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the Commencement number SINCE will merely supplement this present
issue, our valedictory, if we have any to speak, should be given at this time. F. w. And as our salutatory was short, so let A. P . AcLLEN. '89. E. C. RICE, '90. H. v. BALDWIN, '89. I c. K. PRINCE, '90. our valedictory be shorter, for we have H. C. STOWE. '89. S. H. ROOD, '90. F. H. METCALF, '91. but little to do but to step from our H. E. R IOE, '88, B!Uinu1 Jk."fl491r. chairs, and yield them as gracefully aa Terms: One Year, Sl.OO. Slagle Copies, 16 Oenta. And we p r llmliJl411CN 1/wvld bt m4<U to 1M Budneu .lltm41J~. possible to our successors. Ezdangu 1/to.UJ ~ addruud to tAll E:rxAIIAI}e EdUor, E. C. RJC.r;, 9 On4d Place. Comnunt~ tt:iiJ& regard to oil olMr think: no words can be more fitly spoken 11141/WI •~d N d(r«ted /o t/14 EdUor-in.-C11uf. as we retire than those which embody Entered at the PVIIt-OIIIc:e at Wo rcester, Mus.• as secondc:I&Bll matter. our ideas concerning college journalism, C HAS. HAM ILTON, PRINTER, 811 MAI N ST. , WORCEST£R, I!IASS. which we have advanced ~ frequently during our term, and which we now UT what avaU Inadequate words t.o reach The innermost of truth? Who shall essay, repeat to serve alike as our valedictory BUnded and weak, to polot. and lead the way and epitaph. Or soh·e its mystery in famlUar speech ? To publish a college journal requires Yet, If It be that something not thy own, Some shadow of the thought to which our a sacrifice of time and labor, but the exschemes, perience gained we believe is a valuable Creeds, cult, and ritual are at best bot acquisition, and one which may some time dreams, b even to thy unworthiness made known, be repaid with interest. w·e would inThou mayst not hide what yet thou sbouldst not corpornte this sentiment into the one word dare T o utter llghUy, lest on lips of thine of advice which we have to leave to the The real seem false , the beauty ondivine. incoming Board, viz. : Do not expect to So, weighing c.loty ln the scale or prayer, the W P I without sacrificing someedit Give what seems given thee. It may prove a seed Of goodness dropped In fallow grounds of need. thing for it; be sure that this sacrifice is -Wh.Utin-. distributed amongst you ; then, do not --------~-.------E take pleasure in announcing hesitate to make that sacrifice, and you that the following gentlemen have will not fail to reap your reward. been elected to member hip in the Board HE success of the Inter-collegiate of Editors of the W P I: Mr. E. Field-day ;was marked, and we beu. Penniman, '89 ; Mr. Solon Bartlett, '89; Mr. A. P. Allen, '89; Mr. L. N. lieve that contestants and spectators Farnum, '90; Mr. E. H. Rockwell, a1ike were weU satisfied with the day's '90 ; Mr. A. L. Smith, ·90; Mr. Gerald performance. There were but few things to complain of. One of the few was the Alley, '91. BOARD OF ED ITORS. C. L. GRll'FIN, '88, Editor-ttt- CM(f, SPEIRS, '88. J. J . DONOV.L"'f, '82.
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tediou drugging of some of the events, ~tnd the unnecessarily long wait · between lhem. A li ttle more systemati c action ttmongst the various executive officers would have remeclied t his defect. \Vjth respect to the progrnmmes, it is !:lnfe to ay that the executive committee will not have them printed at Dartmouth next spring . The printer's work on tho e of .May 24 was very poor, and the general make-up, for which we suppose the responsibility falls to the executive committee also, was wretchedly inconvenient. The programmes were not gotten up in such good form nor with s uch good taste as those of our own Field-day, and the tux imposed upon them seemed like an involuntnry contrihution to the Association's treasury. But the occasion, as a whole, was a pleasant one, and we believe it has left us in n better condition in all respects tbun before. We have been ln·ought into competition with trained men fl'Om other colleges, we have had a chance to meas ure our e1ves, and we think that in six New England colleges, at least, we have won a respect, which will add not a tittle to the increasing reputation of our Institute. We hope for another opportunity to entertain our college friends next year.
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HIS will be our last 1·egula?· issue. Early next month, in u. special number, will be published a full account of the Commencement exercises. It will he essentially a Commencement issue, as its columns will be devoted exclusively to the exercises of thtlt. day and pertinent items of interest. A complete index to Vol. lll. will be published in connection with the numl)er.
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the beginning of the Salisbury WITH luhorutories, the school seemed to have partially awakened from the lethnrgic sleep into which it had fall en, nncl to have new life infused into its veins. Probably itl:i growth in size and wealth inspired it with a desire to he something more than it had been in the pHst, und with this end in view it has been decided to bold examinations for entrance in other cities than orcester. Besides tbe commendation which is due for this, even more ought to he given for the setting asido of that time-honored uml much-used institution, the school seal and the adoption of one which is better suited to the school. But with these there comes a change which causes some discussion, especia11y among the chemists, whom it particularly concerns . Doubling the Senior, and increasing the Junior and Middle chemistry fees by half seems to be an act which was unwan·antcd. Forty dollars for materials, and extra for hreakage makes nearly n dollar for every ten hours practice, whereas the chemicals used by each student during that time will not average one-half that amount. There is no l'eason for believing that the expense is that much greater now than it. was a year ago, and because the laboratory will bo better equipped ought not to count against the student. We would not he understood as compluining, but simply remonstrating, for in ow· present season of prosperity we are in duty bound to he thankful for what we buve that is good, and abide the evil. Yet. 1·emonstrances are nlways in order.
