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AT THE MINT.

ROMANCE OF THE MONEY- MAKERS.

TESTS AND REJECTIONS.

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A MERE EXCUSE.

into cold water. Thence again they are taken to an adjoining room, and there they go mad. They are cast into wild, revolving, VIEWS ON "COMPANIONATE” open canisters, tilted like mortars, and there, out of a small- ten of sulphuric acid, they rias in break- ing and clashing_waves,

Every coln which leaves. the Mint is a splendid survivor. In aide the Mint its life, in its varian ous stages, is an interminable aeries of tests and rejections and refining processes. Its alloy is tested by chemists in bar form,. it la drawn through a 100-h.p. man gle, passed through water, reheat ed in an airtight furnace, passed through water, rerolled, recooled. You would think the metal war by now ready for coining. Not so, Bolivia, to use a whimsical Ameri- can phrase. 4

Disc are haphazardly cut from the metal strips, to test them for weight first. At the Mint they say that the weigher 'keeps a bit on the heavy side," but what he docs is to allow, against the wear and tear of processes to come, a full quarter of a grain, an entire, heaped-up, clod-hopping, lumpiah quarter of a grain. Not the breath of a decimal more, sir.

Now then, the time has come for striking the coin? Not so, Bolivia: There is more to be done yet, The coins are cut blank first You must almost shout to be heard In the room where this is done, as the punches come down bang, bang, bang upon the metal strips, cutting from them endless pairs of blanks, which slide then out of the machine over a honeycombed tray, through the hollows of which im perfect coins fall like sinners into oblivion,

•

MARRIAGE.

SIR' HARRY "LAUDER.

Presently shining red coals from

New York. Companionate mar- a furnace are cast amid them, for riage, bobbed hair, and abort extraordinary moment the skirta are criticised by Sir Harry waves of coins seem to drip blood, Lauder, who is at present fuláll and then all at once, spring to a ing engagements here. The Ameri frosted white. Wator is added can newspapermen are using 'Str and the canlators whirl on, the Harry for providing good."copy" discs as they scour the side of the by expressions of opinion on cur canisters and fall over each other rent topics. In recording the re- cleaning themselves, till presently ault of their interviews newspaper they are glittering, and you can men term Sir Harry "an old- see rising from the waves of acld fashioned Scot.". His views show and water what you

have often how closely he "aticks to the read of but never scan, true silver things he grew up with back in

Scotland.",

spray.

Then they are dried in hot-air

"Companionate marriage is a boilers, such as you used to mere excuse for Immorality," Sir glimpse in hairdressers before Harry Lauder is reported as de women'e hair became obsolete, claring. "But if you are talking and are fed, for the most part at about old-fashioned regular mar. least, through tubes into the coin- riage, I should say a young man ing-prenses. There metal frogs' and woman should get married as lega seize each blank and hold it soon as possible; it gives them a for the instant of honour, when a sense of responsibility." die squeezes upon it, and it falls i The comedian told the reporters into a bag below, the King's shill- of how his wife had helped him ing. Forty thousand pieces a day to make his way through the hard- thus fall knighted from each press, ships of the early days. ""We were odd, jovial machin's which dance real pals together-and for thirty- at their work and sod their noses seven years," he continued. "This at you with a "Now I've done "talk about aceing if a marriage air as the die comes down.

takes before making it permanent

So all is completed? Nay, not is all wrong." so, Britannia, All silver coins Sir Harry recalled that during must go to + room like an as- his first visit to America twenty tronomer's study, full of cold, in-years ago someone asked him if he tellectual balances which, with al-did not catch cold in his kilta. most inhuman judgment, as they He then said that he was quite weigh the coins, sort them into warm, thank you, and predicted those of correct weight, those a that it would not be long before shadow heavy and those a shadow women's dresses would come up as light. Not alone this, but those high as his kills were, and prob. shadows of difference may be variably higher. Sir Harry now de. ed to such standard of difference clares that he observes with de- as the Mint desires.

light how well his prophecy has been fulfilled.

The unused framework of the bars-40 per cent, of the whole goes back to be remelted. The blankя pass to a man who stands at a large inclined grid, punched Thence, the coins go to the with boles the exact size of a re- "rugers," homun 'miracles these, quired coin all over its surface. men who sit before small circular Over this all day he spreads coins, anvils and on these with endless. rabbing them over it with his exly flitting wrists cast the coins in tended fingers, so that any of the such a swift stream that you have imperfect which may have escapa silver rainbow in the air, light ed the first test of the machine Ing upon and leaping from the fall through beneath his mingled anvil. So continuous is the fall scrutiny and touch.

of the pieces that it forms a scam- less note of sound. They listen to it, and at the slightest alteration of tone, stop and take the flawed piece from the heap where it has fallen, and then start again.

