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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
FUNERAL SONG FOR
SIR JOHN BARLEYCORN
VAS WRITTEN IN l65]

Sir John Barleycorn has been doome,
TO death since 1861. according to al
old English song of that date. IL tn,
present generation thinks for momen
that drastic measures have been taker
TO curb the stubborn gentleman the fol
lowing account may give courage and new
hope.
The following quotations are taker
from song in 'The English Dancing
Master which was written in 1851. The
neighbors Of Sir John, realizing his de
moralizing influence to the entire com
muniiy. took the following steps to show
their dislike:
They ''ploughed him with ploughs and
buried him."
They "combed him with harrows and
thrust clods on his head"
They "cut his legs of at the knees"
They bound and left him to wither
with the wind
They rent him to the heart"
They moved him in a NOV and sent
two beaves who beat him so sore that
all his flesh fell from his bones" and
yet he did not die.
The good farmers burned him in kiln
and crushed him between two stones,
but he did not die. Sir John bore no
malice for his i'll usage. but did his best
to cheer the Tagging spirits even Of his
worst prosecutors.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
EXPLAINS PRUNING METHODS
Horticulture Specialist Holds Dem
OnstratiOn in Jackson Co.

H. A. CardinelI. horticulture spe
cialist of the agricultural extension ser.
vice of the College of Agriculture, is in
Jackson County this week. where he is
conducting a series of pruning demon.
STATIONS under the auspices of the Jack.
son County Farm Bureau. He, demon.
straies the best methods Of pruning bear.
ing apple trees, young apple trees. grapes
and other fruits.
7. S. Townsley. poultry specialist,
spoke yesterday to two gatherings in
Galloway County held under the aus
pices of the Farm Bureau. Both talks
were on the Care and Feeding of Lit
tie Chicks"
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
FRANCE MAY GET BIG PROFIT
$4O0,O0O,0O0 Worth of u. s. Army
Supply Brings 4 Billion Francs.

Supply Brings 4 Billion Francs.
PARIS, March 9.-Andre Paisant, un.
der-secretary Of state, announced that the
French government has to date realized
$500, ,000.0 francs from the sale Of the
vast supplies left behind by the Ameri-
can army and purchased by the French
government. The remainder of the stocks
are expected to bring 2O0.OO0.OO0 francs.
making total Of 100000 francs.
The government is in the curious po-
sition OF not knowing until 1929 whether
it has made profit or loss on the huge
transaction. 1t all depends upon the rate
Of exchange on the dollar on that date.
The government bought the stocks from
the United States for s400.000.000 and
promised to pay within ten years-in
dollars. AT the time Of purchase the
franc was seven to the dollar--or 2.80O.-
0O0,000 francs. The interest is per cent
semi-annually. but no interest has yet
been paid.
If the franc goes down to seven to the
dollar by 1929 the government will stand
to make about loo. 900 francs on the
deal.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
SERIOUS LITERATURE
BOUGHT BY STUDENTS.
SAYS LOCAL DEALER

Amid the daily lessons to be prepared
and mid-term and final examinations to
be passed. students always find time to
do some outside reading. To get away
from the books they are compelled to
read. textbooks of their own or books
taken out of the library. students volun.
tarily read literature that interests them
most. Students have hobbies and almost
inyaribly after school lessons are com.
pieted for the day an appealing book of
some sort is read in place of the dry text.
ii. ID. Satterlee, assistant manager of
one Of the local book stores says that stu
dents buy books that are heavy and seri-
Gus in nature.
The prevailing tendency" said Mr..
Satterlee, sis for students to read the
kind of literature that requires deep and
conscientious thinking to understand. By
giving only few names of various au-
thors one can readily see what l mean.
Works of Voltaire. H. G. Wells. Tolstoiy,
Schopenhauer. G. b. Shaw, Sinclair and
Nietzsche are some of the popular books
Sold
When asked if students read much fic-
ton he said tina, judging from the
amount of fiction books sold. they did
Let me add here" continued Mr.. Sat.
terlee. students buy good. sensible and
helpful fiction That frivolous sor of
fction that was so popular once is now
dead. The, character of the books that
have big demand are almost all edu-
cative, instructive and beneficial in ma.
iure. The sale of trivial books is small
and rare
Some of the popular books read by
the students are: IF Winter Comes"
by A. S. NJ. Hutchinson; The Next
War; by Will Irwin; Three Soldiers
by John ID. Passos; "The Kingdom
Around the Corner" by Coningsby Daw
son; The Wasted Generation" BY
Johnson; 'The Mirrors of Washington
whose author is anonymous.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
COVERS ON MAGAZINES
SHOW EVOLUTION OF
FASHION AND MORALS

