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much drainage a* they are irrigation
projects. in the Klamath project, 136,-
000 aeres, or more than haif of tlie
area of the total project, is rich tule
land covered by eight or ten feet of
water, and Ik to be drained and con
verted Into over a thousand farniK
Tho topographic branch of the Geo
logical Survey, of which the Reclama
tion Service is also a branch haa al
ready run Its lines over many of the
great swamp areas of the eastern
states and as soon as tho Steenerson
hill becomes a law the Geological Sur
vey engineers will be ready to launch
out into immediate activity in drain
age projects.
Would Start with a Milhon Dollars.
The fund provided by the bill would
be small as compared with the Irri
gation fund—it would approximate
half a million dollars a year and would
start off with about $1,000,000, the re
ceipts from tho sales for the sis al
year 1905 being included —but on tho
other hand the cost of drainage woul 1
not be so great as that of irrigation.
The Importance of this work ts
wholesale drainage. In order to pro
vldo homes for the Increased popula-
sf
tion, is scarcely second In Importance
to the irrigation work. It means that
tens of millions of acres of the most
fertile land Imaginable, which has
lain Idle for ages, may lie converted
from dismal and pestilential swamps
and useless lsigs unto highly prosper
ous homes, to become tho garden spots
of the nation.
Tho Dutch have reclaimed vast
areas In Holland from tho encroach
ments of tho ocean. Thousands of
families live and farm below sea level,
gaining their security by magnlflccnL
feats of engineering and persistence.
They now contemplate tho drainage of
the Zuyder Zee. reclaiming some 1,-
360,000 additional acres of meadow
land. American drainage in most
cases would bo far more simple and
loss ex|M'ttslve: It is simply a ques
tion as to whether tho nation will see
the wisdom of setting Its hand to this
work.
Another Inland 1 mpirc.
In Florida the everglades alone—al
most solid muck beds —would afford
an empire of some 7 million acres: in
New Jersey and Virginia are vast,
swamps, among them the famous Dis
mal Swamp, lit Illinois which is gen
erally regarded as a well settled agrl
cultural state, there are -1 million acres
of swamp land: In Michigan there are
nearly 6 million acres. Fertile lowa
has about 3 million acres of swamp
land In Minnesota there are almost
6 million acres of rich surveyed swamp
lands anti huge swamp areas not yet
surveyed. Arkansas has tremendou.-.
swamp areas which could be drained
and made habitable, and in all there
Is a swamp area In the oustern half of
the United States which is equal In ex
tent to the great agricultural states
of Indiana. Illinois, anil lowa, with
three or four smaller eastern states
thrown In.
If the Steenerson bill demonstrates
that the government can transform
1
PRAIMNU SWAMP IANPS.
swamps into fertile farm land and
that the settlor or owner will pay
back to the government the relatively
small cost of the improvement, there
seems to be no reasou why this work
of creation of value out of worthless
waste, should nut go on indefiuately
and provide homes for millions uioro
of rural population.
The Single H oman.
"There is in man's nature a secret in
clination and motion toward love of
others, which, if it be not spent upon
some one or a few, does, naturally
spread itself toward many," 6aid Lord
Bacon, three centuries ago. The re
mark might be applied with good rea
son to the unmarried women, who with
in tho last half century has become s
moving power In the world, as such
names as Florence Nightengale. Susan
B. Anthony. Francis Willard. Clara Bar
ton. Harriet Martineau. Francis Power
Cobbe, Mary Lyon and Jana Adams, to
quote but a few will show.
THE CAMERON ELM.
FAUOVS TREE OF THE CAPITOL
SI EJECT OF A ORE AT SEN
ATORIAE ORATION.
“Don” Cameron’s Llocmence Over
came Demands of Architects and
big Elm Blocks the South Entrance
to Nation's Capitol.
One of tho famous tree* of Washing
ton Is the Cameron elm, and a roman
tic little story attaches to it. The tale
Is interesting In itself, but Is peculiar
ly so In view of tbo country's long ruth
.css and wanton disregard of trees and
.ho apparent present awakening of a
recognition of the economic worth of.
and sentimental devotion to them. It
r.hould be borne in mind that Wash
ington City is an arboretum of his
toric trees. Most of these are known
a3 “memorial trees” because they
were planted by distinguished soldiers,
B'.atesracn and artists now dead. Tho
Capitol grounds, the National Botanic
Carden, tho White House grounds and
the park of tho Department of Agri-
culture nro literally shaded with his
toric trees.
Tho Cameron elm stands so close
to tho south entrance of tho Capitol
that it nearly blocks tho way, and
really has nullified tho importance of
that passage as a means of Ingress
and egress to and from the Capitol,
lint It Is not likely that an ax will ever
l>o laid to this troo as long as it re
tains vigor enough to put on green in
spring.
