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VOL. 2 SAN
An Incident of the
It is the year 400 B. C.
near the men of Greece ai
The small town of Ellis
the gates. Men-of all nati
are coming to see the gam
Zeus, Ruler of the Gods,
of the town lies a small ci|
the outskirts of which
athletes have their quartei
be found some of the TTH
men of the time. Nicanoi
and Athnon, the winner, v
move about in oue of
speak about the chances
the coming trials. "Triaj
never in his life has he sei
runner as Paeon," says Ni|
will be sure to win the do):
replied the other. ''All
it except, the Spartans and
t'iey would too if.they
judiced against us."
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of the last day of the com
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the aulos and the.diaulos.
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VOL. 2 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., SEPTEMBER, 1898. No. 1
An Incident of the 94th Olympiad.
It is the year 400 B. C. From far and
near the men of Greece are assembling.
The small town of Ellis is crowded to
the gates. Men-of all nations an

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for a moment and ihen one cf them btckoned
to the herald. ''Tell the people
that Paeon is ruled off the stadion for
life and continue the g:\mes," he said.
Thus the hopes for glory of the great
city of Athens was shattered by a man
©f Croton,
The race was run and although for a
time it looked as if the Spartans would
win. Almetes the Crotonian carried off
the laurel wreath and so ends the great
Olympian games.
Nearly four years later the Elisians
published their usual prohibition of acts
of war in tb^r territories which pre-
• ceded ail the Olympiads, and also their
notice to the cities of Greece concerning
the entry of competitors.
Criteon, the cestus wielder, had two
sons; one, Mastor, was a man in the
prime of life; the other, Ephlon, a youth
of eighteen. The older of the two was a
splendid runner and was selected to go
V> the games to represent Crpton in the
dolichos, and although | it was well
known in the city that Ephlon was
nearly as good a runner as his brother
and had all the qualifications necessary
to enter the contest he was not considered
at all.
When all the rest of the contestants
\had been selected these two accompanied
by their father and trainer Histomas
set out in a great crowd for Elis, since
the Athenians had threatened to kill the
Crotonian who was to run the dolichos,
on account of their disappointment four
years before.
. When the competitors had arrived in
the territory of the Elisians which was
senC-ered safe to the son of Criteon, for
anyone doing anything prohibited by
%he( proclamation was held to be cursed
by Zeus, the four companions separated
themselves from the great body of Crotonians
and proceeded alone.
For two days all went well and they
bad just pitched camp for the night
when ciies were heard from Mastor who
had strayed a short distance away.
When his friends got to him they were
surprised to find him bound hand and
foot and surrounded by a number of men
who, being in the shadow, could not be
distinctly seen.
Then Criteon spoke, "unbind that
man, know you not that whosever does
an act of violence in this sacred territory
is cursed by Zeus? Dare you brave the
anger of the greatest of the Gods?" Then
one of the men, easily recognizable as
Paeon stepped forward and said, " Do
you, O. Criteon, think that when the
Gods have treated a man as they have
treated me, he cares what more they
can do to him? " u No, go on, old man to
Elis and there blast the hopes of your
countrymen as mine and those of my
countrymen were destroyed and when
they ask you who has done this tell
them Paeon," and with a scornful laugh
that echoed through the adjacent hills
he and his band vanished taking Mastor
and Criteon's hopes for glory with them.
That night was one of desolation for
the occupants of Criteon's tent. The
old man though over three score raged
jp and down and in his fury struck the
trees such terrible blows as when 30
years before the mighty Milo of Syracuse
had fallen before him under such a
deadly cestus stroke that the "blow of
Criteon," passed into a proverb. All
that night did he keep it up and the
next morning he fell into a melancholy
mood which continued all day.
Towards night Ephlon approached
his father and after talking a few moments,
on minor matters he said, "My
father I think that if you would enter
me to run in the dolichos I might have
a chance to win; you know I have
trained faithfully .for the Jastyear. Can
you not do it and thus foil Paeon and
Athenians? After thinking a few minutes
Criteon answered. "When we
reach Elis to morrow I
chief men of Croton wha
about it and if they favor
do it."
Twenty four hours late
uproar during many yean
Elis. Ten thousands Cro
vengeance on Paeon ar
Many wished to attack
camp on the other side of
the instant and were re
with the greatest difficult}
men. Then Criteon infor
important Crotonians of 1
feat the Athenians by
younger son and as it wa
ceived he did so unknov
himself and them.
•The dolichos as usua
event on ihe program o
During the next week
Athenian met a Crotoi
looks were exchanged' a
two occasion blows.
Far away trom the cifc
stands the sacred olive gi
their greenish foliage 1<
tents of the Croton athelet
it is late in the night Eph!
his couch at the stars 'I
a boy of 18, is to run in th
hardest race of the gam
ago Criteon came in to see
had always felt more of
for his silent father, little
amount of love the Sp;
man had for him.
After standing a long
son's side Criteon finally
my son Thou knowest our
brought glory to Croton.
that the statues of thy gr
of thy father stand amon
of Olympiads. Now it is
ray-.son, for the love th
thee, for thy city, win th
row, and with this 'Criteon
In the'early dawn of t

each Elis to morrow I will ask the
chief men of Croton what they think
about it and if they favor the idea 1 will
do it."
Twenty four hours later the greatest
uproar during many years was heard in
EHs. Ten thousands Crotonians vowed
vengeance on Paeon and his band.
Many wished to attack ihe Athenian
camp on the other side of the valley on
the instant and were restrained only
with the greatest difficulty by the calmer
men. Then Criteon informed the most
important Grotonians of his plan to defeat
the Athenians by puttbg in hiis
younger son and as it was favorably received
he did so unknown to any but
himself and them.
The dolichos as usual was the last
event on the program of the games.
During the next week whenever an
Athenian met a Crotonian lowering
looks were'exchanged and on one or
two occasion blows.
Far away trom the city in darkness
stands the sacred olive grove. Against
their greenish foliage loomed up tire
tents of the Croton atheletes. Although
it is late in the night Ephlon gazes from
his couch at the stavs To morrow, he,
a boy of i8, is to run in the dolichos the
hardest race of the games. Not long
ago Criteon came in to see the youth who
had always felt more of awe than love
for his silent father, little knowing the
amount of love the Spartan like old
man had for him.
1 After standing a long time by his
son's side Criteon finally said, "Ephlon
my son Thou knowest our race has ever
brought glory to Croton. Thou knowest
that the statues of thy grand-father and
of thy father stand among the winners
of Olympiads. Now it is thy turn. O!
my -son, for the love thy father bears
thee, for thy city, win the race to-morrow,
and with this Criteon is gone.
In the'early dawn of the next morn-
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ing Ephloti is awakened and afce'r a hurried
breakfast he goes to the temple of
Zeus to take his oath that he will use no
trickery in his race and that he has
trained ten months in preparation.
As soon as the signal is given for *;he
race the boy starts from the base of the
hill Kronian where the men of Croton
have ibeir stand and with a crowd of
contestants passes through the vaulted
tunnel lined by brazen Zar.es and comes
out on the stadion in full glare of the
sunlight.
As far as can be seen the hills are
covered with people Men of all nations
are here Here the Hebrew jostles the
man from Spain and the Greek the
Egyptian Men of all callings are'here.
Great poetst mathematicians and writers
throng around the race course. To-day
Ephlon races before an assembled wot Id';
The course stretches 'out long and
straight before' him, the goals at eacli
end marked by two large gleaming slabs
of marble. Tei* times must a runner
touch each of these to cover the twenty
lengths. Above the slabs marking
both start an.}, finishing point sit the
judges the ten Helenodikae and opposite
them hi^h above the common crowd siis
the sallow faced Priestess of Demcter,
the only woman allowed to see the
games.
After the question about the honor
and anticedants of the competitors conies
the command. "Every runner place bis
foot on the mark," then a trumpet note
and they are off.
Near the starting point sits Criteon
to whom, not knowing much about the
running contents, it seems as if his son is
lagging very far behind, but he soon
understands the reason, for the great
body of inexperienced youths, rushing
forward as hard as they can; touch the
. marble-block-at-"the farther. end of the
course and instantly turning retrace
their course and as some are still coming

when the first turn back a wild jostle
results and from it emerges a youth who
having sprained his ankle limps painfully
out of the race.
A small group of older runners however,
including Ephlon, hang back until
the first rush is past and then retracing
their steps are soon at the heels of the
others. The knowing ones look to this
small group for the winner. Here are
Linetes, the fleet Athenian winner and
the Spartan Antenor, winner of the
dolichos at the Pythian games, and
Calphas who defeated Antenor at the
recent Isthmian games by a desperate
effort. Back of them all is Ephlon.
One after another the stadia are tra»
versed and those who led in the beginning
gradually give place to the four in
the small group, and at the end of the
15th course are hopelessly beaten.
Kistomas jumps up in his seat and
exclaims excitedly/*For 56 years have I
seen dolichos run and never yet as fast
a one as this, human flesh cannot stand
it much longer,"
Antenor leads, close at his^beels is his
rival from hated Athens. Calphos is
third and then Ephlon, A deep roar of
encouragement goes up as each champion
flashes past his countrymen. Suddenly
in the smdst of a stride Calphas
plunges forward on his face, his last
dolichos run.
"Ephlon, Ephlon, for your city" roar
the Crotonians and at the word he comes
up to the leaders and they know there
is another to dispute the race with them.
Step by stepi stride for stride, the
three stagger on,, the finish is but a few
steps away, when through the dimness
fast clouding the boy's senses a voice
pierces. ll On, Ephlon, On, Oh my son,
for your city," and almost in the last
stride of the race the boy gives a spring
and crosses the marble a fraction of a
second before the others.
And with the feeling of the cold
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stone comes a great darkness and
Ephlon knows nothing more until he
finds himself standing in the temple of
the Zeus on the chryselephantine table
the Zeuxes made. Around him are his
father's strong arms. He hears the
chants, 'Teuella, Teuella, Hail to the
victor," and feels on his forehead the
wreath which crowns him before the
world winner of the dolichos.
And the Athenians are foiled.
EDWARD G. CAHILI,, '99.
Bicycle Gearing.
Very few riders take the trouble to
estimate the comparative number of
revolutions of the pedals of two differently
geared wheels in covering the same
distance. I have compared two gears..
80 and 64. and give some approximate
figures which I think will be interesting.
With a 64 gear, 16 feet ro inches are
covered by one revolution of the pedals;
21 feet is covered by an So gear. In riding
one mile with a 64 gear, the pedals
revolve 315 times, while with an So
.gear, they revolve only 252 times.
Finally, wjien you ride a mile in three
minutes with a 64 gear, the pedals revolve
1% times in a second; while in
going the same distance at the same
rate of speed with an 80 gear, the pedals
only revolve 1 2-5 times per second.
SPROCKET
Appropriate for Skates.
" A boy told me to-day that there were
fishes called skates, but I didn't believe
t," said Ben.
" Oh yes, there are," said his father.
" Do they swim in ice water ? " asked
Ben.
Absent-minded Professor (in the bathtub)—"
Well, well, now I have forgotten
what I got in here tor" ^-Fliegende Blatter.
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Sic semper tyraiuiik
Last evening, as I was sij
my fire in a large and comfoi
without any light other than]
fire,—a condition ever cot?du<
ulation,—I found myself th;
the difference between the
the world at the present tiin<
eight months ago. I thougl
how great a change has beei
a time so short comparativt
ally darkness settles down
as the fire in the grate burnsl
last nought remains but tf
embers, casting a little unstej
the hearth.
As, almost unconscious,
these, I seem to see a most
A man is tied securely to a
another man, upon whose col
written the word "brute," si
a heavy rawhide whip. Tlj
tioned—apparently a slave—\
gling for freedom, but all to,
the knots have been secureII
looks as though he once had|
and powerful man, but he ha
duced by suffering and stai
he is now a mere skeleton,
and pleading-; have no efft
persecutor, who is, if appe|
anything, one of that class
delight in the sufferings of
they can control, but who daj
anything of their own size.
But the slave is destined
end than death by that ty
A third person now appears
Indignation at the cruel w<
passion for the sufferer are
time depicted upon his fal
single blow of his powerful
pressor is felled to the groi
moment more the other one
Ins bonds.
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THE LOWELL
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though her years number but one hundred
and twenty, yet is more bent upou
right and justice than the oldest European
state; that country whose every
inhabitant has chosen and is carrying
out in daily life the motto of the immortal
Lincoln, 'With malice toward
none, with charity towards all;' that
country which, when all Europe looked
upon the Spanish outrages in Cuba, and
said, 'This thing must be stopped, 1
went to work and did stop it; that country
which to-day stands up as an example
to the whole -civilized world, saying
to it, 'Sic semper tyrannis ' "
Here Sir Roger stopped, exhasted.
Captain Sentry and I were much astonished
at Sir Roger's speaking so heatedly,
but we took it as a good sign ; and, I
confess, I thought for a moment that he
was forgettiug at last the widow who had
held-him as a suitor in his youthful days,
and who had given him over for some
other gentleman.
• "But," said I to the Captain, "the
newspapers tell us that the war with
Spain has cost the Americans as much
as $200,000,000, besides hundreds of
lives. And the prime object of the war
was to free Cuba from Spanish oppression.
Was the cause worthy the cost? 1 '
He replied. " Worthy the cost ? Whydtcidedly
yts ! The nation's honor is
worth $200,000,000, and a million times
more, if it be necessary ! Yes,—it was
-worth the Virginius and the Maine outrages
too— the former passed over by the
government,*but by no means forgotten ;
it was worth the lives of the prisoners
put to death in Mono Castle. All these
were causes tending toward the freedom
jaf Cuba; and, if they had never been,
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the Cubans might not yet have seen the
dawn of freedom. * De nihilo nihil fit!' "
"Three cheers for the United States,' 7
cried Sir Roger.
Three cheers were given with such a
will that the landlady, three floors below,
heard them, and came up to my room tosee
what was the matter. Being assured
that no one was being murdered, she
again retired to her den on the fifth floor.
This little incident reminded my friends
that it was growing very late,— a fact
which none of us had noticed in our discussion,—
and so they left me. After
they had departed, I thought over our
conversation, and repeated to myself the
old Latin phrase, " Sic semper tyrannis.'*
L. W. STOCKER. ; 99.
A Soft Answer.
Said the wise man, "A soft answer
turneth away wrath." A lady who believed
in this precept said to her fouryear-old
Nellie, who is somewhat quicktempered,
"If one of your playmates,
speaks rudely to you, return a sofr
answer."
"Soft?"
u Yes. Now run along and play;
Mamma is busy."
The child went out on the lawn, where
a neighbor's boy was mending a kite.
She accidentally broke the kite still
more, whereby the boy was made angry.
"I don't like you; you're a horrid
thing ! " he said.
Little Nellie's eyes flashed, and she
was about to reply with a very unkind
remark, when suddenly recalling her
mother's advice about a soft answer,
she looked the boy right in the eye and
said meekly and slowly, "Musk."
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de Cluny.]
CHAS. G. NO]
I was not nor am I noj
choice, or for any love of
arti-st by the wish of m;
aunt, upon whose bount;
aunt is, as I have said,
lady with a mania for ;
love for me, and at the ei
she destined me for the lil
Therefore on account of
quence of events and tin
rich aunt on poor pareni
in gay Paree in the yet
eighteen hundred and ei]
to pursue my vocation
artists of the world.
What I want to write oi
my adventures in the
which may be of interest.
de Cluny is, as I reinembl
dark, musty building full
and red-hangings, and paj
for some tapestry depictii
David and Bathsheba.
it held within its broad
people as King Louis of
of England, the Duke de
others of equal note am
held my poor, unworth;
my after sorrow and ch|
venture, if it may be c;
ture.was not, as you shal!
be remembered by me
gering thoughts.
Now the Hotel de Cli
eat state of dilapidation)
Thanks to M. de Somnn
tains many very intej
What was of especial i]
as an artist, was a rooi
and spacious, containin;
2OD splendid specimens
served with infinite care
ment and placed in the
to satisfy the hungry g
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Edward, The Black Prince, in The Hotel
de Cluny.
CHAS. G. NORRIS
I was not nor am I now an artist by
choice or for any love of art, but I am an
arti-it by the wish of my venerable old
aunt, upon whose bounty I exist. My
aunt is, as I have said, a venerable old
lady with a mania for art and a warm
love for me, and at the early age of six,
she destined me for the life of a painter.
Therefore on account of the natural sequence
of events and the influence of a
rich aunt on poor parents I found myselt
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there that had been worn by kings and
barons, and knights of the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries and these were
all excellent models for me. They were
arranged on pedestals around the room,
fitted on frames and had a very lifelike
appearance. Now as I was about
to begin on a large painting of the Battle
of Portiers I was very desirous to get
some studies for it, and especially a painting
of the armour of El ward, the Black
•Prince who was to be my central figure.
This one had an excellent pose and I
wanted permission to paint it. Now as
in gay Paree in the year of our I^ord visitors are only allowed in the Hotel de
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, there Cluny on Tuesdays and Fridays, I was
to pursue my vocation under the best forced to obtain a permit allowing my
artists of the world. entrance to the hotel on all week days.
What I want to write of now is of one of
my adventures in the Hotel de Cluny
which may be of interest. Now the Hotel
de Cluny is, as I remembered it, a large,
dark, musty building full of old furniture
The following Monday morning I came
on my first visit with my easel and canvas
to the hotel to sketch a portrait of
the renowned Prince's black armour.
Here I worked faithfully all day and
and red hangings, and particularly noted Tuesday saw me still at it. No
for some tapestry depicting the story of disturbed me on Monday, only
one
the
David and Bathsheba. Once, long ago warder came in, dusting the armour
it held within its broad walls such noted and singing softly to himself. He seempeople
as King Louis of France, Mary ed to take great interest in my work,
of England, the Duke de Guise and many telling me if I would send it to the
others of equal note and last of all it Salon he would wager his last dollar that
held my poor, unworthy self much to it would take the prize. He was a nice
my after sorrow and chagrin. My ad- fellow, but with a disposition which*I
venture, if it may be called an adven- should dresd to cross. He worshipped
ture.was not, as you shall see, a thing to his knights, taking as muck • care m
be remembered by me with happy, lin- dusting and arranging them as a child
thoughts.
Now the Hotel de Cluny in its present
state of dilapidation, is a museum.
Thanks to M. de Sommerand, and contains
many very interesting curios.
What was of especial interest to me,
os an artist, was a room, rather long
and spacious, containing some 150 or
2oo splendid specimens of armour preserved
with hi finite care by the government
and placed in the Hotel de Cluny
to satisfy the hungry gaze of English
tourists. There were suits of armour
does over its dolls. He warned me on
my first arrival not to touch the bright
steel with my damp fingers as he assured
me the steel would rust. On
Tuesday but few visitors came to the
old room, and these in no way disturbed
me. By Wednesday I had the figure in
and almost done, but some how it did
not satisfy me. Thursday found me
getting tired and I was not working
as hard as usual. I was leaning back
in my chair when an idea struck me, a
cursed idea. This was to put on the

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armour of Edward, the Black Prince,
and for once be a hero of the past. No
sooner had I thought of the idea that it
was impossible for me to get rid of it.
Why not? What was to hinder? I
asked myself. The warder had made
his rounds and would not return, No
visitors would be there to disturb me,
and it would be such a fine thing to don
the armour of the Prince and feel like a
knight of old. The idea would not leave
me. Well at least, I argued, I could fit
on the helmet and see how that felt. I
rose and went to the door; nobody in the
hall, nobody on the stairs. I went back
and lifted oft the helmet carefully. As I
held it hesitatingly in my hands I
thought of what the warder had said
about bright steel and damp fingers, and
I hastily put it back. There was one
thing in my favor and that was there
was no stuffed sawdust face inside the
Black Prince's helmet and I could easily
put it on ; much more easily than I could
- any of the others who had the horrible
faces. I again took it down and placed
it gingerly on my head. It fitted me
quit; well. I took it off and quickly
placed on the floor each piece of armour.
The work of getting it on was awful.
And in five minutes I was perspiring at
every pore. First I buckled on the
greaves, then the facings and then the
hauberk, but with the back pieces I had
the most difficulty. However at last I
got them on and I placed on my helmet,
laced it, drew on my gauntlets, seized
my lance and stood a mail clad warrior
of the 15th century, " a living monument
of steel."
The armour was exceedingly hot and
oppressive and very, very heavy, but
what cared I. I drew my sword, jingled
my spurs, opened and closed my visor and
in fact the Black Prince had come again
to life. I gazed with scorn on the knights
about me. I saw before me a hundred
knights who had made the world ring
with their names. Before me stood my
father, Edward III and led by the spirit I
was in,I stooped reverently and kissed his
gauntlet. Before him stood King John
of France, my most generous foe and. I
bowed low before him. Beside him
stood Robert Bruce and I felt the Dlood
mount to my cheek as I saw my grandfather's
mortal enemy and drawing my
gauntlet I struck him in the face and
challenged him to combat a la morte.
He disdained me and I called him coward
and a liar and no true knight. I
turned on Richard Courdelion and shook
my fist in his teeth and called Bertrand
du Gueschin every name I could think
of and finally in my frenzy of anger drove
my poinard through the bars oi his visor
and pierced his sawdust face through and
through.
Suddenly Edward, the Black Prince
vanished and only I remained damp
with fear, with trembling knees, in his
assumed armour. I had heard a step on
the stairs. It approached nearer and
nearer. It was the warder's step. Edward,
the Black Prince, the conqueror of
Portiers and the scourge of France might
face a hundred puissant knights, but he
quailed and shook with fear at the approach
of a miserable warder. What
should I do? If I was caught I should
be arrested and thrown in prison ! There
was no place to hide. Edward, the Black
Prince was livid. And then I thought of
my aunt and I rushed across the room
and sprang upon the vacant pedestal on
which the armour had stood, closed my
visor and assumed the Princes' original
position just as the warder walked in.
He commenced his usual round of dusting
without any surprise at my absence,
evidently thinking I had gone out for a
few minutes. Slowly and slowly he approached,
dustiug off the Black Douglas
and polishing Philip Augustus' and adjusting
Philip of Valois. At last he
reached Bertrand du Gueschin and, oh
c. • -'„•*'
horror! he saw some of the
had leaked through his visor,
the visor and uttered an oath
mice. I breathed again. T]
on with his work. At last
me. He paused critically
painting and eyed it with li
one side.
" It is good, thnt," he mutj
Then he approached me a!
readjust the pieces of the arj
I had shaken out of place,
longed to close my Steel gj
hand ! I have no doubt he
fainted dead away. Supper
raise the visor ! I trembled
he must novice it. He did 11
but passed on to the next a:
and BO on until with a sij
out.
I came down from my pel
ing in every limb. With trj
gers I unlaced my helmet, u
greaves and facings, but try
could not undo the buckels
pieces. It was a Lopsles?

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horror! he saw some of the sawdust that
had leaked through his visor. He opened
the visor and uttered an oath, cursing the
mice. I breathed again. Then he went
on with his work. At last he reaches
me. He paused critically befcre my
painting and eyed it with his head on
one side.
• l It is good, that," he muttered.
Then he approached me and began to
readjust the pieces of the armour which
I had shaken out of place. Ah, how I
longed to close my steel glove on his
hand ! I have no doubt be would have
fainted dead away. Suppose he should
raise the visor : I trembled so I thought
he must notice it. He did not, however,
but passed on to the next and the next,
and so on until with a sigh, he went
out.
I came down from my pedestal shaking
ia every limb. With trembling fingers
I unlaced my helmet, unbuckled the
greaves and facings, but try as I would I
could not undo the buckels of the back
pieces. It was a hopeless task. And
THE LOWELL it
while I sat there in the middle of the
floor, with the armour all around me and
the perspiration running down my face,
I heard again the awful warder's step
coming up the stairs. I was too frightened
to move, but sat there helpless and
hopeless, until he should enter. Nearer
and nearer he came, his hand was on the
door; be entered. He stood looking
straight at me for nearly a minute, his
eyes dilating with fear then he banged
the door behind him and I heard him
going down stairs five steps at a time.
Of the two I have wondered to this
day, which was the more frightened.
He doubtless thought that one of the
knights had come to life again Without
any more hesitation I cut the troublesome
strap and quickly rid myself of
that cursed armour. I hastily replaced
it as I had found it, and packed up my
easel and canvas and slipped home.
There is no need of saying that I
never returned to finish my study of
Edward, the Black Prince, in the Hotel
de Cluny.

12 THE LOWELL
[The following is an extract from a letter her and in complete ignorance, of what
from W\ J. Butigenbach, of the class of '98,
now ot Manila. This is published through
kindness of M. E. Deutsch, THE LOWEU/S
former editor. Mr. Buttgenbach's next letter
will describe life at Manila.—ED.]
Thu day of our first engagement opened
up with a drizzling rain and indications
of a gloomy day. On the port of our
gallant City of Peking land, lying low
in the water, was observed. Soon all
was astir, blue and green rockets were
sent up from oiiir ship, immediately answered
by the Charleston's signals. Now
at last, after sixteen days of travel on die
broad Pacific, land is again joyfully observed
and the weary suspense of the
ship's watchers is removed. And now
the possessions of our enemy, Spain.
was going to happen. ' .
With eyes intent the men on the
transport fleet watched the ship as she
crawled, as it werc, into the harbor,through
the haze under the bluffs on
the north side of the harbor. Now the
value of the "fighting color" of our
ships was seen. Our convoy going
along could at times be hardly made
out, the color of the ship, of the water,
and of the land easily blending together.
Thus advancing the Charleston at 8:45
A. M. fired about 13 shots to determine
whether the harbor was ruined, and also
to destroy what mimic forts (the relic of
bygone days) there were.
The' Ladrone Islands are at hand, and As soon as it became apparent that the
all are eager for the fray. Many sur- battle as far as entering the harbor was
mises and theories were advanced as to over, on receipt of signals from the Char-
our day's work, and as is often, in affairs leston the Peking followed, coming to
of this kind, all sorts of prophesies were anchor in the harbor at 2 P. M.
made. We would land, leave a garrison, Land really Is a welcome sight, and
meet Spanish gun boats et ad infinitum. when moreover it is enhanced by a
Many, no doubt there were; victims ot wealth of tropical vegetation it is doubly
a grave uncertainty, whether their vol- welcome. In the afternoon by means of
unteer days would see their close by small boats the Charleston proceeded to
nightfall, or if their good luck would get 160 tons of coal from us, and sc for a
continue, and they would finally reach
the Philippines.
few days the boats laden with coal were
passing to and fro.
Shortly after sighting the islands our Late in the afternoon a boat flying
fleet commenced maneuvering for some. the Spanish flag came to the Charleston
real or fancied position, with our con- where presumably a conference was held.
voy, the Charleston, directly in front. Later the boat left, still flying her colois
She had her decks cleared for action, and furnishing a subject for endless dis-
gun crews at their posts making her cussion among all and giving rise to the
look very business-like.
wildest rumors.
Slowly steaming on we passed island So quietly and peaceably the day so
after island, some mere sand banks,others warlike begun was ended. We are at
of considerable aize.which in some places anchor in the harbor of Aguama, and
seemed to be cultivated. The land here have virtually deprived Spain, for the
is all of coral formation, the handiwork time being, of some ink spots on the map
of the minute millions of the sea. of the world.
Soon our port on the Island of Guam
was sighted; the transport fleet stopped,
and the Charleston as a brave fighter
went into the harbor entirely strange to
On the next day, 21st of June, the
Peking lowered boats. Marines on
obard were ordered to disembark and,
also, much to our chagrin and disap-
pointment, parties of On
were made. So we not o|
a place, but also laude<
were in light marching 01
having white helmets, blu|
duck pants and Lee rifl<
pretty uniform I think t^
and meet Spaniards.
The people on shore,
wait for actual hostilities
of the boats landed a
flag of truce approach*
party, and in due tii
Charleston,
So then the Ladrone
ered. Uncle Sam becai
Charleston won a portio?
country. This aftern<
that glorious flag, the Stj
was raised over Port Sai
panied by a national sal
and in the eyes of the w<
shifted from Spain to ti
So far so well, not a drj
and a day which prQtnisj
strife passed away peace;
ish garrison of about 5c
taken along, as well a]
General and some othei
onerc of war.
So much for the milii
affalr,so now let me brin]
personal, the interesting
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pointment, parties of Oregon volunteers
were made. So we not only bombarded
a place, but also lauded. The troops
were in light marching order, the marines
having white helmets, blue blouses, white
duck pants and Lee rifles, etc. Quite a
pretty uniform I think to do fighting iu
and meet Spaniards.
The people on shore, however, did not
wait for actual hostilities and before any
of the boats landed a boat bearing a
flag of truce approached the landing
party, and in due time reached the
Charleston.
So then the Ladrone Islands surrendered.
Uncle Sam became owner and the
Charleston won a portiop of the enemy's
country. This afternoon at 2 142 P M.
that glorious flag, the Stars and Stripes,
was raised over Port Santa Cruz accompanied
by a national salute of 2t guns,
and in the eyes of the world the tiller lias
shifted from Spain to the United States.
So far so well, not a drop of blood shed
and a day which promised to be full of
strife passed away peaceably. The Spanish
garrison of about 50 or 60 men was
taken along, as well as the Governor
General and some others, our first prisoners
of war.
So much for the military part of the
affair,so now let me bring before you the
personal, the interesting, the native part
of the story. After laying in the harbor
for two or three days, native boats, as
they always do ventured near our t-hip.
First one came, to see, I suppose what
kind of a reception they would gtt.
Not being shot or hurt they considered
themselves safe, and soon natives' canoes
with fruit and etc were all around us
eager for trade. Here was, as it seemed,
a way-out-of-the-world-port where the
size of money, irrespective of the in*
trinsic value, determined its purchasing 1
power or exchange of the coin; so a
nickel bought more than a dime.
We had in profusion citrons, cocoanuts,
sugarcane, bread fruit and in fact
.nearly, all the products of a tropical
land.
But alas our stay in this delightful
land was soon brought to an end. On
the 22nd of June as soon as all the coal
was transferred to the Charleston we
weighed anchor and left behind the land
of the dusky native?, the land of the
bread fruit and banana, and soon were
again on the deep blue sea bound foi
other lands. The capture of the Ladronc
Islands remains but an incident in our wai
time experience, gone through but once,
but always remembered.
Vour sincere friend,
WALTER J. BUTTGENBACH.
Co. B. 1st Rsg. Iuf. Cal. U. S. V.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
Baware of little expenses, a small leak
will sink a great ship.
Sl'^.h, like rust, consumes faster than
labor, wears while the key always used
is always bright.
He that would thrive must either hold
the plow or drive.
Fools make feasts and wise men eat
them.
Not to oversee workmen is to leave
them your purse open.

