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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28
The Last OF the Heroes

A stroke If paralysis warns us of the
early departure of Daniel Edgar Sick
les, known in the records OF the civil
war as hero Of fredericksburg and
Gettys5ury, known in the days before
the war as the slayer of Philip Barton
Key, and prominent since the war as 4
politician aud a diplomat, but also a.
figure in quarths aand controversies
and strifes without Number. with his
wife, with policeman. with civilians
and officials.
A motley career &c distinction and
distraction is that of dfn. Slclles. lie
was born in New YorR<city SO years
ago. That was in 1926. IN those prim-
tive days he learned the printers
trade after some schooling IN the Uni
versity of New York. He also studied
law aud was admitted To the bar. 1t
was JIM lS47 that he entered the legis-
ature. and 10 years later he is seen n
congress. Then took place that ARRAY
that first sounded his name through
the nation, when under the unwritten
law he shot down Philip Barton Key
in the street in WASHINGTON, and was,.
acquitted upon trial.
lie has lived for more than 80 years
after that handsome young man was
laid away in the Wondering earth. lie
saw the war-cloudS darken Though a
Democrat he raised regiments and sent
them To the war and himself entered
the service. rising 10 the rank OF major
general. Those were days Of his brute
Fredericksburg. Gettysburg and Chan
cellorsville the fierce warrior proved
his steel. lie was fearfully wounded
at Gettysburg. and his right leg was
amputated. 20 fS
II would have been better for his
memory il he had not been saved IN
that action by the phInging- of horses
and if he had lain among the $4,000
Federal dead. For since the war Sick
les has had the rich honors which were
showered ON the war leaders. He was
offered several diplomatic posts, and
finally went as minister To Spain. He
had grip enough on Tammany politics
to he elected sheriff of New York in
1890, and to be sent to congress again
in 1892. But lis name has come into
general notice only in two ways-in
something that commentaries the SOL
der of the Civil war, or in some dis
sensions and quarrels of the hard old
man of the present time.
Thus il came about that he who had
on iO\ ed nublic hOnOrS long before most
public men Of our day were born, he
who survives alone among the shining
generals of Fredericksburg and Get
tN sburg, ills man sinks to the silence
of rest in an unvcnerable old age, in u
sonilily almost dcspised. or all careers
this is the most altered with flashes Of
glory and blotS of shame, Il career Ia
make one ponder and glow and weep.
-DctrCit journal.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1914.
MEXICO EoR The MsxIcANs.

Several of the most influential news
papers in the country, notably the
Chicago Tribune. urge a war of con.
quest in Mexico. but it is fortunate
that the mass of the people of the
country DO not want the United States
To annex Mexico and stil more fortu-
nate that the president is in accord
with the popular view. If we must
war with Mexico IL will not bee war
of conquest. We will fight To restore
order and teach the MeXicans that
the honor and dignity OF this country
must be- upheld, We win emerge only
when these objects are accomplished,
but without a foot Of Mexican terri
tory.
In this connection il Is "a good time
to recall what President Wilson said
at Mobile. Ala, last October when a
crisis with Mexico seemed imminent
Il want To take this occasion to
say that the United states will
never again seek one additional
foot of territory by conquest he
declared. she will devote herself
To showing that she knows how to
make honorable and fruitful use Of
the territory she has. And she
must regard IL as one of the duties
Of friendship 10 see that from no
quarter are material interests
made superior 20 human liberty
and national opportunity. | say
this not with a single thought that
anyone will gainsay H. bat merely
20 fix il in our consciousness what
our real relationship with the rest
of America is. II is the relation
snip Of a family OF mankind devot-
I'd TO the development of true
constitutional Hberty. We know
that that Is the soil out of which
the best enterprise springs. We
know that this is the cause which
Ne are making in common with
them because we have had 90
make II for ourselves"
It's possible. Of course, that this
country might demand an indemnity
TO reimburse il for the cx-
peuse of its invasion II would not
rest with the president to- say what
the settlement would Doc. but there is
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28
THE us. MAKES FOUNTAIN
PENS FOR THE WORLD

