The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-26
GOLD Foa CHRISTIANS GIFTS.
Aa JauzuaI soclnsnd ON the Pg.IEaasI-
Dhia Mint.

An Unusual Demand ON the Es;sIEasIsI-
Dhia Mint.
/ PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2s.-The United
/ States BIint contributed more to the hap
! piness Of the people this Christmas than
aay store in town. and it dse so in a way
/ that az least has the merit of good. com
/ non sense. For many days past men,
+ women. and children have visited the big
/ money-making establishment to secure
bright, new coins. and the business done
/ by far exceeded that of airy holiday sea
Eon II the history OF The establishment
I But Monday was record breaker
Cashier Murphy opened his window pre-
cisely al o'clock. and there were d dozen
I IN lie then. From that hour until 3
o'clock, when the curtains were drawn
there was continuous stream CT those
/ who wanted Christmas presents for friends
and got the full worth Of their money. In
( anticipation Of the rush on Christmas Eve
/ the cashiers force had countless envelopes
I containing specified amounts. in readiness.
; and when the day was over all we're gone
: and corresponding number of bank notes
/ Uttered the money trays
The greatest demand by far was for
! gold Perhaps tie incessant talk Of gold
! in recent campaigns might account Cor the
desire of many 10 make presents ii gold
coin. but whatever the cause every other
person wanted gold The qaarter-eagIes.
the smallest piece of gold coined, was by
far the faFOrite- Many called for half
eagles. and some for eagles, bat the eeu-
ble-sagle vas either too costly or toe cum
bersone. fer the demand for it vas COM
p2ratiyely slight
Nearly all the efieeEoiders in the city
hall either called OF sent messengers for
new coin City Commissioner Hugh Black
was among the earliest callers. and car
ried away with aim $500 In bright ten
dollar geld pieces Father Turner the
private secretary to Archbishop Ryan
provided himself With a goodly number OF
/ quarter-eagles, while msHy ether clergy
men carried away enough of shining gold
pieces to make many happy. Representa-
tive Bingham paid his usual risit and ex-
changed several banknetes for gold, re-
GREETING that next year he would have 10
go all the way up 60 Sixteenth and Spring
Garden Streets TO get his supply
Colonel Mcclure. an annual visitor was
weighted down with coin when he left,
while Coroner Dugan looked more than
pleased with the knowledge that he was
provided with the means to bring Joy to
many others Mayor AsabrfGge and Di-
rector English evidently know the road to
Christmas pleasure. and their messengers
looked just as happy as they made the ex-
change as If they were doing it all them
selves.
Insurarle Commissioner Durham sent
compliments Of the SEASON to many
friends. weighted down with shining
eagles. md Collector OF the Port Thomas
looked the feelings he had as he provided
himself with big assortment of coins of
the realm Many Of the Judges adopted
the new method OF sending presents. while
the lawyers evidently thought it the most
sensible plan Attorney Shields must have
an innuHerSbie host Of friends. for Il took
a good-sized roll Of notes to satisfy his
craving for exchange City Solicitor Kin
sey was a good second while James A.
FIaherty -swapped an unusually big fee
for poeketfGi of eagles
But while those who could well afford il
used gold. there were thousands who ask
ed for new dollars. halves. quarters. and
dimes. Many we're content with niekels
and cents. which, doubtless carried az
much pleasure, comparatively. as did the
greater coins. Altogether it was a mem
eTabfe dsv IN the Mint.