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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Harvesting Lake SUPERIOR.

1t is u big thing to put harness on Lake
Superior But that is what Americans have
done here at the Canadian 500. They have
lassoed the worlds biggest body OF fresh
water and are making it work away with
the force of 5000 horses all pulling at once.
Divide that force into two-horse teams. and
give each team ten feet on an ordinary
roadway, and you would have one great
double file Of horses sixty miles long
hitched TO the works of this power plant. l
don't know how many hundred thousand
horsepower the falls of ST. Mary river can
furnish, but this company has already har-
messed force equal to G0.UOO and can de-
liver that force through its canal and plant
here.
The water rushes into the canal at the
rate Of 5000 gallons second. IT takes
goOd-sized barrel to hold nfty gallons. If
you will Imagine the falling Of 100 such
barrels from IN" second story ~ your
house to tire ground every time your watch
ticks all day and all night every day ani
every nisht the year through, sou may ap-
preciate something o. The power which
Americans own on the Canadian side Of the
falls.
OF this mighty force l4Oij horsepower is
consumed ir the plants now In OPERATION
here and 20.ga horsepower has beer leased
20 the Union Carbide works. 80 ltst there
is something Ike 5000 or @0,C-b horsepower
left 10 sell o. turn into new uscs. The force
runs the pulp rill aud other factories. II is
carried 10 The steel works ana saw mills
and it operates the cars and lights II the
town. Il is developed by turbine wheels
which tran Storm il into electricity, so that
it can be s"nt anywhere 10y wire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
1any Millions of American Dollars Flowing Canadian Factories

OF Boston have established plants at STRAIT
ford and Ottawa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Copyright. 1906. by Frank G. Carpenter.)

AULT SAINTE MARIE. Canada,
Dec. 1-(Special Correspondence
of The Bee.)-American money
is flowing into Canada in a golden
stream. The dominion and pro-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

CanndR's Biggest American Plant.
The biggest manufacturing plant in the
Canadian dominion belongs to Americans.
1t is situated here at Sault Sainte Marie.
1t has, all told, buildings enough to cover
a good-sized farm and it's branches extend
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

FnrtoricH DIV" Medieval tnsEIcs.
The main building Of these works
right or the ST Narys river lot far from
VIII re- the great steamers pass through the
Canadian locks on their way down the
lakes, They look like medieval castles
rather than modern factories and are equal
in beauty to any of the ruins Of the Rhine
or the Danube. Indeed, they remind ne OF
the mighty forts Of Delhi in North India
They are built of rich red and white sand
stone. with crenelated walls. and, notwith-
standing their beauty, are said TO have been
remarkably cheap. 4 canal I'D to be dug
for the power plant. It's No was right
through the rock. and the rock taken out
wss this white reddish sandstone The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

j. GIBSON, president of the Glib
son Soap company of Omaha. is
one of the successful men who
believes thoroughly in the west,
and has especial faith in Omaha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

strange land. You know when start
( ed for this country thought WIS
goin to a wild place where monkeys
with unfalling accuracy hurled cocoanuts
down al you from tall trees, and sayagcs
in their birthday clothes chased you
through the jungles with javelins son1e-
what sharp. This country Isn't Wild AZ
ali, S In fact, most of 1t Is 80 tame that
! had to go up to johannesburg during
the holidays to start something. There
they arc not from India, They are
from Uncle SAM country and are mostly
college graduates occupying nearly all
mines. They have not forgotten how
to ,,'' show al fellow countryman warm
time, and johannesburg Is an ideal spot
to do the work. 1t can furnish anything
Vol, are looking for In way Of excitement
from a church service, with or without
sermon, down to4a dog fight catch-as-
catch-can, or Queensbury tactics as pre-
ferred lf 4 q
some of n hese young American mine
managers aud mining engineers arc. dra w
ing salaries that make President Roose-
volts look like thirty cents, hut IT costs
them moro out here to live than It does
President Roosevelt and the gaming ana
fun-raisIng spirit Is 80 strong Glue,
suppose, to- the extreme altitude) that
1t Is difficult for the most snbdued ana
tight wadded to salt anything III know
a man who left his happy home IN call
fornia seven years aga intending to- har-
ness up a. small bundle at u ohailn espurg
and then go back home and ShoW hls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