Oratory and Orators.
THE- LOWELL
",,V • ; : . • " l
The question may well be asked : "Has
the power of oratory as a great social force
r'e^lined?*' An affirmative opinion is.to a
certain extent, correct, because the art of
journalism, the most formidable competitor
of the orator, has never before reached
so high a state of development In
ancient times the orator and poet were
the chief educators of the people ; now
the newspaper fills the office. Where
; on the one hand the newspaper reaches
thousands, on the other, the orator whose
range of voice is naturally limited, can
reach but hundreds. The newspaper is
circulated in every town and hamlet
throughout the world. For many it is
Tie only available medium of informat
on.and that it now affords the reader the
readiest means of conveyiug thought's a
f ict settled beyond doubt. For the orator
to : successfully compete with such-a
power, would, it is readily seen, be will
nigh impossible. The opinion, then,
•that the power of oratory has to a certain
extent declined is correct
The difficulties which now beset the
orator's path are more numerous than
those which had to be met in the past.
His auditors no longer listen to be educated,
to be instructed : they have already
preconceived opinions: the newspaper,
has been read nnd they come not
to be instructed, not to be educated, but
to be persuaded. By the progress of
the press, the wide circulation of the
newspapers and magazines the influence
of the oratory has bsen correspondently
decreased But to whatextent the power
of the orator ha? been decreased is. indeed,
very hard to say. For. when in
view of the many obstacles which seem
to impede, and at lime * even deprive the
orator of the power he once wielded, we
stop for a moment and meditate on the
great oratorical achievements of the past
and present, we hesitate to affirm that
the influence of the orator is as limited
as we nrght fit first inadvertently suspect.
A little over two years agn thtre
arose to speak in a great political convention,
a young man, obscure and for
the most part unknown to hip countrymen,
yet that young man \vrn the President's
nomination fr< m this convention
by the sheer efforts of his oratorical eloquence.
His name i^ William Jennings
Bryan Unknown before, oratory has
made him famous. By oratcry his name
was made; by oratory it lives.
The name Bryan is in itself a plea for
the revival of oratory, for the study of
Cicero, Demosthenes and Quintilian.
Our modern blood may be cold ; in spirit
we may be dormant; in taste we may be
cynical and even pessimistic; but like
our ancestors we have sentiment and
passion, which once fervidly appealed to
mu*t respond Right here in our midst
we know of advocates to whom the granting
of a jury trial is but a signal victory;
to them oratory has brought success, distinction
and honor. We admire them
fjr their power and bii liance as speake*s
We too, would like to enjoy their
power and be able to speak like them.
We call them gifted. But are they
gifted? Docs gift imply an inherited
quality or does it mean the mastery
of some art through di i/ent application?
It may l>e the former, but generally it is
the latter Reflect for a moment. Who
and what were their fathers? Did they
occupy some high station in life, or were
they of that humble, honest class that
Lincoln used to call the plain people?
The answer in most cases would be an
affirmation of the latter part of the question.
Oratory is a science, an art, not a gift.
To be an orator is the gift of all who
would strive and earnestly work to attain
it. As oratory is a science,to be proficient
and successful it must be studied and if
possible in one's youth. There is no ex-
•m
cuse for failure as a
can say.something an|
when we may have to
of nervousness will nj
may be overcome ..with
Abov* all there is no e
ing, as success is the s
earnest and assiduous
we, the most of us, ar
other asked to respon*
to deliberate upon son
or less importance- 'B
sinful, is very erabai
have failed before us
fail after us. Failur
only when we allow ot
discouraged and refus
and improve ourselves.
Professor Brander M|
excellent methods for<
dres*. He says:
something to say
opportunity to say if tin
ods of making a speech
from, (a) He may
dress and read it frc
boldly held in hand,
out his rematks andj
memory, (c) He mi
opening words, his
and such other salieni
wishes to make sure o
extemporize the whole
the audience with no \
and apparently talkin]
ness of his heart As
methods are excellent
their advantages as
tages. The choice of
speaker. Personally I
fourth as this one ap]
the most effective. B
necessary that a speaki
to these rules, if he ha
These methods, htfwe 1
the field of choice.
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cuse for failure "as a speaker. We all
can say something and no one knows
when we may have to say it The plea
of nervousness will not stand, for this
may be overcome with an earnest effort.
Above all there is no excuse for not trying,
as success is the sure reward of the
earnest and assiduous student. In life
we, the most of us, are at some time or
other asked to respond to some toast or
tc deliberate upon some topic of greater
or less importance. To fail, while not
sinful, is very embarrassing. Others
have failed before us and otners shall
fail after us. Failure becomes sinful
only when we allow ourselves to become
discouraged and refuse to try to better
and improve ourselves.
Professor Brander Matthews gives four
excellent methods for delivering an address.
He says: " When a man has
something to say and when he has an
opportunity to say it there are four methods
of making a speech for him to select
from, (a) He may write out his address
and read it from a manuscript
boldly held in hand, (b) He may write
out his remarks and commit them to
memory, (cj He may write out his
opening words, his closing sentences
and such other salient passages as he
wishes to make sure of. (d) He may
extemporize the whole, appearing before
the audience with no visible manuscript
and apparently talking out of the fullness,
of his heart As I have said these
methods are excellent; they each have
their advantages as well as disadvantages.
The choice of them lies with the
speaker. Personally I would select the
fourth as this one appears to me to be
the most effective. But it is not at all
necessary that a speaker confine himself
to these rules, if he has a better method.
These methods, however, nearly cover
the fisld of choice.
For one, who, like the writer, is by
no means adept in the art of which he
speaks and advises may "savor of impertinence,"
but the apology is that he
too hopes to succeed in that art and
trusts that his words might be of some
little value. There are several things
which, if we would succeed, must he
borne in mind. We should never speak
unless we have something to say, mindful
of Lowell's aphorism, " Blessed is he
who hath nothing to say—and cannot be
persuaded to say it." Above all, we
must not forget that u when the hour
and the man have come the populace
are still but puppets in his
fingers and move according to ttte
prompting of hi-

16
others' 1 .put them to sleep " At the
time Burke was delivering bis speech
on the American Colonies!, a speech
admitted by many to be his best, Loid
Erskine, himself a splendid orator, was
present. He tells us that Burk t
bad not been en his feet half an hour
before he had emptied the House, and
he himself was so wearied, that he
crawled towards the door on all fours,
not to hurt his friend Burke's feeling,
and thus escape unseen On reading
the speech next morning Erskine confesses
he was surprised at the force and
eloquence with which it was permeated.
How, then, can we account for Burke* s
unpopularity as a speaker? While his
orations and writings are "saturated 1 '
with thought; his knowledge profound
and extensive; his vocabulary limitless
there yet remain his faults. He was toe
argumentative, descriptive and emotion-
T HE L OWEL L
al. H: h 11 vv'ien he was calm, a harsh
voice, and, when he was excitrd his
voice becan:e to liar&h that it was
scarcely auidble and moreover bespoke
in an ''ungainly brogue." He wearied.
also, by his p^or ni*tho:i of handling his
subject. His audience instead t»f plain
men he took to be a body of scholars.
With tYis in mind he would philosophize
and cry to educate his hearer; he too
often forgot the very 'purpose for which
he was spe iking—the end he desired to
attain—above all lie forgot to speak wkh
the intention of persuading, of convincing.
If Burke failed in some things he
succeeded in many others; his orations
are now the daily bread, the food of
every politician and statesman. His
name lives because his works abound in
practical, live matter.
Placing the Blame.
u Was that you making such a noise
outside this morning ? " asked his moth-
er. ik No. 'm," responded the small boy.
u Barlow and I were tryin 1 to see who
could holler the loudest, and Barlow
beat me "
AMBROSE GHSRINI '97.
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largest in the school, and if the paper
depends upon their efforts toward supporting
it I do not care to dwell upon the
results.
Perhaps it is modesty which is preventing
some able writers in the classes
from sending in their work. I think of

18 THE LOWELL
modesty because it seems rather prevalent
in this school. The ingenious and
carefully contrived nom de plumes under
which the writers for this paper hide
themselves rather indicates to our mind,
modesty or a kin trait. If you think
your article is good enough for publication
sign your name to it. Perhaps,
after it is published and you hear praises
heaped upon it, you will regret that your
name is not at the end of the article.
Now, as a rule, we know that editorials,
especially in school papers, are not
read by everybody. We have made this
one short and in it have tried to impress
a few facts on our readers. The
editorial column is, in our mind, the
mouth-piece, the organ for giving forth
its thoughts of the paper. The contributors
furnish material of their own choosing
for clothing it and giving it shape,
but on the editorial page the paper has
its own say and expresses its own views
Senior The Senior Class of '99 held
Class their election of Class officers
Meeting shortly after school opened
with the following result:
Pres. J. H. Saunders, Sec. B. J. Shay,
VicePres. E. 3wL Pollexfen, Treas. E.
Behlow,
Mr. Saunders was the unamimous
choice and his classmates feel confident
in his ability to prove a capable president.
At a meeting held a short time since
several important pieces of business were
transacted. The President spoke of the
Senior Dance and appointed a committee
to inquire of our Honorable Board regarding
the Girls High Auditorium for
Christmas. This committee consisted
of L. B. Hooper, Walter Bundschu and
J. H. Saunders. After some discussion
it was decided to retain the class colors
as adopted in the middle year, namely
green and white. Itis to be hoped that
every member of the class of '99 will
wear these colors at the interclass field
day.
The meetings so far of the Senior
Class have been a success, but the President
desires to say that he would like to
see more Seniors present.
The President spoke to the meeting of
a project of some of the young ladies of
the class namely the organization of a
dancing club to be composed entirely of
members of the class of'99- It was very
favorably received, many of the class
promised to join.
niddle On the 19th inst. the class of
Class . . '00 held a meeting of the
Meeting election of officers. It has
characterized by the fcocd
attendance and number of nominees,
two things that did not occur last year.
The President for the past year Mr.
MigheJls, presided and the business of
the meeting was immediately begun.
The nominations for president were
called for and four were proposed, Hixon,
Mighell, Hamilton and Bulkley. Hamilton
was nominated against his wish and
was not allowed to withdraw his name,
through an absurd ruling of the President,
The nominations for president being
closed those for vice president were in
order and the Misses Bringham, Venneker
and Vensano were named.
By the tivae the noise and confusion,
in the meeting had become such that
those present were told to either become
quiet or finish their business in the
street; and there was silence.
After this the following were named,
for Secretary; Prentice, Belvel and Miss
Glaser, The names proposed were then
balloted for and Hixon, Miss Brirgham
and Belvel were elected.
The result of the election being announced
Hixon assumed charge of the
meeting which shortly after adjourned.
•JXy\
One Day.
Did you ever see a dust;
We were a party of se
ridden in a two seated waj
Valley over into Pope
dust raised by the hordes
into the wagon.
When we finally arrivec
ley we all had grey hair at
hats, our eye-lashes were,
when we applied water t(
effect produced was mud!
After eating a refresl
started for the mines whe
who expected us were to
It was in the middle of tl
path was steep and on a si<
was no shade trees even
think that was the warm;
took.
When we came to the <
Washington Quicksilver
cool drink of water. V
that blessed fact. Then \
awe on my part, two men
caudles step on an elevat
into an apparently bot
We looked down a r ' r
see nothing but a black
the bell rang and the tot
Then it came our tui
up a par'cy of six. The}
of us with a candle on ,«.n
One end of it was round
other sharp and pointei
was a hook. We lit th«
dropped wax on us pe
timidity left us after we
they told us "'•erward
and talking sounded an
above.
We stepped off the t
mud and cwo by two.
saw a number of new
things How necessary
were. I held mine behiu
down one of the drifts,
that it seeaied as though
the blackness.
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THE LOWELL
One Day.
Did you ever see a dusty crowd ?
We were a party of seven who had
ridden in a two seated wagon from Napa
Valley over into Pope Valley. The
dust raised by the hordes rose in clouds
into the wagon.
When we finally arrived in Pope Valley
we all had grey hair and drab colored
hats, our eye-lashes were powdered and
when we applied water to our faces the
effect produced was mud!
After eating a refreshing lunch, ws
started for the mines where some friends
who expected us were to be our guides-
It was in the middle of the day and our
path was steep and on a side hill. There
was no shade trees even in sight and I
think that was the wannest walk I ever
took.
When we came to the entrance of the
Washington Quicksilver Mine we had a
cool drink of water. I shall not omit
chat blessed fact. Then we noticed, with
awe on my part, two men holding lighted
candles step on an elevator and descend
into an apparently bottomless abyss.
We looked down after them and could
sec nothing but a black space. At last
the bell rang and the ropes stopped.
Then it came our turn and we made
up a party of six. They supplied each
of us with a candle on an odd iron stick.
One end of it was round for holding, the
other sharp and pointed ; on one side
was a hook. We lit the candles which
dropped wax on us persistently. All
timidity left us after we had started and
they told us afterwards, our laughter
and talking sounded amusing to those
above.
We stepped off the elevator into the
mud and two by two. grouping along,
saw a number of new and interesting
things. How necessary those candles
were. I held mine behind me and looked
down one of the drifts. It was so dark
that it seemed as though you could feel
the blackness.
Soon we came upon the men working.
Here we found out the use of the curious
candle sticks given us. The sharp point
forced into the cl&y held the light where
the miner needed it, and when the walls
were rock, so beautifully lined over with
the red ore, they huug the candle-stick
by the hook on a ledge.
When we returned to the elevator we
descended a hundred feet and were told
that we were one hundred and eighty
feet below the surface. I wonder how
the sky would have looked if I could
have seen up the shaft.
Here it was muddier thau ever; the
walls were mud itself and the ceiling
dropped muddy water on us from time to
time, I tried mining by breaking off a
piece of black rock which our guide pronounced
tl no good" and got my hands
all muddy.
Then we gathered closely together on
the elevator once more, and rose slowly
back to the sunshine.
We showed our specimens, of which
we were very proud, to the rest of the
party who had not summoned up enough
courage to go down with us. The specimens
seemed very .••mall after having
seen the rock so full of the red ore, which,
owing to a course in Chemistry I recognized
as the oxide of mercury.
From the mine we walked over to the
Aetna Springs, a well known summer
reiort. We tasted the hot mineral water,
but as the day was warm, it was not
pleasant and left a disagreeable taste in
my mouth
The people here looked very clean.
Perhaps the fact noticeable to us because
we were so dust covered and dirty. Our
shoes were covered with mud and our
clothes conspicuously frescoed with the
same material.
When it was cooler we rode home, arriving
just after sunset. We were ready
for a night's rest and our minds were
rilled with new ideas to talk of on the
morrow.
S. E JORDAN, '99

EDITED BY LOUIS LYONS.
Last June saw the close of the most
successful.career a Debating Society has
enjoyed for many years in the Lowell
High School. At one time the society
came near having an opportunity to
show its ability before the school in a contest
with a certain school across the bay
But Fate decreed otherwise This year,
already, a challenge has come from the
same school. If they had expressed
this same eagerness last year to debate
with us all would have been well. But
now it comes too late. This year the
society is not one-half so prosperous.
The same spirit does not exist in the
meetings as did in last year's meetings.
The society is not so strong in numbers
or in individual debaters.
In view of these facts it was decided
best to postpone the acceptance of Oakland's
challenge until a later date, when,
it is hoped that the society will be
stronger than it is now.
It is a source of regret that a school as
old as the Lowell has not a Debating
Society which would be a stable institution,
one which would continue from
year to year as a regular part of the
school. The value of Debating Societies
is recognized in many schools,
where debating is ^nade a part of the
regular school course. A man's thoughts,
great as they may be, are worth little to
any one else if they cannot be expressed
in a forcible and clear manner. This is
the prime object of Debating Societies;
to enable the members to express themselves
clearly. We all some day will be
called upon to speak before others and it
is well to be prepared. Now is your
chance to join the society. Now at the
beginning of the term. Become identified
with it from the start and at the end
of the year you will not regret your
action.
The society has held two meetings at
the time of going to print. The first on
Friday, August 12th, was fairly well
attended. It being the regular day for
election, after several nominating speeches
were made, the result was as follows :
President, Adler ; Vice President, Shaler;
Secretary, Fritz.
What a society needs is a head. This
society has one now and let it get in and
work. There are several among the
members who would turn out excellent
debaters with some practice. The most
important piece of business in the last
meeting was the action taken on the
Oakland High School challenge. It
was decided to postpone any movement
toward having a debate with Oakland
this year until later in the term. The
Secretary was directed to answer accordingly.
9am
EDITED BY CHAS. G.
The exchange editor £
tionally good assortment. 0
that have come to his de
and August and he regr
count of their number it wi
to notice all of them. He
the best that have come
following:
The Irving Echoes is 01
interesting and most w«
changes. The first p
Prophecy 11 is splendid b
in interest towards the
very original article appei
paper. Here is an extia<
"It was the * Twelfth >'
Tempest' had raged. C T
seda 1 sat musing, as if in
Night's Dream/ but ( Re
thought not of ' The Wi
rather of ' Pericles, Princ
had been to see ' King L
Rape of Lucrece.' You
'As You Like It.'"
The Guard and Tackle
up paper but needs mon
to make it interesting,
good story with several d
especially the descriptio
However, there are ma
could be criticised. The
should imagine her futi
that destiny prove true,
improbable. I should a
Miss Wood what a "boy
is.
The Steele Review cor
ably written and well to]

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EDITED BY CHAS. G. NORRIS, '99.
The exchange editor finds an exceptionally
good assortment of school papers
that have come to his desk during June
and August and he regrets that on account
of their number it will be impossible
to notice all of them. However, some of
the best that have come to him are the
following:
The Itving Echoes is one of our most
interesting and most well written exchanges.
The first part of u Class
Prophecy 11 is splendid but wanes sadly
in interest towards the last. Another
very original article appears in this bright
paper. Here is an extract:
"It was the ( Twelfth Night' and * The
Tempest' had raged, ' Troilus and Cresseda'
sat musing, as if in a l Midsummer's
Night's Dream,' but' Romeo and Juliet'
thought not of ' The Winter's Tale,' but
rather of ( Pericles, Prince of Tyre,' who
had been to see ' King Lear' about ' The
Rape of Lucrece.' You may take this
'As You Like It. 111
The Guard and Tackle is a well gotten
up paper but needs more reading matter
to make it interesting. " Esther" is a
good story with several dramatic portions,
especially the description of the storm.
However, there are many points that
could be criticised. The fact that a child
should imagine her future destiny and
that destiny prove true, is unnatural and
improbable. I should also like to ask
Miss Wood what a u boy's practical way"
is.
The Stcclc Review contains an admirably
written and well told story, entitled
THE LOWELL
"The Legend of Devil's Gorge." Mr.
Tietje deserves high praise for his descriptive
powers, The style is excessively
distinct and clear.
Here is a bright skit fron; an exchange :
"This insurance policy is a queer
thing,*' said Dotts reflectively, "If I can't
sell it, I can-eel, it and if I can-cell it, I
can't sell it."
A very interesting, well gotten up
paper comes to us in The Trumpeter from
Lexington, Mo. It contains plenty of
good reading matter and interesting
stories. " The Cache of the Plains 11 is a
well written story whose author is to be
complimented on his use of words. The
cover design of the paper also deserves
praise. The high school papers should
spend more attention to their cover designs.
There is a world of art in a good
one, much more than it would seem and
a good cover is a world of help to a paper.
"Anita," an admirably written story
in the High School Record from Brooklyn,
is one of the besi that has come to us.
It is exceedingly well told in fluent and
well chosen language, displaying excellent
style and diction. Besides this it is
very original and that is what we want.
Originality is everything nowadays and
this story should be expressly commended
on its originality, dealing, as it does, with
a hackneyed subject in a very delicate
manner. The ending is very sweet and
pretty, making a link between the introduction
and the old man's story which,
had it been omitted, would have made
the narrative tame and labored,
A shrewd little fellow, who had just
begun to study Latin, astonished his
teacher by saying, v ' Vir, a man ; gin, a
trap ; Virgin, a man-trap."—Ex.-Ex.
Minister (meeting boy with a string of
fish)—" Do you know where the little
boys go, who fish on Sunday ?"
Little boy—"Oh, yes ; but I ain't going
to give the snap away."—Ex.-Ex.

THE LOWELL
Most of our exchanges come with
more or less interesting stories in them,
with three pages devoted to i( Personals 1 '
and two more to what t'ley call '• Wit;"
but here at last comes a paper with an
article tbat is of the right stuff; not a
high school essay but a good, well written
sketch for which the author deserves
high praise.
I have seen mauy a poorer article in
many a better magazine. "The Lady
Macbeth 11 in the High School Leader is
this admirable article. It shows much
thought and a clear conception of the
subject. The author has studied well
what he has written about and much
wcrk and time must have been expended
•on it, for which he deserves credit. Why
can't more of the students of United
States take more pains with articles they
send to their papers ? It is shameless to
•see the truck that an editor is forced to
take to fill up space. Those who should
read this aud have not read this splendid
essay, read it by all means. You will
learn something from it. It is in June
Leader from the Butte High School.
If an S and an I and an O aud a
U with an X at the end, spell Su,
And an E and a Y and an E spell I,
Pray, what is a speller to do?
Then if also an S an I and a G
And a H E D spell cide,
There's nothing much left for a speller to do
But to go aud commit Siouxeyesighed.
—San Bsruardiuo Tyro.
Mr. Isaacs—I sell you dot coat at
a great sacrifice.
Customer—But you say that of all
your goods. How do you make a living ?
Mr. Isaacs—Mein frient, I make a small
profit on de paper and string.Exchange.
The Fence from New Haven, Connecticut,
has a good story in "Index". The
style is fair and the interest is kept up
extremely well until the end. The ending,
however, is tame and not on a par
with the rest of the story. It appears as
if the author were in a hurry to finish.
The Recorder from Springfield,
has a very original story in it,
( 'Baseball at Olympus" The only crit- y
icism that could be made is that it is ,:
perhaps too original. As I have said
before originally is what we want, but
there is such a thing as making a botch
of even a painting of the Madonna.
Mr Holton in trying to be so very original
that he is sometimes ludicrous. The:.':
idea that Baccus should render "Pea- v,nuts.
Cigars, and Vulcans' Pepsin Chewr
ing Gum 1 ' is especially incongruous. If
Mr. Holton meant it to be incongruous;
let me suggest a more fitting subject,
HACK II.
Scene by Lamplight, Time at Mid-night ^
Is this a oony which I see before ine.
The pace tempting my Greek sick eyes? 'Jr
Come, let me clutch thee. -^.^f'
I know thee not, and yet the day approaches
When thou, time saving trot will come not to
My aid. Then thou wilt be but a mem'ry
Of the night—a forgotton lesson
Revolving in a roasted pupil's brain.
Thou keeii, fell pedagogue,
Watch not my words, which way they take,
for fear
Their very vagueness prate of their origin,
And taking woeful turn, forget the Greek
For which they're trotting,—while's
I recite, he roasts.
Would I were in Hades with Homer's ghos*J
—Exchange \
A FAREWELL SERMON.
A country minister in a certain town
took permanent leave of his congregation
in the following pathetic manner:—
'•Brothers and sisters, I ', pme to saygood-bye.
I don't think God loves this
church because none of you ever die.
I don't think you love each other because
I never marry any of you. I don't
think you love me because you have not
paid my salary. Your donations are
mouldy fruit and wormy apples, and by
their fruits ye shall know them.
"Brothers, I am going to a better place.
I have been called to be chaplain of a,
penitentiary. Where I go ye cannot
come, but I go to prepare a place for you.
and may the Lord have mercy an your
souls. Good-bye."
—Exchange,
,4
The summer girl, wi
button trinkets and yisi<
has settled dowii ;i to
Henceforward she will r
the ball room instead of
and enthroned npou a
softer ctfshigns^' instead 9
In fact the- happy* sc
turned^ looking^Happie;
outin g. Nowthat^she
let her enter her wmter
vim tb&t, if it does not
least give the,sodety, <
and somebody to write
The frat."girl Hawaii
active. The tennis d
taken up the ; racque^.
the others aradoingjli
ging, and that tbfey &
Members of tlie ;tii|e
Gamma Eta ; K^)pife?
Delta Koppa/iaye j *
All three
Between
there is
rushing,
at the time of tfcislwri
Whether A e ^
organize again is'ver;
chief promoter^ni oirg
has not i ^ ^
The
plates g ^ ^ ^
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SOCIETY
The summer girl, with her soldierbutton
trinkets and visions of war l ieros,
has settled down to winter quatters.
Henceforward she will reign as queen of
the ball room instead of the tennis court
and enthroned upon a soft divan amid
softer cushions, instead-of a hammock.
In fact ths happy school girl has returned,
looking happier for her summer
outing. Now that she is "rested up"
let her enter her winter pleasures with a
vim that, if it does nothing else, will at
least give the society editor something
and somebody to write about.
The frat. girl has already begun to be
active. The tennis devotee has also
taken up the racquet. But apparently
the others are doing little else but digging,
and that they are doing with a will.
FRATERNITIES,
Members of the three fraternities, viz,
Gamma Eta Kappa, Theta Chi and Pi
Delta Koppa, have returned to Lowell.
AH three frats. are rushing i-'cw men.
Between the two existing societies
there is fur flying*. Both are very busy
rushing. Neither have had an initiation
at the time of this writing.
FUTURE.
Whether the '98 Cotilion Club will
organize again is very doubtful, as its
chief promoter and organizer, Mr. Large,
has not returned to Lowell.
The Alpha Sigma Sorority contemplates
giving either a reception or a
German in honor of Miss Dora Wieland.
Miss Wieland graduated from Lowell
with the class of '96. Since then she
has been finishing her education in
Germany and Switzerland. She returned
direct from Germany, arriving at
her home on California street, on August
fourth.
PERSONAL.
The Lamba Tbeat Phi Sorority gave
a very pleasant *'tea" to their young
lady friends, Saturday afternoon, August
sixth.
We are certainly pleased to see the
younger brothers of the alumni come
up to Lowell. We know what to expect
froiA them, and it is their look out
that they act up to our expectations.
By CHESTER P, WAGNER.
Society Editor.
The K. B.
The first meeting of the K. E. for thisterm
took place on Friday evening Aug.
19, at Mr. Adler's house. This society
is one of the most flourishing social clubs
at Lowell High School. Mr. Adler was
the founder and first President. Membership
is restricted to the Greek class
and the society has for its aim social and
literary advancement. Its thriving and
prosperous career during the past year
may well attest to its success. It has
good cause to look forward to another
prosperous year under the leadership of
such -capable officers as its present ones.
The following is the list of officers for

this term: President, Miss E. M. PoIIexfen,
Sec. Miss Saber, Treas. Miss^Mowbray.
THE LOWELL
The S. C. D. C.
In view of the fact that the class of
'99 will give the regular senior dance on
the last Friday of this term they have
formed a dancing club known as the S.
C. D. C. The main object of- this club
is to make the members of the class of
'99 better acquainted with each other,
so that they might be.better able to enjoy
themselves at the coming dance.
The Club meets the second and fourth
Saturday evenings of every week and
every one enjoys a good time. All members
of the Senior Class should join this
Club whether they can dance or not.
For the benefit of those who do not
dance there will be a competent teacher
in attendance and they could lean: in no
better place. All members of the Senior
Class are earnestly requested to join.
A-W.
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This Club will continue until the Senior
danc^ and perhaps the whole year. The
High Middrers, who have been admitied
to the Senior meetings are also invited
to attend the Senior Class Dancing Club.
The Mission High School has added
to its carp?, of prof^s^^rs one of the oldest
and ablest teachers of L. H. S* It
was with great regret that the Lowell
students parted with their former Chemistry
teacher Mr. Wynn. Ever since the
school was started over twenty five
years ago, Mr. Wynn has been teaching
at Lowell and a long list of Alumni
owe a great deal of their splendid progre?s
in Chemistry to him. While we
all regret Mr. Wynn's transfer very
much we are in a great measure -consoled
by Mr. Mitchell, who recently
taught Chemistry at tlie P. H. S. - His
pupils nre all agreed that ht is fully the
equal of Mr. Wynn in everything except
perhaps experience.
With the advent of a ne\<
many of us find ourselves w<
is going to support
athletics. There are some
give the matter a second thoj
ing that most of our good
left the school, and that it 4
us to attempt anything in tl
why not look on the bri
matter?- As many scholai
the school this year as hav<
expect great things of them]
There is scarcely anythii
a school into greater prcu
her successfuluess in athlei
want Lowtll High to" rothers
of its clas*. All
sary is to get a good start,
championship this year in i
league games, and tiencefoj
all description will .flock to
admission. This sounds vj
a fairy tale, but neverthelj
Why is it that certain/col
championship year after y
branches of athletics? S
they have gained
aspiring to
a means of furthering ^v*
There is a-large
hand at Xoweli; v tsre fin«
sizes and kinds And .]
only all come forward-j
of holding back and sa|p)
we could pick all
trom among their nuraberj
For several years ^
has been practically d^aa'1
sports. But now
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EDITED BY FRANK HOOPER.
With the advent of a new school term
many of us find ourselves wondering who
is going to support LOWKLI, this year in
athletics. There are some who will not
give the matter a second thought, imagining
that most of our good athletes have
left the school, and that it is useless for
us to attempt anything in this line. But
•why not look on the bright side of the
matter? As many scholars have entered
the school this year as have kft, and we
expect great things of them.
There is scarcely anything that brings
a school into greater prominence than
her successfulness in athletics. And we
want Lovvtll High to rank above all
others of its clas*. All that's necessary
is to get a good start. Just win the
championship this year in a few academic
league games, and henceforth athletes

those who do not take an active interest
(let us hope such students are few),
should at least show their patriotism
by giving their names and the paltry
sum of ten cents per month toward a
good, cause.
Track Athletics.
The track and field sports at the
Lowell this year should with the proper
support of the student body exceed all
expectations and rise to a prominence
that it has not reached for the past two
or three years. The following is a short
sketch of those out for places :
Jorgenson who showed up well in our
last two field days, and will, with steady
training, break his own record in the
broad jump and be able to do credit to
himself in the hurdle events.
Lyons has always shown up well in
practice, but has never trained hard
enough to do himself credit in the field

