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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1905)
Ion bor'tack ride during the af ternoon. While the Chief Executive usually (roes to Ms office Christmas morning to jrlve attention, to the more Important attaint of itate thnt mar be proRRlnft for attention the remainder of the day is piven over to a holiday vacation nnd thus he Is enabled to de vote more time than usual to his daily horseback ride. The Tresldent'a Christmas excursion also differs from 1,1s ordinary daily outing in that In Mead of being attended, as Is usually the case, by the army sergeant, who Vets as the President's orderly, he Is accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt or by a party of personal friends. The dinner to which the President and his family and guests sit down about 7 o'clock in the evening Is served In the private dining room which is located in the northeast cor ner of the White House. The etate din ing room where are served all the great banquets given at the Presidential Man sion. Is spacious and imposing but lacking In that cozlness and cheer which is essential to a Christmas feast and so the Xmas dinner party, which numbers perhaps fourteen to sixteen persons is served with the traditional yule-tide delicacies la the family or privtte dining room. Colored Walters at the White House The scene of the President's Christ mas dinner is the smallest room on the main floor of the White House although it is fully twice as larse as the dining room in the average private residence in the land. The room ia Presidents Private Dining Room. in the Colonial style with white walls I --HuOaA'V t-d is furnished with 'a uieces oi uiahograny furniture ) ... . . jieh were discovered Dy Mrs. Hoobtvelt in out-of-the-way local ities in Virginia and Maryland. The dinner is served by colored waiters and the table is laid with Mrs. Roose velt's new china delicate ware taste fully ornamented with a Colonial pat tern in eold. each piece bearing a tiny renresentation of the seal of the United States in colors. The dinner is prepared in the re fitted White House kitchens, which are located in the basement directly below the private dining room. There are two kitchens, one about 23 by 40 feet in size and, opening from it, a smaller kitchen of about one-half the size. Or dinarily the equipment of the smaller or family kitchen is sufficient for the preparation of the dinner for a select party at the Executive Mansion, but at Christmas the great hooded range in the larger tiled kitchen is brought into use for the roasting of the thirty, pound Christmas turkey, sent by Hor ace Vose, the Rhode Island farmer who for thirty-five years past bas sent each year a magnificent specimen of the king of fowls for the President's Christmas dinner. Cobblers from Far and Wide. Indeed, the President's Christmas dinner does not cost him very much, for Uncle Sam pays the wages of many of the White House employees who have a hand in preparing it and almost all of the "goodies" which grace the fes tive board are donated by admiring friends of the President. Not only does Horace Vose send a prize-winning turkey, but gobblers that rival it in size come from poultry raisers in other sec tions of the country, and there are donations of cranberries from Cape Cod, a parcel of the famous ''Roosevelt potatoes" sent by the farm hands on the President's estate at Oyster Bay and other delicacies sent by "neighbors" far and near. Such marketing as is necessary to fill out the menu for the President's Christmas dinner is done by Henry Pinckney, a colored man who holds the position of White House Steward and draws a salary of fl.SoO a year from the government tor managing the domestic affairs at the White House. A day or two before Christmas Steward Pinck ney sets out in the unpretentious vehicle which serves as the President's private marhet wagon and makes the round of the markets for the White House patronage is not confined to any one merchant. In preparation for the Christmas dinner it is presumably not necessary to purchase any coffee, sugar, salt or other staples, for all such sup plies for the Presidential mansion are purchased in quantity and kept in a (storeroom adjoining the kitchen, which looks like a full-fledged grocery ctore. All in all, the White House Christ mas festival comes pretty near