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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1906)
euti Uiit BaUif JBbVSJSMSbM" MMTr TT i "4 REOI HOULTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, .PKIL 6, 1906. PAGES 1 TO 4 MAGAZINE SECTION. COLUMBIA .1 RESCUED THE ALAMO, FAMOUS TEXAS STRONGHOLD SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION ur A WO MAX. Mies Clara Drlscol Prevents Catastrophe-Alamo Was the Scene of the Most Terrific right of Early Days of Texas. Through the command of a consider able turn of money a Texaa woman baa txx'Q enabled to save to her native lata and to tho United Hlatoa ona of tho moat noled relics of Texan and Mexican War lime. Tlia historical Alamo, an old fort, originally a moo atary, and the scene of on of the DKMt thrilling Incidents of the Mex ican War, was about to bo sold, and the it round utilized In tho erection of a modem hotel. The lenaon taught by tho handful of Americana who held the Alamo rather than surrender, appealed so strongly to Ml Clara Drlscol, a successful author of magazine atortct, that she made an offer of sixty thousand dol lars for tho property and It was ac cepted. In speaking of this purchase Mlas PrlKcol said that If the Alamo, a monument to the heroism of Texan Ko!dlir, had been destroyed it would have made It Impossible for ber to lite In the mate, devoted aa she Is to It. Al moKt Immediately after tho historical fort ram Into her handi the people of Texas woke up to the situation. A I 111 was paaaed by th state legislature ituthorlrlng the purchase of the prop erty from her and at the aame time appointing ber honorary custodian of the Alamo. For some time Miss Drlacol has been writing short stories concerning Texas and Mexico life, her first book of liberty. Already famous were the pioneer scouts and warriors who en trenched themselves In that redoubt, and yet more, famous and glorious be came their memory after the sanguin ary and unequal fight Men were tbey, heroes and Intrepid characters, sur rounded by a vast horde of savage Mex leant, with many an old score to settle; yet not one thought of surren der apparently entered their souls. The last of them was killed by Mexican bullets; but not until they hsd made a fearful accounting among the swarm log boats of the enemy. The tragic story of tho Alamo will go down In history aa one of the greatest of battles, and Texas and the Nation owes a lasting debt of gratitude to the woman who has saved Its crumbling walla and turrets. Wilt Sc9 Sanke. Serpent rings, broaches, bangles and nerklacea are to be the fashion In the blc cities this season, dealers having already received many orders for Jewelry of a "snaky" description. One lady is hsvlng made a belt in the form of a gold rattlesnake and at a recent Nw York ball one of the guests wore a coronet composed of jeweled nskes. It la Intlmsted that the new fashion will develop and that ladles will study the art of snake charming, deserting their toy dogs for pet reptiles. IILOW J II OUT TO FAIL FfWA YETERES HEX OF TUB GOV ERMEXT DEPARTMENTS. Plan For Salvation of Loalsrillc. Some day a ago the postmaster at Louisville, Kentucky, received a com muntcatlon from a man in Rutland. Vermont, who. having learned, he said, of the wickedness In Louisville, and desiring to do missionary work there, wanted a list of the unsaved men and women of that town. Postmaster link er, It is stated, forwarded a city dl- MISS CLARA DPJSCOL WHOSE ENFRGV AND MONEY HAVt SAVED THE ALAMO. "The Girl of La Gloria" bctng placed on the market within the past year. A Mexican Opera. Tartly on Account of her Intenso in tereet In the Texas country and its people and partly because this is a subject heretofore untouched in either literature or drama she conceived the Idea of writing an opera In which there should be only Mexican scenes and characters. Through the co-operation of men well versed in methods of producing operas, the whole fctory was put into shape. Miss Drlscol had collected a number of Mexican songs and dancos and folk lore music, all of the greatest value In the arrangement of a suitable musical setting. Inspired by these the musical composer of the opera was en abled to gain the best results so that the actual character of the music at well as the coatumes and scenery makes the play typically American. The first night "Mexican" was pre duced one of the principals, a woman, carried out the time-honored associa tion of eenorttas, sombreros and ciga rettes bv annearlng on the stage smoK 4fjg one of these tiny rous. miss