Kansas University Weekly.
345
Experiment In Rain-making.
Prof. Blake treated his class in Physics, on Wednesday, to a miniature exhibition of rainmaking that was quite amusing. He was decomposing water by the electric current in a glass bottle, leading the two gases, hydrogen and oxygen, into a glass dish, where he touched a lighted match to them. After several explosions his supply of matches gave out, and he then tried to disconnect the wires leading to the bottle, the current being too strong to handle with the bare hands, he then called for another match, and like the traditional small boy on the Fourth of July, gave the climax by setting off the accumulated gas. There was a loud report, and wires, stopper and glass tubing flew high in the air. The heavy rain descended around the smiling Professor amid applause of the class. There were three girls in attendance, and, strange to say, they did not scream.
The Topeka Capital Tuesday morning had the following to say of three University students from that city who are now at their homes sick with typhoid fever :
George Penfield has probably the worst case. He has been very ill for several weeks. Sunday night he was much worse, and fears were entertained as to his recovery, but Dr. McGuire believed that there was some improvement in his condition yesterday.
David Lakin has been sick several weeks. Sunday he had a very severe hemorrhage of the nose, which alarmed his friends, but he was better yesterday. Dr. McGuire is attending him also.
Clay Lyon was home from the University several weeks ago on account of sickness. He recovered, he thought, and returned to Lawrence. Last week he suffered a relapse and returned to his home. He is getting along very well now, his physician, Dr. Harding, says.
The largest class in the University and the one most interesting in its personal makeup is the class in English History which will disband this week. It has more than one hundred members. All sorts and conditions of students may be found in it. Nearly every county in Kansas and a few places outside the state are represented. The names of the members suggest several trades and professions. There is a Brewster, a Plummer, a Shoemaker, a Turner, and a Parson. There is also a Shinn and a Wing, a Rose and a Rosebush, and a Bear, a Coon, a Fox and a Campbell. The various nationalities represented in the class may be indicated by the names, Olson, O'Connor and Syder.
A few University girls will give an informal leap year party Saturday night.
“‘A' is a filler, saw dust like.
The fluent orator said.
To him 'tis plain—to us plain that Such filling is in his head.
Eliason Feb. 1st, Opera House.
Attending this entertainment, which is in fact a new departure from the old beaten track of the magicians, will be an enjoyable relaxation. A treat of vision that equals anything that the old and familiar conjurors have presented to the public in the line of necromancy. Eliason is assisted in his program of novelties by Madamoisells Edmunda and seven able assistants.
A Query.
"The ocean's bosom" some would say; But really I can't see, How such a "waste" expansive may, A heaving bosom be.
-A. R.
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