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The herald., 1895-03-20

pURLINGTON ROUTE EXCURSIONS, PER
II sonally conducted, leave Los Angeles
every Wednesday via southern Pacific. Denver
ard Rio Grand snd burlington route for Chi
Cago, New York. Boston and other eastern
points; upholstered tourist cars with all con
yeRience5. See any southern Pacific agent or
write to 7. II. DuIAN, 223 $. Spring St., Los
Angeles Cal.
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EXCURSIONS

EXCURSIONS TO THE EAST-THE FA-
H vorlte, personally conducted excursions
OF the santa Fe route leave Los Angeles every
Thursday morning al O'Clock; Pullman up
hoistered cars run without change Los Ange es
TO Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis and ST.
Paul with annex car to Boston; the great point
to remember is that you can save at the very
least one full days travel by travelling on the
last train OF the Santa Fe route; attentive con
ductors accompany the parties; through berths
reserved and more detailed information OBJ
ialned at the companys office, l29 ~ Spring
ST.. Los Angeles, or through any agent OF the
southern California Railway
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TCDsON'S POPULAR EXCURSIONS
- Every Monday over the Rio Grande West
ern and Denver and Hio Granda RAILWAYS;
scenic route personally conducted; newly up
hostered cars through 10 Chicago New York
and Boston. Finest equipment best service
qnick time. Office, Ill s Spring St
DHILLIPS' PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
A excursions via the Rio Grande ard Rock
Island routes, leave Los Angeles every Tues
day; cross the Sierra Nevadas and pass the en-
ire Rio Grande scenery by daylight Also via
iAe southern route every Thursday. Office,
lbs spring st.
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T WILL PAY $50 REWARD FOR INFORMA.
j ton that will lead 10 the return OF Willie
and Charlie Cries bach, aged respectively IS
parents, +. Nimmer, Verdugo, California. about
November 30, 1894. G. J. WINNER, College
and Bucne Vista SITS, Los Angeles. 40
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T OOK THIS UP; WE HAVE TWO LOTS on
IL Maple ave.. just below Tenth St, tn at the
price is so low IL will astonish you; lots taken
on foreclosure sale ard present owner must
realize at once. CLARK 4 BRYAN, 1877 W.
Third ST. 20
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WANTED MISCELLANEOUS

N{TANTED-.A GOOD. CHEAP, SECOND
w hand Smith Premier typewriter; must be
hrst-class in every respect Address B. NJ.
BLYTHE, Downey. Cal. 15-tf
w ANTED - ONE TO TWO THOUSAND
w yards OF dirt, W. seventh st. P. o. box
6S4. 3-l7 If
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SPECIAL NOTICES


T EWIS & ANDERSON,
IL 312 S. Main st.
''Gee whiz," just see how prices have tumbled
al LEWIS & ALDERSON'S Nice antique or
maple cane seat chairs, bran new, Tor 6oc,
same others have been selling for S5c; good
high back dining chairs soc; new wood seat
chairs 45c; new bed lounges for SO; folding
beds SO; new bed room sets for 50; fine antique
oek cheval sets with French plate glass SO,
worth $25. Everything goes "cheap for cash"
U A FIE ia DE LOS ANGELES-IN ORDER
Il to insure all possible convenience TO the
visitors 20 La Flies de Los Angeles, a Bureau
OF Public Comfort has been organized, and ell
hotels. roomlng houses or citizens wishing TO
rent rooms during the celebration can regis
ct La Fiesta headq uarters, No 1877 South Main
street, stating location, number of rooms to
be rented and price for same. This informa-
ton will be embodied in a pamphlet, under
the seal of the Merchants Association, and
distri buted throughout the city and on all in
coming trains. \ small charge VIII be made
for registration 10 cover expenses OF the
Bureau, All registration subject 10 the COM
Inittees approval
PUBLIC COMFORT COMMITTEE.
MAX MEYBERG, IL. P. ANDERSON,
Director General Chairman
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FIGURING mill, good location, doing good bust
ness; well supplied with best machinery, fuel
and all facilities; good wheat section; full in
formation given; unusual opportunity. 10y
d HUR1N, 1913 S. Broadway. %
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A MERICA LODGE, /. o. o. F., WILL BE
"A instituted soon; anyone holding card or
certificate please call on the secretary at once.
Room go Stimson Block. Next meeting will
be z $50 p m. saturday. same place. %
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INOR SALE-ON INSTALLMENT PLAN;
Il good cottages close in and save car iare.
VIM. F. BOSBYSHELL l16 s. Broadway. l4tf
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I,oR sALE-rHE NEW HOME SEWING MA.
Il chine Company offers for the next 30 days
the following bargains Whites. Standards,
Automatics. Singers, Domestics. Davis, House
holds, etc, from S12 TO $15. on payments OF
S per week. $40 S Spring st. Branch IS L.
Colorado, Pasadena Al
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vI>HE BEAUTIFUL GARDENA VALLEY, DE-
1 lightful location; rich, fruitful soil:
nestle use; one share of water stock given
with each acre OF land sold. Plats. maps and
full information can be obtained at 252 S.
Broadway, Los Angeles. l.. ROSSITER, agent.
l4-eOd
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES


