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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01

To the Democratic voters Of Co!um,ia:
On account of having five countics
to canvass and the short length Of
time have To do il in ! have not
been able 10 see many OF my Columbia
friends personally. hope however.
you will moi forget that am in the
race for the State Senate and will
not fail to go to the polls tomorrow
and give me your support. II re
ceive the nomination which is cquiya-
lent to election can only promise y0u
clean and wholesome administration,
OF my duties. | earnestly solicit your
support: tadyl
Very Respectfully.
J. A Stewart.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01
YALE ATHLETICS STATISTICS

1t must come as surprise to the
average person, the announcement
from Yale that recent report on
physical development OF students there
indicates that there is little appreci
able difference between the average
freshman and the average senior in
this respect Eignty-five per cent OF
the students at Yale take up some
form Of athletics, which renders the
result quite conclusive in its effect
In lung development only is there 10
be found Il difference in favor of the
athletic student, and even here it is
but slight.
Commenting on the Yale report. 4
writer in The Nation says: We Ieel
that athletics must do good, and actu-
ally do So. We find the only value
ol the Yale iigurcs-Ihough Il very
high value il is-in proving the dis
proportion between the zeal ana clam
or that 80 into athletics and the re
suit. The figures dc not convince us
that football and ross ins produce no
Favorable elect on the college man
ply sical development. They do sup
port the conviction that such good as
football. rowing. and all Til other col
lrge sports accomplish. might be oh
tanned at i much smaller sacrifice Of
the things colleges were once upon
a time supposed To stand for
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01

We hay" the hors"lrs.; carriage. the
and numerous other minus naryelS,
and now comes another achiet ,m"nt
credited to tIIr wundrouS record. ana
cne which must caus" tE" bathiuh
trust to sit up and tak" notice, Tor
it is no less an innovation than a va
terleSa bath This substitute for the
usual style ablurion is provided. ac-
cording TO a NV York medical paper
by "energetically rubbing the BODY
with brush or coarse Turkish towel,
and afterward exposing to the air for
fifteen minutes or So
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01
LARGEST CIRCULATION
IN BOONE COUNTY.
ioPLlN's IMPURE FOOD LESSON

iOPLiN'S IMPURE FOOD LESSON
The cases of ptomaine poisoning at
opiin and the Investigations which
eIloWed have given that city adyer-
ising of sort that would hardly be
lsked for by her commercial club. In
hese days of advanced sanitary and
lygienic ideas and methods. the city
which becomes notorious for its dis
egard OF care for public health is
lot apt to attract very desirable
lass of citizenship. The state health
,tticials have made earnest efforts 10
ielp Joplin in the way of producing
violence that the pure food laws We're
Ieing violated to a shameful and dan
;erous degree in that city, but hE
eason of the local apathy and local
Iolitical iealousies and inharmony. the
work of the health officials was
wasted. The traffic in the poisonous
oodstuffs went on until at last na-
ure rebelled. The probabilities are
hat sanitary and hygienic laws will
mean more in Joplin now than they
lave in the past, but its citizens took
!! dangerous and expensive way of
earning the lesson.
Right in this line, Columbia may
veil take heed of Joplin's experience.
Take the grocery stores of this city,
or instance. With n few exceptions,
hey are about as filthy a lot of bus
ness places as they can well be and
ater to human beings. Complaint has
many times been made. and perhaps
emporary improvement has resulted,
nut they soon relapse into their nor
nal and filthy condition. If there is
me branch of service which Should
'e characterized by scrupulous clean
mess, it is that which has to do with
oodstuffs-the grocery stores. butcher
hops, bakeries and daries.
Missouri has provided excellent reg
ilations looking to the encourage
nent of cleanliness in the handling
If foodstuffs. Unfortunately, however.
While the regulations plainly tell what
ihould be done, there is no penalty
or not observing these rules, and
lence in large measure the pro-
Tisions are given little attention.
Here is what the regulations say
'egarding the business of handling
groceries:
THE floors, sidewalks. ceilings, o:
very establishment where foods are
)ffered for sale shall at no time be
Kept in an unclean, unhealthful or
lnsanitary condition. Foods shall be
securely protected from flies, dust, dirt
and other foreign or injurious contain
nation. Clothing and hands of clerks.
employees or other persons therein
employed must be kept clean. The
loors, windows and other openings Of
every food distributing establishment
turing fly season shall be fitted with
self-closing screen doors and wire win
low screens of not coarser than four
.een-mesh wire gauze. Cuspidors shall
De emptied and washed out daily with
1isinfectant solution and about five
ounces of such solution shall be left
IN each cuspidor while it is in use.
No person shall expectorate on the
door or side walks of any building
where food is kept on sale"
If compelled to close for violation
Of these provisions for the protection
OF health, how many grocery stores
in Columbia would be left to serve its
people?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01

