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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
MODERN coNvENIENcEs.

Few persons ever mediate on the
Inconvenience of modern conveniences.
They haven't time. When they are
not automobiling or being run over by
automobiles, answering the telephone.
or attending the moving picture shows,
they are busy wishing that the lady
next door would stop her electric
piano. We rush through life too swift
ly to think much of the past, and as
yet no artificial memory to be used
when desired, has been, invented. :
One Of the things in which we be-
lieve ourselves to have far surpassed
our forefathers is the water and light
problem. And yet in the days of tai.
low candles one was never left en-
tirely in the dark. In those same days
when the plumbing system of the
home consisted of a well in the back
yard. one never grew Inpatient nof
excited because the water Was turned
of. Then, too. those old fireplaces
which the family gathered around al
night, roasting chestnuts as we'll as
faces. those fireplaces never burst as
does the modern furnace. Moreover,
even the shovel of Goals with which
this fire was started had it's advan-
tage over the match. Frequently a
house is burned because of a mouse
and a match. There is no record of
any rodent hiding a coal in some un-
expected place in those old days, to
the later inconvenience of the house
holder.
And SO it is quite possible that
while we could not survive the lack
OF conveniences which our forefathers
endured, they in turn, had they the
opportunity. might acquire insomnia
in worrying over the inconvenience CT
modern conveniences.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17

Women's clubs might agree upon a
line of action in educating their men,
bers by lectures and discussions of the
food laws. Members should learn that
under the law every label must tell the
truth. They should learn the classes
OF foods having harmful preservatives.
and the preservatives which are harm-
full.
These clubs should persuade local
authorities to enact proper inspection
laws. They should notify the local
or state food inspection department
whenever they have strong evidence or
suspicious of cases Of law
breaking. And the clubs should unite
in refusing to buy goods from stores
not kept well cleaned and screened.
women's clubs can insist upon the
support by members Of the legislature
and congress Of all enactments looking
to the betterment Of food conditions.
These lawmaking bodies should pro
vide the proper inspection Of manufac-
tories with special instructions to the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17

to work hard to advance their own ill.,
terests as well as the company's.
These principles contain nothing
that the simplest mind could not easily
comprehend, and would be of value 10
the smallest tradesman in the country.
They preach common sense and re-
quire a man to go into the details of
his business, but with the result that
he will eliminate extravaganza and
substitute economy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
TAKE A BROADER view.

The University was started with the
idea Of union-bringing together many
departments of education under one
name for cooperation. Not only the
union of the different departments
but also the union of every phase Of
each department, was embodied in
this original idea. ts.
Union cannot exist where depart
ments are antagonistic, as in many
universities today. This antagonism
does not prevail so much among the
teachers as among the stud -nts. II
every teacher thought that his depart
ment was the only department that
amounted to anything, We would have
degree of philistinism that would
be detrimental and in opposition to
the spirit of a university. The 'instruc-
tor or the student should not forget
that other professions exist, and tha.
by keeping in sympathy with them he
will become more broad-minded in his
own profession. 1t is the loyalty and
the patronage of all classes of sane
human endeavor that make the real
contributors to civilization.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
NO U. D. CLUB THIS SUMMER
Not Enough Ate There Last Year "a
Mako Venture a Success.

Not Enough Ate There Last Year to
Mako Venture a Success.
The University Dining Club will not
run through the summer session this
year. The club started out by charg.
ing $3.50 week for board last sum-
mer. but not enough members signed
up to make It a success. As some
dropped out those remaining voted to
raise the board to $2.75 a week, but
still the management lost money.
The larger the number of members
the club has the better the board it
can serve. II $50 or more members
could be obtained at $2.75 or $500 a
week. it is believed good board could
be had. such as would cost from $3.50
to 81 week at private boarding
houses.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
SANTA FE SCHOLARSHIPS NOW
Railroad Promises Twelve $50 Prizes
For Corn Grown on Its Line,

