Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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they point to the necessity nI p &et ing ithrumrh wise use a mountain re gion whose in:!uence flows far beyond its borderswi the waiers of the rrs owhich it gives rise. Among the leVat ins of the eastern half of the 1-nited StItes, th South c-rn ADDpalachicians 't n f p.rn:nount i terett for :.raphL' , I ydrogra Ph. and forest rMaws. amti. ta a o. unefor eooaeraosa a 'Tese gret mountains are ; la it hist' IrV of he cont:inent wic h has grown up ab'. out th.. T hard wood foreSts 1 rn 1)(W.11On tr'ir shies and haV( spread thencea-c over the east crn alf of the continent. Mo:'e than onen in t te remoe geologie past they have di appeared lfore he s :a on the east. sIth, and west. and before the ice -n the nortih; bt . here in thiis Sthern Appalachian11 re;:ion they have lived on to the present day. Inder the. varyinr conditionms of s-il, e-vation, n17d clim1ate 111anyv ofI the Appalachian trec species haveo dl veloped. lIence it is that in this re gI-on occur that marvelous variety and richness of pilant -rowili wiich iave led our ablest business ien and seie-i tists to a-tk for its preservation by the Government for the advancement of Science and for the instruction and pleasure of the people of our own and of future generations. The conclusions of the Secretary of A -' :ire are summarized as fol-: low's .. his report: The Southern Appalachian region .44 DEBRIS FROM FLOODS ON NOLI This mass consisted of the wreck of farmhouses, I human bodies. and covered6 acres of fertile far Appalachian region is one with an exceeding the forests on the mountain slopes embraces the highest peaks and larg-1] est mountain masses east of the I Rockies. It is the great physiographic feature of the Eastern half of the con- I tinent. and no other such lofty moun tains are covered with hard-wood for ests in all North America. Upon these mountains descends the heaviest rainfa'll of the United States. except that of the North Pacific Coast. It is often of extreme violence, as much as 8 inches having fallen in eleven hours, 31 inches in one month, and 105 inches in a year. - 'rmt waste of Farm Seil. The soil, once denudedl of its for ests and swept by torrential rains, rapidly loses first its humus. then its rich tupper strata, and finally is wash ed in enormous volume inuo the streams. to bury such of the fertile lowlands as are not eroded by the~ floods, to obstruct the rivers, and to fill up the harbors on the coast. More good soil is now washed from these cleared mocuntain-sihe fields dlurin.: a siu:.le heavy rain lihan during cen ries under forest cover. The rivers which originate in the Southern .\ppalachianf flow into or along the edgres of every State from Ohio to the Gluif and from t1:o Atlan tie to the Miississippi. Atlng their courses are azrieuitural, Water-power, and navi::ation iterests whose preser vat ien is ab slutely iv ssential tote well-heing of the naiha. The regul. 'tion (of the flowV (f these rv' ers caIh: ticeemp 'lited on'iy by thc cnserva tion of the forests. rThese~ are te heaviest and most! beautiful hard-woo~d forests of thea ]!a2|for-" i ON THE TOP OF TI Old Grandfathe continent. In them species from east an~d wvest. from north and south, mihtgle in a .growth of unparalleled richness and variety. They contamtf many specIes of the 11rst commercial value. and furnish important supplies waich can net b~e obtained from any other region'. A Self Supporting Scheme. 1Their mna~gemiet undetO.r pra t"I c. nservat iv- fores' -y; and of the n:o as anr invaluable adtvantages aind " presenI :1tin by self-supportingz fr theI her. - agricultural -esources Ot tihe bpro'tectel ad p'~ reservPc. To ti. 11ud lie pIr evation of the forests is iln ir dispensi5;Ible < tnoii on, wich will lId not to hr1iiction, but to tile icre: 1s of the yicld of agricultural We are Losing "Millions of Dollars Annualy. Tho floods 'n Itwo imounta; in-b oIrn Ara': :s. if this forest destruetieio Vonines wIincrease inl frequenl1Cy a:al violhee. andnt in the extent of their l-r'ss te bordin: 1 aeslais. Tle vx ft olosk-I e damiIo. ie 1h:se fromi :h~sigof thfunl i Iis Ind roads1:, can ot lee! estimated withl wrie.-.rekcura,iC. but duingil. the pres mnt year alone the totai h.as appjlroxi nated 1.n.0, a Suni1 sullicient to 'urcbase1 tle enitire area reeumme'Iik.nded or the proposed reserve alurin:- the lOSt year tihe flood loss WaIs prol)a)ly weity iiihoni dollarsi. liut this loss - 0n not b (tiimited in moley value ilone. Its contiunance means the ,ary destruction of condiidons most :Aluable to the nation. and ( which nei her skill nor wealth can restore. The preserv:ition of the forests. of he streams, and of the atricultural nterests here described can be suc -essfully accolplished oily by the )urchase and creali''n of a Nationa. 