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New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
SPORTS AT PANAMA.

Lert 70 himself with time On his hands ths
American viii generally bring INTO conjunction =
smooth plot Of ground. ba- and a baseball In
l-5. when the entire personnel OF the canal huil5
Ing corps ar Panama was so denoraIfzed by m,
fear of yellow fever that scarcely a man % "a
dare knowingly occupy the sarle room with a
mosquito OF the gentler sex. the scare could nor
tootholt t1ar ar The present time a well organ
ICED league exists whose games o1er 10 every
lOyal Americana an opportunity 70 Danish nos
talgia by making the same old pointed and sln-
favorable remarks on the character OF the unlpirs
which has 70 be the tralisnabls right OF every
citizen who possesses quarter and d husky voice
So to-day almost The Year round DoUgherty ~slaps
the ball FOR a sack and Murphy nails a hor
one the strip or land which Morsan once
secured for Spanish gold
An occasional so-called bulltsht Is perpetrated
IN Panama Colon. but. however exciting and
nerve racl-ns such an AFFAIR may be in Mexico
City, Havana or Madrid, as given IN Panama IL
Is as blood curdling a lecture the "Politi-
cal Economy o. the ChaIdeans." A rough fence
Is bulk. inclosins square space. and special
fete days square IS utilized IN the heart OF the
tllS-, WIN the SnocklnS tosether or a few rough
W"'.4el+ seats resembling C4eacnecs and ~ FUR
niShlug hand and steer OF uukempt appearances
bur arniaele disposition the necessary parapher-
ndla IS az hand AT the commencement Of the
night Il is evident from the animals
lost-doS-on Broadway air that thought % vOIenca
has never entered his mind a bold houlhre sneaks
rasS-d dcneanOr. and sticks a dart IN his hide.
The steer starts and looks around with minglet
d-nce a second dart the other side and - tcro.
snorting wildly. dourishes MS moth tail anf
frequently begins an anxious search for a vsvl
or escape Sucn cruelty. ourlesqUing under thas
elise OF sport makes no appeal 10 the Arnertcan-
who Is alwsyz found roofing for ths buA-5chs-l
pltan for April
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

nIsL ana though rains exceedingly heavy in IN.
h,t,sn there. that danger is guarded against hv
nilllns high the plants. In Cuba the MA
toe Pevenue is increased by raising sweet pota-
oes tomatoes and plantains between the rInAs nnIa
trees but in Florids, where the plants 70 oniy- ta,o
Ise5 apart each way, their foliage soon nterIaces
ana Kills off other growth "
me region about Havana saw within q "a dh,s
OF tWenty-hve miles, has the soil hest suited 10 The
pineapple. These lands. owing TO the si.Yratfor
i,ntiI [ne island capital are worth $50 10 800
readily fetch $500 to 81 OO0-abou, the ear1e a.
urHs in fact, as obtain in Florida
- IN the Old DAYS the gatherer of pineanpes in
luna rode a-horsebaCS with two sacks swung sad
olohas fashion on his steed into these sacks he
nuTken me fruit which. hanging against the norse
TANKS TANKS and pentifully seasoned with equine sweat
vas tTotted OF to the quarters whence il va
shipped, via sprinEless oxca rtEto accnIste sor,e
more bruises and some more undesirable season
InKto Havana. Now American methods prevail :.
packinG houses each plantation instead Of AT
Harsna only. and the picker conveys his fruit in
csnniSters. his head to tho for tbe ebort
haul 10 these shipping points
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
THE INFANT CITY OF THE EMPIRE STATE.
GIens Falls and Some of
the Men Who Have
Made 1t Grow.

On the hanks OF the rapidly flowing Hudson
River. up in the beautiful foothills Of the Adtron-
dack Mountains. between Saratoga Springs ana
Lake George lies the infant city Of the state The
people who live there call 1t the Empire city OF
the Empire State. though its real name is Glens
Falls and il Is only about 2 month old
Just why the citizens OF Glens Falls. which has a
population Of about sixteen thousand have sue
ceeded in cInging 70 the old village government
these ten years or SO does not seem clear except
perhaps that they were proud of their disttnc-
-ir Of being called the largest village in the state
and almost the largest in the United States 10 say
nothing Of the additional honor Of being one Of the
Vealthiest places Of its size in the whole country
that they did choose TO lose these distinguish
ing features.
The time came however when the arm os prog
ress uprooted this feeling, and the citizens, after
due consideration and discussion, decided that II
was time for the overgrown. busy village 10 assume
the dignity Of q city. A charter was agreed upon
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
VIEW FROM MOUNT PIsGAH.

C-A 81 rrA rAn1przrions TO visitors 70 this wild
region IS trailing up Mount Pisgah- This peak.
next Mount Mitchell. Is the most conspicuous
OF all the Blue Ridge peaks II can % seeu from
n1anv very distant points. and the view from it,
summit Is unsurpassed in breadth and in It's panO-
rama OF the rough and rugged features % this
mountain region Trails from various directos eau
70 Mount Pisgah. From the Pink Beds II ts elsvel
miles 70 the TOP. and the horseback ride OF walk
70 r. IS ti-esornA. Yet n its winding course n
shade and sunshine. BY cascades and over streams
and s-reaulets up steep grades and along preciP-
f-o1 slopas IL is romantic and OF ring interest
About half & nile from the top % the nlOunrsia
on the Pink Bed trsI IS the famous lodge,
spacious house for the occasional accommodations
os Mr. Vanderbilt and friends when they are hunt
inz IN the forest The house. which IS built ot
logs fa-te7ed on opposite sides BY heVtng. con-
tains several large rooms. including a kitchen
Everything IS extremely rustic, but tasteful and
artistic Ths conundloUs sitting room. with ths
roof for IT'S ceiling. and rha side walls formed oe
the Embarked sides % logs. Is hung over with ths
skins OF q great variety ot animals and other
trophies OF successful mountain hunts. And y
huge fireplace, large enough 70 take IN four-tooe
wood and high enough 70 gladden. with its bis
blaze the hearts OF dozen Jolly and jovaI hunters
occupies the central part OF one side OF the large
room one OF the bedrooms is Mr. Vands-btIr's a
own: the Others are FOR friends. and each OF thess
is shared by Two more guests. Broad porches
surround the building. and a spring house with
water Temperature less than % degrees Fa1ren-
hetr bathhouse, etc, are near the house. Barns.
with stables enough to accommodate a dozen o.
more horses. cOnpIers the lodge outfit The cose
OF the lodge was about $1,000. A keeper IS peruia-
neny stationed az the place 70 guard the premises
ard keep them IN repair The trail from tha
lodge the summit is 50 steep ard rough thar
It IS almost impossible 10 travel IL or horseback
this last stretch IS generally made on foot Tha
top is slightly lopsidsd cone with a caostone or
granite. which only few persons can stand
The very too OF the mountain IS crossed by Nr
Tanderours line fence. to- here w4 ars AZ the vs-s
edge OF Pisgah forest
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
HOW THEY ARE PLANTED.

.. a NE base q the fruit there six 70 ten
s-91ts and it Is from these that the plants are
-----seGtsa- they being planted each year The
- - 0les after bearing. but the suckers springing
- - az roots take Up It's task the next year The
.,e year the plant bears a pineapple ranked as
4.t,s fhs next as seconds" and the third as
bs b1s lie fourth year the fruit is poor as 70
Il h!ess. and therefore. the plant Is rooted up
T5sS place 20 q more profitable growth.
lssn sto~lng plantation will be bearing in eigh-
froT, months, although cuttings slips taken
41elS that have failed 10 fruit IN their hTst
Par, 5"Ll yield IN eleven months The Florida
h 4eAls nine or ten years. II costs about 500
mus, a. aho plant an acre IN Florida, and 10 TINS
ssv - added eighteen months Of fertilizers
20 tf hundred dollars, 70 bring the plantation
,ieid :. ing stage, or crop period An acre Elu
iorloa about three hundred crates . inc
pro6uce t5a ID scres) in Cuba is estimated 10
Dr. uWenty thousand dozen pineapples
toolgk, three 10 the growers Will, II y
voIis :, pay the Cuban grower handsomely, but ~
terms Hs four cents 70 put the Floridian on eqlA
hEber ~ - has. each year. z fertilizer Dill ana
crcbs-sseses TO psy. Fortunately neither or thFse
ne 49, mas any labor troubles 70 contend WIN,
too 49, nor being uncongenial 20 tle negro nor
to con,es while Florida has both drouth ana frost
with occasionally, Cuba has only the
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
In THE HEART OF
PISGAH FOREST
PART OF O.. ". TANDER-
BILTS ESTATE.
A Field for Scientific Research,
Especially, in Botany-Its In
dustriaI Development
Bv Thomas r. Baker.

