I' ' I With the exception of the advertise ments, the following is the entire con tents of the last Issue of the Hesperian RACHEL. "And Herod klllol nil the children that woro In Bothclem." My arms nro iMiipty, See, when I roll the llnon llnck from my elbows' whiteness, One Who vein Within the hollow, There I foul the pressure Where n (lend cheek has boon, Mv arms nro empty See, no harm enn follow Now ir l tirop mem wiy Straight nt my side Or lift them high to enso tho pain thnt smothors ltoro whero tho first-bum died. p ANN 1 1. Pitta 1. A PIOW IDEAS ON "CAPTAINS COUU AC HOUS. In tho "Cnptnlns Courngeous," Kipling giving ovldeneo of nbli:ty to handlo a now environment, nnd a now typo of character. Ilnvlng proved his tltlo to sovereignty In tho Jungle, tho liarrncks, nnd tho bnttlo fields of bnsts and men he comes to n coast of our own country to a tj'Pn of tnon less brute nnd more human. H!s seizure of the new province, of tho atmosphere, the sky and n!r nnd hnb.ts of the sen which have shnpod tho .ype of men who sail tho Ilshlng schoonors of Gloucest er Is wonderful. Fnm llarlty with the homo speech, the words nnd turns of phraso as native ns the sen-fop to the Gloucester llshermnn, !s one of Jie smnllest ways In which his mnstory lsnsscrtcd. He hns tnk cn the render with him, in the rush of the llrst onslaught, befuro no wall know what has happened. Wo rise and work nnd lie down and sleep with the young seamen In splto of ourselves; nnd wo have pulled In cod, split their sides and carved their back bones for yenrs, though we may never havo seen a schooner, or a salt sea wave. Wo dance over tho ground swolls with DIsko or long Jnck at tho wheel; and wo can hear the tnut ropes strain nnd the rud der groan ns the llt.lo "We're Hero" sur ges through tho stenmlng crests. That DIsko knows his little craft nnd her caprices. Is ns plain to soo ns tho sPlr 1. of his control which Is In evidence nt all times. Tom Piatt nnd Long Jack are men of no mean strength; hut we see they are chil dren In the hands of D.sko when he Is thinking of "cod;" nnd as for tho young whelp from New York, he knows his mas ter for the llrst time In his pampered life. Wi.h Dan for h's teacher and chum, and with the drudgery whlcn :s "too dirty for the men to do" he Is doing more working and thinking thnn he would hnvo dono In a thousand years nt horn.- with his two hun died dollars a month pin-money and his mother ,o coddle him whon he whined. Tho tradition and superstition and faith, the essentlnl life nnd feeling of these men, are marvelously real. zed to us. Tho inci dent of "Skipper Ireson's Ride" and tho feeling of fishing folk along the coast con cerning Whktler's mistaken Judgments, la In point. For the first time perhaps, this long protest hns been voiced openly and loudly. The Indifference to death so marked In these fishermen Is a characteristic that becomes s.'gnlflcan; when we remember that during some years, Gloucester has lost more men by sea than she lost on tho battle field in the snmo length ot time, between Sixty-one and Slx.y-flve, though she sent several thousand men to war. In one great storm, some eighty odd men were lost from her fishing fleet. How Kipling seizes ujon and appro priates these essen.Ial charncter'stlcs, It 13 not easy to say. Certain it seems, that along with wonderful, indefatigable en ergy of observation, a certain unerring Instinct guides h'm He ban a h, range power that supplies as somo minds be fore him have supplied, evolutions of years from a single print In tho sand at his feet. Greater still. In h's province of literature, while he does not poem to waste much sympathy on his characters, he so marks out tho vital points that wo must read a history between the lines. A. R. S. Hunt Is visiting In Fremont this week. Mr. Larson a former student, has re turned to the university. K. A. More will load the Y. M. C. A. devotional meeting