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University Missourian., 1915-07-25
BEST GIRL ATHLETE
Miss Leota Alexander Wins
Five Firsts and Second
in Six Events.

Miss Leota Alexander, little
brown-haired girl from Warsaw, Mo-,
proved herself a feminine Jim Thorpe
in the first annual women's track and
field meet on Rollins Field Friday af-
ternOon.
Miss Alexander captured five firsts
and one second in the six events. She
took firsts in the eight-pound shotput,
basketball throw, 60-yard low hurdles,
baseball throw and broad jump. In
the 75-yard dash she came in a close
second. Her time in some of the
events is considered exceptional.
The meet was open to all, but only
the best of the women athletes in the
University competed. The other
point-winners were: Miss Kathryn
Wyant of Bolivar, Mo-, Miss Bernice
Irwin of Troy, Mo-, and Miss Mary
Percival of Columbia.
A large crowd saw the meet, which
was the first women's track and field
contest in the history of the school.
From now on it will be an annual fea-
ture of the Summer Session.
The summary of events follows:
75-yard dash-Miss Wynant, first:
Miss Alexander, second; Miss Irwin,
third. Time, 1872.
Eight-pound shot-put-Miss Alex
ander, first, % feet, inches; Miss
Irwin, second, 10 feet I inches; Miss
Wyant, third, 10 feet inches.
Basketball throw-Miss Alexander,
first, 81 feet; Miss Irwin, second, SO
feet inches; Miss Percival, third, IS
feet.
6O-yard low hurdles-Miss Alexan-
der, first; Miss Irwin, second. Time,
1872.
Baseball throw-Miss Alexander,
first, 141 feet 4 inches; Miss Percival,
second, 116 feet inches; Miss Irwin,
third, 92 feet 3 inches.
Broad jump-Miss Alexander, first,
II feet inches; Miss Irwin, second,
II feet 4 inches; Miss Wyant, third;
10 feet 6 inches.
H. X. Thatcher, Tiger weight man,
was time-keeper; Robert Simpson,
Tiger hurdler, started, and Prewitt
Roberts, former Tiger football play
er, referee
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
classified Ado
OHalf cent a word a dayu
ROOMS AND BOARD.

For Rent: Sept. 1st. Strictly mod
ern Groom house at 1915 Bass Ave.
Phone Ala Red Oh. 26S tf)
Modern twelve room house on cor
ner of Garth Avenue and Broadway,
for rent. w. B. Novel;, Phone "A.
N264tf.
Seven room house at 1916 Hudson
avenue for rent, possession after Sep
tember l. In splendid repair; big
shady yard. Phone $50. W-262tf.
On or after September /, six room
cottage at sol College avenue. In per-
feet repair; hot water heat. large
yard. Phone $50. W-262-tf.
Large we'll furnished rooms for
rent to faculty or upper classmen,
500 Rollins. Phone 1923 Green.
A25stf.
Rooms for Rent:-May do light
housekeeping. Phone 4iS-White. sos
Conley. Cities.
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Position Wanted: Senior High
School boy desires position during
rest of summer. Call AS Red.
Is 273)
Wanted-A position as book-keeper
or stenographer after August 1st.
References. Address N. care Mis-
sourian. P272.
Sing for pleasure. Address Terence
Vincent, vocal teacher, Y. NJ. C. A.
V-25Stf
Dancing lessons taught privately at
sos Conley avenue. SOC per lesson.
44S- White. G-tf-169.
II your horse is not going to be
kept busy this summer and you would
consider renting to a reliable party.
Phone 81. S259tf
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
GREEK AIX7I, ETH. JUMPED
IS (OL Y1IPLAN) FEET

No gold football nor expensive low
ing-cup was given the victorious ath-
lete of ancient Greece who defeated
his opponents in the annual Pythian
games at Delphi, but a simple wreath
of laurel was the only prize he re-
ceived, according to Walter Miller,
dean of the Graduate School of the
University, who told of the festivals
at Delphi in his lecture on Delphi and
the Pythian Oracle" at the University
Auditorium Friday night.
The Greek athlete spent ten months
in training for the events, the last
month of which was at the Delphian
gymnasium itself under the eyes of
the judges of the contests. The festi-
val at Delphi lasted four days.
The victOrs went home the heroes of
the day. Immunity from taxation.
choice seats at the theater and pos
SlDly statues erected 10 tnelr memory
were some of their rewards.
All these statues are in ruins, the
result of the greed OF some conqueror
Nero is known to have destroyed at
least 5000 bronze monuments.
"The precinct at Delphi was veri-
table forest of memorials" said Pro-
fessor Miller. Few remain now. Pos
sibly the only account we have of the
record made by any athlete at the
Pythian games is found near the main
entrance of the precinct wall. Phayl-
lus of Croton broadjumped So feet
and threw the discuss 95 feet"
Fifty-five Olympian feet, however,
are equivalent to 80 feet English meas
urement. The record was made with
University Missourian., 1915-07-25

