Word: indians
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...From the Indian originals the stories came down through the Sanskrit Panchatantra, the Tibetan, the Lost Pehlevi, 550 A. D., to the Arabic and Old Syriac. From the Arabic there were many effluxes, the Later Syriac, and through that the English of Keith-Falconer; the Greek of Symeon Seth and from that the Latin of Possinus; the Hebrew of Rabbi Joel and from that the "Directorium," by John of Capua, from which comes the "Buch der byspel der alten Wysen," and the "Moral Philosophia" by Doni, which was translated into English by Sir Thomas North in 1570. from the Arabic...
Years before Dudley came to Harvard College there were in New England a number of French Huguenots driven into exile by the edict of Nantes. The story of their sufferings on account of their faith awakened the sympathy of the New Englanders. The Indian massacres, which wrought such havoc on the quiet New England settlements, were believed to be instigated by the Jesuit priests in Canada. These facts account for Judge Dudley's bitterness toward the Catholics...
...longer reformation is delayed, the harder it is to bring about. The lack of principle, which the spoils system carries with it, is fast corrupting the morals of the youth. A striking example of the evils of the spoils system is the way the Indian trouble was conducted a few years ago. Those men who were fitted for the position were not chosen, but those who had most political pull, no matter how great was their unfitness. This fact added to the frequent changes brought on by a new incoming administration, has accounted for more than one Indian...
...Herbert Welsh, who is to speak in the Fogg Art Museum tomorrow night, is a man whose influence is weighty upon the side of "good government." He is Secretary of the Indian Rights Association, which is formed to protect the Indians from the cupidity and rapacity of officials as well as settlers in the vicinity of the reservations. He is editor of "City and State," a weekly publication in Philadelphia, which is doing up-hill but much needed work in exposing the unbusinesslike methods of the city government. In this paper the various departments of the city are canvassed unsparingly...
Last evening at the Chapel of the Shepherd Memorial Church, Mr. Mantague Chamberlain spoke on the history and customs of an Indian tribe. Mr. Chamberlain briefly outlined the origin of most of the early tribes of eastern North America, giving special attention to those of New England. He explained the relations between the Indians and the settlers, and gave an interesting description of the customs and nature of the Indians, drawn largely from his own experience...