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New-York tribune., 1921-05-22

Map Of the Mount EOeret expedition
The Chances of Conquering Mount Everest, as
Vie10ed by an Expert in Typographical High
spots. Altitude, 29,1OO Feet, in ON Unchurted
Hostile Country, No White Man Has Been
Within Fifty Miles of This Himalayan Giant
BY LIE Roy Jefers; A. c.; F. R. G. S.
secretary bureau Associated
Club
New-York tribune., 1921-05-22
BY lie Roy Jeffers; A. c.; F. R. G. S.

secretary 0e" Associated Clubs
Club
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
weddlna Day In Rorneo.

On the wedding day. In Borneo, the
bride and bridegroom are brought
from opposite ends Of the village to
the spot where the ceremony Is to ba
performed. They are made to sit ON
two bars Of iron. that blessings az
lasting and health as vigorous may
attend the pair. A cigar and betel-
leaf, prepared with %areca-nut. are next
put into the hands of the bride and
bridegroom. .
One OF the priests then waves two
fowls over the heads Of the couple.
and In a long address to the Supreme
Being calls down blessings upon the
pair, and implores that peace and hap
piness may attend them. After the
heads Of the afiianced have been
knocked against each other three or
four times, the bridegroom puts the
prepared betel-leaf and cigar into the
mouth Of the bride. while she does the
same to him, whom she thus acknowl-
edges as her husband.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
STANDARDIZATION OF
WOOL GOING FORWARD
Resume OF Work Shows Much
Progress in Past Year.
Tentative Grades as Promulgated Are
Based on Studies OF More Than
Two Years Duration - Not
Much Change Expected.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A resume OF the wool standardiza-
tion work OF the bureau of markets.
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture, shows that much progress has
been made since the tentative estab-
llshment OF definite wool grades just
a year ago. Following the prepare
ton of n few sets for Its field agents
and the subsequent press announce
ment that tentative wool grades had
been developed, requests for the sets
have been distributed among the bu-
reau's field agents, agricultural col
leges, wool-growers' associations, wool
dealers and manufactures S, textile au-
thorlties, and others Interested.
The tentative wool grades as pro-
mulgated are based on studies of
more than two years duration. In
the course Of this study thousands OF
samples of wool submitted cy deal
ers and manufacturers as their inter
pretations OF the market grades were
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28


Disguised by the siurring inuendoes
Of the women. for Johnny had always
rated Mary just a little below the an
gels, he decided over a desperate
lemon soda that at least he'd give the
girl a chance to explain. But Johnny
couldn't imagine standing the suspense
Of not knowing for another day, so he
hung around the saloon till closing
time. Then he hid In the dark door
way OF the fiat building where Mary
lived.
At half an hour after midnight a
taxi stopped In front Of the house and
a man helped Mary out. Johnny heard
the parting words:
Then I'll be at the Woodvllle sta
ton to meet you mt 9 80 day after to-
morrow" the man said.
Sure" said Mary. "and I nevs ran
thank you enough for the grana line
l had tonight"
Not very encouraging words these
for a man who wants to believe the
best Of his sweetheart
Running up the steps, Mary stopped
suddenly as she spied a man hiding In
the shadows. MARY said Johnny
In a hoarse voice, putting a hand ON
her shoulder. MARY" but he could
90 no further. For Mary's face shone
with relief and happiness ut the sight
Of him. And Mary's voice was bub-,
bling with eagerness to explain.
"Oh, Johnny" she said, "rve been
to the Winter Gardenl All my life
I've wanted to go to one Of them swell
shows, and when Mr.. Lewis says {:
What can l do to persuade you to
come to the countryf' ] says: Take me
there And Johnny, all the time he
talked to me about the great big
house he Is going to bamboozle his
grandmother into lending him the
money TO build when she comes to visit
them, and his wife says she can't come
If he don't bring some one home from
the city to help her do the work, and
he saw me In the window and likes
the way l work; and he says there's
a little house We can live In, and Wen
go day after to-morrow-Johnny-'
Mary paused for breath.
But we can't live together In a lit
tie house. Mary, until,-" Johnny's
voice was trembling with the hope Of
supreme happiness.
"Of course not, Johnny" Mary an.
swered his unspoken question.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
FEASTS THAT WERE FEASrs!
State Dinners Of Old Romans Surely
Never Have Been Duplicated
by Other Peoples.

