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Show THE REVIEW. he Bistory of a Esladibian' Dollar. [Concluded In due from time Balt money stamped, filed, weighed and through and the bills, placed one down, picked up the coin and with the parting remark of “you’d take money from a perfect stranger wouldn’t you?” last Month.] the hundred was turned on hjs A few hours could be seen back steamer Chicago’’ a put one processes gone through withina covernment mint. Then the coins were made ready for shipmeat, and. the first aiid iment sent to Chicago contained the coin upon which this story is based. hello old man,” and then the two old cronies began to converse and finally the conversation turned to the Columbian §half- | particular piece of heel walked away, later the same man on board the whale bound for ‘‘hustling few miles ahead. Sudden ly he sprang: forward saying as he did so ‘‘why Jones! From the banks the money Was circulated about the city and in the different buildings of the great Columbian Exposition. This 3 dollars. The journalist took the one he had puchased from his pocket and as he did so the boat silver gave found its way to acertain show case that peeped from a verdant a sudden lurch, the dropped from his hand, and coin fell to the water, and so ends its bower of palms in the palace of, history. Horticulture. Thousands passed Truly a remarkable history. the stand daily, and admired It had seen,i n its virgin state, the souvenir and its many neigh- the rise and declin bors, but fourth it was day of not its until the appearance that it was taken away. It happened this way. A gentlemen of perhaps sixty summers approached the case one afternoon and began to question the young lady behind it. Something in his appearance told that he was a journalist and from his‘ conversation one would draw the conclusion that he had an idea ‘that he was witty. After examiuing the coin for some minutes, e of a flourish- ing Nevada silvercamp. Its or. icinal finder had died by the hand of an asassin and accident rather than merit placed it in the hands of his successor, as is the case too often with its kindred. It had travelled thousands of miles and had gone through that wonderful process at the mint, which alone gave it its value as money. It saw fora brief period the wonders of the White City. It went, as is the usual case, from the hand of the silver man to the gold he finally asked the price, OS] bug of the east. Giving him the said the young lady. The old trifling satisf action of brief posgentleman eyed her keenly for session it return ed to Mother some seconds, drew outa roll of Nature again. = ss ee moe aa tnene aE? Ges ‘CET 2 A HOt YOUR: IT IS NOW "SOM; Acres = MAKE AND HIM IN . ie BE. a eee HUBB ARD, ADVANCING Choice 109 @ West UTAH, INDEPENDENT. Fruit Cash, $100 per year, |W. Iga FARM CHEAP 40 $1200, a ®@ ses IN VALUE. Land. Perpetual Water might Second South Street. |