Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...King declares himself and interferes. His officer, Baron Fundz appears, announcing that the castle is in his hands. There is nothing left for de Lion and the Bishop but humbly to crave pardon; which the King graciously grants. He repeats his offer to the Princess, but she is still faithful to the anxious Robbie, and the King is constrained to be content with the love of his happy subjects...
...weather permits. At present the battery candidates are under the supervision of Thomas Barnes, who pitched for the Bostons some years ago. At first the pitchers used only a straight ball, but they are now practicing curves. It will probably be necessary to cut down the squad still further before they get out doors...
This will be the last day for signing the book for the Junior Dinner, and we again urge every member of the class who can possibly go to the dinner to sign the book today. Late Saturday night about 150 names had been received but this is still over fifty less than we hope to have at the dinner. Everything has been done to make the dinner a success and the support that we have thus far received has been gratifying...
...exhalted position in American literature, and she has merited it in every way. Her latest book, "A Singular Life," is said to be the best American novel since the days of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It is already in its fifteenth edition and the demand for it is still very great...
...unversity crew has been rowing at the harbor for the past few days, and their improvement has accordingly been much more rapid than before. The freshman crew is still at work in the tank at the gymnasium, as they have not as yet sufficiently mastered the rudiments of the stroke to enable them to row in a shell. The candidates are on the average lighter in weight than those of last year, and have not as yet shown very great promise...