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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
GOOD NIGHT, BASEBALL.

The Worlds Championship series il
over With it goes baseball for the
season 1912. Football and basketball
will strive to fill its place, but fol
the big majority of the American
fans" there will still be a vacancy
Baseball is truly the great American
game. Every town, every village
one is tempted to say every home
has its fan.
The game is a wonderful one, full
of wonderful happenings. New re-
cords are made, new heroes are found,
no-hit games are pitched, rare stops
are made or new pieces of inside"
baseball are found almost every day.
These are the things that please
the American people. They love the
unusual, the popular favorite," and
the seemingly impossible. All these
belong to baseball. But, for a few
months. these are gone. This season
will soon be history. 1t is the period
of sleep for the baseball bug.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
ALL IN A POINT OF VIEW.

A little negro boy, when asked
where the Presbyterian Church was,
replied: Down by the peanut stand"
He was looking at the question from
the viewpoint Of the peanut stand.
The peanut stand stood out foremost
in his mental image of the two things.
Often we argue vehemently with a
man who apparently hasn't any sense
at all. And then We go away and ask
somebody else what is wrong with
that fellow. 1t is very seldom that
we think he may have another point
Of view.
So next time you meet a man whom
You can't convince at all, remember
he may be looking at your question
from the point Of view of the peanut
stand.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
WILL CATSKIN FURS COMET

Society women in Egland are com.
planning loudly of the soaring cost Of
furs. And the cost will continue from
year to year in the future. Eighteen
years ago a sealskin jacket cost 5000,
but now one cannot be had for less
than $500. Restrictions on hunting
seals in American waters are blamed
for the present high prices.
To supply the demand for furs imi-
tations have been devised to fool the
women. AS a consequence the pos
SCISSORS of priced cats are keeping
close watch on their pets, for it was
discovered that catskins cloely re-
semble sealskins. Cat-snatchers are
riding around in the suburbs on BIZ
cycles with baskets attached, in
search of prey. The business of cap
turing cats is a lucrative one, as a
good catskin brings a dollar. 1t looks
as if catskin furs will undoubtedly
take the place of sealskins in a short
time If so, it will be long time
before this supply is exhausted, for
there are 10000 members of the cat
family in London.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20

which the composer had desi,n.. :.
be soft and tender, slowly dyin, a.. ~
to faint whisper, after whicS ~. ~
a very thundersome finale. Tn. 80 80
had successfully gotte mover IN. ~.
part. and the baritone was str.t.,,-
himself on the solo. The bass d,;,-
mer had nothing to do except to co,,,,
the measures SO as to be sure to .rn,.s
in right" ...-. 80
The solo was progressing n,cs,v
The baritone had begun to die do,, .
Everything was absolutely still sua
denly "Bedzing!" the bass drum ana
cymbal rang out The bass drumm.,
had made an error in the count
The director Immediately stonn.a
the band. He marched right over IA
the bass drummer and they held ,
The director left with
a red face. The bass drummer "a
mained with a hang dog expression
1t takes a lot to be a good bas.
drummer tEl
L. W.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
BEATING THE BIG BASS DRUM.
Everybody Thinks He Could Do 1t, But the
Drummer Submits That the Task Requires
'Soulful'' Musician.

that the bass drummer becomes tn,
leader. When the band is on tht
march, he is the leader. The drum
major in front, imposing as he may
look, is a comparative figure-head
The bass drummer "set the time" and
the band, drum major and all must
strut to the time he sets. Often it is
terrific pace Too fast for comfort
with the bass drummer probably the
greatest sufferer. After it is so low
and leisurely that the rest of the band
yells, "Hit her up" But the really
good bass drummer, the soulful one,
has one even, steady pace in his mind,
and on the march falls Immediately
into it.
When spectators see bass drum
mer with the band in march, whaling
away with both hands, apparently
carefree and careless, they are often
too prone to forget that every SEEM
ingly careless lick has been previous
ly we'll studied out, and the ease and
grace with which he musician handles
himself and his numbering instrument
came only after much hard practice.
But the bass drummer's life is not
all one long Christmas. His sorrows
are manifold. He is the butt of all
jokes, as one has complainingly stated
it. The other men in the band will
often tease him with such taunts as.
What key is your music in? or as
your instrument in tune? or "Have
you got solo there? The good bass
drummer takes all these jests philo-
sophically. The bass drum to him is
an instrument full of meaning and
expression.
His sorrows are increased when the
director gets after him-and the d.
rector is always after him. Some
times the drummer deserves it and
sometimes he does not. But the d.
rector blames him for everything
that goes wrong. When the bass
drummer is really at fault, the direc-
tor is merciless.
A case like this happened recently
At the rehearsal of the University
Cadet Band. The band was going
through piece which started out
heavy fortissimo with all men playing
lard, then fell into a baritone solo,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
"HELLO, BILL" THEY SHOUTED
Former Tiger Coach Visited the
hooters on Rollins Field.

