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... less propriety . Though probably the most inventive genius of his age , and thus indirectly the founder of many fortunes , he never asked a patent for any of his inventions or discoveries . Though one of the best writers of the English ...
... less propriety . Though probably the most inventive genius of his age , and thus indirectly the founder of many fortunes , he never asked a patent for any of his inventions or discoveries . Though one of the best writers of the English ...
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... less than if the act were a conscious volition . Punishment waits not on responsibility , but on violation of the laws of its being , and blame and excuse are alike imperti- nent to the result . We do not blame a child who burns its ...
... less than if the act were a conscious volition . Punishment waits not on responsibility , but on violation of the laws of its being , and blame and excuse are alike imperti- nent to the result . We do not blame a child who burns its ...
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... less than cost , arguing that as they had to run trains both ways , they might be hauling empties if they did not accept cheap " fillers . " They were fur- ther urged on by the continual threat of com- petition by canal , river or coast ...
... less than cost , arguing that as they had to run trains both ways , they might be hauling empties if they did not accept cheap " fillers . " They were fur- ther urged on by the continual threat of com- petition by canal , river or coast ...
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... less than 25 cents a ton . A record of costs at a large freight terminal , where all sorts of freight are continually transferred from cars to steamships and from ships to cars , showed these figures : Hand trucking 200 feet , 8 cents a ...
... less than 25 cents a ton . A record of costs at a large freight terminal , where all sorts of freight are continually transferred from cars to steamships and from ships to cars , showed these figures : Hand trucking 200 feet , 8 cents a ...
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... less than the railways charge , but railway interests have sought to discourage such traffic by re- fusing such vessels terminal facilities at the docks . There seems to be an economic loss here , for it is well known that a schooner ...
... less than the railways charge , but railway interests have sought to discourage such traffic by re- fusing such vessels terminal facilities at the docks . There seems to be an economic loss here , for it is well known that a schooner ...
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Seite 27 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandise, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards, shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same...
Seite 23 - A fraternal beneficiary association is hereby declared to be a corporation, society or voluntary association, formed or organized and carried on for the sole benefit of its members and their beneficiaries, and not for profit. Each association shall have a lodge system, with ritualistic form of work and representative form of government...
Seite 210 - ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of those who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity...
Seite 206 - For God created man to be immortal, and made him to be an image of his own eternity.
Seite 225 - Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the people "to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Seite 211 - May I reach That purest heaven, be to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony, Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love, Beget the smiles that have no cruelty — Be the sweet presence of a good diffused, And in diffusion ever more intense. So shall I join the choir invisible Whose music is the gladness of the world.
Seite 209 - Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
Seite 394 - Britain, the King of Italy, the President of the Swiss Confederation and the Emperor of Brazil.
Seite 377 - Corps shall be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state...