Railroad Promises Twelve $50 Prizes
For Corn Grown on Its Line.
The Santa Fe railroad has notified
Dean F. B. Mumford of the College of
Agriculture that it will give a cash
scholarship worth $50 for the best ten
ears of corn grown in each of the
twelve counties which it passes. These
prizes will be awarded at the corn show
of each county. Any one between the
ages of 16 and 80 will be eligible to
enter the contest.
T The addition of these twelve counties
raises the number of scholarships 10
fifty-seven, or one-half of the counties
of the state. The Frisco railroad gives
scholarships in forty-five counties. 1t
is the desire of Dean Mumford to have
a scholarship offered in each county in
the state. The $50 pays all the ex.
penses of student at one term of the
two-year short course in agriculture.
The effect of these scholarships was
shown by the increase in students in
the short-course in agriculture from
the counties in which the Frisco now
gives scholarships. In 1909. before
scholarships were awarded, only thirty
isht students were enrolled from these
forty-five counties. In 1910. after the
Frisco offered the scholarships, 13S stu
dents, or an increase of 80 per cent
over 1909, were enrolled.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
THE DENTIST AND HIS WAYS.

Let us next consider the dentist Is
there any other race so much abused
as those who follow this occupation
We must admit that dentists are sup.
posed to be human although they fire.
quently resemble the very re-incarna-
tion of the Evil One. This is especial
ly true when we are in their power.
But while the dentist and his ways
are alike abhorrent to reasonable per-
sons, there must be some justifica-
tion for him. No one could be so mean
without some excuse. OF course he
has to live by some means or other.
and while we wish he had chosen the
other, We must put up with the dentist
as a necessary evil.
Often We can pardon the fact that
the dentist exists, when we will not
cOndone his methods. But think of
all he has to put up with. No one ever
goes to do business with him unless
forced to. Persons look on him as the
curse of the century and grumble AT
having to pay out good money for the
privilege of an hours torture. Yet
how could We get along without the
dentist?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
inspectors concerning the sanitation of
the fsctories and the use Of preserva-
tives in manufactured foods.

Doctor Cutler was prepared for the
office he now holds by wide experience
in private and public life. For several
years Doctor Cutler was a surgeon in
the navy. Most of the time he was sta
toned in government boats on the Pa
cifc ocean. After leaving the navy he
practiced medicine in Southern Missou-
ri and Kansas City.
Doctor Cutler then became food in
spector of Kansas City. Dishonest
dealers soon learned that food inspec-
tion was to be thorough and sincere
and not merely formal. Doctor Cutler
became widely known because of the
general cleanup which he made in the
stores. factories and dairies of the city
and Jackson county. Later he became
the first State Commissioner of the
n .wly created Food and Drug Commits
sion of Missouri.
If his horse and buggy is standing in
the street in front of the Agricultural
Building, Doctor Cutler is in his Office
II not, he is probably out of town.
o. E. R.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17
Viewpoints.
Students Too Thoughtless.

