Word: southerners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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With the citizens of Mecca the case was different. The city had grown rich by trade, being situated on the caravan route to the highly civilized states of southern Arabia. At Mecca was situated the Caaba, the central temple of the Arabs. The pilgrims wished to find their tribal gods in the temple, and thus a polytheism became the religion of the city, although many of the citizens, who had studied the sacred books of the Jews, were inclinto monotheism. Any attack on the idols endangered the commercial prosperity of the city, as the pilgrims afforded the chief source...
...musical organizations are laying out plenty of work for this season. The University Glee and Banjo clubs will take an extensive tour through the west, while the Apollo Glee and Banjo clubs will visit the southern states. The orchestra does not contemplate any long trip, but will give concerts in the neighboring towns...
...president of the University of Southern California has written to Mr. A. Clark of Cambridgeport for information as to a 40-inch telescope, and intimating that an order would be given for one of that size...
CHARLES COPELAND, Secretary.THERE will be an important meeting of the Southern Club at 40 Kirkland St., cor. Sumner, Tuesday evening at 7.45. All members urged to attend...
...Southern Club will be photographed to-day at 2 p. m., in front of Sever...