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REGISTER
MAGAZINE SECTION.
IIOULTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. 1000.
FAGES 1 TO i
GUEST OF KING EDWARD.
MRS. POTTER PAIUER, SOCIETY
LEADtR, STESDS SEASON
Iff LONDON.
Leased "Crypt Houm", Ule of Wight
Polished floors of rmou Man
Ion PtriUn Carpeted to PlcaM
Royal Whim.
Mn. Potter ralmer, social cenaor
for the great world of aoclety la Chi
cago, la numbered among the few
American women who bare really and
truly penetrated to the Inner clrclea of
exclusive aoclety In England.
One heara every day of lira. Thla or
Mr a. That who haa act the aoclal world
of London agog, but few of thla vast
number ever do more than receive an
Invitation or two to affaire which art
by no mcana the entcrtalnmcnja of the
mart act.
Mn. Potter Palmer, however, la a
woman whoae aoclal position la as
aured and haa been for a number of
years. To know ber la the open ses
amt to the moat exclusive bouaea In
America, and ao when ahe went
abroad laat summer and announced
ber Intention of ataylng for the ro
MRS, I-OTTEIt PALMEIU
gatta season at Cowea, It meant one
more distinguished American woman
to be admitted to tho Klng'a circle.
Mrs. Potter Palmer never does
thlngi by halves, and thla was never
more thoroughly demonstrated than
when she arranged the marrlago be
tween ber nloce, Miss Julia Dent
Grant, snd the Russian Prince Can
tacuscne. It was one of the moat bril
liant matrimonial achlevementa the
social world baa ever known, and, un
like ao many similar affalra, the union
baa turned out to be a aupremely
bappy one.
When Mrs. Potter Talmcr deter
mined to Join the aoclal colony at
Cowes laat year ahe leased tho bla
torte Egypt House In England's fa
mous beauty spot, the Isle of Wight
Everybody who Is anybody In English
aoclety goes down for the regatta sea
son, for tho King Is sure to bo there,
and society flocks at the royal heels.
This recalls that the Interior of
Egypt House Is a splendid example of
the simple luxury which prevails In so
many old English bouses. Several
years ago It was leased by Consuclo,
Dowager Duchess of Manchester. The
Duchess Is one of the oldest friends of
King Edward, and during the season
that she was mistress of Egypt House
she was the King's hostess on more
than one occasion.
The Duchess bad the old place done
over In anticipation of the King's com
ing and all the floors wore highly pol
iBhed and covered with expensive rugs.
His Majesty was escorting the Duch
ess Into dinner one evening when be
slipped on the polished floor and nar
rowly escaped getting a bad fall. For
the Instant the King was angry and
reminded the Duchess that bo detested
polished floors and would never again
enter a house where they prevailed.
Merchants of London received or
ders the following day to take meas
urements of all the floors In Egypt
House, and when the King again vis
ited the Duchess there be found every
room and corridor carpeted In flne
Persian effects. Tho King laughed
and partly apologized for bis bad tem
per on the previous occasion by say
ing, "You are very good, Duchess. You
see, I am not as young as I used to
be." Since that time polished floors
bave been tabooed by the English
mart set.
In Sunless Dungeons.
A victim of Russian severity who
was at one time immured in the grim
fortress of Peter and Paul, In St. Pe
tersburg, describes It as resembling a
house of the dead.
"Its dungeons, utterly sunless, are
abodes of gloom and silence Not a
word Is spoken among the hapless pris
oners, intercourse being carried on
mainly by gestures. Prisoners com
municate with each other by knocking
on the walls of their cells, so many
times for each letter. But even this
Is sternly repressed by the authorities,
and captives detected in the practice
are liable to severe punishment.
"In short, the prison reproduces all
the horrors of the dungeons of ro
mance, with mildewed walls, cold si'
lence and despair. The fortress, In
deed, is never spoken of in Russia
without a shudder, for imprisonment
there is little better than being buried
alive."
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JVbaA was a Wise One.
A. little girl was asked by her Sun
day school teacher, "who was the
Wisest man." "Noah," she answered.