urw Ool immediately sought the stage tuMuiirer and remonstrated stating that fthe better class of Mexican women do i not amnkfl. contrary to the general in J nrenslon that all women In tropical v countries Indulge in the habit; there after this seemingly necessary adjunct wna removed from tne opera, MIbs Drlscol has travelled exten ' .iveiv visiting almost every country on the globe. When the Spanish- Amer ican War broke out she was in Spain and while most of her American asso ciates made haste to leave, as a matter of safety, she stayed for six month; longer, assuming a Spanish name and Hirtnir no a Rnnnlsh woman. That this n,Qa nmifltiilB for her to accomplish is due to her brunette complexion, her t,toi. voir and her brilliant black eyes. She might easily pass as a daughter or anv one of the LAtin countries. The history of the Alamo Is one whtrh must Are the imagination and patriotism of every son and daughter rectory with a letter, saying that the directory contained 250,000 names, and he was certain that this plan would afford evcrybory in Louisville "square deal." It has been "remarked that If the soul saver desires a more extensive field to work In he might procure a copy of the New York City directory containing a million and half names, and possibly Chicago and few other of the large towns mlgnt make application. A Short Road to Wealth. Here Is s plan for gaining wealth. Kciter man main or lenses, Take a bank-note and fold It aero a And observe tout moot la creases. Thla wonderful plan without dan-er IOM! Keep yoor cash In your hand and don' Willi It. And yen'll find that each time yon fold It across You'll double roar roll never lend It UKES FIXE CHINA PIECES. Under Mrs. Roosevelt's supervision one of the most valuable collections In this country has been placed on exhi bltion In the basement of the White House, and it Is a proud day when she can add something of historic worth to the treasures. The exhibit Is made up entirely of remnants of the dinner Beta which formerly served the Presl dentlal families. It begins with some rare gold-trimmed plates and cups and saucers, which were the pride of Martha Washington's heart, and the contributions continue down to the era Of, Mrs. McKlnley. OLD CLERKS REDDCED. Congrats Preparing to CutJ Salaries nd Discharge Older employees Who Have pcnt Beat Years of Lite In Serving L'ncle Sam The blow, which the older govern ment cleiks at Washington have for sometime feared, la about to fall, and If the House of Kepreacatatives follows U apparent intention, the clerks 01 Ci years old and over, will have their ay cut from 25 to pmeni The Investigation carried on by tne Appropriation Committee, shows that over 2.uuu,uuu w annually pam 10 lerks over 65 years of age, and that if the plan proposed Is carried out, over 76 percent of these will be reduced. This will mean that many faithful em ployees of the government, who have grown old In the service of their coun- ry, will suddenly find their incomes cut nearly in half. It Is often stated that the average government Job Is an easy one, with short hours and good pay, so that there Is something of a disinclination throughout the country to feel or ex press much sympathy for the govern ment clerk who is reduced, or per chance, dismissed for any reason. As a matter of fact, however, these post- Ions In Washington, are moet trying and unprofitable (unless we except a few caws, In which the work is teen- ulcal, with the possibility of leading to better things outside In the com- men ial world), and after a few years of service, leave the Incumbent with out the capability of making his way n business. If suddenly thrown upon his own resources. Most of the government bureaus are larce offices, where a clerk may be en caged for years In a single line of work, his knowledge and experience, althoiiKh narrow ami circumscribed, thus U-cotnlng valuable to the govern ntent. in the meantime, his salary nag been barely commensurate with his liv ing exMnses, and although some or tne government employees wltn tnruty wives may have been able to buy a modest home, the proportion of these Is not large. Then, after twenty years of confining and uninspiring labor, comes bis dis charge, and ho finds himself complete ly out of touch with all former busi ness knowledge and relations, enable to earn as much In a jiew lino of life as Could his recently graduated son, This would mean that the man who has entered government service In middle life, and through meritorious effort and faithful endeavor has worked up to