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... advantages that the mother land does not enjoy . There is plenty of timber , coal and iron , unlimited water - power , a splendid agricultural country , a fine climate , excellent means of communica- tion , a long coast - line giving ...
... advantages that the mother land does not enjoy . There is plenty of timber , coal and iron , unlimited water - power , a splendid agricultural country , a fine climate , excellent means of communica- tion , a long coast - line giving ...
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... advantages to people of the right stamp who will come over and throw in their lot with us ; but we have no room for what may be terined the idle , the thriftless , and the ne'er - do - well portion of the population . No one need fear ...
... advantages to people of the right stamp who will come over and throw in their lot with us ; but we have no room for what may be terined the idle , the thriftless , and the ne'er - do - well portion of the population . No one need fear ...
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... advantages there . Living is cheap , there are plenty of oppor- tunities of enjoyment , plenty of sport to be had , while , as already mentioned , the educational system offers great advantages to those who have families . In any part ...
... advantages there . Living is cheap , there are plenty of oppor- tunities of enjoyment , plenty of sport to be had , while , as already mentioned , the educational system offers great advantages to those who have families . In any part ...
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... advantages they have before them in providing satisfactorily for their growing families . We have room in Canada for thou- sands of farmers — one might say hundreds of thousands of farmers and I hope the time is not far distant when ...
... advantages they have before them in providing satisfactorily for their growing families . We have room in Canada for thou- sands of farmers — one might say hundreds of thousands of farmers and I hope the time is not far distant when ...
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... advantage , while in the English towns they have simply become unskilled labourers , uncertain of employment , living from day to day , and from hand to mouth . There is a great demand everywhere for female domestic servants , both in ...
... advantage , while in the English towns they have simply become unskilled labourers , uncertain of employment , living from day to day , and from hand to mouth . There is a great demand everywhere for female domestic servants , both in ...
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