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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 3IARCII 8, 190S. J sL iFrirl nOTfD r THat is What They Call . I jp1 VlP t7- rlV J M ii iPy Princess Patricia o! Connanglst, King " - JJ W fr Nv ii Edward's BeaDtiful Niece, jMf W . ' ' ' " v any Royal Sflitcrs t .UK most incorrigible flirt in Europe" is what they are now calling the beautiful niece of King; Kdward. Princess Patricia, of Connaug ht. Married according to Dame Rumor a dozen times, the willful daughter of King Kdward'a only brother, the Duke of Connaught, has steadily declined to dip into the bonds of Hymen, and now nobody will believe that her rumored engagement to the Duke of Turin is anything more than another of those pranks of which she is so fond. From Italy and England have come grave stories of tle matters of di plomacy involved in such a union. Of 'course, the Duke could only marry in a Roman Catholic Church, but unfor tunately Patricia, as a member of Eng.J lanaa ruling lamny, could not accede to this. She must wed according to Church of England rites to maintain her rating in the royal family. And so the wiseacres have been try ing to devise ways and means out of this unfortunate tangle. But mean time the person most interested Is probably laughing in her sleeve. Prin cess "Pat" may intend to marry the Duke Just now, but even this la no ar gument for saying that she will. She has changed her heart's fealty as often as her gown, which is saying a good deal, considering that she has the rep utation of being one of the best ilressed 'women in the realm of her august uncle. Princess "Pat." as she is affection ately called by her people, who idolize her. violates many of the accepted laws regarding Princesses. In the first place, she Is very beautiful, with gol tlen hair and soulful blue eyes, a su perb complexion, nne figure, youth and the charm of cultivation. More over, she steadfastly declines to be considered a mere pawn in Uie polit ical arame of Kurop'c. She has an nounced that she will only marry where her heart dictates, but mean time she is having plenty of amuse ment at the expense of royal suitors who long to become possessed of her beauty, wealth and royal position. King Edward had a thought for Pa tricia. Edward, while the most affec FOSSILS BY Two Hills lu That State TWO little liills have been dis covered in Sioux County in Ne braska, which, scientists con IW aueh an extraordinary Index to lire in the remote past that a mtmbe of the important museums hav stak them out, just as prospectors woulu Make out a miainsr claim. Kach ot t hme muecmus has alloted to itself a portion of these hills, and 1ms been busy disinterring from them the re markable deposits of prehistoric fos sils which they contain. These hills- art the richest in the world in point ot the particular wealth which they hold wealth which cannot, of course, be measured by any commercial standard. According to the scientific view it is Incalculable. Tons upon tons of fossils have just been taken out of this small area, and the surface has but merely been scratched. An expedition from the American Museum of Natural History recently returned to New York with a cargo of thesrt fossils, which the paleontologists ar nw busy putting tufccUicr. The Ca ruts to Museum staff I Europe" la what they are now . f . Mi "S I 1 T iUwJ'- ' X V-. , 2 1 JiissL !?:v-:-V,r 1 111 4 .v4 53331 wi , I-: li ' rL 1 ' N PAJ$IC1A I f- fi I lib 1 J - - X pONNAU6HrJ t A- I . AgSll tionate of uncles. Is, nevertheless, pa triotic to the core. He himself has made many sacrilices in the interest of Britain, and he exacts of every one ot his relations that they likewise be willing to yield their own wishes to the good of the cause. His general policy is to bind the na tions of Western Europe together, es pecially those situated along the Medi terranean, his thought being to isolate (Jermany, which power ho regards as England's most redoubtable foe of the future. Hence when King Alfonso came to England a-wooing, King Edward could hardly conceal his pleasure. What monarch in Europe could offer to a kingly suitor such a bride as Princess "Pat"? All that Edward thought of her at tractiveness. King Alfonso promptly con curred hi. He had never seen such beau tiful youth, such vivacity, such tact, such THE TON IN NEBRASKA Yielding lp Vast Treasures in Prehistoric Animal Kemains. has likewise rent on to Tlttsburj? a large collection, and similarly the Uni versity of Nebraska has benefited by the work of its expedition. Next spring the explorations of all of these museums will be resumed. So thick are the remains of various pre-historic monsters rhinoceros, the gigantic pig. and others in these hills, they are so abundant, in fact eo ple thoric, that no attempt has been made by the Canegie Museum expedition to carve not of the sandstone each indi vidual and separate bone. That method at first was tried, but It was too slow and intricate a process. The field ex plorers decided to cut out solid blocks of th stone, which have been sent on to Pittsburg. There skilled scientists are carefully picking1 out eaoh frag ment of bone. It Is a method which requires great patience and delicate handling. The American Museum of Natural History's expedition did not adopt that method. It cut out and sep arated the fossil remains on the spot. Its collection, as a consequence. Is not as large as that of tho Carnegie Mu