mmmmir-wmi. ,--w -
Tho Ravona.
Who
como liko mo wind wnon vac
olmpoMioll rings,
With iv rush from ufnr liko tho waving
of wings?
Who gnlhor logothor, a Hook dark and
dun,
Liko tho black clouds of ovonlng that
darkon tho sun?
Who hunt, in tho twilight, oach lono,
silont spot,
Tho dim, darkonod shadows of things
that aro not.
Tho spootros of Sophomores, silont and
wiso,
Tho spootros of IVoshmon with wonder
ing oyos,
Tho ghosts of last Juniors, all woary
and palo,
Forovormoro lost in that black, shroud
ing voll,
Tho sad, silont mournors who wandor
away,
And boar a toar-caskot of sablo away,
A caskot that crowns liko a holinot
oach hoad,
When tho cold, shining t oar-drops in
socrot aro shod.
Thoy aro ravons that hovor afar from
tho slain,
Thoy would toll us of doath that is
coming amain,
For socwi in tho halls whoro thoir glory
was shod,
Tho rocords of fair nincty-llvo will bo
said.
Stars.
Twinklo twinkle littlo star
Tho student wildly cried
As on tho glaring ico ho took
A fearful jarring slido.
Political Economy Club Meets
Tho regular meeting of tho Po
litical Economy club occurred Inst
Wednesday. A very able address
was delivered by Prof. Caldwell
on "Proportionate Representation
in Government." The professor
briefly discussed tho ancient and
modern methods of voting, tho
growth of tho ballot system, and
laws passed for purifying elections.
Tho evils or tho existing "major-
i. i vero uii'ii luiniuu oui
nd 1 lusirated by diagrams in a
no "TnnTvniander
lro a surprise to many. Prof.
Caldwoll believes that a true rep
resentative government should rep
resent tho views of all the people
and not of the majority. The mi
norities as well as the majorities
should bo represented.
He proved conclusively that our
present system of representation
did not represent the people accu
rately, that a great number of vo
ters aro cither misrepresented or
not represented at all. He then
advocated the proportionate repre
sentative system. By this system
in electing, say congressmen, all
districts aro abolished and tho con
gressmen elected at large. Each
party may nominate as many can
didates as there are congressmen to
bo elected. Every voter then votes
for the required number. Ho not
only gives his iirst choice but also
his second and third choice, so that
if his candidate is not elected his
second and third choice may not bo
thrown away but will go to some
other candidate.
Tho professor docs not claim that
this system is faultless but he
thinks it is just and practical and
much better than the present
method. Therefore it should be
given a fair trial.
Nebraska
State
Society.
Historical
An adjourned session of tho
ninteenth annual meeting of tho
Nebraska State Historical Society
will be held on tho evenings of
January 15th and 16th, in tho
chapol of the State University, at
S o'clock wh the following pro
gram:
January 15.
President's annual address,
"Tho Pioneer Populists and their
Finance in tho Territory of Ne
braska in 1S55, 1850, and 1857,
and tho results: A Parallel be
tween Past and Present Fallacies,"
J. Sterling Morton, Nebraska
City;
"Some Unpublished Material on
tho Sioux Indian War, 1891," L.
W. Colby, Reatrice.
4 'A Memorial of L. R. Shryock,"
Some Exlraotsfrom Early Docu
ments, prepared by F. Hall.
January 10.
"Freighting in Ifififl," Moses
11. Sydenham, Kearney.
"R'eininiseonses of tho . Third
Judicial District from ISfiT-lNfll,
10. Wakoloy, Omaha.
"The Ponea Indians," ,, Amos
Harrott, Lincoln
Reminiscences by Old Settlers.
Election of Ollicurs and trans
action of such other business as
may come before the Society.
'Hie State Horticultural Society
will hold its sessions at the State
University on the I.Mh, Kith, and
17th of .January, its sessions will
bo held only hi the forenoons and
afternoons, beginning Tuosday af
ternoon and ending Thursday forenoon.
Thoir Wadding Trip.
Mercedes McQuinnte was the
beautiful daughter of a Weslyan
merchant prince.
Patrique Donald was a student
of the great university in that sub
urb. Mercedes was the belle of the
village. She had beauty. She
had riches. What more could be
desired. Patrique was the pride
of his parents, lie, too, was hand
some, light hearted and blithsome.
His parents, on the contrary, were
poor.
lie had never known a sick day
in his life until he met Mercedes.
I le was in love. So was Mercedes.
It was lo e at lirst sight,
A year passed. As befonxstated,
Mercedes and Patrique were in
love. At this juncture in our story
her father discovered their love,
lie immediately threatened to dis
own his daughter unless she would
give up Patrique. Rut she re
fused. She had the blood of old
Irish kings her in veins. Give up
Patrique. Never!
ii
It was moonlight on tho banks
of Salt Creek. Ever and anon a
fleecy cloud blew across the face
ot the moon, standing on a urmgry
1 HI a 1 j 1 il 1
ceues. one lappeii mo uoor im
patiently at times with her foot,
it j'as rather cold. Suddenly
there appeared down the road a
solitary traveler coming toward
the bridge. 1 1 wae Patrique. The
lovers ilew to each others arms and
wept for joy.
