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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
For Rhodes Scholarship.

The regular biennial examinations
for appointment to the scholarship
at Oxford University under the pro-
visions OF the Cecil Rhodes trustees
will occur at the University Of Ver-
mont in Burlington beginning at 10
O'Clock Tuesday, October l5, and ex-
tending to z o'clock on the evening
of Wednesday. October 16.
Prospective candidates for this
scholarship should write President
Guy Potter Benton, chairman Of the
Rhodes scholarship committee for
Vermont, for instructions at an early
date.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

ter is open. while the former is GOV.
cred with light water proof roof and
is curtained against bad weather.
The most comfortable means OF
travel, sacred to the use Of the
wealthiest class, is the takhtiravan, a
kind of palanquin, consisting OF box
about seven feet long and five feet
high. fitted with doors and windows
and furnished inside with soft mat
tress and luxurious cushions.
The vehicle is built on the sedan
chair principle. the poles resting cn,a
sort of saddle on the backs OF the
mules. which are harnessed tandem.
Their area OF usefulness is restricted to
the plains and the sensation expert
enced while riding in them is like be.
ing tossed In an old-time liner on the
stormy Atlantic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
ADVICE TO BOYS AND GIRLS

Save your pennies and send them
to the Hyde Park Savings Bank.
That Bank receives either pennies,
dimes or dollars.
Why 2
Because it wishes to encourage
the children to be frugal and to have
a little bank account OF their own,
even though the initial deposit is the
smallest possible sum.
Children who commence an
account on penny, nickel or a
dime, often grow into capitalists
later on.
The way to become capitalist is
to commence now to save the
pennies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
WOODSTOCK NEWS
VIII Meet in Woodstock.

The annual meeting of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary to the Board of Mis-
sions of the Episcopal church will
be held in Woodstock .on Tuesday
and Wednesday, October 8 and 8.
Fifty or more delegates will attend
and Bishop Hall is expected to be
present. Rev. DR.. George Y. Bliss of
Burlington will be the preacher at
Tuesday evenings service, and the
speakers on Wednesday will be Rev.
John G. McKim of japan and Miss
Julia G. Emery of New York city.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
ON THE ROADS OF PERSIA
Vehicles. Called Paiakls and kYlavahs,
Are Quaint and Very
Uncomfortable.

Bushire. Persia.-The most useful
vehicles for long journeys in Persia
are the palakis and kajavahs. the
quaintest contrivaRoes for travel TO
be seen anywhere. These Persian
cabs" are fixed upon mules. Each
animal carries two OF them, one on
each side. They are furnished with
bedding. Men. women and children
sit In them cross-legged. painful and
irksome position for Europeans, who
usually prefer to ride horse or don.
key rather than screw themselves up
in these boxes.
The only difference between the
kajavah and the palaki is that the lat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
Pie sufflced for Large Party.

over 80 persons rartook, the other
day at Confession. Suffolk, England, of
a gigantic sea-pie, into the making OF
which there entered two stone of flour.
six rabbits, six OK and sh Yep kidneys,
2S pounds of beefsteak, two score OF
green vegetables. half stone OF on
ions, and two fSone OF turnips and car
rots. The total weight OF the pie was
over two hundred pounds. and 1t took
two days to cook.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

An order reducing the size Of
United States currency and national
bank notes by one-third and COM
pletely revclutionizing their designs
will be issued by Secretary McVeagh
within few weeks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

A turnip weighing nine and half
pounds and another weighing eight
pounds were raised by Ben II srassie
If Barre. They are of the White Hill
variety.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28
IN GENERAL

A mushroom weighing three and
one-half pounds and measuring two
feet eleven inches in circumference
was found Saturday in Rutland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

Robert o. Bailey, assistant secrc-
ltary Of the treasury, says that banks
and department stores will undoubt-
edly adopt the governments money
washing machine. Government
laundrles will be in full operation by
Jan. !.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

Colombo reports that wild ele-
phant attacked a coach in Ceylon,
demolishing the vehicle and killing
the driver The passengers escaped.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

Triplets born to COW in New Orr
leans have been named after the
candidates. All are
healthy. Teddy was the last to ar
rive.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

That he put his wife ON a hot stoveI
is one Of the charges made against
julius De Saint Of Sterling, ILL.,. in a
divorce bill fled by Mrs. De Saint.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-09-28

AVENOUS whirlpools, tigers.
sharks, cannibals and malaria
are incidents of an amazing
voyage Of 1000 miles made by
n .St Ianliaan. mart of the way
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
THE GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

