Word: around
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will be no interference. The building will be a substantial two story one so planned that additions can be made when needed. The first floor is to be entirely used for storing the boats and will accomodate about fifty. On the second floor will be a large hall (40x40), around which will be placed the lockers, and two bath rooms. There will be a balcony on the water side...
...prettiest play of the day. His partner, who was batting, made a draw towards long leg. The ball, however, only went fifteen or twenty feet, and long leg was way out. Annand called for a run, Sullivan, who was keeping wicket, ran for the ball, got it, and turned around and threw for his wicket, knocking one of the stumps out of the ground a second before Annand grounded his bat within the crease. Davis also made a good one hand catch. Brown bowled well, getting nine wickets for a little less than six runs a wicket. Below...
...mere jumble of episodes, some tedious, some ridiculous, and some as noble and musical as the best parts of Homer. The poem contains 220.000 lines, with 18,000 supplementary ones, and is held in such high honor by Indians that it is learned by heart. The Indians sit around some Brahmin, and consider it one of the greatest boons to listen to him recite episode after episode. The metre is easily mastered and therefore easily imitated; this quality has led to many editions by Brahmins who desired to express their own ideas, and has made of what must originally have...
...second leading idea was the transmigration of souls. The Hindoos were lead by the natural scenery and life around to ask how animals learned to live unless by former experience. Mr. Arnold then related an anecdote of a child who fell and dropped some milk. The mother running to the child attributed the fall not to the carelessness of the child but to some mischief the child had done in its previous existence. The doctrines of this religion penetrates even to the daily life, that is in regard to marriages. Of the two hundred millions of people, there...
...handicap race of the Bicycle club took place last Saturday. The course was six times around Chestnut Hill reservoir, a distance of seven miles. Davis and Greenleaf were handicapped so heavily that they came in three quarters of a mile behind the winner. The most interesting part of the race was between Davis and Greenleaf; the latter winning by about a hundred yards. Barron won the race, his time being 23 minutes, 51 seconds. Below is the order at the finish with the handicaps and time...