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

FOR SALE-A NEW BARN; MUST
be moved off the lot. Will sell rea-
sonable. Miss Effie Graham, 1902 Uni
versity.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

FOR SALE-A GOOD BLACK JACK
and saddle stallion, sixteen hands
high. Will sell on easy terms or will
trade for live stock.
j. NJ. BATTERTON.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

WANTED-TWO BOYS 16 YEARS
of age or over to learn the butcher
business, not afraid OF work. Hetzler
Brothers.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

FARM FOR SALE-110 ACRES AZ
miles from Columbia; Groom house;
good barn; all improvements new;
will sell for $40 per acre less than it
is worth now; might take in small
house; must be sold quick. Mcdonnell
Bros.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

ROOMS FOR RENT AT 400 NAT
thews. Phone 594 Black.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

LOST-MONDAY BETWEEN THE
University and Christian College. e
slipper, size 21s. Finder please return
to Miller's shoe store.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

LOST-ON WEDNESDAY EVEN
ing between Harris's and 716 Gentry
place. one Pi Beta Phi pin, set with
two pearls and one diamond. he
ward if returned to this office.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03
WANT COLUMN

81 REWARD FOR RETURN OF a
S. bill dropped Thursday aItefnooh'
Bring to this office.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-03-03

FOR RENT-HALF OF SOUTH
east room; porch, single beds. two
lights, hot and cold shower, blocks
from u. d. Club. $3.50. 605 Sou'n
Fourth. Phone 4O2 Black.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

A Chicago man appeared at the
White House one day during the Mo-
Kinley administration with petition
containing 1000 names recommending
him for appointment as Brazilian min
lister. He was picture Trainer, and
when he was canvassing for orders he
took along his petition and asked
everybody in the picture frame bust
ness to sign it. Almost everybody did.
The man was insistent and finally
reached the president. Always genrle
and considerate. resident Mckinley
explained to the candidate that be
would have to consult the Illinois SEN
ators and representatives about the
matter before making the appointment.
You know" said the president. I'VE
have to select big men for these big
places
"Well." asked the picture framer,
won't be just as big ais any Of them
If get the job ~ Philadelphia Satur--
day Evening Post
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

Il have been coming here for my
lunch for years, but never again. said
a man to the head waiter OF down
town restaurant recently. Sorry" be-
gan the waiter "Sorry nothing.
left the umbrella here not five minutes
ago. there was no one near our table,
and the waiter must have seen it."
IF we find IT, Find it? Ii is
found. tell you. and I'll have it now
or you'll never see me here again
The man. flushed with excitement.
was walking away when he was hall
ed by man who had entered BY the
rear door: Say, Frank. is this your
umbrella? | picked it up when we fin-
isIed lunch. Glad you were still here..p
"Here. but not STILL" the head waiter
whispered ''The umbrella has been
found. but our customer has been lost
for a few days. He'll be ashamed to
come in for little while. New York
Tribune
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

Some folks In foreign lands havp
their own way Of determining whethe1
their relatives who have migrated I'd
this land Of ours have become hopel
lessly Americanized. One old lady in
Germany reached her conclusion In a
way chat can be appreciated only BY
those who know the type Of the Ger
man butter dish. deep as a bowl, and
the German reverence therefor Last
week her granddaughter in New York
received this sad lament:
..You viii never come back. You are
lost to us. Hans "a cousin arrived
here from New York on Monday and
reports that you have even given up
our deep German butter dishes and
are using those shallow little plates
that Americans ke."-New York
Times.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
A DREAM JOURNEY.
a Was Il Very Long One, but It Took
Only Few Minutes.

~ Was 81 VERY Long One, but 1t Took
Only a Few Minutes.
Dreams are curidas things" re-
marked the amateur psychologist.
Time does not seem to enter into
their composition at all. For instance.
the other day l was sitting on the
porch of hotel with friend of mine
smoking after lunch. 1t was drow-'
sy day, and conversation Jagged. Pres
emily /. saw my friend nodding in his
chair. He had dozed off, holding his
lighted cigar in his left hand, which
was folded over his right. His left
hand relaxed, and the end Of the cigar
came in gentle contact with the right
hand, inficting slight burn.
( The devil 1t won'tv exclaimed my
friend, waking with a start.
"The sentence sounded SO incongru-
Gus that burst out laughing. Won't
what?' asked.
How long have been asleep? he
asked.
Not more than couple Of min
utes,' j replied.
si'It doesn't seem possible he said.
Outing that time had dream that
pretty nearly took me around the
world. sailed for Southampton, did
England, France, Switzerland and
part of Italy, then through the orient
to India. It was in India that / be-
came much interested in one of the
native snake charmers. He had the
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
GREAT SALT LAKE.
An Immense Fresh Water Sea soms
Thousands of Years Ago.

