Word: nevers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sleepingbag of bearskin. To keep warmer we both slept in one bag, and, taken altogether, we were quite comfortable in our low hut. By the help of our lamps we succeeded in keeping the temperature inside at about freezing point. Our couch was formed of rough stones; we never quite succeeded in getting it even tolerably even, and our most important business throughout the winter was, therefore, to bend the body into the various positions in order to discover the one in which the pressure of the stones was least felt...
...wide-spread reputation of those who are to take part, but it is gotten up to provide funds for a decidely worthy object. Although at Radcliffe College, where many of the students are preparing to teach, there has always been a need for scholarships, the college has never yet been able to offer a single regular annual scholarship with a permanent endowment fund. Whatever aid of this kind the students have received, has been given from year to year by individuals. With the proceeds of Wednesday's reading, however, it is desired to found a permanent scholarship, like those offered...
...WONDERFUL ADVANCE IN MANDOLIN MAKING.- The new 1897 Washburn Mandolin is creating a perfect furor among artists and amateurs. It is so far ahead of any mandolin ever heretofore constructed that it never fails to awaken the most enthusiastic enconiums, and expressions of surprise mingle with the praise, for the new Washburn mandolin fairly oversteps the line of expectation, and with its rich mellow tone marks out a field of its own. For the time it has been before the public its sales are phenomenal. A beautiful new catalogue (fully illustrated) telling more about this mandolin, and also giving full...
...sleeping-bag of bearskin. To keep warmer we both slept in one bag, and, taken altogether, we were quite comfortable in our low hut. By the help of our lamps we succeeded in keeping the temperature inside at about freezing point. Our couch was formed of rough stones; we never quite succeeded in getting it even tolerably even, and our most important business throughout the winter was, therefore, to bend the body into the various positions in order to discover the one in which the pressure of the stones was least felt...
...instructions of the captain and trainer, and, in so doing, was practically guilty of breaking training. It is possible, quite probable, in fact, that this man did not act as he did with any idea of hurting the prospects of the team and of the University; doubtless he never thought of his obligations to them, and ran merely as any other private individual would have. But partly as an example to the rest of the team, and partly as a reminder to him, it is highly desirable that such a breach of discipline should receive some attention. Accordingly, although...