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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
A BRITISH EXAMPLE.

Toronto is making a commendable
effort to solve its housing problem.
The city has appropriated $S5O,O0O
toward the Toronto Housing Company,
which will rent flats containing four
rooms and bath, heated from a central
plant, at $12 a month. These flats
will be built in the slum districts and
will accommodate 200 families. The
courts between the flats will be equip
ped as Fairgrounds. London has in
stituted several such blocks of flats. 1t
has been found there that the plan
not only eliminates the tenement, but
also is financial success for the city,
Many American cities could well
take lesson from these British cities
which have done so much toward max
ing the poorer sections of town health
full and clean.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
WHY INVESTIGATE.

George H. Coleman, manager of the
Salvation Army's Industrial Home in
Cincinnati, which burned recently,
killing five dodgers and injuring sever
al more, has been arrested on a charge
of failing to comply with recent orders
to remove Instructions near the exits.
In ninety-nine fires out of hundred
in which lives are lost, an investiga-
tion is started the next day. Why
does not the city force little ipves-
tigation beforehand and arrest the Of
tenders then, instead of warning
them?
The owners of such buildings as the
one destroyed in Cincinnati know OF
should know the fire and building reg
ulations But the investigation after
many lives are lost cannot bring back
these lives.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

provides that the Government go into
the telephone business. He suggests
the purchase of the American Bell and
subsidiary systems and independent
lines. Telegraph business will be ac-
commodated by attaching instruments
to telephone wires. Postage stamps
will be used in payment of message
fees. The bill provides further that
the business shall be put under con-
troll of the Postoffice Department
The postal system itself is efficiently
managed. The parcel post was OBJ
jected to by express companies, yet
it is successful thus far. There will
be the usual objections to the Govern
ment's taking over the telephone sys.
tens.
The author of the plan claims that
there will be an immediate reduction
of rates to the consumer and that the
transmission of messages to practi-
cally all parts of the country will be
possible If investigations prove his
contentious true, then why not have
Government ownership of telephones?
NJ n. B.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
BY THEIR DEBTS.

Honesty has always been the best
policy. The Retail Merchants Asso-
citation has adopted a plan which
makes honesty the only policy. Mer-
chants propose to protect themselves
from bad debts. Customers will be
listed, and their habits of paying will
be recorded. The books will be open
only to members of the association.
A merchant can tell at glance if his
new customers are good pay"
AS one man says, the system will be
as beneficial to customers as to mer-
chants. Those in good standing can
obtain credit from any member of
the association Honest customers
will thus be saved considerable en-
barrassment when they wish to change
trading places.
The plan will work justice to all
concerned. The retailer will be saved
the loss of bad debts and the expense
of trying to collect them. Honest
customers will be saved the share OF
these debts which they pay in form OF
higher prices. The dishonest custo-
mer will either reform or pay cash
In either case the situation will be re-
lieved.
All customers will be more prompt
in paying their bills, for by their debts
they shall be known.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
MAIL PACKAGES EARLY.

Mail your Christmas packages early!
That is the appeal of Uncle Sam. 1t
is put this way:
IF you want your packages deliv-
cred by Christmas, you must give the
postoffice time to handle them. The
extra large amount of mail will over
load the service and there are likely
to be many delays. At present few
packages have been mailed. That
means that the service on mail sent
out this week will be one or two
days longer than the average"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

FOR SALE-Nearly new oil heater
has rollers, new burner and good 10
use in your room these cool mornings.
Cost new $500 and you can have 1t Tor
81 90 by calling S53 or inquiring at
1919 University avenue. Q7,3tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
Sending Gifts by Parcel Post,

A large number of Christmas pres
ents are coming into the Columbia
postoffice through the parcel post.
Packages, weighing from one to eleven
pounds, are daily increasing as Christ
mas approaches. The postoffice may
have to have extra help to deliver
these packages.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
Holly and MiStletoe

