Word: errors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tender side of their hearers' nature, and tell pitiful tales of the wretched condition of the Irish peasantry, and the natives of India,-all caused, as they say, by the introduction of free trade. When they turn their attention to this country, both fall into the same error. The protectionists calmly lay the whole prosperity of the country since the late war to the existence of a high tariff, while many free traders fall into a similar error by asserting that the prosperity of the country before that period was caused by the free trade tariff bill...
Again the freshman in his eagerness for artistic effects in wall decoration has been led into error. We say the freshman, for we cannot suppose that anyone but the freshman could be heartless enough to commit the foul theft which we here condemn. The base-ball management with an eye to attracting the attention of ordinarily indifferent students, has as usual begun to print its posters announcing the inter collegiate games in gaudy colors. Hardly had the first lot of these effective placards appeared when they began rapidly to disappear long before the game was played, much to the annoyance...
...several distinct signs, is one of critical scepticism and religious indifferentism or unbelief, which leaves religion in a state of confusion, uncertainty and suspense, which means practical failure. In at least three impotant publications representing Harvard teaching, the ground is taken that Christ was not superior to Jewish error in his time. If this were true, there would be no help for it. The supreme word on the Harvard College seal, Veritas, is the supreme word of all real religion. But the opinion that truth did not find a Master in Christ wholly superior to all Jewish error is solely...
Sixth inning. For Dartmouth, Springfield took first on Litchfield's error, stole second and third, but was left on base. For Harvard, Nichols flied out; Litchfield hit a beautiful three bagger to centre field, and came in on a passed ball; Smith and Foster flied...
Eighth inning. For Dartmouth, Weeks hit safely, and Quackenboss reached first on an error, but both were kept from scoring. For Harvard, Allen struck out; Nichols flied out to Chellis, and Litchfield went out, McCarthy to Gove...