The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 16, 1916, Page 7, Image 7
MOUNT MITCHELL FOREST.
Magnificent Playground for Recrea*
tion and Camping.
A magnificent national playground
for recreation and camping purposes,
is now a reality in the Mount Mitchell
national forest of western North Carolina.
Under the direction of Mr.
H. S. Graves, chief forester of the
* United States forest service, arrange*
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ments have Deen compieiea iui mc
use of this wonderful region to all
who may wish, either permanently
or temporarily, to enjoy its advantages
and beauties.
For years it has been a dream of
those familiar with the sublimity of
the Southern Appalachian mountains
that the territory included in the
^ Mount Mitchell national forest,
should be preserved, in its primeval
grandeur and sylvan beauty, as a
pleasure park for the people of the
^ entire country. The dream now is
about to be realized.
Through the action of the national
government and the State of North
Carolina, the Mount Mitchell region
will be preserved as one of the
beauty spots of the western world.
Mount Mitchell, the peak of com mandina
interest in the new national
forest, took its name from Dr. Elisha
Mitchell, a professor of the University
of North Carolina. A man of great
learning and notable achievement in
the realms of science, he measured
the height of the mountain, in 1835,
and established the fact that its summit
was the highest land in North
America, east of the Mississippi river.
Twenty-two years later, while verifying
his original measurements, he
^ lost his life near the summit of the
mountain which he loved so well.
The scene of his death was romantically
beautiful. Pouring over
a precipice, a mountain torrent origi.
nally had tumbled sheer many feet
to solid rock below. The attrition of
its waters for centuries had worn out
a smooth, circular basin, q.uite fourI
m teen feet deep and as many feet in
diameter. In the clear, cold, limpid
water which filled the basin lay the
body of Dr. Mitchell, perfectly preH
served. He had fallen down a steep
wKt declivity into the pool and, among
the mysteries of nature which he had
studied so diligently, he had given
UP his life. His grave today is at the
very summit of his beloved mountain.
^ For all tijne and in perpetuity for
the American people, assurance now
is given that this grand tract of for
est and mountain land will be Kept;
but it was only two or three years
ago that the woodman's axe menaced
its sublime beauty. Lumbermen had
purchased the timber on Mount
Mitchell and were about to cut it
when the Hon. Locke Craig, governor
of North Carolina, intervened.
I Through his urgency, the general assembly
made an appropriation for
} the purchase of the land and timber
around the summit for park purposes.
Additional mountain lands
have been taken under the supervision
of the government and converted
into the Mount Mitchell national
forest, which stretches in a
magnificent panorama of sylvan
^ . scenery north and west and east of
the city of Asheville.
i Fine automobile boulevards and
roadways radiate from the city into
this superb natural park. They are
well-maintained and lead to innumerable
points of historic and scenic interest.
Scores of horseback and foot
' trails beckon the . follower into the
very midst of primeval solitude. Many
of the trails are easily followed and
all of them afford delightful out-door
experiences; but the traveler uninitiated
in mountain-craft would
better accompany a guide.
The negotiation of the mountain
trails afforded by the Mount Mitchell
national forest is fascinating sport
and, in the salubrious climate of the
park, is among the most healthful of
physical exercises.
The practical advantages to be
offered in the national forest, through
Chief Forester Graves, even outweigh
the sentimental and scenic advantages.
Charming sites for cottages
and temporary camps are to be
placed at the disposal of those who
may desire them. Only the mildest
restrictions will be imposed upon
campers, visitors and permanent residents.
Mount Mitchell national
forest is, indeed, to be a park for the
' people, where, in the most beautiful
^ and healthful environments of nature,
they may reside either temporarily
or permanently.
L In the very heart of the Southland,
^ the government in establishing the
reservation first of all for the protection
of the streams has made available
for the people this wonderful
forest park which offers the benefits
onrf dpii^hts of an out-door life in the
midst of ideal surroundings.
Ten layers of honey, each eight
feet long and more than a foot thick,
the whole weighing nearly 200
pounds, was the sweet surprise a
Maine man found the other day in
the chimney of a farm house he had
bought.
Get a Boston pencil sharpner from
Herald Book Store for your school.
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SILENCER FOR TELEPHONES.
Prevents Persons in Room From
Hearing Speaker. e,
A vacuum silencer for telephones
is the novel invention which has just
been perfected. The inventor took w
out a patent on it nearly three years m
ago, but no glass manufacturer tr
would undertake to make it because
of technical difficulties and he had to
ca
modify it in several ways.
