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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-29

back there some of these days. had
the opportunity and the privilege OF
seeing some men pretty high in OIL:
cial life. When l was boy l hap
pened to b. with my father in Allan
ia when he interviewed the vice-pres-
ident of the United States. Later,
when l was working for myself, l re-
ported the speeches Of President
Roosevelt and of the governor OF
North Carolina, at the Charleston Ex-
position, and that night I obtained a
personal interview from the hate
President Roosevelt at Summerville,
few miles above Charleston. Three
times I have reported for newspapers
speeches of Col. William Jennings
Bryan, and one time have obtained
personal interview from him. |
have reported speeches by Mr.. Taft
and interviewed him. Likewise
have interviewed Mr.. Woodrow Will
son. On the occasion of his last Visit
to Columbia, think was the only
newspaper man who gained admit
tance to his private car. OF course
that was not an occasion for an inter-
view. Mr.. Wilson had come here to,
bury his sister. I simply asked him,
"Mr.. President, is there anything
can say to the people Of the state for
you?" His reply was, 'Juss say that
/ deeply appreciate their sympathy. -
That is neither here nor there. That
is simply kind of personal remlnis-
cence. But in all these interviews
have never heard the personal appear
better expressed than it was by Mr..
Klettner at that Aiken meeting ard
the address by DR.. Mccullough this
morning reminded one Of it.
The manly thing-that was what
was stressed-not to be afraid. Just
as one who arises IN the morning,
when the world is young, and sees the
purple and gold in the east, and then
the sun climbing above the spring.
time trees, radiant in their foliage Of
green, while the birds are singing a
welcome, and all nature is glad.
J.K.:A. -
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-29
Directors Elected

Directors for the chamber Of. COM
merce were decided upon Monday
nigLt following the count of tie bal
lots in thes final election. They are
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year the steamboats, carried $4,000 people to
Bear Mountain Park, while 200 made the
trip by automobile and 10000 by train, total
of 100000 visitors. With the increased ac-
cdmmodations it is expected that this number
will be greatly increased
With few interruptions Interstate Park
extends to-day from a point opposite 155th
Street to Hook Mountain, above Nyack, even
beyond. The pathway along the river edge is
now continuous from the lowest end of the
park to point above Alpine. A fine roadway
begins at point opposite 200th Street and
winds along the face of the Palisades to point
opposite Yonkers The river front above Al
pine is open to campers and every summer
night hundreds of lights may be seen twinkling
along the foot of the Palisades
Several beaches and public parks have been
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The foot Of the Palisades when quayns

in the Hendrick Hudson Boulevard that will
eventually run from New York to Albany.
The road winds along the face of the pre-
cipitous rock 400 feet above the Hudson River.
At some points the mountain is being tun-
neled. The roadway will enable motorists to
reach the heights of many of the mountains
of the Highlands which hitherto have been
scaled only by few daring climbers. The
views of the Hudson in this region are unsur-
passed.
At Bear Mountain the facilities for accom-
nlodating the crowds are being extended. New
camps and shelters are being built. There
will be new sleeping quarters and sanitary ar
rangements. According to the present plans,
there will be thrtyseven different camp
grounds in this section of the park alone. Last
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installed along the river front above Nyack.
With the disappearance of the last of the quar-
ries the shore line will be quickly developed.
1t is not generally realized that an immense
amount of forestry work is being carried on
throughout the park to restore it to its original
natural beauty. More than five million young
trees and many native shrubs have been plant
ed Several of the lakes and streams have
been stocked with fish. The buildings erected
for the comfort of the public include pavilions,
shelters, camps and icehouses, restaurants and
lunch rooms.
1t comes as a surprise, even to New York
ers who live directly opposite the Palisades
and who pass up and down the Hudson, to
learn the resources of this great playground.
survey of the park reveals the fact that
there are some sixty mountains within its
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boundaries. Most of these are moro than 1000
feet in height, the highest being 1,4o0 feet.
This country was for the most part inaecessi.
bic before it was taken over for park. To-day
the entire region is traversed by network
of roads, paths and trails, some seventy in all,
totaling several thousand miles.
The park is veritable museum for nature
lovers There are more than fifty varieties Of
spring flowers and more than one hundred
summer flowers. These grow in great abun.
dance. The region is especially rich in trees,
there being more than ninety varieties.
