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...walls. Again, a Turkish rug of good quality can be had for nearly the same sum as one which has for a subject a herd of enraged buffaloes tearing over it. And what shows aesthetic taste more than a Persian tapestry with a couple of odd plates, a cup and saucer or two, hung over one's chimney-piece? The question of curtains is perhaps a more difficult one. Here a man must consult his means. Anything Turkish or Moorish looks well; but if that involves too much expense, chintz or cretonne curtains are preferable to so many yards...
...week's respite from college duties?" and I leaned moodily against a tree. Of a sudden a cold puff of wind drew across the Yard, and, tinkle, tinkle, a sharp metallic sound struck my ear. I turned, and saw that I was standing near the college-pump, whose tin cup the breeze was rattling against the post. "Well said, wise counsellor," I murmured, "if man fail, then malt...
...prizes in both races were a pewter ale mug to each man of the winning crew. For the single-scull-race there was but one entry, Mr. Griswold of '80, and the judges awarded him a cup without obliging him to row over the course. It is a pity so few of our single-scullers are willing to enter a race. The water was very good for this season of the year, and not so rough as to hinder the club barges. Mr. R. C. Watson, '69, acted as starter; Mr. W. F. Weld, '76, as referee...
...which, acted on by many causes, favorable or unfavorable, may be either extremely active or extremely inactive at a time selected at random, so far as the individual student's health is concerned. Why should several per cent of a year's mark be allowed to depend on a cup of green tea or a dyspeptic turn on a February or June morning...
...regular fall race for the Beacon Cup will take place over the Charles River course on Saturday, October...