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Guirl-Rober,tt,tson.

Is A descendant of both of these fant-
lies doslrea Information OF this especial
Robertson family, I have not M ex-
gtcnsive genealogical record OF this OK
scellent family, but can give some In
formation concerning Its origin and
descendants, which may pe Interesting.
and will be found entirely authentic.
Thirst, It should be stated that the
name Robertson means "a son of Rob
8ert. Centuries ago in England the
sons of any man named Robert could
take Robertson for a surname. AS
Robert was often used as a Christian
name, there must have been many
tRobertsons of altogether different ori-
I gin from each other. The sons OF a
Norman named Robert would be called
"Robertson."
There Is also Highland clan called
by the Lowlanders and English, The
Clan; Robertson" butttis known inthe
chile" which means the "sons q Dun
CAM" as the chiefs of the8"Clan Dom
nachie" descend from Duncan son o &
Andrew, who was q great-grandsOn of
the Earl OF Athole. In Scotland.
This Duncan, son of Andrew had q
son named Robert, who was known as
Robert Of Athole." His grandson was
also named Robert, and tho descend
ants Of this last Robert were known
by tho Lowlanders as "The Robert
sons" and this name was3stirst given
to them In 1921. when this$clan waged
war with the Clan Lindsay.
In 164a the Clan Robertson brought
500 fighting mon to aid Montrpse IN
his struggle for the Stuarts. The bad so
OF the Clan Richardson isa heath 3ior
fern. Any member Of this Clan may
wear the badge, but only the descend
ants Of its chiefs have 4 right to the
| Arms of Robertson. The crest as
granted to the Ro,bertsons OF Struan
or Strowan IN Scotland, ID q hand
holding q crown. with the motto:
"Vertutis Gloria Merces" The Robert
sons OF Struan descended directly from
Robot OF Athol" (see Scottish
The first oimgrant to Virginia ot
this especial Robertson family was
William Robertson, blood relation OF
Alexander Robertson Of Struan, who
was Baron of Bradwardlne William
Robertson settled in Virginia during
the first half Of the eighteenth cen
fury. His son, William Robert, son
Jr, born 1850. was member Of the
! Virginia Colonial Council. He mar,
.ried Elizabeth Boiling. daughta,
OF Thomas Boiling. Of "cobba,'
q descendant Of Pocahontas vii.
liam Robertson. Jr., and his wife
Elizabeth (nee Bolllng) left say.
eral Children, among whom was
Wyndham Robertson, who became
i Governor OF Virginia in 1896. Another
son was Thomas Boiling Robertson
/ who settled in Louisiana ana In 82l
became Its governor.
1t would be incorrect to cnll any
Robertson family not descended from
! "Robert Of Athol," branch OF TIT,
Robertson family.
READER.
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READER.
Il Mary,e.

We have been looking up tho Marye
family by special request. but In the
absence Of more minute family data, can
give hut general facts concerning the
family, which Ia regretted, as 1t is a
most interesting one, The family is OF
sl'rench origin and came over and set-
tied lin King William, where most OF
tho Huguenots located. Who the first
jemigrant was, or when no came Is not
certain. The first name given In tho
statutes Is William 8. Marye who might
have been the em!grant. The next Is
tho Rev. James Maryo, OF King William
county. in 173l-'32, and was the minister
at the Huguenot settlement in King
William for 1875. lie also otIlciated in
Spotsylvanln county for thirty-one years
and died In 1867.
Ills son, James Marye Jr, horn In
Goochand In 1881, was educated ut VIII
liam and Mary College. and preached In
Orange county In 1851. James Marye.
Sr, married Miss I.etitia stago. Of Lon
don, daughter Of an English clergyman,
The Rev. James. Jr., preached the fune-
raj sermon OF the paternal grandmother
Of President Madison, on Goth December,
1851. The old Homestead, once the
Glebn. near Fredericksburg, was still in
possession OF Mr.. Robert 3. Mnrye,
lineal descendant, in 1860. William Madi-
son, brother OF President Madison. was
born 1862. was baptized by the Rev.
James Narye May 23d Of that same
year; also Sarah Madison afterwards
Mrs, Thomas Alacon) born 1904. and bap-
tiled same year. The family intermarred
with some OF the best and most prom!-
nent families OF tho State, and theis
name will always BIO perpotuatcd in the
nnnals Of the Civil War as one OF the
bloodest battles. which occurred on
fN1arye's IIelghts." near fredericksburg
the site OF tho old Homestead.
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fro 7atr;;a
(\oQ8