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LINES SUGGESTED BY A VISIT TO THE I spread my Lnftuence ln social llfe, Tlll, by relation of eWect. and cause, FIRST COTTON i\flLL IN THE I changed the nation's econo mic Jaws,UNITED STATES. The while my Increase g rowing steadily, Reflected credit on th e land and me. p HOLIFIC mother of a mighty race 1 And thus I kept the tenor of my way With w1路inklcd brow and weatbe1路-benten face, Through prime of life, a cycle and a day, I nto t he pockets of a favored few Erect and stalwnrt, sturdy as of yore, You bear with ease the burden of four-sco re; My golden gains with lavish band I threw, While seattered o'er the land, your kith and kin, And, In return for labor's generous store, Taught by your de:n'rous band to weave and spin, I've driven \Vant from mauy a cott~e door. With base ingratitude and grasping greed, Far did my keen-directed Ln11uence reach, Cold-hearted power aud most ungracious speed, Conferring ill on some but good on each, Unmindful ol tbe dcbt'i that chUd reu owe The naked Negro 'neath the southern sun lu partial payment of a mother's woe, Fairly re,路ered t he mystic means that spun To llllal du ty, 11llal lnl:!tinct, d ead, Sea-Island cotton, which be thought his bane, Essay to rob you of your dally ))read. And gave him cloth to mitigate hls pain ; Yes, with loud clamoring~ and uncanny din, 'l'be envious look within the poor man's eye, When he beheld my favorites roll by, They rake the comfort-giving shekels in That ought in justice nud as honest wage Clad in apparel which my bounty bought, Be yours to keep you In your ripe old age. Was changed in common with h is change of thought., With many a sigh out to the verdan t world As be observed , with comforting content, Their tale of sympathetic trade is burled; His cotton suit on limbs or vigor bent. Thei r cunning yarns ure spun iu many a yard, And oft, too ort, they piny the winning card, For with the bustling human of to-day "And yet, with ail my well-earned praises won, 1.'he best mules alwnys htwo the loudest bray. Some deeils 1 dld were better left undone ; Some spiteful actions, spurred by woman's hate Of womankind, I deeply deprecate; But vain and vul~:tr Is their noiRy Atrife And now In justice to my future fame, Who have exi.s tence but aspire to life; In retribution for those deeds of shame, Cold history's pages will <leny them g race, Although too late to right a rabid wrong So let them run their mer<'enary race. Or cure an Ill so chronically long, Theirs be the millions that must needs accrue With cutting pangs of conscience I deplore To tho~e who tread t.he way laid out by you ; Tbe envy-frenzied malice that could pour But thiue for future years the honor be Death's dampening ointment on a healthy head, Which men cooler on worthy Industry; And blanch a cheek to rosy color wed. A nd !!!till for age,. hence, full many a year, What fault of theirs If I were getting gray Shall mankind bless thee as a pioneer. Then wllat care you which wuy tbe Fates may The while my menial maids were blithe and gay? Because, forsooth, they were admired by men, call! Ought I have crushed them back to earth agaln7 With equal dignity you stand or fall ; Mlue was a weakness such as mntrons know; And i f, self-satisfied with laurels won, Ye gods fo rgive my s hare to human woe I" You cboose to call your onerous labo r done, Good r ight you bavc, before you leave the fleld, To boast the potent. powers you used to wield. Yea, may the deity of mills forgive 'fby trivial faults; and let thy virtues live Methlnks I bear yon Ray: " F our-score and ten, 'Shrined In the hearts of many-mlllloned men, Increased by summers three, have withered men, Leal to the law and landed by the pen. And as lu sequence of ordained events Since first, through vlt路tuc o r a Shl.tt-r's will, Our couutry mounts her western emlnence, I took my being 11!'1 a cotton milt. Long mny her welcoming sh ore'l be trod by such Wltb England's envy for my marriage dower As be who shaped thy life with magic touch. I wed the man whose genius gave me power; And thenceforth, like r.n enterprising wife, B.
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AN EXPERIENCE \VITH A ROTARY the story. Father had a man in his ENGINE. dranghting-room by the name of Durkee,
! HALF dozen of us had gathered in who spent his time chiefly in making 1l. the draughting-room of our shop working drawings from father's sketches, during the noon hour, and, as is usual under such circumstances, each had his story to tell or some bit of his shop eXperience to recount. The foreman had just finished a remarkable tale nbout the performance of a high-speed engine which he had hel ped to build sometime in that wonderful past, which every machinist so loves to tell about, when the young draughtsman, who had been meditatively puffing a cigarette as he sat in the corner, his chair tipped back and his feet upon the steam-pipe, remarked, " Did I ever teU you fellows about that rotary e~oine ?~' It lacked fifteen minutes to starting-up time, and we all leaned forward to listen as the young fellow, who was quite a favorite in the shop, threw away his "cig" and bega.n. "Now boys, this joke isn't on me, it's on my father, so you can enjoy it as much as you like; but if the ' old man' was around I shouldn't fee) safe in telling the story, for he's awfully touchy on the subject of rotary engines since the episode to which I refer occurred. You see he is one of that practical sort of men who can't tell you why a thing should be so theoretically, but who are prepared to stake their reputation on what their judgment. dictates. It is due to him to say that usually hls opinions were reliable, and I have seen him floor more than one of those chaps who prove everything by long columns of ~oures, and cos o= 1 and all that sort of thing. Perhaps that's why this single case troubled him so much. But to begin
and, when time allowed, in designing new machinery, of which we required considerable from time to time. This Durkee was a sangujne sort of a fellow, who deemed himself very wise on all mechanical subjects, but who really knew very little about them, his knack of drawing having been acquired merely as a knnckr and nothing more. One day a man by the â&#x20AC;˘name of R1char<.lson came along, and, after inspecting our estuhlis hment, went in to see Durkee, whom he found copying a portion of 11 complicated drawing. He admired his work, said he was just the man he was looking for, and made him a proposa I for securing his services in drawing up a machine which he (Richardson) had invented. Durkee wouldn't listen to him u.t first, but afterwards set his price at ten dollars a day, which terms, to his surprise, the stranger accepted. Well, for two days Durkee listened to a lecture on a 'rotary engine,' which was the machine which Richardson had invented, and then went to work to put it on paper. At the end of a week he had the thing all drawn out and was as enthusiustic as the original projector of the plan. Several alterations had been made, and, as the design stood completed, both enthusiasts were ready to guarantee an efficiency of fifty per cent. at least. But funds were lacking, and a stock company was proposed. The scheme was brought to father, whom they wanted to take half the stock. Father bad a quick eye for reading drawings , and it
THE W took him but a minute to see that the machine drawn out contained some entirely new features hitherto unadvanced in the steam engineering line. Yet the plan looked feasible enough; indeed, the wore he studied it the more he became convinced that the scheme was a good one. Finally he consented to accept the chance offered, the bargain was closed, and work began at once on the first engine, which was to be a small one, generating but fifteen or twenty horse-power. A machinist with a reputation for the extreme nicety of his work was hired, for nothing could be too good for the machine that was to revolutionize the world, and t he work went on apll.Ce. As the engine drew near completion, the members of the company thought and dreamed of nothing else but their pet hobby. ' The Richardson Engine' it was to be called, and there were to be three sizes manufactured for the trade, 15,75 and 150 horse-power respectively. I remember father had the plan for a three-story shop all drawn out in color, and had been carefully estimating the relative cost of buying and manufacturing the castings necessary for the work of building the engines. Seventy-five per cent. was the least possible efficiency which the makers would now allow for the machine. At last the marvel was completed. It was taken from the little secluded den where it bad heen put together, carefully deposited in an express wagon, for it was only a few feet square, and, with the three members of the company guarding it closely, was taken down to our shop for trial. I remember well what a compact little thing it was, and
