University Missourian (Columbia, Mo.)
December 7, 1908

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m UNIVERSITY MISSOTIRIAN. VOLUME I. COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1908. NUMBER 58 SIXTEEN M M WEAR FOOTBALL!" Those Who Received Letters Will Elect Captain for 1909; "TUBBY" GRAVES, POSSIBILITY If He is Ineligible, Ristine Is Probable Choice For Honor. HERE ARE MEN ENTITLED TO WEAR FOOTBALL "M's" IT. W. Anderson, guard; C. L. Ristine. center; A. 15. Wilder, full back; E. M. Ewing, full back; D. M. Nee. right end: W. R. Rolierl, guard; S. 1. Uove, tackle; G. A. Alexander, ri.ht half; W. ,1. Cnrothers, guard; D. W. Graves, left tackle.; K. 1'. Gilchrist, left half; E. L. Miller, captain, guard; H. W. Crain. half: .1. R. liluck, right tackle; W. L. Driver, left end: W. X. Deathcrage. quarter back. Sixteen M's were awarded to the Tiger squad by the atretic board, which met Friday evening. The men who received their letters will meet at the home of Coach Monilaw Tuesday evening and elect a captain for the 1JI09 team. There is sonic possibility that Graves may be eligible to play on next year's team, and if it is decided that he can play, he probably will be elected cap tain. Graves has been acting captain during the last season when Captain Miller was out of the game, and has shown ability as a leader. But the changes that he will be allowed to play for another season are small. Driver will also be found eligible if Graves is. as lie has played the same length of time as the latter. Ristine a Favorite. Barring Grave, it looks as if Carl Ristine will le elected to lead the Tiger-. net year. Alexander is the other possibility. Both men have played great football during the .-eason. Ris tine has not played in a many games as Alexander, owing to the injury he received in the Iowa game. This kept him -out of one of the minor games, but he played in all of the big ones, and was never taken out of the game except when injured. Alexander has been in every game the Tigers have played and has prob ably gained more ground than any other man on the team, with the ex ception of Driver. He has seldom failed to ain ground when he had the ball, and was the best punter on the team, although he was often outpunted by his opponent. Conservative, Coolheaded. Ristine has played a great game and won a position on Monilaw's All -Missouri Valley team. His playing was not spectacular but in recovering fum bles and in tackling iie proved his right to be classed as the lest center in the Missouri Valley. As a football cap tain he probably is tiie lest man for that position that the team could se lect. He is conservative and cool headed, and knows how to take care of the men and keep them in condition: and, when the ballots are counted Tues day night it probably will be found that Ristine has leen elected. WOMEN OF UNIVERSITY ENTERTAIN THE TIGERS Women of the University of Missouri gave a reception Saturday evening in Academic Hall to the football men. The 'Varsity colors and footballs were used in the" decorations. In the receiving line were memliers of the football squad and Dr. and Mrs. A. Ross Hill. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Hetherington, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Monilaw, Miss Mary Breed. Miss Irene Serutchfield. Miss Mary Paxton. Miss Alice Richardson and Miss Margaret Elston. South Side Boys' Win Game. The South Side Athletic Club and the Synagogue football teams played a game of football on the University of Missouri practice field last Saturday, the game resulting in a victory for the former, by 15 to 10. The South Side team is composed of High School loys residing in the Southern part of Co lumbia. The Synagogue team is made up of University of Missouri students rooming at 317 South Fifth street. Former Professor Here. Judge V. II. Rolwrts, of St. Xouis. formerly professor of real property and corporation law, in the University of Missouri, is in Columbia on business. OPENING SESSION FAIR WEATHER CONGRESS IS CONVENED HERE Cold Weather and Warmer Day Bills Topics of Discussion in Both Houses. The Fair Weather Congress opened its sixtieth session today. The Cold Weather and Wanner Days hills will le introduced next week. Although at" present the Warmer Days hill stands a good show of being -passed, it is lielieved that only the Cold Weather hill will go through the house. The forecast: "Fair and wanner tonight and Tues day." The temperature at (i a. m. was IS degrees; at 2 p. in., 23 degrees. COUNTY CLUB HEAtiS FORM ORGANIZATION Body Will Aid in "Boosting" the University Enrollment. Ten presidents of county clubs of the University of Missouri met Sat urday morning in Academic Hall and organized a County Presidents' Club, the purpose of which is to organize clubs at the University from every county in the state and to sj'stcmatize the work which these clubs are doing to ward increasing the enrollment from the home counties. The officers of the new organization are: Walter Stcminons, president; F. L. Breece. vice-president, and Miss Lela Howat. secretary-treasurer. The club is open to all presidents of county or cily clubs at the University. A committee consisting of 1). T. War ren and C. C. MeCanse was appointed to formulate a plan of campaign. In teresting talks were made by the heads of the various county clubs as to the work being carried on in their counties. From Grundy county twenty-four students enrolled in the Uni versity this year, while last year .there were only six. The Pike County Club, of which Miss Lela Howat is president, has also made a notable record. The county club presidents who or ganized the new club are: Pike county. Miss Lela Howat; Macon county, James Preston Kem; Henry county, T. E. Breece: Lawrence county, C. C. Me Canse; Barry county, C. C. McCullom; Livingston county, A. T. Steele; Grun dy county. D. T. Warren; Clinton coun ty, Alliert Heinz; Greene county. O. D. Chrisman; Jasper county, Walter Steinnious. CHRISMAN IS PRESIDENT OF GREENE COUNTY CLUB O. D. Chrisman. yell-leader and Sen ior engineer was elected president of the Springfield and Greene county club at a meeting Friday. Other officers elected were: William Stava. vice president; Miss Carrie Schwider, sec retary; II. Lincoln, corresponding sec retary; S. Beacon, treasurer. The Greene county club was organiz ed three years ago with a membership of six. The club now numliers twenty five persons. The members of. the club will conduct a systematic campaign among high school students and others eligible for the University of Missouri. The Greene county club is arranging to hold a banquet in Springfield Christ mas. The banquet will Im attended 'by all former Greene county students at the University of Missouri and those in the University at the present time. U. OP MINN. HEAD RESIGNS President Northrup, Who Has Served Twenty-five Years, will Retire. MIXX., Minn., Dec. 7. Dr. Cyrus Xorthrup, president of the University of Minnesota, will retire from the pres idency of that institution at the close of the present colege year. His formal resignation will be pre sented to the Board of Kegents of the University of Minnesota Tuesday. Dr. Northrup has leen at the head of the University of Minnesota for twenty- five vears. Engineers Back from Chicago. Sixteen Senior Civil Engineering stu dents of the University of Missouri, who have leen inspecting steel struct ures in Chicago and other Illinois towns, have returned. The party was in charge of A. Lincoln Hyde, professor of bridge engineering. The students taking the trip were: A. F. Porzelius. William Bott, F. Roth, F. E. Ross, C. D. Mann. L. B. Briggs, F. II. Wells. T. J. Schmidt, R. B. Westover, R. E. Lee. Patterson Bain, S. R. Morrow. C. Phillips. F. F. Hanly, A. V. Ellston and R. A. Potts. B. Y. P. U. Reception. The B. Y. P. U. will give a receplion to its members and friends at the Baptist church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The University MUsourian telephone numbers are: department office. 377; news room, 274: business office, 714. HEAR THE PLAINT Of One Says if Columbia Women Buy Wholesale, They Can Get Food Cheaper. ANOTHER URGES, "PAY CASH" Housekeeper Declares Prices Quoted Are Too Low, if Anything. POOR HERE IS THE LIST: ARE THE PRICES TOO HIGH? Lamb, lb .17 1-2 .18 Bacon, lb lit .20 Eggs, doz .24 .35 Butter, lb 30 .35 Flour, cwt. 2.1)0 3.00 Corn meal, hu. .SM) .90 Sugar, lb 05 3-1 .Of, Potatoes, bit. .90 1.00 Sweet potatoes, bu 1.35 1.75 Beans, lb Oii .00 1-4 Apples, bu. 1.25 2.00 Banana, do. .25 .25 Oranges, doz. .40 .50 Canned peas. doz 1.30-$3.00 2.00-$3.00 Canned peaches, doz 1.5O-$.30O 2.00$3.00 Canned lx'ans. doz 1.00-$2.00 1.20-$2.40 Canned corn, doz 1.00-$2.00 l.O0-$2.40 Beef steak, lb.. .18 3-4 .17 1-2 Pork, lb 15 .12 1-2 Dressed chicken, lb 25 .15 Beef roast, lb.. .10 .12 1-2 Mutton, lb 15 .15 The complaints of some grocers con cerning the prices published in the Mis sourian Dec. 2, have been made in the form of letters to the University Mis sourian. One grocer suggests that -if the women of Columbia would buy their groceries in large quantities instead of "little dribs" they could get them, as cheap here as in other places presum ably meaning at retail elsewhere. This grocer writes: "In your issue of Dee. 2, you have an article on the great advance of gro ceries in Columbia. Your reporter must have been misinformed, a's some of, the prices quoted are much above the actual retail prices here. "Bacon is lower than in October, country butter was thirty cents in Oc tober, now twenty-five to thirty. Su gar was $.,.75 to $0.00 per cwt., now $5.50 to $5.75. 