being a counterpart of the old-time, old fashioned institution of our forefa thers. It Is well on toward 8.30 o'clock 'ere the laet piece of mince pie has disap peared, and then the entire party, from the President to Quentin, the youngest occupant of the White House, makes a bee line for trie big East Room, where a rousing XrflU winds up. the 9 1 1 1 jf - J C&S'- Til ? holiday. THE DESERT GROUSE. kxowx AS TUB sags nRS a so COCK OF TUB l'LAIS. A i li' JCAL AMhRlCAS lilRIK Is the Largest of the Grouses and Teeds Mostly on Sane-rlas a Hand soitte Coat of Humes and Makes a Savory Roast. The desert grouse Is n representa tive American bird. It Is, of course, not as exalted and heroic as the rnlc. and Is not eprcml over so wide an area as the common chicken, but for all that the desert grouse is typically mericun. llie Mm Is more lamii- larly known to travelers, dwellers in the arid nud senilarld regions of the 1'nlted States, and sportsmen, as tke "sage hen," and. as u inat;er of course, where there are aace hens there are sage cocks. Wteti the bird Is referred to as the prairie i-Wken. but the ref erence is inaccurate, it is a tana" bird of great beauty. It was aaateJ "Cock of the Plains" by Lewis aa4 Clark who. thouirh perhaps let the first whites t make the acuaiatnsce of this bird, at least were the lrst white men to Identify it as a dlstlaet ornithological specie and te pause lone enough In the anions business of exploration to give It a aaate. Found Throughout the Arid Region. It is seen In all the arid aid semi- arid ixirta of the land where It has not been exterminated, and Is very common in those groat ury stretches of the continent where man has not i.. - . 1 . 41..-. crowded it to death and where the sage brush grows. To say that this bJrd bas its home in the- droughty re gions of the United States is to say how extensively it U distributed, for everybody who knows anything about the country, knows how vast is that empire laid down on the early maps as "desert". The word desert as ap plied to the unwatered reaches of the west is misleading. On those des erts there is plenty of vegetation and animal life. Though in many places water is scarce, life may be easfly sus tained in these Amt rican deserts. Ir rigation shows how fertile these lands are when the water is poured on. All over dry lands grows that wild shrub, called by botanists artemisia, but which everybody else calls sage brush. Feeds Mostly on Sage. No doubt It Iwlon's to the same family as does the garden sage of the figgllIlIlSlPlg I Mi - i rt- ill' IS ' ' 'v ' ' ill r rr:SS-'r " iftW THE FIRST COMPLETED GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION CANAL The extent of the government lrri-1 gatlon problem Is Indicated by ft rec ent schedule Issued by the Reclama tion Service of the Interior Depart ment, showing thnt the work of re claiming the desert Is well under way. At this time the government plan in various stages of progress requiring Mm frnendilin-f. of S:iLK70.(M0. which will supply water for the irrigation or l,S.-;0,0oo acres of land, the. expense 1 ... . . .. - being $17.50 per acre. Other govern meiit reports estimate that there are alwiut 0,000,Of0 acres of so-called arid land, whose chief products are sage brush and cactus. This amounts j seems a future population for me to more than one-third of the United I West as great or greater than the to States, and out of v. 'ch might bejtnl population of tho country to-day. carved four countries the size or Prance, four more as large as Ger many and two states as large as New York. Private enterprise bas reclaim ed nlout 10,000,000 of this domain, which Is to-day the backbone of the West. The enormous possibilities of the goveruineut ln'li'atlou work la east. It ha' the dust -siren color of sage, smells like Mge, tastes like kiiro, an, I animals that I (-,! oil Its Iciivee and yellow flowers flavor their flesh with saire. Well, wherever this plnnt prows the desert gnniso may Ih found The grouse feed and fattens on sago. There Is nothing be liken belter, lie must have It. I-et the snge bo de stroyed and the bird moves on. The desert grouse Is the largest grouse of the western world and it Is exceeded lu size only by the great grouse of Europe-the caperealb.le. It is very superior In size nnd strength to the coiiuuou prairlo ben or tlie pinnated grouse, usually weighing