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bow the varnish shown on the pretty, little governor with its gilded balls and brass fittings. The engine was set up out nenr our eighty horse-power boiler, and steam connection was made. The valve was opened, the fly-wheel beg:m to move, and ns the indicator showed 1800 revolutions and all running smoothly the three capiullists shook their imaginary money bugs at each other, and there wasn't cash enough in the country to buy them out. What a machine for electric lighting I The 'Westinghouse' alone could compete with the 'Richardson,' and that would soon be forced out of the market! The engine did run beautifully; there wua not n particle of noise, save the sharp exhaust of the steam, and thnt little fly-wheel just hummed! Well, for an hour and a half we watched that engine run at the same speed with perfect ease. The test was sufficient. The capitalists started back through the boiler-room. I shall never forget how father looked when he opened the door. The pump was going so fast that the separate strokes could not be distiDoCTUished ; the firemanstreams of perspiration rolling down his face-was heaving coal at the rate of sixty heaves a minute. The water was down to the third guage-cock in spite of the pump, and showed an inclination to stay there. 'Gosh,' the fireman said as he looked round, and went to heaving &oaain. Well , boys, will yon believe it, that innocent little machine bad consumed in one hour and a half just the same amount of coal which our eighty horse-power boiler had used since the beginning of the week three days before. The ' Richardson ' engine was practically
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a steam wheel, and the steam had gone straight through it, the effect on the llOiler heing the same as if a four-incn hole hnd heen punched in its side : and the fireman had been trying to keep up steam under that condition of affairs ! Of course the efficiency of the machine went down to ahout 0, and the stock of the company went still lower. It was a sad hlow to fnther's judgment, which hitherto had been his pride. But the sequel is the host part of my story. Just one week after the trial a mnn cume along and wanted to buy father out. Father told him that h e was a fool, una tllat be had nothing to sell, hut the fellow persisted, and finally gave father for the right of possession just the amount which he had put in . \Vell, that fellow took the engine down to the fair bui lding, printed some circulars, led the exhaust pipe out doors where people cou ldn't see the steam, and in a week had multiplied his money by thousands in seLHng stock piece-meal, and had skipped to parts unknown . Boys, don't invest in rotary engines. This story is a fuct." And he cli mbed up on his stool and went on with his work where he had left it. VANITAS.
pal LOSOPHY Is cold and therefore vain, And action's poetry, boplng height or gain, And Wine Is mad, and so but halt divine, But. Love :-were perfect, could it never wane.
- H art:arcl Monthlr.
"If I could write three lines that could not be improved upon, I would limit my literary fame to them as long
as time lasts."
-Uncle Esek.
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THE agricult ural ed itor of the
\V PI had a day ofl' one ruiny at~rday a short while ago, and employed his precious spare time in cons ulting ancient files of his favorite paper, The Farmers' Vindicator, at the Public Library. With an eagerness bot¡n of a determination to allow not even the latest improvement in wooden nest-eggs to escape him, he carefully read page after page of the Vinclicator. Just as be h11.d finished copying into hi;:; note-l)ook n few sensible remarks on â&#x20AC;˘' How to make potato-hugs fat and healthy" his eye caught a little advertisement a.t the hottom of a column , which ran something like this :
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The agricultural editor happened to he feeling in need of " kurious, komieitl and kantanke rous thing " at that moment, so when he retumed to his boarding-place he penned a modest reque. t for one of the ahovo-mentioned catalogues, conscientiously adding at the bottom of the letter, " I saw your ;tdvertisement in the Vindicator." He expected to get two copies for doing this, but hls expeclc'l.lions were not fulfilled. He received hy return muil only one little pink-covered pamphlet, but he found it, indeed, filled to the brim with "k. , k. and k. things." H e learned from this catalogue that ho could g et an opportunity to wonder, laugh or "kantanker " by sending various s um all the way from ten cents to one dollar. The agricultural editor thought the following
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A few extracts will show the style of lines advertised the most interesting the book and the excellence of its teachthing that M essrs . Hayseed and McGullcm had to sell, nod be forthwith squan- ings. Here is a pointer on '' wooina 0 dered twenty-tive cents and a postage and winning, : stamp in sending for " If she be a smart, active, matter-offact girl, abc will require to be npproached '' TnE R EAL SECRET ART AND PBILoso- in a business, smart and effective manner, PHY oF WooiNG, WrN1!TING AND WEDDING, sentimentalism will not do here, and those or the Lover's Rand-Book, containing all finer feelings that the poets so delight to the Love-making Secrets and Plain Rules describe must be indulged in very sparingly. for being Popular and Successful with the • • • • Girls are peculiar in this reLadies. It tells plainly bow to begin court- spect, tbey are all imperial despots in love ing. The way to get over bashfulness. affai•·s, she may trent you with a provoking The way to 'sit up.' The way to find the coolness, or seemingly by word show indifsweet spot in a sweet-heart's breast. The ference to your suit, but where there is no way to pop the question, etc., etc. Every- positive dislike, or outright disagreeable thing easy. Printed directions. 25 Cents dcmeaoor displayed, perseverance will genper Copy." erally overcome this indifference, and her love will be all the more intense, when it is Now let it be understood right here kindled." that the a. e. didn,t send for this book This is the way to court a quiet, because he really needed it himself. domesticated young lady : Far from it. But he knew that many "• • • Young man, if it is your good of his readers were hankering for just fortune to know one of this class, rejoice, s uch infot·mation and in his generous and be exceedingly careful in your manner way ho intended to satisfy these long- of proceeding to secure this jewel. • • Begin gradually to devote yourself to her, ings. H e found the book to contain all by being :oterested in her work, or have that was advertised and much more. It some new labor-saving domestic machine is a perfect gem in its way and its to bring to ber notice and explain. • • Let her see that you are earnest, energetic, counterpurt is seldom met with in litera- and industrious, and especially that your ture. The subject matter is divided into tastes and inclinations all tend toward a chapters having headings of which these home-that you are thoroughly domesticated in your habits. You may bring this aro S(trnples : to her attention by referring to the lives of soldiet·s and sailors, commercial travellers, "Tbe age at which a man should marry. and others who are compelled by their occuHow to choose a wife. pation to be away from their homes ; you Wooing and winning. could dwell upon the misery it would cause How to court a quiet, domesticat-ed young you to be so situated.''