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The device, attached to the mouth- eE
piece of an ordinary telephone, acts
j as a muffler and prevents others in ca
| the room from hearing wnat uie per-j ']
son speaking is saying. ' nc
It is based upon the principle that bl
sound waves require a ponderable of
elastic medium for their transmit- th
sion and consequently, cannot pass re
through a space wherein there is a Sc
vacuum. It consists of two essential J
parts, the vacuum chamber and the
air releasing chamber. The former
is made of glass, with double walls ^
puts his mouth to this and talks as
separated by a vacuum. The speaker _
usual. f"
As originally patented, there was
no air releasing chamber, but the inventor
discovered that speaking into
it set up such an air pressure inside
that it was impossible to continue.
Therefore he devised the air-releasing
chamber of hard rubber, which
acts as a connecting link between the
glass vacuum chamber and the telephone
mouthpiece. In this chamber
the exhaled air is forced to go
through circuitous passages so arranged
that the sound waves will be _
retained within the silencer, whereas
the air passes freely to the exterior.
The principle employed is somewhat
similar to that used in thermos
bottles, except that in this case we
are dealing with sound waves and in
the other with heat waves, both of
which require a ponderable, elastic
medium for their transmission.?St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Pure Americanism.
(From the address of Woodrow
Wilson to the members of the Grid- _
iron club in Washington.) ?
America ought to keep out of this
Be<
war. She ought to keep out of this Tr
war at the sacrifice of everything except
this single thing upon which loc
her character and history are found- jjj
ed, her sense of humanity and justice.
If she sacrifices that, she has
ceased to be America; she has ceased ve
to entertain and to love the tradi- St
tions which have made us prepared
to be Americans, and when we go ^
about seeking safety at the expense
of humanity, then I for one will be _
lieve that I have always been mis- *
taken in what I have conceived to be
the spirit of American history.
You never can tell your direction
except by long measurements. You
cannot establish a line by two posts;
you have got to have three at least to
know whether they are straight with
anything, and the longer your line
the more certain your measurement, g
There is only one ivay in which to I
determine how the future of the Unit
ed States is to be projected and that /
is by looking back and seeing which j
way the lines ran which led up to [
the present moment of power and of J
opportunity.
The American roll of honor consists
only of the names of men who
have "squared their conduct by
ideals of duty."
And I wish that whenever an impulse
to settle a thing some short Ge
way tempts us we might close the ?
door and take down some old stories ^
of what American idealists and
statesmen did in the past and not ^
let any counsel in that does not
sound in the authentic voice of +J
American tradition. Then we shall
be certain what the lines of the fu- ^
ture are because we shall know we
are steering by the lines of the past. J
We shall know that no temporary
convenience, no temporary expedien- +4
cy, will lead us either to be rash.
or to be cowardly. I would be just ?
as much ashamed to be rash as I .t
would to be a coward. J
Valor is self-respecting. ^
Valor is circumspect.
Valor strikes only when it is right
to strike.
Valor withholds itself from all ?
small implications and entanglements J
and waits for the great opportunity ^
when the sword will flash as if it ~
carried the light of heaven upon its
blade.
Boston Again.
A New Yorker who recently returned
from a visit to Boston vouches
for the truth of the following: One ~
afternoon he found the 6-year-old son
of his host settled in front of the
drawing room fire with a sheet of
paper before him and a pencil clasped
in his chubby fist. Stealing a
look over the boy's shoulder, he saw
that the little fellow was making pictures.
^
"Well, Bobby," he asked genially, ?
"are you drawing an engine?" i
Slowly the child looked up and
slowlv h? snoke:
"It would take a very strong boy
to draw an engine; but I am making Yo
a picture of a locomotive."?Youth's 01
Companion.
FACTS AM FICTION
xperience of Bamberg Citizens >
Easily Proven to be Facts.
The most superficial investigat
ill prove that the rollowing stJ
ent from a resident of Bamberg
ue. Read it and compare evide]
om Bamberg people with testimc
strangers living so far away 3
mnot investigate the facts of
se. Many more citizens of Bambi
idorse Doan's Kidney Pills.
James A. Mitchell, R. F. D. n
.rrier, Calhoun St., Bamberg, sa;
?he jar and jolting in driving v
> doubt responsible for the tr
e I had with my back Two bo:
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
e People's Drug Store, brought
lief. I never lost a chance to sa;
>od word for this remedy."
^rice 50c, at all dealers. Don't si
y ask for a kianey remedy?j
>an's Kidney Pills?the same tl
r. Mitchell had. Foster-Milburn i
*ops., Buffalo, N. Y.
