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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23
A UNIVERSITY As A MOLD.


In Israel Zangwilrs Melting Pot"
seen in Columbia last Saturday night,
America is pictured as the great cru
chile of the races of the earth. peo-
pie from European and other coun.
tries come to the United States. and
from the mixing of these people is
produced the American citizen, ac-
cording to the theme of Mr.. Zang-
willis play.
The simile of the dramatist may be
carried further. The universities Of
this country may be likened to molds
for the shaping of higher American
citizenship. 1t Is through the univer-
sites that manhood attains its high
est development and citizenship be-
comes broader and demands more
serious consideration.
The loyalty of American citizenship
does not have to be learned in uni
versities. This and many other quail.
ties-in fact all of them-may be OBJ
tanned in the contact of everyday busi-
ness associations. The different char
ac.eristics of the people from man,
countries are exchanged to some ex.
tent in the factory and the street;
this exchange of ideas and manners
is carried much further by the child
rem Of these newcomers.
From this melting pot, persons are
received into universities and colleges
They have absorbed all the essentials
of Americans. Only the form which
they will take is undetermined
Whether the mass of "Americanism'
will take some well defined form o,
remain simply a mass depends on the
influences affecting 1t in the cooling
stage. The university is the mold o
this mass. 1t puts the shape. ths
distinctive curve. the sharp outline
into the mass and creates the bettel
American.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23

1t is time for the paragrapher to
begin cracking jokes about the "Presi.
Dental Possibilities" and digging up
the family anecdotes Of the more
prominent ones.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23

People have enough burdens to
bear without that of stagnant
churches. Churches are for the ligh.
tening the burdens Of mankind.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23

Lillian Russell is to start "In Search
of Sinner" in st. Louis next week.
Wouldn't she have had q better show
If she had started in New York City
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23
Oeterrenh

George" said her husbands wife.
Il don't believe you have smoked one
Of those cigars gave you on your
birthday"
That's right. my DEAR" replied his
wife's husband. I'm going to keep
them until our Willie wants to learn
to smoke. ke."-Chicago News.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23

With all the sprinting records to
her credit, Josephine could hardly
have been expected to win the Mara
thon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-01-23

interest.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

Hon. Jas. Garrett, of this place,
who is the Democratic nominee
for Attorney General, has made
a number of speeches over the
State and he is still canvassing.
Where he has spoken the local
papers have written most COM
plimentary to his addresses.
Large crowds have greeted him
and his speeches are classed as
logical. forceful and entertaining.
There is scarcely doubt but his
vote insthe Eleventh district will
be surprisingly large.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11
In Memory Of Oracle Sublett.

The subject of this letter was
the oldest daughter of Mr.. Frank
and Lou Mat Shepherd. She
had lust reached eighteen years
when she was united in marriage
to Mr.. Jesse Sublett, and every
thing pointed to a life of future
happiness. She was a devoted
christian, an obedient and charm
ing d aughter. No husband had
greater cause to rejoice, bright
home and devoted wife, and it
seemed the earthly good had
been reached when twins, two
J little girls were given them on
the eight of last month. But
alas! how soon the bright home
was changed to one of mourning.
The dark Angel of death plucked
from this earthly Eden, the fair
est and best and in few hours
the husband had lost his darling
wife, the little twins were moth
erless.
Dear Oracle with eyes so dark
1t was hard, very hard to see you go,
But after while well understand
Your departure to Fatheland.
Around their home no more well see,
This gentle loving wife,
She's gone to join the Angel band
And sing Hosannss there.
From her loving aunt
Laura.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11
q. P. SMYTHE
for
FIRE INSURANCE
and
REAL ESTATE
Evenly Heated Homes
REAL ESTATE