$lSS,173 worth, according 10 the an
nual report of Consul Albert Halstead,
were from Birmingham.
Gold pens are a negligible factor in
our import trade. In 1909 the imports
thereof entered for consumption were
valued at $l2,35S; by 1911 they had
decreased To- sos, and i'm 1913 had prac-
tically ceased, that year showing Il to-
tai of onl> 81. In fact, the gold pen
is "a distinctly American product, and
a large proportion of the worlds sup
ply is made In New York.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28
The Greatest Story in
Words Of One Syllable

A cable dispatch of recent date COM
mented on "A sermon in words of one
syllable delivered by the Rev. a.
Smythe Palmer. vicar of Holy Trinity
church. Wanstead. England. The SER
mon, which had for it's subject the
birth of Christ, was published i'm full
i'm English papers which have just
reached this country. 1t is given be-
low:
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28
QUOTING KELLEY.

Congressman Kelley Of Michigan,
member of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs spoke in the Congress
this week in favor Of liberal naval al
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28

lowances I'm the pending appropriation
hnl lie was arguing for the crea-
ton and maintenance of nava
strength as peace preservative-- as a
permanent national policy-as well as
| for war measure whose necessity is
emphasized by contemporary troubles
With his sentiments. quoted herewith.
few Americans will disagree:
in the palmy days of the Roman
Empire il was the proud boast of the
Caesars that the legions OF Rome
would march To the ends of the earth
To protect Roman citizenship. want
Ia see the time come when American
citizenship viii mean So much that a
citizen of the United States may travel
the world over and feel that if he
keeps within his rights he will carry
with him the protection of this mighty
republic. and that his cry for assist
ance will not go unheeded by the AM
erican government
Coming back To the bill now under
consideration by the House permit me
Ia say i'm conclusion that i'm view of our
position as "a nation on this hemi-
sphere. la view of our duty To Repub-
hC9n government everywhere. I'm view
of all that there is al stake for ms and
for our children and for all mankind,
this great republic cannot afford To re-
~ on accident or chance. In the eX-
tension of popular rule it is our destiny
to lead the way. Let us make our lead
ing blessing To all mankind, To this
end let ms provide and maintain a navy
in keeping with the responsibilities
with which we are charged and suffi-
cient at all times To defend our coast.
our commerce. our foreign and domes-
tic policies. our possessions, and our
people at home or abroad"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-28
AND MODiSH, TOO.

muslins are made from the iibers of
the banana tree.
Iulu-rhcn they ought to be easy
to slip ON.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
BOOK REVIEWS
The Foothills of Parnassus.

A poem for every hour and for
every humor and mood may we'll be
the description of a collection of
poems, THE Foothills of Parnassus, -
by John Kendrick Bangs.
Although chiefly known as a hu-
morist, the author of this book has
divided his collection into poems in
lyric vein, in lighter strain, and the
deeper note so that the reader may
take his choice according to mood or
fancy.
THE Foothills of Parnassus" is the
title of an Introductory poem which
says in effect that the writer cannot
hope to scale the loftier heights" in
poetry, THE Hills of Parnassus," but
that there are foothills with their
rare delights and slopes below.
whereon a modest singer slight of
skill and void of art. may roam and
sing such measures as he will from
out his heart
SNoPN VI ouDyCIlS III
this little collection of poems is al
most unlimited. The writer sings of
Honey "On Being Color Blind"
Love, Laughter and Song.'' The
Opera and THE Junkman.''
The few poems to Phyllis would do
credit to the sonnet writer's of the
fifteenth century, but they are not
written in the sonnet form. His
verse forms are as variegated as his
subjects, no two being exactly alike.
This delightful book can make You
laugh with a bit of nonsense and set
you thinking along a deeper note
all within the scope of a few pages.
CThe Macmillan Company, New York:
price, sl.25.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
VIEWPOINTS
Are VI. L. Students SnObs!

