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,litiwTp. fli 0lo ri nation ,!' H
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ilxllliia lo!h"thl lin(ll' MBttoi
rr tr wim paMd 'nit of th .riM at
,A iiiRiiinini-aMXltts- Mid': rvnnt to
liiMom jat tlit itdt 'miming. t
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klnilly ! Milt 'f v Adlrl- Briiw' Mtuf
rkinM tf 4Kwnlitrblt portloo f th
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liiin-iiiin o ot ji ma- M this l ft
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jvba tt.eam t crliBttr
jt littrarnry rmiilrliif4lek'Mllo Adoitml
Kvqntroark o rMy ftvn 't ward
V. but I iprivtt' life t 'U ttnll,-
jixnhMiiiL.1, Wlld-nMnnartd d Mftld,
Ji rr iiniictg ot'lcdiltloiMlt .too, I tbli yf
Jkj.tlln muui. IM bow ni)14 b b kt
)n niivarrln blKk for with tbl or
tt.Hit ilifliT.MH l'rililuU 'td iny nothing
ft itiimln the boo nipmiliin of ,U
bt nlm-f iind tnOllffytntf tb Jnpiim
i otpr iplf Hllaty M quickly poao.
Iturod br -WP' lnt(l bW ulnl ; oloV
ilxxblooM bow aador in baow of tb
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d it AMorhttloa recently held In
af laor,' wa a aotakl gatberli'L
In mnre tie ee rpt. Itwes attenJ.'
In)" rtpiMMMtlve) mt -- most of th atat
' ad targ eft te of the local drainage a.
rl(lia. ttid thaegrtrSltdral retlrges. Tb -frpe
tlie Aasodatloo Is to fnrtbi
The- frees aUehe-o swanp reclaw
tioUAad t lUeialat the Uovernmeni i
arlhvn In th matter. In a small w.t
urnlnagt ikai been,' pricttsed In mant i
MHtlM dbHiig fb past century. I'it
tk litter feature' the werk I sucti tb
1 c uly be-earrovl to a ceef.
; xwkeiasle i bf the- aatnwiit gevernmr.
XUth 'ta ve reeeuprea- end legl'L'
t'"tr. Uny lntentate qneatlona err , .
, elveiL that ceu'd not be sattofactou
outlet tAny other way.
The people at targe end even those of
lee- aeetsne aeoet divert ry Inteeeatev -htrt
-not half awake) M th greet
iwneae iwamp rtrattiag end '
t-ertao mtitt te. be derived freea
A)tbiuh th acarctry of lead la elrw '
lf fctilog t he felt. few. have eny a
Irfeloh of wbat tt wrll be Ih the next (
ati r anlert wer provide I thl for .
vitrVMloei o ohr agrlr1trl tree.- Ti--
l pre etleetty a more rokttr lami at:
pi for eerttaaewt end tbe gneter -- -tie,
of. the cutttvabl. terrHery la e
" e'iuirT la. lovUKtt,. It I true that i
Jti- lamttto . BerrlM. hw. hr Irrlt j.
eerstarly creating new tract of t:..-n
Un i. tnn lf the-IrrliaMe tnd In alrtit
wtil 4 ye far' tewards' aapfi.rtng tk.
p ! i ttT -denied ef e popeattloti or
.'. eotil. Whrrh th lfted eMrt
will ronteke arty year henr if tbe t e
ot m ef laarveee Is arali.tainvd. ' hU
fact fat a nemlwr of srrloas prohl.- e-.
the n.uet Important ef rtr dvoV fi
tkvir aolittrm epn tb dndlav at h"
fee our rwtur anftMoaex U hat trrtg lew
is eir far tb Wt. la the !
drainage pmahw le da). ( tb aUt,
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weoiM ef hi fimlljf not t few proii(
bar ( lined the IropriMloa tbkt Mmlrl
tim ta Jolly eld bachelor, wddd to
U eu, d citlni mtl for falnl
eeletr. Mow m nitter ef dot, there
U I'Mn. Brine, charmingly f radon
wooua ef dlatlDfulabed bearing, two
dauibter who Inherit tblr mother'
beaoty ted ebena of mtnnr, eoe who
foUowlnf.la hie father' feotatep la
the Ty, end laat but by no enu leaet
la thl IntertetlDd hoeeehold, two Jlrely
UttM people who er the paraameet hob.
