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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
EnqIish Woman Novelist Learns
Ways of New Guinea Epicures
During Long Soiourn.
THEIR MANNERS ARE PRAISED
Says Hypnotism Prevails Among Ma
tives to An Extent Appearing In
credibIe-Position of Women
Is Deplorable.

London.-MisS Beatrice GrimShaw,
the well known novelist, who has been
15 years in the South Sea islands, has
returned from New Guinea. AS an
indication of the wilderness and the
unknown character Of the vast tracts
of territory comprising that country
she mentioned that quite recently the
missionaries, with the aid of airplanes,
had discovered a valley containing 1O,-
600 people whose existence had not
even been suspected. They were found
to be living at an altitude where II
was imagined that human life could
not endure. She had a wonderful sto-
ry to tell of her experiences. To a
representative of the Evening Standard
she said:
"New Guinea is one of the most
noteworthy countries in the world,
and q great deal of it has never been
explored by white people. Within a
certain distance the government has
done a great deal, but there are
stretches in which cannibal tribes live
to themselves. Many. however, are
induced to work on the plantations,
and the cannibals are certainly the fin
est native workers, because Of their
physical development and their de-
meanor. But cannibalism fiourishes,
and the people who practice it do not
regard it as wrong. In the interior
cannibals live to themselves, and it is
only when they come under British
Jurisdiction that their cannibalisttc
tendencies are checked. One gets so
accustomed to this question of canni-
balism that it is accepted almost as a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21

LEARN OF MARKET CONDITIONS
BEFORE DISPOSING OF TIMBER

portant, in advance Of the sale, first
to secure a good estimate. Of the guam
tity, quality and unit value of each
kind of product in the stand; then to
get bids from as many buyers as,
possible; and, finally, to have an
agreement clearly specifying the re-
strictions in regard to the manner and
amount of cutting so as not to impair
the producing power Of the forest.
The sale may include only trees above
specified minimum diameter, or such
trees az have been previously marked
by the owner for cutting. When prop.
erly safeguarded, this becomes one OF
the safest and most satisfactory Of all
methods Of selling and should receive
full consideration when sales are con-
templated.
Place Restrictions.
Selling by lump eliminates the anx-
iety and misunderstanding attending
sales by log-scale measurement. II
competition is keen, it Is likely that
nearly or quite the full value of the
timber will be reached in the bids By
this method, however, the owner fore
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
Natives
lit Moufnk'.abuck

tundras-prey to wolves and wild dogs
and equally INSCRIPTIONS breeds"
EEWith the first word of the thaw
they took a steamer out of Seattle.
They arrived none too soon. Influ-
enza already was taking its toll. But
they did get there in time to save
hundreds.
The Kilbucks took up their work
where they had left off upon their de-
parture for the States. They were
just whipping things into shape and
getting comfortably settled for the
last chapter of their Iife's book when
pneumonia and typhoid, diseases from
which they had saved thousands of
Uncle Sans little Indian wards,
struck home. In three days Kilbuck
was dead.
It was back in 1885 that John Kill
buck and his white wife arrived in
Alaska. He had just graduated from
the Moravian Missionary school at
Nazareth, Pa, where he had been
sent by a Christian worker among
the Kansas Indians.
1t took years to gain the confidence
of the Alaska natives, but patience
and kindness finally won and now no
name is better known or more beloved
among the Alaska Indians or Eskimos
than Kilbuck.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Woodland owners many times are
confronted with the problem Of when
to sell standing timber and when to
cut it for use on the farm.
Experience has demonstrated that in
some localities it unquestionably pays
the farmer better at all times to sell,
particularly the more valuable kinds
OF wood. For example, in the central
hardwood region farmers sell their
select yellow poplar trees profitably
and with the money buy and haul back
to the farm for distances Of from
four to eight miles southern pine sid
ing for their houses and barns. On
the other hand, there are too often
instances where one finds choice white
oak Of the best quality, suitable for
veneer or furniture stock sawed up
into posts for the farm.
Keep in Touch With Market.
1t would be well for the owner to
keep in touch with market conditions,
so he may market his product to the
best advantage. With rarely an ex-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21