'Potatoes, northern and country, 00 cents; oranges, 25 to 50 cents per doz.; canned peas, $1.00 to $2.25 per doz.; canned beans, $1.00 to $1.75 per doz.; canned corn, .75 to $1.75 per doz. This Isn't Surprising. "If the ladies of Columbia will buy their groceries in larger quantities in stead of little dribs, they can buy them just as low in Columbia as any other place in the State. 'Country produce will probably bring better prices here than some of our neighboring cities on account of the great amount consumed at home, but outside of produce, we see no reason for any advance in groceries. "We fear that if such reports as you published yesterday go over the state, it will keep young people of small means from coming to Columbia to school. "Baker, Robinson Co." The Other Side. This represents one side of the ques tion and there is no lack of testimony to support the other side. A house keeper who signs herself a "victim of high prices" writes: "I have read with interest your price lists of groceries showing the increase in the cost of living during the month and I find that in some items your quotation is even below the prices quo ted to me at the grocers. For in stance, sweet potatoes were quoted at $2.00 a bushel one day this week. A quart bottle of olive oil, for which I never paid over 05 cents elsewhere, is 75 cents here. '"Celery was five cents a bunch last month and I have paid ten cents for a much poorer bunch this month. Cranberries were two quarts for twenty-five cents and now they are fifteen cents straight. The grocers quote ap ples at fifty cents a peck. They were twenty-five and thirty-five last month, but the quality is not as good now. In this state, famous for its apple crop, that staple fruit is too high for com mon use. Sometimes the grocers con tend that prices have not advanced and they try to suppress the fact that (Continued on Fourth Page.) MINISTERS HERE LIKE 25-MINUTE SERMONS nm kkkkkkkkkkwkkkkkkkkkkkkk The Rev. Dr. C. M. B:siioi Record of Rev. M. L. Thomas' History Was 12 Minutes Long Thinks 25 Minutes About Right Time. THIS FIGURE PLEASES OTHERS; RITUAL FACTOR IN SOME CASES Pastors in Various Churches Tell Why It's Hard to Be Brief. Columbia ministers agree that the long sermon is out of date. The aver age of their opinions as to how long a sermon should be is twenty-five or thirty minutes. When questioned by a rejiorter of the University Missourian. they frankly admitted, however, that they were not always able to live up to that standard. The Rev. M. L. Thomas, pastor of the Baptist church of Columbia, spoke in a sermon recently about a former pastor, the Rev. X. X. Buckner, who often rode thirty miles to his place of service and never preached more than fifteen minutes. When asked what he thought about the length of sermons, the .Rev. Mr. Thomas said: Twelve Minutes His Shortest. "I intend my sermons to be carefully prepared so that I may bring them ea sily within the range of time. On the average, I preach about twenty-five minutes. My shortest sermon took up twelve minutes. I find that my ser mons are growing gradually shorter. 1 hope, however, that they may never liecomc reproachfully short. It is my plan never to have the entire service appreciably more than an hour long. '"The length of a sermon depends on circumstances. It depends on the man and on his audience. One man may speak an hour and it seems only ten minutes, whereas another one will speak ten minutes and it seems an hour. I think it a good plan to work out the sermon carefully beforehand and to stop when through. "It is said that people liked to hear the Rev. Mr. Buckner. a former pastor of this church whom I mentioned in a sermon recently, because he never preached long. Another pastor of this church, Tyre Harris, a talented min ister who died early in life, made it his custom to preach only short ser mons. He. too, was admired by his hearers. In most cases, I find that the pastors of this church have been men of short sermons." The Rev. Henry P. Uorton, pastor of the Episcopal church, expressed his opinion as follows: Twenty-Minute Average. 'You remember the conundrum: 'What ought a preacher to preach alwuti' The answer is, 'About thirty minutes.' The length of a sermon. however, depends on circumstances. The service, other than preaching, of the Episcopal church is longer than that of most other churches, consequently it is necessary that the sermon 1k some what shorter. I suppose the average length of my sermons is aliout twenty minutes. On certain occasions, the sermon is made longer. A visiting min ister is of course given more time if he desires it. "The length of a sermon depends on the preacher and his congregation. On one occasion, I heard a gentleman talk for two hours. It was nearing the lunch hour, but when his talk was over we unanimously agreed that we would have been perfectly willing to have had him speak two hours longer. "Now, there are a good many people like the minister's son who. when it was mentioned to him that, his fai'ier had preached an excellent sermon wiU (Contlnncd on Third Page.) The Rev. M. I.. Thomas. The Rev. H. P. Horton. CLOSES ITS DOORS National Exchange, Having $1,800,000 Deposits, Is Closed by Examiner. By United Tres. SPRIXOFIELD. M... Dec. 7. The National Exchange Bank, one of the largest here, failed to open this morn ing. A note, posted by Examiner Roreback. says that the bank was closed by order of the Comptroller, but gave no reason. The Iwnk has a capital of $250,000, a surplus of $70,000. and deposits amounting to $1,S00. Its loans are es timated at $800,000. The officers are: president, L. S. Mey er; vice-president. E. X. Ferguson; sec ond vice-president, A. R. Baldwin; cashier. E. S. San ford: assistant cash iers,' J. L. Hine and II. O. Cravens. PROMISES BETTER LIGHT Supt. Sherman Says Additional Wire Is Being Strung. Defects in the electric light service in Columbia are being corrected. Supt. .1. M. Sherman says. Upon receipt of complaints from consumers in the neighborhood of the University of Mis souri about .1,000 feet of wire was strung on Xinth street, south from Broadway, Friday morning. "That new wire on Xinth street ma terially increases the power of the lights in that neighlKirhood," aid Mr. Sherman. "I think it will relieve the trouble. If it does not, I will investi gate the matter further, and immedi ately correct whatever may Ik; the fault." Student's Collarbone Broken. Frank E. Johnson, a Senior Engineer of the University of Missouri living west of Columbia, suffered a broken collarlK)ne while helping his father ring hogs last Thursday. He was holding a large hog by a rope, while another man was putting a ring in the hogV nose. The hog gave a sudden lunge and threw Mr. Johnson to the ground. "Co-op" Shareholders to Meet. The annual meeting of tiie sharehold ers of the University Co-operative Store will be held in the Auditorium tomorrow at 4:30 p. m. Three mem lcrs of'the Board of Directors .will be chosen. To Read "Mr. Dooley." "Readings from Mr. Dooley" by Prof. John R. Scott is the program for the J'niversity Assembly tomorrow morn- SPRINGFIELD A SPEAKER CANNON GETS OVATION AS CONGRESS OPENS 'Uncle Joe" Wields Gavel With Heavy Hand While Vice-President Fairbanks Taps Gently. DEATH OF SENATOR ALLISON IS SUBJECT OF RESOLUTIONS Sixtieth Session Gets Ready to Spend a Billion Odd Dollars. FACTS ABOUT THE SECOND SESSION OF 6oth CONGRESS Opens Dee. 7. noon. Closes March 4, noon. Senate. Republicans. 