DARTIES LOOKING FOR A LEGITIMATE
L business, and able to command the small
amount of capital required, should see us
about the following exceptional opportunity
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FOR EXCHANGE

THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAND AND
4 Loan Exchange, 254 S. Broadway, D. " .
Lewis manager-uniimited choice bargains in
all kinds OF southern California realty; agents
OF the exchange are among the most relia BILE
and conservative dealers in Southern alifornia
C-13-tf
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I HAVE A GOOD 75-ACRE RANCH IN AS
1 toria, with Broom house, 10 acres set to
barley and alfalfa; to exchange for good
stock OF goods Of equal volume, providing the
goo1s are not old enough to walk. $500 cash
price b. NJ. BLYTHE, Downey, Cal. tt
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HOMES FOR ALL

Choice fruit, berry and farming lands. One
mile outside the city and near the Pasadena
electric road, in tracts to suit, at $50, $50,
$125 to 5000 per acre. on easy terms. Take
the electric cars on Spring st. to Highland Park
postoffice. Our agent there will show the laud,
or free carriage from our office to the tract.
ORDER & DOW, 1091a S. Broadway. 9tf
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I1OR sALE--THE FINEST ORANGE RANCH
Il of A acres in the county, all in bearing,
budded fruit. with plenty of water; is worth
whole or in two pieces see This place to appre-
ciate it, WIN. F. BOSBYSHELL, 116 S. Broad.
way. tt
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STOCKS, BONDS AND MORTGAGE.

EoR sALE-CARTER & BEECHER; MINING
Il brokers, represent leading properties;
gold, silver. copper, lead, ETC.. examinations
m ade and reports furnished by the most COM
petent and responsible California experts;
correspondence solicited; information prompt
ly furnished. Office. 1928 s. Broadway. 12-l2-tf
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GROOM HOUSE, TEMPLE, CLOSE IN;
- owner must SELL will sell house and lot for
less than house cost. CONNOR'S CORNER
LOT AGENCY, POT W. Second st. If
T>OR sALE-AT A BARGAIN; 5-RoOM COT
Il tage on DOwney ave: easy terms. low
terest. CONNOR'S CORNER LOT AG
2O7 w. Second st.
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r AIDES, YOUR OLD HATS MADE NEW,
- cleaned dyed reshaped, latest styles, SOC.
STRAW WORKS. 454 s. Spring ST., bet.4 th& 5th.
DUTTER-CHEAPER THAN EVER: FINEST
ID tub creamery, zoe h.; , lbs, Soc; rolls,
Csc; squares, 3Uc. HERZOG 442 Spring. Il Ia
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MASSAGE AND ELECTRICITY.