Sunday afternoon. Prof. Caldwell wishes us ;o announce that American History II Is open to any university student. The Mteses Dora Auman and Maud Atkinson will entertnln a number of their friends th's evening. Mr. McMIchacl Jed tho Y. M. C. A. meet Ing las. Sunday afternoon. At the clone of tho meeting tho momlwrshlp of the as sociation was Increased by three. Company A held Us annual reception at Phi Delta Theta rooms lat Fr'day even ing. Drill matters were dlscuised. Cons d erable lmerest In competitive drill was man'fested. It Js putting it mildly to say the boys enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The executive committee of the Nebras ka sta e orator'cal association met at the university latit Saturday. Th cmmHtfe Is composed of W. II. Hiitz of Doane. C. W. Talyor of tho un'verslty and K. W. El lis of Doane. Judges on manuscript and delivery were solected. The state contest will be held at Lincoln March 2C. At a called meeting of the un vers ty ora torical assoclat'on last Saturday the fol lowing pro tem officers were elected: pres ident It. IT. Graham; vice-president, L. V. Patch; secretary-trensurer. C. W. Taylor J. P. Cameron. J K Pearson. O. H. Allen, G. E. Klndler and R. C. Roper were elected delegates to the otate association. C. W. Taylor, J. P. Cameron and O. W. Meier were constituted a committee to revise the constitution of the local assoclat'on. S. L. Q. ORATORICAL CONTEST. The Senter, Lehmer and Qualntance ora torical contest of the Union society will bo given In tho chapel this (Friday) evening. The prizes are ten and fifteen dollars. Ev eryone In Invited to the following program: Piano solo ... Oro Howard Oration. "Capital Punishment Should be Abolished" - - J. P. Cameron Vocal solo . . Amber Hnrnaby Orntlon, Municipal Reform O. K. Hngcr Vocal solo - - II. S. Kvutm Oration, "Fun" - - W. O. Klnton Whistling solo - - D. N. Lehmer Admission fioo. POIITICAL KCONOY CLUI1 LECTURE. Hov. W. D. P. Hllss will lecture boforo tho Political Economy club In the chnpel next Thursday evening February 4. Mr. Bliss Is a widely known exponent ot Christian Soe'allsm. Ho Is ro timing from tho Pacific const nnd on his way 's g.vlng lectures In the principal clt.es of tho west. Ho bolleves that co-oprntlon cannot bo brought aboil, between employer and em ployed In a puroly economic way, but must bo on oth.cal and christian lines also. From experience he is convinced that c lllsutlon needs a new soclnl order based on u chris tian spirit of fraternity and co-operntlon. Mr. Hllss hns something worth hearing. Ho Is one of tho country's closest students of labor nnd social movements, ns wi II ns ono of tho clenrost nnd mom pleasing lect urers. The political economy club Is for tunnto In securing him to address tho stu dint, of tho university and people of Lin coln. Dr. C. E. Hossoy will dol.ver n lecture on the "Evolution of tho Vegotnblo K.ng tlom," tit Grlnnell, In., Fob. 12. COLLEGE OF LAW NOTES, Sov vernl of the legislators called on Donn I rc th's week to got his assistance In tho Reese Interpretnt'on of the state constitution. Tho denn '. able to give nss.stnnce ns he wns one of the framcrs of thai instrument of government J. D. Smith, Ch.ts. Mousel nnd E. E. Plncek, law students hnd a narrow escnpo Tuesdny morning. They were rooming In tho Lnnslng-Hnll block which suffered dnmngc from lire thnt ovonlng The boys discovered the flro about 12:30 whon it wns undor good headway. Thoy escaped with on nbbrevla.od outllt of clothing. Presldont Mousel of the Senior class says that tho prospects ror tho success of the Senior Annunl aro most llntterlng. D. J. Flaherty, tho business manager of .he Annua; concurs In this view. A number of l'allndlnns went skating Thursday evening. Thero wns a party at Miss Hngoy's Thursday evening. J. E. Miller will not le in tho university tho second semester. Mr. Baldrldge was able to a. tend classes this