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...University of Virginia there is the famed Raven, dedicated to the dark memory of Edgar Allan Poe. At Colgate there are the weird Skull and Scroll, and Gorgon's Head. University of California has its Skull and Key and its Golden Bear. Other famed senior societies: Owl and Serpent (Chicago), Iron Cross (Wisconsin), Skull and Snakes (Leland Stanford), Iron Wedge (Minnesota), Quill and Dagger (Cornell), Innocents (Nebraska), Mystical Seven and Skull and Serpent (Wesleyan...
...wonder the people of the country repudiate the Democratic party. We could not even hold the solid South were it not for the race question. We have no more concert of action or continuity of purpose than a lot of chickens in a barnyard when an owl comes along...
Judging from other recent expressions of politicals and observers, there are not a few Democrats who credit Senator Reed with having spoken with the owl's wisdom...
...Whom did Senator Reed compare to a lot of chickens in a barnyard when an owl comes along? (See CONGRESS...
...Then the President told about an owl that had flown into his bedroom the previous night. It was a common screech owl, and perched first on his bed post, then on the clothes press. The President regarded the owl steadily; the owl regarded him. The President made no utterance; the owl did not hoot. "He was not a noisy owl," said the President. "He came quietly, went quietly...