/
the University are too apt to develop
strain of thOughtlessness. This ex.
hibits itself in various ways. For in.
stance, if one will take the trouble to
notice, when the bell rings and there
is a jam trying to get out of and into
Academic Hall, men entering or leav-
| ing the building often let the door
slam in the face of girls who are fol-
lowing in hopes that they may get
rout without having to push the heavy
door themselves. And this is hard for
the average university woman. l do
not mean to say that Missouri students
are not chivalrous, but many of them
are simply thoughtless and do not
think to see if girl is coming, after
they have passed through the door.
Indeed, the true gentleman will hold
the door open If he sees girl ap-
preaching even if she is twenty-five
feet away.
Another way students show their
thoughtlessness is in the library. At
the busiest hours of the day when
every seat is taken, have seen wom-
en- students enter and look around for
a seat. and finally leave the reading
room. We are hampered because of
lack of space, and every student SHOULD
think of his duty as gentleman.
There is no law compelling men in
street cars and other public places to
give up their seats to women, but there
should be. At any rate, the student
in the University should be courteous
simply because he is in higher plane
of life.
But thoughtlessness is not always
restricted to men students. Women
are as often guilty as the men. refer
chiefly to the use of the newspaper
files, which are great bone Of con-
tention in the library. l was interest
ed in the Viewpoint of another stu
dent who complained of the papers
being piled up on the tables instead
of being returned to the rack. This
means difficulty in finding the paper
one wants. Even if he catches a
glimpse of the paper he wishes, he fire.
Quently does not like to disturb others
by pulling it out from underneath the
one they may be reading. Then there
is the selfish student. He will see on
the rack two or more papers he wishes
to read; he will pile them up on the
table and read them at his leisure.
There is no need to prove the thought |
lessness, or meanness of such an &C.
ton. In a case like this, a student |
a paper in such a students |
is justified in asking him
for it. If this does not make him |
ashamed of himself. he is past hope.
Again there is the habit of glanc-
ing over a paper and chatting between
items. A student sometimes holds on |
20 a paper even though she is not ac-
tually reading it, and either looks
about the room or converses with
friend. She does not want the paper;
t is merely thoughtlessness. ! say
she" because l have noticed this fault
% be committed most often by women.
All these little acts of thoughtless-
less help to tear down the character
We are here to build up. It win deter
nine our status in society in after life.
md help to. mould our future course
II action. The best plan is to think OF
he feelings and desires Of otherG BY
10 doing we will help ourselves.
LONE STAR.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17

The University Missourian win b
sent to any address In Columbia or
by mail from now until tho close Of
tne school year in Jnne-about i've
months-for only ono dollar. This
rate 10 in effect for al veek.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17

The Missouri School Statutes plain
On This Subject.


The question, "Can rural school
districts consolidate by doing away
with the little one-room schools and
transporting children to and from
schools in wagons?" has been asked
The answer is NO. The laws Of Mis-
souri, do not permit the use Of public
school money in this way. This Is
possible in some states, but not in
Missouri.
The laws of Missouri do permit
the consolidation for the purpose OF
central high schools
where they now are. adv
]. KELLY WRIGHT.
County School Superintendent.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-17

Dancing lessons given privately q
8l3 Range Line. Phone 731-White. %
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
TAKING BACHELORS.

one Of the smallest Of the German
principalities rs undertaking very big
experiment in financial legislation. The
diet of the elder of the two principals
ties Of Reuss, which lie in central GER
many, To the southeast Of the Thur
ingian states, carried yesterday "a res
.olution in favor OF increasing the state
income tax by per cent. OF the tax on
incomes between C15O and $500 and
by 10 per cent Of the tax on incomes
exceeding E3OO a year i'm the case of
unmarried persons of either sex who
have reached their thirtieth year The
d!et consists Of twelve members, and
the resolution was carried by seven
votes against five. The super taxation
Of bachelors has often been proposed
in other German states. and was jo-
cularly referred To as possible form
Of imperial taxation by the Emperor
William.-Berlin letter to London
Times.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
EYER WATCHFUL
A Little Care Will Save Many cnlu-
met Readers Future Trouble.

Watch the kidney secretions.
See that they have the amber hue
of health;
The discharges not excessive or in
frequent;
Contain no "brlck dust like" sedi-
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this fol-
you.
They watch tho kidneys and cure
them when they're sick.
william Gray, 12S Amygdaloid ST.,
Laurium. Mich, says: 81 can say that
Doans Kidney Pills are the best kid
ney medicine on the market. My kid
neys were disordered and the secre-
lions not only passed irregularly. but
contained sediment. My back ached
constantly and there were other symp-
toms OF kidney complaint In evidence.
Nothing helped me until used Doan's
Kidney Pills. They restored me to
good health and thus convinced me OF
their merit"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27

nous writer meant his official posi-
ton. 1t was realized by those head
ing the movement that it might result
in diminished congregations but they
were determined to go ahead in ac-
cordance with their convictions and
make the fight to the end.
The writer refers to the houses I'm
West Hancock. Did you know there
were any?" asked the speaker. "Well
there are some. in spite of much her
aided housekeeping that was suppos-
ed to have occurred some time ago"
Mr.. Barrett stated that IL, existence
of these places was known to the au-
thorities, that a high official of Han
cock connived at their re-establlsh-
ment, and further that the same Of
fetal derived pecunlary benefit from
their maintenance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
Hancock Department
RUNAWAY CAR
CAUSES A PANIC
BOX CAR DASHED TWO MIL &c
DOWN HILL JUMPS TRACKS
AND is SMASHED NEAR Mu.
TUAL LINE DOCKS.

