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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

(Introduction.-Ths Shades Of Washington,
Jefferson and Samuel Adams return to the coun-
try they helped to establish. Late at night they
visit the library Of Smith, an author, and
find him in conference with his friend Brown.
number Of conferences ensue. after which the
shades depart on a tour of the country and
make study Of existing conditions. They are
again visiting Smith and Brown when the fol-
lowing discussion takes kaace)
AS I have previously stated, I am by
nature and by training Of conserva-
tive turn of mind, and was not little
dismayed at the radical trend of the
discussion. Even at the risk of offend
Sng my distinguished guests I deter
Sninted to convey to them hint and a
warning.
cit was with your permission" be-
gan, "that l have kept a record of
that l have the privilege Of making
them public. You have been perfectly
frank with Mr.. Brown and me, and it is
only fair that be equally so with you.
Therefore, | must say to you,' L con-
Guided, addressing myself more especial
ly to Mr.. Jefferson, - that l do not see
my way clear to exploit views calcu-
I am perfectly willing to admit that
the unequal distribution of wealth con-
stitutes a problem, and possibly a nell
ace, | hesitate to become involved in a
consideration of it. l certainly must
decline to record any views limiting at
sonfiscation, be it by taxation or any
ether METHOD
"My I ask your reason for this atti-
tude, Mr.. Smithq' said Thomas Jeffer-
son.
Il will be candid with you,' I re-
piled. 1.-THE reputable author must
look to those who are more or less So It's
fed with existing conditions. When
you hint at disturbing or reforming the
system which gives that class an ad-
vantage, you make Of it your enemy"
Possibly so, but it will continue to
Such writer's as Dickens, Thackeray,
Carlyle and Hugo boldly attacked insti-
tutions fortified by tradition, wealth
and royalty, and won fame and fortune
they leveled their shafts of eloquence
and ridicule. Were to give advice to
young author should urge him to be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

ship, generosity, charity, self-sacrifce,
honesty, loyalty and patriotism: in that
same brain she planted hate, envy, par
simony, malevolence, greed. dishonesty,
disloyalty and treason.
The greedy, revengeful and dishon-
est man can lay as just claim to accord
with the DEGREES Of nature as can his
charitable, forgiving and upright neigh
bor; He can point to the fact that
order to condone his own inhumanity.
He can prove that beasts, birds and
fishes prey on their kind-and he does
so in order to Justify. his rapacity
against those who fall into his clutches.
He can appeal to the Bible, to the law,
to customs and traditions, and find a
thousand excuses for. injustice, but he
he Expresses his fellow. man. You can
not Justify an unfair distribution Of
wealth and Of opportunities by assert
ing that it comes from natural causes.
Men and nations both are Judged py
whether they do the right thing; not
by the standard of their natural in,
clinations.'' ..s1-ssss.4
(" Let me see if can make this clear
er to our young friends" proposed
samuel saTe III Aq lam - 1.-The primitive
cAAo NeeNoA OAASo L
age was governed by his natural in
stincts. What we term civilization is
simply an attempt to regulate or sup
press our baser inclinations, and to en-
courage and cultivate our more ennob-
ling traits and ambitions. The settler
kills wild beasts, fells forests, drainJ
sWamps and in one hundred ways strug-
giles against nature. In a sense all
progress is artificial, and the same is
true OF most laws, systems and govern
ments., The man who consents to live
in civilization has no right to appeal
to the barbaric law Of the wilderness
for precedents. AS Mr.. Jefferson has
said, greed is as natural as charity, and
much more common, but civilization ia
attempting to progress away from it,
The gigantic accumulations Of wealth
with which you are familiar, give rise
to problem which is of vital interest
to a self-governi1ng people. If it be
people shall hold large percentage of
! your property, it certainly follows that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

