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He studied the subject until he found that the drainings really of those rich beds of coal furnished the coal oil that was worth pumping, and then he found how it came up with the living springs. HE STUDIED THE SUBJECT UNTIL HE FOUND THAT THE DRAININGS REALLY OF THOSE RICH BEDS OF COAL FURNISHED THE COAL OIL THAT WAS WORTH PUMPING AND THEN HE FOUND OUT HOW IT CAME UP WITH THE LIVING SPRINGS
 dipped it from the running streams at that early time. So this Pennsylvania farmer wrote to his cousin asking for employment. You see, friends, this farmer was not altogether a foolish man. No, he was not. He did not leave his farm until he had something else to do. _*Of all the simpletons the stars shine on I don’t know of a worse one than the man who leaves one job before he has gotten another_. That has especial reference to my profession, and has no reference whatever to a man seeking a divorce. When he wrote to his cousin for employment, his cousin replied, “I cannot engage you because you know nothing about the oil business.” Well, then the old farmer said, “I will know,” and with most commendable zeal (characteristic of the students of Temple University) he set himself at the study of the whole subject. He began away back at the second day of God’s creation when this world was covered thick and deep with that rich vegetation which since has turned to the primitive beds of coal. HIS CONTINENT THEY DIPPED IT FROM THE RUNNING STREAMS AT THAT EARLY TIME SO THIS PENNSYLVANIA FARMER WROTE TO HIS COUSIN ASKING FOR EMPLOYMENT YOU SEE FRIENDS THIS FARMER WAS NOT ALTOGETHER A FOOLISH MAN NO HE WAS NOT HE DID NOT LEAVE HIS FARM UNTIL HE HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO DO OF ALL OF THE SIMPLETONS THE STARS SHINE ON I DON'T KNOW OF A WORSE ONE THAN THE MAN WHO LEAVES ONE JOB BEFORE HE HAS GOTTEN ANOTHER THAT HAS A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MY PROFESSION AND HAS NO REFERENCE WHATEVER TO A MAN SEEKING A DIVORCE WHEN HE WROTE TO HIS COUSIN FOR EMPLOYMENT HIS COUSIN REPLIED I CANNOT ENGAGE YOU IN BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE OIL BUSINESS WELL THEN THE FARMER SAID I WILL KNOW AND WITH MOST CONSIDERABLE ZEAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE STUDENTS OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HE SAT HIMSELF AT THE STUDY OF THE WHOLE SUBJECT HE BEGAN AWAY BACK AT THE SECOND DAY OF GOD'S CREATION WHEN THE WORLD WAS COVERED THICK AND DEEP WITH THAT RICH VEGETATION WHICH HAS SINCE TURNED INTO PRIMITIVE BEDS OF COAL
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