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...composed almost wholly by one man and with one definite aim in view. Two destinct strains are felt throughout, one military, one of the sea. Always is heard the clanging of armour, but in the back ground is the unceasing roar of the sea. These legends were sung or rather chanted to the accompaniment of a musical instrument. and together with the peculiar accent and alliteration of the poetry, their reading was made very impressive. Our ancestors were a religious people even when pagans, their literature being as much of religion as of war, the sea, or domestic love...
...Populist party seeks to aggregate rather than to lessen class distinctions; Public Opinion IX, 386-408. - (a) The extravagances of the platform prove this; see platform. - (b) In its eagerness to fight monopolists the Populist party has adopted ridiculus and inconsistent theories: Public Opinion X, 610; Nation...
...rather more careful calculation than the Sun's shows that the CRIMSON'S reading matter averages 4500 words daily...
...University of North Carolina, as a slight token of their appreciation of the character and services of a man who deliberately surrendered the Presidency in order to instruct the people in correct principles of government and especially of taxation - who in short preferred to teach the people rather than rule them - do hereby resolve to send ten delegates to the second inauguration of Grover Cleveland, and do earnestly request all the colleges and universities of the United States to unit +++ grand student demonstration in honor of our great political teacher...
...various teams, the baseball candidates will be called out soon after Christmas. As soon as the new candidates are thinned out, the members of last year's nine will begin work. The batteries will begin work rather early. The prospects of a good nine are bright as all of last year's men are back. Hovey, however, is not expected to play. Among other candidates for his position will be Sullivan of last year's nine and Abbot, an old Dartmouth player...