to a plan worked out by the governor; five hundred
will be given their freedom at once, and, if the plan
is a success one thousand five hundred others will be
released. One-half their wages of fifty cents a day to
go to their families and one-half to the penitentiary
fund. If they leave the state or commit any crime
while they are on parole, to serve the balance of
their term and an extension of time. They will be put
to work on roads and bridges the counties need several
thousand such laborers but cannot pay union prices.
=Exercise 62=
Rewrite the following, dividing into sentences:
1
Dear Sir:
There is no safer way to invest money than in a good
first mortgage on city real estate by a good mortgage
we mean one that is properly drawn and with such
security as absolutely insures the holder against loss
we have made a specialty of first mortgage loans, and
we offer investors the benefit of our wide experience
in such matters we investigate properties frequently
and keep investors informed on their investment we
look after all details and collections without extra
charge you will find it to your interest to consult
us.
Yours truly,
2
Stick to your legitimate business do not go out into
outside operations few men have brains enough for more
than one business to dabble in stocks, to put a few
thousand dollars into a mine, a few more into a
manufactory, and a few more into an invention is
enough to ruin any man be content with fair returns do
not become greedy do not think that men are happy in
proportion as they are rich and therefore do not aim
too high be content with moderate wealth make friends
a time will come when all the money in the world will
not be worth to you as much as one staunch friend.
3
Sacramento City is a great commercial center its
wholesale and jobbing business extends hundreds of
miles to the north, south, west, and east it is fast
becoming a substantial manufacturing center large six
and eight story buildings are rapidly taking the place
of the old two story structures a new city hall has
just been completed which cost $150,000 and a new
court house $1,000,000 the city has recently issued
bonds amounting to $800,000 for new schools scarcely a
week passes without recording some new enterprise all
the main highways are macadamized so that automobile
travel is possible every day of the year and the
farmer can haul his produce to market at a minimum
cost market conditions are good and any class of
produce finds ready sale at remunerative
prices.--(From an advertisement.)
Classify the sentences that you have formed in the foregoing exercise: