The Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 279, Ed. 2 Sunday, March 18, 1906 Page: 1 of 8
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VOUTME XVll
srx DAY MORN'lXtl,
SUTJliilE, OKLAHOMA, MARCH 18,1906.
SUNDAY MORNING,
Nt'M iER 279
. GREAT SCHOOL
Chinese Anti-Foreign Cutbreak Begins
[v { j Pav.-nee Institution is Unusually
} Well Equipped
y \ •
SOME FINE IMPROVEMENTS
Agency of Government Wards
Has Work Well in Hand and
Establishment is Model for
Cleanliness — System Under
Which School is Conducted
*
(By W. Ij. Lanter.)
< Special to The State Capital.
Pawnee, Oklu., March 17.—When a man
cornea from a country where the Indiana
die entirely extinct from natural causeH
or have been moved by the government
to other localities, it is something worth
Investigating in the way of knowledge to
see .in what way' these children of the
forest and prairies are provided for, and
3iow well their Interests are guarded from ;
. the wiles of the crafty but more intelli-
gent white men. So, while in this city,
we thought It as well to Bee the Bights
end learn all wo could in regard to the
I^awnee agency and school. ]n this in-
stance the government farm consists of
640 acres adjoining the townslte of Paw-
nee on the east, and Is partly composed
of first bottom land along the Black Bear j
creek, a small stream with considerable ■
valuable timber along its banks, and the 1
balance of tillable and grazing lands run-
ning back into the hills and bluffs and in J
f laces containing a superior quality of |
•building stone, and taken as a whole is!
n valuable piece of property and an ideal
location for the purposes which it is now
used. Under the management of the'
agricultural department, composed of a
head farmer and a few assistants, is
prown a large portion, by the aid of the
children, who are required to work a
part of each day, of the supplies of the
institution In the way of grain, moat
■vegetables, fruit and poultry and dairy
products. Grouped around the lai-ge
school building and located conveniently
jielr are the dwellings of the Indian i
ogent and the other government employes
and the needed offices, shops, stables
end other outbuildings belonging on a
large and well conducted farm. A part
of these buildings are erected of sand
•tone but most of them are frame, with !
«ie a hewed log house, chinked and:
dabbed, like many old people used to see !
In their youthful days. The main build- j
ing of the school department is a large i
two story structure with a wing at each '
end projecting In opposite directions from '
the main building, with well finished and
fully equipped with all modern appli- i
enees of a first class boarding school. It'
is placed upon a slight swell in the land- j
■••ape and Is ourrounded by three or four'
■ ores of well kept lawn and play ground,
and Inside and out is kept scrupulously
ri'-at and clean by the Indian children;'
they being required to scrub the floors
and clean them three times each week 1
This building la not elaborate in design '
or finish, but rather a plain though com-
modious anfl comfortable one.
Arriving on the ground about 2 o'clock
In the afternoon we were Just In time to
roe Mr. Nell Is, the agent, as. he was pre-
paring for.a driva to a distant part ol
the farm, and af;er making our wants
known he hastily gave us over In charge
of Miss Bertha Quigg, a pleasant and en-
tertaining lady who lias been the matron
there for four years, and who seemed,
pleased to escort us over the entire build- !
|pg and explain everything to us In de- j
tail. First, we were shown the girls
dorm'tory, and here everything was as
bright as a new pin, the sixty-five girl*
ell sleep here on iron beds, most of them
being wide enough for two to occupy
■with clean bedding, each one being re-
i quired to mak# her own bed and keep the
blankets and counterpanes in military
style. Next we went through the boys
•leeplng apartments, where the fortv-
\en boys are housed every night, and
here, too. was the same military pre-
cision and cleanliness of the one spoken
•of before. We then followed our guide
, <3 wn stairs to be guided to the dining
ro- m, being Immense In size, arranged
with closets and pantries and shelve* and
cubboards In the most convenient places,
and hero we saw one of those large
ranges which are used In places of this
character for cooking purposes. /After
each meal the dishes, which are ^ gran
Ite, are all washed, wiped and polished"
snd the tabl- « are set ready for the next
■M and all remnants of value are sav-
ed to l ey used In pudding or hash, or
Bome other available manner, and this
work Is ill attended to by the older gljjs
h< re at school, under the guidance of a
li. .id cook In the cooking departmenf
It requires one half a beef every day—
f-irnlsl ed by the Miller Bros, of the 101
rnnch at Bliss—and about two bushels of
pi 'Htoes, with large allowances of rice
nd beans and fruit of various kinds, and
|K pounds of flour each day for ihe
tread, the baking being done dally by a
, Mrs. McCormlck. whose husband Is head!