01; Democrats, 31. Total. i2. House. Republicans, '221; Democrats, 10S. Vacancies, 2. Total, 391. By United Press. WASHIXGTOX, Dec. 7. With a sc ries of resounding whacks of a mahog any mallet wielded by "Uncle Joe' Cannon and three gentle tap-, of an ivory gavel in the hand of Vice-President Fairbanks, the Houe and Senate opened today for the final session of the Sixtieth Congress. Whereupon, the solons formally got ready for the business of deciding how Uncle Sam may ljest spend a billion odd dollars next year and of placing on the statute Iooks sundry laws of more or less importance. Both wings of the great white capi tol presented the usual scenes of ani mation and beauty. An hour before the beginning of the session the gal leries were packed to their limit. A large majority of the spectators were women arrayed in the latest fashions. Ten Serving Last Term. At least ten Senators are starting today upon their last term duty. Among them are some who 'have been prominent in their party councils. On the other hand, there are nearly twice as many who were receiving congratu lations on the apparently sure indica tions that, they would 1m: re-elected, or upon the accomplished faft. Amid all the handshaking, the ex change of congratulations, or of condo lence, which preceded the session there was evidence of the fact that sinc they last met they had lost by death one of the nm-t valuable members of the liody. Allison's Death Mourned. This was brought prominently to their attention later when a resolution was offered and adopted appropriate to the demise of the late Senator Wil liam B. Allison of Iowa, who Iiesides being chairman of one of the most im portant committees of the Senate, that on appropriations, was for years recog nized as the great pacificator of war ring factions. The Senators who arc probably be ginning their last term today are: Ankeney of Washington, Foraker of Ohio, Fulton of Oregon. Hansbrough of Xorth Dakota. Hemenway of Indiana, Kittridge of South Dakota, Long of Kansas, McCreary of Kentucky, Piatt of Xew York and Teller of Colorado. These Were Re-elected. Thoe whose re-election has already In-en accomplished, or seems sure, are: Brandasrec of Connecticut. Clarke of Arkansas. Clay of fieorgia, Dillingham of Vermont, fiallinger of Xew Hamp' shire, (lore of Oklahoma, Reyburn of Idaho, Hopkins of Illinois, Latimer off Souih Carolina, McEnery of Louisiana-,. Xewlands of Nevada, Overman of North Carolina, Penrose of Pennsylva nia. Smoot of Utah, Stevenon of Wis consin and Stone of Missouri. After the opening prayer by the ven erable Chaplain. Edward Everett Hale, and the roll call, the three customary resolutions which mark the lieginning of a new session were offered and adopted. The first fixed the hour of daffy meetings at 12 o'clock noon; the sec ond directed the secretary to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate was in session, and the third authorizing the vice-president to invite a committee to join with the committee appointed by the House for the purpose of announcing to the President that the Congress was ready to receive any mes sage he might wish to send. Senator Dolliver of Iowa then offered a reso lution expressing grief at the death of (Continued on Fourth Pace.) I n 3I .'41 H W' fflWMfti i M i M ?i&mSf8miA'i&i&Mh&,. fe&fe r.NadiaBa JSfc-. sJO&M, KlgsigSiiliMiMMiniii smisBsmisMmBmmsBsmm

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mmpmmss' in wft irfmTniMiTi"rr"-i JTinnrirTir ill i r UNIVERSITY MISSOURIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1908. tl&isr'ii Ift. r R University Missourian An evening newspaper published at Columbia, Mo., every schoolday by the Department of Journalism of the University of Missouri. Entered at the postofiice at Columbia, Mo., as second-class mail mailer. SimsCRIPTION-Invariably In Alliance: By Mall or Carrier: School Year, $3.00; Semester, $1.35. Single Copied, Two Cents. Business Office Room E, Academic Hall, Universilyot Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Telephone Numbers: Department office. 877. Newsroom, 274. Business Office, 714. Only Approrrd Adrrrtiitty Accrptrtl. Jlate on Application. Address all communications to University Missourian, Columbia, Mo. UNIVERSITY CALENDAR Dec S. .s-einbly. Auditorium. 10 a. m. Dec. J). Meet in" oi male descendants i of Union Civil War Veterans. Koom 14, Academic 1 1. ill. 7:I!0 p. m. Saline Count v Club, Room -II. Academic Mali. Livingston County Club. Agii- cultural Building. 7:1.5 p. m. Dec. 10 and 11. Inauguration of Dr. A. I'.oss Hill as President. Dec. I:!. Athenean Literary Society. Union I.iteiary Society. Xew Kr.i Debating Club. JeH'er-onian Debating Society. M. S. U. Debating Club. '"She Sloops to Conquer." Dec. 13. Lecture, Lorado Taft, Audito rium. Dec. 2:). Wednesday, at 4 p. in. to Jan. Tuesday, at S a. in.. Christ ina Holidays. BETTER TIMES IX IRELAND. The prospects of good times in Ire land are becoming brighter. The Irish hae always been good workers but they have been divided because of the iliirerelice in political and religious be liefs between the north and the south. High freight rates, and the exaction of landlords have done much to in crease the poverty of the people. The old political parties have given way to societies who-e aim is to pro duce national unity. Among the proj ects propositi by the Sinn Fein society are: manufactures must be built up: Irishmen must not buy imported goods when Irish-made goods may be had; People's banks must be formed: Irish Americans should help in the industrial development the beet-sugar industry must be developed and the bogs drain vd. It is hoped that the laud, most of which is now in the possession of the large landholders, will be entirely iwned by the peasant in twenty years. I-ace making and silk embroidery in dustties have been fostered. The co operative system has been established and is doing its work well. The tech nical education of the young men is doing much to raise the standard of the industrial conditions. VIEWPOINTS (Tlie t'nlverslty Missourian Invites contrl lmtlmis not to eTceeil 200 words, on matters of t'niverslty Interest. The name of the writer should accompany such letters, but will not printed unless desired. The Univer sity Missourian does not express approval nor disapproval of these communications by print ing them.) Why Seek Holidays? T the Kdltor of the I'nlverslty Missourian: Why is it that all students are cia.y for a holiday at any time, and as many as they can get. when they are paying out money everv day for their educa tion, and some working for it I It is natural. Yet when you think of what most of them aie coining to school for an education vou wonder how iL is that they are more than willing to get every holiday possible and "cut" any time. But when a holiday i given don't think you are a piivilegcd character jind take two or three. STUDEXT. Put Up Some Hooks. To the ndltor of the t'niversity Missourian: Some hooks ought to be provided for j the boys to hang their hats and coat on in the library "lobby." The hats j t naturally get mixed and it is necessary to go through the whole stack before you find your hat. One fellow hunted for a whole hour Friday and then had to go home with the chill breeze play ing through hi locks. Of course, the fellow who get out of the library 1irt gets the pick of hats, but it i pretty hard on the one who leaves a bran new hat and when he comes back finds a crown covered with hieroglyph ics. A fellow does not delight in hav- ing bis hat stepped on. and generally j mashed up and. lie-side leing a matter of inconvenience it gives the room an untidy appearand-. E. A. Definition. Bobby: Pa. what's a pres censor? Pa: He's a man who knows more than he thinks other people should. Judge. SPIRIT OF THE NEWS Champ Clark of .Missouri was ehos 'ii leader of tin- minority in the Ilou.se of Representatives Saturday night. 11a succeeds John Sharp Williams, who is Senator-elect from .Mississippi. Clark was chosen unanimously after lieing presented by Couirrcssinan Williams. The work of Congress will still be guided by Cannon as Speaker. Mis power is second only to that of the President himself. The largest iutei denominational gath ering of Christians ot recent years was in Philadelphia Thursday. Bishop K. K. Hcndri.x. of Kansas City, was chosen piesident of the council by unanimous vote. The object of the meeting in to bring together the Christian liodies of America into united service for Christ and the world. The meeting will be successful in mi much as it strives for the advancement of Christianity and not for the abolition of denominations. Tin- possibility of such a council shows the growth of libera lit in the Chris tian churches dining the la-t few dec ades. Woman siiil"rage was the subject of three mass meeting- in Xew York Flidav. Some bitter speeches were made air.iilisl Piesident Koo-evelt. who wrote that he favors equal suffrage but thinks the matter unimportant. The Rev. Dr. Akeil i-iiticiseil ten justices of the supreme court and District Attor ney .leiome for feting Kichard Cioker. fmnier leader of "lamuiany. Mrs. Snow -den. jn-t out of an English prison, told of women's stiuggles in Kngland. While oppo-ition to woman suffrage is still strong in many quarters, it is win ning favor with the independent Miter, who otes for principle rather than party. The death of Rear Admiral Coghlau. I. S. X.. for forty-live car a pic turesque figure in the navy, recall the si-H.ition in l.!!i caused by his read ing of "Iloch der Kaiser" at a Union League Cluli dinner in Xew 5, ork. This ridiculed the pi (-tensions of the Kaiser that everything that was worth doing was done by "Mein-elf utid Gott." It nearly involved the United States in in international conflict. The atten tion paid the incident at the time was far more than should have been and only sbows that the United States gov ernment sliouhl not be held accountable for whatever someone of its ollieer niav say. TOLD ACROSS THE BREAKFAST TABLE The red-headed "Soph" with the wart on his nose and the Junior ".Medic" vveie discussing the revolution in Hayti. "The trouble with those fellows." said the "Soph." "is that they nevei toe the maik and crap it out. When ever theie isn't a liull-li-'lit in town to keep the populace intcieted some down-and-out jMtliticisiii thinks he sees a chance to get back into the limelight, so he begins eiiiu; the government for all he's worth." "Upon which the government start exterminating hi followers." hazarded the Freshman. "Shows what vou know about it." retort iil the "Soph." "Xothing i ever exterminated in a Haytiau revolution. After notices have been tacked up ev erybody who has a uniform of some kind joins the government troops, while those who haven't borrow or steal a gun and become revolutionists. Xet. both sides begin telling what they in tend to do to ea.