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2r! Editoii's T.UIhlS. Vol. vr, the long, bombastic productions of miuiy students. The urtiolo on " Republican ism in Europe " is good, but the author, in speaking of tho French government, tails to consider the present critical stale of allairs there under President McMa lion, a discussion f which would have uddud materially to the interest of the article. Tho contents of the Ventral (Jolleyiun do not evince any great literary ability or deep researches. It local department is very much below the standard. Brighten up your columns, ye local, or we will have to conclude that you have no talent in tills diiection, or that the Central students are exceedingly prosy. in publishing a college paper regard should bo paid to appearances. A gem loses no value by being linely set, but is enhanced both in beauty and value. The Student's Journal of Blooniington, MM nois, gave rise to these striking rotleo lions. It pioscnls a very attractive ap pearance, and the contents assist in sus. taining the good impression. The edito rial columns are almost entirely tilled with accounts of the State oratorical con. test, when less space would have been siilllcient for a full report and comments. Pope says: " 'Ti lmrd to mo, If giuiitur uuiit of aktll Aiii'i(r in writing 01 in judging ill; Dili, of tliotvu). luiisduiijiuioiib i tliuotfunuu To tire our imtlunuu, tliiin inltiluiul our Bunco." With this in view tho exchange editor takes up his pen tremblingly, plunges into the mass of literature, and is forcibly reminded that, llu who tlihikM u fmillliipf plouu lo iuo 'I'liiukH wlmt no'or wii", nor ii nor o'or idiitll be." The most dillicult part of a critic's work is to bo just in bis criticisms and praises, for it is not always easy to discern the aim of the writer, without which it is impossible lo pass a correct judgment on any production. There are good stig. gestioiis for an exchange editor, as to whni a critic hoiild be, in tho following quotation : " Cureless of cuntuiro, nor too fond of fiuno; Still plunxcd to praise, noryut nfrald toblumo; Avcrso nllko to lliittur or olVcnd; Not free from fiutlts nor yut too vain to niondl " CLIPPINGS. "The proper study of mankind is man." The most perplexing, no doubt, is wom an. Si wo. "A thundering big lie" is now rendered "a fulminating enlargement of elongated veracity.1' There is only one substitute for the en. dearments of a sister, and thai is the en dearuienls of some other fellow's sister. A Frenchman intending lo compliment a oung lady oy saying she was gentle as a lamb, said: "She is one mutton as is not large." The girls any more do not like to go un armed. The young fellows will see to it that they have arms about them hereafter. I'hiladelyhia Herald. Dartmouth hat) the award foi college cxibits at the Centennial Exposilion. Cornell has raised over $1,:)00 for the pur pose of sending a rowing crew to Eng. laud. A young woman has begun the study of architecture in the Syracuse University. She is the 11 ret of her sex to enter upon this study as a profession, in this county, at least. iNoarly one hundred English and Amur lean teacheis are imployed in the schools of Japan. The increase in the number of schools and colleges the past ycai was nearly eight thousand A bishop asked a little child; "My little friend, tell me where God is, and 1 will give you an orange." "My Lord," replied the child, "tell me where he is i.ot, and I will give you two." A lad' sent a nolo to the newspaper to get a recipe lo cine the whooping cough in a pair of twins. By a mistake, a recipe for pickling onions was unconsciously in serted, and her name attached, and receiv- L'irt''ywUi -