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The Pious Fund, which then amounted to upwards of a half-million dollars, was confiscated by the Mexican government. The officials said it was merely "borrowed." This practically left the Indians to their own resources. A certain amount of land and stock were to be given to each head of a family, and tools were to be provided.
He had wind of this project; his answer was carefully prepared. It was a mathematical certainty that not one cent of those half-million francs would ever leave his pocket. For he knew what the Committee did not know the real character of his friend Keith.
There was indeed about it the implication of a generous nature, or at the least of a blind side and it is not unpleasant to discover these attributes in a new man who has made his half-million, and has, or may have, countless favours to bestow. It was as if his tongue instead of his eyes had uttered the exclamation "Ah, then she has told you!" for Miss Madden took it as having been spoken.
Early neglect of music by the Exposition management remedied by the appointment of George W. Stewart, of Boston, as manager Engagements of Camille Saint-Saens and the Boston Symphony Orchestra the musical events of the summer Original compositions by the French master Sousa and his great band Other notable bands Lemare's organ concerts- Splendid choral performances by famous organizations A half-million for music.
Do you think I got any readings with that thing bellowing and shrieking in my ears, and burning my skin with ultra-violet? It itches now." Kendall laughed. "You know what to do for an itch. Now, I'm going to make a bet. We had those points separated for a half-million volts discharge, but there was a dust-cover thrown over them just now. That, you notice, is missing.
Of that half-million, say that one-fourth I will state no number but of this I am quite certain, that there is an influential, a considerable, and, as I believe, a wise minority, who are in favour of distinct and decided action on the part of Parliament with regard to this question.
A half-million men had been called out; a million were waiting in passionate eagerness within a month; two hundred and fifty millions of money had been voted ten times that amount was offered in a day. Every interest in life became suddenly centered in one duty war.
Hard times and poor investments struck Phelps before he really knew how to handle his small fortune. It called him home and pouf! he is off to leave to his family a cool half-million by his death. But did he do it himself or did some one else do it? That's the question."
The Turks had planned to exterminate the whole Armenian race except some half-million, who would be deported penniless to work on agricultural developments under German rule, but this quality of Turkish mercy was too strained for Major Pohl, who proclaimed that it was a mistake to spare so many. But he was a soldier, and did not duly weigh the claims of agriculture.
It was not much of a war, but it lasted long enough, as most wars do, for a few contractors to make much moneys. The war spirit is usually fanned by financiers, Kuhn, Loeb and Company giving the ultimatum. Voltaire cleared about twenty thousand pounds out of his provision contract. Thus we find this thrifty poet at forty with a fortune equal to a half-million dollars.
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