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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30
News of Columbia

w. P. Blythe went to st. Louis this
morning.
Charles Perry went to Dewitt, Mo-,
this morning on business.
Owen Smith of Englewood, Mo-. was
visiting in Columbia yesterday.
w. T. Conley, of Columbia, went to
ST. Louis this morning on business.
Miss Pearl Hill, OF Browns Station,
was in Columbia visiting friends TO-
day
Nelson c. Fields, OF Brunswick, re-
turned home this morning after visit
ing in Columbia.
Willard C. Walker of Marceline, Mo-,
and F. c. Stoltz OF Mexico, Mo-, were
in Columbia yesterday.
President A. Ross Hill, OF the Uni
vers:ty of Missouri, talked to the stu
dent senate last night.
N. McNeal and wife, of Roches-
ter N. Y. returned home today after
short stay in Columbia.
S. c. Chinn returned to Vandalia,
Mo-, this morning after visiting his
brother, r. D. Chinn, of Columbia.
Miss Vera Strickland of Rockport
is visiting her sister Miss Gladys
Strickland at III Missouri avenue this
week.
John S. Moore. secretary Of the Y.
NJ c. A., is in Chicago in the interest
o. the association. He probably will
return tomorrow.
Mrs. \. \. Robnett ard two chill
Gren returned to st. Louis this morn
iEg alter visiting d. y. Robnett and
family. OF Columbia
Mrs l.. A. VaIdaveer OF Kansas
City. came to Columbia yesterday to
mee: her husband who has been here
| for the last two days.
S. w. Downing, of Columbia, and his
son, Il. II. Downing, of Fowler, Hans,
went to Mr.. Downing's farm at Browns
Station this morning.
Henry Fl. Bode, a special student i'll
lie College Of Arts and Science, who
has been il! in the Parker Memorial
| hospital about a week, is improving
M Bodc lives in ST. Louis.
T.. \. McCray, an auctioneer of Mil
leIsburg, Mo- went 10 Browns Station
this morning to conduct q sale for
J. P. UT Kirby Martin. also Of Mil
iersburg, accompanied him to the sale.
| Alba 7. Fountain went to Carter
| word yesterday that his mother had
had a paralytic stroke at her home
in Carterville.
A white opossum is on exhibition
in one OF the stores downtown. The
animal weighs about five pounds. and
| is all white except the ears which are
black. 1t was caught by Hadyn Cor
don of Englewood near his home.
H. n Quisenberry, president of
Stephens College, Mrs. Quisenberry,
and members of the faculty of the
college were the guests at recep-
ton Monday night given them by a
number of the alumnae of the insti
tuition. The members of the 1911 class
served.
S F. Liscomb and T. w. Hudson,
University students, received yester-
day their overcoats which they lost at
Moberly, Mo. while returning from
Kansas City last Sunday; Liscomb and
Hudson were eating lunch when the
train left with their overcoats. They
telegraphed claim to the railway au-
thorities.
1T MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, BUT
"chauffeur" Organization Is Old Quad
Club, Says r. N. kIass.
To the Editor Of the University Missourian:
In the last few days there has been
dramatic club organized, the Quad
rangle club, a reorganization of the
old 0uodronola cluh of former wears
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

Dancing lessons given privately at
S13 Range Line.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
girls, for rent at 203 College Ave.
Meals next door.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

LOST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
n brown leather diary, containing some
money in bills. Finder leave at this
Office.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

.Jingur wafurZ an blacke koffey.
Admishun Is sense.
Kun an hev sum phun.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

EXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER
and Bookkeeper at liberty after 4 in
evening. Accounts posted. Terms
reasonable. Address X Missourian.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

FOR SALE-ONE GOOD GENTLE
four-year-old horse, phaeton, road wag-
on and good one horse wagon and
harness. w. E. Edwards, Phone 11Os.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30

J N. McNeal and wife, of Roches-
ter, n. Y. returned home today after
q short stay in Columbia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-11-30
WANT COLUMN.

FOR RENT - TWO FURNISHED
rooms, modern conveniences, at 11O4
Paquinn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
RENOvATING THE SETTLE
Oid-FashioIed Bench With a Back Can
Be Easily Converted Into a
Porch Couch.