There are more Socialists in the
new German Reichstag than members
of any other single political party.
That is rather startling revelation
But the 10 Social-Democrats in
the German Reichstag are not social
lists in the American sense of the
word. Their chief cry is not COM
munism and complete governmental
ownership. They are not a noisy band
of revolutionists seeking to put into
practice untried economy theories.
The Germans are not at heart rev.
OlutiOnists. Trade unions do not
play the important part in their nat
iOnal life, that they do in America.
There is no Socialist party in Ger
many according to our point of view.
Indeed, if Americans We're in Ger
many the majority of them would be
Socialists. The German Socialists
are fighting for the very ideas of de-
mOcracy which We take for granted.
They are fighting the remnants of
feudalism and the Grip of oligarshy,
things We never had to contend with.
The doctrine of the Socialist-Do-
mocratic party in Germany is govern
mental rather than economic; it is
simply logical step in the progress
of democracy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
Viewpoints

Editor the MissOurian:-A chemi.
cal analysis of our food printed upon
the back of menu cards would hard
ly appeal to the average person who
likes to eat for his stomach's sake,
but it would be handy for the house
keeper to know how much and what
kind of material made up the food
stuffs for the table. The state could
easily do this for her. The State
Food, Dairy and Drug commission is
for that purpose, but the limited
force of chemists on the commission
will not permit of inspection of all
foOdstuffs on the market so they de-
vote all of their attention to the ex-
animation of materials reported to
them.
Lacking men to watch articles on
the market for false labels and harm
full ingredients, the commission has
been holding pure food shows and
giving instruction to the housewives
themselves that they might make i'm
pOrtant tests of foods. This is really
good way to teach them, but they
cannot learn methods Immediately.
While they are learning the COM
mission should be allowed a chemist,
or several chemists as the task re-
quires, who could produce tabulated
information of the analytic compO-
sitiOn of the principal foods on the
market. This might also be extend
ed to aid the farmer and the stock
men who are liable to be imposed
upon by impure stockfOods and rem
edies. Publicity cannot affect hon
est foods and it would serve to elm
mate, or better food products that
were impure. H. NJ. |
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
That Fourth Floor Door.

Editor the Missourian:-In youl
issue of Thursday, an anonymous
writer, who signs himself Student" :"
demands to know why there is a
door separating the fourth floor
stairway in Academic Hall from the
third floor corridors. Perhaps the
possibility of some marauder steal
ing the dome off of the building has
never occurred to him; at least he
must admit that We should be on the
safe side.
OF course We all know that Aca-
demic Hall is not fireproof. but the
danger he suggests of the door be-
coming locked at a time of fire seems
to me to be too remote to consider.
Should some belated students or
professors happen to get locked in
up there, they could wait until the
next day for their release.
1t seems to ME that your corres-
pondent has not taken into consider
alton any possible advantages of that
closed door. Doubtless Student"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
To Improve COlumbia-HOW

Editor the MisSOurian columbia
is progressive in a good many ways
1t has had many advantages which
other towns of its size have not had
even though it is not on the main
line of railroad. But there are still
some ways in which Columbia is
backward for its age and size. Par
ticularly is this true of city business
and methods of administration. We
may cite an example in the light and
water department.
Instead of keeping separate ac-
counts for the meter work, that par
ticular phase is included in the ac-
counts of the department as a whole.
At the end of a year, the officials
have no idea how much was spent
for meters and how much was taken
in. When new meter is put in, the
charges are made and the money re-
ceived is charged to the general ac-
count instead of keeping the meter
business separate. This is only one
example. but the whole system of
books is kept in just that manner. At
the end of the year the only figures
which can be trusted are the totals
There is no way Of telling anything
about the details of the business or
the cost of maintaining each separate
department and the returns received
through each.
At a house recently built, three
meters were put in. two water and
one light. The first water meter
bill was double what it should have
been and there was no bill presented
for the light meter at all. Later
when the other water meter was in
stalled to replace the first, which had
been broken, there was no charge
made for it.
This all bespeaks poor business
system. Every merchant or manu-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
A ThOrny Road to KnOzvled6e