two-step is not danced to any extent
outside the -Four Hun in London, and
as South Africa is beyond the pale. you
seldom find anyone who can tell a two
step from a baseball game. more
fascinating array OF American Beauties
than were at that New Years Ball you
would not care to see. And the men
we'll, good Americans are all good fellows
you know 8, I met several fascinating
lEnglishwomen there that night too, and
had not the punch given out, would
have proposed to one Of them on the,
spot. My boy, my boy! She was no
Kokomo belle Every time looked at
her Il was on the loop-the- loop for fair.
Prosperous Virginians.
I met two VirgInians at the ball. also
a nice, clever young fellow. named Chalk
are doing well in a business way. and
In a social way yirginians are not so slow
either, Joe Carper, AM told, last week
cleared s., COO, 900 in a mining transaction
and is regarded as one OF the clty's
brainiest young men. There Is another
4 young Virginian living doWns;lt Dur pan.
W. p. Moore Kellam, from Accomnc
county, who Is making 9 name ZOE nm. MN.
self, and our consul at Pretoria. J oseph
Prodltt. who Is known from the Cape
"a the Zambesi for his talents and So
cial graces,is also Virglnnn and grad
uate Of William and Mary, and Yale. Most
OF the Am orleans connected with tho
gold mines hall from California and are
graduates Of Leland, Stanford and the
these old college men get together Of q
night, the air is filled with close har-
mony and furniture for quite a while,
There is but one unmarried American
girl In johannesburg and she is engaged
Sad!
Twenty years ago monkeys chased ono
another from tree to tree on wat IL
now the main street OF the hustllng.
busting, wide-awake Amerlcanlzea Guy
~ 1nlnnnesburg. Over one hundred
thousand people now live within its
limits and among Its many handsome
business blocks is q mammoth en-story
steel constructed office building and a
twelve story one now In course OF con-
struction, An immense hotel building,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

has so little value In Johannesburg that
q bean sandwich at the Trocadero (the
swell after theatre cafe) would cost you
$1,000, But no one would order a bean
sandwich at the Troc. man who
couldn't afford to 30 after the eats
stronger than that, would go around tho
corner to the Grab Restaurant where
+ no could get 1t for $500.
Many Americans Here.
Il. 1 am told there are two thousand
Americans in johannesburg. but It
seemed to mo that II met twenty thou
sand during the hoidays-due. suppose.
to the altitude. You know N Jnnanneo-
burg they lay everything to the alti-
tude simply because 1t can't get back
mt them, II a man gets his nose mixed
up with another mans fist over an ar
gllment on self -goVcrnment,h he tells HIS
wife that the altitude causes the nose
to bleed quite freely at times, It also
raises bumps on the nose, And the
other day when i caught q man lifting
my watch. he said Id have to pardon him
as tho air was so ,rarifled that he mis-
Judged the distance and thought he was
feeling In his own pocket, told him
he ought to put reducing lenses IN MS
IA good soul named smithIrube
smlthr-who thought ] wouldn't do any,
thing very rash In polite society, got
mo anSinYitation to q swell New Years
Ban given by the American Upper Ten
OF johannesburg. danced the two
step. Blink. until my face was honestly
a pea green, IT was the first CHANGE 10
had since : left home, You know y the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

covering nearly whole block and five
stories high. Is also being put up, as well
as other structures of smaller fllnlcn-
sions. The gold mines are. OF course,
the malnstay Of the city as we'll ms the
whole country but England doesn't be-
lieye 1t and SO she Is threatening to
stop the importation OF Chinese laborers
for the mines. at the next election II
she succeeds. South Africa will have
been givep Its Knockout drops Indus
tr!ally. Kaffr laborers won't work ana
Chinese will. and this led to the intro
ernl months ago.
It's four o'clock and tea-time. so must
Nust This tea habl. is awful when you
RAGGY REED.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

