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Show He Got His Change. Ono of the many surprises for eastern east-ern visitors at tho Democratic convention conven-tion In Denver was tho goncrnl uso of "iron dollnrs" that Is, silver to tho exclusion of paper money. It Is related re-lated that a "well-hculod" Tammany mnn passed a $1,000 bill over tho bar ot a leading hotel nnd waited for his chango. "Tom," said tho bartender, turning to tho colored portor, "tako 75 cents out of thnt and hand tho gentleman gentle-man his chango." Tho negro nevor turned a hair. Ho took tho bill, walked around to tho stockroom and In 40 seconds camo trundling In a whcolbar-row whcolbar-row load, touched his hat and said; "Yo' chango, sah." Thcro was tho change 999 silver dollars and a 25-cout 25-cout piece! |