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ed to and fro in a fashion to delight
the soul OF Delsarte, and whose con-
versation, judged by the standard OF
the small talk of the smart set of the
present day. at least was beyond ques-
ton intelligent. Beside these were tig-
ers. tapirs, wolves. elephants-even al
igators-roving at viii through the de-
lectable gardens, as full Of dignity as
the leaders of an eighteenth century
minuet. and showing unquestionabiy
one and ali the eievating influence Of
contact with that portion OF American
society upon whose doings Don't was
based. and 10 whom politeness. once a
science, had come to be one of the most
deeply cultivated arts In short, IL /
were asked to describe the Newport
of the fortieth century in the fewest
words, should say that 1t was a very
Garden of Eden, with all modern i'm
provements. the cultivation OF society
having been substituted for the primi-
tive freedom and environment of our
original ancestors, the first steps to-
ward which were taken in my own
time in the recognition by our best
people of the social qualifications of
the mere animal and the total elimina-
tion from the social decalogue of any
thing resembling forbidden fruit.
So much for the external aspect Of
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livered from the port side
I'VE had no idea OF what was hap
pening, and stood In surprise until
Flag Lieutenant Minor ran by. waving
his cap above his head, shouting In
wild excitement, We've sunk the Cum
berlandr
"Our iron Prov had broken of and
gone down with the Cumberland Back
ing of, the Virginia drove on forward
to get room In which to turn around.
The men on the Congress thought we
were running away, and began 20
cheer; but as soon as We had gained
SUFFICIENT distance to turn IN. We head
ed straight back for the Congress.
Followed Up Advantage
~Sefng what had happened to her
consort, the Congress attempted to run
away. Her cables were slipped and her
jib hoisted. but at the first move she
ran aground. Coming close up under
her sterr., we raked her fore and aft.
and after few shots she brought down
her flag
sThere were five Confederate boats
lying I'm the James. which had come
dashing to our assistance when they
heard the first shot fred These were
the Yorktown, the jamestown. the Pat
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for suddenly an immense cloud Of white
smoke shot out from her side, COM
pletely yelling her. The heavy concus-
sions of twenty-five guns, fred almost
simultaneously. came to our ears. Inn
mediately the terrific broadside OF
heavy shot and shell rained their titan
ic blows on our sides. and the iron
framework of the Merrimac resounded
as though beneath the blows of a Cd
gantic sledge hammer. But her IRON
clad sides. sloping so steepiy. sent the
shot Of the enemy rebounding high In
the air. Our broadside OF guns an
swered her Immediately, and. fred at
distance Of less than 100 yards. they
had terrible effect
Then paying no more attention to
the Congress, We kept straight onsafter
the Cumberland. She had fewer guns
than her consort but they were OF
heavier caliber. and Buchanan wished
to settle with her first. At my station
could see nothing but the panorama
of the shore, miles away; but sudden
Iy We felt a shock, and the ship stop
ped We heard a chorus Of Wild yells
from forward, and the ship backed
away. Constant firing began at the
forward batteries. and as the ship
rounded to a heavy broadslde was de-
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baby blue. and was waited by his
electric skates to the door of his res
idence, the front steps leading to the
broad verandas of which operated
like escalators at some of the elevated
railway stations of New York at the
present time. Lifted by these to the
level OF the entrance hall floor, with
out any visible movement on his part.
he was ushered within. Invisible ap
paratus removed his hat and placed it
upon convenient rack, his gloves and
cane and electric. skates similarly dis
appeared. and ere l knew.it the grand
staircase of the house, with mine host
upon IL, was moving upward to his
apartment on the second floor. All this
time. barring the slight elevation OF his
eyebrows. when he had recognized the
young ladies in the street and pressed
the button in his glove for the opera
ton of his hat. this young gentleman
had not himself INDUCED in the slight
est physical effort. Now that he had
reached his room. however, the auto
matte devices for his transportation
ceased and / was interested to note
that he really did still possess some
powers of locomotion.
