The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 7, 1905, Page 10

they point to the n ing through wise gion whose int.u its borders with rivers to which Among the elevations of pogo hy _ f tia i,-| We are Losing Millions of Dollars 5 nhic, Annuaily. conse. The floods in these mountain-born Sas well.jstreams, if this forest destruction | » old in the}continues, will increase in frequency which has} and violence, and in the extent of their 1. The hard-|¢ uges, both with s region and 2 on their slopesjacross the bo te The ex and have spread ace over the east-|tent-of the ke those from | ern half of the cor ‘nt. More than|the washing of the mountain — fields once in tue remote geologic past they |and roads, can not be estimated with have disappeared before the sea on the|perfect accuracy, but during the pre: east, south, and west, « before the}ent year alone the total has approxt- lee on the north; bu in this}ima 10,000, 04 sum sufficient to Southern Appalachian region they/purchase the eu A recommended have lived on to the present day. for the proposed re e (durin Under the varying conditi of|past year the flood loss was p soll, elevation, and climate m of}twenty million dollars). But this loss the Appalachian tree species have de-jean not be estimated In money value iudispensxble d not to th¢ nr use of the yield the eastern}products, These great mount history of the cont grown up about wood forests were veloped. Hence it is that in this re-/alone, Its continuance ns the gion occur that mary 1s variety andfearly destruction of conditions — most riebness of plant -rowth which have! valuable to the nation, and which nei-| | led our ablest business men and seien-|ther skill nor wealth can restore. tists to ask for its pres ition hy the tion of the forests, of | Government for the at wement of id of the Itural | science and for the instruction and/in s he described can be sue. pleasure of the pe of future ¢ . The conc of the Secretafy of he States of — the Agriculture summarized as fol-}S Appalachian region own lit- lows in his report; jtle or no land, and their revenues ire The Southern Appalachian region’ inadequate to carry out this pli. ople of our own and DEBR'S FROM FLOODS ON NOLICHUCKY RIVER, MAY 21, 1901, Thig mass consisted of the ~mek of farmhouses, furnitnne, brides, cattle and, probably several humsn! onde were li acres of ter. afin bad near bow mn. Tho foutorern Appudculan region sone w hanesccediasly) — evr inf lk Thy preservation of the forests on Lhe mountain slopes Will miau..i2e the flood damage, embraces the highest peaks sand larg-!Pederal action is obviously necessary, est mountain es cist of theyis f justillod by reasons of public Rockies, It is tl it physiographic | ne y, and may be expected to feature of the casi al’ of the con-| have most fortunate results, tinent, and no other such lofty moun-| With these conclusions I fully tains are covered with hard-wood for-}and I heartil ests In all North America, to the Upon these mountains descends the | Congress, heaviest rainfall of the United States, TITEODORE ROOSEVELT, except that of the North Pacitie Coast ot It is often of extreme violence, as White Mouse, Dee. 19, 1901, agree; | commend this measure favorable consideration of much as 8 inches having falten 1 Seinen eleven hours, 31 inches in one mouth. | Epis wht be followed next week DP A and 105 inches in a year. other n the terest, hind aad itl ‘ tion Ss, as atecting the ma Vast Waste oi Farm Soil. ~Lidi — Chiie Con Carne What is chile con carne? Every citi- zen of the Southwest knows it well, | but porhaps there ave residents of tie Northern belt of the country who ¢ probably quite unfamiliar with — this tootlisome dish, yet Ole which should be especially acceptable to the People of the nortiland, The soll, once denuded Of its for- ests and swept by torrential rains, rapidly loses first its humus, then its rich upper strata, and tinally is wash- } ed tn enormous volume iato thie streams, to bury such of the fertile lowhinds as are not erod ds by the floods, to obstruct the rivers, and to} fill up the harbors on the coast, More | good soil is washed = from these clear ain-side fields during @) Chile con carne, a Spanish term, sin than during centu-? ty ted literally meaus chile—red rie T. P jt rs With meat. Prox The TS OV A in the Pp 1, it is stimulating, wa Southern App: along the ed Ohio to the into of ext State from. id from the Atha mnely grateful to a cole stomach, From one of 0: every ca toaassadors Comes the tie to the pi, Along their method for preparation course: + Witterpowt from a famous and nay A our sister rj Cover two p {with water and push the kettle back an be}on the s.ove where it will] y sim | conserya-| mer, until the meat is in shred: ndd six large, red, swe vation is absolutelly ¢ well-being of the n: 5 tion of the flow of these riy accomplished only by the Ss. tion of the forests. pepp: These are the heaviest and- most} sceded and cut into long narrow s.Tips, beautiful hard-wood forests of thea large onion, minced, a tiny pod 0 ON THE TOP OF THE APPADACHIANS Old Grandfather Mountain. th cies from east( garlic and a large cupful of ripe toma- ot A emorth and south,| toes, chepped. Cover and simmer until aingle in a growth of unparalleled | the vegetables are thoroughly done. ichness and variety. They contain Salt to taste,’ many cies of the first commercial value, pnd furnish important supplies ee ee which ean not be obtained from any Too Much For Human Bettef. other region. A Self Supporting Scheme. Maintained