Word: fingers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...know, of course, the amount of gold in the treasury and the national Banks, but the estimate of the amount of gold elsewhere cannot be found out accurately. The treasury estimate of 367.6 millions is probably far too high, although it is difficult to put one's finger exactly on the error. One hundred and fifty milions would more nearly represent the true state of affairs...
...society also intends within a very short time to restore the finger of the old sun-dial on Massachusetts Hall which has been so long missing, to mark the site of the first Stoughton Hall, to restore some almost effaced lettering on one of the corner stones of Hollis, and to place transmittenda in several of the college rooms which have been occupied by famous...
...large steel dome. The telescope placed in a large circular room, will be an eighteen inch equatorial, built on the same general plan as the Lick instrument. It will be moved by electricity and so adjusted that it can be shifted by the slightest touch of the finger. Smaller instruments, built after the most approved models, will also be found in the observatory. Professor Doolittle, formerly of Lehigh University will conduct the course in astronomy, and will be the acting head of the Mathematics department...
...Winslow injured his finger again in the Princeton game, Buckman was tried at third, and did fairly well for the first time. His throwing is good, but he is slow at starting after a grounder. Adams will not be able to play again this year, as he has not yet left...
...Story of the Little Finger...