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New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
Y OW, while for few short weeks the
4 climate of New Ybrk is glorious, is

II
" climate of New Ybrk is glorious, is
~ the time to gather arguments to
refute the jeers and caiumny of strangers
throughout the rest of the year. for in the
vicinity of Manhattan we have the most
remarkable climate in the world Perhaps
the native, the unthinkng and complacent
New Yorker, does not agree. It is hot in
summer; it is cold in winter; it is pleasant
when the sun shines and disagreeable when
it rains; but so, Inc thinks, it Is everywhere.
The weather is quite; normally imperfect.
But this compacancy the visitor from
Florida, California or Maine refuses to share.
He insists that New York wcmther is pessi-
maistically superiative, suprenely worse. What
ever the notorious defect Of his own local
climate may be. he maintains that very fault
is far more noticeable along broadway, while
he win by no means adnlin that Gotham shares
to the slightest degree in the concomitant vir-
tues of his native air. Thus we learn with
amazement that though id be hot in Florida in
August, it is hotter in New York, and yet
that our winters are Arctic. While it may
be cold in winter in Maine (the visitor admits
it proudly nevertheless he AYERS the north
wind bites more shrewdly along 125th Street.
Yet he says eur summers are tropical.
Of course, the weather cannot be as bad as
all that. New York may be cold as Greenland or
hot as Calcutta, but surely, surely, not both!
But the visitor claims >itN is. He claims it
loudly, and confronted with this universal and
reiterated testimony we New Workers. are
we answer the strangers criticism? Shall
we admit the impeachment or deny it?
Shall we boast this is the most wonderful
climate in the world, and that an occasionally
uncomfortable day is the exception which
proves the rule? This is the method Cali
fornia has made famous. For in Los Angeles
press agent to disguise. In San Francisco
in winter it is foggy, chilly and wet But
Los Angeles winter or a San Francisco sum-
mer is as superb as a New York June, SO on
the coast the unpleasant season officially never
exists. You cannot force Native Son to
mention it by bribes or examination.
isn't it hot here in summer?" you ask in
Los Angeles.
Warm, little warm,'' the Native Son has
tens to reply. "But in winter the flowers
bloom, the breezes blow of the hills laden with
New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
Ships of the Desert do not ordinarily
carry marines, but there are exceptions

carry marines, but there are exceptions
limeght on June 2, 1886, when the first bat
talon, under command of Colonel Archibald
Henderson, commandant of marines, set forth
to scene of savage warfare against the Creek
Indians in Florida. On June Is, 1887, The Army
and Navy Chronicle contained the following:
"The Marine Corps has been so much sepa-
rated for year or more past that we have
not had it In our power to make any report of
the changes that have occurred in the stations
OF It's officers. We are rejoced to perceive that
this corps has been earning harvest of fame
IN Florida by the alacrity, zeal and ability with
which the duties assigned to it have been dis
charged, and we welcome back to their homes
and to comparative repose those members Of it
who have been SO long actively engaged in cor-
batting the savages."
During the month Of June, 1912, marines
who had accompanied a squadron which cir
COMMUNICATED the globe arrived in New York
and were received Cordially by the hospitabe
populace."
Not long after the arrival home Of this
American fleet, which had called at practically
every port in Continental Europe and Asia.
clouds OF war again hoveTed over the land A
war with Mexico!
Duringxhe lnttcy part Of Junc, 1876, United
States marines raised the Stars and Stripes
oyss tho fortress at Monterey, Mexico, to a
saluta OF twensy-ore guns. One year later, on
Juno 4, 1S47, a battalion of marines Joined
General Scott, IN command Of the American
New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
OUR REPERTOIRE OF CLIMATE

ashore filed with envy
of the unmoved sons
Of Neptune who could
treat so awful an ex-
perience so loosely?
The same advice ap-
plies as well to climate.
However, although
the New Yorker who
has adopted one of
these tested plans Of
campaign will at least
make a brave fight for
his native climate, in
stead of surrendering
at discretion, he may
still be defeated by a
clever stranger. For
the visitor is also an
expert in climates and
their defense. Recog-
nizing the P e r f G c t
Spring Gambit or tbe
familiar move from
Bad Weather to- I
Don't Care, he sacri-
fees a pawn by COM
plimenting the skyline
of lower Manhattan
and treacherously at
tacks with his queen.
"It's the humidity
which makes New York
umendurable, !" he de-
clares.
Now, you are in dam
ger Of checkmate.
Against this attack
there is no formal, set
defense. Your next
move will mark you as
a novice or a master
New-York tribune., 1921-06-26

