The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-17
MISS ROSE CLEVELAND
 HAS BECOME A FARMER

Island was George Nowell of Boston. who married sister of Miss Ames. He se- cured thirty acres of uncleared land on the southernmost point of the island and erected a large house there. He discover ed the island one frosty day in Decem- Der, and within a month workmen wero putting up his house.
 Four summers ago Miss Ames brought Miss Cleveland to the island to visit the Nowells. Mss Cleveland was enchanted with It's beauty and it's possibilities, and at once set about to secure property for house of her own. A comfortable farm house with small orchard on the central ridge of the island and overlooking the south In both directions attracted her, ana the following spring she bought it and at once began extensive alterations and additions. As complete, her home Is a large low structure of artistic design, Wltn wide piazzas and a very modern equipment throughout.
 During the summer months Miss cleve- land and Miss Aines entertained quite a number of friends. and among them there was quite general demand for places on the island
 This was the beginning of the scheme now being carried out with so much skill and energy. and Miss Cleveland, for the most part, engineering the deals.
 
 everything on the island that Is needed in the shape of food. Already a vegetable garden of considerable size has been oper- ated with success. a good sized poultry yard Is hourishing and the orchards yield an abundance of fruit Each season the production will increase as the demand increases, so that. the enterprise may be- come a cooperative farm of important proportions.
 rrha-a O "a h,,y,Hradu oF anrea of ..,oalie,,4 land still uncleared on the island and its producing quality is so good that as a big, farm run for profit 1t would undoubtedly be very successful, particularly under such a progressive business management as 1t is now getting
 Along the western shore of the island some beautiful sites for summer cottages have been secured and. as development warrants these will be erected. One or two of the best farms were along this shore and all have been bought up. At present these farms are occupied by Miss Cleveland's employees, of whom there were ten all last summer. A full outside, force is still at work and the clearing and road building will continue until win ter stops them. Two or three of Miss Clevelands men will remain on the island all winter.
 The writer found Miss Cleveland in her pony cart, accompanied by Miss Ames, inspecting the clearing of a stretch of hll land below her house. One of her daily duties Is to oversee every bit of work that is going on at the farm. Noth- ing Is left for others She must see her self that the work Is well done.
 Miss Rose Cleveland was born in Fay etteville N. Y, in 1S46. Seven years later she moved with her family to Holland Patent, N. r, where her father was pas tor of the Presbyterian church. She was a teacher for many years, first at Tough ton seminary, where she was educated; later at the Collegiate institute of Indiana of which she was principal. and after ward in private school in Pennsylvania A feature of her teaching work was the delivery of a course of historical lectures, first at Houghton seminary and afterward at number of leading schools and col- leges.
 Upon the first inauguration of President Cleveland she became mistress of the WhIte House, and in this capacity proved exceedingly capable, making a host of friends President Cleveland married in 1SS6 and Miss Cleveland resigned her posi- tion to the beautiful young bride.
 While living at the White House Miss Cleveland published two books, George Eliot.s Poetry and Other Studies" Q885), and '"The Long Rum QSS6). Her first book was volume of essays on hfstori- cal, theological and ethical subjects.
 During the winter of 18S6-S7 Miss Cleve- land was instructor in school for young ladies in New York city, but the follow ing two winters she spent in the south In 1887 she became editor of a Chicago maga- zine called Literary Life, but resigned after a few months of successful editor ship.ss
 In 1891 she went abroad and spent two years on the other side of the Atlantic, mostly in the Holy Land.
 Miss Evelyn Ames Is particularly promi nent in the musical life of Boston. She is famous as a pianist, and is in constant demand in social and musical circles.
 Miss Ames and Miss Cleveland have been the closest friends for several years. They were the guests, together, of Pres ident and Mrs. Mckinley in 1900.