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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
DISEASE KILLS
 THOUSANDS OF BEES

London. April -tSpeciaD-The mys- terious bee disease which first appeared during 1904 In the Isle of Wight and in 1907 in Bucks and the Guildford district of Surrey has now spread to all parts of Great Britain.
 Throughout the autumn and winter bees have died from this cause of an alarming rate. and now that spring has advanced sufficiently to ascertain their condition 1t is being realized how wide = spread has been the destruction.
 It is estimated that in Hants. West Surrey and Bucks alone over 5000 col cnies have recently been destroyed by this inexplicable malady
 The bees lose their power of flight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
Inexhaustible Reservoir.

Sydney, April s.-(Special.)-It has been ascertained that some 300,OOo square mics of Western Queensland overlie the ere taceous formation which forms a vast reservoir, apparently inexhaustible, of precious water. Tn this country over 1000 artesian bores have been put down, ranging in depth from 100 to 4000 feet, yielding from 100000 to 100000 gallons daily. This water is carried for miles by wide, deep drains over the country, and the death of stock thereon from thirst is now impossible. A still further and equally valuable discovery has lately been made. Large supplies of water out side the artesian area have been obtained at depths from 300 to 800 feet. and these also are inexhaustible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

buy and much cheaper. too This prescription mskes enough to las, n, yUSr whole family six months to s year ozs Frecpi- tsted Chalk. 3 oss. Powdered Sugar. on Nlane Powder and oz Powdered Soap MI ns theroSsay Ss,,S This destroys germs prevents decay and removes the unsighty tsrter quickly.
 Mrs D. E. R.:-You have dyspepsia if your gym ptonis are bloating and belching. pains in stomach should avoid pastries and sweets for some time and take teaspoonfu after each meal of the following c,ydieI S and 'ea'' ous % syrp D of Ginger. Ml1 The foregoing will correct and case of indigestion pr dyspepsia.
 Harold A:-Yon state your symptoms are con sant thirst feveishnsss pains n the back and sroin eyelids. painful smartins and frequent wtnaton sleepessness oaarrh etc and you are const in . sur tonic treatment Have any well stocked druggist mix the following 1 os Fl. Ext. Buchu. Comp. Fl Take a teaspoonful before after meals and one when retiring Drink plenty of water between msals. Eat slowly Abstain alcohol Continue treatment 6 to weeks
 Mrs s.:--Your complaint is most common one leucorrhea and if permitted to become chronic is weakening and causes many complicated female dis Powder. also Fannie Actd. To quart Of very warm water add a tesspoonful of vilane Powder and half Q teaspoonful of Fannie Acid. Use twice daily as an injecton whenever the parts cleansing and cure is assured in short time.
 Rose G --To have beautiful, fluny hair. free from ell and yet not harsh and brittle. a dry shampoo composed at 6 oze Pulveri1ed orris Root and 2 ozs vilans Powder Mix thoroughly. Apply teaspoon fu a night. rubbing into the hair and scalp. Use | brush and comb in the morning until ail trace of the powder is removed. This Is far better than liquid shampoos.
 Mrs. R E.:--Your questions and symptoms hay, been answered and explained several times heretofore in these columns. but as they may have escaped you attention will repeat my advice. have for man, others. For children's whoopng cough and your owr trouble of chronic bronchitis-not whooping cough
 laxative tonic cough syrup such the following vii ouickly relieve and cure all of you Recommend 1t [, your neiGhbon too, t is excellent for any cougt in old or young Take 1-4 to teaspoonful every hal hour until relieved. Thereafter take teaspoonfu every hour or two. Obtain from any well -stncket druggist a 2 1-2 package of Essence Mentho- Lax ere and mix with home made syrup according t' directions accompanying it. This makes full pin of tho finest laxative curative and tonic cough syrup superior patent labeled goods and about time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
MANY DANGERS IN
 IVORY HUNTING

Entebbe Oganda), April s.-(Special.)- Mrs. Gerald Lougden has reported to the government that her husband has been wounded by an elephant and has died in Congo Ivory hunters, of whom MT. Longden was one, take enormous risks. One of them writes as follows: 'sIt is an awful country, with the thickest ele- phant grass full of flies, mosquitoes and ticks The average range of shooting the elephant is five yards. We creep up and shoot point-blank. Two of them I shot I could touch with my rife, and they fell only six feet off One monster heard me and rushed at me and knocked me down. but I managed to swing my rifle quickly and fire into his jaw. His blood poured over my shirt. He then rushed of, but had he fallen he Enilld have crushed me flat. -------.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
ALFONSO DOESN'T
 LIKE KID GLOVES

