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on CURRENCY

pressure, but medallion or reinforced
Matchmaking, as it is called seems to
be Of some value and may yet be
adopted for L. :. notes II 1t can be
introduced in paper of long and strong
fibre. The Insertion Of various ma
teria!s in the web of the paper as IL
Is formed has been proposed from time
to time. but all such safeguards may
be simulated if Countfciter VII. take
the trouble 10 paste two or three
sheets together.
The Raising OF Bills.
AN important phase OF this sub
Jet of distinctive paper IS found in
the need Tor means that viii prevent
the raising of bills. 1t is highly de
siraL!e, too, that counterfeiters be pre-
vented, if possible. from procuring
Distinctive paper for counterfeit bills
of h,FA denomination by eraslng tho
printing from genuine bills OF lower
denominations A well-worn, fairly
executed counterfeit may be passed as
genuine If it is printed upon genuine
paper as the presence Of the silk fibre
ana the feel are considered by some
persons as undoubted evidence or
authenticity. \ recent counterfeit
nfty- dollar bill, was made IN this way
and il required close examination ere
certain differences IN the background
could be detected,
bills are frequently raised by alter
ing the counter numerals only. This
clearly illustrates the necessity for
making slmulativc counterfclting rs
difficult as Is exact counterfeiunE. be
cause a second glance at the average
raised note VIII show plenty Of num-
erals that indicate the true value. Il
Is successful only because the recip-
lent does not properly scrutini2e il
Any protective scheme that has beer
advanced so far could not be elnbor.
ated to project the public as long "a
the public Is SO careless.
THE requirements Of method on
preventing counterfelting are probably
well understood by all persons who
have looked into the subject. 1t must
absolutely prevent simulattve counter
feitlnG. Whatever method is useu
should not be capable Of production
without the use Of extensive mach'n-
cry for a secret process cannot remI''
secret for any great length OF tlme
( Nls@nover the successful safegua'"
against counterfeitng must he ono
AS.a can be deteriorated by reasonaole
py,ex and rough usage and vet the cos.
lsdNald not exceed the present cost "a
bank notes.
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Prcyentatiyes or Counterfcits.

