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DRILL SHIRTS ?
CAMPAIGN HATS ?
R £ G U L AT ION BELTS?
WHITE GLOVES ?
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3P£ctAL Notice !—Our stock of drill abirts
«as to have arrived for tbc opening of the Col*
Ikgo, but was delayed in< shipment, and have
juat arrived. So wo now hare a full stock of
all else# of the best drill shirts offered the
»tudei\t* this aeaooo, and would warn all
•ludente who have not yet secured their shirts
not to Aklay their purchases as each student is
required to hare two shirts, and the supply
may not last long.
HUNTER & CHATHAM
MEN’S FURNISHERS
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College fjjtanon. Texas.
President fd, HL IfarrirKtoii.
Colletjir Station, Texas.
I Dear Sir: 1 hereby tender my reeig-
r at ion as superintendent of the steam
Mam. Thanking >oufor past favors.
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1R? truly,
^ Oeorge drupe.
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^GRICOLTUItAlJ AND MECHANI-
, CAL C'OLLEt*E OF TEXAS.
College Station^ Tex., Jan. 7, ’07.
Mr. George Grups.
Collloge^ Texas.
Dear Sir: I air{ in receipt of your
vor of th^ 3d fast., and in reply
ould say thWt thq same is regretful*
accepted. Yout services to the In
tution hate beep faithful and eflfi-
eOt. 1. trust that in the new work
t you are to takh up, you will find
striroun<lingt' congenial and
Ognition on tire part of the au
thorities over* you y>f your ability and
$d*|ity> mid 1 feel fare that the future
Will bring you cor^inued success.
Yours truly,
Harrington.
FKOM PKOF.
The City National Bank
DEISION A
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AIM. TEXAS’
OEF»OE»T AF* V OF* TM E
‘TES Caov/E Ft M Ne E tst T
With capital,
dred thousand
over half a mil
eral
ice*
rplus and profits of orre hun-
ollars and total resources of
Ion dollars, transacts a gen-
banking business, and offers Its serv-
to the puWflc with assurances of abso-
the tacult\
College aollci
T a. s.
E. H.
ALBE
\A ED. S.
E.W
—
lute safety, aiguaranteed by the character,
experience an*T financial responsibility of
the officers an I directors charged with the
management W the Bank. The business of
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H. A T. C. SCHEDULE, i
NORTH Bor.ND TSa^ffT
No. 8* ....] ,..i l:Mp. m.
No. 5 J*. * -. -J* :*e a., ml (flog)
SOOTH !sorJU» TSAINS*.
No. 2 #!;4i p. *».
No. «4*.. ,... .’i .. .. ,li57 U. mJ (flag)
IJ A O. N. SCHEDULE, i
South bound train*
Noj l(«.. : .r.; i.'1 a. m.
SOUTH BOUND TSAIHS.
No. 101: .J .4:66 p. t m.
LOCALS
Mr. A. J. Neff; ’03, is spending'
few days on the Campus.
, Mr. John Wicks* spent the holi
days with his parents is Bryan.
Mt. G. R. Abney, ’06, spent the
holidays with bis parents in Frank-j
Um t
p». Fountain wish«-s to announce
that no composition will be receiv
ed from seniors after Jan. *5.
lir. R. J. Windrow. "06, has re
signed his position with the U. S.
Government and is flow employed,
as an instrument-mau in De Rider,
La r
Mr. Harry Matthewa, ’03, spent
a few days ou the campus recently.
He has a prominent position with
the Guffey Petroleum Company of
Beaumont. 4
p- I i
Thursday the 10th instant we
will be honoretf with the .presence
of “Cyclone” Southers, on our
r Lyceum course.. We are all look
ing for a rare treat at his hands
A. J. Neff, ’oa, who has been
ruiining a foundry at Brownwood.
Texas, has decided to accept the
position of superintendent of
steam plant at College.
Mr. R. E. Schiller, ’06, spent
the holidays working as an instru-
mnttnai fora U. S. government
surveying party who were locating
a site fori a proposed dam in the
Brazos fiver about seven miles
from Bryan.,
. j We are sorry to note that Mr.
George Grope, ’92, has resigned
his position as superintendent of
the steriuh plant at College and will
enter the employ of the U. S gov-
ernmem on the 15 iost.OHe made
g grade of 94 oa his
for the position he secured.)
Patronize Benson’s Barber Shop
MR. OEOKQE ORUPETO LEAVE a. asd M.
Has Accepted Puslttaa as Chief Esgiseer
of << Cul. A. M. Hiller."