AssAGE AND SWEDISH MOVEMENTS
VI Thorough English method. Given at
office or residence. Rooms and r, 44513 5.
Spring. Telephone $40.
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II R. CUNNINGHAM. DENTIST, CALIFOR-
It mia Bank building.
DR. TUCKER, DENTIST. 1909 S, Spring ST.
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HANTED=-REAL ESTATE

WANTED TO PURCHAsE-WANTEDO OWN
w ers TO list with us cheap lots in the Ban
croft, Plymouth. Waverly, Montgomery and
Weisendauger tracts. We have customers seek
ing these lots constantly FROST Il CASE,
23d st, and Union ave. %
yrANTED-CORNER LOTS EVERYWHERE.
~ We have lots OF BUYERS who want them:
bring them in today. CONNORS' CORNER
LOT AGENCY 207 W. Second St tt
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GOLD MINES
BUSINESS PERSONALS

l hour, 90c; city -four, zoe; granulated sugar,
Fl lbs 81: brown sugar, % lbs 81 z lbs rolled
wheat or oats, 25c: sardines, ) boxes 25c; to-
matoes. cans. 15c; bars German family
packages morning meal 15c; lard, lob GEN.
75c; Eagle Milk, 15c. 601 S. Spring street cor
ner Sixth.
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THE LATEST STYLE REGENT SUITS MADE
l. by crack eastern tailors for 1856, we will sell
for SD if we can fl you. MISFlT CLOTHING
PARLORS. 223-225 W. Second street. between
Spring md Broadway If
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WEATHER RECORD.

AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. !, 1895. 8 D. m. Forecast for Monday-For New England Local snows; warmer; southerly winds.
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LOCAL NE IFS.
Brief Mention,


 Skates sharpened,5 Church, F F. Andrews
 F. B. Brooks advertises 20 per cent. discount on all fur goods
 Manure specially composted for top dressing lawns. Connecticut Concrete company, 49 Church street
 Mrs. c. K. Coates of this city left for Rutherford, N. J., last Friday. Mrs. Bennett of that city accompanied her.
 The second term opens in Yale uni versity at o'clock tomorrow morning, Exercises begin in all departments ex- cept the medical school, which does not open until Thursday.
 Miss Annie Lyons of New York, an accomplished musician, has been visit ing Miss Frances Goldbaum of Cedar street for a few weeks. She returned to New York Saturday.
 The South Norwalk Sentinel of Sat urday says: A daughter was born to Rev. and Mrs. R. T. Cooper of New Ha- ven on the last day of the old year. Mrs. Cooper was formerly Miss Carrie Platt. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Platt of Maple street.
 Horeb lodge No. 25, o. B. B., installed the following officers last night: Past president, A. Aal; president Jacob P. Goodharty vice president, Samuel J. Well; secretary, David Strouse; treas urer. Jacob P. Ullman; outside guard, M. Greenbaum; inside guard, M SchWed
 MT. and Mrs. I. Goldstein of 61 Prince street celebrated the fifth anniversary of their marriage last evening. The house was crowded with their many friends and relatives, each of whom hroueht some gift. MT. and Mrs. l.. M. TJirsch and their son of New York city were among the guests.
 A day of rain and sleet and slush yes +erday. with joy and slippery sidewalks 4,roUn in. The churches were not ,argaIv attended. It was disagreea- ble winters day in nearly all respects. rrbe limbs of the trees and telegraph wires were coated thickly with ice, which lent sparkle to everything out of doors that met the eye.
 A pink and white tea party was gwen l., srr,nefield Friday afternoon by Miss sutton and Miss Marian Sutton, at the ,.asidanoe of George H. Sutton, former k, of New Haven, which was attended hv over 15O guests. The rooms were +r;r,med with white pinks, roses and snilax in abundance.
 During the thirty-six hours from 5 o'clock Saturday morning to midnight ,ost night but eight arrests were made ,,,, inc members of the local police de- nartment. These were all made on sat ,,rdav. three by the officers of the cen 4ral station and five by the otncers or IA Grand avenue precinct. During sunday not one arrest was made by any ,,atrolman in the city.
 Oressrs. Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, Of New vor,, will receive subscriptions, at lOl o,d accrued interest, for $2,OOO 900 or IT. Nnots Central railroad company, vest or,, lines, 4 per cent. first mortgage o,d bonds of 1851 upon the main line oF railway from Dubuque to Iowa rous as advertised in another column of this issue. The subscription books ..,, ha closed on Wednesday, the right heinz reserved to close the same at any nrior time.
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TO AIn THE RuIND.

