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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-05-19

or waste that would escape both hens
ana turkeys. Taking wider range
'han chickens. and yet not quite so
wide as turkeys. = keeping largely TO
the ti,ickciS and weed patches. and
committing fewer depredutions against
held and garden than either chickens
Or turkeys. requiring little feeding a.
any time. being good layers during
their season of eggs that are though,
oy many TO have Il richer and finer
havor even than hen eggs. the guinea
IS good fowl to keep on any farm
where q serious effort is made to con-
vert oil waste into meat or ercs.
Geese. In a larger measure than
Chickens. or any other kind of poultry,
are grazing stock, taking their living
In large part from the ordinary grasses
OF the pastures. When the facts are
taken into confederation that the de-
mand for geese is strong, steady. and
extended practically over the entire
year. not confined to the holiday sea-
sons ~ the demand for turkeys that
geese excel all other kinds Of poultry
~ producers Of fat, tho Importance
OF an adequate number Of geese In the
poultry scheme becomes apparent.
On farms where ponds or streams
are available, ducks will convert into
meat and eggs great quantities of
water Insects and various aquatic
forms that would not be utilized by
any other kind Of poultry. Ducks.
while they consume large quantities
OF grass and other green stuff, are
more partial to animal feeds and are
very energetic In patrolling the branch
es. creeks. and ponds as sources Of
feed supply.
Pigeons Of Questionable Value.
The one kind Of poultry of question
able economic value Oh farms Is the
pigeon. Almost exclusively grain
eater, the pigeon renders no important
service as conServer OF waste. e1-
cept, perhaps. In the case Of shattered
grain In the fields, and that in
large measure would be taken up by
other poultry and by pigs The pig
con has its place in the towns and
cities, but, except in isolated Instances
where conditions are peculiarly favor
able, its production Is not often de.
sirable on farms. The backyard
poultry keeper can hardly hope for
success with turkeys, geese, ducks, or
guineas. but for those who have lofts
over garage. stable or coal shed the
opportunity for squad growing IS
worth considering.
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BEFORE THE DAY OF STEAM
Progress "ss Naturally Extremely
Slow and Travellers Suffered
Much Inconvenience