TH1? LOWELL
One man

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28 THE LOWELL
Of all classes that have come to us for
the last five years, there has never been
a class so full of promising material as
the present junior class. It contains an
energetic fellow, full of the right enthusiasm
and this is R. A. Craig, who has
gone to work with a will and organized
the much-needed second team. Here is
the right kind of school patriotism !
The fellow that will get out almost
every afternoon and is willing to be
hammered and thumped by much heavier
and stronger fellows, for the sake of
giving those same fellows practice in
'hammering and thumping, deserves
"high praise and the whole school's
thanks. That is the kind of school
patriotism we want and the fellows, like
those that are now getting out and forming
a second team, deserve to be congratulated.
Here is a schedule of our material for
the first team:
Center. •-Peters, Kidd
Right guard Cook, captain
Left guard Scumer, Evans
Right tackle.. • .Middleton
Left tackle .Sims
Right end Ellen wood
Left end Olivell
Quarter Wright, Jackson
Right half Rooney
Left half Saunden, Hodge
Full .,.. I. .Hooper
Look at it for yourselves. We never
had a better team ; only three positions
that have not tried players in them. We
ought to do wonders.
Here is another schedule of our material
for our second team :
Center .Lewitt
Right guard .Stillman
Left guard Reddick, La Grange
Right tickle Craig, captain
Left tackle...; Lindley
Right end Perkins, Smith, Elliot
Left end Ducker
Quarter..'.... .Robinson, Milton, Moore
Right half Fentori
Left half .Irving
Full ; McLaren
Now, with a first team such as we
have and a second team like this,, why
can't we get in and do something $ It
all now depends on the work that is
done. Last year we would never have
had the team that we did, if it hkd not
been for the energetic work of Captain
Robinson and Bosie Sawyer. "'
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Lowell High School Track and Field Records.
KV1CNT RECORD HOI.DKR TlMH AND PCACK OF PERBORMAKCE
50 yaxd dash 6 sec .........Titus '96 .Inter. Class Field Days.. .Sept.26/96
50
6 '• Montgomery '98., '• " " " ...Mar. 13^97
50 •« 6
100
220
440
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ll Saunders'99 » " " "' .;'. .Mar.'"27/98
103-5 sec Dram'97 .-.A. A, h ....Sept.28, 1 9
11
24 sec. .King '97 .Stanford vs. Lowell Hig'h.Feb. 27/97
553-5 sec....! King'97 later. Class " " .Mar. 13/97
" 2 min. 12 sec..Faull '98......... .Lowell vs. Polytechnic....April 3/98
Mile run - 5inin.2 1-2 sec.Cutler '98 ...A. A. L. Field Days Sept. 28/9^
»« walk 7aiin 284-5" .Walsh '97 A. A. L. 1( Oct. xo/96
120-yard hurdle 1745 sec Quinan '94 Inter. Class " •• Sept.,'94
220-yard " 293-5 " F. Bishop'98...•.. Lowell vs. Polytechnic... April 3/98
High jump 5 ft. 4 in Rooney '98 ,
Broad jump 19 fc. 7 in Drum '97 Inter. Class Field Day... .April 11/96
Hammer throw i2-!bs... 126 ft. 11 1-4111. .Montgomery '98.. " " ....Sept, 26/96
•« l( i6.1bs... Soft.2in Taber'96 ..Lowell v3. Polytechnic, June 13/96
16-lb. shot put 35 ft. 11 in Ed. Bishop'9S.... Inter. Class Field Day.,. Sept. 25/97
12-lb. " " Ed. Bishop'98 ... " lt ....Nov. 27/98
Polevault.... Sft.ioia Moeller '97 " " ... Sept 26/96
Discusthrow 81 ft. 11 in F. Bishop '98..... " " •-- Mar. 27/98
Relay 6 runners 3 min. 38 sec.L. H. S Team Lowell vs. "polytechnic.. .Mar. 20/97
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BICYCLE RACES. .
91-5" .Rass'93 A.A.L. tneetatVelodrome)Feb.27/97
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What's the matter with our second
team ?
Hurrah for the Senior Class Dancing
Club.
- Wanted.—A missing luncheor,— not
described,—belonging to L. G.
Where will Eelmont be this year when
-we get through COOKing them?
Why is it that so many pupils do not
go to lunch at. IT : 40 as they did at the
beginning of the term ?
What are those queer noises coming
from a restaurant on Polk street, near
Sutter, every noon-hour.
Professor., (objecting to pupil leaning
on seat in rear). I have never seen anyone
ab!e to sit on two chairs at once,—
except Cannon, and he vrent off.
A vivid representation of what the
VI Book of Virgil sounds like has been
coming from the Physics Laboratory the
last few days during sound experiments.
• -Prof.: (( At the beginning of the year
certain pupils attempted to ride a horse.
But I notice as the year progresses the
horse becomes rather lame. I advise no
i"
one to use a horse's assistance for their
progress."
We miss the Cadets this year very
much. No more do we hear their martial
tramp in the yard at r: 00 o'clock or
see sentinels at the front gate at 3: op.
Many of the cadets are now soldiers in
earnest fighting for their country's cause
in a foreign land
Prof to Pupil: When did the Greeks
first begin to study geometry?
Pupil: I do not know.
Prof.: After the battle of Canoply
when the Persians shut off their sodawater
supply. .
Pupil: It doesn't say so in my history.
Prof.: It does in mine. You should
review yours more.
Many of the members of our last
year's football team were out to fee the
boys practise Saturday. They spoke
very encouragingly of the future pros-
.pects of the team, and I sincerely hope
they will not be disappointed. With a
number of old players back, and a lot of
good, though new material, we should
certainly come out of the season's turmoil
with a good record.
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' It was Thanksgiving
November, and Gordon
to take Edith Van Orman.
to the great foot ball gam
vard and Princeton,
ties had not played agai|
for some years, and the
to be fought that day hi
forward to with much ex
don Sturgis was a very
ing fellow, in his.long
silk hat and grey kid
jumped off the Harvard
walked tip Dana street,
hardly help casting mor<
miring glance over the
passed. Yes—on the
Sturgis was a very hands*
As he ran up the stairs]
red brick houses so coi
bridge, Edith Van Ormsj
door herself, "Now Edithl
a very striking girl, very
very stylish, and as she
the top of the stairs iu he:
made, her head, surmouj
mass of atiburn hair, th|
back, a smile of greeting
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'•A Regular Trump Card."
It was Thanksgiving Day, the 26th ot
November, and Gordon Sturgis had come
to take Edith Van Orman and her mother
to the great foot ball game between Harvard
and Princeton. The two universi:
ties had not played against each other
for some years, and the battle that was
to be fought that day had been looked
forward to with much expectancy. Gordon
Sturgis was a very handsome-looking
fellow, in his long frock coat, tall
silk hat and grey kid gloves, as he
jumped off the Harvard Square car, and
walked up Dana street, and one could
hardly help casting more than one admiring
glance over the shoulder as he
passed. Yes—on the whole—Gordon
Sturgis was a very handsome fellow.
As he ran up the stairs of one of those
red brick houses so common in Cambridge,
Edith Van Orman opened the
door herself. Now Edith Van Orman i?
a very striking girl, very handsome and
wry stylish, and as she stood there at
the top of the stairs in her stylish tailormade,
her head, surmounted by a rich
mass of auburn hair, thrown slightly
back, a smile of greeting on her lips—
Sturgis paused a moment, about six
steps below her, and eyed her critically,
then he drew in a deep breath and muttered
: ** By George, she's a queen !"
s 'You're late," she said smiling," mama
and I have been waiting for almost five
minutes and you know that's a dreadful
sin for a man to keep a girl waiting.
But come in. Mama, 71 she said to Mrs.
Van Orman who sat languidly back in a
chair, fanning herself discontentedly,—
" Mama, how am I going to punish him
for being late ? "
"How are you, Gordon?* 1 said Mrs.
Van Orman, holding out her hand without
rising—"You don't really mean to
tell me you've come to take ate to that
stupid foot ball game ? "
" I am afraid so, Mrs. Van Orman,' r he
said taking her hand, ( *but I'm sure
you'll like it after you once get there."
"Well," said Mrs. Van Orman. "I
never did see the use of a lot of
men piling on top of one another,
getting filthy dirty avA ending up by
getting killed, and I knoxv I never shall.
Gordon, hand me my smelling salts and
my fan and ray purse—there. Now,"
she continued slowly, looking round, " 1

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think I have everything. Help me up
now. Oh, Edith, run upstairs again
and bring me ray feather boa, I know it
will turn cold, there's a good child."
" Oh, let me go !" said Sturgis, " Til
do it in no time," und he bounded upstairs
before either of them had time to
answer him.
41 Where is it? " he called.
*' In the closet in mama's room on the
shelf," rang up Edith's sweet voice.
" Got it ? "
"Yep," he answered running down
stairs. " Now, come quick," he added,
li or we will be too late to see the teams
come on the field."
u Which way are you going ? ): asked
Edith at the foot of the steps."
" It will be shorter to go this way."
"But mama can't walk."
u Well, she can't get on the cars for
they are packed/* he said, " you've
got to walk Mrs. Van Orman. Why,
Holmes 1 field is only six or .seven blocks.
You can do that easily."
41 Oh, I knew something horrid would
happen." complained Mrs. Van Orman.
"I can't go. 11
*' Yes, yes, you can," said Sturgis good
hiimoredly and with a great deal of coaxing
and urging they finally got her be?
twecn them and persuaded her to come.
They made their way slowly down to
Massachusetts avenue and up to Harvard
Square, Mrs. Van Orman continually
complaining, Gordon patiently reassuring
and Edith burning, with vexation
and impatience because her mother
could not or would not hurry. Car after
car passed them from Boston, loaded »o
its utmost capacity. Everybody seemed
to be going and Gordon was kept b'isy
between reassuring Edith's mother and
bowing to people on the cars.
Ki Cheer up, Mrs. Van Orman, here we
are at Harvard Square—look at Thurston's,
Edith, isn't it decorated finely?—
and Holmes' field just around the corner
here. How do you do, Miss Rickoff?'':^
"See, mama, everyone is getting off|
the cars. Oh look, look Gordon, there ^
goes the Harvard coach!"
A cheer broke from the crowd in
Square, as the coach containing the;
team swept into the Square and dowp|jj
the street again to Holmes' field, /
" Why look," cried Edith pointing tj
the coach, "there's Grafton Campbell T v
I did not know he was on the team!" ^;
" Oh, yes," said Gordon, " why, Heff;
Campbell is the best man we've got,;;
He's a team in himself, and he's the
best half that Harvard ever had."
"I don't like him," said Edith, "I
don't think he's a gentleman, even if he
is on the team." / /
"Why, what's the matter with Heff
Campbell? he's one of the finest chapsvsg
that ever walked the Harvard yard. He,_
used to be a jay, but foot bail has done
him a world of good and has made
one of the best men I ever met."
" I don't believe foot ball ever did any- -^
one any good," put in Mrs. Van Orman „•
peevishly. " I wish I were home."
''No, no you don't. Why, here we
are now," Gordon said quickly, feeling
conscious that he had been neglecting
her, " I am sorry," he went ou to.Edith,-
"you don't like Heff Campbell. You."
must tell me why you don't by and by.
Yes, I-IeiF is one of the best men I know,'
but he used to be a regular tin-laorn
sport." . :
"That's just it," said the girl.
" Edith," said Mis. Van Orman, det.er-.
minedly, "if you don't get me out of this
crowd, I shall faint."
" O listen i " cried Edith, " hear themcheering.
I wonder what they're doing.",
"0 nothing much. The teams could
not have come on the field yet." ;
"Now where are our seats?" asked
Edith impatiently as they emerged into
the field surrounded on every side by.
tier on tier of faces.
" Over herein the Poire
tion—section E, I think.
Van Orman, you'll trip 01
:
With great difficulty
reached their seats. • •
"Well, here we are
Edith exwltingly. "Do:
now, dear mama?"
" No," said Mrs. Van
been rather jostled in the
ce.a't say I do, arid I'll be
over and I can go home.'
"Oh, oh look there,
Edith, «there's a bear!";
"Yes," said Sturgis
opera glasses, "that's thi
cot. Don't you see he's i
Why, it's Cranstor-that's
across the field. See the
him."
"Oh look, there conn
band. Just listen how the]
do they sit?" :
"Just opposite," said
rah! here comes the teatni
u
Rah, rah, rah ! Rt
Harvard!"
The bleachers on opposi
field allotted the two un]
deuly turned, one side,
the other orange and bl;
pie waved their colors.
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How well Harvard pn
Gordon, " and see there's
bell again. .Tell me, Edi
you like him i "
"Oh—one day I was
Boylston street with him]
upon a dog fight and he 1<
there and pushed his way
shouting: * Ten to one c
He never called on me
you!" '"...'
"Oh, but that was i
wasn't it?" said Sturgisj
Edith to like Graftoa b<
Grafton-were the warmi
indeed Graftoa was Gord

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red int^|
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" Over here in the Porcellion Club Section—section
E, I think. Carefully Mrs.
Van Orman, you'll trip on those steps "
With great difficulty they at last
reached their seats.
"Well, here we are at last," cried
EL 1 -xultingly. "Don't you like it
r ^r ,r mama? "
" A, 'j," said Mrs. Van Orman, who had
been rather jostled in the crowd, tf no, I
can't say I do, and I'll be glad when it's
over and I can go home."
"Oh, oh look there, Gordon," said
Edith, " there's a bear ! "
"Yes," said Sturgis adjusting the
opera glasses, "that's the Harvard mascot.
Don't you see he's dressed in red ?
Why, it's Cranston that's leading him
across the field. See the crowd joshing
him."
" Oh look, there comes the Princeton
band. Just listen how they yell ! Where
do they sit ? "
"Just opposite," said Sturgis, "Hurrah
! here comes the teams."
" Ra/tt rah, rah ! Rah, raht rah /
Harvard!"
The bleachers on opposite sides of the
field allotted the two universities suddenly
turned, one side, deep crimson,
the other orange and black, as the people
waved their colors.
" How well Harvard practices ! " cried
Gordon, " and see there's Grafton Campbell
again. Tell me, Edith, why don't
you like him ? "
"Oh—one day I was walking down
Boylston street with him and we came
upon a dog fight and he left me standing
there and pushed his way into the crowd
shouting: ' Ten to one on the bull-pup. 1
He never called on me again I can tell
you!"
" Oh, but that was some time ago,
wasn't it? 1 ' said Sturgis. He wanted
Edith to like Graf ton because he and
Grafton were the warmest of friends,
indeed Grafton was Gordon's chum.
41 Yes," said Edith, "that was about a
couple of years ago. There goes the
toss up, Gordon."
"Yes," pursued Sturgis, "but you
should see what foot ball has done for
him."
u What are they doing no\7 ? " queried
Mrs. Van Orraan peevishly.
" They're lining up," said Sturgis.
"They're what?"
"Lining up, yes and it's Harvard's
ball, Edith."
A deep silence settled over the huge
mass of humanity as thousands of eyes
watched the Harvard full back, glance
along the line from left to right to see if
all were ready; then he took a step forward,
then a little rur and then one
huge, tremendous swing of his right foot
that sent the ball flying down the field
for a fifty yard kick and the great Princeton
and Harvard game had begun.
The Princeton half caught the ball and
slipped out of the Harvard end's arm and
dashed down the field, running well with
his interference. On, on he came, nothing
seemed able to stop him. He reached
the center, and Harvard's forty yard line,
when suddenly he seemed to see his interference
knocked left and right, and
the next instant found himself on the
ground in the strong arms of Grafton
Campbell. The air seemed rent with
cheers from the Harvard bleachers and
crys of "Good boy Campbell" and
1 What's the matter with Heff Campbell
? " found their way as far down as
Harvard Square.
" Wasn't that a splendid tackle,
Edith? " said Sturgis, hoarse from shouting
already.
The teams settled down to systematic
hammering hi the very center of the
field, Princeton kicked the ball on the
third down and Fulton, Harvard's full,
brought the ball to the center of the field
by a clever run. Here Harvard pushed
the ball down the field for thirty yards^

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but lostit on a fumble The men of the
Orange and Black brought it again into
Harvard's territory by a guard run of
twenty-five yards and then they made
their one great run of the day. The
half back fooled Harvard completely by
a triple pass, and the next instant he
was flying down the field with nobody in
front of him but Harvard's full-back and
nobody behind him but Campbell, fifteen
yards behind. Would the Harvard fullbackdown
him ? Could Campbell catch
him? The mass of humanity on the
bleachers held their breath while they
waited for the answer. On came the
Princeton half, zig-zaging down the
field, the Harvard full-back imitating
him in every motion and Campbell
slowly but surely creeping up on him.
Suddenly within four yards of the Harvard
man the runner stopped short then
darted round him and jumped right
through his arms. A thousand cries
leaped from a thousand throats. One of
the questions had been answered. The
other alone remained to be solved.
Campbell had thirty yards in which to
catch his man, and he had five to make
up He was certainly gaining on him,
but would he gain on him enough to
catch him before the Princeton half
crossed the goal line ? The crowd
silently rose to its feet, not a sound
could be heard as the two men sped
down the field. Campbell was but three
yards behind him now. He bad gained
two yards in running ten, in the other
fifteen yards he ought to catch him.
Bur could he keep to that rate? On
they flew; the Princeton man could hear
the short, quick, gasping breath of his
pursuer close behind him. They had
reached the twenty-yard line and still
Campbell had not stopped him, although
the distance between them had been
shortened by a yard and only two yards
separated them. The strain of excitement
was stretched to almost snapping
point as the men crossed the ten-yan||
line Campbell seemed to have be«
waiting to reach this line, for when his^|
foot touched the mark he gathered ,ail$|
his strength together and with one gre
leap he threw himself upon his man;!
and he had downed him after a run of;.|
forty yards on Harvard's ten yard line.. |
The bleachers went mad. They shout-Sf
ed, they yelled, they screamed, they:^j|
shook with noise. Campbell seemed to:
hear them as though from a great distance
and they appeared to him ; aS;;J
through a mist. But as he gazed at the ^|
thousands of people shouting his name, ||
suddenly he saw a face among the tiers\-|
of benches on the bleachers, a face tbat;|
made his heart leap into his throat, She ;|
was waving at him—yes, at him / He |
smiled and bowed mechanically, but as y,
he took his place again behind the line £j
he muttered between his teeth, " If that
pleased her, I'll do something better^
than that yet." . : '
Harvard settled down to prevent
Princeton from scoring and a bitter fignt'"';§
took place over the goal line, and th^.^
battle was still raging when time was|;
called, and the first half was over.v^
Campbell, as he walked off the field,
face undistinguishable under the mass ofr'3,
mud and sweat, glanced up at the bleachers,
when he passed her seat. Shcsmiled^ J
delightfully at him and leaned over the
rail saying:
" Good boy, Mr. Campbell/ 7
They were only four words, but it
made him one of the happiest of men. r ;
" Why, what arc you doing, Edith ? M ;.
asked Sturgis. __
" I'm just saying a word of encourage^
ment to Mr. Campbell," said she uncon- :
sciously blushing.
t( But I thought you didn't speak to
him."
"I didn't use to, but when I see a
man play foot ball like that, I feel as
though I must give him some encouragement."
i
" Yes," said Gordon raus
ton Campbell is a trump ca
11 Second half," called sol
The men touk their pla<
termined expression that
for the next 30 minute bai
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THE LOWELL
" Yes," said Gordon musingly,'* Grafton
Campbell is a trump card.*'
11 Second half," called somebody.
The men touk their places with a determined
expression that promised well
for the next 30 minute battle. Graftou
Campbell also thought things. ll If that
pleases her," he murmured, " I'll please
her," and he threw away his lime and
glanced once more towards her seat and
then turned with a determination to distinguish
himself.
The Priuceton full punted the ball
into Fulton's arms and he carried the
ball to Harvard's forty-fiveyard line
By a series of end runs the Crimson
team forced the ball down to Princeton's
thirty-yard line but lost it on another
fumble. They determined, however, to
regain it and held the team down beautifully
until they were forced to punt.
They tried a quarter back kick, but the
Princeton end fumbled miserably and
Fulton fell on the ball Time had to be
taken out because a Harvard man was
hurt. Then the ball was, however, again
in Harvard's territory on the forty-yard
line and upon the line up Fulton bucked
the center and got through and was only
brought down on Princeton's thirty-yard
line by the full-back, but as he fell he
dropped the ball and the Princeton end
fell on it. Here the men of the Orange
and Black seemed to wake up and by
guard runs and triple passes, worked the
ball up into Harvard's territory and
slowly down the field toward the Crimson
goal until they brought the ball to Harvard's
twenty-yard line.
"Hold 'em down, now boys," shouted
Fulton, and Harvard did her best. Three
times the umpire called " three downs,
no gain." Campbell saw that now here
was his time to star. Princeton must
kick and he nerved himself to block it.
He saw the Princeton full run back, he
saw the ball snapped and then like a
stone from a catapult he shot through
guard and tackle, knocked over a Prince*
ton half and caught the ball square itt
the face For an instant he was dazed,
and then darted past the Princeton full,
caught up the ball and flew down the
field for a touch-down.
The bleachers went rnad again; they
shouted, u What's the matter with Campbell?"
until they were hoarse, but Grafton
cared little for the praise, his eyes
wandered down the field until they
caught sight of a red parasol waving,
in the air at him, and then he gave a
sigh of happiness and turned and kicked
the goal.
The teams lined up again for ten minutes,
which were truitless for either side,,
and when time was called the ball only,
lay on Princeton's twenty-yard line.
The bleachers didn't wait till the
teams were off the field, but poured
over the ropes and in a minute Campbell
found himself on the shoulders of the
crowd, borne in triumph around the field
in the midst of deafening cheers. The
Harvard band marched round playing
u Fair Harvard," and it was not until an
hour later that the Harvard team was
permitted tc remove some of the grim
from their faces.
" Aie you going with me to the Harvard
farce to-night," asked Gordon Sturgis.
" Of course,' 1 Edith said, u you don't
suppose I've forgotten."
" Well, I'll corae for you early for the
Museum will be packed. So be sure
and be ready. I'll be round about halfpast
seveik"
"Oh, I'll be-ready," she answered,
" but isn't Grafton Campbell fine? "
" Splendid," he said lifting his hat.
That night Edith Van Orman sat in a
box, right opposite the team, and in tht
very front row was Campbell, the hero ot*
the hour. Perhaps at another time lie
might have liked the lionizing, but now
it was boresome to him. He wished,

