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 And no one is any better than any one else (O the dignity of labor, Particularly the labor that is done by other people;  Let other people do the work, is my manifesto,  Leave me to muse about it) Work is a wonderful thing, and a steady job is a wonderful thing, And the pay envelope is a wonderful institution, And I love to meditate on all the work that there is to be done, And how other people are doing it. Reader, whether in Kanada or Konshohocken, I strike up for you. This is my song for you, and a good song, I'll say so.

* * *  (Marktstrasse). Issuing from the majestic terminus of the Camden ferries the traveler will behold the long prospect of Market street, ending with the imposing tower (548 feet) which was until the recent rise in prices the highest thing in Philadelphia. On the summit of the tower will be observed the colossal statue of William Perm, said to be of German extraction (1644-1718). The Market street is the business center of Philadelphia. A curious phenomenon, exhibiting the perspicacious shrewdness of the natives of this great city, may be observed on any warm day about noon: the natives keep to the shady side of the street. As the thoroughfare runs due east and west, a brief astronomical calculation will show this to be the southern side of the way.