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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27
WHAT is SUCCESS?

What IS mans object in life? What
Is success? The phrases "a success
iful business man." "successful law.
yer" are heard every day. What is
this success we hear so much about ?
If true answers 10 this question could
be obtained, a most interesting set of
statistics could be compiled.
Many men think achieving riches is
success, and that the measure of a
mans success Is in direct proportion
10 his bank account. Others would
say that making something out of
ones self is success. These measure
success by the power a man exercises
or by the influence and position he at
tains. If man is in a high office or
a commanding position, he has made
something out of himself. and there
lore is successful.
True success means more than the
Mere attaining of riches and position,
1t is well to gain wealth and influence
if they are obtained honestly and
honorably. But gaining these things
is incidental and not fundamental to
success in the true sense. True sue
cess means the bringing out of the
best in a man, the development of the
ability he has. 1t means helpfulness
to others, being useful to the world,
leaving it little better than it was
before. doing in an honest way as
much good as possible
The man who excels in growing
.orn, the man who makes an inven- |
ion helping humanity, the man who is
he champion of the weak and dis |
ressed-they are successful. They |
nay not be rich. they may not hold |
positions of prominence, but they are |
Useful. And usefulness is success.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27
TAKE CARE OF THE FARMERS

The committee that will canvass Co,
lumbia for rooms and board for the
visitors Farmers Week should not
have any difficulty in finding accom-
modationS for them This year the
convention will be held during the
regular session Of the University, and
for that reason accommodations will
be harder TO find than in other years
The value of the visit of the farmers
of the state 10 Columbia can hardly be
overestimated. If considered only
from the standpoint of an advertising
advantage. Columbia should be will
ing TO make many sacrifices for the
ers here that week. What a good i'm
preston of the town on those men
can do for the welfare of the town
anu It's name ana reputation over the
state is hard to underestimate. Give
them cordial welcome and attend to
their wants. and they'll take away
good word for Columbia.
The week of instruction that the
College of Agriculture is intending to
give the visitors that week will at
tract more farmers this year than ever
before. Reduced rates and bigger.
and more important program of
speakers are Two factors that will
help draw the crowds from over the
state. The week will mean much for
the College of Agriculture and the
farmers OF Missouri Why not see
that it is a good week for Columbia |
too.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

Remember Henry Childers? or
course you do. He lived in Indenen.
dence for about a year when he was
engaged with The Sentinel. He was
and is good Baptist and divides the
honors of being the homeliest man in
the state with Dave Ball. Childers
owns and operates The Troy Free
Press at Troy, Mo. Now Troy is a
little Missouri town of about 2,00O
people. Every year Childers gets ont
"a Christmas edition of his paper
which is kept by every one of his 8 600
subscribers as souvenir. This year
the paper contains 80 pages. all hand
somely printed and every page full of
good things, mostly advertising. Let
that soak in good. A % page paper in
town of 1000 Even the banks take
half page: and the merchants think
nothing of having full page in the
edition. Childers knows his business
all right. His son. E. R. Childers was
one OF the first graduates from the
Missouri School of journalism. As
soon as he got his diploma he bought
The Columbia Herald and got married
independence Examiner.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

The feeling that the staff of the
medical school of the University of
kansas should be composed only OF
physicians and surgeons who are resi-.
dents OF the state of Kansas will prob
ably cause changes to be made in the
faculty of the Bell Memorial Hospital
IN Rosedale, part of the medical
school OF the university. That is why
ten physicians of the staff who live
in Kansas City, Mo-, expect TO bo
asked to resign, unless they move
their place of residence across tho
line.
Dr. S. J. Crumbine, recently elected
the new head of the medical school is
considering some such requirement
That probably would mean the forced
resignation of the Missourians, for
they say they cannot afford to give
up their private practice in Kansas
City and move across the state line
The members of the faculty who live
in Kansas City, Mo-, are: DR.. G H.
HoXie, DIR. A. w. McAlister, DR.. w. A.
Thompson, DR.. H. NJ. Look. DR.. J. F.
l3lnnie, DIR. J. D. Griffith, DR.. E. H.
Thrailkill, DR.. William Trimble DR.
K. T. Sloan, Dr. f. F. Robinson and
Dr.. Fl. o. Hannawalt.-Kansas CITY |
Star.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27
ON COLLECTING TAXES.