the use of shield-like dumbbells as
weights.
The account of the mysterious cool
vapor rising from a crevice in the rock
beneath the seat of the Pythian priest
ess of the oracle at Delphi, is a myth,
Professor Miller said. There is no
fissure through which any vapor
might have risen to inspire the priest
eSs.
The location of practically every
building at Delphi has been determ-
ined and a part Of the ruins found.
To start the excavating. the village
of Castri. which was located on the site
Of Delphi, had to be bought and re-
moved. The excavating was begun by
the American School of Archaeology at
Athens but in 1892 the French took
charge of the work. So accurate was
the description of the place given by
the historian Pausanias that the Sa-
cred Way from the principal gate of
the precinct could be traced to the
temple of Apollo itself, and the inner
shrine of the temple was found.
The natural theater, which was one
of the best in Greece, is in fair state
of preservation, according to Profess
sOr Miller. 1t has a seating capacity
of 10000.
Persons who got tired of the play
there could see some of the most pic
turesque scenery imaginable sur
rounding them,' said Professor Mill
er. "The shining ridges of Mount
Parnassus with their rugged rocks are
awe inspiring, and it is no wonder that
the oracle could prophesy under such
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
CITY AND CAMPUS

Wilson Hudson leaves this morn
ing for months stay in Cleveland, o.
C. E. Barkshire and Edgar T. Wal
ters went to st. Louis Friday night.
Mrs. Samuel Schoenbrun OF ST.
Louis is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
l. Enoch.
Frank Chambers, University regis
trar, left yesterday for his home at
Boonville.
Mrs. George Morrison of Windsor
is visiting her brother, John L. Hen
ry, on Hit street.
A. j. Meyer, secretary of the agri-
cultural extension service, went to
st. Joseph Friday.
Miss Hilka Kraft of Quincy, ILL.,, who
has been visiting in Columbia, re-
turned home Friday.
Misses Corrie and Rose Mccormick
of Virginia are visiting their cousin,
Miss Cornelia Crumbaugh.
G. B. Marshall of Fulton was in Co.
lumbia yesterday in the interest of
the library at Synodical College.
H. o. Allison, associate professor OF
animal husbandry, is attending a
weekend house party at Fayette.
Miss Mamie B. Wright, who has
been visiting her sister at New
Bloomfield, Mo-, returned last night.
Dean and Mrs. Isidor Loeb left Fri
day night for Lake Arbor, Mich,
where they will stay until Septem-
Der /.
E. c. Pegg, assistant professor of
forestry, and family have moved into
their new home at 400 Rosemary
lane.
Miss Elizabeth Brandt, student in
the Summer Session, is spending the
weekend as the guest of Mrs. Ros-
coe Pool of Centralia.
Miss Nadine Steding of Slater and
Miss Ethel Lail of Shamrock, stu
dents in the University this year, are
in Columbia for a weekend visit.
Miss Jess Harrison of Auxvasse and
Miss Myrtle Mudd of Kansas City are
visiting Miss Harrison's sister, Miss
Mary Harrison, student in the Sum-
mer Session.
A. R. Evans, instructor in farm
crops, returned last night from War
rensburg, where he had been thresh-
ing wheat on the University expert
ment field.
Feeding for Egg Production" a
bulletin by H. L. Kempster, associate
professor of poultry husbandry, is be
ing printed.
Definite instruction will be given at
the University Assembly Tuesday on
how Summer Session students may
obtain certificate credit for the work
done here this summer.
Miss Louise Peters, first assistant
cataloguer, will leave today for New
York City, where she has position
in the public library as reviser in the
catalogue department.
Mrs.G. A. Morrison, with her two
children, and Mrs. Arthur Bruton,
with her daughter, Miss Mary Frances
Bruton, left yesterday for Centralia
to visit their father, J. L. Henry.
S. T. Simpson, instructor in ami
NAL husbandry, and L. F. Childers. as
sistant professor Of agronomy. re-
turned yesterday morning from Farm
ington, where they did farm demon
stration work.
Miss Esther Marshall, A B., B. s.
in Ed. 'O7, who has been attending the
Summer Session Of the University.
left for her home in Kansas City yes
terday. Miss Marshall will leave
Tuesday for a six-weeks' trip to the
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
Palfreyman q Hero Mt Maryyille.

