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The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-11-04
TWENTY-FIVE MEN DEAD.
Twenty-Five Miners Killed by Explo-
sion in q London Colliery.

London.-A score of miners we're
killed by an explosion in the Rhim-
ney Iron Company's colliery in Cla-
morganshire, Wales. Manager Lew
Is and two companions who attempt
ed a rescue, were themselves over
come by the after damp and perish
ed Twenty-Five men are believed to
have lost their lives according to
late advices.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1909-11-04

Great Britain in 1908 sold $780,
100000 worth of coal to foreign ma
tions.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
Students To Work In Mines.

College students, mainly from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, are to work in
anthracite coal mines in the Schuyl-
kill district next summer as part of
their engineering studies. This an
nouncement was made following an
agreement between heads of various
mines and the presidents of several
Of the leading colleges in the East. In
the course of the meeting an agreement
was reached to the effect that the stu
dents would be afforded all opportuni-
ties for inspecting and observing every
phase of mining. The students will
receive pay. The term of service for
them in the mines will be from June
Is to Sept. 10. The colleges represent
ed at the conference with the mining
officials. besides the University of Penn
sylvania. We're Princeton. Cornell. Le-
high and Lafayette.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
The Martha Washington Bag.

Girls whose deft fingers make many
of the gifts that are exchanged at
Christmas are busy with the evening
bag. after the style of the late Eigh-
tcenth and early Nineteenth centuries.
Those who have studied Gilbert Stu
arts portrait of Martha Washington
will observe silk bag depending from
the belt This model is sought eager
ly. OF course Martha put her striped
silk bag to a different use from that
desired by her Twentieth century imi-
tators. She carried tiny peppermints
and rose scented sweets and sprigs of
fennel and lavender and her homespun
linen handkerchief. and always her
bunch of keys for the house mistress
in those days never parted from her
keys. even on the most ceremonious Oc-
casions. The evening bag. which now
is an expensive adjunct to the toilet
when it is made of hand embroidered
silk and mounted on gold and jeweled
frames. is for the tiny flask of brandy.
the vinaigrette. the powder puff and
small assortment of necessities. the
glove buttoner. the extra hair pins and
pins of every sort.-New York Press.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
VIEWPOINTS

(The University Missourian invites contri
buttons. not to exceed 200 words. on matter,
Of University interest The name Of thu
writer should accompany such letters. but vii
not be printed unless desired. The Univer
sity Missourian does not express approval mol
disapproval Of these communications BY print
ing them.)
Who Reads His Paper?
To the Editor of the University Missourian:
When come home from military
drill 1 find that the University Mis-
sourian has disappeared into some one
of the fellows rooms and it is neces-
sary to make a systematic search for
it every afternoon. And when it is fl
nally discovered, the brazen offender
keeps me waiting-"Just minute till
/ read the headlines"-until the sup
per bell rings. Could you leave my
copy under the steps in the basement
of Academic hall, or on a chair in the
library cloakroOm? The penalty for
borrowing papers or umbrellas should
be stringent enough to make the nom
count ten and think serious
ly before committing the crime.
CONSTANT (?) READER.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
TOLD ACROSS THE
BREAhFAST TABLE

Il see that Jim COrbett dealt th'
cigarette Knockout blow remarked
the solicitor for the Oven.
What round:" queried the Arts stu
dent, reaching for the meat.
Round here" explained the solicitor
He was in town with his show just
long enough to say that tea. coffee, and
cigarettes are mans worst enemies"
But the Bible commands lis to love
our enemies" interrupted the Fresh
man.
True enough" argued the solicitor
but one form of loving your enemies
is to leave them alone It's the sim
plest way, too"
DO you know" contributed the red
headed 'Soph' with the wart on his
nose. that if the worlds tobacco crop
of 1907 were equally distributed among
the inhabitants of this earth every liv-
ing soul would get two pounds"
Il wonder what sucker grabbed my
share?" growled the baseball man.
a good smoke" continued the Jun
ior Medic" lis mans best friend. I'm
not indOrsing the modern machine
made Turkish cigarettes that our big
cities turn out by the thousands. The
cigarette is all right in its place"
(which is its box,' injected the
Freshman.
But I'm willing to 90 on record i'm
favor of the old corn cob pipe. and the
other variations" continued the Med
ic" without needing him. What is
poet without his pipe? Why, some of
our grandest poetry was once packed
in the bowl of a briar pipe"
Il wonder how many cigarettes laid
lengthwise it would take to reach from
here to McBaine:" unused the ''Soph."
That's easy" replied the Arts stu
dent. Figuring one cigarette to be
three inches long and the distance from
here"
Excuse ME for interrupting You"
laughed the Freshman. The correct
answer is one, if it's long enough
'But that doesn't answer the other
question:" remarked the wag.
What other question:" snapped the
Arts student.
Where will We get T squares if the
people quit drinking tea:" finished the
wag solemnly.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
THECENTENNIAL OF FITZGERALD.

Still another centennial comes this
year. Edward Fitzgerald. author of
the most famous of the translations of
Omar Khayyam's "Rubaiyat" was born
March 81. 1909.
Fitzgcrald's translation of the
'Rubaiyat" is unique The popularity
of Omar Khayyam is often attributed
to this TRANSLATION. However. it must
he said in justice to the "Rubaiyat"
that it was the work that made Fitz-
gerald's other works know. The phil
osophy of the 'Rubaiyat" is not new.
The world has been told the same
thing since the time of the earliest phil
osophcrs. Yet it has never been said
so well. Its philosophy is shot through
with profound thoughts. 1t is in fiat
contradiction to all literary precedents
that a poem thus materialistic should
find so tremendous vogue in Chris
tendon. 1t is not the sentiment but
the finish of the workmanship that
must account for the popularity of
the poem. 1t is the artistic beauty of
the vessel not the contents. The polish
of the verses, the choosing of the right
words, the originality of the form of
expression. the delicate shades of
meaning, everything from the art side
of the production is marvellous" But
all of this is due to Fitzgerald. So to
Fitzgerald be the honor.
Edward Fitzgerald. who has made
the poem immortal, was one of the
strangest of figures. He was one of the
oldest men that ever invaded the field
of letters. He lived as a hermit and
was so careless of fame that he allow
ed his name to appear only on one of
his books
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

Franklin McVeagh of Chicago was
chosen last week by William H. Taft
president-elect, to fill the position of
Secretary of Treasury in the new cab
met. This appointment completes the
list of cabinet members.
Mr.. McNeagh is widely known
wholesale grocer and director of the
Commercial National Bank of Chicago.
1t is reported that he is already max
ing arrangements to dispose of his
wholesale business to meet the cOnsti-
tutiOnal provision that no importer
can hold office under the government.
Before entering commercial life. Mr.
McNeagh practiced law successfully sew
eral years. His appointment is due
probably to his being experienced both
in law and in commercial affairs and
not to any influence of friendly poll
ticians in policies. Mr.. NcVeagh was
a Democrat before 1896. He has voted
with the Republicans since that time.
He was active i'm working for the elec-
tion of Mr.. Taft.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
SCHOOL, GIRLS IN EUROPE.

| examples of the famous masters. still
nearly every artist of note is represent.
ed in a good copy if not an original
Before going to the gallery it is well
to first pick out a particular group or
school of painters, fix their time firm.
ly in the mind and read brief story
of their lives and times. Taken seboo,
by school in this way they will make
an impression which will be lasting and
make it possible not to become con.
fused when in such galleries as the Ma.
tional in London, the Louvre in Paris
or the Royal Academy in Venice. where
there is such great wealth OF marvel
GUS canvases to be studied and kent
distinct in the mind.
Best to Have a Teacher.
A beginner can naturally learn more
quickly and with far less difficulty with
the aid of an experienced teacher. Con-
scientious attendance at a class devoted
to the subject of architecture. painting
or sculpture would surely be an excel
lent pursuit for some of the spare mo-
ments during the weeks of the Lenten
season.
If the holiday is to be spent entirely
in France, with different motor trims
planned through Normandy. the coast
towns or the chateau country. the
pleasure in these tours will be but
slight to the girl not thoroughly famil-
lar with the history and the romances
of the French.
1t is not necessary to read only the
histories of the guide books OF a coun.
try in order to know its people. With
the amount of history learned in the
school room as foundation, knowl-
edge derived from the literature of a
people and the best of the so-called his
torical novels dealing with country
will add enormously to the pleasure of
sightseeing.-New York Herald
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

