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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
THE LUSITANIA INCIDENT.

In placing the blame for the sinking
OF the Lusitania, and charging of re-
sponsibility for the terrible tragedy,
prejudices and passions must not be
thrust into the already unstable
equilibrium while the facts are being
learned. President Wilson is quoted
as saying he knows ''the people of this
country wish and expect him to act
with deliberation as well as with
frmness."
One fact is known; the New York
port authorities who gave clearance
to the Lusitania say she carried no
guns, mounted or unmounted. 1t is
understood the Cunard officials say the
Lusitania was not conveyed.
The position of the United States
has been that the presence OF contra
band, even arms and ammunition. can
not warrant the sinking of a mer-
chairman, according to international
law, without the previous exercise of
the right of visit and search and re-
moVal of non-cOmbatants to places of
safety. This was not done. according
to the facts known today. If thor
ough investigation shows these facts
to be true, this nation is justified in
acting with "firmness." AS the presi-
dent says, "all decisions should be
made with deliberation." and careful
study of facts Let us wait the whole
truth before We condemn.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
THESE MANY COB PIPES.

Since the Made In Missouri banquet
cob pipes have been the style in Co.
lumbia, and a goodly number of citi-
Zens don't know whether to get mad
or to go ahead and learn to smoke the
things.
The fame of the Missouri Meer-
schaum for its sweetness has been so
impressed upon everybody in litera-
ture, in advertisements and by the
slaves of the old cob that the tempta
ton to use the nice new ones. fancy
in their cherry and imitation amber
stems, was too great. And then the
crash came.
The first pipeful was awful. 1t bit
the tongue and carried with it nausea
Some of the less hardened smokers re-
turned at once to. their cigars and
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
THE NEW BOOKS
FOOd-What II Is and Does

Edith Greer, in her book, Food
What 1t Is and Does" says: Where
cookery has not become a school
course, while that subject is being
ushered in, or is being pursued only
in its mechanical aspects. study of
ood-diet-nutrition is needed Such
a school need for girls and also for
boys is met in this presentation"
An analysis is made of the various
classes of foreign and domestic foods
and their relations to commerce is
studied. The occupational amounts,
nutrition, preparation, serving and
hygiene of foods are also explained.
More people should know the contents
of the book. (Glynn & Co., Chicago;
PSI pages, green cloth, gold embossed.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12

cigarettes. Others are still trying the
new pipes, for the banquet is not so
far away but that the cobs are evi-
banquet.
Stick to it, men. If you wonder
how the cob pipe ever gained a name
for sweetness keep yours going until
you get a good core. 1t won't take
long, and then you'll find the real
sweetness so much talked about.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
SELECTED Essays- by Fuess.

1t is with the College Entrance
Boards requirements in view that
Claude NJ. Fuess, instructor in English
at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass,
has prepared a volume of selected
essays for the Riverside Literature
Series. In a short introduction he
outlines the origin of the essay by
Montaigne, its growth m England and
America and briefly characterizes the
style of the leading essayists.
In the essays selected Mr.. Fuess has
chosen representative ones of the
older and established writers, Bacon,
Lamb, Hazlitt, DeQuincy, Emerson
and Stevenson. In addition he in
cludes selections from such modern
writer's as A c. Benson, Samuel Nc
Chord Crothers, Agnes Repplier ard
lie Baron Russell Briggs. He also
advocates that the volume be supple
mented with readings from the cur
rent magazines as a means of con-
trasting the subject and style of the
essay that lives with the transitbry
one on current local topics. (Hough-
ton Mifflin Company, New York; 219
pages; paper bound 80 cents, linen
40 cents.)
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
The Literary Trawler
An ElOpenenI.

/, Eeuben Warson. of Howard COun-
ty, Missouri, having, with just cause
and good provocation, eloped from the
bed and board of my wife Rebecca
Warson, do hereby forbid all persons
from harboring. trusting or beating
her on my account, for | am resolved
she may contract. Having for a goOdly
season lived together in harmony and
great good fellowship, this severing of
our conjugal bonds has cost me many
a bitter tear and numberless soporific
potations, But entertaining, as | do,
a tender regard for the rich covering
with which nature has clad her kindly
throbbing perecranium, and thorough
ly convinced, also, of the inestimable
value of my own pathetic eyeballs, |
have thought it most advisable that
We should tear ourselves asunder o.
Rebecca, as Sterne said unto the fly
he released at the window, "GO. poor
devil, go, there is room enough in the
world for both thee and me"-there-
fore, when thou readest this, suppress
thy sObs, sue out a divorce, and set
thy cap for another and more happy
swain, while | roam through the world
slipping honey from the bitter or sweet
flowers that chance may strew in my
path.-Missouri Intelligencer, June >,
1924.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
BATTLING FOR DAYS.