A box car loaded with lumber ran
away at about eight o'clock this morn
ing, starting at the Hancock Mining
company's siding ana making a mad
dash at constantly accelerating speed
for over a mile, coming to a stop near
the Mutual line docks after iumpinp
the rails and breaking through the
culvert.
The progress Of the runaway car
was watched by many people as II
made its mad flight from the outskirts
of the city In West Hancock, and some
had to make hasty dash for safety as
il rushed across the crossing on west
Quincy street. AS it passed the Lake
View depot its speed was so great that
II could hardly be discerned whether Il
was n passenger coach or a box car.
At the foot of the hill just i'm front OF
the old Quincy pump house there is a
siding leading to the Mutual line dock
When the car reached the switch
in front Of the old pump house the jolt
caused the car to leave the trucks, and
catapulted at a distance of about fifty
feet coming down with tremendous
force, and breaking the rails. besides
knocking down telegraph pole. The
car was totally demolished, the front
end being almost completely nattened
out.
A force Of section men was set at
work Immediately clearing away the
wreckage and repairing the broken
siding,
Considering the long distance trav-
eled by the runaway and the numerous
crossings that had to be passed 1t is
regarded as miraculous that no one
was injured. Had there CHANGED to be
n train ascending the hill, the COLI
sion that would have ensued would
have been disastrous.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27

Aryid Naaska died Saturday morning
after brief illness. The funeral viii
be held tomorrow afternoon, Rev. A
l.. Heideman officiating.
Rev. a. T.. Healey. pastor Of the Pc
wabic Methodist Episcopal church, will
conduct a Thanksgiving service on
Thursday evening next, when a prayer
| and praise service will be held.
| Union THANKSGIVING services will be
conducted Thursday evening at the
Hancock First M. r. church, at (which
the sermon will be by Rev. f. p.
Knowles OF the Houghton Presbyterian
church.
The Pewabic Epworth League will
meet this evening at 1880 with Miss
Nellie Wills as leader The subject
for consideration will be: Home Mis-
sionaries and Church Extension" un-
der the special head Of "Methodism' s
Responsibility to America" conducted
by William jacobson.
Fred j. Pribble of the high school
commercial department and Prof. Bull.
spent Saturday hunting deer at the
Craig homestead near Armheim. A
number of other local sportsmen took
advantage OF the last Sunday of the
open season of 1911 in an endeavor to
secure deer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
DIE ON SAME DAY.
n. N. Wilder, Also Prominent Odd Eel
low, Passes With N. A. Metz.

Two prominent members of the i. O
o. f.. of Michigan, II. n. Wilder, OF
Lansing, formerly of Grand Rapids
who was grand secretary, and Newton
A. Metz OF Hancock. past grand pa
tiiarch, died ON the same day Con-
corning the death Of Mr.. Wilder, the
Grand Rapids Herald says:
After a long illness with valvular
heart trouble II. n. Wilder. grand
secretary Of the Michigan I. o. O. f..
lied at his home in Lansing. He at
tended the grand lodge at Saginaw
recently, but since then his health
failed rapidly.
His brother, O. j. Wilder of Grand
Rapids, was present at the time Of
his death.
Born in Tekonsha, Mich, Aug. 3d.
1858, Mr.. Wilder went to Rochester
N. Y, in early life, where he studied
photography.
He became captain of a company OF
New York state militia, serving for
two years. He also served in the reg
ular army.
After leaving New York Mr.. Wilder
became photographer for the Phoenix
Furniture company of Grand Rapids,
which position he held IA years. While
IN Grand Rapids he married Miss
-dinderhout, who survives him.
He was made granGrnaster Of the
Michigan l. O. O. f., in 1905. serving
one term The following year he be-
came one of the grand representa-
tives of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
OF the World, serving two years. At
the same time he became member of
the staff Of the general commanding
the Patriarch Militant. the militia
branch of the odd Fellows. His rank
was brigadier general. He was elected
grand secretary Of the |. O. O. f.. of
Michigan in 1903, and was serving his
eighth year at the time of his death
The funeral will be held Monday after
noon. He moved from Grand Rapids
TO Lansing in 1903.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27

