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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
DISCUSS PLANS FOR
ERADICATION OF "TB"
Eastern Conference Favors Area
Plan Of Testing.
Lending Chicago Packers Express
Intention OF Paying Premium for
Animals From Farms With
Accredited Herds.

Prrpared by the United States Department
or Asriculture)
Inc Eastern States tuberculosis
conference. held recently at Hartford,
'"An.. considered various problems in
The way Of eradication OF this plague
from cattle and hogs but the rrpatest
emphasis was given to the area plan
OF testing cattle and the results that
nave thus far resulted from its use.
The most encouraging fact brought
out was that the leading Chicago
packers recently expressed in a reso-
luton their intention Of paying a pre-
M!um of 10 cents a hundred hounds
for hogs bred and fed In and Skinned
from counties accredited by state and
federal authorities as being free OF
tuberculosis and the Same for those
bred and fed ana shipped from indi-
vidual farms on which the herds have
been accredited as being free of the
disease.
breeders and business men present
ut the conference were OF the opinion
that tie area plan is the most eco
nomical yet devised and that it af-
fords the maximum protection TO
herds against reinfection. One promi-
nent New England breeder and milk
producer said that when tuberculosis
was erad!rnted from a herd there
were much fewer complaints Of losses
from other causes. such az shy breed
Ing and calf disorders.
Federal and state men who are en-
gagged in tuberculosis era dication work
were unanimous In urging that there
should be white spot, a tubercu-
!osis-free county. in each state as soon
as possible. These free areas are the
best kind Of demonstration to the rest
OF the state Of the good that comes
through such cooperative clean-ups
and the sooner these spots are found
In all parts Of the country the sooner
Will the plague be wiped out
This was the third conference Of the
kind held In this region and it Is
probable that another will be held
next year.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
COLLEGE Receiving.

A disastrous fire in one Of the
buildings Princeton university re-
Gently destroyed a part Of the radio
equipment. While the loss was amply
covered by insurance, it was an unfor-
tunate accident, since the matter Of
arranging for a broadcasting service
was just about completed. The idea
OF broadcasting originated with l.. $.
Cater Q012) AMI was taken up at
once by those In charge of the station.
The University Of Wisconsin and the
University Of Minnesota already have
established broadcasting stations for
general university news, says Scientific
American, as well as for results Of
athletic contests. The set to be in
stalled will have sending range Of
l'OoD miles and will operate on 300,
meter wave length.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Service Rendered by Reea.

While the bees Of this country gath.
er something like $75,0OO.OOO worth
Of honey In single year, they DO a
larger service for mankind In that
they enable the fruit-grower to pro-
duce from Ave to ten times that value
In more and better fruit. In order
to raise young bees the older bees
gather what Is known as pollen from
the flowers. In the act OF gathering
1t they scatter the pollen from one
flower to another. thus bringing about
what Is known as pollinization, 80 nee
essary to perfect frultage. While the
bee. Of course, has no regard for Its
human owner, yet In the very act Of
serving itself when 1t carries pollen
into the hive to feed Its young. 1t
makes more and better fruit.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
How Big Vessel Was SaIvaqed.

One of the most novel and ingeni-
OnS instances Of salvage was pro-
vided at FOlkcStDnc. England, some
time ago. A vessel caught fire, and
quay. She turned over on her side,
and the only difficulty that presented
Itself In the salvage operations was
the question OF how to get her righted.
This obstacle was overcome by attach
ing wires to five large locomotives on
land. These, when all was ready,
pulled the ship over.
On another occasion, sunken yes
sci was cut in two while under water,
raised to the surface. fitted with new
bulkheads, and brought home to be
fitted together again.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Good Word for Hobbies.

