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Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-06-26

ed with commercial varieties, and
finally was obtained a plant that
would produce beautiful large
berries and that would not VIM
ter-kill though exposed to freez-
ing blasts on the open prairies.
The same kind of thing was done
with the rasberry. The plant Of
this new variety lives through
Al degrees below zero weather
without protection Of any kind.
1t doesn't have to be covered up
with a blanket of straw in the
winter. Again, Professor Han
sen worked out similar problem
with roses. Every man who has
roses in his garden in the north
weat knows what it means to
have to cover his rose bushes up
every fall i'm order to codtlle
them through the winter. But
perhaps, the most striking work
was done with plums. He cross
ed the sand cherry Of the prair-
les with Japanese plum originat
Ell by Luther Burbank and OBJ
tanned fine variety Of fruit
which he named Sapa. He cross
ed the wild plum Of the prair-
les with the Chinese apricot
plum and obtained the Hanska,
the trees of which withstand 40
below weather with no coddling
whatever. His latest success is
known as the Waneta, cross
between the apple plum, original
ed by Luther Burbank, and the
Terry, the greatest native plum,
originated by the late II. A.
Terry Of Iowa. The fruit Of thl
cross is abont two inches in
diameter, and its weight is two
Its color is good
rcd, its skim is free from acer-
hity. and it's flavor delicious. 1t
y named for "Yanktonais boy
ssSm r1ld Wild. or rrr7 7tnmes -riv..
Pr, who won fame in the war
Of 1912 and became a great
chief.
On Alfalfa g Trail in Asia
In 1897, when Professor Han
sen had just gotten well started
with his work of occupying the
north for hardy fruits, Secretary
James Wilson of the department
Of agriculture, at Washington,
began his campaign Of plant ex-
ploration, sending out men to the
tar corners of the earth to find
plants that would add to the pros
perty Of the various parts of the
states. Professor Hansen was one
Of the men chosen for such
work the first of them. He was
sent to Asia and given a free
hand. Down in Turkestan he
struck the trail Of hardy al
falfa, and set out tot follow it
The professor knew instantly
that he had struck a "big lead, +"
II he could follow it to its nor
theln limits and get a hardy al
falfa for the northwest, he knew
he would be doing his own and
other states a great service. On
alfalfa central Asiatic civiliza-
tion had existed for centuries.
On the same the cold northwest 3
prosperity could be immensely
enhanced.
He followed the trail hun
dreds of miles along the Tian-
Shan mountains between Turkes-
tan and China. He traced alfalfa
in short to the ancient city Of
knldji in far northwestern Chinl
Then he crossed the mountains
On to Kopal, and there again
found alfalfa growing wild on
the steppes, in . latitude cor
responding with that Of Minnea-
polls.
Winter came down on the pro-
fessor here, and hs had to =
bAndon his searchs for the time.
H drove an 7(ln miles hv slndno
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1913-06-26