The methods in common use to
prevent the counterfeiting of bank
notes consist Of the employment in
currency manufacture of distinctive
printing; intricate engraving; multi
color designs; and distinctive paper.
There being only two classes of dis
tinctiVe printing, namely, surface and
intaglio, the latter is almost uniVers-
ally selected, as 1t admits of more deli
cate and intricate lines and has a
greater range of light and shade. 1t
is also too expensive to be commonly
practiced, and the results, if well
done. are sharply distinguished from
surface printing. Its chief character
istics are sharpness and fidelity Of fine
lines with great intensity of color in
the heavy ones. These features are
not possessed by any other known
process of printing as any method of
increasing the color in surface print
ing makes the fine lines coarse and
vice versa.
Before photography became a pop
ular art intricacies of engraving were
considered the principal protection of
bank notes and great dependence was
placed upon the interlaced geometric
curves of the currency designs, mas
much as the least variation in their
precision of formation would be APP
parent for the reason that each curve
was identical or belonged to the came
order as its neighbor. These curves
are always produced with great care
! by n machine of great precision OF
tWorkjnRnahin and edillatnoAnA AnW.
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winch can be swung out over the lock
and forced down through the rushing
water. These dams, built Of steel, are
open at the bottom and steel plates
can be showed down gradually closing
the openings until the now is stopped.
In case Of such accident floating
caisson would be placed in position
ana sunk completely. shutting out the
water from the lock. The dam
could then be raised and the repair
work be- made. However such al ace
cident is unlikely owing TO the method
bv which the ships will be towcd
through the locks
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lines are quite distorted Also, the
characteristics Of intaglo engraving
are amplifed by employing bold en-
craving and using ink that approx
, mates the Varnish laden stamping INK.
The notes put out by the German
government show more study and ad-
Vancement than any Of the other tor-
| eign currency ana are undoupleuIJ
| Well adapted to the conditions IN the
country where they are in use, TO be
sure they are open to easy stimulation
! but that is a condition that Is probably
of little concern to the Germans be-
cause notes are not in such universal
circulation in the German empire as
they are in the United States, and the
German people are not so careless in
/ receiving money 1t is manifest that
| the German notes are quite expensive
! to produce and Will not stand the
usage common to the United States
notes but Notwithstanding all their
| disadvantages it Is question If their
! example should not be followed, in
! part at least, in the design of the
paper money of the United States.
Distinctive Paper Is Important.
| per, such as Matchmaking or the in
sertion of colored fibre, is considered
| the best method of circumVenting the
| counterfeting of securities, as to re
produce the distinctive feature would
require considerable machinery of
such n character that 1t could not be
secreted or used without attracting at
tention. And, in addition thereto eN-
pert knowledge and considerable eN-
| perience in paper making would be
! necessary.
The paper used up to date by the
| United States government is distinct
i've in other ways than merely the
localized fibre. The surface texture
OF a new bill does not disclose II but
a partially worn one does The pecu-
liar feel of n partly worn bill is not
due to age and wear alone but to GER
tain treatment of virgin stock and the
varied processes that bill goes
through in the Bureau-processe
which are not ordinarily employed in
handling paper The localized fibre,
while readily simulated by the pen 50
as to require very close scrutiny to
disclose the counterfeit is, neverthe-
less widely known and easily de-
termined protection.
what is known as wire water
marking is of little if any value as a
protection against counterfeiting, as il
u may besreadNy1 simulated hY- loca -
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doubtful value, however, and Will be-
come less so as the science of photog-
raphy advances.
AN English expert has amplihed
the color protection scheme so as to
include secret emblem or mark, or
dinarily viewa able only through ruled
screen. This method is novel but val
ueless as the multitude of lines now
on our L, S. notes, reproduced with
such precision and fidelity by the
transfer process, form continuous
secret code for direct comparison with
IA proof of the original plate and a
counterfeit will soon disclose any hand
work, especially in the finer lines.
Color protection schemes in general
make it extremely easy TO produce a
simulative counterfeit Their intrica-
cies and brillancy distract the eye
from the main design, so that sim
pie three color reproduction will suf-
flee for the ground work and sur
face print of the main design will
answer, the luminosity of the paper
being reduced by the mass OF colored
tint. Moreover, continuity of lines
tone values, etc, are all lost in the
maze Of colors.
The German Idea \ Good One.
"The German notes embody color
protection scheme that does not have
the disadvantage just mentioned in sc
pronounced a degree. Moreover the
Germans make use OF tint that baf'
hes the usual Photographic processes
and they also emboss the paper so tina
while the note is new and available
flor .A -Dhotnsrauhic COPY tho aotua
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

He work on the Panama Canal
is divided into two classes---de-
struCtiVe and constructive. The
, di2ging of Culebra Cut, where
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How the Gatun Locks and
Dam Were Built The
Safety Devices Used To
Protect the Canal How
the Locks Will Be Sup
piled With Water From
theGreat Artific Lake