The Grand Musical Festival to be Held at
 the Armory.
 The grand musical festival which Is to be held at the Second Regiment ar mory on Meadow street Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday after noons and evenings of this week will be one of the largest and most inter- esting musical events of the winter. The following Is a list of the organiza- tions that will furnish music that will enliven and entertain the thousands who will attend:
 The Second Regiment band.
 LombardPs Military band.
 The Arion Singing society of fifty male voices.
 Harugari Singing society of forty male voices,
 Mowers orchestra.
 Espagnola Mandolin club.
 The Mendelssohn Quartet club.
 Swedish Orpheus singers of sixteen male voices. choir of the Dixwell ave nue Congregational church.
 Trinity M. D. church quartet.
 Institution Glee club and branch, con sisting wholly of young blind people.
 Tn addition to the above many other talented artists will vary the program each day with instrumental and Voca solos and duets. Selections from al the noted composers will be rendered daily on the grand orchestral sympho- ny Not the least interesting feature win be the opportunity afforded of see ing twenty or more young blind people making brooms and mattresses. A first class dinner and supper will be furnish ed each day by the benevolent ladies oi our city at the moderate charge of twen' ty-five cents. the proceeds to go to the institution.
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Here are the Prices $4.75, were $s.5O to $500. $6.OO, were $500 to $s.5O. $7.00, were $9.50 to $11.50.
Fu1. Garments.

Also our entire line of Fur Garments and Children's Gretchen's at prices never before quoted on first class. per feet goods.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-07
Ladies' Wrappers

We offer special drive in perfect fitting Wrappers. all sizes. Never be- fore sold less than $1. and $1.45; choice, 79c each.
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ST, pAUL's GUILD.

rrforma1 EntertainmentT To Night.
 st PauIs guild will give an informal ...,+ar+ainment instead of their regular meeting tomorrow evening. All mem ,'ars ey of the parish, especially the young ar nr, members, are respectfully requested flo be present
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-07

Note.-A mlnus sign [-l prehxed to ther- mometer readings indicates temperature be- low zero.
 Ar" in connection with rainfall indicates Etrace of rainfall too small to measure. Snow Is melted and resulting depth of water not known
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Linens

s6 inch Cream Table Linen, ZIG. a yard.
 s8 inch Cream Table Linen, 2sc. yard. Better grade, 371z cents.
 64 inch Cream Table Linen, 4oc. yard.
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NBW ADVERTISEMNNqS TO-DAY

NTW IDVERTISEMNNYS TO-DAY. Elaret-Johnson & Bro,
 Daily Chat-Malley, Neely & Co., Hyperion Theater. Entertainment-Grand Opera House. Entertainment-Poli' Wonderland Eurniture-B -Bowditoh & Prudden Co. Financial-Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Fifth xhibtion-Banquet Hall. Eor Kent Houses-Chas. H. Webb. For Sale -Business-BoX 22, Springfield, Great Annual Sale-Wm. Frank & Co. Srand Shopping Emporum-F. M Brown & Co, Grand Clearance Sale-Howe tS Stetsou. Gloves-Idnsley, Root & Co. House Furnishings-F. s. Averill. Lap Robes-Linsley Root & Co., Notice-Chas. S. Mersi ck Rare Bargains--E. Mcintyre 6 Co. beal Coats-Friend E. Brooks. Washing Maohines-Lnsley. Root & Co. Manted-Situation--6 Admiral Street. NManted-Situation-9 Summer Street. Wanted-Girl-30 Home Place.
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60 inch Bleached Table Linen, 371zc yard.
 6s inch Bleached Table Linen, soc. yard. E 68 inch Bleached Table Linen, even greater value than the foregoing, 62Hc. yard.
 NAPKINS.
 1000 dozen Napkins, at the down-hill price of 3S, 50, Go, 75, 90 cents, $I.oo, $I.25, $1.3o a dozen and up. 500 dozen 16 inch Doylies, checked and plain, 45c. a dozen. 100 dozen of 55 Red Bordered Napkins, at 75c. a dozen.
 500 yds. of 58 inch Turkey Ked DamaSK at 25C' ydlu' Market value 37H cents.
 TOWELS.
 1000. dozen Towels at 10, 12H, IS, 1o, 25 cents and up to SI.oo each.
 CoTToNs. Sheetings, Shirtings and
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SPECIAL SALE Ladies' Muslin Underwear
GOWNS AT FIFTY CENTS.