If you are lucky enough TO own one
Of the long, old-fashioned settles that
are little more than wooden benches
with high, open back, it can be con-
verted into novel couch for a porch
or the living room of country house.
Fasten to each arm of the couch the
inverted lid of a large flower barrel.
This lid should have an inch-high rim.
II the dimensions are too large to fit
securely to the arm a prop can be add
ed on the outer edge.
This prop may be strip of wood
fastened to the seat of the couch dag
onaily. or a broomstick handle can be
nailed to the lid to form leg.
The lids at each end of the settle
make convenient and ornamental
shelves for books, workings and vases
of flowers. When the couch is GOV.
cred the lids can be adjusted in their
natural position.
To finish the settle scrape off the
paint and varnish and give all the
woodwork three coats of dark green
dark red or white paint, ending with a
coat of enamel
For the seat, make a thin mattress
stuffed with hair or some patent fill
ing. Cover with gay cretonne or den
i'm. Arrange the cover so it buttons
at the back for greater ease in wash
ing. A fiat pillow or two can be GOV
cred with the same material
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Quaint Table Manners.

Jerome S. McWade, the Duluth MIL
lionaire. talked at dinner about the
delights of a backwoods vacation
Il go to quaint backwoods Village
every summer" he said. "and number
less are the quaint people I meet
there.
"Old Boucher, for instance, the jan
itor of the village church, Is most
amusing with his quaint ways. l had
old Boucher to lunch one day, and
the cold lobster was served with a
mayonnaise sauce. When my servant
offered this sauce to Boucher. the old
man stuck his knife in it. took up a
little on the blade, tasted it, then
shook his head and said:
Don't choose none."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

Stitched straps are excellent for all
forms. Embroidered plastrons must
be placed in advantageous position,
always keeping well in mind the fact
that decoration must not be obstrus-
i've, but a harmonious part of the
whole scheme. On the short coat
they may be widely used.
Side panels of braid, embroidery of
stitched material give grace. but a
certain thickness or the body which
it were wise for the stout woman to
eschew The variation of the fasten-
ing is another note that must be Ia
ken into consideration when the short
coat is decided upon.
One more point Look well at the
skirt with which the short jacket is
to be worn. Remember that here lies
the effect that will accentuate the
short Lines. or serve to mitigate the
change that undoubtedly results from
this seasons note.
Whether the jackets of shorter
length will be able to extend on into
the next season is a moot point, but
while they are here they must be
chosen with due regard for the women
within.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
NEW SHAPE IN FELT HATS
Large, Flat Hats With Slightly Droop-
ing Brims and Low Crowns,
the Latest.

The expected turn of the wheel of
fashion has brought into the millinery
field a different shape of hat. From
the upturned brim there is a depar
ture for summer wear In the form of
large, fiat hats, with slightly dropping
brims and low crowns.
Some Of the brims are slightly mar
rover at the front, while decided
element of comfort is evident In the
deep bandeaux, that resemble a skull
cap. at the back of the hat, vanish
ing at the front into a thin rim of
buckram. These are SO fitted that no
hatpins are necessary.
A wreath of flowers, nowhere rising
above the crown, is the simple trim
ming used on the majority of the fat
shapes. There can be the introduc-
ton of a velvet flower, If note of
contrast be needed.
Some of these new models are of
fine straw, leghorn or of frames COW
cred with satin and yelled with chit
fon
AS change from the towering
turbans or the shapes that eclipse the
features, the low, fiat hats, resting on
he softness of naturally arranged
air. come as a welcome relief.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Try This, This Summer.