ity ef aa ladalfent crandfather.: htraj
Braa eonMe ef an old toathera fimliy
and eharecterlttle eouerratUat tmpeltedi
mother ad dinchtere to keep eat ef the
white lldbt of pebllelty tht hu lonf
beet ibent the Admiral nntU. (aiU now
that the Admiral I at the very eilmai ef
notable career, pardonably eurlovi
habile rm feaa tfaei;ont4 '.', "tat '"
Any peraon wh ehati with Admiral
Evan la hi -owe home will quickly die
cotM the offloere Beet km fo the SUce
aid ehall wonder whan yoa are told bow
Intimately thla. equate reebrtoh naulen
e bound np with the lite tory ef th
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I I estimated that IS.000.000 acre of oar
arid territory can b reclaimed during
the next twenty-Are year and It la eel
eniebly poealble to ve abont th aam
Unt of ewempe In tbe same ttme. pro
vtded that the werk at undertake by th
Doverameat aad poshed with the vigor
tbat baa chractrtard tb tortner ope ra
tio
BaeUaatloa by drainage may be pur-
id with mnrh greater prodt tbae that
I . Irrigation. Tbe arereg rot of eifect-
I g tb latter la about (30 per acre. 1
i ailat expert aatlmato tbat dralaage win
t. 4 reel mora tat 13 a acre oa aa '
e aeaga. Iartberasere. the swamp area ,
rev fee aeM aert ta the ovtrkfcnrawi
. pupalea Utnct and twang""! ''
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poptifarV here. Here hi romance began
here p wa1 married la 1871, aUndlnf be
tween! thl rtwo wlndowi la the paetoua
drawl bi mora, and tble "ha been home
to hlna eeeir elnee hi aartlaet day In tb
Niry. (An4, by the wy, it wa a reiw
pretty yoloence of which Robley 0. Bran
wil tbn (tatra la the day following bll
graduaOom from the Naval Acdeay
ehead of time In ortlnr that be might par
ittrlpatea the CIvU War,
Yoanr eyine waa appointed to Anoapo
la fronxfCiah bnt.fee waa natlre ef Vlt
altrie aM' boean ot geographic lynnatby
or heme) other raeaoa be toobr t ehnav
nilng wflth boy from the fclatrlct ot
"ColnnrtimH1 led oeaiad Taylor wto In
-time rone, t 'th rank ef Rear Admlrak
Quite natnrnlly thla young met tnrlttd
hit frieahle Mm honii with Mot fwf
Ttalt and, o young Evan we Iniredvced
to the tyawe which I now hi home. Here
he'ms.tharry pretty atater ef bla ebum.
Later th daahlne Virginian bitcama.duk
peretely 111 dt the home of hi (knot and
,wke noyeed Moki to i health by this aeIN
aame-ttaugbter ot the bouae. Of cenrae
.the InafrttaW happaaed and there wa
aerai wadding with du ccompnlmnt of
already existing llnee at eommoaleation,
wblrh will oot only facilitate th work
but also reader th development of tbe
reclaimed leoda more eey and rapid. Tb
oil of tbe swamp I exceptionally rich
and the farms evolved from, them will be
as fertile aa an la tb East.
There are la the raited Btatea aMlaly
et of tb Rocky Mountains upward of
au.ooo.ooo acre of iwamp and ever lowed
lead, anttbie at redamattoa and
wa.tr a 111 aitlsnataly b taraad to e
coaat. Thl will add to ear grleltarJ
acreage ea aaragate ra laMt equal
lo the caaabtaMd area ot Ohke, ladlaaa
asd llllaots. A loag time aat eiepee.
l,rreT. befere ear a vaat work eaa be
tMupiiiaq ad w shall derive a aaf-
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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN. I
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pomp and gold braid.