Resident* of College Station will
regret to Isaak of the departure of Mr.
(ieoege drupe, who has been in
charge of the steam plant for a num
ber of years. Mr. drupe is an alum
nus otf the college ‘ He has accepted
a position as chief engineer of the
Dredge “Col. A. M. Miller," now at
Harrisburg. The following letter*'
concerning his appointment have
been handed to us for puMicataon:
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NOTICE OF K AltlNCk V
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United States Civil Service
Commission.
Board of Civil Service Examiners.
Engineer Dept. Service.Galveston,
Texas. I [ ’
Jannuarf 3, 1907.
Mr. Geo. drupe,
College Station, Texas.
You are informed tfau in your
Chief Engineer examination of De
cember 24, 1906, yoiir average
percentage is 94 per cent.
The names of competitors who ob
tain an average percentage of 70 or
more (or, if preferred soldiers or sailors,
an average percentage of 65 or more)
are entered upon the register of eligi-
bles with the rating obtained; but those
whose average percentage is below 70
: (or 65. if preferred soldiers or sa ilodl)
are not eligible for appointment The
pfaiod of eligibility for those who ob
tain an eligible average percentage is
one year. Only those persons have
right to a claim of preference who
have been honorably discharged from
the military or naval segeifu by reason
of disability resulting from wounds or
sicknas* incurred in the line of duty.
Very respectfully,
S. M. Wilcox,
Secretary, Local Board.
LETTER AND
LOMAX
The following yeraes have been
received from Prtlf.John A. Lomax
of the English Department. We
are pleased to p^ibliah them.
THE OLD MAOf
See »tr««i-h.ng yonder.
Whi<h part» the fait
4°*’" * a
Sends down a runlet t|
Through Double N
length of stream,;
The western side spred
Which sinks away
iisgtea’ jj
At last into the rashii
See, faintly showing t|
The deej>-C ut psthwn
ing crest.
Sage-matted now and^ rimmed
The Am reminders oft the olden times.
Of life, of stir, of blopd. of Indian raid.
The hkint of buffalo sad antelope.
The tamp, the wagfa train, the sea of
riftsca.
The cowboy's lonely vigil through the
The stampede and thk wild
United States Engineer
Department
Dredge “Col. A. M. Millar.”
Galveston, Texas, Jan. 2, 1907.
Mr. Goo. drupe.
College Station, Texas.
Sir: You will please report for
duty as Chief Engineer of Dredge
“Col. A. M. Miller." at Harrisbuig,
Texas, not later than January 15th.
Answer im media rely.. ' i
Very truly.
VV. A. 'Hinkle, Sup’t.
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LCMSIE TRAIL.
o'er that low divide
ng rain—ehe esstern
' T? • S|
> the southern sea
lountsan's niftilhlg
ds out into a plsia.
rr tawny, rolling
Rio tirnnde,—
that distant ridge,
through the shelv-
rith chn-
thk storm.
The call of Cnliforniart golden flood.
The iiapulae of the Saxon’s “Westward
‘tL ■ ' J j
Which act our fatHBa’ faces from the
«asE. , . | pi
To spread resist las o er the barren wsstes.
To people all the regions 'nenth the sun—
Those Wtkings of the pld Mackenzie trail.
It winili—this old fork>tten cattle trail—
Through valleys Still tind silent even now.
Save when the vellotO-breasted desert lark
Cells shrill and' lonely from a deed mes-
In viuivaring notes set |n a minor key,
Bardened with vacant. dead monotony.
The enjlir-s round of fanny days, of starry
l j
The blknk tine hanging of the wholly free.
The estate's howl is hard at dark from
Lew lyXig hill; compafaoeed by the loafer
woM •
They y*ip in concert pc the far off stars.
Or gnaw the bleached bona in savage rage
That lie unburied by the gras*-grown paths.
The prairie dogs play sentinel by day,
Ahd backward slips the badger to hie den.
The whir, the fatal strike of rattle make,
A ^taring burzard Hosting in the blue,
Aiid, efav and then.) the curlew's eerie
iMFf
Lost, slwsys lost, and:seeking mernioro—
All eUajis mute and dormant, vacantly
days run idly oa,
hlch eddying
ride through
Tier sun looks down, the days
The breezes whirl the t^ast, w h
Stafaberlng the recorJL of tl
the westward
trade witi
students of the A. and fl.
