Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-02-09
a Movement in Half-pollars.


and no report Of which is found 10 The
pages If " rne Congressional Record. =
Ii seems that the Hon. John r. Fellows.
being seized with what the late John r.
Raymond, after accumulating some
other fellow stock Of half dollsrs 81.
the game Of chance known as match
ing. used % deptore as ..the mad pas
son tur gambling sstr8ved over
IL is Democratic newspaper that
describes it aS straying cyer-to ex-
Speaker eed's d. *, and having down
a half-do.lar On the latter desk To-
marked. i5culariy, "I'H match YOU for
the tafi " Democrats in the Interior
who haze only heard Of Nc Reed rs "A
"despot IF the first magnitude, Will
get new ige8s Of Colonel Fellow conr-
age from thus account; for the Colonel
seems to have walked right up u the
despot's desk and plsnked down his
bali dollar without the least sign Of
timidily Indeed, the desp0t himself
seemed cowed by the Colonel's eoura.
geous bearing. We'll, I'm afraid, !"
| said he-observe the confession of fear
lin afraid I'll have to 90 YOU. =
Another half dollar went down on the
desk with a bang, and before the Col
i oneI could adjust his spectacles to ex-
anime the CONS the despot remarked,
| .fYou have lost, and gathered beth of
/ them in. InstincIively Colonel Fellows
disputed the decision, and Mr. Deliver,
of Iowa. was called in TO settle the ques-
| lion. He did settle it with the judicial
fairness recognized by railroad stock.
holders as characteristic of the Iowa
mind. In a firm voice he said, .I'll
match YOU for the dollar The despot
consented, and the result was that the
entire dollar became taxable as person
able estate i'm Iowa. Presently Mr.
Burrows, Of Michigan, hearing of the
transaction and having a laudable de-
/ sire to strengthen the resources of the
peninsular State, Str9lied oyer to Dol
liver and casually remarked. "pll
/ match you for the two dollsrs Results:
the specie reserve of Michigan was iu-
/ creased BY the amount OF two dollars,
and the feeling OF Indignation among
/ the agriculturists Of that State against
the characterization of silver was greatly
intensified
Viewed purely rs financial opera
/ ton the result Of this transaction. as
any men40er of the Produce EXCHANGE
can see who will take the trouble to
| trace it through the various ramitica-
tons and complications which attended
it. was simply to transfer the original
/ half dollar-w which, when in the posses
sion of Colonel Fellows, might properly
be counted as proper part of the cir
! culating medium, the specie reserve, of
this great metropolis and money centre
to one Of the wheat producing States
TO assist in moving the crops Almost
in the twinkling of an eye. as one might
! say, it went by way of Portland Me.
to the great grain producing State OF
! Iowa, whence after pause Of sufficient
length TO impart confidence and
1 strengthen the tone of the market, it
4 Slid easily over into Michigan. where it
will undoubtedly render useful service
in moving the crops. 1t VIII be noticed,
too, that it accumulated strength as it
proceeded, doubling up in geometrical
progression ut each stage of its pro-
gress Had the movement continued
until the entire House. including Mr.
Holman, of Indiana, had enjoyed what
is called in desultory conversation "a
whack at it, q sufficient sum might
w. NV oeen teeliAeo 70 coiipieto tne
a'leal"S9s III E .nn al.el hoVlpg tne
oiops ~. - 'l'i tno .ralssG'lons were u
~. ns'l uo,,ais = moui. aiso naso Tue
enect " a. alawlng oo"n IT. tne SILVER sur SUI,
plus ~ ~ suo hiea9uiy 10 oolonei Ter
io"s ,i,o ~ s lnai lLansaction oou4l,ess
llls' u s o,,'y sna' 10 was nan uoilaI
ou,' o o'', " .dl 40 lo p a. lhe "hoie
9 7.l.e anu 'aA9s tho oroauer view ol
ssa .a h inan anu pont,caI ecoponalst, ne
"iii la'e .iuon llSiel saelslactlon ~
.le 'h9uSnt .n"' ne mas eontfIputeo -
Po"eiiu''y ~ 1ne movement = inc
9iots' ei'"t1 ~ So1l9 ever htNo led1 Aau
ne 7'set ''io ll1al.siolsat 70 Johl Chalii-
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