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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12
THE GOOD NEW DAYS.

How times have changed. The good
old day. and these infinitely better "r
infinitely worse new day, Better "r
worse: That truly j. Il difficult CUES
ri"n /" answer. hut how apparent il j.
thar times have changed. ,.r"r-" Wash
in"t"n was ON" al the richest men in
the lnirrd States and Yet the most h--
loved. He Wa- worth pr"lahly >loh.
""n. Today Il man with Il million dol
lar~ can't live in Il real swell nri"hh"r
hood in New Work City. ami VIII" ever
heard al rich man h.in" brl"vrd I'm
the good old days the President "f the
United States owned slaves and now
tn" President "f th, 'nitrl States p".
49, a. the slave al the people
In the good old daN- it took a. many
weeks to cross the Atlantic a~ ii takes
days now \,w York and San Fran
ci-," ar" a. far apart a. New York AMI
Philadelphia used /" be. Aerial mavi-
cation used I" hr the only mrth"d a.
rapid transit. that j. fallin" from tn"
trc''"r|. ana now through Ion" "N"-
In'l"n "f steam engines ri"rtr" trans
ana ah'"hi"hil'> "" ar" back I" a'ri"'
navigation in air~hip-. Elyin" i to"
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nav" b'r"m" good OLD times We VIII
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

In order 1" di>>ipatr current rrm"r~
that his recent Illness CAUSED lun-
trouble. Kin" Manuel oi Portugal rode
through the streets OF Lisbon followed
10y brilliant staff. 1t i said that the
Duke "f op"rto. the Kim uncle. and
heir apparent. has declared that on the
event ri Manurl'> death nothing would
induce him t. ASSUME the throne. "
there l. no other direct d,.-,rndant the
munarchial form "f government would
hr iroardiLed in ca-r al the present
kin"'> DEATH and much unr;l-inr-- ha-
been felt over hi~ recent illness.
VAUGHN BRYANT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

Prof. j. W. >anborn. former dean "i
the College ni Agriculture al the Uni
yrr>itv of Missouri. l. an announced
candidate for United States senator
from New Hampshire t" succeed the
present senator. Jacob Gallln-"r. sen
at"r Gallin""r- election. however
-,rm- practically assured.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12
Has Anyone Seen the Sun?

To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
The University Library ordered the
New York sun To be sent To the library
beginning with the New Year. but it
has not We, arrived. Inquiry at the
desk di-clo>c> the fact that since Co
lumbia Is 81 far west nf New York
City. it takes several days for the pa
per tn arrive in this city. 1t ha> now
been twelve days since Jan. l. Ii ii
required a> long for old Sol {" make
the trip from New York City to Co
lnmbia a> il docs the New York sun.
the Columbia Light and Power Station
would surely br nvrrtaNcd. T.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

Considering" the great variety nf col
lc"c Interests and the iar". numl..r ii
other attractinn- the enthusiasm arurIS-
cd AT Harvard must hc regarded a.
most satisfactory evidence, "i he p,pu-
larltr "f these rrcital>. i'p"n several
occasions the lecture hall in H.. wa~ -"
crowded that after all the sea, had been
occupied those unable tn obtain seats
filled up the ai~lr> ~"liIly from tn. rear
81 III" room /" the very stops al i'r,.
riatf" ~ -ullirirnr I'nd- ha,.. h,..n
raised already /" drrray tn, u,r,,--sry
"\r"n~">. Tn" Whiting lecture concerts
Viii h" mad" permanent ar tam}-id.r.
while il i hoped that similar in~riru
t'"n~ all over til" country Nil emulate
her example.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

senator H. f. Purcell uf the Vim
crnnc>. Indiana. sun. Ihr oldest news
paper published in the Middle West
writes: Il want tu congratulate til,
University "f Missouri on it, new WORK
in the Department nf Journalism. Both
"f my >"n> are pursuing" such Il c"ur>'
in IN" University "f Indiana Bot
have been on the >;ali "f the Daily stu
dent and members al the Press Club
After graduation they will take part
in the work ri the sun ami will have
proprietary interests.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

Now j. the time when the student
who has been >p,ndin" his time other
Wise than in ,ii-"in" int" his tc>ti""k>.
l,"in- to tell hi- friends nf the Illness
"r prospective Illness nj his father. and
that he probably will hav" I" return I"
h- home Immediately after the md
YEAR examinations.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