PisEah Forest is the hundred ~ housand-acre
mountain section OF the world famous George "
Vanderbilt estate tn Western North Carolina. and
is about forty miles from Asheville II is a region
OF hills and mountains, with few narrow valleys
between them, and is completely forest covered
much Of it with valuable hardwood timber.
Several weeks Stacking in the forest last
summer as Instructor in the BiIrmore Forest
School. a school Of forestry which holds its sum
rner sessions there. afforded the writer an oppor-
tunity Of learning something Of the widness OF this
vast wilderness something 81 its attractive and
interesting plant life and untaned animal life. as
well something of the industrial development
in progress there under the direction OF Mr.. Van
derbilt.
The place is reached by way OF a branch 81 the
Southern Railroad running west from Henderson
willie through what is called the sapphire country
OF Western North Carolina. Pisgah Forest sta
ton. a small village and stopping place for trains.
is the station at the entrance TO the forest With
the exception of a short river bottom stretch
leased by him a right OF way to his lands Mr.
Vanderbilt owns all the hills. mountains. meadows
etc.-everythiug in sight on both sides Of the road
from the station the Pink Beds. the heart of
his mountain estate sixteen miles distant and
everything is his for az least may miles be
youd this central This little valley, from
which larger valleys and higher hills and noun
tatus follow another in every direction as far
as the eye can see. is about six miles long and
mile wide; il named Pink Beds. IL Is said
because the blossoms OF the rhododeHdrons give
the landscape. as seen from ueighborinE mountain
peaks. a roseate hue. II is the business and So
CiaI Of the forest. and the forester. Dr. g
A. Scheuck. and his assistants live there during
the summer. Il is also the summernG place OF the
Forest School, the boys doing their studying and
housekeeping i'm the little. old and old fashioned
houses which were the homes Of the uouutalnesrs
before M. Vanderbilt bought the forest
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
RICH IN BOTANY.

The rnountaineer living in this wilderness a. that
time simple and primitive. These oldriue
houses. occupied by more modern noun
taineers. vary in form, size and appearance. from
ahtns Of only room. built a. cost NOT greater
than 81. little story structures. costing sew
eral hundred dollars. About each house is
cleared place varying IN size from less than one
acre 70 four or five acres. This was the noun
tsineers farm from the cultivation Cf which, with
sometimes COW or TWO. some renegade hogs and
q few chickens, he Sed his lean family Bur while
these mountain fastnesses ware conducive 70 the
simple life they also served a secure retreat
for certain evade-s Of the law, especially the
''rnoorshiners' indeed. this was The moon
sinners " country. and evidences Of their work and
cunning are still 10 be seen in the remains o. the
crude distiIlng apparatus found here and there IN
the denser shades Of the forest
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

regiment gained ffty-one members during the last
six months.
Lieutenant Bert Wenman, recently appointed
battalion adjutant in the eth Regiment has re-
celVed a sa bre from the commissioned staff Of
which he formerly a member. Company +
has presented silver loving cup to Captain l. W.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

In the Industrial development OF the rores- ths
IImbering interests surpass in importance all others
associated with the place II was for the hardwood
timber especially that M Vanderbilt purchased ths
estate The price paid for most OF II was ss IS an
acre and the advance in the value oc the property
has been 50 rapid. mainly account OF ths ad-
vance IN the price OF hardwood humber that n ths
estimation OF the estate forester its vsIus now ts
double the price paid for T.
Before the new manning and partly new psopl4ns
Of the forest f. the hunting and past
ground for hunters and farmers IN all ths
region round about IL and both pasture and q
hunting ground II had become vellnish exhsustsd-
T. is free from destruction OF game and injury
to young tree growths by browsing animals Tres
pass notices are posted along all roads and
trails in the forest and watchers. distributed
the entire property have apporttoned areas 70 guard
against these trespassers- Offenders are spesdily
brought 70 justice
To restock the game depleted woods fry o.-r
were put there few years ago. salt Hicks dis
tribured over the mountains and valleys for their
benefit. and many little cleared places vsrs soued
with rye 20 afford ent.cfng pastures for them u
is etiuated that there are from six hundred to
seven hundred deer IN the forest and some Of them
have become 50 tame that they VIII lex salt SGT o-
ones hand.
some untared razor back hogs. with acorns
and other nuts food and unlimited roofing prvt-
leges. have increased 70 i've hundred more since
The coming OF NIr. Vanderbilt A pheasant farm
has been IN successful operation for some time and
an effort is being made in various parts OF the
tate 10 produce hocks OF wild turkeys by giving
yana hoCls freedom Black bears that frequently
come down from the higher mountain peaks for
chesr1uts. hUckleberries. honey and occasional
sheep Cbut which never attack persons). are in
c-easing in numbers, and various kinds OF small
game are becoming abundant in the forest More
over the various rivers and smaller OF the
estate have been stocked with thousands OF trout
I IS estimated that the sporting privileges OF ths
forest ara worth $4,000 and when II becomes well
stocked with game IL is proposed 70 transfer thess
privileges 10 sporrsrnen who Will pay fair price
for them
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

