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...patriotic citizen of Andover recently contributed a large woodpile with which to build a bonfire, thus saving a large number of fences and other wood work from certain destruction...
...town, the students of the Phillips Academy. to the number of 150 men, formed a prominent feature. Literary exercises were held in the Town Hall, the oration being given by ex-Gov. Bell. The speaker in his remarks alluded to the influence of the Academy in helping to build up the town. An immense number of people took dinner in a large tent on the campus. The exercises of the day closed with a promenade concert and with dancing in the gymnasium...
Exeter has decided to build a quarter mile cinder track which will be fifteen feet wide...
...large audience, composed mostly of students, was present at the second of the course of lectures given last night at the Jefferson Physical Laboratory. Professor W. S. Chaplin, of the Scientific School, spoke on the subject of "Bridge Building." The lecturer described the materials and explained the principles of bridge construction, illustrating his remarks by means of wooden models. The materials most used in building bridges are wood, iron and steel. Wood, because of its great bulkiness and comparative weakness, has been almost wholly superseded by iron and steel. Steel is better than iron because equal strength can be gained...
...should build and manage our own ships exclusively.- (1) Because only in so doing can we gain the whole profit of our carrying trade: "Shall Americans build ships?" No. Am. Review, May, 1881, pp. 473-4; "American Shipping Interests," (pamphlet), pp. 6, 44, 48-51.- (2) Because, by so doing, we employ American labor, and use American materials: "American Shipping Interests," (pam.), p. 20.- (3) Because, in the long run, we can build as cheaply at home as we can buy or build abroad: John Roach, speech before Boston Board of Trade (pam); No. Am. Review...