-h other until some foreign power step in. give an exhibi tion in twentieth century diplomacy. and both sides spend the rest of the day in making promises to each oth er "Which are apt to be as binding as the proinies railroads sometimes make." finished the solicitor for the Oven. "Let's hope that won't apply to the situation here." finished the man who reads the Mi-sourian. reverently. "In fact I'm hoping theie will be an all round improvement by the time the big show begins next Thursday." "The streets alouud the University j are to be cleaned for a starter." vol junteered the Arts student. "Residents 1 of Columbia and students ought to co- operate and make Columbia as attract ive a possible think w,. f ;t the visitors will "They won't spend much time think- j ing over the appearance of the town."! said the wag. "Why not?" demanded the solicitor, i "Wait till they stiike the prices here." finished the former." "They'll furnish enough food for thought." ''And that will U- pretty nearly the only kind of food those price will fur nih." concluded the football man. weeping the table with a digu-ted look. Temperance Movements. 'George." spoke his letter half, "you are interested in the temperance move ments, are vou not" ."Why. certainly I am." he answered, j "Well suppose you go out and make! a few of them with the pump handle. 1 am in need of a pail of water right away." Bohemian Magazine. MAGAZINE FEAST FOR CHRISTMAS T HE following list of articles and .stories of general interest in the Decemlier Magazines was compiled under the direction of Henry 0. Sev erance, librarian at the University of Missouri: Abbey's latest Mural Paintings. Cortissoz. Scribner's. Alaska' Coal Resources. Mitchell. Review of Reviews. Alaska's Railroad Development. Chase. Review of Reviews. American Art. Sullivan. Craftsman. American Music Farwell. Review of Reviews. American Oberanimergau. Smith. Putnanis. American Spirit in Chinese Educa tion. Martin. Outlook. Author's Full Dinner Pail. Maurice. ISookman. Awakening of China. Roosevelt. Outlook. llird with a Handicap. Job. Outing. Bulgaria: a Xation Reborn. Smith. Piituauis. Case of JFiction. Boynton. Dial. Causes of Russia's Defeat by Japan. Kuropatkiu. MeClure's. Christmas at Mt. Vernon. The First. Hunt. Century. Christmas Cheer at Country Homes. Post. Everv ImmIv's. Christmas Dinner on a Ranch. Roose velt. Everybody's. Christina Eve in Outlook. Exile. Datidet. Christina Christina' Giving. Hani. Broadway. Handicap. Connolly. Serib- ner s. Chiistma .Memories of .My Denmark Home. Riis. Century. Christmas Plans Tested. Smith. World' Work. Christmas Presents. Appleton. Christmas Relied ions. Crothers. At lantic. Civic liightcoiisiicss Via Percentages. Ih-idgman. Atlantic. College Women. Coughlin. Appleton. Cuban Election. Outlook. Craftsmanship of Xoorian. Crafts man. A Day" Adventures in Damascus. Duncan. Harper. I)e Moigan. Win. F. Luca. Outlook. Development of Modern Art. Gookin. Dial. Dillieiilt Art of Jiving. Rockefeller. World". Work. Dramatic Reminiscences. Schuyler. Bookman. Ducks. Trieper. Outing. Editors and Parsons. Hodges. Out look. First Yankee Ship at Guam. Paine. Outing. Forest Files. Lindsay. Craftsman. Furnace Problem. Wood. Everybody's. German Crisis. Outlook. Ghosts. Crane. Atlantic Greatest Newspaper in the World. Outlook. Grenfcl of librador. McGrath. Re view of Reviews. Italian Affairs in Last Two Years. Kdmistou. Atlantic. Jack Tarn Ashore. Lyon. Appleton. Lakes-to-the-Gulf Waterway. Out look. IjhiiI Frauds in America. Outlook. l-attcr Day Novelists of France. House. Dial. Legends of the City of Mexico. Jan vier. Harper. Lions that Stopped a Railroad. Pat terson. World's Work. Making of Abnakee Rugs. Alliee. Craftsman. A Man Who Cave Himself. World' Work. Milton and Keats. Century. Milton Tercentenary. Whitten. Put nanis. Mind of Woman. Thomas. American. Mind Curing. EggIetou. American. Modern Minor Poetry. Ford. Book man. Muscular Work. F'lint. Outing. Xnpoleon the Less. Peek. Bookman. Xew Spirit of the Farm. Laut. Out ing. New View of Charity. Devine. At lantic. Xew York's Budget Exhibit. Allen. Uevievv of Reviews. Xovelisf in Politics. Johnson. World's Work. Old Age Pensions. Russell. Broadway. One Hundred Masterpieces of Paint ing. La Farge. MeClure's. Organization of Higher Education. Piitchett. Atlantic Painter. of the New Salon. Callin Harper. Panama and the Canal-Builders, Weir. Putnam. Personality of Richard ("dock. Dial. Poe. Macy. Atlantic. Quality of Woman' Art Wagner. Aehi eve- jmeiit. Craftsman. i Races in the United States. Ripley. Apple- Atlantic. Religion and Science. Aked ton. i iiigiu view ot Wealth. Carnegie., win i.is Work. Roln-rt Burn Scribner's. Country. Harper. Russian Folk-Tales in Pictures for j -lUMIieil. VIilllSHIUU. Czar's si.:i.i r e. Silver Fox. Seton. Century. Ski-l!unnin". Peirce. Munev. S..K-;.,,, i. -vitii- tw,i... "i.i. MeClure's. Spiritual Unrest I Emanuel Move me'it. American. SOCIETY THE Board of Curators of the Uni versity of Missouri will give a re ception Thurday evening at ,0 o'clock in Rothwell gymnasium for the University guests. About 1,000 invita tions have been issued, including the Seniors and Alumni of the University. In the receiving line will be Gov. and Mrs. Folk. Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Bonfoey, Mr. and Mrs. C. Jl. Faris, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parrish, Mr. and Mrs. J. V C. Karnes, Mr. and Mrs. G. It. Dorsey, Mr. and Mrs. A. MeVey, "Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Wells and Mr. and Mrs. S. 1 Bavsinger. A Russian tea was the entertainment given by Prof, and Mrs. J. S. Ankeney and Toda Cho, to the Cosmopolitan Club at Prof. Ankeney's residence on Conley avenue Saturday evening. More than twenty members of the club were present. The entertainment consisted of violin and piano selections by Prof. I L. Silverman and E. X. Blazer and in viewing the exhibit of water-color pictures now at Prof. Ankeney's resi lience. The Alumni of the University of Mis souri wil give a banquet Friday at 12::t0, at Lathrop Hall for the Univer-' ity guests here for the inauguration of President Hill. Those in charge of the banquet are: John C. Leggctl, of Cuba, N. Y.. B. F. Hoffman. W. F. Woodrnir and S. F. Conley. President Hill will be toastmaster. About 300 invitations have Iiecn issued. Miss Clara Fickel gave a hosiery shower Saturday afternoon at the Ath ens hotel for Miss Rowena jWilhite whose marriage to W. II. Henszey of Philadelphia will take place Dec About thirty guests were present. The Fortnightly Club will meet at -5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Read Hall. Dr. T. E. Hamilton will lecture on the 'Modern French Drama, after which there will be a social hour, and refreshments will be served. The faculty of the University of Misouri will give an informal lun cheon Thurday at 12.I50 for the guests of the University in the corridors of Academic Hall. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Ross Hill will give a reception Friday evening at 0 o'clock to the guests here, for the in auguration of President Hill. The D. A. R.'- met at the home of Mrs. J. D. Lavvson on Hudson avenue Saturday afternoon. The Pi Beta Piii sorority will give a tia tomorrow afternoon at their house on llitt street. 'VARSITY NOTES The St. Louis club will meet today it 4:.'t() p. m. in Academic Hall. Prof. M. S. Wildmaii departed for St. Louis this morning to be gone a few da vs. Miss Vallye Boyce has a badly sprained arm as the result of a fall sev eral days ago. Miss Beth Patterson, of Mexico. Mo., was the guest Saturday and Sunday at the Kappa House. .Miss Nell Farley of Peoria, III., and Mjss Nell Kokcii of St. Louis are guests at the Delta Pi house. Students of the University of Mis souri from Saline county will meet in Room 44. Academic Hall. Wednesday to form a county club. The Union Literary Society will hold its regular meeting Friday night, in stead of Saturday. The preliminary de bating question will be discussed. The stair of the "(l!l Savitar, the stu dent annual of the University of Mis souri, has awarded the engraving con tract for this year to the Hammer smith Engraving Co. of Milwaukee. Wi. Twenty engraving houses sub mitted bids. The Savitar engraving amount to nearly ."jMOO annually. Spooks and Telepathy, pleton. Hale p- Sunday Recreation. Whitney. Outing Sunday School Around the World Forties. World's Work. 