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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-09-26
PIVOT Of the Worlds. History

going on In Great Britain at this time
was also going on in Germany. The
Bible was being translated in the
language of the common people. In
1924 Luther translated the New Tes-
lament into the language of the Ger
mans. and now the German people
for the first time in their existence
were able to read the Bible in the
mother tongue. When man was able
to read his Bible in his own tongue
he discovered at once that the Bible
taught religious liberty. After dis
covering this truth he did the most
natural thing in all the world. He
demanded his religious liberty. The
crowned heads of Europe refused to
listen to that demand, and then fol-
lowed the Thirty Years War, which
closed with the treaty of Westphalia
in 1913, and by that time man had
practically gained his religious lib
erty. Where did man get his ideas
about the religious liberty? He got
them from the Bible. He thought
very little of religious liberty until
the great truths of the Bible were
revealed to him in his own language,
and when he saw that his Bible
taught religious liberty he demanded
that liberty, he fought for it and Sc
cured it. The same Bible that
teaches man that he is entitled to re-
ligious liberty also teaches him that
he is entitled to political liberty.
Man fought for this political liberty
as GOd-given right, and by the time
of the treaty of Berlin. in 1878, man
in Continental Europe had practi-
cally gained his political liberty. His
ideas regarding religious, as we'll as
political, liberty, were secured large
ly through the study of the Bible, in
his own tongue. A book that can do
SO much for the worlds civilization
is book that can be studied with a
great deal of profit in any section of
any country. My plea is for an earn
est, sympathetic st"dy of the Bible
A study which has no particular
bearing on any one lesson or any
one course of lessons, but on the
Bible as whole.
Let another nation of the world,
if they desire, stand for what they
may: let France stand for her man.
ners; England for her manufactures;
Italy for her pictures; but let Amer
lea stand for this old Book, and may
she become in fact. as well as in
song, the land of the free and the
home of the brave"-From an ad-
dress by Dr. NJ. A. Houline, in
Brooklyn, y. Y.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-09-26

AT the beginning OF the Christian
era the Roman Empire embraced the
entire civilized world. Its northern
boundaries were the Rhine and the
Danube rivers. Its eastern boundar-
les, the Tigris and Euphrates. Its
southern boundaries the Arabian and
Sahara deserts. Its western bounda-
ries, the Atlantic Ocean, including the
Island of Britain. Christ was born
into this Roman world during the
reign of Augustus Caesar; was cruci-
fed during the reign of Tiberius.
While on earth a few obscure fisher
men and common folk identified them
selves with the new religion which he
preached, and within one hundred
years from the time of his crucifixion,
Christianity had been proclaimed
throughout every province in the en-
pire and in the face of most terrible
persecution was soon able to number
its converts by the thousand. Pro-
fessor Flick is not far wrong in say
ing that when Christ gave the COM
mand from the Mount of Olives, Go
We into all the world and preach the
gospel that Mount became the pivot
on which the worlds history has been
revolving ever since.
'The Barbarians. who came into
possession of the Roman Empire dur
ing the fifth century, became the re-
cipients and progenitors of Christian
ity. They were Christians. however,
without Bible-for the Bible at this
time was written in the Latin Ian
guase-a language unknown to these
Germanic peoples. This condition
continued in England and Western
Europe for more than thousand
years. In England. down to the
beginning of the sixteenth century,
the church had Bible, but the peo-
pie did not. for only the scholars
could read the Latin Vulgate. But in
the year 1925 Tyndale translated the
New Testament from the original
Greek into the English language and
between the years 1925 and 1911 nu-
merous translations were made into
that language
AT about this same time there
lived a young man over on the con-
tinent who had been destined to the
legal profession, but he disappointed
his fathers fondest hope, and at an
early age entered a monastery. Later
he became professor of one of the
leading universities of Germany, and
in 1917 this young man. Martin Luth-
er. tackled his ninety-five theses to
the old church door at Wittenberg
and invited the scholars of the world
to come and read them. What was
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-09-26
IS THE Sun GROWING COLD!
4 Tower Is Being Built ON Mount
Wilson to Investigate.