One strike made by the modern maid,
both in philosophy and ethics. Ids that
OF doing justice to, the hobby. Hobbies
not infrequently assume scientific
or mt least quasi scientific form.
Happy Is the man who Is an amateur
bOtanist, and amateur zoologist, an
amateur anything. which brings him
into kindly contact with nature. Take
1t by and large, the world Is much bet
ter Off for hobbies than it would be
without them. Even in the tolerant
and Multiplying smile bestowed on the
hobby there is recognition that his
hobby is harmless. but In 800 cases
out Of 1000 the hobby Is positive
benefit. Almost always IT Is a health
preserver, and more times than 1t gets
credit for it has proven a life-saver.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
WHY----
Indians Mark Desert Springs
With Small Rock Heaps

In travelling over the plains Of west
ern Texas one now and then comes
upon little Isolated heaps of rocks. in
twOs that at first glance seem not at
all remarkable
After time. however, one notices
that one heap Is generally about three
feet high and the other about q foot
lower. The two are always within
few feet Of each other and usually
on an elevation or plateau COM
randing view Of the country for
1--WE miles or more. The rocks are
roughly heaped together, as. II left by
children at play.
In time one learns the significance
of these rock heaps, as he talks with
some Of the Indians. who know by
heart all the legends and customs
and deeds Of their people.
According to these Indians when
the Great Spirit Tapped up the mighty
rivers OF the plains. he left springs
and water basins here and there for
the antelope and the Indians. These
the antelope easily found by scent,
but the Indian had to search long
and anNi"usly for them. Once found,
they were seldom lost, thanks to these
rude rock heaps.
You may See AN Indian crouch down
behind the taller heap. sight over the
low one and mark the furthcSt object
in straight line. which Is likely to
be clump OF bushes on the horizon.
Then he rides toward these bushes
and finds-not water as he expected,
but two other heaps OF rocks
Sighting as before. and taking
rock-faced cliff, perhaps toward the
southwest, as u goal. he rides a couple
OF miles farther. and there. trlckling
out from beneath the cliffs ROCKY
brow. IS spring Of fresh. clear water
1t Is said that whenever band Of
Indians come upon new spring they
built the rock heaps along the trail.
At any rate. 1t appears that these
rude signpOsts lead either to water
or to places that show traces Of q for
mer watercourse.-Christ Science
Monitor.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
GATHER EGGS OF SEA FOWL
." tha west Coast Of Wa,h-
'hS'on Take Desperate R!aks
Robbin9 Murrss' Nsst,.

III" sen fuTl known uS the murro
"r''"i of III" west coast OF W,sh;.,p.
''' early i'll The spring. finds a silt in
Nv '"kciltfS Or convenient ledge
'''''' with II" nesting material, the
eSsS are laid. Egg gatherers. mostly
iiin:ans. climb the cliffs daily taking
OUT on" fresh egg from each nest The
c!.ihhe:S maintain their positions ON
'''e "'hi"S' perpendicular rocks by chip
P'iiS out hand and foot holds from the
'iin'. These are used year after
year. bag hung from the neck and
eA'ehulng down the back contains the
egg harvest.
The egg Of this sea fowl. the Detroit
news states, has excellent uourishlng
Qualities for invalids. and contains an
ABNORMAL amount Of white albumen.
though the murre subsists on fish. the
MAYOR OF the egg is not dissimiIar to
mat or the domestic hen. A curious
feature In cooking is that the albumen
does not become s"lldified and of an
Opaque Wilderness. rs does that OF the
chlcKen egg. but retains it's jellylike
character and Is light blue In color.
III size iii" eggs are Approximately
that of the goose.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Patrol System for Roads.

The federal government requires the
several states to maintain federal aid
roads after they have been built.
writes Charles Pierce Burton In Har-
per's Magazine. This Is leading In
evitably to general adoption by the
states Of the patrol system OF main
tenance. which has been brought to
great perfection In France.
The patrol system Is intensi4ed
maintenance. A section Of from 4fe
to tsn miles Is allotted to one NH.
who constantly watches for defeete
and repairs a break at once, ipateA6
Of waiting for the entire yQAf FL II
- pieces before doing anything W.
uptl recently. was the Americdn piS
Eternal vigilance is the price u
other things besides liberty.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
STORKS MAY BECOME EXTINCT
How Practice Of South African Farm
ers Works Havoc With the Dutch
"National Bird"

'-' For centuries the stork has been the
ma tIonal bird" OF the Dutch. The ma
jOrity Of Dutch farmers erect nest
Ing platforms for these weIl-lIked
birds. The stOrk Is altogether dpsir-
able, and inasmuch as stork meat Is
not good eating the species has ..n
been fnolested by Sportsmen. Yet for
several years the storks OF Holland
have been becoming fewer and fewer.
Only recently has the reason been ois-
covered.
The Dutch storks winter ip South
Africa. In the Transyaal, where. by
an odd coincidence. most Of the people
are Of Dutch descent. the farmers
have been wnglng war against grass
hOppers by covering their fields with
poisoned bait. The grasshOppers eat
the poison. the storks eat the grass
hoppers. Thus there Is a high mortal
ity rate in the stork family. and II 1t Is
not checked both Holland and the
Tran=vaal Will soon be storkless lands
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
BETTER LAWS AGAINST DOGS
Regulations in Various States Intend
ed to Protect Sheep but Are
Poorly Enforced.

Although 4S states have dog laws
designed to protect sheep, many OF
them are so poorly planned or 50 poor
~ enforced that dogs still do much
damage to Aocks. especially in the
farming states where nocks are small
and dogs are plentiful There is need
for Improvement in these laws, but
says the United States Department Of
Agriculture, poor law that Is en-
forced with energy may produce bet
ter results in sheep conservation than
Il much better law that is half-heurt-
cd!y enforced. Dogs keep many men
from going into the sheep business
which Is probably greater setback
TO the Industry than the actual dam
age done by them.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
TIME TO CUT SWEET CLOVER
" First Crop 10 Harvested 12 to II
Inches High Good Second
Crop viii Result

II the first Cror Of sweet clover
Is cut too low the plants are killed.
When cut IL to II inches high good
second crop resulted. These results
were secured In trial at the North
Dakota experiment station in 1916.
The sweet clover sends out its second
growth from the stem. The buds form
in the angle between the stem and the
branches. II all the branches are cut
then all the buds from which new
growth can come will be removed.
The lower the branches come out, the
lower the first crop can be cut without
killing the plants.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
HOW

SQUIRRELS ARE USED TO
WORK FOR GOVERNMENT.
In c"ndur,ia. its cXtenSiv" rN-
pcrt;n"n!S 10 discover t.'a best
way 10 ir.pr"St waste lands or
burnt -o"": forest lands the for
eS' S":r;'" has need of large
q'ar,ii."S II fnreSt-trpp S"e.lS.
rS;r'iaiiY CT the concentrating
varieties. SIM" these tr,.'s dn
ro' '"ar cTr:lly every GEAR, il is
H"'>Sary for economic rra-
S":!s 10 ascertain III advance
what -" les will furnish good
SHr'i crops each y"ar, rs We'll a3
70 undertake tn" gathering OPP
e"at!nnS in regions where the
cones are liEely to be most album
fE,N.. For these reasons i'll
Formation Is collected as to the
bcSrirg and conditions of the
trees in different parts Of the ma
t!onal forests. sometimes as
much as two or three years in
advance. TITS Is posSipie re
cause many Of the species Of
pines take from two to three
years t" rinen their cones.
When numbering is proceeding
mt the time Of Sccd-rlpcning 1t
Is Il comparatively simple unt-
ter t" gather til" cones from the
f"i!"h trees. Eut when the trees
ar" To remain standing it is
sometimes rather difficult
. task To get the cones without
climbing the tr""s. \ great deal
can b" accomplished with hooks
or knives attached to long poles.
but the forest rangers have
learned to make use Of natures
own Seed-cOllect0rs for their
purposes. Plenty of cones are
found In the seed stores Of the
squirrels. This seems to be a
very economical way for Uncle
Sam to obtain his forest seeds.
Not only is this method con-
venient. but 1t has the further
advantage of furnishing the best
seeds. The squirrels apparently
place In their boards only high
grade cones Moreover, the
squirrels put tlelr supplies away
80 early that II Ia possible for
the fOreStrrS to GENE back TO
the squirrels reserves after the
cones still on the trees have
opened up and scattered their
seeds. The red squirrel Is the
best collectors; In many OF rne
holes Of this species 1t Is pos
Sible to find from eight TO Ten
bushels OF cones Of good quality.
The average quantity found in a
SinSle-cnche Is about two BUSH
els. Other animals also store
away seeds AMI cones, especial
Is chipmunks and wild mice.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
How Engineering Tests Arc Planned.