Those who think the Thanksgiving
table is the limit In plenty might con-
slider a small part OF the menu Of a
state dinner given In the time Of Nero.
1t should be remembered that every
one ate everything that was served.
and when the stomach was stuffed
to Its physical limit there were long
feathers at hand to tickle the throat
and relieve the feaster OF what he
had already gorged himself with. The
meals were eaten with the diners at
full length on cushions with their
heads resting on the laps Of slave
girls, other guests, or supported by
their elbows. One feast included;
Dormice stewed with honey and
pepper, sausages, served on individ-
ual stoves, plums with kernels OF
pomegranates. pea-hen eggs with
wheat ears hidden In the center. peas,
beef kidneys, African eggs, custard.
lobster. fowl crammed with nuts, paps
OF a sow powdered with crystal sugar.
rabbit larded with fish fms, rellshes,
wild boey, dates, almonds. little pigs
stuffed with sweetmeats, blackblrds'
tongues, grapes, locust fried In honey.
honey favored jelly blocks encasing
broiled hummlng birds, breads,
cheese cakes, whole thrushes with
bones removed. sugar-loafs crusted
with caviar, haunch of a bear, fried
snaIls, cold tarts dipped In boiling
honey. bacon dripping with goose liv-
err gravy. gatherings, cells stuffed with
branded peaches, drlnkable perfumes.
salad OF chestnuts. pickles and hearts
Of roses. w%lne-lavored whipped cream
floating on chilled turtle soup, and
many, many other dishes. washed
down with over one hundred varieties
Of wine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
HENS WITHOUT WHEAT
GIVE GOOD RESULTS
More Eggs Obtained From Pen
of Rhode Island Reds.
Mash Containing Only rs Per Cent
Meat Scrap Gave Very satisfao-
tory Notwithstanding
inQ With Green Feeds.

prepared BY the United states Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Poultry-feeding experiments con-
Quoted by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, last fiscal year,
show that practically as good results
a be obtained without wheat as with
1t In a ration. The Rhode Island Reds,
In the wheatless pen, averaged 40
eggs, while those In the pen receiving
wheat averaged 1874 eggs. Good results
were obtained with the use of garbage
until the warm weather began, when
there was considerable mortality, due
apparently to the garbage spelling.
This work is being repeated this year
with much more satisfactory results,
the garbage being fed in a trough on
a large wooden feeding board, which
prevents 1t from getting on the ground
and decaying.
In the use of vegetable proteins the
relative order of production is the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

same as II was last year. No success
has followed an attempt to substitute
completely vegetable protein for anil
NAL protein. The ration used last
year, a mash containing only Is per
cent meat scrap as compared with 20
to 20 per cent In the ordinary mashes,
gave very satisfactory results with the
heavier breeds, especially the Ply
mouth Rocks, In keeping the birds in
good physical condition and fertility.
though the egg yield was not quite
so good as when the higher per cent
of meat scrap was used.
New experiments were begun during
the year with green feeds, comparing
alfalfa meal with sprouted oats and
comparing these rations with n in
which vegetables were supplied. While
none of these green feeds have shown
marked increased production over any
other, the results have emphasized the
importance and value'o of that form Of
food when given In a variety.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
DEVELOP HlGH-CLASS STOCK
South Carolina Farmer Attributes
Many Failures to Lack Of Aim
In Breeding Animals.