The Stage coach was little better
than huge covered box mounted on
springs. John Il. McNInstcr writes In
his "HistOry Of the People OF the United
States" 1t had neither glass windows
nor door. nor steps, nor closed sides.
The roof was upheld by eight posts,
which rose from The body of the vehi-
Gle and the body was commonly breast
high. From the top were hung cur
tains of leather. to be drawn up when
the day was fine and let down and
buttOned when rainy and cold. With
In were four seats. Without was the
baggage. Fourteen pounds OF luggage
were allowed to be carried free by each
passenger. But ii his portmanteau or
his brass nail studded hair trunk
weighed more he paid for 1t at the
same rate per mile as he paid for HIM
self. Under no circumstances. how
ever, could he be permitted to take
with him On the journey more than
$50 pounds. When tho baggage had
all been weighed and strapped on the
coach. when the horses bad been at.
tached and the way bill Rade out, the
II passengers were summoned and,
clambering to their seats through the
front Of the stage, sat down with their
faces toward the drivers seat. On
routes where no competition existed
progress was slow.
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tween covers of thin. beaten gold. The
golden clasp was sealed with a splotch
OF red wax. and Agatha blushed as
she vi5ualized Sir Angus grim sati..
faction as h" finally sealed it against
her lhquiSilive eyes. The secret 3
guarded there would still be secret ;
huSGed close to the hearts of the.
Boothbys. even the rich aunt of An
drew's brittle dared not touch.
Dared not.
he1 EanuS shook As she hurric,li ,
wrapped the book and thrust I; info
the casket. locking II securely. Tenn
tation was very near the proud woman
who had always reached out and
Srasped all that she needed-all she
wanted; she had eludeti love. for he
came In humble dress in other days
and now love eluded her, save that OF
Sylvia-and there would be SYLVAN
chlldren some day. The thought glad.
dened her-thrilled her.
Then the steel casket containing the
Golden MiSsal confronted her. There
was taste ofthe bitterness OF failure
In the sight OF it, How she had planned
about 1t; The newspapers would write
articles about 1t; the pictorial supple
ments would feature it; her own pic
ture would be there, and Sylvia's
probably Andrews. II that conserva-
tive young Briton would consent,
which was doubtful. Agatha wished
she could deteSt publicity as Sylvia
and Andrew did! But she loved 1t.
Heres auntie," tiuted Sylvia's
voice. and she came. bringing Andrew.
He was tall. lean. brown young man.
very much in love. He bent over and
kissed Miss Rockets cheek.
"JOve" he exclaimed "If YOU
haven't got the family skeleton!"
your uncle sent 1t to you and Syl-
VIA" she explained lamely. "It's the
Golden Missal-of course you know all
about It,"
Andrew shook his head. "Heard
shout 1t often, saw it once, but never
could get nterestsd-can't. you know.
There was silence for a moment.
Then the girl looked up at him.
Il will" she said simply. and told
him her name. Over the little head
stone their bands clasped. And high
In the tower Of Trinity the old clock
doomed oni the honr as though in
benedlction Oh their heads.
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prepared by the United States Department
Ia or Agricuturs.)
|$DurinG the holiday season. when
uhr1uous goose graces the largest
4ai'able platter, is the time to think
ne advisability OF growing a bunch
these profitable birds for the tables
VIII be spread for hungry fam
r. another year. The goose pop
P'i"n in the United States has been
y The decline In recent years. but
~ n'ted States Department OF Ag-
%u'lure expresses the opinion that
- are many farms on which few
~ "r raised on pasture and other
- '"at Will scarcely be missed. AL
f"S! IN" demand for feathers is not
&at II once was. and the eggs are
~ III demand for cooking, these birds
IN worth while as producers OF de-
Ei'n' meat. The objection has been
-" mat the meat is too oily. but
condition is largely due to i'm
E"Per cooking. to failure to remove
y surplus rat of the abdominal cav
anu TO not Swimming off the grease
4plIe cooking.
orass Furnishes Bulk Of Feed.
mere there Is low, rough pasture
~ with a natural supply Of water,
IS can be raised at a profit. They
generally quite free from disease
~ all insect pests. but they are oc-
''ooa''y affected by the diseases
E,nu'on to poultry. Grass makes up
q pu'k or the feed and 1t " doubt
whether 1t pays to raise them II
~ grass range Is not available. A
r.? OF water where they can swim
considered essential during the
,uns season and IL a good thing
,pS the rest Of the year.
i ne market IS not 80 general as for
eAshs' but the demand and the
w. are unusually good In localities
'.e goose fattening Is conducted
a large scale. However. a few
ar &C are desirable On many farms
II, mere Is no such market. Ex.
~ winter aud during stormy
%'."t'' mature geese have little need
mouse. Breeders In the North,
sumo In The South, use shed
10 me south as a protection in
w. Noops, barrels or other shell
jb,. "'e needed by goslIngs. The
n ,, may be kept clean by supply
''ehty OF straw for bedding.
Y"' : 70 70 geese may be pnstured
~, "'on The quality Of the pasture
il, @9e I" the acre Is n fair aver.
81 rec range should ha USE
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"'"t0erS give MI the goSlincs 70 tbe
geese. Hens with goslings NAV be
Kept In coops and their charges al
'e"ed 10 range. but they are not al
lowed I" go Into the water until sev.
eral days old. In mild weather they
VIII he able to look after themselves
"h"h seven I" ten days old. Coops
with board floors are desirable for
s"slingS and they should he protected
from their enemies and looked after
III cas-" they get LOST in their waudsr-
inSs about the furm.
Feeding the Young Bride.
""slingS do not feed until they are
~ TO 38 hours old. when they NAV be
led any OF the mashcs recommended
Tor chickens or for ducklings, or a
mash or dough OF two-thirIs shorts
or mddlings and one-third corn meal,
which after six weeks may be made
equal parts shorts and corn menl and
per cent beef scrap. Bread and milk
IS also an excellent feed for gos!ings.
Fine grit Is needed and may be pro.
vided by using 3 per cent OF sharp
sand IN the mash. or by keeping II
before them in a hopper.
II gosltngs are to be fattened give
them ration OF one-third shorts and
two-thirds corn meal by weight. with
. per cont OF beef scrap added. and
a feed Of corn at night.
In February. when the feeding for
eggs Is begun. ration made up OF one
pound OF corn meal. one OF bran. one
OF mlddlinGs or low-grade -four. and
1O per cent Of beef scrap, which is fed
In the morning. and equal parts Of
corn AMI wheat. or corn alone. fed
at night. will produce good results.
Crit and oyster shell may be pro-
vlded at all times. but they are es-
sentiai during the laying period. In
winter and at other times when there
~ n" good pasture available. geese
may be given roushagcs such as cut
clover. hay. alfalfa. sllage, cabbage,
mangels. or any waste vegetables.
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Sarcastic.

