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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-12
Twenty.Five Years AGO.

There were 435 students enrolled in
the University.
The new building recently complet-
ed on the Stephens College campus
cost $4,000.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-12
Five Years Ago.

Four hundred and twenty-five new
members had joined the Y. M. c. A.
in three days. Thirty-five girls were
playing hockey at the University each
afternoon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-12
WASHINGTON WIGWAgs

By United Press
The Department of Agriculture l
ports ~ per cent greater produefs
of American honey this year than -
This is exclusive of the park ben
hammock and canoe output.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-10-12

With that billion bushel RusaI<
crop, the Car, otherwise short Of a.
munition. might shoot the Germau'
full of puffed wheat.
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LITTLE DESIREE

at home-little Desiree, accompanying a sister-in-lsw-whose husband, in the confusion of those Goublous times. had been arrested-to the office of the representative. NJ. Albitte. to ask his intercession, was by accident left for gotten in an anteroom, where she fell asleep. After she was queen she told her chamberlain the story.
 Wakened by the sudden closing of a door. she found herself alone in the dusk. and a strange man looking at her in surprise. Much frightened. she explained her situation. and her anxi. ety about her brother, whom she thought in immediate danger of the guillotine. He treasured her, and of. fered to escort her to her home. They became good friends on the way and she invited him to call. that her mother might thank him for his kind ness. adding that she should like to be able to tell her friends the name of the gentleman who had protected her.
 Very well; you may tell them that my name is Joseph Bonaparte," said he. That is the way the Clarys and the Bonapartes became acquainted.
 Joseph called and soon became an intimate friend of the family; at the end of a few weeks he had proposed to Desiree that he should marry her as soon as she was sixteen, and she had consented. Soon he brought his
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Girl Whom Napoleon Loved and tilted Afterward Became Mother
 Of Royal Line.

Napoleon, greatest of modern con cuerors. made himself an emperor. and made his brothers and two of his mar shals kings. When his empire fell. these subordinate sovereigns were shaken from their thrones-all except one. The throne of Sweden, and that alone, is still occupied by the dynasty founded in Napoleon's day and by his aid. Strangely enough-romantically. if you will-this Is the royal line whose first king. Charles John. was Napoleon's marshal. Bernadotte; and whose first queen, Deslree, was Ma poleon's earliest sweetheart. She was. indeed, his betrothed. from whom he souest and obtained his release only when he had fallen under the spell of the fascinating widow. Josephine de Beauharnais, with whose sophisticated charms young Desiree Clary. not yet fifteen. could not compete.
 A recent Frenc1 writer. Jean Marte- lot, in a little study of Queen Desiree, has related the story of her three not able suitors and her marriage. He: fatber and brother were prosperous silk merchants of Marseilles. There were four daughters, two married; two. both very pretty. unmarried and
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Wants Salary Reduced.

Here Is a man appointed to a per fectly good ss.000-a-year job. and now he wants the salary reduced to 5000. Did you ever hear of such a thing! His wish probably will be gratiHed. The request comes from a newly ap- pointed magistrate who takes the place of a chief magistrate who re- gently died. The office of chief magis. trate was abolished. but not the sal. ary. which Is a thousand more than the other magistrates. The new mag. istrate states his belief that the fail ure to reduce the remuneration of the office was due to an accident, and he does not wish to take advantage of such a misunderstanding to obtain ex. tra compensation for doing the same work as his colleagues. Therefore the city must knock on the thousand from his pay envelope.
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FOREIGN

