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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
LONOON'S TAxICAB DRIVER
General ResourcefuIncss of This King
of Road Not Surpassed Anywhere.

| lit my hat to the chauffeur. the
latest manifestation of London's in
comparable cab driver. For easy as
surance, picturesque imagination and
general rcsourcefulness he is not to be
beaten in any city OF Europe.
OF course, his majesty will tell You
that his earnings are OF the most
meager description; and that even
when the few odd coppers he can eX-
tract from his customers are added
to the patry income derivable from
his quarter share in the taNimeter
takings he can scarcely make both
ends meet by the time he has paid for
his petrol.
We'll. that is just an instance of
that picturesque imagination of his to
which | have just alluded. If the
average earnings OF any class of skill
ed mechanic in London were doubled.
it would not represent the weekly in
come OF the average taXicab driver.
The chauffeurS themselves have
been known TO declare they could
not live were it not for the tips they
receive from their customers. |
should prefer to put it another way
and say that the tips themselves would
provide very comfortable income for
any OF them.
But let it not be supposed that the
London taXicab driver is quite as bad
as some people try to make out. He
has many vices, | know. He will
never by any chance keep his light
burning brightly opposite his taXime-
ter in the nighttime; or, if he does.
he will so arrange things that the
wick will smoke the glass or go out
altogether just when you want to see
how much there is to pay. If you
want to go five miles north he is sure
to say he lives at Fulham or Brixtor
and wants to get home. And if your
destination is five miles south, his
home is placed in the north. You may
test these things for yourself any night
in the week. But, after all, | really
think he is entitled TO protest against
the crusade that is being directed
against him on account of his smoking
habit.-Pall Mall Gazette.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24

WANTED-WE WANT TO WRITE
your Tornado insurance. Phone for
rates. Batterton & Belcher, Co.
lumbia, Mo.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24

FOR SALE-kITCHEN STOVE,
cooking utensils. Singer sewing ma
chine. set of dishes. Also other good
bargains. Apply at SOC Missouri Ave.
Phone 522.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
The One Weak Spot.

You ought to have your car
equipped with demountable rims" said
an automobile man to Richard c. .Jen-
kinson. the other day. "All you have
to do is carry an extra rim with in
Hated tire. In case of a puncture it
can be easily attached by 12-year old
child in two minutes
Yes, said Mr.. Jenkinson, but the
trouble is always to find the 12-year-
Old child. d."-Newark News.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
TWO Tales in One.

Six-yearold Georges father had tax
en- him out to a circus, and that night
the mother asked her little son what
he had seen.
Mamma" said George. all excite
ment. Il saw a great big 'L'phant with
two tails, and he was eating with one
OF EN-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24

FOR SALE-4-rOOm house, bath,
barn. lot 6S by 81, sewerage, water,
lights, nice light fixtures, on good
street, plenty nice fruit and shade
trees, price $500.
- acres good productive land, vel!
fenced, lays fairly well, never failing
springs. beautiful building site. 4 mile;
from Columbia, on good road, price SO
an acre.
w. H. Goldsberry, Rooms 4O3 and
404 Exchange Bank Bldg, Columbia,
Mo.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24

Fine Watch and Jewelry repairing
by experts at Henninger's, Sl3 Broad
way. &4
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
SUNDAY MORN IN LITTLE TOWN

Underneath the maple trees teams are
tied for church,
On their way the humble bees dart and
dash and lurch;
Dogs are bowling as the bell rings for
morning service.
And the little town is stirred till If
makes YOU nervous.
Country horses do not know
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
Sympathetic Admiration.

Dinks. So you enjoyed the circus?
Nnks. Yes; 1 was particularly in
terested in the juggler. III bet that
man could get any number of bundles
from a street car to the train without
dropping one OF them.-St Louis
Times.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
For Sale.

New 10-room modern house near the
University. Two bed rooms down and
five up splendid for roomers. $1,000.
1l-rOom modern in stones throw of
University. East front and desirable
in every way, see me for price. Many
others.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24

