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IN THII FAR-DISTANT OH IE NT.
The above photograph taken In the Interior of China shows a nallvo giv
ing her pet bird a bath In the river. The bottom of the cage Is removed while
the cage Itself Is In the water; thus, whllo the bird Is still held captive, It Is en
abled to bathe to Its heart's content and to Its great enjoyment.
RAREST COIN FOUND
Two Gold Pieces, Only Ones Ever
Struck Off Discovered.
Issue Was Planned at Request of Call
fornlans But Never Was Au
thorized by Congress Sell
for Record Price,
Now York. Coin collectors nro talk
ing of nothing but tlio two unlquo
United States cold coIiib of B0 de
nomination, which woro purchased by
William II. Woodln of this city at the
highest premium aver paid for n rare
coin.
Those D0 gold pieces nro regarded
by collectors as the rarest coins In the
world, and woro much nought after.
Woodln only securing them aftor
spirited bidding, which ran nbovo tlio
provloiiB record for high premiums,
mado when a llrashoar gold dtibloon
was sold for $0,200 nt a l'hlladolphln
nolo somo time ago.
Mr. Woodln bought tlio coIub from
Stophnn H. Kngy und John W. lintel
tine, Philadelphia collector, who had
hold them for ninny yonrs. They nro
'the only coins of $B0 denomination
over Htruuk off by tlio United States.
they woro puttorus of tlio "half
union" design, mado at tho order of
Secretary of tho Treasury Outhrle,
una itQvar went hoyoiul tho uxpart
menial Htngo, although said to bo tlio
must striking over doslgnsd by the
KOvormnout.
These two gold pieces have not
buuti Mien sliieo tho ynr uf tlwlr
ijflhtngo, JS77. and woro supposed by
ull collectors to hnro been molted up.
Each ot Uio coins Is of a distinctive
design, although differing only In
minor dotnlls. They aro oxactly two
Inches In diameter and ono-clghth of
nn Inch In thickness.
Thoso wero tho only $50 gold pieces
over Issued at the United Stntes mint
nud nro not to bo confounded with
tlio $50 pieces minted In Cnllfomln,
dated 1851, 1SD2 and 1855.
Ileforo the establishment of the
United Stntes Jirauch mint nt Bnn
Francisco in 1854 tho California plo
ncerB had to rely upon gold dust and
tho gold coins mnilo by private per
sons for their clroulntlng medium. Tho
gold dust llucttiated greatly In valuo
and purchasing power, whllo tho pri
vate coins nuurly all woro of u depre
ciated ilmriietsi. rniiglng In valuo
from eight lo twottty por rant, ills
count. To relieve tlio Ineonvonleiieo
and loss caused by this circulating
inodlum of Indollnlto valuo tho govern
wont In iSfto provided for tho estab
lishment or an assay ollluo In Snn
I'runclsco.
Upon tho nppMirnuco of I ho Untied
Htntos mumy olllco IngotH all tlio pri
vate old coins wore gradually driven
out of circulation, many of them being
deposited at tho assay olllco and rets
sued In the slutpo of the octagonal In
KUlB. Uollof. to a certain extent was fur
nished, in 1SB4. when more United
States gold pIcuch came Into circula
tion and the San Kmuclnco branch
mint began opomtlous. Soon tho oe
tngonnl pieces mot tho fate of tlis
smaller C'nllfoinlit coin, being oxport
ed or Bent to tho local mint and re
molted, nml It vnn not long boforo
tho hustnesH men of California folt the
nuod of a gold plucu of largo donuml-tiatluu,
As a result xnn business men ot
San Francisco early In 1854 sent a pe
tition to tho secretary of tho treasury
requesting htm to nuthorlio the strik
ing nt tho San Francisco mint of a $50
ploco ot tho snmo shape and fineness
as tho regular United States double
cnglo.
Ilndly needed as wero tho gold coin
provided by tho bill, tho bill never bo
camo n Inw. On May 20, 1854, Senator
C-wIn again brought tho matter of the
Isbiio of tlio flvo and ten eaglo plocos
to tho attontlon of the senate, but dis
cussion wns postponed. On Juno 10
tho bill passed tho sonnto by n largo
majority, nlthough It failed to meet
the approval of tho houso.
It Is not known why tho work of
executing tho dies of tho United States
$50 pieces wns dolnyed until 1877
whon tho rensan for their creation oc
curred In 1854. Whllo only theso two
pieces wore struck In gold, still a num
ber of specimens were mado ot coppor
from each ot tho two sots of dlos,
Even tho copper pieces nro of groat
rarity and highly valued.
Tho coins wero designed by William
Ilnrbcr, formerly chief engraver of tho
mint and fnthor of tho present chief
engraver, Charles K. Harbor. Mr. Har
bor's Initial, "IS," nppenrs on tho coins
under tho bust of Liberty. Tlio rovcrso
design of both coins Is oxactly tho
same. Thoro nro marked differences
on tho obverse. Tho head of Llborty
on one Is larger than tho othor, tho
diadem bearing tho word "Llborty" be
ing plain, whllo tho second variety
shows a smaller head, nml tho diadem
bonrn flvo starllko ornaments. Tho
dnto of both coins Is tlio same, "1877."
No Resemblance.
Jack Bachelor That Is a remarka
bly handsomo and Intelligent looking
baby,
Mrs. Nowlywed Ah! somo Bayo ho
looks llko me, and somo say ho looks
llko Fred.
.lack llncholor Nonsense; he don't
look a bit llko olthor ot you. Judgp.
When beauty doctors remove frock
lt'H they demand spot cash.
DENVER DIRECTORY
COUPLE OLD BUT IMPETUOUS.
Seventy-Two and Sixty Meet and Wed
Within Twenty-Four Hours
Bride from Indiana.
Wntsonvlllo. Cnl. I.ovo nt first
sight Is not confined to youth, judg
ing by the swift course of n romance
that culmlnnted tho other, day with
tho marriage of ICtnnin lllgbee, 60
years old. and David J. Kemp, aged
72, the couple having accomplished
their whole courtship, from Introduc
tion to housekeeping, In less than
twenty-four hours.
The brldo, who Is a resident ot
Terro Haute, lnd., arrived In Watson
vlllo to pay a visit to friends living
hero. Ono of tho first persons Intro
diirnil tn her wns tho brldenroam.
who Is n wealthy fruit planter In this !
section. Kemp was greatly Impressed
with tho charms ot tho visitor. With
nn Impetuosity unusual In n mnn ot
Bovonly-odd years, at least In affairs
of tho heart, ho began his wooing
without delay, nud such wns his ardor
and eloquence that before tho ovoultig
ended Miss Illgbeo had agreed to be
come his wlfo.
Tho next day tho prospective brldo
groom was out bright and enrly, and
ono of tho llrst mnttors attended to
by the county clerk wns the tssuanco
of tho mnrringo license. Tho mnrrlngo
was solemnized a fow hours lator, nud
that night Mr. and Mrs. Kemp settled
In their homo, where they hnvo been
showered with congratulations by
their frlonds.
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Strange Coincidence at Havana.
Washington. A strnngo coincidence
In tho tirrlvnlH of tlio battleship Maine,
the successor of tho vessel destroyed
In tho harbor of Ilavaun just bjforo
tho Bpuiilsh-Aiuertcnn wnr, nud the
Mississippi, tn bring homo Oov Ma
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American Intervention ceased. Is
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Oeu. Harry, who commnuded tho
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11 years to tho minute nfter the ar
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