The Washington herald., 1909-02-22
AT THE HOTELS.

On the contrary, ne nas gained Irlenos
every day. the people being perfectly con-
WINGED that ne is working honestly Tor
the best interests OF this country said
P. Healy, jr., OF Buffalo. Wyo-, at the
Raleigh. yesterday. Mr. Healy Is a
sheep man, and has come on 10 see the
Inauguration festivities.
What has made him so popular2 Well,
one thing. hs's made good. He has proved
himself to be our friend. and he is honest
and fearless and independent These
characteristics are dear to the Westerner.
and Roosevelt is all right, no matter
what anybody else may say against him
II he should ever again run for the
Presidency. and I hope he viii. ne wiz
be elected by the greatest vote that was
ever counted in this country. He viii
be fully appreciated after he has vacated
the White House. People then VIII realize
the immense services he has rendered his
his country
Speaking Of the tariff on wool. the YVyo-
ming sheep man said It was quite natural
he would Ike 10 see the tariff kept on
raw wool. He said he had only recently
sold his next years shearings at a good
price and that business IN Wyoming was
good; that that part OF the country had
felt very little Of the depression which
prevailed IN the East couple OF months
( ago.
Buffalo got its name from the fact
that years ago il used 10 be great place
for bunaloes 10 rendezvous. continued
the WesteneT. There are mighty few
all
private property or on government reser-
vations- They are protected against
hunters. Under this protection the herds
are increasing again.
What do you think OF Buffalo being
/ forty miles away from a railrOad2 I bet
/ you Fasteners viii laugh AT that How
{ do ne reach the railroad statiOn7 BY
+ automobiles. Same as your rubberneck
wagons only not quite as big They
make one trip day"
Hermann F. Essig. Of Stuttgart, Ger
many. who came all the way across" 10
see the Inauguration, is at the Raleigh.
+ Mr. Essig paid high tribute 10 the beau
+ ties Of Washington and American people
in general
] Discussing international conservation,
+ the German said that although coHserva-
/ tioa has been reduced 10 q science in Ger
many. and that there was not much which
that country could learn in the line of
/ conservation at an international confer
( euce. Germany would be only too glad 70
! be represented. and give ali the other
( participating powers the benefit OF her
researches and experience along these
lines
/ There IS no country on earth where
| forestry has been made such a thorough
study and science as Germany. There
are quite a number Of forestry schools
4 throughout the German empire. where
I everything pertaining 10 the subject IS
/ taught from A TO z The German gov
] eminent realized years ago that a nation
without trees was inevitably doomed. and
I has set 10 work 70 preserve its forests
+ There Is no such thing as waste OF trees
OF timber or forests in Germany.
If YOU own q foTl-t, as proprietor Of
T II, you are not allowed 10 fell trees or
cut timber without first having received
/ the permission to do 50 from the govern
/ Uent forester. He VIII point out 10 you
( what you may cut. how much Of IL, and
+ where. He VIII also point out 20 you
I that You R-il have n replant tree for
4 tree. and he wiz keep an eve on you
that YOU VIII net fail. This rule applies
as well 10 public forests You are not
I even permitted TO gather brush or under
growth in the woods without a permit
from the government
America owes a debt of gratitude 10
/ President Roosevelt. who. By creating
( the conservation commission. has halted
the wantOn destruction Of forests and
other natural resources. He viii 20 down
; in history as d great President and a
great public benefact0r. His acts are not
/ COTrespOndingly appreciated yet but they
viii be before many years have passed
/ There is one thing Americans nay rest
assured OF and that IS he viii receive
/ the greatest ovation ever accorded TO any
living being in Germany, outside the
/ Kaiser himself. We think the world Of
/ Roosevelt in Germany
Mr. and Mrs. BeIlamy Storer. Of Gin
cinuati Ohio. are al the Shoreham-
/ Speaking OF Canada and that country's
future. Gerald G. Nelson. Of Montreal.
who Is at the New Willard. said last
night that English inperialists are pro
posing TO encourage the Anglo-Saxon
subjects Of King Edward 20 emigrate 10
4 Canada
But even Il the stream Of fresh natives
from England should succeed in rs-en-
forcing the British element IN the col
ony." continued the Canadian. at is 70
be feared thar these loyal Subjects once
transplanted TO Canada. would quickly
come under the sway OF The Yankee con-
i tagiou.
The only safeguard for Canada lies in
- -
renee. Il Is a curious Circumstance that
the erest obstacle 10 the complete Ameri-
canization OF Canada lies, as far as
can see. in the French element. which
has a preponderating moral influence on
the banks Of the St Lawrence. Thanks
20 their language and their religion the
4 French Canadians have 50 far remained
unaffected by the moral and political in
fuence Of their southern neighbor. Il Is
this conquered people. ancient French col
Onists subjUgated by England who guard
and keep in the possession OF the crown
OF England its most splendid colonial
jewel
The Mexican authorities in Yucatsn, ac-
cording 70 Jose AlmOrsI. Of Mexico City,
who is at the ShOreham. have discovered
q means Of exterminating the seventeen
year locusts that have infested that
region.
1t IS declared said 1IT. AImoTsI. that
BY exercising ordinary care a whole
swarm OF locusts may be destroyed with
in a few hours without any danger what
ever to cattle. A trial experiment was
carried out in the following manner: The
swarm OF loCUsts destroyed in this IN
/ stance measured about so yards in
] length by 20 yards in breadth. They
? made their path in closed files and had
/ already dev0Tred All they found in their