Word: darkness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Origin, Growth and Function," by J. C. Carter '50; "The Mongols," by J. Curtin '63; "Castles and Keeps of Scotland," by F. R. Frapree S.'98; "The Temple of Virtue," by P. R. Frothingham '86; "The Fire Divine," by R. W. Gilder h.'90; "Between the Dark and the Daylight," by W. D. Howells h.'67; "The Pulse of Asia," by E. Huntington '92; "The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics," by F. L. Knowles '96; "Ancient Athens," by H. C. Lea h.'90; "Sapho and Phaon," by P. W. MacKaye '97; "From Sail to Steam," "Some Neglected Aspects...
...yesterday the men were divided into squads, and a practice game was played. The game was very closely played, Team B taking the lead in the fourth inning and holding it until the eighth, when Team A tied the score. In the last inning, which was played in the dark, Team A won out, the final score being...
...competitors should report promptly at 3.30 o'clock; and in order that the games may be finished before dark, should be ready at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time for their events...
...greatest progress which has been made in New York to offset this condition has been in the destruction of dark alleys, where poor tenements containing rooms in which no light or air had access, were prevalent. In the investigations made by a committee for the purpose, 360,000 rooms were found which did not have any external openings for light or air. Now the laws forbid the erection of any structure in which there shall be a single room which does not have an external opening. Mr. Riis showed many interesting views of the poorer quarters of New York under...
...northwestern and southern Arabia lie the greatest agricultural districts from which wheat superior to that from America is exported to London, and date orchards where over 500,000 tons of dates were raised last year. As long as the Arabs remain nomads, however, the future of Arabia will be dark. The wandering tribes destroy the railroads, break up commerce and rob the citizens. The Turkish government is offering rewards and free land as an encouragement for them to settle down and cultivate the soil...