Word: characterizes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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"The Mutiny on the Ranger," by Rowland Thomas, is a lively tale, well written and humorous. There is some good character work in the portrayal of the men in the forecastle.
Professor Royce has written for the International Monthly for November, an article on "The Pacific Coast, a Psychological Study of Influence." The article is a discussion of the effect of the topography and climate of California on the character of the people.
The year in California is divided almost equally between the prolonged drought of the summer and the long rains in the months that correspond to the Eastern winter. The certainty with which the general character of the weather can be predicted for weeks ahead makes the farmers to a great...
Mr. Brown begins by estimating that one American in five votes for a person, that one in ten votes for a platform, and that the great mass of Americans vote for parties. He then goes on to insist that, contrary to de Tocqueville and Mr. Bryce, actual parties with definite...
The stories in the present number are hardly as good as those in the last. "Duck-Shooting," a sketch by F. R. Dickinson, is an attempt at word painting. The plot of "A Stranger in a Strange House" by Roy Pier, is a familiar one and the writing seems rather...