Pasadena. Work was begun
today on a 40-foot tower to surmount
the observatory of the Smithsonian
Institution on Mount Wilson whereby
attempts will be made to ascertain
whether the sun is growing cold.
The tower will be built according
to plans drawn by DIR. ID. c. Abbot,
director of solar research of the in
stitutiOn, who is on the way to Wash
ington from Algeria, where another
station for measuring the suns rays
is maintained-The New York Times
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-09-26
Not Sure of John.

A Scotch woman and her gardener
used to worship together, not being
able to agree with any form of church
doctrine. A friend demonstrated with
her and asked:
do You really think you and your
gardener are the only two real men,
bers of the true church on earth?"
To which she replied:
"Weel, I'm nae sac sure O. john
Tid Bits.
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Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
Help the Needy

Again direct attention the children of this city who in danger of enjoying Christmas We are further impressed with the need thing be done by the report of the truant officer who has found more than fifty children in Phoenix who cannot go to school because they have shoes family having five children, the eldest a girl of fifteen all without. only shoes but without clothing worthy of the They clad all: merely wrapped in And here is only days to Christmas.
 We do believe that well ordered and that so much destitution exists in their vicinity We believe there much less of in Phoenix than in any other of size and certainly. much less than d northern town where Christmas comes in bitter
 The fact that have comparatively little, sfmplifes the d great deal Very easily all these destitute children be relieved and enabled go school.
 little help here and there will diffuse happi- ness throughout the Those who need the help will be the happier for having received and those who will find d enjoyable Christmas for having given it.
 We would suggest that a fund the relief of these children who are denied the privilege of the schools be placed the hands of Superintendent the collection of money for useful Christmas gifts; not only money. but clothing. which though good, will not likely be worn again and old toys which the more fortunate children who them have grown tired.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
Successful Athlete Doesn't Drink
(kansas City Starr


 To the evidence that drinking is going out two such eminent experts MT. De Wolf Hopper and MT. Charles Murphy add their testimony the one passing his observation the Lambs club and the other on the braves of Tammany Hall.
 Now if you will stop to think minute you will, recall that the and the Tammany braves pretty good sports. They constant patrons of baseball. and they up regularly at the biz football games. The heady, nervy athlete is the object of their admiration But that is the chap who cuts cigarettes and booze.
 A can't be edge physically, he can't be a snappy. dashing wonderful player unless he takes of himself.
 It the great athlete who setting the pace nowadays for lot of He is the sort Of fellow they would like to be. In way he becomes their pattern. There any number of citizens in this country who have come to realize that the successful player couldn't stay at the top without letting whisky alone. and that they can't keep up with the procession themselves unless they go into training
 That reason why leading public best actors successful business managers don't have be pulled of the gutter, brushed off brought with ice packs before they fit to work used to be the case generation or two
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
Cheaper Fuel for Motor Cars
Philadelphia RecordD


 The extraordinary of aut9mobIe and other motor cars in the United States has created traordinary demand gasoline. followed by extraordinary advance in the price. Gasoline now sells for 50 per cent more than it did last year. Noting this advance the Scientific American makes the suggestion that d ready remedy is in the hands of manufacturers through adaptation of their carburetors the of other and cheaper substi- tute fuels It says:
 "Benzo alcohol and kerosene have been tried and found wantns-in the carburetors used for gasoline engines. The fault with the fuels but with the carbureting devices employed. EX- ceptng apparent reluctance of manufacturers of motor cars to provide the small extra equipment necessary attain this desirable end, there is no reason whatsoever why kerosene or benzol should not make highly satisfactory fuels for the automo- bile Nearly every gasoline tank has an emer- gency tank built Why could not this tank be used a starting tank and the main compartment be filled with kerosene? The carburetor adjustment for kerosene is slight mechanical air valve could be attached so as to supply the mixture with more oxygen than is necessary for running with gasoline The carburetor could be jacketed otherwise warmed. facilitate gasifying of the fuel as is done in many even now"
 The above hint should not be thrown away upon the makers of motors They have gone to the limit in matters of style haberdashery and nickel plating It time attention should be paid to questions of upleep and stability Customers the look out for machines that stayers well as goers To get motors in which lOwest-priced fuel could be used at will. of necessity. would be q great desideratum. The first makers who shall put such motors on the market to reap due reward.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
We Are Not Affected

