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...situated the Caaba, the central temple of the Arabs. The pilgrims wished to find their tribal gods in the temple, and thus a polytheism became the religion of the city, although many of the citizens, who had studied the sacred books of the Jews, were inclinto monotheism. Any attack on the idols endangered the commercial prosperity of the city, as the pilgrims afforded the chief source of revenue. The hard-headed merchants, who had enlarged their minds by travel, were by no means as captivated by the doctrine of the would-be reformer as were the savage tribes...
When our attention was called to this attack in the Wesleyan Argus, we treated it with the contempt it deserved by passing it by unnoticed, remembering the source from which it came. In a recent number of the Princetoniun, however, the editors have seen fit to publish the extracts from the editorials in question. If, as it seems, those statements of the Argus are to go the rounds of the college press, we have, in justice to the Harvard team, to notice them far enough to deny them. What movive actuated the editors of the Princetonian to reprint the statements...
...author of this article is, we cannot tell. If he is a Harvard man, we cry shame upon him for his libelous attack upon the institution whose name should be dear to him; if he is a member of some other college, we cry shame upon him for bringing into question the good name of a sister college; if he is not bound to any college by ties of allegiance, we cry shame upon him for the dastardly blow he has attempted to strike at the cause of higher learning. We include in our condemnation the editors of the North...
...Bohlen, the latter by Ellis. Record, the next man, was disposed of by a fine catch by Frost off Ellis. The remainder, with the exception of Joslin, were easily disposed of, the last wicket falling for 67. After the usual intermission, Frost and Garrett opened the defense, the attack being entrusted to Carmichael and McClellan. By this time the rain was falling fast, causing great trouble to batsmen, bowlers and fieldsmen. After a half hour play, during which Garrett scored 10 in good form, and Frost 6, With the total at 17, the game had to be stopped on account...
...bowling of Ellis and Brown. The wickets fell fast, until five wickets were down for 19 runs. When Trotter came in, the only stand of the inning was made. Trotter played carefully for 11 and the 47 runs of W. Scott was an invaluable contribution to his side. The attack was steady and well directed, and the field support was good, a catch by Balch at short slip being invaluable. The venture closed for the small score of 68 runs...