The alright feature embodied In Coles
Original Alright Wood Heater makes 1t pos
sible to control the burning Of wood, first to
charcoal. Charcoal makes q clean, hot fire
and leaves very little ash. This means a
saving of at least so per cent in the saving
Of fuel as compared to stoves with cast bot
toms or side door frames which have leaky
cast iron and steel joints. It Is perfect
duced by the IRE. The heat from burning .
single newspaper can be felt across the room.
1t holds IRE over night with Hight wood, co6s
or trash. The IRE Il never out and by simply
putting IN little fresh fuel In the morning.
you can heat up the room from zero to 70
degrees In I'VE minutes' time. We have them
In all sizes and styles. Price $50 and up.
(R-31)
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

are rejoicing over the defeat of
Reciprocity in Canada. Since
that Bill was defeated wheat has
advanced 12c, when the Bill was
first introduced it dropped &c.
Every body here is predicting a
Democratic victory for 1912. If
Taft is nominated all the Republi-
can farmers say they will vote
against him. Well enough on
that, will try and tell you some
thing that will be of more inter
est, especially to your Republi-
can readers.
About seven years ago an old
man made his appearance in
Enid, he was a cripple and !
don't remember what name he
went by but no one paid much
attention to him, and he stayed
at The Grand Ave Hotel. He
was taken sick and sent for the
proper authorities, and was pro-
nounced perfectly sane, he told
them that he was John Wilkes
Booth, the man that killed Abra-
ham Lincoln. He related how
he committed the crime and how
he escaped. When they thought
they killed him he was in the
barn with a tramp and he crawl
ed out and escaped and the
other man was killed. He had
roamed all over the U. S., under
an assumed name until he taken
sick to die. He said he was
made to believe he was Kidding
the earth of a tyrant and was
doing a great service to his
country, but shortly after he
committed the deed he found
his mistake. He proved his identi-
ty to the satisfaction of all here.
He had all necessary scars, and
he gave the address of his
daughter and they got her here.
She made a warm statement
that he was her father and his
name was John Wilkes Booth, the
man that killed Lincoln. They
embalmed him and Penniman
Air, undertaken has his body
yet. Any one that wishes can
go and view the remains, OF
course we have only the word Of
those two people to go by. But
one a statement from a dying
sane man goes a long ways to
convince any one. Anyway il
makes good News paper story
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11
Enid, Okla.

Editor News:
AS / haven't got off a piece in
in your paper for sometime, and
wasn't kicked out the last time /
will try again. l am no Literary
man as every one will bear wit
ness that have read my letters,
but / have always been taught,
do the best you can and you will
be excused.
We have had two nice rains
recently and are having fine
growing weather. A larg e
acreage of wheat is being put
out and in better shape than ever
before since l have been in this
country and the farmers are
wondering when the grass-hop-
pers will vacate. They have done
considerable damage in this
country, and by the way. they
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

for the local papers about once
every six months, and if you are
in Enid, tits worth your while
to go and view the corpse of a
man who has been dead for
seven years and yet in a state of
good preservation.
For fear l have written too
much / will quit, and if / can get
more of the particulars of his
life and death / will write again
about him.
Loe Bryant.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11
ALL 0VER.BUT THE SHOUTING.

1t is an easy matter to claim
victoryfor one side or the other.
In the nature of things, Cam
paign Committees and candidates
must paint rainbows in the polit-
ical skies, even when the clouds
are darkest. In this contest,
however, there are so many in
disputable evidences that the
State will 60 Democratic, that
the optimistic views of the Dem
ocratic Campaign Committee are
justified.
Take the one instance of the
city of Louisville and Jefferson
county. Four years ago the city
and county went over 1000 ma
jority for Governor Wilson.
This year, even the Republicans
concede that Governor McCreary
will carry the city and county by
not less than $500 majority, and
local Democrats expect to make
It 5000. If the majority for Nc
Creary is only $500, it will make
a difference in this one district
alone of $4,000 over Wilson's
vote.
The Republicans have prac-
tically abandoned the Fifth Dis
trict, just as they have all of
the districts in the State except
the Eleventh. Judge O'Rear is
trying to stir up some enthusi-
asm in the First and Second Dis
tricts, but,he will be met there
by the biggest Democratic ma
jority the Gibraltar District has
shown in years.
What is true of the Louisville
District, is proportionatelv true
of other parts of the State.
Democrats have grown tired of
factional quarrels that always
result in Republican victories.
Every time the Republicans have
carried Kentucky, it has been
due to dissentions in the Dem.
ocratic ranks.
Last year a new light dawned
upon the Democrats. They are
quick to observe that Kentucky
can be put into the Democratic
ranks in November, and a great
impetus given to Democratic
victory in the nation next year
All that is necessary. is for fac
tional discord to cease, and per
sora' ambitions to be put aside
in re interest of the common
.,od. That is the spirit that il
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