We have q statement in Arizona news paper that the dissolution the Hartman merger would likely restore the Phoenix and Eastern rail- way the Fe system which surrendered it the Southern Pacific several years ago.
 Though, in the of the hearing in New three years ago. considerable testimony taken regarding that transfer is unaffected by the decision dissolving the merger. The object of the suit mainly the separation of the Union and the Southern Pacific roads which accomp ished though in what way the public is to be benefited is not clear since the common interest and ownership cannot be disturbed. Those who patronize the system would discover from change of operations that it had been dissolved
 None of the lines of the Southern Pacific sys- tenn convergng in San Francisco from the north or south affected The original Union Pacific be- ogden and Julesburg, Colo. between Julesburs Omaha, and between Julesburg and Kansas City, divorced well the L. P extensions into the northwest and the Salt Lake road from Butte Mont, Los Angeles. The Union Pacific retains the Central Pacific, the acquisition of which the object of the complete the line of the Union Pacific from Chicago to San Francisco
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
DUBLIN BAY

CWilliam Watson in Cornhl Magazine) On Dublin Bay. Dublin Bay.
 The ships in, the ships go out.
 The great gus hover and wheel about. The white sails gleam and simmer away: And the heathery heights stray
 And watch through haze of sultry drought The ships come in. the ships 80 out Wonder below Dublin Bay. We have heard the clang of Lfe's mean fray
 Where joyless sounded the victor's shout,
 And brief the flash of a eapng trout Was Pride that pranced in the summer ray: And little think of the world today,
 Whether it smile whether it pout.-
 For the ships come in and the ships out, And wonder below is Dublin Bay. Grief may visit us--who shall say?
 Time may spite and Fortune flout
 Care with her brood doleful rout, Care may follow all the way; But Love is ours and Love will stay.
 Love that knows shadow of doubt.
 While the ships in and the ships go Yonder below Dublin Bay.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
The French Birth Rate
Chicago Record HeraId)

Chicago Record Herald)
 In an address to the French commission on depopulation first session Louis Klotz. min ister finance and chairman of the commission stated the number of births in France had de creased from 857274 in 1901. 742114 in 1911, and that in 1907 and 1911 the deaths outnumbered the births The commission will make exhaustive investigation of the causes of the decline Tn the birth rate: it's work will be divided among several and it Wiss consider various suggestions for encouragement of large families.
 NJ BertIlon, the statstican. showed recently that whereas a century 2 per cent of Euro pcans spoke French, only II per cent now speak It. that French is language of only about 45,00O0Oo inhabitants the world. against the use of German by 1O0O0OOO0 of English by 130O0OOO0. In economic respects France her statesmen hold, tallS behind other nations her population relatively dimnishes.
 The French are fertile in ideas, and many plans have been suggested state action to check depop uIation have been tried and found ineffective Other nations diminishing birth rates but mo- where has so much anxiety over the future been displayed over the future in France. The com missions ill be noted with interest in every civilized land.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
NOT STRANGE, AFTER ALL
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)

