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that of the beet literature to form and glorify such an ideal. Uso it ion with the literary lights of our times will not in tself suthce. W must study the patrimonv of literature thai our generation inherits, in order to know: •• ih. k>rv that was Greece, the grandeur thai was Koine." Milton*- Paradise Lost, or Burke's orations, if digested, and assimilated, ran hardly fail to broaden the horizon and liberal: • the BOUL And thus it is with all the great masterp -: for living !ls we are in constant contact with the ts and laws of nature and human existence, if we \:ew them from the author's standpoint our lives must of D essil\ be larger than before. \ 1. since it is the "glorious doom of literature, that the evil perishes and the good remains," it must exert on the student a ng moral power; and what more important? \g. i. men of deuce are to be governed directly or inby men of letters; directly by government officials; i! by apostles of national affairs and of humanity, moulding and shaping destinies by the influences of the pen. Farther, when this generation becomes but a matter of h . wl will I forth as its great characters? Will it 1 the farm s, the engineers, or the men of Natural Hitlly—no. Goldsmith wrote truth when he said: "Whatever the skill of any country be in sciences, it is from lence in polite learning alone that it must cpe< * a -ii p erity." paii /. sculpture, archib are and their subordinates but i iling with the An- and Sciences, find t} r ] 'I'll* real masterpieces of literature deal with i a- man and find their fruit in his improvement. tl Dafrowne • of a technical course in scieno 1 ?ii!--. refinement, and itisfaction derived fr in |j and judging only by motive and former it to the furtherance of scientific k., to the upbuilding of mankind. :in d the latfc

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[Answers to questions on persona] and genera] topics will be given here, to subscribers only. No attention will be paid to anonymous communications, or tic • written on both sides of the paper. All queries must be accompanied by the full name and address of the subscriber, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith.] No; it would hardly be considered in good taste for a young man to hold a young lady's hand during an entire church service. 2. We never heard of George Washington being the inventor of corn salve. CLARISSA SUNBEAM.—I once had a steady lover who came to see me four evenings in every week, but lately hi has rather grown away from me. Can you tell me what will win back his love? Ans. We can Clarissa. We have been there some considerable ourselves. The proper thing to do is to get a sound base ball club, and maul that truant lover until his love is brought back. We think you will have no troul after that. FRESHMAN.—Thestylesof cuffs worn h\ the differen college classes differ greatly. Those worn by preps and freshmen generally date bach to the carboniferous period, and have a deep border of alluvial deposit. These would pr »blv suit vou best.

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