George Palfreyman, second base
man on the Varsity baseball team
this year, now assistant in physical
education at the Maryville Normal
School, was the hero of a Maryville-
Tarkio baseball game at Maryville
Thursday. Twice in the game Pal
freyman came to the bat with two
men on, and hit, bringing them in.
He got a three-base hit in the fifth
inning and a two-base hit in the
seventh. Maryville won the game, Z
to 5.
University Missourian., 1915-07-25

Hear the orchestra at the College
Inn tonight. (Adv)
University Missourian., 1915-07-25

(Advertisement.)
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
THE EASTMAN" GOES
WELL IN COLUMBIA
The Drug Shop Had a SIS
Kodak Stock Eight
Years Ago.
IT'S OVER $1,000 NOW
Expert Photo FiniSher Puts
Out 100 Rolls in Twenty
Minutes.
IT'S OVER $1,000 NOW

Realizing that the Eastman Kodak
Agency had a great future in Colum-
bia, w. C. Knight, one of the owners
of THE DRUG SHOP, has made it a
special feature in his business. When
he bought the store s years ago the
entire kodak stock amounted to only
twenty-five dollars. Today over a
thousand dollar stock is carried, and
THE DRUG SHOP sells more kodaks
and kodak supplies than any other
store in Central Missouri.
"The fact that the store had the
Eastman Agency, influenced me to
buy it," said Mr.. Knight yesterday.
Our first finishing was sent to ST
Louis. The business grew so fast
that We put a man in our store to do
Within a year we found that a full
time man was required to do the
work We now have an expert, salaried
man in charge of our kodak depart
ment. He's really an expert, too.
We are using the special Eastman
Developing pans which enables us to
develop a hundred rolls at a time
This operation requires only twenty
minutes.
THE DRUG SHOP will inspect your
kodak free of charge at any time.
The Dark Room is at your service
for minor purposes-use it.
This store is always up to date
with the latest finishing paper Ex-
perts from Eastman Kodak Company
keep in touch with us-therefore bet
ter prints. One of the men is in Co.
lumbia now.
I'VE have sold hundreds of kodaks
since we have been in business. The
prices ranging from 81 to s375.00
each,' said Mr.. Knight.
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
LOST AND FOUND.

Lost: Vest pocket kodak near
gymnasium. Finder will please leave
at or phone this office. on 269)
Small cameo lavalliere lost Saturday
evening. Phone 1143 Black B265tf
A Memphis High school pin, be-
tween Wabash Station and Pember-
ton Hall. The pin is round and has
engraving M. H. s. '13. B267.
University Missourian., 1915-07-25
Organized Canning Clubs,

R. H. Emberson, assistant professor
of rural education, and G. w. Reavis,
supervisor of boys and girls clubs,
returned yesterday from Lafayette
County, where they organized three
canning clubs for girls with a men,
bership of s;xty-seven.
University Missourian., 1915-07-25

Cork tiling is being laid in the read
ing room and the delivery room of the
Library Building. The work will take
about three weeks.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Il IL \" \ u j. j. !" !. !. J. i.
"S' STARVE THE RED SPIDER. j.
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The red spider" has been doing a
good deal of damage to the cotton in
different sections Of Oconee. AS the
leaves will soon begin to die on the
cotton. the spider will be compelled
to look elsewhere for his food, and
this is where the farmer can do a
little head work" and hard work"
and starve the spider out during the
winter, thus preventing him from
beng present in the cotton field next
year. AN ounce of preventive is
worth pound Of cure" in this case.
AS the spider lives over winter on
evergreens, and especially violet and
POKE weed roots, it will be worth
while to take little time to grub up
the poke root and cut down the vio-
let
! reproduce here a description of
the red spider and the effect Of his
depredations. This matter is fur
nlshed by Clemson College, as fol-
lows:
The red spider is a very small
reddish, spinning mite on the under
sides OF cotton leaves. 1t is injuri-
Gus during dry weather. AS soon as
dry weather sets in, begin to watch
Tor the mite. 1t is not hard to rec
oSni@e it. Infested leaves become
deep red on their upper surfaces. BY
looking on the under surfaces of
such leaves one can notice the red
spiders moving about. The earliest
sign is merely a blood red spot on
the upper surface Of the leaf.
"rhe lower leaves Of the plant are
affected first. The red spider spreads
by crawling and is also carried by
birds. domestic animals. workmen
and wind. The leaves that it attacks
become distorted and brittle and drop
off. thus weakening the plant. Seve-
raj species Of insects attack the mite
and in some seasons do much good
but man must do the greatest part of
.hc preventive work himself"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Weevil i'm Three Ga. Counties.