"A iiSti hppii Which, euSlllteT-
Ing tests can be performed will be
created at Washington by government
engineers If Il bill introduced in Con-
Sress by Senator I;ansdell OF Louisl-
ana Is passed. Engineers believe that
the scientific side Of river hydraulics
has not kept pace with the research
and experimentation which has ac-
coInpanied other branches OF pngi-
necrng, and they are urging the lab
orhtory as provided in the Rnnsdpll
bill.
The recent disastrous floods OF the
lower Mississippi. the threatening
attitude ~ til" Colorado river and
other periodic floods in this country
are factors that ara calling attention
to need Of more extensive study OF
flood control.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Sead In MuIehino Paper.

Wedding would become a lost art
IL the use Of mulching paper could
be applied to all gardens as success
fully as it Is in growing pineapples,
says an article In Popular Mechanics
Magazine. In this case the strips of
paper are rolled out where 1t is de-
sired to plant, and Sits are cut In the
paper through which the pineapple
suckers are planted.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Why Writer

At recent meeting Of q London
literary club an author gave an al.
dress on the subject. why Write
Lest anyone should accuse him 8
adopting any pose Of literary Phad:
saism, he frankly treated bis thei4
autobiographically and for this purpQ&
set out automatically his motives O
when he first began to write. and %
at the present day. IN the first case
tho total was made up Of 80 per cent
ambition, % per cent vanity, 20 per
cent the urge to earn living ana 6
per cent something to say. In the
second case ambition had disappeared
and the proportions had changed to
so per cent earning living. rs per
cent vanity. 2o per cent something 30
say.
49, o. =
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
DRIVE WAGON CLOSE TO CRIB
Where SIopino Land and SiIo Prevent
ed Driving in Layer Of
Concrete Remedied

Several bins built in basement
barn were hard to reach because the
ground sloped away, and because
sill" at one end prevented driving in
close III the start. The remedy was to
level the slope and put down a layer
of concrete. with grooves for the
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
Driving Close to Crib.

wagon wheels, writes D. r. Van Horn
OF Nebraska, in the Farm Journal
Each groove was little wider than
the wheel and curved away from the
base at the end, as shown In upper
sketch. Once the wheels were started
in the grooves, they were drawn In
close to the barn.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
VenaefuI Disposition.

This movie ought to be good"
"Why SOP asked the Saturnlne clti.
zen.
Harold Heartbrcak. the peerless
screen lover, leaps from preCipice
1000 feet high
Does he break his neCk?"
"Of course not. It's just camera
trick
Then that particular movie Is not
worth quarter to me."-Blrmlngham
Age Herald.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

sacrifices which I found our peo-
pie enduring over there. Every
where | found germ-laden COM
munities, the population Of entire
villages ready to be on the move,
and leave then destroyed homes,
on an hours notice; children un-
able to talk because Of malnutri-
ton; mothers, | say mothers, not
fathers, leaving their fables on
the road, and travelling on, in
the hope that some more FORUM
ate travellers would take pity on
their children. And yet we talk
of sacrificed
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

told, and to have the statement
strongly supported, that 9, 900, 900
bales of cotton, raised on Ameri-
can plantations in a given year,
will actually be worth more to
the producers than 13, 900, 600
bales would have been. Equally
shocking is the statement that
700, 900, 900 bushels of wheat,
raised by American farmers,
would bring them more money
than a billion bushels. Yet these
are not exaggerated statements.
In a world where there are tens
of millions who need food and
clothing which they can not get,
such a condition is sure to indict
the social system which makes it
possible.
In the main the remedy lies in
distribution and marketing,
Every proper encouragement
should be given'to the cooperative
marketing programs.
There is the appeal for this
experiment. hyW not try it? No
one challenges the right of the
farmer to a larger share Of the
consumers pay for his product,
no one disputes that we cannot
live without the farmer.
The base of the pyramid of
civilization which rests upon the
soil is shrinking through the
drift of population from the city.
For a generation we have been
expressing more or less concern
about this tendency. Economists
have warned and statesmen have
deplored. We thought for a
time that modern conveniences
and the more intimate contact
would halt the movement, but it
has gone steadily on. Perhaps
only grim necessity will correct
it, but we ought to find a less
remedy. President Hard
ing, Message to Congress.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
On The Side Lines AT Couri