At the Intel of his doorway he stepped
into the room and of his own power man
aged TO walk across it to q divan which
rested beneath a keyboard on its other
side. Here he lay down for a moment
and then. pressing a key labeled ciga-
rettes, he busted himself for the next ten
minutes watching a small automatic fig
ure OF a ballet dancer smoking a cigarette
AT first could not for the life of me see
what pleasure he could get out of a smoke
of that kind. but in few minutes it was
all made clear. The automaton was so
arranged that 1t blew all the smoke into
the young mans face. so that he was
enabled to inhale it without the labor of
actually smoking the cigarette himself.
Following close upon this. my unwilling
host pressed a second key. there was a
whirr Of wheels. and from a slot above
him and directly into his mouth there fell
a small tablet. which rested upon his
tongue for single instant and then dis
solved
Hang It aH,'' he cried. making a wry
face II must complain to the superin-
tendent again about those cocktails
They're too demrition dry
And so things went for an hour or more.
The fortunate owner OF all these luxurious
things treated himself to about all the
comforts a seasoned taste could require,
from the overture of "Parsifar' set to rag
time and played by concealed orchestra
OF great power and artistic ability, in re-
sponse to the pulling of lever at one side
Of the divan. to an act from the latest
thing in comic opera performed in pictures
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ing, as 1t was merely a waste of ans
munition. Catesby Jones came by,
and 1 told him of our conclusion.
Never mind he responded, we ara
getting ready to ram her.
THAT was a difficult matter, for the
Monitor evaded US; but after much
maneuvering we finally rammed her,
but inflicted only a glancfng blow.
They said afterward that no damage
was done, but the Monitor Immediately
retreated. and did not fire shot after
ward. She headed for shoal water,
and was no longer factor in the fight.
All the other federal ships had retreat
ed under cover OF Fortress Monroe.
After brief consultation Catesby
Jones, who was in command after tha
wounding of Buchanan. decided to re-
tire for the day, as nothing further
could be done, and the men were worn
out with two days at the guns.
For three months the MerriTnac was
cock OF the walk at Hampton Roads.
One day we heard a great lombard
ment In the lower bay, and. steaming
down at full speed. found federal
fleet with the Monitor at the head
eirciing round and round and bonn
harding our shore batteries.
I'VE made for them. and at the sight
OF us they scattered like flock of geese,
and huddled for safety under the guns
OF Fortress Monroe. We sent one OF
our small tugboats into Jamestown to
cut out number of small vessels from
the federal feet lying there, to try to
entfce them out but nothing could
bring them from safety to attack us.
Last of the Merrimac
''The crew of an English man-of war
lying in the roads manned the yards
and cheered rs enthusiastically. It
was a fragrant violation Of neutrality.
do not doubt. but had I been on one
OF those federal ships 1 would have
been ashamed Of their conduct As
long as we remained in Hampton Roads
we never got another chance at them.
for they few when they saw us coming.
AS / have said. it was pure bluff
that Won out. The Merrimac was moth
ing but a floating battery. confined to
the waters of Norfolk. and was never
the terrible engine OF war that the
enthusiasm Of friends and the coward
Iy fears of our enemies made of her.
She could not have gone through an
other battle with such record as that
she made In those two days of fight
ing. snis
When Norfolk was evacuated by the
land forces. there were but two courses,
either to stay and be starved into, sub
mission or to sink cur boat. We chose
the latter course, secure in the knowI-
coSc that iio LOOT Of any IOefBdn WOutu
ever tread upon her decks. She made
a gallant fight. had made the Northern
cities of Washington. New York and
philadelphia trenlble with fear: had in.
fiicted incalculable damage on federal
shipping had all but caused the rec
ognition by England of the Confederate
state. and had reyoIuttonfzed naval
warfare-all almost without damage to
herself, and but few casualties to her
crew.
