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little republic in the Italian mountains
San Marino.
Now, there are twenty-seven, and
we have made them-everyone! Not
by the mailed hand. not by conquerlng
arms, but by the VIII olesomeness of our
example; by teaching the world that
men can govern themselves in peace
and security. Not only have we made
all these republics, but also our ex-
ample has had the effect of liberaIiz-
Ing every government in the civilized
world.
Every man in America, therefore
VINO can make Fourth of July speech
ought to do SO. Ii is a good time amt
fitting occasion for reform speeches
so long as the speakers are sincers
But back of it all should be the domi-
mating fact of the Declaration of In
dependence. That declaration is absn-
lutely true. 1t is as true in all its
features today as it was in the trying
times when Jefferson penn ID its i'm
mortal lines 1t should>be the founda-
tion of every Fourth Of July speech,
the central theme of every Fourth OF
July celebration"
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N OurPuZZle Corner 9

ta.ns u certain word. Join ali these
words and they will form the famous
s ing Of a mar, we'll known in Rev
olutionary times:
George said. "Givc me the money
My home K the sweetest place on
earth to me.
incoln gave the aves their liberty
Oscars father would not permit him
to use a gun or build a bonfire.
Great soldiers willingly give their
lives for their country.
Much injury has be Zone to me.
said the Indian.
Do not fear death. if you have el
well.
4, ANSWERS
BEHEADLNGS:. 80. Gettysburg.
Greed-reed. g. Ego-go. 8. Tdbie-
able. 4. Thdt-hat S. Year-eaY. 6.
Sfdr-tdr. Z. Bark--drk. 8. Usa0e-
sage. 8. RnOe-age. TO-. Godt--oat.
FAMOUS SAYING PUZZLE:-Gtpe
me liberty or give me death.
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| The spectators rose to their feet
with a mighty yell of triumph, for
the fast-fying Clarkson had started
bat and was streaking it for Third
and Home.
The ball hit the ground and bound
ed along-for ust two sizzling bounds,
as Swiftly Millen, the Red Lot left
fielder had started in at the crack of
the bat to scoop the ball up on the
bounce and shoot it home to shut off
the speeding Clarkson
Straight into Rips yawning glove
the ball thudded just as Clarkson slid
for the plate.
A roar, cloud of dust and
"Safe." yelled the Umpire.
The score was a tie.
Pandomonium broke loose!
rip" Dugan, the Red Lot catcher,
fairly jumped at him. His face was
so red that you couldn't see the
freckles on it and there was fight IN
his eye
safe. Safer, he yelled, boiling
over with rage. "Why, you mutt, l
got him a mile Whatr'y' trying to
do-rob usi'
You didn't touch him-you missed
him!" retorted the Umpire.
The crowd roared and the Red Lot
infield came running up, every last
one of them, from Bud Allison down,
convinced that His Umps" was hand
ing them a raw deal.
And then--then a strange thing
happened.
/ Clarkson, who had scrambled slow
ly to his feet-for his slide had shook
him up considerably-ra up and
grabbed the UNI re by the arm.
Get out of here!" roared RIP"
his fists clenched. you know I
didn't miss you!"
Clarkson looked him straight in the
eye a moment and then replied SIM
ply:
Il know it-you touched me. I'm
out.
Rips" jaw flew open and he stared
in dumb, sheer amazement.
| you admit he got you!" exclaimed
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surely productive of at least two runs
On the other l-and, the Red Lot
Team had managed to squeeze two
runs over the plate-one in the fifth
inning and the other in the eighth
And it was Swiftly Millens speed on
- bases alone thar had put across
what looked TO be the winning run.
SO, The Angels" came to bat. de-
termined to at least tie up the score
Tanner, the first batter up for hem
perished on a long fly to deep right
that Tom Mosby just lid succeed in
getting under.
"SmokeBall" took good grip upon
himself and put every ounce OF
strength he had left into the balls as
he sent them hurting to the plate.
After getting two-strikes and three
balls on Willis, the Angels sec
ond- -baseman, ne struck him out. to
the intense chagrin of the Crawfords-
vile rooters.
And then, all of sudden, things
began to happen!
Perhaps it was the heat. or, maybe,
"Smoke-B BALI got little ratified. At
all events he gave base-on- balls to
Clarkson. the Charlottesville left
fielder.
And to make matters worse, that
feet-footed youngster, straightway
stole second, rip" Dugan's throw to
the bag being both wide and high.
