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Tong took his cuff from the soup and looked at it with a sorrowful expression in his almond shaped eyes, he noticed that the cuff was not soiled, and in order to get it dry in time for worship he took a hot iron from the hearth and smoothed the cuff industriously. When the cuff was dry it was so much prettier than the other one that Tong dipped the other into the soup and ironed it also. Tong's sleek shining cuffs were greatly admired by all who were present at worship. The next day nearly all the men of the village sent their cuffs to him with the request that he polish them. Tong soon became quite wealthy as a result of his discovery and his almond-eyed brethren have ever since been noted for their excellence in this line of work.
A. I. F.
Mildred's Politics.
One morning, a few weeks before the last election, a little three year old girl named Mildred
was visiting at the home of one of the neighbors. While there, one of the family read something from the paper about McKinley, and when he had finished there was a general shout, "Hurrah for McKinley!" After standing for a few moments in thoughtful and disapproving silence, Mildred said: "I dess I'll do home," and before any one could stop her she was gone. Her mother was astonished to see her coming home so soon and was still more surprised to notice her evident excitement. "Mamma," she cried breathlessly, "who is dat nuder man?" "What other man?" asked her mother. "Not Kinley but dat nuder man," demanded Mildred, stamping her foot. "Oh, Bryan, you mean;" laughed her mother. Without another word back went Mildred again to the house she had just left and burst in upon the astonished family, crying, "Hurrah for Bryan!" "Hurrah for Bryan!" M. A.
Locals.
The Sigma Nus have pledged Weilep. Frank Curry is wearing Phi Gam colors. Harold W. Smith was in Kansas City Sunday. Lamonte Taylor spent Sunday in Kansas City. A scissors grinder visited the University Monday.
Prof. Cowan led the Y.M.C.A.meeting last week.
Miss Clara Lynn spent Sunday at her home in Kansas City.
Prof. Blake demonstrated the X-ray at Kansas City Thursday night.
L. B. Olson and Oliver Phillips spent Sunday at their homes near Tonganoxie.
H. W. McLaughlin spent several days at Kansas City and St. Joseph this week.
In the absence of Miss Scott Friday morning, Prof. Carruth taught her class in Wallenstein.
Miss Minnie Gilbert, of Newton, visited on the hill Monday, the guest of Miss Hansome.
G. W. Beach, who graduated from Ottawa in '95, was on the hill with C. A. Burney Tuesday.
Mr. Robert McCandlers, who is at present attending the Kansas Medical College of Topeka was initiated by the Betas last Friday.
An agent for Wright, Kay & Co., was in town Tuesday and several members of fraternities improved the opportunity to buy pins.
Miss Leoti Nicholson and Mr. C. A. Burney entertained their friends last Monday night at the home of the former. Those present report a delightful time.
"The Relation of the Modern Novel to the Social Theory" was the subject of a very interesting paper which Prof. Blackmar read Friday before the Historical Seminary.
In a class "scrap" at Baker one day last week one young man had an arm broken and another a shoulder dislocated. Still foot-ball was too rough to be tolerated in the school.