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Show Vn0 PAYS EXFXESS CN SILVER DOLLARS? Though ordinary mortal would prob ' ably be more than willing to "pay express ex-press charge on load of silver dollar, providing th dollars were being sest to them, bank of th country, eepe-eisllv eepe-eisllv the smaller one, are not alwava willing to do so. and for that reason t is probable that there will be a scarcity of silver coins ia western towns and aettlemaata before th sunt mer is over. ... In th past th national congress nss msde aa appropriation, amounting to about 3K),0Ot vear to pay th eg-presa eg-presa charges en soipment of silver coins. It failed to do eo at th last euioy, aad it ia up to th banka. . '. th opinion of 'local banker tnt-wnil there may be aome shortage jf silver coins ia the smaller tows banks, no serious results will follow. There ia considerable silver in circu-lstion circu-lstion ia the west at all time, they ear and most of it usually finds its way through tha banka. |