Things looked pretty bad indeed
Then Tom Jones, the captain and
heaviest hitter of the Angels" step
ped to the plate. A hit? Whew.
what a hit would do!
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TALES OF THE RED LOT TEAM
THE PATRIOTIC BOOB"

up on the hag-draped platform,
around which you have all crowded,
and introduces the Congressman who
will make the big speech of the day.
Always, you rememb ber, the orator
makes you forget any number of the
foollsh pranks you. indulge in and has
you thinking of that brave band of
Americans who took their very lives
IN their hands wi en- they affixed
their signatures to the Declaration of
Independence way back in 1875.
He tells you what honest, upright,
fearless men they were, and you sort
OF. vow in your heart that you're 60
ing to be clean and square and
straightforward ana grow up to be
the kind of honest American citizen
they themselves were.
Somehow, as that Congressman n
talks, you feel half ashamed that you
skinned Johnny Barclay the other
day when you traded him a robins
nest, your prize agate and your sec
o1d-best fishing rod fer that dandy
now tack-knife of his. And then
WELL then comes the ball game and
And so the boys of the Red Lot
Team found it that " in Crawfords-
Vile. And each of them went into
the game with a strange feeling of
pride in being healthy 'Imerican boys
who could fight hard to win the game
b.t fight honestly and squarely.
1t was the ninth inning and things
looked mighty hopeful for the Red
Lots. All they had to do was to hold
the angels" in check for their turn
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Upon a little horse-I mean-pony.
He stuck a -
And there she stopped and looked
wildly around. She had forgotten
what Yankee Doodle had stuck and
where he had stuck it, She repeated.
He stuck a-stuck a-stuck-'
'Feather!' whispt ed Teacher soft
ly. from her seat right up front.
Stuck a fea .er in his - cried
Aunt Clare triumphantly Ind then
again her face fell and she fidgetted
ner-' 'ously. first on one foot then on the
other.
Suddenly, she happened to remem-
ber what Teacher had told them about
mumbling something. rather than
sanding still and saying nothing. So
Aunt Glare smiled and blurteG out:
"'Stucl a feather in his-tummy tim
tum
And called it macaroni.
1.-The audience just roared ana
shouted and laughed and clapped
their hands, while Aunt Clare bowed
sweetly and returned to her seat. oh,
so proud and confident that she had
spoken her little piece in a way that
pleased the people.
And it was not until late IN the
evening that Mamma asked her how
in the world Yankee Doodle could
stick feather in his 'tummy'--his lit
lie stomach. you know and cali K
macaronil And then Aunt Clare her
self ',ughed But she was dreadfully
ems rrassed even though she had got
ten lots more applause than any of the
other children"
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q A4@y%EE1Dl-ZZME AZEcS m
FW'f0RZM'ZI7 OlXEsYFF

goes. for you've heard ii often and /
have heard you singing it. But just
suppose you had to stand up on
platform and recite it before dozens
and dozens of people; don't you thinl,
you would be very apt to become
nervous and forget the words? Well.
when the great day came and Aunt
Clare stepped out before all those
people, that is exactly what she did.
"As she made her little bow, looking
oh. so lovely, n her pretty white dress
and her blue hair-ribbons, everyone
applauded her. And the Congressman
turned in his seat and smiled at her
Somehow, 1t all seemed to make An
Clare forget good many things. She
hesitated moment and lowed again.
while the audience waited for her to
begin.
Now Teacher, in training the chill
dren to speak their pieces, told them
that If they forgot a word or a line
they must go right on without stop
ping to remember and just sort of
humble to themselves. In this way.
Teacher had said, the people would
merely think that the little girl was
speaking so rapidly that they couldn't
understand what they said.
Finally, Aunt Clare swallowed
hard and began:
"'Yankee Doodle came to town,
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AN INDIAN FOURTH OF JULY

And they race, too, on their rugged.
fast-running ponies, each striving to
win the various prizes offered. They
play football, basiS and baseball
and dance the weird Indian dances
that their forefathcrs loved to in
dulge in.
And then comes the great day the
Fourth of July. All present form i,
large circle within the enclosing wall
OF tents and the Indian master of cere-
monies calls upon ali who propose to
give away their orldly possessions
step forth and form In line, announc-
ing each one by name as he takes his
place.