ception the timber is not dying, decay
ing or "going back" by fungus or in
sect attack at the rapid rate alleged
by buyers, who, obviously, desire to
buy as cheaply as possible. Unless
it is overmature it Is increasing yearly
in volume and value.
Cutting during the early period of
growth, says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, often repre-
sents q real sacrifice in financial re-
turns. The approximate age at which
trees should be cut in order to obtain
the highest returns q year Is very
different for different species. Thus
cottonwood, ash, hickory and yellow
poplar become commercially valuable
at much earlier ages than white oak
and black walnut.
When other farm work is least
pressing many farmers find it profit
able to turn their attention to estimat-
ing, measuring, cutting, marketing and
selling their timber. Spare help and
tine to supervise the work make the
winter a favorable season for this. 1t
Is easier to haul logs on the snow than
over ordinary roads, and the logs are
less liable than at any other time Of
the year to deteriorate quickly through
attacks of insects or fungi.
Best Method Of Selling.
The choice of methods of selling de-
pends largely upon the kind of timber
4I1 11In 90 ffe
value, his past experience and the
condition of the market. Timber prod
ucts are sold either in the standing
tree or in a more or less roughly man.
ufactured condition. Except when
sold by the lot or lump, sales are
based upon measure by log scale or
lumber tally or upon individual count
of units Of designated size or char
acter.
Timber sold by the lot, boundary, or
tract is either Jumped off" to include
a designated tract or sold on an acre
age basis. This method has prevailed
over all others, particularly in the
rougher and less-settled districts. AS
a rule it is strongly favored by the
purchaser because in such transac-
ton his better knowledge of both tim
Der yields and values gives him an
advantage over the average owner.
Many examples of the sacrifice by
the owner of a large share of the
value of the timber can be found In
nearly any wooded region. On ac-
count of greater competition among
purchasers and a better understanding
on the part of the owners of timber
values, sales of standing timber by
the lot or lump are now being made
with better profit than formerly.
In using this method it Is very i'm
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
Gets Recipes
of CannibalS

matter of course. know the cookery
recipes now as to the best methods of
preparing human food.
Huge Stove Oven Used.
I'm one part of the country there is
a stone oven six feet long dug into
side of q hill for the purpose of.
dealing with the victims. The inhab-
itants of one village may attack an
other. The prisoners are tortured ter
ribly, and then eaten. One method is
to take out their eyes and then roast
the body alive in the traditional three
legged caldron. The cannibals break
the bones and legs Of their victims be-
forehand sometimes, and then let the
body lie in a running stream, which
method, they believe. makes the meat
more tender. The odd feature of 1t
all is that the most determined canni-
balls are extremely well-mannered, and
in all other respects are the best work
ers you can find. AS to whether can
nibalism springs from the love of hu-
man flesh or is merely ritual one
cannot say. L think the cannibals real
not get them to talk about it.
"Sorcery has q remarkable hold on
the people in this country, and the
occult powers that are displayed can
only be regarded by white people as
amusing. The natives even have
sorcerers' university where natives are
taught for a period of two years.
nd
dangerous snakes in their hair, and
can train them to bite people, leaving
them loose in a house, and it Is even
possible, it is said, to make a snake
bite a particular person. Equally ex-
traordinary are the powers possessed
by conjurors.
II believe these natives understand
hypnotism from end to end. They do
table-turning with sort of alligator
shaped image. They ask questions of
spirits, and see blue lights. This hap
pens in the Gulf country. The power
of hypnotism is used to an extent
that seems barely credible, but there
is no doubt, to my mind, that certain
natives are believed to hypnotize
whole audiences, and they do it in
one instance by means of a dance Of
the most peculiar character. l have
seen this dance, and the extraordinary
effect of it. The performer apparently
dominates the whole of the room by
his actions. The effect of the dancing
is that hypnosis on massed scale like
this can be induced in the wierdest
possible way.
Several people have tried to inves-
tigate the meaning Of the mind, but
they have not succeeded. 1t is quite
obvious that the natives are saturated
in hypnotism as q result of the prac-
tice of many centuries, which enables
them to do all sorts of things that to
us are always inexplicable. I do not
admire spiritualism or hypnotism, and
am rather glad to find that it has its
roots among savages.
'The position of women Is deplOr-
able. They are in effect slaves. Mar
riage is by purchase, and it is usually
dependent on the number of pigs that
can be offered by the bridegroom to
the brides parents. The pig, in fact,
is thought to be of very much more
value than the wife,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
Bureau of Public Roads Gives Re-
suits of Tests.
Fluid By-Product of Artificial Gas
Plants Proven Satisfactory in
Preserving Drain Tile
Against Alkali.

