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Show - SILVER DOLLARS SCARCE. A. Bet Which Proved an Unexpected State of Affairs In 'Washington. A party of gentlemen were discussing the financial conditions a couple of days ago when one of them remarked upon the -unusual scarcity of silver dollars in circulation in Washington. He stated that it was difficult to meet a person who had a silver dollar in his pocket, whereas a few months ago the curt wheels were more plentiful than the paper pa-per securities. His assertion was questioned ques-tioned by one of his companions, whereupon where-upon he remarked that he would be willing to make a wager of the cigars to prove it. "I will bet, " he remarked, "that otk cannot within one hour meet a man whom you know who has a silver dollar dol-lar in his pocket. " The other, who had an extremely large acquaintance, eagerly accepted the gage and took up a position down at the corner cor-ner of Fifteenth and F streets. Every friend and acquaintance who came along was requested to exchange a silver dollar dol-lar for four quarters. Scores of $1 bills were pulled out of pedestrians' pockets, but the man with the change wanted only the dollar of his daddies. At the end of the hour he paid for the cigars, because he found not a man in his quest who had a hard dollar in his pocket. I don't know the reason for the scarcity of such coin, but its existence is beyond be-yond doubt. Washington Star. |