"He was the only one who knew
enough to go in out of the rain."
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FITZUVCI! LEE'S VIEWS.
Once Told Cencral Howard Southern
Defeat Wvuld Wor lor Good.
In March, 1898, I bad the pleasure,
recently remarked an official of the In
dian Department, of traveling In com
pany with the "Indian party" from
Waahlngton City on Its way to Car
Hale, Pa., to attend the annual com
mencement excrciacs of the Indian
school there.
With tho party, which Included
some members of both bouses of Con
gress and a few officials of the Indian
service, were the fcarleaa, forcible
FUxhugh Lee, and that knightly
Christian soldier, Major-General O. O.
Howard. '
Naturally the two old veterans,
serving on opposite sides of our coun
try's most desperate war, found much
In common to talk over and dlacuas;
and were together during the entire
trip.
1 bad the good luck to be Included
In their conversation from time to
time, and heard much that was In
structive and entertaining.
From present events their conversa
tion drifted back to the heroio days of
the civil war, and they fought over
again many of Its battles. Then they
recalled old days at West Point, when
Howard was an Instructor and bad
"Fits" as bis pupil.
"Do you remember. said General
Howard, "the tlmo at the Point that I
Induced you to attend chapel serv
ices?" "Yea, anawered General Lee, "but
I didn't go for the acrvlccs, I went for
you."
Again their conversation was about
tho war, and Its decisive battles, and
to the wonderful changes since those
traslc days of 'Cl-5.
They bad discussed the Industrial
conditions of the country, and General
Leo seemed unusually well Informed
as to tho needs and opportunities of
tho South.
"Do you know," bo said, "the next
decado will witness an Industrial re
naissance for us. Wo are just begin
ning to get an Influx of Northern capi
tal and push; and we aro learning that
we can get along without the niggers."
ics," assented Howard, whose
thoughts seemed still to cling round
past events, "it s all the result of that
fight at Gettysburg."
"I don t know as to that" responded
General Leo, "but I wish you would
tell me bow 'you'ens' came to win that
battle."
"Well." said the gentle Howard- "I
didn't win It, Fits. God did."
"Yes. General." Lee answered. "I
know you went tip Into the steeple of
that old church at Gettysburg for some
purpose, but I didn't know it was for
that"
Lee gazed for some time out of the
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THE SHERIDAN STATUS
car window at the flying trees and
wheeling landscape. His thoughts
seemed far away. Then, without look
ing at Howard, vbe said, "Well. I'm
d n glad, General, that you licked
us. It was the best thing that could
have happened for the South."
Where Age BroughlWcallh.
A proud father in a western town,
who has a number of daughters of a
marriageable nge, in speaking of the
qualities of the girls, said to an ac
quaintance that while he loved each
of them very much, he would like to
see them comfortably married. "I have
a little money," he said, "and they
will not go penniless to their hus
bands." "There Is Mary, twenty-live yfiars
old, I shall give her $1,000 when she
marries. Then comes Bet, she is more
than thlrty-flve, and she will get $3,000,
while the man who takes Eliza, who Is
more than forty, will receive $5,000
with her."
The acquaintance after some few mo
menta of serious thought, wanted to
know if he had any daughters fifty or
sixty years old, .
NEW SHERIDAN STATUE.
070 ERECTS MONUMENT AT A
COST OF TBS TUOUSAND
DOLLARS
Striking figure of the Cavalry Lead
er as He Appeared in the Later
Years of Hie Life. But Not He
Looked During the War.
The dedication of a statne of Gen
eral Phil Sheridan at Somerset, Ohio,
on Nor. 2nd, revives Interest In the
career of the great cavalry leader of
the Union arm lea. The state of Ohio
erected the statue, an equestrian one
and there bis birth was recorded,
.which will stand in the public square
of the quaint old village in which
Sheridan lived as a boy. It was al
ways believed prior to his death, that
Sheridan was born in the Tillage. Ue
and bis family allowed the impression
to remain as there was some hope
that be might be nominated for Presi
dent Sheridan himself was always
proud to call himself an Ohio man.