The student who chafes at tn
work he now must do should lool
back few years at the curricula O
the University and see the hard-and
fast courses of study that We're lait
down for the seekers of knowledge
Great has been the advance in educa
tiOnal methods. Steadily the course
of study has been broadened and
more and more liberty has been giver
each year to the student in the Sc.
lection of his subjects.
In 1850 the University consisted OF
three departments, medical depart
ment at St.Louis and preparatory and
undergraduate departments at Co
lumbia. Just what the course of
study was in the medical department
the catalogue does not say. But the
courses for the preparatory and un-
dergraduate departments were strict
ly laid down. In the preparatory de-
partment the graduate must have
completed arithmetic. geography
English grammar, Latin grammar,
historiae, Caesars Commentaries.
GOodrich's Greek grammar, Graeca
minora and part of LoOmis' algebra.
The freshman year in the collegi-
ate department consisted of Loomis'
algebra completed, Anthon's SalIust,
classical geography and chronology.
Virgil. LoOmis' geometry and Graeca
majora. In his sophomore year the
student had the following subjects
to amuse himself with: Logarithms.
trigonometry, heights and distances;
mensuratiOn, liva, Graeca majora,
history ancient and modern; survey
ing and leveling, with the use of in
struments: navigation and pro-
lection. comic sections, Roman and
Grecian antiquities, Greek compost
ton and Horace commenced.
The Junior year was filled with
Natural Philosophy"
Horace completed. Tacitus, Graeca
second volume; chemistry,
physiology and anatomy, Upham's
intellectual philosophy" and Alex
ander's "Christian Evidences" The
seniors whiled away their time over
astronomy and civil engineering.
he use of instruments, Wayland's
Moral Science" Homer's "Iliad,"
CicerO's de OratOre," Mansfield's
political grammar, Whately's logic.
and Campbell's rhetoric, in
ernational law, Wayland's political
and mineralogy and geolo-
".
The number of students in 1850
vas 2S5. of whom 159 were i'm the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
TOGdy's Anniversaries

John Winthrop, statesman, colo
nial governor of Connecticut, bOrr
1860.
Abraham Lincoln. sixteenth presi
dent of the United States, born 1909
James ID. Dana. geOlogist and min.
eralOgist, and noted professor of Yale
University, born 1910.
Martin b. Anderson, educator
president of Rochester University
born 1915.
Elizur Wright, refOrmer and math-
matician, and authority on insur-
ance, born 1904.
Henry DuttOn, jur'st, professor of
law at Yale, born 1896.
Peter Cooper. merchant. and phi
lanthrOpist, born 1891.
Alfred c. Howland artist, painter
of street scenes, born 1888.
William F. Havemeyer, noted sugar
manufacturer, born 1904.
Thaddeus Kosciusko, Polish gen.
eral, born 1746.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
''Straight Ms May BE Success"

Editor the Observation-Disclosures
the Viewpoints of Fridays Missouri
ian we find the following: "Only
those students who made straight
E's," and their number is small, are
in position to feel that their work
has been of the highest order" The
writer infers that only these few
students were satisfied with the
grades they received the past semes-
ter" There is more in University
life than mere grades, and that
which is to be obtained from text
books. With apologies to Mrs. Stan
ley, that student has achieved sue
cess who has made straight Ms"
taken an active part in student ac-
tivities. gained the respect of his
fellow students, and is able to meet
life with a healthy mind and body.
Such a student should be better sat
isfied with his grades than the book
worm who has obtained little from
his University life outside of his
books. but has made straight E's."
A. D.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12

has classes on the fourth floor, else
why the complaint? If so, he doubt
less holds grudge against some one
of his prOfesSOrS-mOst students do.
Why not lie in wait for this professor
until you see him rounding the cor
ner for the fourth floor entrance and
then come down the stairs full steam
so as to strike him amidships just as
he opens the door. When he comes
to. you can beg his pardon and tell
him it was all an accident. Why
not take advantage of these opportu-
mites that fate throws in your path
instead of complaining about the
door?
Having thus attempted to point
out to Student" the silver lining in
his cloud, ! would suggest to him
that he get over his pOst-examina-
tiOn crouch and be an Optimist.
Freshman.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
THE ASSETS OF MISSOURI.

Missouri turned out 342 million
dollars worth of surplus products il
1909. The 9mount for 1910 was un
dOubtedly in excess of those figures
The estimated worth of all her pro-
ducts in the former year is $50 mil.
lion dollars
AS a poultry state Missouri for
four years has led the Union. She
stands first also in zinc and lead ore
production, in barytes, cobalt. nickel,
red gum. cooperage. tripoli and corn
cob pipes. In many other prOduc-
tions she ranks among among the
best.
Her potato crop increased in the
last few years from 4 to ) million
dollars. The wool output has re-
Gently doubled Poultry has increased
from 13 million in 1900 to 45 mil
lion dollars. In favorable years her
fruit crop nets 10 million.
Two-thirds of that part of the
state north of the Missouri river is
underlaid with rich reposits of soft
coal. The mine and quarry returns
are more than 81 million dollars an
nually.
Her corn crop runs well above the
11O million mark. cane. hay and for
age are valued at nearly 40 million;
wheat brings nearly 80 million; pOta-
toes are worth million. The cotton
crop of twelve of her counties is
worth more than 3 million dollars.
And yet some people outside of
Missouri have the idea that Missouri
is not a good place into which to
move.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12

