuuuo First Lady-Well. of course it mut be a nice change to go to a comfortable ho- tel after roughing it. Second Lady-.-Roughing it? First Lady-Yes, when you are at sea. you-know. ' g..--..I 1'_J_ Y .I__9L ..- L- . . _ . _ _ -..L Jvu Ipuvvv Second .VLady--I don't go to sea except to cxfoss to Cowcs, which I can't help, and I do that by steamer. It : safer. II`|I_..L `I'...I... 1).-` `L-.. I.-- __ _-._4I. I \IV Bl-ICI BBCIII-I-IUIO II: 3 5357`! First `I.-t;:ly-But,_ then. how on earth do you go from place to place. or do you nlwys stop at one place? n.........a r-.a... xv- -a --.._-- ..-.. Tip. LIUI Wu uu|.ua- ' Second Lady-I shouldn't dream `off such a thing. I meant the hotels. First Lady-'1`he hotels? T - Second Lndy--The hotels, of course. A0n'e -must have somewhere to stay. must one not? And` it makes 9. deal 01 dif- ference whether the hotel ll 3 good or i had one. ` First Lady-Ot course. I see. ` The fact is that I am so ignorant of yachting gins: that I thought you would sleep on ard. ; lltltl-D ax: I-I-l|l\.'LI lUU5llUK Luau U|.u|:.I.'Io ` Second Lady-0l1.~. yes`! But that T Hoesn t matter. I mean-j- j I.l_._L -T _ j_ VIII. , I-IVCUII In ll-Illttvcluu I III E First `Lady-The scenery, of course. Yes. I can quite imagine how ielightful it must be going with one: yacht up some awfully picturesque placelike the Norway ords- A n-......A I:...:.. I ........_y. _1___... -4 And She Explained to. Her F1-lend . How Delightful It Was. First Lady-Going yachting? Second Lady-Oh, ' yes! begin at Cowes. My husband is on the yacht al- ready. , , . First Lady-It must be delightful. Second Lady--Yes, I suppose it is. It depends rather V where one. goes to. V mica` 1 mmmmmmmm -A A--'-V - uuyvuun llIl-ICI VVIICAC VIII? QUCG t\h T `First Lady--Yes, I suppose so.` Sornu parts are much rougher than others. Qnnnn T 1.11:. ,f\Iu ---I 1)..` LI._L ow . . Then will you he more reasonable? Why. of course. I was only bluing." They made it up -'l.l.L1 got upper to- gether like two turtledoves. Mrs. Ful- ler thinks it takes dierent kinds of tact for different men, but she doesn't know yet what it` was that Mrs. Deming whis- . per-ed so sweetly to her husband. It was this: uv; _';__ , 'v - - .- . - v--w ova: wllulubkiil I30 f`You see by thlsi." be said. pointing to i_t., "that. Dick. who ought ,to be Va Ohlnuman. ' is really --Mr.- Answers; I %;,whlle _the_g1rl be--tha.t ls, her-5-and _;HaI'-ry has changed his c_!IsguIsef' tron: ; _.7A_ns_wers to a Chlnaman. V 7 Well. ` f.=%`D1c|! Mes Imcv- -%r.'~:nl%!!f+*-1 -`tpg;._%hg~r `take! % Mm ,K_rnge%r 1 to" gunje. 1 x ` 1

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