and he knows just what he =
after and just where to get it.
On his former trips-msde for
the department Of agriculture at
Observation-Disclosures he gath
cred seed, he, of course, made
careful notes. Every specimen
of seed was carefully sacked and
labeled in such way as to
show its variety and the exact
locality from which it came. Then
when experiments were made
with the various seeds in South
Dakota, the exact kind Of seed
and its source were noted again.
The result is that it 10 definitely
known just what seeds, and
from what source, give the best
results in the various parts Of
South Dakota. This at least is
approximately true, though the
problem has not been worked
out to ultimate cancellations. How
ever, it hes been carried far
enough to indicate where to 70
for the seeds that have given
the most promising results.
Interesting Agricultural History
Behind all Of this lies one of
the most interesting chapters in
agricultural history. Professor
Hansen was born near Ribe, Den
mark, in 1866. He came with
his parents to America in 1873,
and in 1876 to Des Moines, Iowa,
At the age Of II he entered the
Iowa Agricultural college at
Ames, intending to prepare him
self for editorial work. Presently,
however, he came in contact with
the late Professor j. L. Budd,
head of the department. of horti-
culture. Out Of this came be-
fore long the determination to
become hOrticulturist.
VI ~ &
In the course Of q. trip to
nusHH NuU 0rnaF E1lrUppan c0nn-
tries, not long after his gradna-
tion from the college at Ames, a
new light on a difficult horticul-
tnral problem broke upon the
young mans mind. Long before,
he had read in an interesting
old book by one DE Randolle, a
statement to the effect that
the northern limits of wild species
(of plants) had not changed
within historic times, although
the seeds had been carried fire.
quently and continuously to
the north Of each limit. This
and more to the same effect had
stuck in his mind. How, then,
he asked himself, accustom
plants from the south to the
north. Ii it took nature thous-
ands of years to effect such
changes, it was hardly likely
that man could do much in q
generation or lesA with peren-
nial plant life. He studied the
problem closely, and became con-
WINGED that the surest and
quickest way to get northern
hardness into a southern plant
was BY crossing northern and
southern perenniala. This was
\ new principle in plant philoso-
ply and furnished new basis
upon which to carry On . cam
paign for the introduction Of
fruits into the north.
Solving JfattAEn Fruit Pnpbl1n
Before long Professor Hansen
was called TO the South Dakota
College Of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, and there he de-
termined TO follow the eleam. =
He explored tho niddlsn orthwss,
South Dakota, North Dakota,
Nanitsba. Ha eorrespondsd
with others interested in ~
sane problsma. He assembled
Aad developed y ssleetion laros
numbsp Of hasay native plants,
Then was built d Drookings !
|plant- brseding Orssn houss ~
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Professor Hansen was eager to
return to Siberia, but owing to
wars and revolutions in the far
east and in Russia it was not un
til 1906 that he was able to
take up the search again. This
time he began his quest along
the Trans-Siberian railroad. His
search was rewarded. He found
even in that high altitude an
alfalfa, but this had yellow flow
ers, whereas the more southern
had blue flower, However, it
was an alfalfa. 1t spelled sue
sess for his venture. The pro-
fessOr found that where the blue.
flower alfalfa stops, three velok.
flowered species are found ex.
tending from one to two thOus-
and miles northward and clear
across Siberia, approximately be.
tween parallels 50 and Ga north
latitude.
The thing to do was to get
seed--seed--seed. The professor
and his party aud hired natives
picked what they could by hand.
In the market at Itkutsk q load
of the hay was found and the
professor hired the owners, Mon
golian Duriats to pick the ssed
out by hand. This seed was
guarded on the return to Amer
lea as if it had been fine gold.
Two years later Professor Han.
Sen was again sent hack to
Siberia. 1t was the feeling Of
the government authorities that
the study of the alfalfas of the
world should be exhausted in ord
er that nothing might be left un-
done to secure the hest for the
United States. This time the
north pole of alfalfa was located.
1t was learned that the north
s.sskssal. limits0f tha alfalfa found
on the 1906 trip was not Ear
from Verkovansk, in latitude 68
degrees north, according to the
records, the coolest spot on
earth, with more than 80 below
zero to it's credit or discredit.
The region between SO and IS
north latitude was the alfalfa
arctic, and from this was obtain
ed supplies Of seed. Two other
species were found also. Be-
sides it was discovered that ON
the borders between the ro-
giOns of the blue-flOwer and the
yellow flower alfalfas was q wide
belt on which grew hybrids Of
the two, suggesting immense pos
sibilities along the lines Of Prof
essor Hansen 8 principle for get.
ting hardness into southern spe-
cies of plants by crossing them
with northern.
All Of this exploration, fol-
lowed by much experiment, lies
back of South Dakota q present
venture to make the state grea'
alfalfa region. Where the CON.
mon alfalfas can be grown. Prof
fessor Hansen says, LIST well
enough alone" but for the high
and dry uplands where tho windl
sweep off the SHOWS Of winter
and where the rains are very
light, he has faith in the Siberial
alfalfas. South Dakota believes
in this plan, and before long,
there i every reason to believe
alfalfa will be grown largely \
South Dakota - . cultivated
crop and - . pasture crop o.
the hills, left to hold it, own
with other vegetation. But tn
farmer should be cautiousw hsnel
he gets hA alfalfa sesd. Th1rl
Is danger lest so-called Siberian
alfalfas be foisted On III
market. In any event. ~ ellsstI
OF South Dakota in the eGlnDepsl
alfalfa will be watched with ~
keenest interest throughent e.
nnnnkpv s3{ IN 80
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Dairy farming means three-fold
returns. Returns from ~
product, returns by large crops
a. the result Of soil improve
ment and returns Of increased
value Of the land. The benefits
derived from the dairy COW
are more constant and more uni-
form throughout the year than
from any other branch Of agrisul-
ture. Most farm crops srs
harvested only onse or twice :
year. The beef and the hog ars
on the farm for . limited period
only, then they are marketed
again. The dairy business can b
started profitably on . anall
basis BY the small man. The
man with : httls Or 40 money
cannot afford 70 buy cattle By
the carload I; the dairy COW makes
It possible for him 70 start q
i scale consistent with ~
limited means. Lask .of capital
need, therefore, not stand -
the way Of any farmer lnon
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19

