The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30


things about the home country, spoke at
the last meeting Of the diversified in
custries OF the Old North State He
ignored the remarks about politics, corn
whisky and cherry trees being the chief
productions, and calmly stated that the
Tar Heels were raising goats 10 feed
lions. The North Carolina man said:
Sparks, the Snowman, owns 100
acres OF land in Stokes county, and he
has stocked 1t with goats. He wants to
clean Up the land preparatory to max
ing d sort Of park OF the whole busi-
ness. and the goats are experts in that
lire They eat up all the shrubs and fix
the land so that grass viii grow on it.
They breed rapidly, and in a few years
they viii take the place if something is
rot done That is where Mr. Sparks
shows his business sense
The supply OF lions and tigers cap
tured in the jungles Of Africa at ire
men5ous expense and loss OF life, is
getting low, aud he began raising some
The Stokes county farm is already being
used for q breeding place for the shows.
and lions have been taken there and
turned loose-inside a big fence. The
goats Increase at a great rate, and the
surplus win be fed to the show ami
mails Sparks already has a hundred
Angora goats at work, and they have
tFamped over the whole place. and
some Of them have climbed mountain
and got out The natives laugh at this
goat business because they know the
animals talent Tor climbing They Will
climb the side of a house. Bill Nye lost
4 fine flock Of sheep IN BuncOmbe coun-
ty. all OF them falling out = the pas
ture; but the goat never falls. he al
ways wants to go TO the other side
The Agricultural Department has
made public the interesting declarations
OF TarIeton H Bean, forestry expert,
as follows:
Although the AZ of the woodman
has been welded in the United States
Tor upward OF three centuries. the for
cstry area of our rItry, exclusive OF
Alaska and recent occasions Of terri
tory, is SIN estimated TO comprise
700. 0C0 acres, covering over 1000, 600
square miles The merchantabIe timber
stand OF the United States is believed to
aggregate one thousand three hundred
and eighty billion feet board measure
1t has also been computed that the an
rl-al cut Of mo-chantable timber il the
United States is twenty-five billion feet
hoard measure, or somewhat less than
The supposed annual increase Of such
timber
1T does not appear TO be generally
k1CUn that the annual value Of our
forest products approximate Sg00.0 900. 600.
tEUs ranking second only to the products
O. agriculture.
Mrs. Sarah s Sampson, of the record
division Of the Pension Office, IS known
Is the soldiers friend" Among the
veterans wko wore the blue during the
stormy times OF the civil war Mrs
Sampson has been for years wen known,
AID through her acts Of uuseIfsh devo-
tion 20 the interests Of the Old soldier
her name has become the synonym Of
all that IS noble and true in American
Womanho0d
Mrs Sampson, by virtue Of her con
nectIon with some Of the auziIliaries OF
the veteran organization, IS brought in
daily contact with many CT the fast
aging soldiers to whom fortune has not
been lavish in her gifts, and who are
suffering The effects of hardshiDs and
Wounds incident TO the four years strug-
gle during the early Sos
For these Mrs Sampson has an ever
reaGy word OF advice, CT some friendly
Office 30 perform; all of which IS done
IN such bTignt. and kindly manner that
the recipient carries away with him
ECme Of the sunshine that seems 70 per
petuaIly hover around the soldiers
friend"
During the Spanish war some Of the
noble women Of the Pension Office rent
ed q hall on the right OF way OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad near Long Bridge.
and as train after train loaded with sol
diers stopped IN the railway yards the
bcvs we're invited over 70 the roomy
Ian to partaKe OF e bounteous and re-
frCsEiCg -e2ast.
Mrs Sampson was one Of the fore
most movers IL this generous hospi-
tally. ard ar opportunity was given her
&c 6ss3i1- re- ability as q worker among
the solder LoTs. Evcrr lad who came
Under her u-a-c---Fz- eye was loaded with
Fcod things n cat. received few words
o. zl1r-e-l- l5vlce CaG sent rejoicing
upoa E.s va
Il t---e wee cl- sick upcl tlE train
she ATTENDED rzc-l Uieh cooling drinks
a-d NJ CT tempting feed Gs Q change
frcCa tie plain ard E1ap9e-izi-E amy
ratIea.
Among tie t1~use-ds Ct soldiers wc9
passed through Washington during rhz-
sv1z1e- Ua7r vi -o-E remember
Mrs Sampson 1nrcu-1 1er --nistrat5C2s
10 their comfort ana welfare.
prominent gentleman of this city.
who has la-ely returned f-o1 Scum