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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
THE NEWEST BOOKS.
"The Southern


For nearly three quarters OF cen
tury in the South the negro has been
the main object of thought. flrSt, III
the long wrangle about slavery Whlch
crlminated in the great tragedy the
Civil War Then in the unnatural Vlo-
lenCe of the reconstruction PERIOD
when he was sent in barbaric author
/ ity over his former masters. Then
the period of the ignorant. unframed
| negro, which period extends with
! some mitigations into our own day,
when he was social menace and an
economic drag. 1t is with this latter
phase OF Southern history, a phase
little known to the average reader,
that The Southern" a novel purport-
ing to be the autobiography OF Nicho-
las Worth. deals.
For decade after the war the
South was III poverty. Its habits ri
work had been destroyed by slavery;
the poor white and the negro were
illitelate and unproductiye. A land
which should have flowed with milk
and honey was stricken with poverty.
Nicholas Worth, an earnest young
man with great idea for the better
Hent cf these conditions, struggled
with the prejudice. emOtiOnaiism, mar
nindedneSS. and stubborn blind ,
ness characteristic OF that day, for
what he believed to lie the only saliva !
ton, the training Of the negro and ,
poor white to work, and Ike establish |
m"nt of free schools fer that purpose. /
Rae prejudice was at its height /
and common sense at its lowest ebb.
In the negro he says We have "A
person ci african bleed. about whom
men OF English descent tell only half
the truth. and because of whom they
DO not act with irani;ness and sanity
toward the negro or to one another
IN word, about whom they easily
lose their common sense, their usual
good Judgment, and even their powers
Il accurate observation. lhe negro
n-America, therefore, is form OF in
sanity that overtakes white men"
After defeats and bitter disapmGint-
rents, the South opens its eyes TO
Norihs idea and his dream is on the
way to be realized. The problem OF
he negro is not peculiar to the geneY-
ltion after the war. 1t is the prob
EN- OF our own time as we'll and The ,
southern shows us the beginning of ,
he solution which we are working .
'ut.
The Southern" by Nicholas Worth. ,
Page & Company, New G
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
"E" Men ORGANIZE at gowf;oi,

Bowdoin has organized Monday
club 10 meet every Monday evening
throughout the football season and the
flrst Monday OF each month through
out the rest of the year. Its object is
TO further the interest of Bowdoin in
general. but OF football in particular
by getting hold of first and second
year men in high school and entertain
ing sub-freshmen. The members will
be B. men exclusively. The captain
of the football team will be president
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
IRELAND TO-DAY.

ANY portraiture Of Irish Lille must
deal with the decline of the country 10
its present level. The break in The
fortunes of the Emerald Isle was the
famine OF 1S4S, for that started emisra-
Emigration is Ireland's open wound
ana it is bleeding her to death" The
population of the island in 1913 was
about eight and a half millions. Now
il is just about half tiat number. How
ever, the famine only started the emf
grafton movement. The permanent
and compelling reason for il has heen
the unsympathetic relation between
landlords and tenants That is the
crlX OF the Irish situation as it has
been.
This feeling of deep hatred on the
part of the tenants and unconCern on
the part OF landlords is not lightly ex
planned. The Irish landlord has been
much maligned as an inhuman Great
ure Interested in his estate only as to
the rent it pays him. He points to the
former resident landlords driven out
by the people, and says it isn't his
fault. We can hardly think otherwise
than that the landlord must have sin
ned first, but before we blame him
more than we blame the peasant we
must investigate his provocation.
Before the country had recovered
from the famine of 1S4S, the national
tax Of Ireland was raised so that she
pays. and has consistently paid. rhout
one fourteenth as much national tax as
England, whose wealth is seventeen
times as great. This is not Tor 4 mo- /
H'NHN W Dt lHOuSHL O1 DIS WlilIuliN !
unjust apportionment by the British
government. Except for a TOO often
manifested tendency to look upon ap- !
pOlntmentS to Irish offices as suitable /
rewards for party loyalty. British /
statesmen have been all but heroic in !
their efforts to give Ireland a square
deal. Still it remains true that the
revenue from this excessive tax goes
TO maintain an exceedingly expensive
alien government. 1t goes to pay sixty
or seventy thousand officials, many of
whom the Irish believe are unneces
ssry.
Thus we see that although the land
lord sinned against his tenants. he was
in turn treated unfairly by an unjust
system of government.
How far the government is RESPONSE
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Assemblies to DispIace Parties

