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THE NEW BOOKS
Science and Human Affairs. "

Current thought on human evolution
will lind more than casual interest in this
book by Winterton c. Curtis. professor
of Zoology at the University of Missouri.
As suggested in his title. the author
tries TO show the relationship between
science ard human affairs. In other
words, il as he says. Science is the prod.
uct OF human reasOrs as applied TO the
phenomena Of nature" science then, also
is the product Of human reason as ap-
piled To human nature. Human nature.
as far as can be remembered has as a
chief desire the control of human envi.
ronment. Methods of satisfying this de-
sire. the tasks involved and the ultimate
good to be accomplished is discussed in
detail.
As the author iimself says. the book
''sets forth certain, of the humanistic as.
poets Of natural science with illustrations
largely from the field Of Biology" Yet.
there is just enough material from other
science and here and there a touch of
philosophy 10 save, the book from being
a biological study of human affairs.
Tho great problem Of the scientific
future says Professor Curtis. .-is spirit
ual adjustment not physical qualification"
To live well balanced life and no, to
abandon oneself TO the pursuit Of only
material luxuries in his precept. Not
only to know of controls Of nature and
human nature but to wisely WELD them
is the problem. Physical desires in
mankind are soon saiiaied but the
psychic desires are ever hungry; there
is a striving an aspiration that must be
considered There must be an adjust.
meni TO satisfy this aspiration.
He continues. THE ultimate goal Of
scientific endeayor is conquest of the
universe in so far as this is demanded by
human welfare and aspiration
Mankind has grasped the idea of
controlling nature through understanding
of natural law. And once this laws a
firmer hold on the imagination there will
be no satisfying Of the desire save by the
advancement Of scientific knowledge
DIR. Curtis concludes with a plea for
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By EDGAR WHITE


Hannibal, Mo-, Mark Twain's home
town. has been reliving the story Of
TON SAWYER For three thrilling mid
June days there was a pageant that
would have delighted the eyes Of Tom
and Huck. The scenes presented fol-
lowed the book closely, and many a
youth Of Hannibal was amazed to learn
that right there at home every day he
Was walking around touching elbows
with such fascinating history.
There was the cave-everybody knew
Of the cave. with its sinister labyrinths.
its ghostly traditions, and that its depths
had never been fully explored. But un-
Ill the pageant flashed Mark Twsin's
story before the enraptured crowd Of
youngsters few knew its near-tragedy-
the time. forever recorded in Tom
Sawyer" when Tom and Becky Thatcher
got lost in the cave. Like this:
Tom, I'm so hungy!
Tom took something out Of his
pocket.
"'Do you remember ihis?' said he.
Becky almost smiled.
Its our wedding cake, Tom
Yes. | wish it was as big as a bar
rel. for its all we got
- saved it from the picnic for us
10 dream on. Tom. the way grown-up
people do with wedding cake-but it'll
be our
"She dropped the sentence where it
was. Tom Vas silent a moment. Then
he said:
Becky. can you bear it if tell you
something?'
-'Becky's face paled, but she thought
she could.
well, then, Becky, we must stay here
where there's water 10 drink. That little
piece is our last candlel'
The children fastened their eyes upon
their bit of candle and watched it melt
slowly and pittilessly away. and then
the horror Of utter darkness reign
ed"
In the book the Widow Douglas lived
on Cardiff Hill. Before clearing out.
lnjun Joe planned a diabolical revenge
on her because her husband. who was
justice, had had him horse-whipped.
lnjun Joe said to his fellow conspira-
tor:
When you want to get revenge on a
woman, you don't kill her-boshl You
go for her looks. You slit her nostrils-
you notch her ears like a sowl"
Neighbors prevented Injun Joe from
carrying out his gentle designs by fir
ing on him and sending him scooting
away. /
The lnjun Joe Of the book is thi worst
man that ever lived in Missouri, but
Doc Buck Brown, who knew him well 3
and who once spelled Mark Twain down
in a spelling match at the village school,
declared the real Injun Joe was not a
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ting some unexpected object when diving
in an indoor pool. The surface Of the
bottom Of an indoor pool remains stable
while that Of an outdoor pool is, as
o. Henry would say. full Of suddenness
and unexpectedness.'
Another distinct advantage Of an indoor
pool is the fact that il may be used
throughout the year il desired. There is
no necessity for anxious waiting on the
part Of small boys for the ice 10 thaw.
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RELIEF IN RUSSIA