a salary of $1600 or $1800, would in his ripe years and experience, be thrown out on the world, like an old horse, who has served hla master faithfully but has lost the vigorous step and stylish action of a younger animal. Had this man leen connected with a big com mercial house for those twenty years. his business associates would delight to honor him with the increased salary due to his experience and wisdom, which had done bo much toward build Ing up the structure of their worldly Interests. The sentiment has been freely ex nressed upon the floor of the House, how ever, thnt It to not believed that a majority of Its members will favor any drastic measure of cutting down the Income of faithful clerks. One plan dis cussed by the House Committee, em braces a provision that when any em ployee shall have reached the age of 70 years, lieslinllltelmmodlntelydiHtnlHsed While $1,000 might nppenrtoben rva sonable living in the smaller towns, in Washington, where expenses are so heavy, it is a small sum for a man of family. Old and honored government employees, from the administration of Washington down, have resigned or died in the nation's service, but Con gress in its wisdom, in these days of un wonted national prosperity, seems to be pursuing extraordinary methods to Increase the efficiency of the service and to reduce the federal expenditures! Anent the subject, the Washington Post says: What a kind and benen cent government It would bo that would cut a faithful servant, who had served It for yenrs.nnd who is as effl dent a clerk now as he was ten years ago, because he has reached the age of slxty-flve! Whnt an Inducement to faithful service! What a splendid ex ample of the "merit system." But It probably serves a man right for reaching the age of slxty-flve, and be ing still vigorous and faithful and capa ble In the public service. The Speaker of the House, the honor able Joseph G Cannon, who will be seventy years old on the 7th of May next, should see to It that his friends on the Appropriation Com' mlttee take a back track on this Osier Itlah proposition. If the provision should not be stricken out in the Ilouse the twenty-six Senators who are over slxty-flve, nud the three- others who will be sixty-five before this year Is out ought to le able to give It a quietus in tho Senate, er by from 200 to 300 feet, and will be about 40 feet higher than the Wash ington monument It Is to be built at the north-west corner of Broadway and Liberty street, with a tower of 40 stories, which will rise to the height of 04 feet The tower will be 65 feet square for 36 stories, and will be sur mounted by a dome containing four ad ditional stories, above which will bt a 1 ' ' j ! ; ! ;l 1 " t - ! 1 -' ; ' . l . -.! i r "' ir ',; , i ' I. . z TIME5 BUILDING The Highest Structure in New York. cupola and if that isn't high enough a flaistatr. The highest bulldng la New York to- v ! the. Times KuildinK. lncludm iS U?.V'e stories Which are below New York's pavement. Restore life After Death. Helen Gould's Charity. In the name of her father and moth er Helen Gould, with the assistance ot Elizabeth Altman, annually distributes $500,000 In charity. Probably Miss Gould Bupports directly and Indirectly more charities than any othor one per son living. Her donations annually reach 600 or more beneficiaries. Her total disbursements during the last eight years and they are all made with business Judgment and through a perfect system reach $4,000,000, , Claim That Victims of Electric Chair Can Be Brought Back to Life. To be able to restore life after elec trocutlon Is the claim ot J. M. Berger, an expert electrician, who states that by his method a person electrocuted at one of our prisons, and pronounced dead by the attending physicians, may be restored to life. His only require ments are that he be allowed to take the body within fifteen minutes after life is pronounced extinct and that the brains be not baked or the lungs car bonated. Mr. Berger states that he, himself, received more volts than are supposed to be necessary to kill a man and that he knows or cases wnere as nign as 3000 and 4000 volts have gone through men's bodies and they have been re stored to life and health. He cites as an illustration, the case of Joseph, Averell, a Baltimore line man, who was caught m an alternating current of 3000 voltage and thrown from a pole to the middle of the street. He was removed at once to the city hospital and emergency treatment was quickly applied. Both of his hands were burned to a crisp and his skull was almost