A provision at Northwestern Uni
verslty has been made by which four
large assemblies will take the place
OF the formal parties of the year. All
the students of the school are divided
INTO mixed sections, each of which
gives party. 1t is believed that this
plan will in a measure solve the
social problem, and be at the same
time more conducive to a healthy col
lege spirit.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
kansans Exrectorate FreeIv

There seems to be a demand for
Don't Spit on the Floor signs to be
hung around in the class rooms and
halls OF Kansas Wesleyan University.
Sallna. An editorial in the Advance
states that many of the students seem
to imagine that the floors are one vast
spittoon, and suggests that Pure
rood and Drug Act will some day b.
enacted which will prohibit the nuis-
ance.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
But He Didn't.

Mother-Harold, you have nearly
Killed the baby! Why did you drop
him?
Harold-Because l heard you saw he
was fine bouncing baby; but he
doesn't bounce at all-St. Louis
Times.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Board Track at Harvard.

Instead Of erecting the board track
on Holmes Field, Cambridge, as in for
mer years, this winter the Harvard
athletic association will put up a track
OF the same dimensions on Soldiers
Field. The new track is to have a
30-yard straightaway. entirely indie
pendent Of the oval.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Goods Form Honor Club.

Three hundred and fifty goods OF
Minnesota University have signed
honor pledges by which they signify
their intention not to crib. After all
mass meeting pledge
card was mailed to each girl by the
Student Government Association.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
To Honor Minnesota Poet.

Regents OF the University OF Mime
sofa have taken steps TO honor Arthur
Epson. the Minnesota, poet. in the
form OF memorials associated with
the l.oet and his work including manu-
scripts.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
L CNEXCELLED ROOMS-For crie

| CNEACELLED ROOMS-For opiar
convenience ard proximity to the
uhiverslt; campus. We cater to STU
dents who desire q quiet place TO
study, and we guarantee comfort
Single or double rooms. 81 to s12-
See manager Lowry Hall, corner
Ninth and Lowry streets. opposite
Academic Hail.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Will Prevent Ticket Speculation.

The Harvard Athletic Association
has adopted a new system of selling
tickets for the big football games.
OnlT graduates and undergraduates
can apply for tickets and only one ap-
plication can be filed by and one
person. Ii more seats are wanted a
signed application must be sent in to
be considered by the managers.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Borax Co. Gives X. U. Fellowship.

The Pacific BoraN company. Oak
land, Cal, has established a fellow
ship in the University of Kansas. The
company contributes 500 year to
help pay some man OF ability who
shall attend the university and inves-
tigate the uses OF boraX.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Prize for White Plague Cure.

\ prize Of $l00.0U0 was deposited
with Yale by an anonymous donor as
a reward for anyone who will dis
cover cure for tuberculosis Of the
lungs.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Abolish Dancing at G-inneII.

The Student Council ar Iowa Col
Icga. Grinncli iowa, has recommended
that dancing Will not b. recognized
as college amusement in that school
at this time.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

