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received for the "McClellan's by Mr. J. E. modern Geometer; "How to by Kempes Whitworth; d Geometry,"
In the Chicago Daily News of March 7, Eugene Field in his department pays our own Will Simpson, formerly of K. S. U., the following complimentary notice:
"Here are three good poems. They were written by Mr. W. H. Simpson of Topeka, Kans. None but a Kansas man could have written the first.
JOHN BROWN.
John Brown—that's all; a serious-purposed man,
Hard-banded, tender-hearted; God's great plan
Through his gnarled, knotty nature pulsing ran.
"Fanatic!" hissed the mob, with loud acclaim;
They unremembered; he, clos- clasped by fame.
While fades away the gallows' dreadful shame.
Each cause Its Christ, its sacrifice to might!
Soon scorn is done, and freedom's piercing light
Dispels the mists 'round Calvary's awful height!
SHERIDAN.
Outward, and over—away;
Hurry, good steed, nor delay;
Trembling, unpolished is the fray.
Foam-flecked, as waves out at sea,
Sinewy, pulsing, and free—
Forward, the day walts for me!
Thus to his horse, as it flew,
Daring, and steady, and true—
Winchester saved for the blue.
Merely a hush in the night,
Simply a fading of light;
And a warrior gone from our sight.
Softly, and lightly, and low,
Blow ye again, bugles blow,
For the soldier asleep with the foe!
LULLABY.
Out of the dark into light,
Into day-dawn from the night;
Down from a perilous height—
Baby dear,
Do not fear!
Strange is the wind and the tide,
The heavens eternally wide;
Less fathomed, this life at my side—
Mother's near,
Do not fear!
Your eyes look steadfast at me,
Something unseen seems to see,
Thought of a bird or a bee—
Hark and hear,
Do not fear!
Love it was beckoned to you
Over the hills, through the blue
Shadows that shut God from view—
I am here,
Do not fear!
A large audience assembled in the Unity Club rooms Monday night and listened to Prof. Blake's interesting lecture on "Mesmerism." Mr. Smith, the well-known mesmerist, was present, but refused to display his powers. Considerable interest in the science has been awakened in University circles, and a large number of students were present. Prof. Franklin will continue the course by a lecture on "Hypnotism and the Faith Cure."
Regents' Meeting.
At the meeting of the University Regents Monday and Tuesday, the following officers and committees
were named: Vice-president, M. P. Simpson; recording secretary, C. S. Gleed; auditor, C. R. Mitchell; board of instruction, C. S. Gleed, W. C. Spagnler, J. F. Billings; committee on library, W. C. Spangler, C. S. Gleed, J. A. Lippincott; finance, C. R. Mitchell, Joel Moody, M. P. Simpson; buildings and grounds, Joel Moody, J. A. Lippincott, C.S.Gleed; lands and endowments, J.F.Billings, C.R.Mitchell, M.P.Simpson.
The chair of Anatomy, Physiology and Taxidermy was established and L. L. Dyche elected professor. Prof Dyche was given leave of absence until next November in order to collect specimens in British America W. C. Stephens, '85, was elected assistant in Natural History. Prof J. H. Canfield was granted an assistant in the Political Science department, and provisions were made for assistants for the departments of Pharmacy, Chemistry and Modern Languages. The salary of Prof. A. G. Canfield was also raised to $1,700 as he has been working for two years as professor, at an assistant's salary. The question of a successor to Chancellor Lippincott was referred to the committee on instruction. The board adjourned to meet again April 30.
Cabaza De Vaca.
A large audience greeted Senator Moody last Tuesday evening in University Hall, to listen to his most interesting lecture on the warderings and adventures of Cabaza De Vaca, a Spanish adventurer, who had come over to Florida with Narvaez's expedition. The Senator first described the expedition of Narvaez's party of 300 men to Apallache, in search of gold. They were lured far into the interior, and only after a hard struggle did 242 of the 300 escape. The account left by the Spaniards of the great strength and marvelous skill of those Indians in the use of the bow is wonderful. The superior steel armor worn by the Spaniards afforded them scarcely any protection against the deadly force and precision with which these Indians sent their arrows.
The Spaniards finally reached the Gulf of Mexico, worn out and almost starved. They had found no gems, no gold, no great land to subject, and no great people to Christianize. They wandered along the coast to the Bay of Horses, so called from the fact that here they killed and ate all their horses, made boats of their skins, ropes of their tails and manes, and water bottles of the skins of their legs. Having fitted out five boats, they embarked and sailed toward the
west. But wherever they chanced to land for water they were met by hostile Indians. The savages had evidently determined to exterminate the white men who had treated them so cruelly, and had spread the news all along the Gulf coast. They had driven the Spaniards to sea and now evidently intended to keep them there.