A council of war at Bari. Italy. has acquitted five monks belonging 10 the Dominican monastery, who were ar rested in June, charged with spying
 Capt. Eugene Delk and the crew of the American steamer Leelanaw. which was sunk by a German sub marine. arrived at Aberdeen, Scot land.
 It was learned on high authority at London that the British authorities have arresed a German subject who had in his possession a forged Ameri can passport which the arrested man admits is not genuine.
 Sir James Augustus Henry Murray. editor of the Oxford English Diction- ary and author of numerous works on historical subjects. died in London. He was born in 1887 and was created a knight in 1903
 Telegraphing from Amsterdam the London Morning Post correspondent says: The City of Antwerp was fined 250.000 francs (s50,0O0 for popular demonstration held there on the Belgian fete day"
 The war has become and is likely to continue for some time, contest of endurance. Premier Asquith told the house of commons while making general review in moving the ad journment of Parliament until Sept l+.
 Thhe Rev. Dr. Charles w Gordon famous as an author and minister chaplain of the Forty-third battalion Of Cameron Highlanders, writes in the Toronto Globe. an intensely loyal English newspaper, that Great Britain faces the specter of defeat in this war"
 General Oscar, governor of Port au Prince. Haiti. and a supporter of President Guillaume, caused to be exc cuted at the time of the outbreak of the revolutionary movement in that city all the political prisoners in the hands of the government to the num- Der of about l6O men.
 At Port Au Prince mob of infuri ated Haitians removed Vilbrun Gull, laume. president of Haiti. from the French legation. where he took refuge and shot him to death in front of the builcing. This act of violence fol lowed immediately the burial of l60 political prisoners who were mas. sacred in prison
 At Berlin the Overseas News agency gave out the following: Ne gotiations between Germany and Rus sia for the exchange of incapacitated prisoners of war have finally been successful after many fruitless efforts This is due largely to the work of James W Gerard, the American am- baSsador at Berlin
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brother Napoleon to call and he, too, became a frequent visitor.
 His arrival" Queen Desiree relat ed, made a change in our plans for the future. We had not known him long when he said to us, Tn all we'll managed households either the hus band or the wife must be the one to yield. You. Joseph, have no decision of character. and neither has Desiree, while Julie and I know very well what we want. You will do much better then, to marry Julie. As for Desiree, she shall be my wife And that was the way came to be betrothed to Ma, poleon."
 Joseph did marry Julie Clary; but after Napoleon's defection. Desiree, from among many suitors, chose, not unwisely, the rising young soldier, Der. nadotte.
 T wish Desiree happiness if she marries Bernadotte." wrote Napoleon from Egypt. She deserves it."
 She was playing an overture from the opera when the news came that she was queen. "I never touched my harpsichord afterward." she confessed, flor thought that queen should not play badly"
 She lived to a good old age and saw the third generation of Berna, dottes upon the throne of Sweden Youths Companion.
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AN EFFECTIVE scAREcaow,

