-T17T1T !S f!l I Si IT f !i ! ' lj ' ' I V ' n v ( r Li. I RI. TUB L.A.UOUATOHY CAT. Sho oamio to us one evening When the IhiIIh wore dark and Btlll And announced her follno presence By a molancholy yowl, "We took lier In and netted her, And boarded hot at tho.'hnll; She doubtless thought horwolf In luck, But It proved no luck at all. There aro bits of her In alcohol; An eyo's In oHtnlcacld; Thero'B more "f hor In pnraflln; And seotloiiH of hor mounted. Some of hor blood In on the slide, And some of it on that. And this Is all that's left Of the laboratory cat. Ex. That freshman on the burning dock; So far ns wo can lourn, Stood there In perfect safety, as lie was too green to burn. fix. Foreigners who liuvo tho ldoa that Americans nro novor Btlll and nro al ways full of hurry and bustlo all tho day ought to catch a gllmpso of a fresh man on his way to hyglono class. Jlr is about equal to tho avorago hlroil man on tho farm. 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I nun trod tlic Jovial ICrnoHt Iiphhpj' of IiIh congenial chuniH. n ho gnzed In IUh olmrnotorliUlu munnor over tho coinpiiH and anw nil hla follow boliiKa crnnltiK their noolta nntl loolcln? off Into apace. "Look and boo for yonraolf," niiBWorud IMlRivon, who whb feolliifT dcoldcdly Krouchy at that pnntloulnr niomont. Tho olK'dlent first llctitunant ittirned nnd BquarltiK hlmaolf with rcforonco to hla cane and tho aim, did ia ItllKrecn commanded. Tho picture that wna Im printed upon 'lila retina waa one that will Impress him for life and would have remained imprinted upon his re tina .had he not .turned awny aoon afterward. The day waa Monday and the hour about 3 o'clock In tlio middle of th" afternoon. The Nfbra.Mkn .Tnnu ary aim wn apreadlns warmth over tho campus. NH a breath of wind was there. The atmoapherc was clenr aa a eyatnl and balmier .than the balmleat. Up In mJd air that Is, up somewhere between mother earth and ill.e bky was a llfrure. It was slowly descending, feet downward, aa usual, and head up ward. It was directly over our main bulldlnp and furthermore It wiib mak ing straight for our llapataff. Flnnlly It reached the destined end of Its Jour ney and there It was one foot rested upon the once golden ball of our majes tie nnd woather-be'aton flapspole. The other foot was extended to itho rear and tho figure was trying heard to look like the herald Mercury. But ithc body was not of quite the proper shape. "What It 1h?" asked lOrneat, and woll ho mlfflit ask hiioU a question a thou nnd times, for no ono knew. I'orhapH It Ib some HI omen. Or may bo n inessonRcr sent from Zous or tho goddoaa of liberty may have lifted hor aelf from her Prenoh podeatal at Stan ton Iale nnd llown to our atate to roost on our much honored flagpole. Or It nuiy be .the ghost of Fatty Holomnn'H engle come back to Its old poroh. In all this speculation tho able-niliuled senior was indulging when the figure oaught sight of KrnoBt's aliouldor atrap, and raising In Its right hand a hop tlokot It gavi'iln a mighty voice the onipituy n yell, mud all recognized him at once. Don Cameron's lunch counter, 118 South ItJIuvonth street. Captain lteod, Tenth civalty, V. S. A., culled on Captain Oullfoyle Monday. Thoy wore slWIng eldo by Hldo at ono of tho roailliiR tables, wlion ho passed and nodded to tlioni. Tlioro wcro nuoor oxprosslons In all tholr oyoH na tho three ennio faco to fnco for uu In stant. Tlio blondo, itho ono with tho styllah nlr and slightly turned noso, ho littd gono with last your. Tltoro had boon n nilsundorstandlng and that af fair was off. Ho wns imylng attention to tho othor now. Sho was a dlruct contrast to the blontlo, soinowhnt of a Uohomian, I imagined. In her dross alio combined n matronly neatness with Just a dnsh of tho sailor disorder wo all admire. Her oyes woro frank and open, taking In everything at a glnnco. , I foil to wondering what each thought I at that moment. It waa probably tho first tlmo tho young man had seen tho . two toj,. :ior that way nnd had a clianco to comparo them. What i? long train of thoughts and memories must havo conio with that comparison. And what did they think? With what eyes did thoy look rit him? What a story a mind reader might havo woven! . Don Cameron's lunch counter, 118 South Eleventh street. Best quality regulation white .cadet gloves are 10c at tho Ewlng Clothing Co., 1115 and 1117 O. MILITARY TERMS. i ififfi mm - i"iiimwiiiniiiiii iffliillillllBIJIIW mwmzmt illS:r;, Trunk Exercise. Arms Vertlcle Palm Ito itho Front Company Front. i Fall In! Reduced to Ranks. HA8 BEEN RE-OPENED BY Francis Bros. THE MOST CONVENIENT l'LACE l-'OU STU1JKNTS OPEN ALL NIGHT, Oysters and ame in Season. I 2 1 North Eleventh Street. 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FrUes Kensonnblo. that I lmvo the npparatus for linlf soling in tlio ncalost stylo, tho latest point slices and up-to-date styles, it would pay you to bring all1 your shoo repair work to 100 South 18th st. All work guai antet'd. J, III rottlt. IF YOU KNOW J. H. Whioiit, I'. K. Johnson. J. II. McClav, l'rcsldcnt. Vlco-rrcslilcnt. Ca-h!cl. John Ami:s, Asa't Cashier. THE Columbia Natl Bank, LINCOLN, NEU. Capital, $250,000. Dllll'XTORSi A.S. Raymond, Ciias. Wiist, Tiios. Cociikan. ICCAill The Funke Opera House Block is tho place to get your Choice Atneri cu Heauty and Hoses of any sluido. Carnations and nil lloral work giumin teed. Decorations u specialty. PHEY & FIIEY, Florists, ir TWO TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN AND Auburn, Falls City, Atchison, St. Joseph, and Kansas City. City Tioket Office, 1201 0 Street. H. O, TOWNBEWD, Oon'l P. ft T A. r. d. conwEi.1., o. p. & r. a Tho Ewlng Clothing company are the popular priced clothiers of Ldncoln. A call will convince you. 1115 and 1117 0-