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Protest Against Burial at Sea.

The population of Saigon was great
~ stirred some t.ma ago on learning
that the body Of 81 young English
woman VIII" died aboard Il steamer OF
the Me>Sa"crieS MaritimeS was con-
signed t" the Sra despite the protests.
entreaties and prolfered compensation
OF her husband. who sought To have
the body retained until the first port
was reached. A petition was ad-
dressed to the governor Of Cochin
China, setting forth that burial at sea
is practice which originated In thu
period Of sailing vessels when ships
might remain becalmed for days, but
that 1t Is no longer justified now that
voyages are much shorter and ocean
travel has reached as great inlpor.
lance as travelling on land.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
PAGE SEVEN
System of Checks and Balances

According TO the Export Trade and
Exporters Review. this is the way
they cash y check In Greece:
The cheek Is presented TO the teller.
Endorsement is made in his presence
He makes ont several copies of re
ceipts for the amount. which receive
payec'S signature. bronze disk
bearing u number IS then presented to
the payee. who waits his turn. The
writing on the check is now compared
with the filed signature. II the check
Is on another bank this bank Is called
by telephone or messenger sent and
the check verified. The check next
goes to the bookkeeper, where the de-
positor's balance is brought forward
and records made. An auditor is
called and checks all proceedings as
they are made. The customers num-
Der is then called and the customer
presents his disc. Identities the check,
verifies his signature OF the receipts.
and receives t.he cash
They fear the Greeks hearing
checkS.-Commerce and Finance
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
A Dimpled
Milkmaid
3, MARTHA M. WILLIAMS

,o.l by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. !
$50 YOU think yourself Il beauty"
,,,r;r Maben shifted and you cant
n.,r agreeing with me-" Lorraine gig
-,,G. twining Hn Enthusiastically pre-
r,ti;aicd curl about her f"r"iinger.
N,hru shifted again, saying:
"What | think doesn't mattcr-n"t
III, least But if my name were only
Wainri.ht-' pauSing significantly.
Iorraiue smiled eltinly. clasped her
hands behind her head and murmurcd,
arparcntly to the breeze:
1T is nice to be found pleasing by
q person who knows" Then, sitting
IN. head thrust forward: "Telr me.
Dichy does the exalted one really
,hinl, anything about me? The frozen
truth here's good fellow"
Young Maben smiled craftily. "'Fraid
ynu couldn't bear it," he said. looking
ras- Lorraine to her reflection in the
lsni"I mirror.
oh. i, won't quite turn my head"
she laughed back at him. Yet with Il
deep note under it that hurt Maben
10 Lear. But to be madly jealous at
two-und-twenty is to he also entirely
ruthless. "He says you are q type
the diInplcd MISUNDERSTANDING fetch
jus here on the falTn--but civilization
would spoil you utterly" Mahcn an
swcrcd slowly.
Would it. l wonder?" Lorraine an
swcred calmly, with meditative
smile, hut something at the bottom of
her eyes that was disturbing to her
sometime sweetheart. They had grown
up together into an illusory love-and
grown out Of 1T, they thought, by help
Of school and college. But since loves
posSes>ive case is nearly an immOr-
tclle, Wainwright's advent had made
Mahnn furious. All the more so that
he himself was responsible for it
wainwright. II fellow OF Mnben's COL
lerr. Snrcializinc in sncinlnnn- had
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taken fancy Ia the lad from the
wheat country, had helped him in
many ways-in return for all Of which
Maben had almost bullied him into
coming to EarabIe for the holidays.
The farm name had pleased him
nightly when he sensed its deriva-
ton. 1t was the old form Of arabic
and doubtless meant adapted to eared
crops. Place names, you see all hold
glints of sociology. Thus wainwright
to himself. The basic truth was
wearied of sophistication, he felt a
longing for life next TO the ground.
He said openly he COLLECTED sum-
mer girls" thereby assuring his harm
lesSness. IT was thus he had classi-
fed Lorraine, with no thought Of
slight or slur. Maben knew as much
knew that his quotation, actually
veritablc. was spiritually fulse. But
In losing battle one takes any
weapon handy.
Lorraine, in front Of the tall mir
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rOr. scanned herself narrowly. turn
ing and bending 70 see herself at all
angles. a new and specially wicked
diinpie played hide and seek in her
left cheek. Maben. watching it.
yearned 70 kiss il away. but felt some
how as though he had forfeited all
right even To think OF such Il thing.
Presently he said awkwardly: I'm
glad YOU don't mind. 'Raine. The old
hoy meant no harm. but most girls
wouldn't underestimate"
God Almighty made 'em to match
the men, lorraine quoted with a
twinkle. but me. I'm the best little
understander going. If you doubt IT..
just you watch me-"
I'm sure you've said things Of
him." Maben began defensively. She
nodded. intcrruptinG again. "Not n
patch on the things shall say to him.
Beloved. listen, it will be worth while"
Going To ask him IL Il dimpled
da'rymaid wears her finger in her
mOuth?" Mabrn bantcrcd.
"Why didn't YOU let me think of
that: Lorraine sighed. You know
original sin gets there first ALWAYS"
"Shut up, There he comes" Ma
ben adIn"ni>!led over his shoulder. as
he rushed /" meet Il tall thin person
with scholarly droop of eyes and
shoulders, who came up the parh he
tween brilliant flower borders, Ior-
rainc flung after after him an inscr1,-
tahie Smilc-th"n vanished not to re-
appear until very late afternoon.
Ma')cn stared at har. She vas
'ransfIgurcd. Not Il curl. hardly q
wave broke the sweep of her red
golden crown. She had buniShed ev-
cry dimple. grntled her dancing feet
10 n softer rhythm. All in white
rlinGinS and vaporouS, she seemed to
float rather than walk across grass
already cool will, dew. Lifting her
head deerlile from her low garden
seat, she smiled up at wainwright, Il
smile of primal nllurement. saying
softly: Now is the time for wonder
stories. You must tell me onc--the
one most care to hear"
What is it," he asked.
You promised to tell it," anXiously.
IF / know it, he said !ntlulgcntly,
i'll his best elder brother voice.
Lorraine smiled again. IF moi YOU
who doesf' she murmured. SIT Is
the story Of yourself-tell it from the
very beginning"
wainwright gaSped. Half 81 minute
before he would have sworn TO himself
and walked off. Now Instead he flung
himself on the turf, set his chin i'm
his palmS-and made the beginning
of the end.
1t was profound social observer
who said: There are no such trou-
bi"some ghosts at maturity as the I'M
committed sins of our youth" Vail
right proved the saying. His youth
had been hard and driving, untouched
by merry balances, unsweciened by
saving follicS. Naturally his ghost
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
India Ink Really Chinese Ink.