when finally the day came when We
must sink her the people gathered
from hundreds Of miles away. The city
was in mourning. Women came from
Petersburg to weep over the destruc-
ton Of one Of the chief hopes Of the
Confederacy. When she was blown up
and her remains had sunk, the news
cast damper on the hopes OF the Con-
federates throughout the South"
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M F'TER quitting its contemplation
|M of the wondrous horse show OF
. 2163 my eye roamed idly about

M FTER quitting its contemplation
I'm of the wondrous horse show OF
N 2163 my eye roamed idly about
the future for moment or
two and then, my hand having mean
while been busy with the screw, my
attention was arrested by a peep into
an abode Of luxury in the City Of
Pleasure, formerly the town of New
port, r. I. The date of it appeared to
be somewhere in the fortieth century.
could only judge of that by the figures
Npon the many automatic devices in
+,ght showing the time of their pat
enting. What l saw was startling
enough, although l was not wholly un-
prepared for the display, some por-
tions of it having been foreshadowed
by the guide on the Sight Seeing in
Philyorgo Airship.
To begin with, we ancient town of
Newport had been marvelously trans
formed. Every vestige of anything
suggestive Of business, SO offensive to
the seeker after pleasure, had been
eliminated from the scene, and from
one end to the other of its beautiful
length everything that could be done
to contribute to the ease and comfort
of its residents had been done. AS /
found it, Newport had become a city
of absolute noiselessness. The public
highways were no longer of asphalt,
macadam and cobblestone, but were
softly and richly carpeted with deep
mapped textures, grateful to the eye
in hue and as pleasant to the foot as
any treasure in rugs from the Orient
could be. The sidewalks were similarly
paved. and to protect these from the
weather all streets had been made over
into arcades, of perfect ventilation and
so arranged as to lighting that whether
the sun without shone or not the dwell
lers in this city by the sea basked in
eternal sunshine. or course, consist
efrsS with these details. the highly
bred horses of the fortunate We're shod
irl<inaferials in keeping with the deli
cate textures upon which they trod.
and the carriages that rolled hither
and yon, ay, and the automobiles, too,
rolled as decorously as though they
were making their way from one end
to the other Of a lady's boudoir. And
through the whole city soft zephyrs
were constantly blowing, laden with
the balny odors Of Arcadian countries
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NuEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 26.-Capt.
IMI J. r. Eggleston, sole surviving Of
Nv ficer of the Confederate ironclad
frigate Merrinac, whose battle with
the United States monitor in Hampton
Roads on March 9, 1862, revolutionized
the navies of the world and gave
more terrible cast to warfare on the
sea, is visiting in New Orleans. Capt.
Eggleston is cotton planter on a farm
near Jackson, Miss.
AS commander of one of the star
board guns in that world famous ship.
Capt. Eggleston, then Lieut.. Eggleston,
took an active part in one of the most
important naval battles ever fought.
While but mere shirnaish In actual di-
mensfons, as compared to the battles
OF Nelson or later engagements of the
American navy, the effects OF II are
felt all over the world today, and the
immense development of the American
navy under the present and preceding
administrations, as well as the growth
of all navies the world over. is the di-
rect outcome of the two days engage
ment In Hampton Roads.
Despite his seventy-one years and
his snow white hair, Capt. Eggleston
is still vigorous, and though forty-two
years have passed since the day OF that
memorable battle, its details are still as
fresh in the mind of the venerable war
rior as on the day following the con-
fiict. In describing 1t to correspondent
yesterday Capt. Eggleston could not
remain seated. The excitement of the
battle and the memory of the terrific
experience through which he passed
caused him to rise and stride to and
fro gesticulating, as he told of it.
Little incidents and occurrences that
provoked small notice when they hap
pened have stuck to his memory
through all the years since, and come
out as fresh as though they had just
happened.