| On this bright Sunday morning. per-
haps horses prayer would go a long
way toward appealing to the humane
instincts which. to u greater or less
degree, dwell within us all Here is
a supplication interpreted by the Bay
City, Mich, Times, which we think
most any horse would willingly atliX
its mark OF endorsement to:
To Thee My Master. offer my
prayer: Feed me, water and care for
| me. and when the days work is done
provide me with shelter. a clean. dry
bed, and stall wide enough for me 10
lie down in comfort.
Always be kind to me- Talk to me-
Your voice often means as much to
me as the reins. Pet me sometimes.
that | may serve you the more gladly
and learn to love you. Do not jerk
the reins, and do-not whip me when
going up hill. Never strike. beat, or
kick me when | do not understand
what you want, but give me chance
to understand you. Watch me, and il
| fail to do your bidding, see il some
thing is not wrong with my harness
or feet.
Do not check me so that cannot
have the free use of my head. If you
insist that | wear binders. so that
cannot see behind me as it was in
tended | should, | pray you be careful
that the binders stand well out from
my eyes.
DO not overload me. or hitch me
where water will drip on me- Keep
Ole well shod. Examine my teeth when
| do not eat; | may have an liberated
tooth and that, you know, is very
painful. Do not tie my head in an
unnatural position, or take away my
best defense against flies and mos
quitoes by cutting off my tail.
l cannot tell you when l am thirsty,
so give me clean. cool water often.
Save me, by all means in your power,
from that fatal disease-the glanders.
l cannot tell you in words when | am
sick, so watch me, that by signs You
may know my condition. Give me all
possible shelter from the hot sun.
try to carry you and your burdens
without a murmur, and wait patiently
for you long hours of the day or night.
Without the power to choose my shoes
or path. | sometimes fall on the har.i
pavements, which | have often prayed
might not be OF wood but OF such a
nature as to give me a safe and sure
footing. Remember that | must be
ready at any moment to lose my life
| in your service.
And finally, o, My Master, wnen my
useful strength is gone, ~ not turn
me out to starve. or sell me to some
cruel owner to be slowly tortured and
starved to death; but do thou my
| master. take my life in the kindest
way, and your God will reward Won
here and hereafter. You will not con.
slider me irreverent if ask this in the
name OF Him who was born in sta.
| bic. Amen
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
Where 1t BeIonQS.

De Style. Why did the Department
of Agriculture get out cook book?
Gunbusta. | don't know; it certainly
belongs to the Department OF the In
terior-Judge.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
LARGEST CIRCULATION
IN BOONE COUNTY.
OUR FRIEND-THE HORSE

The dog is often alluded to as man. 5
most faithful four-footed friend, and
deservedly, too. Yet while the dog
may develop higher type of instinc-
tive loyalty to his master, that other
brute-friend and helpmeet, the horse
is entitled to more kindly care and
consideration than usually falls to his
lot
These hot summer days, especially.
is the horse called upon to endure
much discomfort and suffering which
is wholly unnecessary and almost un-
pardonable. One 0f the most general
causes for discomfort TO the horse is
the high check rein. The check per-
haps gives much less annoyance when
the animal is in motion, yet under any
circumstances it must be extremely
irritating when drawn tight The
careful, considerate driver will loosen
the rein when his horse is standing.
Many drivers in Columbia protect
their horses from flies and gnats with
netting spout the head. This is an
especially good and humane practice,
and if the horse could speak would
certainly win his gratitude.
Drivers should load lighter in warm
than in cold weather. Intelligence
and thought in this respect will bring
better service from the team and add
to their days of usefulness. Ease up
on the horse's collar occasionally and
give the sweating shoulders opportu-
nifty to cool a moment. Pull the name
out from under the collar, also. If
you are riding, loosen the cinch when
you get to town, shift the blanket
and see that there are no ridges in
the folds. Don't apply the whip too
often to your team. Let them take
their time up the hill, and give them
opportunity to blow" often. Above
all. water frequently. You will find
that all these little points, and many
Others which may suggest themselves
will count in the conservation of health
and strength to this most patient and
useful animal.
The Indianapolis News of recent
date contains some good thoughts and
suggestions along this line which are
timely:
D.. Have mercy on the working
horse!" Every humane heart wants
Ito call that out to every driver these
hot summer days. The horse of all
domestic animals is moStsto be bitied
If abused; for it must endure until it
falls by the wayside, without being
able to give an outcry or sign of its
suffering. 1t is dreadful to think
of that as we look on, while con-
-stantly abuse or neglect goes on. If
horses could talk we should hear
heart-breaking stories of cruel and
unjust treatment All day long they
are driven by men and boys that jerk
and pull the reins and ply the whip
without regard to the animals suf-
fering. The driver who sits on lofty
seat catching the breeze stirred by
the motion, all too often seems to give
no thought to the poor tired horse.
Every man or woman that sees horse
abused by brutal driver these hot
days should act as member of the
humane society; not The organized hu-
name society, but the great humane
society of God. Let him stop the
abuse by pleading with the driver or
reporting him to the authorities.
Many Of the horses one sees in the
streets look underfed and overwork-
ed; and how many almost perish for
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
Grocery Stock at Auction.

Unless sold privately before Thurs
day, July 2S, will sell the B. NJ. Payne
stock of goods and fixtures in bulk to
highest bidder. This is good chance
to get one of the best grocery corners
in Columbia. For further particulars
see **
W. W. PAYNE.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24
W, W. PAYNE.

