Word: belle
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...book, "Uncle Sam's Church," has just appeared which bids fair to have a national success, The author, John Bell Bouton, considers the impossibility of a State religion, and advocates a National Patriotic Cult to take its place. To secure this new patriotism the people must have every day patriotic inspirations. The placing of the Federal Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in every post office, the free distribution by Congress of tracts on the lives of Washington (including his Farewell Address), Adams, Madison and Monroe, is but one of the methods to further this cult. The facilities which congress...
...book, "Uncle Sam's Church," has just appeared which bids fair to have a national success, The author, John Bell Bouton, considers the impossibility of a State religion, and advocates a National Patriotic Cult to take its place. To secure this new patriotism the people must have every day patriotic inspirations. The placing of the Federal Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in every post office, the free distribution by Congress of tracts on the lives of Washington (including his Farewell Address), Adams, Madison and Monroe, is but one of the methods to further this cult. The facilities which congress...
...candidates for the freshman baseball team began their work in the cage at the Gymnasium yesterday afternoon. The men practiced picking up grounders and then took a short run up North Avenue, which was followed by work on the weights and a light dumb-bell drill. The material is about equal to the usual run of freshman candidates, and as some of the men who eventually play on the team go out with the 'varsity at first, the nine will be stronger than present appearances indicate...
...yesterday afternoon in the Gymnasium under the direction of Captain Leighton. The plan of work to be pursued is somewhat different from what it has been. Instead of playing scrub games as formerly, the men practice stick work in the cage and then do light chest weight and dumb bell work, followed by a short run. As soon as the weather moderates enough to permit out-door practice, the work will be changed again and the scrub games will probably be resumed...
Yesterday the chest weight exercise was omitted in all the sections of the Mott Haven team and the men merely went through the dumb-bell drill. This was in order to have time to run the sprinters a trial 220 yards. The men did not race, but each ran separately on time. The distance men were given a rest after their hard work of Monday and merely jogged a few laps slowly...