Word: eight
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...history then divides into three distinct periods. During the first period, that is, before the sixth century, the Hindu game was played. The board was divided into sixty-four squares, all of the same color, and there were four players instead of two. Each player had eight pieces, - a king, elephant, knight, ship, and four pawns. These men were drawn up in the left-hand corners; the allied forces being diagonally opposite one another. The king was four squares from the end, the elephant next, while the knight and ship occupied the two remaining squares, and a pawn stood...
ADELINA PATTI recently sang in the Huguenots, at the Grand Opera in Paris. Nearly eight thousand dollars were cleared, and we have particular reason to be thankful for the success, as the whole sum is to be devoted to the inhabitants of Alsace and Lorraine...
...indignant supporters of down-trodden woman will not find, from the statistics presented here, many arguments to support their cause. There are sixty-seven colleges mentioned where women are taught together with men, and twenty-eight more where they alone are admitted. The fact that these institutions do not have more students shows that it is not necessary to open any more at present. Vassar, of course, leads the list of Colleges only for women, and she has but four hundred and eleven students...
...batting of our Eleven was very weak, with the exception of a fine stand for 27, made by Dwight, '74, who took the first over and saw eight wickets fall before his own. Mr. Tilden's hitting was also effective. The fielding of our Eleven, too, with the exception of Garrett and Bruce, was far below its standard, although Withington's long stopping was good. The bowling was good while the men were fresh, but as the innings lengthened the number of wides rapidly increased...
...known to us entirely by repute, and to both these classes we address an invitation for such contributions as the authors are willing to be judged by. The advantage that those have who are willing to write in Freshman year is very marked, and the class of Seventy-eight have shown their appreciation of it. A word in regard to the matter of contributions. It should be such as is of real interest to both writer and reader; old "compositions" and essays on "Habit," "Principle," and what not, - of great truth, no doubt, but of no special interest nor appropriateness...