twice or thrice as much as that bird. It will measure two or three foot from tip of wing to tip. Living In a gray land, nature has provided for the protec tion of the bird by making It also gray. It Is i-urloua how nature .looks after its creatures by making their color. a a rule, harmonize with the landscape. In grouse-land lucre Is a great deal of alkali lu the soil and ever that grows the gray-green nhrul bry. The jugo grouse seeks Its safe ty la coiuvahucut rattier than In flhrht . Handsome Though not Brilliant, Though the general color effect of the grouse Is gray yet It bas markings of white and black. A large black patch underneath toe ltn! s body 13 A feat ure of the desert grouse. On his shoulders be w ears cpauletts of white, The reason for these white shoul ders is that in browslnJ through the sage brush all bis days the heavy gray feathers are worn off. exposing uie line white ticiucr feathers. The grouse, though not ft high flyer aii.l nut so agile on tlie wlug us his eastern cousin, possesses great leg power, lie is active and speedy as a runner, rather quick to take fright and is an expert In losing himself among the brush. It nhould not bo under stood that these birds do not rise from cover. They often do. Hunters seek so to frighten the birds that they will rise. It is not difficult shooting then. The grouse of the desert has ttiat general grouse trait .the "whirr". When he rises it Is said that lie whirrs louder than the eastern grouse. When thoroughly roused to his task he Is a pretty strong flyer and can go a mile at a stretch, alternately Bailing and flapping. The flesh of the desert grouse Is gtxd when not too en gey. The young birds, when feeding on grass-hoppers, are unsurpassed for teiuleniess and flavor. The older birds, as with all tho other feathered tribes, are not so tender as the young. When feeding exclusively on sage their flesh Is strongly impregnated with the flavor of shrub, somewhat unpleasantly bo. One is reminded of the taste of par tridge meat when that bird has been feeding on resinous budi in the au tumn. lie Trusted Rockefeller. Dr. Oustav C. E. Weber, of Cleve land, Ohio, recently consul at Nurem burg ii one of the pioneer doctors of his city. Years ago he was visited by a young man who required a surgical operation, but explained that he was only getting fifty dollars a month and would have to pay by installment. Weber said he would risk it and it took the youth about a year to pay up. The lad was John D. Rockefeller, and only a short time ago he sent for Weber, asking for medical advice, there having been a recurrence of the trouble for which Weber had operated forty years ago. Weber made an examina tion and told Mr. Rockefeller that any medical student could do it and that he himself was out of practice. Rocke feller opened a drawer, counted out $oOU, and handing the roll to Weber remarked, "It does not take so long to pay the bill this time." Weber de clined the money, saying he wished no fee for a friendly visit. "Take it," said Rockefeller, "and give to some poor medical student, who is struggling for hi3 education." Weber remarked in telling the story that he couldn't think of any struggling medical student ju?t then and , but what was the ail ment that required a surgical opera tion? shown by the various expert estimates which place the additional area which can bo irrigated at from 75,000,000 to 100,000,000 a civs. The government plan as provided for In the irrigation law is to store the flood waters of the western rivers, reclaiming this land as fast as possible; but tho settlers who take the land are required to pay back to tho government the cost i -u iiwjv-ci, nu that the actual expense to thtf gov- lw. ,............. . ,..,,.1. .,. I,.,. eminent will all be paid. The final estimates of the possibilities of in creased population ure ono person to each Irrigated acre, so thiut there Ten or twenty acres, In the more high ly developed Jrrlgutlon sections of the West is stated to be sullieleut for the support of a family, owing to the fact thnt under irrigation numerous ii ml sure crops can be raised. In the Southwest, three or four crops are grown ou the taaio land euch year. CATHOLIC DIVORCES. VATIC AS ASS VIS MANMAKBS IS CBKTAIS CASBS.ATTOR. SKIS OF ST. I'BTBR. Ambassador Whitelaw Reld appoint son of English tarl as thief Lackey The 1 1pping Questlon.