merce, industry, agriculture, education
and In the downfall Of all our great in
situations. But I will not anticipate
my second question. If we fix maxi
m OF, we will say, million. how
Of millions and hundreds Of millions9
When you have answered that question,
will ask. you another question: II we
appropriate the excessive wealth now
held by certain individuals, what dispo-
sition shall be made Of ita Shall it be
divided among the people9 That pro-
it at once. Since it is to be raised by
taxation, in manner which must
amount practically to confiscation. It
will naturally flow into the national OF
state treasures. According to the most
recent statistics, there are fully 5000
persons IN this country who are worth
million or more. They would be com
1ars.'' ".
They would have to give up about
$4,000, 100000 in round fgures,O vol
unteered Brown, who prides himself on
his knowledge Of such matters. Gao
cordlng to our most reliable authorities,
10000 of our citizens own two-thirds Of
t the We OF the nation, or about $780,
passed the million mark and as near as
can be estimated their holdings amount
to a total Of $4,000, 100000 # they
retain 7 milop each d the he tax gatherer
1 would like to be the collector. y
".Now; I propose to show you," I
said, the absolute absurdity of at
tempting to limit the amount Of wealth
Which y q !. can be held by an Individual
1t this plan were carried into effect,
we should have 5000 persons worth
Sc, 100000 1000; second division of
$4,000. persons worth $34,O0O,OOO 900;
a national treasury loaded with $780,
00O,O0O,o0o in money or securities, and
the remaining $50, 200, 100000 scattered
among among the people, as it is now. The
5000 who are to be despoiled are also
lest they commit the added crime D' Of
possessing more money than the law
allows. These men have demonstrated
that they are best fitted to conduct
vast enterprises, but they must retire
from all commercial activity. Those
who are not yet under the ban must
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

MISUNDERSTANDING radical, sanely
radical and patriotically. radical. Have
you no better reason, Mr.. Smith, for
hesitating to question the Justice Of the
supremacy of wealth9''
II have another reason" said en-
phatically, land it is this: It is idle
to protest against the inequality OF
wealth for the reason that it is natural
and inevitable that such inequality
should exist. There have always been
rich and poor. and ever will be. 1t is
from it.
"Since we are the children Of nature,
it follows that. we are governed by her
laws remarked Jefferson. "Since ma
ture, or God-and the two are one-since
nature does all things, it logically fol-
lows that everything which is. and that
everything which happens is natural,
does it not9''
"There can be no other deduction, -
I said, after n moment s reflection.
"Therefore the word unnatural is
meaningless continued Jefferson. 10
love is natural, to hate is natural, to
desire peace is natural. to make war
is natural; to be ambitious is natural,
to be satisfied is natural: to give life
is natural, to take life is natural. When
we say that certain thing is unnatural
we mean that it is not normal. A crazed
mother kills her babe. Her act was ma
tural. else it would not have taken
place, but it was not normal hence it
was not right. Do you grasp the dis
tinction, MIR. Smith7' =,
IT do, but I fail to see its relevancy, -
I replied. "Moreover, you have wan
dered far away from the subject, which
was the inequality of wealth and the
means which should be employed to
remedy it,
"You have asserted that nature has
decreed that an inequality of wealth
shall exist said the shade Of Ieffer-
son, with thoughtful de]iberation. In
making that statement you have sound
ed the stock argument urged in defense
Of every wrong which ever cursed this
earth. It is a half truth around which
are conferred million economic and re-
ligious lies. Listen to me, sir. Nature
one hand she showers blessings, with
the other she scatters curses. In the
brain Of man she planted love, friend
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05
n Multi Mil ionaire as Their Theme
thing must be done.' When such be-
comes the conviction Of a people, action
is inauit a h1a - ~

thing must be done When such be-
comes the conviction Of people, action
is inevitable"
- What sort of action9'' demanded,
Let us concede, for the sake of sim
plifying matters, that there is glar-
ing and unjust distribution Of wealth.
Let us concede, for the moment, that
no man should own billion or half
a billion Of dollars. The question then
arises Of how much shall he be entitled
or amass SOC, ooo,oooq If that is too
much, how about ,$50,O0O,O 900, $25 ,000,-
600, $l0,000,0O0 or $1,0OO,b0O9 We
must fix the limit of a proper amount
Of wealth somewhere; what is the fig
ureg Suppose we set it at a million
Of dollars. Two questions at once pre-
sent themselves. Since a, man is not
to be permitted to increase his fortune
beyond this figure, it naturally follows
that ne ea3mo ehgage II any
fortune. He must spend his annual in
come OF give it away. The average in
come of a million Of dollars is about
$4,000, The citizen who has attained
that goal is, therefore, condemned to
spend the Remainder of his life in idle
,nPermit me to suggest that there is
nothing to prevent your unfortunate
millionaire from offering his services
to the community which contributes
that $4,000 annually interrupted
Jefferson. ct am Informed by your
national bureau of statistics that the
average wealth of an, Individual in this
country is about $1,000, and that near
~ half Of your population have no tan
gible or assessable. property. The citi-
zen who is permitted to own the equal
Of a thousand Of his fellows should be
willing to contribute his services to his
community, state or nation, and
should be so merciless as to make such
service compulsory: Most men are I'M
Of lifetime. Let us not waste too
much sympathy on our millionaires.
Please proceed, Mr.. Smith, -.
- set the maximum at a million only
fol, the sake of illustration,' I contin-
ued, ''and before I am thru shall con-
vince you that such. a step, or any sim
liar one, would result in ruin to COM
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SUMMARY oE PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