In dltcoaalog tbe b!tory ef the honae 1
aaked Admiral Beana If ha would continue
to make It hi heme after hi rotlremant
from actlv eerrlo neat Auguat.' "Ye In
deed.'f be replied. "I hope to apead the
greater part of each year here la the old
hoiia but I plan to aprnd each winter In
Porto Riee, don't yen knew I hat tb
cold wrather. Vly aon la-law. Mr. hewaU,
ha large plhntatloa down there, bean
tltat plae right on the eeeahere and when
he planned the hoaae he wa good nengh
to proeld a (ultn ef room for Mr. Eraaa
and myaelf."' .-'
, Then tb 4mlrr with due etrmoy
IntrodurrdV "Ooorg,1' explaining aalde
that. '!Qorg" In afffrt- rad more pro
yiietary right. la th Mtabliahmant than
any ethar member of the bouaebold.
Oeerge Iefr itbongh no pereoa er think:
f mentioning hi Imt.uume) la the faith
tut colored butkir, one ot the old-thne
Sogtbern, aorvaut that you read about
but nerrf expect to ace, nowadajra. An ex
aUr, he. wa in tbe eerrlce of the Taylor
family from boyhood ,aod he literally de
oeaded te the bvuna family with tbe eld
muHon.k ';.Ueorgc,' boirevea, baa much
Actently tmpreasive M.vi of the banelta
iNrcurabie by dialnnge fro a ralralatloa
of th poaalblltlea wlihlu sight of the
present generation
By the reelamatlnu of 18.600. 0t avree
of the cwsmrts. tbe land vainee at th
eeaetry will be Increased by H.S30.0UO,
OW and tbe rmp value by f3T&O0a.atin
nnnnelly. a the valiu- f th prodnete of
thee sections. It tbe area la qoestlea la
divided into forty acre farms. It will pre
via) hoaae for exjSOuo faatUlea aad aup
paet .ouu,ui)o aval opoa lad which as
at prearat ot a went whatever, each
ot th ramUtee la eovatfoa weald apewd
tl.OOU at sraat ea iielMiace aad seine
saeat. involving aa I in est an rat etf ti.tt,
UUO,out) hi what n wst head tfdaty. The
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tmV a'Wfjdr vkdVtl
more thnn a local reputation for the vete
ran aerrttnr ha looked after Admiral
Bran' want afloat aa well aa aanore,
and baa traveled to every pert, of the
globe.
Qeorge'a moat famoue exploit bowerer,
waa on a memorable ocealoa when be
mad a "bit" with tb Bmperor ef Oer
maay. Admiral Braua- had wtertalaed
the Teuton ruler it luicheeh on kla flag
ahlp and tbe War Lord bed complimented
In tbe moat extravagant term eome
Smltblleld ham that waa la very truth
.cooked to tbe king' tnete. the vixltor
even aaked an opportunity to exprce hie
appreciation to the colored man f Trhoae
merit he had heard from hh hnalsv A
cordlngly "Oeorge" wee lammoned 'on
deck nd Admiral Evan lulil, "tlrorge,
the Emperor wlabea to compliment yop
on that haiu." The Kaiaer estended hi
baud but the freedniaBi teprraentatlve of -J
repuoucan America, woe oDvionsiy la
bllaaful Ignorance of the court etiquette of
the bonded knee. Stepping brlakly for;
ward, broad emtio overepreedlnf hie
fire, George graaped the extended band'
and (baking It ivigoroutly. rcuierkad,
"Emperor, 1 am find to meet yon."
average farmer'. ... ,t it,.. Vn,l
abent t00 a yrnr , , i I,' .(,- ,,u.i
other nenioual t,,., t. -I tu.s
Ma would tnenn i ,m,t ot tbe
geoeml trade ,,r i J.i;i.iJ.-
utdk Thua It l . ;:,. i,,: u-r u.atiou la
aot am of aerth.u I interest hu: of the
atatewt tntportan -.- i-. neopiv at large.
