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"Should a man shave up or down?" asked Augustus. "That depends," replied the barber. "When I shave you I always shave down." The emphasis on that last word nearly broke Augustus' heart. - [College Cabinet.
With the exception of the breeze which was strong enough to mutually keep down the records in the runs, the weather in New York on Saturday could hardly have been better for the sports. The track was in very fair condition and the arrangements were in many ways better than...
In the two-mile bicycle race there were seven entries. Norton, of Harvard, did not compete, on account of his illne???. One of the contestants made a bad start and in consequence all but Rood, of Columbia, and Hamilton, of Yale, were thrown down. Rood took the lead followed closely...
Fascinating freshman (anxious to make an impression)-"Why, you are as full of airs as a music-box!" Young lady (unfascinated)-"That may be, but I do not go with a crank." Freshman cuts down his calling list by one. [Brunonian.
The lecture last night was principally an answer to Henry George's "Progress and Poverty." Gen. Walker first commented on the position taken by Mr. Mill in his later years on the land tenure question, and then gave a complete statement of Mr. George's theory of rent and the...