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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
OKLAHOMA COLLEGES.
University Preparatory.
Tonkawa Prerarafa-r-

Tonkawa Preparatory. April %
Messrs- Brock and Finley were ia
Guthrie last Saturday.
Miss Easter ard Miss sou-z spe-t last
Saturday in wichita
Mss Goodman gave 4 FIRE pisno soFo
from II Tcovato-e fl chapel last Fr.1av
Otis Cross was missed from rs work
last Monday. bat r. returned 70 +, Ta.s-
day
Alma walker. who hss besr visiting n
Illinois, fer so-etoe. visited Classes aad
chapel Tuesday.
Il = r1usore8 that Arthur Nils ard
Dezass Chambers have both enlisted II
tto regular army
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Ira l. Reeves. brigadier general II the
Indian Territory volunteer militia. . be APP
pointed as professor Of military science
and tactics. provided
First. That on his application he Is de-
/ tailed by the war department 10 serve
on such In the Z. 2. <: that ne on his
application secure detail u ordnance
and ordinance stores
Second. That he perform such other fn-
structional work as may be required OF
him BY the board Of regents.
Captain Ira T. Reeves has had ton
years OF actual experience In the r.guiar
army. Was wounded In The Spanish
American war and was retired % account
Of his wounds However. he has re-
covered from his wounds and s. anxious
10 do college work which. by the way.
IS no nov thing Tor him. ss he orgnn-
lied tho cadet corps in Purdue university.
lafayette. Indiana. which at the time wss
the largest cadet corps in the Uultei
States.
We believe that the Preparatory -host
Is very fortunate iu securing the SEP
vices of Captain Reeves. and ere glad
that affairs are really started that sill
bring to us she military department. FOR
which wc have SO long planned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

were made: Blenda BIIrkman. 1874 words;
Eva McMurry, 165 words; Hilah Stew
art, $50 words; David Thomas, 164 words;
Laura Burley, 16S words, and Harry How
ard, 176 words.
w. a. Mitchell. n former student of
Prof. F. A. Hibarger made the college
very pleasant call Monday. He is at
present cashier in a bank at Kinkfsher.
Gladys Parrett is doing the stenograph-
ic work for the Brooks Tire Set company.
Attorney Sam Amidon has secured Miss
Louie Stoner as stenographer.
Bessie Bennett has accepted a position
as cashier and bookkeeper for the Badger
grocery.
Miss Alice Palmer of the bookkeeping
department spent Sunday at her home
near Derby
Geo. Cooley, of Illinois, an old friend
of Prof. F. y. Hibarger called Tuesday
while on his way horne from Roswell.
New Mexico.
Mr.. Dewey. local agent. and Mr.. Cald-
well, state agent for the insurance COM
pany called and adjusted the loss oc-
casioned by the recent fire.
Z. Il. Elmore spent Tuesday at Win
helu ATTENDING the OGu Fellows cOnFen-
ton.
The advanced class in arithmetic. the
beginning class and the spelling classes
were treated to examinations this week.
Miss Stella Williams succeeded in making
lao per cent on the advanced arithmetic
work while her sister Nellie lacked only
one per cent of that amount
Ernai Parsons of the bookkeeping de-
partment was absent Friday taking the
county examinations
c. f. Hof and May Montgomery of
the bookkeeping department have taken
up the study of the hooks and crooks.
Ella Marshall, Lorena Goode. Ethel Nc
Canless and Lola Cassel did special work
for the Mccormick press this week.
Architect Dumont employed Miss Eva
McMurray to do some special work dur
ing the week
Miss Addie Baker has accepted a posi-
tion with the Reeves and Case Imple
ment people
John Wirkler. a former student has
been selected by the glee club Of Oberlin
college as basso out of forty applicants
Their first engagement wa1 in Colorado.
\ letter was received this week an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Ivah Wire
and Mrs. Clinton Eager. both former
students Of Prof Hibarger.
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a suspicious looking object and on exam
ination proved to be the delicious repas st
of the Freshmen. After achievements
had arrived. and when everybody was
ready for action, the tub containing the
lunch was taken from the buggy. the
horse turned loosce. and race was then
started across the campus. The scene
was one greatly to be enjoyed by those
looking on, for all the Juniors, Seniors
Sophromores and Preparatory students
were in the race. There was a general
spill Of sandwiches. Juniors, radishes.
doughnuts. Sophomores, various assert
ments of cakes, caps, combs, oranges and
hairpins from the edge of the campus
over to the north steps where those that
were still in the lead. after stumbling
over a wire fence, stopped Ia take breath.
But the Sophomores had secured the best
part of the lunch which they took down
into the gymnasium. and after giving
vent to their feelings in sort of an Indian
war dance around the Freshmen tub.
they proceeded to do justice TO their part
Of the lunch
On Friday the larger part of the track
tweam went to Winfield to participate IN
a meet with the s. X. c. boys. Those
to take part in the events were Messrs
Hoyt. Coppock, Rich. Woodland. Young
McCVlly. Boone, Andrews and McKibbon
Professor Jones. manager. accompanied
the boys.
Rev. Martindale addressed chapel on
Monday evening.
Band practice was dispensed with
Thursday on accoI,rt NJ ton much cor
lege spirit in the air
The intercollegiate track meet of Fair
mount, saltwater and Friends University
viii take place at the fair grounds on
Monday afternoon. There will be special
car service to the grounds, and a good
sized crowd is expected
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Sickner Conservatory.

