New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
THE PASSING THRONG.

John Dalzell. OF Pittsburg. the ranking member
of the committees on Ways and Means and Rules
OF the House OF Representatives.
MR.. DALZELI. returned Friday from two
ON THE months trip abroad, and is staying
PARIS FAIR. while In this city at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. When there
yesterday Mr. Dalzell was disinened to discuss
the political situation, as. owing to his absence
from the country. he was temporarily out Of
touch with current affairs.
II was much impressed with the Fair In Paris"
said Mr.. Dalzell and, while II had ef-
feet that could be compared with our Court Of
Honor at Chicago, some features Of Il were very
beautiful The French Fair. account Of its loca-
ton within the city. had to take such vacant space
as was available For this reason the buildings
are in various places. and the effects gained at Chi
sago by the harmonious grouping OF the buildings
however, is very fine, as also the two art
t 9Sdngs While would not go SO far as to say
nevertheless. very bad, and II gave me sense OF
such an edifce There ' has BEEN a good deal Of
complaint by American manufacturers on account
hibits, which they claim in many cases 70 be too
fbsr IoT 5hH propTF up and n0
not located near or adjacent to the main body OF
cennes.
lone of the officers told me. however. that this
isolation of the building had proved advantage
and not a detriment to the
INTEREST IN hibitors. The people interested in
MACHINERY machinery all went out 20 VIM
EXHIBITS. cennes. and when there-having
nothing else at hand TO dis
tract their attention-gave more care and time to
the exhibits than they would had the buildings
been all placed together. The consensus OF opir-
ion seemed to be that. while the scenic effects Of
the Chicago Fair were lacking In the matter Of
hbits. the French Fair was most successful. Pub
lie attention abroad seemed to be wholly occupied
by the Boer war and the Chinese crisis the latter
of the press and the general feeling seemed to
been properly safeguarded. but had been subOrdin-
ated to those of Russia and France On the trip
China and the Present cs Il w 1GsE written By
mans eper o5 Pa ar named wstOn VINO nas
more than year travelling over the country. He
have not been properly cared for. and gives nuner@
been Favored at Engand's expense"
"It is remarkable how we accept a name without
the faintest idea or to how or where it
originated" said John Pardee. OF
ORIGIN OF Chicago, at the Hoffman House
THE WORD yesterday. For example. take our
DOLLAR dollar How many people do you
suppose ever inquire care
whence the name Gamer 1t is OF German origin,
according to the preponderance OF authority. The
coin was first minted at the town of Joachimsthal
in Germany. and received the name OF Joachims
thaler, which, for the sake of hrevity. short
ened into thaler. In Spain It called the dalero
which is the dollar that Spanish conquest brought
to America When established system Of
coinage for this country adopted the old Span
,s s paTIsometimes called miiled on aeGonnt Of
called the pillar dollar from the pillars of Hercules
the two promontories facing each other across the
Straits OF Gibraltar. the emblem of the pillars ap
pearng on the coin The dollar sign Is said 70 be
pillars. as they appeared on the old Spanish dollar
Another authority states that the name comes
from the talent OF the Middle Ages and that the
dollar sign came from certain of the old pieces Of
eight Across the figure eight this particular
coin two straight lines-supposed to represent the
pillars of Hercules-were cut, and this the
origin of the dollar sign