Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-12-27
,,nc, Z SANS sscaeT SERVICE.


~. .s..v,.. service i a bureau in tho
treasury department, whose head Is al ex-
,s.st tlefeefiys, and whose saeersfiaazss are
unspown to the ssssssisss srssld7 But the
rau.iticafions Of this seriyee reach o1s 70
The different essiss ef the Cnieaa and ex-
uiors. ia. seelGslss; hassssts in quiet country
towns.
Up in cne Of the numerous rooms OK tne
tnsastiry s!Sxartsae we insi "a sIsillil cnani-
Der which IS a museum in waich are col
lecte.i the tools. pietsrss aud ~orS OF the
cosrn;erfeitegs. On one side Is a case OF
ugly uistols. on the other, a frame fnli s't
photos of famous showers of the queer,
whil. fsehiusl u glass are nuaoeriess sifesi'
messs of es,ls' .erieit or bad money III hiiis
and eoias.
TO those whose curiosity is excited by
the queer exhibit, the polite ehlef eisrS Is
ALWAYS ready 10 give Information.
.sThere are flstny little things OF interest,"
in thr service outside of dry statistics.
Fer Instance, it is net generally known
that ii is against the law To print, photo
craph, engrave or paint = facsimile OF
United States meteor coin, bct stieh Is the
case. Wehase there, lie continued, point
inc 10 larg,. placard bearing an engr;sv-
IN. r,yYFe,Sengins a - bill. Ia picture which
was placed in window To advertise some
~ .loe.. This drawing WAS seized by the
officers. A photographer had rs an adSer.
tisenlent a representation OF a 30 note ana
this also siss CoHtsU0totl
.-This photograph OF - man seated Ia
chair aud held by two Others Is the PIC
ture of a famous counteTieiter. lie WAS
determined we should not catch his face,
so. you sr,, he has wriukled il up SO as 10
be almost uafceognizahie.
sOue of the easiest ways OF counterfeit
ing is 80 change bhi from Que denomina-
tion to another say q $40 bill I" siVo
note, or Slu0 to E2o0. But, as rule, large
bills arc not those most often counterfeit
ed. gor the reason thRt ii is mneh easier TO
| mass "A s. note undetected than it is one
for 81 Geo. \ small note passes unaotieed
where large one would he challenged.
"Of course the coupterfeiters are fine
engrsvers. and their work is simply won
derful. sititi. they never get off as good
specimen as that put ont 10y 1he govern
ment. The lines in the portraits are not
| near 50 fine.
"Nhen a fellow has made false money
his first object is To give IL an cid look, so
| it can more easily escape detection. Some
| do this hy rubbing "a new note in thesweat
| from an overheated horse, As this gives a
| soilcd, civ look and others use coffee or
| tea to effect stain.
ave have in the department here lady
who is remarkably gifted with such del
| icate sense OF touch that it is simply im-
possible To pass u counterfeit an her. One
| bad nhte which had passed Tho suhtreas
ury in New York WAS detected and thrown
out while passing through her hands.
"MutilatinI coin is Il foolish habit with
some people, and they do not sesm to re
alize that they are practically withdraw
| ing it from circulation, For instance, the
| 10 cent pieces used by ladias for bangles,
| or on which initials are cnt. can only he
redeemed as bullion they are money no
| longer, "a they no longer represent the
coin Of the realm. Washington Cor.
| philatlelphin Times.