The Seniors are busy at work preparing
for the commencement concert and final
examinations.
Miss Rilla Blacketer has entered the
piano department and later will study
voice.
Miss Dema Carline began violin lessons
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. A. Sites and daughter called
Friday and arranged for course in
piano for the former; the daughter also
will study piano after few weeks.
The following program was given at
the Conservatory Friday afternoon, be-
ginning at i:30:
Eein Fluchtiger BIick.........Chas. Voss
Miss Ethel Cookson.
My First Waltz. Kohler
Gertrude Redfeld % yrs. old.
Second Raphsodie .Frantz List
Miss Katie Herrig.
Sonatona No. 12................J. L. Dussek
Mr.. Byron Chamberlain.
Duet-Carillon recommendation Ringuet
Miss Bliss and Miss Comley.
Nocturne OPP. ., No. 2...............C Chopin
Miss Hey Jobes.
Violin Solo-Nocturne. .................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Il roueflCk BurnliilSr
Miss Ada Sickner.
Musical Resume of the Week
Longing for Home. Carl Helms
Miss Marie Clarity.
Cresccndo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Iassen
Miss Marguerite Bliss.
Mandolin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Selected
Conservatory Mandolin Trio.
Message from Dreamland ............
-............,...........C. ". Krogmann
Miss Mildred Schiller
The following were visitors during the
past week: Mrs. ]. ". Cookson. Mrs.
Redfeld. Mr.. Arthur Ponce, Katherine
PARROT, Flora Duncan, Mary Mills. Ma
ME Wheeler. Mrs. Clarity, Josephine
Mayall.
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Wichita Commercial col!eoe.

Mr. Q. J. johnson returned to school
Thursday after two weeks spent at his
home at Sterling. Kan.
Rev. Newly Of this city and his
brother-in-law Mr. TurIey. were callers
during the past week
Mr.. Updegraye of the shorthand de-
partment was visited by his sister and
-'lss Case. from Oklahoma on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Mclean and Miss Lucas Of Medi-
cine Lodge Kan, called - see Miss
Lora Triee Of the bookkeeping DEPART
rent on Monday.
Mr.. Waller who took the commercial
course last spring and summer and who
has just closed a very successful school
in oklahoma. returned on Thursday and
VIII begin the shorthand course Monday
Miss Netue Mcintyre, a former student
and a friend Mr.. Clifford from Pennsyl-
vania, made 4 social cali on Wednesday.
Miss Clara Walter u the shorthand
department has accepted a position as
stenographer for the Conklin Electric
company OF this city and goes to work
Monday
Miss Edith Buffers Of the Shorthand
department has accepted \ position in
a real estate Office on East Douglas
avenue SIS stenoErapher and onlce clerk
Messrs. Reece and Newly % the book
keeping department are on the sick list
this week
Mr- W. A. Mitchell former grad
uate. now assistant cashier Of the King
fisher National hank made pleasant
social call at the college on saturday
Miss Lizzie Goodrich OF thu shorthand
department has accepted a permanen,
position at sIsnographeE for the United
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Wichita Shuts kindercarten