be for the situation it is impossible to
say, but it is easily seen that the raise
in taxes just after the famine came in
! opportunely and that it was shifted BIZ
the landlords to the native population.
With larger class of landlords whose
interests and sympathes were with
the people, Ireland would nave en-
dured and prospered even under
worse government. On the other hand
an efficient and economical govern
ment would probably have been ali eff
fective mediator between absentee
landlords and their tenants.
The long continued struggle has be-
come complicated in many ways One
OF them is the religious strife it has
brought on. Irish Catholics of the
West and South have always lived
pSo'tdDiH Will iieSDItefidliS OF any
other sect of Christians ecept mem
bers of the Anglican church. That is
the church Of the hated land owners.
The trouble is one OF bitter prejudice /
rather than of religious difference. /
Happily it is areauy beginning To :sive /
way before the new spirit of Irish ma
tionalism.
The central difficulty. that of land
ownership, is in Il fair way OF settle
ment by the land act OF 1868 and the
policy OF the British GOV
ernment. Nearly half of the entire is
land has been bought hy peasant hold
ers backed by the government. The
most serious drawback is that the
arge land owners OF the West have
acted in bad faith ana refused to sell
heir rich pasture lands Doubtless
hey too Will soon b. brought into
inc.
Now that conditions are lookir.r up
III over Ireland. the CRYING need of the :
Ountry Is entrepreneurs. The Irish
ran makes an excellent section boss /
I'D good lieutenant anywhere bar he :
5 poor general. The people of north
reland are OF Scotch descent. They
Drm the INDUSTRIOUS progressive. Pro
astant part OF the Irish population. In !
le last fifteen years the population OF -
le section has increased about thirty >,
er cent. Scotch thrift has overcome r..
Dnditions too adverse for the Irish 5
AN with his carelessness of business
-umen.
The true Celt has a divine laziness" p
lat makes him independent in the V
'imiest. smokiest poverty OF a ohm "
eyless mud hut. tie can give his I"
'ltatie to the gintleman that pays the -;
mt" meaning the pig. and go hungry
entire good humor. but he cannot
'ovide for the future With the bet
7 half OF his race gone how 81 he to It.
ork out this new awakening of his
'untry? This reawakening is TO be h;
rgely Industrial. The industry of a 81
ttion that has been dead for t;ftv Il:
'ars is coming to lie. Manufaclrries
at are not must be built. A transi.
stem that is almost nothing must be OF
veloped and agricultural methods m
at are unutterably bad must be rt vo- at
tionized. Can the Irishman do ito ".
Fl
1t alone. That is why we say the N
eat need OF the country is entire pe
eneurS.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Would STOP the FIGHT,

Peace, peace. The Penn Chronicle.
Penn College. Oskaloosa. Ia. and Uni
versity Life, Friends University.
Wichita, Has. both Quaker publica-
tons. are exchanging quarrelsome
notes in their respective interco!e-
siate columns.-Ottawa Campus.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
S.e5ish Piay at Minnesota.

Swedish undergraduates at Mime
s"ta threaten to produce play in
their native tongue. It's name is Nor
Rider Ur Folkliivet," by
AXel Antrep. Il Swedish playwright.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Latin Unnecessary for Science.

The faculty Of the Yale Sheffield
school have decided that hereafter
there shall be no Latin requirements
for the scientific course.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
President Lowell Holds Reception.

In order to become better acquainted
with the undergraduates at Harvard,
President Lowell is holding Sunday
afternoon receptions.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Wealthy Students Backward.

Prof. J. b. Miner, OF the University
of Minnesota, says that four-fifths of
the backward students in that institu
ton are from well-to-do families.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
The Question Arisino.

"a do the bad fairies live where if
is cold?"
'Why?"
because heard our teacher saw
there was gnome in Alaska."-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

John Z. Ryland, a senior in the Col
lege of Agriculture from Kansas CITY,
left school yesterday to take charge
OF his farm in Northwest Missouri.
Mr.. Ryland was member of the
stock-judging teams that represented
the University of Missouri at Kansas
City and Chicago this year. He prob
ably will not return to school.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

Two dance hall musicians in Butte
were paid to play cornet and flute
But they drank lemonade,
Beer and whiskey, which made
lhose two tooters too tight to toot
Catholic Standard
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
Newsof Other Colleges
A New Coileue.

Loyola University is new institu-
ton established in Chicago. 1t was
formerly known as St. lgnatius Col
lege.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

+. Fl. Hornburg2r. who attended the
summer school session at the Univer-
S!ty OF Missouri last year. is now
superintendent OF city schools at
Snyder Ok
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
ALUMNI NOTES.

