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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
DULL AND BRILLIANT YOUTHS
Bright Boy Does Not Always Fill Ex-
pectations Of Friends, While
Stupid Lad Surprises.

An eX-hcadmaSter of 25 years eS.
pericncc has confessed that he WAS
anything but a model boy at school.
He is not exceptional. Some boys
who have no lack OF brains have not
The discrimination mind" and in some
the intelligence is TOO vivaciouS and
original to be Interested in routine
work. There are boys who are really
dull and will never be anything else
but there are also boys who are mere.
ly unconventional and boys who are
apparently dull only because they are
slow.
Human beings are like plants. II is
not always the tree which grows and
fruits the quickest that gives The best
crop In the end, says the London Daily
Mail. The brilliant boy does not al,
ways fulfill the. expectations Of his
friends, while the boy who was sup,
posed TO be dull occasionally surprises
everybody in after life because his
mind was Of the sort which takes q
long time to mature.
No hard-and-fast rule can be laid
down. But, RS DIR. Chalmers Mitchell
has pointed out. il Is q general rule
in nature that The longer the period
of youth the greater is the intelligence
of the adult.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
AMERICA IN THE STONE AGE
When Columbus Came Few Of Its In.
habtants Knew the Use
Of Metals.

When Columbus landed ut San Sal
Nador, nearly all North America was
in the Stone age. The MexicanS were
using copper, and though they did moi
alloy it to make bronze, they treated
the metal in way to make it a fairly
good cutting material. A few of the
northern tribes of Indians either
worked copper or traded for it. But
the vast majority OF them used stone
and this in a continent richer than
any other in easily found and smelted
copper and iron. In northern Michi-
gan. copper mines were found with
blocks Of ore separated from The bed
vein-yet the natives who hunted
around these mines used flint arrow
heads.
The stone implements and weapons
used by the Mohawk chief in the days
of Columbus were not whit better
Than those used by the Gro Magn0n
people of France 25.0OO years ago.
Moreover these ancient Frenchmen
seem to have arrived in that country
with their culture full grown--which
means that it must have had long,
slow development elsewhere, probably
in Asia.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Steel Barrels.

If the statements of the makers are
well founded, it is probable that steel
barrels will eventually take the place
of wooden ones. The steel barrel is
composed Of slaves of that material
locked together by an ingenious de-
vice; the hoops and heads are also Of
steel. 1t is claimed that the steel bar
rel is more durable and more compact
than the wooden one. AS 1t is said
to be lighter and cheaper, it has al
ready had favor in various quarters.
About 200, 100000 barrels are needed
annually, in normal times, TO supply
the demand in the United States.
Flour mills will use about 3O,O0O.OO0,
the sugar industry 40.00O,0OO, and the
cement industry 15,0OO,O0O.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23

round az drudScrS. ,i:iy after dry. till
We grow "ld-and ;hSn nothing"
IF you had money" said Miss Ho--
riSon gently. what would YOU do
with it,
Frank used 10 talk OF a chicken
farm. she said. "Eut he doesn't hon,
for anything now. It's no use. Miss
Harrison: | may be bad. but | mus,
have that ostrich plume
lmpulsivcly Miss Harrison took ON,
her purse wherein. neatly folded. Law
five 500 bills. She had meant 10 poy
them for the farm Ilt:r night. Now
She thrust them into thc .irl'S hand
I'll give You this for Your soul
Belle, she said. will you and rran;;
leave this city tomorrow. now. with
thiS:"
Miss HnrriSnu-
can get plenty more" the elder
woman answered. And She raised th,
frightened girl TO her feet and led
her gently out OF the store. She pu,
her on car and looked after he,
till the car was lost in the distance.
II wonder why. SHE unused ..vor
can't have love and money both q,
the same timer"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
How to Ship Flowers.

When packing flowers for mail,
never send them in a cardboard box I;
always in Tin or wooden. Fill box.
but be careful TO avoid the slightest
pressure on the blooms. Sprinkle
flowers wen with wafer and use only
tissue paper TO line the box. A good
way 10 pack long-stemncd flowers
is to lay them in rows at each end of
the box. their stems overlapping in
the center.
Take stick just a trifr longer
Ihan the inside width of The box
and spring il across the center of the
box. pressing II well down on 10 the
ends Of the stems. This plan keeps
every bloom from moving and be-
coming bruised or broken. Roll It's.
sue paper around the stick. This
prevents any damage being done to
The stalks. Never use cotton wool
except when packing very delicate
specimens.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
First PhrcncIccist UnpopuIar.

