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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
At Least Ten Years.
(Springtield Republican.

(Springtield Republican,
 A popular referendum in Pennsylva- mia on the Quay statue might settle the question, yet the incident emphasizes the wisdom of the Idea that no man should have a public statue until he had been at least ten years dead. And ten years is too short in the cases of most men.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

The New York hotel clerks have formed an association known as the Toilers Those who stop at the hotels and pay their bills to the clerks are thinking of forming an association to be called the Toiled, or the Worked
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

There are six George Nashingtons in the Tennessee penitentiary. Which indicates that even if there may not be much in a name there is a good deal of name in the Tennessee penitenti- ary.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

The minister who has discovered that the Lord made congress would find a congenial spirit in the Houston Post, which thinks that the Lord made Texas.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

Those who think there isn't much progress in the Philippines have omit ted to notice that the Philippine leg islature has adjourned after session of only ninety days.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

There Is to he an underground rail road across busy, crowded Tokio The distance Is to be twelve miles. and the cost of construction will not be less than ssfS,o1o mile The railroad company will have sS7,5oo,00o capital A uniform fare of 1-2 cents will pro duce dividend of eight per cent. for the shareholders.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

Mrs. Catherine Corsnitz of Porvis Valley, Pennsylvania. says that she was born March 5. sos. never had sick day, and never took a ride in the cars. Her favorite occupation is spin nins- Some folks would think I did not know much" she said last week. T know enough to be contented-and that IS whole lot. I think"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

rays, as my case should be worth your whle. 1T you cannot come, send a packet of rays, with instructions as to use, and l will see if I cannot manage to work them myself The specialist replied; I am sorry that my engage ments prevent my coming to see you and that I am out of rays just now. Y you cannot come to Berlin yourself. send me your thorax by express and l will do the best I can with it.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

The new King of Annam is only one month old, hardly old enough to be spanked.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

That is interesting work by Dr. Ot- to kalischer in establishing the degree of keenness of the dogs sense of smell He had previously demon strated that dogs had an ear for mus ic" and could, with proper training, readily differentiate between notes of the scale. Thus, a. dog trained to eat the food placed before him when the note A was sounded would not touch It If ne heard another The same method was pursued by Dr. Kalischer to test the dogs smelling organs. He showed two animals which had been trained, respectively, to recognize the smell of bitter almonds and musk Dainty morsels, all alike in form and were placed before the dogs, and each dog promptly selected the food which had been favored with the perfume to which he had been trained It was the opinion of those who heard the lecture and saw the re- suits of Dr. Kalischer's work that he had gone far toward determining the functions ofethe sense organs in low CT animals.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

In the London Sketch appears pie
 NJ. Elshemus, who has painted S,000 pictures, written forty novels, written plays in English, French. German. Italian. Spanish, Arabic, Sanscrit and Chinese; who has composed 100 songs. been around the world seven times, and has great reputation ss a piemaker.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

pr Leopold Jaches of Cornells med
 ical school recently retufned from study cf the use of the Roentgen rays abroad Dr. Jaches says. Abroad, as here at home The pnblic's knowledge of the rays continues rather vague Thus l heard in Berlin of 2 man who wrote 10 specialist I have had bullet m my thorax for eleven years ] am 100 busy to come to Berlin, but hope you will come down here with yeur
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07
REItOR MATORY.

Do [ get a prize If subscriber" You do, indeed answered the solicl- tor. You get our paper. r.'-Loulsville Courier Journal.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-07

Because Muggs. an English coach dog, owned by J N D. Reeves, objected So persistently to the sale of horse by his master. the former owner re- purchased the horse, that it and the dog. which have been inseparable com panions for several years might spend the remainder of their lives s chums. When the horse was sold and the new purchaser attempted to lead the animal away, the dog held the halter with his teeth. nor would he release Il until forced 10 do so by his master
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
wABAsH-PAsr AND PRESENT.