Former Tiger Coach Visited th,
hooters on Rollins Field.
Hello Bill" Missouri's newest yell
was coined Friday afternoon at the
Rollins Field mass meeting to greet
w. w. Roper, former Tiger coach, who
was present. Roper responded with
his familiar radiant smile.
The crowd, which was rather small,
relapsing into silence after they had
greeted Roper. The band wasn't out.
The Tigers left the field after a short
kicking practice and went to the golf
links for secret practice.
The crowd was entertained by a
game between the scrubs and the
freshmen, in which the scrubs had a
runaway. The final score was 12 to
0. Huston for the scrubs was the
star, with two excellent field goals
to his credit.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
Ecboes of Yesterday.
Five Years Ago.

A students mass meeting was held,
at which it was decided to erect
bleachers on the north side of Rollins
Field. An assessment Of SO cents was
voted against each student to buy the
lumber, hammers and nails. The en-
gineers were to boss the job, other
students helping on the work while
the co-eds were to cheer the workers
on. The new bleachers were to hold
1000 persons.
Boone County had twenty-eight
practicing attorneys. twenty-five Of
these were in Columbia.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
THE GREATEST TEN.

The United States treasury depart
ment is trying to select the greatest
ten Americans. Their pictures will be
placed on the different denominations
Of the new currency to be issued soon.
This country has had so many heroes
that at first glance it would seem that
the selection of ten would be an easy
matter. But the assistant who has to
choose them is having a perplexing
time.
No doubt there would be a wide
difference in the lists which different
Americans would make. George
Washington would perhaps head all
the lists. After that the differences
would begin. Abraham Lincoln
would be placed second. probably, by
two-thirds of the people of the United
States.
1t is a good exercise in American
history to try to make out the list
1t is a good review to make a mental
invoice Of the Lien classed as greatest
when they were read about in the
history textbook during your days in
the grades
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20


o Of per
of pero
men. In the the social fallen below
also to be
in
of e III verS
men andal
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
Ten Years Ago.

The Kappa girls were summoned to
their front door, where they were met
with the message. Here's your beer"
The beer had been taken to the wrong
Kappa house.
The Tigers lost game in Kansas
City to the Haskell Indians. The
score was 40 to 0.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
Bank SO he could hold his position as
Republican presidential electoE
Forty Years Ago.

One Columbia photographer wal
neatly executing" every description
Of photography, according to His ad'
vertisement. r.,
Another Columbia man was adver-
tising for an indentured apprentice
8 years old. who had run away. He
offered $25 reward for the return OF
the lad. ". "
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20
Twenty Years Ago.

Las Vegas, N. NJ, was advertised
as the Land of Sunshine" Promo
ters were trying to get people to visit
it as a health resort.
General Odon Guitar resigned as
directors of the Exchange National
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-20

Call 55 and subscribe to Missourian
now.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS.

To FacuI o the
of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
sroN1.wALL JACKSON.