London, April -(Special)-Apropos of King Alfonso's objection to gloves which he carries so far as to appear to gala re- captions ungloved, an amusing story is going the rounds On a recent journey to Saragossa his majesty was surprised to find in one of the station rooms pho- tograph depicting himself wearing gloves. Observing the kings wonderment rail- road official enlightened his majesty. It appears that the late Kings father pre- sented his portraits freely, and one of them in oil was placed in the room in question, the royal waiting room.
 Economy plays a great part in the ad- ministration of the railroad, and when King Alfonso XIII. came to the throne and it was thought that a new portrait would have to be obtained the economist of the line suggested that a portrait painter be ordered to paint out the head of the dead king and substitute that of the reigning monarch. This was satis- factorily accomplished. but the artist for got to paint out the gloved hands.
 Birmingham Special, .
 Entire train
 Electric lighted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
Very Strong

From Harper's Weekly.
 T see," said Skaters, that our old friend Bilkins had a strong article in one of the Boston papers the other day"
 Really" said Binks, incredulously. 'Td never have believed that of old Blk. What was it2''
 "A recipe for pickled onions," said Skaters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
The Doctors Answers On
 Health and Beauty Questions
By pr. Lewis Baker

The questions answered below are general in char swers will apply te any oass of similar nature Lewis Baker College Bldg, College Ewood sts, Day reply. Full and address must be given only initials fcticious name will be fin my al store Any druggist order of wholesaler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

the display of the flowers which the queen has selected for her coronation bouquet
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22

year about. From 1868 on II -
observed annually with few av..-
tions. During the Revolutio,..
War the people and the Continan,,.,
Army observed a Thanksgiving D.-
annually by proclamation of the ~,
tinential Congress. After the w..
it was discontinued until 1888 h,.
in that year Washington issued NJ.
proclamation and it was followed =.
casionally by other presidents. 7,
1880 the Governor of New Jer..,
appointed day and other northa,.
governors followed his lead, so :,
these states the custom has been =.
annual one since. In the So,th
Thanksgiving Day was practicau,
unknown until 1855 when Goyerno,
johns of Virginia urged the state To-.
islature to issue proclamation
Again the Civil War put a ston "a
the custom and it was not reyiv.d
until 1864. when President Lincolp,s
of the fourth Thursdav
of November was made with a yiev
to having the day kept thereafter an.
nually without interruption.
So this date. 1865, We hold as the
of the annual national ho,.
iday. Throughout the country il ia
looked forward to and celebrated
each year by old and young alike. II
is the only religious festival which IA
by virtue of civil author.
ity. 1t is the expression of the great
national heart. Justifiably does Mh-
-er Turkey gObble his pride at being
IN inseparable part of such an in.
'titution. A. v. A.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
Teachers Who Inspired

My favorite teacher? Well, that
is a hard question to answer" said
H. o. Allison, assistant professor of
animal husbandry. Il have had 50
many that l liked that | can't single
one out and say liked him best. |
have two in mind that I think helped
me the most. One was H. S. Grind
ley, professor of chemistry at the
University of Illinois, who was noted
for being a good lecturer. There
vas not dry lecture in his whole
st ries, nor anything obscure or
cloudy. The same was true of his
written examinations. The questions
were so clearly stated that a pupil
never asked to have then explained.
We had a written quiz every two
weeks, an oral quiz once a week and
one lecture week. He had a way
OF connecting the abstract truths of
chemistry with concrete happenings
in your daily life. The only way to
make good with him was to know
your work.
II remember also with pleasure
Prof. Cyril G. Hopkins and Prof. H.
". Mumford. both professors at
Illinois,"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
CLEAN COLUMBIA.