The edges of the innumerable coins are sharp and his bands are ungloved, but, he says, he does not cut himself, Only the ends of his fingers grow rather callous, As with an eternal gather and sweep and rub, over and over and over. he passes over his sieve a {quarter of 's million coins cach

day.

And now they stamp the coins? Not so, Bolivia, The blanks are jtoo soft.. Rims are raised upon them, they are put into red-hot pigeon-holes in a rotary furnace, and thence fall, ugly dark discs,

When asked about bobbed hair he shook his head and sild: "Well It has Its conveniences; it's like Russian boots, good enough in rainy, sloppy weather, but I don't think much of it; it will pass like all other fads."

of 1,000 a minute, and he gazes incessantly at them and picks with smooth speed from that river flow any that have the least final flaw.

The ultimate test of all is yet to come. In bags the coins are taken So they are drawn between the to where at table height an end-rollera and viewed on their other less band of leather passes over side by the third man, and, pass- and between rollers. Three men ing from his eyes, go to their fate are seated there; one seizes a bag in the world, 220 millions of them and spades the coins from ita in the year. They are automa- mouth upon the moving band so tically counted, put into bags that none overlaps and never a which are meticulously weighed, one falle, and so on the band they and are sent to the banks upon go past his colleague at the rate their demand.-"Daily Mail.”

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Upper leftmist. physical class in operation. Upper right—The Canadian Fasiči alesmey "Mentrayal. Lawer left-Interior of the gym of the "Empress of Australia". Lewer right Making mad at the ab!p's swimming soul.

A gymnasium on board an ocean liner is no longer horas in motion, and gives the rider a real and pleas

a novelty. The floating palaces of today which ant sensation of horse-back riding. The speed can crom the mighty oceans between Canada and the be increased from a walk to a trot, from a troi to a Orient and Canada and Europs have gone one better canter, and from a canter to a gallop; but the "hores" than the best hotel. There are hotels in this coun-I is always a gentle beast and never throws his rider. try that

invite their guests to batin in private The camel" machine is a popular as the “borne", swimming-pools; but how many of them, can offer The "came" functions in a similar manner to the the busy man or women the me of a gymnasium 7 horse, but performs the rolling motion peculiar to the "How to keep fit at sea?" Board one of the "ships of the Sahara". The "camel" usually works famous "White Empreases", bound for the Orient overtime when the Round the World and Mediterran from Vancouver, or cross from Quebec to Southamp-can Cruise Emprizses are nearing Egypt, the ladies ton by an "Empress of the Atlantic”, These Hnerspecially being analoos to accustom themselves to have gymnasiums on beard, and you will have no riding on the hump of a camel. reason to fear the consequences of a period of e- There are bicycle machines in the gymnasium of forced Jelsure. On the Pacific the "Empress of the Empresses. These are fitted with dials which Canada", "Empries of Asia" and "Empress of record distances travilled up to 500 metres. Bicyche Razie", have gymnasiums which are in all rospects are placed side by side, which offers the possibilities liks those of the thres Atlantic Empreses. Spacious of racing competitions.

rooms, with excellent ventilation, and fitted with the Rowing machines, pulley-machines, which beat the latest equipment for almost every phase of athletic strength and develop the muscle, are amongst the ap exercise. In sekiliion, the Empress of Canada and paratus with which the gymnasims are equipped, the Empress of Australia have arimming pools, and boxing-gloves, medicine-alls, punch-balls, foils, which are in the first rank of those to be found on single sticks, and indian clubs,' provide boxers, fen- board sea-going ships..

cere, and indian-club artista amrenget passengers

The apparatus with which the gymnasiums of the with every opportunity indulging in their favorite ships of the Canadian Pacific line are fitted is varied pastime.

and diverting. The "horse” and the "camal” are per- The gymnasiums themselves are spacious roomE, haps the most popular among the machines. When well yenillated, and fitted with electric fans which travelling on the Empress of Australia" and the halp to keep the air always fresh. During certain "Eispress of Bootland to and from Canada, this hours the rooms are reserved for the exclusive use of summer the Prince of Walse rode many imaginary the lady passengers. miles on the comfortable back of the "horse" and also

A physical Instructor is on duty in the gymma-

on the “camel's” hampp. 3 These beasts are electrically fams during the regular jours. He instructa passe- controlled, and, when the current in wwitched on the gors in the use of the machines, and during the longer. "horza”, which is properly saddled and has crupper voyages and winter crufce minds by the Empresses, and stirrups, proceeds to emulate the mvrement of a chases for physical stories are frequently haid.

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