Word: africa
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...College of Glasgow, where he now occupies the chair of biology. His work has not all been there, however, for in 1880 he accompanied Prof. Seikie, the geologist, in a six months' tour through the Rocky Mountains, and in 1883 went on a scientific exploration to the heart of Africa, following up the path of Livingston...
...daily newspaper to every 125,400 inhabitants, or one number to every 20 about. Asia has only 154 dailies though her population is 1,007, 128,000 and their circulation per issue is but 550, 736, one daily to every 654,000 souls, one number to every 1800. Africa is yet worse off, with a population of 205,000,000 she supports only 25 dailies, and their issue is altogether only 55,475. That is to say, there is one daily for every 8,200,000, one copy for every 36, 210 of them. North America gives another showing, with...
Arthur Boykin, a graduate, then spoke on "Africa in America." He emphasized what a former speaker had said of the sore need of competent teachers in the South, of the eagerness with which the negroes seize all opportunities offered them. The speaker gave a short sketch of his life, better to show the need of his people. Mr. Boykin was followed by Marguerite La Fleshe, who spoke of the difference of the condition of her people, the Omahas, to-day, and fifteen years ago when she lived among them. Then they lived as tribes; but in the interval they have...
...prevalence of the idea that government and legislation are all powerful. Protection has been growing, but so has free trade. Free trade was first recognized in our constitution. when no restrictions werned lowed on commerce between the States. Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, China, the English Colonies, Africa, all speak for the advance of free trade. All in creased means of communication, telegraph, railroads and canals, favor the adoption of free trade principles. National trade has to grow, and has grown, as is shown by the custom returns of any progressive county of today. The acceptance of free trade principles depends...
...CRIMSON has seen fit to "carry the war into Africa," by making the assertion that I am "inaccurate and misleading in one of my most important statements." Let us see how far this will bear investigation: I said, "I think I am right when I say that more money is spent yearly on the Yale crew than on the Harvard crew." Not having the figures at hand to prove this assertion, I was very careful to qualify it so that it should carry no more weight than is ordinarily accorded to an expression of opinion or belief. I rested...