The Washington herald., 1911-02-02
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS
Boil weevil . Force for Good.

has proved to be a benefactor In disguise.
for it has brought about q revolution IN
agricultural methods" is the view of
Hamilton p. Agee, assistant director OF
the State sugar experiment station At
New Orleans. who was seen at the New
Ebbitt recently
This pest is the friend Of the small
farmer" he said. ..as it has caused land
to become cheap and also has rendered
the breaking up of many big plantations
compulsory. The small farmer who lets
cotton alone has nothing to fear from
this terror of the rich planter.
THE farmers Of the South heretofore
have worked almost entirely on the one
crop plan. As rule. they woulG plant
nothing but cotton or sugar cane. As the
boil weevil advanced. the cotton planters
found that they must change their meth
DDS or suffer large losses. When they
realized their predicament. many did not
know what to do. Another reason for the
subdivision OF the large estates Is that
the owners themselves viii do no work.
Even the negro in the South looks down
on the white man who labors. He who
takes hold of a plow is likely to become
poor white trash in their estimation.
According to those who have watched tho
progress of events in the South, this
tendency has done a great deal to retard
development. One of the best-informed
men in New Orleans told me that what
was most needed of all was a class Of
men who would farm their own places in
an intelligent manner"
Maine Nation's Playground.
James w. Bracket, the chairman Of tho
State fish and game commission Of Maine,
ventures the statement that In twenty
years from now Maine ought to realize
500. .OoO 900 from anglers and hunters o.
Our great north country brings busi-
ness to the State that is Of immense
be the summer resort playground Of tho
nation. and our business and income in
that line are increasing immensely each
year. The value Of the forests, lakes.
and streams to Maine is beyond estimate:
therefore it IS Of the highest Importance
that these great natural resources be
conserved.
The situation with reference to the big
game of our forests Is encouraging for
the future. The moose hunter has of lat
been inclined to pass US by in favor of
New Brunswick or Quebec, because big
heads are not quite so plentiful In Maine
as they were in the past. But there is.
no doubt, steady increase in the number
of young bulls and cows, and beyond
doubt there will be plenty OF big heads
for the future moose hunters, provided.
of course, that we furnish proper pro-
lection.
II find insufficient evidence to support
the more or less prevalent idea that there
is a general decrease in the number of
deer in Maine. That. there are localities
where the natural food Of tho deer has
grown scarce. causing the deer to move.
firmly believe: but there are reliable
reports from other localities that there
is a steady increase. and more deer and
more signs Of deer are seen to-day than
ever before"
Gallant Mr.. kueStermann.
1T happened at a White House recep-
tion," said Representative Gustav Kues-
termann, of Wisconsin. IT was engaged
in conversation with a friend and was
moving slowly through the throng. with
out paying attention to anything in par
ticular. All at once aWoke to the fact
that lady whom I slightly knew sud-
denly turned around. and angrily looked
at me. I was confused, not knowing the
cause of her ill will Without saying a
word, she looked at my feet. and in
voluntarily did the same thing and dis
covered to my chagrin that was stand
ing with one foot on the train Of her mag
nificent gown. My apology was accepted
with small grace. This worried me.
After a while hunted her up and again
proffered my regrets. Still she remained
obdurate.
Madam 1 said. I am really not to
blame for this. 1t is your own fault and
you must forgive me for telling you.
"'How's that, MIR. Kuestermann?'
You are looking so very handsome.
and your gown is so elegant. that could
not take my eyes of you, not knowing
that I had trespassed on the train Of
your gown
"She smiled sweetly and graciously. and
once more there reigned good will and
peace"
PorpOise sausage to Beat Beef Trust.
DR.. w. T. Tuck. in charge Of the New
York office Of the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, who was seen at the New
willard in speaking of the uses of por-
poise meat, said: 'Porpoise meat is not
at all bad. I have tasted 1t and found
It rather palatable. The porpoise. being
a mammal. has firm. red flesh. and there
is only a faint suggestion Of fishy taste.
Porpoises are caught in nets on tho
North Carolina coast and are then
like other animals.
81 have never tested the nutritfve val
ue of the flesh, but ! see no reason
why it should not be fairly satisfactory
as food. AS to sausages made from it.
IL they are placed on the market the
regulations require that they shall b
labeled as consisting Of half beef and
half porpoise.
There are restaurants IN Boston, the
very homo OF the sacred Goldfish. which
are advertising a porpoise substitute for
sirIoin. Porpoisc could be eaten with rel
ish by persons who would run mile
to get away from halibut or mackereL
Their ton layer may be used for shoes
and satchels, and hundreds Of women OF
fashion wearing belts Of porpoise hide
think they are far more stylish than
suede. Soup bones do not grow on por-
poises, but they have nippers from which
a delectable soup Is made, known al
.potaee fin de steele The bones are
good for buttons and the meat Is good
to eat. and It may also be converted IN
m frankfurters which need no muzxloG~