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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1906)
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 I ' II isl 1 111 ifqj 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 I ? 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. 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