THE LOWELL
they would let him alone. He cared only
'for her smiles. Yes, unmistakably he
was head over heels in love with Edith
Vm Orman. But then, he thought what
could she care for a man who had treated
iier so caddishly? He did not deserve
one look from her.
• He spent more of his time looking
across at her box than at the play and
he would only waken up to laugh mechanically
with the rest. When the
curtain went down for the second time,
he glanced again at her box for about
the five hundredth time that night. His
heart gave a leap—yes, she was beckoning
to him—to him—to come over to her
box. In an instant he had pushed his way
out into the passage way and was striding
through the corridors to the opposite
side of the house.
" I wanted to see you, Mr. Campbell,"
she said smiling, as she offered him her
hand, as he entered, " because I felt myself
bound to tell what a hero I think
you are, and how much I admire you for
your gallant conduct this afternoon."
*' Don't Miss Van Orman, 51 he said with
a pained expression on his face, " you
•ought not to say these things, I hear
them from everyone and they sound out
•of harmony when you say them. Oh ! I
"beg your pprdon, Mrs. Van Orman, how
are you ? and you, Gordon ?" he added
greeting Edith's companions
" Don't misunderstand me, Miss Van
Orman," he said as he saw her look surprised,
"I only meant that had you said
'you played well this afternoon, Mr.
Campbell,' or 4 let me thank you for
helping Harvard to win,' I should have
appreciated it much more because I
know you would sincerely mean them,
but "
U I know what you mean," she said
interrupting him, "you think I don't
mean that I consider you a hero when I
say I do; that's not my fault you know,
it's your own, and' you should blame
yourself; I felt you would think that'offl
me. so I asked you to come over i
daily, so I could tell you that I do con- ;^
sider you just simply a hero. Oh, there.|
goes that horrid little bell and you
go! I hope, Mr. Campbell, we will
you soon at 216 Dana street?
good by and don't think unpleasant;;!
things about me M
" By jove," he said when he was once^f
outside her box,"she's asked me'tejcalL M 4
11 A very nice fellow, that/', said Mrs
Van Orman. -
"He is indeed." said Edith. -
"A finer fellow I never met," said
Sturgis.
What need is there to say Grafton
Campbell called. He came once, twicej
three times, four times, five times till be
himself lost count, until he came once a
week and sometimes twice, well in fact
until he came to call her " Edith." '"
One night they wept to the Hollis :
street theatre. Grafton took both her;;
and her mother. It was to see Hackett •
in ll The Prisoner of Zenda " After the?
play Grafcon proposed to go to the
Parker House for supper, but Edith :
objected and said:
"No, no Graft, come back to Cambridge
and I'll make a Welsh rarebit.,'
Besides, mama can't be out so late and;
another thing, the cars will be stopped.
Come home with us?
" How can a maa refuse you anything,
Edith?"
"Well, I don't see why he should,"
she said gaily.
They took the Harvard Square car at
Boylston street and an hour later found
them at Edith's house.
"I'm going up to bed, Edith," said
Mrs. Van Orman wearily. "You and
Grafton may have your rarebit all to
yourself, I don't want any of it, I'll sit up
though till you come up and remember
and go early Grafton, because Edith was
up very late last: night and is going to
the cotillion with,,Gord<
morrow and she 'musu&'t
"All right, Mrs, Vati
night. 1 '
"I'll be up in half at
called Edith. "Light t]
dining room, Graft, we'll
"Well, tell me how
play. You haven't told
. "Oh, I don't know,".
stirring the cheese., "O|
good play and Hackett
but it seems to me it is a
dramatic. In that prisoi
it's a little over done.
" Perhaps so," he answi
cigarette. "You don't
do you, Edith?"
" Not in the least, I Hi
do," she answered, as sh<
incredulously. " But y<
swered my question yet
" I really won't ventuj
he said smiling at her'^
of his cigarette. "I bi
Hope is writing a sequel'
of Zenda in McClure's.
ing it?"
"Yes, but I didn't gej
numbers. I missed th<
your plate, Graft; oh
wish the toast was hot!"
u Don't you care," sai<
plate. " I know it ,will
anyhow. Just wait a fe
see. No, but joking asii
the best rarebit I ever at<
" You say that to every
she answered.
They ate their rarel
while, the conversation
on palmistry.
"Yes," said Grafton j
his plate and brushii
crumbs from his lap, "
girl, a Miss Kelly, whoj
Cherio liimself, taught
about it" ' :
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" All right, Mrs. Van Orman,—goodnight."
11 1*11 be up in half an hour, mama,
called Edith. "Light the gas in the
dining room, Graft, we'll eat out there."
11 Well, tell me how you liked the
play. You haven't told me yet."
"Oh, I don't know,' 1 she answered
stirring the cheese. " Of course it's a
good play and Hackett is a fine actor,
but it seems to me it is a little too melodramatic.
In that prison scene I think
it's a little over done. Don't you?"
" Perhaps so," he answered lighting a
cigarette. l * You don't mind if I smoke,
do you, Edith?"
" Not in the least, I like it. Truly I
do," she answered, as she saw him smile
incredulously. "But you haven't answered
my question yet? "
14 1 really won't venture an opinion,"
he said smiling at her through the smoke
of his cigarette. l * I believe Anthony
Hope is writing a sequel to the Prisoner
ofZenda in McClure's. Are you reading
it?"
"Yes, but I didn't get the first two
numbers. I missed them. Now pass
your plate, Graft; oh dear, how I do
wish the toast was hot! "
"Don't you care," said he taking his
plate, '"I know it will be out of sight
anyhow. Just wait a few minutes and
see. No, but joking aside, you do make
the best rarebit I ever ate, Edith."
*' You say that to every girl you know,"
she answered.
They ate their rarebit, talking the
while, the conversation finally turning
on palmistry.
44 Yes, 1 ' said Grafton, pushing aside
his plate and brushing the cracker
crumbs from his lap, "a very charming
girl, a Miss Kelly, who was a pupil of
Cherio himself, taught me something
about it."
THE LOWELL
U O tell my fortune, then," said the
girl stretching out her palm across tljje.
table to him. :'
He took it tenderly, holding it gently
in his. All his love seemed to rise up in
him, as he gazed at her, and held her
hand. For a moment he did not speak.
Could she love a worthless fellow like
himself. He didn't see how she possibiy
could, and yet—and yet she
might. A great, wild hope filled his
heart. He must know, he could not go
any longer loving her this way in silence.
Whether she loved or hated hitn; he
must know to-night. Yes, to-night.
"Well are you going to tell me my
fortune or not? You sit there as though
you were possessed."
41 1 am, Edith," be- answered tenderly.
His whole soul was thrown into his
voice. Surely she could read its meaning;
The girl blushed a little and then she
said :
14 Are you going to hold my hand for-
ever?"
14 If you will let me," he said gently.
" Will you, Edith?"
Her eyes sought the floor, her face
turned scarlet, she was trembling in
every limb, he felt it in the hand he
held.
14 Will you, Edith ? " he repeated.
She turned her head up sideways at
him looking ut him from the corners ot
her eyes.
" You'll have to ask Mama that," she.
said smiling at him through her tears.
Later when Edith called Mrs. Van
Orman down, he i% asked mama that,"
and mama was pleased. And so they
sat, Grafton holding Edith's band on
one side of the table, and Mrs. Van
Orman on the other, and when they bad
sat so for a long time and Mrs. Van
Orman had, talked very much she finally,
said;
44 Well, Grafton I have., no objections,
but now I waut you to tell me, now that

IO THE LOWELL
you are to be my son-in-law so soon, tell
me what did foot ball ever do for you, or
.what good did it do you?"
"Well," said Grafton, *'I think it
saved me from being a cad, and it did
me a lot of good when it gave me
Edith."
" Yes," said Edith, " and me a lot of
good when it gave me Graft."
"Ah," said Mrs. Van Oman "but
yours was an exceptional case. 1 '
" Poor Gordon Sturgis," said Grafton,
"what will he do about this ? What will
he think of me. ? He thinks me a cad
now, I'm afraid. 1 *
(l No!ie doesn't," said Edith. "He
told me what he thought of you."
"What?" asked Grafton.
11 A regular trump-card ! " said she.
CEAS. G. NORRIS.
A Day With Nature.
It was Sunday morning when we
started early from a little village and
climbed a neighboring hill to view the
surrounding landscape. It was one of
those rare, calm days, found only in certain
months of the summer time, when
the songs of the birds may be heard
floating idly past us upon the refreshing
breeze, and the waters of the brooklet as
they go rippling down the lonely hillside
over the pebbles to join the streams
below, and perhaps to refresh some
weary traveler, who stops on his toilsome
way for a cooling draught.
On the top of the hill we rested, watching
the wonders of mother nature. Before
us lay a wide and beautiful stretch of
country covered with rich fields of grain.
Far in the distance shone the broad
waters of San Francisco Bay glistening
under the rays of the morning sun, and
just beyond could be faintly seen the
city itself covering the hills. '
We commanded a good view of the
surrounding country. Eighteen miles
before us couldtbe seen the towns of Oak^
land, Alameda and Berkeley, as they lay;;
upon the shore of the shining waters ot
the Bay.
Midway between Oakland and us
stood a grove of tall trees, like sentinels,
guarding that quiet valley: one would
think they had been planted by man so
stately and unbending did they stand in
the form of a perfect square, but no
mortal hand had placed them there.
Around us rolled the hills, those mighty
guards in all their grandeur; over them
lay the soft coverlet of flowers whose
colors nature had so carefully blended
into harmony. One might climb hill
after hill to see what lay beyond, and he
would reach the top but to see another
impede his view.
High up among the rocks a spring
gushes forth and brimming over sends
its sparkling waters on a winding journey
down the hillside, under the bushes and
trees, watering the roots as they go.
As it j oins a stream tranquilly
flowing at the foot of the hillside
it is for a moment hidden from our
view, and passes into the shadow of the
trees and rocks.
Suddenly upon the road a few miles
before us was seen a wagon tearing at a
terrific speed across the country, raising
clouds of dust and dispelling from our
minds that feeling of peacefulness and
repcae which the nature of the place had
suggested. As this gradually passed
from our sight, we heard the bells of the
village church in the distance pealing
forth, welcoming all the country folk to
the house of prayer.
All day long we stayed upon the hilltop
watching the beautiful scenery. It
gradually grew toward night, when
clear and startling over the evening
breeze was wafted the pealing notes of
the village bells, proclaiming to all that
it was the hour of sunset.
As we watched the sky, the whole
•w
V •;•&
world seemed on fire,
south reflecting thebrill
setting stistt. The cloui
position; those of a dee]
to form a frame,
picture, the clouds of.wj
tered about. Suddenly
a brilliant golden, coioi
above-tite deep blue
formed the outline ofstrip
of the blue sky beii
The white clouds shift
and one might easily ii
of the cross three brokei
could not remain in thij
and soon were • scattered
blue heavens.
That Fish Dli
The day dawned brigj
this particular 'June mi
were extremely hapbi
planned a fishing excursi]
We had been waiting so:
weather and,of course,lo'
piaess is enjoyed the mor<
We got our poles read
our hocks and .we, I not
dug for bait. Then tiler
bate whether we should ti
ket to carry our fisjb or
string them on it . Alth<
take a potato sack,;we fn
favor of the twig for;we
ourcatcfr.
After deciding such iij
tions as these we started.

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world seemed on fire, north, east and
south electing the brilliant rays of the
setting sun. The clouds shifted their
position ; those of a deeper color seeming
to form p. frame, -^hue within, like a
picture, the clouds o* white were scattered
about. Suddenly we saw those of
a briiiiaut golden color separate, and
above the deep blue of the sky, they
formed 'the outline of a perfect cross, a
strip of the bin* sky being the crucifix.
The white clouds shifted here and there
and one might easily imagine ",tthe base
of the cross three broken steps. These
could not remain in this position long
and soon were scattered over the deep
blue heavens.
E. M. D. 'oo.
That Fish Dinner.
The day dawned bright and clear on
this particular 'June morning/ and we
w >fir e extremely happy, for we ."ad
iined a nshing excursion for that day.
We had been waiting some time for fine
weather and,of course,loug deferred happiness
is enjoyed the more when it comes.
We got our poles ready and hunted up
our hooks and we, I not being included,
dug for bait. Then there was a long debate
whether we should take a large basket
to carry our fish or cut a twig and
string them on it. Although advised to
take a potato sack, vie finally decided ia
fa^or of the tv;ig for we wished to show
our catch.
After deciding such important questions
as these we started. We walkv'u a
THE LOWELL
long distance to a mountain stream where •
trout were said to be very plentiful.
When a comfortable place to sit dowowas
reached, we sat down—and waited.
The first thing to be done was to bait our
hooks. Now I am usually very brave,,,
but I quite willingly resigned this pleas?
ant task to my brother. Then the funj
began. We were very patient fishermen*
and were not heard to titter anything
very bad. When I felt a tug at my line*
wasm't I proud. I made great haste to
put out—a small twig riiick my hook had
caught. The fish was still " a'COxnin'J*
But I did net have to wait very long for
the real thing—my patience was at last
rewarded. I jerked out my line and discovered
a lovely, big trout abou.t threeinches
long. 1 tell you what, I was.
getting along swimmingly. Immediate!}'
my mouth began to water, and I was
planning how I should have it cooked for
dinner; for fried trout is delicious, so
they say.
When I had my splendid catch my
friends beg^u to grow impatient and, of
course,they were envious. Who wouldn't
be? But when, after two or three hours
more of waiting, no funher catches we;e
made, we gave it up as a bad jo^ and
went home with a fisherman's luck.
Of course my fish was the wonder of
every one we saw in the village and, it is
needless to say, a splendid fish dinner
was prepared that da} r for—the cat.
•Siscf! that time, strange to relate, I.
ha ire always declared that fishing is not
v/hat it is cracked up to be.
E. F. MOWBKAY, '99.

THE LOWELL
The Doctor's Story.
We were seated about the great open
•• fire-place at the club-rooms one evening,
seeking warmth from the roaring fire, as
it lit up with its ruddy glow every dark
• corner of the room. Without, .stormy
winter was enjoying one of his frolics.
* chasing everything before him like
the veritable tyrant he is. We could
hear the whistling of the wind down the
big chimney and the steady down-pour
•of rain as it fell inbigdrops.pitter-patter,
against the rattling window-panes. As
an occasional traveler dashed past,
muffled from head to foot ir* a dripping
mackintosh, and, with head bent low,
struggled wearily against the gusty
wind, we huddled closer and closer to the
fire, rejoicing in its warm glow.
'Tis strange,—is it not?—the effect a
big fire has upou a company of folks
gathered about it, especially if the night
be wintry. Almost invariably one is led
to relate some interesting or exciting anecdote,
most often G\»e's own experience)
—the little band of listeners and narrators
seeming all the whMe united by
some strange influence,all hearts beating
as one.
That night, partly for - ourtesy's sake
and chiefly because we knew a good tale
would be forthcoming, Bob MacFarland's
brother, a doctor, was called upon
for a story. The doctor was the attending
physician at the Sheldon Hospital,
and was spending his brief vacation with
his brother, a member of our club.
"A talc?" be said, "well boys, I
might tell you many a one which has to
do with my work in the hospital, for I
come across, many interesting cases there,
but just at this moment there comes to
my mind the story of poor John Harndon
—perhaps you e heard of him. I think
he lived here before he went abroad."
" He came to us from the Insane Asylum,
having been driven mad, whsnouly
a young man, by the intense excitement
of a successful musical career. Having
reached the very top of the ladder at his
first appearance in public, while the immense
auditorium was ringing with enthusiastic
applause for the handsome
violinist, he had stepped from the stage,
utterly bereft cf his reascn. His favoiite
selection was Schumann's "Ntchtstiick"
and it was that sorrowful melody which
he had played on that fatal night, the beginning
of a forty years' living death."
u At last, old and feeble with the burden,
of three score years and ten upon
him, he was carried from the Asylum
carriage, hugging his Stradivarius, and,
as I could plainly see, hovering on the
very threshold of death. What a wave
of pity passed over me when I first beheld
him, with the sunlight shining on his
snow-white locks and brightening up a
face so refined, with its clear-cut features,
although wrinkled with age."
*'I took a special interest in my new
patient, and, when the toil of the day was
over would sit beside him, conjuring up
the image of a handsome young man
swaying a mighty audience by the movements
of the bow.' J
''Oftentimes the old man would grasp
his violin with fond caress and attempt
to play a few notes of some almost forgotten
song; but the instrument would
soon drop *

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THE LOWELL
were only the signs of approaching death
and that the little old man stretched out
before me would soon be no more.'*
" Suddenly as we gazed, the sick man
stirred and then starting up with a new
light in his eye slid to me, • Doctor,will
you come with me to night to the Casino?
I want you to hear me play.—you. who
havt been so kind to me. But I see an
odd look in your eyes. Surely you don't
think I am going to die before I keep
my promise! Oh, no! I shall play on
my Stradiv.- rius once more for Alice, the
girl I have loved so well. She will be
there, and dear mother will have a box
to heur her own John play the tune she-,
too, so loved, the " Nachtstiick," Schumana's
beautiful u Nachtstiick.' 1 And
my manager, Johnson, said tbe house
would be packed for me; but don't let
me keep you longer and I need
rest too don't forget.'''
lt He sank back in slumber, muttering
some message even in his sleep. The
nurse bent over the sleeper to hide the
tears which fell on his marble white
hands as they lay folded on the coverlet,
and I—well, I had a very important case
just at that moment, in the next room.' 1
''That night I took my customary seat
beside my patient, who was now tossing
restlessly in a high fever, resisting the
nuise's efforts tc soothe him for the
night's rest. The clock was just striking
ten and I was about to go down stairs
when all at once the sleeper sat up and
seized the violin and bow which always
lay beside him. Oh, I see him even now
staring past us with those eager eyes
and even now 1 hear those wild words
flowing irom his lips in an outburst of
terrific intensity.'*
Ul Ab, the time has come indeed.
H.'.rk! I hear Martin playing the last
chords of Chopin's l Nocturne* and now,
l : sten,—his well-earned applause. There,
let me go, go to make myself famous/
' Ah—the sea of nodding faces, the
buzzing of many voices and the rustling
of silken skirts. Look ! over there, ?ny
mother is sitting,smiHng to me and with
her, dear Alice There she is nodding
and in her hand is a bunch of red roses,
a token of love.'
4 And I'm sure I see, in the box to the
left, the Princess Victoria, radiant with
all .those glistening jewels, on her fingers,
on her neck, and in her hair !'
'But listen! that is for me.the prelude to
the ''Nacbtstiick." Yep,now I am ready. 1 "
" The old man placed the violin beneath
his chin and with steady arm- and
fingers that had lost their quiver, slowly
drew the bow across the strings. And 1
then! Ah, how is it possible for mortal
tongue to desc; >ethe music of tke soul
—the language of the angels Those
sad strains rose and fell in pitiful sobs,,
rose in rebellion against fate and sank in*
contrition and submission. The melancholy
wails seemed almost human in^
their sadness and sorrow. 'Twas the
cry of a despairing soul in dire trouble
seeking help, yet painfully aware of the
uselessness of the appeal. It neeuied asif
the man's very heart-strings were
being played upon and the music pouring
forth was the story of his life. In.
those tender notes of the song I heard
longing of the soul, regret, pity and at
last,life—long and melancholy. Finally
the sad strains gradually died away as If
loth to go, but the echo of them will
ever resound in my heart."
41 And then, with the sweet music still
in our ears, we laid the weary player
on the pillows, the loved instrument by
his side. I bent over the silent forn and
put my hand to his heart;—the beatings
had ceased forever—the old man was
gone. The aged violinist had kept his
engagement, had played once again the
u Nachtstiick," and the last ?ad strains
had borne away the weary soul of John
Harndon."
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The fi^e had gone out and outside in
the cold, the wind was gently blowing.
Through the dark shadows each one,
with silent lips, but full heart, wended
his way homeward. We were all deeply
moved, and one of us at least will always
remember the Doctor's story.
GERTRUDE HOLMES.
THE LOWELL
A Day With Central.
"Number? "
How often that word is heard, spoken
into the black-framed disc of the tele-
•phone ! From a thousand different points,
•Tittered by a thousand different persons,
at the same moment and almost at every
moment of the day the answer goes back.
'It seems curious that people should hail
that round hole in a square box in such
a cordial, off-hand way.
Who is this person who answers our
•call and whom we speak of as Central?
To most of us Central is a very vague
-sort of being who serves as a connection
'between us and our friends, and who
after finding the number wanted leaves
'the scene. After this we cease to think
about Central and begin to talk with
--s'jtne friend at the other '*i;d of the wire.
To see Central one must go to the Telephone
Exchange, for that, is the abiding
place of that important functionary.
The telephone in each house or office
is connected with tbe apparatus at the
Exchange by two wires and these wires
are all brought together so that the operators
at the Exchange have them within
eaf>y reach.
In this city there are several stations,
each being tbe center of a district, with
hundreds of subscribers. Each subscriber
is represented by a small, metal flap
bearing a number on what is called the
44 switch board."
Let us pay a visit to one of these
stations. Armed with a letter of introduction
to the superintendent we enter
the office lighted with plenty of windows.
Ranged around the sides of the room
there are fifteen or twenty young women
sitting at a continuous desk like students. ^
They face a tall screen attached to the
desk and rising to within a few feet of
the ceiling. Each one also has a pad by ~
her side and occasionally she writes
something upon it.
The screen-like structure is entirely
covered by a metal casing perforated with
small round openings and by an array of
metal flaps—annunciators—each bearing
a number, some of which drop downward,
on hinges, every few seconds.
When one of these flaps falls, a young
woman pulls down from the top of the
screen a braided cord with tv?o pegs
hanging to it. One of these pegs or
plugs she puts in the hole wbich is numbered
to correspond with the flap, and
inserts the other plug in another hole
on the screen so that the two are connected
by the cord.
You see this work going on every instant.
You also see the young women
pulling out the plugs and letting them
slide upward with the cord, which runs
on a pulley, and at once resumes its former
place Meanwhile the young women
are saying, ''Number ! Pine 841? Nickel
please. I did not hear the nickel drop,"
and so the murmur continues.
In this room there is a superintendent
sitting at a separate desk, and who also
jots down notes, now and then, and
walks around to the different operators
and speaks to them. The operators all
wear a peculiar head-dress, composed of
two fiat but slightly curving bands of
steel, one of which fits part way around
the back of the head, while the other
curves upward to the top of the head.
These bands hold a telephone transmitter
close to the left ear. The transmitter,
fixed to the ear, is connected with the
wires, so that the operator may hear
everything that a subscribe! has to say
yet keep both her hands free for writing
or for adjusting the peg
board.
Directly in front of ea
her lips there is a tele
swung by a cord so that
all surrounding objects.
When you take the ti
the hook tbe only soun
station is that caused by
the metal flap which beai
Then the operator speak:
ing receiver iu front of Y
your reply through the tr
ear. Finding the numbe
she connects it to your
cord and leaves you to U
transmitter is hung tip si
of this by the flap and t
the two wires.
The business at the <
in peculiar waves, as it
regularity. For half an
may be rather quiet. T
seenip as if half the' sul
list were seized with
The metal flaps click 1:1
The. connecting cords an
fly at double quick, and
broken chatter of opera
lowed, after awhile, by ai
tive lull.
It is said not to be a M
employment for the op
are on duty about ten h
they have the advantage
while at work and each
rest of two hours by a sy
reliefs.
This particular exchai
number of night calls as
dence district.
The operators receive
training, and when a beg
cake her place immediat
and board and learn fn
The- wages range from
thirty dollars a month
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or for adjusting the pegs in the switchboard.
Directly in front of each one and near
her lips there is a telephone receiver
swung by a cord so that it hangs clear of
all surrounding objects.
When you take the transmitter from
the hook the only sound made in the
station is that caused by the dropping of
the metal flap which bears your number.
Then the operator speaks into the hanging
receiver in front of her and receives
your reply through the transmitter at her
ear. Finding the number that you want
she connects it to your number by the
cord and leaves you to talk. When the
transmitter is hung up she is made aware
of this by the flap and then disconnects
the two wires.
The business at the exchange comes
in peculiar waves, as it were, without
regularity. For half an hour everything
may be rather quiet. Then suddenly it
seems as if half the subscribers on the
list were seized with a desire to talk.
The metal flaps click in all directions.
The. connecting cords and plugs have to
fly at double quick, and there is an unbroken
chatter of operators' voices, followed,
after awhile, by another comparative
lull.
It is said not to be a very exhausting
employment for the operators. They
are on duty about ten hours a day, but
they have the advanUge of sitting down
while at work and each one has a long
rest of two hours by a system of regular
reliefs.
This particular exchange has a large
number of night calls as it is in the residence
district.
The operators receive no preliminary
training, and when a beginner, she must
take her place immediately at the desk
and board and learn from the others.
The wages range from twenty-two to
thirty dollars a month and women are
almost entirely the operators.
I have said the superintendent had a
separate desk. This is called a " monitor
desk,' 1 and here the superintendent
sits, a great part of the time, with the
same contrivance the operators wear attached
to her head. By means of keys
or levers ou the desk she is able to throw
herself into the circuit of any one of the
operators, at any instant, so that, without
their knowing it, she can hear everything
that is said all over the wires.
This arrangement enables her to dttect
any irritability or rudeness on their part
towards subscribers, or any violent language
that an angry subscriber may address
to them. It also makes it impossible
for them to waste time in gossiping
with people at the other end of the
line, as they were formerly inclined to
do.
A great growth, this, from the time of
the first telephone exchange, when one
boy was the sole operator, and could not
be discharged for any reason whatever;
because no one could be found to fill his
place. R. L. BEALS, W
A Spanish-American Sketch,

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"If Father Junipero had returned I
never should have ieft San Diego. He
never scolded because he loved the hills,
Carlos." ]o«41aidhis hand affectionately
on his friend's shoulder; " when we find
our valley we'll bring Father Junipero.
Then, in our own valley we'll work on a
mission as much as he wishes; but if we
stay here much longer we'll smother."
The two friends had seated themselves
on one of the numerous rocks which lay
scattered over the mountain. It was late
in the afternoon and although the magnificent
shadows were already beginning
to appear on the opposite side of the
canon, the travelers seemed uncomfortably
warm.
Arising they proceeded for some time in
silence. The shadows deepened and the
cool appearance of the mountains began
to revive the men's spirits.
Suddenly,'\Jose," said Carlos excitedly
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"see that form on the top of the moun
tain, just over that pine? Ah ! it is
gone! I could have sworn I saw a
woman there."
11
Perhaps it was Santa Lucia'' replied
Jose" laughing. U I should not wonder if
she were guiding us at 1 ast to our home. 1
Carlos seemed hurt but did not answer
The two Spaniards toiled wearily on
ward.
The shadows opposite spread until the
entire range seemed one '* romantic
shade" and if Santa Lucia had risen from
among the dark pines it would hardly
have seemed unnatural.
Soon they neared the summit. Both
men, though very tired, hurried toward
the top. The sun was just setting, and
on the horizon the beautiful lights
glowed in many colors. Jose reached
the top first. He seemed overwhelmed
and stood gazing on the scene belcw.
Carlos, after waiting in vain to hear the
result of their toil, came rapidly up to the
summit,
11
See," burst out Jose, " Three points !
The mitre ! The other peak also ! Satf •
Luis ! San Luis Obispo! San Luis
Obispo de Tolosa ! See how he guards "
our valley ! Our toil is over. He guards -i
our valley." •;
ik Yes.yes" said Carlos, "but the ocean I ,,
The bay ! San Luis watches the bay !
The Bay of San Luis !"
All else was forgotten by the Spaniards.
San Luis with his mitre by his %
side, rose conspicuously out of the valley '^
and gazed in all directions,
Long did they look over what they
hoped would prove a happy and peaceful
home. A deer leapt from behind a
pine and bounded away. A covey of
quail flew down the mountain.
Finally they made for the foot- Slowly,
and without a word did they descend,
until at last they came to a small sheet
of water, far down the mountain.
"What shall we do? 11 Jose asked
quietly.
'•I saw a thin line of smoke just after
we started to descend. I suppose there
must be Indians about. Let us stay
here to-night and to-morrow we shall go
and tell them that Father Junipero Serra
is coming," answered Carlos,
It did not take long to prepare tor the
night. Some brush piled up against a
tree was all that the hardy Spaniards
considered necessary as a shelter.' A fire
was soon started and before long the
rich gravy of several fine quail was
dropping into the fire and sputtering
merrily.
" Not a poor beginning, eh Carlos?"
said Jose. M Santa Lucia takes good
care of her range at any rate, and if
San Luis tends his wide domain as well,
our pantry will never be empty."
The two friends talked long of their
wonderful valley and already saw at the
foot of San Luis a grand old mansion,
with its red tiled roof and its beautiful
groves of olive trees, with stately palms
rising among them ; back ironi the chapel
the pigeon cot and tLe bil
a state of delightful act]
the Padre gazing on the
away look. Old, yet noi
youth. How it recalled
behind the grand old
dora. With what tropes
many, many years before.]
could he ever quite reali;
Little did they drean
few years this scene of
would be changed into ti
of to day. That the di
would give way to the
ican—the elusive "mam
tiliau becoming the stei
Yankee, the Spaniard
his romance with him.
BARRY
ON BOARD PEKING :
"Aloha to the Boys in
H. I."
. It was on the xst day
days on water, that we
welcome sight of land,.
Away to the southeast, a-|
a slight dark haze was
we approached it nearer
land. Thus rising put
the Island of Molokai,
settlement of the *worL
?bode of the uniortunai
dren, who are affected
disease, that living death]
surely, are Dante's woi
scribed over his entrance
applicable, and indeed n
cance, "All ye who- entei
behind. 11 Yes indeed,
grander than that whi<
priest and Sisters of C)
ingly enter there, to
wants of these-outcasts
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screeching of whistles and the hurrahs of
the people, our good ship stops its' machinery
and anchors along side the wharf
at 7 :15 P. M. Near by lay the U. S. S.
Charleston and Benningtou. Near by
anchor also the S. S. City of Sydney and
S. S. Australia. So then the first stage
of our journey is ended. Now, since we
are anchored, let us gaze on our surroundings.
Here we are on the Island of
Oahu, the third largest in size of that
group known as the Hawaiian Islands.
This island lies about 20 0 north latitude
and 156 0 west of Greenwich, and due to
its .position has a most agreeable and
equable climate, making it virtually the
" Paradise of the Pacific." Honolului
the capital and commercial center, has
about 29,000 people. This population is
by no means homogeneous but is made up
of Americans,Hawaiians,Japanese,Portuguese
and a small percentage of other
people. The city is located on the inner
part of a huge curve bounding the har
bor, commencing at Diamond Head and
ending at a large plantation. The distance
between points is about 7 miles.
The water in the harbor is very clear,
and many natives dove very read.ly after
the money which was thrown overboard
from our ship, showing a remarkable
skill in diving and swimming. The city
proper is bu. on a low plain descending
from Punchbowl Mountain, an extinct
volcano soniL 500 feet in height directly
in rear of the town. Behind this is
Tautalus, a mountain, some 2000 feet
high, making a beautiful background for
the city.
To be Continued.
The first issue of the
school year is a credit to
editors. The paper is quit*
best numbers of Vol. I.
carefully written article b;
Alumni, showing a marked
in the style of the author,
of more than usual merit a^
Incident of 94th Olympiad,' J J
the Black Prince, in the Hoi
The editors ol the various
are in earnest and have s;
simply and sincerely. So
sue of the year seems to susj
tinue the tone and spirit of
sors.
There are, however, some]
ticeably absent. Were all
graduated last year ? Haupon
an age of prose? Sun
has not slain them On thei
has always been tender to
poet. He has been mindfu
school poetry has not much oj
that breathe and words that
not to be despised as a traij
guage. It calls attention to!
ty of form, and the value
both important consideratioi
expression.
We miss also from the
partment any notice of the
sociation. This association
too late last year to be set
final number of Vol. I. A .
article on the need of a new