r'The Man the Box open with breezy
introduction Of the chief characters, by one Of
the characters, the hero's prospective brotherin-
law. The hero IS Robert Warburton, West
Point graduate Of means, who tired of army
life in Arizona after getting n taste Of lead
from Indians rifle and went to Europe to
get Eat least $4,000 worth Of scenery
At steamship office in Paris, where she is ar
ranging for passage to New York. Warburton
'her," whose like ''only heaven may pro
duce' She is the daughter Of Colonel Annesley
q retired American army officer. Warburton i'm
medintely engages passage the same boat,
hoping in the course Of the voyage to obtain an
introductory
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take up the burden Of financing and
managing the industries Of the nation
and likewise must cease when they
have reached the legal limit. This is
sheer folly. The lower the maximum
Of wealth is set the greater will be the
damage: Put it at half million and
tain of industry Of. recognized ability
Jefferson laughed heartily, and even
Washington's stern lips relaxed in
smile. For the moment I was entirely
satisfied with the contention I had
set up.
"You certainly have demonstrated
the folly OF attempting to establish
maximum holding Of wealth by an in
dividual,' declared Jefferson, "but I
am sure that SO far as General Washing
ton, Mr.. Adams and myself are con-
cerned, you have demolished man of
straw. | venture to speak for both Of
them when l assert that we have not
the slightest sympathy with any such
expedient.'
The two distinguished shades graveSy
nodded in approval Of what Jefferson
~ am delighted to know that no such
plan; has your approval said.
"While it has no reputable advocates
of standing, there is deep-seated popu-
lar belief that it offers the most avail
able and most direct remedy. ALI econ
omic students and practical men of af-
fairs know that existing conditions arise
from natural causes"
"And will be changed by natural
causes,' quickly rejoined Thomas JEFF
ferson. eff forty thousand Of your
citizens own two-thirds Of your ma
tioual wealth, nature will find way to
restore an equilibrium, but she will
adopt no such artificial device as max
imum or minimum Of personal wealth. -
"Those statistics are not reliable,''
| protested.
!"Can it four hundred thousand or
four millions and the problem remains
the same,' asserted the shade Of the
statesman. 'We are discussing ques-
tions which do not depend for their
solution on statistics.
Note.-ln the following insta1lmsut the shades
depart for Washington, where they win inter
view senat tors and other I1lblic questions
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Continued next Saturday

Modjeska, it is said, will sell her
ranch in California, and will return to
Poland to pass the rest Of her life in
her native land. &
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Note.-In the following insta1iment the shades
depart for Washington, where they win inter
view senators and other public men on questions
Of current interest.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
LONDON IN A FOG.
a Wefrd Day OF Dease Gloom In the
English Metropolis.

BnkhAh AStNoR0Nas
lie knew his London well. We went
forth into a fog that was OF the pea
soup variety. II seemed useless 20
wait any longer for II to clear of. The
days were all alike and were darker
than twilight ever dared TO be. chung
TO Prentice Mulford's coat sleeve, for
I knew II be were once 10 get beyond
my reach ! could never hope TO find
him again. We greped blindly among
the streets, where the atmosphere was
only less palpable than the houses that
walled us IN. Al intervals we inquired
where we were, for otherwise we could
never have known at ALL We had to
feel or way carefully and take sound
ings at intervals. Here" said Prem
tice al we paused in space; here IL
Temple Bar" thought saw some
thing that might have been the ghost
Of an arch hewn out OF the solid fog.
The top Of II. though II was not lofty.
was lost TO view. Temple Bar. now
gone forever from the place where its
gates once swung In the wall OF the
old clty-it was here her gracious
majesty Queen Victoria OF England
was wont to receive the keys OF the
city from the hands Of the lord mayors
when she drove In state 10 ST. Paul's
cathedral. We threaded Fleet street.
but could not see to the farther shore.
Here is her majesty's tower" said
Prentice, but nothing OF II was visible.
not one stone upon another. We cross
Ell London bridge almost without
knowing II. The waters OF the Thames.
which are but condensed fog, were in
visible from the parapet, and the steam
ferries were picking their way eau.
tiously and looking very like marine
monsters In a muddy aquarium. We
crawled through the tunnel for foot
trafic under the Thames, which was
like a hole in the fog. and for hours
carried the sky about on our shoulders.
II was a woolly greasy and III smelling
sky. Our nOstrils were clogged with
cinders. like chimney fiues, and there
were smudges all over our faces.
Sometimes for moment or two we
saw a spot overhead that was like a
pale red wafer, and we knew It for
the sun. now lost TO us. The lamps
that burned all day were like glow.
worms for dlmness, and 80 we explor-
ed the wonders OF the town and saw
~ much OF II az a blind man sees. but
no more. Charles Warren stoddard in
National Magazine.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
JUSTICE coLMAN's COURT.
George Richardson Convicted and Sen
fenced or Two Charges.