week after a severe attack of qu'nzy. Miss Flora Bullock has been confined to her room during the past week with g.lp. W. W. Funk will not bo In tho unlverslt the nex. homester, 'tie expects to teach In Gage county. Dr. C. E. Bessey has been re-appointed chairman of the state committee on college requirements. The other members of the committee ore: Prof. Lowe of Weslcyan and President Reese of York college. The purpose of this committee Is to distinguish between schools and Institutions properly called colleges or universities. , V , v. , Tl ma e i h th r" eJlTRhi0 th tUnt at An effort Is being made to have tho rc- cost. The state statutes provide that the regents should do this. Why shouldn't they? Tho January Forum contains an arti cle on lntcr-colleglate debating by Prof. RIngwalt of Columbia. He thinks inter collegiate debating contests have come .o stay. He urges as a reason, the fact that tho student's exper.ence as a debater Is practical, and will bo useful to him in after life. Prof. R.ngwalt is right. Harvard Is seriously cons.derlng the question of staring a college Infirmary. The plan 1 to Impose a $5.00 tax on all the members of the university. All would then be entitled to the best medical treat ment without additional cost. The suc cess of this experiment will be wa.ched with eagerness by many, who aro advo cating the adoption of a s.mllar plan here In our own university. Tne coming semester will naturally bo better than the one Jus. past.. The dif ferent departments have the experience of tho llrst semester to work upon. They onn tako tha. which hns proven benefic ial and Improve upon It while that wh ch has proven to lxi unsuccessful can be droped. Again tho students have become better acqualnted wth each other, wl.h J. A. Barrett lectured before the Omaha tholr work, and can work to better advan tage. Tho true university spirit Is shown In the fac. thai so many departments are offering new coumes In which students Just entering may take up; thus allow- .ng those who have men kept from school tne nrBi bemostor, to enter and pursue work .o the-Ir own advantage. There nre a fow events that every student looks for ward to with much del'ght. One of those 's Charter-day, when tho whole un.vers'ty Is turned over to .he Inspection of the public. Another is the hoj- that the lec tures In the Chancellor's course may be contlnued.There Is stHl another phase that every s udent is or at least should be Interested In, and that is the appropria tion by the legislature. Every student should consider K h s duty to give any and all the Information ho posses with regard to the work and necessities of tuo instlt-tlon. Desp'te all theje special even.g the student should not forget to ondeavor to le bettor work, both In h.s study room and in the class room. Then, on the first day of June next, he will certainly feel that this has boon ono of tho most profit able semesters In his college career. Tho faculty Is to bo congratulated on the new system of examination, Jt Is Just what we have needed all these years and strange It has not been though, of bifore. It does away with the confusion of uniting dlvls'ons In largo examination rconvs, which hns beon so embarrassing heretofore. The now scheme besides hav ing mAny favomblo points makes a conflict impossible. To bo sure tho In structors are obliged to make out extra examinations qu&stions, nut winat is mat as compared with he mnny ndvnntnges to both students nnd Instructors. The petitioned meeting of the orntorl. cnl nssoclntlon wns an IntoreSilng nnd en thusiastic one. It wns decided by n strong mnjorlty for tho university to re main In the state nssoclntlon. If hero woro any possibility of forming an asso ciation with several ot (ho stnlo Institu tions around us, It would bo advisable for ns to withdraw from tho nssoclntlon of which wo nre n member. It seems Impossible for us to form nny such