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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18

I placed the child in her fathers
arms and left the room. An hour
passed and then Mr.. Singleton raped
an my door. He told me the story.
Mrs. Singleton was not dead, as I
Rad supposed; she was in Paris, and
Il the separation Of which he told me
was caused by fault Of hers he did not
30 nuch as hint at it.
Mr.. Singleton cabled at once to
Earts. There would just be time.
Christmas Eve came and still no
word, and though Mr.. Singleton's face
looked thin ard strained, he started
aus with Dorothy at noon, telling her
they were going to have grand and
glorious time that afternoon.
was left to attend to the last de-
tails Of the tree that stood in glittering
bravery in the center of the sitting
room. There was lot to do, and |
was bustling around when the door
Few open and radiant young wom-
aa rashed in, calling:
"Dan! Dorothy"
Stopping quickly, her look arrested
BY my uniform, she exclaimed: He
she-oh, who is ill.," She faltered. go
ing white.
My smiling ASSURANCE that all was
wel brought forth a thousand ques-
Aiens, and we both talked at once,
asd / helped her off with her
wraps. She cried in my arms and
kissed me with fervor when ! told her
OF how Dorothy had begged for her,
and then she bubbled over and we had
a gay afternoon finishing the tree.
Mrs. Singleton was on the steplad-
der laughing down at me when Doro,
thy and her father came in. The laugh
died on her lips, but caught his glori-
sed look and heard Dorothy's glad cry.
Then I crept silently from the room,
feeling the loneliness of spinsterh"o "od
as had never thought to do.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18
Another Shipment.

Just received a shipment of cut
glass recently purchased in New
York. All new patterns and de
signs, at remarkably low prices.
Penn g. Holstein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18

A cup of vc'an coffee or vo1an
tea is just the thing for these cold
mornings. Try it.
J.. T. May.
We invite the men to call to see
our fall stock Of clothing, hats,
furnishings, etc.
J. w. Peak.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18

Have you tried Noah's liniment?
1t cures ills of man and beast.
TimmCns & Morgan.
Raincoats $3.50 and up. Guarar-
teed waterproof. Send us size want
ed and price F. G. Mertins, Angus
ia, Ga. .
Try the new liniment, Hornets
Nest Liniment. 1t can be used both
Internally and externally and never
fails to afford relief.
Timmons q Morgan.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18
No. 666.

This is prescription prepared espe-
cially for Chills and Fever. Five or
six doses will break any case of Chills
and Fever, and if taken then as tonic
the Fever will not return. 1t acts on
the liver better than Calomel and does
not grippe or sicken. 25c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-12-18

Mr.. Single
ton came in.
The opening
of the door
rou S e d Dor
othy, and, see
ing her father,
she stretched
eager arms to
him and cried
out:
Father, dear,
l don't want a
tree. I just
want, mother
for Christ
mas
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

the goods their customers prefer to
buy. True, easier means of transpor-
tation. the telephone and mail-order
houses offer competition. But why
can't the country merchant turn these
modern appliances to his benefit as
we'll as his town competitor? Mall
order houses do not thrive against
progress, but against stagnation.
There are plenty of ways he can
take to rehabilitate himself. He can
meet the requirements of the new
system of trading. clear out his old
stock, stock up with the articles his
customers want to buy, put in newer
fixtures, paint his front, 60 into bigger
markets and advertise the goods he
has to offer. The country store must
throw of its ramshackle appearance.
break away from tradition and rise to
the demands Of the times.
This wayside or village store offers
an undeveloped opportunity. A young
man who will put into this endeavor
the. energy he would. need to expend
to make good in the city, will succeed
as we'll as in any other line of rightly
directed activity.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
THAT MIDNIGHT TRAIN.

Trains that pass in the night make
lot of unnecessary noise in Colum-
bia The engineers of the midnight
specials" seem to get lot of joy out
of long whistles. 1t seems to take
extra long and repeated screams OF
the whistles to warn the travellers on
night trains of the approach to Col
umbia.
To those living within five blocks
of the switch yards unnecessary night
whistling is exasperating. To be sud-
denly aroused from a midnight slum-
ber, night after night. by a screaming
whistle gets on ones nerves after a
while And to make the matter worse.
one scream of the whistle is not
enough for a lone train to enter one
of the sing1e-tracked yards of Colum-
bia. Trains entering about midnight
whistle for the town, for the yards,
the switches, the crossings, and then
add one long scream. They make
emphatic: their entrance by waking
everyone up within a radius of four
or five blocks.
Disturbance of the peace by an in
dividual is a breach of the law. Just
because a man happens to be in a To-
comotive cab is no reason why he
should not come within that law.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
Twenty Years Ago.