fractured by the fall to the street, but he recovered. Mr. Berger's method Is very simple and one that he claims may be followed by any person who Is cool-headed and not likely to become excited. He lays the victim of electrocution on his back with a rolled coat or blanket under his shoulders bo that the head is allowed to fall backwards. The operator should kneel behind the head of the patient, facing him. grasp the elbows and draw them well over the head, so as to bring them almost together above and hold them there for two or three seconds, He should then carry the elbows down to the sides and front of the chest, firmly compressing it by throwing his weight upon the elbows. After two or three seconds, the arms should- be carried above the head and the same manoeuversshould be repeated at the rate of fifteen or sixteen times a minute. The operators must remem ber that the manipulation must be con, ducted with methodical deliberation, just as described, and never hurriedly or half heartedly. In addition to this, the tongue must he drawn out to free the throat A cloth should be used in holding the tongue to It will not slip. It must be drawn out when the arms are held above the head and allowed to recede when the chest is compressed OH THE OMWAHA. HOST PICTURESQUE OF AMERI CAN RIVERS-PALMS AND ORANGE GROVES. farther Descriptions of a Delightful Trip rrom St. Augustine Through The Lake Region of Florida-Hanging Spanish Moss. A word more before I leave the bean, tlful city of St Augustine in Sunny Florida, although the whole of our visit was not made as a matter of fact in sunshine. We went Into tne 01a Cathedral with its three bells "all in a row," and one smaller bell hanging above, one of these being the oldest bell in the United States. We also visited three of the principal churches In the city the pretty Episcopal, the unique Methodist, and the beautiful Presby terian church, the last a memorial built by Mr. Flagler for his only daughter. Fort Station, one of the sights of St Augustine is an old Spanish fort, de serted, but kept in repair for visitors. We climbed the famous stairway to the ramparts where the view of bay, har bor, town and ocean is so fine. I stood in the sentinel towers on the four corners of the Fort and almost imag ined I could see the enemy approaching. To me the quaint old streets of the t?wn where most fascinating; there are no sidewalks, and one has to hug the walls in order not to be run over; second story verandas are not uncom mon and one can easily shake hands lth his neighbor on the opposite ver anda or balcony. One of the very oldest houses Is built of cochlna; a natural shell conglomerate, and has a gaote roof covered with moss, from which has sprung a growth of bright green, ten inches high. At night it is an interesting sight to saunter through these narrow pictures que streets, lined on each side with shops, where the curiosity seeker could find alligators stuffed in every size, from the little ones, Just coming out of their shells, to the great big fellows that made you shudder, they looked so life-like. Hundreds of pretty things In palmetto, shells, etc. were also exhibit ed. All of this we saw in the rain and mist some of the time under an um brella, at other times too Interested to remember that It rained. Deep Blue Skies- On the last day which we spent in St. Augustine, the sun came out the air was warm and balmy, the sky azure blue without a cloud, and I had my heart's desire of seeing St Augu-stlne bathed in winter sun shine. Carriages were being driven everywhere, side walks were crowded, the hotel courts and the plaza, and even the hotels themselves looked so beautiful I wished I might be a part of it all for a month. We sat in the Casino, watching the bathers in the large marble swimming pool, and listening to the music by the Marine Band. The scene was gay with flags and banners of all nations while the crowd kept coming and going like a kaleldiscope picture. After dinner we the beach. I never saw such sand, so fine and white. An old sea captain from Nassau had Just landed his schooner at the wharf so we paid him a visit, bought some pretty pieces of coral, and were treated to Cuban ba nanas and my husband to black cigars as well. The Captain had some superb tortoise shells. While be is on his trips, his young wife keeps a little shop and sells the treasures of the sea, with which he keeps her richly supplied. Cood-Bye To Old St. Augustine. The next morning, after four days visit we had to say good-bye to this fascinating old