The Tigers must have nothing Il
clean up but the Kansans next Satur'
day in the most vital game on Mis-
souri's schedule. Many students will
have father, mother, sister or sweet
heart here to attend the game. and
after all of the housewifely and
housemanly touches have been put
on their rooms they will point to them
with pride The student expects the
visitors 10 think that the room is
kept tidy all the time.
The pride of good appearance
should not stop at the door of the
Students room. 1t should extend
farther and apply to every person
IT, Columbia. Early arriving visitors
will do much sightseeing before the
game. No place in Columbia which
has historical interest surrounding it,
and no part of the University which
IS interesting because of the publicity
i; has received will be neglected by
the sghtseers. Nothing should mar
the good impressions made on our
visitors.
Columbia has many miles of &C.
ment sidewalks but they have been
laid ont so uniquely. that one often
wonders who was doing the survey
or's work, the stake man, or the man
with the transit. OF course this de-
feet cannot be overcome now, but it
is possible Ito Tighten footsteps by
cleaning away the mud and parting
with the leaves that are strewn on
the walks.'''' 49,
The mud lying along the curbing
Of the paved streets should be re-
moved The mud ruins the boule- |
ward effect and hinders the flow of |
water. -.
The city. is taking care of Broad !
ways appearance, so the outlying |
streets will, probably be neglected. |
Every possible thing will have to be !
done by the citizens to make Column
bia pleasing to the eye as well as
stirring 10 the athletic heart OF our
guests,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
"Fair Ellen" Recalls
the Sepoy Rebellion

The recent offering at the Uni
versity assembly of Fair Ellen" hat
more than a transient interest fol
at least one man in the audience
| The parents of II. Wade Hubbard
professor of Mechanical Engineering
lived in India during the days of the
Sepoy rebellion. The oratorio pre-.
sented at assembly dealth with the
relief of Lucknow, one of the most
dramatic events of the rebellion.
Mr.. Hibbard has a powerful re.
nembrance of the atrocities CON-
L. itted during this rebellion because
oT the stories told him by his parents
while he was child in India. He
tells the following story of the siege
of Lucknow:
AT moment when the hope of
the defenders of Lucknow was run
ming low because of the small num-
ber of fighters who had survived and
the small chance of outside aid, an
cid woman whose power of hearing
was sharpened by fright heard the
distant sound of the pibroch of Clan
Campbell.
Just as above the roar of the ex-
haust and the machinery in the loc-
omotive, the engineman can hear
false note that indicates that
some part of the machinery is not
working properly, so above the
clamor of the fight the old woman
had heard the music which inspires
the Scotch to bravery in battle.
AT first the fighters thought the
woman had imagined hearing the dis
tant sound, but came to believe her
when she persisted in her tale. They
h"oke into the song, The Campbells
Are Coming and were encouraged to
fight all the harder until the relief
party, whose pibrochs the keen cared
woman had heard, actually came.
Joy of the defenders at finding help
al hand and a relief from the almost
mental and physical
strain may be imagined.
Since that time, parents who then |
lived in India have hushed the night |
ime fears of their children by sing
ng as lullaby, The Campbells Are
Coming On hearing this song,
here rushes to the mind of these ,
'hildren now grown up flood of re-
nembrances and mingled emotions"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
AFTER THE GAME,

October s, 1908. Missouri won &
hsrd-fought game from Iowa Univer.
sity on Rollins Field. 1t was sn sx.
citing game. big crowd, two closely
matched teams and light from start
10 finish-bat Missouri gon. Thst
aiEht there YES AeiA q menorable eel.
<brstion. -:
More than 1000 studeats sarbed
In the traditional ''robe Dc mutt" ex-
ecuted the snake dance around the
quadrangle and AnAiiy psraded down
Broadway. At Tsenth and Broadway
q giant bonfire xss lighted and stu
dents and Coiumbians Joined in cele-
brating the vietory.
November :ss- Missouri is to meet
Kansas on Rollins Field. To beat
the Jayhawk is greater bliss by far
than to beat the equally strong
Hawkeye. There will be big crowd,
Q great crowd. at that game. We
hope that the two teams will be
evenly matched and that Missouri
wins a we'll deserved victory. Stu
dents. Columbians. and Missourians
in general believe that We are going
to beat Kansas. but after the game
what?
The celebrations that members of
the alumni remember are not those
in which theaters were rushed and
heads were beaten and fines were
paid. They are the celebrations at
which the true Missourian spirit was
exemplitied. the celebrations when
college loyalty and enthusiasm, not
anarchiSm rampant. held sway. The
Iowa celebration in 1905 was such a
celebration. except. perhaps. for mi
nor exhibitions Of rowdyism.
Out on the -gridiron where the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
The Newest Books
Justin Morgan.