An Immense Fresh Watcr Sea Some
Thousands Of Years Ago.
"a GLACIAL times Great Salt lake was
amagniAcent fresh water lake the size
OF Lake Huron-thats is, about 1900
square niles and had it's outlet into
4 tlg Port Neuf, the Snake and the Co
lulnbia rivers. This was at least 1000
yedrs ago, but since that time the eli
Smafe has become arid, and not enough
Ter has fallen over the Great basin
to upp1y that lost by evaporation.
Consequently the lake has ceased to
4 2f10w from its outlet and gradually dried
up from over thousand feet deep to
khfteen feet and from $4,000 square
miles in area to less than LOO.
It is now seventy miles long and
about thirty wide, but is beautiful
still and is the home Of myriads Of
sea birds and other waterfowl. It is
the great resort Of the people Of Utah,
for from 5000 to 5000 visit its shores
daily in the summer, and many bathe
In its waters. The lake contains about
1000, ,O00, 900 tons Of salt.
When the lake is high the salt is so
diluted that it has gone down to IL
per cent. When it is low, as it was
not many years ago, it reached satura-
ton which for the. mixed ingredients
OF the water is 3B per cent.
There is nothing mysterious about It
any more than there would be about a
teacup with teaspoonful of salt In
the bottom. Ii tablesp OF
water were put in the cup on the salt
it would taste very salty, but if the
cup were filed to the brim with water
it would not.
The salt has come from the water Of
the rivers flowing into it since it
ceased to flow from its outlet. All
river water contains salt and the an
nual evaporation OF from two to i've
cubic miles of this water leaves large
quantities Of salt behind, and SO it has
accumulated for thousands Of years.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
DIAT0MITE.


lnfusorial Earth Formed w I6odiss oS
Minute shelfish.
Diatoms are tiny creatures that null
tiply very rapidly until they form g
scum upon the surface of the water in
many parts Of the world. They are
rarely more than one-hundredth part
Of an inch in diameter and often con-
siderably less Their shells are COM
posed Of silica. and these shells are
well known to the microscopic on ac-
count Of their great beauty.
When the little creatures die the
shells sink to the bottom Of the stream
or pond. where they form kind Of
siliceous mud, and there are vast de-
posits of this material in various parts
Of the earth. This infusorial earth, as
1T Is called. has been christened di-
atomite, and it Is being used for q
variety Of purposes under the name
kieselguhr. It is employed as a We
hicle or absorbent for nitroglycerin,
and the resultant paste is dynamite.
Diatomite is an excellent nonconductor
Of heat, and In this capacity It is used
for filing the hollow interiors OF the
walls Of safes. as lining for stoves
and furnaces and as covering for
steam pipes and boilers For such pur-
poses as these it has an advantage
over asbestos In the matter Of price
and also Of weight
1t can be made into bricks or slabs
BY the addition Of small quantity Of
lime or clay. and these bricks can be
raised to white heat without show
ing any signs OF fusion.
Diatomite occurs In great quantities
In the United States. In Prussia, In
parts of Scotland. in Canada and to
lesser degree in Western Australia
and New Zealand -HarperA Weekly.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
The Blind Mans Lantern.