The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to soda fountain
and get glass of Coca-Cola. 1t will
cool you of, relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Delicious. refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co.. Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why it is so delicious, re-
freshing and thirst-quenching And
send &c stamp for the Coca-Cola Base
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa-
ton compiled by authorities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
By PROF. FREDERICK STARR
Tori-no- Mach and Shinto Mirocles

was consecrated-the eagle; inside
these yellow purses are either folded
strips of paper with good luck words
printed on them, or limitations of an
cient gold pieces stamped in thin
brass.
Having seen the temple and offer
ings and supplied ourselves with ma
mort. we were ready to look more
closely at the kumade in the booths
Who can describe them? The word
k,made in its simplest meaning signi-
fies a rake. The symbolism is, of
course, that with it one may rake in
fortune and wealth during the year.
But in most kumade the fact that it
is a rake which one has purchased is
quite forgotten: while the rake Is
there, it is generally so covered with
other symbolic objects that one may
easily forget it. Here, for instance. is
a booth which seems to display moth
ing but fans; but behind the fans Is
the framework of the simple rake.
These fans always have as their cen
trail decoration the mask or face of
Uzume = the "abundant-happiness
woman" She is always represented
with a narrow forehead. with two
spots of black, and with broad face
and pulled out cheeks. The story runs
that on one occasion the sun goddess
was so offended that she took refuge
in dark and dismal cave. the mouth
of which was closed. by great rock
which no one could move. The other
gods-for at that time there were no
humans-were in despair They de-
yised various schemes for appeasing
the angered goddess. Finally, as part
Of the arranged plan, Uzume danced.
1t is stated that her dancing was far
from modest, but it pleased the spec
tators, who roared with laughter. This
piqued goddess, hearing sounds OF JOY,
and anxious to see what was going on,
slightly moved the closed rock and
looked out. Instantly strong-armed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

god seized the rock thus started, and
held it from closing; the sun goddess.
yielding to the prayers of her COM
panions, issued again from her retreat,
and the worlds happiness was Sc
cured. Uzume is thus ever symbol
of happiness. but on her fans there is
other symbolism; there are the two
great gods, Daikoku and Ebisu-the
gods of wealth and productivity;
there are the three happy plants-the
plum, the pine. and the bamboo; there
is the stork flying high in heaven,
and there Is the mushroom best OF
foods" and intimately associated with
Uzume in the popular mind With
such kumade, who could fail TO have
prosperous year? But if ones taste
is otherwise. he has varied possibili-
ties of choice.
In fact. it would be difficult to find
more striking examples of the symbol
ism in which Japan so much delights
than in these kumade. Some of the
more gaudy ones are a mass OF
stran ge figures which the novice
would need to have explained in de-
tail for his comprehension
When we had finished it was nee
essary to take a jinrickisha in order
to transport the stuff which we had
bought Passersby cried out In sur
prise at the fortune which we might
well expect. and cook and the old lady
were overwhelmed with satisfaction
as they thought of the good times
coming And yet, when we looked over
, the great stock, we felt that some
thing was still lacking: therefore.
! quite late In the afternoon, we again
hurried to Tori-no-machi The place
had been transformed. So great was
the present crowd that policemen
were stationed at every little turn
ing. Ropes had been stretched to di-
vide the narrow alleys into two, and
movement was permitted only in one
direction In these separated sections
crowded as the booths had seemed dur
ing the morning, new ones had been
erected, and all were blazing with
lights from candles, lamps, torches
and gas-jets.
Talking of night celebrations and H.
Nominations, there was an interesting
festival two nights ago at the Kudan
where prayers were said for souls of
those fallen in battle. We were told
that the illumination would be well
worth seein.s. To the Kudan, then
we went. a great open space ON the
level summit of hill had been taken
possession of by booths and shacks
and payilions. II may be that all those
in the merry throng had said their
prayers for the souls of those lost in
battle, but if they had, there was nc
sign of sadness on their part. The
whole place was blaze OF light Al
scores of little booths. toys and foods
! fruits and books and cheap things oil
every kind were sold. But of course
, the thing for which the crowd haC
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Dresses for Small Girls

Shantung in the pastel and raw"
shades Is extremely in favor this year
for the small girls frock and light
summer coat, for which garments, too.
ecolienne is chosen by some of the
exclusive designers. Quite two-thirds
of the frocks for small girls are col
larless, and both round and square
necks are seen. AS a rule. the shan
tung frock is made up with a low
neck, and an adjustable chemisette ac-
companies it, to be put on when a
high effect is necessary. But. again.
even for the small girls dress and
coat the tailored effects are resorted
to. AS for the shirtwaist suits which
well-grown girls of eight to ten years
are wearing, these nearly all are
made up with prim bands and stitched
plaits that reproduce the tailored
neatness Of their elder sisters waists.
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
The Worlds Sheen EIocks.