The conditions which bring about a
shortage in the revenue of the city of
columbia exist in practically every
part of the state. The small property
Owner pays more taxes in proportion
to the amount of property he owns
than the larger one.
The American people imagine all
citizens are equal in the eyes OF the
! law. And this is the aim OF vast
majority, but the eyesight of the law
is sometimes faulty. The levy of
taxes applies to all alike. it is true.
But the levy is collected-or is sup
posed TO be collected-on the valua-
ton of the property. And in the valu-
alton of property is where the law
displays bad eyesisht
A man is supposed to give the tax
assessor list of all the property he
owns. The value of this property is
estimated, and the amount of taxes TO
be paid is determined. This is a sim
pile process in theory, but it is not
so easy in practice. The small proper
ty owner usually pays his share of the
taxes. because it is easy to determine
the amount of property he has. The
larger property owner does not give
in a full list of his possessions. and il
is almost impossible to know when
his list is complete. Then. too. a |
smaller relative value is usually
placed upon the property of the richer
man.
The existing condition. however. !
does not mean that every man who |
has property worth 100000 and paws |
taxes on valuation of $25.000 does |
so merely because he can take this |
much from the government and not |
caught. There are men who would |
rather pay their just part of the en-
pense of government. but to do so
would mean a loss in business each
year. In a few instances a Just valua-
lion might mean business failure. not
because the rate is too high but be-
,anse none of the competitors are
paying on a just valuation.
Each person should pay his full
Share of the taxes. When large busi-
hess concerns are being assessed, all
should be taken at their full value.
If Columbia's taxes were collected h
IN real valuation, there would be {
enough money in the city treasury for
III the city's needs. and the rate might I
ven be lower than it IS now.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27
A GOOD SUBSTITUTE.

Much has been said recently about
the passing of the old-time Christina.
and the joys attending its annual oh
serVance. 1t has been said that the
real spirit of Christmas has been i'm
paired because OF the departure of the
older customs and modes of celebra.
flon Of the Yule-tide.% This NAV he
true in one sense. but a summary ot
the Christmas manifestations in tbo
United States this year shows tba,
the Christmas spirit has not decreas sod
but rather increased.
Times change, and it is only natural
that Christmas, along with the MANY
other forms of human activity. should
change, too. What was considered
the proper celebration of Christmas
many years ago is no more likely m
ne hdulged in today than the use of
sailing vessel or bows and arrows oro
now What is known as the Cbrist
mas spirit today is an outeror,tb ~
the Christmas of yesterday. inst &C
modern life in other respeots is
"odihcation of older customs
when the consideration of rho roo,.
ana the worthy needy of the United
States this year is remembered :. :.
hardly Just to say that the Christmas
spirit OF Yesterday is dying out Wbat
we don't celebrate the YuIe-tido
with a weeks feast and several davs
oi religious ceremony as our fore.
iathers did. We can do more good
10 mankind and help to make life
more worth living for those who bv
reason of poverty or aff1iction arc
unable to partake in the Christmas
joys.
Inc uplift of the millions of rho
poorer people of the United States in
the last week by charity oreaniz.
'ions and by societies of the Good
feilow" kind is certainly Just as good
way to celebrate Christmas &C .,v
other The dying out of the o,d-,imo
MODE OF celebration is probably good
ior moralizing upon or writing abou+
put no one should feel that humani,v
Is any the worse for it. Not that tho
oia-'ime modes We're not good. They
were as good as The times represen,.d
ont the world is different TODAY and
SO is the observance of Christmas
Inc consideration of man for man
such as Christmas during the last fov
years has shown, is proof thar tbo
spirit of Christmas is not lack;ns mn
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

dying out. We, see things in differ
ent lights and we express our feelings
in different ways. We still have the
Christmas spirit, if not the old-time
variety, and it is certainly good sub
st:tute.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