I There are those who object to the mis-
shapen, extremely dressed figures which
adorn some of the covers Of modern
magazines. but these present day de-
signs seem to be the result of the evolu-
ton Of fashions and morals. Take for
example two cover designs which have
appeared on Harpers Bazaar in different
periods. One appeared on the February,
1922 number and the other was on one
[of the issues in the first volume and
graphically portrayed the fashions for
the coming season.
On the latter cover we're eight fash
ionably dressed women, three of whom
were particularly prominent, and only
two men. The latter were to the best
of their ability, trying to entertain their
gorgeously gowned companions. The
dresses the women wore were themselves
more delicate than the modern creations
and the trimmings were quite as start
ling.
One dress had panel in the front of
the skirt on which were entwined two
serpents that resembled the spreading
adder variety Around the top of the
decollatege were two more snakes and
these were fastened together in front by
a large beetle. An adder was worn as
a necklace, creature resembling a wing
ed dragon was used for hair ornament
and the earrings were dragonAies.
The second figure worth noticing had
a train on her dress that was bordered
with swallows. Birds were suspended
from her ears and two birds of a rare
species were perched in the coiffure. The
third lady, not to be outdone, used lit
tie squirrels to hold up the draperies
on her skirt and in her hair sat fourth
squirrel.
The modern girl on the magazine is
not satisfied with mere birds and animals
but must have men. The overskirt Of
her costume is made of points from
which dangle little puppets, each war.
ing his heart on the bosom Of his shirt.
The coiffure, which resembles that of
Medusa, is really only more of the man.
nikins from which the girl is shielding
her heart. And all of this against
background of green, purple and yellow!
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
- editors telephone, 800. Please
-,n 9 and Il O'Clock.

oNtgeen > anu Il ''
.nAKlPPl KAPPA TO
ee1sfsFORNAL DANCE
er embers Of the Alpha Kappa Kap
tn;,y will give an informal dance
evening a, the Daniel Boone
,bauerons will be: DIR. and Mrs
rv:reene, DR.. aud Mrs. W. II. Shae
= and Mrs. C. VI. Sneed, DIR. and
nv L. Moves, Mrs. E. L. Berry.
.rd guests are: Misses Mary Vir.
Ran. Mary McCune, Vivian Nor.
e.th Marshall, Eleanor Glen, Kaih.
lbrdes,y, Mary Elizabeth Wells,
,~ak Peak, Margaret Boggs. Gladys
-. Jane Enloe, Olive Benning, Lii
=, fiss. Alyne Danbur,. Melba Schel-
Mary Buxton, Frances Jennings,
Dalton, Margaret King. Thelma
u.hr Helen Angel. Fora Johnson. Ma
j Hmchinson, Bernice Thomure. Jean
-. Frances Welmore, Dorothy Dick,
a. Diercx. Geneva Drinkwater and
Jpn Johnstone. Mrs. Z. A. Wood
,,,a Mrs. T. Krause, DIR. and Mrs.
rR Clark. DR.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ellis,
MH.H H. Charlton. Z. V. Thieohof.
rrpoe Decker, Frank Wakefield and
fran Arz.
Outcf,own guests will be: Miss Mary
uosicf Of New Franklin. Miss Frances
Jennings Of Cenirslia. Neal Eckleberry
& Dearborn and Robert Shuette Of ST.
Isuis.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
ne MOLAY TO GIVE
INEORNdL HOUSE DANCE

TIE Missouri Chapter of The. Order OF
D. Molsy will entertain with an informal
h,sse dance at 9 o'clock tomorrow even
ne A three-piece Quadrangle or
ebuara will furnish music for the dane.
hG
Guests will be: Misses Helen Hubbell.
.neen Jackson, Mary Garner, Mary Ger.
adinc Holmes. Hazel Basket. Virginia
nne, Aileen Case. Dorothy Stevinson.
uugaret McCaw. Ethel Veght, Jeanette
Dpckmeyer. Lucille Breckenridge, Flea.
~ Long, Helen Douglass. Margaret Hud.
=. Ann Sutherland. ModeIle White.
Dwa Mcintosh, Mildred Crawford and
]saice Dubois.
The chaperons will be: Mrs. Belle Har-
rpn and DIR. and Mrs. John Pickard.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
800 COURSES THIS SUMMER
for Spring Will Be
Published Next Week.