Holly and Mistletoe
The mistletoe hung in the castle hall
And the holly branch hung on the old
oak wall;
The barons retainers' were blithe and
gay
Keeping their Christmas holiday"
The custom of wearing holly and
mistletoe as symbols of the Yuletide
has been handed down through gener-
ations.
Tradition says that on the night
when Christ was born the trees OF the
forest burst into flower and bore fruit
The bright leaves and berries of the
holly make it seem the one tree to
perpetuate the miracle. For centu-
ries, therefore, houses have been
decked with it, for its cheerfulness
and beauty, and for its symbolism as
we'll
In the European species of holly
lAnter the history and tradition of the
earliest Christmases. Back behind
( the Christian era, not the Druids only
but the pagan tribes of Continental
Europe, especially those under the rule
9 g tl,l ID al, Df 1,1l1
to each other as tokens of goodwill
and friendship between chieitains.
They decorated their dwellings at the
celebration of the Yuletide the feast
of Yaioul, the Celtic sun-god, which
gave way to the later observance OF
/ Christmas.
The Roman Saturnalia celebrated
the same event, the turning of the
sun which marked the gradual
lengthening Of the days in late Decem-
Der and Iessened the cold which
brought so much suffering to rich and
poor in the crude buildings of those
times.
The sharp leaf Aquifolia, for such
was the first name given to the holly.
took on a new name in the Celtic
tribes that embraced Christianity. 1t
became the "Christ-thorn," or Christ
dorm" the holy tree" and by slight
change the holly tree.
There is little difference between
the species of holly of the old and
new worlds, save that the sharp leaf
of the former is far more shiny and
deeply cleft than our species, and the
lustrous sheen of leaf and scarlet
berry make the European holly hand
somer than the American.
The mistletoe, too, has its sacred
legends and traditions. According tC
the elder Pliny, the Gallo Druids
held the plant in highest veneration
When they found it growing in the
sacred groves of oaks, priest, clat
in white robe, cut the plant down
with a golden knife and two white
bulls were sacrificed on the spot.
The name given to the mistletoe il
the language of the Druids signifie:
all-healing, for its medicinal virtue:
were supposed to be very great.
In Norway the mistletoe was hunt
above the entrances of palace ani
hovel alike as a protection agains
thunder
The origin OF kissing under tn,
mistletoe" is traced back to the joll!
: old customs of Merrie England a
| Christmas.
r Mistletoe is a parasite which attach
es itself to the limbs of trees by means
of a comb-like series of processes
which are really roots. The whit,
2 berries are eaten by birds and the un
digested seeds are dropped on tn
, branches of trees, where they germi
nate and use up their food suppl.
pushing feeding threads into crevice
of the bark. When they come in con
t tact with the rich sap that flows be
f tween the bark and the wood thei
: future is provided for, though tn
stunting of the tree sometimes re
SUltS
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

FOR RENT-One large southeast
room. Windows on both south and
east. For two men, $14; three men,
SIS. Across the street from Academic
Hall. 7OS Missouri avenue. Q9,2tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
WANT COLUMN

BOARD-During the holidays at
Mrs. Lester's, 909 Lowry. Phone 245
Green. 11,4tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Rugs cleaned with an Electric
vacuum cleaner. Call c. w. Furtney.
Phone S29 White. (21,1tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
WANTED.

WANTED-By young couple, one or
two furnished rooms for light house
keeping, convenient to Agricultural
College Address E. care of Missouri
an. QS,3t g
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
VIEWPOINTS
Postal TeIepllOnpS.

Editor the Observation-Disclosures
troubles will be ended if the dream
of Representative David J. Lewis of
Maryland comes true. Mr.. Lewis has
introduced a bill in the House which
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

so Pianos and Player Pianos now in
stock at Taylor's Music House, such
as Emerson, Ivers & Pond and Chick
ering. (adv)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

We feature fresh eggs and country
butter. Our stock is new and fresh.
A. NJ Schweick. Phone S95-White.
(7,tfc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

WANTED-All kinds OF second hand
furniture; We also do repairing. w.
H. Leebrick, 500 Walnut. Phone 394
green. (25 tf)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21
TO RENT

