Warren sheaf., 1898-04-21

that puff and sputter without render
ing much service.
Mr. Eddy's residence here is at
Mount Pleasant, on the outskirts OF
Washington, overlooking the city
with the capitol, the monument and
the silver line of the Potomac far in
the distance. In the second story OF
this pleasant home, which is filled
with pretty little children. he has a
study, where, lolling in an easy chair,
he smokes his pipe and twists his legs
into Chinese-idol shapes, as he talks
for the editication of his visitor. On
the walls OF this room hang two pic
lures, one the liken ess of n maternal
ancestor who WAS Il leader of the
Boston Tea Party; the other the
original drawing by Davenport of d
caricature OF Mr.. Eddy himself, re-
presenting the statesman with his
feet uplifted on his legislative desk
defyillg the speaker with a lighted
cigar. MIR. Eddy seems proud of the
former, which he slightly resembles;
but really delighted with the latter,
which is gross and offensive in it's ac-
centuation of personal deficiencies.
Some men welcome notoriety in any
form, if it only be notoriety. There
was the inspired idiot, for example,
who fred the Ephesian dome, and was
forthwith SO effectually fired himself.
| THE MONEY OF SWEDEN.
Mr.. Eddy talks entertainingy y he
twists, and certain rough plates OF
copper, on the nantel-piece. stamped
here and there with Il coin-device,
gave trend to his conversation:
These are a set,' he explained, :,
"of the half-dol.ar, dollar and two
dollar pieces issued in Sweden, about
the middle OF the eighteenth century.
during Il desperate attempt for the
free coinage of copper. For years
the dogma had been growing there
that the country should use for it's
coinage that metal in which it was
naturally rich, without regard for
the usages of adjacent nations, and
finally it prevailed. These rough,
clumsy slabs were supposed to con-
tain the exact value stamped upon
them, and were made legal tender to
such an extent that it was a crime,
in some cases punishable by death,
to refuse to accept one.
"'The history OF this endeavor to
make money by special enactm ent,"
continued Mr.. Eddy, as he lit his pipe
for the fourth time within two min
utes, "is significant; for ! can take
the arguments advanced by the ad-
vocates of free copper in Sweden, and
with a few changes, simply of detail,
prove them Identical with those OF
the free silver men OF to-day. There
was the same disregard for the rest
OF the world, the same faith that the
stamp would give value, yet what
was the result? The copper coinage
was repudiated on all hands; people
resortlng to barter and then finally
refusing to trade at all rather than
accept money which was constantly
fuctuatiug, but always on the down
ward scale. The attempt was a fail-
ure, involving untold suffering and
loss.
CURRENCY CIRCULATION.
| "There is another notable thing
about the financial history OF Swe-
dep," remarked Mr.. Eddy, as he rest
ed his heels on the outer edge OF the
seat OF his chair, and his chin on his
knees; land that is that when q re-
turn was made to sound currency III
the shape OF silver. IL silver dollar
was issued bearing some such IN
scription as this: i am Swedish
dollar sent out on my travels by the
!. government; God help the man that
dare stop me on my way Now there