The first step in learning whether
your child is properly nourished, we
read. Is to weigh the child in kiio.
grams" The Kilograms are very light,
we understand, but IL absolute ac-
curacy. is required. you may weigh
the child in them first. and then later
take 'sm of and weigh 'em separately.
On second thought. we advise the sep
arate weight In all cases. especially
where the Kilograms are winter
weight.
Heading further. you multiply the
result by ten, and then divide the
reYult by the chlld's sitting height In
cS1timstsrs"-just everyday centime-
torn will do-"and take the cube root
Of the result. and you win have a hg-
urs that will tell you whether your
child Is properly nourished." Most
any architect or engineer in The tele-
phone book will be glad to call and
find the cube root for you--Kansas
City Star.
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.,,,ed BY tho United States Department
OF AEriculturel
FARMERS give much attention TO va.
bus combinations and rotations Of
Inns endeavoring to secure an ar
nrement that is most profitable for
IN individual farm. They do the
me in selecting the kinds and num-
r, of live stock. But not so much
1ention Is paid to the selection OF
ultry 10 suit the peculiar conditions
farms and neighborhoods. The hen
II always be the leader among farm
u!try, says the United States De-
l,ment Of Agriculture, but she re-
ire, the aid of turkeys, guineas.
esc and dunks. just as Oh dairy
I'm the cow often requires the aid
pig, and sheep to make the farm
sInr,s most profitable.
buck, Gather Food From Streams.
Where grain fields Of nelghboring
rms are IN proximity to tho barn
d dooryard it would, perhaps, be
liter not to keep turkeys. The farm
rough which no streams run, and
llch has no large pond, would prob
Bly, be better without ducks. But
y clrcumscrlbed farm, on which tur-
kys would be q disadvantage, may
supplied with q small pool so To-
tied that ducks would be profitable,
ID the farm that has no streams and
bnds may have large range for tur-
U.s.
Turkeys, ranging further aield,
ley upon the insects that escape
be hens. From the time the poults
e old enough to forage until near
5ost. they take the bulk of their feed
fcm field insects. devouring millions
srasShoppers and other injurious
prms that feed on crops. In regions
here wooded areas are still fairly
ktenSive mast Is an important item
the diet Of the turkey. When the
ppply of insects begins to fail the
|ast larder begins filling up. Feed
Is on acorns, chestnuts. beechnuts
Pd the like, turkeys will go long
p toward fattening themselves for
pe Thanksgiving or Christmas mar
b, aud will not require much feed
b OF corn or other grain to finish
lem, Generally speaking, turkeys
fll require larger feeding Of grain
Ian chickens to finish them for mar
p. but as they utilize forms Of waste
aal hens and their broodS would not
zach. the keeping Of q few turkeys Is
Pod economy. The finishing period
short.
Guinea fowls use still other kinds
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The Golden
Missal
by KATE EDMONDS.