(Prepared by the United States Department
= of Agriculture)
In it's search for means of pro-
tecting Portland cement concrete
~pgainst the action of alkaline waters,
the bureau of public roads, United
States Department of Agriculture, an
nounces promising results from treat
ment with a very fluid crude water-gas
tar, such as may be obtained as by
product from many artificial gas
plants. So successful have the tests
been that further Investigations of the
alkali-resisting properties Of tar
treated concrete and mortar are under
way and the protective effect of wa
ter gas tar on mass concrete struc-
lures is being studied.
The treatment consists of simply i'm
mersing the concrete in the liquid,
which is soaked up, even by a dense
concrete. Cement drain tile treated
in this way and stored from six to
eight months in strong alkali solu-
ton have shown no Indication of dis
integration, and samples tested for
tensile strength were as strong as
those stored in pure water. On the
other hand, untreated samples showed
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
GOOD POULTRY SUGGESTIONS
OF Great Importance That Feeding
Utensils Be Kept Absolutely
CIean-Other Hints.

"Watch the feeding utensils" Is a
suggestion of more Importance than
most poultry raisers realize. The
water basins are of great Importance
because many contagious diseases
may be spread through the drinking
water. Wash and scald all water ba-
sins once a week. Each morning
when filling the water basins empty
all the old water out and rinse the
basins before refilling. Place the
basins well off the ground so that the
birds will not scratch straw and dirt
into the water. Locate the food hop.
pers so that they will be perfectly
dry at all times.
Other important suggestions as 10
good sanitation are:
I. Be sure that the birds have
plenty of fresh air.
2. Sunlight is a good germicide.
3. Clean yards are essential to good
health.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21

not admitting very generally the white
shirwaist unless it is in some way re-
lieved by other and semi-covering ac-
cessories. But there are blOuses and
separate waists which charm in their
own individual ways, for they stand
out as new and pleasant creations bet
ter suited to the needs and the tastes
of the modern woman than any white
shirtwaists.
We hear, again and again, that the
blouse as a separate entity has dis
appeared so far as fashion Is con-
cerned, but this is not an adequate
statement. There are still blouses ga
lore to be had and to be designed, but
they are newer and better things
waists, in fact, that fit in with new
conception of dress in general.
Skirts Outwear Waists.
blouse no wardrobe can be built along
altogether economical lines, for the
fact remains that skirts wear longer
than any filmy waist, and If we are
to have full length dresses without
any notice taken of the separate
waist, then many of the skirt por-
tions of our frocks will have to be
cast into the scrap heap long before
there is any necessity.
If one has a separate skirt then
one chooses blouseS that will match
1t in tone If not in actual color; that
will harmonic with the texture Of the
skirt and help in carrying out its gen
eral character.
Take q black silk plated skirt for
instance. Well, that is foundation
for many frocks useful at all seasons
of the year, but the minute any old
waist is worn with the skirt, just be-
cause one is waist and the other a
skirt, then bad results follow and the
wearer is likely to class herself nth
those dressing in the fashions of the
late nineties.
If the waist and the skirt are judged
as related to each other; if the first
works into the scheme of the second,
then the owner is on the way to have
costume which will be eminently
satisfactory in all respects. When
she appears again in that skirt with
another bodice harmonizing in some
other and original way, no ne will
think of suspecting that the old skirt
is not new.
Some we'll dressed women regard
this principle of dress seriously when
planning their wardrobes. Combina-
ton makes variety possible and with
a slight expenditure any woman may
add a fresh and inspiring dress to
her wardrobe. Even two or three may
be added, and so on indefinitely until
the limits of her designing originality
have been exhausted.
Separate Collars and Cuffs.
The separate skirt with the shirt
waist and sweater is a combination
which, especially in this summer sea-
son. is almost inevitable in every ward
robe. 1t can be good, and it can be
very. bad. Nowadays, sweaters are
taking the place Of blouses, for they
are worn with separate collars and
cuffs, or with false fronts" This
fashion offers all sorts of opportuni-
ties and quaint and beautiful combina-
tiOns of color. With one skirt and
several sweaters woman may be
ready for many occasions. The pret-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
SELL CROPS THROUGH STOCK
1t Is Profitable Practice for Farmer
Who Has Animals and Suit
able Feeds.