Joseph Vending, who is serv-
ing life sentence for the muir
der of little Alma Kellner, denies
that he has made a confession.
He says that he will yet be a free
man, and intimated on W HON he
would faSten the crime.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

Cincinnati is making an effort
to secure both the Democratic
and Republican national conven-
lions. Louisville is now a hotel
city and she should get busy
and make a fight for the great
Democratic gathering.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

Norman E. Mack, Chairman Of
the National Democratic Com
mittee, will issue a call the latter
part of this week for a meeting
of the Committee, to fix the time
and place for holding the Nation
al Convention.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

The Democrats of this county
should perfect thorough or
ganization, and it is time to begin
work. Every voter in Adair
county who is for the ticket
should be at the polls on the day
of election.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

l have just returned from the city
with complete line of millinery, all
up-to-date goods. Please call and see
my goods before buying.
47-4t Ida Isbell, Russell Springs, KY.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11
WE'D. OCT, II. 1911,

Democratic Ticket.
For United States Senator
OLLIE M. JAMES
For Governor
JAMES B. McCREARY
For Lieutenant Governor
EDWARD J. McDERMOTT
For Acknowledgement '
JAMES GARRETT
For Auditor
/. HENRY N. BOSwoRTH
For State Treasurer
THOMAS C. RHEA
For Secretary of State
IF. CRECELIUS
For Supt. of Public Instruction.
BARKsDALE-H AMLETT
For Commissioner of Agriculture
j. w. NEWMAN
For Clerk of Court of Appeals
ROBERT L. GREENE
For Railroad Commissioner
w. F. KLAIR
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

dominatingsthe rank and file, and
and the leaders are following
their example.
The reports of the Democratic
Campaign Committee are of the
most encouraging character.
The enthusiasm at every Dem
ocratic rally is an assurance of
the great interest that has been
awakened throughout the State.
The Democrats generally, realize
that they not only have the
strongest ticket they have ever
nominated, but the strongest
platform as.well; and that they
they can ask the support of all
classes of citizens, confident of
the character of their candidates,
and of the merit of their cause.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11


The Republicans are again at
their same old tricks, trying to
play upon the prejudices of the
preachers of the gospel. They
are getting the names of each
preacher in the State, and are
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS class of
literature, in order to prejudice
him againststhel: Democratic par
ty on acknowledgements in Or
der to get him to vote for O'Rear,
and also in order. to get each one
of them to trysssto influence his
members to vote the Republican
ticket. 1t is to be hoped these
gentlemen will not again be
caught by::the.deceptive song of
the Republicans. Four years
ago hundreds ofEministers bolted
their ticket, thinking they were
doing Gods service and believing
they were voting for a man and
a party who would vote for and
secure, the extension of the
county unit bill when in fact
they were caughtsin the whiskey
drag-net of the Republicans and
were influenced and led to do the
very thing theysdid not want to
do.-Mayfield Messenger.
The Adair County news., 1911-10-11

Entered at the Columbia Post-offics as Sec
nd class mail matter.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-06-10

dependable IN every way, as I. the
greatest care is exercised in applying
this brand only to products that
would stand up under any test to
which they might be subjected. This
fact, in connection with the reduced
prices that can be made by reason
Of the lowest freight rates on ac-
count of the lake haul and the elimi-
nation Of one handling mas created q
great and ever increasing demand
for this brand. .ss,f.S
"a The home of the Kelly How Thorn
Son company is a fine seven story
modern equipped building, in which
there every evidence of we'll balanced
and smoothly working system for the
proper housing, care and handling Of
the stock. In office, factory, ware
house and shipping rooms, every
thing moves along with clock like
precision and dispatch. Add to these
facts and conditions already alluded
to a LIBERAL wise and efficient man
agement, and the reasons for the re-
nlarkable success and phenomenal
growth of the Kelly-How-Thoms
company are manifest. t.t
The trade. of the house is extended
into all the territory between and
including upper Michigan and Mon
by large force of travelling men.
The directors Of the company are:
NJ H. Kelley, ]. F. Killorin, A. D.
Thomson, George w. Wells, and B. H.
How. -.-...e. - (
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city $1.4O before all of the in.