In the remote regions of the park many wild
animals are found. More than forty species
have been counted. The largest is the Amer.
can elk, introduced from the Yellowstone Park
More than $50 kinds of birds have been Oh.
served and great care is taken to guard them
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and the quarrymen were required to remove
their buildings and, as far as possible, to re-
store the shore line to its original natural ap-
pearance. The work of removal having been
delayed, an extension was sought and granted.
At last, however, the actual work of removal
is under way, but the quarrymen cut so deeply
into the face of the rocks that many years will
be required to heal the wounds. At several
points opposite New York the sites of old quar-
ries may still be recognized, although they have
been idle for nearly twenty years. Gradually
nature heals. The crevces of the rocks are
filled with earth and vegetation slowly covers
them
1t is hoped that the present season will
witness the completion of the road around
Storm King, which will form an important link
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Do look like fall guy? Beat it, you long
legged hobo! On your way!"
Thus he pursued US with rude outcry, but
at the end lapsed and blew US along with a
final vernacular blast: "Va-se' 'mboraI"
We arrived with speed at the Praca da Con-
stituicao, the main square. Angus Jones was
somewhat winded, but unsubdued.
Then with an evil humor I pointed out to
him the Golden Gate Hospitality open to all
vagrant airs that stirred among the plane
trees
"That is the social heart and center Of Fun
-ehal," l told him, quite truly.
The hairy and muscular proprietor of the
Golden Gate was nodding over the great porce-
lain handles of his beer pumps like a switch
man in his tower.
Good morning. said Angus Jones' t'I see
you have no billiard marker. 'Tis great pity,
but soon mended"
The proprietor rolled out with formidable
roar, rubbing his eyes.
"Pedro, my glasses! Billar'? On the min
ute, mos honorable sir. How stupid am that
ship should be in and I catched in a sleeping!
We have ver fine table of billiar' French
or English, if you please should look. Pedro,
my glasses! Is it a Castle liner you arrive
by, mos honorable? Will you have beer or
wheesky-sod'?" He bobbed and eered, blind
as an OWL might have warned Angus Jones,
but did not. / only stood where had clear
space to the door.
"All in good time," said Angus Jones' "I
speak of marker. In billiards. if you mark
me, the marking is proper art. Now, there
| meet you expert. Give me charge of
your billiard room and I'll double your busi-
ness"
"Billiar'? Yes, yes; only wait. Pedro!"
Pedro appeared as from trap, with pair
of spectacles.
"Do get the job?" asked Angus Jones'
"Jobe!" exclaimed the proprietor What
jobe?" He put on his glasses and eyed the ap-
plicant up and down. "Ah-h-h! You wish?
What is here?" he beloved and fell back on his
bar.
81. seek place as billiard marker" said
Angus Jones.
"sagrada Famila! Pig spy of a monar-
chist"
The Portuguese equivalent of bungstarter
whitfield Angus Jones by an eyelash The
rafters shook. We had start to the door
and needed it. Jones cleared the sill with the
aid OF ponderous foot In the driving hail
OF oaths and beer mugs we tore across the
Praca. little soldier in blue linen started
up from somewhere Two others ran out of
doorway. A crippled beggar threw his
crutch at with curse. Loungers, raga-
mullins, streetcars, joined the chase with clam
orous glee as we turned up alley. All
Funchal Joined in the chorus behind us
Vase embora, Vase 'mbora!'
And so consigned we fed at last to safety
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BY JOHN RUSSELL

behind the desk eyed us up and down. "W Would
captains cabin at forty pounds suit you?"
Thanks" said Angus Jones. "I'll consider
it. But in the mean while"--
"Have you paid the government taxi"
Enough" snapped the Ango-P Portuguese.
"Va-se 'mborav
At the Booth Line agency we encountered Il
!ank gentleman with angud smile who
further enlightened Angus Jones.
Take on hands at Madeira? You're crazy
Do you suppose want the port closed to
US for shipping monarchist suspects? They
always head for Brazil, and we're watched
every minute"
"Sir!"-
"And I'll ask you kindly not to hang about
my place. Now, I've done my best for you.
se'mbora!"