What is the most important worl
in the world? or course the answe,
from the members of each trade
craft and profession would be that
their labor means the most and is
the most indispensable in the world
The preacher. doctor. lawyer, journal
list and teacher will say that life
would be impossible without them.
OF course. they are all essential and
perhaps there is not one which could
be agreed upon as the one most need
ed. But. every man, no matter
what his work is, when he sits down
at his tab'e and sees bread, ham, but
ter, eggs, milk, potatoes and apples. is
forced to come to the conclusion that
the farmer is a mighty important man
in this world. He is the great hum
ger banisher. A we'll supplied stom-
ach is the forerunner Of every great
and hard-wrought deed.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
BASKETBALL MANNERS,

In olden times, so We read in his.
tory, spectators at football games
used to hoot officials who made de.
cisions in favor of the other side
Fortunately that day has gone, and
referees no longer are insulted from
the bleachers, except by a few irre-
sponsibles.
Basketball of course, is a faster
and more exciting game. The root
ers are on the very edge of the court
and excited by the roughness of the
close contest, find it hard to keep their
impulses in check. The good name OF
the University, however, should cause
even the most ardent supporter Of
the team to show courtesy to all Of
ficials.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19

MADE in Columbia" will never be
come as common q trademark as the
"Made in Germany" sign stamped Oh
the back of 90 many articles made in
that country and in ours, but a mil
lion and a quarter people are wearing
shoes made In Columbia this year, and
a considerable part Of the goods used
in Columbia and Boone County is
made here.
Education is the principal industry
Of Columbia, and making shoes comes
next. Then there Is a long list OF
homemade articles-bread and cakes,
bricks and tile. butter. candy. cigars,
-four, chicken feed, corn meal, ice, ice
cream, jewelry, hams, sausages. lard,
bacon, monuments, books, sodawater,
wagons and hog cholera serum.
The largest factory in Columbia is
the branch of the Brown
Shoe Company. 1t employs on an av-
erage of about 500 persons and made
last year, 100000 pairs Of shoes. All
the work of making the shoes except
the cutting is done here. Only mems
shoes are made. Three carloads a
week is the average output. Men.
women and boys are employed in the
factory.
A Packing Plant.
Two thousand hogs were killed by
Hetzler Bros. at their packing plant
and the products all sold in Columbia
or Boone County during the last year.
The Old Log Cabin hams, Boone Coun-
ty sausage. White Glover lard and
Honeysuckle breakfast bacon, are the
brands of meats put out by this plant.
1t sells most Of its products in Boone
County, but several hotels in st.
Louis and Excelsior Springs have
standing orders for sausage, which IS
now shipped fresh each day by parcel
post. Hetzler Brothers also manufac-
ture ice. Their plant has a capacity
of 10000 to $4,000 pounds a day, or
twice as much as town the size
of Columbia can use.
Twenty years ago last Thanksgiv-
ing day the Boone County Milling and
Elevator Company was started. It
now makes about $1,000 barrels of
flour a year, besides several carloads
of chicken feed and a large amount
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19

Mrs. s. had observed that her
little daughter looked unhappy at din
ner time and when she slipped of to
bed without saying goodnight her
mother followed her. Approaching
the bed, she heard low sobs and anx-
iously she asked, what has happened,
my dear?
"Oh, mother, today in class all the
boys and girls were saying that their
father or their brother had gone to
the war. or that they had letters from
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
THINGS MADE IN COLUMBIA =
Education Not the Towns Only Industry
Shoes, Bricks, Wagons and Packing
Products in the City's Output.

