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Show Five Shilling! In Gold. A London firm recently received from a gold miner In Alaska the following fol-lowing curious letter: "Gentlemen Inclosod you will find an envelope which you will tear up In small pieces and place In a glass of wator; lot soak tor an hour or o, then atlr and drain oft slowly; add more water and drain and you will find thirty grains of gold, for which you will send me a atylo-graphic atylo-graphic pen wrapped up In a late newspaper." news-paper." Theso Instructions were duly carried out, and the gold, value 8s., obtained. In exchnngo for which the Ingenious miner waa sent a stylo-grapblc stylo-grapblc pen and two newspapers. |