A great battle is now raging along
the Ypres." This news is flashed to us
almost daily now. The great battle is
of more than days duration, it has
already run into weeks and may be
only fairly started. How strange it
seems to one of American birth to
think of such a long battle.
Gettysburg was a fearful fight-it
filled three days. Shiloh was almost
as long. The Wilderness struggle
brought men together in the death grip
for seven days. These were fearful
conflicts, ones that held the nation
breathless over their outcome 1t
seemed a horrible thing to have the
bloodshed going on for hours, and
at last extending into days. ere one
might know the result.
But how more trying to the German
and the Briton, to the French and the
Austrian-to all who from the scene
of battle wait for its outcome-is the
uncertainty which for weeks hangs
about the outcome of one of the great
battles of the present European con-
fiict. Indeed, our Civil war seemed
the worst that the world could ever
know But the present war has al
ready engaged more men, fought more
days, slain more persons and had more
hand to hand struggles than the war
between the North and South.
The horrors of war include the hun
ger and thirst of the soldier, the suf-
fering from cold and heat, the pains
that he must bear, the nerve wrench
ing battle strain, the fear of defeat
and the agony of wounds. But b. hind
these is the dread of those who wait
for the news of the fate of the war
riors, the sons and husbands, and here
is one of the greatest horrors of all.
How difficult it is to think that loved
one may need help and still be unable
to take it to them. Even the lack of
assistance may mean the death of that
loved one who is crying out for aid
amid the distant din of human strife
"A great battle is raging along the
Ypres" This is the news that the ca
BILE brings. To how many millions of
souls it spells all the horrors of war
spoken of, and multitude which must
be experienced to be known.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
COLUMBIA SKETCHES

Hon" Martin was being taken to the
train by all his pupils, past, present
and future. and his son. Frank. Jr.,
was taking in the auto ride and the
cheering with much glee. He didn't
understand what all the cheering was
about. however, so he turned to one Of
the boys and said:
"Whatcha rahin' fOr?'
Were rahin, for Hon." yelled the
student.
Whereupon, Frank, Jr., not to be
left out of the program began to yell,
"Rah-rah-rah, Rah-rah-rah, Rahrah-
rah, Hon, Hon. Hon"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
VOLUNTEER BAND At NASHVILLE
University Students Conduct Sunday
Services at Nearby Country Town.

Seventeen members of the Student
Volunteer Band drove to Nashville in
a wagonette last Sunday morning to
take charge of the Sunday services of
the Baptist Church there.
Prof. b. F. Hoffman of the Univer-
sity went with the party. He spoke
on THE Missionary Work From The
Standpoint of a Layman." Mrs. A.
Deter. a former missionary, told of her
work in Brazil, and w. W. Haskell
spoke on THE Missionary Appeal"
Among the other speakers were
Miss Cecil Rundell. F. r. Mcdonald,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
Former student Pounds Paper.

Harry H. James, a student in the
School OF Journalism in 1928, has
started a newspaper at DeSoto, Mo.
1t will begin publication in two weeks
and will be known as the DeSotO
Times. Mr. James went to DeSoto two
years ago. He was connected with
the Jefferson County Republican. a
daily which ceased publication about
a year ago. Since that time he has
been working on the DeSoto Press, a
weekly newspaper. Mr. and Mrs.
James were here last FRIDAY, attend
ing the last days program of Journal
sm Week.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12

and Theodore Smith. Mr.. and Mrs
A. Deter sang Portuguese duet and
Fong X. Lum, student in the Uni
versity, sang a Hawaiian song. The
party returned late that evening.
ut was the biggest crowd that
Nashville ever had The church could
not hold the crowd. Many of the hear
ers were outside OF the windows"
said F. S. Denham, leader of the band.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
May Wear Standardized Dress,

Standardized dress may soon be-
come a common sight upon the cam
pus of the University OF Missouri.
Home economics students who are TAX
ing sewing are required to make at
least one of these dresses before the
close of the semester.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12

port, "Destitution and Disease in Ga,
bia" The report states that tynbr,
can be controlled if the eommissio,
has the proper equipment and larys
enough staff
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-05-12
Can Control Disease in Serbia.