Inrpenter of the agency. After looking '
11 the oven In which a hundred or mor-
lo-ives of bread mny be hiked at one
ffme. wo were own Into the roojp used
In keep the ndTk and butter and do the
t' •* " k* >p some slxt* hea1
•f cows on the farm and the school!
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BRESSIE 10
CATTLEMEN
SEED HABIT
IS EXPENSIVE
Livestock Association President
• is Eloqueu,
HE ADVISES. ORGANIZATION
BRITISH SAILORS GUARDING MISSION HOUSES N SHANGHAI.
The killing of missionaries by natives jn Kanchang, China, on the night of February 2T>th has caused the ey«
world to be turned again upon the Orient. The ti v\ well founded belief that the d emonstration of yloh-n.
missionaries Is but a forerunner to a mo re tragi*' sequel Is each day being more ti ' nilv established by the pr<■;>
ing made by the government. The first step was taken several weeks ago W'«"i the I'nited St ns giinbo '
was ordered up the Yangtse Kiang. Th is vessel had reached Nankin wh. n ord.-t were, r-■-ived to proceed !•> I
four hundred miles away, where the fourteen American missionaries who eseap d from Nanchmg were taken
Tho army alsd- is active. The general staff has recently completed the preparation or plan for Hn in\;
China whkfli lejiow before president Roosevelt. The details of the scheme, which la advocated by the beat knowi
gists of the American army, are withhel 1 of course, and no one outside a very few kn< w.- just what is cont- sir
the event of trouble In the Chinese Empire. It Is believed however thut it includes plans for both Independ
International movement.
Is always well supplied with dairy prod- j
ucts, and all this work, under the guld-'
ance of an experienced white person, Is
accomplished by the students of the j
school.*
MUST KEEP CLEAN.
Next wc went through the room where
all are required to make their toilet be-
fore each meal. In here we found a long
but shallow zinc trough to carry awny I
the waste water, and above and at th< j
farther side a sine pipe perforated with i
small holes to spray the water through I
Into the trough In such a way thnt no |
one would have to use any water that
had be<yi used by another; also the Indi-
viduality of each one la maintained In
the use of combs, brushes and towels.
A BIO LAUNDRY.
Oar next room to see was the laundry
under the madagement of a competent '•
laundress, the washing and starching and'
ironing for the 112 children Is done by i
them from Monday morning until ftatur- j
day noon, rain or shine, when all of the ;
work for the week is finished. The wash- '
ing is done portly by hand In the old
way and partly by washing machines,
and the clothing la boiled In steam, and
run next through Immense wringers, and
the Ironing Is done in the same old way (
our mothers used to do It. In the butcher]
shop we found the customary tools found]
In a modern shop of this kind, also a
monstrous refrigerator built to hold 800
weight of Ice In that part where the lee
is kept, and It had to be filled twice each
week and is furnished from the Ice plant
at pawnee.
yeara of age. were darning the hose for >
INDIAN "MILOREfSEf*.
But one more room In the Industrial
department remained for us to visit.
Here, too, we found o busy lot of young
Indian girls, under the guidance of a
competent tailoress, running sewing ma-
chines, of which there were eight In the
room, and making and repairing the gar-
ments for the entire school. A class of
six or eight little girls all under nine
the girls and the socks of the boys. An-
other class of eight or ten girls, none
of them over thirteen yeara old. were
making dresses for the girls nnd new
uniforms for the J>oys. The boys are all
dressed alike and the girls all have on
dresses that lool^ as If they might have
been taken from the same piece of goods
In this department, as well as all others,
the government furnishes everything
needed, buying It In wholesale lots. In
the educational department, with two
well equipped rooms In charge of Mr
Bear and Miss Bslrd. we were agnin
agreeably surprised. School hours are
from 9 a. m. to 11:30 o. m . and_ from 1:30
p. m. to 4 p. m.. and only half of the
children ottend the morning session, while
the others attend the afternoon session
being employed otherwise or at play
when not In the school room. In the
room we first entered—lafjfe and airy and
w« II ventilated—were the more advanced*,
pupils, oil ot work with lessons or reclt* |
ing, and all seeming eager and attentive
A geography class was busy drawing ac-
curate inaps of different continents, and
others were reciting other lessons to their
teacher. On the blackboard we also no- |
tlced excellent drawings of wreathf and j
(lowers done with crayon in colors, not - j
urol to the leaves or flowerg. In the edu- |
eatlonal department the children are oh- j
liged to u*e the English language,' ns,
neither of the teachers are able to use;
the Indian dialect or language
THE "BACKWARD" ONES
In the other school rooms are the ones
not so far U "iced, and when we went I
In here we foiftid them reciting a lesson ;
In spelling, and. as In the other room, j
all seemed eager and bright and apt.