When be died bis relatives admitted
that be was not even born In this
country, but on a ship when L.s par
ents were en' route from Ireland.
They settled first at Albany, N. Y.,
and there bis birth was recorded
However It was in Somerset that be
grew np, a quick alert little Irish lad
whose greatest delight In youth was
to await the coming of the stage that
be might ride the horses to water.
Ills old mother used to tell in her da
rllnlng years of Phillies great love for
horses and bow bard bis father used
to whip blm for riding every horse be
could find to mount
Early Cavalry Training.
Tbat early love of horses stood Fha
la good stead when be entered the
cavalry arm of the service and fitted
blm for the famous "Sheridan's Ride"
to the battle of Winchester. Sheridan
began as a clerk in the Tillage store
and was sent to West Point by a con
gressman who hoped to catch the
Irish Catholic vote. Alas, the con
gressman was beaten, but be gave the
nation a great soldier and in later
years when the man was in trouble,
Sheridan came to bis relief in a grate
ful manner. The mother of Sheridan
almost outilml blm and died at the
age of 00 retaining ber faculties to the
last He ' visited ber often and she
was never so happy as when she told
an ber neighbors "My rhlllke is com
ing." He gave ber a nice little home-
on tbe edge of the village, and tinder
a great tree that stands In tbe yard,
speeches hare been made by tbe first
President Harrison, by Sherman,
Tom Corwln, Garfled, Hayes and Mo
Klnley. Tbe father of Sheridan lived
to see his son win fame In the war,
but died from the kick of a vicious
horse.
Took Care of Relatives.
Tbe General did much for all his
relatives and his memory is blessed
In the old town of his boyhood. His
younger brother "Mike" is a retired
army officer. Another brother, John,
died some ytears ago and his daughter
Ellen is now postmistress of tbe vil
lage. Mrs. Sheridan, the widow, was
present at the unveiling with her
children, one of them being an officer
in the army. Tbe sculptor, Carl
Ileber, endeavored to represent Sheri
dan as he may have appeared when
making his famous ride, except that
he has pictured Sheridan as. be looked
in the latjer years of his life. The
Sheridan of the battle of Winchester
wore a full beard as pictures taken
then give proof. The Statue cost ten
thousand dollars and the dedication
was attended by Corporal Tanner,
commander of the O. A. R., who made
a speech. Adjutant Tweedale re
cited "Sheridan's Ride. 1
TUB YOUNGEST SESATOR.
Burkett, of Nebraska. Who Defeated
Win. J. Bryan lor the Toga.
From tbe farm furrow to the Sen
ate Is tbe somewhat remarkable
record of the youngest member of that
body, Elmer J Burkett of Nebraska.
To be eW-ted a Senator Is considered
a distinction worthy the ambition of
any American youth; to be the "baby"
member of the greatest of legislative
bodies is a higher distinction, and es
pecially as in the case of Mr Burkett
where the race was a bot one, and his
opponent an able and renowned an
tagonist, no other man than William
J. Bryan.
Out in Nebraska, says Edgar O.
Snyder, of the Omaha Bee, who is fa
miliar with state pontics, there has
been in the past anumber of long
drawn out senatorial deadlocks. The
people were not only dissatisfied with
conditions, but they were determined
to stop it Tbey concluded to direct
tbe action of tbe legislature.
Nomination by the Peoole.
Tbe newspapers took np the matter
of a popular nomination very ener
getically, and the plan was suggested
of having a state convention nominate
a candidate for United States Senator,
ajkl Instruct their legislative nominees
to vote for blm when tbe legislature
met Of course, there was opposition
to the plan in certain quarters, for it
materially interfered with the desires
of the "bosses" who had controlled
Nebraska politics for many years, and
Burkett was not exactly to their liking.
Tbe opposition, however, did not de
velop any great amount of strength,
and Mr- Burkett was unanimously de
clared the choice of tbe Republicans of
tbe state for Senator, to succeed Sena-
SENATOR ELMER J. BURKETT.
of Nebraska,
tor Dietrich, and, of course. Republi
can nominees for the legislature were
pledged to carry out the action of the
state convention.