'orest Reserve. The St:ites- of the 'outhern Appalachian region own lit le or no land, and their revenues are nadequate to carry out tLis plan. 'N. 4 j 3HUCKY RIVER, BUY 21, 1901. urniture, bridnes, cattle and probably several r land near Erwin. Tenn. The Southern ly heavy rainfall. The preservation of will minimize the flood damage. ederal action is obviously necessary, s fully justified by reasons of public ecessity, and mgay be .expected to lave most fortunate results. With these conclusions I fully agree; mnd I heartily commend this measure :o the favorable consideration of longress. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, White House, Dec. 10, 1001. (This wIll be followed next week by an ther article on the forest, land and irriga ion questions, as atTeeting the nation. -Editor.) Chile Con Carne. What is chile con carne? Every citi iei of the Sjuthiwest knows it well, Jut perhap~s there are residents of the \orthern belt of thle co 'untry who are robably qunite unft'miliar with this :oothsoine dish, yec one which should >e especially aicceptable to the peCople )f the northlanid. Chile ~onI earnel, a Spanishi term. translated literally IueIuS is cile-red~ wppe~rs V with m:n. I ro(perly pre are(d, it is Stimiuita , war m in~g anid ~xtremeily grateful to a coldi and lhuii ry sic mach. F'romi one of our Alexi nethod for prepairi:i'on-a recipie direct roml a fa10nouse n)OK in the caita1l of mti. sish-r repubih to1' the So'uth:t "Cover two p'ounds- of tei'der h'eef vithi v~tetr n*isl pnsh-1 the k'-t .e lack in the store where t will barely slim ld six lairg, red. swet I' l"rs, arge Oin, min ced, tiny pod of APPADACHTIANS r Mountain. arlic and a large eupful of ripe toma toes, ecpp'ed. Cover anId simmhler until the vegtam bls atre thoroughly done. Salt to taste." Too Muh Fz'or Human Belef. Her was tuch pleased with the plat'e. but wa- qut Loedb his hcst. wao wo:: I C ulogize everythir~g tha: -vas rvct toe a'cle. "Try some of ais" pe ~nu.1say "t is sotra of my thece"-frmeyou saw." or "thes pas ar i n insI platei j our we nC todray." Al of t s was ta aie.N"ow try some' of this ''ikn. I raised itmysef." "No. no. I can never be'ieve that." aid th visior. "Yo'e only been IRVING AND BOOTH. Great Actors Who Sought to _Elevatt the Drama. F-ngland' tr-iute to I~en-7 Irvin IS Ii- worthy of his great p Tllers :Ti en e-. i wih ldS aprpiate fliS that h ~ inade great sacriflles foi hs1 Bi;:blais. I.e spent large' tun ni snlnr t ee isLlno te 1:r 1p4. '1 1!ftY Sunl~m ard. but" ' thl. his old age Le was forced toi take tt It~ SIR HIEN\rY IRVIN-\G the roaid a::In. :I lran i p:Coent play.' of only med41fium' inoril..uwr thy of h;s ifts. to keep hi is head abk~oewater. .Music ha1 ll' .:hl and horse play. e!ba but stirling liZ melo dramai~l an1d prob11lem play1s foul with sml. had ovrthrown in his own cap ital the first aetor of his dhiv. Our own Edwin looth. we should all rene:nier. trod this sane hard -:nd. Afier 11w. :1.41 rearl (.(d tle top vith us. and va.s rich. he established. and souglit to maintain, a temple where the drama in its best esta te cou'ld be enjoyed by all who held the playhouse inl veneration anid affection. The structure was the finest of its kind in New Tork. and beautifully furnished. Ile opened it himself, with a supporting company of unusual ex cellence. For a time-a :ine all too brief-he prospered. His till was tilled every night, and praise of his enter prise and devotion to art was general and generous. But he could not hold the public to his splendid endeavor. Taste under went a change. What has since come to be known as the commercialization of the theatre set in. and in time Booth's venture failed. The "shows" triumphed, and the temple devoted to real dramatic art was razed to make room for a business block. Stripped of his fortune, Booth, as more recent ly Irving, had to return to the road and resume the habits of a wanderer. Hle prospered, of course, but never, as his friends believed, recovcred from this blow to his professional hopes. The subject is much discussed, and some interesting things are said on either side. Tut. however the public may feel, it is to the glory of these two greait -netors that tlhey resisted with all their means and influence what they. conceived to be the decay IRTN' LART I:PSTINC PL.A The remains of the great aictor r - h-'i Charles of taste in the line of their endeavor. andil stood up to the end for the best, a1ndl pr.e&nid- it with unidiscouraged zeal and st rengthi.. Pay of Russian Officialdom. Those who keep track of affairs in Russinui note the piromiinencie of the Grand! Dtukes. These gentlemen of the IPeople2 enjoy a sin-'cre unlike anyV other on earth. The~re are over fifty of them. andl each is possessed of an annual ine*:zie or salary of S2O3 ,(000. j U-.lous'itined _imposhi mz- a .uruen of $100fladai~ a year ou the ilussian peO phi-, as membecrs or off-shoots of t RyalI F--'nily. Their prrperty. like that (~f the Czar, amount ing to a vast sum is utaxedl. Tihe (;u1stion may well suogest itself, why shiould Riusit wanit to) h rrow war funds in P'ari when she has her Grandl Dtk~s un tapped-ard ' eve*n unta xiid? The-re i a chanice now o\ n the part if theise title& mnenrnts to dis~.':y a ilule pchatriot ism. by opening thnir (2ash boxes. Ont of th-rt. it is true-. wenit to the fronl1 ini thet Jaans War. but made such a m'1 of-T v himiself th~at he was calle~l Lom inL dimga-e. E scryfhing Reawdy. Tn' John whs death was hourl3 I-xpor'-t'' i. wenS( by his weepint wifeif h condr. tak a li:tle nourish me-t. e siaWtheair and sMi;i - ary oI ~im ilamcooking? 1 think T ccoinjoy a fm slihcs." "Oh no, John." :-he anse~red, "that yot k'now *s or the funeral." Hcw !cng does it take to fight a dueli Two seconds. OuI and Prospi If you persist in dri You feel bad-then try with tobacco, whisliey The most dar T RE(NEWy YC Stop the food and A .Go on Grape=Nuts a let old Mother Nature p You can call in the P0 "The Ae sure to read Suggestion for an Epitaph, Beneath these monumental stones Lies all that's left of Susan Jones, Her{~ name was Chase and was not Jones But Jones is used to rhyme with stones. E 4 4- WETiTUE.ABY th g aveo arc n coet hto G. A.e aR. ef haricdclse Stoat howf h world was grow in:. better. He pic tured the conditions when he was a boy and now. He told of the advance in the last few years in industrial conditions, and ended Jy sayin": "Vt~r~n,.h..sid-- niich byetter now- tnan it was when you were born,' a everyone of the veterans - pIauded loudly. "And itwill be bet ter when you have passed to the be yond," he continued. For a few min utes the audience did not know just how to take theC remnark, but finally they decided to give the speaker tne benefit of the doubt and applauued wi::h spirit. The Newest and Best STRAP LOC) are the LYNCH PERFECTI YALE PRINCIPLE [an't C S Long V-&tg igging your body to coN to smother your feelinE or coffee igerous "friends " one c hey cajole, and then Rd PUR LEAS rinK that does not nour Ind cream and a simple ut you well again. help of a powerful friel STI eS & RKee The Road to WellI PIANOS AND ORGANS STANDARD OF THE wORLD Foster's Ideal Cribs Accident Proof IF YOU WANT A JACK cc~r 0:a teeifoit c:-what you wa Ehydraulic Jacks our Specialty Watston-Stillman Co., 4G Dey St., N. Y. City. PENSIONS. Over one Million Dollars allowed our clients during the last six, vears. Over one T h o usa nd claimns allowed through us dur ing the last six months. Dis ability, Age and In c r e a s e pensions obtained in the shortest possible t i me . Widows* claims a specialty. Usually granted within 90 days if placed with us immedi ately on soldier's death. Fe.es fixed by law and payable out of allowed pension. A successful experience of 25 years and benefit of daily calls at Pension Bureau are at your service. Highest ref erences furnished. Local Magis trates pecuniarily benenited by sending us claims. ______ TABER & WHITMAN Co., Warder Bld'g, Washington, D. C. K s TO THE TRAVELE sities-No1 DNn straps tecy strengthen traveling case, or lock telesco: bicycle. iiorse or automiobile seat or other permanent obvje unipickable. LOCK3-3 varietis-ro 7 ft. S1.00, 8 ft. S1.2?,, '8 ft. hea best 1 i-inch webbing 7 to trenng ease or mail bag stra onreceipt of price. LYvNCH MEG. er Life er up aches and ails. ~s (nature's warnings) an mix with. L. SOF LIFE o ~ ish. diet. Quit coffee and . id--the food beverage, JSOfl tile" in Packages BOOKS--BOOKS We have published some good oneb ally suited for farmers. Books that wifl every farmer to make more out of his Write for our catalogue. WEBB PUBLISHING CO St. Paul Minn. *Tension Indicato 0,5 WHA WE SIt Co ndi ae the tate of the tension at a g' se. Its use means time sa ring and easier sewing. It's our own inve tion and is found only on the WHI SWing MCf'. We have other '' improvements that appeal to the careful buyer. d for our elegant i-. T. atalg. Rthese Locks re Neces Mere Luxuries and mnake safe the trurn , suit or other le at any~ fuliness. Wi :h ch;ain fasten secure umnbrell~a, bag, or coat to car ents each; w i tclac- .: -rnk strap, r $1.50, 8 to 10 ft. d~(r ..le 62.~WWth 0 it. E1.00-with tele scope, suit esse, p or with chain 75e- By mail proprdd L Madin I ja.. IA.