In a few weeks. sets will be played
not danced. Band concerts will fill
the campus with students Saturday
evenings. The Engineers will become
Irish for a day. and even Germans will
wear the shamrock The hats of the
women will change on Easter from
whatever they are now to new crea-
tiOns. The Farmers will have fake
shows to draw the crowds of under and
post graduates. The Academs. in a
dozen special cars. will Hegira to Me-
Bainc, and spend the day seeing the
sights around that historic city The
Lawyers will have a mock trial. and
the selections by the audience of the
future Congressman and Supreme Court
Justices will be made The cheering at
the baseball games will reach the ears
of the heroic soldiers drilling on the
quad The High School girls will come
in by the train load. and carry away
the hearts of the college men.
Last. but not least. the spring poet.
who has purpoSely left his hair un-
sheared since Christmas. will be on
hand with his tender. ardent rhymes
All in on nine rahs for Spring.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

In a speech given before the Peace
Society of New York last Friday night
Elihu Root, Senator-elect from New
York. condemned forcibly those who
stir up feelings which tend to foster
war and discord He mentioned especi-
ally the anti-Japanese Legislation re-
Gently proposed in California and Mon
tana. and the charges made in Congress
by Representative Rainey against the
administration relative to the Republic
of Panama He recommended social
ostracism as a proper punishment for
those who commit such offenses.
d. r. SCOTT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

Mar. 4. Social Problems of American
Cities, DIR. T. J. Riley.
Mar. 5. Elks' Benefit, University Audi
torium.
Mar. ii. The Relation of the Physician
to the Public and the Public
to the Physician, DIR. A. W.
McAlester
Mar. IS. The Positive Value of Doubt
DIR. c. NJ. Sharpe.
Mar. %. The Outlook for Christian
Civilization in South America.
Mr. S. Perry Wilson.
Apr. /. Does American Law Embody
the Spirit of Jesus, DIR. w. w.
Elwang
Apr. s. The Position of the Educator
in the Promotion of Social
Uplift, DIR. a. Ross Hill.
Apr. l5. The Political Outlook in Rus
sia, DIR. IsidOr Loeb.
Apr. %. The Church Outlook in Rus
sia, Rev. NJ. A. Hart.
Apr. %. How far do the Teachings of
Socrates, Confucius, Buddha
and Mohammed Agree with
the Sermon on the Mount, DIR.
w. J. Lhamon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
Urges a School of Finance.

Henry Clews. banker, in letter to the
Yale News. says that while he formerly
deprecated college education as requi.
site for success in business life. especi.
ally in Wall street, and still thinks a
bright high-school graduate NAV be
placed upon par with the average col
lege youth, he believes that a higher
education gives its pOssessor greater ad-
vantages in after life. He advocates a
financial course in every college, taught
by man who has had actual expert.
ence in business.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
ALWAYS KICKING

I/ICKING in the morning,
\ Kicking all the day;
Kicking if he's busy,
Kicking at delay.
Thus the chronic kicker
Fills his life with woes.
Frowning, grumbling. wrangling
Everywhere he goes.
Nothing ever suits him.
Always finding fault;
Every kind of pleasure
He is sure to halt.
Scowling at the children,
Growing at his wife:
Turning peace and comfort
Into constant strife.
Kicking if the weather
Happens to be dry:
Kicking when the rain is
Tumbling from the sky.
Kicking in the summer
Heat hath then no charm;
Kicking in the winter
Then he'd have it warm.
Kicking every meal time,
Glaring at the meat;
Often he is saying:
Nothing fit to eat"
Kicking when he's reading,
Grumbling at the light:
Now and then denouncing
Everything in sight.
Kicking in the morning.
Kicking all the day;
Kicking in the evening.
Kicking should he pray.
Kicking while he's thinking.
Kicking when in bed:
Wonder if he'll keep on
Kicking when he's dead:
Anonymous
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
CARVING THEIR
WAY TO FAME