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E. A. KELLOGG.
The first issue of the LOWELL for the
school year is a credit to the new staff of
editors. The pn.per is quite equal to the
best numbers of Vol. I. It contains a
carefully written article by one of the
Alumni, showing a marked improvement
in the style of the author. Two stories
of more than usual merit appear in " An
Incident of 94th Olympiad, M and''Edward,
the Black Prince, in the Hotel de Cluny."
The editors ot the various departments
are in earnest and have said their say
simply and sincerely. So this initial issue
of the year seems to sustain and continue
the tone and spirit of its predecessors.
There are, however, some features noticeably
absent. Were all of our poete
graduated last year? Have we fallen
upon an age of prose? Surely the Critic
has not slain them On the contrary he,
has always been tender to the budding
poet. He has been mindful that while
school poetry has not much of * 'Thoughts
that breathe and words that burn," it is
not to be despised as a training in language.
It calls attention to the necessity
of form, and the value of words.—
both important considerations in literary
expression.
We miss also from the editorial department
any notice of the Alumni Association.
This association was formed
too late last year to be set forth in the
rinal number of Vol. I. A pood rousing
article on t'.ie ueed of a new building for
the Lowell High School, and a tribute
to the efforts of the Alumni and others in
this behalf would have been in order.
The loss of the Cadet department with
its warlike vignette is to be more than
supplied if the promised letters from Manila
equal in interest the one published.
One or two things in general criticism
may be said at. this beginning of things.
Articles for the school paper should be
carefully prepared. Outside of the advantage
a schoo! paper may be in making
place for originality, spontaneity and
reality in writing, it should serve to give
practical exercise in the more formal side
of composition—paragraphing, sentence
structure, phrasing, and punctuation.
Because under some of the conditions in
which work is done in actual journalism,
hasty scrawls find acceptance, it does
not follow that slipshod preparation of
articles for a school paper should be tolerated.
The editor of such a journal
should constantly insist upon good copy.
Otherwise no inconsiderable advantage
of the paper to its contributors will be
lost. Give each contributor an opportunity
to review the proof of his copy.
There should be good editorial proof
reading also. I should say the present
issue is defective iu this particular. One
of the names given in "Society " is conspicuously
transformed. Two instances
of confused mingling of sentences occur,
one in the first column of p. 9, the other
in the first column of p. 12. As the

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word u buckle" is, in one of its forms,
correctly spelled on p. 10, we may, I presume,
lay the incorrect spelling onp.n,
to the proof-reading. Furthermore, a
little care in the proof would, I am sure,
correct some of the more obvious mis-
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separate co-ordinate clauses and terms
in apposition, etc. Of course the mistake
in the tense of a verb (2d paragraph
on p. 9), the misplacing of "only" (15th
line of p. 9), and the use of the word
" excessively, 1 ' seen near the head of the
21st page, must be charged more directly
to the author. As to the appearance
of "Bacchus" without an h% p. 12, let
the copy, and proof hold council.
The story with which the paper opens
holds the interest throughout the narrative.
The materials are gleaned from
the school work in history with sonie
collateral reading. They are in the main
well assimilated and judiciously used;
the plot is wholly original. I should
like to have the writer try his pen in reporting
the field day or a foot-ball contest.
The author of " Edward, the Black
Prince, in the Hotel de Cluny," tells a
good story also. Art is shown in arousing
our interest in the chief actor, but we
are not sufficiently prepared for the
strange excitement he exhibits when he
puts on the armor of the Prince. There
is no hint of his being subject to vagaries
of the imagination, and since we are told
he found himself a painter by force of
circumstances rather than by native gen-'
ius, we are in a measure cut off from
ascribing his frenzy to the highly
wrought temperament commonly supposed
to characterize a born artist.
It seems to me that the author of the
gotten all there is for him in this form of J
writing, and had better choose another ;
vehicle for his ideas. About the only
advantage of such writing is the literary
exercise ia attempting a transference of'•"•':•
the spirit, method, and style of a good :
author., But the article in question hardly
attempts this, at least it does not ;;
achieve any such clever imitation. The
invention of some original device or •"
framework is to be commendedr
The remaining piece, "One Day," is
perhaps, well named; it reads like the "•;
happenings of a day as they may occur;
one after the other, but these events are l
not sufficiently unified by any particular
aim, pervading emotion or special out- ;
come. Careful practice iu narrative and
descrpitive writing will remove this-
defect.
The humorous editor has used his •a
shears with excellent discretion in this
number, and there are at least twp good
chances for everybody to laugh in reading
the exchange jokes. And one genuine
hearty laugh is worth the price of the
paper to any subscriber.
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Fi auk Van Duzer, '99, Editor-
ASSOCIATES :
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ASSISTANTS; .
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T,ouis Lyons, '99. Chcg
C. H. Norrlfi, '99.
BUSINESS STAF1
I,. Vincent, '99.
G. Holmes, '99.
Harold Wright, '99, Business
W. B. Buudschu, '99, Assac-i
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Iu our columns this month there ap-
us. We are all pursuing a path in common
and with tbe same end in view.
Part of this path we have traversed in
the same school, and now let us not forget
each other because we are in different
schools For preserving old memories
and bonds of union there is no
better place after the alumni association
than the columns of the school paper. If
enough material warrants it an alumni
department will be regularly established.
Such a department should rival in its
size any of the others, and should excel
many in interest.
The Alumni Department would not be
the only place for our alumni to appear,
but the other columns have room for any
subject they might choose to write upon.
The Alumni Association.
Near the end of the last academic year
the class of '98 conceived the very laudable-idea
of forming an Alumni Association
for Lowell High School. Indeedj
it was not the first time in the history of
the school that the students themselves
had realized the necessity of such an organization.
But on former occasions
theie had, unfortunately, been lacking
pears another article written by one of
that definiteness of purpose and unity of
the alumni. \Ve hope this is but the
plan which have so thoroughly charac-
beginning of a series. The columns of
terized the present undertaking.
our paper are always open to news of our
graduates and we hope this invitation The crying need of the School has
will appeal to all who read it. The long been a new building, with proper
alumni because they attend a different appliances and modern improvements,
school, are not entirely separated from and ample accommodation for the grow-

ing demands of student instruction. We
have as fine a corps of teachers and as
good & system of school government as
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of its number, probably the President,
up to the School at the beginning of
each academic year, to address the students,
and the incoming class especially
on the subject of school enterpnse and
school spirit. And at the end of.each
and it is a burning shame that we have
not a building to match. So thought
the founders of
of
the
the
Association
Association when
when
they began th
eir labors for permanent
organization, last May. So, also, do the
present undergraduates think who have
aided us alumni in our work of love.
For this was the one great object cf our
immediate organization, to gain, if pos-
year we shall extend to the graduating
class a most hearty welcome and receive
them h body bd and d soul l into the ranks of
alumni. Thus we shall be able to perpetuate
the Association in the interest
of the school and its students, past, present
and future.
sible, what Lowell so much needs, a new
EDWIN H. ANDREWS, '98.
building.
Thus it was that the Associated Aiumni
of Lowell High School, came to hold
their first meeting in Golden Sate Hall,
on the evening of June 6th laU. A constitution
was adopted and permanent
officers elected, and real work begun at
once. In accordance with the plan of
campaign outlined by the executive council,
numerous petitions were circulated
throughout tht community by both graduates
and undergraduates of the School.
The Board of Education was approached
on the subject and responded with most
gratifying promptitude and unanimity.
The matter has been taken twice before
the Board of Supervisors, and no effort
has been spared by the friends of Loweil
to bring it to a successful issue. And
let me here, as an officer of the association,
thank .the.present undergraduates
for their kind and generous appreciation
of our humble but honest endeavors in
behalf of our beloved Alma Mater.
There have been two meetings
Middle of the middlers during the
Class past month. Both were called
Meeting. chiefly with regard to the selection
of a class pin. At the first meet-:
ing the committee appointed to find a
design reported. The pin selected was
a pennant, but since few in the class
wished its adoption, a new committee
composed of the Misses De Turberviile,
Sterne and Sinsheimer was chosen to
find another design.
Tbe subject of a class color was also
brought up at the meeting. Many colors
were proposed, finally Yale blue bting
selected as the most acceptable to all.
On September 16th a second meeting
was held to act on the design furnished
by the second committee. The design
was a shield, and, it being acceptable to
all, was adopted. Irving and Rosenshine
were appointed to attend to its purchase.,
and the meeting adjourned.
Our work at present is mainly in the The Editor is requested through this
line of membership extension, though column to extend the thanks of the foot-
that has unfortunately to be confined to ball players and all those interested in
the two universities. When our means
warrant, however, we hope to considera-
athletics to Mr. Middleton. Through his
active interest and efforts in our b
bly broaden our* field of activity, and to
be able to hold the great annual reunion
of Lowellites contemplated in our constitution.
It is also, I believe, the purpose
of the council to send hereafter one
v ^alf
we have been able to secure the track
and lot, and they are now rapidly being
put*into shape. Mr. Middleton in his
kindness has offered to defray all expenses
and erect a club house for our use.
V
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EDITED BY CHAS. G. NOI
On account of the late op
Eastern schools, our list of
not as large as usual. H
exceptionally good edition
papers make up in no sma
loss. Among some of the .
Hiqh School JSgU of Se
the Oakland High School,
us in its usual excellent f<
its usual stock of good etc
the best short stories 1 that 1
to us, is in this nurabsr
called "How Dick Kept a £
excellently well told and
style is remarkably good,
told in a short, direct ma
entertaining and also has
holding the attention. MIE
does not hesitate to be nati
her story. Most of our arc
put on a forceo, cramped si
natural and labored. Mis
what she wants to in the
she would write a letter
friend. Howevor, let us s
suitable title than the pr
very weak. "A Little Chj
Them" ie another excellei
atory in the Jfigis, but it
handled. It 1B a pity th
Etory should have been 1
conception. Almost anyt
the simple prayer of the
have turned the hearts an
rough listeners ; but thej
have been moved by fch&t.
cellent; the visions of h
men's minds, the final olo
above all, the title, are a
ceived and well-written.

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THE LOWELL
EDITED BY CHA8. G. NORRIS. J 99.
- On account of the late openings of the
Eastern schools, our list of exchanges is
not as large as usual. However some
exceptionally good editions of western
papers make up in no small degree this
loss. Among some of the later are the :
High School JEgu of Sept. 6 th from
the Oakland High School, It comes to
us in its usual excellent form and with
its usual block of good stories. One of
the best short stories that has ever come
to us, is in this number of the JEgi%^
called "How Dick Kept a Secret." It is
excellently well told and the general
style is remarkably good. The story i8
told in a short, direct manner which is
entertaining and also has the power of
holding the attention. Miss Shafter, too,
does not hesitate to be natural in telling
her story. Most of our amateur authors
put on a forced, cramped style that is unnatural
and labored. Miss Shafter says
what she wants to in the earns way as
she would write a letter to an intimate
friend. However, let us suggest a more
suitable title than the present which is
very weak. "A Little Child Shall Lead
Them" is another excellently conceived
story in the JEyis> but it is very poorly
handled. It is a pity that ao -good a
story should have been ruined by misconception.
Almost anything else but
the simple prayer of the child would
have turned the hearts and minds of the
rough listeners ; but they never would
have been moved by that. Parts are excellent
; the visions of home in the two
men's minds, the final closing scene, and
above allf the title, are admirably conceived
and well-written.
We take pleasure [in aciriowkdging
the regular receipt of the Calif oimian from
Berkeley and the Baptist Argus.
He—Well, I must bb off.
Sbe—Yes, a little. I noticed that the
first time 1 met you.
One of our best exchanges that come
from the Pacific Coast is an admirable
little paper from Alameda called the
Alameda Bee. The editorials are especially
good. The little paper ha8 the good
wishes of the LOWELL.
Another western High School magazine
that comes to us is the Nugget from the
Mission High School. We are glad to
see that the editorial staff of the paper i&
not slow in getting it out. A supplement
that comes with it in a beautiful halftone
of C arm el '3ay from Cypress Point,
Monterey. The idea is excellently conceived.
It is with regret that we see Mr.
Winn'a name in another paper than our
own. There is no doubt that the Mission
High School students are getting along
wonderfully in chemistry. One of the
sweetest and prettiest little poems that
we have read in any school paper appears
in the Nugget. It is too good to omit.
Here it is :
The Sum.
I.
A little dreaming by the way,
A little toiling day by day,
A T little pain, a little strife,
A little joy—and that is life.
II.
A short-lived, fleeting summer's morn>
When happiness seems newly born,
When one day's sky is blue above,
And one bird 6inga— and that is love.
III.
A little wearying of the years,
The tribute of a few hot tears;
Two folded hands, the fainting breath,.
And peace at last—and that is death.

IV.
Just dreaming* loving, dying, so
The actors in the draraa go;
A flitting picture on the wall,
Love, death, the themes I But is that all?
The Nugget, MiBsion High School.
The Baraea News comes to us as usual.
We wish to- thank the editors sf this
•paper for their promptnoss in exchanging.
It would he well if a few other
papers followed their example.
The/). L. I. Gleaner reaches our drawer
at last. Although a trifle late it deserves
some little praise for its general get-up
which is very good. As a commencement
number, it is one of the best we
have seen.
A Baltimore servant girl tried that
good, old time-honored plan of lighting
the kitchen fire with kerosene. Nothing
has benzine of her since.—Ex.
From the Berkeley High School comes
a well-written and well gotten up paper
in the Bhape of the Olla Podrida. Its
form is excellent and'its matter good.
It contains a short, brisk little story in
"Brother Watkin's Ride/' the author of
which Hhould be complimented on his
versatility and dictioa. However, I think
the paper rather disappoints its reader
by its lack of reading matter. Several
more pages of good stories would help it
out wonderfully and make it far more
interesting.
Snodgrass—What became of Towlet?
I have not Been him for six months or
more. He had one foot in the grave
then.
Snivly—He is six feet in now.
—Harlem News.
The Stanford Sequoia comes to U6 for
the first time this year. It is in its usual
good taste aud replete with choice selections.
"A Foot-Ball Yarn" by Geo.
Bliss Culver is an excellent story, vejy
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well written and very original. This fo|
the first story of the kind that has beea
seen. There are mdny students in the
Lowell High School that earnestly hope
the article is a prediction and that the
prediction may come true.- The poem
"Gibson vs. Another" by Wallace* A.
Irvin deserves especial praise as a neat;^
bright and clearly written place of work;
The business manager, too, must be congratulated-
OD. his energy and enterprise.
Seldum tfedd (at the door)—Maddim
have you got a ni

anea
be con? '
rom
taeri
illui
magazine out wonderfully, and those
with the aid of the Btory, " An Incident
of 1862," which promisee to be a good
story if it continues as it has commenced,
keep the standard cf the paper
up to its usual form.
THE LOWELL
In the Ghemicag Lab.
A PARODY ON HAMLET* SOLILOQUY.
Mistress—Get dinner to-day on the
gasoline Btove, Bridget, t '
Bridget—Plaza, mum, I. did thry, bat
the stove wint out.
Mistress—Try again* then.
Bridget—Yee.mum; but it's not come
back yit. It wint out t'roug T i th f roof.
—Nen Yor T : Weekly:
To fuse or not to fuse,—That ifl the question:
Whether t'is betterjin the end* to mix
This unknown with Na* Co* and KNO J and fuse
Or to add acid and change to a solution.
With this solution, to dissolve,—to test,—
No more; and by these tests to Bay w> break tip
This unknown, to find what metals and bases
Are contained in it,—'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To dissolve,—to fuse
To fuse! perchance to break the tube! ab, there's tue rub;
For by that fusing laboratory fees tnay come
When we have shuffled from the chemical lab.,
Must give us pause: These are the tho'ts,
That make tedious the experiment hour;
For who would fool with E.*3 generations,
Solutions that will not precipitate,
Precipitates that -T ill not dissolve,
Unsatisfactory iesis, and sarcastic smiles
Thai H,Q nieek strident from tbe haug*hty prof, takes
When he himaelf might a good time have
By skipping out of the chemical lab.
Who would work for long hours,
To grunt and sweat it- a cloud of fumes
But for the frnr of a flunk in the ex?-
When unanswerable questions will puzzle the brain
It makes ;.u rather bear those ilia ws have,
Than ;o i\y f> others that we dread more!
1 his discipline doth make slaves of us all.
And thus instead of tbe fun we might have,
We stand by the table, test tube in hand,
Vainly waiting for a satisfactory recreation.
—W. H. P. Aeqis—Bloomington, 111.
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The Debating Society has made excelleut
progress since the last issue of
the LOWELL. The President has been
most energetic in his efforts to get members,
secure a large attendance, aud to
have good delegates; fair success has
crowned his work. We note with great
pleasure that the number of members is
greatly increased among the youngladies.
Thanks are due to Miss Gardiner for her
work in getting twenty-five young ladies
to join. It is hoped that they will debate
frequently.
Here is a matter I wish to lay special
stress on. Most of the members decline
to debate, merely because they are'afraid.
The Debating Society was organized for
the purpose of debating and scholars becoming
members are expected to debate.
Now there is absolutely no reason for
being afraid, it is simply absurd. Let
us hear no more of this silly excuse; let
every member do his duty and debate,
when he is asked to do so.
The first regular debate was held on
August 26th with Mr. Earrows on the
affirmative, and Messrs. Fritz and Taylor
on the negative side. The question
was; Resolved that the Hispano-American
war was beneficial to the United States.
The affirmative side was successful.
The arguments were set forth in good
style considering that not one of the
EDITED BY A. ADLER.
debaters had ever spoken before in t hesociety.
Unfortunately they made several
infractions of decorum in debate
which a practised speaker would have
avoided. The one thing of things nee*
essary to speak well is good preparation
and this is sadly lacking Most of the
debaters write up their notes a day or
two before the debate and do not practice
reading their notes aloud. Consequently
they are not fluent in debate ;
they look at their notes frequently and
make long pauses which are very annoying.
Let us hope that this will be avoided
by all future debaters
Mr. Kellogg was requested to attend
the next debate which took place on
September 2nd, and to give an individual
criticism of the debaters. As
he was not in time to do so, the President
requested him to give a few words
of advice which he very kindly did.
The remarks were very much appreciated
by all present and will certainly be
observed. Mr. Kellogg's attendance is
kindly requested for future meetings.
The question on September 2nd was:
Resolved that capital punishment should
be abolished ; the affirmative represented
by Messrs. Adler and Morrissey, won.
The negative upheld by Messrs. Weiler
and Drucker rendered a very able debate.
The next meeting took place September
V
16th, the question being
the United States shoul<
ragua Canal. The afiii
ed by Mr. Stacker, lost.]
was represented by
and Mandel.
In the future there wil
woman's suffrage, to be
on co-education. This
last before election at tl
in October. After electit
will be started for the pui
a school debating team,
her of names have alreai
but more are required
the young ladies. Mr.
Clark have kindly coj
judges.
We have received

16th, the question being : Resolved that
the United States should own the Nicaragua
Canal. The affirmative, represented
by Mr. Stocker, lost. The negative
was represented by Messrs. Kicliolson
and Mandel,
In the future there will be a debate on
woman's suffrage, to be followed by one
on co-education. This one will be the
last before election at the first meeting
in October. After election a tournament
will be started for the purpose of forming
a school debating team. A large number
of names have already been secured,
but more are required especially among
the young ladies. Mr. Kellogg and Mr.
Clark have kindly consented to be
judges.
We have received a second com-
THE LOWELL 27
munication in answer to our letter frcm
Oakland stating that they were unable
to have two debates in one term, as they
were going to have one with the Berkeley
High School next term. To say the*
least, this looks like a backdown after
inquiring whether they could have a
debate with us at any time. The matter
has been indefinitely postponed. Mr.
Deutsch, a former President of the society
favored us with a visit three weeks
ago for the purpose of ascertaining the
will of the society as to the formation of
an association of debating societies of
several- high schools including Lowell,
Berkeley, Stockton, Oakland and others.
The society expressed itself as willing to
join such an association.

SODIETY
EDITED BY CHESTER WAGNER,
Fraternities.
The Alpha chapter fraternities of the
•Gamma Eta Kappa fraternity °fave a banquet
to Delta chapter of Oakland on
August 27th. Delta chapter returned
the compliment on September 7th. Both
were great successes, and the toasts given
were masterpieces in the art.
The fraternity has added to its membership
list this term the following:
Honorary members, Prof. Mitchell; active
members, Walter C. O'Brien, Ford
Flint, Fred Jackson, Lloyd Bowman,
Hugh S. Jewett, Maxwell Milton, Randolph
Wienman, and Stewart Dunbar.
The Theta Chi fraternity has added to
its membership list this term, H. P.
Plummer, Thayne Robinson, Edgar
Stillman and W. A. Reddick.
The Pi Delta Koppa fraternity has
been entertaining Willard Evans '97
•during the past week. Two weeks ago
the fraternity enjoyed the hospitality of
Mr. Evans at Belvedere. He was given
a farewell banquet by the members of
his chapter a week prior to his departure
for Cornell. Many of the Alumni were
present and all enjoyed themselves to the
fullest extent.
SORORITIES.
The Alpha Sigma Sorority has added
to its membership list this term, Miss
EHita Hale and Miss Lou Guthrie.
The Lambda Theta Phi Sorority has
added-two members to its numbers.
PERSONAL.
The Alpha Sigma Sorority gave a
luncheon in honor of their new members.
The table was very tastefully and
prettily decorated, being all in blue and
ivy green. Miss Cornelia McKinne '95,
a member of the Alpha Sigma and Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sororities, has been elected
to the Senior Class Presidency at the
University of California. We wish Miss
McKinne all success.
CLUBS.
The S. C. D. C. has proved the greatest
success of the term. Its membership
is large and is still increasing. Several
meetings were held, all of which were
very successful. It was decided to make
it a perminent crgauization, and a committee
was therefore appointed to draw
up a suitable constitution. A constitution
was adopted at the next meeting.
The officers elected for this term were s
President, John H. Saunders; Vice-
President, Miss Maude Pollexfen; Secretary
and Treasurer, B. J. Shay.
The K. E. held its second meeting at
Miss Pollexfen's residence. The initiation
of six new members was the feature
of the evening. After the initiates got
many generous knocks they had the
pleasure of being a full-fledged K. E
The evening ended with the old time
Virginia Reel.
All voted the evening a perfect success,
which was entirely due to their
President, Miss Maude Pollexfen.
WALTER G. HARDER,
Society Editor, pro tern.
^
A
The Lowell-Polyfet
toward which our at!
tations have been tim
more, is. now a thin]
again the red and whi
top.
The Inter-ClasB Fii
held September 10tl
that athletics had rn
High School with th<
class of '98, as some
would be the case,
encouraging to see thi
came out. on that
honor of their classes
succeed in breaking
the first time out, thai
they will not be ablj
work faithfully and
field, day. Aitogethi
was a success. It gaj
victory over the Polyi
and the officers of
complimented on thi
events off.
On the 24th,
technic-Lowell .Fiel<
stand held a crowd of!
from each school,
termined to see theil
win, and the score
each point so hotljr
sections of the grand
numerous opporfcunij
their lung capacity}
much to their oi

great-. •:-£
ership •}'••
everal
were
make 5'
i corndraw
pstitu-
•eting.
were: ;;
Vicer- ;;•
; Sec-
ting at
initiafeature
tes got
id the;
d time, :
ct sucn
their
tern.
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From Photo by S. GC LDTREE.
SYMIWES, '99 in the High Jump.
THE LOWELL
W. Jacobs (P. H. S.)i first: Riccomi
(P. H. S.), second; Saunders (L. H. S.),
third.
One mile walk :— Karmelenski (L. H.
S.) and Gleaaon (L. H. S.)» first and second
; Rodgers (?. H. 8.), third.
Four hundred and forty yard dash : —
Lyons (L. H. S.), first; Kicid (L. H. S.),
second; Riccomi (P. H. S.), third.
Time, 0:551 (record).
Two hundred and twenty yard low
hurdles:—Synm\es (L. H. S.), first;
Moulder (P. H. S.)* second; Jorgensen
(L. H. S.), third. Time, 0:29J (record).
Hiigh jump:—Abadie (P. H. S.), first;
HurBh (L. H. S.), second ; Symmes (L.
H. S.), third. Five feet, three inches.
Hammer throw:—Bunger (P. H. S.),
first; Kidd (L. H. S.), second ; Forbes,
(?. H. S.)i third. 114 feet, 7 inches (record).
Pole vault:—Belden, Rooney and Seller,
all L. H. S. men.
Shot put:—Bunger (P. H. S.), first ;
Kidd (L. H. S.), second ; Oaborne (P.
H. S.), third.
Broad jump:—Abadie (P. H. S.),
first; Manon (L. H. S.), second ; Jorgensen
(L. H, S.), third. 19 feat, 3
inches.
The relay race was won by P. H. S.,
their men taking the lead in the first lap
and holding the place throughout the
race.
From a Photo by S. Goi.DTREE.
BELDEN in the Pole Vault.
The Athletic Association.
The association has held but one meeting
since tne last issue of the paper, at
which time Shay was elected school yell
leader. Ke showed hiniself to be the right
man in the right place at the "Poly."
-Lr well Field Day.
The treasury has been pretty well
filled PO that we were able to secure
running jerseys for the track team. We
hope that the school will be able to thus
uphold all branches of athletics during
the year by joining the association's
ranks and paying their dues regularly.
On the Gridiron.
On Monday, September fifth, the Lowell
High School foot-ball team liued up
for its first game, the .opposing team being
known as the " Alloahs." Both
teams failed to score a point, and,
although there was some good individual
playing, the Lowell team showed
sadly her lack of team work and want of
signal practice.
Without any preparation since this
game, Captain Cook accepted a challenge
issued by St. Matthew's School at San
Mateo. The game was played and lost
on the field of the challenging team, September
17th.
When a defeat has been administered
to an athletic team of any kind, there i*
invariably some excusei
has been some "hard 3i
there could have been
Therefore I will aot fol!
course, and, without inaki|
will in a short summary
the reader form his (or
ion as to whether or u'ol
have won."
Lowell High School ki<
ing the ball down the
Rooney arrived in good
didn't know it, for althoi
his man, he received a blj
at the same time which pj
so that he cou''d take no
the game.
This was a serious 1O*E
of the red and white, bni
continued. Nothing pai
ing happened during th.?
the dust, and that happei
Any one who has not ti
foot-ball game or a rush
as this particular one can]
the delightful sensation
mouth and throat lined
dust several inches thicl
School held down her oi
the first half, but when
ball, was unable to advai
gain on account of the
the men with the signals)
of team work.
Everyone took advanti
tunity offered at the clot
wash down the dust wii
water.
The second half was a
first as far as Lowell
scoring any points. Bi
nearly every down, win
settled sufficiently for oi
two before his face, BO|
player was discovered
like a corpse or writhij
like a snake. Finally
and end runs St. Matthei

V.i ""-' •'.' -/j.'./V--
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invariably some excuse offered; there
has been some "hard luck," otherwise
there could have been no such defeat.
Therefore I will not follow this usual
course, and, without making any excuses,
will in a short summary of the game, let
the reader form hi« (or her ?) own opinion
as to whether or not. we " ought to
have won.' 7
Lowell High School kicked off, following
the ball down the field with a rush.
Rooney arrived in good season, but he
didn't know it, for although he stopped
his man, he received a blow on his head
at the same time which put him to sleep,
so that he couM take no further part in
the game.
This was a serious loss to the sporters
of the red and white, but the game was
continued. Nothing particularly exciting
happened during th J first half except
the dust, and that happened all the time.
Any one who has not taken part in a
foot-ball game or a rush on a field such
as this particular one can scarcely realize
the delightful sensation of having his
mouth and throat lined with a coat of
dust several inches thick. Lowell High
School held down her opponents during
the first half, but when she obtained the
ball, was unable to advance it with much
gain on account of the unfamiliarity of
the men with the signals, and their luck
•of team work.
Everyone took advantage of the opportunity
offered at the close of the half to
wash down the dust with lime-juice or
water.
The second half was a repetition of the
first as far as Lowell was concerned in
scoring any points. But at the end of
nearly every down, when tbe dust had
settled sufficiently for one to see a foot or
two before his face, some unfortunate
player was discovered either stretched
like a corpse or writhing and twisttag
like a snake. Finally by steady buck*
and end runs St. Matthew'.* School man-
\
nged to 8core a touch-down, which according
to '98 rules, counts five points.
They failed to kick the goal however,
thus fixing the score 5 to 0, which it remained.
Although we hope not to have to play
in their yard any more until after the
first rains, we sincerely thank Captain
Hudson and his team for their hospitality
to our boys and their "squareness'' in
playing.
Following is the line-up of the teams
as they faced each other:
L. H. 8. POSITION S. M. S.
*Ellinwood... .L. end R Wallace
Middleton L. tackle R Becknell
*Lvans L. guard R Gage
*Kidd..., Center Gilmau
Cook (Capt). ..R. guard L McMilliu
Symmee R. tackle L...Liebbrandt
*OlwelV
*Lewiti) ^* en< * L * (^P*") Hudson
*Milton Quarter Plumb
RonneyJ T , ,- .. . ,
*OlwelJi k. half K Anderson
•SaunderB R. half L Chandler
Hooper Full Geer
•rhese are men who piny on the Lowell team for
first time i.'iit year.
Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Middleton
the foot-ball team has again secured the
privilege of using the lot on Bush, and
Pierce streets for practicing. Let us
hope they will profit by their last game,
and practice until they feel sure that
they can put a winning team in the A.
A. L.
Tennis.
On Saturday morning, Sept. 24ih> several
of the Lowell boys took part in a
tennis tournament at the California Club
courts, to determine who should represent
tbe school in the A. A. L. in that
branch of athletics. The tournament
was of the Round Robin order, and the
iwo who won the greate3t number of sets
were.!. Drummond McGavin and Arthur
W. Hooper.