- o
| To Democratic Voters:
As the day for Tia" primary is draw
in@ close az hand. desire by ih.s
means to say Il final word 10 ynu in
regard Ia the Democratic nomination
10 the ullico of Circuit IHdgr ol ibis
district. So far as | am abl" Ia learn
Ho one has quc-,linn"d my ability tG
I'LL III" Office although som" have de
plorcd The fact that / am not = pol
tShed orator upon HE stump and that
other men excel N" in 1hc art nj
shaking hands and those accompany
| ing Establishments which so often
grace and delight the skilled pnlitirian
In This connection can only say thar
while | must admit my shortcomings
in this respect. brilliant oratory and
Skill in the WiloS OF politics and cleo
tioneering have never heretofore been
considered essentials for service upon
the bench. On the contrary. it's chi"f
requisites are. first, an urquestionrd
knowledge Of the law and secondly. Il
calm ami deliberate Judgment. coupled
with the integrity to apply il fairly
and impartiaIly. Ii did not pos
indorsed by the Boone
We, members OF the Boone County
Bar. wish to interest you personally in
behalf Of Hon. n. K. ConIey. OF this
county. as a candidate for Judge Of the
Circuit Court of Boone and Callaway
Counties.
Boone County has never had this Of
fee. Hon. John a. Hockaday. Of Cal
laWay, was Circuit Judge from 1890 un-
til his death in 1903; while the present
Circuit Judge is from Callaway. and
on the ground of comfy we think
Boone County is entitled to the office if
she offers a worthy candidate.
We especially call your attention to
Mr.. Conley's qualifications. He is
thirty-siX years of age, in the prime
and vigOr of life and in good health
He was graduated from the State Uni
verSity at the age Of eighteen; took Il
regular and post graduate course in
the Law Department; spent 4 year
in the Harvard Law School. and later
was an Instructor in the Law Depart
ment of the University. The founda-
ton Of his education, both literary
and legal, is broad and deep; he is lie
voted to the law and has always been
an ardent student; he also has taken a
prominent part in the business affairs
OF this community. His experience in
the practice of law has been varied and
extensive, and if elevated to the bench
he will bring to the discharge of his
duties a broad and etensive education
and wide experience as d lawyer
and a man OF business affairs. Not
only because Of fitness and qualifca-
ton as lawyer. but more than all
else, because of his judicial tempcra
ment and character, we ask for AIr
Conley's nomination. He is not only
learned in the law and the constitution.
but is so absolutely unprejudiccd. fear
less. impartial and unbiased in his al
titude toward all questions, that all
litisants whose interests may come be
fore him for consideration, may be as
sured Of fair and impartial consilcra-
ton OF their causes. Mr.. Coniey' is no
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01

."-f th"S" qualifications in Il degree at
hcfind Az to-day tn" united support
ol 'he Boone County Ear and hun
aro,ls or Boone county citizens who
h;.lr known ne from boyhond.
Ny III" has been an omen book.
without ir,trnding to BE- better than
other mcG. | challenge any man TO
pu.:i' IT, 4 single questionable transac-
iIion with which my name has ever
i,-an connected either in the practice
ui NV Profession or as between man
and man. | was born and reared in
Eoonr county and expect to remain
here all my iife-and as Il man who
/ ha, always tried to do his duty as Il
citizen and Il democrat who has never
lest L chance 10 serve his party in an
humble way when opportunity afford
ed. ! solicit Your support on August
81.
/ In ConciUsion. il am elected. | give
yoH mis- personal pledge-that | will
ll.o Ep 10 my solemn oath Of office
and do my full duly as God gives me
the light to see it. No honorable man
I can say more. (advD
Most respectfully yours,
NJ. r. CONLEY.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-01