Editor the Missourian:-The Uni
versity of Missouri is known over the
state of Missouri and at other Uni
versities as school where democra-
cy reigns supreme. When a student
of Missouri meets a student of some
other University. generally the other
student remarks on the good-fellOw-
ship at the University of Missouri But
do we live up to this?
Wednesday when the girls of the
University sold tags for the loan fund
every one Joined in the idea of Tag.
you are it, and bought a tag This
did indeed show good-fellowship and
democracy. But at the same time these
girls who sold the tags and called
the men by name when selling the
tags. do not recognize these men at
other times during the year.
There is such a term as snobbery at
some universities. but sad to state this
is generally among the men students
Many remedies have been suggested to
cure this and it is true there is little
of it at Missouri. But why should the
girls join the ranks of the much de-
spised college snob?"
Recently girl visited the Univers-
ity and remarked to one of her girl
friends on the snobbery that seemed
to exist among the girls of the Univers-
ity. Can't We suggest some remedy to
stop this practice before it grows to
such an extent that the University of
Missouri will lose its name of democ- /
racy? For instance it is suggested
that we make each day Tag you are
it, day. In place of tags let us SUBJ
stitute smiles and friendly nod of ac-
luaintance from the girls.
A FOURTH YEAR STUDENT.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
THE LESSON OF .RUBE.-

'Rube" Waddell died in poverty yes
terday of tuberculosis. Less than q
year ago Bugs" Raymond died of the
same dread disease. Both were among
the greatest pitchers baseball has ever
known.
Fourteen seasons ago. four pitchers
entered the big leagues. each one of
whom was destined to become a IA
nous pitcher. Waddell and Raymond
were two; Matthewson and Plank
were the others. There is no need to
attempt to draw a moral. The fact
that you can't get away with it" is
too evident
Eddie" and Big Six" hit the water
wagon from the start and took care of
themselves in every way. "Rube" and
Bugs" did the opposite The seed
sown has borne fruit. On his death
bed. Waddeil said Tell the boys to
keep away from booze and cigarettes
The famous boxer. John L. Sullivan.
says that he could down all the fight
ers except John Barleycorn. Sullivan
was fortunate enough to see it in time .
Jack London was another famous
'boozer" who saw the light in time.
Yet one does not have to look far to
find men in the University of Missouri
who boast about having been drunk.
Perhaps they are not thinking. Pos
sibly they think that they are stronger
than Sullivan-or London-or Wad-
dell.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
A POET IN THE MAKING
John r. Moore Tells How He Grew Step
by Step, Until He Won Field Prize

fess it?-done in a bare half-hour OIL
a hot September afternoon, when
had no idea where the next line was
coming from. and stumbled blindly
into climax of which 1 had no appre,
| citation.
| Since then l have written several
hundred poems, large number OF
which l prefer to the one that took
the prize. Macaulay said once. as
recollect. Prize poems are like prize
sheep. Prize sheep are good to make
tallow candles: and prize poems are
good only to make tapers to light
them" And Macaulay had been through
the mill. having won the Chancellor's
medal at Cambridge on two occasions.
But it is vastly worth while. If
had it to do over again. would do the
same thing; except that l would leave
out the first year, and begin as /
did in the second
This is Mr.. Moore's poem that won
the prize:
To Thomas ChattertOn.
Why can We poets dream us beauty,
so,
But cannot dream us bread?"
Lanier: June Dreams in January
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
BY John Robert Moore.