"The development of good live stock
depends not only on the use Of high
class animals, but on systematic meth
DDS" This is the comment Of a South
Carolina farmer who has contributed
his experiences to the United States
Department Of Agriculture, as part Of
an investigation to determine the
cause Of Inferior and understood live
stock.
"Most failures with live stock" this
farmer declares. "can be attributed TO
lack Of a definite aim In breeding"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
BURN CHINCH BUG NESTS

Chinch bugs have made their
appearance IN certain parts of
the United States.
One chinch bug destroyed now
may prevent the production of
hundreds to infest your wheat
field later.
Chinch bugs pass the winter
and early spring in wild grass
and leaves, especially along
hedges and fences and In the
edges Of woodlands adjoining
cultivated fields.
Burn grasses, leaves and 9TH
er trash where the bugs may
have found winter refuge. The
bugs not burned will be killed
by exposure to the weather.
Clean up all trash and rubbish
which may harbor the insects In
winter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Preparing Box for Early Spring Plant
Ing.

around each day. Out of doors they
get the light from all sides, but in the
window they get 1t from only one side.
Transplantine the Seedlings.
WheE the Seeding plants are big
enough TO handle-that Is, when they
have formed about two leaves in addi-
ton to their seed leaves-other boxes
Of soil should be provided and the
plants transplahted about two inches
apart each way to give them plenty
of room. More window space must be
provided, and 1t may be necessary to
build a stage and support m box
above another. The same precautions
as to watering and turning TO get uni
form light will be necessary. On warm
days the boxes can be put outdoors.
When 1t m to planting In the
garden, the plants grown In boxes are
cut apart with a cube of soil around
the roots Of each. Those. grown In
pots are Jared loose, turning the head
of the plant downward with the stem
Of the plaEt between the first and sec
ond fingers of the left hand. Where
tin cans without bottoms are used,
the ball Of earth is pushed nearly out
Of the can. The plant is then set with
the can sticking up around 1t as pro-
lection against cutworms. After a
week or two the can is lifted over the
top of the plant. This practice is be-
ing extensively followed by CONNER
clal gardeners in certain sections, who
by the aid OF one of the little can-seal-
Ing machines nov on the market cut
off the tops and the bottoms Of thou
sands of discarded empty cans for use
in transplanting plaLts. Some garden
ers dip the a m In a thin solution Of
| rhellac to keep them from rusting.
| One way of extending the garden
| reason and getting ahead Of nelghbor-
Ing gardeners Is by starting several
| early crops In a hotbed. In addition
to starting plants, the hotbed is useful
| for growing a few early vegetables for
the table.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

Grading wool TOR a Cooperative
Shipment.
examined. AS the tentative grades.
before being put in final form. were
submitted to some of the leading wool
authorities In the country for sugges-
lions and criticisms, II Is believed that
little, II any. change will have to be
made when official standards are es-
tablished.
During the past year investigation
al and Unconstitutional work to test
the commercial utility Of the grades
was conducted In 10 states. Before
meetings OF woolgrowers and others,
demonstrations were given to show
the preparation of the fleeces and the
proper care and handling of the wool
before its shipment to market. In
the states of Maine, New Hampshire.
Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Ar
kansas the several expert wool grad
ers engaged by the bureau graded APP
proximately 100000 pounds of wool
in accordance with the tentative wool
grades. This work has been looked
upon so favorably by wool producers
that requests have been received for
a resumption Of these activities dur
ing the coming season.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
IMPORTANT GRAIN SORGHUMS
Dwarf and Early Varieties Are Best
for Higher and Drier Districts
Essential Hints.

The more important grain sorghums
are included In two groups of varie-
ties, the kafr group and the milo
durra group. Dwarf and early vari.
cites In both groups are best for the
higher and drier districts. The use
of good seed Of adapted varieties, a
well-prepared seeded, clean cultiva-
ton, and the right method Of ham
ding after harvest will increase the
yield and quality Of the grain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
FOR AMATEUR POULTRY
MEN.

Don't allow vermln among the
flock.
Don't allow layers TO become
chilled.
Don't feed unbalanced rations.
Don't overcrowd the birds.
Don't neglect to feed an album
dance of green stun.
Don't neglect to Gull con-
tinually.
Don't feed spoiled grain.
Don't sell dirty or old eggs.
Don't allow the male birds to
run with the hens during the
winter.
Don't allow too many females
with the male bird during the
mating season.
Don't expect results without
work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Every Rat Costs the Nation 50, a Total
Of 5000, oo0, 900 Annually.