The Intensely black inks have varl-
Gus sorts of finely divided caribou as
their pigment. and the vehicle m t1,ost
instances is some type of oil Q.i var
nish. India ink is the name oftsh ap-
piled to what Is in reality Chinese
Ink. The best Of this variety comes
from the Anhui province and is made
from the lamp black produced when
wood oil Is slowly burned in one earth
enware vessel and the SCOT or lamp
black produced is collected on the
Sides of second inr placed above the
first. A paste is made with varnish
and pork fat and this Is then mixed
with glue. Some ink is made from
the SCOT Of sesame or rapeseed oil.
but In any case the paste Is pressed
Into molds. There are, of course,
many grades Of this Ink, the lower
being made from the coarser SCOT and
glue. In 1918 the Chinese exported
$4,000 pounds Of this ink.-ScIentific
American Monthly.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

over hfty years ago a young phys,
1cian practiced widely In Pennsylva-
MIA and became famous for his uni
form success in the curing of disease
This was DR.. r. v. Pierce who after.
wards established himself In Buffalo.
N. Y, and placed his Golden Mod
icaf Discovery" in the drug stores OF
the United States. When you feel
rundown, out of sorts, blue and do
spondent try the energizing influence
OF Golden Medical Discovery in tablet
or liquid form. Nearly a million
bottles were sold last year.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