Rooms for Study or for light house
keeping. Next door to Campus. sos
Conley Ave. Phone AS White QStfc)
FOR RENT-Two rooms, double
and single, with board. 9O9 Lowry
street Phone 245 Green Q7,4tc)
FOR RENT-A room for two girls.
after holidays at 3O3 Waugh. Phone
Csc Green. )15,6tc)
FOR RENT-A desirable furnished
front room for men. Alt Hit, corner
University avenue. Q5,tfc)
For Rent-Desirable front room,
All Hit ST., Cor. University Ave.
Qb,tf)
For Rent-One corner room, single
beds, 507 Hit. 14,6tc)
FOR SALE-Good six-room house
on keiser avenue. All modern improve
ments. Bargain if taken right away
Phone 637 White. Q5,tfc}
FOR RENT-Two nice rooms, only
one block from Academic Hail. 716
Missouri avenue (19,2tc)
FOR RENT-Pleasant room, new
brick house, steam heat. ia Missouri
avenue. Q1,6tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Life insurance protects yourself
and family. Begin now while the
premiums are low H. NJ. McPhee-
ters. 413-15 Guitar Bldg. (4-1mo-c)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Rugs cleaned with an Electric
vacuum cleaner. Call c. w. Furtney
Phone 829 White. (21,1tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Learn to read your light, gas and
water meters. l saved $11 in two
months by knowing how to read mine
l can teach you. NJ. r., ia Missouri
avenue. 7,mo,c)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

The little gift you forgot-get it at
the Virginia Pharmacy.-Adv.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Christmas candies at the Virginia
Pharmacy. On your way to town.
Adv.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Just received six new Victrolas at
.Iaylor's Music House. (adv)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Shoe Repairing while you wait
Parsons Shoe Shop. Z South Ninth
Q3c)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

FOR RENT-A room for two girls.
after holidays at 303 Waugh. Phone
Csc Green. )15,6tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21


Shoes that have been run over are
very uncomfortable and look the same
way. Let me repair them. w. w. Nor
rson, Eighth and Walnut (24tD
DIAMOND Sparkling Ginger Ale 65
cents per case. Just the thing for the
bunch. Columbia Bottling Works. 54S
Black. Q9tf)
All kinds of soft drinks 65 cents per
case. Columbia Bottling Works. Phone
54S-Black. Q9,H)
Dressmaking and tailoring done at
reasonable prices. Miss Perry, 2O7
iuitar Bldg. Phone 246-White 11,c1m)
Patronage of Missourian patrons de-
sired. Scurlock Transfer Co. Phone
y. Q0,tf).
WANTED-Men's clothing and shoes
Miller's Second Hand Store 26 N
Ninth Street. Phone 70S-Black.
(5,1moc)
Dancing lessons given privately at
sos Conley Phone 44S White. (29,tfc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

FOR RENT-A desirable furnished
front room for men. AT Hit, corne
University avenue. Q5,tfc
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

The mistletoe hung in the castle hall
And the holly branch hung on the old
oak wall;
The barons retainers' were blithe and
gay
Keeping their Christmas holiday"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Dancing lessons given privately at
sos Conley Phone 44S White. (29,tfc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

For Rent-Desirable front room,
All Hit ST., Cor University Ave.
Qb,tf)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

FOR RENT-Pleasant room, new
brick house, steam heat. TIA Missouri
avenue. Q1,6tc)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

Patronage of Missourian patrons de-
sired. Scurlock Transfer Co. Phone
~. qO,tf)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-12-21

FOR RENT-Two nice rooms, only
one block from Academic Hall. 716
Missouri avenue. Q9,2tc)
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
What The Lawyers Tell Us.

A lease which is altered after it's ex-
ecution and without the consent of the
lessor by changing the dates of the
commencement and termination of the
term is void. Louis Advertising
Company versus Babtiste. Mo. 116
Southwestern 43S.
A landlord who furnishes supplies to
enable tenant to make crop is en-
titled to lien for the price of the
supplies. and it is immaterial whether
the tenant could or could not have had
the crop without them.-Ferninan YER
Sus Nowlin. 1o0 S. W. 3I9.
Every contract made for or about
any matter or thing which is prohibit
ed and made unlawful by statute is
void. and hence. under the Arkansas
statutes which require the killing OF
glandered animals. the sale of an AMI
NAL affected with CHAMBERS is void
Compagionette versus McArmick. 12D
S. W. 400.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
Saw a Profit.

