University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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0 THE UNIVERSITY BARGER. probably superior to anything of the kind ever presented to the public. And its high quality is in its favor. The Badckr is a good Ixxik to pick up to while away a leisure hour. You will easily become highly interested ami it will rivet your attention till long past midnight, while the fire gradually dickers out, the thermometer falls to zero and the lamp burns low. Hut we simply atk ora fair Irtal. While one or two of the advertisements in this volume may be larking in strength of diction (whatever that TO is), we feel confident that the body of the work is above reproach. We may be prejudiced (probably are) but it seems to us that or woman, will see that it is well worth their while to read and cherish this little nosegay of fragrant blossoms. We desire to have you consider our work thoroughly, and cordially ask you to make •• a crtficil eomjKtrlMm “ of this Badckr with its predecessors. The prices of all kinds of books are considerably lower than they were before Christ. Then you could not purchase Shakespeare's work at any price. Now

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w THK UMVEtiAITY llADOKll. 7 To the Reader. Wake try- IF we startle you. beg pardon, but it is necessary to be wide awake in order to be happy in this world. To be happy read the Hadckk. The class of 'i 3 herewith presents you with an antidote for all ills and pains of the mind. It is an infallible, never-failing remedy for the measles, grip or blues. It is veritably a coronet of sparkling literary gems; a volume of bright and witty things, with a wealth of ludicrous caricatures, sidesplitting jokes and literary splurges. Its only excuse is t ascd on its popular demand. While it is filled with unique and beautiful sayings, yet the board apologizes if they have put in certain little epics and ethereal (lights of fancy which are not as good as others that they have left out. However, if you will you will be convinced that the present volume is simply “out of sight. Wc do not wish to a| pear conceited, hut we do think and maintain that nothing has ever before been given to the public as “great as the present BaDGKR. There is no question but what “ U trill rlo Jr » jowl It contains an assortment of jokes fully equal to and

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ra TflR ViV riMW TT BA PORK 9 you can get a full set for 30 cents. Prof. Jast row's handbook of Psychology used to sell for 40 cents, now you can get it for about 7 cents. The price of the Badgi’k is low. It is well worth several times what we have decided to ask for it. We have made you ••a t r efrr. m As a leading humorist has said: “ I want to do all the good I can in my poor, weak way. anti so I would rather disseminate 500000 low priced books than to print a $27.00 book and have to read it myself.' We feel as he did. The BADor.a is really priceless in its value, but we have endeavored not to place it •• Mr • nrvK'Xi of any. You should not fail to read and reread this choice collection of choice things. It is There arc various ways of being “way up.” The venturesome lineman on the cross-bar of a telegraph pole is “way up” in one sense of the word, but the IUdt.fr is “way up in every sense, and contains all the choice jokes of the year. The book does not treat of things in a high, top-lofty manner, but uses the language of the people. It can be as readily understood by the pharmics as by the senior classical . It is for the people, and is written in a delightful style and is sure to please. Now is your opportunity to get a bargain and you should “ 0rv,r. U ritK !