The theme for the last two weeks has
been the Blessings Of Effort The
cleaning UP and planting the kitchen
and flower gardens did require effort. but
the blessings have already been enjoyed
in watching the seed babies wake up.
The classifying OF the materials in the
wonder boxes and recounting the changes
made through effort has given much food
for thoughts that will leave little room
or time FOR idle hands and thoughts
The little peoples ideals Of bravery
were helped onto = higher plane by Mrs.
= L. Huxtable's story of the soldiers
she had known during her engagement
as government nurse in the Cuban war
The vegetable seeds from Chief Wal
den's ofice-sent by Congressman Victor
Murdoch for disiribution-and the flower
seeds from the Payne seed store have
been planted and results looked FOR.
The choice toilet soap. given by Mr..
Frank Slower, helps very much and
smells pretty too.
Gertrude Redheld. and baby Ruth
ohrer, baby Lloyd Preston ard their
rnaEua's cane Up Thursday morning.
Little Dorothy Draper and Catherine
Ritchey -reatered
Little Noble Cooley viI he greatly
missed In his language: We've sold
our horses and are gOiag 70 CaHforuiz.
but Il Come back 20 this Kindergarten
sometimes"
Little th-ee-yezr-old Barbara was given
4 turn to choose game OF the d-azassic
circle Her choice was Pegasus. the
Flying Horse \ favov1te story. h-r
had neyer before beer ehossa as . play.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

Tho the kings throne was an/organ
STOOL, his crown strip of paper with
a red heart pinned on in front, a hay
cushion near the throne for the princess
seat, and tho Pegasus only had two
feet the brook was rug under a table,
the golden bride was rope, the spear
an old umbrella handle, and the dragon
football, the game was quite realistic
and held the interest clear through the
return of the brave young man with the
princess. Everybody was happy again
when the leaves and the grass and the
flowers and the returned bird said the
dragon was dead.
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Friends University,

This week the class spirit fever at the
University seems 10 have taken posses
sion OF everybody. All day Wednesday
the atmosphere was heavy with the ap-
preaching storm, and on Thusday IT
broke forth with all its fury The Juniors
had managed TO get possession OF the
Seniors caps and gowns which they had
locked UP in one OF the rooms at South
Hall The Seniors. on learning OF the
whereabouts OF their property. determin-
ID that the Juniors should never appear
with them on, and gathering in A BODY
they went down TO the hall and asked ad-
mittance into the room where their
gowns were secreted. On being refused
acnittance they forced their way into the
room After short fight the two classes
made q truce. But the Juniors seemed
treacherous. and watching their oppor-
tunity made a dash for the gowns The
Seniors succeeded in throwing txo gowns
and several caps OUT of the wipaow to
some - the Senior girls VINO were wait
ing on TIE lawn About this tire The
president appeared and attempted 10 take
hand in the effair. But the arrival q
the Sophonores 20 aid the Seniors aud
Tot long after the arrival of the Fresh
man clsss only made things 81 a higher
pitch. and x was some time be@nre znv
one could % persuaded 20 return 70 the
University But spirits we're W and
scrapping continued All DAY. IRE so2ha-
nores possessed the knowledge az a
Freshman Pscaic- They not only LEARNED
.ae destination 81 the Freshmen bzt also
where their refreshments were u keer-
ing And while the Freshmen were pa
tleaily waiting SsG gathering tkes- forces
a; their meeting place, the sopho-aorss
were having ibeir fun uPon the campus
SEEING buggy driven. away from South
Han they cur acruSs th~ campus ard
EAyl2ld its occupants Sure enough the
Whale trvat 81 the buggy was s1lec with
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company of this city

y PCNI ItcI COiIIIJdfIy OF tIIlS city.
Mr.. Carroll Bower, a former graduate
now with the National Bank Of Com
merce, Kansas City, made d social call
Saturday. He has a fine position and is
doing well.
Mr.. Fred Martin, former student. now
bookkeeper for the Blackwell Mill &
Elevator company, Blackwell, o. T.,
called Monday few minutes between
trains. He was spending a short vaca-
ton at his home in Newton. Kan.
Miss Maud Slater enrolled for ad-
vanced work in shorthand on Monday.
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Wichita Business COLLEGE.