The Statesman printed this student
essay on Columbia:
Columbia begins in the north with
niger town and ends with the Uni
versity on the south. Columbia has
as amusements three saloons and a
billiard hall. 1t has also two female
colleges, in which NJ. S. L. students
have many cousins. The University
is the Elain spring of the town and
it came near losing it last winter.
The Columbia papers say that Colum-
bia is model University town. 1t is
good for the state that there are not
more college towns like it,"
Times have changed since then.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
THE COUNTRY STORE.

The city is not the only place that
offers Openings" and opportunities to
the young man nowadays. There are
plenty of chances in the country, but
they have been very generally over
looked. To the man who is looking
for a start in business. the country
store. offers an exceptional opportun-
ity. This should prove of interest to
the young man who is about to be
graduated from the University Of Mis-
souri, and would prefer to live else
where than the city.
The country store is an institution
which is very closely interviewer with
the life of the community about it. 1t
buys and sells. exchanges. extends
credits. is a general meeting place
and is in close touch with the general
activities Of the neighborhood But
it has failed to keep up with the
march Of progress.
Now this in many cases is the fault
of the store ITSELF Many owners per-
sist in keeping stocked with goods
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
BACK.TO.THE.FARM MOVEMENT.

Almost every paper in the nation
within the past year has published
something about the back-to-the-farm
movement Many have been holding
it up as a panacea. They offer it as a
solution of the tariff question. the
high cost of living, or anything else.
1t is true that there are too many
people in the cities. But the real
remedy is to keep the people on the
farm. Country life should be made
so attractive that the farmer won't
want to move to the city the first
time he gets a chance. The boy,
above all, should be kept on the farm.
He understands the business best and
will make a greater success of farm
ing, as a rule, than the city man.
1t is no wonder that the farmer
boy wants to move to town. He is
usually yanked out of bed at o'clock
and forced to do a good days work
before breakfast. Then he is kept in
the field until it gets so dark he can't
see to follow a corn row. After all
this he comes home and does chores
until 9 o'clock. For this reason he
is not very likely to be consumed by
his love for the glories of agriculture
which he hears his city cousins tell
ing about. And who would blame
him?
Give the boy fair show. Let him
have somewhere near the same ad-
vantages of his city cousin and the
chances are he will stay with the old
farm until the COWS come home That
will do a deal more good than all of
the "back-to-the-farm movement" talk
you can give him after he has moved
to the city.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
Ten Years Ago.

Ten Years Ago.
The Columbia Tribune devoted some
Green, Coble, Weeks, Manly, Lefevre
and Loeb were mentioned as golf en-
thusiasts. 1t also spoke of the growth
of a new amusement. golf picnics.
The engineer at the Boone County
Milling Company's plant blew his
whistle at 6:35 instead of Z o'clock in
the morning, and as a result many
ran to work, thinking they were late.
One of the employees Of the mill
started in such a hurry that he turned
over the breakfast table and spilled
coffee on his child
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
But Who Put the Ache in Drake

But Who Put the Ache In Drakel
81 put the dent in President" said
the red-headed man.
"And L." chimed in the tall dyspep-
tic-looking individual" put the chair
in chairman" ~
Excuse me-" said the one with the
prognathous Jaw. "but I put the joints
in jointkeepers."
Then they turned to the married
man, who hadn't said q word.
what have you done?" they asked
in chorus.
who! Me?" he. asked timidly
"why. after you folks had finished
what you said you, did. / put all the
rest in the restaurant" r.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
THE NEWS WAS DIFFERENT THEN
A Glance at Some Early-Day Missouri News
papers, Now Yellow With Age, in
the Historical Library

