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of the ShoShone river in northern Nyo-
ming on the borders of Yellowstone Park
That dam is a wedge OF solid concrete
higher than the dome of the national
Capitol at Washington. and 1t holds
back a beautiful lake. 100 feet deep, Gov
ering more than 5000 acres. The dam
Isl eighty-fve feet long at the bottom
and it rises up to a distance of Us feet
between nearly perpendicular cliffs meas
urng about 200 feet wide at the top. 1t
is the highest of all masonry dams, and
it will reclaim $4,000 acres of some
of the richest land upon earth. or
this $4,000 acres are public property. and
they will be opened to settlement by the
Secretary of the Interior when the works
are completed.
Just below this dam is another which
dverts the stream into a tunnel over
three miles in length carrying the waters
into broad canal and thence out to
the farm lands. Thousands of acres of
that tract have already been settled.
Hundreds of families are esta blished and
towns are springing TO being.
Another great dam is the Pathfinder,
named after Gen. John c. Fremont. the
lost his life while attempting to cross
in boat. The structure will be 2l1
feet high, and will store enough water to
cover million acres to the depth of a
foot In connection with the dam and
the reservoir. the government has built
carry the water on to the lands of Wyo-
ming and Nebraska. This canal is lined
for miles with cement, and in places the
water is carried over the country on
viaducts made of concrete. This is in
what is known as the North Platte prof.
ect. 1t is located about 100 miles north
of Cheyenne. being tributary to three
different railroads. About $1,000 acres
of land have already been taken up,
and they will soon be covered with farms.
The largest dam of all. however, is the
Roosevelt dam, the completion Of which
was celebrated last spring. and whose
water is now flowing over thousands OF
acres which. a short time ago were
as thirsty and dry the heart of Sahara.
This is situated in the Salt River valley
in southern Arizona not far from Phoe-
nix, in a region so arid that it has been
nicknamed The Land That God Forgot. -
Nevertheless. il was irrigated to some ex-
tent in ancient times. and the white man
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the unirrigated lands are we'll fitted for
sheep.
From Shoshone let us go north into
Montana and take a look at Huntley
Pacific and c. B. & Q railroads. on
the south bank of the Yellowstone river
Here lie about $1,000 acres upon which
Uncle Sam has put water. and which he
Is now giving out to settlers In tracts
of forty acres and eighty acres each.
The most OF the farmers think forty
acres enough to yield good income and
say that is all the land one man can
comfortably handle. They tell. however.
of extraordinary yields Of vegetables.
sugar beets fruits and grain. and are
making good in every possible way. The
town of Huntley is fast growing and it
has churches, banks and hotels Os-
born is another town which has sprung
UP. and near 1t is Ballantine, which has
five stores and a post office. while War
den and Newton are also fast growing.
The irrigation system here was prac-
tically completed in 1907 and hundreds of
families are now on the lands. Many
are raising alfalfa, which they sell for
So ton, and not a few have diversified
crops from which they are getting from
$500 to $1,000 per annum on their forty
acre farms. Nevertheless, the soil had
not been scratched by the plow before
the government took hold of it. Tn
Gle Sam had to spend million dollars
before it was ready for settlement, but
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be many and lengthy visits TO those who
provide YOU with rament.
so | go to the open after | have earned
my rest. The deep woods, the quiet
brooks, the calm OF the mountain give
you strength and endurance unknown to
medicine or any health resort in the
world. Then the joy of it is without
parallel, the woods. the flowers, the birds
the streams and the somewhat question
able pleasure of catching fish when | am
dwelling on the good things of nature
Still we must eat, and we rely on the
rod for the hest part of the menu.
After a few weeks in the woods the
city takes on a new aspect when you re-
turn. You look at the streets as though
you never saw human beings walking
and talking before, and the whole sensa-
ton is gratifying ard renewing. I recon-
mend TO every body who for some reason,
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There are no children in TIE Stmson
family, but Mrs. Stimson is fond of young
people, and she has a bevy of the daugh-
ters of her friends and relatives always
assisting at her functions. The younger
army men always lament when the Sec
rotary of War has no young daughter.
but they likewise cheerfully accept the
substitute of visitor, provided she 10
young and attractive.
Mrs. Stimson is fond of books. and
the library at the country home is the
radiating point for the family amenities
She is also fond of music and art and
belongs to many societies which have
the advancement of both in view. She
is a fine housekeeper and believes in
every woman being conversant with all
the duties pertaining to the home.
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Mrs. WotherSpOon, a number of close
friends of Mrs. Stimson. and those who
have braved the weather of the tropics
expect to have a continual round of
pleasure, at least on board the yacht
Mrs. Stimson, according to her friends
has two passions-one for people and the
other for solitude. Few enter In their
social duties with more vim and perform
such prodigies of entertaining and of ac-
cepting the hospitality which comes in
avalanches than the new war chief and
Mrs. Stimson. Their home on Lexington
avenue. New York, is one Of the gayest
in its section, while the season is on, and
the entertaining lapses over into summer
when relays of friends seek the comfort
of sea breezes and plunges into the break
ers during the long season in which
Gotham struggles with the heat.
*k
But every year, when they have full
filled every duty and even exceeded the
most elastic idea OF social obligation, Mr.
and Mrs. Stmson take vacation alone
into some solitude. where they pitch their
tent and spend their time fishing and
hunting, reading, sketching, or in the still
greater luxury of doing nothing. They
have passed weeks in the Rockies, far off
in the mountains, and In the primeval
forests of Wisconsin and in the remote
lake countries of Michigan.
Both are fond of horseback riding. and
they take their favorite saddle horses and
bid the world farewell for six or seven
weeks. This program which Mr.. and Mrs.
Stimson have followed every year with
only one or two breaks since their mar
riage in July. 1893, had to be abandoned
this year because of the Panama trip.
But Mrs. StimSon welcomed the innova-
ton, especially as it gave the opportunity
to become closely acquainted with the
most prominent women in the army set.
Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife of the chief
of the army staff, is the most exalted
woman in the military set after the wife
of the Secretary, and is her natural as
sistant in all social functions. Mrs. Dick
nson got on charmingly with the army
women, and there is no doubt but that
Mrs Stimson will follow her good ex-
ample.
ITO live in your riding habit for days
and to eat meals in tin plates or in the
more romantic way, on broad chestnut
leaves the foliage of the wild
grape said Mrs. Stimson, lis the
best way to tune yourself, as it
were, and to renew your interest in life
when you are tagged out with the win
ter. Social life is delightful and no one
can make an " or but or any other
qualifying remark about it's charm. 1t
is hard on the nerves and on the system
generally. just as it is on your clothes.
Everybody who goes out at all knows
how the garments suffer. and that after
an active season there must of necessity
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they keep their horses there throughout
the year and use them only in summer.
At their winter home in Chicago they
prefer autos. Nor has the cabinet circle
any enthusiastic pedestrians. But Mrs.
iStimson will find abundant companion
ship for both diversions in the army set.
Mrs Leonard Wood is a superb rider,
and the same may be said of almost any
army woman. Walking is fad assidu
ously cultivated by many who value
their health, but women disposed to
take their exercise seem limited in
official Washington. Mrs. Knox is among
the present cabinet hostesses probably
the most constant pedestrienne. She goes
a broad only in fair weather, while Mrs
Stimson walks and rides be the elements
at their worst.
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section of Long Island sound. and they
kept large farm principally for the
horses and incidentally for the good
things which may be raised in kitchen
garden. Mrs. Stinson will enjoy the
distinction of being the only cabinet wom-
an devoted to horse flesh All the others
prefer autos, and some. like Mrs Nc
Veagh. do not keep horses at all. but
use the gasoline machines or the electrics
for every kind of service.