lCIeNeland PIan Deaer)
 It is reported that d famous aviator has been gored to death by wild buffalo in Africa. Many call it d strange freak Providence But why?
 Not many months ago, "steeplejack' slipped the bottom step of d staircase in his home and broke his neck This accident furnished a text for full page Sunday stories. X soldier of fortune dodges bullets and dunn -dums and poisoned arrows; he home full honors and succumbs attack of measles. Why these things thought strange?
 Is man who climbs tn dizzy heights thereby made immune to banana peeingS the level? Does a person who sails above the clouds thereby gain of mpervious against the beasts of the field? That's bit like the ancient supersti tion worded thus-"that fellow cant drown-he born to be hanged"
 Six months ago a Wabash. Ind. injured by falling tree. When he vaescinG horse kicked him in the nose Friday he craWled to the roof Of a building. slid off and broke and hip. That's all. But one of these days this Hoosier will dies consump- ton old age heart failure, and people will say How queer, Aint that just like fe?'
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
The importation of Wives

The Republican was apprised on Saturday night by telegram Meredith N H., that three Phoe nix had written to the postmaster there, asking him to find them. We will withhold the names of these long-range wife seekers though they do not deserve Why should coals be carried to Newcastle and why should Phoenicans be sending 0 New Hampshire or anywhere else for wives.
 There shortage of marriageabe girls in Phoenix and we know other place where the girls are so beautiful. These three Phoenix men by proposing such an importation have insulted all the marriageable young here and have given proof their own of good taste
 We welcome the New Hampshire girls and girls from all the other states. But opposed to alien contract labor matrmOny. Let the New Hampshire girls here and qualify by residence for becoming Phoenix wives. This thing of marry ing is much serious business than voting and a woman from another would have to live here for a year before voting.
 We refer this matter of importing wives into Arizona under contract, the legislature.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
Kings Weight in Gold
CHarper's Weekly


 If the king of England when vent Cal cutta had not set his fac" against the proposition he would have been weighed ln gold and the amount required to make him lip tbr scales would have been distributed among the pool.
 This is very ancient custom that still pre- Vais in many Eastern lands. A rnaharajab who was recently crowned seated himself in Of the gold pans of the balance, ~hilc into the other was thrown gold coin until royalty ro&" in the scales. The maharajah. by old unwritten law did not become legally chief uBt he had been weighed in this
 In olden times the custom prevailed of throw ing the into the air letting people scramble for whatever part it missed the scales but this resulted in disorder and frequent loss Of tf" and moreover defeated the object in view. the strong and well fed usually prevailed those more in need of the benefit. After this q conmis sion of functionaries divide the gold among the poor Of the country districts after the monarch had been weighed.
 This custom of weighing nOnarchs is not so eNtravagant as it may appear to be In the case of George V il calculated that s100.000 in gold would be devoted 10 the weighing and the expenses of the entertainment but that is say that the expense necessarily determined by the bulk of the monarch As much may be added the fund any number of persons desire to give However the native Indian potentates usually heavy enough to satisfy all demands
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
The Use of Living

CThOmas ChalmerS)
 Thousands of breathe move and live: pass of the stage of life and heard of more. Why? IheN dld not a particle of good in the world; and none were best by them none could point to them as the instrument of their redemption d line they wrote, not word they spoke. could be recalled and so they perished-their light went out in dark ness and they were not remembered than the insects of yesterday. Will you thus live and die O man mmortal?. Live for something. Do good and leave behlhd you monument of virtue that the storms Of time can destroy Write your name by kindness, love and mercy the hearts of the thousands you come in contact with year by year. and you will never be forgotten. No: Nour deeds will be legible hearts you leave behind as the. stars on the brow of evening Good deeds will shine as bright the earth as the stars of heaven
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
The Citizen Who Balks
CBluff. Ill.,. Times)

IBIuff. III, TiInes)
 About the most obnoxious citizen a city have. and hardest to deal with is one that has grown with his town, prospered through the prosperity his city provided made every dollar he possesses by merchandising trading in his munity. WhO when called upon aid in building mp some new enterprise for his city answers Well how much do l get out of it?' q don't see why: the city never did anything
 This of citizenship found every com munity, but so few in number be inconsequen- tial 4 man whose town has made him every dollar he possesses, that persists in that his town has never done anything for him. and un- willing to lend moral and financial aid develop it's various interests. is indeed. a poor citizen.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
The Wireless Law

