VII. Civil war and reconstruction. VIII. Free trade and protection. IX. Finance and civil service reformAlexander Johnston, James Albert Woodburn Putnam's, 1901 - Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
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... clock , which , ever since the invention of clocks , had been the measure of time for the people of that village . They were proud of its beauty , its workmanship , its musical stroke , and the unfailing regularity with which it ...
... clock , which , ever since the invention of clocks , had been the measure of time for the people of that village . They were proud of its beauty , its workmanship , its musical stroke , and the unfailing regularity with which it ...
Page 358
... clock - maker , who be ing fully instructed in the inner workings of time - tellers , and not having inherited the tradi- tions of that village , did not regard this clock with the veneration accorded to it by the natives . To their ...
... clock - maker , who be ing fully instructed in the inner workings of time - tellers , and not having inherited the tradi- tions of that village , did not regard this clock with the veneration accorded to it by the natives . To their ...
Page 359
... clock , passed an ordinance requir- ing that all the weights ( the motive power ) of the silver clock , except one , be removed from it , and attached to those of the gold clock . In- stantly the clocks began to fall apart , and one day ...
... clock , passed an ordinance requir- ing that all the weights ( the motive power ) of the silver clock , except one , be removed from it , and attached to those of the gold clock . In- stantly the clocks began to fall apart , and one day ...
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... clock had lost time ; others that both clocks had lost time , but the silver clock more than the gold ; while others again asserted that both clocks had gained time , but that the gold clock had gained more than the silver clock . While ...
... clock had lost time ; others that both clocks had lost time , but the silver clock more than the gold ; while others again asserted that both clocks had gained time , but that the gold clock had gained more than the silver clock . While ...
Page 361
... clocks had gained in time but that the gain of the silver clock had been very slight , while that of the gold clock had been so great as to disturb all industry and destroy all correct sense of time . Nothwithstanding this demonstration ...
... clocks had gained in time but that the gain of the silver clock had been very slight , while that of the gold clock had been so great as to disturb all industry and destroy all correct sense of time . Nothwithstanding this demonstration ...
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