) medical department in st. Louis. Ii
Columbia there were eight seniors
twenty-six sOphomOres, ten juniors
thirty-two freshmen and fifty prepar
atOry students.
The University of Columbia begaI
the third Monday in September ant
dismissed July 4. A five days reces.
were given at Christmas time. TIL.
student of those days was compelled
to go to school on Saturday and tC
church on Sunday. He could leave
town only in case of urgent and un.
fOrseen events.
The medical department in St
Louis began November l and dis
missed the first week in March. The
courses consisted chiefly of lectures.
The student went to school on tick
cts. The aggregate cost of tickets
was $llO. The dissecting ticket cost
SO and the graduation ticket $40.
DIR. John S. Moore was dean of the
medical faculty.
The faculty at Columbia consisted
of James Shannon, president of the
University and professor of ethics,
civil engineering, constitutional law,
international law and political econ
Omy; William w. Hudson. professor
of mathematics. natural philosophy
and astronomy; Edward Henry Lef-
fingwell, professor of chemistry,
mineralOgy, geology. physiology and
anatomy; Robert S. Thomas. profess
sOr of metaphysics, rhetoric and log
ic; George Henry Mathews, profess
sor of ancient languages; Robert A.
Grant, tutor of language, and r. S.
Thomas. librarian.
Courses of lectures were given to
each class. The juniors had the
pleasure of listening to lectures on
and geology with illus
tratiOns of specimens, models and
drawings; the senior class We're Oc-
entertained with discours-
es on international law, civil policy.
political economy, philosophy of
rhetoric and elOcutiOn.
Special exercises during the year |
of critical reading of the |
New Testament in Greek on each |
morning by students in the |
collegiate department.; English COM
position and daily exercise in declam-
ltiOn by all classes; written transla-
ion of the classical authors by the
freshmen; Latin compositions by the u
and forensic debates \
md original declamations by the
uniOrs and seniors. G.. A. l..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12
BURNING THE HUMAN CANDLE,

He has burned the candle at both
ends. The result is a mental and
physical collapse These words
form a part of the explanation that
the political friends of Robert NJ. La
Toilette have made of his strange ac-
tions at the publishers banquet in
Philadelphia recently when he read
portion of his speech four times
and delivered a foolish tirade against
American newspapers that did not
appear in his manuscript
We read in these days of political
strenuOsity about "superhuman en-
ergy," of men who can work eighteen
hours day. of wonderful feats of en-
durance of men in public life. Burn
ing the candle at both ends seems to
have become a fad with certain dis
ciples of the perpetual motion idea in
politics and craftsmanship. Senator
LaFollette has long been cited as one
of these "Superhuman energy" prod
igies. His sad plight recalls the fact
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12

facturer, or in fact the manager of
any well conducted business estab-
lishment. is always able to tell just
where each department of his bus
mess stands and city i'm this hes
pect should be no different from any
other business. Not only the officials
themselves should know about these
things but reports should be made
annually to the people in printed
form.
Columbia is progressive in some
things but when it come to business
it is wOefully behind the other towns
of the same size. w. A. V.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12

that I'VE are only poor weak mOrtals
after ALL" The human candle has
it's limitations.
Even LaFOllette's most bitter poll
tical enemies take no delight in his
present predicament. 1t is a sad
spectacle to see a strong and aggres-
sive man like LaFOllette performing
like a frustrated school boy, before
an audience of prominent men. The
lesson has a wider significance 1t
is a warning against a modern GUS
tom of OverwOrking mind and body.
More consideration for the human
candle, even though ambitions are
delayed. is to be earnestly invoked.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-02-12


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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19

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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-12-19
Christmas Eve.

The boar Of time where the frost's gray
rinne
In fantastic glamour lies:
A sheen Of Tight on the cleaning white
That mirrors the spangled skies;
great cold star in the heavens afar
And moon trail on the hills:
The earth instilled with an awe fulfilled
And the night with music thrilled.
fhe caroIers sing as the church bells ring
While up in the organ loft
fhe sage owls Groom al the calm, sweet
tune
Comes swelling. but ever soft.
4he message nies through the changing
skies
BY changing time and tongue.
But ever the same az the tale that came
The shepherd men among.
! 80 aB
Where the mistletoe and the laurel oougn
And the holly and bay are twined
Where the hearth h<e CLEANS a. IN an
Client dresnh
One age is but ii mind.
A. in modern dreams the hearth nre
gleatns,
30. under the easement still
The earoleFs sing AZ the tower tongues
swing
Mans peace and Gods good viii.
stephen Chalmer1-