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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1905)
THE SUNDAY OSKGOXIAX, POllTIKD, OCTOBER 8, 190p. 31 Roosevelt's Cabin When He Was a ;Co;wboy;in Dakota Interesting. Reproduction, at the Fair of the Home of the -President During His Frontier Career. No appropriation -was made by the Leg islature of the" State o North Dakota, but nevertheless It lias a particularly flne representation at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Succeeding where the legis lators failed, the enterprising buslnesa roen and patriotic citizens of .North .Da kota banded together in a concentrated effort and ratejid enough money to havo their state participate in the Fair. Among the leaders In the successful movement to raise the funds was Gover nor Searles, who has been an ardent ad mirer and. strong advocate of tltto Lewis and Clark Exposition ever since Its In ception. He and his friends started the subscription, and probably had not It been for the civic Joyalty of Governor Searles for his state. North Dakota would not have joined her sister states of the West In falling part In the Pair. It Is true1 that those who havo furnished the money for North Dakota's participation expect to be reimbursed by the Legislature, and probably such will be the case, but never theless It Is a splendid presentation of the publlc-splrltedness and enterprise of the people of that state. The North Dakota exhibit, which occu pies a large and spacious booth in the Agricultural building. Is as splendid a dls. play as was the motive which actuated the -progressive and up-to-date citizens who raised the funds for its installation. North Dakota has more than Just a booth l. which to display its products, for Its exhibit extends nearly across the south end of the huge Agricultural building. Instead of erecting a building, the North I'akota commissioner!! thought It advis able to use all the available funds In mak ing as flne an exhibit as possible. As a result they have one of the most excel lent and beautiful displays of the entire Exposition, although It Is not as extensive" cs some of the other state exhibits. Surrounding the exhibit Is a railing and pillars of square plates of glass, In which arc displayed In artistic assortment tho many different grains and cereals of North Dakota, The. wall In back of tho ground space Is beautifully decorated with more products of the state, such as grains, grasses, etc Here are also shown stuffed wild animals and prairie chickens and other game birds of North Dakota. Hun 'dreds of pictures showing views of tho beautiful and fertile valleys and farms, the ranches, rivers and lakes of this won derful states, also dot tho walls. While the visitors to the exhibit .greatly delight In Inspecting the agricultural dis plays of North Dakota, the Interest cen ters upon the Roosevelt cabin, which Is the predominating feature of the whole exhibit. Jf you have not seen this cabin, you have not seen all of the Exposition. Hundreds, .rather thousands, of visitors visit the Roosevelt cabin dally, which is without a doubt one of the most intensely Interesting exhibits of the Fair. All like this little structure, from the youngest to the oldest visitors,, and many persons pay It a visit, every time they go to the Fair. In fact, it Is as famous for an exhibit as the Forestry log structure Is for a build lng. The Roosevelt cabin Is the log hut in which the President lived when he was a cattleman on the plains of North Da kota. It Is not a replica or a reproduc tion, but it is the genuine article. Within the four walls and roof of the little unique building in tho Agricultural building. The odore Roosevelt lived one of the happiest periods of his life. Here in company with his cowboys, he spent several years liv ing as doc3 a typical Western ranchman. The Roosevelt cabin was transported to the North Dakota booth In its entirety at great expense. The building is made out of lqps, the cracks of which are plastered with cla. Tnere are two rooms In the building, which are the sleeping npartment and tho living-room. From the solidity of the walls It can be readily seen that It is a vary warm structure, and that the Pres ident was very comfortable In it during; the arduous Winter months when the Icy cold winds and sleet swept down from the north across the Dakota plains. The furniture Is all crude, like that found'In the houses of the old-time ranch ers, but It Is very Interesting because It was used by tho President." Such articles as chairs, tables, sideboards, etc.. aro shown. One of the things exceptionally noteworthy Is President Roosevelt's fa vorite chair, or at least It was when he was a rancher. It Is hewn out of one Immense timber, it stands on an end, with just enough space cut out for a person to sit In I:. The handy substitute for a." chair ha- been used so much, evidently, by tho President and his friends, as It has bert a curiosity for many years, that It Is as smooth as Ivory, and looks as though It had been oiled and polished. Another thing of Interest Is a pair of "chaps" worn by the President when inspecting his ranch on horseback. Other articles displayed are tho Pres ident's saddles, old clothes he wore, when on his hunting trips, his spurs, "and his Lest trousers, which he wore oaly