the U. S. S. st. Mary extinguished flames al
the Italian merchant vessel Delaide, lying d
the harbor of Callao, Peru.
In Alexandria, Egypt, on June Ia, 1885, i
detachment of marines landed and proceedda
the American Consulate in that city during n
uprising of natives against foreigners Ill
marines were the first troops in the centa u
the city during that time.
During the month of June, 1889, marhs|
were stationed at the Paris Exposition al
took a prominent part III the memorial seq
ices at the tomb of Lafayette.
Five years later marines were again seuthI
Corea to quell native uprisings and prot6
American missionaries. In June, 1894, ttF|
arrived at Seoul on the United States fagsh7
Baltimore.
From the Far East to Cuba next came III
marines, who, on June IL, 1898, landed /
Guantanamo under terrific fire from nsurge
forces, several days prior to the destruction i
the Spanish squadron under Admiral CeryeE,
On June % marines participated in the naFs|
engagement which resulted in the fall OF sal
tiago de Cuba.
In June, 1899, one year before the bOSE|
uprising, a battalion of marines was sent /
Cavite, P. l., for guard and garrison duties
Many of these same men, one year later II
fVa1
the Allied forces. They arrived at Taku ~
IA, and on June 81 they, with their Brlaa
japanese and Russian allies, marched on iF
Tsin. On June % the marines participates 1
the storn1ing of the walls of Peking. The hs'
deeds accomplished by the Marine Corps a Il
= organization and marines as individuals dul's
the dark days before the fall of the Cnns'
capital are matters of historic record
Eight years later, on June s, 1908, na'ls
under Lieutenant Colonel Eli K. Cole sailed II
Panama to prevent disorder during eeeAos
there being at that time an exceedingly tus
lent situation that threatened to overtasas
government of the Republic of Panama. I'D
Six companies of marines on June 10 ...J
We're sent to Caribbean waters, in view y
settled Mexican conditions.
On June 3, 1916, Congress enacted
fixing the authorized strength of the ae.
Corps at 597 officers and 1881 enlisted =
A few days after war with Germany Nss
clared President Wilson increased the as'.
lied enlistment of marines to 1900, ana
eral weeks later Congress enacted an aaoi".
law, increasing the number of enlisted lss :. 4
the corps for the duration of the war y ~
men and of officers to 1897.
On June IA, 1917, the 5th Regimen
United States Marines sailed for Franz
the Henderson, De Kalb and Hancock, l0'.
one-ffth of the first contingent OF Ans'
trcops for services in France. They arms
ST. Nazaire, France, on June 26 and g
On June 6, 1918, the marines, now Z
the I'd Division, American ExpedN'
Forces, first gained foothold in stralessS & i !
sitions around Bouresches and Belleaa ! I
which resulted in the ultimate capture =
ssction of the battle front and the tuEass
the tide of battle along the road TO falls
New-York tribune., 1921-06-26

fresh and delightful after the thunder shower"
The queerest thing about strangers is the
way they will believe whatever they are told
in spite of the evidence of their own five
senses. If you talk of May, June and October
long and enthusiastically enough, your August
visitor will go home and say to his wife:
New York weather? Perfectly delightful
my dear. It seemed little hot while I was
New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
the scent of orange

the scent OF orange
blossoms, the"
Why quote hina at
length? He will new
e7 let you think CT the
summer again
"Your fogs must be
unpleasant in winter"
you remark on Market
Street.
"They are wonder
ful for the complex
ion," declares your
guide. "And begin
ming in May the wealth
er is SO perfect we
move the. grand piano
onto the front lawn"
Do you see the
method? If we New
Workers adopt it the
secret is never to men
tion the weather of
any months but May,
June and October. For
example, a typical con-
versation in August
would run like this:
"How hot it is" de-
clares the visitor from
Key West.
''Do you remember
what Lowell wrote of
June weather." you
retort. "Those rare and
perfect days last long
er here, beginning in
April, in fact, in Octo-
ber" -- five minutes
conversation omitted
yes, it is warm to-
day, but the air will be
New-York tribune., 1921-06-26