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How to make love to a proud young lady. How to conrt a poetical or sentimental young lady. Bow to spark a bashful girl. Bow to woo an heiress. B ow to court a wayward or forward girl. How to make love to a literary lady. How to court a religious yonog lady. How to win an actress. How to court a widow. How to woo an old maid."
The Senior about to graduate may soon find a use for his Shakespeare and " English" in courting a poetical or sentimental young lady as follows : " A young man who sets his heart upon a girl of this class, must live moch on the ethereal. To be much absorbed in mundane matters will prove diaa.strous to all your aspirations in this direction. You must be
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thoroughly vers<'d in the poetry of lift>, so thl\t in your ioititttory addresses to her, you <:an give u. romantic view to the simplest point in band. • • Study Shakespeare, and get familiat· with his imagery and pointed sayings. You will find in him an inexhaustible fund of material suited {or all occasions. • •
MoRt of us, however, are desirous of knowing " How to woo no heircs:s." This is the only proper way: " You must at all hazards remove the idea that you nre after money. Refer to it frequently as being a har to happiness and full conjogal enjoyment. Have a due sense of your own importn.nce, and ability to make a home bnppy and comfortable. Be \'Cry earnest in your addresses, let her see love in your acts as well as in your conversution, end<.'avot• to show her that it is herself you love, her intelligence, her beauty, her fine qualities and unsurpassed accomplish ments, :md that with her you could be content to live anywhere. Enlarge upon your own prospects ~md ability to maintain a wife. T eU her you would prefer ber to place her wealth in the bands of some Trust Company. suhject to her own order, or to make it O\'er to her heirs.''
In another hnrst of confidence the author says : " Bashful g il'ls are usually d ear, precious creatures, so confiding, innocent, nod s weet, no distrust , reserve, or coquetry, and when married, make the best and dearest treasures that a man can be blest with."
If you finally succeed in getting married, you can start off at housekeeping witb this maxim : " Do not lay yourself out to keep mocb company."
There are many other things in the little hook equally interesting . It ought to he seen to bo fully appreciated. We do not know who the author is. He prefers to write anonymously. He deserves, however, to have his name printed in red ink on the cover.
CIVIL ENGINEERING.
J T :)Ounds very nice to talk of l>cl·oming a Civil Engineer, to dream of future success, laurels won, etc. But the Civi l's day-dreams, like thode of every aspirnnt for fame and success in otber Jines, must sometime meet the element of cold and stern renlity ; and lest his imagination may get tho better of his re.'lson, while thus be devotes himself to castle-building, we would caution him to look the. situation squarely in tbc face . If he casts his lot in the East, it generally means many years of drudgery nod often waiting for dead men's shoes hefore attaining to any position of responsihility, and perhaps never attaining anything beyond squinting through an in-3trument. Or be may wish to cast his fot·t une:; amidst the railroad development of the West, in the hope of better pay and ruore rapid advancement. Wbat then i:s tho result ? A continually shifting lifo, full of "ups" and "downs," often coupled with hardships ; as we once heard it expressed, be simply becomes an " educated tramp. " But do not drnw too dark a picture from this , for we wish to emphasize the fact that the road to success is often pretty rooky. The idea that a '' recent graduate" can go into the "wild and woolly W est•' and that there his light will shine out in brilliant contrast to its sunoundings is all wrong, for very few men ever came West without finding smarter men there hefot·e them. If our "t·ecent 0araduute" is lucky enouab to 0 find work , he may possibly be given a "rod," but he should neither expect nor feel confident of being able to do nnything better on the start ; in fact, the
THE W P I. axe is the best thing to rub off the tenderfoot on, providing he is fortunate enough not to cut it off. If he does not kick at the work or the grub without reason, is active, and evinces a desire to learn, an advancement will soon come if the work warrants ; hut here enters another consideration. Two-thirds of the railroad work of tho country is done in tho summer time, :md every winter finds two-thirds of the engineers and instrument men, etc., let out, lucky to get through the winter without getting " strapped," and rMdy to begin over again in the spring. And as for hardships we have personally put in five successive days and nights in a bowling wilderness in the midst of a blinding snow-storm, and that with ten feet of snow nlready on the ground, for provisions a scanty supply of hacon , flour, and coffee, and with our backs against a tree at night for a camp. This is but one instance where we have hnd the pleasure of lying out in a snowhank one or more nights at a time, often with nothing to eat, and more than once have we been compelled to go a month at a time without changing a rag of our clothes, thanking our lucky stars for what we had on. Did we ever think then about night-sh.irts, soap, toothbrushes, etc.? Well, hardly ! The Pullman-car critics as they inspect the great transcontinental lines of to-day never dream of the hardsh.ips endured by the first explorers and engineers over the very ground they nre traversing to-day in such luxurious ease. The first few years decide the future of the young engineer. If he bas the natural ability with his heart in the
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work, and proves himself reliable under any circumstances, in a few years his ability will secure recognition and be will be able to command a fair salary, spending but little time unemployed. No study or endeavor should be spared to become a first-class man, with an aim distinct from that of a large majority, who look at the business as an evil only to be endured in consideration of so many dollars per month. This accomplished, the rest wiU take care of itself. In conclusion, we will say, that while we recognize the great value of a technical education, yet the civil will generally find it inexpedient to attempt to carry all his school text-books about the country with him. One civil in a hundred might be able to differentiate x after being out of school and in active practice five years, and as for German, Thermodynamics, &c., he knows little or noth.ing about them. So that on the whole it is better to pack them down in a box with a layer of salt on top ancl " let 'em pickle." A set of drawing instruments, one or two field-books, and the large fund of practical experience yet to be gained constitute the stock in trade. A CiviL OF '82. LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF TBE SALISBURY LABORATORIES.
attending the laying THEof theceremonies comer-stone of the Salisbury Laboratories occurred on Saturday, June 2, at five o'clock. A clear sky and comfortable temperature conspired to make the exercises a success, and altogether it seems as if the occasion was an unusually pleasant one. The
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Who bold and give agaln Are built In one. So build we here to-day, So wonld we build for aye, As stone on stone we lay Till all ls done.