movements in the state and in the ma
ton may be traced through these old
papers and there are accounts of In
dian, Mormon and the Civil wars that
have never been published elsewhere
One of the most important uses of
the old newspapers files at present is
in tracing out land titles and in the
publication of legal notices. The state
law requires that every executor and
administrator shall, before making
final settlement of an estate, publish
legal notice for four weeks prior
thereto in some newspaper published
and circulated in the county where
such settlement Is to be made. Last
year a law suit came up in Central
Missouri concerning $4,000 estate,
where records could not be brought
to bear to prove that the legal notice
had appeared in the newspaper twenty
or thirty years ago. The lawyers
were referred to the Historical Lii
brary and the notices were found.
In Miami, Mo-. a law suit was
brought against telephone company.
The old city ordinances had been de-
stroyed and the case depended upon
the number of years the franchise al
lowed the telephone company to run.
The old files were looked through and
a publication Of the old city ordinance
was found and the case settled.
Z There are a thousand volumes of old
newspapers in the Historical Library,
dating from 1919 to 1899. Floyd
Shoemaker. assistant librarian, says
it is getting harder every year to Sc
cure these old papers. Most of them
were published in Boonville, Carroll
ton. Clarksville, Columbia. Edna.
Keytesville, Macon City, Montgomery,
Platte City. Richmond, st. Louis, Sc
dalia. Troy, Union, Warrensburg,
Weston, Tarkio, Franklin, Glenwood,
Hillsborough, Jefferson City, Lancas-
ter. Memphis Osceola, Parkville. Rock
Port. Salem. Most of them date be-
tween 1850 and 1880. They are in
very good condition, with the excep-
ton of those of 1919.
Some of the old newspapers are
given to the Historical Society al
ready bound, and sometimes single
copies are donated. Mr.. Shoemaker
says these copies are often found in
queer places, in boxes in old barns,
cellars and attics. They are often in
bad condition, torn or yellow with
age.
Mrs. w. H. Lusk of Jefferson City,
whose husband was formerly state
printer and also an editor in Jefferson
City, has donated 1872 volumes to the
library. E.. w. Stephens of Columbia
and his son. Hugh Stephens of Jeffer-
son City, have given Jas bound VOL
umes. Among other donors are: Mrs.
]. Haffner of Hermann, Mo-, Major |
Doph of Rock Port, Mo-, John w.
Jacks of Montgomery City. Mrs. Mary |
Taylor of Macon City, F. A. Sampson |
of Columbia, ]. E. Organ of Salem,
Williamm Paxton of Platte City, T. D.
Fisher Of Pennington. Griffin Frost of
Edna, Prof. ]. r. Love of Liberty,
Dean Walter Williams of Columbia,
Charles Gibson of St. Louis, C. NJ.
Jaqua of Warrensburg, and ]. L. New
land of Chillicothe. s. L.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

Oregon voted down proposition to
abolish capital punishment. The gov
ernor had reprieved five men in the
hope that the amendment would carry.
He has now fixed Friday, December
13, as the day on which all five shall
be hanged within a few minutes of
each other. He is opposed to capital
punishment.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
Thirty Years Ago.

The State Board of Agriculture de-
cided to have three more farmers in
stitutes this winter, and to have a
trial of moving and harvesting ma
chimes at the Agricultural College
next summer.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
BOARD AND ROOM

Single meals served at Pemberton
Hall. Breakfast Csc; 7:3O to Sis.
Lunch Csc; 1 to 1:3O. Dinner Csc;
6 to $50. Sundays 1 to 1:30,. Flat
rate, board, 81 per week.
BOARD and Room for $3.50 a week.
104 Dorsey. Mrs. Little. d24
MEALS-First class meals for $3.50
a week; one weeks trial will convince
you. 507 Hit. Mrs. G. A. Keene. d26
LOST
LOST-Gold watch fob locket. Re-
ward if returned to GIG College Ave.
d3
LOST-Dark red sweater. Finder
please call Green 231. Reward. dc.
TO RENT-HOUSES
TO RENT-Fine front room one
block from University. COZ Sanford.
TO RENT-Nicely furnished rooms
for men. GOA Sanford. A turn from
campus.
FOR RENT-Furnished room, ex-
ira large; we'll lighted, IL South 9Th.
Phone 74S Green.
TO RENT-Two rooms for young
ladies. 701 Hit st. Phone SIG Black,
II.
Elegant ROOM, block from univer-
sity; everything modern. 317 South
5th. ...
FOR RENT Nine-roem modern
house. corner Of Stewart Road and
Westwood avenue. for $50 Per month.
Inquire At 11o N. sth st.. or phone
$50 Green. or 3S4 Red. W. .. Farley.
FOR RENT!Two good rooms on
account Of boys going to fraternity.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
FO~ty Years Ago.