Australia leads the world in sheep
farming. according to the following
statement. prepared by Vice Consul
General Henry ID. Baker of Sydney,
showing the number of sheep In the
countries leading in this industry:
Australia, S7,043,266; Argentina, n.
5S1,1OO; Russia. 5s.51O,523; United
States. 54,631 900; United Kingdom,
30,011 1888; New Zealand, 22,449.O53;
India, 1S,O29,1S1; France, 17,461 ,379;
Spain, 16,119,051; Cape of Good Hope.
14,S4S,795; Uruguay. 13,915,796 Italy,
1O,S77,O0O; Austria-Hungary, 1O,743,-
707. The estimated capital value of
the Australian focks is S220,352 400.
and the annual gross output of the
fiocks is estimated at rs per cent. of
the value
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
COMMON SENSE IN DRESS
Many Women Have never Learned
That Dress and Appearance
Are Correlated.

There is woman whom 1 see in
the cars daily who has never learned
that dress and appearance are at all
correlated She is short, stout little
aody. and by the time she has COM
eted her toilet she looks like walk
ing balloon. Her coats are always
uuffed as to sleeve and padded as to
shoulder; her shirtwaists blouse; she
wears wide bows at her neck and on
her hat: her shoes have broad, round
points. and her light gloves make her
hands look larger.
I takes more than a regard for the
direction in which stripe runs to
overcome a tendency to undue length
or shortness. My friends costume
would be ideal for the animated beam
no,e But she herself should dress
severely, in simple, straight lines; her
lbots should be high, with erect plumes
ribbons; her gloves should be dark.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

We nearly lost Tori-no-machi- We
had made a note regarding it. but 1t
had been laid aside and forgotten. Call
ing November s. upon binder to or
der some covers for Japanese books.
he stated that it would be necessary
ior him to see the books. Upon our
suggestion that he should come to the
house on the morrow, he apologized.
saying that We could hardly expect
him TO come then, as he must go, be-
ing a tradesman. to Tori-no-machl.
Upon our processing ignorance regard
ing that place and function, he remind
ed us that it was then and there that
he would get his kumade for the COM
ing year. To further elucidate he went
at once and brought US the kumade
which had given him prosperity during
the year then ending. One glance at
it was enough We decided that not
only he, but We would go TO Tori-no-
machi on the morrow.
The word tori means bird. The fes-
tival of Tori-no-machi is celebrated at
bird shrines on the days of the bird in
November-this year, the 9Th and 21st.
The festival begins at midnight, and
ends "a hours later. We were warned
that, if We wished to make photo
graphs, it would be we'll to be upon
the spot early, as the later hours of
the day would be too crowded for any
thing to be done Long before we
reached the immediate neighborhood
of the shrine we met people with joy
Gus faces, carrying their kumade for
the year. The kumade is a symbolical
object brought from the temple pre-
cincts. which gives good luck in bust
ness enterprises through the succeed
ing year. A few steps more, and We
found ourselves actually in the midst
of the kumade trade-a perfect net
work of narrow alleys and ways close
ly crowded on both sides with booths
filed from top to bottom with the most
brilliant and tawdry constructions of
card and wood and twisted straw
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Quotation Marks.

Senator Beveridge, in an after,
dinner speech in Cleveland, said of
corrupt politician:
1.-The mans excuse is as absurd as
the excuse that a certain minister Of
fered on being convicted of plagiar-
ISM
Brethren said this minister, it
is true that | occasionally borrow for
my sermons, but l always acknowl-
edge the fact in the pulpit by raising
two fingers at the beginning and two
at the end of the borrowed matter,
thus indicating that 1t is quoted"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
A New Version.

