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The Treasure of Heaven

CHAPTER XVI
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Somebody somewhere refused to 'swop' the nation's much boasted 'liberty of the press' for so much cash down.

I believe the 'Times' is backed by the Rothschilds, and managed by American advertisers--I don't know whether it is so or not--but I _do_ know that the public ought to be put on their guard.

If I were a powerful man and a powerful speaker I would call mass meetings everywhere, and urge the people not to purchase a single newspaper till each one published in its columns a full and honest list of the shareholders concerned in it.

Then the public would have a chance of seeing where they are.

At present they _don't_ know where they are." "Well, you know very well where _you_ are!" said Mary, interrupting him at this juncture--"You are in my house,--it's Christmas Day, and dinner's ready!" He laughed, and they all three sat down to table.


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