the city $1.40 before all of the in
terest is paid and the bonds retired.
In this way, under former admins
trations, the city has been issuing
bonds that run for twenty years for
docking and dredging work which
should have been paid for each year.
1t has also been issuing bonds for
street construction. The pavements
would last about five years, and then
another set of bonds would be issued
to pave the same street. That would
last about five years and then an
other set of bonds would be issued.
So that in some cases the city was
actually paying interest on three sets
Of bonds on one street. And as the
city grew, the amount issued for
street construction increased. and
with it the interest charges on the
bonds. This interest charge alone
grew from $4,000 in 1898 up to $780,
900 in 1910. And every year it would
have increased had not the Socialists
halted the custom.
But the present administration
took the bull by the horns, discon-
tlnued the issuing of bonds, and by
readjusting the tax basis provided
that the city shall henceforth pay
cash for it's street Improvement and
docking and dredging. -r
The total interest charge on the
money which the city has raised by
bond issues for docking and dredg-
ing and street construction, reaches
the enormous total of $1,620,400.
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CHILD LABOR oUTRAGEs
q. STATE OF VIRGINIA
Cotton Manufa occurring Industries Are
4: the Chief: Transgressors Against 81
t:.: the Law. n. s

RICHMOND, June 7::-Revelations
Of appal ling character have been
Proaktt@to light by ]Dr: A. Nickel
way secretary of the National Child
Labor committee, relating to the
abuses Of Juvenile labor: in the cotton
manufacturing industry in Virginia
and: the south. IF you attempt to
pass: q drastic child labor law at the
next general assembly, you will find
a lobby to defeat it composed al
most entirely Of representatives of
the cotton industries. In statistics it
has been discovered that 70 per cent
of the children employed in the cot
ton industries of Virginia are litter
ate. In Alabama the percentage is
lower by 5 per cent. ,s.~54: !
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ALGER SMITH q CO.,
LUMBER INDUSTRY
Manufactures and Wholesale Dealers
Lumber Products of Every
Description.

No industry has been a more i'm
portant factor in the growth and de-
velopment of the northwest than the
lumber industries, and in Duluth it
is practically the basis of more than
half of our wonderful progress. and
development. It is. with great pleas
ure that we name the firm Of Alger
Smith & Co., as among the fairest,
most honorable and prominently
progressive enterprises in the city. OF
Duluth. =. .+.. =
The men who comprise the Officers
and management are men of high
standing who treat their employees
and patrons with every consideration
They have proven themselves to. be
broad-minded and philosophical and
all their dealings with the public
they have been universally courteous.
fair and conservative.
In extending to this firm oul
hearty. support and cooperation we
feel that we are showing that spirit
of reciprocity which is due to those
concerns which treat the great ques.
ton of labor with the utmost con.
sideration and fairness. The ener.
6oIAC dAAu oaSdCAOuS DuSlAcSS ueu WIZ
have the management Of this com.
pany, framed the course of business
methods pursued and made this con.
Germ SUCH a notable and important
success are men of pronounced bust.
ness and executive ability, have al
ways exhibited a most friendly an6
considerate attitude toward the cause
of labor, and consequently command
the highest respect and confidence
Of the men who toll.
The main offices of the compan,
are located on the fifth floor of thu
Lonsdale building. The offices ar.
large, practically arranged, and wei
adapted to meet the needs of con
Germ doing so large a volume OF
business as Alger Smith & Co.
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Detectives Still Active.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June7.-The
grand jury in Los Angeles have re-
turned indictments against Bert H,
Corners, A. B. Maple and F. Ira Ben
der, charging them with dynamiting
the Hall of Records in that city last
September. The first two are IRON
workers and the latter is president
of the local lodge of blacksmiths.
Bail was fixed at $4,000 In each
case
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K q! i { -HoW.TH oMPsoN
WHoLESALE HARDWARE
Company That Occupies : Prominent
Position In the Wholesale Com
p. Z mercial World.