on Sundays. The little log building. Inside and out. Is literally covered with the carved initials of persons who have visited the building before It was brought to the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The roof la the only portion of tho .building that is not wholly disfigured, and a few of tfca most vigorous visitors have their identifi cation marks also there. It has been esti mated that more than 2000 persons visit the Roosevelt cabin every day. They Must "Keep" Their Husbands. According to the revised code of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, the brlda must promise to "love, honor and keep" her husband. The enabling clause In tho nuptial formula has been the subject of endless tinkering of late, but we feel that It ought to stay now for a long period where the Methodists have put it. Strangely enough, the men were less sat isfied than the women with the old word "obey." So many, sweet girls seemed rather to want to pledge obedience. But man in his wisdom, born of effectual ex perience, knew how sweetly those same, girls proceeded straightway to obey not, and so quietly worked for a repeal of the statute. The new formula Is a revolu tionary and happy revorsal of ancient duty and privilege. The sweet girl now must agree to "keep" the man of her choice. Thus, claiming her full rights, woman must now agree to do her whola duty, and no man need longer bother himself with tho question of how he la to support a,, wife. It Is Interesting to note in this connection that a young woman has Iatelj- been telling the publlo that marriage Improves a man. Hence forth the Improvement ought to be mora noticeable. We take It that man's matri monial outlook was neve- more Inviting. When hereafter he totes the umbrella and the handbag, while the woman totes tho -baby. It will be .acknowledged that he Is taking his full snore ot the comesuc our den. Judge. Told in the Rotundas "The modern meaning of the term 'sham battle' stands for as gross a mis representation of the real thing as pos sible." So said General Fred Funston, of the United States Army, as he stood In the lobby of the Hotel Portland last night. "Why. do you know I would not walk across the street to see a sham battle? In fact. If a sham battle was In progress so near, I believe I would walk away from it. and get as far distant as pos sible. "In my opinion, there should be no such things as these so-called sham battles, because they give people the wrong con ception of a sure-enougb fight. At one of these fake fights you se a lot of sol olcrs standing up and shooting at each ether as though thev were utterly Im mune from bullets or shells, in the real thing the soldiers occupy the least space they can crowd into, and wriggle and crawl Into every low spot or crevice In the ground they can find. That is only one reason vhy I am opposed to the sham battles that are perpetrated upon the people. The maneuvers of the United States troops, such as arc held In this country, are, of course, something like iuc real uiing. General Funston ought to know, as there are very few men alive who have passed through as much active service as the noted military man from Kansas. His brilliant career, which' embraces his almost inpstlmnWo sprvl cause, his remarkable victories over the J p lupmos ana mo capture or Jlguinaldo, is well known to nearly every patriotic American. His rise from a Colonel of- a volunteer regiment from Kansas to Gen eral in the United States Army was rapid. He is now In command of the Department of California, with headquarters in San Francisco. His is in Portland on a visit to the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Among the prominent guests at the Ho tel Portland this week. Is C E. Beekman, of Jacksonville, . one of the wealthiest and most Influential citizens of Southern Oregon. He is an old-timer, having made his first start In Southern Oregon by driv ing a stage during the Indian outbreaks of the early days. Mr. Beekman is a large land-owner in Rogue River Valley, and Is a strong believer in the future develop ment of his part of the state. "We have very little use for doctors down In our part of the opuntry, he said, "and the few physicians who are there have a hard time of It. Wc, as well as other people, need physicians when wo are III, butjlown In Jacksonville we rarely get sick. We haven't bad a death among children In the school ages for five years In Jacksonville, a town of nearly 10CO peo ple, so you can understand why physi cians are not necessary for pur existence. A few ot them are all right, but we do not need, and do not have as many as other communities like ours. "Another thing I have noticed of late years Is the change of climate we are ex periencing in Southern Oregon. Back In the '50s. we never knew of any such thing as rain in the Sunfmer months, but now rains are frequcntand they are increas ing every year. Now we also have severo thunder storms, and lightning strikes every once'ln a while. These things were unheard of in the early days. I suppose that tho increased acreage under cultiva tion,, the destruction of the forests, and the general development of that section of. the country has brought about the dif ferent climatic conditions." ... "Somehow Portland seems Just like home to me, and when I am here I feel