An American tourist had been boast. ing again in the village inn.
 Talking of seareerows," he said, with a drawl. why. my father once put one up and it frightened the crows so much that no one entered the field again for year"
 He looked triumphantly around his audience. Surely that had settled those country pumpkins.
 But he was to meet his match.
 That's nothing" retorted one farm. CT. "A neighbor O mine once put a scarecrow into his potato patch and It terrified the birds so much that one rascal of crow who had stolen some potatoes came next day and put them back."-Pearson's Weekly.
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pheasants. rabbits. elk and deer.
 California, since the establishment of its game farm. has distributed more than 1000 wild turkeys. and SS4 eggs of this species. and 5000 ringneck pheasants, among its citizens for prop agation purposes.
 The New Jersey game farm at Forked river is one of the most in- teresting and best equipped in the country. This farm Is under the general supervision of Commissioner Ernest Napier, and Is rapidly proving Itself a model. The product of the first year of this farm was 4.400 ringnecks. 400 bobwhite quail. 35 wild tur- keys, Canadian geese. 1s0 mallards and 20 deer.
 Game breeding. however. is not con- fined to state activities. Individuals and associations of sportsmen are do- ing their share of the good work.
 Game farming is urged by those h. terested in increasing the country's supply because 1t admits of forced production. A few facts will show how much greater that production can be made per unit than 1t Is in the wild state.
 Take the quail. Tn the wild state the hen lays usually from ten to eight cen eggs in a season, while on the New Jersey state game farm last year 46 eggs were laid by a single hen. That was a record, but l5 is probably a conservative estimate of the produc- tion of the average hen quail in cap- tivity.
 The hen is robbed of her eggs as she lays them and they are placed un-
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or public lands distributed among 30 counties and running in area from l20.- oVo to 516,000 acres. Iowa. Washing ton. Illinois and California are con- spicuous among the states that are establishing wild life sanctuaries in practically every community or every county within their confines. The first named state has already set aside refuges totaling more than 300.00O acres In area.
 number of states. by establishing farms for the rearing of game in cap tiv!ty. have blazed the trail in the d. rection of breeding game birds In captivity and subsequently, nberating them in the country that will afford food and cover and thus increase the supply of game. Among these states are California, Delaware. Connecti- cut, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana. Massa- chusetts. Oregon, New Jersey, New York. West Virginia and Wisconsin.
 New York has two farms and a third has been provided for by legislative action. but has not yet been actually started. Massachusetts has also sev- erai farms. and is carrying on valu- able experimental work.
 Recently the American Game Pro- tective association sent a blank to the various states having game farms ask ing information as to their activities. The species of game bred on the vari- ous farms were shown to include the rtngneck pheasant, wild turkey. Cali fornia valley quail. Hungarian par fridge. Mexican quail. our own bob white. Canadian geese. mallard. black and wood duck. golden and silver
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A Jealous Nature.

"Jagsby says he signed the pledge because he couldn't resist the pleas of the fair sex. A delegation of temper. ance workers called oa him at his of flee and he surrendered"
 Just so. l presume Mrs. Jagsby is delighted"
 Not at all. She wanted him to quit drinking, but she was not a member of the delegation. and the thought that he quit at the request of other women makes her mad ell over"
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should not be allowed to dry up. exces- sive watering must be. avoided When
 the plants are well started and the weather is warm and settled. they may be transplanted in the rockery. In
 planning garden shrubbery or rockery. however small. keep in mind the effect you desire to create. and map 1t out on paper before you plant the seed. You can plan a succession of bloom
 that will last from early spring until the autumn, or an effective color com bination. If you have little time to de- vote to your flowers. select the hardi-
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Forest Fires PreventabIe.

More than half of the forest fires fin the United States are preventable, declares the forest service, sending out its annual warning with the open ing of the season of fire danger on most of the national forests Tho statement is based on an analysis of 1000 cases of fire on national forests last season and 10000 fires on state and private holdings.
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Teeth for Practice.

My son wants to become dentist" observed a South side man 10 his neighbor; where do you s'pose he could get some teeth to practice on?"
 Send him over to my house." said his neighbor. and let him have . couple of old rip ssws."-Youngstown Telegram.
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Some Speed.

Joy Rider tpulling up at wayside inn)-What place is this?
 Proprietor - Woodlesburg. New Hampshire
 Joy Rider Burning to the other oc' cupants of the carl-I win'the money. boys! came the nearest to 1t by three states-Puck.
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control. A similar difference exists among human beings. Some people pride themselves on their quick super ficial reactions. They are always dis turbed, keyed up. on the go. But they merely skim the surface of experi- ence. The quieter people. looking life straight in the face. controlled. serene, isee far beneath the external They live in the depths seldom or never reached by agitation and storm
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No Rislno There.

Recent Graduate tto the man be- hind the desk)-What's the chances for young fellow beginning at the bottom and working up?
 Man at the Desk-Poor We're con tractors for digging wells.-Nebraska Awgwan.
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A Valid Ohiectlon.

Don't let a pretty woman like that go out as a missionary to the Canni- bal islands"
 Why not?"
 The savages would see in a min ute she is sweet enough 10 eat"
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Facts About Ferns.