CHARLES j. WALKER.
W. W. DINWIDDlE.
W. II HAPP.
RALPH T. FINLEY.
CLARK ROBINSON.
INO. T. MURRY.
l.. T. SEARCY.
J. l.. STEPHENS.
II. S. BOOTH.
7. T. SIMMONS.
J. P. McBAINE.
f. W. HINTON.
W. II. BOTHWELL..
II. 4. COLLIER.
RUSSELL +. HOLLOWAY.
g. b. SEBASTIAN.
!. W. SCIiWABE.
\. T. GENTRY.
T.. c. ANDERSON.
BOYLE G. CLARK.
JAS. Z. BOGCS.
LEWIS VI. SCHWITZLER.
II. l., MURRY.
T. c. HARRIS. .~
JtS. c. GIILf,SPY.
ELI FFNTER.
IOl. T.. CUPp.
ARTHUR RRUTON.
DON c. CARTER.
rIIjAL, = rAp'rI-D I,l
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-01-01

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use at Dm
when 10 First
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

Some of the things intended for
the convenience of the goth century
person may inconvenience him to the
point of harassment. The telephone is
one, and its facilities for private tres
pass have already been discussed on
this page. The telegraph is another,
cites the New York Mail. How the lat
ter may be over used has been illus
trated lately in the proceedings OF
a rather celebrated divorce trial. Ev.
cry day, it was testified, the husband
would send constant stream Of tel.
egrams until it required almost a
scrap book library to contain them,
and until the wife expostulated, also
by telegram that the ordeal threat.
ened her with nervous illness. The
telegraph wire will never become the
substitute for the mails in domestic
correspondence, and can have no vi
tai place in the simple life which.
sooner or later, all of us crave.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS A HAMMOND idea
Would Succeed Department of InteriorSenator Draws
Bill President Will Study.

The proposed change in the system
of government may be matter of
years. It's authors disclaim any con-
nection of the Ballinger scandal with
it. The change, if it Is ever made,
will probably come long after Mr.. Bal
linger has retired. 1t is not advo-
Gated as means by which substi-
tute Cabinet officer can be chosen to
supplant Mr.. Ballinger.
One of the reasons urged for the
new department is the Panama Ca
nal. When that enterprise is COM
pleted it will have to be administered
by business men. The War Depart,
ment and the Navy Department will
protect it, but when it comes to the
exactions of ships tolls and other
business matters business men will
be called upon to take charge.
Mr.. Hammond said:
81 believe that a Department of
Public Works, similar to that which
is maintained by the English Govern
ment, would conduce to a more eco
nomical administration of the various
interests Of the United States. A de-
partment which would take over the
control of the physical property of the
Government, which would supervise
and take care Of the expenditures for
buildings and other big improve
ments, such as the Panama Canal and
other projects, would be the best bust
ness policy which could be adopted.
The various bureaus and other organ
izations which now control these en-
terprises and this enormous wealth
are, by reason of their variety and in
dividuality, unable to conduct the fis-
cal affairs of the Government as ad-
vantageously and eXpeditiously as
could a department which would be
In direct touch and have absolute con-
troll"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

Washington, D. G. - John Hays
Hammond, President Taft's closest
friend in private life, suggests the
formation of Department of Public
Works to succeed the Department of
the Interior The proposed depart
ment would be the most powerful in
the Government. 1t would have alb
solute control of all of the Govern
ment's national resources, direct all
of the Governments mammoth engi-
neering works and absolutely control
the conservation policy of the Gov
eminent.
A United States Senator has in
dorsed Mr.. Hammond's idea, and will
write the bill, which the President
will study during the summer at Bev-
erly. The functions of the new de-
partment will be:
To direct the completion and
be custodian of the Panama Ca
nal after it has been opened to
traffic.
To direct the reclamation of
swamp lands and the irrigation
of arid lands.
To protect the power sites on
public waterways.
To administer the affairs of the
Forestry Bureau.
To carry out the conservation
policy of the Government
To administer the area of pub
lie lands under special land
bureau to succeed the General
Land Office.
To organize and maintain the
proposed bureau of health which
the President advocates for the
conservation of the citizenship Of
the United States.
What disposition is to be1made Of
the Patent Office has not been de-
cided.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