Wanted, Immediately, good cook
to take charge of the kitchen at the
University Boarding Club. Good
wages. Apply to T. NJ. Humphreys at
Elston Mansion"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

Students in English Aa-Mary An
tins The Promised Land" is now
selling at The Missouri Store. (adv)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
has been elected he doesn't care for
the Office.

Nebraska went Democratic for
President and governor, but elected
Norris. Progressive-Republican, as
United States Senator Norris was
one of the original insurgents"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

Dr.. Robert G. Cornwell, who for
thirty-flve years has been running on
the Democratic ticket for coroner of
Suffolk County. New York. has at last
been elected along with the Demo-
cratic sweep Of the country. AS he
put it. he ran to oblige his party with
out hope Of winning. Now that he
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

W. R. Stubbs. Progressive-Republi-
can, was defeated for United Senator
from Kansas by William H. Thomp-
son, Democrat. Thompson and Wood
row Wilson carried Kansas by at
least 10000.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
Echoes Of Yesterday.
Five Years Ago.

Statesman editorial: "Who said they
were Tigerettes?"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

New York suffragists plan a big
parade to celebrate the granting of
suffrage in Kansas, Arizona. Oregon
and Michigan. =
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

The Democratic majority in the
next United States Senate is growing.
Indications are that there will be fifty
two Democratic Senators and forty
four Republicans and Progressives.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

Leading brands q toilet articles a,
Wren's Pharmacy.-Adv.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

William Allen White, Progressive
national committeeman for Kansas,
has issued a call for the organization
of the Progressive party in that state.
He expects two-thirds of the Republi-
can organization to go over intact to
the new party.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

Arizona voted for a constitutional
amendment providing for the recall of
judges. The wording is exactly the
same as that of the provision in the
state constitution which caused Pres
ident Taft to veto the bill admitting
Arizona to statehood o..
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

The Y. NJ. c. A. gave a reception
to the short-course students Saturday
evening. An hour was spent in get
ting acquainted. ]. c. Whitten, c. H.
Eckles, H. L. Kempster and A j.
Meyer, members of the College of Ag-
riculture faculty, made short talks to
the students.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
ELECTION RETURNS IN BRIEF

Wilson's unofficial plurality is more
than two million. This is not a ma
jority, however, lacking 667,672 votes
of equaling the combined vote of
Roosevelt and Taft. Roosevelt's plu-
rality over Taft is nearly a million.
More than 10000 Socialist votes
were cast in Kansas - $4,000 more
than ever before. A Socialist was
elected to the legislature, and several
county officers in Cherokee and Raw
Inns counties will be Socialists.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
ASSIFIED ADS
Only half cent word DHONE
aiday-minimum IS cents So

Also few more for meal, 1915. I'll
Missouri Avenue. (d5t)
Furnished rooms, two windows in
each room; modern. 3O7 South 5th.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

For any magazine stop at Wrens.
Adv.
Phone 81, Cab and Transfer Co. lad
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

President Taft issued his Thanks
giving proclamation Thursday.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

Elegant sroomI, block from univer
sity; everything modern. 317 Soutt
5th. 49,.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED WORK-Student wishes
employment to defray his expenses.
Table waiting preferred Can furnish
best of references. Phone 7O2 Red. 2t
Ear piano player will furnish music
for dances and parties. Sanford Estes,
phone $40 Green. (d6t)
FOR SALE-Pure bred fox terrier
pups from champion prize winning
ancestry. Arthur Rhys, East Hudson
Ave. (d6t)
MRS. BELLE GOODRICH, sugges-
tive therapeutic healer. Consultation
and examination free. II Price Ave.
(d30)
DANCING Lessons given privately.
sos Conley. 44S White. d24
The Home Economics Club will rent
out its Electric Vacuum Cleaner for
SO cents a day. Eats up the dirt!
Call 231 Black. eod12
WANTED-Position as housekeepef
BY educated woman, with S-year old
daughter. in bachelor or widower's
home. Wants good home and daugh-
ter's education. No salary. Address
X COS Elm. (d6t)
TYPEWRITERS
Typewriters repaired and over
hauled by an expert at reasonable
prices. @. E. Lake. permanently To-
Gated at Peck 4 Clifford. % N. 9Th St
Phone 1872 Red. Dc.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

