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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...earliest settlers northward toward Virginia. Soon the discontented and lawless from the latter colony emigrated southward and formed a separate settlement, which on account of its make-up was in a condition bordering on anarchy. The industries-purely agricultural-were, however, more varied than in Virginia. The main staples were tobacco in the north and rice in the south. The absence of manufactures and commerce made town life uncommon, most of the people being small farmers and living on small and widely scattered plantations. The country swarmed with ruffians, and life and property were very insecure. The character...
Rice and indigo-the main products-largely determined the social life of the colony. The cultivation of the former being especially unhealthy, and negroes being cheap, it became more profitable to work the slaves to their utmost capacity while they lived. This did much to keep the slaves in a state of savagery, and the people lived in constant dread of negro revolts. Accordingly none of the planters lived on their estates, but left them to the management of overseers, while they went to live in Charleston, where a brilliant society existed...
...Thomas W. Nickerson of the Church of the Messiah, Boston, addressed the St. Paul's Society last evening. The subject of the address was the Advent season. The real significance of the first Advent and of the one yet to come formed the main theme of Dr. Nickerson's talk...
These collections have not yet been completely arranged, but are, however, in a condition to be seen by visitors. The work which has to be done is mainly in the arrangement and classification of the smaller articles which are in cases. The room is so crowded that it has been found necessary to make the rule that all persons wishing to see the collection must first obtain the key to the room from the Library room of the Peabody Museum, which is just to the left after entering the main door. With this restriction, the Copan exhibition is now open...
...main contests of the year will be the Intercollegiate Championship and the Junior Team Championship. The former will be held as usual at the Racquet Club in New York. This contest usually takes place early in May, but an effort will be made to arrange it earlier this year. The contesting teams will come as last year, from Harvard, Columbia and Annapolis. The trophy, a handsome bronze statuette of a fencer, has been held by Harvard three years, since the first contest took place...