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Lisidor, an aged widower, wishes to marry Alcine, the young and pretty daughter of his friend Mirobolan, a physician. Wishing to get rid of his son, Geralde, he sends him to the law school at Bourges, in company with Crispin, a valet. Geralde, however, is passionately in love with Alcine, the girl his father hopes to marry; and he therefore remains in Paris, instead of going to Bourges, keeping in concealment as far as possible...
...great influence on the action of man himself. Why, for example, did the Pilgrims place their settlement and their college in so flat and uninteresting a spot as Cambridge? Simply because elsewhere the land was so covered with glacial stones that the farmers had to build walls to get rid of them. In a similar manner, the geological formation of Massachusetts Bay made possible the fisheries which made our forefathers a sea-faring race...
...Republicans are criticized as being in direct defiance of all accepted principles of our government. One point constantly dwelt upon is the change of policy by the Republican party during the last year or two. Inconsistencies are exposed and fallacies rebuked. The methods by which the American people can rid themselves of the supposed obligations imposed by the military possession of Cuba and the Philippines, is touched upon...
Lisidor, an aged widower, wishes to marry Alcine, the young and pretty daughter of his friend Mirobolan, a physician. Wishing to get rid of his son, Geralde, he sends him to the law school at Bourges, in company with Crispin, a valet. Geralde, however, is passionately in love with Alcine, the girl his father hopes to marry; and he therefore remains in Paris, instead of going to Bourges, keeping in concealment as far as possible...
...preparation for Saturday's game with the Crescent Athletic Club. The men were coached at first in general defence and attack, without being divided into teams. They showed a lack of head-work and are not sure enough in carrying the ball; many of them try to get rid of it too soon and so fail to make the most of their opportunities. The Crescent players are noted for their clever stick work and Saturday's game should be of great value to the Harvard team in the way of experience...