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THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. 8 THE LOCAL AT WORK AMONG Ol'U EXCHANGES'. Novor reveal your secrets ton relative, for "blood will tell." E.v. A frcslnnan says tlial the best chain, pagno (sham pain) ho knows, is when a girl screams when a fellow kisses her. Ex. "Matrimony," said a modern Bene diet, the other day, "produces remarkable revolutions. Here am I, for instance, in ten short months, changed from a sighing lover to a loving sire. Mute Journal. " Well, my boy," asked a gentleman of a little cight-yoar.old boy, "what are yon crying forV" '"Cause T can't find my dad. I told the old fool il he wont oil' too far he'd loose me," was the tllial reply. Ex. A kiss German girls say "a kiss , -without a moustache is like bread without butter." A young lady, hearing the prov erb, remarked that she could not prove it, as all her male friends wore moustaches. Central Colloyian. If you want to bring an American boy up right, appeal to his contennial feel, ings. There is n lad in Uoston whose mother cured him of a bad habit just by aying, "Willie, Gcorgo "Washington nov or cracked hickory nuts with his teeth." Ex. "Georgle, I'm going to do something before long of which I must speak to you." "Well, what is it, Ma?" "I'm intending to marry Dr. Jones and i "Good for you, Ma. Does Dr. Jones know il ?" ?" The other day a man in Milwaukee found four boys playing cards on the liny mow, and lie was proceeding to give them " fits," when one of them spoke up and mid, "We wan't playing keerds. Tom Lester's mother is dead, and we were up h'jre showing him the pictures on the keords so he wouldn't feel lonesome." Jir. A Broad Street, Newark, Physician was called upon lust week to attend a seam. tress who felt indisposed. He inquired as to bur health, and she responded, very appropriately, "Well, its about new svir, Doctor, but scams wnrw to-day, and I have frequent tititcha in the side. The Doctor hemmed, as he felt her pulse, said she would mend soon, and left a prescription. Ex. Jroirw, Whose boy is that nny ruin tion of yours? Jones. Only by marriage. Jlrown. Ah! Well, I was going, to re mark that I don't know what is the matter -with him, but he is the stupidest, sappiest, cusscdest young blockhead, without ex. ccption, that I ever met. Jones. The boy is my eon. Ilroirn (retiring). Good morning. Ty ro. An old Highlander rather fond of his toddy, was ordored by his physician, dur ing a temporary illness, not to exceed one ounce of spirits daily. The old gentleman wag dubious about the amount, and asked lna son, n schoolboy, how much an ounce was. " Sixteen drachms," was the reply. "Sixteen ilram An excellent doctor 1" r,epljed the Highbinder, "Hun and tell Donald McTavish and Big John to come down the nicht." Ex. " If you don't see what you want, ask we quietly (led to fashion the sledge with for it," is posted up in a conspicuous place its face of steel that baiters the stone that in a Loininsport grocery. A native stepped grinds the ax that cuts the wood that Into the establishment, lust week, lie saw the caul and remarked: " I want a ion dob lnr bill, and I don't see it." " Neither do , I," was the laconic reply. The native " looked further," but he advised the gro. cer to "lake down that sign." Xcb. Mute Journal. At a dining saloon a few days ago, two gentlemen sat eating their lunch. One, noted for his fondness for liquor, took iq) a glass of water and drained it to the bottom. His friend turning around suddenly exclaimed: " I say, George, there goes a surprise party!" "Where?" "Down your throat." Ex A Frenchman, while looking at a num. ber of vessels exclaimed, "See what a flock of ships!., He was told that a Hock of ships was called a Heel, but that a licet of sheep was called a Hock. To assist him in mastering the intricacies of the English language, he was told that a flock of girls was called a bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called a pack, but that a pack of cards is never called a bevy, though a pack of thieves is called a gang, and a gang of an gels in called a host, while a host of por poises is termed a shoal. He was told that a host of oxen is termed a herd, and a herd of children is called a troop, and a troop of partridges is termed a covey, and a covey of beauty is called a galaxy, and a galaxy of rulllans is called a horde, and a bord'' of rubbish is called a heap, and a heap of bullocks is called a drove, and a feeds the lire that old Nick built. j'.r. Our Surveying Party. We received a telegram from Mr. Mcllroom, chief engineer, dated July 14, to be at the depot in Columbus for thu midnight emigrant train. We were on lime, and as soon as the train stopped we boarded it. The lirst thing Hint greeted us on entering the car; was a voice ex claiming: "This car is full and besides It is chartered. Skcond Party Who by? First Party A surveying parly. Skcond Party (Looking around at about eight or ten ladies) are all here sur veyors ? First Party Yes, sir? Jusl at this point, one of the University " boys " awoke and recognized us ; but our passes had been forgotten, so we were compelled to wait until the next day, when Messrs. Schhgel, McBroom and Wells came up on the express. Our parly were to leave the cars at Sidney and proceed with teams to the woik, which commenced eleven miles north of Sidney and extended thirty miles northward. When we arrived at Julesburgh our train was slopped by a telegram that a train was "ditched" be tween us and Lodgepole and two men se riously hurt. One report stated that it was No. 7, the train our party was on. But it turned out to bo a freight train and the men weie not hurt as seriously as at fust reported. We arrived in Sidney about noon and it required all the after- ! drove of blackguards is called a mob, and "on to loni1 UP- We MmVvA near Sidney a mob of whales is called a school, and a on P()1 Crcek-a town of three or four school of worship is called a congregation I" population, four hundred and 'and a congregation of engineers is called fmirtWM1 milt's west f Omalm. The fol- ! a corps, and a corps of robbers is called a ! ,owiS wc' sturle(1 for ,hc' work- nr fulled hi J L-uiisinuu in iu'my!i. men, uiosuy band, and