Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-02-02
THE NEW SILVER DOLLAR

THE NEW SILVER DOLLAR
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now we are not sure it is a silver
dollar. In fact it looks more like
some sort Of medal. It is the most
ladylike and peaceful looking coin we
have ever seen. It is artistic, beyond
a doubt, if you are laboring for art
instead Of money, and it may buy,
something. We haven't had the heart
to try it yet: We are waiting for
somebody more courageous to try
one. For really it doesn't look like a
dollar. It looks more like . dollar
drawn or sculptured from memory
by some Greenwich Village genius
who saw real silver dollar once.
Tbl new dollar has been severely
criticized. The broken sword, which
was in the original design, has been
eliminated. Now people object that.
the bill Of the eagle is too large and
is out Of proportion. But, as all
bills are larger than they ought to
be, we can soon grow accustomed to
that. e. E I'll ri
The face of the Goddess of Liber-.
ty on this new coin, although very
good looking, SENS to lack the old
time punch. She doesn't look bit
like the old girl who has stood out in
New York bay all these years wear
ing that panied look due to the fact
that she has to wear an old-fash-
toned gown year after year. This
new Liberty looks a deb or sub-deb,
or whatever they call them, who is
on herSway to have her hair bobbed.
The motto on the coin is "Peace,"
which is all out Of place. Everybody
knows that q dollar in this country
has no peace. &8# II % ss Il
You may have gathered ere now
that we do not like the design Of this
new dollar, and we don't, to be per-
fectly frank. It is too sissified. The
old silver dollars were much more
substantial looking, but, after con-
sidering the matter carefully and
weighing every argument FOR and
against the new coin, we have decided
to lay our prejudice aside and to ac-
cept as many Of them as we, can
get. That decision, we are sure, will
be great comfort to the secretary
of the treasury and to the gentleman
who designed the coin and to the
beautiful young lady who posed for
the goddess.
Eagle Like . Wet Hen
We have met several New York
men who have. got hold Of some Of
these new dollars, and they are plain
" not impressed. The whole char
acter Of the design is. if we may say
it, too docile. It looks much like q
Sunday school medal awarded fol
good behavior. You know what ]
mean-no life, no virility, no wallop.
Just now the dollar is the most i'm
portant piece Of money in the world
It let's out yelp Of authority that
is heard around the world. Will our
foreign cousins, getting glimpse Of
the real article, take it seriously?
The eagle on the old silver dollar
was full Of fight. His wings were
spread (if we remember correctly and
his beak was set, ready to start 9
ruckus.
s. This new eagle resembles damp
hen. His wings are closely clampes
to his sides and he is the picture Of
disappointment, chagrin, embarrass
ment, and self condemnation. He ap
pears to be brooding over the follie!
of q misspent life and is just about
as full Of pep and fight as a detected
rum-hound in a last years overcoat
lettering in heavy rainstorm out
side former ginmill, waiting fol
the Volstead act to be declared un
constitutional. 4
The eagle looks as though he wal
paying for something on the install
ment plan and has just been disros
sesed from an apartment in Green
witch Village without { ukelele or .
vers libre poem to his name. He Il
a sad bird looking for handout
And-he wears ! large pair Of pants
! He is the first eagle have ever seel
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