80 + work on the Panama Canal
nj is divided into two classes--de-
"a StruCtiVe and constructive. The
~ digging of Culebra Cut. where
mountains had to he torn down and
removed Is known as the destructive
section, while the lock and dam build
Ing Is in the constructive class. Gatun
Is perhaps the best place to study
work of this latter character. for it
Is at this point that the greatest mum
her of locks to be used to lift the
ships from ocean 80 ocean have been
built. The elevator system on the
Panama Canal is intensely Interesting,
Cor the locks are elevators in every
sense of the word, rs they raise the
ships to ana lower them from the
great artificial inland lake. which is
sighty-tive feet above tho sea level.
Six Double Locks.
There are six double locks in all
one pair at Pedro Miguel. two pairs
at Miraf1ores and three pairs at Gatun.
The latter have the greatest lift and
are almost entirely completed. The
elevation at this point is eighty-fVe
feet and it Is attained by three locks
built like stairsteps The ships going
through the Canal will first enter
Limon Bay, where the width of the
channel Is approximately one thou
sand feet, the openings being protect
cd by converging jetties. The channel
from this point to the mouth of the
Mind River. where the Canal proper
hcgins---a distance Of four and one
half miles, has a bottom width of five
hundred feet and is being drodged TO
a depth Of forty feet The lower
Gatun lock will be entered after the
ship has passed through seven miles
Of water under It's own steam.
The Gatun locks are connected.
forming n solid piece OF masonry and
making a concrete wall Of consider
ably more than half mile in length
said to be the longest wall of its
kind in the world. The first concrete
for these locks was laid on August
-, 1909, and since that time the work
has progressed without Interruption
Colonel William l.. Sibert, one of the
most brilliant men of the engineering
corps of the United states Army, has
been in charge Of the Atlantic Division
of the Canal since 1907. and it was un-
der his personal supervision that the
entire section was built. Colonel ST.
hert was a classmate Of Colonel Gail
lard (who dug Culebra CuD At West
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iullcst statement on the topic ever
made by the man who, above all 9TH
ers in the United States, has made a
study Of the subject namely, Mr..
Joseph T.. Ralph, the Director of the
/. 5. Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, where is produced all the paper
money in use in this country and in
the American possessions over seas.
Taking up the subject of counter
fets in general and their detection,
Director Ralph said: There are two
classes of counterfeits. viz, simulative
and exact, Simulativc counterfeiting
is that class that has the appearance
of real money but will not bear close
inspection, very striking example
Of this class is a certain Well-knOWn
oil painting by a celebrated artist that
has oCcasioned many Wagers as to
whether ii was a real bill or paint
ing when hung upon the wall, but
which, of course. would not deceive
| any one upon close inspection. Exact
counterfeiting is virtually impossible
unless one had access to the appli-
ances and knowledge OF all the proc
esses now in use in the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.
1T is possible for a counterfeit to
| belong to both these classes but the
great majority of counterfeits belong
to the simulatiVe class and require
/ only reasonable care and scrutiny ia
be detected. The danger to the public
arises when a counterfeit is so close
to the exact class as to usually escape
detection. AS a general rule, the
longer counterfeit is in circulation
the nearer it approaches the exact
class, the flaws or differences being
hidden b. the effects of wear, dirt and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06

NV you think of Il kind Of paper
! that would be really differ
~ The chances are that II you
can Uncle Sam will reward you hand
somely, for Uncle Sam is very much
IN need, just now, of just such nov
city.
But don't grow hopeful before you
know what is required. Mind you,
the sort OF paper that will meet the
government requirements must he
genuinely distinctive and 1t must be
distinctive in every sense Of the word
Moreover it must be so unique that
nobody can initiate it successfully. In
deed, that is the object, to make 1t
beyond the possibility of imitation.
Probably you have guessed by this
time the object of this Federal paper
chase" 1t is to afford a new means
to thwart the counterfciter The pa
per which has heretofore been used in
the manufacture of our currency Ia
distinctive and the source Of supply is
so controlled that no interest other
than the Treasury Department can
purchase It. IT has served its purpose,
too, this familiar paper with the silk
threads that so many look for as a
guarantee that a bank note is good,
but. impelled by the spirit of progress
and improvement the officials at
Washington have gained the idea thai
maybe something even better can be
discovered in the paper line.
4 Talk with Uncle Sans Money
Maker.
TO get expert opinion on counter
feits is no easy matter because the
men who know most about the sub
tect do not like to call attention e
the existence of counterfeits by dis
laiasains than. T,ha follnJNInR IN thi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-06
An Exclusive Interview On the Subject With the
Director of Uncle Sans Money Factory The
Government Seeking New Paper That Will
Battle Imitation Existing Safeguards

@AN you think of a kind Of paper
~ that would be really differ
~ The chances are that II you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
CHAPTER XXI. The Usual Thing

