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The Transcript contains a good article on Washington Irving. The figures are beautiful, but some, in our judgment, are a little too fine.
If ye exchanger on the Alabama Monthly knew the persistent elasticity of certain individuals, you would not advise us to sit down on them.
--In the name of humanity I protest changes on the Lehigh Burr. Remember the infancy of your victim. "Give the boy a chance" and perhaps he may become a man yet. And to you, Mr. Indicator, we would say, don't be alarmed at his threaten-
Argonaut, branch Molusca, class Cephalopoda, order Dibranchiata, genus Argonauta. Packard.
A wa p went madly to its work,
And various things did tackle;
He stung a boy and then a dog.
And made a rooster cackle.
He settled on a Freshie's cheek
And labored with a will ;
He prodded there for half an hour,
And then he broke his drill.
Tis said the wasp then quickly rose And settled in his hair,
And though the drill was short and dull It penetrated there.—Ex.
Chang Woo Tsang, one of the young
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Owing to a mistake of the printer the second page of "Swaps" comes before the first, but our readers will find it "all there."
variety is the spice of life." One article is especially worthy of mention, "The Jew in Literature." It also contained a long oration delivered on Washington's birthday, but as our ears were still tingling with the vocalized air of our own orations on that occasion, we did not read it.
The Wesleyan Bee contains some very good literary articles. We always read it with interest. Its bearing, however, is of the Prince Albert, stove pipe hat, silk cravat kind. It never jokes; we don't expect it; we couldn't laugh if it did.
The Dickersonian lacks literary matter. While we do not think a college paper should try to rival the North American Review or the Atlantic Monthly, we do think it should have a space set apart for literary productions, coming from the students.
secured a person who must have been of great consequence in his day, though of little use now except for old junk. -Ex.
---We don't know who is authority for the statement in the Lawrence Journal, Wednesday morning, that the Courier and Review were going to unite. The statement is wholly without foundation. Both papers are doing a good paying business, and each has its place. Why such a statement should be made we cannot conceive.
...In a recent number of the Edinburg Scotsman, sent us by a former student of K. S. U., we find the Rectorial address of Sir Stafford Northcote. In his address the newly elected Rector takes occasion to commend highly the study of the classics, although by no means depreciating the importance of the modern languages. The opinion of such an eminent scholar, as well as a most practical and distinguished statesman, carries great weight.