In the summer of 1906, | was look
ing through the University catalogue
and happened on a paragraph ex
planning the conditions of the Field
prize contest. l decided at once tc
win it-as high school graduates usu.
ally decide such matters.
All through my freshman year.
practiced writing verse-limericks for
The Oven, parodies on popular songs,
satirical skits on various student en-
terprises, comic narrative poems. and
attempts at original songs. l had no
judgment as to suitable form or
thought. and employed bathos more
often than any legitimate figure of
speech. When the contest closed. 1
had little to show for the years work.
except certain facility of expression:
and yet l had a vague expectation
that l would win. A few days later.
they told me that l had come second
with little lullaby. and another man
had won the prize with a sonnet.
1t came over me then that 1 had
wasted an entire year. 1 am a bad
loser; and l determined to win next
time if-well, you know how it feels
to get beaten,
From the library / secured Sidney
Lanier's THE Science of English
Verse" | had not known what a SON
net is. until then. l began to master
and stuck to it as if il
we're mathematics. That summer | !
net Shakespeare's SOnnets and the /.
poems of Keats. and fairly devoured
hem. | remember distinctly the thrill /
felt on reading the first line in the |
'Olume of Keats, I
Il stood tiptoe upon a little hill"
| learned then the aim of poetry
lot to be clever, or weird. or to Jingle.
'ut to express the joys of earth and
he worth of life.
That fall l ceased to write doggerel,
kept at times for my own amuse-
lent. One poem followed another. on
very subject that interested me, and
n any meter l chose. I had learned
write quickly. A hundred-line
oem was finished one night after sup
er; an eighty-line poem on the same
lbject was written the next night:
onnet that afterwards won the Saw
lr prize was completed in thirty min
tes. The little poem that won the
ield prize that year was-must con-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

three: Working for board and room
with private family. acting as nurse,
maid for a few hours a day and doing
office work.
Stenographic positions are soon fill
ed and the demand for office girls is
small. The place of nurse-maid pays
little and takes much time. Working
for board and room at many places
carries with it an odium which be-
comes almost unbearable to a girl in
such a democratic school as is Mis-
souri,. Under these conditions oppor-
tunities for girls in Columbia are not
very fiourishing.
The purpose of this girls loan fund
is to make such loans possible that a
girls need not spend her whole time
trying to make a living, and a poor
one at that The borrower will pay
back what she owes after she has COM
pleted her University course. A girl
who has courage and ambition enough
10 work her way through the Univers-
ty should have every practical encour-
igement. That she is not afraid of
work has been proved by every case. |
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
THE GIRLS LOAN FUND.

The campaign for the girls loan
fund is one of the most commendable
movements ever started at the Uni
versity of Missouri The extreme diff
Guilty for girl to get suitable work in
Columbia, if she must work while she
attends the University. has been its
main impetus.
1t is a comparatively easy matter
for a man to work his way but oppor-
tunities for young women are scarce
and wages are low. The main sources
of employment may be summed I'D as
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

The poet slept,
And DER his quiet bed
| The fairies crept,
And round about his head
They took their place,
And at their coming fled
Want from his face.
| They smoOthed his hair.
And on it placed crown
Immortals wear:
And vanished was his frown
AS he lay there,
Clothed in his tattered gown,
Surprising fair.
They bent DER him
And whispered in his ear;
In darkness dim
They whispered words of cheer;
He lay asleep.
But smiled such words to hear
In Slumber deep.
They hummed a song
Which mortals may not know:
They hummed it long,
And 1t was soft and low;
Then did they cease,
And as they rose to go
He lay in peace.
He woke at day:
A sense that all was wrong
Came back at day.
The fight was hard and long
Till he was dead.
He dreamed that life is Song;
He found it, Bread!
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
NATURE JOINS CLEANUP WEEK.

