The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-29

sand millionaires OF America and that If pc
rusal of the work shall induce one of them to
dispose OF portion OF his wealth in such man
ner as TO help Inc wage workers OF our land 10
help themselves, then the pages Will not have
Leen written III vain. The ideas advanced in
this work were evidently suggested by the class
OF books OF which Looking BIcHward" IS AT
The head, and while 1t does not follow in The
lines as laid down by Beilamy the purpose OF the
work OF The JOINT aul hois is The advancement and
the lml royement of the members OF tie human
family. Ii also attempts 10 prove that the vast
wealth that some persons have accumulated may
prove a blessing instead of 4 curse, If the pos
SCISSOR has the ability 10 apply The riches for The
benefit OF the human race.
In the novel the authors make 1t appear that
an individual who has extremely broad Ideas on
the subj ct OF lettering tue condition of his
fellow beings makes arrangements to carry out
certain ideas, but dies before lie can do So Be
fore his death lie makes a Will with view Of
applying his vast fortune TO the accomplishment
OF his purpose. The Will Is for some defect In
law SIT aside and the grand scheme is about TO
fall through were II not for man, who had be-
come fibulOuSly rich by the discovery OF won
deifui NINE IN Arizona, agreeing 10 carry out all
the ideas expressed in the caSt-aSide will For
that purpose lie sets aside S20o00,oo0 and buys
a large tract of land on an island on which he
erects model town for model people. After he
has succeeded In THIS he defeats railroad schemes
TO rob the people, and, contrary to the system in
vogue to-day, the wrong doors have a heavy pun
isllment visited upon them. He secures four
lines OF railroads anu throws them open to all
who may desire to run Trains over them paying a
certain amount for the use Of the rail. and agree
Ing not 10 charge over certain price for trans
pOil atlOu OF passengers or freight, the rates
being such as 10 allow companies fair profit
and at the same time fixing the taI!f at
such rate that the people Cannot object to the
demands. The man OF means then advances the
Government 81, 100000. 900, to be loaned to
farmers at small rate OF Int. est and In no
case Is the Government 10 loan more III IN $50
on each acre. This is an elaboration of the
scheme OF senator. which the best financiers
have declared mpracticable. The man of wealth
then becomes the Dossessor OF a certain explo-
slve, which lie calls pOtente, and which is 50
powerful that the nations OF the earth fear its
use, and not wishing to become involved in a war
In which such an explosive could be used agree
on The establishment Of an International court of
arbitration. The very wealthy man. having done
SO much GOOD, reiires To private lite, with his
mine stu producing. but with only about Sl7,-
00O,OOO III sight. In addition to the commercial
portion OF the book Il ere is woven In the web of
events numerous threads OF love. which are very
pleasing and well worked In. The book as a
Whole Is combination of IDEAS thar have at
various times been advanced 10y visionary witt
ers but the manner in which they have been
worked up makes 1t pleasing volume TO read
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON. THE ABoLI
York: Funk Wagnalls. Cloth, limo, 405 pp,
81 5o) In this volume which forms one OF The
series OF American Reformers," Edited by Car
los Martyr and issued by the publishers named,
MI. Grlmke presents a book that is admirably
adapted Tor the home library and others and
affords highly entertaining, Instructive and in
spring reading for old and young, The story of
William Lloyd Garrison. one Of the noble men
OF the nall0n, as told In this volume, Is thrilling
made by Garrison In his endeayors TO have abol.
ished Tie slave system that existed IN the United
States, OF the opposition he met with, of the
price sci upon his head in one OF the Southern
States for his expressed opinions of his con-
tnued struggles to attain the end for which he
devoted SO many years of his life, of his joy
when President Lincoln signed the Emaneipa-
ton PROCLAMATION and OF the last days OF his
busy lie. There are few men whose life affords
such study as does that OF William Lloyd Gar
rison. In the work, which is very interesting,
there Is given, In the LANGUAGE of Garrison, The
following account of Whittier the poet:
Going upstairs to my office one day observed a
letter lying near the door, to my address; which,
on opening, found TO contain an original piece of
very pale the handwriting very small: and having
at that time horror OF newspaper original poetry
which has rather Increased than diminished with
the lapse OF time my first impulse to tear 1t In
pieces without reading it, the chances of rejec-
but Summoning resolution read II.
was equally surprised aad gratihed to find
IN ad w so Saxs :. IND ga oS
the writer, my post-rider one day dlvuged the Sc
manner described, and that 1t written by
Quaker lad named Whittier, who daily at work
o on ahe shqemakers bench, With hammer and lap
lost no time In driving to see the youthful bard.
almost nneble to speak and biushing like maiden.
Giving MN some words OF encouragement, adj
dressed myself more particularly to his parents
ana urged them with great to grant him
every possible facility for the development OF his
remarkable genius
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