tFrom the Yorkville Is. C.) Enquirc.l
Miss Mary Johnston's latest novo..
The Long Roll" Is getting 10; OF
vslnn BILE advertising. because OF tho
author alleged ignorant and menJac!-
Gus Misrepresentation of the character
of Stonewall jackson We have not
read Miss Johnston,s book, but un-
derstand that the row has been raised
because the author has represented tho
famous general as boorish. unhal-
anced fellow. found OF display, and dis
satisfied. because no did not get tho
measure OF, recognition to which his
merits entitled him, Although tho pres
cnt editor of the Enquirer has no .irst
hand information 10 offer. he feels as
as II ne had served under Jackson
himself. This remark is based partly
on the fact that he has read hun
dre3s Of honest pages about this ri.
larry OH the testimony of the late I.
NJ. Grist, tho writer's father. who was
captain of Company a, Twelfth South
Carolina Volunteers. who belonged to
personal coutuct with him on several
occasions. The first time ever saw
General Jackson the writer once
heard Captain Grist say, .'vas on the
Junction, in August 1869. The june
ton was depot of supplies belonging
to the Yankee army, ana our men were
almost furnished not having had a
we'll understood tina. we were TO re-
main a the junction but Il short time
and II dcvolved upon me personally to
see that my company got a share of
the captured provisions. Under the
circumstn nces, the most practical way
TO get what was wanted wus to nni
General Jackson himself. ] did this
coming upon the general by the side OF
Il long train of freight cars. There
were about him. coming and going, i
large Number OF officers In full uni
form, and, so far as appearance went,
Ito was the most inconsplcnous man in
sight. He did not have even sword
saluted and told him what
wanted. Immediately he pointed 10 a
dommissary house Hundred yards
away, and told me to go there and
get my supplies. Accompanied by a
half dozen men, did as directed, re-
peated General Jackson's verbal or
ders and got everything TINT the mem
bers Of my company needed. There
was plenty for everybody and 10
spare. but. SO far us the provisions
were concerned, we did not get the
benefit of more than two square moals.
hecamSc almost cverNthing. Ind To -
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thrown away, In tho march to Manas-
sas Plains. Jackson looScd to me like
= worry ordinary kind Of II fellow until
nc spoke, and when no spoke. YOU not
only felt. but know. that you had the
law The feeling OF tho men was. and
shared It 10 - greater extent
than ever shared such a feeling with
seen before or have over seen since,
that General Jackson was the living
embodiment of righteous duty. There
was no seltishness In his make. He
Know ne master except Almighty God.
and considered General Lees orders us
coming from the Haster. There was
never 4 minute that Jackson was uu-
peril that he required Of the hum
blest common soldier. and 10 never
spared himself any more than he
spared his soldiers. There were thoT-
sands who thought jackson should
nave been commander n-chicf of tho
Confederate forces. bu. there Is no
good reason to think that he ever as
pirei to or desired such position.
He had absolute confidence In and the
aud even II the authorities had desired
20 place him over Lee the probability
is that he would not have been will
ing to submit 10 the change. Had Lee
/ been Killed during Jackson's lifetime
, there was no question as TO VINO would
have been his successor"
It Is not to DC expected that the
general public Will be impressed by all
| this as tho writer was Impressed, but
estimate of Stonewall Jackson. and no
writer Of novels or history. living or
dead. can change that Impression in tho
slightest particular.
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Practical Philanthropy
BY THE GENTLEWOMAN

is the outcone OF experience alone,
and that II Is Impossible rightly to
compassionate and comprehend gricfs
and sorrows that have never como
within tho compass OF our own lives
It might be asked how can thu hap
Ply woman, surrounded by NIL tho love
OF friends and Of home rightly. UNDER
stand the m!series OF tho poor work
girl? Can she, whose experiences have
been so widely opposed, enter into that
gray underworld OF dreary monotony.
of ceaseless toll, OF over-recurring III
ness. of desolst!ng loneliness? ITO.
morrow and tomorrow aud tomorrow"
are to many poor woman but q mol
aneholy procession Of nrourners leading
tho way to dusty death. To tho happy
woman, on the Sother hand the pass
inE hours may Sbe like evanescent
jewels, radiant with,toy and light.
The gulf seeinss impassablS Wide,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
SOME "REMINISCENCES
OF FIGHT AT NEWTON
a Trap That Failed The Spencer
Goodly Company That Rode
70
Riff
to Death.

Boston died like man Surely,
while tho guns OF Shoemaker. Chew
McGregor. Brcathed and Jimmy Thomp
son beat T. sulphurous tattoo In no un-
certain tones from every brazen
rode to death with Bullock, and Fox
and Ware, aud Abel, and Jones', and
Eels, and Clay. and Wilson and others
too numerous to mention: yes and
last. but by no means least. the gal
liant Pelham who. though an artillery
man. attached TO another command
died at Kelley's Ford with Major Pull
le:. OF the Fifth Virginia Regiment
riding in cavalry charge. at its head
Cwith Rosser, also former cumrade
In that arm OF the scrvice). and I'm
whose memory the following lines were
traced, after hearing band in the
pinewood play:
"Oh band in the pincwood cease
Cease with your splendid cali.
The living arc brave and noble,
But the dead were hravest OF all!
They throng to the martial summons.
To the loved triumphant strain.
And the dear, bright eyes OF lonE dead
friends
Come 10 the heart again.
They come with the ringing busle
And the deep drums mellow roar.
TIL the soul is faint with longing
For tho hands VIC clasp no more
Q, band in the pinewood cease,
Or the heart will melt In teas.
For the gallant eyes and the smiling
lips
And the voices of other years"
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who'er adorned .scutcheon Of GU