The man who originated The science
of phren"loSy had TO leave not only
his land, hut also one Of its ncighbors
and seek shelter among strangers.
This WAS Franz Joseph Gall, n Ger
man scientist. who was born In 1853.
From The fatherland he went to vi
emma. and there, at the famous uni
vcrSiiy "f that city, delivered his first
2rcai lecture on his pet subject. This
WGs in 1I9G. For Il while. he was mere
~ ridiculed, but before long somebody
began to feel that his theory might not
be in keeping with what the Bible said,
and in 1905 the Austrian government
interdicted his lectures as dangerous
TO religion, and Gall came near tast-
Ing prison fare in an Austrian Jail.
France, cradle Of freedom, beckoned
him. He went there in 1907 and re.
NAMED in Paris to the day Of his
death, surrounded by pupils and appre-
ciative colleagues.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
QUALITY, NOT SIZE, COUNTS
Mans Mental Superiority lot Due to
the Relative Size Of His
Brain.

Elephants and whales are said TO
surpaSS human beings in the weight
OF their brains. Eut. comparcd with
Inc weight OF the whole body, there
are not many animals which can heat
man-in fact, it may surprise the
reader "a know that there are ami
iAaiS existing which rank ahead of hu-
manipulating, Of course, the weight
"1 The brain as against that of the
whole body.
Many kinds of monkeys, certain
members of the squirrel family. and n
lew OF The mouse species. all being
small animals. SurpaSs man in brains
Sc We are told. Any animal. however.
Which is larger than Il man. has no
Drain which is relatively a$ large AS
his.
IL would appear that mans mental,
superiority is due rather to the dual
II! ana organization Of his brain than
10 me SIZE. says a London Answers
writer.
The usual weight Of a mans brain is
sad t" he 1912 ounces. as against q
Woman's IA ounces.
A small head is no criterion As ia
the brains Of 4 person; ii depends
upon the cerebral convolutions rs TO
ones brain power. Indeed. il is said
That the large brains DO not always de-
note great mental capacity.
Many celebrated men q, The past
have possessed brains weighing less
'hhn tie average 1915 ounces OF man.
kind generally.
y brain weighing over GO ounces
said to have been The heaviest known
was the possession OF man who
never e:lrned more than 10 ShillinyS a
week during the whole Of his lifetime ,
Another man who never earned Il lar.c
sum MAS said 10 have Il RECORD! brain
TO-! weight, SO that size and weight are
nothing To 20 by.
Fishes brains weigh 3.SSSth part
Of their whole bodies.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
REGULATION OF TEMPERATURES
According to Opinion of Experts
Proper Mark for the Home Is
About SO Degrees.

e Heating experts tell us that churches
should be kept warmer than lecture
rooms. Whether this implies that the
lecture room audience is more apt to
forget any discomfort due to tenn
perature than a church congregation
they decline to say. !
According to tile scientists versed in
the subject 65 degrees is the proper
temperature for church. while that
and Ga degrees.
Public buildings, the experts agree,
should have Il temperature between IS
anil - degrees. while schools should
be kept uniformly at 20 degrees.
The proper temperature for the
home is about 6S degrees. with bath
rooms az between 20 and 81 degrees.
Entrance halls and vestibules should
be kept at q temperature between 81
md GO degrees: gymnasiumS GO and
natatOriumS GS degrees.
These are the temperatures for
hospitals: general rooms. - To - de-
grees: sick rooms. -: operating
rooms 20 TO 90.
Experts apparently do not believe in
making prisons attractive in cold
weather. rs they recommend temper
ature for Them between 20 and "a de-
grecs. Factories and sIiops should he
kept at a temperature Of GI degrees;
boiler shops and foundries. 30 To co:
machine shops. 90 to 81: paint shops,
So
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Double Charity.