Ferns started in the rockery when the weather is settled will grow well, and no foliage is more delicate and graceful
 Get a package of choice mixed ferns and SOW them in shallow pans or boxes. The seed grows best in fine sifted sand and peaty loam- It may be sovn at any season, but win need care full attention. The boxes should be covered with pieces of glass, and be placed in . shaded position. The seed is slow to terminate. and while 1t
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Domestic Strategy.

Mrs. Exe-That last cook had was awful; I'm glad she's gone.
 Mrs. Wye-Did you discharge her?
 Mrs. Exe-No; wished to avoid a scene. What l did was to hatter her so about her cooking that she thought she was underpaid and left.
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important

Anything important in the paper this morning."
 Yes. indeed. see 1t has . de- scription of the gown I wore at the ball last night."-Detroit Free Press.
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Rather Soitefut-

Mrs. Crawford-Has she really as good a memory as she claims?
 Mrs. Crabshaw Only for certain things. She can remember if one has had certain ha; made over or a skirt turned-Judge.
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Real Heipmates,

Biggs-Our forefathers had wives that were of some account They would do everything from the family sewing to driving oxen.
 Boggs-Yes. they hemmed and hawed. as 1t were.-Christian Regis ter.
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4 Leading Question.

Sir" said the young man, T wish to marry your daughter-the flower of your family"
 Are you sure.' queried the elder man. that it is not dough you are after?"
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Perhape True,

He-The artists whose paintings show that angels are all women, cer. tainly didn't know women.
 She-That is perhaps true. It may be that they only knew men.
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A Bachelor.

That chap says he would rather fight than eat"
 Then why doesn't he prove it," You mean go to Europe and fshtr "I mean remain here and marry"
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4 Sad Thouoht.

These incubators make me feel bed for the poor little chickens who have no mothers care. They are really melancholy"
 Perhaps: they're breeders"
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No Live Ones.

Been to Philadelphia. Hans?" Yah"
 Dead, awful dead, Wy, even dol cheese vos dead,"
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A lambIika Lion.

Well. did you have that social lion at your reception that you were telling me about?"
 "Oh. yes. He was there-"
 And did he roar?
 No. His wife was also present and he could only bleat-"
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Mir Smith Ia wise man)-My son Tom is veterinary surgeon.
 MT. Jones (not so wise)-Well. he's a pretty young lookin' feller to be 8 veteran.
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Still Modest.

T hear Will links has a swelled head
 "Dreadfully so.'' "So conceited?" No; humps"
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The Rl0ht Man.

"Jims says he Is very thorough that he always goes to the bottom in anything he undertakes"
 Then he's just the one to under. take to meet . submarine"
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Knockers.

No man can knock you on the sly And do so with impunity: The only knocker who gets by Is known as Opportunity.
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A Strenuous Nudoe,

Anyway" remarked young De Snobbs. T claim to be a gentleman"
 "One may claim anything" rejoined Miss Caustique. "so long as one is not called to prove it."
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The CSuse of It.

"Our new maid has a blackened character"
 You don't tell mel"
 Her last employer split the ink over it.
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His Demand.

That pugilist in his demands is paradoxical''
 How so?'
 He says he wants a square deal on each round"
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Chile is irrigating more than 2,soo.. 900 acres of land. and has nearly as many more available for irrigation.
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sedateness the Better Quality.

Tn geological gardens it Is interest ins to observe the difference in the demeanor between monkeys and the higher type. the gorillas. The monkeys are nervous. alert. their eyes darting here and there as their attention keeps changing. But the goriIlas are much quieter. much more serene. When they turn their attention to an object they regard it soberly. looking 1t straight in the face. They are not the prey of a multitude of superficial re- actions. On the contrary. they have
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es: varieties-those that require little attention and grow wei in any soil.
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Always In Evidence.

Baseball presents a curious claim To thought-no one can doubt H. When you're not looking at a game You're hearing talk about it.
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It's Statua

Do many travellers come to that city which was fiooded?"
 At present. l may say its entire population is more or less floating one"
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Some women prefer a diamond tiara D this world to halo in the next.
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Always lookino for It.