just as much at ease as If I were sitting on my own front porch back In Duluth." remarked J. L. Washburn, of Duluth. Minn., at the Hotel Portland recently. Mr. Washburn Is- one of the prominent attorneys In Duluth, and has extensive Interests In Oregon. He makes trips to Portland nearly every year. "And when I leave Portland for Duluth j I reel as If I was leaving home on a trip," he continued. "Portland has . a peculiar fascination -for me, and If-1 should ever J leave Duluth I would surely -pitch my tent In this city. It has a- home-like and Yvholcsome air that is unllko any other city I know of. The Portland people are as nice as the city Itself. In my opinion, they have that true Western spirit ofbos pltallty and friendship you read so much about. Another thing I Uke Is that your citizens are not always "waving a. banner or shouting about the superiority of this town over all others. You know you have a good city, but do not -make yourselves obnoxious by bragging about 1L "I find more Duluth people In Portlands than any town I was ever In. I never see many of them in Seattle or other Coast towns, but when I come to Port land I encounter scores of them. The other afternoon when I arrived I met a-, holf-dozen Duluth people before I had been at the hotel more than 15 minutes. -It Is always the same way, and It -has impressed me as being unusual." "All of the lumbermen will have ta come to. the Pacific Coast before very long unless they go Into some other kind of of Tacoma, secretary of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, at the Hotel Portland, yesterday afternoon. Mr. McCormlck was one of the party which accompanied Frcd orick Weyerhaeuser, tho head of the largest lumber syndicate in the world. 'The small sawmills In Minnesota are experiencing a rapid death, as they ore exhausting their timber supply. JThe larger companies will last longer, as they have larger holdings. But It will only be a few. years before the lumbermen, big and small, will all get out. "In seeking new fields, the Minnesota lumbermen either go. South or Httme to the 'West. I am rather Inclined to believe that the South Is a little preferable right now because it is nearer the center of consumption; but the timber of the South ern States will soon bo a thing: of the post, and It is then that the lumbermen will all come to the Pacific Coast. I can say, and I think I am pretty nearly cor rect, that within ten years the timber of the South will also have been exhausted. I hardly think this generation will ever sco the tlm.e when the vast 'forests of the Northwest will have been destroyed." John U. Smith. cx-Unlted States Com missioner to Alaska, formerly a resident of this city, and for the past seven years a lawyer In the Hawaiian Islands, is in Pcrtlnnd for a couple of weeks. Mr. Smith says that instead of Increasing, the Americans are growing scarcer 'on the islands. He says that if the enormous plantations, now leased from the govern ment, were cut up into smaller tracts, the American farmers would have more of a chance. Now the Jap3 do nearly all ot this work for the few men who control the big plantations. "When I was on1 Portland Heights the other day I saw In imagination the crater of KUauea," remarked Mr. Smith, at the Imperial Hotel lost night. "You can stand at the old Marklo residence, on Portland Heights and look towards the Columbia University, at University Park, on the peninsula, and imagine you are looking across the .crater of Kilauea In Hawaii. That Is about the diameter of our circular main crater. Imagine the sides of this circular crater perpendicular all the way around, except In front of you, where it Is much steeper than Portland" Heights. The depth Is about the same as the ele vation of the old Markle residence above the river. In the bottom and near the center of this main crater Is another cra ter, which Is known as the Lake of Fire. The walls of this sub-pltre perpendic ular or overhanging, yet tourists stand and sit at Its very edge to watch the fiery fountains and boiling lava 2000 feet be-lo'w." His Idea of the Meanest Woman. Philadelphia Bulletin. Miss Caroline Powell, of Boston, la a wood engraver,, a pupil of Timothy Cole, and at a dinner recently she said of her masterr "Mr. Cole had a horror of stingy per sons. He was continually railing against such people, continually pointing out to us glaring examples ot meanness and greed. "He said one day that he had heard that morning of one of the meanest wo men In the world. "She called before breakfast at the house of a neighbor of his and said: " 'Madam, I see that you have adver tised In the papers for a cook.' " 'Yes, I have,' returned the other, 'but surely you are not after the place.' " 'No.' said the stranger, 'but I only live, two blocks away from you. and since I need a cook myself. I thought you might send to me all the applicants you re jected." " Peter's Nightmare. As lazy Peter lay In bed. The fractions sat upon his bead. And said, "If we cut you In two. How many halves would come from you? And what would the proportion be If of your lingers we took three? Or If we ate one-half your pie. What fraction would you eat. and whyl So all night long the fractions sat Afklng about this thing and that. TlllPeter woke and cried. "Oh. dear, I'll have to study hard, I fearl"