FOR RENT-TWO VERY DESIRA-
ble-newly furnished rooms-modern
house. 10G S. 9th street. Phone 40
Black.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-07-24

WANTED-WORk ON FARM BY
Russian student who wants experience
and opportunity to learn English.
AZari Zinner, Y. NJ. c. A.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
WRIGHT Av|ATORS
.MUST0BEY ORDERS.
Wilbur Says Disobcdience Was
Directly Responsible for
Jollnstone's Death.
HAS PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE
Declares He and His Brother
Won't Stand for Fancy
Flying.
HAS PLAN FOR DISCIPLINE

New York, December 4.---Wilbut
Wright came to town yesterday. He
talked of the system OF punishment
established by the Wright Company
TO affect those aviators In Its employ
who. through love of applause and
sp,rred on by camp rivalry, disobeysd
orders issued by himself and Orville
relative to sensational stunts In flying.
Mr. Wright was at the t1otei Manhat-
Ian last night. Asked about the cause
OF the accident to Ralph tombstone,
yer on November II, the famous In
| ventor said:
II have thought it. all out. l. have
not expressed any opinion on the sub
tombstone started for Denver NV p'i had
] long. serious talk with hin, in my
Office in Fifth Avenue. I said to him:
1 now on or there will be serious trouble.
You took unnecessary risks at Boston
and at Belmont Park against definite
orders af1s s and i .s,r must HNr, stop -
it all over and I've made UP my mind
to obey orders. You don't seem to APP
preciate fancy flying, and ] am not
going to do any more of it, He was
little hot about It, / said: Ralph. you
cant. please me any better than by
sticking to that We do not value
man by the number of times he
outuoeS his Fellow aViators, but by the
ability he, has to restrain himself when
the. crowd yells for the uselessly sem
! sational.'
con the day that tombstone was
killed he was doing all right. He had
dips. but was flying in sensible man.
ner on the day before. though. he
had disobeyed a standing order by
landing landing with the wind Instead OF
and by abeying the rule had landed
away from the g:andstand Hoxey fol.
| lowed. and managed to alisht in from,
of the srandstand by evading the in
junction to ny against the wind or
course. tombstone would have to dc
at least as we'll as IIoxey, and so he
tried to do better. The result was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05


groes ambitions The committee
does feel, however, that Baltimoreans
will be criminally negligent as to the
future happiness Of the city III they
suffer these negro ambitions to so I'M
checked or unheeded. The existence of
such an ambition is a constant menace
to the quietude and property values
OF every white neighborhood In Balti-
more.
Your committee does not pretend to
pass on the constitutionality of the
ordinance. Some few lawyers say it is
Unconstitutional. But many others of
the best legal brains in our city say it
IS constitntionally sound. Nobody
knows or can ever know, therefore,
whether 1t is a constitutional or an UNI
constitutional ordinance until the
proper court utters It's final word. If
1t Is a good ordinance. it should be
passed. II it is unconstitutional no
one can settle that fact but the high
est court in the land And no court
can settle 1t until 1t is first passed
| and tested"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
DEATHS

at his residence, llo6
h North Twenty-titth street. at 12:4b
O'clock Sunday morning, r. e..
n TUCKER.
Funeral will take place from Union
h Station NJ, II. Church THIS tMonday)
and acquaintance Invited to attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
BARS NEGROES IN
WHITE SECTIONS.
Baltimore Council, First Branch,
Passes Segregation
Ordinance.

Baltimore, Nd, December 4.-That
the negroes OF Baltimore must cease
moving into some Of the best resi-
Dental streets and finest three-story
houses in the city is the meaning OF
the West race segregation ordinance
which passed the first branch Of the
City Council The ordinance will also
Democratic bodies, and will then 81
to Mayor Mahool for his signature
The Mayor, Democrat says he Will
sign it.
There promises to be. a legal battle
property and the. constitutional rights
OF the negro. but the white property
owners, seeing their values fade away
before the advance of the negroes into
prominnt streets, are willing to risk
much to save their real estate.
When negro family moves into a
block all the white people move out,
and house values take tumble The
negroes say. the race must expand and
no longer contain them. In the sew
enteenth Ward, with a negro major
lty and representative IN the CITY
Council. the negro Is occupying miles
of streets lined with modern two and
three-s story houses
They are in possession OF DIVISION
street and Druid Hill Avenue and
threaten Madison Avenue and Eutaw
Place, parallel tnofOuSHluIes, ana wv
of the most beautiful streets In the
city Both sides Of Druid Hin Avenue
and Division Street for three miles are
lined with negro families. Negroes are
also moving into other sections as,., in
ing large colonies, before which the
white man fees.
For years no white property owner
would rent to a negro. as 1t meant
social ostractsm. But the nonresident
property owners and the agent seeking
Tees opened tho way for the negro To
meet the issue the, West ordinances was
drafted It provides that when the
majority Of the residents OF block
are white the negro must not move in.
If the negroes control square the
white man must keep away.
A Joint committee Of the two
branches OF the City Council this week
made this report on the subject:
/ The hearing before Your commit
| tee very clearly revealed the secret
ambition and intention of the negroes
to take advantage Of every chance theN
have to move right into the bosom
of the white mans neighporhood The
COMMITTEE finds no fault with the ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
nloM 10 chrlstlnu science.