C. W. RENTZ, JR.
Life, Health,
Accident and
Fire Insurance
All Reliable Companies
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FIRE AND LIFE
INSURANCE
Old Line Companies
Represented
Bamberg, South Carolina
9 Quinine That Does Not Affect The H
:ause of its tonic and laxative effect, LA;
VE BROMO QUININE is betterthan ordic
inine and does not cause nervousness
ging in head. Remember the full name
>k for the signature of E. W. GROVE. :
r. THOMAS BLACK, J
DENTAL SURGEON.
Graduate Dental Department U
rsity of Maryland. Member S.
ate Dental Association.
Office opposite new post office a
er office Graham & Black. OS
>urs. 8 30 a. m. to 5.30 d. m.
BAMBERG, S. C.
J. P. Carter B. D. Carter
CARTER & CARTER
Attorneys-at-Law
GENERAL PRACTICE
BAMBERG. S. C.
WINCHESTER S PILL
TIIE DIAMOND BRAND. .
Ladles! Ask yonr Druggist for /
14) USu Chl-ches-ter s Diamond Brand//
IMils in Red and Gold metailiAl
boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. \
W ^ W| Take bo other. Buy of yonr
/ *" fg Druggist. Ask forClil- lfE8-TE
C Jjr DIAMOND BRAND PILL8, for
lV ff years known as Best, Safest. Always Reli;
s?-r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERVWHE
E. H. HENDERSON
Attorney-at-Law
BAMBERG. S. C.
meral Practice. Loans N egotiat
DR. J. M. LOVE
VETERINARY SURGEON.
Stock Treated for all
Diseases.
Prices Reasonable. .
Ring Bones, Spavins,
T^l HT/wifL llK
r luaung j- win, vmu
Feet, Weak Eyes and
* Heavey Horses a Spec
ialty.
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. Headquarters at Jones
Bros.'s Stables. Ask
Mr. Jones where is the
. Doctor.
R. P. BELLINGER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office Over Bamberg Banking Cc
General Practice
iFE, FIRE, LIVESTOC
HEALTH and ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
gent for Superior Monument
in Save you Money on Tombstor
W.MAX WALKEF
EHRHARDT. S. C.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
iur druggist will refund money if P,
NTMENT fails to cure pny case of Itch
ind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 d
ie first application gives Ease and Rest
Get a Fresh i
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they're on the right track. All to be s
you lay out a nickel or a dime for
Albert, the sooner you'll make a
worth a lot to you
Bay Brines Albert all over fnnmin I
the civilized world I Toppy red lOIlgUC 1
begs. Set tidy red tins, 10c;
pound and haif.pound tin Get the idea of sir
humidors?and?that classy . . 1
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SOUTH Atlantic States NORTH Atlantic States
produced $484 worth of produced $984 worth of
products. products.
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DISCUSS, EACH ARTICLE TE
?? 1. We Must Inquire Why We Make
Less Than the Northern or Western
^ Farmer.
V 2. We Must Make Our Own Lands
Richer.
^ 3. We Must Diversify So As to Make
the South Feed Itself.
^4 4. We Must Use More Horse Power
^ and Machinery. ;
5. We Must Learn Fertilizer Values
4?% and Buy Fertilizers More Wisely.
? 6. We Must Improve Our Methods
^ of Cultivation. ^RHflBggraiSE
7. We Must Make Bigger Com
4 Yields. lHK|B|gMK
8. We Must Make Cheaper Pork and HBW8pBj
4&: More of It
4 9. We Must Have More Humus and
Fewer Gullies. beS^HHbBBB
4$t 10. We Must Have Aii-tne-yearround
Gardens.
' 11. We Must Leam Principles of
v<^ Plowing and Moisture Control. pWiwBBp3|^|iHUB
^ 12. We Must Make Our Own Hay
and Some to SelL
{ 13. We Must Put the Stubble Lands
to Work. ''W
14. We Must Learn Better Methods
of Laying-by Crops.
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ry every week for the next six
lotable articles by Prof. W. F.
4 4 the Grand Old Man of Southern
ure" on
them Farmer: How to Get It"
3JECTS PEOF. MASSEY WILL
LLING HOW TO DO THAT JOB:
15. We Must Keep Learning as Long
B16. We Must Raise Abundant Winter
Foods?Potatoes, Fruit, Peas, Beans,
17. We Must Make Boys and Girls
18. We Must Learn Greater Economics
in Farm and Home Manage19.
We Must Learn Better Business
in Buying, Selling, and Keeping
20. We Must Give More Attention to
21. We Must Grow More Winter
22. We Must Drain Our Lands
23. We Must Grow More Wheat,
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24. We Must Study Plant Breeding
25. We Must Farm So as to Keep
Land, Teams and Hands Busy Twelve
26. We Must Adopt Wiser Methods
of Renting Land.
r fifty features that have made The Prosper
with the Punch."
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