Nature tried to do a little advanc,
work in COlumbia's cleanup cam
paign Tuesday night by flushing the
city with heavy two-inch rain. Wher
it came to scrubbirg the streets Ma.
ture did a good job, but because there
were sticks and stones. tin cans, ole
shoes, in fact all kinds of rubbish. w.
ing around, Nature caused as much
trouble as she did good by clogging
up the sewers.
Nature could not help it because the
trash would not wash down the sew
ers. The city is now put to the ex-
pense of cleaning them out and repair
ing the damage caused by the backing
up of the water. This is a good exam
pie of the folly of an inconsistent
cleanup policy, a policy that lets dirt
accumulate and then in a burst of en-
thusiasm tries to clean it all up at
once.
Why should Columbians let trash
accumulate during the winter months
any more than at any other time?
A furnace is mighty good place to
burn things little at time. Proper
receptacles would keep tin cans and
such articles out of sight. 1t would
also make the gathering up and haul
ing away of such stuff an easy matter,
and then the rain would not have to
try to wash it down the sewers.
Annual spring clean-ups are good
things to have around and are espec-
tally desirable when such work is
shirked during the rest of the year, but
a better plan would be to clean I'D as
We go along. There would not be so
much work at any one time, and then
the spring season could be devoted al
most entirely to constructive rather
than corrective methods-the pleasant
and clean work of planting flowers
and vegetables and trimming I'D the
lawns rather than the disagreeable
task of working with trash.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
Chicago Y. VI. c. A. Man TO Come.

X. W. Cook. one of the secretaries
OF the Chicago Y. NJ. C. A., will be
here Tuesday to tell the men of the
University of chances for positions in
the Chicago association. The Chicago
association employs 200 men and ex-
poets to add twenty every year. J.D.
Ellis. a graduate of the College of Arts
and Science in 1906, is the educational
secretary of the Division Street
Branch.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03
From Other Colleges

In a speech to the cO-eds recently
the adviser of women at Kansas Uni
versity recommended a more general
scheme of entertainment than periodic
dances, more chaperones and more
polish" She advised the girls to be
sisters to the boys.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

A fractured arm was the only in
jury received at the freshman-sopho-
more rush at Cornell last Saturday.
The fact that the field was a quagmire
saved bruises, but not clothes.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

The Lawrence Daily Gazette. pub
lished in the Kansas University town,
has headline: Some Fresh Things"
The story. however. did not refer to
the students. 1t was boost for spring
vegetables.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

Princeton will erect a $500 900 stad-
ium that will seat 41OOO persons. 1t
will be completed in time for the Yale
game next fall.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

The baseball team at Kentucky
State University went on a strike re-
Gently because the faculty cut down
the baseball schedule. The faculty re-
Tented after thousand students con-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

Evidently the X. U. girls like the
mid-week date rule. A vote on the
question recently brought out 335
votes to retain the custom of studying
on week nights. Only 64 votes were
registered against the rule.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

tributed fifty cents each toward the
athletic fund.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

"Fraternities in Novel Activity" says
the Wisconsin Daily Cardinal. The
new activity is studying. A silver cup
is the prize offered the winning fra
ternity.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

The infield of the Kansas ball
grounds has been sodded.
Engineering students over the coun-
try are the champion travellers. The
senior chemicals of the University of
Kansas are to visit a plant in Chicago.
Sophomore engineers at the Univers-
ity of Pennsylvania recently went
through the New York shipbuilding
yards at Camden. Two government
boats and the battleship Oklahoma
were the principal objects of interest.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

April Showers" is the name of a
new dance to be tried out at the soph-
omore hop at the University of Wis
consin. 1t comes without warning.
as it were.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-04-03

The Badger. the University of Wis
cOnsin's year book, is in financial
difficulties. A publishing firm has
sued the board of editors for $1,000
that is due on last years annual.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-08-14
SUMMER CoNSTlPA-
TION DANGEROUS.

Constipation in Summertime is
more dangerous than in the Fail,
Winter or Spring. The food you
eat is often contaminated and is
more likely to ferment in your
stomach. Then you are apt to
drink much cold water during the
hot weather. thus injuring your
stomach. Collie. Fever, Ptomaine
Poisoning and other ills are natural
results. Po-Do-Lax will keep you
we'll. as il increases the Bile. the
natural laxative. which rids the
bowels of the congested poisonous
waste. Po-Do-Lax will make you
feel better. Pleasant and effective
Take dose tonight. SOC. at your
Druggist.