In an examination on transcribing from
aotes this week the following records
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
STATE CHAIRMAN Il. Nj. SIMMONS
REELECTED.

In the unanimous reelection OF
Senator F. M. Simmons as the State
Chairman of the Democratic party tlS-
committee has again put in charge a
man who does not know what it is
to fail, man ever on guard for
Democratic success.
In the campaigns which he has
conducted, Senator Simmons has
shown rare ability and aptitude. He
has ably met and repulsed every as
sault of Republicanism. and under his
charge the campaigns have been SO
conducted as to make Democracy
stronger, and this year the party en-
tiers upon the campaign with the
prospects of a more sweeping victory
than in years.
He has built UP an organization
for the party's benefit that is a strong
and aggressive one, a force that in
meeting Republicans is irresistible
He has proven himself clearheaded
and quick to seize upon every want
age ground for Democratic success
He has, by his successful work, won
the confidence of the entire Democ-
racy as the Chairman of the State
Committee and under his direction q
united force is ready this year to
again roll up a great democratic ma
jority.
The reelection of Senator Simmons
is to be commended. and with this
there is also commentator for the
reelection of Mr.. Alex j. Field as
secretary of the State Committee.
He has made himself of great value
and his services have shown him to
be accurate, careful and painstaking
His past experience in the position
will be of value to him in She coming
campaign, and his friends are graft
fed at his retention.
The party machinery is in safe
hands, and with g Democracy alert
and harmonious the party goes into
action with the brightest prospects of
a record breaking majority for it's
nominees.
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THE COTTON TREE.

The American Cotton Manufacturer
has been looking into the matter of
the Mexican Tree Cotton. and the ar
ticle it publishes concerning this is
one of interest. TO the Southern
planter the idea of a prolific con-
tinued bearing cotton plants will be a
good one and with the information
given by the Cotton Manufacturer it
would seem that it would be a wise
thing for the State to experiment
with the Mexican Tree Cotton and see
what can be done with it in North
Carolina. There are many points con-
corning the tree upon which informa-
ton would be of value. and expert
ments right here at home alone could
do this. Let tests be made on the
State Experiment farms. Here is tho
article referred to:
Never has there been such world
wide agitation looking to the enlarg-
ing of the worlds cotton supply as
at present.
practically every country which is
engaged i'll the manufacture of cot
ton into goods has increased it's pro-
ductive capacity very materially dur
ing the past few years and the i'll
crease in the supply of the raw ma
terial cannot be said to have kept
pace with the augmentation of the
mills.
"In a recent issue we gave brief
description of a few samples of Next
can tree cotton which had been sent
to this office by one of our CORE
respondents in the City of Mexico.
"a closer examination of the -four
specimens sent reveals a quality that
can be considered as a commercial
fibre We are informed that the cot
ton was taken from trees which are
found growing wild in the State OF
Jalisco which lies on the west coast
of the country, being one of the CEN
trail states At few places the pro-
duct of the trees is being made into
coarse cloth by the natives. The yielo
is continuous and everything ind1-
Gates that this arboraceous variety
may be made a commercial success
not only in it's native habitat but II
the United States since it is sald ina
not only is the yield continuous, ou
that the tree will stand both tros
and drought.
There are four distinct sample!
which we class about as follows: Two
are very white and silky While the
others are rather harsh, one being evi
IDENTIFY much stained. TlH staple o
the four lots runs from one and one
sixteenth inches to one and one quar-
| ter inches. One sample contained al
| abnormal amount of waste. but thu
| others were remarkably uniform ii
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length. The strength of the fibres is
a prominent characteristic, being if
anything stronger than a ''peoier''
cotton of the same length. All the
samples would make excellent yarns
and goods with one exception, which
was weak and only suitable for the
making of filling yarns for fabrics
which require soft oozy thread. The
seed is smooth and black. resembling
very much that of the American Sea
Island variety.
considering the interest that is
now being taken in cotton and every
thing that bears on the future supply
and value of the staple, we suggest
as a good plan to arrive at the value
of this tree that the various agricul-
tural experiment stations in the cot.
ton growing States obtain a supply of
seed, and experiment with it as to
the suitability of the plant for grow
ing in their several territories. If
prospects for it's profitable growth
IN this country are as promising as
our superficial examination indicates
we should not hesitate to avail or
selves of this new source of wealth is
soon as it's practicability is demon
StrateQ."
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"STRAIGHT GOODS NEEDED.