The Wabash station at Columbia Is
,onfessedly inadequate and unsanitary
The Wabash rolling stock on the Co
umbia branch is admittedly filthy, dis
equitable and insufficient. The Wabash
thus far declines to remedy these con
iitions.
Some improvement came OF the wa
bash train service when competition
threatened loss of traffic. Some i'm
orovement came of the Wabash track
when investigation by the state board
,f railway commissioners took plac'
md expensive damage cases resulted
from accidents on the branch road.
Surely it will not be necessary to IN
woke the law or loss of traffic to get
safe, clean, respectable rolling stock on
the Wabash branch and to secure a
station at Columbia that is sanitary
and adequate.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
BE A BOOSTER.

If YOU want to make your enemy
many friends, start a terrific scandal
about him. If the dog is being licked
hard enough someone will pull him out.
But if the under dog has never
chewed any other dogs ear of, you
can easily ruin him by any little tale
Won care to circulate. Even indifferent
people are eager for choice bits OF gos
sip. But don't be eager. By your at
tention or silence you can do your
part in boosting the boy up the hill.
That boys misfortune is that he was
caught and the others were not. Treat
him as a social outcast and you make
him a social outcast. But treat him
like you would expect to be treated and
Won make a man out of him. He has all
the qualifications that are necessary to
make him a valuable citizen. The boys
life is in his future. Forget his past.
This is the working formulae of the
Juvenile court. The Juvenile Judge
doesn't lay particular stress on the
question. What made you do it, but
he sees to it that the boys temptations
are lessened. The boy stands judged
in the light of his future conduct. Save
the boy" does not apply to the small
boy only, but also to his big brother.
He needs boosting more than the little
chap.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
TOLD AcRoss1TFIE
BREAKFAST TABLE

"If Bryan is elected he ought to have
a warm spot in his heart for the Uni
versity of Missouri" began the Art stu
lent.
"Why?" asked the solicitor for the
Oven.
Didn't you see the results of the
straw vote?" the art student demand
ed. Missouri led the way for him
Mark my words, before election day
hose figures will be referred to mOrt
than once"
To prevent a political argument the
Junior Medic" hastened to remark:
The freshmen at Rolla seem to prefer
wearing the green caps to staying out
in the woods all night"
Seeing the look of wonder on the
freshman's face, he went on:
THE 'sophs' chased them out into
the woods and kept 'em there until
they promised to be good-which meant
wearing caps"
"They used barrel slaves on the
Freshies instead of paddles" insinuated
the red headed "soph" with the wart on
his nose.
Il suppose the Freshmen did their
best to stave off defeat" the wag
limited, but threatening looks made him
stop.
MY aunt's coming here next week,
fellows; what ought 1 do?" the football
man asked.
"Have her shipped here on the Katy"
absent -mindedly suggested the man who
reads the Missourian, reaching for the
butter. columbia merchants are all
planning to do most of their shipping
over that route"
How would Field Hall sound instead
of Academic Hall!" the art student
asked, after a pause.
Better get the signals straight" +"
suggested the "Soph."
Pm talking sense" the first speaker
went on. "The English give their col
lege buildings names in honor of great
men of England. It's pretty custom
and there is room for it here. Field
Hall after Eugene Field, of course, and
-
Sure thing" the 'Soph" added, ''and
the Enpineerinp m,iidinp after ST Pat
rick"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
NO POLITICS IN THE SCHOOLS.

