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In 2 THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. IWl'J !il ) V - . ill l'l in a. i u -a; M ' i''f 1 IM " I ! ..r H II I ' 1 I'i' I ,1'fl ili I flit - nude and lonely, will vorysoon loom with life, and millions will troad Ilicso fertile plaint and add to them beauty and varie ty of prospect. Already tlio earnest of the future greet the eye, an'1 no great stretch of imagina tion is needed to paint the landscape as it inevitably must exist ten years henee. History, it is said, constantly repeats it. self, heneo the cities along the lines, of travel, in Indiana, lllinoise, Iowa, and other western stated as they now exist, will In- more than duplicated in Nebraska within the next ten years. What an inr mensu extent of country now lies passive awaiting the moulding intluence of Intel liirent, enterprising hearts and hands to shape its destiny! What a Held for the State University to cultivate! The eye is delighted and the heart glad dciiodwith the bight of the temples of learning, not dedicated as of old to the heathen goddess Minerva, but still held more sacred to the breast of every lover nf true freedom than were the shrines of that honored divinity. But where are the N stors and Mentors, to awaken in the hearts of the ardent youth the ilame of true patriotism and a love for eloquence ? Where shall the ves tal virgins, who must kindle and keep brightly burning the llame of love of pure knowledge and high intellectual attain, ments, be instructed In the mysteries of tlieir holy ministrations? "We must look to the Stale University as a gieat auxili ary in this great work. It must send out thorough, broad, polished, cultured men to build up the system of education in these towns of magic growth, or Nebras ka must import her instructors. Our young women must be properly instructed to do this work or we shall retrograde. I wonder if learned instructors presid ing in what should be the mighty engine of power, the great heart of the educa tional system of our state feel, as they should, the necessity of sending out through all these arteries the warm vital izing blood of pure, correct, rich, anima ted, energizing knowledge. There is a mighty work for some power to accom plish, and where should the people look but to its foster child ? Viatou. Anion:; Hie Toulon. AN AI.I.-NIOIIT'S IIIDK IX CIKIOIA.NY. On one of those somber evenings, which are native to the North Sea coast, I land ed, with other American passengers, in the (plaint, old seaport of Bremen. Al though travel-wrn, after thirteen days of ocean voyage, none of our little company could think of resting so soon after being planted on term jiriiw, and a large major ity concluded to take the first train for the interior of " Kaiser Wilhelin's" domains. A few hours were granted for supper and a stroll. In the company of two young Germans, I decided to spend a portion of our limit, ed time in visiting the renowned wine cellar of the "Twelve Apostles," a favor ite resort for both sexes. We arrived at a time when Bremen aristocracy Hooks in to this spacious basement, and already the alcoves and ante-rooms were filled with biblors of the dainty order, and the long tables of the main hull weie fast tilling up. How much wine is consumed every night I dare not conjecture, but should think one would not dare draw a conipar. iton'short of a New York City aqueduct. Within the hucre vaults are said to be cask. set of line wines which have been stored , there for a hundred years. The city au-j thoritics have solo charge and make a I strei. uoiis ell'ort to stamp it as a place of J respectability. A few minutes before tiain time we took our departure amidst a jargon of tongues and clinking bells. A I the Custom House our baggage was rapidly glanced at, and we were requested to pass on. It seemed that this hasty in speclion would be little prevention to smugglers, however this apparent care lessness was accounted for, when the olll cer quietly asked one of our passengers for a little remuneration, lie was feed with an American two-oent copper and felt gratified. Tnis incid -nt shocked me; if such things existed on the border, what could we expect to find in the Ulterior? Notwithstanding the clamor of bother some porters and pompous railway olll cers, a goodly number of our crew man aged to monopolize a coupe and at 10, v. M. we sallied pat the bright lights of the station into outer darkness. No sleep was allowed, for wo had to change cars every few hours, and