The city Of Duluth las occasion to
be proud OF its many business enter
prises but none has reflected more
credit to the community than the
Kelly How Thomson Hardware Co.
On account Of their liberal manner
in dealing with their patrons and
the courtesy and fairness extended
by them to all they are accorded the
good WILL OF all our people. The
growth OF the company mas been
phenomenal as is evidenced by the
fact that It IS doing business today
on capital more than forty times as
large as it started with some fourteen
years ago, this fact is most signifi-
cant and tells q story of progress and
development most creditable to the
men in charge of the firms activities.
1t tells a story of growth and deve-
lopment SO rapid as almost to chal-
lenge belief. To buid up sucn an i'm
mense business in so short time and
to heW out for itself such promin-
ent niche In the realm of commercial
activity is making, history with a ven
geance. No house in it's line can show
such porportionale gains as has been
company. It aas been able to keep
its business always increasing, not
spasmodically, nor in small way,
but steadily and In such fashion that
each years totals have shown a
splendid increase over those of the
preceding year.
Beginning in 1896 as the Kelley
Hardware company, with a capital OF
$4,000 and plentiful supply of
energy, enthusiasm and knowledge OF
the business, there was never a back,
ward step, but continually onward
and upward. Five years later, in
1901, B. w. How be.ame a member
Of the firm and the capital was in
| creased to $150,000. With this addi-
ton to the firm and it's working
| capital the company extended its
fields and made such gains that two
years later the Thomson-Glask
company: was absorbed, the style OF
the company becoming the Kelly
| How-Thomson company and the CAPT.
tai again increased to 100000.
In January, 1903, it moved into
its splendid new building on Fifth
avenue west, planned and erected tt
| accommodate the business in the bes
| possible manner. At the annua
! meeting of the stockholders in July
1905. it was evident from tile growth
| in the volume of business that fur.
| Their increase in capital was advisable
and it was voted to increase the CAPT
tai stock to 100000. In: the two
years following the business expanded
to such an extent and the prospect!
for it's further growth were so grea
that the working capital was once
more doubled; the slast increase being
made last year. The nigh reputa
ton Of. the house; is built upon {
solid foundation in the splendid lin.
Of hardware it places on the marke
under the Hickory brand: Tn,
trade has learned that any article
with: the Hickory stamp on it il
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SOCIALISTS ARE FOR
STR|CTEST ECONOMY
Record Of the Party in Milwaukee
Abundantly Evidences
This.
Has Saved Milwaukee Taxpayers
Many Thousands of
Dollars.
BY Carl d. Thompson.

The Socialists of Milwaukee have
made another notable achievement.
BY readjusting the basis of taxation
they have been able to abolish the
custom of issuing bonds for street i'm
provements and docking and dredg-
ing.
Now that seems innocent enough,
until it is discovered that as a result
there is a saving to the people of the
city of s77,118.0O annually.
Heretofore the city has issued bonds
for its street construction, docking
and dredging. Now every dollars
worth OF work that is done with
money that is raised by bonds, costs
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This is an illustration of how the
old administration have wasted the
resources of the city. The present
administration has halted the custom
and hencefortn bonds will not be is
sued for this purpose.
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Some people never reach the top
because they get tired too near the
bottom of the ladder @..''
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CONVENTIONS HELD
B .s=:s' :@<.= = IN JUNE AND JULY

I9+.; . r =
s.; Ssh. The, following international union
conventions will be held In June and
July #. s:.5. -,.,.s ) I. & y,
*s.s June 5--Cincinnati, Ohio, Interna-
stIonal Association of Steam. Hot
Water and Power Pipe Filters and
Helpers: u. >: n
+ June l9-St. Paul, Mimi, Boot and
sSnoe Workers union s#s
July Atlantic City, N. j.. Ma
t1onal Brotherhood of Operative Pot
:ters. . :
!. July Toledo, !; Ohio, International
Longshoremen 8 association. ::
IS July 1o-Co'umbus, Ohio, Glass
Bottle Blowers Association of the
United States and Canada.
& July. 10---New York city, Interna-
tlonal Jewelry Workers union.
T I July 10-Toronto, Ont, Piano, Or
gar: and Musical Instrument Work.
ers,z International Union Of America.
6: July 10--Niagara Falls, NJ Y, The
atrical Stage Employees International
Alliance. " H.. -
July 15-Springfield. Mass, Amer
lean Wire Weavers' Protective asso-
citation. So ::,.4 Il. %,".,,
July 17-7Boston, Mass, Information
81 Steel and. Copper Plate Printers
union. - *-a> X ..