Lawyers have a peculiar system OF
abbrevia<ion, such words as trustees.
executors being cut down to trees,
exors, and admors. This practise led
to an amusing slip on the part of
solicitor, who, somewhat late In life,
abandoned his profession and entered
the church. A few Sundays after his
ordination he startled his congrega-
ton while reading the lesson by deliv-
ering one of the passages as follows:
~ see men as trustees walking"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

Here were kumade of all sizes and
prices, and different enough to meet
the demands of every taste. Trade
was IN good blast, and the scene was
not only lively. but noisy Turning
corner, We found ourselves facing the
Temple of the Bird. and hurried to-
ward it in order to see the devotion
of the people before We gave further
attention to the talismans on sale 1t
was a Shinto temple. but of those
which show the influence of Buddhism
In it's details and arrangements Just
before we reached it, we passed the
dancing platform-found in connection
with all Shinto temples-for kagura- A
kagura dancer was then performing.
The music was supplied by three men
seated at the rear of the stage. dressed
in dull green with pointed caps upon
their heads. Two of them beat drums
of differing forms, while third
played upon a pipe or whistle. The
dancing girl was strikingly arrayed in
white, red-edged. A purple-blue upper
kimono. a great blue obi (belt) white
apron falling from her head and
broad blue pendant behind Upon her
head she wore crown. from which
extended three leafy boughs Of the sa-
cred sakake From her neck hung a
sacred necklace made of long beads,
round beads and the curious claw
shaped magatama. Her face was
carefully powdered, and to every de-
L1I
been given Her movements were slow
and graceful, the steps those OF cere-
moniaI dancing, handed down perhaps
unchanged for centuries. On small
table before her lay the different OBJ
jects which she would in turn use in
the dance A systrum OF brass was
held in the right hand. and at the mo-
ment when we first saw her, bough
of sakake was in the left. These she
moved gracefully to the accompani-
ment of the dance. At a certain place
the branch of sakake was laid down
and the gohei-a rod with curiously
cut pendant paper-was taken in its
place. This in turn was exchanged
for a sword, and that for a fam
People as they approached the altar
clapped their hands and bent their
uncovered heads in prayer. They then
pressed forward TO throw money into
the contribution trough. and to hand
to the attendant priest offerings for
the temple. Passing into the shrine
itself, we found the altar loaded with
gifts-rice cakes, vegetable products
of different kinds. and things of value
thai could be used to the advantage
of the gods. On both sides of the altar
we're great piles of mamori or charms
all of which no doubt were sold Iona
before the festival ended Priests anC
other vendors Of these charms were
seated Just outside the temple. The
favOrite mamori were purses made o
Yellow cloth. bearing stamped pic
ture OF the bird to which the temple
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Dry Goods by the Pound

DRY Good Store. Dry Goods Sold
by the Yard or Pound" is the sign
that appears In an Italian store win
dow in Van Brunt street, Brooklyn.
The sign is unusual. but the sale of
dry goods by the pound is not. Much
OF the stock of many stores kept by
foreigners consists of remnants Sc
cured from factories. The latter do
not take the trouble to measure pieces
under hve yards. but sell It by weight
The small stores find it convenient
to retail 1t on the same basis. But
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

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When intended for indoor use the
settle may be left implanted, though
a coat or two of paint to make ends
and couch alike will cost little, If the
work is done at home.
Fasten thin mattress to seat and
back and fit to the settle a cover of
striped linen, such as is used for sum-
mer furniture coverings. The two
toned gray effects are cooling and do
not soil so quickly as the more popu-
lar white.
The inverted lids are supplied with
a separate cover of the linen. Where
the leg prop to the lid is used the
covering is fitted around 1t to give the
effect of a winged couch. the covered
lid extending beyond il.
None of the woodwork of the settle
shows the cover reaching to the floor
all around. If making such a cover is
beyond your skill, it can be done more
creaply by having an upholsterer cut
and fit it while you do the sewing and
binding.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
a Fittino DesIun.

Il want an estimate on 10000 letter
heads" said the professional-looking
man with the silk hat
ANY special design" asked the en-
graver.
- Yes, sir" replied the caller. "In
theAslpper left-hand corner I want a
catchy cut of Patrick Henry making
his memorable speech, and In dis
tinct letters. under the cut, his soul
inspiring words. Give me liberty or
give me DEATH You see," he added.
handing a card to the engraver, I'm
a divorce lawyer, andwant some
thing fitting. "-Lippincott's.