THIS NKBRASKAN-HESPERIAN.
XDOALS.
At tho sign of "Tho Co-op.," 322 N.
11th.
Tho original and only "Co-op.," 322
N. 11th.
Tho oldest Btudonta' book store, Tho
Co-op, 322 N. 11th.
Agency for the Best Laundry Co. at
The Co-op, 322 N. 11th.
A good second-hand bicycle for salo
cheap at University book store.
Tho Y. M. C. A. studies and supplies
only at The Co-op., 322 N. 11th.
Largest stock of second-hand univer
sity text books In Lincoln at The Co-op.,
322 N. 11th.
All history and political economy
outlines are handled exclusively at The
Co-op, 322 N. 11th.
Tho A. A. Waterman fountain pens
can be obtained at Hanna's drug store.
Price, $1.25; guaranteed.
Alpha Tau Omega Initiated J. O.
Berkely of Alnsworth and C. S. Wilson
of Lincoln last Friday night.
The Best Laundry Co. has an agency
at The Coop, 322 N. 11th. Laundry
bundles left at the store will receive
prompt attention.
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity en
tertained their young lady friends at
their house at Twelfth and H streets
Saturday evening.
The advanced chorus work began
Tuesday at 5 In the chapel and the ele
mentary chorus at 5 today and will be
in charge of Mrs. Raymond.
When you get your books visit the
University Book company. They carry
new and second-hand books, history
paper and supplies of all kinds.
The Alpha Tau boys have a fine
house in the Baldwin Terrace and are
rooming and boarding together. They
begin the year with ten active men in
school.
Ed R. Morrison is spending a few
weeks in New York, Washington and
Philadelphia, tho guest of some of the
grand ofllcers of the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity.
All students are asked to notice the
bulletin boards carefully for changes
in recitation rooms. This Is more nec
essary, as no announcements are now
made at chapel.
A new course in the history of social
philosophy will be given by Dr. Ell
wood on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day at 2 p. m. This Is a course in polit
ical and economic science.
Wear a university pin to show that
you are patriotic, and carry a Water
man Ideal fountain pen to show that
you are up-to-date. We have them both.
University Book company.
Tho new students enjoyed a lecture
from Librarian Wyer Tuesday after
noon at 4 in the chapel on the use of
the library and tho books. Tho lecture
will also be given today at tho same
hour and place.
credit for tho drill and military tactics
in tho university. Their discharge
papers will bo taken as ovldenco of tho
work done.
Tho wholo edition of. tho "Phyto
geography of Nebraska" was destroyed
in the flro which burned out North &
Comnany. Only a fow of tho books had
been delivered to tho authors, and it is the UNITED STATES PRODUCING
possible with tho simple system. This
is duo to tho suporior economy of com
pounding, which ho has found onablcs
tho samo wolght of boiler to supply an
ongino of from 15 to 20 por cent
greater power than it could if tho .sim
ple high pressuro system wore used.
Scientific American.
doubtful whether any copies can now
be obtained to fill orders. This is tho
book which has been so well received
by American and European botanists.
Scionco has suffered a distinct loss in
the destruction of this valuable edition.
Arrangements have been made for
ono of Professor Fling's classes In Eu
ropean history to meet In the art gal
lory on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thurs
days at 11:20 a. m. Ono hundred and
fifty chairs and a lecture platform will
bo placed in tho room in such a manner
as not to Interfere with tho regular use
of the room. This furniture will en
able Miss Hayden to use the room for.
lectures on art, which it Is hoped will
be given during the winter.
Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher, B. Sc, 1898,
at present fellow In chemistry, has
been appointed assistant chemist in the
experiment station, to fill tho place
made vacant by tho promotion of R. S.
Hlltnor to tho position formerly held
by Dr. Samuel Avery.
P. J. Jewell, a former student of the
university who has just returned from
tho Klondike, has presented the institu
tion with a collection of plants repre
senting sovoral species from ferns up
to higher flowors. Most of this collec
tion enmo from Circle City .which Is
very far north, and ono lot from Una
laska. Tho following ruling has been Issued
from the chancellor's office: Members
of tho First, Second and Third Ne
braska volunteer regiments who served
with their regiments will bo given
HIGH SPEED ON FRENCH RAIL
WAYS. The compound locomotive Is win
ning laurels for itself just now by Its
remarkable work in hauling express
trains on some of the French railways.
We have not been accustomed to look
to France for record high speed per
formances, tho trains In this country
and in England having been up to a
iw years ago easny nrst in this re
spect. Of late years, however, a few of
the French railroads havo been paying
particular attention to their express
train service, with the result that the
last named now holds the leading
place, running several of its crack
trains at an average speed, including
stops, of over 54.5 miles per hour.
