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The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-31

new trees that the original cut can \.
tanned from the land. In other wor5H
the forest will have reproduced itseis
Thus. with the introduction of NJ lt
teal foresters, the problem of the e.
ests will be in a way to be solved 90.
isfactorily and practically in the Tn.
ed States. LAUNDERING need not ~
prohibited, but merely guided wis.,
and there will be no more danger =,
American lands being denuded of fo VI
ests than there is in Germany. n
stringent laws of Germany need me me
be introduced here, for the owners ~ ~
woodland are learning that it is NJ -.
only to their future, but their inn MI
date profit to lumber conservatiIah.
In Germany the numbering lay.
are so strict that even the gatberins
of dried branches and twigs is n ,l,s
mitted only under definite stinnI1
lions. Telling trees illegally. or ia
deed, taking any lumber out of for
est without the sanction of ls,n
whether the lumber be a branch ~ ",
tree, is defined as wood theft ana d
punished like any other theft. The NJ
suit is that there is a feeling in g.
many against illegal numbering tbat
makes the perpetrator a criminal No.
only in the eyes of the law. but aise
in the eyes of society. 'So
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meat is very dark and does not look
nice, which may be one reason why
1t is not a popular commodity in the
f1sh market of the country.
The bones and offal of the porpoise
make good fertilizer so that there is
really no waste at all. Yet there is
comparatively little industrial fishing
for porpoises, because, although the
creature is valuable commercially it's
strength Is such that it ruins the nets
while to spear it demands rather
more cruising and work than would be
profitable. Now and then one or
more porpoiseS become tangled in the
huge menhaden seines. and then there
are woe and anger; for the great,
shining, black fellows will hurl them
selves blindly in all directions and US
ually succeed in tearing great gaps
into the costly nets, not only damag-
ing them severely, but also often lib
Grating the menhaden. If they hap
pen to become SO badly entangled that
they cannot escape, the porpoises are
hauled alongside of the steamer shot,
dubbed or harpooned, and taken
aboard to go into the rendering vaSJ
for their oil.
The common mode of locomotion of
the porpoise is to roll along the sur
face, shwing its beautiful black fin
with the regularity of a machine, and
then diving again. Sometimes a score
of FMS can be seen from the excursion
steamers that ply along the coasts.
At such times the fish generally swim
in lingle file. If the leader then
crosses the bow of a ship. the rest
will follow, even if they have to race
alongside of the vessel in order to do
1t. Despite their general timidity in
regard to noise, they do not seem to
fear the paddle wheels or propellers
and often roll close alongside of a
steamship. Then is the time to learn
thoroughly how wonderfully swift they
are. Without an apparent motion
| abeam of the fastest vessel with perfect
ease. When they get ready to go, a
! flip of the tail sends them ahead like
lightning and within few minutes
they will be out of sight.
! Despite their bulk, they swim noise
lessly, and often at night they startle
fishermen and yachtmen by suddenly
rising alongside and grunting or blow
ing with appalling effect.
They are armed with sharp, wicked
teeth. Although they never fight
! among themselves so far as l know, if
porpoise happens to get wounded
enough to bleed, the rest of the school
will set ON it like wolves and tear it to
pieces.
Thrilling Monster Fight.
One day we were lying in fiat calm
off the famous Romer Shoals in the
Lower Harbor. The water was as
smooth as a foot and there was not
ripple on it. At once the dripping
black fin of a porpoise showed about
quarter of a mile away. One of the
party fired at it with a rifle and hit
1t, as was shown by the sudden leap
of the fish Then If Sanlx hlIt va
appeared some distance away.
Now, we had been lying in that part
of the sea for more than an hour wait
ing for wind, and in all that time the
only living thing that we had seen was
this one porpoise. Yet in a quarter of
an hour from the time of firing the
shot. the water was dotted for several
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Then the boats slow UP and edge in
only inch by inch, every man re-
doubling his exertions in the noise pro-
ducing line. If the boats were to close
in suddenly now. the huge fellows in
their terror might founder at them
and upset them into the air or smash
the bottoms out of them. But by
closing in very gradually. the fright
ened school is driven imperceptibly
into shoal water until all at once they
are stranded hard and fast. Then
comes ground the lofty tumbling that
is best viewed at a distance; for when
from five to seven hundred pounds of
porpoise flesh is beating a cove now
and then flying five or more feet into
the air, small boats are better off
when they lie out of reach of the COM
motion,
The sportsmen whom / know as por-
poise hunters are satisfied almost al
ways with the excitement of the
drive" and rarely try to kill the por-
poises Therefore, they aim to begin
their sport while the tide is on the
flood, so that the stranded fish are able
to work off again after a half hour or
50, when the tide has risen enough to
deepen the water of their trap. But
sometimes the porpoise run up too far
into shallow water in their fear.
In one hunt in which l participated,
the fish became so terror stricken at
the approach of the boats that the three
biggest ones threw themselves clear
of the water entirely and lay, with
tremendous lashings and poundings,
high and dry in the sedges. It was
quite impossible to save them, for
when a porpoise is fighting for life, it
would mean broken limbs or worse to
get anywhere within reach of it, An
attempt was made to carry lines across
them and over them and so haul them
off and launch them again. But in
their fierce struggles, the fish hurled
binding showers of mud and water
all around them, frustrating the at
tempt. BY this time the fishermen
had gathered and they did not view
our efforts with pleasure or sympa-
thy, for apart from the commercial
value of porpoise, fishermen and
porpoises are bitter enemies, because
the creatures will clean out a channel
in one tide, devouring and killing ev-
cry fish in it before they move on. A
school of five or six porpoises will de-
stroy many thousand fish in a day.
So the fisherman prevailed on us to
abandon our attempt to save their
foes.
Value of Porpoises.
Each of these porpoises weighed
probably four hundred pounds. They
were sold to a fish rendering factory
which paid twenty-five dollars each
for them just as they lay on the
shore The fishermen stuck them and