seum. Moreover, the Carrftgie explor ers were first on the s.ene. 1 J power to please. Patricia so filled his eyes that he had no time for any other of the royal ladies who sought to win his smiles. For a time it suited the whim of Pa tricia to indulge the dreams of the ruler of Spain. It passed from court to court throughout Europe that Patricia was to become the bride of . Spain's ruler. King Edward could hardly restrain his expres sion of royal pleasure. In all of these museums those m re mains are being reconstructed into the skeletons of animals just as they ex isted hundreds of thousands of years ago. This naturally takes considerable time. No skelton is ever found com plete. The bones of the skull may be shattered into a hundred parts, and similarly so those of other portions of the skeletons. A part of a rib may be taken out here Lnd another part there. These manifold fragments of each skeleton, must all be fitted and joined, each In its place. It is an elaborate and painstaking work. This unique quarry Is called Agate Spring Quarry, and Is on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Sioux County, Ne braska. Some years ago James H. C"ook, a ranchman near by, observed bor.es sticking out of the sandstone. He had delved somewhat into scientific matters, and concluded that they were fossil remains. He wrote to the Car negie Museum about his discovery, and uiged it to investigate. For a lon$; time no attention was paid to his re peated urging. But finally the Car neuie .Museum decided to send out an investigating party. But one fine day Patricia told the real truth jabout her feelings, and Alfonso was sent about his business so roughly that his kingly head must have reeled., King Edward expostulated, and point ed out to his niece what a commanding position she was discarding, but Patricia never wavered. Not for her was the hollow-chested ugly young King, whose father's vices were deeply stamped in his bad health and wasting appearance. The explorers at once saw that they had come across a perfect scientific mine, the like of which had never be fore been discovered. The news soon reached other museums, and promptly expeditions from them were on the site. All of these museums wanted a show at this remarkable prehistoric grave yard. It was a prize which aroused the enthusiasm of the explorers and their spirit of loyalty to their particular in stitutions. To avoid confusion and to give each museum an equal opportunity It was agreed that the hills should be staked out, each museum selecting its own part. By this arrangement no one museum could be dissatisfied, as the stakes were about equally rich in de posits. The quarry is in a pasture ranch, and rises sharply above the surrounding area. It is a hard-packed sandstone, showing the effect of innumerable cen turies of wind and weather. This sand stone was formed during the miocene era, long before the frozen cycles of the glacial epoch. The gigantic prehistoric pig, the re mains of which are especially thick in the quarry, had a skull nearly three feet long. It will take many years of expedi tion work before the various museums will be able to get an adequate idea of the many kinds and the number of re mains which this quarry holds. Alfonso swallowed his disappointment, and paid court to Princess Ena of Bat tenburg. She listened with more willing ear, and became his bride. Disappointed, but by no means dis mayed. King Edward settled back to wait the coming of another royal swain. He was not long kept in impatience. The Crown Prince of Portugal, Louis, the unfortunate young man, who fell with his father. King Carlos, in the bloody tragedy of the streets ot Lisbon a few weeks ago, presented himself with his mother and father at London, anxious to contract an alliance that would con nect him with the powerful throne of England, and give him the backing of Britain's mighty navy. At first his motives were purely diplo matic, but when he met the beautiful "Pat,"- a genuine love affair started in SLAVERY RESTORED IN GEORGIA Chain-Cans Methods, Brutal Whippings and False Arrests to Wliteh Negroes Arc Subjected. THOMAS M. BLODGETT, chairman of the Republican State League of Georgia, in a speech which he made in Atlanta the other day. said, among other things: "Negro slavery does exist' in portions of Georgia today. Let me describe to you the iniquitous five-year contract system which is used to secure and hold this free labor,1 as it is termed. They em ploy a negro for, say, a year, and if he proves, a good hand his employer does not wish him to leave, as labor is scarce. In this event, if the nrro announces his intention of leaving, he is. Just before the expiration of the year, arrested on come petty charge and taken to jail. Fre quently he is not informed! as to the na ture of the charge against him until his employer visits him a few days later and tells him he is certain to be sent to the chaingang if the matter ever comes to trial, and offers to have the charge quashed if the negro will sign a contract to work for him for five years. "At times, however, the negro, being Innocent of the charge and having faith in his acquittal, declines the offer, and is told that a few years ia the chaiugang the bosom of Portugal's throne. Again Patricia had her laugh encouraged the boy; she kept him a cap tive in her train, and won lierself the envy of every lady of Alexandra's court. King Carlos sounded King Edward, and the ruler