When to sell animals and which to
get rid of is one of the problems to
be settled ON each farm according to
conditions prevailing. In general 1t
is sound practice for man who has
animals that he has raised and crops
suitable for feed, to market the crop
by feeding 1t to animals and selling
them.
Those who have followed this policy
year in and year out, generally have
made money and bettered their land.
Saves work, saves freight, saves fer
tiliy and gives you two chances
for proft-one on your crop and
another on the manufactured product
fat animals. Just now crop prices
are low and so are animal prices, but
that makes it better than an even
break for the feeder.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
The Waist and
SkirtCOnbined

tiest of all are the thin knitted sweat
ers with their pastel colorings and
their interesting array of stitches,
which give them character and tone.
| This is a season of white, and the
| white sweater with the colored skirt
or the white sweater with the white
skirt is O combination which has
everything to recommend it. If the
wearer needs a touch of contrast with
| the general whiteness, then put On
brilliant hat or a wide-brimmed black
one.
Many Of the newer sweaters are
striped in crosswise fashion. When
this is the case the prettiest and most
feminine of colOrs are used In COM
bination. For instance, one has alter
mating stripes of violet, mauve and Or
child blending into wide and deep
cream-colored stripes. 1t Is worn with
violet crepe skirt, and together they
form a subtle combination that. with
suitable hat, Is ready for afternoon
or morning at any country club.
The yellow sweaters have made the
greatest hit of all, for not only are
they knitted in that most fashionable
of colorings, but they have a coolness
and freshness about them that hardly
any other coloring of wool could hope
to attain in warm weather. There is
saying that wool is cooling during
heated spells. That may or may not
be so, but, at any rate, the yellow
tones have a way of looking cool, and
that, after all, Is half the battle.
The Long-Waisred Blouse.
Then there is the long-waisted blouse
worn over the hips and from which
the separate skirt hangs in way that
makes it a part of the blouse itself.
These are desirable in jersey and flan-
mel and in some of the heavier crepe
silks-designated as pastime silks:
These blouses are more in the nature
of smocks, but it is interesting to
see that they have become very much
part of the modern wardrobe. In
other words, the smock has really en-
tered the field of legitimate fashion as
long as it is made with some idea Of
the demand of real smartness.
For the tweed skirts and those made
of the looser homespun materials, as
well as for the cotton ratine skirts,
there are blouses which reach below
the hips and then button on the skirt
by series Of large pearl buttons. One
of these is made of shantung in the
natural coloring and the bands at
the front are Of a blue and green
thick embroidery. The skirt is one of
those soft gray heather blues In a
homespun weave and it buttons to the
shantung bodice in the way just de-
scribed. At the normal waistline
belt made of 'shantung is attached to
little black bone buckle and drawn
snugly about the waist to give the
blouse shape and form.
For an outfit of this sort there can
be many sorts of blouses-those of
pique, those of heavy crepe silk, those
of shantung made up in other styles.
But they must all be made with big
buttons so that they can be attached
to the skirt at moments notice.
This is one of the newer ways of max
ing the separate blouse, and it has re-
ceived a welcome, especially among
the younger set, that has put it on
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
FASHION NOTES OF INTEREST