rein. Ion now, nnd tho only thing for us to do Is to remain In tho stnto association. If we should withdraw wish nothing to sttbs.l tute, the locnl contest would bo a fnree, nnd what H.tle Interest there Is In orator kal matters would oeaso. Wosloynn we understand, wlshos id ro-ontor the asso ciation, and with a llttlo Judicious woik wo might bring back sonio of the old time en.hus'nsm U oratoiy. Thero Is a place for oratory In the university of Nehrns ku nnd with thnt plnee n most noticeable need. Wo havo thus fur, hold our own In dobato but we prod ct that we shall hard ly bo so successful in tho future unless wo try to mako our nddross pleasing as well ns logical. Let us nwnko to our needs, revlvo the lagging Interest In ora torical cnn.csls. nnd prove thnt wo In tend to talk tolerably ns well ns logically. PA LLA D1AN PltOGRAM. Piano solo - Philip Hudson Paper - - Saddle Smith HiolUitlon - - Elln Leonard Instrumental solo - - Kntc Walker Paper - - - L. C. Smith Iiko District of England Mary Tremalne Voonl solo - - Kiliol G alloy Debate Resolved that co-oducatlon In our colleges Is desirable. Alt. A. E. Hen ry. Neg. Jl. B. Stewart. The Ladles faculty cmb will give a i ex ception In the nrt rooms of tho llbraty building Saturday evening, January 30. Four committees, two from each branch of the lcglstlaurc, Inspected tho mechani cal laboratories last Wednesday. That department hopes to get an npproprhit.on for a now building. The Political economy club mo. Thurs day evening and elected tho following officers: President, E. B. Perry; v.ce prosldont, C. E. CooHr; secretary, R. P. Teelo. J. A. Mtigu re, G. H. Thomas and Mr. Hunter wero elected to membership on the executive commlt.ee. The Junior class mot las; Thursday and elected the following officers; president. Miss Sohwnrtz; v'ce-presldent. Mr. Bel knap: secretary. Mr. Hendy; treasurer. Miss Sadie Sm'th; sergeant tit arms, Mr. Blschoff. The vote on president and vice president was close. Bu. In both cas-es the Greek carried off the honors. THE UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB. If thes university hns reason to be proud of nny of her student organizations It has of tho Glee club. The club hns been organized for four years and It is reason. a,,lc to 8UW ter ths vea. thnn aw Previous yea, although only two of the present members belonged to the llrst club. Pof. Kimball took charge of the club as manager and conductor, the firs. o( tho year. To i 's enrrest efforts and the faithful work on tho part of members the present proficiency Is du Last week the club made l.s first public appearance for this year, hinging in Ne braska City nnd Peru, on the 22, nnd 23 respectively. The trip w.ts a very 8l'e cessful nnd enjoyable ono. Tholr slnglns and conduct was appreciated by every one and did not fail to make friends for the university. The club exacts to make a ten days' ir.p through the pr.ncipal towns of tho state in the near future. The membership of the club Is as fol lows: Frst tenors. Messrs. Davis, Burks, and Evans; second tenors; Whedon, Whit ney, Lansing and Kenngy; first basses; Messrs. Langworthy. Porter, Reedy and Prescott: second biases; Messrs. Glllespe, Lehnhoff, Norton and Mueller; manager and conductor. Prof. Wlllnrd Kimball. Company B will enjoy a hop this (Fri day) evening at the Lansing hall. J. W. Soarson will have charge of a reading circle at Elmwood, beginning with next week. Tho fourth recital of the school of mu" sic was given Wednesday evening. The lower part of the chattel was filled by an appreciative audience. This recltnl siiows improvement over the others and w'th tho exception of some awkward nnnenr anees on the stage, the hearers seemed well pleasod. CHASE AND WHHELEIt CONTEST. Tho revival of Interest In oratory was plainly shown In tho number that turned out to the Chase nnd Wheeler oontest In the chapel last Saturday evening. Al though the weather