| Show A GOOD many people are apprehensive that should silver once reach tho the treasury e ol 01 tho e united states would pasa cease purchasing under the iho present law they are mistaken about that tho the government overn ment Is bound to buy ounces monthly it if it is offered but it Is bound not to P pay ay any more than illel the par value ot of gold A good many do rot understand exactly bow this is to so ve ec again give thorn tile the figures A sil dollar contains grains of standard silver that Is it cOlit contains alls 3 li 1114 grains of puro pure silver and the rest I 1 alloy to harden tho the octal metal ono one do dollar for grains is exactly at tho rate of tor for an ali ounce ot of silver which I 1 equivalent to par with gold that at L is q the ratios between gold and silver when at par are anro as 1 ot of gold to 10 of silver and it tile government were to pay more than ono one dollar for 1 grains of silver it would bo rating silver above par with gold |