We turned into a maze of cobbled ways
behind the market, passing between rows of
shuttered shops. 1t was the off-season, and in
this midday hour the city dozed.
"Here should be the local version of deli
catessen," said Angus Jones before the store
of Joao Gomez. We entered where Joao sat
intrenched amid sugar loaves and timed
goods and svered sausages, beneath flock
of lard balloons no rounder nor SINNER than
his face.
Good morning" said Angus Jones. "I hope
you are quite WELL l hope all your family are
quite we'll Behold in me, sir, learned medico
recently from London with healing for
these islands. Any and all ills to which flesh
is heir are banshed by certain marvellous
drug of which | am the happy possessor
Have you boils, fever gangrene distemper?
Do you Sneeze, palptate or feel pain in sinci-
put or occiput, tba, diaphragm or appendix?
Are you subject to measles, dropsy, pyromania
falling arch?"
Joao Gomez had opened one eye far enough
TO envisage the eloquent intruder and to locate
his broom.
Vase 'mbora!" quoth Joao, and we were
eager so to do, for the broom was the ancient
kind, made of switches, and it stung.
At the bazaar where Martinho Agostinho
Sousa sold stamps, liquors, basketware and
curlos of many sorts to the marauding tourist
we reconnoitered.
Martlnho was within and welcomed us with
purrings and graceful gestures.
Good morning" said Angus Jones. 81 see
you deal IN many things fine and rare. / have
here an article which l am forced to sell for
shade of its value. You can make thousand
per cent profit from the first collectors Give
me dollar and call it square"
He opened a thin wallet and laid on the
counter faded internal revenue stamp, such
as seals packet of tobacco in happier land.
Martinho looked at it and from it to Angus
Jones, and his suavity departed from him.
What t Sam Hill you take me for? And
me that run gin mill in Lawrence, Mass!
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MEANING---

stay Of month"; have yet to meet the famous
wine of that name on it's native heath?"
"Quite, since it does not exist. You could
have met only an inferior imported Malaga
with fake label"
He considered.
"I think shall not stay Tell me, how does
a lad like you or me set above getting away
from Madeira?"
"How much money have you?"
Gas much as gentleman needs"
"Not good enough" l echoed. "This is the
one place in the world you cannot leave with
out paying for the privilege."
He looked down my bitterness from be-
tween his ear flaps
"Man," he said, "when dealing with people
of racial simplicity never talk of paying
'Tis in the nature of the lesser nationalities to
bear the white man burden"
And / laughed. 1t was blessing to laugh.
l thought had forgotten how.
"Tell me that after a month in Funchal,"
said. " will teach you a new way Of cooking
cactus and how to steal sugar cane when the
moon is full"
He regarded me solemnly and shook his
head.
"How long have you been here?"
should ever again walk on anything but
cobbles."
"Tis living among these islanders has
taught. you such simplicity. Mark me. For
two days I have not eaten / require food,
liquor and to be helped on my way. Your
case is much the same, take it. Good. Now
I SAY, Angus Jones-that all these things
shall be procured for the two of us.
1et foit
For the sake Of the jest I bestrred myself
and went with him, we'll knowing what he
would find, We climbed to the deserted Rua
Da Praia, past the red stone tower that is
known as Benger's Folly and in cavelike
office under the blue arms of the South Ameri-
can Line we approached it's greasy little
agent.
"Passige? Passige? Maybeso Some
times iss trimmer or two dead coming up
from Rio and they need man to Hamburg.
Only you must shovel coal all day and night.
Ha, ha! How will you like that? Show me
anyways your exit receipt und / will take
down the Names"
My which?" asked Angus Jones'
Have you not paid your exit to the Gus
toms?"
81 propose to take my exit, not pay it." said
Angus Jones.
"Ha, ha! But first, my friend, you must
pay Naturally you get no wages for a pas
sige, therefore we cannot advance it,"
But why should"-
The agent waved his arms and faded in the
cave.
Il am busy" said he, "Va-se mboraw
We proceeded along the rua to the sign of
the Elder-Dempsters.
"A ship?" bilious Anglo Portuguese
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CHASE YOURSELF

among suburban gardens and burst painting
through cane brake.