A blind man in Khoota Ia Caucasian
village) came back from the river one
night bringing pitcher Of water and
carrying in his hand a lighted lantern.
Some one meeting him said: "Yon're
blind. It's all the same to you whether
it's day or night. OF what use to you
is a lantern ?" 'sI don't carry the Ian
tern in order to see the road replied
the blind man. .but to keep some fool
ike you from running against me and
breaking my pitcher"
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Old Soldier Tortured.

ssFor years l suffered unspeak.
able torture from indigestion, con,
stipation and liver trouble,'' wrote
a.. X. Smith, a war veteran at
Erie, Pa, "but DIR. Kings New
Life Pills fixed me all right.
They're simply great.' Try them
for any stomach, liver or kidney
trouble. Only 25c at Eli T..
Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Death in Roaring Fire

may not result from the work Of
firebugs, but often severe bnrns are
caused that make a quick need for
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the quick
est, curest cure for burns, wounds,
bruises, boils, sores. It subdues
inflam nation. 1t kills pain. 1t
soothes and heals. Drives off skin
eruptions, ulcers or piles. Only
25c at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
southex's Industry.

puthey probably deserves to rank
the most Industrious of authors.
the greater part of his life he spent
urteen hours a day in composition.
. had six tables in his library. He
rote poetry at one, history at anoth-
criticism at third, and so on with
Z other subjects upon which he was
gagged. he once described to Nine.
Stael the division Of his time two
prs before breakfast for history, two
RS for reading after, two hours for
composition Of poetry, two hours
riticism, and so on through all his
ing day. "And pray, Mr.. South
asked madam, when do you
?" London Chronicle.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

'Pa,S what does it mean to be tried
by jury Of ones peers?''
'It means, my son. that man is to
be tried by a. jury composed Of men
who are his equals or on an equality
with him. SO that they will have nc
prejudice against him."
'.'Then. pa. I s'pose you'd have to be
tried by a jury Of baldheaded men,"
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Six Months, so Cents.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK AMERICAN is
published In two issues, Tuesday and Fri
day mornings, with the news of the week
in compact shape. 1t also contains inter
esting special correspondence. entertain
ing romances. good poetry, local matter
of general interest and fresh miscellany
suitable for the home circle. A carefully
edited Agricultural Department and full
and reliable Financial and Market Re-
ports are special features.
See clubbing arrangements in other
parts of paper.
Entered at the Postoffice at Baltimore,
Nd, as second-class matter, April 49,.
1904.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
His Maak Point.

A man who takesra business view OF
things when recently asked his opin-
ion Of a person of quite a poetic tenn
perament replied:
4 ssOh. he's one of those men who
have soarings after the infinite and
divings after the unfathomabIe, but
who never pay cash.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Why she Had Not Wed.

Young Bride You don't know how
happy am | wonder why you never
married. my dear Miss Old Maid.
Elderly Spinster-My poor child, rye
always said ] never could wed until I
met a man different from all other
men and full of courage.
Young Bride-Of course you could
not How stupid lof me to knowl
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Three cond;t,on..

Holiness Is an infinite compassion
for others Greatness is to take the
common things OF life and walk truly
among them. Happiness is a great
love and much serving. Olive Schrei-
ner.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Tho Widow.

'sIn town., said life insurance
official. where life insurance was q
rare thing schoolteacher said to q
little boy pupil:
Tommy, define the word widow
"'A widow, Tommy answered, is Q
poor woman with large family OF
children who takes boarders.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
| Tw0 rio II on,,.

SIX -0ld Georges father had TAX
% him to circus. and that night the
mother asked her little son what he
had seen.
Mamma" said George, all excite
ment. 7 saw a great big 'rphant with
1F0 tails. and he was eatin' with one
em. st. Louis Times.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Colno soma.

The New Hat Tree-And you're a
centenarian! By George! Aside from
few cracks in your face. you hold
your age mighty well what's the
secret?
The Grandfather's Clock (serenely)-
4 keep regular hours and always find
something for my hands to do.-Puck.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county. will be held on thu
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER Register.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
NOTICE

By THE ORPHANS CoURT ron OEon CoUNxx,l
January l, 1904.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ell
ecutors and Guardians that have not stateo
an account within year. come forward and
do thesame, or show cause to the contrary
or they will be cited up.
Test: THOS. B. MILLER. Registers
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
saraks Raa,u,last.

Doctor lto his cook, who IS Just leav-
:ngl Sarah. am very sorry. but /
can only give you very Indifferent
character Sarah Well. sir, never
mind. Just write it like you do your
prescriptions. Stray Stories.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Watchina the Had Huntsrs.