In few instances in history has a poll
iical amateurship caused more disaster I,
mankind than what the bolsheviki hay,
done in Russia. In few instances has !
philanihrOpic work been done in a more
heroic manner than what the American
Relief Administration has done. The
impraciicability Of the communisiic gov.
ernmeni Is by far the main cause Of all
the trouble in Russia. Indeed, there
were other natural causes such as drought
in some paris Of the country. but they
would have been Of small consequence.
had the government been efficient and sta.
bic.
Many have been saved by the Ameri-
can Relief Association. Last winter. one
could see thousands Of dead strewn along
the roadside, scattered over the vast de-
serted space. Bodies were gathered twice
q day and buried forty and fifty in ore
trench, and some were left in snow un-
cared for TO be eaien up by rapacious
birds and hungry animals. Under such
piiiful conditions, the A. r. A. worker in
Russia began with a stout heari to fight
the overwhelming power of death.
Famine is no: the only dreadful thing
ir Russia. There is iyphus and hun
dred or more other kinds Of maladies.
The Americans send them not only wheat
and rice, but also working men and
women, doctors and nurses, clothing and
medicines. There are people from other
countries doing the same kind of work.
but the Americans are doing niney-fye
per cent Of all the relief work there with
out any ulterior motive save for the love
Of mankind. At last. it has been heard
that the condition there is improving. 4
great relief has been effected.
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SOVIET RUSSIA COINS
LARGE SECURITY ISSUE
Five Million Roubles Will Be Used
to Stabilize New System of
Paper Money.
By WILLIAM NJ. SWEETS

United Press STAFF COrespondenf)
LoNDos fBy Mall Silver coins to
the amount Of 100000 roubles have
been minted by the Russian Government
] in the Peirograd mint, according to the
Moscow correspondent Of the Rigasche
Riga Rundschau.
The minting was begun September /,
last and the coins are of 10, Is. 20
and 25 kopeks and one rouble. They
are 90 per cent silver and 10 per cent
alloy.
The currency is not to go into cir
culaiion. however. but is 10 form the
security for a new note issue. which
may eventually supersede the old one.
The coins. according TO the correspond
en,. greatly resemble the old Tsarist
coins. except that they bear a Soviet
inscription.
Amazing as it may seem," the cor
respondent writes. 'an Improvement in
the currency conditions Of Soviet Rus
sia may be noted in the last month.
chiefly caused by the cessation of paper
money issues. The measures taken by
the Government with view to stabiliz-
ing the currency could almost be call
ed brutal. "r.t.J .i.ool sboJ, 80 ii
Meanwhile the rouble's rate rises.
Food and commodities are cheaper
bread, black and white. by about 40
per cent. Everywhere there is the great
est money shortage. Wages can no
longer be paid and many Of the chief
industrial enterprises are unable to meet
their financial undertakings"
The Moscow bourse during and fol-
lowing the Genoa conference was the
scene Of a feverish activity, he states,
Debentures and shares recently without
any real value suddenly attained sur
prising heights. The Russian Rente
1000 roubles) is now quoting at 90
million roubles. Naptha and railway
shares are also in great demand.
The State Bank also is buying for
eign currency but does little business
as the rates in the free market are con-
siderably higher.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY
Breathing Space.

One of the things that Kansas City
needs most ii present is to dynamite Z
block Of buildings in the very heart Of
town and clear il for a little breathing
spot. with grass and trees and benches
and a fountain. Ditto. for Chicago, St.
Louis and Omaha. For twenty-five years
the family men in Kansas City. as in 9TH
er Mississippi Valley places Of the same
pattern in city planning, have had things
all their own way in disposing Of the
funds of the park board. and they have
spent nearly every cent of that tax money
to improve the outlying residence dis
tricts. Now why shouldn't i; be the turn
OF the downtown sections to get breath.
ing spot? All tourist towns have such
plazas and regard them as the best of
investments-K. c. Star.
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Hannibal Sees Again, in Pageant,
Tom Sawyer, Huck and Betty