who'cr adorned 'scutcheon OF our
State.
Though they would shut thee from
the Hall OF Fame.
Too blind and narrow thy great
worth to see,
The once divided nation far und wide.
Unites to praise tho namo Of Lcc.
ForsalsinsE all it's honors. powor and
Tho Hebrew Moses turned from
Pharoah's throne.
Content to wander through Ions weary
years
And droary wilderness to lead his
And though he never by divine decree.
Might on the shores OF loug'd for
Canaan stand,
Upon ny. Neho he. by angels borne. :.
Bcheld Il vision OF the Promised
Land.
So like q second Moses didst thou
Gust aside
Honors and wealth, and wcll-bc-
loved home;
Nor backward cast thou one regret
full glance
When dear Virginia bade her chill
And i'm the four long. bitter years OF
strife.
When her fair fields Were drenchcd
with heroes blood.
my soldlerS followed AZ implicitly
AS did the Israclites the fiery cloud
And when the Cod of Battles doomed
1t best
That our fair Southland should nc
longer stand.
And when on bloody Appomuttox's
Gave up at last thy gallant little
band:
Twas then, o. Leo. thy greatness
didst appear,
Thy glory's sun in full resplend ence
shone.
Thy country's and thy soldiers good
Thou gnv'st no thought or heed unto
thy own.
And in thy study dark in Lexington,
AS thou didst nobly strive to dc
thy part,
And by thy presence there within Its
ranks
Didst moro than glorfy the teaching
Didst never thou like to the prophet
old
Upon the heights of hoary Nebro
stand,
And far below thee in vision
bright.
Behold the future of thy natiy.
land?
God grant thou didst. and IN that
vision saw.
Thy dear Virginia. scorning adverse
Fates,
Shake OF her bonds and once more
forge ahead
Unto her own. dear Mother of the
States
Her SONS once more take un tho limo
of march.
And in tho foremost ranks their
forms we see.
With one Ideal for Ger before them
Tha, ono Ideal our noble Robcr,
Lee"
band
Who skuli,d at home should dare
revile thy name;
True Southern hearts will ever thee
cnshrine.
In noblcr piaccs than IN Halls OF
Beneath tho shadows deep of classic
walls.
Thy pure and hallow'd shrine for Ger
shall be,
That generations. yet unborn, NAV
learn to know,
And knowing. strive to emulate gu,
Lee.
S. CAMPBELL BERKELEY.
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BY 4. n. YENABLE,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O. s. A.

Being stationed at Abbeyille, South
Carolina, during the last year of the
war, made tho acquaintance there,
among others. OF Judge Wardlaw
Judge Wardiaw was a man greatly cs.
teemed In his time. He was or that
school of South Carolinions who, In
1860. were unwilling that the State
should secedc as II Suite, but advised
that no Euch action should be taken
by south Carolina except as move
ncnt in concert with the other ag-
gricvcd states. Iia related now. at
the mass-mecting held at Aboevillc
CATER Lincoin's election), to discuss
the situation. seeing that the opinions
or tho crowd were being shaped to-
wards a declaration for secession, he
had attempted 10 exert n contrary in
fiuencc. lie could get no voice. and
finally, at the end OF his resources.
cried out: South Carolinians, you
snail hear me, - AS he told INC
this the tears streamed from his eyes.
Needless TO say, the mass-mecting did
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SIS s+ENtRG iunR61 QIgpofrt) 1|
ze @ zRI GECg4TE- asOFFsgJTRRE
l. IT II e }

