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In the course of his lecture on the "Chinese at Home," E. B. Drew, Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, says: "The chief characteristic of the Chinese, as a nation, is industry. Their working day begins at dawn, and lasts till sunset. Schools open at sunrise, and do not close...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/11/1882 | See Source »

The plan of reappointment proposed by Representative Burrows finds the most favor.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. | 2/11/1882 | See Source »

There appeared in a recent number of the Bicycling World an article in which it was claimed that the bicycle was a practical road machine for all seasons of the year. The writer gave his experience in winter riding, an asserted that he found very little difficulty in making fair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTES AND COMMENTS. | 2/11/1882 | See Source »

The main support of our college papers is, of course, a liberal portion of advertisements. While many business men realize fully the fact that thee is no better way of reaching college trade than by advertising in the college papers, there are others who think that they do not reap...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/10/1882 | See Source »

...apply its generous funds to the best apparent uses that institution has been able in so short a time to rank among the very first of American universities. It has been visibly the case with her that men and quality of instruction have gone before unwieldy buildings, constructed mostly for the future, and expensive equipments "for remote purposes." On the other hand, several years ago there was great complaint among the friends of Princeton College that her policy had come to look almost exclusively towards the acquirement of large and showy buildings, and to neglect far too much all effort...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/9/1882 | See Source »