Then. in turn, each Indian brave
r,des out from the line and tells the
master of ceremonies the name of the
individual to whom he wishes to pre-
sent his possessions. The one selected
steps forth and the giver hands him
his blanket, his Indian finery, his sad
die and his pony, or whatever he
wishes to give. II his gifts are lavish,
the whole circle of Indians applauds
him loudly for his generosity. And
ne is very proud and happy, even
though he knows he hasn't a single
thihs ielt worth having.
Next, perhaps, comes an Indian
maiden who has spent many, many
months in making all sorts of bead
work for the children. She calls them
forth and distributes her gifts while
the little Indian girls and boys clap
their hands and shout and yell with
JOY, just as would American children
under similar circumstances
Often young Indian brave will find
the occasion an excellent one on which
to single out the maid of his heart and
present her father with a splendid
prancing pair of horse or a herd of
ponies. If the maiden loves him. she
then steps forth and the master of
ceremonies proudly announces thar,
since she has nothing to give away but
herself, she offers him her heart and
hand. Then the assembled Redskins
applaud more vigorously than ever be-
fore.
Always, the celebration lasts as K
as the superintendent of the reserva-
ton on which it Is held will permit.
And invariably the Indians have to be
told that it is time to go home and
take up again the sterner duties of
their life.
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at bat-and the game would be won!
The score stood: Red Lots, 2; Craw-
fordsVille Sunday School, /.
The battle had been fierce one.
Time after time each team would
have runners on the bases, all set to
come home" on a clean single. But,
somehow. the tin. ely single was miss
ing.
''Smoke-B Ball" Thompson had start
ed out at a terrific pace and main
tained it for eight long, hard-fought
innings. In the seventh they had
managed to score a lone tally off him
on a clean single, a sacrifice and an
error by Bill Courtland, the Red Lot
terfielaer. wEo lost long fly in
the sun.
The day was hot and Smoke 3an'
had visibly e1kened in the eighth;
but sharp fielding and a sensational
catch of a sizzling liner by Bud Alli-
sJn had saved a situation that seemed
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CHAMP CLARK's FOURTH OF JULY MESSAGE

II OF SO very long ago Champ Clark,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, expressed a Fourth of
July sentiment that should be mem
orized and deeply pondered by every
boy and girl in the land.
Every man who can" he said in
part, "ought to make a speech on the
Fourth of July. Every one, young or
old, who can command a few people
for an audience, ought to glorify the
Republic its Institutions. what it has
accomplished in the world and what
we have accomplished as Nation.
"The day should be celebrated for
all it is worth-but we should leave
out the dangerous fireworks. I be-
lieve that every community in Amer
lea should carry out it's celebration
along lines to instil patriotism and
reverent regard for the Nation. and its
history into the minds of the young
and old.
1T ought to be hammered into the
heads of our people that. when the fa-
theirs of this Republic made the Dec
laration of Independence, there were
only two other republics on the face
of the earth--Switzerland and that
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~ Ii, Mamma, eAQalIneu Httie Doi
othy as Mamma pulled off the
tiny stockings for the night, II
" just wish next Friday would
hurry up and come!
Mamma smiled.
"Once, Dorothy" she said. 81 re-
member when your Aunt Glare wished
the same thing-a few days before
the Fourth of July. But afterwards.
oh, she almost wished the Fourth
never had como that year!
ut was when your Aunt Glare was a
! little girl not much older or larger
| than you are, thai her wish came true
all too quietly, considering the dread
full thing that happened to her on that
day. We all lived then in little town
where always, on the Fourth of July.
all the people met in the town hall and
there were patriotic speeches and the
| reading of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence-and, afterwards. lots of
good things to eat. with just loads Of
lemonade and ice cream and cake.
NOW, for this particular Fourth of
| July celebration, the councilmen and
the teacher of the little red school
house had arranged a fiagdrill by
twenty little children as one of the
most beautiful feathers of the whole
program. Each little girl was dressed
in her very prettiest white frock and
carried a small American flag which
she waved in time to music and dance
steps with the rest of the children. 1t
was a very beautiful drill and every
little girl looked just sweet enough to
eat.