twenty-five thousand copies of the
1922 summer term announcements for
the University came off the press today
and delivery began this afternoon. More
than 800 courses will be offered during
the summer term. from June l9 to Au-
gust IL, and it will now be possible for
credit towards state and county teachers
certificates to be earned both in the
spring and the summer term. according
10 Dean ]. II. Coursault. The announce
ments for the spring term, April q to
June II, will be ready next week and
will be combined with those issued to-
day for the summer term.
The compilation of the material for
the general catalog of the University
for l922-23 is being completed in the
University publishers office this week.
Arrangements have been made TO have
the catalog in the hands Of the state
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

printer in Jefferson City by March Is
and it is expected that all the material
will be given to the University publish.
er by March 10.
The winter term of the University will
close on Saturday. April %, and CON-
mencement will be April 26.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
SHEAY TO TEACH GRADING
Short Course Will Be Held March
21 and % in St. JOseDh.

John Sheay, specialist in marketing in
the agricultural extension sevice, left
yesterday for St. Joseph to make ar
rangements for the holding of short
course in the management of cooperative
live stock shipping associations. The
purpose of the course is to give instruc-
ton in grading live stock and the keep
ing of shipping association accounts.
The short course will be held at the
St. Joseph stock yards on March 81 and
y. Managers and directors of live
stock shipping associations in North
west Missouri are expected to attend. al
though men from Nebraska, Kansas and
Iowa will also be present.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Eight-R00m Dwelling Is Sold.
Francis l. Graves has purchased an
eight-room home from r. L. Beasley at
8Ol Range liner The property is rent.
ed to r. L. Vandiver.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Members Of the Farm House fraternity
will entertain with an informal dance
March 81 at the chapter house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
MISS ANh4LEE TERNON
MdRRIES Alan TEMPLE

Word has been received of the mar
risge of Miss Annalee Herndon Vernon
Of Kansas City, several weeks ago. to
Alan Temple of New York City.
Miss Vernon received her B. ]. from
tk University in 1917 and is a member
II the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Since her
krsduation she has worked on the Off
asl Metropolitan Guide. Daily Garment
News and has done synopsis work for the
famous Players scenario department in
New York. Mr.. Temple is now editor
h Commerce and Finance.
Several Of the fraiernities entertained
inner guests last night.
Sigma Chi: Misses Exie Gray, Doro-
ihea Burbach. Florence Helm. Ruth
hssanan, Jennie Hockaday and Virginia
Rodgers
Phi Gamma Delta: Miss Martha
Hsdgdon and Miss Ruth Campbell.
= Acscia: ID. C.. Wiseman Of Marywood,
IA
Kappa Sigma: Richmond Cobourn and
y. Blair.
h appa Alpha. Miss Sarah Moloney
1 - Jerry Harper.
b Mpha Tau Omega: Misses Pearie
Airhcll. Alice Kurtz. Frank Robertson.
lsuIah Lang. Myrtle Stewart. Margaret
., Cenevieve AuIl, Ethel Larkin. Lois
lAris, Susanne Dickson, Mrs. N. L. X.
5qor Of Kansas City and Mrs. II. A..
lngan.
BETA Theta Pi: Mrs. W. T. Bennett
II Miss Alice Bennett of Oklahoma
Ca.
Sgma M: v. b. NOVEL;, F. ". Med
meyer, and o. VI. Barnett.
The Martha Trimble Circle OF the
1sptia Woman's Union will meet at
I'D o'clock tomorrow afternoon with
m B. F. Lemasier. 800 Bass avenue.
" afternoon will be spent in sewing.
Hrs. Lee Shock of Centralia arrived
ns morning to spend several days as
Y guest Of Mrs. G.. W. Lawhorn, l2UI
ossersiiy avenue.
An. George Ellis Lawhorn will leave
naorrow for Montgomery City where
- will spend a week as the guest Of
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

The members Of the Delta Delta Delta
sorority announce the pledging of Miss
Marjorie Thomas of Columbia
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Members OF the Malleit Press Club
will entertain with spring party March
"a.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Nm George Ellis Lawhorn will leave
neerrow for Montgomery City where
= will spend a week as the guest OF
= nother. Mrs. Mary Keller.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternit,
will celebrate with founders day ban
quet tonight in the chapter house.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Mrs Charles Sinclair has returned to
Columbia after spending the last two
weeks in St. Louis as the guest Of friends.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
lewS of Columbia Society