BY request the limos or 1nnis family
Represented, so far as our records give
OF the family in Virginia, which IRE
not as complete would be desired
Sir Bernard Burke, In his British
Peernge, gives the family MS descend
1nnamarlx!e. Scotland, who was created
Baronet Of Nova Scotia, In 1923. His
arms are llere given, being:
Argent, "a sword In pale, azure,
hilted ana pommelled, or, between
three stars of six points, Of the se-
cond.
"creat--An arm from, the shoulder,
holding q dagger, ppr.
"Motto-'Pro5 patria;' also another,
Sine #crimine fiat (Let 1t be done with
out crime)
Hening, in his Statutes, gives this
first names in the colony, as Robert,
Harry James and Hugh lines, and we
find Bishop Meade mentions some OF
the same in the early parishes, so we
may conclude that the family here de-
sAended from that as given by burke,
as the names coincide in each, and
there was but one family known by
this name in Virginia. The firsti'to
femigrnte is believed to have been tho
Roy, Robert Times, as men toned as be-
ing In Caroline county in 1854, though
We find John lnnes living in Spot
sylvnnin county In 1749. Nj
Harry Innes, who was born in Caro-
line, 752.t and died in Kentucky, 1915,
was son Of tho Rev. Robert lines, as
1t Is stated. his father was Scottish
Episcopal minister (soe Appleton's
Biog.)
He became noted jurlst. In 1776 he
was appointed by the State Of Virginia
to protect the lead mines from the
5TViti Sn. I'm MIA r,you f1afs 3,,Ir
the Supreme Court for the District OF
Kentucky, then a part OF Virginia, and
afterwards Attorney General for the
same. M
Judge 1nnes was very highly cs-
teomed by President Washington, and
III 1908, when charges wore brought
| against Judge 4nncH, Congress refused
to listen to them. Ono OF Judge
Innes's daughters married the Hon.
JOHN ]. Crittenden, who was Governo,
Of Kentucky, In 1S48. Many Of their de-
scendants are now in the West anG
! South.
james Innes was colonel In the
Revolutionary War from 1850 to 1900
Hugh Times is men toned as a yestry.
| man In Plttsylvania county in l774
Not much of the 1nnes family re,
cords can be found in Virginia, az
they carly settled In Kentucky, {
large district, near Frankfort being
called the Times Settlement ana j
is there most Of tho early records o
| them can be found,
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Roberts.
Editor q cnealogical column;

Editor Gcnealoglcnl Column;
Dear slr,--Will you 60 n littto
further IN the Roberts family. and tell
erts who fought In the war Of 1921
lie was my eat-grandfather. but !
do not know his wlfe's name, II "K
a, P.," In issue of January 9Th, will
consult Vol. i. Virginia and Virgins
ians." by Professor Virgil A. Lewis. 1t
VIII give more information about tho
Nelson's, Carys, Carriers, PAGES. and
other families OF Virginia than any,
thing nave seen. n 5si
Who was the Rev Oyerton Bor-
nard, who married. Miss Moseley. and
lived In Norfolk, Va, In 1902 He WAS
2 Methodist minister, Toll Vla t Ypna
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
ERROR AS TO FLAGS
OF 18th VIRGINIA
That Regiment Fought It's Last
Battle Near Farmville, Not
at Sailors Greek.
.ditor of Tho Times Dispatch:

Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
SRA few days ago ! read list
or battlotlags now deposited IN the
Confederate Museum, viz:
NO IA Original No. 1899, Twelfth
Virginia Infantry Regulation battle-
flag. Twelve stars; well preserved,
4. Captured IN battle OF Sailors
Creek
THIS Is certainly an error. The only
with the Fedeinls after leaving tho
trenches OF Petersburg (und before sur
render), was near Farmyllie, at a.
church (br!ok, Think. and we lost
no flag there, This Is corroborated by
Captain ThoA. !, Pollard. now resi-
dent of Raleigh, who commanded Com
pany y. Twelfth Virginia,
mo, n (orlgInal No, A37). Twelfth
| Virginia Infantry. Well preserved.
Bullet marked, regulation battlotlag,'
| et0 i presume this flag was intended
| Ia mean the ono carried from Peters,
! burg to AppomattoS II so, there is
another error, for tho reglmental flag
/ was carried by Color Bearer Smith, and
! was not surrendered. When the regi-
ment stacked arms after surrender the
4 nag was ant UP by the boys and re-
member that Captain Pollard got the
| Gentre star, Color Bearer Smith got a
part, and got star from the right
hand lower corner, and the flag that we
carried 10 Appomattox had inscribed on
the blue ground the names of the I'm,
portant hAttlea in which the old
i Twelfth Virginia participated.
i Yours very truly,
4 ~, @. BIRD6ONG,
i Co. -, Twelfth Va. Inft, Mahone's
1 Brigade, A. N. ~.
Raleigh, N, G., March. 1907,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
CLEVELAND AT SEVENTY.
Living Example Of the Old-Fash.
Il Toned American Statesman

s-
r. Grover Cleveland was four years past
tho "Osler lima OF forty years before
he becnmo known outside OF Buffalo,
He was not yet sixty when hetquitted
public life. The entire period OF his
political prominence covered only lf-
teen years. q fur shorter time than
most Of our great national. hgures
those fifteen years lie made a wide
Frepute as q reform mayor In Buffalo,
he went to Albany as governor on q
tidal-wave vote, and he ran for Prcsi-
sident three tines and was twice cleo
ted. something which had happened to
no one else since Andrew jackson.
Mr.. Cleveland was an oldish young
man. and he Is now, in spite of his
heavy public labors, q ypungish old
man. He was seventy years old
Monday He spent the last days OF his
South Carolina
It Is true. az Ar. Cleveland says, that
the swealth-mad rush OF American
life" has tendency In certain circles
to impair mental and physical vigor."
It is true that Tin these times Of dol
5lar-chasing many Of the most vital
,necessities of Abnormal human life are
being neglected." Man Is by heredity
an outdoor animal. and no always suf-
fera when he forgets 1t too long.
But besides praising the Simple vir-
tues ana simple pleasures that gave
strength to tho character Of our Amer
lean ancestry Mr.. Cleveland by tho
simplicity Of his psivate life now. as
formerly by his rugged strength and
sturdy common sense In office, la q
living example Of the old-fashloned
! American statesman. He Ia worth
q good IDEAL to the country In that ca.
paclty.-Ncw York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Harrison.

Editor Genealogical Column:
Dear Sir,-There seems to be SO
many Of your correspondents familiar
with the Harrison family. cannot some
one tell me OF tho Miss Harrison (pos-
sibly Mnlindal, who married (?)
Mansfield. some tNme soon after 1904
Ono son was named benjamin Harrison
Mansfield &other sons are said to have
been Lawrence and Augustine.
Any Information concerning this
Mansfield Harrison marriage and de-
5sccndants, Will be appreciated by
j. e. M.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Belts.