There must be no politics in our
schools, for they are too much a part
of our national life and civilization to
be made the plaything of political fac
tions. They belong to all the people.
Any influence that allies them with one
side or another in partisan politics de-
tracts from their value for developing
the individual student for useful ser
vice.
A school that exists for itself alone
and studies all questions simply from
the standpoint of sefaggrandizement
is unworthy of State support. Impair
tial discussion of social and govern
mental problems is proper part of
school work; though a certain degree
of aloofaess from political questions of
the day must be maintained. Especi-
ally must the students and teachers
take care that no particular favor to
either faction is shown, either by speech
Or through the publications.
If the schools obtain the ardent sup
port of one faction they may expect
the corresponding disparagement of the
other. But more than that, they would
lose the undivided support, financial
and moral, OF the people. Once let
schools become dependent upon polit-
ical aid, and their broadening and up
lifting influence would be lost or Sc
riously impaired. Our system of edu-
cation would then no longer be pro-
ductive of individual usefulness or good
citizenship, but instead would merely
serve the ends of demagogues and ma
chine politicians.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

JoHN D. LAWSON >
YOHN DAWSON LAWSON professor and international law
the University Missouri,
in the of L.
L. Trinity College the
first worked
he member of firm OF Thom0n
dissolved 1880, Prof Lawson
1885
and rights Remedies and
while spending vacation England offered professor
University of Missouri which accepted He has been dean Of
received two medals and diploma
a Worlds
might him merchant and when talk with him
entirely that conversing with the learned
the world technical law Judge
popular who called fill chair
that the lovabe of all showed
get something the book but that he found the
he to
Professor will deliver lectures the libel
School of journalism during the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
HERE is CURE
FOR INSOMNIA

~OLD feet are often a cause OF sleep
lessness. Never 60 to bed until
the feet are we'll warmed, and if
they become cold after you are in bed
rise and try the tiptoe exercises to pro-
mote circulation in the toes, then put on
warm woOlen bed-socks and keep a hot
water bottle at the foot of the bed.
If sleep is impossible try warm mus
tard foot-bath, putting one heaping
tablespoonful of mustard to each gallon
of water. Have the temperature of
the water about los degrees, and soak
the feet and legs in this for ten or fif-
teen minutes; carefully dry them and
put on warm wool bed socks. This will
help to draw the blood away from the
overcharged brain and will produce
quieting effect.
To many people warm tub bath
taken at bedtime will insure a good
nights sleep, while to others it's effects
are the reverse; at all events it is thing
to be tried.
When the feet and rest of the body
are comfortably warm a cold compress
placed on the forehead of sleepless
person will many times prove very sue
cessful in producing a quiet sleep. This
cools the head. driving away any excess
of blood from the brain and so prevent
ing the long-continued brain activity,
which so often causes sleeplessness.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

To the Editor Of the University Mlssourian:
Secretary Wilson of the Y. NJ. C. A.
is bewailing the fact that the students
will not purchase the lecture course
tickets, and cannot understand why the
students are turning down such good
lecture course. Does Mr.. Wilson forget
that this is presidential election year? :?
What's the use of spending money for
lectures, when the best speakers that
the country affords, come to. our very
doors, and invite us to come out and
hear them free of charge? P.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
A HAIRBREADTH
IT'S in the twinkle of escape

TITS in the twinkle of escape
That all our safety lies,
OF danger-whatsoe'er the shape
The nearness naught implies:
This side is life; that side, breath
OF deviation, instant death.
'Tis in the present am free
The mental die to cast;
The future yet of mastery
Is palsied as the past;
Between, the breathless balance still
Awaits the hesitating will.
JOHN B. TABB
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

I'VE are always interested in Ridge
way in anything pertaining to the Uni
versity of Missouri, and our great de-
sire is that it may continue to grow and
prosper in the future as it has in the
past" writes E. NJ. Brooks, superintend-
ent of the Ridgeway, Mo-, schools. I'VE
shall be pleased to render any assist
ance in our power. Special regards for
the new Department of Journalism"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
A PRAYER

THE day returns and brings us the
petty round of irritating concerns
and duties. Help us to play the
man, help us to perform them with
laughter and kind faces, let cheerfulness
abound with industry. Give us to go
blithely on our business all this day,
bring us to our resting beds weary and
content and undishonored, and grant us
in the end the gift of sleep.-Amen.-
R. L. Stevenson.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
WATER DOES
RUN UP HILL
IT WOULD be a legitimate answer To-

