Word: thoughts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...major part of the address was devoted to the duty of individuals to sacrifice their own tastes and convenience for the good of mankind. Some call the total abstinence doctrine narrow, a "moral strait jacket," but the lecturer thought differently. "I propose," said he, "to do no act, to set no example, which, if followed, may bring ruin on my fellow...
...first thought best to postpone yesterday's shoot, but so many disappointments bad been met with in holding matches that it was determined to hold a practice meeting instead of giving up the meet altogether. The Walnut Hill cup match was not shot, owing to the small number of men present. The following is the summary...
...retire into the defenses of the city itself. These were so strong that Sherman dared not order assaults. Instead. he destroyed one line of railway in the rear of Hood, and made a move toward the only other. In so doing he moved away from the city, and Hood thought himself free. What was his surprise to find a day later Sherman breaking up his only line of retreat. He moved out to defend it, and before he knew it the Federal army was upon the city...
...mucker" is a sort of gnome or underground sprite, bent on evil. Evidently this is a far more complete theory than the other, although it in turn fails in certain points. The latest theory is that they are a development or manifestation of Spencer's "Unknowable," and this brilliant thought is as yet receiving hearty approval. How long it will be accepted is, of course, another question...
...wheadle into returning any verdict he may desire. The speaker declaimed against the prevalent custom of forcing a verdict by compelling the jury tostay out until a verdict is reached. Mr. McInnes, L. S., closed the negative. The speaker did not believe in trial by jury and thought that a jury is a body that is very easily influenced. "Better a new jury than a wrong verdict." We do not at present need the jury, but we should keep it to protect us in the future. We ought not to remodel a system so often used and proved through fear...