, of corn meal High Patent, Columbia
Belle. and graham or whole wheat
nours are the brands made. Red Ring
poultry food, hen-feed, chick-feed and
corn chops are also made at this mill.
1t is the only place outside Of the
large cities where Boone County peo-
pie can get prepared chicken feed.
An average or eighteen men are en-
ployed in the mill, more being used
during the harvest season when a
large amount of grain is stored in the
elevators.
Large lee Cream Output
The White Eagle Dairy Company
made 10000 pounds of butter during
the last year and 10000 gallons of ice
cream. Nearly all of this was sold in
Columbia or Boone County. The
dairy department Of the University
also makes butter and ice cream and
other dairy products.
Columbia has one large publishing
house, that of the E. w. Stephens
Company. This plant prints the
statutes and law books of several
states and some of the University pub
lications. The Herald Publishing
Company and the Statesman Publish
ing Company also do printing and
binding and print some books and
bulletins.
A jewelry factory is located over
Wheeler's jewelry store. Here Colum-
bia people get particular designs OF
jewelry made or get jewelry repaired.
Lenses are ground for spectacles.
Besides these, Columbia has three
bakeries that supply the local trade.
Bricks and tile aro made at three
places near Columbia. There are four
candy manufacturers, who keep the
students sweet tooth we'll supplied
There is. one small cigar factory in
Columbia. One firm makes monu-
ments. The Columbia Bottling Works
makes soda water, though not all that
is used in the city. There are two
wagon makers in Columbia, and be-
sides the repair work, these occasion
ally make a wagon to order. And
there is even a firm which manufac-
lures hog cholera serum, as we'll as
that made on the state farm.
C. NJ. E.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
dad, ELLIOTT.

As sympathetic and kind as father
as steadfast and true as a fraternity
brother, as much an admirer of and
believer in college sports as the Uni
versity coaches and as conscientious
an upholder of moral and Christian
living as your mother-that is Dad"
Elliott.
Dad" Elliott is a real daddy
Those who have been at Lake Geneva
remember having seen him walk over
the slopes and by the lake shore with
little auburn-haired girl clinging
to his hand. In his addresses he Of
ten tells of how the child in her in
nocence has revealed to him some cf
the greatest teachings in Gods won
full world.
Dad" Elliott is also a real fra
ternity brother. His warm friendship
and fellowship, however, extend far
beyond the secret confines of his fra
ternal circle. He loves every college
man. And every college man knows
Dad" likes him.
While in college Dad" Elliott was
one of the crack" baseball PLAYERS.
That is why he likes college sports.
He appreciates the excitement Of the
games but more particularly the de-
velopment that the work gives the
players. Elliott sees not only physi-
cal culture in football and baseball
but also moral culture.
Life, in the opinion of Elliott, is
to serve. He believes that true SER
vice is in accordance with God and
helps mankind. On this point dad"
can give you a straight heart-to-heart
talk.
A quiet chat with dad" Elliott is
worth all the sermons you will hear
from the pulpits this winter. Yoi
should arrange to talk with him when
he comes to the University. He is
not a preacher. He is a college mans
friend.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
THE GRCOMLESS MARRIAGE.

For a long time the decreasing i'm
portance Of the male Of the species
has been seen and lamented by up
holders Of mans rights. Woman. al
ready supreme. continually seeks to
extend her dominion.
But still we had not thought that
she would wish to stamp us out en-
tirely. federation. at least, we had
hoped for. Even the stern society
editor. grim arbiter of fortunes, has
hitherto acknowledged the necessity
Of a few men. dressed in conventional
black, of course. and otherwise incon-
spicuous. At weddings we have seen
how the bridegroom's importance has
been proportional to that Of the bride
even as the length Of his coat tails
has been proportional to the length Of
her train. And now the flguratiye
train il to be heightened or. rather,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19

the groom will be made to- wear Q
vest instead of his frock coat His
importance has become zero.
Witness the case of Maria Vandc-
veer, who lives in The Hague, Hol-
land. For her intended husband, W.
p. Demoulin. is in America and the
ceremony is to be performed in a few
days. OF small consequence is that,
however. His proxy has been given
to a friend. who will go through the
formalities for him. Why not, as an
improvement, give the proxy to the
altar rail, which would at least not
blush and drop the ring.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
DRYNESS FOR DRY STATES.