Straight goods" is a typical express
sion and as slang goes it tells a whole
volume in two words. If you say OF
a man "He's straight goods that set
ties it. The world knows what you
mean.
1.-THE straight goods man is always
Il winner in the long run. He's a clean
man to begin with, and the people like
clean men. They've got confidence in
clean men for there's no discounting
them. It's that class of men whom
they desire for leaders though they
dc not always get them.
For the CROOKED man" sometimes
gets at the head of the procession.
True it is that he can't stay there long
unless the majority of the crowd be-
hind him are CROOKED men" or unless
he manages to debauch and bamboozle
them. But in the long run the decent
element will get the upper hand, and
then the straight goods" man has
his innings.
There's a lesson in this for young
There are many of these as each cam
paign comes along for young men are
constantly coming of age, and as
Young Americans of the right kind
take to politics as ducks take to water
the new ground in political growth is
constantly opening up.
And these young men should learn
a lesson, and it is that straight goods
in political life is the only way to OBJ
tain success in it. OF course the trim
n,er and the little political boss who
wins by shady methods will succeed
for awhile, but who ever heard of one
of these getting to be real big factors
il events or real big men in affairs.
There's Judge Parker now. If he had
been a shady politician, a demagogue,
4 trickster, would he have ever been
nominated? Not a bit of it. He's
straight goods"
Humbuggery loses in the long run,
and the man who tries to do right to
be honest, is for a time in the minor
ity. But take this consolation to your
soul, you downcast straight goods"
man. Your day will come, and when
it comes it's a day built on the solid
rock, there's a foundation that is not
of sand beneath you.
The Wilmington Star in recent ar
ticle sums up the matter as neatly as
can be in the following paragraphs,
in which it says:
with the people growing more in
telligent year after year the day of
demagoguery is passing. The candi-
date who expects to win must appeal
in any cause to the reason and judg-
ment of men. Evasions and double
dealing cut no ice and fool nobody.
but the man who is misled by believ-
ing that the school of sophistry is go
ing to get very many pupils
'The man with honest convictions,
calm judgment, and intellect to match,
will get there, and stay there, too.
The square dealer, the square hitter
and the square thinker has got all the
trimmers, double-dealerS and sophists
skinned to a finish. Every young man
who wants to enter politics or any
other race among men may as we'll
get busy getting this into his head
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An Empty Dinner Pail.

Chatham Record.
The mckinley wave of prosperity, =
of which Republicans havA so much
Boosted, seems to have subsidized, ano
the full dinner pail does not now
seem to be so full. The wages of
the operatives at Fall River, Massa-
chusetts (many thousand in number)
have been greatly reduced to take
effect next Monday. The employees
of the immense meat packing eStab-
liShments at Chicago have been on a
strike for sometime, SO great has
been their dissatisfaction And the
latest news is that the employees OF
the glass factories near Pittsburg
Pennsylvania, have been notified that
their wages must be reduced. And
it must be remembered that, while
wages arc thus being reduced, the
cost OF living is so much higher than
it was several years ago. Nearly
everything that a laboring man must
now buy costs a good deal more than
formerly. and with reduced vases he
will have less to buy with. This is
not the kind of prosperity" that the
laboring man desires or viii vote for