Amateur operators, and their is legion. have be disqueted by the wireless legis- lation which went into effect last Friday In the early consideration of measures to put restraint volunteer activities the remOn- strance on behalf the amateurs told. The gressiona committee recognized that the eXperi- mental work which they do may prove important for commercial development. But when the incidents of the Titanic disaster forced the attention of gress the whole question of the employment of wire
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
Busy Year for Governors
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Cleveland Plain DeaIer) @ Were members of the house of governors in- cned to turn their forthcoming gathering a experience meeting the occasion would become tremely interesting. This has been exciting year for tn governors of the United States.
 Seven of them the agency which led Colonel Roosevelt for president.
 The governor of New Jersey has been elected president of the United States
 The governor of Indiana has been elected vice president of the United States.
 The governor of California second in the national for vice president.
 The governor of Ohio contestant for the presidential nomination at Baltimore and is among those mentioned for cabinet honors.
 The governor of Massachusetts reelected for third term-an unparalleled honor for demo- in that
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
KEEP WELL AND SAVE MONEY

tDetrOit NeWs-Trbune) Keeping well is the cheapest thing in the world to do. While you are keeping well you lot of money. Drink nothing but water
 Eat the painest of food. The planest of food is the cheapest Walking is splendid exercise. Walk and save carfare.
 Get plenty of outdoor air. Shovel Nour own snow. split your own wood. moW your own grass take care of furnace
 This is splendid system
 So they tell us
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16

with which the package is tied. since this the package against inspection and subjects it to first class postage rates. Red Cross Seals may be used on the reverse side of mail matter sent Austria Germany. Great Britain, and of the British Colonies except India Australia Guatemala. Uruguay and Portugal refuse admit mail bearing non postage stamps. Red Cross Seals may be used in the face of checks, on bills, legal documents and on any commercial paper. These Christmas Seals are not good for postage They will carry any mail matter but any kind mail matter will carry them
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16

only on the back of letters and not on the address side Of any packages that are going through
 the mail They may be placed anywhere on matter going by express. As many seals may be used on the back of letter or package as may be desired Care should he exercised in sending merchandise through the mails
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Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING?
LOndon Chronicle

The wedding ring has been converted into an instrument of torture Cyril Davenport, in his book on JeWelry, says that there was old custom Tn the Isle of Man according to which unmarried girl who had been offended by man could bring nm to trial and if he found guilty she would De given a sword and ring. With the sword she might cut off his head: with the rope she might hang him. with the ring she might marry him. It is said that the latter punishment was that invariably inflicted"
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16

sary for the construction of the stand At intervals grooves are cnt in the cheese box. and the one inch strips, aft CT being planed and cut to the right heighT. are fitted into these holes, which in turn serve as legs for the stand.
 The top of the cheese box is used for the tray. The stand Is lined with ere tonne.
Arizona republican., 1912-12-16
TiBBlE DUNBAR

Oh, wilt thou go wi me, Sweet Tibbie Dunbar? Oh, wilt thou go wi me. Sweet Tibbie Dunbar? Wilt thou ride on a horse. Or be drawn in a car, Or walk by my side,
 Oh; sweet Tibbie Dunbar? I care na thy daddie,
 His lands and his money. I care na thy kindred,
 Sac high and sac lordlN; But say thou wilt hae me For better, for wauI'- And come in thy cOatie.
 Sweet Tibbie Dunbar
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Arizona republican., 1912-12-16

Boss Barnes whose fighting spirit is withered by adversty declares that ''reinvigorati"n of It@ political party whose name is republican be ef fected only the basis of adherence republican principles" MT. Barnes very likely. surposcs that he cmbodies the principles mentioned.