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...Britain and so home to Spain. When they got to Scotland the English stopped their harassing warrare and returned home. Thus during the rest of the vovage the Spaniards had to contend against the elements alone; but these were as destructive as the enemy, for only fifty ships and ten thousand men returned to Spain...
...Pastora E. Humphrey of Newport, R. I. has left a bequest of ten thousand dollars to Harvard college to found the Henry E. Humphrey fund for the benefit, first of students who may come from Thomastown, Me., and in case no such students apply, then to the general benefit of others...
...dinner of the junior class was held at the Parker house last evening. About one hundred and ten men sat down at the table and enjoyed a pleasant dinner. The following toasts were responded...
...that the rules have become more strict or the students more careless. Since the latter supposition is not very probable and we know that many new restrictions have been adopted, it is not improbable that the college has changed somewhat in this respect. That is to say: eight or ten years ago Harvard college may have been easy to stay in, but it has changed so much in this respect that one man in seven fails to keep up with his class...
Bismarck represents the greatest political force that was ever centered in one individual, In many ways he was above Napoleon the First and Cromwell for, while Napoleon, unknown in 1796 was at St. Helena in 1815, and while only about ten years invened between the deaths of Charles the First and Cromwell, Bismarck has been in power for nearly thirty years. Although not a commander he is a conqueror. He began to direct his armies in 1864 and in 1871 France was compelled to sue for peace. On the significance of the French belief in the meaning of Bismarek...