The Senate t ouxu.tiev I'ubllo Laada
ot the Firty ninth Concres rppartad
fevwrably oo a general x drainage bill
which It ! eooddrntly etperted will be
enacted la tke loag Ores of the Sixtieth
Cangrea. Tbe work ween aatburtsed
will probably br eMniaitted tbe Ke
rlamatlaa eVrvlee aader edltesa aeaie
abet similar to thoaw wake levera Ike
preparaUaa aad eetiteveeu! uf the Irrlgal-
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Aihulral Brana when he baa M family
i-lrrle complete, aa ha beep be raw
taring tbe brief rraplte ere the big fleet
etiirbt for tbe raclflc, Inrta hlraaelf in
the tnldet of a. very lively bouaenold
Mtwh of tbe animation la furnished by
tbe two grnnachlldren. Waaler Robley
Evnna . Bewull, age tbrc and one half
year end Mir Dorothy Neville Be wU,
rge two end one-half year th fhlldrrn
of Admiral Evan' younsost daughter.
ThM tot arc tbe tnoat remarkable
children you would Hod In dny'a Jour
ney, Living In a bouae wbere there 1
a constant atream of vlaltora thej are
not In the least tby .with at ra users and
yrt oddly enough tlie unmiiul amount of
uttentlon 4eatowcd upon them boa not
spoiled them In the least A unique evi
dence that familiarity breed, at least,
unconcern I found in. tb fact that tb
glittering uniforms and shining aword
which ire object of much wonder and ad
miration to moot rhHdreo ire passed .all
bat unnotlred by the? youngsters. - ,
I very much desired' to eecure a pie
tare of young "Bob" Bran. the fami
ly all call him relatlnf a tory to "Bob"
Evan, Br. It wa suggested that th
only wy to do It wa. to let the little
chap actually relate the anecdote and th
Admiral encouraged blm to do thla. Now,
young "Bob" wear sailor suit with
manifest pride and he atni aallor songs
ltb gnato but When It eome to atory
telllug hla prim favorite 1 a graphic ac
count of the happening of one momenta
day when he us the (Ire department re
spond to an alarm. When ba warmed up
to tbe recital moreover It waa aeen that
tbe1 whole" proceeding wa decidedly too
rrftllKTlc, for portrayal. ' til little right
arm threshed tbe air it a rat that noth
ing short of a moving picture machine
could have done Justice to. '
There I (mall menagerie of household
pet at tb Evans borne. Conspicuous,
among the number are two parrots of the
moat gorgeous plumuge. Romping about
the walled garden In tbe rear of the
house I tbe third "Boh" Evan en thy
domestic roster, a blooded dog presented
by Archie and Qnentln Roosevelt, the
two youngest, son ot tbe President.' Jn.
ed tracts.
The leclaiaatloa of tbe Sverg lades I
Florida has loug been a promoter'
lnia and some Important drainage ha
beea done by private enterprise nailer
grant froia tb tjlate a aoUtrie ceae ba
iag that af tbettleaten Coaspany, whaae
Satat Clond plaatatloe, with Its. yield of
tkou) puaada ot 4ry a agar ta tbe acre f w
an eatire awath'a raa. ladMtee tbe pea
atMllttea at axtaaaive opera tloaa. There are
.TOUtOno aeree ot recaatmabae taad here,
free froaa staaap aaq tree aad ready
farib plow aa aoaa a dry- Th anil aad
ellmsre are adnulreUly adapted ta the
grawlug af caae sugar ead u-axth of
i be area arraiable woahi prnlue the
t.MO,tM taae of eugar thit wa Impavc
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door be ha a Jealona rival," a dankW
''black and white Japanese tpealet brvagb
from th Orient by Mr. Mirth. dat
daughter of Admiral Evaoev Thla.peae
pered canine, rejoicing In a B4m;tha
I well nigh unpronounceable BTjhll MM .
hi mistress, la of a very placf dlape
altlon and I content to-ooM JuTLda.
on the great leather eou"h;tbt.lv'V
ture of tb Bvana dining reeta-,;?':. '
. Mrs. Marah, who w Obarlott ,Tlo
Brans, named for .her ,mo$heipla4 . :
grandmothefc 1 th wlf 'fit Oomnsaadee
Charles Cnrlteh Marah, P . H.. who has
but recently been placed at the h4 of,
the newly organised torpedV ndtib
mitrln division of th aivyv BegbMloa)
the, latter part of 1901 Mr. Marah (paat
three year la Japan during th tJo he
husband was Naval Attach, ef the O. B,
Embeaay at Toklo md (h bM hMeght
home from the Flowery kloc dent ire
collection ot beautiful art object Whtefe
show rare illserlminatlon la th MlootlM.