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Several days ago a few of the boys went
out to the Chutes to see the Lyons,
but before they went they all went
down Behlow and asked the Cook,
Tasheira meat pie with them. He told
them to get Wright out,and,disappointed,
they did as they were told. On the way
out after they had gone some Mighels out
of the city, they came in sight of a Manor
house where some Plover pigeons were
flying about. They seemed quite friendly,evidently
seeing there was no Bowman
in'our midst and came and alighted on
Auerbachs.
I read the other day about a man who
was so thin that he could not tell a backache
from a stomach-ache.
How troublesome Saundera is when he
persists in selling you a ticket to the
field day.
A new artist has arisen in the school,
and although he has waited till his Senior
year to show us something of his
work, he is by no means a novice at the
art as some of his work in this issue of
the LOWELL will show.
TEXCHER (dictating spelling) : Told.
Same kind of told as the told in " The
preacher told the sexton and the sexton
tolled the bell. 11
Oh the smells from the chemistry lab.!
This, when duly re-arranged, will form
a couplet suitable for a valentine:
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Daruno em hBlal verho,
Ni dasesns ro lege,
Lilt sil'fe rdaems eb vero,
Twees riemem's fo ethe.
Somebody was trying to spring a joke
in the yard the other day. The witty
one came to every one and said.in a coniidential
way that spoons were in-teresting.
Oh what a joke was there my
countrymen!
The following queer inscription is Raid
to be found in the chancel of a small
church in Wales, just over the Ten Commandments.
The addition of a single
letter, repeated at various intervals, readers
it not only intelligible, but appropriate
to the situation:
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VRKPTHSPRCPTST N
The Midnight Assault.
It was nearuig the hour of twelve.
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murmur as of some rushing brook in the
distance. The villian was peepirig a
sharp lookout; giving espe.cial attention
to a small elevated position directly in
front of him. Presently he dropped into
a careless attitude—there wad a movement
in that direction. When all again
was still, he resumed, his dastardly work.
Suddenly he drew his hand far back;
something white glistened for an instant,
and sped on its terrible mission.
Just then a low, deep voice was heaid
to utter, " Bring that note to me.
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lt Oh, say, it isn't|
it?" This wa^^ia.^J
being waked up e$iyL._
ing. For on looking OL
put it correctly, I did;no]
It was as blicic a^-m(
However; T arpseatl^tt
(ibrxne) ;and got^prayii
the boat;" • --;T f Af r &i "
An hour later, &uud
with one of myfti^ncfe:
be three of us in the;
boarded a car which-.y
our starting place. ^ .
surprised my ^ieni.;^
Say, do you Enow^ Ij
hurry that I actually^ 1.
fa »t- lf Itisremarkableii.
can occupy one's mind t(
°f all others. Well, in
time, we arrived at our
without considerable deld
every one is aware that Of
slow in many ways^tfce:
being one of them^ 4^.
What is that'^ect|d
w ^y, to be sure;it:!is^t
And such a dea
to be. It -'.fie*

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THE LOWELL
a
top of the ridge of hills
woody canyon on
From hire we had a
behind Oakland,
magnificent v! aw of the bay and the city
on one side arid Mt. Diablo' and the inland
valleys on the other. That afternoon
we traveled through the beautiful
Redwood Canyon. The country in those
parts is very dry this year, hardly a
•creek contains water. This was the
-only, great drawback to our trip, for
'=at one time we were not allowed to take
in ore than half a cupful of water for severalhours.
The evening of the first day we camped
in a deserted farm house near Lafayette
-and had all the grapes we could eat.
That night was about the worst night
=for sleep I believe I ever had. I and one
of the other boys, noted for being a sayer
uP
bu^gy just graze the fence- In anothfef
minute I thought I should seethe poor£
little girl situated on the barbed
Can you imagine a more horrible
than that of being sawed in two by
barbed wire fence? I can't.
If you should have happened; tote in|
a certain part of Walnut Creek galley; ofc|
Wednesday you would have steen
helping ourselves to nuts and
The grapes, the men said, were
for the market by the recent rain,
they were plenty good enough foi
We filled every available can
the poor burro, and each of us carried
much of the luscious fruit as we co
It was in this valley that we were
nocent cause of another almost fatal accil
dent. An old lady was driving
of witty things, unfortunately had the the dusty road going, as she
thought in our minds, namely, to told us, to gossip with a neighbor. Hav||
ing seen in our aumorous meetings wltlif
country folks that their frighteued'anf*
mals made a very striking picture^
decided to get a snap at the next vi<
with the camera. One of us was col
blooded enough to try and get a pic
of the poor old lady and her horse. But
I saw that there was likely tp be P
ous smash-up. Sure enough! As
?m
as the horse saw us he shied violently^
almost upsetting the buggy. Then
turned around in a flash and ran
buggy into the fence. "Drop that cam|
era, 11 said I, "and lead your donkey"'inSS^
thai orchard." He obeyed mildly * L
torment the other fellow and keep him
from taking his just rest. My fellow
•conspirator at last "got onto himself,'
-as they say,, and left off teasing, but I
did not, somehow or other, have sense
-enough to follow his example/ The upshot
oi the matter was that I was ousted
ixom the tent and compelled to sleep on
'the damp earth with coyotes and the
:niule for my neighbors.
Of course I had a bad cold the next
ttnoruing.
we other two held the meekly h<
"Sure, young gintlemin," the old lac
said, "I've had this horse nigh out
eight years and he never played me
trick like this before." Well, after?!
while we were ready to go on and
kt Boys,"I said, ''my hair is
rather dewey." "We'll make things
cervera for you next time," the witty one
said. And it was enough to make anyone
sick to hear the similar remarks
{I will not call them puns) that this
bright one uttered on the trip.
Our troubles commenced that day, or
to.speak more correctly, they commenced
for- other people. As we were joyfully
tramping alongabuggy, driven by school about to do so when the lady called
children I, presume, came along. As "One of you boys will have to go ho
s the horse saw us. he pricked up with me, because I'mso nervous
can't drive." Sp
ire didn't mak* very
that one of tis wou'd
the country folks thai
bus characters and thi
look out for us,
That night we cai
fourth the way up th<
the. wind did. blow,
said to myself, VWel
tent" Butitmanagi
The next morning foul
mit. What a j^rand vj
To the west lay the .;<
Gate; to the south the
Looking north we sa'
the mouths of the
Joaquin rivers. The ll
peaks of the.S&rta
asd at their bascrStoci
San Joaquin Valley
The trip home was
cident except: for the
rence that happened
down the mountain,
about half way down
just the pack. Then
out that my ccat wa:
bound to have that-coaj
rest of the day to fid
went along the hot; du:
the top, running iorwi
thinking I had found
only to find that it
or a stone. At last I fsu!
behind Oakland I lieh<
tig in the sunlight.

THE LOWELL
can't drive." So yon can imagine that
•we didn't make very quick time. After
that one of us would go ahead and warn
the country folks that we were dangerous
characters and that they had better
look out for us.
That night we camped about onefourth
the way up the mountain. How
the wind did blo*v. At every gust I
said to myself, "Well, here goes, the
tent, 11 E't it managed to stay, with us.
The next morning found us on the summit,
What a grand view lay before us !
To the west lay the city and the Golden
Gate; to the south the Livermore Valley.
Looking north we saw Suisun bay and
the mouths of the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers. The lofty, snow-covered
peaks of the Sierra Nevada .mountains
and at their base. Stockton and the broad
San Joaquin Valley were directly east.
The trip home was without special incident
except for the calamitous occurrence
that happened to me on the way
dowu the mountain. When we were
about half way down we stopped to adjust
the pack. Then some one called
out that my coat was missing. I was
bound to have that coat if it took me the
rest of the day to find it. So back I
went along the hot, dusty road almost to
the top, running forward now and then,
thinking I had found the lost article,
only to Snd that it was but a piece of tin
or a stone. At last I found it, and then
I stumbled along down the mountain as
fast as my weary limbs could carry me.
Knowing the road now, we traveled
more rapidly than before and without
further adventures, save two or three
runaways, we arrived in Oakland. What
joy when from the summit of the hills
behind Oakland I beheld the bay shinny
in the sunlight. Two hours later I
was home again thinking of the dreadful
geometry problem and dry syllabi that
were soon again to torture me, and wiping
that I was again out ic the country
and under the open sky where thoughts
of school had not been allowed to come
for one delightful week.
A noun Rise on the Ocean.
It was the time of year when the sun
sets early. It was one of those Slackest
of black nights. The stars stood out
and shone as so many brilliant Iam$>s.
The ocean was as calm as a mill-pond.
There was hardly a ripple on that spanless
deep, nor was there a ^ound to disturb
the serenity cf the night, save
now and then a fish, finding itself tow
near the surface, splashed. Thee all
would be quiet again.
The horizon is now a glow of redheds.
It is becoming brighter; now it is a
yellowish red. You can just see the tip
of the moon. She has now risen from
the ocean, and you see a beautiful yel*
iowish orange disk set off with a pure
black background. There she is; a
beautiful picture over that grand and
spacious oceau. She is still rising and
between her and you is the path that
leads you to her. It is a mas~"c-T floating
silver twisting and crvni^ jljV5".-a
serpent. CLARENCE JKV, '-p.
In Germany one xcan in 2VJ goes t6
college; in Scotland one in 500; in
United Sta*ys one in 2,000, and in England,
one iin 5 000.
You must learn to deal with odd and
even in life as well as in figures.—'Gm
Eliot.
Idleness is eager for amusement.—G,
Eliot.

THE LOWELL
Hard Luck.
going to. .relate- in the following
tale a story once, told me by a friend.
He came to California in the great rush
to the diggings in forty-nine and stayed
for many years in.our mining counties.
He told me the story of two men, chums
in the East, who came around the liorn
with him. After they landed in San
Francisco he lost sight of them and did
not hear of .them agaia for nearly ten
years, when he met one in a mining
camp, On inquiring, this other, Jack,
as I will call him, told the following
story: -
" My piartner and I struck out for
Sacramento as soon after our arrival as
we could, From there we prospected
the Feather river first and then the
American- At first we found a little
color, but no real success, and at the
end of the second season were broke and
linable to return home.
We drifted about the country prospecting
in summer and doing whatever
work we could get in winter. Several
years passed on in this manner, when
late in the autumn of. fifty-six we found
ourselves stranded in Yreka. Hearing
that there was work on the English
Ditch which passes through that district,
we applied to the company. They placed
us in charge of an important dam some
eleven miles from the town.
We had a cabin, plenty of grub and
thought ourselves well fixed for the winter.
The work was not hard, but as the
dam had to be constantly watched, one
of us Had to be at the cabin all the time.
We bought our supplies in Yreka and
took turns going there. So one day late
i» December Bill, my partner, started for
in the'morning and bought our supplii
Then . meeting . some friends. he
what time he had left with them,
while it began to snow steadily, so tbajE|
by the time he was ready to start
was a foot of snow on the ground.
The men all urged the folly of going:]
back that night over such soft snow, but,;;
although he knew the difficulty of
undertaking, he said he must return
he could not leave me to tend the
alone. So, against the wishes of a
started.
The morning he left I had passedj§
tending ditch, smoking and playingSj
solitaire. About noon it began to snow V
and a wind sprang up. As the afternoon
wore on the wind increased piling
snow in drifts, .and I began io worry:
when I saw the storm increasing for I'
knew Bill would try to return if
could, no matter what the weather
That evening, however, as he did
return, I thought it probable that his!*
friends had kept him in town. The'
storm continued till the third day, when'
it cleared, and then I expected Bill.
I waited anxiously all day,
around the cabin thinking he would put^
in an appearance every minute. By
evening I made up my mind that something
had happened to him and resolved
to go to town on the morrow, ditch or no
ditch.
So I started in the morning as soon as!
I could and traveled quickly. On my
arrival I found he had left on. the afternoon
of the storm. The men did not
seem surprised as they did not think he
could possibly reach the cabin. As soon
as possible we formed a searching party
and set out down the trail, A couple of'
the town. He expected to be back early miles from the dam we came upon the v
that evening for we had made a pair of first trace of him in the shape of a mit~ !
Norwegian shoes by which a quick trip ten stuck in a tree. Bill evidently
could be made on the hard crust of the struggled on through the snow till he • j
snow. lost his ^way, and when ire realized >t
Bill arrived in town about io o'clock he was lost had placed the mitten i-
there as a guide. Froi
had wandered in a circle
leaving traces^of his pat]
When we found hita lii
snow he had struggled t<
dred yards of our homej
within sight of my wind}
{Continuedfrom Odot
ON BOARD PEKING:
"Aloha to the Boys in
H.L" V": . I .';' .
So much for what w<
deck. On the following ^
tire command left the
were once more: on dry la|
Then we marched up
mostly narrow, and buii
story houses, some of-wl
shanties. Marching on
view of the government'
merly the Royal Palace)
enthusiastically received
rades in arms, tfce Hai
The government buildii
structure, built of'stone,
height, surmounted - withj
the basement are some of
Hawaii's regular army,
cool and airy,and looked!
to us, who had spent alfej
days on ship-board and
ment bunks 6'x2'£3o';
quarters soda water' ^
goods were givei
without stint or
main stairs we were
of Representatives.* Tfaii
the throne room of the Kit
one of the legislative^ chj
island republic! On* our ai
very promptly adjpurn6

there as a guide. From that place he
had wandered in a circle about the cabin
leaving traces of his path at intervals.
When we found him half buried in the
snow he had struggled to within a hundred
yards of our home and had died
within sight of my window."
R. L. BEALS.
(Continuedfrom October number.)
HAV.'AII, 1898.
ON BOAKD PEKING :
"Aloha to the Boys in Blue,Honolulu,
K. L M
So much for what we saw from the
deck. On the following morning the entire
command left the transports and
were once more on dry land.
Then we marched up the main streets,
mostly narrow, and built up with one
story houses, some of which are indeed
shanties. Marching on we soon came in
view of the government buildings (formerly
the Royal Palace) where we were
enthusiastically received by fellow comrades
in arras, the Hawaiian troops.
The government building is a solid
structure, built of stone, three stories in
height, surmounted - with a tower. I'a
the basement are some of the barracks of
Hawaii's regular army. The barracks are
cool and airy,and. looked very comfortable
to us, who had spent already some eight
days on ship-board and slept in government
bunks 6'x2'x3o". Here at the
quarters soda water, ginger ale and wet
goods were given out to us wanderers
without stint or limit. Going up the
main stairs we were soon in the House
of Representatives: This was formerly
the throne room of the King, but is now
one of the legislative chambers of the
island republic. On our arrival the House
very promptly adjourned till the Monday
following;. Here we spoke with the Representatives.
?rom .there we went to the:
Senate- They, following the example of
THE LOWELL 7
the House, also adjourned, and a new
Senate held its first session. Every defek
had for its occupant one of the boys in
blue, all bent on one purpose, that of
writing home. Ah ! what thoughts do",
surge through the minds of our boys,thousands
of miles away from 1 home,*
thousands of miles away frorii folks,
friends and everything dear to them.
How does the mind revert beck to things
that are left behind. How then is the
pleasant past brought back to us; indeed
we feel as if v;e could dwell again
in the past. Surely did . this Senate
Chamber ever have such Senators? Ah !
what a contrast is here presented. None 1
of us engaged in State affairs, but iu
affairs nearer to hearts. Pen and ink.
are performing" holy offices now,* and
working to lighten the weary hearts of
fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters,
and sweethearts that are left behind. , O
pleasant time, how short are you lived !:
Again we hear the Assembly and the
Senate obeys the stern and unquestionable
law, and must adjourn, sine die;.
Back again to the troop-ships we must .
go. So, leaving behind the pleasant:
grounds of the Palace, and retracing our
former path, we soon again are on board
the Peking. So, our first day in Honolulu
has passed, but we rejoice knowing that
to-morrow we have another day.
The Text morning we were up and
early preparing for the " banquet 11 tendered
to the " boys in blue 1 ' by the people
of the city. Again joyfully we leave ;
the ship, again tread the streets of Hono- :
lulu, and again are within the Palace^
grounds. Here my weak power of description
fails me. Imagine, kind readeri
if you can, some 3000 soldier boys more;
or less, with thousands of people bent on:,
waiting o;u these boys, at'tables deckedy
with everything money ca'n buy, from
salads to pineapples.. /.Imagine our boys,
eager and intent,and thepeople working*
to see that they eat all they desire; with

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8 THE LOWELL
tables groaning, and all light-hearted and
of good Will.
Then amid the playing of the bands,
the cheering of the troops, our boys do
justice to the fete, and bless in their
hearts the.kind and open-hearted people
of Honolulu, Such, was our banquet, which
my weak pen will never be able to depict,
as it appeared to us. Surely we see
we are in a land of friends, and may God
speed the day when Columbia has another
star emblazoned on her banner, for under
these circumstances who can doubt
whether these people wish to link their
destiny with that of our native land.
After our banquet we were given the
liberty of the town. Some wandered
here and there. Everywhere America's
sons were welcome and without price.
We obtained everything free of expense,
tran$port&tion, bathing, etc. I, with
some others, made a trip into the country,
to see Nature under a tropical
sun. Going along in a horse car, over a
shady street, here and there beautiful
residences and gardens were seen. Here
Nature was at her best. Soon we reached
the end of the line and becoming infantry
again we. came shortly to Kaprolani Park,
with cocoanuts growing wild, and all
Nature in her beauty. After eating cocoanuts
here and resting awhile, we strode
on forward till we came to the famed
Waikiki Baths. Here we had a swim in
the Pacific and felt quite refreshed.
But time was too swift for us and soon
we had to be shipward bound. Our going
back was enlivened by a tropical
rain storm. The sky grew dark, black
and heavy clouds gave place to the sun
and clear heaven, and we rode into a
heavy shower. It required but little dme
for us to be soaked, for the fTopical raindrops
are large and hold a good deal of
water. But then what these rain-drops
gain in size they lose in time. In ten
minutes the rain was over, the sun was
and a beautiful rainbow was seen.
Again Nature wore her wonted apfi
ance. All was bathed in sui
all traces of the. rain were obliterat
In a short time we reached our <
and heard with feelings of regret
would leave the next morning.
then one joy yet remained fbru$.|
steamer l< Doric" arrived in the
bringing sealed orders for our shi|S|
garding our future movements; but
we cared for, far more, the ship
us letters from home, letters many;
galore, showing that although gorie|
are not forgotten. Soon all were-raj
on reading these prized missives-?n<
home, and many was the letter th'afejj
read with tears.
Many were the letters written bac]
answer to those messages of love. Ms
were the hours spent in sending
tidings of good health and love to
we left behind, binding tighter thanei
the love between those gone awaywij
the setting sun, and those left behind^
our native city. .,>
That evening letters were coll<
again and again, but writing still
tinued, and not till the last minute of^t
departure did the writing cease.
next morning the prow of our ship
turned westward and with the escortj
the Charleston we left behind the hoi
pitable shores of Hawaii. :
Gradually as we go further and ft
the land sinks below the horizon ai
again we are on the open sea. N<
surge through our minds the occurreni
of those happy days spent in the P*
of the Pacific. Those days in after yewfl
will always linger in our minds, and nc?
doubt if some of us fall in battle,
tend to lighten our last struggle.
light up the gloomy days of privation^
should they ever come.
Now sailing on majestically pver^the^
deep, we strain every nerve that we.*^y|
soon reach our gallant Admiral .jEteweffi;
aad aid hkn in his work. Am$dollp«i
inconveniences we are stres
the thought that we are w<
path of duty, and when thi*
return again to our former
conscious of duty done; anj
need be, to go again througl
ences for bur Sag.
It is at night with mot
gleaming above us thatj
grows retrospective.
days when we shall rei
we all know will be as soi
ble, for day and night th<
our people behind us rise
the chair of the Eternal
his blessing and safe return 1
we all know He will tio
prayer?; and so living oh;
day, sailing on to the land ofj
with the prayers of our'pei|
we cannot fail in our duty,
lustre to fair California's nai
in a short time we ,will be]
friends.
The Way of It.4
He, this particular, he, of]
very tall and fasr with deep
He sang in a little churc]
country town and sang divii
least so the girl thought,
ways went to that church]
been christened there ant
there, so why shouldn't sh<
that he s>ang tfere made nj
difference, she said to hersej
anything happened and he
the sermon seeded very d|
service very long. I: r
They had never met, but
each other as stranger? In
always do. He was very at
introduction, as he natural!'
for she was very pretty- Bi
creature who treats sonie
and others so outrageously

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inconveniences we are strengthened by
the thought that we are working in the
path of duty, and when this war is Gver,
return again to our former walks of life,
conscious of duty done; and willing, if
need be, to go again through our experiences
for our flag.
It is at night with moon and stars
gleaming above us that the mind
grows retrospective. We count the
days when we shall return, which
we all know will be as soon as possible,
for day and night the prayers of
our people behind us rise as incense to
the chair of the Eternal God invoking
his blessing and safe return for us. Ah !
we a f l know He will not deny their
prayer?; and so living on; from day to
day, sailing on to the land of our destiny,
with the prayers of our people, we feel
we cannot fail in our duty, but will add
lustre to fair California's name and again
in a short time we will be among our
friends.
The Way of It.
He, this particular he, of course, was
very tall and fair with deep brown eyes.
He sang in a little church in a small
country town and sang divinely, too. At
least so the girl thought. The girl always
went to that church. She had
been christened there and confirmed
there, so why shouldn't she? The fact
that he sang there made no particular
difference, she said to herself, but when
anything happened and he wasn't there
the sermon seemed very dull and 'the'
service very long.
They had never met, but had noticed'''
each other as strangers in a small' 1 place'
always do. He was very ankitiuVfor ah
introduction, as he naturally* woa'ld 'be,
for she was very pretty. But fate, that
creature who tireats some people so well
and others so outrageously mean, seemed
to be against him and there did not appear
to be any way tc outwit her. But
the time came at last, as all times do,
and it was a turning point m the Iifeof
the girl. There was a large garden party
and the girl was invited. She was just
eighteen at the time and he was six
years older. She looked a perfect queen
dressed in a pure white mull, with only
a bunch of violets at her waist. Her
eyes were as clear and blue as a summer
sky and her hair sparkled in the sunshine
like spun gold. Her large picture
hat wafl placed carelessly on her head
and, as a result, most becomingly. She
did not know this, but he did, and
immediately set out in search of a mutual
friend. That convenient being
having been found and brought from his
lair, for he always seemed to have been
hiding before, he soon found himselt
talking with her, and it was not long
before he was. walking and talking
among the flowered paths away from the
merry crowd. It seemed to the girl as
though she had known him for years as
she heard his low voice telling how
often he had tried to meet her and how
something had always intervened.
The summer flew by altogether too
quickly for him and the girl and the
season was fast approaching when it
would be too cool to stroll out in the
evening, or take moonlight rides on the
clear little river which skirted the town
on" one side.
But/by this time she had found out
that his eyes could tell unnumbered
: things, for Cupid, the little imp, had
'not been idle all ttis while, and one
afternoon in early January the walk in
front of her home was paved with rice,
and at the station tbe girl, happy and
blushing, and he happy and proud, left
for ji deligti*ful bbneymoon^amid- tears,
old shoes and'more ritte. L. H. D:-

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THE LOWELL
The Drunkard of the Drink*
BY SALTKR WOTT.
Old Pat at eve had drunk his fill,
Where danced the lamp-post on the hilU
And deep his mid-night bed had /made
In lone Mike Kelley's alley's shade;
But when the sun his beacon red
Had kindled on old Pat's red head,
The flat-sOled copper's heavy shoe
Dashed from the half-ope bud the dew;
And faint, from farther distance borne,
Were heard the clanging hoof and horn,
As nearer came the police patrol,
And fear shook Pat to his very soul.
As chief who hears his warder call,
" To arms! the foeman storm the wall, JJ
The half-drunk Pat, still half asleep,
Sprung from the mud with one great leap;
. But ere his fleet career he took
The sweat drops from his head he shook,
A moment gazed, his face grown pale,
A moment thought of threatened jail,
A moment listened to the cry
That thickened as the cops drew nigh;
Then, as the headmost foes appeared,
With one brave bound the lane he cleared,
And putting every nerve to play,
He tried his best to get away.
The wearied Pat was pausing now,
Upon the city's southern brow,
Where broad extended, fair below
The hostile homes of many a foe.
With anxious eye he wandered o'er
Streets and lane? for a friendly door;
And pondered refuge from his toil,.
Where he at last his foes could foil.
At last his eye found Michael's door,
There, he knew, he need'flee no more.
Fresh vigor with the hope returned
With flying foot the dirt he spurned,
Held westward with unwearied flight,
• And left the coppers out-of-sight
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' • ' ' - ' ^ • ••''•, •'• '^-Jj
HISTORY SHOWS ^:
Wars
and without ^^
Colonel Matfecp,;:^
Office shows tHatdur
years only one ep
whidi ^e^attacldajf
mal warnitig t^r
ities. "That%iiifi
Of the causes
which the
object iii:;4
suddenness'
wa^ tp •
actuai^
to-thrw'Ott;"
sibUity \

WATS of the Past.
HISTORY SHOWS THAT AIA EXCBPT
ONE WEKB PRECIPITATED WITH-
OUT WARNING.
Wars generally begin unexpectedly
and without warning. Investigation by
Coloael Maurice of the British War
Office shows that during a period, of 170
years only one case can be found in
which the attacking nation lodgfed formal
warning before commencis,£ hostilities.
That nation was France in 1870.
Of the causes of secrecy in 107 war
which the color el has looked into, the
object in 41 of them was to gain time by
suddenness of attack ; in 12, the desire
was to postpone, as long as possible, the
actual admission of a state of hostility or
to throw on the other power the responsibility;
in 9 cases sudden attack was
made to anticipate designs of another
power, respecting which secret information
had been received; 16 were raids,
reprisals, pressure and other things not
wholly war; 4 were violations of neutral
frontiers during the progress of war, and
in 5 ihe nation slipped into war by giving
help to another State.
Away back in history when folks took
things more leisurely than nowadays,
it was always announced by heralds and
ample time was given for preparation.
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As the centuries rolled on, however, the
enemy did not receive so much consideration,
though neutral powers were
duly informed. For a long time now
the custom has been to conceal the intention
until the commencement of actual
hostilities disdcres it. And it is tolerably
certain that the ne-tt war will open with
far less warning than usually precedes a
thunderstorm. There are manj '"rood.
reasons for this. Swiftness of commuaication,
destruetiveness of modern
artillery, ease and mobilization, the telegraph
and the great advantage of striking
the first blow have entirely altered
the aspect of warfare.
The United States in 1812 declared
war against Great Britain by an act of
Congress on June iS, but it had actually
begun hostilities the previous April by
laying an embargo on all ships in American
ports. It was not until July 25th
that the British learned what the state
of affairs was, and then not by an intimation
from Uncle Sam, but by means
of dispatches sent by the schooner Mackerel
from Halifax.
The United States war with Mexico
likewise, was not the subject of a formal
declaration till May i8th, although hostilities
had been in progress since Ma:ch
4, 1846.