Mrs. Dan C. Slime, PA Thilly avenue
will be hostess at a high tea at $3.50
o'clock Saturday afternoon complimen.
tary to Miss Ethel Sykes whose marriage
TO Douglass V. Martin Of St. Louis will
take place in the near future.
Besides the honor guest those who are
! invited are: Mrs. John Sykes, Miss Anna
Katherine Sykes. Mrs. c. B. Miller, Mrs
W. H. Willis. Mrs. |. o. Hockaday, Mrs
Charles Bowling. Miss Helen Mitchell.
Miss Frances Mitchell, Miss Juliet Bowl
ing. Mrs. r. J. Kerner and Miss Gather
inc Jones.
Dean and Mrs. Walter Miller will en-.
terrain with 6 o'clock dinner tonight.
The guests will be: DIR. and Mrs. George
Lefevre, DR.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Ravenel,
DIR. and Mrs. W. G. Manly. Miss Pearle
Mitchell and Mrs. ~ L. r. Taylor of
Kansas City.
Il The Presbyterian Auxiliary will hold
an alLday meeting at the church tomor-
row. beginning at 1890 o'clock Circle
No. 5 will be the hostess circle and Cir
Gle No. will lead the devotionals. In
stallation Of officers will be held in the
afternoon
Mrs. j. H. Waugh entertained with a
luncheon today for the Rev. and Mrs. W.
o. Shewmaker. Other guests were: Mrs.
j. S. BraM,am, Miss Frances Sanders
and Mrs. Bella Kirkbride.
Mrs. N. L. r. Taylor Of Kansas City.
Mrs. George Ross and Mrs. ]. c. Jones
were. luncheon guests today of Miss
Pearle Mitchell at the Gamma Phi Beta
house.
The d. A. Z. will meet at 2:4S O'Clock
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. E. w. Ste
phens. Miss Louise Dudley will make
talk. The board will meet at 2:l5
o'clock that afternoon.
Prof. NJ. W. Watkins entertained with
a line party TO the Clee Club kirmess
followed by supper at Harris last even
ing. There were twelve guests.
The special seniors of Christian Col
lege will entertain with dinner party
Saturday evening in the Christian Col
lege dining room.
Mrs. Charles Sinclair has returned to
Columbia after spending the last two
weeks in St. Louis as the guest Of friends.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Mrs. Lee Shock of Centralia arrived
ms morning to spend several days as
y guest Of Mrs. G.. W. Lawhorn, l2O1
tsHcrsiiy avenue.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

4 The Martha Trimble Circle OF the
eptist Woman's Union will meet at
~ o'clock tomorrow afternoon with
=. B. +. Lemasier. 1900 Bass avenue.
u siiernoon will be spent in sewing.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

The special seniors of Christian Col
Iege will entertain with dinner part,
Saturday evening in the Christian Col
lege dining room.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Prof. NJ. W. Watkins entertained with
line party to the Clee Club Kirmess
followed by supper at Harris last even
ing. There were twelve guests.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

: The d. A. K. will meet at 2:4S o'clock
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. E. w. Ste
phens. Miss Louise Dudley will make a
talk. The board will meet at 2:l5
o'clock that afternoon.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Mrs. ]. H. Waugh entertained with a
luncheon today for the Rev. and Mrs. W.
o. Shewmaker. Other guests were: Mrs.
j. S. BraMlam, Miss Frances Sanders
and Mrs. Bella Kirkbride.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09

Mrs. N. L. r. Taylor of Kansas City.
Mrs. George Ross and Mrs. J. c. Jones
were. luncheon guests today of Miss
Pearle Mitchell at the Gamma Phi Beta
house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03