There is no denying that riding has
declined since President Roosevelt left
public life, and the fashionable throng
follows the lead of the Tafts in their
fine assortment of autos. Mrs. Fisher is
a good rider, but she will not bring her
horse to Washington. Like the Slim
sons, the Fishers have large farm, and
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Mrs Henry Lewis Shn Wife Of the Official Soc

CHE Appeared in Her OFF,
- cial Role for the First
Time at the Beautiful Even
ing Fete Which Marked the
Silver Wedding Anniversary
of the President and Mrs.
Taft - Mrs. Stinson Was
Before Her Marriage Miss
Mabel Wellington White,
Daughter of the Late Charles
A. White, a Distinguished
Lawyer of New Haven,
Conn.
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Alpha and OMEGA.

&c GOD earning power on the hus-
~ bands part and good saving power
in the wife-this goes long way toward
making the home happy
The speaker, Senator Hepburn of Idaho.
smiled and added-the occasion was a
silver wedding in Wallace:
I'm word, the husband should make
the money first, and then the wife should
make il last"
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ONLY Love Possible.

MRS CLARENCE II. MACkAY, at a
lvl garden party at Hampstead, praised
the working girl
How much nobler," she said. ito work
than to marry for money. | know pretty
girl who gave up a good position TO marry
Il man Of siXty-eight.
I am marrying for love- she told
her chum.
And the old fellow. said the chum
disgust eddy, is worth seven millions
Yes was the reply, It's the seven
millions I'm in love with
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future and somewhat beyond what
the engineers now claim. Mr.. Blan-
chard tells me that there will undoubted-
u be enough land for one million families,
and in this he estimates the farms at
thirty or forty acres each. One acre of
any of these GASES is easily equal to five
or ten acres of Illinois or Iowa, and II is
said that d family can be supported on a
five or ten acre patch. About one million
acres have already been covered with
water, and homes by the hundreds are
being cut out of the sand On many OF
the GASES towns have already gone up,
street railroads have been built. school
houses and other public buildings con-
structed and social and political com1nu-
mites are we'll under way.
Let me run over some OF the projects
and tell you a little OF what has been
done Take Yuma on the Colorado river
on the southeastern boundaries Of Arizona
and California. There is a dam there
almost a mile long, that is as high as
two-story house. which Will eventually lr-
reate about % .OOo acres of land The
dam was completed about two years ago
and a distribution system of 1877 miles OF
canals has been laid out and is we'll I'M
der way. The lands here are partly IN
California and partly in Arizona The
total area redeemed will be about 100
600 acres, of which So,OD will be in
Arizona. About 5000 acres of land are
already under irrigation on the calfor-
MIA side of the river and other lands are
open to settlement.
The country never has frost and its
hot tropical sun fits it for the cultiva-
ton Of oranges lemons, grapefruit.
dates. etc. 1t is. an ideal region for os-
triches and it will vie with South At
RIGA in the raising OF feathers for our
American market.
Jumping to the extreme north. where
the Shoshone river has now been turned
on the lands, a number of towns have
been laid out and some are fast growing.
Cody, which was named after Buffalo
Bill, has a population of 900 with
three banks, stores, lumber yards and
hotels. An electric plant furnishes the
town with light and power. and it has
sulphur plant. brickyard and a flour
MILL which grinds 125 barrels every day.
Garland, another town. has about 800
people and Powell and Ralston are other
settlements which are rapidly growing.
Here the soil is a rich sandy loan, fit
ted for alfalfa, grain and deCidious fruits.
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BY MARGARET p. DOWNING.

T the beautiful re-
ception which the
President and Mrs.
Taft gave on the
twenty-fifth ami
versary of their
wedding day the
two recent addi-
lions 10 the Cabi-
net circle Of host
esses, Mrs. Henry
Lewis Stimson and
Mrs. Walter Low
- a.. L.
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IL WI ca All ti a II
Desert is a thing of
I h G p a s /. Like
Moses of old In the
wilderness of Sinai.
Uncle Sam. patri-
arch, has struck its
ock IS with his
magic rod. and the
water has gushed
forth, creating GASES
richer than the val
Icy of the Nile or
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RE Fisher. appeared Tor the first time IN
the receiving line which extends down
ward from the President and Mrs. Taft.