Waterburs. Ner,. December 4.-Dr.
+. j. Foster Eddy, the adopted son OF
Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy. received the
first word of her death from the As.
ISOLATED Press to-day. He expressed
himself as wholly unprepared for the
news, and said:
Il was not only not expecting Mrs
EDDY TO pass away, but was looking
for further demonstration OF her
teaching, I do not wish to criticize.
but it seems to me that there was a
lack OF ifenta! or spiritual support
which those without ner knowledge
OF Christian Science cannot under
stand.
Mrs Eddy was the most wonderful
and lopable woman that the world has
ever known, and / believe her teach
ines. rightly understood and demon
strated. will benefit mankind more
than any others ever known.
The death of The leader may be a
stumbling block to some members OF
the church. but the ranks are SO
strongly fortified that the work VIII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
Naval Estimates.


Washington, D. c.. December 4.-The
estimates of Secretary of the Navy
Meyer for the fiscal year 1912, which
sho" saving of 100000 as COM
pared with the appropriation for the
Navy Department for the current year
provide for an expenditure of $685.
s27 for public works as absolutely es-
sentlal, and are based upon personal
inspection by Secretary Meyer, of the
navy yards and stations, which he,
made on his recent tour.
Some of the estimates for public
works are as follows:
New York navy yard. s1.4Se.OOO;
Fearl Harbor, Hawaiian Island naval
station, S2,2S7,o0O; Boston navy yard,
sz2hooO; Marine barracks. s148,000;s
Norfolk navy yard, s347.5Oo; oleongapo.
philippines, naval station, 100000;
Philadelphia navy yard. s237o0o;
marine barracks, 100000; Portsmouth,.
n. H., navy yard, $4,000; Puget Sound
navy yard, S9S9.0O0; Washington, d. c..
aavy yard, S134,5O
me secretary asks for $7.63O,O00 for
provisions OF the navy, which is an
ton for the current year. Provisions
sor the marine corps are estimated at
$4,000 an increase of ss6,457 for this
AS the first years appropriation for
me new vessels which the secretary
recommends, he names s6o9O,o 900 as the
necessary figure for construction and
maehinery, and $6.T50,42S for armor
ana armament, which Is s3,494.l94 less
IMAM the amount appropriated for the
new building program this year, In ad-
| dltion, the secretary recommends $lO,-
aSS,6l9 for the continuation OF work
on vessels now under construction,
which Is $8.982,106 less than the
amount appropriated for similar pur.
pose this year.
The total amount which will be sub
mitted to Congress for the Navy De-
partment under the naval, legislative
and sundry civil bills for next wear
Win be SlaT06T329 as compared with
sla2,37S,9S0 for this year, or a de-
crease in exact figures OF S5,Sll,65l'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05

of New Hampshire. who was counsel
for her children in litigation over Mrs.
Baker c. Eddy's estate. said here to-
night that he believed her fortune,
nearly $2,0o0,00O, has been given to
the cause of Christian Science.
Mrs. Eddy was certainly a very re-
markable character whatever may be
the ultimate Judgment of mankind con-
corning Christian Science" said Mr.
Chandler "Her intense correctness.
her capacity for influencing the minds
of her devotees and OF organizing a
church of Christian Science, have been
all.powerful and make her one of the
notable women of the time"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
vlvlsEcTloN OF CRIMINALS
DR.. Ricketts, Would Give Them Free
dom II They Survive.

Cincinnati. December A.-Dr. Benia.
min Merrill Ricketts, went on record
as favorine vivisection Of criminals un-
der certain conditions. declaring that
vivisection in both man and animals
was essential for more rapid prog.
ress in the science OF medicine and
surgery.
Dr. Ricketts,, who is a noted surgeon,
said 1t would be all right to conduct
the experiments on criminals who gave
their consent. He further believes that
offenders who offer their living bodies
as possible sacrifice for future gen
erattons and survive, should be re-
warded with their liberty.
That more perfect knowledge may
be had, criminals should be given the
opportunity to submit themselves to
the hands Of the experimenters even
though their lives may be jeopardized.'
says DR.. Ricketts,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
Com

The best OF Bath Tubs, latest devices
in Closets, Lavatorics and every con.
ceivable Sanitary Plumbing Fixture for
the proper fitting OF the home, the office
or a public building Large or small--is
in our stock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-05
WOULD ABANDON
NAVAL STATIONS

Continued From First Page.)
retired rs of that date with the high.
est retired pay of that grade"