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...final hearing on the Charles River Dam was held yesterday morning. Dr. Henry J. Barnes, who appeared for the Tufts Medical School, said that if a permanent dam were constructed the Fens Basin would become a stagnant pool and that sewage would collect there in the absence of frequent flushings...
...between England and Holland. The Boers were soon in trouble with the English. England demanded the abolition of slavery and agreed to pay an indemnity to the Boers for their loss. The indemnity was made payable in London, and many of the burghers were therefore unable to collect it. The English gave the Boers no protection from native tribes, and when the Boers punished them for cattle stealing and marauding the English objected. The Boers bought land in the wilderness and emigrated there, establishing Natal and the Orange Free State. The English interfered in Natal and the Boers withdrew, then...
These refreshments must be purchased by and addressed to an officer of the organization, or to the graduate, ordering them. If they are sent collect, they will not be received. The steward must always be notified in advance, when refreshments are to be sent to the Union...
...Treasurer shall be appointed by the House Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, to whose regulations he shall be at all times subject, and by whom he may be removed at any time. He shall keep the accounts of the Union, collect the dues of members, be responsible for the care of property, order current supplies and minor repairs, present monthly to the Board of Trustees a statement of receipts and expenditures, and shall have such further powers and duties as the Board shall prescribe. The Treasurer shall be ex officio a member of the House...
...especially delighted over Dardard's plan for importing gloves to England, free of duty. All the left hand gloves are sent to England, all the rights to Scotland.--Refuse to pay duty at both places; the gloves are sold at auction as odd pairs for a mere tri collect the odd pairs, put them together and sell them.--This is too much for Pontbicket. A man with so much intelligence cannot help being a desirable...