-Other I or elgn Gossip, II Is stated on authority that tho Vatican will always annul a nmrrtago If It cau bo proved to Its entire satis faction that tne or tho other of the itartl" to the alllnnoe wns not a free agent In tho matter. One of tho numt notable cases of annulment of a prince ly marriage, on grounds such as these, wna the dissolution some years ago of the marriage bonds of tho reigning Prince of Monaco and his first v l.e, Lndv Mary Hamilton. At t' tar.ie time the Vatican pronouncijinr mar rlage null and void It iiI'mJ pronounced that her pon waa. In every sense of the word, legitimate. Princess Mary, whose mother was a princess of the reigning house of lladeu nnd whose father was the English Duke of Hamilton, was forced by her kinsman and guardian, POPE PI fx X. the late Emperor Napoleon, to give her hand In marriage to Albert of Mona-o. The latter showed himi-elf a singularly neglectful and unkind husband, and her life at Monte Carlo becaiuo so intoler able that she took to flight, carrying her infant child with her. She sought refugo at Florence, where the Italian police, acting on behalf of tho Prince, made a sensational attempt to take the boy away from her. The plot wad frus trated by the Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, who took mother and infant under her protection and defied the Italian authorities to cross the thres hold of her residence. Princess Mary, after that, married Count Tossllo Kes tetics of Toina, one of the magnates of the Austro-Hungarlan Empire, who occupied an excellent position at the Court of Vienna. Prince Albert of Monaco married again, the next Prin cess of Monaco being an American Kill, a daughter of a New Orleans banker, Michael Heine. His second matri monial venture, however, turned out as unfortunate as the first, a divorce breaking the Ilea between them. One most Important factor In defend ing the rights of the Roman Catholic Church, and adding to the perfection of its wonderful and thorough-working machine, is the order or society of "The Attorneys of St. Peter." It is safe to Bay that ulno out of ten people In this country have never heard of this order of legal counsellors of the Vatican, which, in this country, is rep resented by some of th brightest legal minds. It i3 composed of eminent Roman Catholic lawyers in different parts of the world, with branches in the various great capitals. Tlie order was founded by Pius IX., and tlie first of the statutes of tho order indicates its object, restricting, as it does, the membership to those members of the legal profession who have given ade quate proofs of their unselfish devotion to tho interests of the Church, espe cially in legal matters. The only In signia of the order is a medallion show ing a violet croris ou a white enameled ground. I believe I am correct in say ing that Cardinal Rampolla has charge of the order. Our Ambassador at the Court of St. .James, Mr. Whitelaw Reld, has at last appointed his chief lackey. He is the Hon. William Walsh. The post bestowed upon the Hon. Walsh Is that of controller of Mr. Kohl's house hold, an otlice quite unknown in this democratic country of ours, but which exists In many aristocratic families in England and in all royal establish ments, from the King's down. In reality, the comptroller Is a species of upper servant, ranking several de grees higher than u chief butler, whose business it Is to see that all domestic matters run smoothly. Mr. Reld Is the llrst American ambassa dor to employ such a functionary, but no other American ambassador to the CJourt of St. James has lived lu so much style us Mr Reld maintains. As that Is what Americans seem to ex pect of their representatives abroad nowadays, when tliey pay for it out of their own pockets, Mr. Reld is really to be congratulated on his suc cess in obtaining tho services of the son of a belted earl as his chief lackey. The Hon. Walsh is the third son of Lord Ormathwalte. Third sons of peers are usually no t well off. The lion. Walsh is to be com I yl$ y 1 'A . vl Tho Newest and Beat STRAP LOCKS re tho LYNCH PERFECTION YALE PKIHCIfLI, mended for doing something to earn an honest penny. If Ms pay In not much, his duties are not particularly onerous, nnd If ambitious ho will have plenty of spare lime In which to look around for a better Job. Meanwhile he Is comfortably domiciled nt Dor Chester