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...which he immediately recognized as the cave of the Bowsir, described to him by his kind grandmamma. He could make out the inscription over the door - Bowsir's Offers, 9 to 1. Thinking that this was heavy odds, and finding it was now half-past three, Henry did not attempt to enter the cave, but was about to pass on when he was grabbed violently by the arm. "???" cried a voice; and he saw a person little older than himself with a note-book and pencil. "Two dollars a year; your name, please...
...Advocate wishes to discourage an institution like the Lacrosse Association, a more courteous tone would certainly be more becoming, and would have greater effect than an attempt to brand an organization of fellow-students with epithets as unjust as they are uncalled...
...success in England during the past summer of the American representatives, Messrs. Myers and Merrill, is so well known to all lovers of amateur racing that we shall attempt little more here than a mere mention of their various contests. Their first appearance was made on June 25, in London, at the games of the London Athletic Club, in which Myers easily won the 1/4-mile run in 49 4-5 sec. (beating the best previous English record by 3-5 of a second), Phillips, London Athletic Club, second, by eight yards; and Merrill won the 2-mile walk...
...gasped poor George, while his eyes grew bloodshot, and his hands writhed in and out of his coat-pockets. This developed the smile into a merry rippling laugh. This helped the matter but little, but George made a second attempt...
...what excuse is there for retrogression? Progress was anticipated, and has failed to be noted. And now the required work is to be thrown aside (for an attempt to do so is making) without a particle of sound reason for it. When Latin and Greek and Mathematics are ready to quit their claims to the position of required studies, then will it be time for English to withdraw, and not till then; then will it be right, and not till then. The time, indeed, has come for a decisive policy. Half-way measures have been tried and have failed. Therefore...