IT.
The Times-Dlspatch of March 18th
contains the inquiry: Can you tell
mo anything about the Betts family
further back than 1777?" and it is
stated In reply that Elisha Belts was
In Lunenburg county in 1854.
IN further reply to the above inquiry,
1T may be stated that tho Immigrant
ancestor Of this family in Virginia was
William Bctts, Of Northumberland
county, who died there In 1856, eav-
Ing two sons. William and Charles,
both Of whom had apparently reached
their majority when their fathers
death was reported IN court.
The son Charles this same year
lGsb-marrled Mary, daughter Of Jona-
thnn Royston, q planter of Northum-
berand. and their children, evenly d.
and us given In order of birth, were
William. Mary, Charles. Elizabeth, jon
ATTAIN and Hannah. 81
From the eldest son OF Charles and
Mary Belts sprang Elisha Bolts (born
August q, 1920, and this latter name
has been transmitted to descendants
down to the present day From,
Charles, the second son Of Charles and
Mary Qtoyston) Belts, sprang Royston
Belts. designation which has also
held place through all tho generations
since,
Jonathan, third son Of Charles and
Mary married Anne Nelms, and left
| two daughters. This union between
two early families. was not destined
TO be the last. A prominent repro
sentative Of tho Bolts name Of the
past generation was John D. Belts, a
merchant and planter OF Heathsyiie
who married Catherine helms. Theil
children We're soven. all but two
Of whom survive ana dwell nea,
tho place of their birth. or tht
two who died, one was Captain
Edwin Belts, gallant Confederate Off,
GER who commanded the Fortieth Vir.
gnla Infantry at Charlottesville and
later served Northumberland as Com.
monwealth's attorney, whose hand somt
portrait adorns the courtroom Of thn
county, The other was Charles N, Detts
a Baptist minister whose tomb Ia a
sm!thland Church, which he founded
Elisha Belts, with wife, Mary Anne wa
in Northumberland as late as 1868, witt
their sons and two daughters, 1t wa
either he or his cousin of the Same nam
who appears III Lunenburg. 1884, TIL,
above Elisha Belts had q son OF tn
same name, born March ], 1853, and tn
Latter It seems most probable. was tn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

b L J.. -
Gun OF the Aroseleys. My grandfather
married Caroline Mnrchnnt Iosclcy,g
and u sister OF my grandmother mar
ried the Rev. Ovcrton Bernard. Let
me know the price or the list OF fa1n-
lilies, with coats- of-arms.
Yours truly,
Il. M. r.,
Onanc0ck, Va.
We answer tho above partially, by
giving tho following from &c. Z. Ill.,:
"Lemue Roberts, born December s.,
1893, died Of yellow fever in 1871; was
married in 1910 to Caroline Marchnnt
Moselcy, OF Princess Anne county.
sLemue1's father, DIR, Francis j. Rob-
serts, served in the WI OF 1914 He
died early, leaving five chlldron--Wil-
liam, Lomual, Joseph, Nathunile, and
n tlnughter who married. Mr.. Starkc, OF
From tho above. wc Judge that
Francis Roberts descended from tho
Albemarle or Amherst Roberts, but
which one, cannot tell
The Bernnrds were distinguished
family, and bore arms as follows:
.shlold: Argent, bear rampant
sable, ,nuzzled. or" us brought ovar
by Richard Bernard, OF York county,
Va, 1915. bishop Meade speaks Of John,
Richard Samuel and William (see Vol.
s1I.), and some Of the Demands were
living In James City county in 1894.
OF the MoHeleys you dan also find q
good deal in Bishop Meade's first
volume,
the prico OF the list Of families
with coat Of arms, is two-cent
HtQtNr. q5 atss.t 5ti-lat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Poisonous Water Gas.

Tn a lecture to the Paris Academy
OF Medicine Professor DR.. Grehant
stated that water gas Is seven times
more poisonous than ordinary lighting
gas In presence Of the recent fire.
damp explosions at Levin, In the
North Of France, and saarbruck, In
Germany. he advised that samples OF
the air in the underground workings
BIO taken both day and night and be
analysed regularly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
No Property DESTROYED,

Editor of The Times Disnatcn;a
Sir Reading In issue OF 5tl, instant
what CDR Newton' says about tho
Gettysburg campaign, I wish to say
that the statement is absolutely UNI
trAe, ] served In the corps Of A. p.
Hill, and state that no destruction Of
personal pronertys was allowed.
e g5 Yours respectfully,
A, s.. JOHNSON,
Elk Field Officer. Iieth's Division
Richmond, March, 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
QUERIES AND5LETTERS.
Ashb'yI,.