ton and dishonesty will be impossible.
 It sounds like the dream of romancer, like one of the fantastic tales of Jules Verne or H. G. Wells
 But this is no mere flight of the imagination; it is actually what is coming according to the many disciples of keen, blueeyed, elderly man who tolls away in laboratory and medical clinic in S2n Francisco. According to many others, it is freak tsh attempt to capitalize the gullibty of the ang on the part of a befuddled dangerously astute pseudo-medical schemer.
 He is Dr. Albert Abrams. sometime professor of medicine at Leland Stanford University, whose "Electronic Reactions" are to-day stirring up both enthusiasm and savage among members of the medical profession He has invented tested out and applied series of electrical machines and a system of operation, for which he has made the following amazing claims:
 1. That single drop of patients blood, taken on piece of plain plotting paper and analysed miles away will reveal any organic disease, such as syphilis, tuberculosis or cancer that may be pres ent in the patients system.
 2. That, in addition, the extent, duration and degree of malignancy of the ailment will be accu- rateiy measured.
 that is the machine tin this case an "oscophone') will immediately indicate to the operator whether the is located in the patients foot or stom- nch
 All this has already been accomplished, claims pr. Abrams, without any kind of personal contact between the doctor and the patient.
 4. That through an instrument called the "os- ellocast" the human system be cured of any ailment which the foregoing diagnosis has revealed quickly, painlessly, positively.
 5. That, in like manner, not only disease but age, sex, emotions and charactr can be analysed from single drop of blood
 G. That handwriting will reveal almost as much about its authors personality apd physical we'll being. Abrams says he can tell from specimen of Napoeons script, for instance, whether he suffering from any disease, whether he was in love- and with whom, whether he truthful dis honest at the time he wrote, whether he felt fear envy.
 T. That all mental effort can be tested, weighed and analysed; that by this method, psychology and character reading will become accurate science as applied chemistry.
 8. That by making of the electric rada- lions from living human body from specially
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03
By Ernest Brenneke.

FEW world-a world in the future, in which disease, instantly detected, is infal- libly cured; in which one's emotions can no longer be concealed, in which ones character, perhaps ones very thoughts, can be read by any one, can be changed
 and shifted about at will
 by electric machines; a worId without physical ill., hess, where mental decep-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03

The second "rcflexo- phone," which takes the vibratory energy, or reflexes, from the first rehexophone a n d transmits it through a wire to the subject who acts as the diagnosing i'm strument- This re- flexophone is set to the vibratory rate of any diease which it is desired to detect and locate in the patient.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03

Dr. Lamar Futile. Dr.. Abrams's assistant. diagnos- ing a disease through the "eiectronic reactions" taken from a drop of the patients blood.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-10-06

The highway is 3.24 miles IN
length and will be of gravel con-
struction. 1t is to be completed
October Is, 1923. The board also
authorized 10 surveys for the
making of plans, estimates and
specifications. These include
roads and bridges in various parts
of the state.
| Articles of association have
been filed with the secretary of
State by the Standard Supply
Company, Inc, of St. Adams, of
| which the incorporators are
Charles E Schoff, Carroll H Nor,
ton, Selden S Watson, and
Stephen S Cushing, all of ST. Al
bans. The purposes of the COM
pany are to manufacture, buy
and sell merchandise and to buy,
sell, hold and develop real and
personal property. The amount
of the capital stock is 100000 in
1000 shares of $500 par value
each.
George w T Perkins, aged
nearly 70, died suddenly soon
after his breakfast at the Sol
diers' home Sept. %. He was
born in Haverhill, N. H., Nov. 6,
1874. He enlisted in Co. G,
ninth Vermont, July IL, 1862,
from Haverhill as a private. and
was mustered out June 13, 1865.
He went to the home Feb. 9,
1919, and, though he had several
furloughs, remained on the roll
ever since.
Burlington will celebrate the
15Oth anniversary of the first
settlement of that city some
time during the coming year, A
meeting was held Sept. % at
which plans were discussed.
Among suggestions offered is
that the celebration take place
in June before the university
closes in order that the student
may take part in a big historical
pageant. 1t is also planned to
make this anniversary an Old
Home week for Burlington, and
to invite Vice-President Calvin
Coolidge to be present.
The pastor of the North Con-
gregational church, st. Johns
bury, announced at the Sunday
morning service, Sept. "a, that
the unknown donor of the cleo
trical equipment of the church
organ, costing several thousand
dollars, was Perley F Hazen OF
st. Johnsbury, who gave the
same as a memorial to his wife,
Mrs Minnie Baker Hazen, for
over 20 years a member of the
North church choir, and through
out her life active in all church
work. A memorial organ service
was held Sunday night, with Mrs
Margaret Gorham Chaser of Bos-
ton as the organist, assisted by
Miss Marjorie Cramton, violinist.
Col. H D Snyder of Essex juno
ton and Miss Helen Kier Simp-
son of Aberdeen, Scotland, were
married in Essex Junction Thurs
day, Sept. Ii. Col. Snyder has
served 80 years in the United
/ tatesStates army Until his retire
ment, Nov. H.. 1919, spending 10
months in France during the
World war as officer in charge Of
the finance and accounting divi-
sIon of the medical department.
His bride served as nurse during
the World war and at Alder Hey,
SPECIAL military hospital, she
supervised 1O,038 operations. For
her exceptional devotion she was
decorated by King George and
presented to Queen Alexandra.