House, (ho iituriilo palace In Park I .one, which AmbiiKiulor Held hn taken ns his Imdon residence, The lion. Walsh Is engaged to be married to Iidy Norah-Speneer-Chiirchlll, the youngest sister ef the Duke of Marlborough. Though she can hardly be culled youthful, she Is several jears younger than her flu nee. As far ns pedigree counts for any thing, however, tho lion. Walsh Is no bad match for her, for ho can boast ducal blood, too. , If the Duke of Devonshire s rule against any of his servants accepting "llpH" could be successfully Introduced In this country nil would be well. There nro a few of tho old nobility of Eng land who set a laudable exnniple of prohibiting their servants accepting gratuities from visitors or guests. The Duke of Devonshire, for Instance, makes It an Indexible rule that tin servant of his Khali take a tip. When, however, a party of Amerlcntis recent ly visited Chalsworth, the Duke's Der byshire seat, and were entertained to luncneou nnd shown over the beautiful grounds by the Duke steward, the leaders of the party thought thn usual "shell out" must be the climax of the day's enjoyment. The party consisted. r four men ami three women, and among tliem ;i" was subscribed. With comnieiiilahlo discretion the money was not offered to the steward, who, of course, l.i nlKive accepting recognition of the kind, but to an undcrfootmnn. who mw tho party to and from the railway station. Hut the footmun pointed out thnt It wns against the rules of the Duke's establishment to accept gratuities "In money." That seelued to SiU'uest a Way of getting amund the rule. Tho next day vurlous si tides of Jewelry reached tho stew ard from Eoielon with tho request that they bo distributed among the Htaff at hU discretion. The leaders of tho party were Edmund II. Abbott, of New York. and Alexander Cuttanuch. of Salem. Mass., nnd both had Introductions from Sir Thomas Linton. Tho Duke and Duchess wer not lu residence at l hatsworth at tho time of the visit. but the latter sent one of hi-r mnlds specially up from Inndon to look after the ladles. Tho beauties of Matlock. Ituxton arid liakewell were fully ex plored before thi-y returned to town. Van Culavu. Humor ur King BJwunl. Returned tourists who have been In touch with tho nobility in Europe, bring back a few good stories of King Edward. Ono tale runs like this: Tho King was driving alone in a dog cart near ono of bis country palaces one day and caught up with an old llsh woman., who was trudging to tho vil lage to sell her wans. She did not recognize the king nnd asked hliu for a lift. Ho responded grnclously and helped her into tho cart. As they drove along sho begged him to buy her fish pleuding poverty unci a big family at home. The king said he hail plenty of il.sli at home and would not buy any. However, ho would glvo her his portrait which he thought would be Just as good as buying her llsh. "Ye are a fine looking man, but your portrait would not buy shoes for the children." paid the old woman. I'Oli, I think It will help you." he responded nnd handed her it sovereign which has on one side his profile. When she saw that she was riding with the king und spilled her fish. The king handed her another coin and dropped her out at her destination. At another t line when ho was Prince and attending n theatre, a fire broke out near by and every ono helped to tpiench tho bla.e The Prince in evening dress, worked with the others in pas-ting buckets of water. A big pompous man was stand ing by doing nothing. "Why don't you help?" asked the Prime. The pompous man swelled up and remarked. "I am a gentleman, sir, and do no such menial tasks. " "Don't let that hurt you," rescinded tho Princo. "I am only the Prince of Wales." Coat of Discovering America. The great extent and value of Queen Isabel's lewel hair, tin proceed of which fitted out Columbus, Is more or less of a myth. Rut In these days, when millionaire yachtsmen spend ft hundred thousand dollars for a little racing jacht and think nothing of It, the' ex pense of Columbus's whob fleet seems entirely Insignificant The sum of i?,,0(A) covered the whole outlay neces sary to secure Olid equip the three ves sels, wlille the Great Admiral's salary was $"oo per annum. The two other commanders were paid $1WM) each, nnd the wages of the crew were $'o0 a month. 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