His agents in France, Russia, Austria, and Italy, all reported encouragingly concerning their attempts to introduce the new arm into the military service of those countries.

The civil war had advanced the price of, and the demand for, the products of his mills at Sevenoaks.

The people of that village had never before received so good wages, or been so fully employed.

It seemed as if there were work for every man, woman and child, who had hands willing to work.

Mr.Belcher bought stocks upon a rising market, and unloaded again and again, sweeping into his capacious coffers his crops of profits.