a band of locusts is crowd, and a crowd of gentlefolks is call- j wc anneU- As we wm' 'mnZ ,n, u ed the elite. The word being French, the I Iml,,m coun1,r.v wo werc -'Wl.at nppre scholar understood it and ask-d no mort, tensive of danger lrom the Indians. We p commenced work on Sunday, which was very much opposed to the religious The Funs that Oi. Niok built. We principles of the majority of our party. find in an exchange the following capital j One of the boys was heard to observe that Imitation of the "house that Jack built," j10 ul heard the bones of his Puritan and wish that it might become a house- ftCestors rattling all the following night, hold favorite. Intemperance This is the fire that old ! Nick built. Moderate drinking This is the fuel thai feeds the lire that old Nick built. Rum selling This is the ax llmt cuts the wood that feed- the lire that old Niok built. Love of money This is the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds the lire that old Nick built. Public opinion This is the sledge with its face of steel that batters the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds the fire that old Nick built. A temperance meeting This is ono of the blows that wo quietly deal to fashion the sledge with its edge of steel that batters the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds the fire that old Nick built. Temperance pledge This is tho smith that works with a will to give force to the blow that we quietly deal to fashion the sledge with its face of steel that batters the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds tho fire that old Nick built. Eternal truth Thie is tho spirit so gen. tie and still that uorve the smith to work witli a will to give force to the blow that in consequence of his troubled con science." Most of the land we surveyed between the two Plattes was good and consisted of high, rolling prairie. We found one peat bed of several bun died acres. As we neared the North Platte, the country became very rough and hilly, approaching almost to mountainous, with a little cedar and pine timber in the canons. Fish were very plenty in all the streams, and when we camped on any of them, the boys would go lishing, and generally caught in a short time all they desired. While we were camped on the high lands on the south side of the Platte we had our first Indian scare. About nine o'clock at night a dog belonging to Hie party began barking very loudly and scarcci the horses and mules. They started running and suorting in ter ror. Some one cried "Indians! Indians I " uud in a moment the entire camp was in confusion. The men were ruuning to and fro some looking for guns, others for amunition, ami some for a hiding place. To add to the excitement, one of the boys while examining his revolver in the tent to see if it was loaded, accidentally di. charged it. The ball buried itself iu the ground a few inches from the bi-cust 0f our cook who was lying down at the lw Quiet was restored and it was tll-toored that It was a wolf that had caused u inp commotion. Next morning two t,r (R, boys who had been lamenting beeau.,,. they were afraid " we would not ,aVl, y brush with the Indians, and they Wn( not have a chance to capture a few ,r seo" suddenly discovered they couM n,,, endure the hardships of our campaign They curried good sized mule parks,, their backs thirty miles to Sidm y, un, there took the cars for home. I hi,. t local of the Hesperian and u mule had & falling out (most of the falling wu doin by j e local.) The local and tlm-t ui(.r, went to hunt a " town corner." As i, local did not have a horse, oik- ,,' i,0 teamsters tendered him a mule, as. suriug him at the same time thai "it ,h perfectly gentle in every respect." Th,. mule proceeded all right until the) arriv ed where the corner should hae ban, about two miles from camp, vv hen Midden, ly its ears lopped over iu front, which vi. vated Its heels, and the mule cravvbd ow of the saddle. Ye local found himself very unceremoniously seated on theui-iunl affectionately embracing the saddle. 11, jumped up and concluded he would liv it bare-back, but as soon as he was M-aM the mule rolled himself up in a ball lik a porcupine, turned aback somersault ami landed right upon ye local. His friciuK ran to his assistance, expecting to find him about demolished, but he arose, said lie was not much Inn I and remarked thai In- "guessed he would walk to camp, as 1m never did enjoy riding mules, anyhow " On the north side of the North Platte the country is very diversified. For tV first eight or ten miles the land is good. being slightly broken by ravines, then ii gradually becomes sandy, until there U scarcely anything but rounded sand hilh with a stunted growth of grass on one side, while the other is excavated by the wind to the depth of from ten to forty feet Near the northern boundary of the work, we struck a chain of alkali lakes, in which the water is villainous. It would kill either man or beast if they were com pelled to use it for a week. By digging back from the lake a few rods tolerably good water can bo procured. From this place the line&t vie?.' is presented of any locality in that part of the country. From the top of one of the sand hills can be counted thirteen lingo lakes, one of the largest of which is nearly three miles long by one-fourth to one-half mile wide. Ducks, geese and swans abound on the lakes and deer are plenty in tho tall grai and rushes that skirt them. While wc were at supper, when camped on one of these lakes, the stock stampeded. Mc Broom jumped on his horse, which wa picketed near the wagons, and followed them. After going about tlve miles lie lost the trail in the hills, also the camp, and was compelled to remain out all night without coat or blanket, which is anything but pleasant on ace tint of the nearness to the mountains. Three incu started the next morning and about eve ning brought the stock back. There were two musicians with the party one playin n flute, tho other on a jewsharp. When we rested for a day the boys would have a good time wrestling, boxing, etc., rum would wind up with a dance. Surveying is hard work but it is just the thing for students during summer vacation, as allot our party will testify. M