We regained the water front by devious
route and came down toward the quay among
odorous fishing smacks and tangled nets. Hot
ter, more desolate than ever, lay that black
griddle of the foreshore which Angus Jones
was now condemned to wander with me- Moth
ing moved along it's pebbly waste but heat
waves and boiling surf and hopping insects
in clouds.
OFF the jetty lay the Siamese tramp, still
heaving in the ground swell, and we came
down to the edge to stare across at her. AS
parlahs before vision of paradise we stood
and yearned toward that dsreputable hulk
They had almost finished with her cargo.
At this moment they held clumsy crate bal
anced over the side in sling, seeking to lower
1t upon a shore boat about the size of
dinghy. The crew swarmed like furious ants,
and white officer in dirty ducks failed amid
the riot AS the chain swung we saw the
crate was really clumsy cage in which
ramped huge and tawny form.
"The circus murmured.
"Ha!" said Angus Jones'
"Not the kind of circus you mean." I as
sured him. "No clowns, no rings, no shell
games. It's kind of fifth-class travelling
menagerie, from what I hear backed as a
new venture by his excellency the governor
himself. They'll house it in that round barn
up the promenade where the cinema lives, and
anon those natives who have the price will sit
around on the benches and tremble and
scratch themselves
"But why should it be thus?" asked Angus
Jones.
well, those who carry heas"-
"No, but why should they tremble?"
This is far island. No one hereabouts
has ever seen any animal more savage than
a goat"
"True," said Angus Jones, with grimace as
if he had bitten into sour fruit. "It is their
simplicity. l had almost forgot"
Strange that he should have taken the word
in defeat and disillusionment at that moment,
for just then the thing happened. There burst
a shrill screaming from the tramp, and its
knot of toilers flew apart like bits of bomb
Men leaped into the rigging climbed the spars,
shot down the hatchways. The hanging cage
sagged and cracked, and oversize flashed, with
an arching spring, some great body all 1.-THE
and tawny in the sunlight. 1t plunged and
presently reappeared, surging for shore.
| felt suddenly conspicuous on that beach
We stood far from shelter Nor are cobbles
good to run upon.
81 think we'd better be going" suggested
and caught sight of my companion and stopped
He still wore his wool cap, and it occurred
to me even then that he had not turned hair
throughout our flight. But now his face was
curiously spletched red and white and his eyes
,,&S Gx,,4,,
"Teil me-" said Angus Jones, "tell me what
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was that word with which they harried Us .
while back? l seemed to spy meaning. The
one word they had for us alike?"
"Va-s 'mbora?" I said, fidgeting, "Oh, it's
the common repulse to beggars and nuisances.
You say it when you want to be rid Of soma
one Va-se'mbora! Which means in the yer.
nacular, Chase yourself"
"Chase yourself" repeated Angus Jones
softly. Think of that now! They seek to tex
US. They refuse us dole. They beat us here
and yon. They will not let us CO. though We
would only leave their country for their coun-
try's good Withal they tell u.s. Chass your.
self! And they are, as you say, simple peo-
pie, living on far island"
The tawny head was close in.
"It's time to move" urged.
But Angus Jones picked up an oar and eut
the painter from fishing boat and went down
to the waters edge. He made singular hg.
ure on Funchal beach, drawn to all his lean
height, with the clothes Tapping on him as be
struck a noble pose. For myself I retreaed
among the boats where l might hide in some
cuddy.
Observe the epic grandeur Of the scene
declaimed Angus Jones. Here stand On
rock in mid-Atlantic to meet the raging mon.
arch of the midmost jungle. 'Tis lofty In
credible-in sense, miraculous"
The man was mad. I called TO him ag4n
'For heavens sake, come away"
But Angus Jones smiled out over the blue
bay.
GAS if ST. Patrick were to welcome ses
serpent in the dales of Wexford" he added
raising his oar.
And there crawled out of the wash at bis
feet full grown male lion, gaunt and soppins,
with crimson jaws dstended.
From afar among the fishing boats thoughs
many things very swiftly: that must cioss
my eyes tight against the cruel, bright Ma
deira sun and what it would show-this fof
one; that [ should never again feed crude
Malaga to man with an empty stomacE--fcf
another; that perhaps the animal might DC
somewhat assuaged with the sea water ano
finally that here, after all, was a miracle, Is
he had said.