he was there with the bad coffee;
Couldn't understand me at all One.
night left a morning call for room 10
at s O'clock The boy got mixed up and
called room at Is O'Clock. Careless
boy!
But after all. that early morning call
for coffee isn't any worse than I've found
in small town hotels in Georgia. Down
in the Cracker States they come to
your room at o'clock In the morning
to ask you how you want your eggs.
You'd think they had to leave an order
with the hens to lay just so many eggs
for breakfast.
Not a Strange Land.
On the whole, South Africa is not such
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

neighbors how to live decently. He is
still in Johannesburg and uses his strong irons
box to keep his collars In The other
day he told me he lost $1,000 on the
races the previous afternoon, and rounded
out the twenty-four hours nicely BY
cropping 500 in a qle: little game Of
mumbledepeg that night. The Il Man
Behind the Chips" cleaned a cool thou
sand. he said. and then added that u
he could ever get ahead OF the game
that strong. he'd Voet- Sax for home and
Brussels carpets Il asked him why the
fellow who picked UP the thou did
not hike for home. He said because
the fellow was loser twelve hundred the
night before. And SO 1t goes. Money
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Minister Teaches Boxing.

Rev. John L. scudder, pastor OF tho
First Congregational Church. In Jersey
City, now has the Peoples Palace in
w We GrdeT though the aase s net
church, and contains a gymnasium, dane
Ing academy, bowling alcys, etc.. the
whole to cost about $500. 900, ~ shall teach
j shall also teach the boys and girls 10
dance. I'm Il grandfather. hut ] have
not forgotten, how to use tho gloves. I
am an ardent believer Lever n every form OF
oloEy that does a great deal OF good"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04
Big Bell for Arlington.

II tho plans OF leading members Of the Grand
Army Of the Republo in Washington come to
fruition, the largest bell In tho world will 30
placed Ut an early day on a commanding ennis
nence In Arlington Cemetery where Its deep
The bell is to surpass In size and volume OF
sound the great bell at Moscow, Russia It is
also proposed to have II tolled on Memorial
Day and whenever a soldier IL buried wlthin
the cemetery, tsf M gt-9 si It fGA
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
ONTHE TOP OF THE APPADACHIANS
Old Grandfather Mountain.

garlic and a large cupful of ripe toma-
toes, chopped. Cover and simmer until
the vegetables are thoroughly done
Salt to TASTE"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
Chile Con Carne.

What is chile con carne? Every citi.
zen of the Southwest knows it well,
but perhaps there are residents of the
Northern belt of the country who are
probably quite unfamiliar with this
toothsome dish, yet one which should
be especially acceptable to the people
of the northland.
Chile con carne, a Spanish term,
translated literally means Chile-red
peppers with meat. Properly pre-
pared, it is stimulating, warming and
extremely grateful to a cold and hun
CRY stomach. From one of our Next
a ambassadors comes the following
method for preparation-a recipe direct
from a famous cook in the capital of
our sister republic TO the South
"Coyer two pounds of tender beef
with water and push the kettle back
on the stove where it will barely SIM
mer, until the e is in shreds. Then
add six large, red, sweet peppers.
seeded and cut into long narrow strips,
large onion, minced, a tiny pod 06
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
SIR HENRY IRVING