GOWNS AT FIFTY CENTS.
 We offer a grand variety and une- qualled values 1; different styles at this price. One particular style has four rows of insertion with tucks be- tween, finished with Hamburg edge on neck and sleeves. The others are of plainer and better cloth, Every one grand value.
 Excellent bargains also at 59c and 75c.
 Also line at SIC that we have con- sidered unusually good at $1.00.
 At $1OO we offer our $125 goods. At $1.25 we have never shown better gowns, and as we now offer the same at $1.00 we prophecy quick sale. Take this hint and attend early.
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DRESS GOODS.

Cost Price Entirely Lost Sight of--It's the Selling Price we're Interested In. To-Day
 We shall offer 5000 yards 36-inch ALL WOOL DRESS GOODS in grand variety of light and dark colorings. not yard worth less than Soc. This is greater value than ever before of- fered in this city, 25c yard.
 The remainder of our stock at from 25 per cent. to 50 per cent. under price. Grand bargains at 47c and 57c a yard,
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Local Weather Report. FOR JANUARY 6. 1895.

Mean temperature 26 Max. temperature. 39. Min. temperature. 14 Precipitation. 1.03 inches. Max. velocity of wind. ZINE. Accumulated deficiency of daily mean tenn perature since lruuHry 1, A degrees: or an average daily deficiency of 7.3 degrees. Total excess of precipitation since Jan nary l, .25 inches.
 U. G. MYERS, Observer.
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GENERAL STORE NEWS

Monday will be first entree day for the Dolls which go on trial for prizes. Doll Show begins Jan. 14th. Got Dolly dressed, little one9
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TOWELS.
CoTToNs.

Sheetings, Shirtings and Pillow Cases are also sold in the Linen Court. Think we'd fail to have magnetic prices on these? Not much.
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GRAND LINEN
 VALUES.

VALUES. The Sale opens at a. m. TO-DAY,
 With Marvellous Values.
 10 pieces 5e-inch heavy Cream Dam ask, good line of patterns, 25c yard.
 10 pieces all linen 5S-inch Cream Damask, excellent designs, 32c yard a7 pieces 5S-inch All Linen Cream Damask, 971ac a yard. E Also the heavier and wider goods at 47c, Gle, 75c, 79c, S5c, $1,OO and $1.25. Every one an unusual value.
 Large size extra heavy Crochet Quilts. all hemmed ready for use, $1.Oo each.
 And a regular $1.5O Crochet Quilt, full size and heavy, all hemmed, ex- cellent patterns, $1.19 each. Napkins.
 5s size, all linen, fast selvedges, 9Sc $1.19, $1.31, $1.45, $1.75, $1.85, $1.95 up These are all exceptionally good values, sPECIAL-% Napkins, excellent patterns, fine heavy linen, warranted fast seIyedges, $1.5O a dozen. Crashes. 1s-inch All Linen Brown Crash 5c yard. 1S-inch All Linen Brown Crash better, 7c yard. 1s-inch All Linen Brown Crash, stil better, 9c yard.
 22-inch All Linen Brown Crash, ever peter, lie yard.
 10 pieces 6O-inch Turkey Red Dam ask, also green and red, absolutely fast colors, 25c yard.
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To-Day
Black
 Dress Goods.

The entire stock marked down to ridiculously low prices-lower in fact than buyers here have ever before known. Witness the daily crowd buy ing. That tells the story.
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SILK PRICES To Set The Town Crazy.