, county, Va. John Waller, the emil
grant, married Mary Key or Kay. of
Enfield" King William county, Viz
g!nia. His son, John. moved TO Spot
sylvanin county. Va. Hc was born in
! 1913. and died in 1854. He married
Dorothy King, and left Issue Thomas,
Mary. Edmund. John. Benjamin, WI
! liam. He was a man OF a good deal of
| prominence; was high sheriff of King
AMI Queen county, In 1902, Il Justice OF
| the peace or King William county, in
| lTo6. member of she House Of Bur-
ccssas. In i7it. l7?o. I723. When Spot
/ sylvania county was cut from King
william county, in lee, he became Its
first clerk. li!s,iwiil was proved Octo-
Der. 1881. y DESCENDANT.
williamsburg. Va. December is. 1911.
| Editor of tho Genealogy Column.
Sir,--Pleasc let me SOY "onr moro
Macbrydc, In laet Sundays Times Dis
/ patch.
Mr.. stanscd says 'all the facts point
to Col. Juo. Waller. of Spottsylvania,
as the Immigrant"
Tile first to whom the Virginia fam
lily can he traced Is Jno. Waller. NJ, D.,
very probably son OF the poet. II
prominent citizen of Newport, Guck-
, inghamshire, England. who was alive
In 1855. with the following Issue by
his wife, Mary, Viz:
/. Leonard.
:. William. born September q, 1911.
2. John, horn February -. 1913.
cmigrated to Virginia the latter part
of seventeenth Century.
4. Mary, born May %, 1914
: Thomas, born October Il, 1919.
6. Steven. born November 81. 1876.
!. Benjamin., born March Is. 1878.
s. Edmond, N. D., born February $,
1850.
. .. James, born May IS 1888.
10. Jemimc, born August u. 1861.
The poet. Edmond Waller. was born
, March s, 1906. and died October 81.
1861. These dates seem to II the de-
ductlon that the DR.. John above was
son OF tho poet. and tho further
fact that 1--WE OF the poets children
had tho same names as the children of
DIR John Waller
The writer has the Wills of the Col.
| ] ohm Waller. the FIRST clerk of Spottsyl-
vania. and OF his wife. Dorothy, and
every issue of DIR. Ohm Walters chill
drep is reported In tho names of the
| children and grandchildren of Colonel
/ Jonn Waller, except Steven, even the
uncommon names of Leonard and
Jemimc.
The order of Col. Walters sons Is
this u) John, t2) Thomas, 90 VIII
liam. "a Benjamin, t0) Edmond,
| (3) William, as have il. married
| Ann. widow of Robert Beverly. nee
Stnnard. Ills widow married Thomas
1'rltchett.
| (D Thomas Waller did not marry
Sarah pabneS, hut sccordins To the
Spotsylvania county records. married
| Elizabeth. Els Will was executed Sep.
| tember 10, l764 Io had three chill
dren. John. Thomas and Dorothy who
! married -- Quarlcsf
Now IL Mr., NcBrydc Will examine
| more carefully the Spotsylvunia coua :
! ~ wills ho will md that it MAS
| Thomas, theSssos OF John Ftallcr uhc
eldest son OF Colonel john, who mar
| ried Sarah Dabney. The names OF his
children prove It beyond mathema-
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certainly, But as regards the majority
of women; intuition and the under
standing heart" amply conlponsaa, 10;
tho lack of actual personal Enowlcdgc
woman said Balzac, ,has this In
common with the angels. that suffer.
ingS belong especially to her" This
has been proved over and over again,
Year aftsr year generous donors send
their gifts and their kind wishes. and
year after year "one crowded hour OF
glorious llfe' is vouchsased to those
dwelling in dinsy, drap places,
The lot of those who cannot AFFORD
y holiday is very hard ono, and
small sWonder that ilinsss and break
down eventually ensuc. Holidays are
reouperatire; they arc necessary, both
for mind and body. and what day,
free from all financial responsibility
means to these wsary toilers, 1T Ia I'M
possEblN ,toIput Into words.
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nnbcrt Iid,,nr,II.er

My hero. all unworthy Is the hand
TO thee:
Others. far worthicr, have sung the
Aud honor of our. own beloved Lee.
And yet, though quito rresuluptuous It
may seem,
An impulse urges me TO do NV part,
and In these hating measures to cx-
The true devotion of southern
heart
Though in this fair land there still be
some.
Who hound by bonds of Jealousy
md hate.
Would brand thee traitor. thee the
noblest son