For quite surely I saw Angus Jones feteh
the jungle monarch but the one wallop with bis
oar.
"Down!" thundered Angus Jones.
The lion snarled, spat, crouched-and De-
gan to shake its paws in the air and to lick us
fur like any prowler of the back fence, all for-
lorn and bedraggled.
Kitty, kitty!" said Angus Jones.
The lion blinked up at him. He stopped anu
tickled it between the ears. When he stooo
up again the rope was noosed about its nees
and the other end of the rope was in his nano'
He hailed me to stand forth, and obeyed IL
fear and great wonder
"Do you see me?" said Angus Jones. i an
come of the dominant race. Do you see my
cat? 1t is the proper pet for such man Ane
now He drew long breath through n,s
nose. "And now we will resume our invess,'
cations amid the haunts of these simple isf
anders."
So we turned back and made our seeenn
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T THE moment I first saw Angus
~ Jones 1 was taking my ease ON Fun
~ chal beach. I lay by an upturnel

~ chal beach. I lay by an upturnel
market boat, careful to keep even my
feet in the shade. This is prime precaution
when you wear three toes leaking through
either shoe and you live under sun that
burns like the white hot spot in crown sheet.
1t was breathless noon. The waves came
marching in to hiss on the basalt cobbles.
Nevertheless and after manner / was taking
my ease, the only thing was still free to take
in all Madeira and the last thing shall ever
give up anywhere.
Off the one quay lay rusted tramp with
the lines of washboier and the flag of Siam
of ali tropic fags-hanging over her stern
like dishrag to nail. With shoutings
half-naked crew hauled bags and crates out
Of her into shore boats. Her decks were
litter of teak beams, i'll slowed. She carried
a sloven list that brought her port chains
under, and she shouldered at her anchor like
a drunken man at post. Moreover, the reek
of her was an offense along the waterfront
And yet desired her, with all her untidi-
ness, her filth, her unseemly violence of ac-
tivity, for presently when her cargo was out
she would stagger off the roadstead as she had
come and bear away for some other port-any
other port. Happy ship that could be free to
head up into the world again. Happy souls
aboard who should leave the black beach of
Funchal behind them! And SO I lay and
watched and envied her and them, admonish-
ing sand hoppers between whiles.
"Do you chance to have the loan Of match
about you?"
I sat up the better to stare The stranger
stood all of seven feet, it seemed to me, built
Ikp lath hIrpry ay,J ,Lo.x4 4l.
wreck of tweeds. But what struck me was
his headgear. He wore one of those wool
caps, half an inch thick, with which an in
scrutable Providence has moved the peasantry
Of this blistering isle to infict themselves. He
had the earfaps down. 1t made me sweat
again to see him. But he seemed amazingly
cool. And so, indeed, he was, for this was
Angus Jones.
81 am newly come from over yon" He
hooked thumb toward the mountains that
wall the almost unknown north coast. "The
cheese from ewes is sustaining but monotonous
The people are of an incredible simplicity
They talk pure Portuguese of the fourteenth
century and they count on their fingers
You should have stayed there" made an
swer. The people here are sophisticated by
tourists and poverty. Also cheese is superior
to cactus fruit, and from sugar cane one turns
at last with oathng'
DO you work for it?"
was long since lost to shame I confessed
how ballyhooed at the door of an embroidery
shop whenever a ship loosed English passen-
gers for a two-hour visit.
"Not good enough decided Angus Jones
Though, mark you, | should never admit a
town of this size to be as barren as you say.
Still am fed up with Madeira. am disap-
pointed in Madeira. Is it believable, after my
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~ Without marring their rugged beauty
the most inaccessible points are now
being brought within easy reach. Work has
begun this season on several new projects in
the park looking to the same end.
Following long battle the last of the
quarrymen have been driven from the Pail
sades. Their last stand was made at Hook
Mountain, which was rapidly crumbling under
the attack 1t will be recalled that series
of such quarries were in full blast few years
ago directly opposite New York. The beauti-
full profile of tie rocks was not only marred,
but the shore line was disfgured with un-
slightly sheds for the machinery and shacks
for the werkmen.
The work of the quarries ceased January 1,
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FEW years ago only daring Alpine
climber could scale the Palisades.
Without marring their rugged beauty
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