dancing made him a spectacle for pouS
and men. But he cared nothing for
thar. Men might Scoff. women sneer
all he wanted was to battle himself in
the sunlight of Lorraine's eyes and
let her gentle feet dance over his
heart ii they chose.
Mabcn tried reScueS many and vari-
Gus. partly OH his own account. partly
also because OF real friendlincSS. Rut
none of them got him anywhere. He
dared not risk open expoStu.ntion-
me itahlt or reverence WIS too strong
IN MN. Lorraine would neither talk
nor listen TO him--uu more than she
would I" her mother or the minister.
Now and then she held chuckllng
conferences with her futher-who ncv.
or sine" til" day she was born had seen
anything wrong in her But even
he ut length grew. not anxious, but
compassionate. PUT i'm out of mis-
cry gently, honey" he counselcd
'Whcn YOU don't want IL fish throw
him back. instead OF leaving him flop
ping ana messing ny the bank
n cryptic SayinS-perhapS II was
In obedience to it that u month at
ter Nainrigh'> brguilenent Lorraine
again sat in the low chair. bending
toward him on the grass at her feet
But instead of saying anything she
spread her hands. palms Downward
palms all pink and Satin-Smonrh. melt
ing int" round baby wrists. Vain.
right caught thrm-Shc did not draw
thcm away. As ne made. to Law ono
against his cheek she said softly:
Plty they are 50 Smuuth and weak
they quite spoil my type"
Nothing can spoil your iypc. what
ever it may be-" wainwright murmured
trying to kiss Il wrist. She drew i,
gently away. saying roguishly: "Fie:
You are not going back on Yourself
surely! Remembcr-you called me y
dimpled milkmaid.'
so I did" wainwright said siftinp
up suddenly. "Where's Maben. I won
derr'
Here" said Maben looming through
the dusk. But don't swear--there's q
pair of us. Shes going to marry
Heath Maclay next MONTH"
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Precocious.

"You should always put your best
foot forward"
'Iou should say better foot moth
or. and which would you call my bet
ter foot, anyhow"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
Dead Gone.

Shc-"WOuld yon bc willing TO die
for me- Rc--"Why, I'm dying for
you now.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
Misc

RiN--I hav" a capital idea
DiX-IOu can't use my capital.-
Boston Transcript
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
IN LIGHTER VEIN


He-LetS kiss and make up.
She-If you're careful won't have
to. =.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
The Reason.

''He is very long in paying his
bills. THAT is because he is geuer-
ally short"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

Sports clothes appear to be practic.
ing certain reticence in the matter
Of color and for this reason have taken
on additional dignity. For skirts moth
Ing Is more in demand than black and
white in bold checks and stripes and
these are worn with black coats and
Sweater-coats in black. often bright
ened by white trimming.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
Completely Disposed OF.

'i'id You nail ihe lie
liar"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
Tf> Main Object.

What is your son doing III college
this year."
Me"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

American Red Cross has erected a
barracks ut Dion, France, to serve as
a day nursery for the children Of the
French women who work in the United
States Army camoufage factory.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

A boy never gets much comfort out
of his first cigar, hut he gets great
deal of experience.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

Cold baths in winter ought to pro.
mote the will-power; and they do pro
mote the yell power.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29

The five o'clock tea would be even
more popular with women IL it were
marked down to 4:5T.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-13
FREAK ARTIST GONE
AT LEAST DET@OlT CANNOT Lo-
GATE HIM.

Newspaper Enterprise Assoeiation.)
DETROIT, Fet l. The freal1ish ar
list is no more,
So says Clyde II, burroughs, direc-
tor Of the Detroit Institute OF Arts.
WHO recently visited Greenwich Vii
lage, n VI. haven for artists.
The modern artist Is a very human
person, says Burroughs lie would
Sc taken TOR prosperous business
nam The oldtime dauber, With long
hair Rowing tic AM soft hat pulled
Town over his left eye. has passed
Dut
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-13
Four Days of
Horse Racing
at Orlando Fair

Four days of ras+lg Will feature the
Sub-rgapieaI Sid Winter Fair sat Or,
laado HARNESS horses will vie with
the hobtails for favor and the grand
stand should present an Inspiring
sight each afternoon. The card Tor the
respective days follow
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
THE PROHIBITION SITUATION

