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Show Five Shllljngs In Gold. A london firm recently received from a gold miner In Alaska tho following fol-lowing curious lotter: "Gentlemen-Inclosed "Gentlemen-Inclosed you will find nn onvolope which you will tear up in small pieces and pluco In a glass of water; lot soak for an hour or so, then stir and drain oft slowly; ndd moro wntor and drain nnd you will find thirty grains of gold, for which you will send mo a stylo-graphlc stylo-graphlc pen wrapped up In a lato novvs-paper." novvs-paper." Theso Instructions wero duly carried out, and tho gold, vnluo Cs . obtained, In exchnngo for which the Ingenious miner wns sont a stylo-graphic stylo-graphic pen nnd two nowspapers. |