The stone occupies n position on the n01路theast corner of the building, and is marked by the noticettbly plain and modest inscription chiseled in the granite, " W. P. I. 1888." INTER-COLLEGIATE FIELD-DAY.
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HE morning of the 24th was not. all that could have been desired as an indication of fair weather. The sky was by no means clear, patches of dark gray clouds bung low nod motionless around the horizon, anu the air was rather damp and misty. At least such wel'e the conditions at 6.15 A.M., when many an anxious eye was turned toward the Tech to see if the old flag, that sure signttl for a holiday, was to float that day over Boynton Hall. It was there, however, although there was scnrcely enough breeze to stir it; but from this time on the weather became more f:tvorable, till it resulted in an afternoon just right tor athletics, warm, with Httle wind to hinder the races, and little son to dazzle the eyes of the spectators.
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The college men had been coming on all t he trains, till the city was full of them, by far the largest delegation being from Amherst, although Dartmouth too, was well represented. The interest in the games was quite general in Worcester, so that, by quarter of two, the grand stand at the Park was heing rapidly filled by the stream of people who were pouring in at the main entrance. The attendance was about 1,800, a good proportion being ladies. The Amherst fellows drove to the grounds in a coach, displu.y ing from the top their large banner, which, during the rest of the day, occupied a prominent position in the front of the grand-stand. Music was furnished by the Worcester Brass Band before and during the events, and, altogether, everything conspired to make the occasion a pleasant. not to say an exciting one. The first event, the quarter-mile run, was started somewhat after 2 o'clock, and when the eight men came down the home-stretch, they found a well-filled grand-stand to cheer them on. The race was not a close one, the second man, Bulkeley, of Trinity, being thirty yards hehind the winner, Gove, of Dartmouth, at the finishing tape. Time, 58 sec. The second event, the tug-of-war between Brown and Dartmouth, was not an interesting one. The Brown men appeared to be capable of giving the Dartmouth giants a hard pull, but the manner in which they settled to their work showed them to be very deficient in n lrnowledge of tug-of-war tactics. Dartmouth won the drop and pu1led in excellent form, taking no less than eight inches of rope from their opponents. In the two-mile run the Teohs looked to Bartlett ll8 a po!!sible winner of the event. Be ran in as good form as any of the starters, and at the end of the third lap spurted finely to first place, but retired soon after. The feature of the race was the spurt on the home-atretch
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hy Ellis, of Dartmouth. He came in at n remarkable speed, ten feet at a stride, and finished in 10m. 24! eo , h&'l.ting biti own record of last year. Gilbert, of Amherst, came in a poor :;econd. The thTee preliminary bents of the 100-yards dash were all exciting, especiully so to Worcester men, who looked forward expectantly to their favorite , Allen and Dadmun. It may not be out of place to mention here tbe many compliments showered upon these two runners for their fine s howin~. They were certainly the prettiest sprmters on tho field, and demonstrated clearly to the Tecbs, at least, that they were the fus test. Allen took second in the first betLt. in a ben.utiful race with J acohs, of Amherst, the winner. In the second beat, Dndmun, although set back a yard , won easily, with Mendenhall, of Brown, a poor second. In the third heat, Cooke, of Brown, and Keay, of Dartmouth, were first and second respectively. The final heat was perhRps the most exciting race of the day. Keay, of Dartmouth, won in lOJ sec., with Allen and Dadmun so close to him in the order numed that the race was almost a dead beat. Dadmun more thnn made up the yard which he lost by u. false start. The standing high-jump was a long and tedious contest for second place between Cooke, of Brown, Barrows, of DtLrtmouth, and Garfield, of Amherst, each of whom jumped 4ft. 9! in. The men finally tossed up for it, and the prize went to Cooke. Crook, of 'Williams, won first prize with 4 ft. lli in. In the mile ron there were thirteen starters, which number rapidly climini bed towards the close of the race. Wells, of Amherst, ran in tine form, finishing fit·st in 4 m. 40! sec•• Lee, of Williams, ten yards behind. Ludington, of Amherst, won the running high-jump easily by :t jump of 5 ft. 4! in. Amadon, of Williams , and Cobb, of Dartmouth, were tied for second place at 5 ft. 3! in.