As a field of scientific interest and research
Pisgsh Forest offers much that attractive OF
value Botanists Eo there study fts rich and
varied fora on account OF its high altitude al
the hard woods found in forests between North
Carolina and Canada represented there It's
most interesting shrub IL the rhOdodendrOn. whose
mower lovers who come and among these out
or the-Vay mountains and valleys and whose good
sized stems are made into various souvenir articles
napkin rings. paper cutters. canes. etc-and sold
20 tourists in Ashsville and other towns And
there are also manv and interesting hsroacs-
Gus plants native 70 the forest
The Ptssah Forest population OF the pre-Vaudsr-
niit time was. from the lack o. suitable and sur-
hcient roads. shut out from the world about IL.
Road making was. therefore naturally the pre-
iminary work. and highways and bvways havs
been made IN various directions through the
tate These amount 10 forty miles or well rads
roads. costing about $50 mile. thirty-fve niles
Of Nyroads costing $50 a mile and Iss miles OF
trails. costing s. a mile
These roads in some cases cross mountain ridges
and the incline had 70 Re kept within rhe grads
limit. degrees. they necessarily wind back and
forth on the mouutainside. Most of the roads ar-
made for heavy hauling and no- for pleasure
travel. and are not smoothly finished In sons
places they are rough. especially the corduroy
sections near springs and through mountain
meadows.
Going the Upgrade % these mountain reads -
tiresom- enough but going down grade may 6ecoms
lively. especially IF IS with mouutainesr whose
wagon rUmbes usually a terrific speed.
rounding sharp curves without dsference 20 ths
overturning power OF the centrifugal force that
driving velocity generates and almost CIting bis
wagon on end in pIunging the cross ways. A
person unused TO such going down hill feels tbs
necessity OF holding his seat guard against
being whir.ed int, ugly gulch tossed Ike q.
sSybaU into the afr. and IS reminded al thu tina
of Horace Greeley's famous ride in the Wild West
when the omnibus driver had become so fully con-
vi1Ced OF the importance OF getting the noted edi-
Tor and statesman 20 his lectlring placs on tine
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

Stotesbury. The veterans Of the regiment will hold
a dinner and entertainment at the Hotel Astor to-
morrow night Company G. Captain Underwood
will hold a beefsteak dinner the night of April
.. About fifty members of Company F will visit
Company I of the 4th Regiment. of BayOnue. y. j.
on the night Of May l to attend its dance.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19

-as 7.-earrles and pineapple products which
U'-A 10 f1tS market are grown in Cuba. Porto Rico.
- ha1sl--z and u Florida They come packed
At crates about TWO feet square each, and con
--ls trc-0 -Esurv-four 70 thirty pineapples. ac-
1-F-7E % size Cuba furnishes about $50 600
-9.es. f.or.1z. SEQ 600. Porto Rico. 10000 The
na44-2as supply is varfously estimated-by some
-7- --7- ~ p per cent OF the Thole-and Is said 70
----s n0--.r. canned
B.. - tF..oF-HE figures show the consumption TO
s-.. .-t increase m this colntrT. but only appar-
49, A'4.-s pace with the larrer's gain IN pOpuLa-
90 wealth though 81 course, the reciprocity
VIII cuba Las had q stimulating effect upon
D1EAIs-N NH-NT or COMMERCE AND LABOR
5L EiEAE OF STATISTICS.
IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION.
v. P-r-E4 PPL-ES
-HF J-re 20 1890. IN obIs oth-- . -.
-t-<zEes EfS e70 90
ending I-rs 20 1900 d. bulk uhouxandsl 5,334 IS
rag l-re n 'le1-. bbls ether
,,Iz-zsgss cblc feef5 J. 754 ie2 ~
er-i-g June %. 1907. n bulk rhousands) 1926 IS
r--lr1rt+T --szrV with Cupa
e Nesr Indian fruit vas first packed IN second
80 sugar barrels but the old sugar tncrustNd
Sc - anc the fruit itself generated much hea :
- prove serious derrtr1enr 70 the latter, ana
w. A-zsc barrels with four holes 70 the srayes
ro- ---- these proved more satisfactory nut dll
--fs I'll the bill Then the Florida crate was
E7-lier f=d with and found 20 solve the problem
are @Epies are sold AZ auction and fetch an aver
- ,s.le ~ = = crate. retailing az u cents 70
,-,,-et--s apiece. according 70 the season j u
ss--e-- mat while OF course some dealers paving
sc LF - get ire best that comes 10 the market
tss -llea ~ ask fancy prices. rhe ma rgin Is ol
fs,.,ss .eraFe roo vide between the wholesale ana
New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
HOW TO EAT THEM.

