Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-12
Counterfeit Money.

Cashiers of large mercantile establish.
ments complain that counterfeit money
is In circulation to an almost unprece-
denied extent. Notes of the denomina-
ton OF So are said to be most common
among the counterfeits, but much care
has to be exercised to avoid being
/ yictfmized by people attempting to pass
bad IS bills. If there is but one flaw
in tho character OF an Individual, that
flaw is found in, O willingness TO part
with-money susp6eted OF being bogus
wifAput making sure before offering it.
Thcf6'are varieties of honesty, and such
test would be complete In deciding be-
tween two kinds, the difference separat-
inge<kjch Is far from being distinctly
ma1ked in the ordinary events of buy
ing and selling. The people who, On
simply suspecting that piece of money
is not goodsos p matter Of conscience,
refrain from parting with 1t until sure
that 1t waSo6 government issue are very
few, and the green wouldn't be crowded
if all this c11(Ss In New Haven met there
ut the same lime. Most people, when
called upon TO decide in reference to
whether q bill is good, examine the en-
Igraving and the quality of paper, and.
if these appear right, have little doubt
remaining. Many worn good bills
however, fail TO appear to the unskillcd
eye as nicely engraved as some counter
feits, and very frequently experts are
uncertain. People interested in selling
counterfeit detcctors carry with them
good bills which appear to be bad and
bad bills which appear to be good,
simply to convineepeople who have toe
great confidencein themselves concern
ing this matter The only counterfeits
in circulation are on banks follows:
Massachusetts-$1' on National Eagle OF
Boston, SOS on Boylston, Globe and Pacific OF
Fall River, Leicester OF Leicester, Merchants
of New Bedford, First OF Northampton, South
bridge of Southbridge, Hampden of West
field; slO0s on First and Revere Of Boston,
Pittsticld.
New York-2s ON Union of Undertook
and st. Nicholas OF New York: $5's on Manu-
facturers' of Amsterdam, Pawling of Pawling
Fort Stanwix of Rome and State of Troy;
Farmers and Manufacturers Of Buffalo, First
| of Lockport, Highland of Newburgh. First
American, Croton, Marine, Market, Mechan
New York and Union of Now York; First
| City and Farmers and Manufacturers, OF
Poughkcepsie; First of Red Hook, Flour City
| Rochester, Central of Rome, Syracuse of SYRIA
cuse, Mutual of Troy, Saratoga Company OF
| Waterford, and Watkins of Watkins.
| Rhode Isand-S2s on Rhode Island of New
| port.
ninois-$5s on First OF Aurora, First o,
Canton, First, Central, German, Merchants.
Traders and Union, of Chicago: First OF
Peru, and Farmers of Virginia.
Pennsyivania- on First of Hanover and
| First of Tamaqua; $l0's on First and Third OF
Phiadephia ssO's on Fourth of Philadelphia
| Sl00's on Bank of Commerce of Pittsburgh
| and Second of Wilkesbarre.
Michigan-s5's on Peoples of jackson.
| Connecticut-$5's on Jewett City of Jewell
\ City; S20's on First of Portland.
Wsconsin.sS's on First Of TN, Mi ds
| and First of st. Johnsbury.
| Indiana-S1Us on Lafayette of Lafayette
Muncie of Muncie and Richmond of Rich
mond.
Maryland-slOO's on National Exchange o.
Baltimore.
Ohio-sioOs on Ohio of Cincinnati.
| Besides the above, there are in circu
lation. stolen notes as follows: SOS OF
the Usage bank of Usage, Iowa, and tn,
National bank of Pontiac, Ill; Sos OF
the Merchants of Albany, N. Y, tn,
National bank of Barre, VT, the Ma
tional Hide and Leather bank of Boston
Mass, and the Third of New Yorl
City; SOS on the Merchants of AL
bany, N. Y, the National bank o
Barre, VT, the N. ii. and l.. of Boston
and the Third of New York City, ant
S5O's and S100's on the First of Jersey
These notes were stolen when unsigned
and the spaces for signatures of presi
dents and cashiers are fraudulent,
filled.-New Haven (Con'a.) Cor. 81
Louis Globe Democrat