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RKER. President
TIN, Vice-President
W. WILKERSON, Cashier
RDEN, Asst. Cashier
ENSHAW. Asst. Cashier
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THE IRUG TWA.IN
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need of Peif
Dentifrice, or
oilet Artie
Headquarters forjiA. dnd M. College Stationery j
crossed
teeless
La Salle, the gentle
this course.
And went to death and
(or sg
Comwacha and Apoches fron
Came iweepiag -outhward,
the sun,
And charged in mitnic com bet j
The scions of Montezuma's
race
Perhaps have seen that knotty.
Or sucked tke cartes apples gr
AH these have passed, and
migrants.
Who bore the westward fever in
The Norseman tsng for rovm
vein*;
Who loved the plaisi a sailors
Braved danger, death, and found
place
While traveling on the old Mach
Brave old Mackenzie long bia
To rat beside the trail that heart
A granite mountaia mskea hit no
The northers, moaaing o'er the loWfavide,
Go gei)t ly past hit long deserted ep re.
No more his rangees guard the wilS ont
No more be leads them in the borf t fight;
No more is scon the winding st am of
horns
"Ttcrc.i'
nr. 'To t bo
To Kansas bouad; the du
'«■*» : I. F
And cries, the pistol's sharp
Wild days ip Texas by the Rio
And some men ay when dusky ni
down.
Dark, cloudy night without a ki
One soa dim horce 1 et ski rami
tftgl ; j ft 4
Hard by Mackenzie', grave; and
Have head from deep within thetl
hills ' r* i
The tramp of ghostly hoofs, t
Uzwt^
The rumble of a naming wdgon 4i
Sometimes fa echoes of a frontiet
Then sounds grow fainter, shad'
■-•r. >1 jm
On westward, westward, a they i
Went ranging o’er the old Mack
rboy
tie
Aesoss the Colorado, Brazos, through
Coach o't broad, fair v4Hey, sweeping on
By Abilhne H cliribe upon the plain,
Tke Llano Estacado (beyond lie rvastat
O* alkali and hunger gaunt and daath)—
And bar* is lost ia shifting rifts of sand.
Anna it lingers by a hidden spring
That bubbles fey into the wilderness;
Its pathway trenched that distant mountain
>! oMU r
Nop gmssn to ghlcbsS through torrential
Miai'. • f L ! :i ‘
Ds Vacs gathered ptnofa by the why.
I tesg ere the furrow, grew on yonder kill,
Cutbv the creek ing prairie-schooner wbeek; 1
—Tbe Gold
Bam* at a vary
nerved in the
den. It Is
vlniet colored
aUver and
was printed,
the methods
which have grant
Ivev Or
and Silver <
fry peculiar book
pat! la library I
with mean]
two oewae boom enawuwffS
—
Bow vn.r (M Bn.
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vigilance,” shouted tbe ora
tbe price of libertyr
Tbe women electors
glances.
“That Is tbe
year.” they ret
tbeir a boulders.
There ware no bargains to be bad,
and they lost Intexest tr> tba proceed
price aa last
and shrugged
eotavsa of Xovai
“Courts of love” were eetsbHsbed
tbe middle ages, when chivalry waa at
Its height and love tbe serious occupa
tion of Ufa among tbe higher class of
society. Tbe Bret “court of lover wan
established fas the aontb of Prance In
tbe twelfth century sod waa composed
ot knight* poets and ladles, and tbeir
dactaions ou subtle qaeatlons connected
wttb affairs of tbe heart war* given
with great formality.
Mrs. Meyer—What's the trouble, Mrs.
Behais? You are In bad humor this
morning. Mrs. s. hulx You set. my
husband stayed at the club every night
laat week until after midnight Last
night I aat up. determined t« give him
a curtain lecture when he got In late;
azzd what do you think? Tbe fool
came begae at 9 o’clock!—Kij.-g.nde
Blatter, y
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In tbe Kt**<•-«-1 1 a Cemtnst.
Women needed to (>e admonished re
garding certain details of good man
ners In tbe eighteenth century quite an
moirh as today. At tbe Handel faettval
at W*estmlnstqr abbey In 1T1*0 g notice
was posted fending. "No Indies wlU bn
admitted with beta, and they ape par
ttaralarty requested to come wttboet
feathers and very email hoops, tf
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The Old Reliable
JOHN WITTMANN
Tailor Shop
Can always he depended
upon for Quality. Style,
At at *
Fit and Promptness 1
GIVE US YOUR ORDER
EXCHANlSE
SHAVING PARLOR
4, X. GRICE, Proprleu,^
HOT AND COLD BATHS
mxxt noon to bxcha^ob
HBYAN. TEX A#.
HoTXL.
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