the road again. and even to present
plays of only medium merit. unwor-
thy of his gifts, to keep his head
above water. Music hall jingle and
horse play. cheap but stirring melo-
drama. and problem plays foul with
smut, had overthrow in his own cap
ital the first actor of his day.
Our own Edwin Booth, we should
all remember. trod this same hard
road. After he had reached the top
with us, and was rich, he established,
and sought to maintain, a temple
where the drama in it's best estate
could be enjoyed by all who held the
playhouse ia generation and affection.
The structure was the finest of its
kind in New York. and beautifully
furnished. He opened it himself, with
a supporting company of unusual ex-
~ceIience. For a time-a fine all too
brief-he prospered. His till was filled
every night, and praise of his enter
prise and devotion to art was general
and generous.
But he could not hold the public to
his splendid endeavor. Taste under
went a change. What has since come
to be known as the Characterization
of the theatre set in. and in time
Booths venture failed. The shows"
triumphed, and the temple devoted TO
real dramatic art was RACED to make
room for a business block. Stripped
Of his fortune, Booth, as more recent
ly Irving, had to return to the road
and resume the habits of a wanderer.
He prospered, of course, but never, as
his friends believed, recovered from
this blow TO his professional hopes.
The subject is much discussed, and
some interesting things are said on
either side. But, however the public
may feel, it is to the glory of these
two great actors that they resisted
with all their means and influence
what they conceived to be the decay
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
Pay of Russian OfffciaIdom.

Those who keep track of affairs in
Russia note the prominence of the
Grand Dukes. These gentlemen of the
people enjoy a sinecure unlike any
other on earth. There are oye fifty
of them, and each is possessed of an
annual income or salary of $2,000,0O0,
all combined imposing a burden of
$100,000,000 a year on the Russian peo-
pie, as members or off-shoots of the
Royal Family. Their property, like
that of the Gar, amounting to a vast
sum is untaxed. The question may
well suggest itself, why should Russia
want to borrow war funds in Paris
when she has her Grand Dukes I'M
tapped-and ever untaxed? There is
a chance now on the part Of these titled
mendicants to display a little patriot,
ism, by opening their cash boxes. Ont
of them, it is true. went to the front
in the japanese War, but made sucf
a mess Of himself that he was called
home In disgrace.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

Federal action is obviously necessary,
is fully justified by reasons of public
necessity, and may be expected to
have most fortunate results.
With these conclusions l fully agree;
and | heartily commend this "a sure
to the favorable consideration of
Congress.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

they point to the necessity of protect
ing through wise use a mountain re-
gion whose influence flows far beyond
its borders with the waters of the
rivers to which il gives rise.
Among the elevations of the eastern
half of the United States, the South
ern Appalachians are of paramount IN
terest for geographic, hydrographlc,
and forest reasons. and, as 4 conse-
oupnce for economic reasons as well.
These great mountains are old in the
history of the continent which has
grown up about them. The hard
wood forests were born on their slopes
and have spread thence oyer the east
ern half of the continent. More than
once in the remote geologic past they
have disappeared before the sea on the
east, south, and west. and before the
ice on the north; but here in this
Southern Appalachian region they
have lived on to the present day.
Under the varying conditions of
soil. elevation. and climate many of
the Appalachian tree species have de-
veloped. Hence il is that in this re-
gion occur THAI marvellous variety and
richness of pl nt growth which have
led our ables'. business men and scien-
fists to ask for its preservation by the
Government for tire advancement of
science and for the instruction and
pleasure of the people of u own and
of future general ioHa-
The conclusions of the Secretary of
Agriculture are summarized as fol-
lows in his report:
The S~'tbern Appalachian region
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

continent. In them species from east
and west. from north and south,
mingle in a growth Of unparalleled
richness and variety. They contain
many species of the first commercial
value, and furnish important supplies
which can not be obtained from any
other region.
a Self Supporting Scheme
Maintained in productive condition
they will supply indispensable materi-
ais, which must fail without them.
Their management under practical and
conservative forestry will sustain and
increase the resources of this region
and of the nation at large, viii serve
as an invaluable object lesson in the
advantages and practieability of forest
preservation by use, and will soon be
self-supporting from the sale of tim
Der.
The agricultural Of the
Southern Appalachian region must
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
Painful Ambiguity.

Secretary Shaw was telling an au-
dience, which was largely composed Of
@. A. R. men of his State, how the
world was growing better. He pic
tured the conditions when he was a
boy and now. He told of the advance
in the last few years in industrial
conditions, and ended by saying:
Veterans, the WORLD is much better
now than IL was when you were born.'
and everyone of the veterans an
plauded loudly. "And 1t will be bet
ter when you have passed to the be.
yond," he continued. For a few min.
utes the audience did not know just
how to take the remark, but finally
they decided to give the speaker the
benefit of the doubt and applauoed
with spirit.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
We are Losing Millions of Dollars
Annually.