ass TO our correspondent OF the above,
will say the AHhby family OF Yirginin
have no cont of arms that We oan find,
though the Ashbys OF Massachu-
sets have arms Of a shield, azure, q
ohcyron ernine, between three leo
pards' faces or. Crest: A mural coro-
net, arg. a%leopard's face or. Motto;
"Be Just and fear not" We gave all
5wo could find on Ashby In issues Of
September 10th and September "a, 1905,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
ATLANTIC COAST LINE

REFLECTIVE JANUARY g, 1907. 2s
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY:
For Florida and south; s:25 a. NJ, 7:2s 4
FOR norfolk, 600 a, NJ. $500 P. NJ. and
For Ma w. Ry, West: 1910 and o;so5
p, NJ,
For Petersburg; $500 A. NJ, 1910. 500.
5sa2s r, Nd 400, p;sp3P. NJ, :25 ana l1:3o
For For dold.boro ana Fnyet,esvllle: .a:2sS ~.
Trains arrive Richmond daily: $40. $3.50.
tst23, 1ssl1;4b, and ll;f04 a. NJ; .l:27, 2:o5.
$50, 300 and $3.50 r. NJ. d
sExoept Sunday, ''sunday only. Except
MOnd lay,
jnpctions not guaranteed 81
CT s.. CAMPBELL D. PA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
CLAYTON.

!. To our correspondent, Miss IT,, OF
Petersburg. will say, we arc not writ
Ing for the sun We cannot repro.
,duce the Clayton article. but can have
"a stypewrltten copy. made at cost OF
writing 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
SNuchols and Yancey.

Dear I1ditor,--NViil some one tell ma
something Of the Nuchols and Yancey
families7 They formerly lived In
Louisa county. Va. WILL be glad TO-
4henr from some OF your correspond
8ents ON the subject,
a DESCENDANT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Her View Of the Matter.

Miss May" began Mr., Hoamley,
would yoll--er--be mad I'll were to
kiss you?'
mot necessarily" replied the bright
GIRL shut y would certainly be mad to
let you,n--Ttb- Bits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Southern Railway

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
NJ B.-Folowing schedule Az res published
only az Information. and are not guaranteed.
lids 4. M.-Daiiy - Limit cd - Buffet puil-
Orleans, Memphis. Chattanooga. and!
Chase City, OHford, Durham and Ra.'
sj&8 leigh
$500 Y. Mex, Sunday ysvillo Local.
$3.50 r for AL the South.
1870 z, M,-Ex sunday--No. Ito West
Pont--conneoting for baltimore Mon
days. WodnsHdays and FRIDAYS
a:1b r, M.-MondRys Wednesdays and Fri-
days--No. lQ-Iocal 20 West Point;
l;tb a. M,--Ex. sunday--Eo. 74--Local to-
West Point.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. Z
$40 a. NJ. s:1b =. M.--From all tho Sout' u
$50 pm From Charlotte, Raleigh. Dv 4
ham, Chase City, and Local statio:M
( $50 A. eM,--Erom Keysvtlle and Local s.
h s,1b A. M.--No. 1b-From baltimore
1915 M,-No, o-wednesdays and
SIS ?. M.-No. 7a-rrom west poln,
W Local Stations. n
C. w. WEATnuRY. D. PA.
e70 p. Main ST.. Richmond. Va
c. II. ACKEHT, S. X. HARDWICK,
w w, Il. TAYIoR, q. p. A.,
Washtngt ton. d. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Merchants and Miners
Transportation Cos

BOSTON, MASS, and PROVIDENcl, II, =,
day. Wednesday. Friday. and Sunday. vor
Providence. Monday, Thursday and Saturday
at r., Al. Passengers and freight taken for
Eall New England Points Tickets on HaIa ct
g. & q Ry. and N. a w. ny. offices and
No. 81 East Main, ;.sS 8 S5g{.
N, 10. 81 North Twelfth Street, Rich.
* mona VA, APRIL l6. 1907, at /:
a'alaefs. ~ g ,s,GRHAR, Gaaratag
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Richmond and Petersburg.
Electric Railway

Cars leave corner OF seyonth and Perry
Streets, Manchester. every hour Con the
hour) from 6 "A. ~. to 10 p, NJ. Last car
l2 midnight. Limited car. b:4b r. NJ daily.
except Sunday. Via
!. Cars leave peter:burg,, ioot Of Sycamore
n NJ. Last car, l1;l0 :. M; Limited car.
.7:15 A.. NJ. daily, except Sunday. Al
All cars from Petersburg connecting Rich
mond cars,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
.Seaboard Air Line Railway.