wns extremely incle ment, rhe chattel was comfortably filled. Prof. Hagenow opened the program with a violin solo. Mr. R. C. Roper wns tho first contest ant. He took for his subject. "Tho Author Hero of the Revolution." Mr. Roper's ornt'on was a eulogy of Thomas Paine as the patriot and author-hero of the revol ution. Mr. Roper was self possossed, nnd his delivery was dollberato. He presented his subject clearly nnd forcibly. "Great Battles" was the subject of an oration h, Mr. J. n. Boose. Mr. Boose showed very careful traln'.V and was ex ceedingly easy on the stage. Ho entered into the spirit of his oration, having al most perfect delivery. Tho next number wns a duot by Misses SrnaMs and Rcdford. They responded to an encore. Miss Rena Alderman took as her or ation "The Rod Color." She showed that tho needs of the liour were generally con sidered rather than the needs of the fu ture. Miss Alderman's production was literary In the highest sense of the term. 93V8 0U.1 UO 01IB3 B Xj!03JJOd BDM 0t8 and in ihe pleasing manner with which "Iroprovement thje The New Model Nos. 2, 3 and 4. Smith-Premier TYPEWRITERS. Improved Letter Spaoing Mechanism Adjustable Paper Feed Automatic Ribbon Reverse Marginal Stops at any Point Ball Bearing Throughout A MACHINE DESIGNED FOR EVERY DAY USE WITH THE WOllKivn PARTS ENCASED AND PROTECTED WHEN DESIRABLE Q WITH A FINISH THAT IS UNEQUALED. The Smith-Premier Typewriter Co. 137 South Eloventh street. Telephone M C. W. ECKERMAN MANAGER. T. J. THORPE & CO., Manufacturs of.. Rubber Stamps, Seals, General Machine Work. Model Making and Plating. Bicycle work a specialty. 308 South 1 1th St. LINCOLN, NEBR. sho presented her subject, carried her henrers with her. The piano solo by Miss Kato Joyce was well rendered nnd henrtlly applnudcd. Mr. W. J, Hunting wns the Inst contes tant. He spoke on "England's Crime Against China." His discourse showed careful study nnd research. He was de liberate nnd clenr. But to be candid he lacked the force that his production de manded. While waiting for the decision of tho Judges, the Y. M. C. A. glee club fnvored the audience with several selec tions. The Judges awarded Mr. Roper llrst i place, and Miss Alderman second place. The meeting then adjourned to tho re ception In Pallndlan hull. EXCHANGE. A bill has lK?en recently Introduced In the Georgia leg'slature, to prohibit play ing of football In that state. The chapel services nt Cornell arc so Interesting that seats have to be reserved for the students on account of the large attendance. Ex. Seventeen out of the twenty-seven be longing to the students' congress at the university of California have decided that co-education It not dus'.mhle. The Junior class of Michigan unlvoislty are arranging to publish this year the most elaborate Mlch'gancnslan ever Is sued by the Junior class of that un'verslty. A recent Issue of the Nebraska Wesley an, contains a vigorous, pointed editorial on the subject of Wesleyan's re-entering tho state oratorical association. Weslcyan Is still ilrmly convinced that there Is a place for oratorical contests as well as for Joint debates. Groator Interest Is manifest this year than ever before, In the university of Kansas concerning the Jntor-colleglato debate with Nebarska. Active prepara tion for the annual contest to bo held at 1-awrence ntout the llrst of May have already liegun. MIXBY'S RETHEAT Itoblwr's Boost?? Password, 'Mum." Man warn but llulo here below But wants tlwt llttlo bad. J. A. Magulre. If ono and all would woar a shawl Thb needless deaths w.re fewer, I wish I had a green Scotch plaid uute mat ot "l'ror' Barlwur. Thn. i.nw,,Mu ..,- f '..,, The bull ilgbt U utbooed. Our basket ball and "ahlnny" too Are far too rough and rude. Tho bloody duel wo must forbear No more we'll scalp the freshmen rare; But we will study human nature In the game bill In tho legislature. A VERITABLE SAMSON. Tho sophomorert