oy.ry
Research in lsoatng Individual Ion For
xtended

cule of air is in rapid motion, but w,
measured the order of magnitude 4
energy of agitation and find it }
agree with the computations based
upon the kinetic theory.
I'm brief the method by which all
these results have been obtained is as
follows: We blow a cloud of fine oil
or mercury drop by means of an
atomizer, and introduce one of these
drops through pinhole into the
space between the plates of hori-
zontal air condenser. The droplet
there catches one or more of the ions
which normally exist in air or which
have been produced in the space be-
tween the plates by any of the usual
ionizing agents, like radium or X
rays. The time of fall of this droplet
through a measured distance is OBJ
served when no electrical field exists
between the plates, then field Of
strength between 5000 and 5000 volts
per centimeter is thrown on and the
time of rise of the droplet under the
influence of this field through the
same distance is again measured. This
operation is repeated and the speeds
checked an indefinite number of times
or until the droplet catches new ion,
when it's speed, under the influence of
the field, instantly changes, though
the speed under gravity remains con-
slant. From the sign and magnitude
Of the change in speed the sign and
exact value of the charge carried by
q captured ion is determined. The
air in single observation need not
exceed one-third of one per cent.
From the values of the speeds OBJ
served all of the conclusions may be
5sroof1v doducod -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

The Goth anniversary of the inau-
guration of the commercial telegraph
in the United States, has passed,
notes the Baltimore Sun. The system
had very modest beginning now it
stretches over almost the entire
world. A girdle of wire has been
placed around the earth that is
speedy and reliable communication
between all civilized countries on the
globe. The wireless system of teleg-
raphy has proved a wonderful agen-
cy in enlarging the field for electric
communication. 1t has proved of prac-
teal value to certain extent for COM
mercial uses. 1t has also demonstrate
ed it's efficiency as life saver. Alto
gether the development of the tele-
graph, from the days of Prof. Morse
and his primitive instruments to the
present day, has been marvellous and
even magical.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
A DOCTORS EXPERIENCE
Medicine Not Needed in This Case

1t is hard to convince some people
that coffee does them an injury!,
They lay their bad feelings to almost
every cause but the true and unsus-
pected one.
But the doctor knows. His wide
experience has proven to him that, to
some systems, coffee is an insidious
poison that undermines the health.
Ask the doctor if coffee is the cause
of constipation, stomach and nervous
troubles.
Il have been a coffee drinker all my
life / am now AZ years old and when
taken sick two years ago with nervous
prostration the doctor said that my
nervous system was broken down and
that l would have to give up coffee.
Il got 80 weak and shaky could
not work, and reading your advertise
ment of Postum, asked my grocer If
he had any of it. He said, Yes and
that he used 1t in his family and it
was all it claimed to be.
so quit coffee and commenced to
use Postum steadily and found in
dDOuS LWO WS0hS Illu0 L COulQ steep
soundly at night and get up in the
morning feeling fresh In about two
months began to gain flesh. I
weighed only 146 pounds when l COM
menced on Postum and new | weigh
1S7 and feel better than / did at 20
years of age.
II am working every day and sleep
well at night My two children were
great coffee drinkers, but they have
I not drank any since Postum came
into the house, and are far more
healthy than they we're before.
Read "The Road to MELVILLE"
found in pkgs. There's Reason. =
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