SOUTHBOUND TRAINS SCHEDULEDs TO
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY:
$40 "A. M.-Local to Norlina. Raleigh.
Charlotte, Wilmington. 2:2O r.. M-Slecpera
and coaches. Savannah, Jacksonyille and
Florida Points. 9:t3 p. M.--Solid Pullman
train to st. Augustine. 1850 p. M.-Sleep-.
ers and coaches. Atlanta Birmingham. lens
3phis. Savannah, Jacksonville and Southwest.
TRAINS SCHEDULED TO
ARRIVE RICHMOND DAILY:
$50 A. NJ, $50 a.. NJ, $40 p. Nj. !. :5b n, ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
Special Order 3o3.
Editor Of The Times-pitpatch:

~ The Txenty Battalion. vir-
ginia Volunteers. is hereby dlsban1ed.
The men COMPOSING il will be distri-
8b,lted among the depleted orgnniza-
tions under the direction OF the COM
4 manding general. The commissions Of
Il the officers Of the, battalion are vacated.
to take effect from this date
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-24
WATCH OUT FOR WET MONTH
WEATHER MAN SAYS RAIN is
DUE FOR MONTH OF
NOVEMBER.

Since September IS, the instrument
in the local United States weather Of
flee has not shown trace of rain, or in
other words, forty days and forty
nigh.s' have passed without drop of
aqua pura" descending upon the
parched and thirsty earth. Such con-
ditions, according to II. Lyman, tenn
pOrarily in charge of the office, are eX-
ceedingly rare. During the month of
October, 1872, and 1895 the same con-
ditions prevailed.
THE month of November, in all
probability, will be a month of rain,
said Mr.. Lyman. This, however, is not
always the result of proceeding
month of dryness, yet indications point
to extremely wet weather. The records
of the office show that on one or two
occasions October, although devoid of
rain, is followed by several weeks f
dry wea, her, the rainy season not be-
ginning until the very last of November
or the first of December.
The month of October, as a rule.
shows but little rain. and the present
month has been an ideal one in every
particular. The weather prognostica-
ions for the coming two days are
cooler with probable rain
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-24
BAD MONEY IS
IN CIRCULATION
EXAMPLES OF CRUDE COUNTER
FEITS ARE PLENTIFUL IN
WALLA WALLA.

A visit to the various stores, facto-
ries, fOunderies, and grog shops, will
convince the most skeptical that there
is a certain truth to the rumor in re-
cent circulation to the effect that coun-
Not only has the five dollar gold piece
butted into the harmonious business
transactions of the local dealers, but
dollars and half hollars, of very unde-
sirable quality have been noted. These
coins no, only bear the ear marks of
rascality, but the toothmarks as well.
The manufacturers are very poor imi
tatOrs ana their crude production of
the American coin should be easily re-
cognized.
The Pendleton merchants, to their
eigner who hereafter attempts to pass
the bogus gag will be Immediately
lifted by the law officers. Yesterday
several Greeks, merely as a joke, tried
to pass dozen or more half dollars for
10 dollar gold pieces. Their work was
coarse, of course, and before the as
tonished sons of Sunny It. could man.
ufacture satisfactory explanation,
they We're nabbed and placed in the
cooler,
1t is impossible to learn at this time
the amount of bad coin now in circula-
ton in the city, suffice to say that there
is not likely to be panic, and very
few will demand their own beloved
from the local banks.
The dollars, so it is reported, are of
lead, and in many cases it would be an
easy matter to pass them off, as real
money. The 10 dollar gold pieces,
however, are crudely plated, and the
plating rubs off easily.
1t will pay the Walla Walla mer-
chant 20 keep an eye open when trans
acting business with strangers. and if
necessary resort to the usual method
of testing the real stuff by biting it
before ringing it up in the cash regis
:er.