UT is strange fact that in the history Of
the United States Marine Corps, from its
beginning up until the present day, an un-
usual proportion of the important incidents
which go to make UP it's history occurred dur
ing the month of June. 1t is also matter of
historical record that practically every war in
which the United States has been engaged has
begun in April.
The Marine Corps, which so nobly stood the
test three years ago this month at Belleau
Wood, had it's origin with resolution passed
by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia
on June g. TITS, which declared that "the COM
pact between the grown and the people Of
Massachusetts Bay is dissolved" Immediately
subsequent to that declaration the First and
Second Battalions of American Marines" were
organized.
A little more than one year later, June 25,
1776, the organization of the corps was further
perfected and the first commissions issued. One
major, six captains, five first heutenants and
five second lieutenants were appointed to com
plete the first commissioned personnel of the
Marine Corps.
The first engagement ever participated in by
marines of which there is actual record was
fought off the banks of Newfoundland on June
27, 1777, thirteen days after Congress adopted
the Stars and Stripes as the national standard
The American 32-gun frigate Hancock, with
small detachment of marines aboard, attacked
the British 32-gun frigate Fox. In less than
two hours the Fox surrendered.
On June /, 1905, detachment of marines
stormed Derne, stronghold of the Tripolitans,
and captured it. This action paved the way for
the signing Of a treaty of peace with Tripoli,
ending war of four years duration. The re-
port of this battle stated "that the marines
passed through shower of musketry from the
walls of houses, took possession of the battery
planted the American flag upon it's ramparts
and turned its guns upon the enemy" The
honor of planting the first American flag on
Old World soil went to Lieutenant O'Bannon
Of the Marine Corps.
Peace and quiet reigned for six years, but
on June %, 1872, five days after war was for
maily declared against Great Britain, ma
rine detachment on the American frigate
PRESIDENT took part in an engagement between
that ship and the British frigate Belvidere off
the north Atlantic coast
One year later, on June H. 1919, fifty ma
rines, landing from the American frigate Con-
stitution at Craney Island, in Hampton Roads,
opened fire ON the enemy with great coolness
aad precision, which resulted in the sinking Of
three OF the harges." The barges records
snow, We're carrying enemy forces ashore from
BRUSH frigates which had recently sailed into
the Roads.
ineh, one year later 70 the day, large de-
.achment OF marines aided an American fiotilla
IN raising the bioekade Of Chesapeake Bay,
Strategic naval movement during those DARK
and final days of the War Of 1919
Following several years OF comparative mac
tivity, the Marine Corps again cams into the
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22

string cranberries. They're easiest to
begin on"
Have you children discovered yet
that it is more fun to make things
with your own hands than it is to buy
them with money? If not, you have
missed a lesson which every child
should learn.
The tree decorations which Johnny
and his sisters were making may be
made by any child. First on the list
comes popcorn and cranberries. These
may be strung separately or alternate
ly. If yellow field corn Is soaked un-
til softened, it may also be strung. A
small tree was once trimmed with a
lattice work of strung popcorn, cover.
ing all the top Of the tree, with tiny
red tissue bells at the end of each
string.
Nearly every child has learned to
make different kinds of paper chains.
Packages Of colored paper may be OBJ.
tanned at almost any printing office
These may be cut into short lengths
When the ends are pasted .,gether
with one strip Topped into the next, the
"ioOp" chain is the result. This may
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
BEEF CATTLE BENEFIT FARM
Possible for Farmer to Make Greater
Use Of Dry Roughages-Need
Little Attention.

The use of beef cattle in connection
with general farming throughout the
corn belt, says the United States De-
partmcnt of Agriculture, offers the fol-
lowing advantages:
1t is possible tO'make greater use Of
dry rHghages produced on the farm,
as beef cattle consume larger Quanti-
ties of these feeds than any other class
of live stock.
Beef cattle can be used protitably
on rough land unsuitable for crop
production; also on low. wet land un.
suitable for either crops or for other
classes Of stock.
Beef cattle use the total production
Of grain and rOughages on the average
farm, without the purchase Of other
feeds, more efficiently than any other
class Of live stock.
Beef cattle on the farm favor a we'll
balanced distribution of labor through
out the year. They require very little
attention during the summer and fall,
when crops need attention, and dur
ing winter and early spring, when there
IS little field work to be done, farmers
can utilize their time to advantage
by caring for the breeding herd, winter
ing the stockers and feeders, or fatten-
ing some steers.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22