Judge G.. \. Wurdrman. oi st. Louis
recently made Il statement that il was
Il god>cnd that women uf hi"h -ncirt '
who drink are not blessed with chill
drcn. The occasion for maxim" thi-
statement was when Il woman in ~
Louis who is addicted 4" the drink
habit asked that her children who wrr,
in il home for children he returned T.,
her. The Judge refused her request he
cau-r she was addicted to the habit
and was. therefore. Incapable of caring
for her children. \ woman of thirty
I've or over. he SAYS. who drinks. viii
never reform and l.. morally unfit t.
care for children. The number al
women in this country VIII" drink j.
rapidly Increasing. SAYS Judge WurIr
man. and it i Il good thing To hav,
homes where the children uf thr~,
women. ii they have any. can ." 10,
protection.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

Perhaps tn" most in'-rr-rin" and in
-tructiv- featur" III IN" r""ital- We're rh,.
historical and critical comments made
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12
VIE POINTS

,The University Missourian invites contri-
buttons not To exceed 200 words. on matters
of University interest. The of the
writer should accompany such letters. but will
not te printed unless desired. The Cniver-
Sity Mi>souran does not express approval nor
tsi>appr"val Of these communications by print
in. tUem.t
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12
T H A N X S +!

Il wish Ia congratulate the rnivcr
-ity OF Missouri upon the Univer>ii ,
Mi->nurian. writes the business man
aver "f the Columbia Spectator. pub
li~hri at Columbia University. New
York City. The University Mi>~ouriar
l. Il splendid paper and in my opinion
ranks anon" the very best in the
country
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-12

kan % he La
Il Mi>,mi. W give in a week. III
~ Nw-I the law libel
in Journalism the
fr~ il Irengi in University J"-"
Is f
law building O'Clock each
Tu>,a Afternoon
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Talks of Rich Mans Duty.

New York, Nov. 21.-The pastor of
the well-to-do Collegiate Baptist
church of the. Covenant astonished
his comfortable congregation tonight
by. a declaration concerning what
rich men should do.
.:The intellectual gymnastics, y
said the Rev. DR.. Haywood, ''of the
average New York preacher when
confronted with the text, 1T is easier
for a camel to go through the eye of
needle than for rich man to enter
the kingdom Of heaven" are pitiable.
81 am perhaps the largest property
holder here tonight, but l deny the
right of any man to exploit the land
while there are hungry stomachs to
fill. I let my property to tenants for
just as little as will pay taxes and
the expenses of one girl whom / am
putting through college.
Il have known but two religious
men in my life. One is dead and the
other is on the Bowery. He has given
millions to the poor and he lives the
life of a day laborer. There is
stamped on the face of Eads Howe,
sometimes called the millionaire
hobo, more world wisdom, more
saintliness, than on any other face I
ever saw.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Southern Loses Case.

Bamberg, S. c., Nov. ia YER
dict against the Southern Railway
company for s475.00 was given to ].
A. ;Tant by the jury in the court of
common pleas here yesterday morn
Ing. The evidence showed as fol-
lows: Mr.. Tant went to the station
at Fort Motto and asked for ticket
to Denmark. The agent replied that
he did not have any tickets at that
time but that he would see the con-
ductor on the train and tell him not
to charge Mr.. Tant but one dollar,
the regular fare from Fort Motto to
Denmark. Mr.. Tant boarded the
train and went well until he was on
the train between Branchville and
Bamberg, he having changed trains
at the former place. When he reach
ed Bamberg the conductor told him
that he must pay the fare to Den
mark, but Mr.. Tant having paid the
conductor on the Columbia division
his one dollar, had only thirty-five
cents left and consequently did not
have enough to pay the difference to
Denmark. He was put off at Bam-
berg and aside from the great incon-
venience he was sick and without
money. He waited here until the
next day when he borrowed enough
money to carry him on to his home in
Denmark.
The case will very likely be ap-
pealed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
1t Pays to Buy for Cash.