That manager certainly carries his professional feelings too far"
 How so?"
 T told him I wanted him to come to a little supper where I would play the host, and he immediately asked me if there was any punch in it."
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~I do hope the Dobbs won't be pres ent tonight"
 Why not?"
 "Oh. they've got a new auto and l just can't bear to hear her tell about it."
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GENERAL

Alton B. Parker, Democratic candi- date for president in 1904, who was on his way from Los Angeles to San Francisco, said in an interview before his departure. that President Wilson would be renominated.
 Mabel Coleman, 8. of Scottsbluff. Neb, was drowned, and five others narrowly escaped death. eighteen miles west of Torringfon, Wyo., when an automobile turned turtle in ten feet of water in an irrigation ditch.
 At Ossining. N. r., Police Lieuten- ant Charles Becker, twice convicted of :nstigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal, gambler, was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison at 5:i5 o'clock Friday morning. Becker died pro- claiming to the last his innocence of the crime charged and his devotion to his wife, who labored until the last hope was gone to obtain a commuta. ton of the sentence to life :mprison- ment
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SPORTING NEWS

Judge A. L. Sanborn of Madison, and his son, Phil, won the opening event of the Wisconsin state golf tourna- ment, the Allis-Pater-Fillius cup, with a net score of 75-fiye under bogey.
 Geo. Weir. New Mexican, won the worlds championship steer roping contest at Cheyenne Frontier Days show, and Henry Walter of Oklahoma won first money as champion bronuho rider.
 Beaten in a wrestling match by his diminutive opponent. Oscar Tan ner. a giant woodsman. grabbed a two bitted ax and split Matt Koski's skull from ear to ear following a bout at Chappe Beach, a lumber camp near Munising. Mich.
 Western entrants in the Longwood tennis events were successful at Bos- ton. In the third round of the Long, wood singles W. Nj. Johnston of San Francisco defeated A. N. Reggie of Boston, 54. 6-4. 6-2 C. P. Dodge of Colorado Springs. playing in the first round of Eastern doubles with J. Rich ardson of Boston defeated D. s. Wat CTS of New Orleans and H. D. Carren- ter of Philadelphia, so, 6-3. 2-s, 1-6. 6-4
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HE American Game Pro-
 tective association. the national organization of the country's sports men is bending every effort to a solution of the problem of increasing the game supply. To that end a meeting was
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York to discuss breeding and preserv- ing of game birds.
 It was agreed that the saving of the remnant of game birds and mammals of America. estimated at ten per cent of the number which existed at the time of greatest abundance. could only be accomplished through the provi- sion of refuges or sanctuaries for wild life and the adoption of means of forced production through the medium of the game
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farm.
 P e . D s yl- v a D la , un- der the di- re ctio of an excellent conservation commission. Is probably the leading exponent of the large s a n c [ uary tdea. and Is now estab- fishing ref uges on l. 100000 acres
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the protection from vermin that Is af. forded when the chicks are hand raised.
 Emphasis is ,!...1e1 ou tne fact that every game farm refuge. club and private preserve forms a valu- able refuge for song and insectivor. ous birds as we'll as the game species.
 When 1t is considered that the country's crops are damaged yearly to the extent of sl.2OO. 100000 United States department of agriculture fig ures) by insects. of which our birds are the most efficient destroyers, the more game movement assumes an i'm portant economic aspect.
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WASHINGTON

Rzss:.'s winter cereal crops prom lse heavy increases this year.
 Goods consigned to American citi- gems valued at $150.000.000 are lying on the docks at Rotterdam. Holland, held up by the British order in coun- cfI, forbidding all commerce with Ger many or Austria.
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der domestic hens for tncu b a ti o n. Robbed of the eggs, the captive birds keep on laying in an endeavor to secure enough for incuba- tion.
 The pheasant and other game birds can be treated the same way. and the percentage of the brood brought to maturity is much greater owing to