"Pure Bluff" He Says
'Pure bluff was what for the Mer-
rimac her reputation of invincibility,"
said Capt. Eggleston. "She was never
more than floating battery, with port
holes open and steering gear exposed.
She could never have gone through
another days fighting with the result
of those first two days. She was un-
wieldy and topheavy. and she dragged
IN the mud as she went. 1t was the
dauntless courage of the man who
commanded her and the stout hearts
of the men behind the guns that won
the battles of the first two days, which
struck terror into the hearts OF every
Northern seacoast city.
'sThe Merrimac was federal frigate,
lying at Norfolk when Virginia seced-
ed,' said Capt. Eggleston. s'and the fed
erals abandoned her. along with num-
Der OF other vessels. She was one Of
the finest ships afloat. and took a high
rank among the naval war vessels Of
that day.
when the federals abandoned their
vessels in Southern waters they set
them all afire. The Merrimac was
burned to the waters edge and sunk
We raised her. and on the hull, ali that
was left, we erected wooden struc-
ture. covering 1t with plates of iron.
The superstructure was sloping like the
sides of a house, and the iron covering
was four inches thick
She mounted but ten guns, one sew
en-inch rife. bow and stern, and eight
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One of the clearest, most logical and
convincing political addresses ever
heard here was delivered at the opera
house last Thursday night under the
auspices of the Canon City Republican
club by Hon. James Wilson of Iowa,
secretary of the department of agri-
culture in President Roosevelt's
cabinet.
Mr. Wilson makes no claim to being
a great orator he talks with the candor
and directness of plain, strait-for-
ward business man. He told his
audience that he had not come to
Colorado to proclaim any new theories
in government, but rather to recount
the achievements of the Republican
party during the last eight years. The
Republicans, he said. had no excuse to
offer for their administration Of public
affairs upon its record it was williag
to 90 before the people and ask to be
continued in power.
He pointed out the incompetency Of
the Democrats, 'as long as they were
torn by dissention, to manage the busi-
ness Of the nation, and. until they had
formulated a well-knit, cohesive policy
in relation to Federal matters, he said
it would be unwise to intrust them
with the reins of government. Mr..
Wilson asserted that there was no like
lihood of the American people COM
mitting such an indiscretion at the
present time, as they were satisfied
with the existing condition of things,
so far as they were determined by
Legislation at Washington.
Mr.. Wilson reviewed all of the issues
of the campaign; irrigation, the army
and navy, the trusts, the Philippines
and the recognition Of the republic Of
Panama receiving share of his at
tention. He devoted himself however,
Cañon City record., 1904-10-27
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We have money to loan q, all
times on any good security.
We write insurance OF all kinds and
do a general Real Estate business but
are making a special effort just now to
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the Federal revenues for the irrigation
of the west, Mr.. Wilson said that it
could not possibly have passed the last
congress but for the personal influence
of President Roosevelt, who sent for
the chairman of the various committees
if the house and senate and convinced
them that it was a necessary public
measure and that to turn it down
would be great injustice to large
and growing section of the country.
In relation to the administration Of
affairs in the Philippines Mr.. Wilson
said the natives of those islands we're
now enjoying a degree Of self govern
ment ! ever committed to them be-
fore and that they were being accorded
liberty as rapidly as they showed them
selves deserving of it. The islands are
now governed by council consisting
of six Filipinois and seven Americans
and provision has been made for an in
sular legislature which will make the
laws of the country, subject to the ap-
proval of the congress Of the United
States. Each province has "a native
governor and the people have the
largest d gree of freedom compatible
with their condition.
In the Panama matter Mr.. Wilson
said the Democratic criticism of Presi-
dent Roosevelt was wholly uniustifi-
able by the facts. His recognition of
the independence of Panama was in
keeping with the national traditions
and was not done with undue haste, as
his critics assert. According to Mr..