On Nov. 6, 1528, however, Cabeza with his party landed on an island in what is now called Mobile Bay. Here they were reduced almost to slavery and were separated from one another. While in this slavery, Cabeza became a learned "medicine man" adding to the Indian prayers and incantations, many of the peculiar impressive ceremonies of the Roman Catholic church.
On September 1, 1529, in company with two other Spaniards and a negro, he escaped to the mainland and started toward the land of the setting of the sun, on a most wonderful journey. He was everywhere hailed as the "Child of the Sun" and great numbers of people accompanied him from one tribe to the other to whom he gave his blessing on paating. While on his journey he found it necessary to add to his knowledge of the Esculapean science, the skill of the merchant. From one tribe to the other he carried a few necessaries or curiosities, the sale of which gained him subsistence.
The party first went north to the Tombigbee river where they met a tribe of great smokers and drinkers. These Indians would smoke until stupifaction ensued and get on a three days drunk.
In May, 1535, Cabeza left the Tombigbee and crossed the mountains of northern Alabama to the beautiful valley of the Tennessee. Thence they journeyed westward until they came to a great river, the Mississippi, at almost the same place that DeSoto discovered it six years later. Thus to Cabeza De Vaca, and not to De Soto, belongs the honor of the discovery of the Mississippi. From here they journeyed westward through Arkansas, over the mountains in the western part of tha State, into the Indian Territory to the Neosho riuer. Thence north to the Verdigris,thence to the Arkansas following the river up around the great bend in Kansas, through the "cow country," these being the first white men who ever stepped on Kansas soil.
Leaving Kansas and the "cow country, he took an almost direct line to Las Vegas, where he saw the Pueblo Indians living in houses, cultivating fields and enjoying a certain degree of civilization. Here he found a great number of turquises. From
Las Vegas Cobea journeyed on southward across the Rio Grande, where he found traces of the Spaniards in Mexico.
On May 5, 1596, Cobeza, after fifteen years of wanderings through strange lands and among wild, uncivilized tribes, often destitute, hungry and naked, at last entered the City of Mexico, where he was welcomed by Cortez.
Such is the wonderful story of Cobeza de Vaca, and so well was it told by Senator Moody, that for two hours he held the closest attention of the audience. That we may have the privilege of enjoying many more such interesting lectures before the year closes is the earnest wish of the Courier.
Exchange.
At a reunion of Union Alumni in New York recently, Warner Miller delivered an address from which we extract the following: "In my day the requirements for admission were such that a boy could generally enter college at sixteen and graduate at twenty. He could then get a start which would enable him to enter upon his professional or business career before he was baldheaded. (Laughter.) Now, however, things are so that few men can graduate under twenty-three. Then comes three or four years in the professional school or in post graduate study, and before the college man is really skilled in his business or profession, he is well on toward the average limit of human life. I am not in accord with the present tendency of our colleges in making the course constantly broader and more difficult."
Columbia has added 10,000 volumes to her library within the last year.
There are 12 American students in attendance at Oxford, 608 at the University of Berlin, and 200 at Leipsic.
The largest library in the world is the Imperial, at Paris, which contains over 2,000,000 volumes. -Exc.
Bromelsick has hats that beat the Cyclones.
Smith keeps base ball supplies. Go to Abe Levy's for bargains in collars cuffs and shrits.
Smith has all the illustrated periodicals.
Don't fail to see Geo. R. Wendling at the opera house, March 26, in his greatest subject, "Popular Delusions."
Go to Smith's for all the daily papers.
Ask your Grocer for
PEET BROS. & CO'S.
REX OAP
A lady of Lawrence did say,
"I'll go to my grocer this day,
And Rex soap I'll try,
For a quarter will buy
Six bars, pure soap—no lye.
Smith keeps dumb-bells and Indian clubs of all weights.
Go to J. D. Smith's for choice cigars.
Abe Levy starts a big thirty day sale to make room for his large spring stock.
A Musical Event.
Yesterday marked the engagement of Andrews' English Opera Co., by Manager Bowersock. They will present the popular opera "Ermine" here next Tuesday evening. The company is a powerful musical organization, and comprises some of the best singers in the country, including the ever-popular Marie Roe, and the great tenor, Alonzo Hatch, who created the part of Ralph Rakestraw. The company consists of thirty-five people with an orchestra of thirteen they carry elegant costumes, and go prepared to put on any of their operas in grand style. Seats on sale tomorrow morning at Crew & Co's.
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