IT WOULD be legitimate answer to
this question, perhaps, to cite t.
flow of water through q siphon, IL
capillary action as in a lampwick, or -.
upward course when drunk by an animal
The inquiry should be made more n,
plicit. Can q river, in its natural chan
mel, open to the air, run up hill? In
possible as this seems, it is IN estahr
lished fact. In truth, every river flowing
toward the Equator for sufficient dis-
tance runs up hill. .-. ~
The mouth of the Mississippi is thrse
miles higher than its source. That j.
Minnesota, where the Mississippi risat
is three miles nearer the center Of To
earth than is the Gulf of Mexico. n.
the reason for this difference in levsl
will be found the explanation of the ris-
ers up hill flow. o.
As any schoolboy will tell us, the earth
is ball flattened at the Poles. This Aafra
tening, while comparatively insignificant,
is still sufficient to make the polar diana,
ter twenty-eight miles shorter than tn
equatorial diameter. In other words, II
North and the South Pole are fourts1
miles nearer the earth's center than b
the Equator.
Now, the distance from the North Po3s
to the Equator, measured along tas
earth's surface, is six thousand nils;
and the distance from the source to tle.
mouth of the Mississippi is about iftsn
hundred miles, or one-fourth of six thotl
sand. If, therefore, there is differsncs
in level of fourteen miles between IL
North Pole and the Equator, there win
be difference in level between IL
source of the Mississippi and its mouth.
of one-fourth of the fourteen miles, q.
three and one-half miles y
But the territory watered by the M
sissippi has been, elevated somewhat b
the action of volcanic or similar foroass
and the actual excess in height of IL.
rivers mouth is reduced to three miles. =
How is it possible for the river thus y
run up hill?
When, long ago, the sun had thrcvA:
the earth from its surface like drop g
water from swiftly turning wheel, e11
globe became huge ball of molten roes
itself swiftly revolving in space. A. =
gradually cooled, it shrank; and ~
shrinking its velocity increased, Just - =;
stone tied to string and twirled abos
a boys finger revolves more rapidly 81
the string winds about the finger.
When the centrifugal force had 50 -
creased as to exceed the gravitatim. a
huge mass shot of from the eaIt1
Equator and became the moon. A
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

The organization of the Illinois club
at the University of Missouri is an i'm
portant step in the right direction.
More such clubs should be organized.
They promote not only the interests
of the University of Missouri in the
various states, but they also promote
the social relations of the students al
ready here.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Oct. II. Football-Missouri VS.. Iowa.
Debate-Union Literary So
ciety, Academic Hall, at Z
p. m.
Debate-Athenean Literary So
ciety, Academic Hall, at 1880
p. m.
Oct. Is. Lecture in University Audi
torium, 2:3O p. m, on "A
Fast Young Man."
Oct. "a. Football-Missouri VS.. West
minister.
Oct. %. Meeting of Executive Board,
p. m, Academic Hall.
Oct. 80. International Symphony Club,
Missouri Auditorium.
Oct. 81. Football-Missouri vs. Ames.
Nov. IA. Football-Missouri VS.. Wash
ington.
Nov. 10. Lecture by George z. T.
Sweeney, auditorium.
Dec. 4. Lecture by John T. McCutch-
con, auditorium.
Dec. Is. Lecture by dorado Taft, audi
torium.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
Manners Also.

Tis not good enough your counsel still
be true;
Blunt truths more mischief than nice
falsehood do;
Men must he taught, as if you taught
tn, 4 not,
And thi. rs unknown proposed as things
forgo
Without 6 ID breeding truth is disap-
proved;
That orr IS superior sense beloved.
POPE
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

With the invention of printing, in
the fifteenth century, began the real
progress of the civilization, and cul-
ture, and knowledge of the world. The
progress of civilization in the four hun
dred years of printed ideas, has ad-
vanced and spread more than in all
the thousands of years preceding.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

WHY is it that Missouri does not al
low the state executive to succeed him
self? The president may be his own
successor. Are the people of Missouri
less trustful than the nation as
whole? Or is it the confidence OF the
people in any man who may become
president misplaced?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
INFLUENCE OF PRINTING.