With Editor William Southern, pres
ldent and Editor r. NJ White. trustee
the Missouri Historical Society should
have the most prosperous year in its
history. These two big. brainy news
paper men do things-Centralia
Courier.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

DR.. Frederick A. Cook has returned
to the United States after a long abb
sence. Strangely enough he came on
a ship named after George Washing
ton, the man who never told a lie.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

We don't give a rap if DR.. Hill
couldn't spell Bdellium-he's going to
stay in Missouri and professor man
with that much sense don't need to
remember all the silent letters in all
OF the fool words in the dictionary
Centralia Courier.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27
THE
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI.
A GREAT TEACHERS COLLEGE.
FoRTY.FIvE TEACHERS IN FACULTY.

Many vocational including Bookkeeping Business
Typewrting thand Geography OF Commerce.
tory Industries Manual Training, Wood Work. Pottery
Lathe Work. Forge Work, Mechanical Drawing, Rana Do
mestic Art Agriculture, Gardening
years work and study in Drawing, Painting Ech
Ing Hamered Brass and other hand work in Art
years Of Art Study in designated texts.
Five years in Music including Sight Reading Individual
Chorus Work. Harmony Counerpont Orchesraon
History of Music ETC.
Many Physical Education, including Gymnasium
Work. Public School Playground Work. Track Work. Baseball
Football, Handbal Tennis. ETC. Ample bath rooms gympa
sums, tennis courts athletic field running tracks.
Best facilities in the Middle West for Photography
tern Slide Making and Photo Engraving Special
school for those teachers desiring
the lantern and how to make the Slides
in all typical High School and College studes
But this strictly vocational institution and all courses
the higher efficiency of public school teachers
Best Model Rural School in the World. Rural children
transported five miles in covered wagon.
Society Halls and for the Y. M. c. A. and Y w. A.
Special in School Administration. This 10
conducted by uptodate varied
perfence in both large and small cities
EXPLANATORY BULLETIN FREE.
JOHN r. KIRK, President.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27
WHAT OTHER JOUR-
NAILS ARE SAYING

The newspapers have also been
blowing up" that dynamited farm the
University has been experimenting on
near Carthage.-Joplin News Herald.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

Your neighbor buys his groceries
here-why don't you? Longs Gro.
Gerry. =.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-27

I Students al the University of Mis-
: souri, are boycotting the cab lines al
/ Columbia in an effort to force re.
duction in prices. The cabmen have
been charging 81 couple for hauling
students to and from dances. The
boys say ii is too much-and they
have the girls with them. heart and
hand"
In this case it looks as though the
students nave an easy proposition.
Whatever may be the outcome of the
conflict it safely may be predicted
That the boys and girls will have
pretty good times while they are
smashing graspng combinations
A great many of us who are drifting
down the western slope of life's steep
hillside remember the shady lanes
through which we wandered when
first in love. We recall the glory of
the winter starlight and moonlight
when rosy cheeks glowed under
lashes. loEg and brown. upon which
the frost crystals glinted; and while
our sympathies may be with the uni
Fefslty students in their contention
for a principle ii will not be of that
character which gives expression to
Its quality in tears. st. Louis Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