some one suggested a game of "sixty-six" that's a very inno cent game and we played it all the way to Hanover. We arrived at that place at one o'clock a. m. when I bid adieu to the remainder of the voyage passengers, they going on into the Lower Hhine regions, while I was obliged to wait at this dead hour of night, an hour and a half for a Magdeburg train. However the eating saloons of the larger railway depots are always filled with loungers or travelers, and German characteristics can be seen all around you. While promenading the walk near the gas-lights of the depot I noticed three German students designated by a little red cap who were none the better after excess in strong drink. They were dis cussing the Emperor's right to his posi tion on the Currency question, judging from the gestures they made. When I observed thai they were intoxicated, no lineal connection witli the Nebraska Uni versity could be traced; for no such de gree is found in the catalogues of that institution of learning. Time passed rapidly and I was again aboard one of those railway navigators, called coupes, bound for Magdeburg. Earl) dawn soon cast a grayness upon the surrounding country and later the nicely shaped gardens and red-roofed houses of frequent villages were distinctly visible. At (! A. m. we passed within the all or fort which fortifies the city twenty min utes for coffee, a change of cars, a glance at the Cathedral and we were soon driving along at law-rnte speed over the plains of Leipsic. In duo time we arrived at the latter place, but our haste would not let us gaze minutely upon heroic renown where Gustavus Adolphus entered with liis hordes from the North, or where Na poleon stood while French blood flowed in the streets. We were now in King Al bert's realms and in a few hours arrived at our destination. C. M. Choi'skv. Familiar Talk about Until. (MY USIM.ADV WII.I, I'l.KAHK NOTICK) Hash was discovered in the Kllh c. by one, Che-ha, of China, second cook to his Imperial Highness, Taou-kwnng.Einporor of that Empire. The word is from the Chinese" has h-nie," to cut into lilts, and Is supposed to have had its origin witli the discovery of the article. From so impor tant a discovery, Clie-ha was held in great respect, and even promoted to the rank of first cook, by the Emperor, and almost worshiped by the eemmon people. At Hi si he guarded his secret with zealous care, not even imparling it to his wife, for in thatearlyday tradition held women at olf-hand discredit. But it lay heavily on his mind, and at last, 1. 1 make the matter more complicated, he informed his wife, in dark disclosure of the process. Being of an energetic disposition lie contracted to furnish the entire Empire Willi that delectable dish; and the- onrap lured Celestials would eat, until their na ive strength was exhausted, and thou were rolled across a barrel, similar to the manner of resuscitating a drowned man. The Emperor, seeing that it produced such a forteon oiled, ordered a discon tinuance of its manufacture, and the cul prit to be deprived of rats for the rest of his natural life. But the decree was so un popular, that, in a short time, he revoked it. In the mean time Chc-hn's rib pro pensity had divulged the secret toasubor dlnate.aud from thence, it spread like an allectionute lien over her darling brood. Clie-ha was inconsolable. He traded his disobedient wife for a couple of chop sticks and a terrier dog. In a short time we see hash introduced into Bavaria, Sahara, and other occiden tal nations. At its first appearance in a new country the demand was greater than the supply; but this is acconted for by commentators, as owing altogether to the inexperience of the compounders. In England, as is characteristic of that nation, it was received with a great-deal of distrust ; it was proposed by the Queen's counsel that it bo Introduced into the kingdom, only on the " local option" sys tem. Not so in France; its first appear ance was hailed with delight, and even to the present day the famished traveler is greeted with the euphoneous words at ev cry hotel and cafe "vivo la hash." Hash was brought to America, the land of the free, by one Barnuin, a gentleman who was making a curious collection, for a cabinet museum. In Now York the do- maim was uncommonly great. Jiut in consequence of some scurrilous reports circulated regarding the ingredients, hash fell into disrepute. But the day of its popularity was not over. Some enterpri sing gentlemen, forming a inonopoly.oii deavored to get up a "corner" on