Dawson, Ga, Sept. S.-A ripple of
excitement was created here this af-
ternoOn by the announcement that
the boil weevil had arrived in Ter
rell county. The weevils were dis
covered by Assistant State Entomolo-
Gist w. V. Reed, who is in the coun-
ty to-day.
MIR. Reed stated that the pest had
also been found in Lee county and in
Dougherty. While Terrell county
holds the record for cotton produc-
ton, many OF its best farmers have
already been preparing for the weevil
by making hay, grain, sorghum and
other food crops.
The spot which is found to be in
fected is about two miles north of
town, on one of the plantations of
T. B. Raines.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
PcaIy for National Defense.

Portland, Maine, Sept. S.--Robert
f.. Peary, who was retired by act of
Congress with the rank Of rear admi-
raj in recognition Of his discovery of
the North Pole ir 1909, has offered
his services - the Navy Department
for any duty he may be called upon
to perform. 1t was learned to-day
that he had offered to take the neces-
sary physical examination and per-
form any services that may be re-
quired of him in the development of
the program for national defense.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Death Of r.. w. Burdctte.
(Farm and Factory

f.. w. Burdette, who at one time
made his home in Oconee county,
died August 3lSt in Atlanta, Ga. He
was Sc years OF age, having been
born September =. 1859. He was q
son OF Nehidee and Malinda Burdette,
who are we'll known in this county.
Mr.. Buvdettc made many friends
wherever he went and was a devout
Christian. He had been i'll for some
time before his death and was at
tended by several physicians at an
Atlanta hospital. They believed him
too weak to undergo an operation
and told his family there was nc hope
OF prolonging his life. He was car
ried to his home Tuesday afternoon
and died at II O'Clock the same
night. The body was brought to
Westminster Thursday and Inferred
in the Baptist cemetery, Rev. Don
Cain conducting the funeral services
In 1882 Mr.. Burdette was happily
married TO Miss Elizabeth Burns, and
she and eleven children survive.
The sympathics Of host Of friends
go out to the bereaved ones in their
hour Of sorrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
NOTES FROM LITTLE RIVER.

Little River, Sept. SPECIAL:
Mrs. Elbert Hudson and children, af-
ter spending some time visiting in
this section, have returned to their
home near Fair Play.
J. B. Burgess, of Jocassee, made a
hurried visit in this section the first
Of last week.
Mrs. Mary f.. Holden, one of the
most elderly persons in this section,
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs l.. r. Cantrell. Mrs. Holden is
nearing her Goth mile-post and can
get about exceedingly we'll for one
OF her age. She makes her home
with her daughter, Mrs. w. NJ. Perry.
John Alexander and family, of
North Carolina, have moved to Pick
ems, near the home of Mrs. Staten
Cantrell, his mother-in-law. HIS
many friends wish for him much sue
cess in his new home.
Mrs. w. A. Pearson, with her eld-
est son Edwin and baby girl, of New
Hope, were guests Of Mrs. James L,
Tallcy and family the past week.
This is Mrs. Pearson's first visit to
her old home for some time. She
also visited her old friend and chum,
Mrs w. NJ. Perry, during her stay in
this section
Miss Sue Sligh has closed her
school at SmeltZer for two weeks for
fodder pulling.
The lecture on temperance at Sd
lem was very well attended on last
Thursday, considering the busy time
in the fodder fields.
h. f. Coward and Commissioner
d. e. Nicholson, of Whitewater,
made a business trip in this section
the past week. They report good
crops in their section. They also re-
port bountiful crop Of squirrels in
the mountain section Of Oconee.
MIR. Stribling, the game warden
for OcOnec. had seven men before
Magistrate Green, of Salem, recently.
They were given SIS apiece for viola
ton of the game laws. A few cases
like this and some of the nimrods
will take warning.
Mrs. Ben Alexander and son, of
North Carolina, were circulating
among their relatives in this section
the past week
Bryan Holden, one Of our boys. is
talking of trying the West this fall
Glazener Abercrombie has rented
land from j. B. Burgess and will take
his bride to their new home.
Brack Lusk made a business trip
to Whitewater the past week.
Charlie Perry will attend the Wal
halla High School the coming ses-
sion His friend, Dock Moody, os
Cheohee, Will also attend.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
The ThoInwell Orphanage.