Judge Oliver Allen is forever
against that provision in our Ju-
dicial procedure which allows a
lawyer to challenge a juror be-
cause he may have served in the
last two years or may not be a
freebooter. The Judge has
harsher criticism for the latter
ground for challenge. He thinks
it is a hundred and fifty years
out of date. And is hard for
the layman, as well, to follow
the reasoning that the ownership
of land makes a man a better
balanced logician, gives him bet
ter judgment, or in any way in
creases his fitness for jury duty
1t is probably derived from the
time when the sole activity of
the people was farming and land
was cheap and easy to acquire.
Under those circumstances a man
who did not own land was prob
ably a trifling citizen unworthy
to sit in the presence of his
betters. The thing is an absurd
ity to-day.
With the other ground for
challenge, that of having served
on the jury in the preceding two
years Judge Allen has more
patience. 1t was devised to elmi-
nate the professional juror. The |
rising cost Of living, though, has
made the jlryman's fee much
smaller than it usee to be, and
the professional juror is practical
" q thing Of the past. The few
Of his tribe that remain could be
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
Conditions Today in Eastern
Europe

DR.. Rosenblatt,, representative
of the American Jewish Relief
Committee abroad, just returned
from a trip through Siberia,
Poland and Russia, graphically
related to the Committee his
experiences in these war.ravaged
countries.
I'VE speak of sacrifices and
self-sacrificing here" said
Doctor Rosenblatt, but it is all
a joke in comparison with the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

easily eliminated by providing
that service as a tally juror
within the preceding two years
should still constitute proper
grounds for challenge.
As it is, by the aid of these
grounds for challenge and the
exercise of the four peremptory
challenges allotted by law, the
lawyers can, in most instances,
pick a jury to suit themselves; a
process which adds to the laws
proverbial delay and, if the
challenging is worth the time it
takes, can only serve to prevent
the ends of justice,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10
EUROPE PICKING UP

Signs have been multiplying
that European finance and IN
|dus.ry, though still in bad way,
are sI0wIyimproving. Secretary
Hoover stated a few days ago,
on the basis of reports made to
the Department Of Commerce
that there can be no doubt of
this Tits borne out by the rise
.in English, French and Italian
exchange. Than this there could
de no surer evidence that COM
.meycia affairs in Europe are
slowly righting themselves. To
tae same effect a curious bit of
Incidental testimony may be
leaned from the latest book of
Mr. J. M Keynes. In it he de-
cIares that in spite of trade
depression and disordered ex-
changes, Europe, under the sur.
face, is much stabler and much
healthier than two years ago. {"
Two years AGO what was Mr.
Keynes predicting? We know
from his volume on The
Economic Consequences Of the
Peace" Europe he then foresaw
to be on the verge Of a complete
disaster. Its whole civilization
was endangered, and if the
Treaty Of Versailles were to be
carried out nothing was to be
looked for except crumbling
governments and general social
and financial debacle. Now,
however Mr.. Keynes admits
that in these repects he was, to
use the phrase Of Bernard Shaw,
a rotten bad prophet. Many
Of the misfortunes, he admits,
which predicted have not
occurred, " He explains this
partly on account Of the patience
OF the common people and the
fact that their institutions proved
to be more stable than he expect
ed, but also because, as he says,
the actions OF those in power
have been wiser than their words.
This is a pretty clear reference
TO his earlier chapter on German
Preparations. He asserts that
there has been no serious effort
made to compel Germany to
meet her scheduled payments.
If there had been, he implies,
his dire predictions would have
come to pass. All this being a
matter Of mere opinion, or of
further prophecy, it is not
to confute it directly.
But the truth remains that
Germany has been paying, is
paying, and promises that she
will do her best in the future to
pay as she has agreed. This
particular question has an
undeniable Importance in the
entire economic outlook of
Europe, but, after all, its i'm
Dortance is minor Mr.. Keynes
regards the calling of the inter
national economic conference at
Genoa as a confirmation of his
IDEAS of 1920. But he will note
hat, formally at least, the ques-
ion of German PREPARATIONS is not
o be upon the agenda at Genoa.
: New York Times.
The Drift From The Farm
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-02-10

The proposal to have our for
mer allies pay the soldiers bonus
evidently proceeds from the
theory that two wrongs will
make a right.