Mr.. and Mrs. William Hansen of At
lantic City are carving their way to
fame.
Not figuratively, but actually.
With two deft penknives they
wrought so dexterOusly that they have
gone all over the world as travellers.
showing to interested persons of all
countries their skill in making beauti-
full designs in woodwork.
The couple are equally skillful in
mastery of the knife, but the husband
Is the artist, the master mind. He
first thinks out the design. then he
traces it out on the wood. and Mrs.
Hansen takes his model and gradually
cuts it out, just as the workman fol-
lows the sculptOr's lines and brings out
the finished statue.
This uncommon skill with the knife
has really been developed by the couple
into profession, rather than an occu-
patton. 1t is not their only means of
revenue, but it has enabled them to
travel over the world virtually with
out expense to themselves, for lovers
of the beautiful have not hesitated to
purchase for goodly prices specimens of
their SKILL
Some of the designs are very elabo-
rate. They 60 further in point of skill
than the work of any of their rivals.
For instance, they can accomplish the
almost impossible feat of getting per
feet resemblances by the use of their
knives.
In Washington they studied Presi-
dent Roosevelt and made perfect head
OF him, including the famous teeth that
are SO important a part of any repro
duction of the lines of the Presidents
face. In the western part of the Uni
ted States their skillful reproductions
OF the features of Buffalo Bill. Sitting
Bull and Rain-in-the-Face came in for
general praise.
1t was by accident that Mr.. Hansen
first discovered the talent he had i'm
the use of the jackknift. About two
years ago there came perfect fad for
fans cut out of wood with a knife.
This started the couple in pursuit of
the fad. They bought a number of
fine, keen knives and carried their ef-
forts onward to still more ambitious
designs. For one thing they tried a
landscape, most elaborate thing.
some eight feet long, with mountains.
trees, watercOurse and other features
OF the natural scenery This was a tri-
umph, and was so highly praised that
the pair sold it for very high price.
Both wanted to travel. Their only
way to see the world was to put to
use their skill with the jackknife.
First example of their carvings were
put on exhibition in a prominent Lon
Ion store window.
The beautiful designs sold quickly
and were much admired. -Pittsburs
Dispatch.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

Freshman. in theme describing
the proceedings at Assembly. compared
the constant departure of students to
the scene at Union Depot when an ex-
curSion train is about to leave. The
sound of hurried footsteps and the vain
attempt OF the train cryer-or speaker
to make himself heard. is common to
both places.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

At banquet given in his honor in
st. Louis. Joseph W. Folk, former gov
ernor, again renewed his pledges to
fight special interests and to work for
measures of reform. He declared that
he had not enlisted for campaign
merely but for whole war. The
banquet was taken by many to be the
launching of Folks candidacy for the
senatorship in 1910. While this can
didacy was not officially mentioned, it
was freely talked of by his friends
and even his own words seem to be-
token a speedy re-entry into politics.
He is now on lecture tour of the
Eastern states.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

The New York Board of Aldermen has
passed an ordinance barring children
under l6 from moving picture shows un-
less accompanied by parents or guard
ians.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01
UNIVERSITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recommendation of Teachers.