this ar ticle of food; but an editorial rebuke in the Ncii Yok Tribune, espousing the cause of basil, crushed their wicked at tempt; while the ciies of the hungry thousands extolled its fame, and to-day the Grangers are humming the refrain. Hash, besides being ery palatable, is very convenient on wash days, and other important eras known to the domestic hearth-stone. It is picked up indiscrim inately, hence the term, "picked up din ners." Hash i , not good without unboun ded faith; and to this the moralizers all exhort us. If the cook does not indulge in hash . perhaps you better take a cup of coffee and let it alone. At a new board ing house, we think it best not to say any tiling about the quality of the hash, for in such eases it is generally inflicted in over doses, to try the moral courage of the new boarder. My moral courage has been tried. Mince pies have been held by some to bo analogous to hash; but I have always considered this to lie a sarcastic intorplot. Now mince pies are. good, hut that they can branch off into that profound mystery of hash, I deny. I huvo known persons, who by general consent were voted cur, now would it, lie casting any reflection upon hash, lo slate, that if lliey were to parlake of that dish, they would be can nibals to their adopted race? Oru. Iiiti'lliciij BColU'i-s. Tuii editor of wJIernM, Plntloiiiiuuih, referring to an editorial in the Stui't, in which the statement was made that, " the scholar should be found in the ranks of Intelligent bolters," asks "the ymui" gentlemen who edit the Studh.nt, if they have ever seen any intelligent bolters. " In reply we would say thai we have been sorely worried by the keen sarcasm eon veyed in tiiis bland intci rogation. The Herald is evidently trying to annihilate us by playing the role of Socrates. But wise, old Socrates would h.u-o blushed to have perpetrated such a (pies tion. Wo are so sorry that the astute edi tor of the llemld has asked this question; as we perceive therefrom that he is either extremely ignorant of the history of American polities, or else, what is worse still, that he is one of that class of polj. ticians who would rather stupidly hold fa.st to the rotten carcass of party, Ihoimh they ruin themselves and disgust the Na tior, than discard the vile thing, and give it speedy and decent burial, whatever it erases to bo a means of perpetuating the gi eat ideas and principles v liieh it professes to endorse. Wo would advise him lo read up the history of the "Free Soilers," "The Barn burners," led by such " bolters" as Van Huron, Halo and Adams the cause of the death of the old Whig party, and of the present dying condition of the Democrat ic parly the record of that hero of "hoi tors," Andrew Jackson, of Douglas, and later, of a few such men as Freeman Clark at Springfield. If he does this, he will then be able to consider the matter in a rational manner, and will perhaps discover some representative wisdom and intelligence in the ranks of bolters. We have seen our nation saved in the hour of peril by a bolter's will and huo. ism; we have seen a groat national, evil rooted out by the persistent efforts of hoi tors, though fostered by two strong par ties; even during the last year we have seen demagogues and public robbers tremble for fear some honest man should have the moral courage to bolt the ticket of his convention and refuse to license a villian to gorge upon the people's bounty. Would to God the Bcpublicun Fary of Nebraska had always possessed a fewbol tors in its caucuses and conventions! then the Parly and the State might have been spared shame mid disgrace. We would ask the editor of the Jferald, if, in the history of our State, hehas nev or known a villian to bo imposed upon the people, by low trickery and chicanery in the convention, and then elected by u craven public, literally driven to the polls by the scourge of party fealty? Has ho over known a political journal to wield the parly lash in the behalf of a candidate whom there was every reason to suspect ? If so, would not the editorof such n journal have slimi'ii nim-n m-iiw. I pie and intelligence by warning the pco- tklfkt ilo it it in Muni ln I...!.. ..f .. . . 1 jut. wi uiiiigu, inuii u) uringing a disgrace upon his party and a calamitv upon the State? ' Which policy would be most likely to endanger tno stability of a partv ami de stroy public confidence lo impose an evil or incompetent man upon the people, or discard him and let the opposing par ty gain momentarily in the race? Ed. 1 1 i-