In view of the approaching Orphan
work Day, (September 25th,) on
which day everybody in the State
will be busy for his or her own or
phanage. | think it may be we'll for
the Information of all concerned, to
mention few facts about this Pres
byterian Home for Orphans for the
iioin"tii Orphanage is owned and
controlled by the three Synods of
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
The institution is not an asylum
nor a reformatory. but it is home
and school for orphans only. 1t is
now full to overnowing, with some
zoo applicants waiting for admission.
Three hundred children are now in
the cottages and schools of the home.
children with living fathers, even
though deserted, cannot be received.
The children need and deserve help, ,
but the State should see that fathers
do their duty by their children.
Our boys and girls are not only
given a good literary education, but
are taught some trade and are en-
abled to take care OF themselves
when they leave us.
The support Of ali these fatherless
and motherless children depends
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
No Effort to Conceal Gun.

Queenstown, Eng, Sept. S.-There
is absolutely no doubt that a gun was
mounted on the Tlesperan. Il is un-
derstOod the gun was visible to all
who cared to look at it, no secret be-
ing made Of its presence
1t has been established that an
American named Wolff was lost on
ihe GesperIan. Wolft signed as an
able seaman of the Hesperian's crew.
lie came from Newark n. j., and
was Of Dutch parentage.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
YOUR BODY
PROTESTS AGAINST CAIONIEL.

You have noticed the disagreeable
effects Of calomel, that sickening
nausea that is characteristic. There
is no reason for tearing up your sys-
TEN in such a drastic manner.
LIV-VER-LAX, that wonderful
vegetable compound, is just as use
ful as calomel for toning up your
liver and ridding your system of
stagnating poisons, and i, does not
make you feel badly like calomel. 1t
Is pleasant to take with no unpleas-
ant after effects. Keep it in your
home for health's sake.
If LIV-VEK-LAX is not entirely
satisfactory, your money will be re-
turned without question. The origi-
nal bears the likeness Of L. x. Grigs-
by. For sale at soc. and 81 by Nor
man Drug Co., Walhalla.--Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Germany Has Lots of Cotton.

New York, Sept. S.-Germany has
sufficient cotton for military pur-
poses 10 last two years, said VIM. l..
Walker, Of New York, who was an
arrival on the HOlland-American
liner Ryndam. Mr.. Walker has been
in Bremen for the last nine years
representing an American cotton
firm.
A substitute for cotton made of
wood pulp cellulose has been discov-
cred, he said, which is now being ex-
clusively used in the textile indus
try.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
After Four Years of Discouragins
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-In an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, ! could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. AT times, l would have severe pains
In my left side.
The doctor was called ,n, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that nothing seemed to do me any good.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Savannah Editor Found Dead.

Savannah, Ga, Sept 9.-Elmer N.
Hancock. for more than 80 years edi-
tor of .hc Savannah Morning News,
Was found dead in bed this after
noon. 1t is presumed acute indigcs-
tion caused his Gcath. He had not.
been feeling we'll for several days,
but his death came as a great sur
prise to his associates. He was a
native Of New Jersey.
MIR. Hancock, who was about II
years old, came to Savannah 35
years ago from Washington, where
he was the correspondent OF the New
Orleans Times-Democrat. He had
formerly been city editor Of the New
Orleans Times. Little is known Of
his family, although he Is known to
have brother in Philadelphia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
EUROPEAN WAR SHAT.
TERS KING COTTON'S
THRONE
FLEECY STAPLE MUST PAY RAN.
SOM INTO THE GOLFERS OF
WAR.
Nation Rings With Cries of Stricken
Industry.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

Lecturer National Farmers Union.
King Cotton has suffered more from
the European war than any other ag-
ricultural product on the American
continent. The shells of the belliger-
ents have bursted over his throne,
frightening his subjects and shatter-
ing his markets, and panic-stricken,
the nation cries out God save the
king!"
People from every walk OF life have
contributed their mite toward rescue
work Society has danced before the
king; milady has decreed that the
family wardrobe shall contain only
cotton goods; the press has plead
with the public to "buy a BALE;
bankers have been formulating hold.
Ing plans; congress and legislative
bodies have deliberated over relief
measures; statesmen and writer's
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

upon the Christian public. OF course,
the appeal for them is made princi-
pally to Presbyterians, but as chill
dren are received from all denomi-
nations or without respect to the
parents aid from any and everybody
Is appreciated.
The plan of Orphan Work Day Is
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15

TO interest young and old to help us
by their labors. Contributions are
made by these on the Sunday follow
ing (September 26) and the gifts
promptly forwarded. The address Of
the Thornwell Orphanage is Cliuton.
S. c. Individual gifts are always ac-
ceptable. w. p. Jacobs.