The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-05

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The conversation then turned on bank
robberies, and in search of possible
useful information the reporter asked
what standard of coin would be the
most desirable to steal. The expert
studied for a moment, and then replied
that inpoint of weight there would be
no difference. cas- regards bulk, how
ever, IS pieces would prove the most
valuable Doodle, especially if the
money was to be packed in a square
box"
"How do you make that out?"
"Well, the question is a somewhat
puzzling one to answer, but can easily
demonstrate it. The ratio of both the
diameter and thickness of five and
twenties is as eight is to five
With this the expert strung ight half
eagles out in a row, and it was found
to be exactly as long as row of five
twenties. The two rows were then
stacked up and the tops were found to
be on a level to a hairs breadth. This
illustrated the fact that the smallest
cubic space that would be exactly
filled by both coins would hold 5x5x5 in
twenties and SXSXS in tives, or 125 TWEEN
ties and 512 fves. One hundred and
twenty-five twenties equal $500, of
course, while 512 fives amount to 81
$50. This difference of $50 the teller
hot IL bad ,,,,a,1od oooJ ,,inr,, w
norts Thd ;n+ors+ioo92 ho+,roorJ tho
t,,o,,+;os, ,,-C,., ,,lI,,I 1oro.a, - ,,-a., 81
,ittnd l't +,oI. r,,,.o l''l
snocos botyoo,, a onI,io Lod,r 6f fI,oS
tbat tborn sbo11d not bo on,, al frarnnoo
UTbon Tho rotin Of tho oniy9s ;s ~ I ,,ar
foo+ skf+o,. ,,,,,,,1;,,cr a,.o,, +ba ,,Iotto,.
for so,,,n ti,,,a tLn +d7Io, nbo,,+ w
sto,,;nrr tbo noi,l 70 tLo +,a ~, T,bon lis
o1inlL 9,eo foII an y E,-oI1-,,,oJrn f,-a bonr
b. 1rN+h o do+o af 1900
''' =I wv l,'''0 .I 80 - -.-,-..,
+ossnd II oror .if tbo aid s+anio ' nf
ooinaaa was j., faroa ,1a,, +bo d;eaI.
onno e fo,,or 81 tlo I,ro,,Id I Io an.;I,
o1-,,I,inad This ,.ns W ,,,odn ~, 10 49,,
Ubnn tho CoTnr , i,sod - ,,i ,'i
itsolf oIt of ovar doiIar's mo,+ ti,N, af
lroId IN o,-o,,, fo,I, e. ,';oon, +bot WOW
f,,,,nod o,t ~, i 10 ''00'' ''''' "0i0
W. T 'iu' r ~,[ .''o ii, 4bo o4oo
hit of 9 ,dtoi G t ei. az fo o,1i gu
W. ''-i'' 'l'' '''' 101 ''ii "a
P-'' iIy, w., 400
elI' s''Io tne Icller' ~
piece contains 90 grams oI golu, 9oo
nhe' %hQ always mas TO the pest OF my
hio"ieu@e. Inc hrsL % pieces were
collleo II III INC Se'<. I'''' anu 'le III"
cClllPcIlG "a ShGill u Goll''lil 100 grains
Vi solu' 9lo5 me II taxes Iour hves
" NUKE d twenty anu lour Ililies 100
grams Is equal 10 2fV grains, or q
grams more thah ~ piece Aoq the
extra IhehGSS TO thlS ana you nave
more IMAM the Z2$ grams that II takes
TO make one goId uoll2r. IL was the
same way win tens at that tlmei tney
contained 20 grams each or 24O grams
TO the twenty. IT. evidently took the
secretary OF the treasury thrty-nne
years to get onto TINS Leakage, Tor 1t
was not until 1854 that the weight OF
liVes was reduced TO ~ grams and
mat OF tens TO Zoo grams There IS
premium OF 81 on hVcs antedatlng
1854, ana II they areno too badly worn
they are worth 1t III extra bullion.
The subject of bank robbemes was
here resumed at the point where it had
been broken off by the teller's mathe
NAUTICAL problem on the rotation of five
to twenties. He expressed the belief
that thp Pacific Coast hanks wore mora