: OF noteworthy interest to Colum.
bla people will be the new book
Justin Morgan, Founder of His
Race" by Eleanor Waring Burnham
(Mrs. Roger Noble Burnham), the
romantic history of the first Morgan
horse. The medallion frontispiece,
from bas relief by the portrait
sculptor, Roger Noble Burnham, was
modelled from life of Miss Fiji Will
lis, of Columbia. Miss Willis was one
of the bellies of the North Shore last
summer, at Magnolia, where the
Burnhams have their summer studio.
In the frOntispiece of the book Miss
Willis is represented as standing be-
side the horse hero. In the sculp-
tured cast this relief has been greatly
admired and is now on exhibition in
Eoston. A photograph reproduction
OF the Willis home in Columbia
makes another illustration interest
ing to friends of Miss Willis. This
represents the Southern home of the
heroine of the story, and is used as
a type of the beautiful old Southern
mansion Of Colonial times.
Justin Morgan" although in the
form OF fiction. aims to give the cor
rect history of the famous progenitor
OF the Morgan breed of horses.
Throughout Missouri and Kentucky
these horses are 20 we'll known q TO |
need no Introduction. but 1t is inter-
esting to note that after many years
Of allowing the breed partly to die
out. the Government is now doing ill |
lE its power to revive the blood and |
chsFactefistics of the original Morgan
Once more he is recognized as the
BEST cavalry. road and general-pur-
pose horse ever produced.
Mrs. Burnham's book made its first
appearance at the horse show now 20
ing on in New York. It Is having es-
pecial attention owing to the fact
hat Morgans are being exhibited
here this year for the second time
vince horse shows have been held In
Madison Square Garden.
Mrs. Burnham is an enthusiastic
lorsewoman and a member of the
Morgan Horse Club. She has offered
! prize to the Vermont State Fair As
cciation, for 1912. for the most
BEAUTIFUL Morgan type, exhibited,
he prize to be statutette in bronze
II the horse, modelled by Roger No
lie Burnham. to be presented to the
'wner of the horse.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
Viewpoints
4 Plea for the Home Folks.

Editor the MissOurian:-If every
student would take a half hour or
more of Thanksgiving Day and write
home, it would be pleasure for the
home folks and ought to be for the
writer. Show your appreciation for
what your parents are doing for you
by writing to them. Put the old
saying into practice: eff you love
me tell me So" Do not stop at tell
ing them the news of the town but
add some words of appreciation in
the letter. M. C..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
The Story of Thanksgiving

around this "kern-baby" or harvest
queen and proc ed to the barn, where
they set the image on high, and pro-
ceed to do justice to the harvest sup
per-"
In addition to this special feast in
England, a number of other days
were set aside for thanksgiving, their
number growing to such an extent
that a law was finally passed regulat-
ing them. Not only this tendency
was in the blood of our Pilgrim
Fathers. but before setting sail for
the new country they had lived for
ten years among the Dutch, who kept
a day of rejoicing annually in COM
riemOration of their deliverance
from the Spaniards. When, then, an
occasion arose i'm their new home, it
was but natural for them to initiate
the custom which had been part of
their life for so long.
The year after the landing of the
Mayf1ower had been one of hard
ships. Conditions were unfamiliar,
most of the men having been mer-
chants up to this time, and knowing
very little about farming. With the
help of the Indians. they had planted
their first harvest and they watched
il with absorbing interest. On it de-
pended their lives and the lives of
their loved ones. Their joy there
fore was great in proportion to what !
tEeir anxiety had been when in OctO- /,
Der they reaped what was to them :
hCunteous harvest. Governor Brad
ford announced that there would be .
three days of feasting and rejoicing
and that the Indians should be in
vited to join them. Enough good
things were prepared to last nearly a
week, the Indians bringing their
share in trophies of the hunt Such
was the first Thanksgiving in Amer
ica and even at it Mister Turkey
gIaced the board or at least his un-
civilized ancestors did, for we read
hat the settlers feasted on wild tur-
key stuffed with beech nuts.
Some people will not, however, ac-
'ept this as the first Thanksgiving &;
lay in America because they claim [
hat there was no religious ceremo-
ly in connection with it. They point /
o the July of 1923 when, for the
irst time in the history of the coun- I
ly, the Governor appointed a day
or thanksgiving, after supplies had :.
cme from across the water when
he cOlOnists were in sore need From I
his early date the custom grew and a
pread. in 1880, a public Thanks n
living Day was observed in Boston
y the Bay Colony, and again in +
631- The first record of a Joint OBJ
ervance is that of 1923, when Gov !,
rnor Winthrop of Massachusetts, !,
lay appointed day of thanksgiving E
hu uohtu tilt uONeTnOT OI 1ItnOutn v.
olony to unite in its celebration. g.
'ithin the next fifty years, twenty q
yo public thanksgivings were ap- u
Dinted in Massachusetts. usually in ~
ctober or November after the gath n
ring in of the harvest or to ceIe- Y,
rate some public benefit; but ii did ~
Dt become a regular holiday for q,
me years after. ~
In 1877 the first regular Thanks cl
wing Proclamation was issued in in
assachusetts. For long while the n
stival had been chiefly under the VI
rection of the church. but gradu-
ly the civil authorities took it I'D. p,
DR. a time the day was appointed "
st by the church. then by the state. III
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22