The hammer throw WllB uninteresting. Bodwell, of Dartmouth, broke his own record of last year by over 6 ft., throwing 82 ft. 9! in. His nearest competitor was Selleck, of \Villiams, who tluew 75 ft. 2 in. The Amherst men looked forward to their favorite, Sherman, as the winner of tbc mile walk. H e, however, was evidently too anxious to make a record, :tnd was fairly warned several times to refrain from running. He persisted, however, and the judge who was watching him finall y drew him out of the race , and there is no douht that he was fully wnnnnted in his action . The Amherst hoys showed their disapproval hy a chorus of hisses, which were decidedly out of place und displayed their charactet· in a light which is to be much Tegretted. The withdrawal of herman gave the race to Bradford, of W orcester; time, 8 m. 14 sec. White, of Williams, was a poor second. The second tug-of-war contest was a severe struggle between Williams and the Tech. 'W illiams won the drop hy li in., but the excellent coaching and anchorin~ of Bartlett brought the rope over to tbe T ech's side by an inch. The Williams men, however, by heaves at opportune moments, won back their advantage and the three minutes ended with an inch of rope in their favor. The Tecbs were in fine form during the entire pull , and made an excellent showing. . The pent-up enthusulSm of the Tcchs found relief in the next event, th~ 220y:uds dash. Allen won the first trial beat nod Dadmun the second, and each time the "Rah I Rah t! Rah I!! T-E-C-H I" sounded forth in full volume. Dartmouth and Amherst waited for the final heat, and then, as the men came down tho track, cheered their men on. Allen and Dudmun were running beautiful1y, the latter, howovel', being sHghtly in the rear. Then the Tech cheer sounded again and again, and when Allen breasted
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the tape in 23i sec., hreaking the pre- ter, who contested so long with Shannon, vious record of 24f sec., the "steel-gray of Trinity, for second place. It is and cardinal " wa.v ed forth its victory safe to say that no one on the field from every part of the grand-stand. It was watched so closely, and applauded was really one of the most hrillinnt vic- so si ncerely as Marshall. The grace tories of the day, and very prettily won. and ease with which he swung himself Dadmun nearly wrested second place over the stick was superior to any of from Gove, of Dartmouth, with whom the other contestants, and his vault of he ran a close race. over 9 ft., when it is conside1·ed that his The two-mile bicycle race was a very own height is just u,hout half of that interesting contest. Sparbawk, of Dart- distance, is something remarkable. mouth, held the lead for a mile with The 120-yards hurdle t·ace was the Harriman, of Worcester, second. H~u· occasion of considerable excitement. riman spUl-ted fine ly on the lnst lap and Ludington, of Amherst, easily won the took a bold lead which be held till the first beat in 19 sec. , and Keay, . of Dartlast moment, when Delabarre, of Am- mouth, took the second heat, Dadmun, herst, who bud been closely following of Worcester, holding second place with him, passed and won hy a length, making no effort. In the final heat, the race a record of 6 m. 51 sec. Matthewson, evidently belonged to Keay, but, after of Worcester, though h e did not come jumping the last hurdle, he slipped nod up to the expectations of his admirers, fell, ancl the race lay between Dadmun yet finished fomtb in good form. Am- and Ludington, who were close behind herst went wild over this event, and him. The chances were about even, and vented their enthusiasm in most extrava- it seems as if the wise thing would have been to declare the race a tie between gant style. The standing hro~\d-jump was a most these two men. But the judges did not dry and tedious contest, to the specta- see it, and the race went to Amherst. Putting the shot was another eveut in tors, at least. The men were made to jump n·om a scratch, contrary to the which the spectators had no interest. generally accepted custom . This change The contest was quite close, however, handicapped some of the men consider- Chandler , of Dartmouth, taking first ably. Crook, of Williams , won, break- with a '' put" of 33 ft. 1 in., while W ating his last year's record by a jump of kins, of Amherst, was a close second 10 ft. 5i in. Gartield, of Amherst, with 32 ft. 7! in. The running broad- jump was the second, with 9 ft. lli in. In the half-mile run Worcester looked event which the T echs most felt the loss to White as the winner, but Porter, of. Jewett, the man who should have Amherst's favorite, in spite of his in- been the winner, holds the Institute jured condition, ran the race in fine record of 21 ft. 2 in., and had his ankle style, winning in 2 m. 6! sec. Lee, of been in condition there is little doubt Williams was second, with White, of but that the distance covered by him in the event would have approached 22 ft. Worcester, a good third. Although the main object of t he pole He demonstrated the fact clearly enough . vault is to clear the greatest height, yet that he could jump 20 ft., which many it is one of the events where the style of of the college men had been so bold as the performance appeals very forcibly to to doubt, but Warriner, of Amherst, the spectators. Though Warriner, of won the event, making 20 ft. 2 in., just Amherst, won the event with 9 ft. 7 in. , one foot under Jewett's record. The final tug-of- war was a good one, yet not a little of the success of the event belongs t.o Marshall, of W orces- and the comparatively light team of
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Amherst's joy knew no bounds when the result was known. After cheering till they were hoarse, her rren formed in line, carrying their banner, and marched away singing jubilantly. The meeting was a very successful one, eleven records being broken. A great deal of the day's success was due to the efficient manner in which the referee, Mr. Carr, performed his duties. There was bot one fault to find, and that was in regard to the posting of the score after each event. This was not done at all satisfactorily, and the spectators found it next to impossible to fill their score books correct ly . Even the reporters who were present got varying results. Amherst, 7 tlrst, 8 second. Dartmouth, 6 " 1 " And in closing we wish to mention Worcester, 2 " 4 " thing which we have heard comone Williams, 2 " 4 " mented upon several times since the Trinity, 0 2 " Brown, 0 " 1 " sports, and that is the gentlemanly appearW eslcyan, 0 " 0 " ance of the college delegates, there being 17 16 none of that boisterous recklessnest:1 which Of the records of last year Dartmouth so often accompanies student gatherings. improved five, Amherst, three, Worces- Worcester people appreciate such things, ter, two, nod Williams, one. This fact, and we prophesy thttt, if the sports are it will be seen, places Dartmouth very held here next year, and they undoubtnearly on a level with Amherst although edly will be, the attendance will be still th~ latter leads in prizes won. I larger than it was the 24th.
'Villiams pulled admirably against their hetwy opponents from Dartmouth. The centro of the rope alternated from one side to the other throughout the pull, and when time was called was directly on tho set·ntch . Another trial was mnde and the victory went to Dartmouth hy four inches. The form of the Durtmouth tettm, in both tugs, was in every re pect excellent. The result of the afternoon's wot·k by colleges, was as follows, which shows that Worcester, although the last, is not the least of the institutions who have joined the N. E. I. A. A. No second pt·ize was given in the tog-of-war.