'Superannuated Man." Hendrick, MeClure's. Tariff. Carnegie. Century. Tariff Reform. Outlook. Tariff in Action. Outlook. Ullman. Paul. Portrait Painter. Chapman. Craftsman. Western View of Japanese. Prosser. World's Work. Whale Hunting Today. Andrews. World's Work. Women Who Work II. Hard Dorr. Everybody's. Work. Study and Play for Every Giihl. Craftsman. Zionism. Casson. Broadway. "ILL-ADVISED CHARITY FOSTERS PAUPERISM" W. T. Cross. Investigator, Finds Glaring Defects in the System of Outdoor Relief by Missouri Counties Dr. Riley Tells of Worh. The State of Missouri expends in a year one and one-half million dollars for the support of its ioor. This is equivalent to a tax levy of 10 cents on the $100 of taxable valuation, and is alnuit one-eighth as much money as is expended for public schools in the State. This enormous amount does not include the relief given by the cities of the State or by private societies and individuals. It includes only the money expended by the counties for the main tenance of their paupers in their alms houses or in their own homes, and the proportion of the appropriation to the State institutions that is made neces sary by their indigent inmates. Of the 114 counties in the State, ninety-seven gave less than 1.5,000 for poor relief in 1000. while four counties, not including the city of St. Louis, gave !?l.-.000 or more. These four are Jackv son, Buchanan. Saline and Boone, the former two containing large cities and the latter two being among the richest agricultural counties of the State. The variation in the amount to poor relief l... ..n...4 :.t f.nin.i ii-. itjiiik,it i LMIC11 l IIJIOHII.S 13 llflllill fc, l "'t

directly upon the taxable valuation ot their property and their population, de pending more upon the former than up on the latter. In general the counties of the State lying south of the Mis souri river give less poor relief in pro portion to their taxable property and population, than all those north of the river. In those counties where the per capita valuation of property is lowest, the per capita amount of poor relief is least. Unprogressive Counties. Out of the 114 counties there are sev enteen that have no county poor house, all of which, save one, are south of the river, and only eleven of them contain cities of over 500 population. The counties having no county poor house" have not a mature plan of relief, the giving by them being found to be more irregular than in the other counties of the State; they are the undeveloped counties of the State. The above facts appear in the results of study of public outdoor relief in this State just completed by the Depart ment of Research in the St. Louis School of Philanthropy. Poor relief is given in the counties of Missouri in two ways maintenance in the county poor house and temporary relief to paupers in their own homes. The former is ordinarily called indoor relief, and the latter outdoor relief. There were almost 14,000 paupers who received relief in their own homes from the county court's of the State in 1906. two thirds of whom were receiving aid also from private sources. These 14. 000 constitute no small army and ''pos sess a greater potentiality for deteri oration and for public expense than any other class in our population." Results of Investigation. The investigation considered chiefly the pauper population that received re lief from the county courts outside of the county almshouses. More than 200 case of such paupers were visited by the investigators, from which W. T. Cross, who wrote the report, gives the following typical cases: "The family of Mr. C. lives in the thickly wooded country of Southern Missouri. The head of the house is an old man. though he has only reached the age of forty-five. By accident, he lost his eyesight several years ago. and he can do but little now at his occu pation of tie cutting even with the aid of his eldest son who is not yet of age and who is himself suffering from disease. Two other sons. less than six teen year of age. tend the crop on the little place they have rented. The mother is liedfast about half the time with heart trouble, and the remainder of the rapidly increasing family serve fltltl it. ill-.,:,. 41... .....A. ..,.fc n. uiuiii me iiic,ij;ci ICSIIIirCCS OI I the bread winner Vet wiHkiI lm,- were found to be cheerful and exhibited true southern hospitality." "In another case the beneficiary was found to be a widow who told the vis itor that she had recently moved from a neighboring county from which she was still drawing relief. Why should he take pain to cut off this source of income if the county official did not even inquire where she lived?" The Case of "Uncle Andy." "Uncle Andy was found to have been getting $S a quarter from the county court for year, yet his cabin full of worthless men was a testimony which cried against a legalized method of encouraging pauperism." It was found that of the eases in vestigated. 10 per cent was aided on account of widowhood and non-support. J4 per cent received aid primarily on account of old age, and 45 per cent were aided on account of physical or mental defects, or liccausc of sickness or death. The general purposes for which out door relief is given were found to be to furnish subsistence, to provide medi- wl attention, to pay burial expenses, and to give transportation, usually out of ttye county. Mr. Cross' report further says: "The poor are the end for which any jioor relief system should exist. It is the proper function of all poor relief to bring the dependent portion of the population back to the normal of self- support, and no method can lie defend- ed that does not conform to this princi- A pie. Ours is not a narrow problem of fi- nancial economy, but it is a problem of llltlllllclllllll IIUII.1UIIIL Stn.ltll CUI1UI- tions, of inculcating ideas of frugality where they may have been forgotten a matter of the healthy element of so eiety nursing back to strength those who are sick, but who have a right to normal economic existence." Sentimental Ideas Pernicious. The iir.st question asked by the county courts in deciding what shall be done with the paujicr who asks for heip is "What is the cheapest way!" but "The immediate economy to the county treasury should never be made 1 1 i "e oasis for decision. Sentimental -fi ideas about supporting certain jiersons in their homes, who could better be a kept at the county intirmary. are like- wise pernicious to a good system of S! relief." The present system of outdoor relief by the counties of Missouri is grossly defective so far as the good of the paupers is concerned. It fosters pau perism through ill-advised and ill- adapted relief, and is so inelastic as to let many needed cases suffer until the very acuteness of their trouble makes further neglect inhuman. The report says: '"There is no law to regulate outdoor relief by cities and towns, as there is none for governing the county courts, 4. and in the shadowy over-lapping be- tween the two units cases are" both pauperized by indulgent attention and wrongful neglect." "The size of the poor warrants fos ters improvidence and dependence, and their form discourages thrift. The great ...ii in wii; imiiu VI jj groceries, clothing, fuel, etc., given m small quantities, is that it teaches the pauper the real purpose of the giving of aid. One had as well take a sick per- J son into a drugstore and tell him to help himself to what he finds there, as to give the ignorant poor large sums of money to lie spent according to their own fancy; and yet two-fifth of the poor warrants issued by the counties of Missouri in the last live years were in the form of money given directly to the pauper without any guardian." Regulation is Lax. "On other important branches of founty expenditures there are strict rules with penalties attached for their violation. Those expenditures are more or less perfunctory and concern trans actions rather than persons; yet in the giving of poor relief, where there is in volved the payment of money directly to persons for their own benefit, us ually upon their own representations before the court, there are no regula tion for the county court and no pen-'' alty." The county court i not well adapted for the administration of outdoor relief. It has many other judicial and admin- itrative duties of a nature foreign to poor relief. It has no time for individ ual treatment of each application for aid. yet personal care is the first requi site of relief that really helps. The j report continue: "It is a grim impossibility that thev county court of Missouri should re- deem their degenerate citizens to lives of S thrift and economic independence at so many dollars per case." "The practices of poor relief in the 114 counties of Missouri are like 114 irregularly shaped wheels in a big clock, no one of hem onemtiii" in har- mony with the other, and the worst feature of this clock is that it has no hands to indicate it workings. Xo one can tell what time it is, and the mot that we can do i to make the pretty safe guess that it i running be hind time. The plea of everyone who inquires into the present condition of affairs is for organized publicity for A hands on the face of the clock and we 3 are altogether willing to entrust to the citizens of our commonwealth, thus en lightened the responibility of winding the clock and to filing into shape its irregular wlu-els." T. J. RILEY. western tiiri a smith "Show Boss." jp; Miss Katherine Kin", daughter of- Wl Mr. and Mrs. Preston King, has leen appointed one of the "show lxses" at Smith College. Miss King is a Junior and her particular duty at present is to arrange the scenery for the play. "i the Royal Family," which is now be ing rehearsed. She is enthusiastic in her interest in tlinntrienU nml is one ot tlie authorities on amateur dramat

