Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...this plan for safety against fire will be adopted. If so, a plain rope will be furnished each student who desires one, but he will be obliged to keep it constantly attached to a staple in the window and coiled below ready for use. Otherwise the precaution would be almost useless, for the ropes would soon be thrown into some closet or elsewhere, and in time of fire would not be on hand...
...second part completes it to the year 1861. The appendix contains numerous statistics of value, as well as the Articles of Confederation, Constitution and other important matter. One of the most valuable features of the book is the summary of the "Literature of the Period," giving references to almost all the valuable works on this period of our history. The work forms a very valuable aid to men who are studying the subject in private as well as those who have taken the course. The second part will be ready at the publisher's (Mr. Wheeler, 15 Brighton street) this...
...ever played on them will testify. The fault with the out-field, however, does not seem to us to be that it is easy to make home runs; for since the erection of the high board fence, with its trellis-like attachment, it is almost impossible to make a home run on the hardest hit ball. It has been proposed that the wall of the church and the side of the fence be marked off into sections by a judicious use of whitewash, and that whenever the ball strikes on the fly in one section it be called a home...
...possible benefits derived from such intercourse. It gives a certain social and intellectual tone to men, more or less appreciable according to their resistance or pliancy of character. There are some who lead the opinions and others who will rise to the average of their companions. This is an almost realized Utopia...
...excitement over cricket in the English universities is intense, and in one city at least in this country a very general interest is shown in the game. But to one who has seen little of the game the idea of becoming greatly excited over a cricket match seems almost an absurdity. In base-ball one acquainted with the rules cannot fail to be intensely interested in a close game, but in cricket it is not only necessary to know the rules, but one must be able to appreciate the nicety of every stroke of the batsman and of every ball...