"And then, in between the speeches
by the Congressman and the Mayor of
our little town and the preacher, lit
tie girl would walk out on the flag
draped platform, make her little bow
and recite a patriotic verse. There
were six of these little girls, and your
Aunt Clare was one of them. I want
ed to be, but, alas. Teacher thought
I had best take part only in the flag
drill
MY, how proud Aunt Glare was of
the fact that she was going to speak
piece. And how she did practise
it at home. Every evening, for at
least two weeks before the occasion
first Father would hear her recite it,
then Mother and then big Sister-to
see that she had it memorized COR
rectly. The piece she was to recite
was yankee Doodle" the tune to
which. you Der, inspired and
cheered our brave soldiers so much in
the terrible war with England.
Now you. of course. know how it
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80 HERE were to be big doin's'
n that Fourth July over at
NJ Charlottesville. a small town at
%sS the far end of the county; and
every member of the famous Red Lot
Team was looking forward to a gre 1t
day.
In the early afternoon, after the big
picnic lunch was over. a patriotic
Independence Day celebration was
scheduled, with the Congressman from
that district booked for the leading
speech of the occasion. Then came
the stellar attraction-stellar at least
from the standpoint of the Red Lot
Team-in the baseball game between
them and a team from the Crawfords-
vile Sunday School.
Now, that Crawfordsville nine was
unique in several respects.
First of all, they were coached and
managed by the minister of their
church "a young man who had
played on his college nine, then in
several of the minor leagues to earn
the money necessary to pay his way
through the theological seminary and
into his chosen life-work
Secondly, they had a state wide rep
utation as a Sunday School nine that
could really play bail; and any team
that went up against them, win or
lose, knew that it had been in a
game
And thirdly-more remarkable than
all else-a Charlottesville player had
never been known to dispute the de-
cision of an umpire or to ever play
anything but clean, straight baseball.
And never had 1t been said thai a
visiting team received aught but the
squarest of treatment whe.! playing
the ANGELS" as they had been faceti-
ously dubbed, on their home grounds.
While the Red Lots were not ex-
pecting an easy victory-for the repu-
tation of their opponents had been
justly earned-they nevertheless felt
confident of winning. Smoke BALI
Thompson, their crack pitcher was in
gilt-edge form, and they felt abso-
lutely certain that If they could score
few runs he would attend to hold
ing down the other team.
Bright and early on the morning
of the Fourth they started for Craw-
! fordsville, catching the down-state
/. local that landed them there an hour
. before lunch-time.
Nov, fellows" said Bud Allison,
the captain and short-stop of the Red
Lots, as they stood the station plat
sorm watching the train pull out, 81
want you all to have a good time
for it's the Fourth Of July and there's
big doin's. But at the same time
you've got to remember we're going
into real ball game this Afternoon
If any fellow on the team has an
I idea that this Charlottesville bunch
are going to be easy picking, just be-
cause they're a Sunday School team
I want to say right here and now he's
got mother guess coming to him.
They're real ball pl,-. -ersl"
If you've ever attended a Fourth OF
July celebration in a small country
town, you know what a royal good
time d fellow can have. Everybody
has on his holiday clothes so to
speak, and even the town constable
unbends for the day and forgets to
keep his eye peeled for boys who are
cutting up a bit.
Then comes the gorgeous lunch,
spread out on long wooden tables in
the picnic grounds, with its platters
of chicken that are fairly crying out
to be eaten and the smell of steam
, ing coffee in the air.
And then. with the town band play
ing away, the ma. or of the town gets
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BEHEADINGs.

4 1. Behead selfish desire and get 4
kind of grass.
2. Behead word meaning self and
get to depart.
8. Behead an article Of furniture
and Get to have sufficient power.
4. Behead a pronoun and get an
article of wearing apparel.
5. Behead a period of time and get
a part of the head.
s. Behead heavenly body and get
a black substance.
7. Behead covering of tree and
get floating vessel.
s. Behead word meaning custom
and get wise person.
8. Behead a word meaning wrath
and get the opposite to youth.
10. Behead an animal and get a
grain.
The beheaded letters spell tie name
Of famous battle.
FAMOUS SAYING PUZZLE.
Each Of the following sentences con-
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f you happened to be {. Sioux In
dian, instead of little American
boy or girl, you would celebrate
u the Fourth OF July next Friday in
quite an unusual fashion. OF course,
being a child, you would not take an
active part in the peculiar ceremonies,
but you would at least look on and see
many surprising sights.
To begin with, every Indian present
is giving away his very choicest pos
sessions-even his horse-to Indian
maids or to wise men of the tribe
whom he wishes to honor in that fash
ion.
