East Lansing High School - Ceniad Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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The High SiEiiiSHii Obser er. X'OL. II. LANSING, IVIICH., .TUNE 16, 1897. No. 8. 'jakie Schneider the Poet Detective. qfrom our Ins! isszzcxl Yes, replied Jakie Schneider, we shall be on their track soon. So saying he took a large lantern and a forty cent microscope from his pocket and looked at some foot prints on the desert sands. Ho! ho! he cried, these are the ones. So saying he put spurs to his camel and galloped slowly on. Thus Jakie Schneider, the great cannibal detective, and his faith- ful aid, Otto Spalenonofski, went on. Morning dawned and the two alighted at a small oasis to pro- cure water and breakfast. Otto Spalenonofski reached into the sad- dle bags and procuring a gas stove attached it to one of the gas trees which grow so plentifully around the desert oases. While Spalenon- ofski was doing this, .Iakie Schnei- der, the great detective, took his shovel and went to another part of the underbrush to dig bait. He soon returned with a tomato can full, and in a short time had sev- eral ine fish boiling on the gas range. Otto, meanwhile busying him- self, set the adjustible table which also came from the saddle bags, and placed upon it two solid silver spoons, forks and knives, from the bread can he took two large loaves of salt rising bread, a chocolate cake and two hard boiled eggs and a cup of maple syrup, from another can he procured a pancake griddle and a package of Aunt Jemima's pancake flour with which he soon had a large collection of griddle cakes on the table, he then fished out a sack of dried apples and a chicken fricassee from a bottle and announced that dinner was ready. The two men were very hungry but did not think best to eat more than had been prepared, as they only had taken along provisions enough for two weeks. After this frugal meal the two resumed their way. We will find the chief, Nebu- lus Hypothesis, and his son Sese Nior, at their village, no doubt, remarked Jakie. Yes, answered Spalenonofski, but where will we find Rose Tecnique, whom they hold for ransom? Ah! I had forgotten her, we were to rescue her, now that you mention it. said Schneider. By this time they had traveled many miles, their camels' tongues were lolling from their mouths, but still they kept on. Suddenly coming to the top of a high hill, Jakie reined in his camel with difficulty, and held up his linger warningly to Otto. Hist! see yonder camp, there is our prize. 'tAlas, but how can we secure her? cried Spalenonofski, who secretly loved Miss Tecnique dearly. It was now night, there was no moon. So saying .lakie unstrapped a

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AS SUPPOSED T0 BE 2 THE HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVER. large balloon from his belt, which, up to this time, he had concealed under his sweater, he placed it over the flame of an hydro-oxygen blow pipe and soon the massive fabric was tugging at the guy wires. At the proper time these were cast off, and the balloon floated quickly away toward the camp of the sleeping Nebulus Hy- pothesis, when directly over the spot, Jakie pulled the trap, the balloon descended on the very housetop of the straw-thatched hut, which contained Miss Rose. There was no delay, our hero took an axe from his belt, and, working vigorously, soon chopped a hole in the roof, snatched up the sought- for Tecnique, jumped to the roof, entered the balloon, shut the trap and started to rise. But he is not unnoticed, a horde of sav- ages rushes out, a volley of arrows is fired at the fast arising airship now four thousand, eight hundred, ninety-seven and a half feet high, one arrow pierces the bottom of the airship and sprains the ankle of the detective, another strikes the balloon, a loud explosion is heard, and it falls rapidly toward the earth below. But what shall be done? Suddenly, Jakie, in spite of his wounded ankle, steps quick- ly to the side of the car. Already the balloon is within seventy-eight feet of the ground. QTO be continued., 5-1 'FQ' - 1 Kilim NNW AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. One of the Lady Members of the Senior Class Gverslept. On last Monday morning the Seniors were very much alarmed by the non-appearance at roll call of Miss Louise Alsdorf. An in- vestigation committee was organ- ized to ascertain the thusness. As they were leaving the build- ing they observed the dilatory member issuing from her home across the way. On further investigation it was learned that she had just risen, but it was not ascertained just how long the young gentleman had stayed the night before. .29 There was a young man from Lansing, Who had a consumptive coughingg He Went to a doctor To keep him alive, And before he had left He had coughed up a ive. X. Y. Z. .29 JE P ,J is ,11 i ,sax 1 . CA X22 Xl i , f fi 42' X pjffiilf N- l ll ., f ' 'N ' if Seijlixj ki? ' SCHOOL TERM NO. 875 CTaking his seat.,