My Lady Friend.
I a&x a detective, hitherto unknown,
t of late thrown into prominence by
t the press pleased to call '* a most
marvelous'investigation of a complicated
prime." There have beeu cases
where men in tbeii; tiresome toil up the
ladder of fame, have had thrown in their
way a chanct to skip a stair. Such was
my case. My sudden rise to favor in
the public eye was probably occasioned
not strictly by my own pbilities, but, as
I-have said before^ a favor from Fame.
Now to my story. I had just received
an order from the chief of police to stop
a!l present work and give my entire
attention to the solution of a crime, the
very daring and brutality of which had
created a sensation, hitherto unknown.
To say that I was greatly flattered by
being vested with this important mission
would be putting it rather mildly. The
chief had said, " Your previous successes
have merited this appointment," and I
firmly intended to have him keep his
good opinion of me.
The murder had b- a committed in a
most respectable portion of the city, in
fact a most fashionable locality. The
dead body of a man had been found there
hacked, seemingly by a carving knife,
beyond all hope of recognition. The
butler, together with the rest of the servauts,
bad mysteriously disappeared before
the police could question them. No
trace of the murderer could be found. I
spent my entire day there and was just
about to hopelessly give up the attempt
to fiud some njsans of identification when
I saw a portion of a railroad ticket ia a
little niche in the wall. It doubtlessly
had been lost in the hurry to leave and
ha4 remained undiscovered by the authorities.
I concluded it had been hurriedly
shoved there by the murderer in
his attempt to remove all possible clues.
T'se ;5)O was the portion of a first-class
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ticket to New Jersey, where I figured the
murderer intended fleeing in hopes £
remaining unmolested. Suddenly an
idea struck me and I examined the
ticket for the date, but to my great
chargin it was for the previous evening*
I hurried from the house acci repaired
with all speed to the railroad office
where I attempted to gain informatics
rer^rding the purchaser. No one ha$
the slightest remembrance of him, and
as I was disappointedly leaving the
office, the clerk called to me; Ai I hardly
think that the remaining portion of that
ticket will be accepted by the conductor,
and if you wish you might still not
be too late to cafceh him; the next train
leaves to-night." Delightedly I caught
the idea and immediately purchased a
ticket. Thanking the clerk for his plan
I hurriedly turned to leave the store. Not
seeing anyone I ran directly into a slim
young woman with a most vareworn face.
With a hurried apology I rushed on
turning back however for a second look
at her. Her face was a very striking
one, not at all like the average girl's; its
lines being hard and marked, giving her
the appearance of h aving a deep determination
and a strong will. Altogether
the face was not one which
could be easily forgotten.
I took the car to ray house and after
packing my grip and penning a few lines
to the chief, ate a hurried meal and
started for the train.
In the haste of my departure, I had
forgotten all about the girl, whose face
had so impressed me, until, on arriving
at the depot, I came face to face with her.
Seeing that we were both going on the
same train I begged her to allow me to
carry her grip. She very pleasantly
complied in a rather strange voice.
When we boarded the car I found
that she occupied the same section
with me and not being adverse tc company
I soon entered into an animated
conversation. She soeol
glancing around from ti
looking for some c^fe.
ordinary topics ^ until
she, being very wac
tired. I foHowed 9conj
I lay in my berth tf iota £j
companion. Her nerj
thinking as to what cou
cause. Finally, havii
satisfactory conclusion,
less sleep from which I|
middle of the night; T«
ing furiously at^dme?;
opened the sash of tj
looked out, giving ?ip;a
slumber. I again fell i\
which I was suddenly
voice of - joy
" Strange," she? was sai
Forbes, here on r * this
stop and again^'Nb. 1^
I jumped up of a sudd*
cions aroused i'- WLat
she repeating ray natm
and the n timber' of thl
the murder was; cbmnni
was stretched to its gre
iisteued for another wo:
tray her identife
and X lay awake, thinkii
ray of morning 1 strui
Then I arose; dressed
side. She had certain]
but what could thos
When I returned to th|
ting next to the wksdcifl
refreshed and witlia tiq
I sat down next to
her thinking tb elicit :
as to her occupation, etc
out no more than;that i
lady on a visit tev'so
Jersey. Her manner
not straightforward but
and the spark p
rapidly liecoming
sation gradually
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conversation. She seemed very nervous,
glancing around from time to time as if
looking for some one. We conversed on
ordinary topics until 9 o'clock when
she, being very much worn out, retired.
I followed soon afterward and as
I lay in my berth thought of my strange
companion. Her nervousness set me
thinking as to what could be the possible
cause. Finally, having come to no
satisfactory conclusion, I fell into a restless
sleep from which I awoke about the
middle of the night. The train was puffing
furiously at some small station and I
opened the sash of the window and
looked out, giving up all hope of further
slumber. I again fell into a reverie from
which I was suddenly aroused by the
voice of my acquaintance below.
" Strange," she was saying, '* Detective
Forbes, here on this train.' Then a
stop and again»"No. 142 Madison street."
I jumped up of a sudden, all my suspicions
aroused ! What could this mean,
she repeating my name over to herself
and the number of the house in which
the murder was committed? Every nerve
was stretched to its greatest tension as I
listened for another word that might betray
her identity. None came however,
and I lay awake thinking, until the first
say of morning struck ray window.
Then I arose, dressed and went outside.
She had certainly been dreaming
but what could those words mean.
When I returned to the car she was sitting
next to the window looking greatly
refreshed and with a novel in her hand.
I sat down next to her and questioned
her thinking to elicit some information
as to her occupation, etc., but I could find
out «o more than that she was a young
lady ou a visit to some friend in New
Jersey. Her manner and speech were
uot straightforward but very hesitating,
and the spark of my suspicions was
rapidly becoming a flame. Our conversation
gradually grew more constrained
and, I fancy, she saw the suspicion in
my eye, because she finally refused toconverse
further and not a word was
spoken until she requested roe to kindlyraise
the window. I did this and resuraed
my seat watching her narrowly. She
put her head out of the window to survey
the scenery ahead, when, to my intense
astonishment her hair, coaxed by the
wind, raised slightly upwards, revealing
a close crop of hair different in color from
that on the top of her head.
.^Sfce seemed to feel it-rise for she
quickly withdrew her head and gave me
a* hasty glance. I quickly turned away
but I imagine she saw the look of astonishment
mingled with perplexity upon
my face. Every moment my sus^icion^
grew stronger and she grew more agitated.
No conversation could be kept up.
I simply could not encourage her tospeak
Finally the night wore on and?
once more we both retired, I making upmy
mind to keep a close watch over her,
and determined not to be caught napping:
by any move of hers. I finally dropped
off into a fitful slumber. I had not removed
any of my clothes so that I could
leave my berth at the slightest notice.
About an hour afterward, I swoke
with a jump just in time to see my femafa
companion disappearing out of the back
car door. Hastily jumping up, I took:
my grip, put on my hat and silently followed.
I saw her pass from car to car
and, finally, upon reaching the back
platform of the last one, after steadying
herself for a moment threw her basket
over the back and jumped. Without the
least hesitancy I followed, taVvr.g the
precaution to jump backward with my
grip in front to break my fall. I had no
sooner landed than she with a fla?h raised
her weapon and fired It was too dark
to see me so she fired above the spot I
fell, thus thinking to reach me. She,
however, missed her aim and like a flash
I was upon her. She closed with tner

and I. trying to trip her by the skirt,
powering my hand to graspj it, I now
found my suspicions coufirmed. She
had, before jumping, no duubt ridden
herself of the skirt and my hand closed

. A. KBLX.OGG.
The second number of THE LOWELL an exceedingly clear, and satisfactory
was certainly more carefully prepared description of the workings of the
than the first Evidently more time was telephone system. The increasing ma-
taken and the editors are learning by exchinery, organization and processes of
perience.
modern times will more and mere call
The athletic department was fortunate ' for lucid descriptions of this kind. I
in having a number of "events" to hope we shall see other attempts in this
record. "Debate" could have been field and find similar descriptive talent
strengthened by dealing in**an earnestway
with 'certain living questions that
present-in inanyotheTs.
A
are vital to the success and usefulness of
the Debating Society. " School Notes "
seem hardly up to the usual standard
Editors always find it difficult to give
this department just the right turn. To
have it full of characteristic local items,
avoiding all belittling personalities* as
well as the commonplace and trivial—
this is the ideal. Could not this department
be enriched by notes about the
Alumni ? It gives outlook to school life
to keep in view the place and progress of
those who have gone out from us. In
their advancement and success others
may find models for imitation, stimulating
to high endeavor. ' ~
Thecritical comment in the Exchange
column is a good feature. This with the
interspersing of selected witticisms gives
quite an interest to this department of the
paper.
The variety of literary matter in the
paper is considerable; seven pieces in all
may be included. They afford a larger
•variety than usually appears in any one
issue. The "Day with Central" is
tr Spanish-American Sketch " is disappointing
in that it seems to lack motive*
Does the author wish to impress,
us with the difference between the old
Spanish days and modern times ? If so,
souie characteristic incident set in the
framework of old Mission life, or indeed
a dozen other devices might be suggested,
more effective than the one used'.
We seem to be preparing for something
that never comes. The outcome doesnot
justify the introduction and circumstance
of the earlier part of the sketch..
Despite all this, there are indication^ in
the article that make one confident the
writer has. not done his best work.
.— A u> Trump Card " contains a stirring;
description of a foot ball game. There
is throughout attention to detail andt
touches of realism. The motive seemsto
be the power of foot ball to eliminate
the cad from the sj'stem of a young gentlemen,
Grafton Campbell by name, an

are yet in the friendship stag*, one is a
little startled to hear the young woman
address our hero as "Graft.' 1 Would not
Grafton be quite sufficient?
The final love scenes at the home of
the young lady, where the all-important
question is asked and answered, has this
really fine stroke. " For a moment he
did not speak. Could she love a worthless
fellow like him ? He did not see
how she could, and yet—and yet she
might; a wild hope filled his heart."
Now this humility of love, this reverence
for womanhood is one of the best things
in human nature, and it is truly and
nobly touched here. The picture is
marred however. To secure a bit of
realism the author has represented
"Graft" during this momentous interview,
requesting permission of his divinity
to smoke a cigarette in her presence.
Of course it may be claimed that it is
true to life; that all cigarette smokers
feel hardly equal to a strenuous istua-
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ticn unless fortified by their habitual
smoke, but we fee! that the whole representation
would be more delicate and'in
higher, better sustained tone had he not
" sat smiling at ner through the smoke
of his cigarette." . • ',
Of the remaining articles in the. paper
I have not time to speak as they deserve.
The principal one, " The Doctors Story "
is well told ; th£ closing scene is handled
with real power.
" Who wrote the most, Dickens, Warren
or Bulwer? " " Warren wrote c Now
and Then,' aud Bulwer wrote ' Night
and Morning/ aud Dickens wrote 'All
the Year Round.'"—Independent.
German Professor (in his lecture on
water)—And then, gentlemen, do not
forget, if vre had no water we could
never learn to swim—and how many
people woiild be drowned!
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This makes the tfcfcrf' ispi
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High School.
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M«il Matter. • • • •
Why is it that the. girls never contribute
to the columns.'of THE .LOWSIA.
This, makes the third issue of the paper -
that the present management, has brought.
outrand in the,three moctfhs.which have ,
elapsed,, in,o^r,half %jten) only, three ,
contributions froni.th^gjir^ Ji^veljepn re-,
ceived. • *
re
Again we ask why is this so ? Certainly
the girls know how to write just
as well; if not better, than the boys. They
have had just as much training as the
boys, or they would not be in the same'
classes with them.
Some girls say they have no time, for
they have to do this and that and the
other thing which the boys don't have
to do. Why, the other day we actually
heard one young lady remark that"it
took her four hours to dress to go out in
the evening. Mind, the editor don ? t
mean to say that all the yoang ladiesdawdle
around all that time; not by any
means; but we dare say that if the boys*
were questioned they could very easily
name a large number;of things whichthe
girls don't.have to do and which'
they do have to do; and yet they find'
time to contribute articles to THE LOW-
.
; But the girls; are not the only ones 1
who fail to help -fill up our columns*;
the middlers-and juniors are'just as bad'
as

l8
»»especially for from now 9b until
t£e end of the term the Seniors will be
very busy making preparations for the
Senior dance, and therefore they won't
have so much time to give to the paper.
So get in now and help us out, and if we
receive more contributions, which we are
sadly afraid that we won't, than we can
publish at once, why we'll save them
and put them in next time.
After a long period of inactivity, the
young ladies interested in basket ball
are organizing under their able leader,
Miss Kingsbury. THE LOWELL wishes
them entire success.
Eastern
vs.
Western
High
Schools*
Here is a question that needs
deep consideration: Whether
the system adopted by the Eastern
High Schools generally is
better than that to which we
are accustomed. Their system
is this: School commences at
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eight in the morning and at ten there
is a short recess and it then continues
right along till one. After that
they need not return to school. This, of
course has its advantages., and disadvantages.
The early commencement
?o.f school is, in our opinion an excellentidea.
v The student has a freshness and
vigor that does rot wear off so readily as
when he does not come till nine. Also,
the feet of the early dismissal is commendable.
After the luncheon at one a
student is free for the rest of the day and
there is some chance of a little exercise
before work, which is almost hopeless to
those hard digging students here, who do
not get oat till three, and who feel that
if a sheep skin is to be obtained, aiternoon
and evening should be devoted to
trying for it. However, this system has
its disadvantages. The fact that it makes
unable to reach home before l?:
would-be-almost too long to wait It'
would be convenient if they had the:
same system as the French schools have
viz: that at half past ten and half past
three a great tray of little French rolls is
brought in and each scholar is given osse,.
This certainly would allay to some extent
the ravenous pangs of hunger which
might afflict the student. But this would '
hardly do in a cosmopolitan High School;
of the United States. However, in our
mind a most feasible way out of the difficulty
would be to have the schools commence
at eight, but dismiss at twelve
for luncheon; then a short hour or one
hour and a half afterwards would in 7x0.
way be tiresome or tedious, and were
school to dismiss at two it would not yet:
be too late for a little exercise before
study. A little running, base ball, or
foot ball from two to four would greatly
enhance the powers of application and
endurance of the students.
Senior
Class
fleeting.
On the 26th of October the
Senior class had a meeting in
the hall. President Saunders
occupied the chair, and after
.••>:"-w,*i«rv;
;Ji»
, calling the meeting to,order
he stated that the purpose of the meeting
was to discuss the Senior dance.
Shay moved that the President appoint
an Arrangement Committee of eight and
a Reception Committee of twelve. A dler
proposed an amendment, namely to x.$£0&
make the Arrangement Committee fif- ~'\3^fe
teen instead of eight. Cahill objected >>v_
to the amendment saying that since the
class was so small that if they had such - ,
a large paiT of committees they would
: ;^
have all committees and no class. The
amendment was defeated and the motion
i
y' : carried in its original form.
A
'The next btrainess-vwj
tJje amount to
member of the
assesr.ment be $1.50,: 25!
last year, inasmuch as tl
so much smaller thai*
President asked the mo^j
applied to the girls and]
did. After some; discus
dent asked for soine'bifiL
Miss Polexfen respdndei
since they all bad to get
the same place, nainelj
pockets, she thought tl
pay as much as the
The motion was carrij
girls as weU as boys %r
adjourned.
"Dear me, that was:
fell overboard in mid-o
day, and never was seen
Hicks. ^
u Drowned? ''^jked ft
"Oh, no? of course
his ankle, probably/ 1 sai^
Little James had 1 been
that his father ha

The next business was the fixing of
the amount to be contributed by each
member of the class. Cahiil moved the
assessment be $ 1.50, 25 cts. more than
last year, inasmuch as the class of'99 is
so much smaller than thai of.'98. The
President asked the mover if the motion
applied to the girls and was told that it
did. After some discussion the Presir
dent asked for some of the girls' opinions.
Miss Polexfen. responded and said that
since they all had to get the money from
the same place, namely their fathers'
pockets, she thought the girls should
pay as much as the boys.
The motion was carried applying to
girls as well as boys and the meeting
adjourned.
" Dear me, that was terrible! Man
fell overboard in mid-ocean the other
day, and never was seen again ! " said
Hicks.
Ci Drowned? " asked Mrs. Hicks.
"Oh, no? of course not. Sprained
his ankle, probably," said Hicks.
Little James had been telling a visitor
that his father had got a new set of false
teeth.
'• Indeed,".said the visitor, " and what
will he do with the old set ?."
'* Oh, I suppose," replied little James,
u they'll cut 'ein down and make me
v;ear 'em. 1 *
Socrates— 4I Demosthenes, you're not
the only pebble on the beach."
Demosthenes—" No, I have the other
in my mouth."—Ex.
r THE iOWELL
EDITED BY CHA8. G. NOBRIS, '99.
Before commencing to review the
papers that have come to our -iesk this
month, we wish to say a few words concerning
the manner in which some of the
exchange editors write their reviews upon
papers they receive. What is the use
of devoting a column and a half to a long
list of names, very wearisome and uninteresting,
with the title at the head read:
ing: "Here is a list of sottteofour exchanged
received ihisvwnthr We do not
exchange for the'saJce of having it just
mentioned with such words as, " We
acknowledge the receipt of the LOWEIX.
During our experience we have found
that the United States mail is generally
sun. and we take it for granted that the
papers are received by those to whom,
they are addressed, and it is but a waste of
time and ink to insert the acknowledgement
of it Another thing we should
like to suggest to our fellow exchange
editors : If you do not like an article cr
a paper do not think you must omit it
from your columns because you must
needs say something unpleasant about
it. That is absurd"; sit down and say in
good, round terms that the article or paper
is displeasing to you and te.ll why
you dou't like it. Criticise' it as you"
think it ought to be criticised. It may
do sbtne good.
"The Story of Ruth,"'by Emily C.
Du Bois, in the High School Folio, is an
excellent, well-handled piece of work
showing admirable • tact in dealing with
a hackneyed subject. The manner in
which the story is told is at once clever
and remarkable as it is related from the

atandpoint of a critic, a spectator and a
narrator, and great skill and care has
been used in its composition. It is not
an essay of a high school girl, making
her farewell address to her teacher and
class mates, but it is a well-written, wellconceived
and well constructed article
for which Miss Du Bois deserves praise,
and she most certainly has the hearty
congratulations of the LOWELL. The
form of the High School Folio should not
pass without notice. It is very artistic.
We wish to compliment the Central
Seminary on possessing a true artist.
The cover design is exceptionally good,
showing originality, cleverness and art,
yet with a simplicity which is very commendable.
The heading "Locals" isalso
very good. Mr. Todd should be congratulated
on his ability.
Ke—Have you read Carlyle's 4 *Essay
on Barns?"
Sbe—No, I hate a medical treatise.
—Ex.
Dolly—They say he had to settle a
quarter of a million on his eldest daughter
because of a mole on her forehead.
Jack—That was a case of spot cash.
—Ex.
The Banner, from Oregon, is at hand.
The paper is, vre understand, undergoing
a change. Under the management of
the new editor, Mr. Gherviu, we are sure,
from what we kuow through our own
columns, of his ability with the pen, that
the paper will enjoy great success. Mr.
Ghervin is of the class of '97 of Lowell
High School.
We wish to congratulate The Aegis
from Bloomington, 111., oa its artistic
appearance. The idea of the cover is
very well conceived. The reading matter
is also especially good. "Old Qree 1 -
Education" is a subject treated in a
masterful way in the article having th-it
name. Let us suggest to anyone who is
THE LOWELL
studying Greek history at
read this. • -
11 Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the milkman wealthy
And the grocer grand,*'
^N;:--
The Greylcch Echo seems rather
in sending its exchanges. Howey^ifc|^
is a very neat little paper* descrying ,v
great praise for its cover, which shwj^.;:^
some artistic merit, and for its intereife-'|?|fr
ing reading matter. The story ^entitlei^^
"Out of the Frying Pan" is to be esjp^ |^
daily noticed. The ending is rather ,f
disappointing; with so good a beginning^
one expects something more. It seetrisj"
to have been hurried towards its close:£
but some parts are excellent. Tfee-author's
power of description is wondjfci^r
f«l. The first scene and the description^
of the scene in the glass factory are somip
of tbe best things we have ever had tie v
pleasure of reading. We should like to>;
see more of the author's work. )A.
4 'A Vacation Trip in the Yellowstone'^
in • the September Calendar is a well-?
written, interesting sketch. The illus^
trations are especially good. '/%
"Johnny," said the school boy's moth-;-,
er, "do you like arithmetic?'* :^
"No'm, I think the influence of ibiat '
book is unwholesome and depressing " -
"Why?" w
"Because it's full of horrible exam- '1
P 1 *' 1 -Ex.
The Occident of September 16th fro«P
U. C, Berkeley, has a story in it by
Alex Gorden which is very good. It is
characteristic of many things and of
many persons. It is characteristic *di
college life, college fellows and college
co-eds, and it is a characteristic story;
published in a characteristic college
journal. It is very cleverly witten.
The TY&ad is
published by the
Academy, Saco, M
little more gj
enhance its iateres
"Pa, can yoa s«
cope than with tb
'•Of course you
"How can thai
everything; nearer i
Scholar R
giving of twenty
the senate," Prcfej
school fcr
corner—-''Oh,
f
tilarly once a
filled with
issue oi ^gjp&rj
been turned intc^pdj
of which are'-excel
idea and the fataltles
S
:; he is a poet and i^as
A Jersey'"Cl.t^dn
collection of tlie que
from the p^flipie W
the store for thicks i
a few samples, of ttie
(i This chiloV S?
you five cents to bui
for a groan tip adult
Another reads, "I
barer five sense ^
for to gargle
, - •. v
The SmrchligM ii
a very neat aud iute
journal, but mi^ht
change editor that
does not depecd onti
it produces ?jHe;$bt
ture by the words^es;
etf, excitement^ et^t
his sole expression^

&*
*.. •}
THE
The Tripod is a, neat little magazine
published by the students of Thorton
Academy, Saco, Maine, but are think a
little more reading matter would greatly
enhance its interest and literary merit.
"Pa, can you see further with a teles*
cope than with the naked eye ?"
•*Of course you can* Johnny."
"How can that "be, when it brings
everything nearer?"
—Ex.
Scholar (reading CaesarJ—"A thanksgiving
of twenty days was decreed by
the senate." Professor— u Just think, no
school for twenty days." Voice from
corner— u Oh, that we had a Caesar !"
—Ex.
The Stanford Sequoia comes to. us regularly
once a week, in good form and
ijiled with interesting material. The
wue of September 23rd seems to have
been turned into poetical channels, some
of which are excellent, especially the
idea and the faultless form of the ''Three
Sonnets." Mr. Story belies his name;
he is a poet and as such he is excellent.
A Jersey City druggist is making a
collection of the queer orders he receives
from the people who • send children to
the store for things they need. Here are
a few samples of them :
''This child is my little girl. I send
you five cents to buy two sitless powders
for a groan up adult, who is sike,"
Another reads, "Der Dochter, pies gif
barer five sense worse of Aunty Toxyn
for to gargle babi's throat and obleage."
Ex.
The Searchlight is improving. It is
a very neat and interesting high school
journal, but might we suggest to the exchange
editor that the value of a story
does not depend on the excitement which
it produces ? He doubtless judges literature
by the words excite, exciting, excited,
excitement, etc., as he uses them as
his sole expression of criticism.
A story in the High School Argits ftom.
Harrisburg, Pa., entitled "Twice Accepted"
needs some criticism, both in
praise and the opposite. First, the form
in which the story is written must be
commended; it is attractive and lecd& interest
to the story. The title also is
good and the interest of the story is kept
up to the end. But the reader cannot:
help feeling disappointed as he reaches
the end. He has been led to expect &
good ending, something on which the
whole story will hang, but as it ia, a.
miserable substitute is put in its place, a
farcical letter writing without point and
without interest. He gives the reader an
idea that he has omitted or skippedsome
part of the story and he involuntarily
turns back to look for it. Otherwise
the story has merit. The disposition of
the heroine is natural, but the other girl
is too much like her to give to either of
them their true merit. The men also'
are good, and what one might call the
"painting" of the story is excellent.
The author does not spend time or space
in enlarging on the beauties of nature
but he leaves it to the imagination of his>*~
readers, which is very clever. Then,
too, he knows how to describe a girl,
which most amateur authors do not.
Altogether it is a good story with many
merits and many faults.
O, what did the 'linseed oil ?"
And where did the u sugar camp ?"
What did the sheet "tin foil ?"
And why did the "postage stamp ?"
From whence did the "mineral spring?"*
And why did the "lemon drop ?*'
How long did the "wedding ring ?"
And whom did the "organ stop?"
What made the old "fence rail ?"
And why did the "thunder clap?"
What turned the "dinner pail ?"
And who heard the "ginger snap?"
—Ex.

THE LOWELL
Mr. Milligan possesses a large degree
of literary talent. Sotne of his work
appears in The Tamarachy from Detroit
College and is very commendable.
One of the best magazines that has
ever come from university, college or
High School is The White and Gold%
from Mills College, GaL Its exterior is
dainty, and at the same time very artistic.
But tae literary work is par exuiiente*
Miss Maud E. Culton has
written an article in it entitled "The
Druid of the Purest," in which she
eulogizes Bryant. It should have found
its place in something.better than a college
journal even though that college
journal is The White and Geld.: Another
literary effort, although of a different
branch of literature is no less commendable.
This is a story called. "With
Love that Fails Not." It is well written
and very interesting: "The South City
Parson*' must not be passed without
notice. It is a character study, one of
the most difficult in literature, and this is
admirably done.
The Latin and High School Review*
Cambridge, Mass., lias both poets and
artists for contributors. The heading to
"Athletics" is one of the cleverest and
most artistic bits of work we have seen.,
Here is a specimen of their poetry :
A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE.
A rat sedebat on our fence.
As iaeta as could be,
Her vox surgebat to the skies,
Cancbat merrily.
My clamor was of no avail
Though clare did I cry,
Conspexit me with mild reproof,
And winked her alter eye.
Quite vainly jeci boots a lamp,
Some bottles and a book •
Ergo I seized my pistol, et/
My aim cum cura took.
1 had six shots dixi, "Ye gods,;:
. May I that felis kill I. T . . - (
Quamquam I took six of her liyes,
The other three sang stilL, •
The felis sang with major vim,
Though meus aim was true;
Conatus sum putare quid
Intonitru I'd do.
A scheme advenit to my head,
Scivi 'twould make her wince,
I sang! Et then the hostis fled,
Non earn vidi since.
M., '98*
A poem entitled "The Buttercup v
appears in the Aegis and is very good,
the r.uthor taking a form of poetry which
is very difficult and doing it extremely
well. '
Bright Soph. Qnst dipping into mathematics)
: '• Say, what geometrical figure "r
does an escaped parrot present?"
Senior: u Give it up.*'
Soph.: " Why, polygon, of course."—
Ex.
Where is the Exchange Column in the
Normal Record from Chico, Cal. ?
The White and Blue has an artist
sonewhere. His work is excellent. We
offer our congratulations to the White
and Blue on possessing such an able
contributor.
The Book Reviews in the Howara-
Payne Exponent are excellent. This is
a new idea in college journalism which
we wish to heartily praise.
We wish to thank Mr. Turner, of the
High School Argus, for his kind mention
of us in his Exchange Column. The
compliment may be returned and we return
it with cordiality. Mr, Turner's
work is excellent. He possesses the
true idea of artistic drawing and the
cover of the Argus is well conceived and
well drawn. We should like to see
something more of his work.
;
M.$
Before we
a word to Thc
cf such a pa^r;
and very,
of The A
e.
: '- ; -Srf.'T 1
1: - W y^

7A V
Before we close we would like to say
a word to The £olkge. Athlete. The idea
of such a paper we consider a good; one
and very corainendable and tl*e editors
THE LOWELL 23.
We should also be gratified if you will
exchange with us, as we greatly appreciate
the paper and would be.sorry to lose
sight of so attractive a magazine. T\r
of The Athlete may rely on us for support, Athleis has the good wishes and hearty
Mr. E. Robinson, 3 Liberty street, of th ; support of THS LpwELX. > ' ^;
city, will gladly correspond/with you.
U O non intellego," ait Caesar, nou
tarn torrid us es." Ariovistus respondi
" Noa saxum solum in litore es."
Noble Metaphor—An* orator at one of
the university unions bore off the palm
of merit when he declared that " the
British lion, whether it is roaming the
deserts, cf India or climbing the forests
of Canada, will not draw in its horns or
retire into its shell."
Mudkins —What would you say, sir, if
I should tell you that I love your
daughter ?
Mr. Cashtuburn—Not a word, sir:
not a word ! Your audacity would simply
hold me spellbound.