allowed them to bleed to death as pigs
are slaughtered.
The commercial value of the porpoise
lies in the fact that there hardly is a
part of II that cannot be utilized. It's
thick, oily, tough skin makes excellent
shoe laces and has been used to
make shoes. Its oil is abundant and
in particular that gained from its liv-
err is as clear and thin as water and
makes fine lubricant for guns and
other delicate work. The flesh is rich
and we'll favored, and although olea-
ginous. fresh porpoise steak, well
broiled, makes an excellent dish, The
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The tragedy was ended almost as fast
as 1t had begun. Twenty minutes
probably had not elapsed before the
ocean was as placid as it had been be-
fore the first porpoise appeared. Not
fin remained in sight. When our
vessel finally drifted to the spot the
water still was darkened with blood
and oil-that was all that remained to
tell of a fight that had made the sea
resound for miles around.
Within a few miles of this same place
We once saw a fight between a porpoise
and a big blue shark. The porpoise
was rolling alone in a direction almost
due north. The big triangular fin of
the shark came cleaVing the water,
beautifully true, in line from west
to east. They were headed so that
they were bound to meet, yet neither
showed any inclination to yield. We
saw them approach, and-then we saw
nothing but leaping water, frothing as
If it were full of soapsuds.
The first creature to apepar out of
the smother was the porpoise. 1t shot al
most perpendicularly out of the-water,
but before 1t had quite cleared the sur
face 1t was dragged back by the shark
that was hanging on near it's tail.
Though the shark was not more than
five feet long and the porpoise was at
least three feet longer, the former
managed to twist and hurl the porpose
over and over in the water in it's eff
forts to tear the flesh from the sides
of its prey. Once the porpoise tore
itself clear and leaped from the sea,
only to fall backwards into the water
with its shining belly up-turned. 1t
had no time to sink before we saw the
shark throw himself over it and tear
great cash that seemed to extend
from the head to the tail.
That was the last effort of the por-
poise. 1t rolled over and sank with
the shark tearing at it like a hungry
dog. Several times after it was all
over we saw the dead body re-appear,
being showed to the surface by the
voracious shark in his lunges.
Hunting the Sea Warrior.
The timidity of the porpoise takes
the real zest from hunting it. This
fault cannot be found with swordfish-
! ing, which is at its best at this time,
! especially on that part of the Atlantic
coast off Martha's Vineyard.
Swordfish are daring and game and
dangerous. They will fight till the last
gasp and often they will not wait to
be attacked. A swordfish is not caught
until he is dead and you can't always
tell whether he is dead or only sham
! ming. If he is only Shamming, a long
sword presently will some poking
around in an unpleasantly inquiring
manner.
Most persons have a general, vague
idea that the swordfish is of the gem
eral character of the shark, and that
he is also closely related to the saw
fish. There is not the least relation
ship between either of the three. The
sawf1sh belongs to the ray family and
the swordfsh is nearly related to the
mackerels.
There is only one way of pursuing
swordfish. 1t needs large thoroughly
, seaworthy sailing vessel. The fish
do not swim near shore, but prefer for
their cruising the tumhling sea swells
we'll off the coast. The craft must be
we'll found. because sometimes it must
sail back and forth over the grounds
for days before the fish are struck.
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despite ages of numbering. the forests
stu stand thick ans beautiful.
In the past few years these men have
been returning to tell America how to
combine profitable cutting with profit
able preservation; and with the knowl-
edge that shows forest owners how to
draw income from their property and
yet keep it; in other words, how to
eat their cake and have it, too. the
new commercial profession of forestry
has become an important and lucra-
tive one.
In many respects it is an ideal pur-
suit 1t offers unequaled opportunity
for living free and healthful out-of-
doors life. 1t deals with natures
gre attest beauties. 1t Is profession
that 1t not crowded. 1t offers chances
for wealth. since the trained eye of a
forester can see chances in the wilder
ness which the unframed man, and
even the trained but unscientific
woodsman, would not guess. 1t is a
business that promises ample salary
for the forester can show his employ
ers where they can save or earn thou
sands of dollars that, without him,
would be lost.
While the American forester must
perfect himself In his science by study
ing European forestry. American con-
ditions differ so radically from those OF
Europe that forestry IN the United
States Is a profession OF its own, and
the American has little to fear from
his older colleagues on the other side
Henry s. Graves, superintendent of
working plans Of the department ~
agriculture. explains this by saying
that the American forester must 81
rect bis efforts, not 70 the immediate
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introduction of European methods, but
to devising systems which can be
adopted by land owners at once and
which are capable of development as
the conditions of the market allow
them. In many cases this, system will
differ radically from any practiced in
Europe.
A great field where practical forest
erS are needed badly and at once in
America is on the vast woodlands
owned or controlled by paper manu-
featuring concerns. Many of them are
confronted with the problem of a COM
ing loss of their source of wood pulp.
Their one hope is to introduce such a
system of numbering that they can cut
successive crops of wood every twenty
or thirty years; that is, to plant trees
and aid young trees now in the sec
tons where they are numbering, so
that, by the time they have cut their
way through their property. new for
ests shall have grown up in the old
sections.
There are millions of acres of land
devoted to trees for wood pulp manu-
tacture. There are more millions devot-
ed to numbering where practically the
same conditions prevail-that is. the
owners realize that they must con-
serve forests If they expect to get any
future benefit from their property. a
great proportion of these woods are on
land that may never be available for
anything else, consequently, n lum-
bering IL done with no provision for
new growth OF trees. the investments
viii be wiped out the moment the last
rec Is cut down.
The state 81 New York now holds In
reserves l,i0Q. 900 acres % forest lands
Ia the Adirondaeka AMI Is acquiring
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In n Fog of Bats.
From the Baltimore Sun.

