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Show No Use for Small Change. "The United States government could almost do away with coins smaller than a dime so far as the towns of the Northwest are concerned," con-cerned," remarked Col. George W. Drewry of Kentucky at the Raleigh, according to the Washington Post. Colonel Drewry spent several months iii Montana and Idaho and has .Inst come East. "The price is 'two bits' for most anything a man wants," con tinued Colonel Drewry. "If you want a shave it's 'two bits,' or if you want a refreshing drink of some kind it's the same. The bootblacks' will consent con-sent to shine your shoes a little cheaper, cheap-er, but they want 15 cents for polishing polish-ing your 'kicks,' and they appear to think that is too cheap." |