"Professor, why is Pallas A thene considered the goddess of wisdom ?" "She was the only goddess who did not marry. —Ex. Suppose you did leave. the shovel in the bin last spring and the coal man has dumped seven tons of coal on top of it, what good does it do a woman to keep reminding you of the fact. A Sophomore bold and careless and gay, One afternoon of a winter day, Nixed himself up and went to a play, It was Richard 111. and a matinee. The Sophomore sat in the front parquet, All was serene as a day in May, Until Ring Richard began to pray, "A horse! a horse !" in a faithful way. When the Sophomore sprang from his seat they say, And cried, the poor king's fears to allay, get you a horse without delay, I know how it is—l have felt that way." —Wabadh• The mile walk has been dropped from the list of track events by Yale and Harvard. The rea sons were two,—the time consumed, and the dis- tress caused to those taking part in this event. A religiously inclined student was found por ing over a Bible one day and industriously mak ing notes. After several hours he laid down the book with a sigh of relief. "Well, have you found much consolation !" asked his chum. "Yes, much," he responded. "You know I failed to pass last term. Well, look here," and he shoved the paper across the _table. It contained the fol lowing: ','Thou shalt not pass—Numbers 20: Suffer not a man to pass—Judges 3:28. The wicked shall no more pass Nahum . 1:13. Neither doth any son of man pass—Jeremiah 1 :43. Beware that thou pass not-2 Kings 6-9. None shall pass—lsaiah 34.20." THE FREE LANCE. !=I -Ex. Only a bit of golden hair,— How eamo it thore? Was my heart all in a flutter? No -for it was in the butter; When the new president of Wells College, Dr. William Waters, was a tutor at Yale his merry countenance won for him the pleasant nickname . of "Minnehaha," Laughing Waters. ADVERTISEMENTS =r - 4, U4* We era'art Igo WWl= 23 (1303aLLIDOZN9 -+tDEALER IN +- DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, TABLE. AND 'DOCKET CUTLERY, DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, Dried Fruits and Garden Seeds, -FLOUR AND FRED.- *Ol er 31 , : + I VA DSOV4I4V IMO II Diel ESTABLISHED 1841. W. R. Brachbill, No. 20, Spring Street, Bellefonte, Pa. Dealer in and Importer of • * FURNITURE * AND * BEDDING,* parlor Furniture, Library Furniture, CHAMBER FURNITURE. Special Facilities for Furnishing Fraternal . Chapter Mouses. state College CENTRE CO., PA. Steam Heat, Good Livery, Experienced Management. '.0+0.. S. S. GRIEB, Proprietor.