| bad man at all. and was kindly friend
10 the members Of the real Tom Saw
yer gang. He died Of pneumonia, Dot
Brown said, in a cot on the ferryboat
respected by everybody.
, The real Cardiff Hill is Holiday Hill
at Hannibal. 1t runs up several hundred
feet from the north end Of Main street
Tom and his friends used to climb up
near the top and pry loose big boulders
for the fun Of hearing them crash down
on the street that runs along the foot
of the great hill. Once after a big
boulder had been started on its devasiai.
ing way the boys were Mortified to OBJ.
serve an old negro driving slowly along
behind his skeleton Of horse. BY all
the laws Of chances and gravitation the
negro and his horse were doomed, but
just at the bottom edge the boulder
struck a hummOck or something and
bounced high over the old drivers head.
The old negro looked up and in a de-
precia,ing way remarked:
'.Yo' boys bettah look out what yo's
doin' or somebody1l get hurled"
A large wicker chair, much used by
Mark Twain, was displayed during the
Tom Sawyer" celebration. With il was
an old cob pipe, Of the Missouri meer-
schaum variety, presented to Hannibal
by one Of Mr.. Clemens daughter as a
souvenir for the Memorial Home. Jim
mie Tisdale of Hannibal. locally known
as cigar maker to Marx. Twain" says
that during one of the authors visit to
Hannibal he and friend smoked up
box of cigars in a talk that lasted near.
ly all night.
There were some who wondered at the
connection between loan Of Arc" and
Tom Sawyer" for Joan also was repre-
sented in the pageant. Her part was
well taken by Mrs. Harrison White.
The local story of how Mark Twain
came TO write loan Of Arc" is this:
When youngster he found a sheet of
blown by the wind about the
streets Of Hannibal, picked it up, and
while idly reading it ran across a brief
account Of the Maid and her sentence
and execution at the stake. Anybody
knowing Mark Twain knew how quick
and vehement he was in taking the part
Of any one he believed oppressed or
prosecuted. The story Of Joan clung to
him, and though in the intervening years
he lived through a world of diverting
experiences. he finally visited France and
here gathered the material for what
many readers consider his strongest and
most purposeful book H
Much of the Hannibal Mark knew
and loved is there still. Bear Creek still
runs through the town, but gimily sur
rounded and penned in by depots and
switch tracks and freight cars. North Of |
Cardiff Hill is a beautiful park. In the
park, gazing out on the river, is a |
',atue Of Mark Twain the pilot-Tom
'awyer just coming into mans estate.
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Columbia's Birds.

Editor NiSsourian: The common red
bird seen around Columbia throughout
the year is the cardinal. not the gros-
beak. 1t belongs 10 the genus CARDINALS.
its scientific name being cardinals car
dinalis uinlD. The grosbeaks belong
10 different genera entirely. The rose
breasted grosbeak. as well as the scarlet
and summer tanagers may be seen dur
ing the summer, but the handsome red
fellow with crest We see so commonly
is the cardinal. Would that there were
fewer cats 10 decrease his numbers as
well as all his feaihered friends. A Bird
Lover. ". AT.
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The Government has established an
automobile mail service for the towns
isolated on the NJ. X. & T. lines be-
tween New Franklin and Hannibal. fol-
lowing the cutting off Of mail to these
places by the discontinuance Of all
katy trains, effective last Monday. Paris,
Goss, Stoutsville, Huntington. Rensselaer,.
Evansville. Holiday and Madison are
being thus served. Fayette. the largest
town affected by the discontinuance Of
service, is receiving mail from New
Franklin by motor.
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SUMNER FIRES

This is the time Of the year when the
fire department is called out to exiin
guish small fires starting in piles Of rub
bish. Most Of these minor blazes are
put out without serious damage, but any
of them might develop into a conAagra
lion.
In the winter time the fres
most frequently start from defective fues
or overheaied furnaces; in the summer
their most prolific source is the miscel
lsneous accumulation Of rubbish that col
lects in backyard or basement or alley
A carelessly tossed cigarette, a shoulder.
ing match or spontaneous combustion
and the fire alarm sounds.
A business man would not think Of
leaving his property exposed to thieves
and robbers. Yet fire takes an annual
toll far in excess Of all our safe crackers
and hold-up men. The fire alarm is a
gigantic cash register, and eyeryiime il
rings the paid out sign goes up.
Every rubbish pile is an eyesore and
a menace. Get rid Of it today.
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PATENT TRANSFORMS WOOD
German Invention May Affect Hard.
wood Industry.