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The fourth game in the Class series between the Middlers and Preps resulted A new micro-radiometer, consisting of in a victory for the former. The game a thermo-electric circuit suspended by a WllS marked by very loose playing on torsion fibre in a field of force, registers a change in temperature of one teo-milboth sides. The score : lionth of one degree centigrade. '89. It has often been proposed to substiA.B. R. 1 B. T.B. P.O. A. F.. ltfarshall, Sb., tute cocoanut fibre for steel as ship 6 1 2 0 I 0 Hartwell, c., c. r., 6 5 2 2 5 G armor. It is claimed that the elastic <norge, lb., j G 2 12 0 0 fihre will resist the action of a ball betAllen, 2b., c., G 1 2 2 1 0 8 Rheutan, c.f.,2b., 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 ter than steel. According to the BirmBadley, p., 6 2 0 0 0 12 10 ingham .Age, France is building as an Leland, l.f., 6 0 0 0 0 0 I Sessions, r.f., 5 2 8 8 0 1 ex'Periment, a vessel provided with this 0 Nelson, s.s., j 5 8 1 1 2 8 novel armor. Totals, 52 22 11 13 21 20 23 Tests of the speed of the electric corrent over telegraph wires show that '91. A.B. R. lB. T.B. P.O. are transmitted at the rate of ••1 E1. signals Kimball, c., s.s., 1 8 3 1 14,000 or 16,000 miles per second. On Crane, lb., 7 1 0 0 11 0 0 wires suspended high above the earth, a Fiske, s.s., c., 7 8 3 8 3 9 8 Dadmun, p., 1 2 2 3 2 8 2 speed of 24,000 miles per second has Metcalf, 2b. , G 2 0 0 1 l s been registered. Fish, c.f. , 6 8 8 1 0 1 Kinsley, l.f., 6 2 1 1 A little instrument which promises to 1 0 6 Davis, r.f., G 2 2 2 0 0 0 save a vast amount of gray matter for Bradford, 3b., 6 1 0 0 4 0 6 amateur photographers, is in use in Totals, 58 20 1t 16 u 19 26 France. It is a radiometer, an instruScore by innings :ment in which small vanes are rotated 1 2 8 5 6 1 8 9 by the action of tight. It may be nsed '89. 3 1 2 a 1 3 5 - - H for timing exposures, for whatever '91. 0 0 1 1 8 5 s 0 1 - 20 may be the intensity of the light, an E. G. PltNNDI.ui, Umpire. equal number of revolutions of the radiometer represents a correspondingly ATHLETICS. complete exposure of the plate. The rapid advance along the line of At the inter-collegiate sports, May 26, Harvard won the cop with 7 firsts and 6 economy and efficiency in the nse of seconds, while Yale had 5 firsts and 2 steam as a motive power is strikingly seconds. The day was wet and cold, illustrated by a statement in one of our which fact accounts for some of the engineering journals to the effect that the average ~;peed of English railroad rather low records made. At the spring meeting of the Pennsyl- trains is fourteen per cent. higher than vania InteT-collegiate Athletic Associa- that of twenty years ago, while the tion, held May 19, the University of average quantity of coal consumed is Pennsylvania won the championship with about half of that then used. 7 firsts and 5 seconds. The Electrical Review publishes a Up to June 3, in the College League, report of tests made by Sir William Harvard leads with a per cent. of . 800, Thomson and others upon the Priestman Yale .666, and Princeton .166. Petroleum Engine. In this engine,
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petroleum vapor i ~ exploded in a cylinder, the working being similar to that of an ordinary gas engine. Starting with this report as a bas is, Science proceeds to demon 'tratc the economy of private electric-lighting plants. Tnking everything into consideration, it is found that the srune amount of light produced by huruing 1,000 feet of gas will be furnished by an incandescent plant at a cost of $1.45. Science bas lately offered a possible endorsement of what bas been generally regarded as a foolish, unreasonable fancy. W o bavo all been advised to sleep with our hodies lying along a north and ~outh lino, so that the electric currents of tho earth and of our bodies might flow in the same direction, and we have l'idiculed the idea. The French Academy of Science has recently experimented with the body of a guillotined man. Tbe body was placed so that it was free to turn about a pivot. After swinging hack and forth for a time, it came to re t, lying in a. north and south direction. When displaced, it invarinbly assumed again its original po. ition. Such is the fact. You may huild the superstructure of theory to suit yourself.
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Cornell has a young woman who is the course in Mechanical Engineering. Tho students of Ohio Wesleyan have raised $1,500 to fit up bnse-ball grounds. A course in the art of writing plays for the s~e has been established at Michigan University. The girl at the Bryn Mawr \Vomen's College wear the Oxford cap and gown. The students of Dickinson College have been warned not to give their class yells on the streets, as each offender will be fined $10. taki~g
The cla s book of the Seniors of the Yule boffield Scientific School gives the average expenditure per year for each man as $970. Greek-Letter fraternities nrc prohibited by Princeton, Oberlin, Monmouth and Georgetown U nivcrsity. Williams College will send a scientific expedition to the Bahamas this summer to make explorations in biology. The Harvard Freshman nine aro compelled to attend the voluntary morning prayers in orde1路 to secure regularity in the morning practice. The following colleges have reported more than 1,000 students : Harvard 1690, Columbia 1489, University of Michigan 1475, Oberlin 1302, Yale 1134, Northwestern 1100, University of Pennsylvania 1069. The corporation of tbe Massachusetts Institute of Technology announces the discontinuance of its school of mechanic arts. The University of Pennsylvania has acquired the library of the lato August F. Pott, of Halle-a-Salle, Germany. This is an addition of nearly 10,000 rare philological works. A Chinese girl recently took the highest honors of her clns. in l!1e Women's Medical College in New York City. She could converse and write accurately in five languages. The plan of havinrr Monday for a holiday instead of Saturday bns hecn tried at Cornell and is a success. It is reported th..'lt several other colleges are contemplating the chango. The committee appointed by the enior class at Yale to obtain a suitable class ivy, have succeeded in getting a root from the famous ivy growing on the old castle of Henry IV., at Pan in France. About half the colleges in the United The Not1路e States publish papers. Dame Schola-8tic has a larger circulation
THE W P I. than any other college paper, 1,250 each issue. The IJartmouth comes next with 1,150. Manager Bancroft is endeavoring to persuade the Harvard and Yale College teams to make a tour of England under his direction during the summer vacation. His idea is to play ball one day and cricket the next. During a five-hour session the Yale corporation refused to grant the petition signed by a thousand graduates to Leave the llistorical " fence " intact. Not a sing le member of the corporation favot·ed granting the petition. Pt·esident Seelye of Amherst College, is gifted with a remarkable memory. H e is abLe to gr eet by name every living gruduate of the coUege whom he has evet· met, and Freshmen who have not been in college a week are surprised to hear the President address them by their first names.-N. Y. Tribune. Cornell University is to have a department of journalism. At the opening of the fall term, classes will be formed from the seniors, juniors and post gradnates. Professor Brainerd Smith will give a series of lectures on the condition of newspaper work to-day in the great cities. Two classes will be organized very much like the city staff of a large newspaper, Prof. Smith acting as managing editor, and instructions will be given in the editing of copy, in condensing it, preparing it for the printer and writing head-lines. Tbe number of cuts allowed in some of the leading colleges are as follows : At Yale, 24 to the Seniors and Juniors per year, to the sophomores and freshmen, 18 ; at Williams, 30 " cuts" from chapel and recitations ; at Dartmouth, 2 !j ; at Amherst and Wesleyan a student mus t be present at nine-tenths of the recitations in each branch; at Hamilton, 45; at Harvard, Cornell, Michigan University and Johns Hopkins, attendance at recitations and chapel is optional.