He'll try to sell them to Bronson, prob
ably"
"Or 10 us. l put In.
We said nothing for a few minutes. Nc
Knight smoked a cigarette and stared at
a photograph of Candida over the mantel
Candida is the best pony for a heavy
mount in seven states.
Il didn't go TO Richmond" he observed
finally. The remark followed my own
thoughts so closely that / started Miss
West IS not home yet from Seal Harbor" :"
Receiving no response. he lapsed again
into thoughtful silence Mrs. Klopton came
in just as the clock struck one, and made
preparation for the night by putting a
large. gaudy comfortable into an armchair
in the dressing room, with a smaller stiff
backed chair for her feet. She was won
derfully attired in a dressing gown that
was reminiscent. in parts. OF all the ones
she had given me for half dozen Christ
masses and she had a purple veil wrapped
around her head, 10 hide heaven know
what deficiency. She examined the empty
eggnog glass, inquired what the evening
paper had said about the weather, and
then stalked into the dressing room, and
prepared. with much ostentatious creaking,
to sit up all night.
We fell silent again, while Mcknight
traced a rough outline Of the berths on the
white table cover, and puzzled # ous
slowly. 1t was something like thisJ
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
Copyright, 1910. by Bobbs Merrill
CHAPTER N-Continued.

Perhaps It was the green" was un-
Heeountably relieved do you know. a
few minutes ago, you looked almost paltd
TO me"
She glanced at me quickly but I was
gazing ahead. We were out OF sight OF the
house, now, and with every step away
from it the girl was obviously relieved
Whatever she held In her hand she never
glanced at II. But she was conscious Of 4
every second She seemed TO come 10
decision about il while we were stHl in
sight OF the gate for she murmured some
thing and turned back alone, going swiftly.
her feet stirring up small puffs OF dust at
every step. She fastened something TO the
gate post-I could see the nervous haste
with which she worked. When she ioined
me again II was without explanation. Hut
the clenehed fingers were free now, and
while she looked tired and worn. the strain
had visibly relaxed.
We walked slowly along in the general
direction Of the suburban trolley line Once
a man with an empty wagon Offered us
a lift. but after a glance az the springiess
vehicle declined
''The ends OF the bone think they are
castanets as IL Is" 1 explained. but the
LADY
The young lady. however. declined. and
We went on together. Once when the troll
ley lire was In sight she got a pebble IN
her low shoe. and we sat down under a
tree until she found the cause OF the
trouble.
I'll don't know what should have
done without you" / blundered. Moral
support nd-and all that DO you know.
my first oaseious thought after the wreck
was Of relief that you had not been hurtG''
she was sitting beside me. where a big
chestnut tree shaded the road. and I sur
prissd look OF misery on her face that
certainly my words had not been meant TO
produce.
"And my first thought sho said slowly,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

and 1897 will mark the barrier. This"
says one Of the older members, rather
sadly. lis to give the younger ones an OPP
portunity to enter as the elder ones an
swer to the last rell call"
More than a hundred attended this re-
cent third anniversary and in the hundred
were included the majority Of our well
known painters, sculptors and illustrators.
while the few who attended rival schools.
it is reported. are reaping the harvest Of
their mistake now
The Hungarian court painter, Mr.. Marks.
whose exhibit at the National Arts club
has been one OF the artistic sensations
Of the winter, was invited as the guest of
honor OF the occasion and for him the
diners revived several OF the Julian jests
Of which he was a merry subject In the
dear, dead days. The diners who as
sembled in a private room OF Henrrs
patisserie wore the typical corduroys and
hlouses OF the Latin quarter students,
made famous by Henri Murger and Du
Maurier and popularized for the operate
stage by Puccini IN his La Boheme."
The walls of the dining room were orna-
mented with sketches, splashes and dashes
OF old-time work, programs of students
balls, old menus rescued from dusty port
folios and top shelves, among the rest
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