WVOu lu0uSuy.
By United PresJ.
BERLIN. by Mail) oi
pine. poplar and other ordinary wood.
into hard wood, comparable in all re.
specis to ebony, mahogany and the like
is possible under a new German inven.
iiOn.
Rights TO this invention have been OBJ
tanned by Albert Theodore Otto. New
York business man. who represents in
America the great Krupp concern.
Otto believes that the invention will
have a marked effect upon the hard
wood industry Of the world. causing a
vast drop in the importation Of mahog-
any. ebony and such woods.
The device consists in a hydraulic ap-
paratus, which congresses ordinary soft
woods TO the point where they are so
heavy that they will sink in water. Any
desired color Of wood can be obtained
by putting stain through the wood
fiber under force before the actual COM
preston Of the wood is accomplished
Then the ". ole structure has the same
color. Ebory is obtained with black
stain: magl'sany with the rich dark
brown stain.
1t is absolutely impossible to disiin-
guish the fabricated hardwood from the
natural. for it has all Of the character
isiics of weight, wear and beauty, accord
ing to Germ N experts.
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cow BREAKS STATE RECORD
Owls Sinnaline Reaper Is Now Best
Jersey.

By producing l0.8ll pounds Of milk
and 6O5.7O pounds Of fat the junior-iwo-
year-old Jersey COW. Owls Sinnalinc
Reaper. owned by Harry Gabriel. Spring.
field. Missouri. recently broke the state
Jersey record in her class, says C. ".
Turner Of the Missouri College Of Agri-
culture
The former record holder was Gems
Leia Of Coleman Farm. owned by Cole
man Farm. Coleman. Missouri. with a
record Of ll,l57 pounds Of milk and
562.68 pounds Of fat.
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The Thinkers Thought.

The worst enemy Of the better is the
good; and conscientious but shorisight-
ed conservatives are always more bitter
and powerful opponents Of the new ideal
than are the unprincipled rabble.-Wil-
liam Dewitt HYDE.
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All persons, on his property. whe,be,
rented or owned. must proceed at one.
to cut limbs from trees hanging over sidr.
walks and especially limbs that are ne,,
electric light wires. There is an ord;.
nance that such limbs be cut and if pa
cut at once it will be necessary to en-.
force the statute by arrest.
E. s. Rowland, Marshall
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INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS

Indoor swimming pools are increasing
in popularity. 1t must be because they
ofer certain advantages over the old time
swimming hole.
For one thing. the indoor pool is
much safer than the outdoor swimming
hole. There is usually some one in
charge of the indoor pool whose duty it
is TO watch after the safety Of the person;
using the pool. Indoor diving may be
engaged in with greater safety than out.
door diving, because the divers can gauge
the depth Of the water more accurately.
Then, too, there is not the danger Of hit
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FARM BUREAU WILL MEET
Business Agent Will Be Selected
Decennial to Be Discussed.

The Boone County Farm Bureau will
decide upon a local farmer for the posi-
tion Of business agent Of the bureau at
a committee meeting Saturday. 1t was
decided last Saturday at a meeting Of
the farm bureau heads. called by John
l. Boland, president Of the Missouri
Farm Bureau Federation. that the local
farm bureau will maintain business
agent.
1t also will be decided definitely
whether or not the local bureau will send
a float to the decennial celebration of the
Missouri Farm Bureau at Cape Cirardeau
on August 9 to 10.
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Many Attend Free Clinic.

A large number Of persons in Colum.
bia and Boone County have attended the
free clinic al the Boone County Hospital
from 10 to IL O'Clock on Tuesday and
Friday by the visiting staff Of the hos
pital, Of which DIR. F. G. Nifong is the
chief Of staff. Today is the fourth day
of the recently established clinic for the
poor persons of Boone County.
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the recognition of science for the future
welfare OF society: .........'' Its course
'scienceD has not been run. The future
is bright with promise that stands at the
threshold of realization. Ignoring of
science Of one generation bars the door
Of progress and the next generation suf-
iers accordingly. Understanding of
science is the greatest legacy We can
bequeath TO posierity"
lHarcourt. Brace & Co, New Ysrk.)
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AT THE HOTELS
Daniel Boone Tavern.