veloped by the biological survey,
should be employed. In %furthering the
destruction of the rat, community or
importance. 1t does no good to drive
the rats from n cellar into the next
II they are allowed to breed I'M
molested in their new quarters. When
the campaign Is made general the pest
Is allowed no rest and no opportunity
to lntrench In a new position. II one
pair OF rats is left they reproduce the
original number In a little while, as
rats breed five or six times a year
with an average of ten to the litter.
In connection with the extermina-
ton campaigns, preventive measures
should be employed against the rodent.
First among these Is the protection Of
all food supplies. This Is of prime
Importance. The removal and destruc-
ton Of refuse Is the next step in pre-
vention, as abandoned dumps and piles
of waste material furnish excellent
shelter and food for the rats that have
been driven from the houses and Gel
lars.
Building Should Be Rat Proof.
All buildings should be rat-proofed
by the liberal use of cement and tin.
Rat-prooing should be a prominent
specification In all new construction
and II should be applied to older build
ings In the form of repairs. All drain
outlets should be sealed with wire
cages, or similar protective devices.
With the food supply locked away
from him, and his shelter gone, starva-
ton and exposure will add to the ef-
fectiveness of work with traps and
poisons and the of the rat will
cease to be a real hazard against
American lives aud property.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
EXCELLENT FOR LANDS SAKE
Where Sweet Glover Does Not Thrive
Well an Application Of Lime
stone ls Favored.

Sweet clover is an excellent plant
to grow for the lands sake under
many conditions, and where It does
not grow well now 1t can be made to
grow well by applying ground lime
stone to the soil. 1t will add humus
and nitrogen to the soil rapidly when
plowed under. thereby increasing the
fertility Of the soil In these essential
factors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Ideal.

Mrs. Nostrand-Mr. and Mrs. JEFF
ferson seem to lead an ideal life.
Mrs. Macon-Yes, l often remarked
about II.
Mrs. Nostrand-I wonder what their
secret is?
Mrs. Macon-well. Mrs. Jefferson
told me once that she never presented
her husband with neckties or cigars
on Enthusiastically Standard,
Union.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
PREVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE
Potassium Permanganate Added to
Drinking Water Is Good Way to
Keep OF Infections.

Potassium permanganate is good to
use In drinking water of chickens to
prevent the spread of Infections. 1t
comes In dark purple crystals. A
small quantity dissolved as a stock
solution will last all summer. Add
enough to the water each day to color
II to a light wine color.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
HOME GARDENING
IS FASCINATING
Becomes Sport When There Is
Rivalry With Neighbors for
Fresh Vegetables.
ENJOYED BY ENTIRE FAMILY
Getting an Early Start by Indoor
Propagation viii Help Gardener
Some Suggestions for Get
ting Ahead Of Jack Frost.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Gardening can be made a very in
teresting game with many of the fea-
lures Of friendly competition which
make golf, tennis and other summer
sports so fascinating to many people.
Like these sports, skill and practice
increase the probability OF winning
honors, but unlike them II is
alive and Is enjoyed by the entire
family, who can take part in the gar
den work and enjoy eating the vege-
tables produced.
Gardening becomes a contest or
game when there is rivalry between
neighbors to see who has the first
mess Of peas y the first ripe tomatoes,
or who can raise the largest potatoes
or melons. There is a pride, too, In
having some prize product exhibited
In the window of the local store or
seeing a notice Of some accomplish
ment published in the home newspa-
per.
Beating Jack Frost.
To those who enter the game OF
gardening and covet the honor of hav-
ing the first ripe vegetables, garden
ing specialists Of the United States
Department of Agriculture offer some
suggestions for beating Jack Frost
and getting, garden operations In mo-
ton before the open season for plants.
At least four weeks time can be
saved, specialists say, for many crops.
like tomatoes and cabbage. by starting
the plants in the house. II operations
are to be conducted on a small scale,
two or three cigar boxes filed with
soil and placed in a south window fur
nish a seed bed for starting a few
plants. For most home gardeners a
more desirable seed bed can be made
by placing good soil in a fiat tray
three inches deep and Of convenient
size to fit In a well-lighted window
with southern exposure. A little care
will be necessary in keeping the tray
properly watered.
All garden plants are dependent
upon light for growth, and wheI start
ed in the window Immediately begir
to turn their heads toward the light
To overcome this the box in which
they are grown should be turned
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
Only Partly.

