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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1900)
HOWELL BROS, —DEALERS IN- Staple and Fancy Groceries. We roast Coffee fresh every day. Ba tavia brand for sale only by us. The Best is Our Specialty. piRsy |^atio[njal B OF Capital $100,000 Surplus $20,000 I. ¥. Howell, Pres. H. 0, Boatwright, Cashier. Huy M. Bryan, Jr., Vice Pres, L. T. Mclnnis, Asst. Cash, We solicit business based upon balances and responsibility. ATTENTION, CADETS! Remember, that for Toilet Requisites such as Hair, Tooth, and Nail Brushes, Perfumes, Toilet Waters and Soaps, fine Stationery and School Supplies, as well as DRLlGS, you get the best and the most for your money at READ’S DRCJG STORE- Spcial Prices to Cadets* . . . ’Tis better to have loved and lost, Than to have married and been bossed. & “What is the largest weapon on record?” “The world, because it is a re volver.”—Ex. Why are little puppy dogs like some churches? Because they depend upon dog-mas for their existence.— Ex. Professor: “Name something that is useful but not “valuable?” Junior: “Moonlight.”—Ex. The exchange editor ^nay scratch on a pen Till the tips of his fingers are sore, When some one is sure to remark with a jest, “Rats, how stale! I’ve heard that before.’’ —Ex. The five oldest colleges in the Uni ted States are: Harvard, founded in 1636; William and Mary, 1693; Yale, 1701; University of Pennsylvania, 1740, and Princeton, 1746. # “What are you doing. Tommy?” Tommy: “Taking the windows out of grandma’s specs so she can see bet ter.’”—Ex.