Little Jackie took the church collec-
lion very seriously, and every Sunday
morning he saw that his penny was
ready.
One day. Just rs the collection WAS
being taken up. Jackie noticed that a
guest in the family pew was not duly
provided.
Sliding along the seat. he whispered ::
"Whore'S your pcnny!"
81 didn't bring one" replied the lady.
Time was short, and the matter was
urgent, but Jackie came to a decision
with great prompttude.
ThrnstinG his penny into the lady's
hand, he whispered:
"Here. take mine. lt1l pay for you,
and I'll get under The seat"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
FRANKLlN'S TICKLE "DEBBiE"
She Became knother's Wife in His
Absence. but He Married Her
Anyhow.

Soon after his arrival in Philat'ci-
ptiia. benjamin franklin went In live
with the parents of Deborah Read.
VINO Inter becam" his wife. and it WAS
not long before he ard Deborah be-
came engaged. Their marriage plans
were interrupted ny the necessity Of
Franklin's visiting London.
His stay in England WAS longer
than expected. but Benjamin rclnaincG
faithful To his dear child" us he
! always called her. and returned TO
America. anxious to hasten the we'd
ding. What was his grief and aston
iahment when. upon his arrival in
Philadelphia, he learned that his
'Dcbbie," less Stcadfast than himself,
had Succumbed to the wileS Of a
fascinating ne'er-do-well named
Rogers. who had loved her briefly
and gone away. The deserted
Deborah once more turned her afTec-
lions towards Franklin. who forthwith
married her. 1t is asserted by some
historians that Deborah took her
famous husband without the formality
Of divorcing her first one. but thar
fact has never been definitely cstah-
liShcd.
The FranklinS once they had
weathcred the pre-marital storms,
lived happily together. Deborah,
described by historians as an illit-
crate, superStitious woman. seems 10
have held her husbands interest Dies
pite this great intellectual discrep-
Ancy.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
SLEUTHS TO GO TO SCHOOL
Department Of Justice Agents VIII
Get Professional Trainino

Department Of JuStlcc agents are 90.
ing to school 10 read books and learn
how TO bc Detectives.
The curriculum Of the school iuS:
opened by lie bureau os investigation.
inclIdes studies of the laws of search
and arrest ridiments Of evidence.
rights Of citizens. and preparation OF
cases for prosecution.
William !. Burns. chief Of the
bureau. explained iliat She establish.
mcnt Of the school was the first step
10 do away with hit-rr.iniSs methods.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
VALUE OF DEEP BREATHING
Western Peoples Have Not Proper
Comprehension Of It's Immense
Importance.

Singers are not the only persons who
need 10 learn TO breathe deeply; the
practice is good for every one, say the
neuroiogiSts, and they add that we Of
the western lands have paid altogether
too little attention TO correct respira-
ticn and still less 10 the good effects of
deep breathing.
In the Orient they look very differ
emily upon it and lay great stress upon
Its constant and regular practice. The
eastern philosophers teach that the
mental powers, self-control, clear Vi
sion, happiness and even morals are
dependent in great measure upon this
practice of deep breathing.
1t includes The play of the whole res
PlEaloEy apparatus-cvery part of the
lungs, every air cell, every respiratory
muscle, is 10 he brought into action. In
modified breathing only part of the
cells are filed with oxygcnated air
and the muscles are only partly en-
ployed.
10 breathe deeply requires that one
should stand erect and inhale steadily
through the nostriis. First fill the low
er part OF the lungs. then the middle
part by pushing out the lower ribs and
breast bone, and finally the higher
part by elevating the chest. Hold the
breath for a few seconds and exhale
slowly through the mouth.
Deep breathing promotes a sort of
massage of The internal organs and
produces soothing effect OH the
nerves.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
SittinQ Out the fleas.

!: Is known tina. plague is carried
from one person tn another by hCaS
and that these !feas normally live ON
rats, hut Major +. w. trasg of the
Central Research institute. kaSauIi
India, asserts that only certain species
OF ficaS are to blame, and he is now
making q special study OF all the varie-
ties Of fcas in India in an endeMvor
to find which Is really the guilty one.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Lake EaikaI

Lake Baikal. in Siberia. is one of
the great inland freAh-waler seas, be-
ing nearly as long as Lake Superior,
but not so wide. 1t is Ranked by
great mountains, and its shores are
filled with wood cutters and fishermen.
but there are very few hunters, al
though many fUr-bearing animals are
found in the great forests about il.
Brook VI Eagle.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Shifting Responsibilities.

