fkk JSPERAti. IN THE SOUP. On this oblate spheroid of ours Where Lits grow fair and fat, The Geologist above them towers, With his broad brimmed gray hat. He wears a hammer at his belt, A compass at his thigh, And chloryphl has never dwelt In the region of his eye. He pulverizes antique stones For fossils, small and few, Though oldci fossil? than these ones Are in the N. S. U. The survey bill in the soup lies, The Geologist weeps today; "My occupation's gone," he cries, And wipes a tear away. No more he walks with stately tread And buzzcth legislators, He'll go to farming now 't is said, And irrigate potatcrs. FAVORITISMS. "Sure thing." Russell. "What is wealth?" Marble. "This world is full of discontent." E. C. Wiggenhorn, "My department." Tingley. "Those 'yaps' ". Slougtton. "Whoop! Yell! Phizz! Bang!" Peterson. We will have a review ocxt time." Sherman. "Why, Mecstcr Chuichl" Fontaine. "I deny it." Hodgman. "Hep! hep! Column right! Ma-a-a-a-rch." Walter, This is what a sophomore insists that he saw the after noon that the instructor in tactics failed to put in an appear ance at class. LUJIJ1 This is the building upon-which Contractor Chowins has employed his leisure moments during the last two years in brushing off cobwebs and repairing weak places, lor which he has received the modest sum of about $16,000. He is now layingTor the job of shooing the flies off for the next two years. icS ? 1. The "Logical End of Some Things," or the "End of Some Logical Things," by the Seniors. DIRECT POINTERS. Call on Edddd. Cerf & Cooo. Bargains at Chicago shoe store. Go to Ewing's for fall overcoats. Hats and caps at Ed. Cerf & Co's. Cadet suits, gloves and caps at Ewing's. Manley has the cream of the candy trade. Go to Ed. Cerf & Co. for furnishing goods. Clothing for every body at Ed. Cerf & Co's. The latest styles in hats at Ed. Cerf & Co's. Special prices to students at T. Ewing & Co's. Webster & Briscoe, boots and shoes, 1023 O St. Ten per cent off to students at W, W.Webster's. Students will receive best of attention at Manley's. Get your shirts made at Capital City Shirt Factory. Manley keeps a full line of confectionery goods, give him a call. Elegant stock of pattern hats at Mrs. W. E. Gosper's, 11 14 O street. Largest line of boots, shoes and rubbers in the city at Webster & Briscoe's. Large and well selected stock of millinery at Mrs. W. E, Gosper's, 1114 O street. For fruits, confectionery, etc. you will do well to call on L. G. Chcvront, 1221 O street. R. C. Manley always has a full line of candy, lruits, and nuts, and docs right by students. Big bargains in a line of school hats for ladies and misses at Mrs. W. E. Gosper's, 1114 O street. Do not fail to send for catalogue and specimens of pen manship to the Lincoln Business College and Institute of Penmanship, Short-Hand and Typewriting, Lincoln, Nebraska. $25.00 to $75.00 a month can be made working for us. Agents preferred who can furnished a horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be profit ably employed also. A few vacancies in towns and cities. Have you read the advertisement of B. F. Johnson & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, in another column? If not, please do so at once. You may not be specially interested in what they have to say, but if you will call some of your friends' attention who need employment to their advertisement, you may confer a life-long favor on them.