Carey B. Elliott, student. in the
School of Medicine in 1905. 1906 and
1907. is employed now at st. Luke's
Hospital in Denver.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

G. F. MarbUt, professor of geology
at The University of Missouri, will de.
liver lecture on geology at assembly
TUESDAY morning. He will also dis
cuss his lecture informally at the Co
lumbia club Tuesday night.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

F. B. Mumiord, dean of the Collee4
OF Agriculture of the University OF
Missouri. will address the meeting OF
the Missouri Land and Industrial con
sress at Springfield January % on
Missouri as a Live Stock State"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

Call 90 Double 81 70 ct the Mis-
sourlan business Office by telephone
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

Frank c. Noon OF the class OF 1910,
a former student in the University of
Missouri. was initiated into MYSTICAL
Seven last night. Mr.. Noon has been
doing special work in Cornell Univer-
sity this year
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12

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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-01-12
VARSITY NOTES

a. Lincoln Hyde, assistant professor
of iridge design in the School of
Engineering at the University OF Mis-
souri, left Columbia last night for Chi
cago, where he will spend several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02
BOARD CAMP NEWS.

Mrs. Nina Gardner is spending the week near Egger.
 Miss Hattie Russell is visiting friends at Board Camp.
 A. ]. Strickland made a busi- ness trip to Mena Monday.
 Grandma Ellison spent the past week at the home of l.. P. Puryis. Everybody is invited to attend children day at Mtller's Chapel Sunday.
 Mrs. E. J. Sanford spent sever al days the past week with friends at Mena.
 The debate at Board Camp Sat urday night was attended by a large crowd.
 Messers. A. Upshaw and w. T. Young made business trip Mon day to Mena.
 Quite crowd from Board Camp attended cnildren's day at Cherry Hill Sunday.
 The prayer meeting at the Baptist church was well attended Sunday night. Everyone invited to attend next Sunday night.
 The program for the second Sunday h June at the Baptist church has been arranged. Ev- erybody is invited to attend.
 The Board. Camp school will close Saturday, June 4. Every body is invited to come and hear the last edition of the Board Camp News and "The Comet read. A short program will be rendered Saturday evening.
 Golden Hair.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02
SHADOWS FROM SHADY.

Crops are looking fine in th vicinity.
 Ellis Barlow was in Nj Il a Wednesday.
 George Whisenhunt and family and Grandma Arnold went to Mena Wednesday.
 Miss Fife Barlow visited her sister, Mrs. Luke Slangstrom of near Dallas Saturday and Sum- 5ay.
 Mrs. James Hogan of Hartley, was the guest of Mrs. Charles Higgins Thursday night and Fri day.
 Isaac Whisenhunt and wife, Misses Dora and Julia Whisen- hunt and J. I. Bell were in Mena shopping Saturday.
 Mrs. Florence Hogan returned home Sunday after two weeks visit with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Lawrence.
 W. E. Tibb's team ran away last week, throwing him from the wagon and bruising him badly, which will lay him up several days.
 Sunshine.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02

Queen Saturday night and Sunday.
 Rev. Philips of Mena, delivered an interesting sermon at Wickes Monday night.
 Russell Daniel and Abe Bunch of Cove, attended decoration services at the Daniel cemetery Monday.
 Several gathered at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Sanfords Sunday night and enjoyed themselves in singing.
 Our decoration day has come and gone, and everybc dy present seemed to enjoy themselves. The program consisted of songs and recitations on decoration and temperance. Also some good lectures on temperance were delivered by Prof. E. w. Hamby, Revs. Philips and Rollins. The w. c. T. U. ladies marched with the white ribbon and the white flag, followed by the national flag, car ried by the honorary members of the w. c. T. U. We are glad of our w c. T. U. at Wickes. While we are all new members, we try with every effort we can to cause men and boys to sign our pledge and work against that awful curse called "whiskey." We number about forty enrolled, with a number of young men who have joined us to work for God and Home and Native Land.
 Guess Who.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02
COVE CATCHES.