A. :. Dawson, Ottumwa, Ia; ". II.
Milne, ST. Louis; L. B. Teber. Chicago;
G. L. Clearinghouse, Kansas City; C. F.
Lang, Chicago; NJ. Samuels, Baltimore,
Md; ID. E. Neale, Kirksville; W. C.
McNeeley, Macon; E. E. Price, Dallas,
Tex; p. ]. Mckinley, St. Charles; F.
A. Pear, Mexico; S. r. Jones, St. Louis.
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Boys Find Body of Lion in Sand.

b. Tsifed Ffefs.
LONDON, July ia parry Of small
boys. playing on the sands at Blackburn.
England, found the partially decomposed
body Of a lion in the sand where they
were digging a fort. Two years ago, a
travelling menagerie passed through
Blackburn and for long while inhabi-
iants persisiently believed in the rumor
that lion had escaped on the night Of
the menagerie's passing through.
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THIEF STEALS ONLY CLOCK
Money and Auto Tires Are Safe
But Alarm Clock Disappears.

The blacksmith shop Of John Hoersch.
Seventh and Ash streets. was broken
into last night. Hoersch was much sur
prised that only his alarm clock was
taken when some money that
customer had left for him was nearby.
and there was a large stock Of new au-
tomobile tires as well as several other
valuable things within easy reach.
A front door which was fastened from
the inside was opened in a way which
could not be accounted for since all Of
the windows were locked. The door was
left open by the robber.
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A. NJ. Clark, Of Raytown, was appoint
ed recently to succeed ]. C. Wilson, Of
Bethany, as chairman Of the Committee
on Printing Supplies and Publication
OF the Constitutional Convention.
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NEWS OF THE STATE

Tourists are being moved across food.
ed areas between Chillicothe and Utica,
in Burlington freight cars. Three auto
mobiles were put in one freight car and
the price for each freight car was $40.
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Columbian,

Murrell Poor, Quincy, ILL.,; ]. H
Hourheim, Moberly; Mr.. and Mrs. ]
A. Hutter, Indianapolis; C. W. Fair,
Centralia; P. J. Weber, St. Louis; A.
II. Edding. Salisbury; W. H. Horn,
Wichita, Kan; L. L. Lingle. Moberly;
Miss Anna NJ. Sears, Huntsville.
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William Crookes Mcclure, superin-
tendent Of the Missouri School for the
Deaf. died at II o'clock Thursday even.
ing following an operation for append.
citis.
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The Kansas City alumni Of Chillico,he
Business College are planning a large
picnic at Swope Park in Kansas City,
Sunday, July %.
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One difference between mule and a
Ford is that a Ford carries its kick in
the front.
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The 1922 crop Of Missouri blue grass
seed, the harvest Of which has been
completed, will probably prove the larg.
est on record.
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Mary Dalton Is Improving.

Miss Mary Dalton, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis in the Parker
Memorial Hospital Saturday is reported
better.
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Omar d. Gray, Of the Sturgeon Lead
er' plans to plant a big orchard near
Mexico. He expects to put twenty-five
acres Of land into nuts and fruits
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FRESH EVERY DAY

Mothers Bread. Salt Rising. Rye and
Whole Wheat Bread at the Modrl
Bakery.-Adv.
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Mothers Bread is your best food.
caii Tor il at the stores. Take no sub.
stituie. Model Bakery.-Adv.
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CAKESi CAKFSi

Any kind you want. Leave your order
at the Model Bakey.-Adv.
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Battery Charging and Plenty Of Rental
Batteries at Taylor Carage.-Ady.
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Dodge Touring, $4,000. Runs good.
Taylor Carage.-Adv.
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30x3h Non-Skid Tires, $50. Taylor
Carage.-Adv.
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Fresh Salt Rising Bread at the Mode
Bakery.-Adv.
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AT THE HOSPITALS
Parker Memorial.

Mildred Hayighurst was admitted to
Parker Memorial Hospital yesterday. To-
day. Ida Belle Warden and William c.
King we're admitted, and Bryan Carter
and Minnie Gresham were discharged.