Hot Contest With Bryan.
William Jennings Bryan was the uni
versally accepted candidate against
Burkett supported by the Democrats.
Populists and Free-Silver Republicans.
Tbe light was thus narrowed down to
one between Mr. Burkett and Mr.
Bryan for control of the legislature.
Which one would be senator was de
pendent upon the political complexion
of that body- Tbe campaign, extend
Ing over a period of about five months,
was exceedingly virile, and there was
plenty of uncertainty to make it inter
esting, and at times almost bitter.
Mr. Burkett like his distinguished
opponent, Is of even temperament,
alow to anger and plenteous in that
brand of good nature that never wears
off; and so whatever may have dis
turbed others, it can be said that noth
ing harsh or bitter ever passed be
tween them personally.
Roosevelt s great popularity made
the state surely Republican, so far as
the electoral ticket was concerned, but
Mr. Bryan's popularity and his force
as a campaigner made the outcome as
to the complexion of the legislature
one of doubt and uncertainty. Then,
too, there were local conditions that
were not advantageous to the Republi
cans. These were the conditions confront
ing Mr. Burkett when the campaign
of 1004 opened. Mr. Bryan, brilliant,
shrewd and resourceful as he Is, took
advantage of every mistake of the Re
publicans, and he went into the cam
paign determined to elect a Demo
cratic legislature. He strove mightily;
he held meetings In almost every dis
trict; he completely covered the state
with a special train, and made from
five to eight rear-platform speeches a
day, arousing as he always does, great
enthusiasm. But Mr. Burkett was also
over the state. Tie made as many
speeches as did his opponent, and he is
a convlncer, and he visited every por
tion of the Commonwealth.
Genius for Organization.
Trobably one of Burkett's chief at
tributes in his genius for organization-
As a result of the marshaling of his
forces, a legislature was elected with
every one of the thirty-three members
in the Senate a Republican and only
nine Fuslonlsts out of one hundred
members of the House. The legis
lature met and in Just six minutes
elected Mr. Burkett a Senator,
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IN TROPICAL ARIZONA.
DESERT SANDS BEING TRANS
FORMED INTO VERDANT
FIELDS AND ORCHARDS.
Country Was Once Inhabited by an
Ancient PeopleOnly Ruins Left to
Indicate a Teeming and Prosperous
Population.
Swinging gently In one's hammock
beneath wide spreading fig trees load
ed with luscious fruit and breathing
into the nostrils the fragrance of a
field of Peruvian clover mingling with
the almost tropical bloom about me, it
is indeed bard to believe that this very
spot only a few years ago, boasted
naught save tbe horned toad, the
Gila monster and the rattlesnake. A
suspicion of a scent of desert, sage
wafted on a summer morning's zephyr
awakes in one a realization that Just
beyond this fair oasis, gaunt desola
tion, weird and njstcrioos, stalks
wide nnder relentless skies of brass.
All these thoughts and others are
yours when you drop Into , Phoenix
or Mesa, or any of the little -oases in
tbe Salt .River Valley, after the lonir
bot ride across the burning sands
which intervene between It and El
Paso, Texas. Yon are glad to feast
your eyes on the green verdure which
eems to spring suddenly from out
tbe sere desert ,
An Almost Tropical Climate.
Pboenlx, Beautiful In a garb of
tropical luxuriance, with wide aven
ues shaded by magnificent palms or
shapely umbrella trees, with pleasant
homes almost hidden by Vines and
flowers, bids yon welcome.
Many of ber pioneers and ber best
citizens came here to fight a last bat
tle with that dreaded scourge, tbe
White Flague tuberculosis and the1
welcome they received from the des
ert brought tbe bloom of health to
their cheeks and new hope to their
hearts, and is reflected in the welcome
which greets the stranger at their
gates to-day.