Neither lady found the ordeal of smiling
and shaking hands with nearly 10000
people a sinecure, but with the zeal OF
the neophyte each remained at her post
after the older assistants had YEARLY
dropped out of line II is matter of
record that on the eventful evening of
June 10 when the last of the callers
passed before the distinguished bridal
pair only three remained. Mrs. Sherman,
Mrs Knox and Mrs. Stimson.
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tragic or otherwise, is losing interest in
life to go to the woods and to stay
alone. or with one good, congenfal COM
panion, and when you set back to human
companionship, to crowded streets and
the noise of the city YOU will be in the
mood to enjoy everything"
Mrs. Stimson is native of New Haven
Conn, and is the daughter of the late
Charles A White, a distinguished jurist
of that city. She was educated entirely
in her home city, attending the public
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Mrs. Taft's boudoir cahinet suffered q
severe loss in Mrs. Jacob McGavock
Dickinson. She was the only southern
woman in the group, and she was filled
with that large spirit Of hospitality and
inherent social ability which is charac-
teristic of the daughters of the south
Yet Mrs. Stimson, though in every re-
spect different from her predecessor as
hostess OF the martial branch of the gov
eminent, is a pleasing acquisition. She
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CIXTY Million Dollars AL
- ready Invested and One
Million Acres Under Water
The Mighty Dams of the
Arid West and What They
Are Doing An Irrigated
Empire in the Heart of the
Rockies - Where Apple Is
King-California Projects
All About the Reclamation
Service and What 1t Has
Already Accomplished.
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Mrs. Stimson remained in Washing
ton but a few days and then her time
was given entirely to house hunting
She finally selected one of the hand
some modern residences recently erect
ed on 18th street near l. street and
though the mansion is partially fur
nished. she will remove MANY of her
household treasures from the home in
Lexington avenue, New York city. The
Secretary OF War and Mrs. Stimson
sailed about the middle of July for a
trip TO Panama. and after their return
from that venture into the tropics
when the temperate zone has proven
unbearable they will spend some
weeks at their country place on Long
Island before taking possession of their
Washington domicile.
On this tour of inspection to Panama
the Secretary was accompanied by the
army board of inspection ordered by
Congress to take a look at the canal as
ii has progressed in the past year, and
the party included, in addition to Gen
and Mrs. Leonard Wood and Gen. and
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comes from the ancient and conServa tive
commonwealth of Connecticut. and she is
a New E.nglander in every fiber. Social
tact and hospitable inclinations seem her
predominating points, and it is safe 10
say that the social regime of the Tafts
will receive added briIliancy through her
coming.
1T Is needless to say that / am en-
thusiastic over Washington" said Mrs.
Stimson. shortly before her departure
for the Panama cruise. There would
be little originality in that obServa-
Il succession of such fairy scenes as
that evening reception al the White
House. That was an epoch maker, and
seldom could a lOVeier environment be
found for such charming and inter
esting celebration the silver we'd
ding anniversary of a President ard
his wife. But Washington normally is
beautiful and fascinating enough to
please the most critical. and ] am not
critical at all. ] am like Abou Ben
Adhem-love of my kind predominates
over all traits.
Il delight in meeting people, and
where can one meet so many famous
people in the capital? / felt posi-
lively excited all evening June 10 as
great men and celebrated women
passed before me | could not remem-
Der half the names nor place fraction
Of the large and iilustrious company,
but just to see them was joy enough
for that one occasion. 1t will be d
task OF unfailing interest TO me
next winter To familiarize myself with
the names of the eminent people. and
then to attach the names to the right
personalities. and then to study his
tories and achievements in detail. 1t
may seem a gigantic task, but the pros
pect is fascinating
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-20
Remarkable Discovery Of Frenehman
Expected to Make Revolution In
Price-lts Advantages.

Paris.-A remarkable discovery.
which. 1t is believed. will make a
revolution in electric lighting, is an.
nounced by a young French scientist.
M. Dussaud. and is making a great
sensation among experts. By Its
means II is asserted that illumination
can be produced at one-fiftieth part
of the cost at present necessary.
NJ Dussaud's invention consists
partly in the repeated interruption
OF low voltage current for frac-
ton OF second each time. At each
cut-off the lamp rests for an infin-
itesimal period, SO short that the eye
receives the impression of continuous
light. but long enough to allow the
filament to cool. Combined with this
intermittent current small lamps
about an inch In diameter are
used. with filament of tungstenate.
which offers very little resistance to
the current, and yet gives light
thirteen and half times greater
than any Of the lamps now on the
market
The consequence Of the alternate
heating and cooling of the filament is
that the lamp remains practically
cold. the surface never rising above
40 degrees centigrade. 1t can there
fore be placed as close as is desired
to the condenser Of an optical In
strument, thus enormously Increasing
the light. With low current light
Of 10.000-candle power, II is said. can
easily be obtained with suitable ap
paratus. Cinematograph films Of the
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-20
MEAT EATERS ARE MERRIEsT
London Doctors Think Flesh Diet
Tends to Joyous Temperament
vesetarians Laugh Less.

London.-n you would always be
merry and bright you should eat plen-
ty of meat. The influence of diet on
temperament was raised In a recent
lecture by Prof. Henry. He said
that the Chinese, Japanese and Kor-
cans. who refrained altogether from
the use of milk, cheese and butter.
were hardly ever known to unbend D
laughter. but the Thibetans. who were
partial to these commodities. were
a mirth loving, merry race.
DR.. Talbot McCarltey said that in
his experience men and women who
lived on milk and butter, cheese, and
such things were more serious mind
ed than people who enjoyed good.
hearty meals Of meat.
Meat eating" he added, makes a
nation warlike and fierce, 1t develops
the animal side of man. and 1t there
him happy and full of spirits. Meat
eaters should certainly be the merry
men of the nation.
"Vegetarians and those who live
on milk, cheese and butter are more
serious minded and generally better
mentally equipped then flesh eaters.
but they haven't the courage and war
like propensities of their meat eating
brothers.
"One can undoubtedly alter ones
temperament lot by altering ones
diet, but heredity must always play
a large part in such things"
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-20
ELECTRICITY AT SMALL COST

standard size can be made to throw
a picture 16 feet square. while II the
image is kept to its present dimen-
sions 1t is so brilliant t.at 1t can be
shown In broad daylight
The new light, 1t is claimed, will
replace magnesium In fiashlight pho
Biography, while in medicine It serves
the purpose of the X-rays in some
cases-the cold lamp enabling the
hand. for instance. to be placed close
against 1t. when It becomes perfectly
transparent
A number OF patents have been
taken out. and the new apparatus
will shortly be placed on the market
at n low cost.
M. Dussaud has already many In.
genious inventions to his credit, In.
cluding a sound magnifier for the
deaf. an improved phonograph and o
cinematograph for the blind.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-20
LITTLE BIRDS ATTAC SNAKE
eIaekbIrds, Orioles and Robins Join
In Fight on ReptlIe-Was Cop
perhead AZ Feet Long.

Detroit. Mich.-'I suppose people
will call me a nature faker when l
tell of an experience | had at my
country house on Crosse lle." said
Attorney James Swan. EARLY In the
morning heard a commotion among
the trees on the north side OF the
house where the robins build. but !
would have paid no attention to 1t
had / not noticed some blackbirds
and orioles. / looked up the tree and
in a fork ! saw a robins nest and a
big snake coiled just above 1t. The
robins were dashing at the snake and
worrying 1t. and the orioles and
blackbirds were aiding them. shot
the snake, which was a copperhead
AN feet long. For hours after he
was dead the birds kept flying at him
and pecking him about the head. This
is the first time ever heard OF a
copperhead climbing up tree to a
height Of IS or 20 feet and 1t is the
first time ever heard Of blackbirds
and orioles Joining in fight with
robins against a common enemy"