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r"T7 '!SSKBSSSSSiESSSSSSS!;?Sms::f!i:StS!!'! SSSSSSsSSSi2SSBSsrssas;ssss,'!xsE!spjv? vtw frv T? t wtt v SKy"'s!S' wa1 -1'. vv "A- v?' "7yTc? E--'-- UNIVERSITY M1SSOURIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1908. '-r?isnlt3waMWIP! COLUMBIA DIVIDED AS TO WHETHER THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE SHALL BE TORN AWAY FOR NEW ONE Eight Representative Views Obtained by Missourian Reporters. D. A. R. WOULD PRESERVE IT Others Say It Would Hide Handsome Modern Structure. Kesiik-nt of Columbia are divided as to whether the old Courthouse, which stand on a corner of the lot where the new Courthouse is building, shall le torn away or preserved as a landmark and relic of the old Columbia. The Corinthian columns in front of the building almost cual the column on the Univer-ity of 3linuri eaiiiin in inajetie beauty, and have attracted much admiration on the part of viiit oi; but whether the building should l.e pre-ervcd N a iiie-tion on which oiinion dill'er. Nov. a committee composed of Mrs. Cieorge Maefarlaiie. chairman; Mrs. W. r.rown. Mrs. .lohu Piikard, Mrs. I.ydia Thompson. Mrs. E. (Sentry and Mrs. .1. S. I'runliain, and accom yanied by Dr. John I'ickard and Dr. "W. V. l'.rown. met the Commercial Club ami appealed to it to help the Daugh ters of the American Revolution pre serve the old Courthouse. It was sold to the Fyfer heirs on the proposition that it was to be torn down when the new one was built. Mrs. Macfarlane's View. Tn regard to this Mrs. Macfarlane .-aid: "We want the city to buy the old Courthou-e and protect it from destruc tion. It is a fine old building and could be utilized for a museum, public library, or city hall and save the new structure. We have worked hard to save the old building and know the purpose to which it would be put would justify the city for retraining it. Of couro the county clerk's office building will be torn away and the lot cleaned up. Then we will know just how much of the new Courthouse the old build ing hides, for this is one of the chief objections to having it stand. This will permit a thorough dicussion of the pie-lion and it is the hope of the com mittee; that the old building will be retained. 'I was more than pleased with the committee, consisting of It. H. Price, Sr., E. W. Stephens and Judge Hinton, appointed by the Commercial Club, and know that they are doing their best to save the old building." Needs Little Improvement. Mrs. Branham said: "The last speech my father, Col. W. V. Switzler, made, was in favor of the preservation of this old building and 1 am steepefl in his sentiments. One of the objections offered to keeping it is that the walls are not safe, but this is untrue. Although the floors are un sanitary and weak there is not a crack in the walls and the foundation is a good as ever. Just a little internal im provement would make the building as yood as new. The architecture alone would justify its preservation for it is :i grand old piece of work and is as olid as a rock. "It is not a modem building and not fire-proof but a reasonable amount would suffice to put it in good condi tion. It is our purpose to make a town ball out of it and thus save a good deal .f the wear and tear of the new build ing. It is almost a crime to tear down such a structure." Would Keep Promise. I.. T. Searcy, former Clerk of Roone County, said: "It was the understanding when the eanva-scrs for the new Courthouse were soliciting the votes of the people, that the old Courthouse would be re moved. If the old Courthouse were to remain in its pre.-ent location it would put the canvassers in a bad attitude. I don't want to appear incon-i-tent. Another rea-on for my wanting to see the old structure removed is that it will ob-truet the main viewpoint of the new Courthou-e." Dr. M. D. Lewi-, a Columbia physi cian, said: "It is mv recollection that when the people voted for the new Courthouse, it va- the impression of the voters that the old building would be removed. When the people voted for the new Courthouse, the old structure was ad-erti-ed to le sold. The Court ordered the building to be sold and it was sold. I am not in favor of the old and anti quated Courthouse hiding our new and modern edifice. In fact T think that the jail and all the old buildings on that block should be removed. "I don't think that sentiment should allow a modern structure to Ik? hidden K-hind the old Courthouse." Wants Art Gallery. Col. Hudson taid: "I do not think my opinion as to the courthouse is practical enough to be carried out on Malaga Raisins Bananas Figs Lettuce Celery "mf -tKKtlmSr9B Facial Mattaga, Scalp TrmaU Jf' riHtfQH lZlMBiiilBBI Manicuring, Shampooing, EEXSSb -H Sin W tHH7HnBI J. S. DORSET IS BURIED Wc desire the public to know that we carry a large line o! Staple and Fancy Groceries (Sanitary) and invite a trial Eipe Olives Plum Pudding Mandarines Tangerines Apple Butter Dressed Turkeys Geese Ducks Chickens Rabbits Ribs Backbones Sausage Butter Eggs, &c NOWELL'S PHONES 74- account of the epen-e attached to it. but 1 think what ought to be done i for the citizens of Columbia to sub scribe eiiougn money to buy the build ing and make an art gallery out of it. That would be the be.-t thing I can think for the building to ne m-eU for. and is --.micthing that would im prove the city that is the Allien- of the west. 1 do not think that will be done. however, on account of the -11111 of money it would require." Would Save Columns. 1.. M. Switzler -aid: "I am in favor of removing the old courthouse. If it were on any other corner of Lie courthouse vard. 1 would be in favor of retaining it. but a- it is. I can -ee no good reason for let I ill'' it stand. "We have no jrocil lis to which we could ""lit it, and it would become a mere loafing place. I think most of the reasons for retaining it are ba-ed on sentiment, lieeause it i- an hi-torie building. I am in favor of retaining 'the columns.' but to let the old build ing -tand would only ob-cure the new building." O. 11. Rollins -aid: "I think it would be a great mistake on the part of the people of Columbia, if they permit the old courthouse to be torn tlown. It is not in the road of the new court -hoti-e in the least. It is an excellently constructed building, and is in a good state of preservation. It will make an excellent city hall." 15. 15. Price. Sr., said: "I am opposed to the destruction of the old court house. I think it would be one of the mo-t unfortunate things that could happen to the citizens of Columbia. "This old courthoii-c is noted all over the State for it.- classic style of ar chitecture. It is better today than the new courthouse. If it were torn down we would have to pay jierhap- $50,0011 for a new city hall, the architecture of which would in all probability re semble that of the shoe factory. "Yon can't put me down too .-trongly as hemg in.Javor ot pie-ervmg tin landmark.'' PREACHERS LIKE SHORT SERMONS Average for the Columbia Ministers is 25 to 30 Minutes. fCiiutluueil from First Pago.) plact COLUMBIAN INTERESTED IN NOVEL ST. LOUIS BANK II. II. Hank-, pre-ident of the Colum bia Savings Hank, of this city, is one of the stockholders of the new bank in the Union Station at St. Louis, the only bank of the kind in the world, which wa- organized Saturday. The president of the bank i- Charles K. Lane of St. Louis, and Kmi-on Chan lcr. of Xew York, is cashier. The purpose of the bank is to serve the traveling public in the way of ca-hing checks for drummers and person- passing through the Union Sta tion. It will have a safe deposit sys tem and will enable persons to leave valuables in individual boxes for any length of time from a day to a week. It will be kept open until 10 o'clock at night. The bank was organized a a State Hank under the laws of Mis souri. It will oceupy a space 80 by 30 feet on the ground lloor of the Union Sta tion in the Terminal Hotel, and will contain 1'200 boxes which will be rent ed to travelers for the storage of valu ables. The bank has $100,000 capital and $10,000 surplus. Other stockholders in Central Mis souri are: August Ilockaday of Fulton. ,lohn S. Henderson of Fulton, Col. John S. Elliot of Boonville and Sam Sharp of Montgomery. 