The Rockefeller Foundation War Re-
lief Commission, which has been in
vestigating conditions of typhus fever
in Serbia, has made a preliminary re-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
Kelley's Surprised Sunday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Preston G. Kelley, of
62 Wall street, Trenton. were pleas
antly surprised last Sunday when
about fifty of their relatives and
friends called at their home to spend
the day in celebrating their tenth
wedding anniversary.
Both of the young people were
formerly of Lambertville and were
married by tn e Rev. William H.
Lynch of St. Johns R. C. Church,
Lambertville, each being only nine
teen years of age. The whole affair
was complete surprise, being a
double event, as it was also the birth
day of Mr.. Kelley. The couple
were presented with a beautiful bou-
quet and an enormous wedding cake;
besides several pieces of cut glass
and silverware. Guests were pres
ent from Lambertville, Newhope,
Titusville and Trenton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
Levi S. Winters.

Levi S. Winters. an aged man,
died at his home at Limeport, be-
tween New Hope and Center Bridge,
Friday evening, from infirmities due
to age, and the funeral was held
Tuesday with services at Tnicum
church at / p. m. Interment was
in the Tinicum cemetery under the
direction of E. ]. Moonan, of Lam
bertville. Mr.. Winters is survived
by three sons and a daughter: John
B. Winters, of Lumberville; William
B. Winters, of Lambertville; Levi
B. Winters, of Bridgeboro, N. j.;
and Mrs. James Crossan, of Lime
port.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
WHAT LABOR
EARNS A YEAR
Excess Trainnen Fare Better
Than Workers in Most
Lines.
Harrisburg. Pa As@s "

Railroad trainmen average mucn
higher earnings per annum than men
In most other lines of employment.
Uhe Full Crew-"excess man crew
Law is now compelling railroads in
PENNSYLVANIA and New Jersey to en-
ploy about 2400 more trainmen than
are required by the work to be done,
and the cost of these men last year In
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, they
being only one in every 112 employees,
was $1,73O,O00.
The average pay of trainmen in the
eastern territory, as shown in exhibits
fled by the railroads with the Inter
state Commerce Commission in the
freight rate case, was 1857. Statistics
taken from the report of the Secretary
of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania for
1911 make the following comparative
exhibit as to the number of wage
narners, the character OF industries
employing them, and their average
yearly income;
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
SPOKE THE TRUTH.

"What a little mouth Myrtle has;
it doesn't look large enough to hold
her tongue"
at doesn't" - T.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
A DIPLOMAT.

Guest calling head waiter)-Is
this chicken or veal pie?
Head Waiter-Whicheyer you Or
dered, sir.-Judge.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
A CORRECTION.

San i'll wind blows nobody good"
swell, you don't suppose a healthy
breeze blows the doctors good, do
YOU ?"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
To The FARMER and GARDENER

OF
them stock also all kinds Flows,
VEGETABLES FLOWERS GRASS AND GRAIN SEED
Vegetable
able for High Quality
Now Sow Canada Field Peas
Carrots for Cattle Feeding
VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS
Cabbage Cauifow,
FENCING
by the carload for the Lawn Poultry Yard Pig
large Gates
ROOFING
for building Ruoid
Felt for less money from roll and upwards
POULTRY
Hatch Incubator Raise
Chgin BY
tell Poultry Wire all
Poultry Remedies
COAL Grit She'll Beef Milet
DAIRY
DELAVAL SEPARATORS
MACHINERY
We will
the Riding Walking Plow arows
Don't fail RIDING
third work Walking Plow
excellent
n a
M A r TIN G. r 3 s A M
Cor Broad and Front Sts Warehouse E. Front ST.
Trenton, N. ].
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE.

"What's wheat worth now ?"
at all depends" replied Farmer
Corntossel, con whether you're rails
In it or usin' it fur food"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-04-29
SWEET MEDICINE.