FOR RENT-Furnished room, ex-
ira large: we'll lighted, IL South 9Th.
Phone 748 Green.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

TO RENT-Two rooms for young
ladies. 701 Hit st. Phone SIG Black,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

TO RENT-Nicely furnished rooms
for men. 604 Sanford. A turn from
campus.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

The Home Economics Club will rent
out its Electric Vacuum Cleaner for
so cents a day. Eats up the dirt!
Call 231 Black. eod12
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-11

TO RENT-Fine front room one
block from University. COZ Sanford.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Death Of J. ". HoIIer

Mr.. J.. W.. Holler was found
dead at his home, near Columbia
Furnace last Tuesday morning.
He was sitting by table. He
was alone. His son was near
Mt. Olive and his two daughters
were in Winchester.
From the fact that the oil in the
lamp had burned out and the pa
| per which he had been reading
had fallen to the floor, it is sup
posed that he died on Monday
night. He had been suffering
from heart disease. n
Mr.. Ho1ler was in Woodstock
on Monday afternoon, attending
to business, apparently in robust
health. He was a prominent
citizen and at the time of his
death, was Commissioner of the
Revenue in Madison District and
member of the Democratic
County Committee. He was So
years old on the 10Th day of last
April. His wife, who was a Miss
Chrisman, of Frederick county,
died twelve years ago.
His body was buried in Win
chester yesterday, beside the re-
mains of his wife.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Purchase the Lands

The commission at a meeting
in Washing ton on Saturday ap.
proved for purchase the lands of
the Allegheny Ore and Iron Co.,
containing between 10000 and
$4,000 acres at S1.25. Lot No. 1
of the Hume Survey of 436 acres
from H. H. Rust, E. C. Berry, of
Luray Agent for S1.16. Lots 6,
=, s and 9 containing about 1900
acres from W. M. Long of Luray
for S1.22. They refused to buy
800 acres contained in lots 2, 3,
4 ard because the owners wanted
nearly twice as much as the For
est Service hod found the land to
be worth. The purchases in
|clude large part of the Mas
sanutten South of the New Mar
ket and Sperryville turnpike.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
Miss Helen Taft the Guest 0
Honor al Liberty Furnace

Miss Laura Merriam entertained {
weekend house party at the country
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. r. Merriam, at Liberty Furnace,
in honor of Miss Helen Taft. The
party which left Washington Satur
day morning includes Lieutenant
Commander and Mrs. r. G. Bulmer,
U. S. N, of Annapolis, who are
chaperoning the party; Miss Taft and
Miss Merriam, Paymaster Edward c.
Little, U. S. N. and A. Plat An
drews.
Miss Merriam spent the week In
Chicago attending the Republican
national convention with her aunt
Mrs. Frank Mitchell, and returned te
Washington Friday afternoon. She
will also attend the Democratic con
vention in Baltimore this week, going
over with Miss Dorothy Williams
each day as the guest of Mrs. Nor
man E. Mack.
Miss Taft returned to Washington
last Monday morning. She was
scheduled to leave Washington on
Monday for Cincinnati where she will
attend the marriage of her cousin
Miss Harriet Anderson to Hugo de
Fritsch, of New York.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-06-28
IMPORTANT

The law requiring the deaths and
births to be recorded became effective
on June 18th. The Justices of the
Peace are made the local registrars
| OF births and deaths. They will issue
burial permits. Undertakers must
file q statement showing the age, par
antage, &c. Of deceased and state
ment from the physician giving the
cause of death. The person in charge
of burial is responsible and must
get the permit before he inters body.
The county is divided into dis
tricts. The Woodstock district is in
charge of Monroe Funkhcuser and
extends from the mouth OF the mill
road to Madison District line and
from the top of the mountain on the
East to line from Hollar and Wiki
ms mill on Narrow Passage to the
residence of ,Robt. Philips, on the
Van Buren, Furnace road, North of
Funkhouser's District is the district
of Registr Irwiu, and the next is
the district OF Registrar VIM. H.
Borden. The entire county is dfyid-
ed into districts. There is d heavy
penalty for failure to comply with the
law.