Word: subjects
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...tribe. The other important section of the bill is the conferring of the right of citizenship upon the Indian. The bill declares that every man who has left his tribe for civilized life is made a citizen of the United States, and that the Indians who receive land are subject to the laws of the country. The great trouble with the bill is that it gives the Indians no courts or power to enforce their laws. In this respect as in many others the bill is a failure. Mr. Harrison then spoke on the general home life of the Indian...
...news of the house. The description of the house and its distinguished occupant is very graphic, and Mr. Weed's wonderful experience in France at a critical period during our Civil war is charmingly told. The writer's simple and easy style only serves to add interest to the subject. A facsimile of one of President Lincoln's letters accompanies this valuable paper, and an admirable portrait of Mr. Weed is the frontispiece. The second contribution to the number is an article on "Canada: Reciprocity or Commercial Union," by Dr. Prosper Bender, and is calculated to attract popular attention...
...those who are especially interested in this question or who have studied the subject at all carefully, this able paper will be doubly welcome...
This paragraph in the mayor's address has been the subject of a great deal of speculation to day. It is learned that he was induced to recommend the purchase of the park by facts brought to his knowledge by the trustees of Clark University, which were substantially these: Nearly a year ago Rev. Eli Fay, D. D., of Los Angeles, Cal., made an offer to the American Unitarian Association through Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston, to give $600,000 for the endowment of a college for women, to be located somewhere in Massachusetts. Dr. Fay's conditions were...
Theme VII. will be due on January 24. Subject: A Literary Criticism...