HELLO. Mr. Hold-up Man" The girl seized N.ag,.'s
IL proifcrcd hand and leapcd down from the ti * 20
his side.
Bless the Gods Of the Mountains" said " geo.
"Thcy have given me back my accomplicc. So. .nl
sound"
They were black lonesome gods. she rcp,c. md
they kept whispering fearful things in my ear .a.
understand I'm glad they didn't keep me-.
so am l." The crowd surgcd about them. NJ '' IN
II smiled and spoke aimiringy 10 the girl 81, great
70 hc acquainted with the heroine Of the hour A.See
continued Il congratulate YOU. You have Over, "n
an empire Of graft. il seems.
Alone and unalcd" She quoted, smiling nloe1o-r
up into his face.
absolutely alone and entirely unaiied, sail BILLY
Nagec. "Ill swear % that in court.
Mrs Norton painted no =" them. Hello. ID -'
She or;rl. THANK Heaven ..u'r safe. N.'. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
10

tbrll for IN the labels under the pictures in the head.
line and in first page editorial none OF when the grl
had written, THE Star spoke adig ,[1 or 40
Baldpa,e Inn and bad brought back gigantic brlbe
fund "alonc and unaidcd. 8.
"Indccd?" smiled Magcc 10 himself.
In the editorial on that first page the triumphant cry
~ The Star rose 10 hattcr It's fellows IN the heavens
a, ast said the editor the long campaign that his paper
alone Of all the Rcuton papers nad Wagcd against cor
ript city administration was brought |" q SuO'cssll
Close The victory won. How hai 'ilS poch &C
co,n1ishcd2 Into The Star office had come rtinoiS
few DAYS back Of the proposed payment OF oig 9fipe
al the inn on Badpac Mountain: Inc paper had Ic-
cidcd that Of its representatives must DC on tc
Ground II had debated long whom to send MISS
Evelyn Rhodes its well known special writer, nad got
bc Tin in question and had pleaded to 60 to the mn
The editor considering her sex, . S.'dG s1o,
Then gradually he had been brought L" see the wisdom
Of sending a qirl rather than man. ne sex OF the
former would put the guilty parties unicr SurVGiI4h,e
OFF guard So Miss Rhodes was deSlatchcd To the mn
Hcrc was her story. 1t convicted Cargan beyond a
Doubt The very money offered as a brbc was now IN
the hands Of The Star" editor and would bc turned
over To Prosecutor Drayton at his request All tS uii
der the diSuuicing title "PrlSon stripes Tor the Mayor
Tho oirl's story told how, with one companion she
had gone to Upper Asqucwan Fails mere was no men,
ton OF the station waiting room nor Z" inc IcS Sic'
therein certain evening Mage ho'tu' ~" ' .i
reached the inn on the morning OF the day Whcn tlc
combination WAS 10 be- 'phoncd Bland was already
there: shortly aftcrwarl came the Mayor ana Mag.
You got To get me out Of this. Magce hcard Max
pleading over CarganS shoulder. -
Keep still" replied the Mayor roughly. lie was
reading his copy of The Star with keen interest now
I've done your dirty work for years w1Incd Max
"Who puts on the rubber shoes and SncakS up DARK
aIIs hunting votes among the garbage, while YOU do
the old Glory stunt on Main-St; | do. You got TO
set me out Of this. 1t may mean jail couldn stand
that III die"
horrible parody Of a real man fear was in his face;
The Mayor shook himself as though he would be rd
forever Of the coward hanging on his arm
~Uu,h up can't vou>" he said I'll sec YOU through
4
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able to serve you also on Baldpae Mountain But out
Of it YOU come with something precious than fine
gold and that shall be my consolation
LET it be-" smiled Myra Thornhill, "as it is surely
mine Goodby.'
"And good ucli!" whispered Magee, as he took Ken
bricks hand
over his shoulder, he passed TO the platform. he
saw them look into each other eyes and he felt that
the memory OF the Admrals game would in time cease
to haunt David kendrick.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
NO POSSIBILITY OF DOUBT
Why Western Bishop Was Convinced
of the Ancient Lineage of His
Eastern Entertainers.