On sale to-day at 10 a. m. Not a yard until then at these prices.
 5000 yards Japanese Silk Crepon, a beautiful 22-inch fabric for Ball Gowns, Waists, Stock Collars, etc. All the choicest light colors. To-Day, at 10 o'clock 1Sc yard.
 5000 yards fine quality Figured Taf- fetas. All the very latest styles and choicest colorings for Waists. Dresses, Trimmings, etc. Regular prices 7bc to $1.25 a yard. To-day, at 10 a. m., 4Sc a yard.
 900 yards 22-inch All Silk Imported Changeable Taffetas. Regular price 75c. To-day, at 10 a. m., 39c yard.
 The entire department fairly abounds with grand big bargains.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-27

us now that gold was very much the
more valuable metal of the two, and
that in the coinage of both there must
be some dividing point where the
value of the former would make the
coin too small for convenient use.
and where the less value of the lat
ter metal warranted coin not too
large for convenience. Other nations
had long before discovered this, and
about all that was left for the fathers
to do was to determine the nonfeng
clature of their coins, conforming theft
relative weights as nearly as might
be to those Of the nations with which,
we had commercial relations.
And so the dollar was taken as the
dividing line, below which gold should
not go, and above which silver should.
not rise. Adopting from the French
the metric system, the dollar wase
made the unit of price measurements
as the foot was that of linear meassE
urement, Or the gallon that of guam
tity. In this respect it was the units
or integer of our coins by which their
numerical value might be expressed,s Il
just as the integer is the unit in .thee
expression of numbers. And, it
seems to us, this is all there is to ALI
this discussion and conclusion of the
units
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-27
A CASE OF LEGAL TENDER.

In these days when men are talk
ing about the ability of government,
backed by it's legal tender power, to
breathe into discs of silver a value
they have not, 1t is interesting to re-
cur to an experience had by those
who traded in this country a century
ago. Contrary to the impression of
those who talk of the dollar Of the
fathers" the fathers had no coins
bearing the imprint of the minis of
the new nation. In spite of the decree
that the silver dollar should be the
unit, there were no silver dollars, and
the eagles on the gold coins were vet
to be Matched in the minis.
1t was an indiscriminate lot Of
coins they were perpleXed with. There
were joes and half-joes, moidores
guineas, crowns, shillings and pence,
dollars from Spain, with their halves
and quarters, the progenitors of our
own silver coins, all doing the work
Of floating trade. In 1892 the mint was
established, and the following year an
act was passed declaring that three
years from the day on which the first
silver and gold coins were struck at
the mint, all these foreign coins, eX-
cept the Spanish milled dollar and it's
parts, should cease to be a legal ten
der for debts, nor should the collectors
of customs receive them for duties.
So, On Oct. Is, 1897, the president pro-
claimed that all save the excepted
coins were no longer a legal tender.
There was trouble instantly among
the importers, who were restricted to
Spanish and American coins IN paying
duties, and these went to a premium.
Only $727,000 had been coined at the
mint, whose capacity was but $4,000
week, and the supply was INSULT
Gent to meet the demand of the Gus
toms. But among the common people
the foreign coins continued to perform
their functions of exchange after Just
as they did before the legal tender
backing was removed. The silver
coins went by tale over the counters,
but not gold coin but went as it did
before-by weight. Every gold piece
had passed under the manipulation
of the sweater, the plugger or the
clipper, and, legal rendered as they had
been, no man took them at their face.
SO congress extended the time for
the suspension Of the act of ten
der for another three years, the only
effect of which was to put the Span
ish and American coins on the price
level of the other coins, reducing
them, but not enhancing those pro-
scribed. Again in 1902 and again in
1906 the proscriptive law was sus-
pended, but became operative in 1909
Then all the coins named ceased to
be a legal tender. The historian re-
cords that with the people it made
little difference whether the coins
were legal tender or were not legal
tender money. They were seen every
where and were everywhere used in
the payment of debts, were taken by
the banks at certain posted rates,
which were posted in the coffee houses
and the exchanges, the inns and tav-
erns, and were from time to time
published in the papers and almanacs.
Practically the law was a dead letter,
and remained So" It was not needed,
for the coins circulated on their mer-
it's, as all money should.