'Yes, but I saw eight excellent where he might have closed.'" The Rev. Dr. C. M. Bishop, pastor of the Methodist church, had this to say: "A church with a lonir ritual mii-t have a shorter preaching service. The preliminary services of my church us ually take up alont forty-five minutes. For this reason my sermons must not be long. My average is something like thirty minutes. I find it easier, how ever, to preach forty minute- than thirty. "The length of a sermon deiu-nds to a great extent on the subject. Some sub jects require an hour for treatment, others may be discussed in ten min utes: but a subject which calls for an hour ought not to ru-hed through in ten minute-." The Rev. M. A. Hart, pastor of the Christian church, said: "A mini-ter ought to have hi- ser vice carefully planned and follow that plan. The sermon- will vary in length of course. It depends on circumstances. The kind of audience and the subject mii-t enter into con-ideration. My ser mons, on the average, are about thirty minutes long. With careful prepara tion, thi- is long enough for the pres entation of the text in a clear and for cible manner. "Then a sermon now-a-days should be stigge-tive rather than explanatory. In former times, it took longer to set the idea in a light so that it could be fnllv understood bv the coiun-euation. The people are now better read in a general way. I don't mean that the jK-ople read their Ilibles more, for I think that they do not. Nevertheless the interest in spiritual affairs i- po--sibly greater now than ever befoie. Indeed the eople are educated to the extent that they expect too much of their minister. They expect him to be a great encyclopaedia of general infor mation. They hear some lecturer make a talk on something which he has made practically his life work and they at once fall to abu-ing the preacher, say ing that hi- sermons are poor and de fective. Tt is impo-sible for every ser mon to 1m as polished a a lecture on which a person has spent the greater part of his lifetime. 'Sometimes it is a good plan. I think. to surprise the audience. Let the ser mon Ik a little -horter or a little longer than usual. Let it never fail in intere-t. however, and ne-er fail to have with the hearers a desire to come again. The spirit of the times demands concentration and consolidation. A sermon should always lie in keeping with this spirit.' The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, in an interview a short time ago. said that as a rule sermons are too long. He complained that everything had chang ed except the wnv of preachiii". He said that one subject might require half an hour and another one only ten minutes, but in either case the congre gation would grasp the thought. Funeral services for Jeremiah S. Hor sey, who died Friday in St. Louis, were held at his home. 1200 Ka-t Uroadway, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. M. A. Hart preached the funeral sermon and Elder W. S. St. Clair assisted. E. W. Stephens read the resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of citizens Satur day. The active palllH-arers were: Joe Douglas-. E. M. Watson, Harry Free man. Eugene Runyan. Charle.- decry and J. C. Hunt. The honorary pallbearer- were: R. II. Smith, Dr. 15. A. Watson. E. W. Stephens, ,1. S. Clark son. W. S. Pratt. II. 15. Lonsdale, C. AY. Trimble. .1. W. Stone, Eli Hodge and C. C. Newman. Burial was in the Columbia cemetcrv. MISS HOOE Room 403 Exchange Bank Bldg. KODAK WORK IN TODAY AND OUT TOMORROW XUA I Fl? PHOTOGRAPHER WW nialalall OVER THC ROCHESTER A. M. Baird Attorney at Law Office Exchange National Bank building SCHWHCH'S TRANSFER Room"- Phone 34 South 8th St. Solicits your Baggage, Bus, Cab and Trunk Business U '(KIttU tH. t'l. 1T Btv'1' FIRST-CLASS EXCLUSIVE CONFECTIONERY V STORE 16 South 9th St. .MimHiMiuntiiMiM't.nttwtft iitit mmmtt ITIHE Newly weds and their kid and everybody else eat Nadja Caramel Chocolates and Pin Money Gum Drops Made by the BIankeWenneker Co. On sale fresh every day at THE CO-OP. BIG REMOVAL SALE OF PIANOS AND ORGANS Have to get out by first of the year, hence will have to make a great sacrifice. Best chance to get a high grade instrument at what a cheap one would cost you anywhere else. Come and see these bargains at once. Sale Begins Today, December 7, And continues through the month. Bargains in High Grade Pianos HINZE PIANO, mahogany finish; a handsome piano; brand new from factory; regular price, $250. SALE PRICE, $148. WHITNEY PIANO, mahogany case, guaranteed for ten years, new; regular price, $275. SALE PRICE, $178. JOHN N. TAYLOR PIANO, walnut case, large size, no better piano for $325. OUR SALE PRICE, $198. HARVARD PIANO, beautiful oak SALE PRICE, $248. STUYVESANT PIANO, mahogany SALE PRICE, $268. LESTER PIANO. This is the celebrated Lester piano, used almost exclusively in The New England Conservatory, Converse College, and many other leading Conservatories of the East; regular price, $450. SALE PRICE, $325. EMERSON PIANO, not over thirty days since we received this piano from the factory. It is so well known that it needs no comment from us; regular price, $425. SALE PRICE, $325. CHICKERING SONS GRAND PIANO. One of the finest specimens of the piano-makers art The purchaser of this piano will secure the greatest bargain in a Grand Piano we have to offer; regular price, $650. SALE PRICE, $500. 3rThe above are just a few of the GREAT BARGAINS we have to offer. USED ORGANS $10, $12, $15, $20 to $25. BRAND NEW ORGANS $58, $68, $76. $80. case, latest design, new; regular price, $350. case, ten-year guarantee; regular price, $350. Terms: Cash or on easy payments. JOHN N.TAYL0B MUSIC HOUSE Phone 756 J. L. GREEN, Manager 1 ,a n hi i s i. JiS -Ji "nil

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H. -r -V' U1TCVERSITY MISSOUBIAtf, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1908. K ira. V It Y ff COLUMBIA WOMEN LITTLE. I! So Say the Grocers, When Shown Evidence of High Prices. (Continued from First fuse.) quality and quantity are lowered and decreased. '"In cities, the prices of butter and eggs seldom are higher than they are in this rural district at present." Interest on Groceries. Another grocer advocates cash buy ing. He say-, the high prices quoted lim-t have been taken from the price lists of the credit grocerynian. He writes: "In n groctiy write-up which ap peared in the Misourian you emphasize the fact that the giocers of this town charge ery high prices for their goods and in order to prove your assertion ou quoted some high figures which .Mill .eeined tn have obtained from high-priced ciedit merchants. In jus tice to the grocerynian that sells on credit I will .iy that the prices quoted is just as low as he can afford to make on a credit basis, for instance, you ak a Banker to loan jou a hun dred dollars and if you are successful in borrowing it from him he will charge you interest, won't he? Well, why do you expect the grocoryman to loan you his groceries for thirty, ity, or ninety days, without any interest or profit? If you want jour groceries to cost you less than your quotation, buy them from the Cah Grocery: the credit store is not the place io buy with cash be cause there you will pay credit prices notwithstanding the fact that you make a cash purchase. Buy for cash and you will get lich. Buy on credit and the credit store gets rich. Henry Wise." Another gioicr ay: "I would like very much to know where you got your price from which you quote in the list enclosed. At best one-third of the items listed are as cheap or cheaper l'ow than on Oct. 7. For instance oranges, apples, bacon, chickens are all much cheaper now than at that time, and be-ides lots of the items quoted by you were never sold at any such prices. "Yours very truly. "I.. C. Smith.'- To satisfy themelve on these points liousekeepei s need only look at their grocery bills and compare for them selves the prices of this month with those of two months ago. Take your 'Watch and Jewelry Repairing to WHEELER'S There's Quality in Our Work G. WILLIAMS BARBER SHOP Baths 714 Broadway Phone 288 C. W. FURTNEY Tungsten, Tantalum and Gem Lamps. Students' Shades 712 Broadway Thi MOVING PICTURE SHOW Today's Programme: Football "Warrior House Cleaning- Days The Mummer's Daughter TheLeacock IINOft e g Atnlelic Goods arc standard lor all games i- rIARK A The Beit and Lowest Free Catalogs XTmr.