siderable interest In naval circles. No
ship now ahoat has more than two
big guns I'm turret, and while Italy
and Russia are building several vessels
with this feature they viii use twelve
inch rifles.
IL Is explained that the primary pur-
pose OF concentrating guns IN fewer
tuTets Is to reduce tonnage on the
Oklahoma and the Nevada the weight
OF one great turrot viii be eliminated
as under the new arrangement. only
four turrets will be required for the
main battery a. ten fourteen inch
rifles. The New York and Texas, now
under construction and which, when
commissioned. win be the only craft
in the world with fourteen inch main
batteries, are designed along the old
lines, with their big guns placed two in
each of five turrets.
With the completion of the New
York and the Texas the United States
viii wrest from Great Britain the dis
tinction Of having the worlds heaviest
armed warship. At present England's
1876 inch gun ships hold this place, the
American dreadnoughts i'm commission
carrying only twelve inch rifles
Peculiar interest attaches TO the re-
suit Of the three gun turret expert
ments because OF the bearing it may
have upon the size of main batteries I'm
the future. Heretofore it has been
held that the sixteen inch rifle used in
coast defense batteries never would be
practicable aboard a battleship because
of the tremendous recoil. It is now be-
lieved however that a turret platform
that would stand the strain from the
recoil Of three fourteen inch guns Ger
tainly would sustain the firing of two
sixteen inchcrs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
HANCOCK 6REVIrIEs
Observation-Disclosures.

The board of public works will hold
Its regular monthly session this after
noon.
Miss Bertha Maier has returned
from an extended visit at the home of
her brother Harold Maier. in Ely, Ne
vada.
A meeting Of the Mary and Martha
club of the Congregational church will
be held tomorrow evening at the home
of Miss Clara Ingram, president of the
society.
The Quincy one and All soccer foot
ban team will give an entertainment
next Saturday evening, the program
Tor which is now being arranged by n
committee.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
FELL FROM GANG PLANK.
Harry Wendt, Mate of Uarda. Has
Narrow Escape from Drowning.

Harry Wendt, Of Hancock. mate of
the pleasure steamer Uarda, which f.,
lied up at the Mineral Range dock near
the foot of Tezcuco street, narrowly es-
capped drowning shortly after midnight
Sunday morning. lie was crossing
from the boat to the dock at about
1920 o'clock, when the plank tipped.
dropping him into the lake His cries
Tor help attracted Carl Stecker. who
resides a short distance from the dock.
and the latter FASTENED to the mans
assistance. Sizing up the situation and
fearing that he might be unable to eff
feet the rescue alone. Mr.. Stecker turn
ell in the fire alarm, and members of
the department hastened to the lake
front. Stecker, however, succeeded in
obtaining pike pole, to which Wendt
chung until a boat was secured from
the Peoples Fuel dock He was fshed
out of the icy water and taken to the
Hancock fire station where he was re-
vived after half an hours vigorous
work
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
PLAY INDOOR BASEBALL.

Lake Linden indoor baseball fans
have organized n team under the man
agement of Edward Dupois and will
endeavor to arrange games with the
other teams Of the copper country and
the Portage Lake towns. The lineup
Is as follows: Catcher, Joseph Dupols;
pitchers Elmer King, Dave Brisson and
Edward Dupois; first base, Henry
Longpre; second, Oliver Baril; third,
X. Lamothe and w. Beaudoin; short,
Henry Toupin and Victor Alvin;
fielders, Chris Mayer, Ed. Dupois and
Joseph Pauquette.