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ital of a demonstrative torchlight procession of 20；000； divided into 120 trade corporations； bearing 2；000 torches in escort of the marquess of Ripon and John Morley。
How much and how did he propose to pay for this country residence？
As per prospectus of the Industrious Foreign Acclimatised Nationalised Friendly Stateaided Building Society （incorporated 1874）； a maximum of #60 per annum； being 116th of an assured ine； derived from giltedged securities； representing at 5％ simple interest on capital of #1；200 （estimate of price at 20 years purchase） of which 1/3rd to be paid on acquisition and the balance in the form of annual rent； viz。 #800 plus 2 1/2％ interest on the same； repayable quarterly in equal annual instalments until extinction by amortisation of loan advanced for purchase within a period of 20 years； amounting to an annual rental of #64； headrent included； the titledeeds to remain in possession of the lender or lenders with a saving clause envisaging forced sale； foreclosure and mutual pensation in the event of protracted failure to pay the terms assigned； otherwise the messuage to bee the absolute property of the tenant occupier upon expiry of the period of years stipulated。
What rapid but insecure means to opulence might facilitate immediate purchase？
A private wireless telegraph which would transmit by dot and dash system the result of a national equine handicap （flat or steeplechase） of 1 or more miles and furlongs won by an outsider at odds of 50 to 1 at 3 hr。 8 m。 p。m。 at Ascot （Greenwich time） the message being received and available for betting purposes in Dublin at 2。59 p。m。 （Dunsink time）。 The unexpected discovery of an object of great monetary value： precious stone； valuable adhesive or impressed postage stamps （7…shilling； mauve； imperforate； Hamburg； 1866： 4 pence； rose； blue paper perforate； Great Britain； 1866： 1 franc； stone； official； rouletted； diagonal surcharge； Luxembourg； 1878）： antique dynastical ring； unique relic in unusual repositories or by unusual means： from the air （dropped by an eagle in flight）； by fire （amid the carbonised remains of an incendiated edifice）； in the sea （amid flotsam； jetsam； lagan and derelict）； on earth （in the gizzard of a estible fowl）。 A Spanish prisoner's donation of a distant treasure of valuables or specie or bullion lodged with a solvent banking corporation 100 years previously at 5％ pound interest of the collective worth of #5；000；000 stg （five million pounds sterling）。 A contract with an inconsiderate contractee for the delivery of 32 consignments of some given modity in consideration of cash payment on delivery at the initial rate of 1/4d。 to be increased constantly in the geometrical progression of 2 （1/4d。； 1/2d。； 1d。； 2d。； 4d。； 8d。； 1s。 4d。； 2s。 8d。 to 32 terms）。 A prepared scheme based on a study of the laws of probability to break the bank at Monte Carlo。 A solution of the secular problem of the quadrature of the circle； government premium #1；000；000 sterling。
Was vast wealth acquirable through industrial channels？
The reclamation of dunams of waste arenary soil； proposed in the prospectus of Agendath Netaim； Bleibtreustrasse； Berlin； W。15 by the cultivation of orange plantations and melonfields and reafforestation。 The utilisation of waste paper； fells of sewer rodents； human excrement possessing chemical properties； in view of the vast production of the first； vast number of the second and immense quantity of the third； every normal human being of average vitality and appetite producing annually； cancelling byproducts of water； a sum total of 80 lbs。 （mixed animal and vegetable diet）； to be multiplied by 4；386；035 the total population of Ireland according to the census returns of 1901。
Were there schemes of wider scope？
A scheme to be formulated and submitted for approval to the harbour missioners for the exploitation of white coal （hydraulic power）； obtained by hydroelectric plant at peak of tide at Dublin bar or at head of water at Poulaphouca or Powerscourt or catchment basins of main streams for the economic production of 500；000 W。 H。 P。 of electricity。 A scheme to enclose the peninsular delta of the North Bull at Dollymount and erect on the space of the foreland； used for golf links and rifle ranges； an asphalted esplanade with casinos； booths； shooting galleries； hotels； boardinghouses； readingrooms； establishments for mixed bathing。 A scheme for the use of dogvans and goatvans for the delivery of early morning milk。 A scheme for the development of Irish tourist traffic in and around Dublin by means of petrolpropelled riverboats； plying in the fluvial fairway between island bridge and Ringsend； charabancs； narrow gauge local railways； and pleasure steamers for coastwise navigation （10/… per person per day； guide （trilingual） included）。 A scheme for the repristination of passenger and goods traffics over Irish waterways； when freed from weedbeds。 A scheme to connect by tramline the Cattle Market （North Circular road and Prussia street） with the quays （Sheriff street； lower； and East Wall）； parallel with the Link line railway laid （in conjunction with the Great Southern and Western railway line） between the cattle park； Liffey junction； and terminus of Midland Great Western railway 43 to 45 North Wall； in proximity to the terminal stations or Dublin branches of Great Central Railway； Midland Railway of England； City of Dublin Steam Packet pany； Lancashire Yorkshire Railway pany； Dublin and Glasgow Steam Packet pany； Glasgow Dublin and Londonderry Steam Packet pany （Laird line）； British and Irish Steam Packet pany； Dublin and Morecambe Steamers； London and North Western Railway pany； Dublin Port and Docks Board Landing Sheds and transit sheds of Palgrave； Murphy and pany； steamship owners； agents for steamers from Mediterranean； Spain； Portugal； France； Belgium and Holland and for animal transport and of additional mileage operated by the Dublin United Tramways pany； limited； to be covered by graziers' fees。
Positing what protasis would the contraction for such several schemes bee a natural and necessary apodosis？
Given a guarantee equal to the sum sought； the support； by deed of gift and transfer vouchers during donor's lifetime or by bequest after donor's painless extinction； of eminent financiery （Blum Pasha； Rothschild； Guggenheim； Hirsch； Montefiore； Morgan； Rockefeller） possessing fortunes in 6 figures； amassed during a successful life； and joining capital with opportunity the thing required was done。
What eventually would render him independent of such wealth？
The independent discovery of a goldseam of inexhaustible ore。
For what reason did he meditate on schemes so difficult of realisation？
It was one or his axioms that similar meditations or the automatic relation to himself of a narrative concerning himself or tranquil recollection of the past when practised habitually before retiring for the night alleviated fatigue and produced as a result sound repose and renovated vitality。
His justifications？
As a physicist he had learned that of the 70 years of plete human life at least 2/7ths； viz。； 20 years passed in sleep。 As a philosopher he knew that at the termination of any allotted life only an infinitesimal p