snap. Now that l saw him clearly. he
looked weary and grlmy. l hated TO tell
him what knew he was waiting to hear.
but there was no use wading in by inches.
ducked and got It over
The notes are gone Rich" / said. as
quietly as I could. In spite of himself his
face fell.
"I-of course I expected it." he said
"But-Mrs Klopton said over the telephone
that you had brought home a grip and I
hoped-wel, Lord knows we ought not to
complain You're here damaged. but
here" He lifted his glass. Happy days.
old manr
IF you viii give me that black bottle
and teaspoon, I'll drink that in arnica,
or whatever the stuff is Rich-the notes
were gone before the wreck"'
He wheeled and stared at me. the bottle
in his hands. Lost strayed or stoIen!'
he querted with forced lightness
"Stolen, although believe the theft was
incidental to something else"
Mrs. Klopton came in at that moment.
with an eggnog in her hand. She glanced
at the clock. and, without addressing any
one in particular, she intimated that II was
time for self-respecting folks to be al
home in bed. Mcknight who could never
resist a fling at her back, spoke 70 me in
a stage whisper.
rs she talking stin? or again. he asked
just before the door closed There was sec
ond's indecision with the knob. then. judg-
ing discretion the better part. Mrs. Klop-
ton went away.
Now, then" Mcknight said settling
himself in chair beside the bed, spit Il
out Not the wreck-I know all I want
about that. But the theft. can tell you
beforehand that It was woman"
had crawled painfully out OF bed and
was in the act OF pouring an eggnog down
the pipe OF the washstand. / paused, with
the glass in the air.
- womanl I repeated, startled What
makes you think thatg'
You don't know the first principles OF a
good detective yarn" he said scornfulIy.
'Of course, II was the woman in the
empty house next door. You sad il was
brass pipes. you win remember Well
on with the darce: let JOY be unconfinsd.' 80
Sol told the story; had told Il so
many times that day that did Il auto
matically, And / told about the girl with
the bronze hair. and my suspicious But I
did not mention Alison West. Mcknight
listened to the end without interruption.
When / had finished he drew a long
breath.
''Well!' he said. That's something OF a
mess, isn't it2 II you can only prove your
mild and childlike disposition. they couldnt I
hold you for the murder-which was a
regular ten-twent-thirt crime. anyhow But
the notes-thats different They are not
burned, anyhow. Your man wasn't on the
train-therefore, he wasn't In the wreeE
II he didn't know what he was taking,
as you seem 70 think. ne probably reads
the papers. and unless he is a fathsad.
he's awake by this time 20 what he's got
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

icaiiy IN her memoirs. that Rudolph Julian
afterward married and now as hts widow
continues her interest IN the Julian
school
when this room was secured, with all
the Ccignet properties. Julian advertised
extensively. sending out circulars through
France and to America, where he proPhe-
sled he would gain many pupna For q
long time there was no return for che ef-
fort expended. At length one day lit
tie hunchback came and inquired II he
could take lessons OF him. Naturally he
could. but whether Julian's fsrvor or the
empty spaces OF the great room frightened
him one does not know, but having ox-
pressed his willingness to study there he
became suddenly captiOus and criticised
severely the lack Of other scholars IL
took Julian a long time to convince him
that he was In the right place, but he
finally succeeded and he always attrib-
uted TO the presence OF the humpback this
good luck that followed.
Americans began to pour into the stu
dio Of Julian before long, attracted by the
rumors OF his success In fathsring Salon
talent. II seemed all at once that to have
studied in the Passage des Pyramids and
TO have a picture i'm the salon was almost
synonymous; whether he had influence or
not one does not say. George Moore de-
scr,bes the atelier Of those days very
graphically and the class he knew was
the one Mr.. Barkford our honorary preSi-
dent. painted in.
George Moore, who gave all due credit
TO the fact that Julian, while he was not
a great painter, was certainly a great fac
tor In art circles says in the memoirs ot
his interesting student life that Julian was
leader in an artistic trust. He does not
prove his case, however. except showing
what we all knew, that Julian had a re-
markable head for business. and was o1-
ecutive rather than artistic in hts accom-
plishments. He gave generously and a
student got there what he never does get
in the American schools, that is, a real.
lively. personal interest from his professor,
To-day the Julian studio, which is most
largely patronized by American men Is the
one in the Rue Fromentin OF the Mont-
martre Quarter Another is that Of the
Rue du Dragon, well liked. which is situ-
ated near the famous Church Germaln des
Pres. Here there is a huge room divided
into three immense classes, where three
models pose at once, and upstairs there
are two more huge studios under the pres
ent superintendent OF Jean Paul Laurens.
well known by his work here in America"