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PAGES 1 TO 4
MAGAZINE SECTION.
COLUMBIA
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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
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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.
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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.
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