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...engineer is the flower of humanity. He has a better appreciation of cause and effect than any other man. He must be capable of trust and faithful to duty. These are the characteristics which distinguished General Gordon. The country in which this wonderful man spent the last years of his life is an interesting one. It rolls in graceful hills covered with dry grass. Dotted here and there are groups of straw huts. Above is the clear sky and the hot sun. Near the little village bushy headed men may be seen tilling the sandy soil and women carrying huge...
Negroes, village dwellers, and Bedouin Arabs make up the population. There is also a powerful class of slave dealers. The most important are the Bedouin Arabs. They are the flower of the Soudan. They are nomadic in their habits and splendid horsemen. They use no firearms, but spears and swords, which are very formidable in their hands, as the battle of Abou showed...
...took part in the Hare and Hound run yesterday, I wish to make some suggestions in regard to certain objectionable features of the sport as it is conducted. In the first place, the custom of running through back-yards, across gardens, perhaps through flower beds, and of climbing fences in such a way as to break many of them down, is not only unethical, but illegal. For fifty or more men to make a public high-way of a private yard is a trespass against the rights of the owner. The average back fence, too, is not built with...
...Harvard sent the flower of her sons to preserve the Union and defend the flag. In memory of those who fell a stately tower now rises in our midst, - but the flag they fought to save is nowhere flying...
...BREEN, Coachman.THE spring flower show of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is very attractive. It is at Horticultural Hall, Tremont street, and closes Friday of this week...