George Richardson Convicted and SEN
fenced or Two Charges.
George Richardson, eolored, WSs AZ
raigned In JUdge ColmAn's court Fri.
day on Two charges and
larceny. After hearing the evidence
In the case Richardson was Gdiudged
guilty and sentenced TO three months
on each charge. He will serve the
time al MsDohAld1 turpehtine camp.
Fairbanks.
IL would appear that Richardson 10
partial TO u pris0n life. since be has
iuSt flashed serving q third sentence
~ this camp, AggregatlnK nine months,
He Was released from custody q fee
days ago, and Uas - veil pleased With
the plaos that he accepted . free ls-
Dor" job, signing q labor lease. aud &C.
curing an advance. II we because he
~Skipped, /" violating both HE lADot con
tract and dstFNudlnG NE management
out ot money and goods, that GOT him
into Ir1uble again. He W..l have si1
u'uths in vhIch 70 mediate over The
'ituation, and decide WhetaeE &C bOl
he vii "bs good" after his discharge.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
MR. sTEEL's DEPARTURE.
Well Pleased With Gainesville. and May
Come Here to Reside.

Well Pleased With Gainesville. and May
Come Here to Reside.
After several days spent In this city
aud section, durirR which time he waS
the guest OF Mr.. aud Mn. w. 4.
Brown, T, W, Steel Of Bremen, Ca.
departed Friday Tor Clermous, Lake
county. where he will visit friends.
Mr.. Steel 10 very much impressed
with Gainesville and its people. whom
he declares 70 be the "clevetest lot"
he hes ever met, lie has teen for
soms time . subscriber 90 The Sun,
and SAyS IL vas reading 90 much about
Gainesville and AlAehuA county ~ the
proper place for . home which a..
tFaclsd him here. He 10 thinking So
Fiously Of returning here 10 reside PER.
manently.
NJ. Steel SAys he issls under many
Ohllgatlons for The eouFtesies extend.
"a him while here. and dssiFvs TO thank
all, especially Mr., and MS. Brown,
for their Hospitality.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
SPECIAL RATE TO BUFFALO.
Via Seaboard Air Line Account SEES
slon Of 3. 2. OF.


The seaboaFd Air Line Railway has
been designated by the Florida Elks'
Association a. their official route from
Florida to the Grand Lodge Session at
Buffalo. II 10 the desire 10 operate q
Florida Elks' special train to leave
Tampa al 8 p. IN. July Sth, and Jack
sonville al Q a. m. July 9th. The train
to consist OF dining, baggage car and
drawing room Pullman sleepers
through to Buffalo without change.
The route OF travel will be via Sea-
board to Richmond, passing through
Savannah, Columbia, Camden and
Raleigh; r. F. 4 2. 30 Washington,
and Penn. r. K. Washington TO Buff
ialo. Only seventy Ave passengers are
required TO secure this special train
service.
Round.trip rates to Buffalo and re-
turn from Gainesville, tS4.95.
Passengers from Miami and Key
West will re-purchase At Jacksonville.
Through Pullman sleepers for Buff
iAlo will positively leave Tampa &C s
p, m. July 9Th and Jacksonville Q ..
IN, July 9th for the ElkS and their
friends. Secure your Pullman sleep
Ing car space now.
Tickets on sale at rates named for
all trains July Sch, Och and 10Th, but
In order TO reach Buffalo for the open.
Ing session ask for sleeping car ressr.
walton on the Florida Elks' Special.
A day In Washington Sightseeing
and visiting the government buildings
has been arranged.
Stop.oVsrs OF ten days, within fnAl
limit on ell extended tickets. has been
arranged on the return trip ~ Phila.
delphlA, Baltimore and WAshin zton.
A trip 70 New York can be taken In
conveniently on side-tFip rates OF a.
Philadelphia to New York and return.
good ak days.
The Florida delegation will be per-
SOnGlly conducted by James r, Taylor.
travelling passenger agent OF the Sea.
board, Tampa, Fla.
For sleeper reservations or other In.
formation write s. o. BoylstOn. Jr..
passenger agent, OF A. o. MAcDonell.
assistant general passenger agent,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10

