Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-12

different views. ssT like the law as a | trade" he said, 'sbut would get clean out of it if could have the money to | travel It seems to me that it would \ take me all the time am likely to live to see as much of the world as want to sec"
 school-teacher, truckman, jew eler and saloonkeeper each wanted to travel. Indeed, travel seems to exceed in attractiveness all other forms of in- dulgence suggested by the possible pos session of riches.
 Two politicians of the active type came into my One Hundred. s'My dear fellow," said one of them, ''there is nothing on earth so good as street rail way stock when you are let in early enough" The other simply said: Tackle the senate" A policeman whom met at busy street corner, in the midst of whose hustle and roar he seemed to be preserving an attitude of reflection, had his mind entirely made up. ''I would buy big hotel and have the finest barroom in the .city-a bar room that would knock the Hoffman house cold. We'll, there would be noth- ing like it in the country"
 The driver of street car looked at me with some perplexity when my question was propounded. At first he evidently doubted my sincerity or my sanity-I could not tell which. But be- ing assured by the lucid reiteration of the inquiry, and by glance at my per sonal appearance, he said with a direct ness that was eloquent: "I would hire the greatest lawyers on this side of the Atlantic to fight the capitalist. The men with the money are on top because they can hire the biggest lawyers, and you can't blame the lawyers for going with the fellows who have the most poodle. Now, if I had million, | would engage some of the smartest lawyers we have here and I'd down the capitalists. I'd see whether there is any show for workingmen when they , have tall takers to plead their case. You know very well it doesn't go by right at all. It goes by strength. It goes by whether you can put up poodle | enough. With million think would have a show"
 Several people want to buy a country place. They want to get away from the city and the hint of wealth brings up pictures of rural bliss. ''I think prize | farm would just be in my line," said a | young WHO nave DSOu ! thought to be welded to city activities. 'I should want three stunning teams, the latest pumping machinery to give us water throughout the house, neat little dynamo to provide electric light, a steam launch on a lake near by-then I could be happy"
 The first editor I asked said: "I'd go to the South sea by all means. Nobody | Il H. |. &. of the South Pacific. On one of these islands-and man can buy good deal of landscape there for thousand dol lars-you enjoy every minute of your life. The soil is kindly, 1t rains accom- modatingly while you are asleep, and the air is an intoxication. With mil lion could be king there, and be happier than most kings" The othe r editor said: "Smash all the clocks. Most of the ills of life result from clocks. My idea of bliss would be to be independent of time pieces, to not care what time it was, to be superior to the obligations to do omething because it was certain time of day-or night either. Yes, sir; this is clock-driven world and in my elysium there will be no clocks"
 y a Ph. D., didn't want to found uni versity or write a lexicon. :sI would go to the theater every night" he said. | It was bright thoroughly American boy who advanced the brilliant idea of
 buying baseball genius with his com polling million. "I would organize a
 ball team," he cried, skipping his knee,
 "and challenge the world. would sweep the country and break up the monopoly of the league" The very
 American boy soon figured out the
 whole thing. He had the name of every
 prominent player in the country at his
 tongues end, and the team he had in
 mind, with six star players for each ot
 the important posts of pitcher and catch,
 CT, and two stars for each of the remain.
 ing positions, was certain, he said, tc
 mow down everything before it.
 With the aid of the small boys in
 formation on salaries figured out the
 expenses of such team at S200, ,000 g , year. "But the gate money,' said the
 young projector, ''would easily be s15O,
 900 in one season, and I could afford tc blow in the $50,00O."
 The following table will show the
 general results of my inquiries as tc } what my 100 people would do with { million:
 WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH IT. Travel.
 Marry. :.'.'....'.'.... .''''.'.... ) Invest lt..''.. '.'.'. '..'.''' : Rny country Dlace '.: .. co. '' | . Establish benevolent institutions. .......!... l Buy yacht. ..................... ...'......' Buy ranch. ..... .-........s ........ .....''. '