city. It contains so much the superb hotels with their wealth of beauty and luxuriant courts filled with tropical vegetation, the churches, the fort, the quaint old streets, the shops, the bay, the sea, the beautiful blue of sky and ocean, the sunshine ah me, It makes a picture I shall never forget a dream that has at last been realized. The next moraine we rode by train for an hour through the pine woods to Palatka, there boarding the little steamer Osceola which was to take ns o miles through the St John's River and 101 miles ud the Oklawaha the Indian name for "Crooked Water." Such a funny little tub is the Osceola, It Is about 50 feet lone by 22 feet wide. Fortunately we had telegraphed for state rooms, as the boat was so crowd ed that many passengers had to hang on books. Our room was on the too deck, and so spacious that only one of us could get Into it at a time. The Fascinating OkJawahau The St John's is quiet and monoto nous, bnt the beauty of the Oklawaha is extremely fascinating a narrow river without banks, constantly turn ing at right angles with Itself the great tall cypress trees full of waving gray moss, growing directly out ot tne water, which is of inky blackness. Now and then, but rarely, the river being very crooked, there Is a short vista through these weird looking trees, with their branches reaching out toward Heaven, and the Spanish moss swaying gracefully back and forth in the breeze. The surface of the water was covered with Illy pads, "bonnets' the captain called them, but it was too early in the season for the lilies. Now and then the steamer stopped 1 at a lonely wharf to take on wood, and on the upper deck at dusk, pine torches were lighted which burned all night, faintly illuminating each side of the river, and creating most fantastio shapes and shadows. About 8 o'clock in the evening, we heard the whistle of the down boat, and the pilot moored us In a part of the river wide enough for her to pass. It was a beautiful sight as we watched her lights, while she twisted and curved her way toward us, passing within a few inches of the Osceola, the flame of her pine knots casting weird shadows about us and the darkles on board singing as with cheers and hurrahs she slipped out of sight. Weird Southern Melodies. As we glided on through this strange scene, our own darkies sang their Various are the reasons given for the placing of the two buttons on the back or a man s coat. One is that they are a survival of buttons which wore used on the eighteenth century riding coat. The coat tails were thus buttoned- up when the rider was on horse-back. Tallest Skyscraper Vet. 1 It Is announced that the Singer Man ufacturlng company has filed plans for a structure which will be higher than I any existing Now York city skyscrap- In the seventeenth century button holes were a matter of ornament more than of use. : They were carefully cut, and laid around" with gay colors, en broldered with silver and gold thread, bound with kid and velvet. The Steamer Osceola Loading Some Oranges on the Oklawaha. "I ' 1 IlI ht A Picturesque Landing Point of the Oklawaha Trip. took the little ferry boat across the bay to Anastatla Island and then the cars to the lighthouse and South Beach, where we Bat on the sand watching the Atlantic waves as they rolled up on weird melodies, and it hardly seemed as if we were living in this twentieth century. At one o'clock in the morning we passed through the narrowest part (Continued on next page.) In the latter part of the eighteenth century breeches were worn skin tight A gentleman ordering a pair la Bald to have told his tailor "If I can get Into them I wont pay for them." The English, Irish and Scotch ship yards last year built a tonnage of new ships of 1,744,402 tons, or double the entire American ocean tonnage. THE NATION'S BRIDE. L&test Copyrighted Imperial Size Portraits cf tha President's Daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth (nss AUca Essssvett). A Magnificent Souvenir of the Greatest of White Ilonse Wedding. I Published by authority of Miss Boosirsxx. These exclusive photographs have been reproduced in copper engravings gas! printed in sepia on special tinted paper, suitable for framing. i Arranged in large panels as shown in accompanying illustrations. 6 poses in Ball Dress, Bize 12x86 inches, 5 poses in Street Dress, size 12x81 inches. Now selling in New York City for $1.00 each. Our special offer (edition limited 1 Either panel t$c, or both panels 40c, postage prepaid. 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