'Ther" are Il great many mosquitoes
around here" remarked The summer
boardcr.
Yes, replied Farmer Corniossel :
"wc have 10 put up with ON without
"ompiaiuiI'. Thcy mostly come around
AT thiS time of year. summer board.
ers seem 90 bring en-"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Sheets.

If YOU find that your sheets persist
emily wear our at the top and remain
good at the bottom. change the way
mat you put them on the bed. occa-
sionaIlS. Ii really makes no difference
whether the wide or narrow hem is at
the top.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Not Now.

"Why did you let that man 60 with
out selling him carr
"Well. he had good reasons. Sni,
he couldn't afford ONE
That's no reason
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Straw Hat Kicker in New York Fined.

one young man in New York city
was fined 81 Ivy magistrate McQiade
for kicking 81 straw hat around The
magistrate announced that II man may
wear such q "lid'' until Christmas if he
wished auG II would l." immune from
hCN'rMrl ion
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-12-23
Just SO.

"They talk about the fifth wheel to
II wagon being useless
"Wcll?"
IL dis Of automobiles carry fifth
wheel"
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-14
WORLD MARKET PAGE

starting up, many Of them fun time.
and some mills were even reported
to be running nights.
Preparation 10 liduidate the March
position by the tender of large guam
Titles Of actual cotton were regarded
ns an unfayornblo factor OF conse
quSnco. The market was stcadicd
on NtH closing session by kilograms
from Texas stating that returns to
banks In that state from cotton
counties In both Texas and okla
hoWa indicated decrease in thu
acreage OF 80 per cent.
Expectations ~ bcarish American
consumption figurca from the census
bureau the first thing this coming
week were against the market at
times and II ~ likely that the OPEN
ing session of the nov week will have
It's trading colorcd by tho character
Of the statistics In this report pri-
vate bureau forecasts last week
placed consumption at only $4,000
bales against $4,000 In December
and $4,000 In January Of last year
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-14
STATES COTTON
ACREAGE IS CUT
Oklahoma and Texas Re.
duction Steadies New
Orleans Market

NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. IA
L1st week brought only narrow fluc-
tuations 20 the cotton market, prices
moving over range Of only ~ 10 57
points. ON the close the more active
months were II to IS points under
tho close Of the preceding week. In
the spot department middling lost
20 points In the net results. closing
nt l3c. a year ago mlddling closed
at 32.95c.
While the week was eventful
enough. iis main feature about bal
anccd NJ that market opinion was
not strongly swnycd I'm either dlrec-
uon. Thus while foreign news was
considered highly uHfnvCrablo, both
as regards political ana finance. and
Mnnchostcr trade accounts continued
very poor, these bcnrish factors did
not have sustained effect against
values because Of the encouraging
news from American mill centcra,
where moro mills were reported
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-14

confined to few houses and 1t tend
ed to intensity the weakness.
Print cloths are back very close %
the low point reached, sales of 3S u
inch GtX60's having been made at
nc, or within nc Of the lowest
point touched during the last decline.
The absence ot an export demand
for sheetings and other heavy cotton
comes at "A time when there Is |, ~
than the normal demand from the
bag and general manufacturing
trades. 4 new cotton duck list viii
20 into effect February IS. which is
based upon 10 OF: the new list. being
equal TO 90 Off Ire Old list adopted
last september. Retailers and Job
bers are buying steadily In small lots
for quick shipments and staple
standard finished cottons for prompt
shipment are scarce. Narrow prints
have sold wcli. Sheets and pillow
cases are well sold and In active call
for Immediate delivery Of small lots.
Prices current are as follows;
Twenty inch 6+x64s. SC; 6sN
SOS 5Ac; asa Inch 6ix6as. Sh e.;
brown shcetiugs, standards, 12c,
ticking, S-ounce. 20c. denims, 2.20's.
indigo, 17c; staple. ginghams. i3 hc;
prints, lie: dress ginghams. Is and
nc.