Tho outlook i'll this country at the
present time FOR prohibition is gloomy.
The saloon seems to have como to
stay but II seems as though w.liskey
:cf its kindreA Ct,ncoctions have
conc to stay. Tho theorists IN the
G,NCrnment have sought TO max. tbs
violation OF the prohibition laws
nero certain Of punishment than the
commission OF robbery or murdc.. AS
Il logical result, the laws read one
way and large proportion OF the
body polite nct another.
II is as mach common sight now
to see men Keeling drunk in oommun
tiles as 1t formerly was to see them
doing the same thing coming from
the doors OF saloon. 1t is plainly
evident that the Industrial and com
mercial interests considered that the
saloon clements were getting more
than their legitimate share OF bust.
mess and to this e1tent were parulyz.
inB legitimate activities They Joined
III the crusade against liquor with the
result that the revolution went too
far.
Now the Government is seeking to
control this traffic again through the
, medium OF the drug stores and by
means of the physicians. The ridicu
] | Hf l. IL ha.
number of whiskey blanks are allow.
CT to a physician. This Is equivalent
to saying that whiskey as medicine
is not needed. If it is needed. tho
Physician should he die judge Of in Il
how much he should prescribe. 1t is
evident that the relaxation OF the
strict regulations is in sight.
Making it crime for person to
have half pint bottle on his person
or in his place OF business is about as
ridiculous as anything could be. In
Now York. dealer has had his pl,, @
of business under the control and OBJ
servation Of several officers paid by
the Government. The cause of il
Was that he had a half pint bottle of
WhiSkc% in his place when the officers
raidel The place. 4 free people VIII
HOT long tolerate this kind OF action.
1t must necessarily bring about y re.
action to the injury Of those pcoplc.
who are advocating these kind of re.
pr "SSlVc mcasurea.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

do not distinguish between white men
and Negroes or any other class or
classes. What we want to know is tho
attitude of the Lilly White" Rcpubli.
cans towards the Harding Administra
ticn and what will be the course OF
action on the part of the Lilly Blacks"
II dealing with this ALI powerrul.
government at Washington.
IL Joseph r. Brady, Esq. and Hon.
Henry W. Anderson and their fac
tons are right. Attorney j. r. Pollard
and D. a. Ferguson. ID d. S., are
right and ii on the other hand, the
LILLY Whites" are wrong. then the
Lilly Blacks" are wrong. There col
ne no place in this Government ur
within the genuine Republican Party
Tor these racial distinctions. We
shall watch with interest the result
o! this ruling. Hon. G. Basct,m
Siemp is said to be committed to the
elimination Of The citizen of color i'm
he affairs OF the Republican Party
How can he Square" his action with
he ruling OF the official mouth piece
OF the Harding Administration.
Ii may be well to note too that
the ntteranceS of Secretary OF Labor
Davis are in line with the policy adopt
"d by the American Federation OF
LABOR. OF which that Master diplo.
nat and leader is the official head.
We shall watch with intcrcst tho p,
ut or rhis interesting situation. The
American Government ut Washing
ton is back snnding upon the funda.
len;nl principles Of the Republic. A
tatcsman is in the white house. who
up to this time seems to have The
outrage or his convictions and who
not either ashamed or afraid t.
lake them known to all of this world.
we nope thai the moral effect will
reflected in this commonwcaJ,.,
the extent that small men, men of
h'all calihre and little intellect, when
i comes to dealing with great princ;
les may see and hear and in so do
NIX VIII be made to understand. There
mould be but one Republican Party
virginia, it should be composed OF
white and colored people. one careful
OF no feeling and the interests Of the
Their and both refraining from any
CT or language that would tend to
tiend tho other. Then. we all can
ork for one purpose. tho glory OF this
cpubic and the grandeur Of the
commonwealth in which wo live.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
LIBERIA AND THE "LEOPARI)
MEN"

Mr.. Archibald johnson. now ten.
porarily residing in Montreux, Swift.
zerland sends us clipping from the
London Daily Mail. In which Mr.. p.
I'll. Newman says that cdnnibultsm
exists i'll the hinterland OF Liberia
and that human flesh has heen offer.
cd to him as Il dclicacy. We cannot
say that we are actually surprised nj
this M civilization IS extending and
excrting itself to correct these evils
These cannibals conveniently called
leopard men" live next door to III.
IBERIA. 80 10 speak, but over here in
the United States OF America, they
cook human flesh. In the hinterland,
which hinterlnnd Ia located in this
country.
Ii is not served as delicacy, but
is used rs n souvenir. Colored men
have been burned at the stake in
Arkansas, Texas and other States OF
this Union. where civilization Is said
to exist and where churches may be
seen on every sifa, 1t has been found
practically impossible to stamp ont
the practice. If people in this coun-
try, with their civilization and thci-
civilizing influences arc guilty of
such practice what must be said OIL
the Liberian Republic and the dis
tricts adjacent therelo? Surely IT ia
another case Of seeing tho mote in curl
brothers eye, while he Is obliyiousl
of the beam that it is in our OWL
eye.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

Hon. Charles w Anderson is a
candidate for the position of Collcc-
Tor of Internal Revenue at New York
y position which he held with honor
and credit for many ycurs. being APP
pointed by Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
We hope TINT he may succeed in his
effort. Few leaders in this country
enjoy the confidence and esteem OF
all classes as does Charles W. Ander.
son of New York
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
SENATOR TRUMAN NEWBERRY'!
VINDICATION.