The artistic temperament often leads
toward poverty. but it frequently com
pensates its victim with Il saving grace
of humor which makes even the power
ty source of fun. A young woman
who was possessed of the temperament
and had given up everything else for
it suddenly sold picture for a consid-
era bic sum and made haste to apply
the proceeds as a first payment on a
small cottage she had long desired.
The former owner attempted to advise
tier about the neighbOrS.
Now, that couple next door, he
said warningly. they are right good
neighbors. friendly and all that. but
keep your eyes open. If they see a
chance to make hundred dollars out
of you they won't hesitate to do it"
"Fine. fine" cried the young woman.
I'm going over now and see if can't
get them TO do it on shares
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10

Although in the geological past vast
changes of level occurred on the bor-
ders and even in the renter of cont
nents. il is debated question wheth'
er at present similar elevations and
subSidences can he detected The fire.
quently repeated statement that the
coasts of Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey are perceptibly sinking has been
often disputed. the apparent subsi-
dence being ascribed to simple changes
of shore line Nevertheless some Gu
rious records kept in Europe seem to
indicate that actual fluctuations of the
level of the land may occasionally be
observed In the valley Of the Main
a church tower hidden behind noun
tain screen has since 1861 gradually
risen into plain view from the chateau
nt Stroessendorf, and still farther in
the same direction another church
tower. which began to be visible from
Stroessendorf eighty years ago. is now
clearly seen above the horizon and is
said TO rise higher as time goes on.
Similar records exist in Bohemia in
Switzerland. in Spain and in the
French Iura.-Harper's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
Edgerton Mans Find.
Will Interest Readers of the To-
bacco Reporter.

Those having the misfortune to suf-
fer from backache, urinary disorders,
gravel, dropsical swellings, rheumatic
pains, or other kidney and bladder
disorders, will read with qualification
this encouraging statement by an Ed
gerton man:
James Pollard Rollin and Mechanic
SITS, Edgerton. Wis, says-'sI value
Doan's Kidney Pills just as highly today
as did in July, 1907, when | publicly
recommended them. There was dull
pain across the small OF my back and
the secretions from my kidneys we're so
unnatural that | was led to believe |
had kidney complaint. got my first
supply of Doan's Kidney Pills from At
wells Drug Store and they relieved
me in remarkably short time. Since
then whenever I have taken Dosn's Kid
ney Pills they have done good work. so
For sale by all dealers. Price so cts.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10

MAKING
FARM

A DAIRY pays just III proportion TO
~ the skill and care with which 1t
is managed. Owners or little
farms who have transportation facili-
ties can afford to make a dairy the
basis of their operations. A place OF
thirty to fifty acres will maintain a
dozen COWS. without excluding poul-
try. vegetables and fruit
The way to make such dairy pay
is to establish a reputation for high
grade milk. cream and butter. Private
customers can be secured who Will
pay literally for these commodities II
they are sweet and wholesome ana
show evidence of intelligent handling.
The owner must insist on cleanliness
about the barn and in the pals ana
cans.
One problem of the dairyman is to
keep the milk from being cOntaminat-
ed. either through dirt falling into it
or by its absorption Of undesirable
odors. If the stables are clean. dry
and we'll ventilated there will be no
bad Odors for the milk to absorb. OF
course there should be no cesspools
about the stables. and the ground 'un-
der the barn should be we'll drained.
Poor drainage cannot help but cause
Objectionable Odors about the barn.
The udder and the TANKS of the COW
should be thoroughly wiped with
damp cloth before milking.
One of the cardinal points that
good dairyman will observe in han
ding his COWS is regularity in all his
work. He will feed the cows at def
mite hours and milk them at stated
intervals If a COW is MIXED at
O'Clock in the morning she should be
MIXED again at 6 at night, the best
results being obtained when the time
between milkings is twelve hours.
If for any reason it is advisable to
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
THE LITTLE
PAY
By C. c. BOWSFIELD