There is probably no part of their
business in which the farmers of the
South have suffered more severely
than in their failure to pay the cash
down at the time purchases are made.
The credit system is so fastened upon
us and has become such large and
important part of our whole busi-
ness system that many farmers will
feel that they must continue to buy
on credit large part of the year;
but this buying on credit will have to
be stopped before we shall ever buy
to the best advantage. The man who
buys for cash is entitled to and re-
ceives exemption from those charges
which are legitimately a part of the
selling price of goods sold on time.
These are extra cost for bookkeeping
and collecting; the amounts neces-
sary to reimburse the merchants on
the accounts of those who never pay;
and the interest on the amount of
the purchases for the time for which
credit is extended. These are fixed
charges on the credit system and so
long as we permit these extra charg-
es to be added to our purchases we
can never buy to the best advantage.
There are several ways by which
these useless charges connected with
buying on credit are avoided.
BY the practice of extreme econo-
my for one or two years some are able
to so "catch up" financially as to en-
able them to afterwards pay cash for
the things purchased. This is a he
roic method, but if none other is
possible, the suffering and inconven-
ience which it brings are probably
justified by the advantages resulting
from buying only for cash. Others
have found it economical to borrow
and pay interest on the necessary
money to pay cash for the things
which must be purchased, find that
the interest charges on the borrowed
money are less than those against
purchases made on credit.
The most promising method for
generally avoiding the buying of sup
plies on credit is, probably, diversi-
dcation of crops, which will not only
lessen the amounts needed to pay
for necessary purchases, and dis
tribute them throughout the year be-
cause Of the better distribution Of
labor, but will also afford products
for marketing at all seasons. The
making of purchases on credit is
much easier avoided when farm pro-
ducts are available for marketing at
all times than when only one crop
like cotton is sold, and that only
during the last two or three months
of the year. The dairyman, the hog
raiser, the grower of truck crops,
because the selling, like the buying,
is distributed throughout the whole
year.-Raleigh On. c. Progressive
Farmer
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
CYCLIsT CHASED BY ELEPHANTS
They Gave Him Lively Ride When
He Ran Into Baby of the Herd.

Cycling in Rhodesia occasionally
has the charm of adventure-if there
is much charm in the excitement OF
the chase when the chased is the
human rider.
A cyclist who was riding from
Broken Hill to Ndala on the edge OF
a bush clearing almost ran into the
hindquarters of a baby elephant
half a score hands high.
every likely l never got off my
bike so quickly before, and suppose
both of us looked rather bamboozl-
ed. My new acquaintance gave
me long, doubtful look and, scream
ing, ran toward home or rather an
old tusker and three COWS browsing
on the opposite end of the glade, u
he said in telling of his adventure
"In wonderment l stood rooted to
the spot. The wind was blowing to-
ward me, and the bull, magnificent
monster, swung his trunk to and
fro through the air to smell me out
It appears that elephants cannot see
very far; besides, the sun was right
against them. As soon as the now
W whimpering youngster arrived by his
protectors they fumbled with their
trunks all over him to find out what
was wrong, uttering the while a
curious rumbling noise through the
long nostril.
"By this time I thought it was
time to return. In swinging my
cycle around some dry twigs broke
under me with sharp cracks. The
puzzled bull stood for moment mo-
tionless, with his huge ears extended
like some topgallant sails; then, as
he heard the chink of metal through
my mounting the bike, the huge ami.
NAL lurched forward with grunt
that rumbled as distant thunder
down his big trunk.
'1 waited no longer, but pedalled
for dear life, and wonder even now
how l lodged the many obstacles on
the II foot path.
Behind me came a crashing Of
trees. l did not look back, but put
on, as it were, more steam, until
after a retreat of some four: miles
hearing nothing more, I nearly came
a neat cropper over an ancient tree
stnmp.
'tStill trifle flurried, I dismount.
ed, but except the signing of the
forest and the buzzing of tsetse flies
there was no other sound A few
miles behind my carriers came bel.
lowing along with their peculiar
swinging gait. AS believed a yarn
of those elephants might frighter
them further. mum was the word.
However, 1 halted them on pre-
tence of desiring a rest, and after an
hours delay we all started once
more. My cycle enabled me to scout
cautiously in advance, but as I ex.
pected the elephants had gone to
some more sequestered sylvan re.
treat and nothing more was seen OF
them. ."-Rhodesia Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
Shall We Sell Hay or Feed It?

