Word: oriental
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Count Riant was a thorough scholar, who had devoted his life to the study of the Crusades and all historical questions connected with them. As the founder of the "Societe de l' Orient Latin," as a prolific author, and as a keen learned expert in the study of manuscript, he has done more than any other modern writer to advance our knowledge in this field. At his chateau in the Valadis where he passed his summers, he had gathered a great library of books relating to the subject of his studies, and it is the portion of this collection relating...
TAKEN.- An Orient bicycle, '96 model, No. 6885, from the south entry of Matthews Hall. A liberal reward will be given to any one supplying information leading to the recovery of same, and no questions will be asked. F. N., 59, Crimson office...
...Waltz, "Tales from the Orient," Strauss...
...Williams Weekly, president; Josephine H. Batchelder of the Wellesley Magazine, vice-president; G. L. Miner of the Brown Daily Herald, secretary and treasurer; H. H. Titsworth of the Amherst Student, member of the executive committee. The college papers represented were: The Aggie Life, Amherst Literary Monthly, Bates Student, Bowdoin Orient, Brown Magazine, Brunonian, Colby Echo, The Mt. Holyoke, Smith Monthly, The Tech, Trinity Tablet, Tuftonian, Wellesley Magazine, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Williams Weekly...
...eighth and last lecture in the course on "Bimetallism" was given by Gen. Walker last evening. He began by reviewing at some length the substance of the ground covered in former lectures. He then traced the effects produced on the industry and trade of oriental nations by the demonetization of silver in other countries. While in other countries silver had fallen to one-half its former value, in the east its value remained almost constant. Oriental countries held silver as their greatest metal. This tended to discourage other nations in their trade with the orient. As a consequence, industry...