"He has found remedy for his
bashfulness."
"So?"
"Yes; the manicure"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08
SYNOPSIS.

Enoch Wentworth. journalist, AID An
drew Merry. nctor. play hand at poker.
the stakes absolute control of the future
of the loser. Wentworth wins. They de-
eide to keep the matter secret. Dorcas.
knowing from her brother. Enoch. OF
Mcrry's shortcomings. tries to arouse his
ambition. Andrew outlines the plot OF a
play he has had in mind and she urges
him to 20 to work on II. When the play
Is completed Merry reads 1t to Went
worth. whose life ambition is TO write a
successful play. He demands Merry 8
play as "A forfeit of the bond won in the
poker game. Preparations for staging the
play are begun, but Merry, who is to take
the leading part. IL missing. Dorcas
proves a success In the leading female
part at rehearsals. She quarrels with her
brother for taking credit for play she
knows to belong to Merry. Dorcas nnds
Merry among the down-nnd-outs In a
bread line and persuades him TO take MS
part IN the play. The producer suggests
certain changes In the play, which Went
worth tries TO induce Merry TO make. The
actor refuses. but finally consents on con-
dition that Wentworth cease his atten-
tions to Zilin Paget. the heavy woman In
the play. who has bad reputation The
play proves great success. Dorcas nc
cuscs her brother OF theft.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08

had regretful tone in 1t, Il wish you
had been my mother, like you"
The girl held him out at arms
length for a moment. Il am wishing
the same thing. like you'll"
He took her hand and they climbed
the stair which led to the upstairs
drcssing room. Dorcas felt an un-
spoken terror. She looked back from
the head of the stairs. Merry stood
watching them She beckoned him.
and he followed with a few springing
steps. They paused for a moment out
side the door of Miss Pagets room.
When Dorcas tapped, Robin was cling
ing to her hand with grip which al
most hurt.
Zilla Paget stared at them with still
curiosity. She sat in front of the mir
ror while the colored maid Emiline
brushed her hair. 1t hung to her waist
in long. shining waves. Her forehead
wrinkled for moment as If in per
plexity. She could not see Robins
face. He was hiding behind Dorcas
with his head wrapped in her gown.
A sneering smile lowered about her
mouth.
This is a rare pleasure, Miss Went
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08

Dorcas lifted him into a chair be-
side the table. Mrs. volk set plate
In front of him. She had cut the
chicken and potato into small pieces.
Can you feed yourself. dear!" she
asked hesitatingly.
why. yes" There was tone OF
grown-up dignity in Robins voice. Il
have fed myself ever since ! was a
little boy"
There were tears In the girls eyes
while she watched him eat He was
still such little boyl He had dainty,
well-bred ways. Once he apologized
as he accepted a second helping of
meat
Il could not eat on the ship today"
he explained. "Things were nasty.
Besides, could not think of anything
but meeting mother. Do you think
she will be in soon?"
Merry pulled out his watch. Julie.
1t is half-past six. Run upstairs again
and see II Miss Paget has come in.
Remember, not a word about the sur
prise for her.
The child returned in a few minutes.
She has just come in.''
oh" cried Julie, there's ice creams
You have not had any ice cream"
Il am not hungry. l want to go to
my mother You see / have been
thinking about my mother for years
and years"
DO you remember herr" asked
Merry.
Robin hesitated. Aunt Fannie says
l can't because / was a little baby
when she went away. / think-I re-
member her"
Come with me-" said Merry.
Don't you believe that lad better
take him?" said Dorcas. Miss Paget
may have begun to dress"
Merry nodded.
Am / spick and span ?" asked Robin
anxiously. Aunt Fannie said mother
Is beautiful and elegant and famous.
want her to see that l am nice
enough to be her little boy"
Dorcas dropped on her knees be-
side him. She united the small bow
at his collar and made 1t into fresh
knot why. you will be her pride
and JOY"
There was look of tense anxiety in
the child's face. DO you think SO
really? am more trouble than little
boys who-can see. ] can't dress my
self all over. and can't part my hair
straight. l can't always find things.
Sometimes" Robins voice dropped to
whisper, sometimes I'm scared
when I'm alone; get afraid on the
streets II they are noisy
Dorcas laid her face against the
soft cheek and whispered something
In the childs ear. Robins face shone
with joy. II am glad you think 80.
There is Just one thing his voice
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08
silhouette and Painting.