The floods in these mountain-born
streams, if this forest destruction
continues, will increase in frequency
and violence, and in the extent of their
damages, both within this region and
across the bordering States. The ex-
tent of these damages, like those from
the washing of the mountain fields
and roads, can not be estimated with
perfect accuracy, but during the pres
ent year alone the total has approxi-
mated $10.000,000, a sun sufficient to
purchase the entire area recommended
for the proposed reserve during the
past year the flood loss was probably
twenty million dollars. But this loss
can not be estimated in money value
alone. Its continuance means the
carly destruction of conditions most
valuable to the nation, and which nei-
Their skill nor wealth can restore.
The preservation of the forests, of
the streams. and of the agricultural
Interests here described can be sue
cessfully accomplished only by the
purchase and creation of a National
Forest Reserve. The States of the
Southern Appalachian region own lit
tie O. no land, and their revenues are
inadequate to carry out this plan.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
Too Much For Human Belief

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. lit 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
chicken, | raised 1t myself"
"No, no, | can never believe that
said the visitor. you've only been
here a little over two years"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

Suggestion for an Epitaph,
Beneath these monumental stones
Lies all that's left Of Susan Jones,
Her name was Chase and was not Jones
But Jones is used to rhyme with stones.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
Everything Ready.

Uncle John, whose death was hourly
expected, was asked by his weeping
wife il he couldn't take a little nourish.
ment. He shifted the air and said:
Mary. don't l smell ham cooking?
think I could enjoy a few Slices" "Oh,
no, john" she answered, that you
know Is for the funeral"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

embraces the highest peaks and larg-
est mountain masses east of the
Rockies. 1t is the great photographic
feature of the eastern half of the con-
tinent. and no other such lofty noun
tains are covered with hardwood for
ests in all North America.
Upon these mountains descends the
heaviest rainfall of the United States,
except that of the North Pacific Coast.
II is often of extreme violence, as
much as s inches having fallen in
eleven hours, 81 inches in one month.
and 105 inches in a year.
Vast Waste of Farm Soil.
The soil, once denuded of its for
ests and swept by torrential rains,
rapidly loses first its humus, then its
rich upper strata, and finally is wash
ed in enormous volume into the
streams. TO bury such of the fertile
lowlands as are not eroded by the
floods, TO obstruct the rivers, and 10
fill up the harbors on the coast. More
good soil is now washed from these
cleared mountain-side fields during a
single heavy rain than during centu-
ries under forest cover.
The rivers which originate in the
Southern Appala chan flow into or
along the edges of every State from
Ohio to the Gulf and from the Allan
tic to the Mississippi. Along their
courses are agricultural, Mater-power,
and navigation interests whose preser-
walton is absolutely essential to the
well-being of the nation. The regula-
ton of the flow of these rivers can be
accomplished only by the conserva-
ton of the forests.
These are the heaviest and most
beautiful hardwood forests of the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
RVING AND BOOTH.
Great Actors Who Sought to Elevate
the Drama.

England's tribute to Henry Irving
was worthy of his great powers and
lis great performances. 1t VAS re
called. too. with appropriate feelings
that he had made great sacrifices for
his high ideals. He spent large sums
n an effort to keep his London thea
ter up to a lofty standard, but the
times would not sustain him, and in
his old age he was forced to take to
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

be protected and preserved. To that
end tile preservation of the forests is
an indispensable condition, which will
lead not to the reduction, but TO the
increase of the yield of agricultural
products.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

of taste in the line of their endeavor,
and stood up to the end for the best,
and presented it with u~ndiscouraged
zeal and strength.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
White House, Dec. 10, 1901.

fThis will be followed next week by an
other article on the forest. land and irriga
ton questions, as affecting the nation.
-Editor.J
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-12-09

How long does 1t take to fight . duel?
Two seconds.