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flora and fauna of Heligoland, the collection tho finals, but will probably be mot by
being made while tho doctor was visiting Moody. It is expected that the tournament,
this strange island.
A larger and oven more important collec
tion consists of the skull and bones of mam
mals, reptiles, birds, and fishes, collected
and prepared by the professor while pursuing
his studies in England, Germany, France,
and Italy. One young lion's skull is partic
ularly good, and many of tho others being
which is to take place next spring, will dis
play more skill and produce more oxoitoment
than tho game ever did before in the history
of this institution.
Tennis is essentially a college game and
more adapted to tho average student than
the roughor game of foot-ball. It requires
more skill than any other college game
cut so as to illustrate anatomical peculiarities which appeals to students in general. Tho
are especial useful to the student and general student cannot spend an afternoon in athletic
public. exercises yet ho may devote an hour to a
game of tennis. It has all the attraction of
Mr. S. Beeman, a student in tho Lincoln a game and at tho same time gives him the
high school, who has made similar contribu- much needed exercise.
tions before, has just given to tho Museum a
set of carefully collected cabinet specimens
of crystals, rocks and oroo, which he recent- Orandall repairs guns and revolvers, 134-5
ly secured in tho coal and iron mines of q street.
Ohio and Pennsylvania.
POINTERS.
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Teeth without plates are a specialty with
Dr. Hodgeman.
, , Bent 75c China Silks, Navy, only 39c, a
Owing to inclemency of tho weather the Ho olaheiinor & 0o.8 Lincoln Send for
tennis tournament which began tho first of samr)ie8
November has not yet been brought to a
close. But the object of the tournament has Thompson, the optician, can fit you out in
been accomplished, in so far as it has created spectacles better than anybody in the city,
an interest in this most important branch of 124:1 street.
athletics. Tho interest was shown by the Bought, sold or exchanged: Secondhand
entrance of thirty-two contestants into the books. U. of N. books a specialty, at Lin
lists. Very few games were won by default coin Book Exchange, 126 So. 12th street,
although many of the preliminaries were Itfl fl bGautVj tho now Catalogue of - Her
somewhat one-sided. The closing games pol8neimGr & 0o., Lincoln. Send for a
or mo tournament were witnessed Dy numer
ous spectators. Tho interest displayed in
these games was due in a large degree to the
efforts of Mr. Westerman and some of tho
copy, free. Send for samples of the beauti
ful line of now Dress Goods.
One of tho few beneficial results of tho
professors who took such an active part, present financial stringency has been the re
The object of the tournament was not so duction in Prices in upholstering. You got
much to select a champion as it was to arouse hard times prices at Rothschild's, 126 No.
enthusiasm in the game. There is no reason 12th streot Bm'r Block-
why the University should not bo able to Do you wont a daily paper with the Hes
copo with other colleges of tho state in tennis pbrian ? Well you can, this way, by an ar
as well as foot-ball. The tournament has rangement with tho local management. Stud
shown the presence of good material which ents of the Uni. can get the Hesperian and
only needs development. Prof. Ward is in the World Herald by the month at sixty-five
the lead, being the only one at present in cents in advance.
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