| Show THE SOUVENIR COINS THE managers of the worlds fair sought bought an appropriation of during the last session of congress this thib was refu refused ved but a gift of 60 souvenir half dollars was given on condition that the fair be closed on sundays sunday those these souvenir ou venir coins will be made from subsidiary ooin now in the treasury A large number of the proposed souvenirs have been contracted contract eI for at one dollar each and it is in supposed that the whole amount can easily be sold bold by the worlds fair managers at that price pric thus thuc realizing the fuu extent of the original appropriation asked for the souvenir half dollars unlike medals of the commemorative order will be legal tender of their face value the ame a as the ordinary half dollars there are now of arnt subsidiary coin in the treasury frea treasury sury from these will be coined the souvenir half dollars and given to the worlds fair without expense the government paying for the col coinage colmane maje before they are turned over the fir managers must stipulate in writing that the gates must not be opened on the sabbath day |
