Evening journal., 1900-11-05


discredit it he had TO provide the way.
/ told him that when l got back TO
America / should doubtless occasional
ly be called upon to address the school
children, as my most active sympa-
thies we're enlisted IN the cause of edu-
cation, and l had conceived the idea Of
stimulating their study of geography.
and of their specially looking up Mau-
ritius, through this means OF empha-
sizing or impressing my talk upon
young minds, giving them coin as al
souvenir.
We'll he says, "now that is very
commendable, Mr.. Stewart. and quite
original. But do you mind telling me
why you insisted on coins that had
never been put i'm circulation?"
No | said, don't mind telling you
that either. | have a conviction that
association has good deal to do with
the color of things. physical and spir-
itual, and while / do not intend to ex-
press what might be understood as a
superstitious thought or conviction. /
do intend to confess to a belief i'm the
psychological relations Of things and
sequences. That. in the present case.
implies that / should expect better re-
suits to follow the presentation Of a
clean. untarnished coin than from one
that had become furnished or soiled i'm
contact more or less doubtful with
the world OF exchange. Money is powerl
for good or for in. In so far as prac-l
ticable, l wish to so impress this giftl
of mine that it shall be always 20 thel
possessor the symbol and the signif-l
canoe and the power of good only: andl
in this thought ] desire It TO come only
from the fountain head Of the good
that Is TO say, its creation at the mint
as pOwer-into the hands OF the re-
cipient and from my hands alone. asl
thus solely 60 be invested, and with
my wish, that I'll shall prove the talis-l
man Of a life's success.
Well he said. "Mr. Stewart, that is
very interesting. / am very glad. indeed |
that you told me this. and / am very
much pleased indeed to think that n
have complied with your request
SO much for the proverb. as ! havel
tested IT, And now, gentlemen. il will
be for you, bearing this experience inl
mind, to severally try it's powers. IL
have no longer the Mauritius coins tol
give you, for they were long since dis
tr-Duted to the schools, and in manyl
notable instances to several likel
tales have come back TO me from thel
recipients OF these coins. which | mayl
some time or other put into concretel
shape. AS l have said, have no more
Tor but few, Of the original coins
but / have, and will give you tonight,
as emphasizing the story Of tonight,
and as being constantly to you a phys
ical reminder of its truth and what
may be its potency and your duty tol
apply the strength will give you'll
each two uncirculated coins of France
These will be of the new coin for thel
year 1900, the Exposition coin, as itl
were. In my judgment this Is the
prettiest cOin-symbOl that France hasl
yet adopted. In seeking these coins, II
visited the leading banks in Paris-itl
was during the early weeks Of the En-
position, you win understand. only tol
find that in no case had they new
coins. They were plentifully supplied
with the old. Finally. having been
sent from one bank to the other, It wasI
suggested to me that ! try the Treas
ury Department, which | did And
here | spent two hours going from one
official to another for the sufficient
consent In this round. I accumulated
several pieces Of paper, directing me
to one department official and then to
another. In each case was looked at
with amazement, and doubtless with
suspicion. and finally. when | got to
where the coin could be counted out to
me, / was asked by the official, in a.
very severe manner. what / proposed
doing with these coins. 1 told him 1
intended to take them to America and
give them away as souvenirs of my
visit to the Paris Exposition. The re-
ply did not seem to satisfy him; never
theless he counted out the coins to me-
1nis story has not so pointed a moral
Of the proverb as the first one, and yet,
after all. you see it partakes of the
same character. There were difficult
ties to overcome there was the need
of a persistence. and somewhat the
need the right of knowledge. In the
end, the Will found the Way.
Gentlemen, ! thank you.
! Vote for the Ranuhlican candidates