Americans : rule GO not know how to eat
r--esPplss- They should never be sliced. That
treatment releases the juice from the pulp and
leaves tae meat d-y and woody and tasteless
D7Ru IT Cuba and IN the lower part OF Florida
whs-e they Know nov 20 eat the fruit they never
zee pineapple They take e ripe fruit-for pine
apples should never o. eaten unless they are ripe
and c-t oE The TOP ana bottom; then they split
I-s fun ergr1T.se then quarter IT, and split the
CHARTERS This gives eight slices which are then
eaten from tns hand one would eat piece Of
watermelon. b following this method you get all
ne Juice and can make q tidy JOB OF il. You cat
= --g1t down ths skin and after trying 1t thar
Eag co not think you would voluntarily go back
s11 eating TIE tu-celess pieces.
o. course, except during certain season OF the
re nan o. ordinary means cannon indulge n the
,--oe as Z between meals and at-meal drink. But
--r1 Vae- ne IlCeappleS are al their highest the
orlnk would oe great deal cheaper than cham
Iegne o- any other high priced beverage With
----s-s-.- increasing AIoWledge OF the virtues OF
e E-14SI7e -1e-s viii be corresponding increase
IN Vii c5ne and n6 far bence gben 4na big
pnesppleS may be purchased in any Of our large
vno raises tazr vii ger three cents each for his
IN 7nc VIII - making fair profit Even when he
re pineapple raiser can make $500 an acre from
rs crop AoV mat Is pretty good farming, for s
vii Yield e--r figure The beauty Of raising
5ssp2es Is nat II IS crop that natures quickly
trees zr@ iva six years old before he gets his
~ e-p II one o. tV-o years he is in q profitable
sasE n-E more and increase his acreage The
-- i Hc-EG - come when piueapples will be the
-.e-stzf n florida One Of these DAYS rhe Ever
Ea1es vii he drained and every acre that is now
r7erE@1 VIII r. Welding its splendid crop Of pine
slIes E7esCplas viii grow out of a rock This
= 'aer Demonstrated although II sounds Ike
-s---' -z-7- story The COqutrs rock. which IS 50
-Lt,1o1 i1 orlGa. Is z Conglou1erstion Of soft
ESs s-c eEperiuerts have proved that pinea p
- ~ grow n that In fact, 4 is Of the
tzs.est crops IN the world 70 grow, and. 7 said
.t-ofe ore y ire rnoS- pro7ra bic The only thing
- ietsr1s the business is the lack OF appTe
a soon
lliAs general the supply will grow. the trans
L.-@1o1 facilities wiu be increased. and the
.-s f-s- roV- cou1ne the area OF pineapple land
g., n Grained 70 make room for the money max
* PLANTATIONS t-a- are bound 70 come"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

If those who lived a few hundred
years ago, or even less than hundred
years ago, could see the wonderful
strides that have been made In trans
portation by land or water-if they
could listen to the voice OF a friend a
thousand miles away ever telephone,
they could almost conclude that any
thing was possible to ambitious man.
But no more wonderful is the great
settlement that has come to the COW
country on the west side OF the Miss
ouri, which now demands the proper
herding of stock, the building OF
towns and cities and all the modern
conveniences Of the age. We meet
people every day who are afraid they
might wake up and find 1t all Q
dream"
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01
"lnsurgent' Defined

Two years ago an element of the re-
publican party In this state was call
ed the insurgent faction, and the
term was used even by it's own mem
bers. This year they have substituted
the word progressive" for insurgent.
While the appeilation of insurgents
may be distasteful to the self styled
reformers, the name applies perfectly,
according to Webster, for insurgent
means to be insubordinate, rebellious,
and opposed to civil or political
authority, and besides, progressive"
does not mean to go backward-So
they are insurgents, all right enough,
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

Stalwart sentiment is growing hour
ly In strength I'm all parts of the state.
Two years ago men who had no poll
tical axes to grind and who were true
republicans, supported the Crawford
movement. But it has taken consid-
erably less than two years to unmask
the reform" masqueraders, and to
place the charges of Inconsistency and
what not on them. The chances are
slim for the insurgents to remain In
possession. of the field after ] une 9th.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

The Black Hills counties are
strongly stalwart, but 1t would never
do for the insurgents to concede those
counties to Kittredge, Burke and
Martin, because of the effect on the
independent voters In other parts of
the state. So they have made plans
to invade the Hills counties, spend a
sum of money that will run into four
figures, and make good bluff at 1t.
Where is the insurgent backing COM
ing from, anyway?