Crosswise draperies have taken a
definite hold on the mode. Many of
the loveliest of new frocks are wearing
their drapings at an angle.
Acting upon the advices from Paris,
the newest sleeve movement stresses
the unusual shaping that indicates
width in the elbow, with cuff in NOUS
quetaire fit
A fad of the moment is the making
Of wide girdles with wool or silk cross
stitch designs. They are designed par
ticularly for linen gowns and are very
attractive.
Silver with bright red is a new COM
bination which is being used much
Silver cire lace frocks are quite often
made over bright red slips. Occasion
ally one sees such q frock worn over
a gray slip.
Do not overlook the vogue of the
matching coat and hat. or dress and
hat, for the child, Real distinction
may be given to she simplest little
gingham frock for warm-weather wear
by being accompanied by little self
fabric hat. and the coat or cape that
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
FIND YOUTH IS GOOD BANK RISK

of pig, garden and canning clubs in
the northwest.
One bank in Pullman, which has
been making these loans since 1917,
states not one borrower has failed to
pay his note.
The loans are made up to $50 to
each creditor, with a first mortgage
on the chattel with the cash and one
adult endOrSer.
One northwest bank reports having
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
GAS-TAR WILL PROTECT CONCRETE

both disintegration and loss of
strength.
In certain parts of the country
where alkali salts exist concrete drain
tile and concrete structures have been
attacked. In many such places con-
crete is very desirable material on
account of the accessibility of the ma
terials that go into 1t. The bureaus
investigations aim to devise means
of using concrete with assurance.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-21
Gloom in the Far NorthIand Fog
lows Death of Beloved Indian $
i Missionary.
Will mot FORGET HIS WORK
From Kansas to Arctic John Henry
KiIbuck Carried the Gospel, Saw
inq Lives and Winning Love
s of Natives.

Juheau-There is gloom among the
natives in Alaska today.
From Point Barrow-the farthest
north-to Metlakatla and Juneau in
the south; from the headwaters OF
the Kuskokwim and Yukon down to
the sea, is travelling forth the word
that "Kilbuck is dead" Everywhere
the news permeates, there follows sad
ness. Grown men and women among
the Eskimos and Indians grieve like
children. All because the "most loved
man beyond 54-40' is no more.
For more than four decades John
Henry KiIbuck, Muncie Indian of the
old Delaware nation that roamed over
Pennsylvania before the days OF
Washington and William Penn, had
been Intimately associated with the
Klinkits and Takus of southeastern
Alaska, or the. Eskimos and breed
tribes around Joint Barrow. With
his pale-face wife Ee was guardian,
counselor, spiritual guide and friend.
Will Not Forget Him.
But country which John Kilbuck
played such an important part in de-
veloping will not forget him. Inc
thousands of reindeer that roam the
tundras under the watchful eye OF
their native shepherds, will forever
remind the natives of him. 1t was
Kilbuck who, at the request of the
United States government, introduced
reindeer propagation in Alaska, and
by so doing he banished the specter
of famine that periodically wiped out
entire tribes when the hard times
came and the winters closed in before
they were prepared.
Akjak and Bethel, both founded by
the Moravian missionary, some day
may grow into fiourishing cities when
Alaska comes into its own. And they
will cherish his memory.
Doings of missionaries, as rule,
make rather tame reading. But the
activities of John Kilbuck- and his
wife were not confired to strictly spir-
itual things.
Four different times did the Kill
Ducks 90 "below" with the intention
of spending their declining years in
the States. And four times they went
back. The call was irresistible.
The last time-it was to have been
different. With all the best intentions,
accentuated by memories of past fail
ures to keep good resolutions-the
pioneer torchbearers of civilization re-
solved to spend their declining years
near the homes of their forefathers-
On the Chippewa Indian reservation
down in Kansas.
Deep down in their hearts, however,
they had "hunch" that the North
would win. 1t always had.
So the North Won Again.
In their little white and green cot
tage, nesting in the Chippewa hills
and overlooking the placid Marais des
Cygnes river in eastern Kansas the
Kilbucks were waiting. Waiting for
word that the breakup in the Yukon
and Kaskokwim was about to begin.
They had reached their decision.
'They need US. The influenza has
reached Alaska. If it gets into the
interior before we do nobody knows
what will happen. Thousands may
perish. Their deer, now numbering
thousands, will be cast adrift over the