Ours is usually termed a new coun
try, yet In Arizona one views the re
mains .of a civilization that flourished
as long ago as the eighth or ninth cen
tury, and marhaps as ancient as that
of the first There Is an Irrigation ca
nal deep and wide, cut from the solid
rock by a race which lived in the
Salt River valley, ere man had
learned the nse of metals. On the
bank one finds a broken stone axe,
mute evidence of the wonderful pa
tience of a people of whom history
records nothing save this sign of skill
in engineering and irrigation. Van
ished are they into the misty
past 60 long ago that the
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SCENE IN PHOEXIX, ARIZONA,
An Irrigation Ditch
oldest legends of the oldest Indian
tribes convey to us no word of an In
dustrious race of husbandmen who
carried the waters of the Salt River
out upon the desert and made it to
blossom. What dreadful catastro
phe overwhelmed them? What cruel
fate overtook them and swept them
from the face of the earth? Ask of
the desert which quickly returned
to claim its own and obliterated under
its drifting sands the long lines of
canals and ditches and the wide
spaces of green. It answers not
Centuries passed, and then the Anglo
Saxon came to battle with the des
ert As his great steam shovels swept
aside the sands, behold he found his
canal lines crossed and recrossed by
the ancient ditches or following them.
So great were the returns from Ir
rigation la the valley, it was but nat
ural that the old canals should be
widened and lengthened and new
HUGE ALFALFA STACKS.
ditches constructed. Witn the op
timism which has ever characterized
the desert pioneer, great werks were
undertaken-
There came a day when the sup
ply ceased to suffice. Periods of
unusual and protracted drought fol
lowed each other for a number of
years. Thousands or acres or vines
and orchards perished m!erably and
tbe desert once more began to en
croach upon tbe cultivated fields.
With a courajre born of experience
with arid conditions, a sublime faith
in their chosen field, the people brave
ly tried to meet misfortunes and to
overcome them. It was a hopeless
struggle. Salvation, thongh near, was
just out of reach. Tbe great floods
which came each year, sweeping sway
bridges and tearing out canals and
ditches, could not be utilized because
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GIANT CACTUS OF THE SALT RIVES
VALLEY.
storage necessitated an expenditure
beyond the means of the people.
Once Lair of 6eronlmos Apaches.
Far np in the San Francisco Moun
tains, once the rendezvous of the
Apachj outlaw Geronimo, and bis
band of murderers, Salt River and
Tonto Creek come together In Tonto
Basin and flow into a deep and nar
row canyon. Near the entrance to
this gorge the Engineers of the Re
clamation Service are building the
Roosevelt dam,' one of the highest
in the world. From bedrock to top
it will be 275 feet high, or about half
fhe height of Washington monument.
It will be of rubble masonry, and in
its construction will require 220.000
bbls. of cement When completed It
will store 1.400,000 acre feet of water.
or sufficient water to cover that many
acres, one foot deep.. Once full, it
will insure sufficient water to cover
200.000 acres in the valley with five
feet of water, the amount needed to
produce a full crop. The people are
pledged to pay 13,600,000 In ten years
for this work. To-day only 100,000 .
acres are irrigated under present sys-
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terns. The Roosevelt dam will aouDie
the acreage. It will also furnish 10,-
000 horse power, which can oe usea
for pumping water from underground
sources where tne supply is known to
be large. Some of the power will be
conveyed electrically to the San Carlos
Indian Reservation, and water pump
ed from wells may restore to the Pima
and Papago Indians the lands whicta
are now worthless, ana change a triDe
now almost wholly nomadic into their
former condition of prosperous agri
culturists. Thirty miles of wagon road up the
rugged Salt River canyon have beea
completed, a cement mill at the dam
site is turning out hundreds of barrels
of fine cement dally, saw mills are
cutting big timbers, brick yards are in
full blast; thirty miles of power canal
now furbishes 4000 horse power for
all constructive purposes, telephone
lines, electric lights and water works
are completed, a city of 1,000
inhabitants rests in the reservoir
where 170 feet of water will cover it,
Geronlmo's Apaches working every
day on roads or timbering all these
signs of activity breathe unmistakable
promise of speedy prosperity for the
sunny valley sixty-two miles below.
Phoenix rediyirua.
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