In the Kongo one of the most In
dpstrious peoples are the Batetela. In
gathering rubber they go into the for
ests inhabited by the Baukutu head
hunting cannibals- While the men are
in the forest the camp is guarded by q
man who surveys the surroundings
from scaffold and by drummer.
When the Baukutu are seen to ap-
proach the drummer beats the alarm
and all the men return to the camp
to fight. The weapons used are the
spear. shield. bow and arrow. This
sentinel earns In the neighborhood of
500 OF our money year. which en-
ables him to buy wife. Christian
Herald.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
acome Aoror- -

these Englishrnea understand
IAN slang?''
Of them do. Whyy'
daughter is to be married in
and the duke has just cabled
me across
he want me or my wad2 2"--
hia Bulletin.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

Justice discards party, friendship
and kindred and is therefore represent
ed as blind. Addison.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

Contentmenf is always perched on
the round Of the ladder just above you.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Modern Kids.

so you love your new little broth
erY' asked the visitor "Well. dearie.
will you sell him to me? i'll give you
81 for every ounce he weighs"
mo. I won'ty' answered the angel
child.
"Dear. loyal little sister," beamed
the visitor. "And why not?''
Because answered the tiny tot.
with quivering lip" because he only
weighs six pounds. Come back next
month an I'll see If we can't make a
deal. Cleveland Leader.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20

Our affections are our life. We i've
BY these They supply our warmth
Charming.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
Money Boxes.

Money boxes to encourage thrift
among the penny wise are ancient and
popular institutions. A dictionary of
1885 mentions money boxes OF potter's
clay wherein boys put their money to
keepe. and doubtless the thrifty child
OF all ages had his money box Of some
sort or another OF late years tin has
been the favorite material. but the
writer has recollections OF an elaborate
earthenware thatched cottage. into
which the money was dropped through
slit In the roof. which only infinite
patience could hit again when it came
to wriggiing the money out. As lock-
UP investment that cottage was un-
equaled. Glasgow Herald.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
THE
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
Established 1878.
The Daily American
Terms by Mall, Postage Prepaid.

The Twice-a-Week American
The Cheapest and Best Family News
paper Published.
The midland journal., 1911-01-20
BOTH WERE STARTLED.
An Astonished Woman and a Still More
Astonished Leopard.

An Astonished Woman and a Still More
Astonished Leopard.
Kula Is district in the Himalayas
consisting of a chain of the most love-
ly valleys conceivable. with this draw
back. among others. that each hill path
that runs by the inhabitants huts
more often than not contains lurking
leopard One day worthy Kula house
wife came out from her cooking and,
standing on the edge OF rock. emptied
a pan Of boiling water into the rank
herbage growing below. 1t fell splash
on the back of sleeping leopard. who
jumped perpendicularly into the air as
high as the roof of the hut
4 What might have happened next
who can say2 But the astonished
woman dropped the pan with clang
on the rock, and the leopard took one
leap downhill. The pan followed, and
the leopard's downward leaps became
longer and swifter as the pan bound
ed after it from rock to rock When
last seen that leopard had just achiev-
ed a leap Of about $50 feet to the very
bottom Of the ravine. thousands Of
feet below. and the pan whirled about
500 feet over it on to the opposite side.
The leopard would have eaten the
old woman with pleasure. but a pan.
the contents of which first scalded half
the hide of him and then bounded,
changing in his wake. from the top Of
the Himalayas to the plains below was
something he could not face.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-17
HEIKE IS NOT A SUGAR MAN
Ex-seeretary Of the American Sugar
Refining Company Processes Pro-
found Ignorance of Its Policies.

Washington. = Five hours were
spent on Wednesday by Charles r.
Heike. for several years the 500, 1000
secretary of the American Sugar Re-
filming company. in telling the house
sugar investigating committee that he
knew nothing about the policies or in
ner history of the company, particu-
larry in the years when H. o. Have
meyer was it's president.
The witness described his position
with the company as that of stock
transfer man, bookkeeper and letter
writer He ridiculed the idea that
he was the confidential agent of Pres
ident Havemeyer, saying he was not
big enough a man for that He de-
clared that the government had
picked him out as the mischief
maker" in the alleged customs frauds
charged to the American Sugar Re.
fning company, simply because it had
to have someone to fasten them on.
Il am not a sugar man." asserted
he 81 was merely a transfer man."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-17
coNFEssEs WHILE HYPNoTizEp.
Suspect Submits to Test and Clears
Up Murder Mystery.