pIOlII the bdlllmOr6 Sun
L have experienced many kinds q,
showers in my sea life," said Cav.
Harland of the British steamer Har
danger, in port yesterday, but II >.
manned for me to feel the effect of
rain of bats on the trip down thn
coast from New York to Baltimore
Last Tuesday night, when about tsr
miles off the Delaware, we were sid
denly being struck in the face and
on our heads, and sometimes on orr
bodies, by myriads of birds. as VIZ
supposed. We were not long findinc
out that the sudden attack was frs
beats of bats, If may apply that fern,
1t was with difficulty that those or
deck could protect themselves from IN
juries from their sharp, fin-like wings
as they flew about in all directinns'
We ran out of the flock during H.
night, but next morning we capturaS
a number on deck, where they had
fallen exhausted. 1 took up one which
had under it's wing an infant hat
which it had carried far out to SEQ
and during the time it was beating
about our decks, against the rigging
boats and smokestack, this tiny infaS.
had held on and fallen with its ey-
hausted parent to the deck. shan
try to raise the pair, and also several
others.
81 doubt if there is anybody who
can boast of such a queer capture and
has the idea of making pets of them
l shall look up natural history and
seek some plan to preserve their lives
and see what will be the result"
The battle with the bats, Capt. Hsr.
land says, was renewed to a less ex.
tent during Wednesday night in the
Chesapeake bay. He cannot recolect
of having seen bats at sea before.
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more as fast as appropriations can be
obtained. At present the law prohibits
cutting of any kind and the system of
forestry is confined to protecting the
forests from fire and theft. But in
time it will become absolutely neces
sary to cut down a proportion of the
older trees. not for profit necessarily,
but because the science of forestry
includes the thinning of forests in or
der to give the majority of the trees
the opportunity for development that
is denied to them by the excessive
growth of the big and aged trees.
1t is not only the product from the
forest that interests the owners to-
day. They have discovered that If
they leave the small trees when lum-
bering, they can sell the numbered
tracts to sportsmen at high prices
providing the cutting has been done
so wisely as to leave real woods. To
do this. the services of the forester are
indispensable. The American lumber
man, as a rule. knows all about the
hest methods of cutting, but he knows
nothing about conserving.
Scientific forestry has received a
great impetus in the last year from
the great preserves that have been es-
tablished by such men as w. c. Whit
ney. George Vanderbilt and DR. w.
Seward Webb, and from the work of
foTesters like Clifford Pinchot.
WhifneS's Great Experiment.
Mr. whitney has a great tract OF
$1,000 acres IN the Adirondacks. in
which he is working out the problems
~ forestry and game preservation. He
has already introduced moose. and al
present W. G, Harris, the ichthyolo-.
slst' is studying the problem OF fish
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-31