of Britain expressed his com plete pleasure and satisfaction. The dip lomats got busy again. It was Spain's closest neighbor, that was to have Pa tricia for Queen, they said. But again they guessed wrong, for when King Ed ward bluntly asked her purpose, she said: "He's only a boy. I'll never wed any but a man." The Grand Duke Michael, of Russia, only brother of the Czar, and not far removed from the throne, went on a visit to the English royal family in Scot land, and met Princess "Pat." He was an instant captive. It was announced will bring him to his senses. In case he becomes stubborn,' as they express it. he is allowed to go to the chalngang for a term, and near Its end is informed that there are other charges on the court docket against him, but that his former employer will have these caees thrown out if the negro will return to the 'plan tation, go to work and behave himself. "Another method used is by bailing out those who have been arrested for crimes actually committed. "But whatever means may be used of securing these negroes, once they get them it is practically impossible for them to leave ever afterward. "The saddest part of the affair, how ever, is the condition- of the negroes who were born and raised on these planta tions. These represent fully one-half of the entire- number, and of these two thirds have never been oft of these plan tations. "The majority are not bound to these men in any way, but know if they at tempt to escape and are caught they will not only be whipped badly but will most likely be sent to the chaingang, which (and with reason) id their worst concep tion of hell. on high authority that they were en gaged, and Europe agreed that a better match could hardly have been made, but the royal family had erred grievously In thinking it could arrange any union for the Princess. Just when gossips were about setting the date of the wedding, she decided that she had no wish to be a target for Rus-. sian bombs, and the Grand Duke of Rus sia was sent on his way, alone, gainer only by the lessor, that title and position are not always enough to find the way to women's hearts.' An explanation sought for the action of the Princess In thus sending off a ruler, a crown prince and a possible ruler, and someone discovered that it was because her heart had already been given to the son of the Emperor of Germany, Crown Prince Eitel Fritz. The two had been good friends from their childhood. They were often seen together, and had as good a time as if they had been just a plain American couple unhampered by the burdensome etiquette of court. Marriage with Eitel Fritz did not satis fy King Edward; it was not the plan he had formed for his niece. He could have done more for his policies with her than that, but still in his good-natured way, he decided that if her heart were really won by the good-looking Gorman Prince, it might be as well to let her have him, and end the disappointments to the male bachelors of Europe's royal houses. In klndlv fashion, he made Known to Princess 'Pat" that he was satisfied, and that she was in every way an equal match even for the son of the Emperor of Germany. But the royal flirt only laughed, ami said that the warmest feeling she enter tained toward Eitel Frilz was only one of jolllest friendship. Just what he felt on the proposition is not known. Next the Princess had an excursion into the ranks of her own countrymen. looked like.a certainty for a time that she would marry the new Alarquis ot Angle sey, the altogether tnanly successor of that desolutc wearer of the title who dis-' graced it. Anglesey is wealthy and am bitious and his admiration, for the Prin cess was unbounded. He desired to re move the odium that his cousin had placed on an old name. "What better way than to wed the niece of England's ruler?" gossip said, and for a time it looked as though the uncertain affections of "Pat" had been yoked. But again the guess was bad, and the rumored erieagement never reached the point of a public announcement. Half a dozen earls and lords have been aspirants, and petty princelings of the German principalities a score have cast their thrones at the tiny feet of the ca pricious lady, but she still remains heart vJiole. Kngland will never believe the Duke of Turin story a reality till it sees the cere mony performed. "So absolute is the employers' control over these unfortunate negroes? that not one of them dares make a move without their, permission. Should a couple, wheth er single or married, wish to go to church, each one must go to 'old marster' and first get . his permission. Should a cou ple wisn to get married, "old marster's' iH-rmission must be secured first. No one ts allowed to leave thes plantations with out first obtaining leave. Kvery person, as soon as he is able to raise a hoe, from 7 years of age upward, must work In the field'. "The husband never knows where his wife is during the day, nor what she is doing, and a mother never knows where her children are until nightfall, "No restrictions are placed on the lan guage used or the sexual life of these people, and moral effect resulting from this state of things is terrible. "To sum up the situation, here are ap parently 800 nrgroes held In bondage as absolute as was in vogue before the Civil War. They are allowed no more freedom, they receive the same character of food, and clothing, receive no wages for their labor and are punished la Uie same manner,"