The United States Supreme Court
handed down decision, Monday, May
I'D, 1921 that will be generally ap.
proved by law-abidlng citizens owe, -
where. BY unanimous opinion. the,
verdict conyicting Senator Truman I'll
Ncwhrrry Of n felony In having ex1
pending too much money in sccurineI
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
4 CHANGE Or Policy

We note with intoreR a statement
Issued by the Department of Labor
relative to the color-lne 1t is of
special interest at this time and indi.
Gates an absolute change Of policy in
dealing with large body OF Ancri.
can citizens. commonly called Negro.
es, whether they in as black az mid
night or as white as The dripping
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

1t seems that it would be we'll for
the Pennsylvania legislators OF color
to consult Hon. Harry G.. Smith o.
OHIO and some of the leaders of color
III n. Y. rs to the best method of get
ting an Equal Rights Bill through u
state legislature. There is no use "grirv
ing over split milk" The only thing
to do is to 20 ahead and try again.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

What does it profit a man to hack"
Ia big car and make twenty-five dol
and pay out one hundred dollars
for repairs and automobile tires? Yet
there are many people doing this very
hing. +" ;,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

1t takes liz" times as long FOR Il
grown person to bo taught anything
as ii doe, II child. This doc lc~ -
Ter To devllment. however. This cal.
be acluiTet ~ either Of the parlicG
ON short notice. The devil employs
Methods Atat are instantaneous for
his students.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

People, who 1.-Two right and who do
right will have hard time in this
world People. who live wrong ard
who do wrong will have a hard time
OF it before rhey leave this word AMI
Il harder time after they leave Ii
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

A married couple, ono suited to tho
other and basking each others smiles
are about as near the happiness OF
heaven us they can get and Il married
couple, uneyenly yokcd and living
within the shadow Of each others dis.
satisfaction and abuse are about as
near the "hot place" rs they can get.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

Some people are always on the
beat. They are never satisfied unless
they are dcceiving or beating some
body out OF one thing or another. In
the last equation, thoy will find that
they have beaten themselves.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

A person. who advocates increa scs
i'll the pastor, salary will he thought
Nv tn" pastor to he called Of God.
'Nu7zie not jho OK that trcadcth ont
'ne corn. &c course applies 20 mo
pastor'S salary
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

Some people depend upon prayer
alone to ger them out of their troub
les They must pray and work and
work and pray iii order to accomplish
permanent results. Franklin was
right. wllrn I.c said, "God helps those
who help thomSclyes"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07


journal is of special interest,"
Zion, H.. Jan. 2l.--RcsidcntS of
Zion we're given now light on the
terrors OF the Internal regions :Oday
when Ovcrscer Wilbur Glenn Volivia
issued advance shcctB on n Hand
book and Guide to He'll, based on
what he said no recently had rccciv.
cd
Every sinner is going to be pun
ishcd with nm overdose of his own
SIM Folivia declared. "A tobacco
smoker will re locked up in Il don
full Of tobacco smoke. \ chewcr of
the filthy weed will be immersed to
his neck In vat Of tobacco juice. A
drtnkcr will pass his term of purifcn
non In IL Moratorium filled with beer,
wine and. whisky"
1t seems TO us that this "IIand.
book and Guide to He'll" will material
ly increase tho number OF applicants,
who will wan: TO lodge during tho
remainder of eternity In Il p,ae ~
much in keeping VIII ih'ir tastes
and appetites. II Ovcrscer yolivia
can bring these ''soaka" hereubouts
10 believe all that no says Is truo tho
grave yards will be OVERLOOKING dur.
ing this and tho coming year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07

Riding OF air in an automobile 10
not quite aS expensive as riding i'll
the air in III acropiane. The former
is nt quite ~ dangerous either, but
both practices and habits will keep
you with an empty pocket book.