l do not think that for the average
farmer it is wise to sell hay off the
farm. Much, however, depends on
the condition of mans land. OF
the deep peaty soils of the reclaimed
swamp land of the coastal sections I
believe that farmer could proftably
sell peavine hay at SIS ton, if he
will invest the money largely in phos-
phate and potash that his soil especi-
ally needs. This soil has great deal
of potential nitrogen and the pea
roots will give him more.
But on the sandy cotton soils it is
not wise to sell hay. But no matter
how impecunious the farmer is, if he
has fine crop of peavine hay he can
very rapidly increase his stock of
cattle if he sells some of the hay and
invests the money in stock to eat the
remainder, and in this way can soon
get stock enough to consume all he
can grow.
But the difficulty with the average
farmer is that he will sell the
hay and put the money in his
pocket and let the land suffer. It
does look like waste to let crop of
peas remain on the land when a
profit coul be made from their sale
as hay, or profit for the farm in
feeding the hay. But what we are
trying do is to convince the farmer
that good systematic farming and
stock feeding will pay him and i'm
prove his farm. The haphazard sort
of folks are unfortunately numerous,
and are always looking for some one
crop that they can plant and make
money out of, and trying to abandon
the crops that they could make profit
able if they would stick to regular
system and farm. 1t is we'll enough
to tell these men that it will improve
their land to let the peas remain on
it, but with hay at SIS ton they
are not going to do it, though they
might get the market value by feed
ing it, and have the manure as a
profit. The hope of the South is in
the young men who are getting bet
ter ideas about farming.
l believe it is perfectly possible
for man to improve his farm and
make money selling peavine hay if
he farms in a good rotation and sup
plies the land literally with phos-
phoric acid and potash. But few will
do it and will run their land down
by selling hay, and certainly the best
way to improve the farm is to feed
all the roughage grown on it, and any
man can gradually build up herd
of cattle if he will try. In fact, on
many Southern farms l believe that
stock raising would be the most
profitable industry. - Progressive
Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
SwindIerS in EastOyer.

Eastover, Nov 21.-For the past
few days there has been a swindler
in the community A white man has
been canvassing the county under the
name of agent for certain sick bene-
fit society. He would approach a per-
son, generally negro, and interest
him in the subject. Then he would
win his point by saying, You know
Mr.. T. H. Auld, of Eastover, don't
you? Well. he is general agent for
the company in all this 'lower Rich
land county. Now you give me 81
and I'll give you my receipt and you
take it to Mr.. Auld and he'll issue
you the policy
Several persons fell for this game
and now are bemoaning the loss of
their dollars.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
TAX NOTICE.

The treasurer's Office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
18th day of October, 1909, until the
18th day of March, 1910, inclusive.
From the first day Of January,
1910, until the 31st day of January,
1910, a penalty of 1 per cent. will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1910, until
the 2Sth day of February, 1910, a
penalty of 2 per cent. will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1910, until the 18th
day of March, 1910, penalty Of Z
per cent. will be added to all unpaid
taxes
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-25
MODERN PIED PIPER.
Smithsonian Institution Mysteriously
Ridded of Rats.

About forty-five years ago the
Smithsonian institution was infested
with rats; nothing in the building
seemed to be rat proof. They ate
skins cured with ansenical soap, or
in his home during the day, Prof.
Henry's pantry without discrimina-
ton. Every one in the city, from
Prof. Henry to the bootblacks, had
one subject in common, and that was
rats"
AS Prof. Henry, who lived in the
east end OF the building, was listen
ling to an account of the ruin wrought
in his home during the day. Prof.
Spencer Baird walked in and said,
just as if he had been following every
word Of the family conversation, Il
have just been told that there Is a
man in Philadelphia who can rid this
place Of rats!"
Prof. Henry's eyes expressed inter-
est and incredulity at the same mo-
ment.
Il have his address here" went on
the assistant secretary. "He calls
himself the Rat King and won't
take a cent if rat remains and
has
"We'll send for him if it takes our
last thousand cents to do it," said
Prof. Henry, and laughingly predict
ed the repetition of of the famous
old tale of the "Pied Piper of Hame-
lin"
Several days later the "rat king
appeared in Washington. He was al
most as short as he was broad, and
wore clothes too loose for the de-
scription; they had no shape. He
carried large oilcloth sack and a
covered basket. His penetrating
blue eyes were almost covered by
shaggy eyebrows and his blond hair
had not been cut but haggled. His
manner was short and brisk, and he
went straight to the point, talking to
Prof. Henry in German.
He declared that not a rat would
be in the building three days hence If
his directions were obeyed. During
that time he would stay in the base
ment alone, every door was to be
locked, and on no account was he to
be disturbed until he gave them the
signal. So they left him in absolute
darkness and carried out his direc-
tions.
On Sunday morning the queer old
man emerged from the darkness, so
confident of his success that he re-
fused to accept the money which was
his due then and there, but insisted
that Prof. Henry mail the check to
him in Philadelphia the following
week.
*Now, you can leave your food in
the basement and it won't be touch
ed! And 1 won't take a cent if you
are troubled with rats" were his
parting words.
Cheese and cake were directly
placed about the building to tempt
the rats. Morning after morning
they were found as they had been
left, and from that day to this the
Smithsonian Institute has never been
seriously troubled with rats. And
no one has ever found out the Sc
cret of the "rat kings" method
Youths COMPANION.