Combined with the InaamMaDW ta
toe which Admiral Bran hi pleked op
In hi criilee about th glob d the
unique relic which be secured daring h
Rpenlh-Amerlcau war tbey mak tb in
terior of, th Erana hom ;a iTlrttaat
treasure house. 7r
However, probably th mot prhwd f
all th trophic which dmirI Bvm ha
acquired la a long period of Mrvle 1 a
letter which hangs, handeomtly frJhsl !
at the door of hi library. .It 1 frora the
enlisted men of th , nivy' and ; !t fdotMh
penled aword which ; waa 4 preeanted .
to tb Admiral a few year ago throtnjh
popular aubecription by thl'.aca "bhtd
tb gun." . Admiral Bvaney h-- alway
been tbe Idol of the bloejkoket--pr-emlnently
the greatest tribute that Ma
come to any naval officer end there I a
world of significance In the concindloej
sentence of this letter "Xou are men
than a hero to tbe nation, yoa are a here
to yoor mtn." : ' 1 ' .
A ("ranch paper assert that American
girls hare purchased title Its-eon of
040,000,000. Tb only coneollng, tfceught
I that they have not brought i their,
dearly purchased husband to ythl Ibjle'
r the pood to Inflict them npen na.fi
annually, and which I - worth
1160,000.000. Th 8tat of Florid by al
ready engaged In a project for the re
lamatioo of th Everglades. Caoasi at
bctng cut between Lk (UirhntiM Th
key to the sitnatlon eqd tb river
the Atlantic coaat, well as .the ClM
aabatchae, which empties lnttb' aVnlf f
Uexice.. The aystem will ln-lnde w
parallel eaoal. running north and)
with lstenls leading through' three.
Tho celebrated Dismal BwinjpVof' T
gmin-wlll trc doubted ly be one-ef the I
cctlons to come tinder treatment Thl
Is a neirry lever md elrvate; treren ef
land with aurh to perfect irslnsr tbat It
Is alwnj-s under water ta a alight deptk.
Near Its euntre I Lake Drum mood, a okf
cular body of wtter nearly threw atllsa
In diameter aod hardly mora thin dee
feet In deplh. Tb lake N surroaaded by
viooua aa m places cypres trees
into the water. Some m.irglaal partes
or the swamp hsve been ret-la 1034 aad
rurnetb such excellent farming kand a
to ladltata plendld rvaulla frosa thay
ough drainage. ' .,'
. Another of our great wa, . . tA
Kinhakee Wnrabea covering a bo at hOO,
ti0 acre, distributee aver v.ea aouatlaa
of Indiana. Thl swamp lie la a largo
van and It axlateac Is largely due M .
tbe alight fall ef th ground and tbe to
tuoua course ot the river which traverse
It- la Its Journey through Indiana, th
stream covers a direct distune v of ti
mtlea. but ltd. 1000 bend entail a aoa'ra
af sea alia end tkroogk tb aattr dh
taace there hi a drop of but 17 fset, . Th
situation af thsa lands a aeat ' ' tea
cents ef popolstloo ssakes their reelaas
atlea especially daalrable aad, forraaata
ly. It prosnleie ta ba eCacted wtthse
great dimemty. , . . .
Kvarrso t familiar with the apleadid
achievecaeau at ta Date ta that i"rn
tioa. They are aow eateriae; apaa tha a
peadaets task at draining tbe Beyder kVaa,
by which they wilt add US0,0u) aera a
Uelr arable Uads. . .
t