w. H. Cesne, the oil man, has purchased Ed. Aliens farm of loo acres near Old Cove.
 Prof. Otto Forehand and his bride of Foreman, are visiting relatives and friends this week.
 Willis Wright has sold his in- terest in tho ice cream aud cold drink business to his former part ner, F. c. Wilsey.
 The w. o. W. members are making preparations for their annual decoration services which will take place next Sunday. Sov. c. E. Jones of Ashdown will deliver the principal address.
 The entertainment given by home talent last Wednesday night for the benefit of the Bap- tist church was a great success in every respect, aud netted the church about $50. The perform ance was attended by large and appreciative crowd.
 F. Lutenbacker of Prescott, who recently purchased the Dunn property in the east part of town, arrived with his family last Sat urday and on Monday opened a barber shop next door to the bank. MT. Lutenbacker is a first class barber and will make speciality of the trayeling. trade.
 The first ripe peaches of the season were picked on the Ridge. view Fruit Farm last Saturday and brought top price of $500 per bushel. Several crates of straw berries are also being shipped from this farm and they are still bringing good prices. As soon as the strawberries are gone the dewberry crop will be about ready tor market.
 The berry season has been larg- CT than usual and prices have re- mained firm. In this connection 1t may be stated that after Dr. Hilton had about stopped picking he sold his field to Oliver Wood ell and George Tilley for $10. These gentlemen got busy and to date have shipped over $50 worth of berries. In fact it has been a profitable season for our berry growers and they are already in- creasing their acreage.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02
TwO-MILR TWITTERINGs.

Miss Myrtle Anderson oi Mena, IS visiting kin folks here this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. s. Hicks were the guests of their daug in Mena Friday.
 Guy Beavers and family of Mena, visited over Sunday with relatives here.
 The Rev. Mir. Squyres and wife of Bulger, spent Saturday night at the home of!Mr. Hicks.
 Miss Blanche Lane returned to her home at Old Potter Sunday after weeks visit with friends here.
 Little Mozelle Dempsey of Cove, spent last week with her grandparents, Mir. Daniels and wife.
 Charles Anderson and family of Six Mile, spent Saturday nig h1 and Sunday with MT. Anderson's parents.
 Mir. Ringgold, wife and, child ren, of Nunley visited with rela. tives here Saturday night and Sunday.
 "Paragrapher."
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02
BId FORK BITS.

John Kent of Womble spent Sunday here with friends.
 Deputy Sheriff Hilton of Nun- ley was here on business Satur- day.
 Guilferd and Roger Bates att tended the singing near Alder Sunday.
 The farmers are taking advan- tage of tho pretty weather and crops are looking good.
 J. c. Bates and wife visited at the home of w. F. Looney near Board Camp Sunday.
 The Board of directors have employed Prof. Henry Maxwell to teach the summer term of school.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. K. Moore visit ed at Dallas Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Johnston.
 Copper h been discovered near here and small crew is al work. It is expected that a large force will be put on about July 1.
 Ralph Pine.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-06-02
LOWER BIG FORK.

Cotton chopping is on.
 Jack Barber visited at Alder Sunday.
 Richard Morris visited Squire Walker Sunday on Mill creek.
 Brit Nixon and family visited relatives near Board Camp Sat urday night.
 Elmer Barber, who has been at Talihina, Ok, for some time is home again.
 Misses Georgia and Jamie Mix on of Opal, visited at the Stanley home Sunday.
 Newton Standridge and family of Opal, visited at the Tom Eos ter home Sunday.
 Miss Dollie Suit visited at the home of Mrs. Nixon Saturday night at this place.
 Alex Suit and family were at the home of Warren Standridge of near Opal Sunday.
 The Rev. MT. Hughes will preach at the Ben school house next Saturday night.
 George Craig and family of Board Camp, visited at the home of Bob Hughes Sunday.
 Mrs. Nixon and daughter, Amanda visited at the home of Walter Foster Sunday near Opal. Egbert Holmes and wife and Sammy Suit attended the chil- dren's services at Cherry Hill Sum- day.
 There will be an all day siug- ing at Big Fork next Sunday and dinner on tue ground. Every body invited to come and bring books.
 Arkansas Blossom.