The art of painting begins newt
ably with drawing-with expression
by means of the point-the result:
line. This every teacher and academy
realizes and has to realize. More;
every great school of painting has
evolved from it. But this use of the
point. or drawing, soon reaches its
limitations, and the brush demands
mass. or perhaps 1t is more correct to
say that mass demands the brush. The
floating of masses on to canvas or
paper, with its edges holding the out
line of the form, is silhouette. Silhou-
ette, in other words, is the basis of all
mass Impressions; without sense of
silhouette we can utter no large and
sublime moods. Yet, strange to say,
the small part given to silhouette in
the teaching of the art of painting In
academies-indeed, more often the ut
ter lack of it-has always struck me
as extraordinary.-Hal Macfall.
in T. P.'s Weekly, London,
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08

act The gallery began to hiss. Peo-
pie downstairs Joined in. Can you
think of any actress who is free, or
engaged for that matter. capable of
touching her in the part?'
1T was not acting last night Were
you back of the scenes?"
Enoch brought down his fist with a
thud on. the table. Il was not, and
I'm sorry enough that / wasn't. l
would have settled things differently.
I have had the whole story rehearsed
to me by several people. Do you
know that Miss Pagets child is in
my homer"
Oswald bent his knife to the point
of resistance. 1t snapped in two
pieces. He tossed the fragments in
waste basket You mean the little
blind boy?"
Yes" WentwoI<h's voice was
fierce with irritation. Il have not seen
him-I have no wish to see him. Dor
cas- told me this morning what she had
saddled herself with She and /
thrashed the question out" He
laughed unpleasantly. 1T did precious
little good"
Would you have turned the child
into the street,"
Enoch shrugged his shoulders i'm
patiently.
Il don't want to go over the ques-
tion again. 1t puts me in an awkward
position with Miss Paget to have the
child in my house. So far as l see
cannot turn him out unless my sister
goes with him"
What do you suggest?"
Good God there is only one thing
to do-send the child to the asylum
where he came from. The mother is
In the right when she wants him sent
back to England. He was in good
enough home there"
Who took him out of it?'
II don't understand the situation.
Miss Paget knows. l fancy, but she
has not given me the mans name.
She says it was a piece of nasty re-
venge."
"She told you this?"
Yes, | have had a nice morning.
1t was gone over step by step at home,
then again with Miss Paget. She
wants the child"
ITO care for?"
No" Wentworth turned his eyes
studiously in another direction. "She
intends to send him back to England
Immediately. Why shouldn't she? The
woman has to be footloose in her
work blind youngster would tie
her down neck and heels. They un-
derstand that sort in an asylum
There isn't doubt that he would be
happier there
THAT is your honest conviction"
I'm sure of one thing. That bra,
is not to be harbored in my house
Suppose the mother made it out a case
of kidnaping?"
II had not thought of it in that
light"
We'll. think of 1t now" Enoch burst
| out furiously. Il am as fond of Dor
cas- as any brother could be, but she
Is the sort Of girl who can't be moved
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08
CHAPTER XVI.
Wentworth Shows His Hand.

Wentworth Shows His Hand.
Oswald shut up ledger and carried
1t to his safe. He and Wentworth had
finished a study of their months
finances. The figures were satisfac-
tory beyond their anticipation.
Enoch leaned back in his chair and
lit cigar. III we can stay in New
York till spring-and it begins to look
as II we might-you and / are on the
high road to become millionaires."
Oswald did not answer. He picked
up paper-knife and tested its pill
ancy by bending 1t almost double.
Wentworth" he asked, do you
happen to think of any one who could
take Zilla Paget's part?"
Enoch laid his cigar on tray and
sat bolt upright. Were you in front
last night?" he asked curtly.
No" Oswald spoke gravely.
Miss Paget and Dorcas had nine
curtain calls at the end of the second
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-08

derstand why he should have al
lowed woman such as you ere to
have become a wife and a mother
my mother!"
The curtain fell. Dorcas had reached
her dressing-room when she had to
turn and fiy back to the stage. The
applause had grown to tumult ZIlla
Paget stood by her side when the cur
tain rose. She was smiling stage
smile upon the audience. but the
glance she turned upon Dorcas was
one of malignant hatred.