When tho architects and builders
were constructing tho nmrhio terrace
to tho Capitol this elm was found to
bo In tho way of the plans and tho
work. Tho ax was whetted to chop It
down. But this proceeding was
stayed by Senator Don Cameron of
Pennsylvania, who in tho Senate
Chamber made an impassioned appeal
for tho life of tho tree.
Senator Cameron made one of
the best speeches of Ills career, eulo
gized trees In general and the Cap
itol elm in particular, affectionately re
calling the length of years which this
old elm had stood at the south end of
the Capitol and the men famous in
American annals who had passed and
chatted beneath its branches. He
quoted much poetry that had been in
spired by reverence for trees, and
closed with a splendid recitation of
tho familiar poem, "Woodman Spare
That Tree.”
Cameron Won the Day.
Tho matter took up considerable
space in the Congressional record, tho
Committee on the Library, having the
CDpltol improvements under its con
trol, canvassed the question, and the
tree was allowed to stand, despite th -
fact that it would block for all tho
days of its life one of the great marble
approaches to the Capitol.
A large mound of earth is hcape 1
around the roots of tho big elm, and
this is kept carefully sodded that tho
tree’s health may be conserved. Nat
long ago it became necessary to saw
off a large limb, and at the point of
amputation, paint, cement and tin hav -
been applied that the tree may not suf
fer front the surgery.
The savior of this tree was a big
man in the counsels of the nation and
of the Republican party. Though gen
erally known simply as “Don” Cam
eron, his name was James Donald Cam
eron. He was the son of Simon Cam
eron. Lincoln's secretary of War
when the war of ISC 1 broke out, and
who vat a Senator from Pennsylvania
for four terms. Ho resigned in 1877
and was succeeded by hU> son, "Don."
who was born at Middletown. Pa..
May 14, 1833, and had never served in
any legislative body up to the time
of his election to the Senate, but he
had had enough experience in worldly
affairs, having been prominent in
banking and railroad circles.
"Don" Cameron was for a short
time Secretary of War in Grant's Cab
inet: that changing Cabinet in which
so many famous men wore called to
serve. In that Cabinet were Elija B
Washburn, Hamilton Fish. George S
Boutwell. Wm. A. Richardson. Benja
min H. Bristow. Lot M. Morrill. John
A Rawlins, Wm. W. Belknap. Al
phonxo Taft. Adolph E Borie. George
M. Robeson. John A. J. Croswell, James
W Marshall. Marshall Jewell. James
N Tyner. E Rock wood Hoar. Amos T
Akertnan, George H Williams. Ed
ward Piorrpont, Jacob D. Cox. Colum
bus Delano and Zachariah Chandler
“Don" Cameron was a striking
figure in the National Republican con
'entions which nominated Hayes and
Wheeler snd Garfield and Arthur, and
he was thrice elected to the Senate
The new capitol at Harrisburg, Pa.
is nearly completed and has cost $4,-
650.000.
HIS WIFE WAS A WONDER.
When the news of the death of the
Hon. Yonks Van Dolsen reached
Wighamton it fell like a wet pail over;
Ihe place. Richard Van Dolsen was in 1
the wild Missouri Mountains looking
up timber tracks that had been offered
at tempting prices, and Mrs. Van Dol
sen had to bear her sorrow alone. She
shut herself In her house and would
see no one but Miss Arsdale. When
she appeared again she was In deep
mourning and fled East with her sor
row.
There was no one In Wighamton
who could boast of such distinguished
ancestry as the Van Dolsens, except
Hetty Arsdale, and she, poor girl, was
the last of her line. Poor in purse,
but rich in pride. Miss Arsdale was
a source of considerable worry to her
many friends In Wighamton. Being
an Arsdale, she could not stoop to
work, nor could she accept Indiscrimi
nate charity. She was, however, grate
ful for opportunities to relieve her
good friends of the regrettable neces
sity of destroying such things, as they
no longer could conveniently keep. In
doing this she thought she was doing
a favor and her friends respected her
pride, but found it extremely difficult
to keep her alive and clothed.
Everyone said that it was really too
had that the death of Yonks Van Dol
sen should occur at. just the time it
did, three weeks before-Miss Hetty’s
wedding. Miss Hetty had long been
looked upon as a confirmed spinster,
but, after having passed the forty
mark some distance, had met one Hec
tor McGregor, and their wedding day
was soon settled upon. Yonks Van
Dolsen nearly upset everything, and
Mrs. Van Dolsen went into black, shut
up her house and then went away.