change the feed of a herd it should be
done gradually, SO that the cows Will
become accustomed to the change and
not get .'off feed so readily.
Cows should not be abused, as any
i'll treatment affects their milk pro-
duction. On the contrary. they should
even be petted. as they respond won
derfully to kind and gentle treatment
in Il way that is profitable for the
owner.
One mixer may be able to get 20
per cent more milk than another. The
mixer should not worry the COW by
loud talking or abuse Of any kind. A
COW should be MIXED quietly and
quickly. and as the last milk drawn
contains far more fat than the first.
special care should be taken TO get all
the strippings. In milking the whole
hand should be used. closing first that
part next to the udder. The cows
teats should be dry when she is milk
ed Wetting the teats is not only a
filthy habit. but it also allows the
teats to chap in bad weather. If there
is difficulty in milking cow dry a
small amount of vaseline may be rub
bed on the hands
In the summer the cows get plenty
Of exercise. but they should be pro-
vided with a shady place where they
can rest. In fly time it may be ad-
visable to keep the cows in the barn
during the day. darkening the win
dows to keep the insects out.
With ten or dozen cows the farm
err needs reliable hired man. for
there is a great deal of work in run
ming a dairy. and it should be perform
ed in thorough manner. The family
will find much to do in connection
with the poultry. vegetables and fruit
without undertaking all the drudgeTy
of the farm and dairy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
FEEDS FOR DAIRY COWS.
Corn Silage Is Better Than Mixture OF
Field Peas and Oats.

Fieid TeaS anQ OatS
Canada field peas and oats sown on
good soil and under favorable condi-
tons will be ready for soiling or en-
silage in about two and half months
The growing of oats and peas together.
says Hoard's Dairyman, produces a
larger amount of nutrients per acre
than when grown separately The
combination works we'll and produces
Il very palatable feed
In 100 pounds of corn silage there
are 17.2 pounds of digestible nutrients
and in 100 pounds of oats and pea
silage about Is pounds. The compo-
sition of all feedstuffS varies. especial
ly when cut green: but. on the whole,
it is safe TO say that corn silage will
contain more digestible nutrients than
oats and peas. although the oats and
peas are richer in protein.
1t would not be advisable to SOW
clover or timothy seed with oats and
peas. for they form very dense
growth which would not permit the
young clover or timothy plants to
grow. and. if they did. they would be
so weak that after the peas and oats
were removed. the suns rays would be
very apt to kill them. We do not
think it advisable under any conditions
TO SOW grass seed with oats and peas.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
An Editor Extinuuished.

Here is a story of bumptious ed
itor. told in W. FL. Rideing's Many
Celebrities and a Few Others" The
editor sat beside Mr.. Gladstone at q
dinner party.
Il received a note from you few
days ago. said Mr.. Gladstone pleas
antly.
From me? Not from me. | an
sure you didn't. You may have had
one from my secretary
Mr.. Gladstone. though clearly hurt
nodded his head gently in acquiescence
and the conversation went on. Mr.
Gladstone taking predominant share
But the editor was not allowed to get
a word in edgewise for the rest Of the
evening. Mr. Gladstone would neither
see him nor hear him. and. except tC
himself. he was nonexiStent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-01-10
A Girl,s wild Midnight Ride

To warn people of fearful forest
fire in the Catskills, young girl rode
horseback at midnight and saved many
lives. Her deed was glorious, but lives
are often saved by DR.. Kings New
Discovery in curing lung trouble, coughs
and colds, which might have ended in
consumption or pneumonia. ut cured
me of dreadful cough and lung dis
ease," writes w. R. Patterson, Well
ington, Texas, CATER four in our fam
lily had died of consumption, and ]
gained 81 pounds - Nothing so sure
and safe for all throat and lung troub-
les. Price SOC and $1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by M. E. Titus.