R. J. LEACOCN SPORTING GOODS CO. 8o8-Sxo PINE ST.. ST. LOUIS BUY IBS Broadway Oaeon SELECT YOUR XMAS JEWELRY AT- Henningers Gift Store THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES AND STAPLE JEWELRY I sell Diamonds cheaper than you can buy them clseivhere HENNINCER'S, 813 BROADWAY COACH KENNEDY PICKS TWO TIGERS Kansan Chooses Deatherage and Driver for His All-Star Team. PRAISES MISSOURI "MIDGET" Calls Driver, Left End, the Best Man on Monilaw's Eleven. HERE'S MONILAW'S CHOICE OF ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Coach Monilaw of the Missouri Tigers, who has seen every team in the Missouri Valley play this year, has picked an all-Missouri Valley team. He gives places to Ristine and Graves of the Tigers. His selections are: Pleasant, Kansas, right end. lleppert, Ames, left end. Graves, Missouri, right tackle. Gross, Iowa, left tackle. Seidel, low a, left guard. Beed, Kansas, right guard. Ristine, Missouri, center. Evans, Drake, quarter. Si Lambert, Ames, full back. Hubbard, Ames, right half. McCoy. Drake, left half. "Bert" Kennedy, coach of the Kan sas .Tayhawkers for the last four sea sons, gives the Tigers two places on an all-star Missouri Valley team which he has chosen. Driver, whom Kennedy calls the best man on the Missouri eleven. is placed at left end and Deatherage at quaiterback. Alexander is eho-en for right half back of Kennedy's second team. Five of the first team selections are from Kansas, three from Nebraska and one from Ames. Here are the two teams: First Team. Center. Carlson, Kansas. Left guard. Beed, Kansas. Bight guard, Ilarte, Nebraska. Left tackle, Caldwell, Kansas. Bight tackle, Crowell. Kansas (capt.) Left end. Driver, Missouri. Bight end, Harvey, Nebraska. Quarter back. Deatherage, Missouri. Left half. Helper, Nebraska. Bight half, Myers, Kansas. Fullback. Lambert, Ames. Second Team! Center. Collins. Nebraska. Left guard, Seitel, Iowa. Bight guard. Wood, Kansas. Left tackle, Law. Ames. Bight tackle, Gross, Iowa (capt.). Left end, Pleasant, Kansas. Bight end, Bice, Kansas. Quarterback, lleggen, Ames. Left half, Hubbard, Ames. Bight half, Alexander, Missouri. Fullback, Kroger, Nebraska. Kennedy gives high praise to several Missouri men in telling the reasons for his selections. He compliments Bistine, saying the Missouri center is a good man and has many of the playing char acteristics of the Kansas center, Carl son, who is picked for the first team. Praises "Puny" Bluck. Bluck, he says, lacks only a little experience to make him one of the most feared tackles in the valley. He speaks highly of the ability of Law of Ames and "Tubby" Graves of Mis souri at left tackle, while giving the place to Caldwell of the .Tayhawkers. Wilder he pronounces one of the strong est fullbacks in the conference. He places the Missouri guards, Anderson and Miller, behind Beed of Kansas and Harte of Nebraska, with the explana tion that the former are not of as much assistance in team work as the men chosen for his first team. Of Driver, Kennedy says: "He is the best man on the Missouri team and de serves the first place at left end. Con sistent on the defense, he is a star on the offense. Always the first man down on punts, always ready to receive the ball on a pass and quick to see an advantage, he is a splendid type of the fast end, and makes an ideal running mate for the Nebraska captain, TEN D. S. SENATORS BEGIN LASTTERMS Final Session of the Sixtieth Congress is Called to Order. (Continued from First race.) Senator Allison. It was adopted unan imously and as a further mark of re spect the Senate adjourned until to mono w. Gov. Cummins of Iowa, the chosen successor of the late Senator Allison, will probably be sworn in at tomor row's session. In "Uncle Joe's" Room. At the other end of the eapitol, the nouse, Speaker Cannon's office was a Mecca for all members of the House. They crowded the room,. smoked cigais and cracked jokes on the campaign. They heaped congratulations upon the Speaker, he reciprocating, and the sit uation was in every way salubrious. At a minute to 12, the gaze of the crowd centered upon the door at the hight of the Speaker's stand. They were looking for "Uncle Joe."' At the first glimpse V)f ,liis familiar countenance, members and spectators joined in a big demonstration' of aplause. Unconcern ed, the Speaker mounted the steps to his throne. He seized the gavel in life good left hand and held it aloft nie- acingly. No attention being paid to this warn ing to be quiet, he hammered vigor ously. Filially, the House reluctantly came to order. Dr. Henry N. Couden, the blind chap Iain of the IIoue, offered prayer, after which the Speaker ordered a roll call, a proceeding that required nearly half an hour. It was important, however, for until a member has responded to his name, he is not entitled to mileage. Then the usual routine resolutions similar to tho-e offered in the Senate were adopted. Members Sworn in. Members elected to till vacancies in the House were next sworn in. They were: O. G. Foelker (B.), New York: H. A. Barnliart (D.), Indiana; F. K. Guernsey (B.), Maine; J. P. Swasey (B.). Maine; Albert Eslopinal (1).). Louisiana; S. II. Dent. Jr. (B.), Ala bama, and Eben W. Martin (B.). South Dakota. Annoucement Mas then made of the deaths since the last session of Repre sentative C. T. Dunewell (B.), New York; W. II. Parker (B.). South Da kota: Llewallyn Powers tB.), Maine; and A. A. Wiley (D.j, Alabama. A brief resolution in memory of eaeli of them was adopted, and in further respect, the House adjourned until lo morrow. Football Game Tonight. An exciting foot bail game is selinl ulctl to take place tlii evening at th? Broadway Oileon picture show. The picture i a splendid one and tlie Tiger-, and students should come out and see it. (adv). Oysters Served by Baptists. The Young Ladies Missionary Circle of the Baptist Church will serve oysters from 3 to 11 o'clock tomorrow after noon at the Olympic Candv Kitchen next door to the Broadway Nickel. (adv.). JIarvey." Pleasant is chosen as Dri crs understudy. Alexander an Able Man. In picking Alexander for the second team, Kennedy says he is an able man but lacks experience and speed. In sizing up the quarterbacks, Ken nedy says: "The hardest choice of all is the position of quarterback, for while there are a lot of heady, consistent workers, there are no really brilliant performers on the conference teams Deatherage the Missouri 'midget.' is the best of the nmch, I think, consid ering everything. He handles the ball well on punts, gets in to the runner cleverly, makes a forward pass with coolness and precision, and lest of all. runs his team with the snap and ginger that are so essential in the new game. It was his work that made the Tigers line up in their final game and get away faster than any other conference team." With Mike Murphy of Pennsylvania as trainer and Walter Camp of Yale as coach, Kennedy says the team he has picked could "clean up" anything in the country. Picks All-Missouri Team. Driver, Miller, Craves and Deather age are chosen for an all-Missouri team picked by a sporting writer in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. His selections follow: Driver. Missouri, left end. Lamb, St. Louis, left tackle. Miller. Missouri, lei't guard. Lindsay, St. Louis, center. Hughes, St. Louis, right guard. Graves, Missouri, right tackle. Deatherage, Missouri. quarterback. Devlin, St. Louis, right end. McComber, Rolla, right half. Pipkin, Carleton. left half. Shoemacher, St. Louis, full back. XMAS CIGARS 25 El Sidelo, in box (10c size) $2.40 25 Tom Moore, in box (10c size) '2.10 25 Little Tom, in box (5c size) 1-10 25 El Sidelo, in box (5c size) 1-10 25 Geo. Ade, in box (book style) 1.00 25 Equity, in box (book style) 1.00 12 Light Draft, in box .50 12 Geo. Ade, in box .50 Bargains in ail brands of Cigars in box lots BEERY'S SMOKE HOUSE Take Independence Avenue car at Union Depot. Ask Conductor JAMES KETNER, President and Manager FRATERNITY EMBLEMS' Of nny style ami ilmlgit on Porcelain Sharing Slug, Bailable for HOLIDAY GIFTS ll offer a,linc of llitjh Grade Imported and Jtomentic TOILET XOVEL TIES, embracing JIanieare Set, Hair Ilrtislieg, Comb, Sharing Seta, Sharing Mirror, Jlasor Strop and Traveling Holla. Mail Orders Have Prompt Attention KOKEN Self Indexing Ledgers m Hlf-otepW: Kodak i Solves the Christmas Problem So simple that even in the hands of a nov ice they make good pictures, so perfect in equipment that they fulfil the requirements of the experts such are the Folding Pochet Rodahs Now on No. 1, for pictures 2x3 inches No. 1A, for pictures 2jx4K inches No'. 1A Special, for pictures 2y2xA inches No. 3, for pictures 3tlA inches No. 3 A, for pictures 3x5 inches No. 4, or pictures 4x5 inches KodaKs, $5.00 to $100.00. Brownie Cameras, $1.00 to $9.00 Th np p DENSMORE HOTEL Kansas City. Headquarters for M. S. U. Students American Plan, $2.00 to $3.50 European Plan, $1.00 to $2.50 BARBERS SUPPLY CO. ST. LOUIS That annually save In labor 800 to 2000 fit post. Mmlf. In Tinth Innan ftnf nnrl ."fk S bound. Samples tree. 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