Students in the University who de-
sire the committee on recommendations
TO aid them in obtaining a teaching
position for next year are requested
to procure application blanks. etc, at
Room 10 Academic Hall between 3 and
o'clock each day except Saturday. No
charge for services is made.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

Nicaragua. Honduras. Salvador, and
Guatemala are involved in a war scare.
The trouble seems to be principally be-
tween Cabrera. the despOt of Guate-
nala, and Zelaya, President of Near
aqua. The puppet President of Saliva
dor is under the thumb of Cabrera,
while the President of Honduras is vir-
tually lieutenant of Zelaya. DiplO-
matte relations have been broken and
both sides are preparing for possible
war. 1t is reported that vessels of the
Pacific fleet have been ordered to that
region to protect the interests of the
United States.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

Mr.. Taft expresses himself thorough.
ly in favor of a tariff commission after
the next Congress has made its revis-
ion of the tariff. He takes this stand
not because of his desire to give Con-
gress another chance, or because he de-
~ircs his party to fulfill its platform
pied &c of tariff revision. but because
he believes that it will not make for
the best solution of the problem to ap-
point at such critical moment an ad-
vi>ory board whose advice would prob
ably not harmonic with the work al
ready begun by members of Congress.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-01

Another Balkan war scare has come
and gone This one was caused by
Servia's demand that Austria Hungary
give up strip of land between Mon
tenegro and Servia. At first. Austria
seemed inclined to make this demand
il prcteNt for war. but made no definite
move. Austria's officials were probably
restrained by the rumOr that Russia
had ordered its reserve forces modified
for training in that neighborhoOd.
Montenegro and Servia have formed
defensive combination of forces and are
waiting to see what the Powers are
going to do i'm the matter.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-05-06
WOOL IN IDAHO.
Gem State to Produce 10000, 900 Id
Of Wool This Season.

Joe Plaisted, for several years
freight agent for the Milwaukee road
throughout this section, has left the
railroad employ. and is now expert
wool buyer for one of the biggest
Boston Wool firms. He had charge
of the wool shipments for his road
through Iowa, and is one of the best
posted wool men in the West. He is
q brother of Frank Plaisted, freight
agent for the Oregon Short Line.
Speaking of the wool prospects for
this year, Mr.. Plaisted said this week
that Idaho should produce 10, 100000
pounds of wool this season. Part of
the clip has been sheared, and a few
cars have already been shipped; al
though the bulk of the crop is still
out on the range. The wool is some
what lighter this esason han usual,
owing to the weather which has not
filed the fleece so full of foreign mat
ter; the wool is cleaner, and will
SHRINK less. The price is higher,
however, an average of 5 to cents,
while the shrinkage over ordinary
seasons is hardly more than or
per cent; leaving the wool growers
great gamers over the average sale
price. 1t will mean close to million
lollars more for the sheep men this
'ear than they would have received
asst year.
Mr. Plaisted reports that he has
lready bought considerable in excess
# a million pounds, and has no or
ers To cease his activities He went
through to Oregon a few days ago,
o look after some large clips there.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-05-06
HOW SNAKE RIVER SOIL WAS MADE.
Bred Story the Beds the Marvellous Gorge and
the Fertile Soil Came to Be-

/ whole face of the earth with fine
detrius Some of the gaping volca-
noes, drained of their liquid flow,
may have vomited forth miles and
miles of volcanic dust and ashes; the
air was murky with the vast clouds
of desert-like, smothering dust.
These, too, settled at last, and the
formation of soil began.
There has not been a great deal of
sedimentary soil deposit in the Snake
river valley-at least on the uplands
such as the land watered by the Ida
no Irrigation company. In all the ter
ritory from the great dam to the low
er end of the south Gooding tract
more than forty miles-there is hard
ly trace of sedimentary Or water
deposited soil. They are nude laid
by lava, which in some places comes
to the surface-guant, bare, the grin
hing skeleton of the earth, ,ile dead
framework for the life that is all
around. But the soil is the best that
is to be found. 1t is not lslrl.el by
ages of saturstion; it has the crop
properties Of thousand
centuries of sunshine ard climatic
Lite the hills which
have stored up in their golden hearts
the minerals that haze grown Lhore II
iare one says It by chemical &C
lion, or the places sands that every
ear accumulate ore GOLD as the rivers
bring it in to them for storage this
section has accumulated the dement's
or plant growth, for ages and ages
ind ages. The soil is deer; it is as
oundingly fertile; it needs only wa
er to make it productive ard now
he water is at hand