In spelling both systems are fully taught,
first each word Is spelled phonetically or
by sound, afterward each word Is spell-
ed by our common method. After this
lesson was finished their teacher re-
quested them to sing one stanza of "Old
Glory," which they did with a zest and
good will, proving to uS that they took
considerable Interest In music. Time for
the afternoon Intermission had arrived
and at the tap of the bell their desks
wero cleared as If by inngic, and ot the
taps of the bell they marched out of the
room in good order to the play ground,
their teachc r told us they always seemed
pleased to have visitors call, and were al-
ways on their good behavior on such
occasions.
XFINE WATER SUPPLY.
Hood water Is abundant and Is supplied ;
from a well by pumping It into a large
tank high up above any of the buildings
and then piped to where desired, the
power being a large windmill, nlso a
gasoline engine is kept for tho purpose
of pumping water when .the wind fails,
and for the purpose of sawing the wood
used Into proper lengths. As timber is
abundant on the farm It Is cut and haul-
ed to the wood yard and there sawed and
split suitable for the stoves. No other
fuel Is used.
NEW ADDITION PLANNED. |
A year or so ago the boys' department
was destroyed by fire and the stone that
was uninjured was hauled over to the
site of tho new office and used In its
construction, which is now completed
Early this season work will be begun on
a new stone structure, to cost $40,0*10, on
we hear men and women say In regard
BETTER FOR FARMER
(By Robert M. M<Wade.)
State Capital Bureau, 1417 O St. N*. W.
Washington, March IT It will be of
i decided inter.; ; to not onl yt ,e farming
Executive Urges Cattlemen to
Join the Association apd Make
it Soiicl Behind Efforts of Law-
makers—Must Keep in Touch
With Experiment Stations
ite Capital.
Okla , March 17—The
u - 'i ii v red A* Pi < s-
s-s.e of the Oklahoma
tioii at tho convention
h w why every stock
a member and every
operate with tlve Military board of Ok-
bihoma an<l the btinsau of< animal In- I
tfustry of tho United States. Yout pre*- < «
ldent recommends that each member of
this organization tmike himself a spec-
ial instr * tor <o hH <uxt assist in this i
great work.
"Wo bellevo that every one directly
Interested in live sfock to benefitted: _
through effective and protective work •
* «i-in p.us. .1 ; before the! Government Spends Liberally on
demanding a readjustment of rates! Distribution
which we claim are uujuat, whereby j •
mu-'h good has arisen from the bearings i •' ♦
aire id v hud through the earnest efforts __
at our I.rtiu 1 THE WORTH IS TREBLED
tary (IJllly Bolton). Pardon me for be-
ing personal, also from the grand and t ,
V i.i eminently grand work of
the H. t. > n ("owen, attorney* for the I Uncle Sam Pays Out Just Three
"It has rendered effective servke to
the sheriffs and courts In their work
In suppressing cattle and horse steal-
ing. throughout the whole country.
"We
id a deer
FED MUST BE PAID.
s' nsH.M-iatlon of
era and some of «tot
ldelibl\ stamped high
ng made and have
ire laws and obtain
Whl,h will glv.
.le remedy. A'
us a quick and
n 1 iv.--1. all tin fair
LAWS NEED CHANGING?
r own live stoek laws need
lized U-
Times the Value of Commodi-
ties on the Market in Mailing
Packages to Farmers — Con-
gress Will be Asked to Inter-
vene
efforts and sti
and the ever
ngth
ling helping hand
irntion, the Texai
elation of Texas.
"Will you help us? Will you help your- ' P'V"
selves? modi i
"Let all answer yes. | n
"Then JoU the Live Stock association
of* Oklahoma, and pay your pro raLi
desire to show an Increase In | and "see the good work go on.
"Let us be second to none, except o>ur Tin .
mother, the Texas Cattle Raisers 'af- j aa*, .,
social Ion.
"8ee wthat the Texas Cattle Raisers'
association fiat* accomplished. Grown so
s:r<>ng and is now a gigantic organize- farm*
i ii9 nniy • n live way is fi*r every
pt.^ck Iser t<« t«sl e wli^i this org.intga-
tlon and pay Ills tfiw. and du-s and pay
j element, but also to the con
| to learn that bread and fai
] provements are being dr\
work of the agricultural de;
constant study for the bett
service, always going on in
j of the department, l>a« b
Ition to the great adv int:
organization and in handlln
porblems that result from
country Into distinct he. tlon
at large
chlng im-
"'m
f ft- ■ «,.
imi <
of 111
to the attempt to edueate and civilize
the North American Indians. that the
ends attained does not Justify the means"
and "that when once more they are turn-'
ed out of the school at the proper age
they go back to be again regular blan-
ket Indians." But we believe we ran
safely say there Is an amouht of im-
provement even then, be it ever so small.