Now. the Indians are not real ! cele-
brating the Declaration of indepen-
dence, for they understand it but
vaguely; yet the American flag Is to
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be found floating out from the tops
of their tents of tepees and the big
affair Is always held on July Fourth.
Weeks before the great occasion a
spot, usually on a high plateau that
affords good water and pasturage for
their ponies, is selected; and the Sioux
from miles around come there, at the
appointed time, and pitch their tents
in huge circle. Sometimes. other
tribes obtain permission from the
superntendents of their reservations
to join in the celebration.
For several days before the Fourth
all sorts of athletic contests are held.
The men run races and the boys and
even the Indian maidens fairly fly over
the ground to determine which af
them is the swiftest of foot.
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the Umpire.
"Yesi" replied Clarkson. 1--WE play
honest ball on this team-and we
don't want anything that doesn't be-
long to usi'
For the love of Mike!' gasped
rip" his eyes agog and his face the
very picture of wonder and surprise.
"All right then" declared the UNI
pire "I reverse my decision-you're
out. The Red Lots win
Then he turned and announced to
the crowd that Clarkson voluntarily
admitted rip" had touched him,
though he, the Umpire, had failed to
see it in the cloud of dust raised by
the sliding player.
There was a moment of tense sill
cnce, of wonderment, of incompre-
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r Asst Fourth had fun tell by break of day.
Out an scouin round for BIlyhes chum the
- We had made cracker, a real one understand
Just makebeeve Of paper for fun that we had planned
We had found empty maube that for zacty right
An took dark red paper round smooth tight
Stuffed the ends fuse made of cord when twas done
You believe looked dandy-woud have fooled most
There gon be don the lawn beside the school,
An fore long the folks all gathered n round there and COOL
When neaks with lights the use an yls Look ou
Soon they they runnin an atumbln all about.
Mr. Jones' though hs played hero jumped old cacker-Bmg
Stamped the fuse mashed the tube completely wrecked the thing
But when he how we'd fooled him with dummy he looked daft
An the crowd around him laughed laughed laughed
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hension.
And then, suddo y, a mighty roar
OF applause. straight from the heart
OF every rooter, fairly shook the foun-
dations of the grand-stand.
The boob! The poor boob"
laughed Ned Williams, the Red-Lot
second -baseman. as he walked off the
field with Bud Allison. What kind
of baseball do you call that, Bud.
Why, 1t isn't baseball-it's Sunday
School gushi"
Bud stared straight ahead. his eyes
fixed with strange, far-away look
Eyes, Ned" he said presently, in a
low tense tone, "it isn't baseball
and maybe, again. it is! Ned, some
how, l feel the Angels won a bigger
victory than we did tcday!"
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And he did, too, on the very first
ball pitched
"Smoke-Ball," alas, thinking to out
guess him, had laid the ball straight
over the plate in the hopes of getting
one-strike over before Tom had op-
portunity to get fairly set.
Straight over Bud Allison's head IL
flew, low and hard, but just high
enough to escape his uplifted hands
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7 IKE to know what's wrong with
people.
Way they act gives me pain
All this talk of no more fireworks
An Fourth that's safe an sane.
Won't permit us shootin' crackers,
Nor sky-rockets on a stick;
Roman candles. they amt lawful -
Shucks! !! their old laws make me sick.
Let me. mebbe, have pistol.
With little sissy cap,
Bout as good as strikin matches;
Truck like that ain't worth a rap.
Teacher says this is our birthday,
An we should observe the date"
What's the use of talkin that way
Then not let us celebrate.
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~ II, Mamma" exclaimed little Dor
othy as Mamma pulled off the
tiny stockings for the night, Il
. just wish next Friday would
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-07-18
THE TUESDAY ASSEMBLIES.

The possibility that the Tuesday
ssemblies may be discontinued on
count OF the small attendance is to
: regretted 1t is strange that stu
ents who come to the University
ith a serious purpose should neg
ct these opportunities to hear of
ingh outside of their regular class
ork.
The student who does not wish to
milne himself to his own narrow
I'D, but who would get a broad view
human endeavor, is glad of the
lance to hear the Assembly pro-
ans. Let's have an attendance
these meetings that will forbid
cir discontinuance.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-07-18
R. 0. Evans Grades Oklahoma Cotton.

R. o. Evans, assistant in agronomy,
is spending his vacation at Saltwater,
Ok, at the agricultural college there
grading cotton. Mr.. Evans is doing
special work with the cotton in South
eastern Missouri