If Mr.. Arthur Balfour shares with
Mr.. Pitt the popularity as Prime
Minister of celibacy, says the London
Graphic, he certainly has not remained
a bachelor for the reason which it Is
believed weighed strongly with his
great decessor-inadequat means
81 fear l owe more than I can pay"
is a pathetic line in Pitts will. and
sad to say, he did. On the other hand
Mr.. Balfour's grandfather left nearly
Fl, 100000 personally, besides large es-
tates, and as his eldest son (the Prem.
ier's fatherl died at SO, Mr.. Balfours
means were increased by a minority
of 13 years. Hence to ladies of high
degree with daughters to marry Mr.
Balfour is probably the most interest.
ing Prime Minister on record. Pitts
private fortune was but a few thou
sand pounds, and his eldest brother
was obliged at his mothers death to
part with Burton Pynsent, the estate
which Lord Chatham owed to the freak
of an eccentric baronet, and which, ex-
cept his pension, was about all he had.
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mune from the lumberman and to be
preserved as parks and forest reserves.
Until the new science shaped itself
slowly out OF the war of conflicting in
terests, forestry in the United States.
as interpreted by the public, practi-
oally meant only the question of saw
ing American trees from the ak. But
while all this superficial fighting went
on between lumbermen and their sup
porters on one side and the idealists
and theorists on the other, the true
science was shaping Itself
Young men, some sent by the gov
errnent others studying on their own
account, we're learning Ia Europe what
real forestry was IN the lands where,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-31

A new profession has been opened
in the United States. 1t deals with
a subject that is not only vital, but
one whose vast Importance 10 both
personal and national interests has
become thoroughly recognized. II is
the profession Of forestry.
OF course. there have been forestry
experts IN this country FOR many
years But most OF them were gov
eminent employees IN one way or an
other, and government control Of for
este meant generally only the eonkery-
lnE ~ tracts that we're set aside BY
state of federal authority. 70 be i'm
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY AUGUST 81 1902

The fish is secured by being struck
with a very long harpoon. The head
of this weapon is so affixed to the long
wooden handle that 1t is perfectly firm
when the thrust is made. but after it
has been fixed in the side or back of
the fish the handle of the harpoon car
be withdrawn readily, leaving the
barbed head fast IN the fish.
When the vessel reaches the sword
fishing grounds, the harpooners climbs
into firmly built nest on the bow.
Coiled at his feet, so that it will run
out easily, is a long thin manila line,
which Is attached to the iron head of
the harpoon. In a GRO nest on the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-31

miles with porpoise fins. all heading
straight for the wounded one. And
within a few seconds the sea there
was being dashed into froth as If a
whirlwind were rotating on il. Again
and again the wounded porpoise sprang
into the air, sometimes seeming to rise
five or even six feet from the surface.
Once or twice we saw other porpoises
actually leap after it, and bite at it
while it was in mid-air. The fish had
been driven into fury by the scent of
blood, and far away as they were, we
could hear the sounds of their swapping
teeth at times.
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A NEW AMERICAN
PROFESSION.

Great Field for Young Men Offered by Forestry.
Owners OF Woodlands Need Scientific Guidance
Realization Throughout the Country of the Big
Profits, Immediate Well as Prospective, That
Wait Upon the Introduction of Proper Methods of
Lumbering.
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