Mother-"So you wish to have my
daughter for YOU wifeY Gallant
Youth-"Partiy that, madam, and part
ly that you may be my mother-in-
law"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28
rat IS SERIOUS
ENEMY OF WORLD
No Other Animal or Insect Is So
Dangerous and Persistent
in Doing Harm.
lNFuCTS IMMENSE DAMAGE
Value Of Food and Property Destroyed
Annually by Each Individual
Rat Is Estimated at $2--Is
Efficient Germ Carrier.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The necessity of a campaign Of I'M
varying efficiency against the common
brown rat, Is an outstanding one. No
other animal or insect is so dangerous
and persistent al enemy, and no other
enemy succeeds in infilcting the dam
age that the rat annually imposes up
on humanity. The rat population of
the United States is at least equal Ia
the human population, and the same
ratio holds true for practically every
country under the sun. The bureau
Of biological survey. United States
Department Of Agriculture, places the
value Of the food and property de
stroyed annually by each individual
rat at 81. Keeping well within the
boundaries of conservatism this means
that each year. in this country alone,
we produce 5000, 900, 900 worth Of food
TO 10 other purpose than to feed our
rats. Tn another way, 100000 men in
the United States are devoting all
their labor to the maintenance of 100,-
100000 rats.
is Efficient Germ Carrier.
But the rodents enmity Is far from
being satisfied by this huge economic
injury. A fr%equenter of all the places
that are vile and l~oathsome, the rat
is a most efficient germ carrier. The
germs of the dreaded "black death"
have killed more human beings than
all the wars Of the worlds history,
and these germs are introduced into
the human system by the bite Of n
rat flea. In India, no longer ago than
1896, the bubonic plague killed 9,0O0,-
900 persons. In Europe, during the
Fourteenth century, 1t is believed to
have brought death to 25,000,00O hui
man beings. Other diseases, almost
as dreadful, are traced to the Ommon
rat. Thus. from the standpoint Of
public health, as well as from the ne
cessity of controlling the drain upon
the public purse, 1t is essential that
the rat be extermlnated. Once the ex-
termination Is complete, or as nearly
sc as modern methods will permit, ev-
cry precaution must be taken to pre-
emf the rat from multiplying and re-
gaining lost ground.
DISCRIMINATING Plans. -
Trapping should be done continuously
and Systematically at all rat-infested
places. Rat poisons, especially barium
carbonate preparations as recently de
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-28

around each day. Out of doors they
get the light from all sides, but in the
window they get 1t from only n side.
Transplantina the Seedlings.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
The Open Shop

In a recent letter to The Tribune
Mr.. James E. Bennet, Of New Lon
don, head of a large manufacture
ing establishment, protested against
the assumption that the factories of
America are prevailingly troubled by
the "open shop" issue and that em-
ployers and employees, are constantly
wrangling and quarrelling.
This conflict Mr.. Bennett re-
marks, "largely exists in the minds
and speeches of aeitators whose
speeches and writings are looked
upon as news and, therefore, get
into public print" His information
is that the majority of American
factories are free Of quarrels be-
tween capital and labor and do not
debate the question of whether the
shop should be closed or open.
Such cheerful, optimistic declara-
tion is so unusual that it has claims
10 be considered as news. Yet the
statistics support it. Our statisti-
cal experts count the strikes, but
they do not count the establish
ments without them. But consult
ing the census figures of the total
number of employing establish
ments, only about / per cent
are annually disturbed by labor
troubles.
The recent voluminous discussion
of the open shop question largely
represents propaganda. 1t has suited
leaders of organized labor to create
the impression that employers gen
orally were engaged in a conspiracy
70 disrupt and destroy labor unions.
Employers, big and little, have de-
MED this-havc pointed out that
they were not foolish enough to en-
tertain such an idea; but the au-
thors Of labor bills Of rights have
continued to make the plot charge.
If lively fear thatS the unions
were threatened with extinction