During the last month many things
have transpired to change almost completely
the nature of the Debating Society.
This is due, in a great measure,
to the election held on October 7th Beside
the good effects of the change in
officers, a great deal of interest was excited,
among the other members of the
school, so much, in fact, that during the
two weeks previous to the election the
membership was doubled. At first
however, the results of this increase were
just the opposite of what was expected
The President, Mr. Adler, was scarcely
able to maintain order. Notwithstanding
ail this the results of the election
have proven this to be a great benefit
T..>e officers elected on October 7th
were as follows: Mr. Maddux, President;
Mr. Drucker, Vice-president, and.Mr
Shay, Secretary. It is
,Madduxthatthes^
««4*«,.qa,eteddown and prepared for
the competition for the school term. The
me hods of Mr. Adler in coping wi h the
KD1TED BY A. VEILER.
the society and nearly destroyed it. The
next meeting Mr. Maddux, with great
force and personality, was able to prevent
the recurrence of such a scene, and
finally he has managed to bring the society
entirely under his control. Our
president, it must be confessed, is at
times a triae informal, but if any one
urges that this is a fault, he should re.
member that parliamentary law was
maae for societies, not societies for parlwmentary
iaw. Indeed, the results
seem to justify the belief that his is the
only method that can keep pe.ftct order
in the society.
after" t^T 1 "- 215 '' the firSt meetin *
after the election, the society resolved
"self ,ato the United States Senate. The
: ! ^ u s s e d T O a r e s o h t a l ,
tne respective merits of the Ad-
Sampson and Schley. At the
:, October 28thra-modcr,trial ,
Ed Parsons was charged
The
Messrs.
ia! evidence,
defense
actions.
Hmited ' ^portant witeft
° Ut
••-..Ti^s* 1
W,
"}•%'."';',
was fally able to bi
points. After, j4^e,
returned the'veifdict
The first debate
places act the school,
Friday, Nov«rab
be resolved that
to France, It'is pi
loggand Mr. Clark
the respective merii
At present there are
in the tournament,
fine showing for a si
over one hundred
would not ail vise
place oii the teacd if
himself capable of del
f.ing team in the
league, as it would 1
time and patience,
that we shall be able
a team as we had a y<
the material ought nol
Since Mr, Detstcfc,
several high schools,

• • • • ' - ' : (
THE L
was fully able to bring oat any strong
points. After, due deliberation the jury
returned the verdict of "not guilty/'
The first debate of the contest for
places on the school team will take place
Friday, November 4th- The subject will
be resolved that Napoleon was a benefit
to France, It is probable that Mr Kellogg
and Mr. Clark will be the judges of
the respective merits of the debaters.
At preseut there are about twelve entries
in the tournament, which is not a very
fine showing for a society that numbers
over one hundred members. Still I
would not advise anyone to try for a
place on the team if he does not consider
himself capable of debating on the winning
team in the proposed debating
league, as it would only be a waste of
time and patience. It is to be hoped
that we shall be able to secure as strong
a team as we had a year ago. Certainly
the material ought not be wanting.
Since Mr. Deutch, on the request of
several high schools, submitted to us a
proposition concerning the formiogof an
association of the debating societies of
the various high schools of gie*8tatef/we
have heard very little about the matter.
It is to be hoped that the idea will notbe
dropped, as an intellectual Contest
amatig the schools of California is needed
to a much greater extent and will be
far more beneficial than the semi-.annual
athletic tournament.
It is too bad that all of the young lady
members of the society either do not
deem themselves able to compete in the
tournament or are too bashful to do so.
Last year there were several that did so,
and won high places in the contest. One,
at least, Miss Day, would probably have
been in the school team if she had debated
in the final debate of the tournament,
I am sure that there are among
the young ladies debaters as good, if not
better, than those among the boys, so that
there is really no reason for their not.
competing.
2 5

The class of '99 has determined to
have a•'*senior dance" as any senior
will tell you who has to part with his
•dollar and a half. The date has not yet
been fixed, but it is understood that it
will be some time in the last week of this
term. The Friday evening that school
closes will probably be chosen, so that
il may be a double celebration.
The Committtie of Arrangements, appointed
by the president of the class,
J. H. Saunders, is as follows: Chairman,
J. H. Saunders, Misses Holmes,
Crowe, Clark and Polexfen, and Messrs.
Stanley Tashira, Walter Bundschu atid
•Sidney Goldman.
Thft Reception Committee has not yet
•been determined upon.
Frank Hooper has been appointed
Floor Manager with Ed. Behlow .as
Assistant.
The assessment has been fixed at one
•dollar and a half; and three double invitations
apiece are to be granted. We
-wish '99 all the success that attended
the dance of the class of '98.
THE S. C. D. C.
Since the last issue of the LOWELX,
•the Senior Class Dancing Club has: held
several meetings, all of which were considered
successes la every detail. The
number of members is increasing at such
a rate that but few more can be admitted
to membership. A fancy dress party for
October 29th is being looked forward to
with great anticipation by the members.
EDITED BY CHESTER WAGNER.
Fraternities.
The Tbeta Chi fraternity have added
to their membership during the past
month H. Russell, a member of the
senior class.
/ The Pi Delta Kappa fraternity has
/ initiated six new men this term. The
, unfortunates who were made to ride the
goat are: Oscar F. Plageman, Robert
• A. Craig, J. Sheldon Potter, Fred S.
Lewitt, Rufus Hodge and A. W. Splivals.
Whitman Prentice, a member of the'
Pi Delta Kappa fraternity, left on a
pleasure trip through the United States,
and will not return before Christmas.
The Lambda Theta Phi Sorority have
swelled their number this term with six
nev; members. The lucky ones are:
Misses Lois Sherman, Lila Vincent, Ina
^ay Ball, Alice Burr, Edna Girvan and
Jean Bruas.
PERSONAL.
We regret very much to state that
Miss Vida French, a member of the
Lambda Theta Phi Sorority, has left the
school. She has continued her work at
Mills Seminary, where, we understand,
she is as popular as ever.
A good percentage of the members or
the class of '9s, who continued their
work at the University of California,
have become members of a college fraternity.
It will be seen that the *najority
of them were fraternity men at the
High School. Those that have been
taken in are: Ed and Frai
the Delta Kappa Epsildtt;
by tjie Phi Gamma Theta;
field, by the Delta ^ai ,$>e
by the Phi ^a|o^-Eeit§k
J_.\ r .
There is a scheme o^ : fpi
of foot b^ir: beS^BJ^^^e^^f
and Theta Chi fraternities,
sured that the game will
teresting. •;;"..;'
* • «
'•i'. 1 ..
or a sill
house.
".si
cook,
JVhe's
thesid^
• * • / • ' • - "

taken in are : Ed and Frank Bishop, by
the Delta Kappa Epsilon; Ashtey Faull,
by tjhe Phi Gamma Theta; Herbert Bonefield,
by the Delta Tan Delta; Warner,
by the Phi Garhmax Delta an

The first of October closed the season
of track athletics. On that date the
A. A. L. iiald day was held at the Olympic
Club Grounds. From among: the
"twenty-one schools represented in the
league, Oakland High carried off the
•day with a score of 46 points piled up to
her credit. The Polytechnic High School
won second place with 27 points, Ukiah
High came third with 17 points and
'Lowell fourth with 16 points.
Lowall's sixteen points were won as
follows:—
Saunders—second place in the 100
yard dash (3 points) ; Gleason—second
place in the mile walk (3 points);
"Symraes—second place in the 220 hurdles
(3 points); Belden—third place in
*he pole vault (1 point); One Mile Relay
of six runners—second place (6
point*) )>.
There is plenty of good material at
the school, and by the time the spring
-field days come around we shall hope
and expect to see L. H. 8. put a strong
irack team in the A. A. L,
Basket Ball.
A meeting of all the young ladies of
the school interested in Athletics, wan
called by Miss Kiagsbury on Friday, October
23. The outcome of this meeting
is as yet a mystery to us. However, we
feel sure that the girls will do their uuty
in the athletic line as well as, if not better
than the boys do, and shall expect hereafter
to be able to fill several columns of
EDITED BY FRANK HOOPER.
the LOWELL with thrilling account* oF
basket ball contests in which the red
and white come out on top, of course.
Tennis.
Word has been received that the academic
tennis tournament will not take
place aniil the spring. This will afford
our u pony " team more time to get into
good form. One of them has already
engaged the services of a professional
boxer and is developing a wonderful
right nrm for upporcuts. It is expected
that before very long no opponent will be
able to stand against his terrible drives
across the net, and he will undoubtedly
do wonders by next spring.
The other " bantam " spends his Saturdays
and Sundays in duck and quail
shooting. Ibis exercise developa coolness
and a quick and steady eye. It is
almost certain that when he takes his
place on the courts, no ball will be able
to pasa him.
" With such a pair as this what Bhould
we not expect to win in the tennis world?
5wimmiag.
The A. A. L. has introduced a new
feature into its ranks, namely a swimming
contest. As yet the particulars
are not known, but there will probably
be three or four distances contested.
There are certainly a number of " fish 17
at the school; let them come forth then
a nd show what they can do in this line.
Foot Ba
The pig-akin rushers
defeat, but thie tin
bo ashamed of. Ei$^J
a very big score foitia
team to run up agaio
eleven. And so the out
with the Stanford fr
rather than displeased
did figure at the small
The team showed gij
gince the last game,
together. But the "freaj
them man for man, wj
disadvantage.
It had been arrangj
game bo played at Pai<
lowing week, but owin|
Rooney and Middletos
play on account of in
wae called off.
Two practice games
with the Trinity echoed
Presidio, the second ai
The Lowell team proved
for Trinity, and, althcri
Middleton did not pla;
the scores of 29 and 26
The first league gate
was scheduled to piay
Lick bchool. The lat;
reasons best known tc
decided not to take pa
the game.
The next game was
thing. L. H. S. was
Rofia to meet the high e
on October 29. The tri
and tiresome, au.d the
tised to be called at;i2
the boys might bavei
train back at 3.:30, Tl!
the Grand Hotel, and
well until about one o 1
trouble began,
£To begin with tho gr<
the best order, in tlfe
lookers onV with the"ei
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Foot Ball.
The pig-skin rushers have once more
met defeat, bat this time it is net one to
be ashamed of. Eig^points is not such
a very big score for a college freshman
team to run up against a high school
elevt \nd so the outcome of the game
wit'

it i mile pa$e

From an occurrence in the school rooiu ^
the other day, it is evident that Hooper,
believes in team work much to the advantage
of Robinson.
What has happened to the gas in the
chemical laboratory? A complaint should
be made to the Lighting Company. It
seems to have turned to air.
Not long ago a certain member of the
Senior class remarked, while quite excited,
that he was a hayseed and he had
hayseed blood in him. We think that
the bystanders agreed with him unanimously.
Billy Middleton and Rooney seem to
be the heroes of the hour just now.
Who says that foot ball is not a benefit
to us in other ways than physically ?
Why here the education of Symmes has
been secured solely by means of foot
ball, which proves that the game is
beneficial in more ways than one.
Behlow, Cahill, the two Howelte,
Manor, Saunders, Shay, Watson and
Bundschu acted as ushers at Metropolitan
Temple on October 27th, when
a benefit for the Teachers Mutual Aid
Society was given. The boys are to be
congratulated, for, as the manager said
they ran that house like a steam engine.
It has been said that the mock trial
held on the 28th of October in the Debating
Society was not fair. The following
is the reason given : Stocker, a
EDITED BY- E, . G v . .CAHILL.
witness,,for the prosecution, and Barrows,
one of the attorneys for the defense
were (forcibly) closeted together in the
coal bin. for half an hour on that day,
during which period Barrows bribed
Stocker with the half of an apple, which
he had taken along to comfort himself
with. Indeed it has even been whispered
that, .although Stocker afterwards
swore on Webster's Unabridged Bible
that he did not know Barrows, the
twain played a duet on the wall with
sticks, Stocker playj.ug. first and Barrows
second drums until some compassionate
fellow set them free to vent their long
deferred vengeance on the perpetrators
of what Barrows-designates as an outrageous
crime and Stocker as a mean
trick.
Several of the members have asked us
whether the President of the Debating
Society uses a flatiron or a sledge hammer
as a gavel. The editor is not prepared
to say, but at any rate Mr. Walker
had better take out an insurance policy
on his desk if he wishes to save anything.
Allow us to recommend the
Presidential.
Norris is evidently a patriot if he
didn't go to Manila for he stands up for
an American dinner in preference to a
French one.
Boys: When you want your hair cut
or a shave, remember the Association
Barber Shop, 214 Mason street. Stove
Fowles, formerly of the Olympic Club,
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VOL.
A Scandal in Scarlet.
BV A. I3OKAN CDYLE.
Now to begin with, I am very amiable.
As a leading physician in inv profession
His essential that I should he so. But
on that particular morning I was cross.
Ves, there is no doubts about it, I was
very cross. But again, you will understand
me as being a man free from peevishness,
I wish you to thoroughly understand
that. Everything had gone wroug
that morning, from losing my collar
button down to my wife. Naturally that
•lay had to be selected as the day in which
I was to be vexed, because that morning
I had determined to take some rest and
give my patients an opportunity to be
patient. So when Mie servant. James,
informed me that my friend. Padlock
Combs, was waiting for me in the breakfast
room. I was by no means in a pleasant
lu::nor and tor once in my life wished
he had not come.
When I c une down stairs with a determination
to be pleasant I found Padlock
seated in my chair at the table, evidently
deep in thought, for he was runniiiff
his fingers through his hair until
the electric sparks became so bright that
I was afraid he would ignite th- lace cur-
SAX FRANCISCO. CAL., DECEMBER, ISO8. No. 4-
tains back of him. Now if you are acquainted
with Padlock as well as I you
will know that when he runs his fingers
through his hair or strokes his nose thewrong
way or runs the finger-nail of thfv
forefinger of his right hand along the forefinger
of his left, tuat he is deeply thinking-
and it is best to leave him alone forif
disturbed he might knife you. or throttle
you, or do something equally unpleasant.
You no doubt have heard ot my friemF
Padlock Combs in connection with thatcelebrated
crime called in the newspapers
lt The Toe of the Dead Indian 11 or in connection
with** The Blue Baby." or elseperchance
you will remember his nameas
coupled with his celebrated book entitled
'The Worship of Dodo, or Howto
Make Bread Without Yeast '* At any
rate this is the same Padlock Combs, tfregreat
London detective, the deducer, thecorner-sewer
on rat-poison. Undoubtedly
he should be respected very highly and
one should only look at him with the
mouth open and one eye closed. Butorj
that particular morning I did not feel so*
humble as I looked at him seated in naychair,
running his hands through bishair
and endangering my hou«e, because

I was very hungry and wanted something
to keep apart the sides of my stomach,
I was just screwing my courage to the
sticki&g point to throw the dust-pan at
THE LOWEM
language you used. Your salvation is
beyond recall. All this I deduce from
the cut on your chin, the vay you hold
vour mouth, the remnants of a shaving
him, with the intention of escaping from mug just carried through the room to be
the room immediately, when he turned thrown away and your collar pinned
round and surveyed me critically for some
There's your chair.'!
minutes.
"A-hein/'I managed to say nervously.
11
How do you do. Padlock? Nice
weather. Very." Somehow I always
feel nervous when in Padlock's presence,
for you never know what he'll say next.
Besides, I was afraid he might deduce
what I was thinking about and I don't
like to be knifed or choked.
u
Don't let me disturb you, Paddy, :ny
boy^but you are sitting in my chair and
deterring me from eating my breakfast.
Would you feel hurt ii' I should ask you
to propel your magnum corpus into another
chair ? "
He still continued his steady gaze at
me and after some little time he spoke.
* 4 My dear doctor/ 1 he said in a grieved
voice that sounded as if it were greased,
u
You should not do so. Family quarrels
are bad things. Swearing is worse
and to break things is awful. 1 *
'• Has my servant been telling you anything?
If be has I'll discbarge him this
instant/ 1
with a carpet tack.
"Well, Padlock, you are wonderful.
Where did you cultivate that power of
deduction ? Were you Harvard or Yale ?"
" Did you ever see a good Padlock that
was not Yale ? ''
%l
Ah. you are witty this morning I see/
" Will you go on and eat while I do a
little work and smoke a pipe of opium ?
I want to find out the Ictheosorian Promulgation
of the Theory of Corymbiferou*
Peutapetalous by Arithmetical Progression,"
" How much ? " I gasped.
41
Go on and eat > our newspaper and
read your poached egg and let me work."
I saw he was getting dangerous and so
I gave it up in despair and left him to
stroke his nose the wrong way and figure
out with pencil and paper his * * *
while I did my best to eat my breakfast.
At length when I had just thrown
away my egg and digested my newspaper,
he broke the silence vrith these words :
" My dear doc, are you all-pathetic or
homely-pathetic?'
"Don't do anything rash, doctor; it
might break out on you," he murmured.
il
James has told me nothing. You seem
to have forgotten my powers of deduction."
41
Oh true," I said. ** Now what have
you deduced ? "
"That you cut yourself shaving this
morning and that made you mad. You
swore. Your wife overheard you and
burst into tears. You got madder. You
swore more. You broke your shaving
bowl. You got madder still and you
swore so that you're lost. Then you lost
your collar-button and I blush to think
either how mad you did get or what
1
-What?"
k
* Do you give liquids or sugar pills in
glass bottles ? "
" Oh I see/' I said, " You want to know
whether I'm allopathic and homeopathic.
Well, to tell the truth, it all depends on
how pathetic the ca?e is. But you make
a mistake, Pad ; I give liquids and pills,
but never glass bottles. Why did you
ask ?"
"I thought I might need your opinion
in a case I have to-day. Oh, by the way,
I hope you can come wi'h me. 1 have a
nice little murder in which I hope you
could aid me with your medical experience.
Can you come?"
* "Yts/l Should Tbe
what is this murder?*'
"I'll tell you on the
out. Meet me at the \
After a conciliator]
lesser-half, I follbwec
station where I found
animatedly with a man
When 1 came up he bs
friend and we together
the compartment.
" That aian," said h«j
saw me talking, is det
thinks he knows more I
periodically gets a new]
'Is he good a.t his
1
You mean iu Jiuj
Yes, very. 3 ;
'"And you have bunij
again inquired, hoping
Mend's interesting exp!
'' With bin: ? Never
him M
" I asked,
• : Yes ; once at board ii
a hunting him and goto
o'clock with nothing bi
die and a sack." '•
" This fellow is not so
on. '-Ones there had fc
Yorkshire and he telegra
on immediately. There
rains and the trains we
So I telegraphed back, Q
out on the ti?ie. What dc
wired back?"
11
Can't possibly guess,
"He wired, Come any
shift.' 1
"Very fanny," I m
what about this murder? 1
" Not much. Snipe U
yesterday. Man dying
unconscious from an epL
no where to be found am

"Yts. I should be pleaded to. But
what is this murder?' 1
t4 i*II tell you on tbo elevated as we go
out. Meet me at the station-"
Afcer a conciliatory farewell to my
lesser-half, I followed Padlock to the
station where I found him talking very
animatedly with a man with a beak-nose.
When I came up he bade good-bye to his
friend and we together took our places in
the compartment.
" That man," said he, "with whom you
SAW me talking, is detective Snipe. He
thinks he knows more than he does. He
periodically gets a new hat a size larger."
"Is he good at his work ? " I asked.
** You mean in hunting up clues ?
Yes. very."
'•And you have hunted with him? " I
again inquired, hoping to hear one of my
friend's interesting experiences.
' v With him? Never. But I have/or
him "
(i For him ?" I asked puzzled.
li Yes ; once at boarding-school I went
a hunting him and got back home at 3
o'clock with nothing but a piece of candle
and a sack.' T
fc " This fellow is not so much,' 1 he went
01:. '• Once there had been a murder in
Yorkshire and he telegraphed me to come
on immediately. There had been heavy
rains and the trains were not running.
So I telegraphed back, Can Icome, Washout
on the Hue. Wnat do you suppose he
wired back ? "
u Can't possibly guess," I answered.
u He wired, Come, anyway. Borrow a
shitt."
'* Very funny," I murmured. " But
what about this murder ?°
" Not much. Snipe told me the case
yesterday. Man dying of poison. Wife
unconscious from an epileptic fit. Child
no where to be found and the cook murdered
with a clip of n bludgeon."
"What is your hypothesis ? Have you
any?"
THE LOWELL
"Plenty/ 4 he said calmly, "from' a
button in the man's stomach to a stuffed
cook. :>
" How exciting this is ?"' 1 exclaicaed r .
"Yes. It was probably more excitiug
for the cook. The last thiug she ever
cooked was herself.' 1
" Where did it happen ?"
" In Chelsea, No. 407 Galloway st."
In about an hour the tram drew up
with short, sputtering breath at the station
and we descended at our destination.
The minute we were in the vicinity
of the murder Padlock seemed to expand,
his eyes dilating with excitement,
his nostrils distended, his ferriMike nose
protruding abnormally from biu face,
and his hands closed with the grip of a
vice.
The defectives met us and we all got
into a hack and drove to No. 407 Galloway
street. It wasa small, yellow house
with a cupola and a nice home-like appearance.
Two more detectives met us
at the door and after talking earnestly
with Padlock for some minutes we all
went into the house.
"You see," commenced one of the detectives,
"you see, Mr. Combs, this was
the parlor, nothing w«s found in here,
nor in this room, but here Is the diningroom
where we think the family quarrel
began. The gentleman and his wife had
to be removed as their health was not
good. Mr. Bavwell, the gentleman, is
suffering, we thiuk, from rat poison;
Mrs. 31irwell is unconscious, having
fallen on the floor drawing the tablecloth
and dishes after her, in an epileptic fit.
The man was trying to eat the sugar
bowl when he was found, almost a ma-'
niac. There is the pantry and beyond
the kitchen where lies the murdered
cook The child, Harold Harwell, cannot
be found."
We passed into the kitchen. A dull
gloom held the room in darkness. Not
a sound could be heard as we stood strl*

THE LOWELL
a moment; the faint drip, drip, drip of
tbe water in the sink was the only sound,
A struggling beam of light pierced
through the gloom and fell upon the
floor. In the center of the small circle
of light was a bloody hand.
" Ouch," I cried, as I saw it.
Padlock strode across the room and
threw up the shade. In a a instant the
room was ablaze with light.
Oa the floor, in a pool of blood, lay the
cook upon her face. A deep wound in
her head, like that which might have
been received from a bludgeon, was the
evident cause of her death. The window
opposite was shattered as if by a stone
hurled through it. It lay in smithereens
all around. I called Padlock's attention
to the fact the implement that killed the
cook might ha e been thrown at her
through the window.
11 Impossible, doctor; I can tell it came
from the opposite direction from many
reasons. The glass from the window
lies on the outside, the dust on the window
sill has been disturbed on this side.
The strata of the air has not been disarranged
and with m/ cultivated sight I
can easily distinguish the rents in its
layers. The weapon came through the
door, struck the cook and singularly
bounded out of the window. There is
nothing outside, however, to suggest a
possible weapon, but the rent in the air
shows* the filing to be round and flat.
I think I can make out the disarrangement
of a few particles of earth where
the weapon struck. All I can deduce is
that it is wonderfully elastic and that
after striking it rolled to the gate and
then down the street. My sense of smell
enables me to trace the weapon so far
firom the odor of blood which is left behind.'*
While he was talking, Padlock had
been down on his knees with his microscope
examining every piece of dust.
peering, feeling and thrusting his fernt-
like nose into every crack; now flat on
his stomach he investigated a spot on
the floor, now on his back with aid of the
sexton he took the altitude of an atom of
oxygen that floated promiscuously about;
again he was erect and peering at seme
dust disturbed on the window sill. Fin*
ally he thrust his instruments into his
pocket and turned to the detectives.
"This is all very perplexing, I have
found out all I care to here. Will you
take me to the sick woman ?'*
Evidently the key of the mystery
opened Pad ^k's mir.d when he inter*
viewed the demented woman. She had
been removed to the home of some of her
relatives and lay in a semi-comatose
state. Asked by my friend to examine
the case I said it was a congestion of the
brain, following a slight stroke of paralysis.
What was my surprise when
Padlock said:
" Partly wrong and partly right, doctor;
that woman has no congestion. She
is dying of shame and grief and her pride
is the only thing that holds her from
speaking the truth. But I will find out
yet."
On visiting the man we both agreed
he was dying. He lay in a translucent
state, absolutely unconscious. His lips
had turned coal black.
"Poison/' I said.
. Padlock nodded. "What killed the
cook," he paid, "is killing him."
"But one was a blow and the other
poison,*' 1 exclaimed.
"That's exactly it. I feel positive of
this because there is a similarity, an
affinity between the two deaths. They
don't hold their mouths right. The
same thing killed each. And now, doctor,
I will ask you to return to London-
You have "aided me wonderfully by your
mistakes. You can aid me more by not
hindering me. I will meet you at your
home sometime to-night. Expect me
with a supper. You understand of
course that you will i
Good bye/' '
I knew the proper tin
go home; for I knefl
enough to know that wh
onto a thing no crow-baj
off. So I went to I
hours later found me
down my room wondi
would come* At last
chirped out the hour ol
sound was yet reverbe
walked Padlock wearin
overcoat and a self satisfl
I pulled off his overq
to a chair at my table
was waiting and watcbecj
everything he could 1 ..„
At last be gurgled and jj
away from the table.
"Well? 11 I said.
- : A glorious business,
mured and gurgled a^
Vr.ni% vidi vici and no mis
soft snap."'
"And you know who
and what's the matter wit
his wife and where the kid
'•Yes," he gurgled.
li For heaven's sakes, t
it?' v
"A pie."
I fell to the flooz.
"They were a happy fa:.
tinned, "married for eight
were happy as happy fam
of them and a cook. Bu
day came. The wite wan
the example of Eve and le
was a sad eve for her whei
wanted to cook. She t
only cooked her offspring,
and the cook, but fried J
bargain. She cookedsome
round which she called a p
band, trying to please, saw
and swallowed it. Torfc b:
mediately, in his frenzy hi

course that you will furnish the supper
Good bye."
I knew iLe proper thing was for me to
go home, for I knew Padlock well
enough to know that when he got locked
onto a thing no crowbar could hoist him
off. So I weut to London, and eight
hours later found me walking up and
down my room wondering when he
would come. At last the hall clock
chirped out the hour of twelve and the
sound was yet reverberating whet' in
walked Padlock taring a great long
overcoat and a self satisfied smile.
I Pulled off his overcoat and led him
to a chair at my table where a supper
was waiting and watched him stow away
everything he could lay his hands on
At last he gurgled and pushed his chair
away from the table
"Well?- I Said.
"A fflorious business, doc," he murmured
and gurgled again. "It was
veni% vidt wV/and no mistake. It was a
soft snap.' 1
"And you know who killed the cook
and what's the matter with the man and
bis wife and where the kid is?" I gasped
''Yes,' 1 he gurgled.
'F heaven's sakes, then, *vhat was
(I A pie."
I fell to the floor.
"They wereahappv family," he continued,
"married for eight years. They
were happy as happy families go. Three
of them and a cook. But, alas, a fatal
day came. The wife wanted to follow
th-example of Kve and learn. Well it
was a sad eve for her when she did She
wanted to cook. She did. She not

THE LOWELL
U American Civilisation Going
Backward ?
A discussion of this question can be
carried on to the best advantage by limiting
it to the developsueut of this country
along such lines as are distinctly and
characteristically American. A little reflection
will show that these are our
practical inventions adding to our material
welfare, and our democratic institutions.
For what claim have we to an American
civilization on any other lines ?
What architecture have we invented
stave business blocks ? What music have
we created, save the roar of the factory
and the screech of the locomotive ? What
poetry have we that is not built in form
and matter upon a common English inheritauce
shared by us with our cousins
in the older home ? Do not our painters
look eastward for their art and likewise
for their approbation ? Even in our social
ways, our manners and such varied matters
as millinery and gowns do we not
prove over and over again that we have
not created a world of our own, but just
so fast as we escape from the backwoods
and live in the city we are in the world,
which means both sides of the Atlantic,
and before long may mean both sides of
the Pacific as well.
If, then, the essential distinctions of
our American life are in our democracy
and in our practical inventions, the question
of whether we are moving backward
or not must get its a. swer from comparisons
along these lines. To reduce
the problem further to its simplest terms,
we may agree at once to strike out as
unwarrantable any thought of retrogression
in practical inventiveness tending
to advance material well-being. The
business of the Patent Office does not
show any sign of fullir.^; off. When every
year can show a longer-reaching telephone,
a larger and more expeditious
harvester, &nd a more commodious &o
handsome railway-car, wene?d not doubt
that we are holding our own on these,
lines. Let us have no fear of going backward
here, until at least a bicycle can be.
more than a year out of the shop and still
be up to date. Thus we come to this,
conclusion: that if we are going backward
at all in civilization, it must be in.
our democracy or in those mannerSj customs
and standards of action and conduct
that are ours because we are a democracy.
But having pinned the question down.is
it any easier to answer it? Is our American
civilization, judged by the most
characteristic element of ournational life
—democracy—going backward ? How
is any one going to tell. If you did not
have the trees on the shore to measure
by, how could you ever tell which way
you were going, floating on the broad
current of the Columbia? And in this
question of ours, what have we to measure
by, or what right have we to try to
measure at all, inasmuch as we in our
own lives and thoughts are helping to
make the very stream we seek to estimate?
Is it not like asking one's self
how much more righteous he is now than
he was last year? Until recently Americans
took only one view of such comparisons
as I have suggested. That was
the view of the Pharisee, in that they
thanked God they were not like the
other peoples of the earth, the effete
monarchies, aristocracies, etc. We don't
hear so much of this just now, and we do
hear a great deal more about our faults
and our failures. But does this prove
retrogression ? Were not the same faults,
even greater ones, there in the American
Pnariseeism of fifty or seventy years ago?
May we uot have made the greatest progress
in the truest sort of cv "lization if,
as a nation, we see some need of the
publican's prayer?
I shall not undertake to make extensive
comparison of present conditions
with the past. I do not believe that we
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as a.people, as.a natj
have been going ba*
century, nor.smce th
any great extent since
elected President, J&
for me to demonstrate
belief by a coraparisq
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from such comparisi
they be conclusive ni
account all the facts,
not obtainable.
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