For we feel assured that when they have
finished their school term that the males
are familiar with the use of tools; that
they know how to plow, to sow and to
re ip. and a certain amount of respect for
the Ingenuity of the white man. The
females are taught to bake, to wash and
iron, to cut and make their own gar-
ments, and to cook wholesome and palat- j
able food for their families, and the care :
of a house, and at chapel*s« rviee evfi-y
Sunday they are taught the underlying
principles of the Christian religion. We
ore aware that after living t"/f wild and
free life they liave lived for eenturiaa
that their Indolent disposition has grown
to be almost the natural one. However,
we are Irfeiinrd :o l •' < v. that if our gov-
ernment kcrps up this training for gen-
eration after generation that the Inevi-
table results of long and patient train-
ing will not fall In this Instance, for it
has never failed under other clreum- >
■lances. # *
WANTS A MILLION
DOLLAR BUILDING
Washington. March 17.—Director Wol-
cott. geological survey, has recommended
lo congress that a new building be erect-1
ed for the use of tliat branch of the gov-
ernment service at an estimated cost of1
11.200, Oft®. The director snvs the gov-!
errinent property and records in thei
renffcd building now occupied by the i
survey, the value of which amounts to'
about 1(1.000.000 are in constant danger)
of loss by Hire as the buildings contain!
over 100.000 square feet of varnished
and Inflammable partitions.
Many of the records (-uld not be re-J
p!a td even at a larger expenditure. '
pose of statistic
Investigation. T
cal survey, as w
of plant Indnstr;
analyzed fr<
relation to c
crops, live-
trlct bring to>j
to be adapti d
others, the dell
a settled line
the decisions oi
factors, hgislt
necessarily m)
II. po
cts.
ntrodu
Another
Ject for h
An
n of the idea Ii
nts suited to th€
n a tentative pro-
• f a great section
I river and the
r'd on the map at I
> from the Oin%> !
hine, rich i
Among t
\ J i#
(By Robert M. MoWade.)
al B • m, iii; o st. n. w,
ngton, March 17.—It Is a slngu>
rather remarkable fact that while
i<- expensive to the government
l of distributing them is exceed-
i." It'costs the United states
three times as mud to distribute
l and trees to farmers and
> .i - it costs to buy these com-
« in the market. The figures In
>rt of the bjreau of pjant Industry
our government paid $245,00C
i l.Ing of $90,000 worth of seeda,
ns of salaries, traveling expenses,
.ii« and mailing, and "mlsceliane-
int up t> $2.70 for every $1.00 In
value. That Is a*nut for the
• crack when they are discuss-
ing
nt s heme of certain con-
I off the seed distribution
I>. it la alleged, In the in-
i-lf+men and assuredly not
•f the farming element ol
he axk< d to remedy this
h Is regarded as a trav-
;<>vernmint by a l of ths
rnals and farmers assort-
jut the cu-jntrv. In 190i
llaneo s authorizatloni
Wa
(tor the.
rather m
y
R. M. BUESSI®
Ex-pretldent of the Okla. Cattlemen 'A soclatlon.
xpensea
$02,471;
chlng
and
. and
ets of Heed
n s distil-
ha '!< part1
nds of va-
have been
ttended to
their con-
The gov-
over from
been found
seed. Ths
juantlty oi
rn that Is
Ittle think-
funds are
[<lus of the
h the,gov-
40,000. The
•e, through
position on
romptly, pay them no
e number of animals
sesyrnent which will
the terrl
ly no ot
Ity f"r n
different
ences an
r, and at-1 tlon able to
a reason- eminent of
reate and mote iuuI
push theJg>eat*Kt ind
infke It a j e tf.-ntl. *,
d efficient' "And wltl
I'tlvee and our south
nest, hon- ! have in <>ur
I "Now ! .
I • tog- liter w
y I alms and n
II "Our tiur
?OADS WILL
3FREAD IN NORTHWEST
uality, which1
lat
ude '
treat assi t of An
lUggestcd by refei
tural der
torlnl or
the nam.
vi 1th may he ;
he claim ad- ;
ie efTect thai I
strip might |
i f |> pula f i 11 |
r ti • agrl-Mjl- I
• I
1 t. Ti-
MUST KBBZP FTYi:f OPRN
AIM to be in toueh with *41 th
tment stations In the countv
in forma rpganire
t :
nigniM^ious to work atiU
-) i poroua."
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