in tn ee they will s spensable materi- on won at fail without them. Their managemebt under practical and conservative forestry will sustain and increase the resources of this region and of the nation at large. ‘will serve aa ap invaluable object lesson in the advantages and practicability of forest preservation by vee, and will soon he tac pared from the sale of tim- He was much pleased with the place, but was quite bored by his host, who would eulogize everything that was brought to the table. “Try some of this,” he would say, “it is-some of my own raising,” or “this is some of our own milk, and that lettuce is from the cold-frame you saw,” or “these peas are from vines I planted just four weeks ago today.” All of this was endured quite patiently until the host remarked, “Now try some of this the |} ably |} accomplished ouly by — the |} id creation of a National |} above water, all remember, trod this and sought to ‘This friends believed, »jwith all their means and IRVING AND BOOTH. Great Actors Who Sought to Ejevaté the Drama, England's tribute to Henry. Irving was worthy of his great powefs and sis great performances. It was re called, too, with appropriate feelings, ‘that he had made great sacrifices for $ ideals. He spent large sums effort to keep his London thea ndard, but the n him, and ip forced to take to lis n ter up to a lofty st times would not his old age he wa SIR HENRY IRVING the road again, and even to present plays of only medium merit, unwor- thy of his gifts, to keep his head Music hall jingle and horse play, cheap but stirring — melo- drama, and problem plays foul with smut, had overthrown in his own cap- ital the first actor of his day, Our own Edwin’Booth, we should same hard road, After he had reached the top with us, and was rich, he established, maintain, a temple where the drama in its “best estate could be enj d by all who held the playhouse in veneration and affection. The structure was the finest of its kind in New York, and beautifully furnished. He opened it himself, with 2 supporting company of unusual ex- ‘ellence, For a time—a_ time he prospered, His till ws every night, and pr of 1} enter. prise and devotion to art was general and generous. But he could not hold the public to his splendid endeavor, e under- went a change, What has since come to be known as the commercialization of the theatre set in, and in time Rooth's venture failed, The “shows” triumphed, and the temple devoted to real dramat ed to make room for a business . Stripped of his fortune, Booth, as more recent. ly Irving, had to return to the road and vesut he habits of a wanderer. ile prospered, of course, but never, as vered from this blow to his professional hopes, The subject is much discu and i a] some interesting things are said on Suggestion for an Epitaph, either side. But, however the public] Beneath these monumental stones may feel, it is to the glory of these | Lies all that’s left of Susan Jones, two great actors that they anne Her name was Chase and was not Jones what they conceived to be the decay But Jones is used to rhyme with stones. TRVING’S LAST RESTING PLACE IN WESTMINSTER ARBEY. The remains of the great actor rest beside the grave of Garrick and close to that of Charles Dickens. of taste in the line or their endeavor, and stood up to the end for the best, and presented it with undiscouraged zeal and strength. — Pay of Russian Officialdom, Those who keep track of affairs in Russla note the prominence of the Grand Dukes. These gentlemen of the people enjoy a sinecure unlike sn y other on earth. There are over fifty of them, and each is possessed of an annual income or salary of $2,000,000, all combined. imposing a burden of $100,000,000'a year on the Russian peo- Painful Ambiguity. Secretary Shaw was telling an au- dience, which was largely composed of G. A. R, men of his State, how the world was ‘owing better. He pic tured the boy and now. He told of the advance in the last few years in industrial conditions, and ended by saying: plauded loudly. yal Family. that of the Czar, amounting to a vast want to borrow war funds in Paris| With spirit. “ when she has ber Grand Dukes un- tapped—and even untaxed? There is a chance now on the part of these titled mendicants to display a little patriot- ism, by opening their cash boxes. One of them, it is trae, went to the-front in the Japanese War, but made such a mess of himself that he was called home in disgrace, Oo ‘Everything Ready. Uncle John, whose death was hourly expected, was asked by his weeping wife if he couldn’t take a little nourish- ment. He sniffed the air and said: “Mary, don’t I smell ham cooking? 1 think I could-enjoy a few sitces.” “Oh, no, John,” she answered, “that you know is for the funeral.” ene Blow long dou i take to fight a duel? ‘itions when he was ‘a “Veterans, the worl¢c is much better now than it was when you were born,” and everyone of the veterans ap- “And it will be bet- ter when you have passed to the be ple, members or off-shoots of the | 70nd,” he continued. For a few min- Their property, like |utes the audience did not know just bd * wee jo but finally sum is untaxed. The question may | ‘hey decide: ~~ speaker tne well suggest itself, why should Russia | benefit of the doubt and applauaed and Prosperity ' They cajole, and then kill. * RENEW YOUR LEASE OF LIFE Stop the food and drink that does not nourish. Go on Grape-Nuts and cream and a simple diet. Quit coffee and let old Mother Nature put you well again. 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