Galveston Texas.-When Frank
Turney submitted to a hypnotic test
through the agency of the police on
Wednesday, he was asked about the
murder of John Schultz. his wife and
two children, and Walter Richman. a
boarder at the Schultz home in Hous.
ton heights in March, 1910
Without hesitation Turney related
the details of the quintuple tragedy,
in which he described A. H. Shelf.
field as the principal in Staying the
five persons with window bar, Tur,
ney and young woman being accom-.
plices in watching the premises.
Brought out of the hypnotic state,
Turney's descriptive story was read
to him as he had related it and he
broke down and confessed, Sheffield
and himself were arrested and the
young woman is maniac, having lost
her reason shortly after the tragedy.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-17
WAYS OF DEST0YlNG STUMPS
Stick of Dynamite or Fuller viii Do
Work Quickly and Clearly
Burning Also Good.

Is there any way to kill stumps and
roots of yellow locust, after the trees
are cut down, to keep them from suck
ering all over the land. They vary in
size from six to eighteen inches in
diameter. l thought of boring holes
in them and filling same with poison
and corking them up again viii this
prove satisfactory, or is there any bet
ter way?
Answer-Best to destroy the stump
while you are about 1t. A stick of
dynamite or stump puller will do
this work most quickly and clearly.
If you wish milder treatment, salt
peter has been recommended. One
subscriber who practices this method
gives the following directions: "In
the fall, say November, bore an inch
hole down into the center of the
stump IA or 16 inches deep. Put a
couple Of ounces of saltpeter into this
hole, fill with water, and plug up
tight. In the spring take out the plug
pour into the hole about half gill OF
kerosene oil, and light It, The stump
will burn away slowly, without blaz
ing, to the ends of the roots, leaving
nothing but ashes"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-17
BEST RESULTS WITH ALFALFA
Secured by Early Spring Flowing
With Drill on Land Previously
Put in Good Condition.

The young alfalfa plant is as tender
and delicate as the well-estaolished
plant is strong and hardy, so that
while it is necessary to have the land
In excellent filth and all other condl
lions favorable for starting this crop,
a well-established field may be har-
rowed and disked. and sometimes
even plowed without destroying or
even injuring the plants, writes Carr
Schofeld in the Denver Field AND
Farm. In fact, surface cultivation
when the plants are nearly or quite
dormant, as in the early spring. seems
to actually improve the stand and
invigorate the growth
The best results with alfalfa on
dry lands are secured by early spring
sowing with a drill on land that has
been previously put In excellent con-
dition of filth. The seed is usually
sown without a nurse crop and the
land should be as free from weeds as
possible, for wher the alfalfa plants
are young they may be easily Injured
by weeds. During the first summer
the new alfalfa field needs no atten-
ton except possibly a clipping with
mower set high to cut any ranF
weeds that may have started and to
cut back the taller alfalfa plants. This
moving is usually left on the ground
to form mulch. The second sum.
mer the alfalfa field Is in full bearing
and may be cut once for hay crop
and II conditions are favorable enough
second growth will be made to give
light crop.
When seed production is the aim of
alfalfa growing, light hay crop Is
usually cut very early. before the
plants are in bloom and the second
crop is then the larger and sets seed
freely With alfalfa seed at its pres
ent price. seed production on the dry
lands Is much more profitable than
the hay crop unless hay is very scarce
and high priced. After the second
year a field may be disked and har-
rowed with impunity without injuring
the plants, SO that 1t is quite possible
to materially aid In the conservation
of soil moisture and alfalfa fields even
If the ground is thickly covered with
plants. 1t has been found profitable
to sow alfalfa in rows and cultivate
it from time to time and even to grow
wheat crop In alternate years with
out injuring the alfalfa, which would
yield fair crops of hay during the al
ternate years. 1t is reasonable to be-
lieve that good results will follow
attempts to grow alfalfa as an inter
titled crop.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-17
That Miqht Be Involvement.

It was during the hot spell and on
the hottest night Of the week that a
South side teacher took a number Of
her little charges for car ride. In
the Public Square they piled out and
were marched to the telescope set up
by man who vends peeps at the
heavenly bodies at so much per peep.
The children -Nere told that they
might look at the moon, little lee
ture accompanying the lesson that the
moon was cold body.
Teacher" spoke up one little South
slider, when you look through the
glass does your face get cold?"--
Cleveland Leader.