Word: mining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...instructor would not say anything about a theme unless he had something to say. As it is, one very often finds a line or two of criticism so indefinite as to give one absolutely no idea whether the theme be poor. indifferent, or good. An acquaintance of mine recently found this comment as what was meant for a description: "Regarded as a chapter this shows skill. It reminds me of a passage in Kidnapped." Now it happened that my illiterate friend had merely "skimmed" Kidnapped two years before. What did the criticism tell him? Even if he had read Kidnapped...
...work, which some poor individual seems to be continually suffering. I am one of the several miserable wretches who, thinking that the crossbars above the lockers in the lower part of the building are especially intended as the proper place wheron to hang towels, had the misfortune to hang mine there. I had the use of it for about three days, when it mysteriously disappeared. Thinking that some one had taken it by mistake, and that I should soon get it again, I brought another one the next day, and two days later found to my intense disgust, that some...
...have one two year old and one five year old Mountain sheep heads with nice horns one very large six year old buck mounted with large horns also Elk deer antelope horns a friend of mine was telling me you was wanting if so please answer and say what you are willing to give me for the same I have also texas steer and buffalo horns nicely polished for ornaments or sets for hat racks and cornicopios which I will sell reasonable and ask no pay until the goods are received and inspected and iff they dont give satisfaction...
...Factory and mine laws; (b) restriction of immigration; (c) public land acts; (d) graduated taxation land acts; (e) restriction of corporations...
...possible rival of our own University, but we can console ourselves with the thought that such an institution as Mr. Clark has conceived, is the result of years of development and growth; that such an institution cannot spring into existence like a mushroom, no matter how great a golden mine is available, nor how deep the purse of the founder. Mr. Clark is doubtless sincere in thinking that another institution of learning is necessary in the State, but we consider that Harvard, Yale and the rest of our eastern colleges are amply able and competent to instruct all seekers after...