Chicago.-After four years of in
sestigarion Professor Robert A. Milf
ken, of the physical department of the
University of Chicago, announced
that he had discovered the proof of
facts in electricity taking rank with
those in optical research which won
the Nobel prize for Professor Albert
"A. Nicholson, fellow member or the
faculty.
Professor Milliken gave out the re-
suits of his experiments before the
Sigma XII Society of the university at
the Quadrangle Club. He declared
that work carried on by himself and
Professor Harvey Fletcher prove the
cries long held, but until now not
proven.
In summarizing the results of his
experiments Professor Mllliken said:
1--WE have succeeded in isolating an
individual ion, and holding it under
observation for an indefinite length
of time-an hour CT more II desired.
eve have been able to give tan
gible demonstration of the correct
ness of the view advanced many years
ago that an electric charge is not a
homogeneous scmething strain In
the ether or an impon6erable fluid
spread uniformly over the surface OF
the charged body, but that it has a
definite granular structure; consists,
in fact, of definite number OF s2ecks
or atoms of electricity, exactly alike,
peppered over the surface Of the
charged body.
eve have been able to bring for
ward new, direct and most ccnvsncln 9
evidence of the correctness OF the kl-
nett: theory Ct matter, fer we nave
not Only .sh own directly thae rec
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
Butter May 90 to 81 Pound
to Fight Meat Packers.

Chicago. Following the announce
ment that the Chicago meat packing
interests had contracts for about
100000 pounds of butter, practi-
cally all the output of the Omaha
market during June and July, to be
delivered at Elgin prices, it was de-
cided that Chicago and Elgin butter
interests should combine to raise the
market prices and force the packers
to cancel their contracts or lose for
tune. Butter may shortly go to 81 .
pound.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

"More than half of the young men
who enter college in the United States
are physically defective" said DR.. r.
Tati Mackenzie, physical director of
the university of Pennsylvania gym
nasium, in a recent address. STU
dents are not deformed, except in
rare instances" DR.. Mackenzie con-
tinued, "but more than half of them
are defective. Two-thirds of them at
least are round shouldered, 80 percent
incline to fiat footedness, and lateral
curvature of the spine, more or less
pronounced, is distressingly frequent.
Cigarette smoking has impaired their
wind, and to some extent their heart
and nerves. The freshman's carriage
is usually far from erect, and diges-
ton and eyesight are also apt to be
below normal. due to lack of care
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
Democracy at Colleges Not
Iessened by Increased Wealth.

Los Angeles. - Speaking Of the
common idea that American colleges
and universities are losing their dem
ocracy. President Arthur T. HALEY,
If Yale. at the Southern California
Yale Club dinner, said
Increased wealth as we witness It
to-day does not mean the loss OF old
ideals of democracy, either in Yale rs
a university or in the United States as
a nation. The only change is that the
problem of conserving democracy has
become greater.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
Indian Language Passing.

With the passing of the old Indian
men and women In the West will
vanish the sign language used fol
centuries as a means of communica'
ton among North American Indian
tribes. 1t was their universal Ian
guage, and Indians having no knowL
edge of each others tongues convers
ed with ease by gestures.
This common language was ex
pressed mostly with the hands The
educating of the younger Indians in
the English language and their fire,
quent contact with white men will
hasten the disappearance of this Ian.
guage of signs.
More than a quarter of a century
ago an Eastern woman interested in
the Outstanding of the Indians put
the sign language into printed form
to express biblical truths. The at
tempt was a failure.
The old indians il western Okla
bona, all OF whom still use the sign
language, frequently find themselves
without signs 10 designate modern In
ventiens and devices that have ap-
peared among them. They ask white
men acquainted with the sign Ian.
guage for help in the making of new
signs for tho new ideas.
For years DR.. A. L. Ellington,
druggist of Watonga, Okla, has as
sisted the Cheyennes In this way
Sometimes Cheyennes from as fan
away as Cantonment come to Wa
tongo to ask Ellington a new sign
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16

ADVERTISING HIS BUSINESS.
"Is that woman still in mourning
for her husband?"
yes. Directly her husband died
sho married a gravestone carver
Xix
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-16
A LITERAL FATE.
,ot,c hooouo 0f Takoc %

WHATS become or JaKeS
"He's gone all to pieces"
"You don't say so! Nervous pros
tration?"
mo; he looked for a gas leak with
a lighted candle. Baltimore Ameri
can.