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In the Oberlin Review for May 29 is a communication from the editor-inchief of the Amher~:~t Student explaining briefly, the practical working of that unique organization known as the .Amherst Senate. An extract follows: "The power of the Senate is that It Is a means or expressing In actual, and therefore IJJ1loentlal form that rather hazy Idea which we &re wont to call 'College Spirit,' and of bduglng undergraduate oplnions dednitely before the Faculty and the College. The Senate l8 more than a police organization, more than a collection of ten litodents to instruct the Faculty and to act for tbe College ; It Is more lhan a mediator between I.Dstructors and students-It ls above all the min~ ture or the college itself. In Amherst. it has always been a conservative body, slow to act. and therefore, with every year It bu seen an Increase in its power. The student body Is beginning to trust lt and to rely upon lt. The Senate bas come to stay, for it Is the realization of a wise lden. • • • Our government Is anything but one of tbe •paternal' variety. I should rather pronounce it emlneotly 'fraternal.' The Senate bas aided greatly toward tbls, for Its Institution showed the desire of the Faculty to meet the students half-way."
It appears from this that the "Senate" is, after all, of some value. In times past, it has been wrongly considered as something exceedingly dignified, but perfectly innocuous. If the experiment is tried at Oberlin (it seems they are thinking of trying it there), its outcome will be watched with considerable interest. The students at Middlebury College, if one is to judge from the Undergt·aduate, are intensely excited over national political i sues. An item in the May issue indirectly states that there is considerable "political brawling which now banjshes quiet from our dormitories and boarding-houses." The school paper is affected sufficiently by this "brawling" to print such articles as "Why I am a D emocrat," "Why I am a Republican," et cetera. Even the exchange editor uses the phrase "ghoulish gl~" and the expression ''innocuous desuetude" occurs in a communication. If the stu-
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THE W P I. Prof. (after explaining the mysteries of arithmetical progression) : "Now, how many of the fi ve quantities must be knowu to find the other two? " Heard in a lecture: "Cold sulphuric n.cid has no ection on tin, but cold sulphuric acid heated will attack it easily." The Q. T. V. Fraternity celebrated the close of its second year in th ~ school by a upper at their rooms, on the evening of J nne 2. A very enjoyable evening wns passed ; the toasts, being especially good, were received very enthusiastically by the members. The Worcester chapter starts on its third yen.1· with a very ftattering outlook for the futu1·e. The Y. M. C. A . have elected the following officers for the ensuing year : President, E. Pickwick, '89; VicePresident, A. L . Bean, '89 ; Corre. ponding Secreta ry, A. P. Smith, '90; Recording Secretary, E. S. Frary, '90; Treasurer, H. E . Austin, '90. When one of the gentlemen, in his speech at t he laying of the corner-stone, said that eight yea rs afte1· the building of the Public Library, the heacon light of the W. P. I. was kindled upon the hill, there was a great stir in the audience. All were wondering if it was against the rule to have bon-fires then, and if they bad to pay fifty dollars for theu· fun, as bas been the custom in recent years. The appearance of t he path and the uround about tbe Electrical building has been vastly improved by the gmding that has been done and when the grass springs up the scene will approach perfection. There has been some question as to the meaning of the two hearts upon the new seal of the Institute. Someoue hns thtlt tho ltn·gc heart represents suucrestcd 0 th~ size of the student's vit.-'11 organ, when be first enters the T ech and the small one when he gra.duates. For,
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It is customary for members of the Junior class to act as ushers on Commencement Day. On the 2~th day of June, this year, a benevolent old gentleman with high-water pants and the latest Paxton style in straw hats will enter the shop under the guidance of a '90 man, stop in wonderment before the '88 cabinet lathe, and ask, "What is this?" "This machine," the '90 man wiiJ su.y in reply, " is the cabinet hLthe built hy the graduating class. It will turn out a complete cabinet, with a lock on the door, in 4 7 seconds." "Indeed!" "Yes, they put the lumber in at this door, and the nails and screws in here, then they put on the power, so, and pretty soon the cabinet IJegins to issue forth at this ·opening. This handle is called the side-board attuchment. When yon pull it towards you, so, the cabinet is changed to a side-board. If you touch this knob here, like this, it opens the shellac and varnish valves and applies any desired kind of finish. See?" "\Vell, I never ," the old gentleman will exclaim, "what won't they do next I" '' But the best part of the machine," the J nnior will continue,' 'is this little nickleplnted screw here. You understand, of coUI·se, th.ILt the handling of so many hoards and nails is very fatiguint? to the average workman. Well, when he feels particularly fatigued, be turns this screw to the right and the machine prepares a milk shnke and sets it away in this cavity to cool until the operntor gets time to drink it. This increases the efficiency of the lathe nt leust 25 per cent. Are you interested in machinery?" "Well, just a little," tho old gentleman will say, smiling, "I've been maldng cabinet lathes down in Hartford for about thlliy years, and I thought
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THE MAIDEN'S REPLY. I'd come up here to-day and see if the Washburn Shops had infringed on nny WAS from Boston, and she from the Wel'lt, of my patents. I am very much - - ." She sat with her beautiful bl!&d on my brellst. .Hut at this stage of proceedings our I loved her! to-morrow I knew we must part, '90 man wi ll sneak to the boiler room Aod lu Brownlng's own words I poured out my and ask George to put wm uudcr the heart: boiler where be will have a chance to '' Let u be nOUI, lo~e I All mv soul breab forth-
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If mar~ can ha~e but one life and otte dtath, One Jtea'!1en, one hell, let mefuljfl my fateGrant me my heaoe11 now I Let me btoto you mine I Prooe you mine, write my name upon your brow, H ol<l!IO" and hawe you, and then die away,
INFELICE. L OOK at him, and blush, I know, Ele looks at me nod brightly smiles; And then, perhaps, confused I grow; 1 know not other maidens' wiles, I am just as silent as a mou e.
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For fortune bas not smlled on me, I know not one of !n~b loo's laws, Mine was the school or pove.r ty. And he cares not !or me, becau11e I'm the wal ter at bls boarding-boos~.
" Yes," said a base-ball man, "I'm discouraged, and have given up the business forever. Why, in the first game they got on to me in the second -B,.unonian. inning, and pounded mo all ovet· tho field." "That ought not to disHY i.lo th.e ladles all admire, colll·age you. l\fany a pitcher has had Much more Lban's to your llklug, simi lar luck.'' " Yes, but! was not the The man who comes up lo the bat? pitcher; I was tbe umpire."-New York Is It because be's strtking?
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