Wilson whenever President Roosevelt
sees his duty, as he did in the Panama
incider t, he acts at once. He is not
afraid of criticism and posterity will
applaud his achievements. Mr.. Wilson
says the Republicans have conducted
every department of government with
marked success and that President
administration has been one
of the brightest chapters in our
national annals.
In the course of his address Secre-
tary Wilson took occasion to pay Con-
gressmen Brooks and Hogg q deserved
whom he said had proven
extremely useful members
Of the house Of representatives. 1t is
not always easy, asserted Secretary
to secure the corporation OF
in the work of the de-
partment OF agriculture, but, be added
the members Of the Colorado delegation
had shown themselves to be thoroughly
awake to the interests Of their consti-
tuents and that whenever anything was
to be had that would benefit Colorado
they exerted themselves to get it.
Congressman Brooks and Hogg. &C.
cording to the messurment OF Secre.
tary Wilson, are alert upon All matters
affecting the welfare of the people OF
this state and are among the most
active and intelligent members Of the
national legislature
COM in and let US introduce you to
Cañon City record., 1904-10-27
Secretary Wilson
Speaks In Canon
Praises Administration Of Presment Roosevelt and Speaks
Highly of Brooks and Fi0gg.

largely to what had been accomplished
by the department of agriculture since
1895, for, he asserted, that he could
talk best "about what was in his head.
On this subject, among other things,
Mr.. Wilson said:
During the past eight years marvel-
lous strides have been made in the
methods and character of our agricul-
ture, and improvements are going on
that are gradually lifting it to the
dignity of an exact science. When
President Mckinley was elected the
United States produced only 25 per
cent of the rice consumed by our peo-
Pile, but by dispatching experts from
the agricultural department to the
Orient hard, Hinty rice was found in
Japan specially suited to the lands
along the Gulf of Mexico and we now
raise enough to supply the American
market and have large surplus left
for export to Asiatic countries. There
is strip of land fifty miles wide and
seven hundred miles long bordering up
on the Gulf of Mexico which is peculiar
ly adaptable to the growth Of rice and
we are destined to become one of the
great rice producing nations of the
world. a condition due to the fostering
care Of the Federal government.
Eight years ago the United States
produced but 80, 900 tons Of beet sugar,
leaving US to import great quantities
OF it from Europe, principally from
Germany. By judicious encourage
ment from the government the beet
sugar industry has become firmly
established in this country and last
year our production was 10000 tons. +"
"The United States spends annually
500, 900, 900 in tropical and sub-tropical
countries for produce that cannot be
grown in this country, but the agri-
cultural department has established ex.
perimentsl forms in Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines and they
are beginning to cultivate with as
sursnces Of success in those countries
the coffee and tea, the India rubber
and sisal and the drugs and dyewoods
for which we pay out that huge sum Of
money. In few years our insular de-
tendencies will be able to furnish us
with everything we need which we can
not grow at home"
"Our agricultural experts are ran
sacking the world for new plants which
can be utilized to render profitable the
waste places OF the republic and they
are accomplishing great things in that
line They found in Siberia few years
ago wheat that would grow in coun-
try with only one inch Of rainfall and
thousands of bushels OF it were pro-
duced last year in the semi-arid plains
of Utah. Within comparatively short
time all of the land "sbove the ditch"
in the Rocky Mountain region will
yield some sort Of crop that will add
immensely to the public wealth"
In speaking OF the Newlands bill.
which appropriated $lo.oOo,0oo from
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NE SAT on a BLADE OF oRAss AuD
THOUGHT.
keep of the grass. This II my home,
and I am not nble to climb trees o.
live in the water. t
But there's that sign" he added:
what am to do about that7 ! sup
pose the best thing Il to use It in soms
way to keep the BUTTERFLIES from worry-
ing me any more"
So OF he went to a paint shop and
got bucket Of paint and brush. Then
he returned to the field where the sign
stood. and at the bottom Of II he paint
ed these words, "Hopper's Fiowsrs.~
And now the sign was altogether az.
forent. for 1t rend: