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J* Hudson Highlands >J
^ ^ P/ea /or Prompt Action Looking Toward
Their Preservation.
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Editorial in the Century.
.J********* T'was good news to the whole country that the Hudson
Pulton Celebration Commission had resolved to take active
measures toward the permanent defense of the scenery or
the Hudson River against such injuries as are to he feared
from forest destruction and blasting and, let us bope, from
vulgar advertising and all the other forms of desecration by
which beauty is\sacrificed to commercialism. Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford, president of the commission, has shown this
purpose, initially, tn the appointment of a special committee
on the subject under the chairmanship of Judge Alton B. Parker, whose dis
tinguished legal ability will be of signal service in drafting such legislation
as may be desirable. Hon. Frederick W. Seward, chairman of the plan and
scope committee, has also expressed himself favorably to the idea. There
could be no worthier form of memorial to the fa nous first navigators of the
Hudson by sail and steam than to place its noble beauty once and for all be
yond the power of private parties to impair what should continue to be parc
of the heritage of humanity.
In arriving at what is the best method of legal procedure, the committee
. which is acting for the whole country, would have the support of the press
and the public in voicing the general desire that the action should not be
tentative but in its ultimate purpose final. There must be an exploratory
operation, but the decisive one, to follow, must be planned for. There should
not be any delay in framing a complete and workable plan. The public in
terest and good as related to our forests, our navigable rivers and our great
scenery are immediate and paramount and public opinion has been sufficient
ly educated to come to the support of the commission, just as it did in the
matter of the saving of the Palisades. The State of New York is a trustee
of the Highlands for the nation, and must see that they do not suffer injury.
If there is one false notion which more than another has masqueraded
ander the name of liberty it is that of "private rights." Owners of property
which is being used to the detriment of the public health and welfare cry
out against any supervision as confiscation, when it is they who are the real
confiscators, taking from the people something which should not inhere in
private ownership. The country is waking up to this, and judicial decisions
in Maine and New Jersey have laid down a wider area of operation for the
principle that you must not injure another's rights in the enjoyment of your
own-that other being in these instances the general public.
It is to be hoped that the lawmakers of New York will see their opportu
nity this winter to embody the public demand so firmly in legisLa^-e action
that the state may enter with pride upon the celebration of n^xt a; "i, con
scious of having thus "builded a monument more lasting thar T- ?" as a
memorial of the great personages whom we are called upon to . .
The ^
Body's Cry for Water
By J. T. Joseph Bird, M. D.
EW of us drink an adequate gnaatity of water. How many
drink a quart a day? Hot.*-"many say, "Oh, I never touch
it!" Look about you in the street car, if you will, and note
the ruddy complexion, fair skin, vigor of body and mental
force of some individuals, and the mottled skin, sallow com
Hplexion and listlessness of others. Such differences are not
always temperamental, nor are they entirely due to mental
_ -^1 and physical endowments. One man observes the obliga
tions of health as to diet, exercise and fresh air; another
man neglects them.
All life demands water. Sixty percent of all the tissues of the human
body is water. Hence it follows that, without a free use of good water,
health is Impossible. Blood, bone? and muscle demand ic The blood is the
vehicle by which nourishment .is carried to "'I the tissue of^'the body, but it ,
-does this only by reason of the wj?ef it;contaIns,Vwhich is jthe' solvent of such
nourishment. The muscles are rendered soft, pliable and elastic by reason of
the water entering into their structure.
In the processes of digestion and absorption many pf .the food, elements
are dissolved by water. Thus ic- follows that a constant supply of water is
our daily need.
The skin is one of the most important organs of the human body. By
the perfect function of its two millions and more of sweat-glands a mian loses
each twenty-four hours one sixty-fourth of his body weight. This loss, which
?s greater than that sustained through the action of the lungs, is the evapora
tion of water surcharged with poisons from body waste. And what is true
of the skin is equally true of the lungs and kidneys. Each is an organ of
elimination.
Without water there can be no life. We know that it enters into every
structure of the human body. As to its source-to be sure, we consume
large quantities of water with tho intake cf fruits, vegetables, meal, tea and
coffee. But these'should not be the sole s'ur?e of supply. "How much water
shall I drink in a day?" To such inquiry no fixed allowance can be stated,
since our needs vary as our age, habits and occupations vary; and the quan
tity may reasonably vary between one pint and three or four pints per indi
vidual.
While water may be drunk with food as an aid to digestion and absorp
tion-and it were better taken at the close of a meal-care should be ob
served not to defeat the purpose of thorough mastication by washing into the
stomach solid foods ill prepared for digestion by that organ. A glass of cold
water on going to bed and one taken on rising in the morning is a good habit.
-From Harper's Weekly.
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A Hot Bay On the .
Baseball Bleachers
By R: L. Hartt
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E follow the game in quite tolerable misery. Hot! It was
never so hot. Pitilessly the sun beats down from a sky
broken only by the fleecy white clouds that the players call
"angels," because they afford so benevolent a background
for the batted ball. Though sunstroke seems inevitable,
inning succeeds inning, with nine men walking away slowly,
nine others coming up on the run, till the ultimate inning is
now nearly completed. Jubilant moments there have been
-jubilant moments and moments glum; awful suspense,
too, and at this the eleventh hour the score stands three to two against us.
Amid terrific cheers, great I--_rphy strikes an attitude as of the Colossus of
Rhodes, fire in his eye, desperate determination in his heart. His cudgel
menaces the pitcher. Two men on bases dance nervously sidewise, ablaze
with excitement. There are cries from the coachers, mingling oddly with "Ice
cold Moxie!" and "Fresh popcorn, five a bag!" The pitcher holds the ball
meditatively beneath* his ehir and flares defiance. He coils himself up "like
a dissolute bedspring," lets loose, and then-ch, mad Instant! The ring of a
bat, flying forms that fling themselves feet-flrst along the ground in clouds of
dust, other forms with heads thrown back and faces upturned, one horror
stricken figure moving across the far, far background, his posture that of an
guish hoping against hope-and victory is ours! We howl.-From the At
lantic.
Great Sugar Crop.
Hawaii's sugar crop for this year,
?which is now all ground, amounted to
521,000 tons, worth in the neighbor
hood of $40,000,000. This is not only
the largest crop ever produced in the
territory but is thc highest production
per acre- yet attained, averaging ov?r
five tons to the acre throughout the
group. Some, of the plantations will
begin grinding on their 1809 crop next
month or carly in January.-Bakers
Weekly.
Misunderstood.
Bell-And I understand you to say
that the dentist overcharged you?
Nell-Yes; he gave me enough gas
to Inflete a -balloon.-Kansas City
Journal.
South Dakota is congratul?t!ag her
self on the greatest gold year in her
history. The report of the state mine
inspector, flied with the governor,
shows the state's gold production for
the Vvst year to have been $7,460,000
PALMETTO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the State Legislatur?
Told in Brief.
Little seems to have been accomp
lished in the Senate or House oq
Tuesday. The prohibition and local
optioji factions have become antago
nistic. In the House especially, th<3
local optionists by roll calls and read
ing line by line of bills hope to
keep the prohibition bill from com
ing to a vote. It was the object to
adjourn on Saturday, but, the1 time
may have to be extended into- next
week. In the Senate it is said tho
local optionists have a majority of
four and in the. House there is a
close division.
Local Optionists Yield.
Having reached an agreement
Wednesday morning whereby th6 lo
cal optionists consented to let thc
two State-wide prohibition bills come
to a vote before the close of the leg
islative day, the bills were voted on
Wednesday night, the bill declaring
Slate-wido prohibition and giving
the present dispensaries till next
July to close out their present stocks
bein? considered first. This was
passed to third reading by a vote of
58 to 40. Every attempt to amend
thc bill failed, except one by Mr. Gar
r?s, cnttihg the pay of the expert ac
countant down to $5 from $10 a day.
An amendment exempting George
town, Richland and Charleston coun
tounties failed 66 to 41.
A substitute offered by Mr. Irby
providing for a referendum in Au
gust. 1910, as between State-wide
prohibition and the present system
was tabled 60 to 37. ' Other important
amendments which failed were two
by Mr. Doar, one exempting' the
coast counties and the other making
the act effective twelve month.*
hence.
The House then took up the other
prohibition bill, which provides the
conditions under which ding stores
may sell alcohol and wine for sac
ramental, scientific and medicinal
purposes. By a vote of 52 to 35 the
House refused to kill the bill and
later passed it to third reading.
Neither bill can reach the Senate
till Friday, and it is a hundred to one
shot it will not set through that body,
with the result that there will be no
change in the present system.
The House bjll directed against
liquor drummers, has been withdrawn
The Senate bill is now on the House
calendar and it is barely possible that
the bill may be passed.
In the Senate Wednesday night
Senator Graydon got .p his bill do
ing away with the t osent mileage
book regulations. It has passed the
House and now has a fighting chance
to get through the Senate, it appears,
on Thursday's Senate calendar as a
debate-adjourned bill.
The Senate passed resolutions by
Croft for referendum on adding a
fifth member to the Supreme bench
and increasing the term of the Su
preme judge to ten years. By a vote
of 23 to 15 the Senate Wednesday
night passed the lien' law bill slightly,
amended! The House\wiIl accept t>e* >?
amendments, and thus ends a fight
that has been going on for half a
century. 1
After a three days' fight which
may or may not have been a filbuster
to keep certain other bills in the
background, the Senate finally de
cided Thursday to kill the lien law.
A great deal of time has been lost
and much of the most important
legislation of the session remains to
be done within two days-providing
the legislature adjourns Saturday
night. None of the three appropria
tion and supply bills have been touch
ed by the Senate.
The following Hst of uncontested
Senate bills were passed to third
reading by the House Thursday. On
the bill which would appropriate $6,
000 for a suitable service for thc
battleship Soum Carolina objection
was made by Representative Irby.
It had been hoped to get the bill
through at the present session in
order that the battleship might be
properly equipped with the service as
given b" all other States.
An appropriation of $300 was given
for ? memorial window at Blandford
church. Petersburg, Va., for those
who lost their lives and are buried
in the cemetery near the church.
The list of the bills are as follows:
Mr. Weston-To amend an act to
establish thc insurance department
of South Caroline.
Mr. Bates-To amend section 2940
of the code of laws of South Caro
lina, 1902, volume 1, relating to the
empanelling of jurors.
Mr. Graydon-To fix the place of
trial in all actions to recover the
penalty fixed by statute for delays,
loss.or damage to freight by common
earners.
Mr. Clifton-To amend section 2
of an act to amend section 2 to
regulate thc manner in which common
carriers doing business in this Stale
shall adjust freight charges.
Mr. Sinkler-To establish a bor.rd
of commissioners for the promotiou
of uniformity of legislation in the
United States.
Mr. Otts-To provide for costs in
1 he original jurisdiction of the - su
preme court.
Mr. Sullivan-To fix the salan' of
thi! mayor or intendant of any city
or lown.
Mr. A. Johnstone-To provide foi
the administration of institutions sup
ported by thc State of South Caro
lina to the benefits offered by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Ad
vancement of Teaching.
Mr. Mauldin-To restrict the usc
of laxes collected by municipal of
ficers to the purpose for which levied
and prescribed.
Mr. Weston-To amend section
94S .code of laws of South Carolina,
volume 1, relating to thc probate of
deeds beyond the limits of this Stale
Mr. Earle-Relating to actions foi
th?- recovery of personal properly.
MT. Clifton-To provide for the
appointment of referees in counties
in which the office of master doe?
not exist.
Mr. Johnstone-Giving the assent
of thc State to an act to provide foi '
on increased annual appropriation tot
agricultural experiment stations.
Mr. Lide-To amend section 1935,
code, of laws, 1902, volume 1, relating
to incorporation of towns.
Mr. Sinkler-To amend title 5,
chapter 48, of code of laws of South
Carolina, 1902, volume 1, entitled
"Of Wills."
Mr. Weston-To amend an act re
lating to borrowing money by muni
cipal lities.
Mr. Croft-To make article 7 of
chapter 14 of volume 1 of code of
laws of South Carolina applicable to
banks.
The Senate spent the day Friday
largely in discussing the railroad rate
bill.
The action Friday night was to kill
that part of themeasure in reference
to a 2 1-2 cent rate, but to leave the
section referring to the' taking up of
mileage conpons on the trains, with
the indications that the whole of the
bill would be killed Saturday morning.
The following resolution has pass
ed the senate:
Whereas there is now pending be
fore the senate the following bills:
" 'A bill to regulate certain frieght
rates.'
" 'A bill to prescribe a mileage
base for making freight rates for all
roads in South Carolina,' and
'? 'A bill requiring the railroad
commission to put into effect a uni
form classification for all roads in
the State.' v
"And it being necessary that, in
the consideration of said bills the sen
ate should have before it certain in
formation bearing upon the subject
matter thereof; now,
"Be it resolved by th senate, That
the railroad commission of this State
be, and the samr ; hereby, requested
to furnish and t .mit to this senate
on the first day of its next session a
report, with accompanying schedules,
of the classification and. rates upon
freight hauled by the common car
riers in the State of Georpia, North
Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Ala
bama, and such other information
concerning the subjeet matter of thc
aforesaid bills, with their suggestions
thereon.
"Resolved, forther?, That a copy of
this resolution be transmitted at the
earliest date possibl" to the chairman
of the railroad commission."
The above mentioned bills have
been continued until next year.
The House passed a number of third
reading bills including Senator Kel
ley's bill making it a misdemeanor to
publish the name of any woman upon
whom a criminal assault has been at
tempted which went to third reading,
although Mr. Ayer pointed ont the
danger of making a sweeping law of
that kind. ,
; Tho bill reads:
' "Section 1. That ' whoever- pub
lishes, or causes to be published, the
name of any woman, maid or woman
child^upon whom the crime of rape or
an assault wich intent to ravish has
been committed or alleged to have
been committed in this State in any
newspaper, magazine or other publi
3tij^|^sh.ilL/ be deemed, guilty of a
misdemeanor,' and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not more than $1,000, or imprisonment
of not more than three years: Pro
vided, That provisions of this act
shall not apply to publications made
by order of court."
Besides the consideration of the
railroad rate bill on Saturday, the
State Senate passed several bills of
local nature and a few of State-wide
interest. There was a very brief ses
sion as an adjour: ment until Tuesday
evening at 8 p. m.. ?vas taken at 37:30?
o'clock. At .11:30 thc Senate went in
to executive session to consider and
confirm the various appointments
made. ,
The following bill passed third
reading; and was ordered ratified and
sent to the House:
Mr. Brice-To amend section 2450
of the code, chapter 65, relating to
the recording of deeds, mortgages
and other instruments, limiting time
to 20 days, after the first of May,
1909.
This bill was amended upon motion
of Senator Carlisle, who had in the
Senate introduced a bill doing away
altogether with this time limit, by
making the 20 days 10 days and the
bill as amended was ordered sent
to the House with amendments for
concurrence.
The Noted Mileage Bill.
Thc Senate, by a vote of 10 to 20,
refused to indefinitelv postpone tho
section of the railroad rate bill refer
ring to mileage being accepted on
trains and,the bill, as amended, was
ordered to third reading. An amend
ment was adopted lo the effect that
the provisions of the hill do not refer
to lines under 50 miles in length.
The Bill as Passed.
"That in case anv railroad com
pany or companies shall put on sale
any form of mileage hook at a rate
not exceeding 2 1-2 cents a mile thc
presentation of the current number
of miles by flic short route, out of
the said book to the conductor or
other officers authorized to take up
tickets on trains, shall entitle tho
person holding said mileage to travel
on the trains of the railroad company
Sellins: said mileage and on the trains
of all other railroad companies on
which by agreement the said mileage
book is receivable in exchange for
transportation. And upon presenta
tion of his mileage to any a?cnt of
said company or companies to have
his baggage checked as now provided
for by law."
This is the bill ns it now stands on
third reading. Of course there may
be amendments on the third reading
and the Senate may, or may. not, then
affirm its action."
Hard Fight on Bill.
The main proponent of thc bill was
Senator Graydon of Abbeville, who
made some strong arguments in its
favor. He contended in part that
there was no agr?ment of any kind
made at the last session by which
the Senate should feel bound.
Senator Walker made the principal
speech against the railroad rafe bill.
Mr. Walker's remarks were directed
;,5 the channel H?at the legislature
hid made a meal contract with the
railroads last year when the governor
and the officials of the various rail
road companies had conferred to
gether and the governor had submit
ted his recommendation for no legis
lation to the general assembly. Mr.
Walker also argued that it was not
right for the legislature to interfere
with the business methods of the rail
roads in the mileage section of the
bill.
The drummers have what they ask
ed for, that is to say, hereafter; pro
vided there are no further changes
made in the bill, mileage must be
taken up on the traius instead of it
being necessary to exchange mileage
for tickets.
Also the Senate stood pat upon
this implied agreement with the rail
roads and have not legislated a 21-2
cent rate.
The Senate adjourned until Tues
day, 8 p. m. ' ,
Money is Given for "South Car
olina."
The House on Saturday passed the
resolution introduced in both houses
providing for $5,000 for a suitable
silver service for the battleship
South Carolina. When the resolu
tion came up, on motion of Mr.
Rucker, Mr. Duvall objected to the
appropriation, stating that it carried
an appropriation and suggesting that
the money be raised by subscription.
Mr. M. L. Smith said that he could
not see how the appropriation could
be refused. It was customary for
each Stato to appropriate certain
amounts for suitable services, and he
did not care about the sum named. It
was a matter of principle. He urged
the house to give the money demand
ed. The .State could not" afford to
defeat a resolution of this kind.
Tho resolution was adopted by a
vote of 30 to 19.
Other bills passed by the house
wore:
Committee on Railroads-Relating
to freight rates.
Senator Carpenter-Relating to
cattle diseases.
Senator Weston-Establishing a
State board of embalmers.
Senator Mauldin-Amending the
insurance laws.
Senator Laney-Regulating the sale
of fertilizer.
A motion was made to table the
hill, which would make it a misde
meanor to publish the name of ' a
woman upon whom assault was at
tempted.
Mr. Ayer, who made the motion,
said it was a dangerous step to take
and (he liberty of the pr?ss should
not be tampered with. The good
sense and judgment of the newspa
pers should be trusted.
The bill was passed, however. A
fight was also made on Senator
Clifton's bill extending the liability
of telegraph companies in mental
aniruish suits. After considerable
debate the bill passed third reading.
On third reading bills, a motion
was made to recommit Senator Wes
ton's bill enlarging commissioner
Watson's department, so as to in
clude factory inspection. The motion
was lost, however,. by a vote of 58
to 26, and the bill was ordered for
enrollment.
The House then adjourned until
Wednesday, 8 p. m.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Several more women were attacked
by a stabber in Eerlin.
Dr. James Ewing urges the value
of vivisection In cancer research
work.
Officials at St. Petersburg look for
no hostile action hy Austria toward
Servia.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad L
sold ?529,864,000 bonds to J. P. Mor
gan & Co.
German-American societies began
a crusade in New York against the
troting system.
Russell Sturgis, the architect and
writer, died in New York City in his
seventy-third year.
Fordham students, New York City,
organized a club to be devoted en
tirely to charity work.
Americaus and Cubans in Havana
joined in a ceremony of commemora
tion of the destruction of the Maine,
eleven years ago.
The Hawley interests left the Col
orado and Southern board and en
tered the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way directorate.
An ice barrier formed in the Nia
gara River just above the American
falls, the water barely trickling over
the great precipice.
The Government law making
changes in the administration of cit
ies and provinces was passed hy the
Spanish Cortes at Madrid.
The State Department at Washing
ton, D. C., was informed by cable that
Commissioner Euchanan had signed
a protocol with the Venezuelan Gov
ernment.
As a result of the trip of engineers
to Panama with President-elect Taft
it is said in Washington, D. C., that
there will be no change in the plans
of the Isthmian Canal.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
When buckwheat cakes stick, rub
thc griddle well with salt.
.Clothes carefully sprinkled and
folded are half ironed.
Thc oil cloth on the kitchen table
will wear longer if the table la
first covered with heavy wrapping
paper.
When coffee grinds as if it were
tough we rind it helps matters and
Improves the flavor to heat it well
and let it get cold, before grinding.
The white canten flannel men's
gloves, ten cents a pair in any coun
try store, are nice to slip on when
one must hajig a washing out In cold
weather. r
When you feel like coughing tako
a warm deep breath instead, and
hold your benth as long as possible.
In a little while you will not need
to cough so often. Coughing is a
bad thins for a cough.
For tickling in* the throat that
causes unnecessary coughing a good *
remedy is gargling every half hour
with hot water, In which a little
eodr. ha? been dissolved.
New York City has added 33,-100
families to its population In the last
three years.
FISH PUDDING.
One pound of fresh fish, free* of
skin and bones, 3 ounces suet, 3
ounces dry bread, 1 small onion, 2
eggs well beaten, about 1 cup milk
(make moist enough to allow for
swelling of bread crumbs), 2 tea
spoons chopped parsley, salt and pep
per to taste. Put first four ingredi
ents through the meat chopper. Add
eggs, milk, parsley and seasoning,
mixing all well together. Butter an
earthen bowl and place mixture in
it, smoothing over the top. Then
tie a piece of buttered paper over
the bowl and set lt lu a kettle ot
bo'llu; water. Cover kettle closely
and allow it to boil steadily for ono
hour. When done run a knife around
edge of pudding and turn out on a
hot platter. Serve with a white
sauce.-Boston Post.
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