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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

CHAPTER THREE: The Arrested Philanthropy of Mr
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"He had made a great fortune in the produce business and wishing to mark his gratitude to the community he erected the anemometer, the wind-measure, on the roof of the building, attaching to it no other condition than that his name should be printed in the weekly reports immediately beside the velocity of the wind.

The figure beside him is the late Mr.Underbugg, who founded our lectures on the Four Gospels on the sole stipulation that henceforth any reference of ours to the four gospels should be coupled with his name." "What's that after his name ?" asked Tomlinson.
"Litt.

Doc. ?" said the president.

"Doctor of Letters, our honorary degree.

We are always happy to grant it to our benefactors by a vote of the faculty." Here Dr.Boomer and Dr.Boyster wheeled half round and looked quietly and steadily at the Wizard of Finance.


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