Some days after Mrs. Van Dolsen
Dad left for the Ea..;t, Richard Van
Dolsen arrived in Wighamton, and
while on his way home met his friend,
Tom Garrick, and the two men ex
changed a hearty greeting, after which
Mr. Van Dolsen asked about village
news and learned for the first of Miss
Arsdale's approaching marriage.
Garrick walking by the side of hie
old friend suddenly said, “Dick, 1 sup
pose you know Mrs. Van Dolsen lias
gone East?” "Well, no,” said Van
Dolsen easily, but she rather expected
to leave before I got back.” He looked
at Garrick curiously. “Why do you
look at me that way, Tom, there's
nothing wrong with Elizabeth, is
there?”
“No, not with Mrs. Van, Dick, but
Yonks Van Dolsen is dead.” “Well, l I
should say he was, Tom: its certainly
time he was.” "But what Is the joke?"
"I guess you don’t understand me,
Dick, l said Yonks Van Dolsen was
lead. Your wife felt his death deeply
and when she left for the East was
in heavy mourning for him.” ’
Van Dolsen dropped the heavy valise
'-e was carrying and laughed until he
was completely out of breath and
the tears were streaming down his
face.
"Elizabeth in mourning for that old
rhinocerous-hided reprobate.” he cried.
“Tom. you will kill me with your
talk.”
They had reached his office, and Van
Dolsen found the letter which he felt
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THE CAMERON ELM SUBJECT OF
sure his wile had left for him. After
reading and rereading the letter he
turned to his friend and said, “Yes,
Tom, Yonks Van Dolsen is dead and
i l am going in mourning for him: he
was a fine old man; my wife has writ
; ten me all about it There are some
matters. Tom, I cannot explain— in
, the family, you know, Tom.”
As soon as possible Richard Van
Dolsen had a crape band sewed on
bis hat. but It seemed hard for him
to overcome his natural cheerfulness,
j still he tried to enter into the crepe
; band spirit and often said to his
, friends. "Yes. poor old Yonks is dead:
; be was a fine old man; I can scarcely
realize that I am in mourning for
him.”
Ten days after Miss Arsdale’s wed
] ding. Van Dolsen sent for his old
! friend, Tom Garrick, and after c&re
j fully closing the door to his private
office, said:
j "Tom, I've been thinking things
‘ over, and I guess it will be annoying
| to Mrs. Van to do all the explaining.
|so I am going to do It for her. Eliza
heth is the best woman on earth and
' thinks of kind things that no one else
would think of.” "You know how
proud Hetty Arsdale is.” \ T an Dolsen
] continued. "Funny girl, too: she’d
take things no one had any use for.
but nothing she thought anyone could
use.” “Ellaabeth was sorry for her
because she knew she had no proper
clothes for her wedding outfit and no
way of getting any.” ‘Elizal>eth is a
corker, Tom; what does she do?”
"Why, she resurrects old Yonks, who
died in 1679, long enough to go into
mourning for him, so that poor Hetty
Arsdale could do her the favor of re
lieving her of her unmournful clothes,
of which she had laid in a large stock,
both for outside and inside wear."
Van Dolsen paused and his friend
said, "Van, 1 agree with you, your
wife is a wonder.” —Washington Star.
Holb Lucky and Odd.
Midway between sentiment and su
perstition lies a feminine trait which
cherishes odd little trinkets that seem
to bring luck. That any jeweled bauble
can possibly change the capricious
whims of Dame Fortune remains as al
ways, a shadowy possibility. That a
pleasant memory attached to some
small ornament can he constantly re
called by the treasured trinket is with
out a doubt. So with divided affection
women still cling to the savage luck
charm as closely in 1906 as did their
barbaric sisters whose calendar was the
setting sun.
It is with the most up-to-date busi
ness women that one finds the most
novel trinkets. Actresses particularly
wear unusual luck ornaments, and not
the least fetching of these is a gol.l
chain which never leaves the neck of
a very pretty leading woman in a pop
ular theatrical company. Caught be
tween the delicate links at intervals of
two inches are all sorts of semi-pre
cious stones as well as genuine gems.
Each individual stone represents the
gift of some good friend who has been
associated with her in her stage ca
reer, and the chain already holds
twenty jewels as well as a souvenir
pendant gold and enamel brownie with
diamond eyes. The different stones
include a rare yellow diamond and
topaz, several oddly shaped w-ater
pearls, and clasping the chain at the
back a large square garnet of richest
hue.
