Word: valley
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Stoyan K. Valiralsky, Sp., will give another lecture on his native Bulgaria next Wednesday, April 26, at 7.45 p. m., in the Chapel of Shepard Memorial (Dr McKenzie's) Church. The lecture will cover in brief: "The Country The Valley of Roses The Race, Its History, Characteristic Bulgarian Scenes of Life, Manners, Customs and Amusements, Love. Courtship and Marriage, New Bulgaria...
...best they can. This running of the judges at every interval of two or three passes, and peeking for a fly-speck on the chest of the contestants, converts the exhibition into a burlesque. It interrupts the sword play, often at a most unfortunate moment. It intercepts a valley, or a "Phrase d'Armes" and spoils the beauty of the game, all because the contestants are not conceded to be honest enough to acknowledge hits made against them. This is all wrong. When a fencer is hit, whether the point is a good one or not he should immediately call...
...recording the oldest known writing in the world, the date being 3800 B. C,, as well as seals and clay tablets representing the business life of that and succeeding periods. Another portion will show the important work recently done by the university in American Archaeology, especially in the Delaware valley, in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This portion of the exhibit will represent very fairly what is known of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Delaware valley, and is the most complete work that has been attempted. Dr. Abbott has charge of the American Archaeological museum, and Dr. Hilwecht that...
...artistic temperament - is told in an interesting article by Pierre Millet, his younger brother. With this paper is an engraving by Closson of Millet's painting "The Sheep-Shearers." At intervals for the last few years the Century has been calling attention to the neglect of the Yosemite Valley Commissioners to employ exact supervision in the care of the floor of the Valley. There is a long editorial review in this number of the situation with quotations from the official report of an agent of the Interior Department. It argues strongly in favor of receding the Valley to the nation...
...CENTURY.This month the Century is devoted to closing up all the old-standing accounts: that is, it is full of conclusions. The end of Mary Ellen Foote's 'Chosen Valley' has come; 'A Mountain Europa' is finished; the last of Thomas Cole's beautiful engravings after the works of the old masters is published, and Henry B. Fuller's 'Chateleine of LaTrinite' says farewell. It is sad that Mr. Cole's series is finished. One has come to look forward and wonder happily what old favorite would be presented next. Never before has such a collection of beautiful works been...