The printed page took the Bible from
the priests and gave it to the people;
took government from the lords and
gave it to the commons. Thus it de-
stroyed the power of two estates;
strengthened third estate; and created
a fourth estate. Today all the worlds
a school and the readers of the printed
page are pupils.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

For those who believe the world is
growing better, it is gratifying to no
tice how rapidly the number of college
bred men is increasing. Formerly only
those in the professions attended col
lege, but now men in every walk of
life attend college and become leaders
in their communities.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

The introduction of printing resulted
in a new era of learning and literature.
1t brought humanity into closer fellow
ship, and broadened learning by max
ing it more universal. By educating
the common class, the distinction be-
tween the two classes was lessened and
the direct result of this was a higher
plane of civilization and culture.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

The art of printing has done more
for the uplift of mankind than any OF
the other arts or sciences, for through
this medium all of the arts and sciences
have been preserved and promoted, and
information upon all subjects is made
available to practically everyone.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

With the invention of printing the
world received one of it's most potent
civilizing agents. Learning, once the
possession of the rich, clergy and no
bility alone, has now become, through
the medium of printing, open to all.
This one result of printing has proved
it an enduring stimulus to civilization.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

Printing has been in turn the soldier,
statesman, and preacher of the Uni
verse. 1t freed the masses from their
oppressors, taught them self govern
ment, and explained to them the doc
trine of the brotherhood of man.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

Subscription to the UNIVERSITY MIS-
sOuRIAN is 50 for the school term, $l.25
semester-invariably in advance Sub
scribe now.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

Probably no one thing has played
greater part in the progress of our
civilization than printing, by means OF
which one generation has handed down
to the next the results of its endeavors
as foundation upon which to build.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15
THAT SORT
OF THING
NJ RS. JACK GARDNER, at a lun-
III cheon in Boston, complained of

cheon in Boston, complained OF
= the customs laws.
'"They are so severe" she said; SO
complex and confusing that, with the
best will in the world, one gets tangled
up in them-one innocently excites sus-
picion.
Mrs. Gardner smiled.
Through pure forgetfulness," she
said, many an innocent person seems
guilty of smuggling, when quite as in
nocent really as Mrs. Bromfield Corey
of Beacon street.
"Mrs. Corey, you know, was shopping
one day, and after making purchase
at certain counter, she absently
walked off with an umbrella. But the
umbrellas owner, redhaired woman,
soon overlook her, and rather tartly got
her property back.
LAS Mrs. Corey, blushing and asham-
ed, walked on, she remembered that they
were almost without umbrellas at home.
The weather had an unstttled look, and
then and there she bought four um-
brellas-one for herself and three for
the children. And she told the salesman
she would carry them home with her,
since it looked like rain.
Mrs. Corey, riding home in an electric
car with the umbrellas beside her. hap-
pened to look up from her evening pa
per and found the eyes of the red-haired
woman of the lace counter fixed upon
her.
81 see you've had successful after
noon, said the red-haired woman,
sternly.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
Every night at just about supper
time the electric lights begin growing
dim. Sometimes they get so weak that
it is impossible to read by the light
which they give, and he who attempts
to study does SO at the peril of his eyes.
Engineers try to explain it on account
of transformers, odometers, alternating
currents, but the fact remains that the
light is so bum that we can hardly
study and under the new grading sys-
tenn he who does not study is lost.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1908-10-15

Mother (viciously scrubbing her small
boys face with soap and water): John
ny, didn't I tell you never to blacken
your face with burnt cork again? Here
1 have been scrubbing half an hour and
it won't come off.
Boy (between gulps: I-uch-ain't
your little boy-uch! Use Nose, de col
ored lady's boy.