Then there is a very popular teacher
in one of the big cities who has been
at the head of a shorthand school for a
number of years. Her luck souvenir is
a coin waist belt made entirely of ten
cent pieces. It was started by her first
class of girls, every one of whom was
devoted to her. When their term was
over, however, their very meagre pock
etbooks would allow the majority of
them to give only ten cents apiece. So
one of their members conceived the
happy idea of having the dimes joined
in the form of a bracelet, and each
girl's initial was scratched on Lib
erty’s cap.
As class followed class, the idea took
root and the ten-link bracelet has
grown to a good sized waist belt with
four rows of coins. Some are thick
and some are thin, and many bear hard
ly a resemblance to the newly minted
dime, but they all carry the initials of
some young pupil to whom the cheery
teacher was an inspiration, and the
coins stand for everything in the world
to their owner. In fact so much a part
of her has the belt become that she
never thinks of going anywhere with
out it, and she sleeps with it under
her pillow at night.
In contrast to this luck charm of
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AN ORATION IN THE U. S. SENATE.
: friendship is the luck trinket of a very
attractive young matron of national re
nown. Five years ago in reply to her
wedding invitation came a tiny white
"kid box from a well-known jeweler. It
contained two beautiful fancy gold
stock pins, each a perfect imitation
of a peacock feather. The card en
closed bore the name of a girl with
whom she had the very slightest ac
quaintance, but whom she knew to
have a liking for her future husband.
Undaunted, the bride-to-be immedi
ately pinned one of these unlucky
feathers on her dress, and from that
day to this she has never been with
out one of the other of them fastened
somewhere about her costume Not
long since when this very happy
! matron received the wedding invita
tion of her husband's one-time friend
he suggested that his wife send a
handsomely mounted rabbit’s food as
a present. She decided, however, that
fate had been in the way of this jocu
lar revenge.
Itoxer Troubles.
Blessed are the peacemakers, but
sometimes the blessing comes in the
form of a stiff jar on the lower jaw
for interfering
King George of Greece is an athlete
and le said to be the best muscled
monarch in Europe.
Stopped the “Fast Flyer.”
At a recent dinner at the White
House, the following story, was told
by one of the guests on Secretary
Taft, who was present, and who, by
the way, tips the scales at beyond the
three-hundred-pound mark:
The Secretary was returning to
Washington from Chicago aboard the
“Fast Flyer" that only stops at large
cities. He had urgent business with
an old acquaintance of his who lived
at a small station about two hundred
miles from Washington, the popula
tion of which is about five hundred.
He asked the conductor if he could
stop the train for him at that place,
but he replied that it would be impos
sible for him to do so—that he certain
ly would lose his job if he did. Well,
after much worrying over hi 3 disap
pointment, Mr. Taft thought of a
scheme by which he could gain his
end, and when the train next stopped
he sent a message to the superinten
dent of the road, saying:
“Will you stop your “Fast Flyer” at
Denizien for a large party on way to
Washington? If so, instruct conduc
tor to stop today.”
About an hour passed, when the con
ductor, passing through the train,
stopped at the Secretary's seat and
told him that he would be able to get
oil at Denizen as he had been ordered
to stop his train there for a largo
party going to Washington. The Sec
retary smiled, with that childlike ex
pression of innocence for which he is
famed, thanked him and settled down
again behind his paper. Two hours
later the porter of the train called
“Denizen. Denizen.” much to the sur
prise of the passengers. Mr. Taft
gathered up his handgrip and started
for the platform of the car, where he
was standing when the train came to
a dead stop. As he stepped off the
train there was no one in sight but
the surprised-looking station agent.
Cook Could Use Sicknume Too.
Hawaiian servants are the best —the
best in the world, but they are strange
ly unsophisticated, strangely naive,”
said a lady who Tiad lived in the
Islands.
“Hawaiian servants insist on calling
you by your first name. Ours were
always saying to my husband, “Yes,
John, or All right, John,” and to mo
“Very well, Ann, or ‘Ann, I am going
out.’
“At last I got tired of this, and I
said to John, when we got a new cook:
“Don’t ever call me by my first
name in the new cook’s presence.
Then, perhaps, not knowing my name,
he’ll have to say Mrs. to me.”
“So John was very careful always
to address me as ‘Dearie’ or ‘Sweet
heart,’ but the new cook —a watchful
chap—at first gave me no title at all.
Very soon after, we had some Eng
lish officers to dinner. I told them
how I had overcome, in the new cook’s
case, the native servant’s horrid abuse
of his employer’s Christian names, and
I said ‘By this servant, at least, you
won’t hear me called Ann.’
“Just then the new servant entered
the room. He bowed to me respect
fully and said:*
“ ‘Sweetheart, dinner is served.’
“‘What?’ I stammered.
“‘Dinner is served. Dearie,’ answer
ed the new cook.”
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