hnvo a president Slneo Hnwxby cut his hair. Prof. Peterson's a rocldont, Slneo Hnwxby cut his h.alr. The world twems greatly wldoned now tilnco Hawxby cut his hair. The faculty havo had no row Slneo lUiwxhy cut his hair. Athlwtlc debts grow bigger, too Since Hnwxby cut his hair. ConfiiHlon rends tho Maxwell crew Since Hnwxby cut his hair. Now Corey et his whiskers grow Hlneo Hawxby cut his hair. And there aro things that I don't know Since Hnwxby cut his hair. I go to EnglWi Lit. nn hour And down to Paych awhile And then I itake about a week The two to reconcile. Order of tr)e Age. (u Is positive, rellnble, rnpld nnd nning.) "' runn (Adjustnblo to nny width of paper aa mils of writing to tho extreme bottom of paper.) "unl (Tho prlmnry feed of the ribbon Is aer its width with n step by step movent? In the direction of Its lenKth wUh . perfect AUTOMATIC reversing mccnan. (A bnll benrlng Is tho minimum of fric tlon: It requires loss oil and attention than tv-iy other bearing. That nukk notion nnd easy touch of the Smith p. mlor Is due to bnll bearings. o oth typewriter hns them.) Stencils, Checks, Badges I WE ENVY YOU. I'd skip my classes all I pleaso And half my work. I'd drop. It wouldn't make a bit of dlff. If father wero a Pop. I'd work the profs, as smooth as oil And skip through like a. mouse. And come to class Just once a week. If "dad" were In the house, I'd show tho Chanco I had a pull On Omaha or Bennett; And gii my A. B. right away If im were In the senate, I'd get my Ph. D. next June And study never more And thank my pull and patron saint If "dnd" were governor. LADIES' FACULTY REFINERY. I haven't been out to a single reception Since I've leon. In the old Unl But I've had to -niii pleasures right la their Inception. And to dig as tho days passed by But on Saturday night I will don the bust clothes I can borrow from nny kind friend. With Holllng-worth's smile and Pink erton'fl pose A real pleasant evening I'll spend. Perhap aftr that I wont be such a grind, Whon my Western culture heoomes more rollncd. A reception to all the students in every college and school of the university will be given by the Ladles' fncul'y club on Saturday evening, January 30. from eight to half pnst ten o'clock in the art room, library building. All students are cor- tjjnny jnvlted M'sses Martha Bnssctt and Cora Bar ett entertained the Buffalo and Custer county students last Saturday ev nlng. Next Saturday the Pall, boys w II de bate the question, "Besolved hat the college students should elect th tr stud ies." Affirmative, D. M. GarlKr nnd B. R. Cordon: negative, II. O. Suton and C. W. Taylor. Captain Gullfoylc was unabb '" attend to his duties Mondny Unity club Mondny ovonlng Tho senior caps and gown 11 ! donntd tho first of next semest.r A. R. Congdon Is spend'ng tin- week nt his home In Weeping Water Among the seniors who w'll not be in sohool noxt semester are Miss Atkinson, Miss Case nnd G. II. Rose. The oloctr'enl engineers meet th s Sat- : urnuy evening. All freshmen an i wv- omoros In that course nre renu.sted to oomo out and help push the exhii., a.ons. The sophomores met last Frld.iy aw1 elected tho following officers prldent; Mr. Hawxby; vice-president, M!s Ran dall; snerotary. Miss McFarlnnd. treas urer, 8. B. Sloan; sergeant at arms, the retiring president, I'. A. Morse. A- H. Gnrrlngor was elected as representative o tho clnss !n the new athletic movement. By an almost unanimous vote the clas decided to get out nn annual next year. THE LUNCHEON ROOM. Tho proprietors of the university lun" cheon room announce that they are bet' ter prepared than ever to serve strictly homo mode goods with convenience to all. A sample bill of fare Is: . .. Soup Been Oysters, one dozen 20 cents Oysters, ono half dozen W cenw Plum pudding 6 cenw Uandwlch a cent Bread and butter Scents Coffee, tea or cocoa .. i c'n ; Milk 8 cent Two Joughnuts 3cen,, Pie C cent 1 P5!