may be covered with it and used to
hold cundy and nuts. Conueoplas'
produced by rolling one corner of an
oblong piece Of paper toward the op'
posite corner and FASTING the edges
together, may be cut from gilt paper
or decorated with strips Of it. These
are very useful for holding popcorn,
but are not strong enough for candy.
Tiny butterflies may rest on the top
most branches Of the Christmas tree.
Cut oblongs of colored tissue paper
in various sizes, rounding the corners
enough SO they will give the appear
ance of wings. If the paper Is thin.
several pieces may be put together,
crushed at the center, and black silk
floss tied in two places so as to form
the body of the butterfly.
As a finish for the top Of the tree,
a small doll may be CARRIED to repre-
sent Santa Claus. A few pieces from
an old red flannel petticoat will pro-
duce the coat, trousers and cap; cotton
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
TRAP NESTS HELP BREEDERS
Some Facts Have Recently Been
Learned as Result Of Device in
Improving Flock. y

Trap nesting hens to find the most
profitable layers does not appeal to the
average farmer and backyard poultry
man as being practical, Besides the
original cost of making the nests, there
is the extra labor required in looking
after the layers However, some facts
that were learned as a result of using
the trap nest may be applied In the
improvement of the flock, say poultry.
men Of the United States Department
Of Agriculture. For instance. the
trap nest has shown that the late
moulter is the most profitable bird in
the flock. Now, without the use OF
the trap nest, a man may select the
late mOulters and be sure that he is
picking the cream Of the flock. And It
seems reasonable to believe that this
characteristic breeds on from genera
ton to generation.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
=, Our Christmas
Day
~ HERE Is an innate perception

~ HERE Is an innate perception
W among men and women that
Christmas day ought to be the
happiest in the year It Is doubtful
II they ever attempt to- analyze their
own half.formed ideas on the subject,
but it Is only necessary TO turn to the
writings Of those who have been most
solicitous for the well-being Of their
fellow men to see that this is the case.
Look, for instance, at Washington lr.
wing telling. in "Bracebridge Hail."
the story of a good oli-fashioned
Christmas according to the flesh,
picture that was to express his ideal
Of ION earth peace. good will toward
men," Or turn to- the greatest of all
the chroniclers of Christmas, Charles
Dickens, the man who in his many
pictures, from that Of Dingley Dell to
that Of Scrooge's bedroom, sought to
make Christmas q season of good
deeds and Of good cheer. Blessings
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
MANY ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN ON farm
Falls and Refractory Animals
Cause Of Hurts That Could
Be Avoided.
DIVERS M|SHAPS DELAY WORK
Careless Use Of Unprotected Ma
chinery Takes Toll Of Limbs That
Would Be Prevented With use
of Safety Devices.
prepared by the United states Dep'i ''''~ ~
of ACrculture.)

PREPARED by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
Farmer Brown was driving the doc-
tor back to town, after ne had SET
neighbor William Johnson's fractureu
leg and dressed three caved'IIl rlOs'
Johnson seemed to be in bad luck con-
stanty, and the neishbors were CIR
culating a subscription paper lor MIN
and arranging a ''bee" to DO up Ills
unfinished work.
Earlier in the season a hold-Dack
broke on a hill. The horse ran away
throwing Johnson to the ground ana
confirming him to bed several days IN
busy period.
A little later one of his little boys
stepped on a garden rake when ha1
been left back down Oh the ground,
and ran tine through his foot. the
child was taken to the doctor to have
the wound dressed, but not until ln1ec-
ton had set in, apd he would always
be a trihe lame.
Delays Farm Work.
A hired man stepped through a loose
board of a barn loft, and farm and
household work was delayed while he
recovered.
This latest misfortune was the worst
of the season. Johnson had been
shingling the barn, using a common
prop scaffolding, made by placing
wooden brackets against the side OF
the building and supporting them with
two-by-four scantllng set at an angle
Of As degrees and anchored at the foot
with stakes and stones. He had I'M
dertaken to carry a bunch of shingles
to the roof. An upper rung, previous
ly broken from the ladder, had been
replaced with a two-inch single band,
nailed on with elght-penny nails. The
wood in the side of the ladder was
dozy and the nails gave way under
Johnson's weight. The jolt as he
struck the next rung upset the ladder,
and down tumbled Johnson, ladder,
scaffold;ng and shingles, all in heap
on the ground.
Pretty tough on Johnson" observed
B wn. "They talk about farming be-
ing a safe and healthful plysuit; but
I'll bet he didn't think so when that
bunch Of shingles pursued him and
smashed his ribs
"Farming is healthful," said the old
doctor, providing people would take
reasonable care Of themselves. 1t ought
to be safe as any ordinary occupation
but the observations of the United
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN HONOLULU UNIQUE

