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$ ""m r - k 'P T HE liESPERJA N becomes significant when wo remember that during some years, Gloucester has lost more men by sea than she lost on the battle field in the same length of time, between Sixty-One and Sixty-Five, though she sent several thousand men to war. In one great storm, some eighty odd men were lost from her Fshing fl.jet. How Kipling seizes upon and appro priates these essential characteristics, it is not easy to say. Certain it eem, that along with wonderful, indefatigable en ergy of observation, a certain, unerring instinct guides him. He has a strange power that supplies, as some mind be fore him have suppliol, evolutions of years from a single print in the sand at his feet. Greater still, in his province of literature, while he does not seem to waste much sympathy on his characters, he so marks out the vital points that we mast read a history between the linos. A. iR. S. Hunt is visiting in Fremont stihis week. Merchant's Barber Shop. Good work guaranteed. Brace Block. Mr. Larson, a former student, lias (re turned to the university. If you want good coal and want it cheap, call up telephone 335. E. A. Moore will load the Y. M. C. A. ' devotional mooting Sunday afternoon. The Kansas & Nebraska Fuel Co. guar antees its cortl to be the bost for the money expended. Prof. Caldwell wishes us to announce that American History II is op en to any university student. The Misses Dora Auman and Maud Atkinson will entertain a numberof itfhoir friends this evening. If you want to see the biggest bargains in books ever made in Nebraska, go to the Lemings sale and look at their 10, 15 and 25 cent tables. Kans. & Neb. Fuel Co. 1003 0 Sti-enl. Call and see us in our new shop at 1144 0 street. R. & C. Mr. McMichael led the Y. M. C. A. meeting last Sunday afternoon. At the close of the meeting the membership of the association was increased by throe. 1330 0 street. J.is. Koibach custom shoe shop. The number of copies of the Junior Annual to be published will depend en tirely on the number of subscriptions. No extra copies will bo printed. If you want a copy you must subscribe at once. Company A hold its annual reception at the Phi Delta Thota rooms last Friday evening. Drill matters were discussed. Considerable interest in competitive drill was manifested It is putting it mildly to say the boys enjoyed therasolvos thoroughly. The executive committee of the Ne braska State Oratorioal Association met at the university last Saturday. Tho committee is composed of W H Untzo of IDoano, C W Taylor of the university and 111 W Ellis of Doane. Judges on manu script and delivery were selected. Tho state contest will bo hold at Lincoln March 26. At a called meeting of the university oratorical assotiation last Saturday tho folio vf'mgpro torn officers were olnctod: president, R. H. Graham ; vieo-prusiduiit, L. V. Patch; secretary-treasurer, C. Y. Taybr. J. P. Cameran, J. E. Pearson, O.H.Allen, O. E. Kindlor and R. C. Roper wore elected delegates to the stato association. C W. Taylor, J. P. Cam eron and 0. W Meier were constituted a committee to revise the constitution of thelnp.nl association. Coal to burn. Charles B. Grogory, V. of N. '91, sells all kinds of coal at 1100 O street in in the basement of the Rich ards block. Students are invited to call. rn