Intensely American" as one
writer puts it, is the custom of set
ting aside one day of each year fol
the returning of thanks. Yet little
reading in the Book of Judges
brings to light the fact that the very
first Thanksgiving was celebrated
by the Canaanites' way back in ear.
ly times, when they held festival
over the gathering in of the vintage
They called their season of rejoicing
the Feast of Tabernacles, because
during that time the people lived In
booths or tents, in memory of the
time when the nation had no settled
home. Moses commanded his people
thus:
Thou shalt keep the Feast of
Tabernacles seven days after that
thou hast gathered in from thy
threshing-fioor and from thy wine
press; and thou shalt rejoice in thy
feast, thou and thy son, and thy
daughter, and thy manservant and
thy maidservant. and the Levite, and
the stranger, and the fatherless. and
the widow. that are within thy gates.
Seven days shalt thou keep a feast
unto the Lord thy God-because the
Lord thy God shall bless thee in all
In a1I
Of thy hands, and thou shalt be alto
gether joyful"
The ancient Greeks had their har-
vest festival, too. They called it
ThesmOphOria, the feast of Demeter.
Ii was celebrated in Athens, in No
yember. and by married women only.
All did not take part in the first Gel
ebration. but two women of wealth
AMI of distinguished family were
chosen to perform the ceremonies in
the name of the others, and it was
their duty likewise to prepare the
sacred meal, feast corresponding to
our Thanksgiving dinner. Three
days the rites went on at the top of
the promOntory of COlias, and at the
end of that time and upon their re-
turn to Athens, the general festival |,
was held, sad at first, but gradually /
growing into an ''orgy of mirth and |
dancing"
In Rome the same goddess was
under the name of Ceres,
the festival coming on October
fourth, and being called the Cerelia.
This, like the Grecian celebration,
vas sad at first. beginning with a
'ast among the common people, who
offered sacrifices to the deity, and
ending with the harvest procession
through the fields and the inevitable
thanksgiving feast.
Our English neighbOrs named I
heir autumnal festival the Harvest
lone, and it marked the close of s
he reaping, not the gathering in of I
he time of Egbert, an early Saxon {
ing, Across the border into Scot {
and the season of merry-making is
Transformed into the Kern.
In the northern part of Northum- |
erland.' writes Henderson in his
Folklore of North England" 1.-The {
estival takes place at the close of |
1e reaping, not the ingathering Il
Ihen the sickle is laid down and the S
lst sheaf is set on end, it is said that
ley have got the kern The reap G
IS announce the fact by loud shout \
lg and an image crowned with f
heat-ears and dressed in a white d
Ock and colored ribbons is hoisted a
1 pole by the tallest and strong F
t men of the party. All circle fl
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22

game is played is the place for the
celebration.
Let us remember that the rivalry
ends when the last whistle blows in
the game. The Kansans. then, are
our visitors and our friends. Should
we lose, let US lose gamely and man
fully. Let us all, with the team,
remember that old Injunction:
GO then and conquer as We can,
Be each, pray God the gentleman. :"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22
Doctor Fruit Here in March.

Or. J. p. Fruit. professor of Eng
lish language and literature in Will
liam Jewell College. will not address
the University assembly December :.
as was announced. According to a
etter received by Prof. NJ. o. Hudson
OF the School of Law the lecture will
be given in March.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-22

Columbia should wash it's face and
bands and comb its hair. so to speak
before receiving its guests Saturday.
Clean arid weIl-Ordered streets mean
Is much to town as personal ap-
pearance does to the individual.