Japanese, Englishmen, Filipinos, Por.
tuguese, Koreans, soldiers. sailors and
civilian men, women and children, took
part in the pageant Of the streets
throwing confetti and lighting fire.
crackers
AFTER all, it is the incongruity that
makes the celebration of Christmas in
Honolulu unique. Here in the melting
pot of the Pacific, where those who
melt are matched by those who resist
the alchemy, all nations of the earth
meet in common observance"
Followers Of Buddha and Confucius
take part in the Christian festival with
zeSt, just as Christians there help to
celebrate the religious holidays OF
others. But this is a strange Christ.
mas picture: Horns were every.
where, tirecrackers snapped and scat.
tered and above the din at times could
be heard the plaintive tone of Hawaii's
ukelele and the steel guitar"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
Octopus Not DANGEROUS.

The octopus has the power Of
changing color more highly developed
than any other animal. He could &C.
commodate himself to the vivid back.
ground Of a tartan plaid without a
tremor. Indeed, this Is his main line
of defense. He clings mechanically
with his many suckers to whatever he
may touch, but a tight grip upon the
slight construction between his head
and little round body invariably
causes him to relax his hold. To see
the lmpunity with which any French
fisher girl will handle an octopus
might dispel the fears Of the most
nervous bather that ever mistook an
overgrown jelly fish for the eight.
armed terror Of the deep.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
! WINTER IS SPLENDID
TIME FOR REPAIRING
Note Defects on Thashing Ma
chine When Storing.
implement Should Be Put in Thorough
Working Order Before Start OF
Working season-Make Ad.
justments Later.

,prspared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural
Oyerhaulng the thtashins machine
during the winter means doIIarS III
time and grain saved next year. Prop
or rppairs should be made amt ti'c
whole machine put into thorough
working order before tie beginning
Of the working season. While certain
adjustments must be made during op-
GRAFTON, it is possible by putting up
the machine properly at the close Oh
the season to have all parts in such
condition that the necessary operal-
ing adjustments can be made readily
accurately and with little delay.
Many times defective parts are over
looked or neglected, in the hope lllat
they will last through the season,
when they should be replaced during
the season Of disusr. When they TAN
in the midst of the working season,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
Thrashng Machine in Operation.

serious losses often result before the
repairs can be made. During or just
before the thrashing season new parts
are difficult to get promptly because
of the unusual rush Of orders from
the many who have put the matter OIL
until the last minute.
In a series of bulletins on the care
and repair of farm implements issued
by the United States Department of
Agriculture is one on grain separatorS,
known as Farmers Bulletin 1896.
Copies may be had free upon appIica-
ton to the department at Washington.
D. G.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22

be varied In many ways by combining
different colors and joining other
chains onto the original at various
angles.
The gold paint which Johnny was US
inc was changing walnut shells into
tiny gittering ornaments. A tiny hole
bored in each and they were ready 10
be hung from the branches on bits or
cjlded wire. Small balls may be made
from tinfoiI or the tInf0il used 10 COW
er other ornaments.
A sheet Of gold and one Of silver
paper present many possibilities
Stars may be cut from cardboard ana
covered with the paper. Match boxes
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-12-22
PASTURE STOCK ON ALFALFA
Not Advisable Where Rains Have
Softened Ground, as Plants Are
Liable to Be Torn.

DO not pasture stock on alfalfa fields
where the rains have softened the
ground badly, advises the United
States Department Of Agriculture. To
Go so will render the alfalfa plants
liable to be torn out by the roots or
damaged very severely. Another mis-
take is to pasture more stock than the
alfalfa will care for, resulting in close
cropping and injury to the crown. II
Is best to limit the stock on alfalfa
pasture to such an extent that the
plants will grow a little faster thon
they are eaten.