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...Sacramento, knowledge came to William M. Bowman, pioneer settler, that he like other men must die. He chose his pallbearers, dug a grave, lined it with cement, built a coffin, hewed a stone from native granite. That was 18 years ago when he was 73. Since the Grim Reaper continued to elude him, Mr. Bowman thought of a scheme. He built a flagpole over his grave and attached a flag and halyard. When he feels life departing, he will crawl into the coffin, raise the flag, and the people in the valley, knowing his signal, will climb the hill...
...last the system long advocated by H. R. Coffin '94, whereby the number of plays rather than minutes determine the length of a football game, is to receive a fair trial. Next Saturday when the Brown eleven meets Boston University at Providence, the teams will play periods consisting of 40 plays each instead of lasting 15 minutes...
...Coffin has been urging the adoption of this system for several years, and has received support from R. W. P. Brown '98, backfield coach and strategist of the Bruin eleven. Coach Brown has just obtained the assent of Head Coach Robinson to try out the scheme in Saturday's game. Coach Whelan of B. U. agreed to the proposal some time...
...Coffin has spent years in backing this new plan of dividing a game. Saturday's game will come not only as the realization of his plan, but also as the first trial in the history of the game of such a plan. Members of the Football Rules Committee, coaches, athletic directors and officials have been invited to be present...
...Lahore, India, the coffin of the Maharaja, covered layer upon layer with pure gold, in which he reposed clad in a full state uniform encrusted with jewels, was followed to the cemetery by Sir Hari, barefooted, bareheaded, clad in sackcloth, wearing no jewels. It was publicly cremated while the nobles threw gold continuously into the flames. In penance for his indiscretions, Sir Hari submitted to the worst Indian indignity-the shaving off of his mustache...