The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
LIVE roPros ABour Town.

"A Now COuntoTIblU " VoElluCnte mas JuHb DDCu
discovered in circulation, and 1t is alleged to DO
one Of the most dangerous ever issued. The
workmanship on this bill is excellent, and the
Treasury agents soy that even expert handlers
Of money must exercise great care to avoid
being deceived. Tho man who detected 1t found
that the distinguishing defect in the bill Is the
absence OF the pronounced white circles around
tho pupils OF the eyes In the picture OF William
WINDOW. The roll Of the lapel Of the collar on
tho left Of tho portrait is less clearly depicted in
tho counterfeit than In the genuine. and the stud
In the shirt bosom 10 a plain circle In tho coun-
%tcrteit. A man who has examined several OF
these counterfeit bills said yesterday: "The
geomctrical wreath work Ia so well done
as TO offer no means OF discovering the
character OF the counterfeit. This Is tho
work that in such bills usually shows
Some defect. The Treasury numbers are n trife
brighter in color than in the genuine. and the
figures are not In limo. whilo the figure 9 in the
number 'l5s23Op1' is much smaller than the
others. The seal 10 OF q decided pink color IN
stead OF O bright carminc, and ia blurred In APP
pearance. while on The genuine every, line stands
Window portrait Is heavier. and very heavy
shading occurs over the eyes and under the
eighth OF on inch shorter than the genuine
btll. The paper is OF excellent eel, s quality, as 10
than in the genuine, This counterfeit was
detected, by. James p Hunt, receiving teller Of
mo why men who are sikiiful enough to turn out
such work Will content Themselves with bills OF
such small sl den ne m an,at,pnS IN Tf hTis Is s. Of m ooqr 20.
snoh a Bill without scruiinlyins It closely.
riabiy inspected viii care. This work. how.
ever, is so well done that not ono person in ten
thousand could detect that IL was counterfeit.
1t is believed that these bills were made by tho
Same mon who some time ago executed a coun.
terfeit Of tho So silver certificate of the, Same
series. but they have apparently improved very
greatly In their work."
During the last four months two books that
otherwise would have attracted very littlo pub
lie attention havo come in for an unusual lot Of
free advertising because the men who sold them
wero arrested on tho ground that tho books
were obscene. Ono Of these books was pub
lished years ago by a reputable firm in this city.
and, until the editor Of q New England news-
paper began publishing it in installments. no
ono had suggested that It was obscene. A local
purity society. however. took the matter up.
aud the result was columns OF free advertising
and a largely increased sale Of the book. The
other book that was doomed In this way was q
novel written by a foreigner and repub-
caused The arrest Of tho dealer. on the ground
that the book was ian obscene, lcwd and
lascivious book; under the statutes of the State
Special Sessions read tho book and heard tho
testimony, and promptly acquitted the defend.
ants and directed that Comstock should return
TO them tho books and plates that he had seized
at the time of the arrest. Whatever might have
been the merits OF Comstock'- criticism of the
book. there Is no question about the effects of
the publicity that he has given TO 1t. People
who had never heard of this novel were anxious
become Be 51Ss a st SUBJECT fiass Of anf 3Sadi tfaEn dec.s snas Wh nnr
ever such cases como, before the courts the
Ssf " works ts sf in E { fh ii!eF FS"G Of ar the OPEN @o tS
who are made the defendants in these cases are
sumo that whatever legal expenses they are
forced to pay are amply made up, by the in.
q position TO know said yesterday that the de-
mand for this old. book which had aroused the
New England society had increased all over the
United States, and undoubtedly q new edition
would provo a successful venture.
The death OF Mrs. Orinda Jane Miller at Nor
wood. n. j., several days ago recalls agnir
the Anneko Jams mythical millions that ar,
supposed to be waiting for heirs In this country
Mrs. Miller was O descendant OF Jams, and sh,
traced the genealogical record in the archivel
of the old Dutch Reformed Church. which stoot
at lO3 Fulton street. About once n year some
lawyer who is looking for business organizes
company TO collect the inheritance that Is SUP
posed to be legally due the Anneke Jams heirs
The amount Of this estate Is millions. accord
ing to every prospectus issued by such a com
pany. and the legal difficulties in tn,
way OF collecting it are not insuperable
Mrs. Miller at one time regarded herself a
one OF these heirs. A recent estimate OF tn,
property placed II at % 5000. 900. 1t goct
without saying that no such legacy has eve,
been collected. This Is tho largest OF hal
a dozen similar estates for which from tim,
to timc various lawyers in this country scar
up heirs and hold forth promises of ultimatel!
sIegSsai is Their tn SI inheritan co., '4 In many mng'' case ans:
great injury to Inc people Who believe
such an estate. There is something exceeding!
alluring in the prospect OF collecting at a com
tate that has been held for years. and conse
quently has grown fat. Various members o
the Bar Association in this city from tim
OF theirs who have been approached by law
yers. who were either dupod themselves o
tIibute a proportionate share TO contest the pos
session OF such estates. II has the same charm
treasure has. and. as in tho cases that arc no,
historical. the results have been about as salts
factory.
Take the Italians Of this city as a whole.
said a New Yorker the other day. land sec wha
n handsome set OF people they are. The beaut
OF Italian women and girls, and to some exten
Of boys. is proverbial; but look at the men. to-
and. unless you know 1t already, you'll be SUI
prised at the average good looks. There Ia a
attractive humorous look In the faces even c
those who are not really handsome; but most c
the laborers have really good features and or
good looking. Tho men who keep the cornc
stands nre not so good looking as the laborer,
but even they are above tho average In Ia
way OF looks. by the way. though we hav
had Italians here hs laborers for about cightec
years. we have not yet. as whole, become a,
are still 'navvics.' Yet an architect OF hig
standing, who designed many OF the houses |
the only park that has ever become fashion
able near Scw York. told mo that the best cal
pcnters ever employed on any of his house
were Italians. That statement showed them t
me in an entirely new light"
The scene is in an uptown book store; tim.
recently. An actor. q comic opera star, We
known for his fondpcss for things literary a