Deep tearing or wrsnehlnE pains. oe.
casicaed by getting vet through. worss
when At rest, OF on hcst moving the
limbs. and in cold or damp weather. .,
cured quickly b. Railsrd's snou Lini.
mrnt. Oscar oleson, Gibsos City H.,
writes. FEB, II. leoa; "A year ago
vas troubled wisA = pain in my back
IL coon Eot 20 bed could not bend
over. ons bottle Of BAllard's Snow
Lininent eoFed NE" Sold By ". VI
johnson.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
A thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.

A thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.
81 have been afflicted with kidney
and bladder trouble for years, passing
gravel or stones with excruciating
pain" says A. II. Thurnes, a we'll
known coal operator Of Buffalo, o. II
cot no relief from medicine until be-
gan taking Foley's Kidney Cure; then
the result was surprising. A few doses
started the bFick-dust.liks substance
and now have no pain across my kid
neys and feel like q new man. IL has
done me 81 600 worth Of good" FOley'S
Kidney Cure will cure every form Of
kidney or bladder disease. J. W. Nc
COllum 4 Co.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
ALAcHUA NEWS.
Negro Gets Three Months-RsIigiouS
Meetings and Personal Notes,

Negro Gets Three Acknowledgment
Meetings and Personal Notes.
Alachua, June 9.--Robert FarFow
oolored, was convicted In Judge Cas'
wsll's court OF trespass and sentenced
TO serve three months IN the county
changing. Farrow had bought some
things from W. W. Harper, . farmer
living near town, but had not paid foI
them, and he agreed 10 let them stay
where they we're until they we're paid
for, bot changed hls mind about IL
and broke Into the house TO get them
with the result a. above stated.
PFotFaoted services will begin 1T the
Baptist church June H. Rev. w. O.
Foster, the pastor, will be assisted by
Rev. L. r. Sanford Of Virginia.
DR.. aud Mrs. J. @. Bishop have re.
turned from Hampton Springs.
Mrs. ], O. seruggs Of Georgia IL on q
visit 10 relatives here.
r. Y, Smith, who has been attending
6.StSon University At DeLAnd, 10 at
home on . vacation, He 10 one OF our
brightest young men, aud has an ex.
esllsnt record al the university.
The nrst watermelons Of the season
were received here Wednesday.
Misses Alice aud Leila Cato made q
visit 70 Gainesville Tuesday.
Frazier Stokes OF Paradise was in the
city on business Tuesday.
Miss Eva Powell 10 visiting friends
and relatives 40 Waldo.
DIR, J. W, Bishop will leave 10 a few
days Tor HAstings. where he expects TO
locate.
Mu, oliver Futch 10 visiting her Gle.
ter al Waldo this week
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
How Is Baby TOaay7

Better, thank you In fact, qaite well.
Fat, round and full Of life and mischief
Pink and white Hesh. dotted with dim
pies. No cough, ne Indigestion
Al on account of w ~ ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-10
THIS STREET ROW
WAS EXCITING
BROOKS WAS IN DANGER

Says viii Strobhar Drew Knife and At
tempted to Cut His Throat. and
Would Have Been Successful Had
He Not Clasped the Knife.
Mallle Brooks. a porter at the Brown
House, and Will strobhar, a hack man,
became engaged In q difficulty yester'
dag which resulted 70 the bad for
Brooks, but II might have been worse
had not Brooks grssped an open knife
with which IL was said StrObbar a..
tempted 70 cot his throat. As IL Is,
however, Brooks 10 NURSING q pair OF
fingers almost severed from his left
hand, and will be relieved OF the salts
faction Of receiving his weekly salary,
since he 10 laid up for repairs.
The row started in the carriage dTiV.
en- by stFobhAT. From best iniorma-
tIon obtainable It appears that the two
men we're coming from Spring Hill,
where Brooke had been on an errand
After the alteration began the lines
were released, and the men remained
elntchsd untIl the hoTses reached the
Brown House, where they we're sep
aFsted. Both were arrested, but re-
leased on bond, and they will have the
opportunity this morning In the may
,or's court 10 give their respective sides
Of she story,