Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-06-27
COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
IL Is Growing Aiarningiy COmmOn.-A
List Of had Bills.

II Is Growing Aiarmingiy Common.-A
List Of Had Bills.
Cashiers of largemercantile establish
ments complain that counterfeit mon
ey is in circulation to an almost unprec'
cdentel extent. Notes of the denom-
nation Of 50 are said to be most COM
mon among the counterfeits, but much
care has to be exercised to avoid being
victimized by people attempting to
pass bad s. bills. If there is but one
flaw in the character Of an individual,
that flaw is found in willingness to
part with money suspected Of being
bogus without making sure before Of
ferlng it. There DIRE varieties Of hon.
esty, and such test would be COM
plete in detecting between two kinds,
the difference separating which Is far
from being marked in the ordinary
events of buying and selling. Most
people, when called upon to decide
in reference to whether bill is good,
examine the engraving and the quality
Of the paper, and if these appear right
have little doubt remaining. Many
worn good bills, however fail to APP
pear to the unskilled eye as nicely en-
grayed as some counterteits, and very
frequently experts are uncertain. Pee
pie int"r, ted in selling counterfeit
dete ;,ls carry with them good bills
which appear to be bad and bad bills
which appear good, simply to convince
people who have too great confidence
in themselves concerning this matter.
The only counterteits in circulation
are on banks as follows:
Observation-Disclosures on National Ea'
gle of Boston, SIS on Boylston, Globe
and Pacific of Boston, Dedham of Ded-
ham, pocUsset of Fall River Leicester
of Leicester, Merchants Of New Bed
ford, First of Northamton, South
bridge of Southbridge, IIampden of
Westlield, $l0O's on First and Revere
of Boston, Merchants of New Bedford
and Pittsiield of Pittsiield.
New York S2's on Union of Kinder
hook, Union of Linderpark, Ninth, MAJ
rine, Market and st. Nicholas of New
York; Sj,s On Manufacturers of Ann
sterdam, Pawling of Pawling, Fort
StanwiX of Rome and State Of Troy;
Sos on city Of Albany, city of Au-
burn, Farmers and Manufacturers
of Buffalo, First of Lorkport, High
land of Newburg, First, American,
Croton, Marine, Market, Mechanics
Merchants, Bank of Commerce, state
of New York, First, CITY and Farm
ers' and Manufa turers of POugh-
keepsie First of Red Hook, Flour CT
ty of Rochester, Central of Rome, Syr-
acuse of Syracuse, Mutual of Troy,
Saratoga company of Waterford and
Watkins of Watkins
Rhode lsland-$2's on Rhode Island,
of Newport.
Illinois-$5's on First of Aurora,
First Of Canton; First, Central, Ger,
man, Merchants, Traders and Union
of Chicago; First of Peru and Farmers
of Virginia.
Pensylvania-SJs on First of Hano,
yer and First Of Tamaqua; Sos on
First of Hanover and First of Tama-
qua; Sos on First and Third of Phila.
delphia; sos on Fourth of Philadel'
phia; $l00s on bank of Commerce Of
Iittsburg and Second Of Wilkesbarre
Michigan-S5's on Peoples of Jack
son.
Connecticut-$5's on Jewett city OF
Jewett city; $2O's on First Of Portland.
Massachusetts, ON First Of Milwau
kee.
Nermont-S5's on Montepeler OF
Montepelier, and First of st. Johns.
bury.
Indiana sos on Lafayette of La,
fayette, Muncie Of Muncie, Richmond
of Richmond.
Maryland -$l00's on National Elk.
change of Baltimore.
Ohio zoos on Ohio of Cincinnati.
Besides the above there are in circ,l-
lation stolen notes rs follows: SIS on
Usage bank Of Usage, Iowa, and the
National bank of Pontiac, Ill.,; Sos on
the Merchants of Albany, the Nation.
al of Barre, VT, the National Hide and
Leather bank of Boston, and the Third
of New York city; S2O's on the Mer
chants of Albany, n. V, the National
bank Of Barre, VT, the n. II. and l..
of Boston, and the Third of New York
city, and sos and $lOO's on the First
of Jersey city and the National city of
Lynn, Mass. These notes were stolen
when unsigned, and the spaces for sig
natures of presidents and cashiers are
fraudulently filled.
A Lost Bond.