A western bishop once attended a
general convention in the east and
was entertained by a New England
family of long and honorable, if not
lovable, lineage. They made no Sc
cret of a time-won superiority over
any one from the new and crude west,
and cited their Pilgrim ancestors con-
stantly. The bishop was minded to
bear this in Christian humility and
forbearance, and did. But on his re-
turn home, he recounted his expert
ences to the wife, and she, good soul,
spoke her mind as it is the privilege
of her kind to do, even where mere
man must be silent.
Il don't believe that their family
is such an old one" she remarked.
Are you sure that their ancestors
were Pilgrims?"
Il am certain, my dear" answered
the bishop This may seem to be
exaggeration, but at times you could
positively detect the fragrance of the
Iayflower. New York Evening Post
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
Sporting

Ban Johnson has informed all
American League umpires that no balk
shall be charged to pitcher when
he, while in the act of pitching, acct
dentally drops the ball.
Ban Johnson, president of the
American League, said that the Ma
tional Commission had decided to
start the worlds series on Monday.
October 6.
Pitcher Hedgepeth established a
worlds record at Petersburg, Va,
when he pitched both games OF a
double header against Richmond and
was hit safely but once in the eigh-
teen consecutive innings. He was not
scored against.
A new record for the International
League was established when the
Jersey City Shelters and the Toronto
Maple Leafs battled through twenty
scoreless innings at Jersey City.
Three hours and twenty minutes were
required to play the game, which was
called on account of darkness.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
Events That Made a Stir Con.
denSed TO a Paragraph.
WHAT WASHINGTON is DOING
News OF Interest That TrlekIes From
the White House and the Various
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
Crimes and Casualties.
WASHINGTON

The drought in such cattle raising
States as Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska,
Oklahoma and the Southwest gener.
ally may cause an unprecedented rise
In the price of fresh beef. The situa,
ton is regarded with concern by De-
partment OF Agriculture officials.
A public reprimand was admins.
tered to Ambassador Henry Lane Viii.
son, as a result of his asfront to Great
Britain, when the Pre- sident forward
ed a note to London repudiating the
Ambassadors statement
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware, in
troduced a bill to increase the salary
of the Vice President from $4,000
to $4,000.
President Wilson was pleased over
Mexicos reception of Mr.. Lind.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
REV. c. S. DAVIDSON RENOUNCES CHURCH

The Rev. Charles Steele Davidson,
who had trouble in 1900 with his YES
try in the Church of the Holy Apos-
ties, Greenwood avenue and Windsor
terrace, Flatbush, N. Y, where he was
known as 'the little minister" and
whose pastoral activities elsewhere
won him repute for doing things out
Of the ordinary, has taken spectacular
leave of the Episcopal ministry by
burning his vestments and prayer
book at the gate of Monticello, the
home of Jefferson.
Mr.. Davidson wrote out state
ment for the newspapers which he
passed around, renouncing the church
as the haven of aristocracy" and pro-
claiming himself preacher hereafter
for all the people" The statement
contains charges against two Episco-
pal bishops in Virginia, and then pro-
ceeds with reasons for the burnt offer
ing, which was made, apparently with
out witnesses.
Mr.. Davidson made no pilgrimage
for this mission. as he has lived in the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-08-22
AN OLD NURSE t.
Persuaded Doctor to Drink Postum.

An old faithful nurse and an exper-
fenced doctor, are pretty strong COM
bination in favor of Postum, instead
of tea and coffee.
The doctor said:
81 began to drink Postum five years
ago on the advice of an old nurse.
During an unusually busy winter,
between coffee, tea and overwork, l
became a victim of insomnia. In
month after beginning Postum, in
place of tea and coffee, | could eat
anything and sleep as soundly as
baby.
In three months l had gained twen-
ty pounds in weight | now use Pos
tum altogether instead of tea and cof-
fee; even at bedtime with soda
cracker or some other tasty biscuit.
Having a little tendency to Diabe-
ties, used small quantity of sacchar-
inc instead of sugar, to sweeten with.
may add that today tea or coffee are
never present in our house and very
many patients, on my advice, have
adopted Postum as their regular bev-
erage.
in conclusion l can assure anyone
that, as refreshing, nourishing and
nerve.strengthening beverage, there is
nothing equal to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Unjust be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
Ing but is prepared instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put in
heaping spoonful and temper it with
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future.
There's a Reason" for Postum