Word: sound
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...established general principles of international law. (a) 1t is the custom of nations to maintain jurisdiction over large bodies of waters, and no limit is observed by them as to the extent of their jurisdiction from the shore-e.g. Chesapeake Bay, Bay of Chaleurs, Fortune Bay, Long Island Sound, Battie, formerly Gulf of Manar, etc. (b) A nation's first duty is to maintain the existence of its inhabitants, and a number of the inhabitants of the United States would starve if the government did not protect the seal fisheries. Hall, p. 42; Fur Seal Fisheries of Alaska...
...find their fill of the best fishing and hunting in the country. A. Austin contributes "Theory and Practice of Boxing" He gives a list of all the technical points of this sport, and sets forth pretty plainly the principles on which one should learn this art; his ideas are sound and practical. The article of this issue relating most directly to college affairs is "Athletics at Cornell." The writer is evidently a partisan of Cornell for he favors her at every point, but nevertheless he gives us a very clear idea of the origin and rise of athletics at this...
...fitted to be heard after a gay dinner than for a cold blooded perusal. The solitary story "The Rajah's Son," is original in motive and well written. The verses "Memorial Tower" are perhaps the best in the number, though the "Sonnet" is pleasing and the co-operative triolets sound prettily...
...made by assistants of the observatory during the electrical storm of last week. The assistants, who were at their homes in different parts of Cambridge, all heard the clap of thunder only two or three seconds after they saw the flash. As the difference in the rates at which sound and light travel is only five seconds a mile, it is proved that in such electrical storms the rate of sound is much accelerated...
Physics A. (Course for freshmen). Sound, with especial reference to the telephone and phonograph. Professor Trowbridge. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, 12 m. Open to all members of the university...