Of the twenty-five expresses that are
booked to run at a speed of over 50
miles an hour, there are six, including
one between Amiens and Calais Ville,
102.J miles, with a speed of between
50 and 50.9 miles an hour; seven be
tween 51.1 and 51.8 miles an hour;
seven between 52 and 52.7 miles an
hour, and five having respective speeds
of 54.5, 54.8 55.3, 5C.3 and 57.7 miles
an hour, including stops; tho last
named run is made between Paris and
Amiens, 81a miles; while tho averago
of 56.3 is maintained on a continuous
run, without stop, between Paris and
St. Quentin, a distance of 95$ miles.
vvnat a splendid service this is will be
understood when wo bear in mind the
fact that the five fastest trains exceed
tho speed of our own Empire State ex
press, which is timed to run from New
York to Albany at the rate of 53.58
miles nn hour, though they do not
equal tho Atlantic City flyer on tho
Philadelphia and Reading railroad.
The trains are not so heay as the Em
pire State express, although some re
markable work has been done with
trains of between 300 and 400 tons,
running at speeds of from 40 to 50
miles an hour.
Perhaps tho most interesting feature
of this express service is tho fact that
it in worked by compound locomotives
of tho four cylinder typo. These on
glnes have generous grate surface; a
largo total heating surface, in some
cases annroachlmr 2 nnn onnnM
u ,vvu willtuiu IL'UL.
and employ steam pressuro as high as
227 pounds to the square inch. Tho
high pressuro cylinders aro within tho
frames, boneath tho smoko box, and
are coupled to tho forward pair of
drivers, while tho low pressuro cylin
ders are outside tho frames and con
nect to tho rear pair of drivers.
M. Do Glohn, tho designer of tho lo
comotives, says that ho adopted tho
compound system because, within the
limits of weight imposed, ho can se
cure a more powerful engine than is
ONE-FOURTH OF THE WORLD'S
COAL.
Fully one-quarter of tho world's sup
ply of coal is now mined in tho United
States, and in tho last twenty-eight
years no country has como anywhoro
near equaling it in tho increase of pro
duction. Whilo tho increase for tho
wholo world has bepn less than 100 por
cent, that of tho United States alone
has been nearly 200 per cent.
In the calendar year 1897 tho total
production of bituminous and anthra
cite grades was 19,603,970 tonB, worth
at tho mines $198,809,178. Local in
(I us tries and domestic consumption re
quire an annually increasing amount
and on top of this wo now havo a
strong foreign demand, already largo
enough to warrant increased and more
steady mining for a long time to como.
With a present production more
than flvo times greator than It was in
1870, our exportations havo increased
from a Httlo more than a quarter of a
million tons to more than four million,
and is causing uneasiness in tho coal
producing countries of Europe. Sat
urday livening Post.
THE
BOOK
Depart-jent
A GREAT IDEA.
Isaacsteln mado a visit to his friend
Blumenberg's store tho other day and
was greatly surprised to see upon the
wall a half dozen hand grenades, la
beled: "To be used only in case of
fire." "Mein Gott! Blumenberg, vat
for do you havo dose tings arount?"
"Dot's all right," replied Blumenberg,
calmly, "I need dem in mein business."
"But, mein friend, do you know vat
vas in dem?" "No, Isaacsteln," came
me reply, "i don't know vat vas in
dem, but I know vat is in dem it's
gasoline." Argonaut.
Nonnnlted.
1 IfLill
Lawyer Tho cont'a too long, tho
waistcoat's too long in faot, tho entlr
suit's too long I
Tailor Dear me, sir, I'm very sorry,
but I-er-thought tint gentlemen of
your profession preferred longenita
Ally Sloper.
Making Ckange.
IPmJr
Has been known for years to
University students as the
best place in Lincoln to buy
the right kind of goods at the
right price.
The department is stocked
with a complete line of Foun
tain Pens, Student's Note
Books, History Paper, Tab
lets, Pencils, and all' other
school and college supplies.
You can buy a fourteen
karat gold Fountain Pen for
69c; History Paper as low as
5c. per 100 sheets; History
Covers from 9c. to 15c each,
and all other supplies at equal
ly low figures.
Our miscellaneous book
stock contains all the latest
publications as well as the
standard works by well known
authors, text' books, diction
aries, translations, etc.
Music and
res..
OfBcinl-Certainly, there's a bounty
of 8 marks for killing an otter. Where
did you find him ?
Peasant-In tho forest of Stolzen-
Offldfll Well, tlmrn'n n ,
marks for trespassing there, bo yon owo
fast 3 mnrkBl-Flieffondn m.tJr
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We sell all the latest music
at one -half the published
price. We also carry a com
plete line of vocal and instru
mental sheet music contain
ing 4,000 pieces at 5c. per
copy. Pictures framed from
25c. upwards.