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Show A NEW KIND OF MONEY. li Was Neither Good or Bad, But Jest "'Bout Middlln'." Many of tho older Now Englandors now living will doubtless remember tho great prevalence of counterfeit money In circulation during tho forties for-ties and fifties. In fact, no ono doing do-ing business on a largo scalo could well afford to dispense with a counterfeit coun-terfeit bank note detector. An old gentleman living in Bar-rington, Bar-rington, N. II., was In possession of a ten-dollar noto which ho strongly suspected to bo spurious. Having no means at hand to assure himself on tho point, ho sent tho bill In question to Dover, In care of tho local stago driver, with instructions that ho havo It examined at ono of tho larger stores of that town. Tho dt'vor promised to do as he was desired, but characteristically for got to carry out his errand. Ho wa charged to remember It n. second time, but let It slip his memory onco moro. A third time ho was admonished with tho utmost particularity, ami yet onco moro ho forgot. Being both nshamed and afraid to again acknowledge his thoughtlessness, ho determined to bravo it out upon his return. "Well," anxiously inquired tho old gentleman, "did they say it was a bad bill?" "Well, no, not exactly," answered tho driver, hesitatingly. "Not exactly!" exclaimed tho other in surprised tones. "Did they tell you that It was a good ono?" "No, not exactly that, cither," ro sponded the driver, "they said it was 'bout middlln'." |