Rut Mercedes recollected some
thing and drew back.
"Patrique," sho said, "1 cannot
marry you to-morrow!"
"Why not?" gasped Patrique.
"Patrique, 1 know how poor you
are, but that makes no dill'erence
to me. 1 could live in a sod-house
with you and bo happy!" "Rut
what then can hinder our mar-
riage."
"Patrique, it is this. 1 can not
bear tho idea of marrying and hav
ing no wedding trip; and unless
you can find some way of taking
a wedding trip I can not be your
wife."
The blow was a fearful one.
What should he do? Ho had no
money, no way of raising any. lie
was in despair. "Oh, Mercedes!"
ho cried, "take back your request!
1 cannot grant it. Unless you do I
will throw myself over this railing
into the raging torrent beneath!
Rut Mercedes was firm and as there
was a foot of ico on tho stream Pat
rique remained on tho bridge.
Suddenly a thought Hashed
through his brain. "Mercedes!"
ho cried, "lend me twenty cents!"
"Certainly," she said, "Rut what
good will that do."
"Mercedes, tomorrow we Avill
take tho street car from Wosleyan.
Wo will be transferred to Western
Normal. Wo will return and be
transferred to Wosleyan again, all
for twenty cents. That will be
our wedding trip!"
"Patrique," she exclaimed in
tones of joy, "I will bo yours to
morrow!" And there on the
bridge enfolded in each others
embrace, thoy stood. And faintly
through tho midnight air came tho
sound of a swoot bell. It was tho
last car leaving University Place.
"Darling," ho said softly, "those
aro our wedding bolls." And who
smiled sweetly.
The end.
L. II. It.
An Improsslon.
Algernon LVottyfacoaud Eleanor
LillyToeks had quarrelled. It was
over nothing too, as lover quarrels
generally are. Fleanor bad paid
a little too much attention to a new
student and Algernon said some
thing about it. that was to say the
least, impertinent, and of course
F.lcanor resented. And after all
their vows and tender messages to
one another, thoy had begun to
pass each other by with a cold
stare. Eleanor had sent back the
pretty little turquoise ring she had
worn for a year, and she cried a
little when she took il oil' too and I
am not sure but that there was a
suspicion of a mist in Algernon's
eyes when he received it back.
' Rut they had both sworn that
they never would make up again,
altliough their hearts were both
sore and bleedinir. Kadi one had
onlided in the nearest and dearest
friend, and it was a settled fact
that henceforth they were to be as
nothing to one another.
Alas, for human plans! Fate
had something to do with this love
quarrel, and this .how it happened.
On Christmas day the llayden Art
Kxhibit opened lip, in the Armory.
Now these two silly lovers wore
both ve.y fond of art. So on
Wednesday morning bright and
early they' both wended their way
from different directions to the art
gallery.
Algernon had no idea that
Eleanor would be there, and
Eleanor was totally ignorant that
Algernon was in the city. They
both were soon interested in the
pictures and were lost to all their
surroundings. They unconsciously
walked nearer to each other.
Suddenly Algernon stooped
down to see tho number of a pic
ture that was hanging quite low,
when his head came in contact with
another head that had bent down
for the same purpose. Algernon
started back and began to rub his
head when ho saw that tho owner
of the other head was none other
than his former sweetheart El
eanor. Thoy stared at each other
a moment, frowned a little, and
j)on )0ti,
burst into a hearty laiurh.
ley irrsuspea iifffiis 'a ro&ouiK.msr
kiss told that ther quarrel was at
an end. An an critic who was
standing near j.nd had seen the
whole proceeding, remarked "How
impressionistic!"
William Ukkd Dunkoy.
Miss .Jones has secured several
copies of the "Chap Rook" for
December. Jt is certainly the
literary curiosity of the ago. One
verso from one of its poem, illus
trates the general tone of the pub
lication: "Wlio-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh?.
Wo aro tho brothers of ghouls Mini who
In tho name of tho Crookod SAints iiro
you
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accommodations to the traveling
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Passenger. destined to the prom
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, The University
Conservatory of Music
Is ready to receive pupils of
any degree of advancement,
In all Branches of Music.
Willi a full corps of instructors and tho advantages ex
tended by tho University, it is enabled to offer to all a musi
cal education not equaled elsewhere in the "West, and far su
perior to tho training which it, is possible to obtain from
private instruction.
Students are cordially invited to visit the new building, and
inform themselves of all the privileges offered.
For further information apply to
Willard Kimball, Director.
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