If Congress passes Senator Ken.
yon's bill, the shipping of liquor into
dry states will be prohibited. The de,
livery of intoxicants in the original
packages to consumers in dry states
has Eexed the temperance people for
a number of years. The attempt they
are making now is to settle the ques-
ton for the whole country By a feder-
al law. ~.
OF course the wet forces are Of
fering many objections, one of which
is that to prohibit one commodity
from interstate commerce will set
up dangerous precedent which will
cause continual trouble because of
petty rivalry and competition between
states. But Congress has already es-
tablished the precedent, for there is a
law against interstate commerce in
white sulphur matches.
Those opposed to the Kenyon
Bill say that such a law would be
unconstitutional. But there is at
present a federal statute against in
terstate white slave traffic. There Is
no longer need of proof for the fact
that alcoholic liquors have a perni-
cious effect and spread immortality.
The other law against an immoral
traffic stands as valid. 1t seems that
a similar one against transportation
of intoxicants, properly framed, would
be constitutional.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19

Not many years ago the bicycle was
practically unknown in many of the
Western states. Many of the natives
especially the Indians on the govern
ment reservations had never seen one.
One day when body of these Indians
visited the white settlements a tour
list passed through on 4 blcy:ie. The
Indians looked on with silelt amaze
ment as the mah passed by and dis
appeared in a cloud OF drst. Then
one of the part". an old chief who had
watched the strange machine with
much interest, shrugged his shoulders
and with a con;emptuous rr, nt ejac-
ulated, Ugh! White nan heap lazy:
sets down to walk"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
Thirty Years Ago.

Frank James, one of the notorious
James Boys" was released from an
indictment charging him with the
murder of a detective. He was i'm
mediately charged with participation
in the BLUE Cut" robbery in Jack
son. September, 1881. He was held on
large bond.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
THAT REMINDS ME-

One of the stories which Dean E
W. Hinton of the School of Law tells
has a setting in the Boone County
Circuit Court when he was acting as
judge. A negro was being tried for
fighting. One of the witnesses, a
somber-hued strapper, was being ex-
amined by an opposing attorney. He
had just testified that he had seen the
fight from behind a tree.
"Sambo, are you real sure that you
were behind the tree looking on?'
asked the attorney.
"Yessah, yessah, Use theh; you jes
the trees still theh."
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
THENEW BOOKS
short Story Masterpleces.

The names of the authors who ap-
pear in these two volumes Of French
short stories are sufficient guaranty Of
the worth of the stories. Coppee. de
Maupassant, Daudet, Balzac and Gau-
tier are some Of the writer's. The
name Of J. Berg Esenwein. who ar
ranged the material, is proof of
skilled judgment in seiecting the one
story from each author to print. Be-
sides the stories, sketches and critt-
cisms of the authors are given. (The
Home Correspondence School Spring
field, Mass.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19

The little boy next door was a spe-
cial friend of all the Alpha Phi men,
bers and more especially of the chap
eron because she sometimes gave him
good things to eat. One evening ne
was walking past the house with his
mother and noticed the chaperon sit
ting on the porch by herself.
% Mother" he asked, Il see Mrs. Al
pha Phi all the time, but where is Mr..
Alpha Phi?"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
Correct Pronunciation.

How do you pronounce "elite." per.
fume," "surprise?" Some words are
always troublesome. Others are mis-
pronounced by careless speech. D:
Julian w. Abernethy, in little book
Correct Pronunciation has pub
lished about 1000 words often or US
ually mispronounced. The wrong and
the right way are indicated simply.
They are words n ordinary use.
Where the dictionaries differ. the
authoritative ways of pronunciation
are given. Most of the errors pointed
out are in enunciation. Drill exer-
cises in enunciation are given in the
back of the book. (Charles E. Merrill
Co., New York; cloth, 173 pages.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
Echoes of Yesterday.
Fifteen Years Ago.

DR.. T. J. J. See, an alumnus of the
University of Missouri, returned to
his alma mater and made an address.
He was stationed at the government
astronomical observatory at Flagstaff,
Ariz.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-01-19
TWO ADMITTED TO ENFIRNARY

Boone County Court Aho Receives
School ApproprAtiens.
The Boone County Court granted
two women admission to the county
infirmary Friday. One lives near
Harrisburg and the other at Browns
Station. Applications for school ap-
preparations were received and routine
business transacted.