". iszi, oS mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
"A magnificent wedding gift" hut.
tered Miss Rocket as her wrinkled
white hands Srasped the quaint steel
casket and bore it to her own chintz-
hung sitting ROOM
The English solicitor for the Booth
bys Of Scarrow looked very scornful
as he went down the stone steps Of
the stately mansion where Agatha
Rocket lived with her orphan niece,
Sylvia. He knew the Rockets were
very rich-sO many Americans were
rich-and that Andrew Boothby's mar
riage to Sylvia was purely love
match and that the young people were
TO go TO Canada and begin their mar
ried life on Andrews ranch there He
knew all these things. and he guessed
that Miss Agatha Rocket was q tuft
hunter. and he marveled how she had
ever wheedied Andrews sole remain
ing relative. Sir Angus Boothby Of
Scarrowe, into parting with the family
heirloom, the Golden Missal. 1t was q
wedding gift to Andrew and his bride,
but II they had waited 1t would have
come to them anyway. But Agatha
had wanted 1t to haunt In the faces
OF her hundred dear friends. 1t was
so old, so mysterious, so precious:
Alone in her sitting room Agatha
thought OF the triumph before her
all her weary years Of climbing the
social ladder were worth the moment
when she could display the Golden
A!Ssal among Sylvin'S wedding gifts.
1t was such wonderful thing-it was
concerned with English HISTORIAN old
abbot had written dark secrets on
ivory tablets and inserted the sheets
in the pages of the ancient mass book.
II had then been bound in thin leaves
OF gold and sealed with great seal,
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and no one knew the contents save the
old abbot, who had been dead for CEN
turtles.
Agatha Rocket fairly quaked as she
turned the rusted little key in the lock
and lifted out the package, wrapped
In gold brocade that king had worn !;
the precious relic Of patriclan race
was In her hands and she looked guilt.
lily around as If she expected Sir An.
gus to snatch It from her allen hands
IL was a small fiat book, bound be.
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Archaeology on the March.

In their progress through Asia MI
nor. Greek nOops discovered in al
old cemetery near Kutaia columns Of
blue marble formerly part Of great
building Of the Roman period. Many
inscribed tablets were also picked up
On Me notwithstanding American.
Those Ways.
My husband is extremely fond OF
grapes. Fats them morning noon and
night sort Of grape nut. ehr'
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-05-19
Tho Cost of Eura

Former United States Commissioners
OF Education p. P. Cla1ton pointed out
that the $500. O0O. 600 paid for furs In
tho United States in 1920 is more than
twice the cost Of all higher educattaA
IN Colleges. universities aud pro y
sional and technical schools. whet6e
supported by public taxation or pH1.
ately endowed.-Our Dumb AnltASiA.
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No u se.

"Why don't you get your father t.
help YOU with your lessons. WillieT
81 did. but h" tried it once and hi
doesn't know any more about frac
lions than do"
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eutral.

"You seem upset"
Eyes. my wife had n quarrel with
the COOK"
DID YOU take Sides"
NO | need them bOth.'-LOuisville
Couricr-J Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-12
THE WEEk'S.EvENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE, MA.
TON AND THE WORLD
BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUT The WORLD
A Condensed Record OF Happenings
Of Interest From All Points
OF The World
Foreign

The number of persons killed in the
explosion on the Greek torpedo boat
destroyer Leon at Piraeus Is now Civ
en- as twenty-one. with forty.two in
jured. The explosion occurred while
number of the crew were handling a
submarine bomb.
The allied supreme council has ap-
proved unanimously the calling OF an
international economic conference to
be participated in by Germany and
Russia.
American Ambassador Harvey to
England, who is in attendance at the
meeteing Of the allied supreme coun.
Gil In Cannes, France, says he will
Jump the fence" when he comes to
1t, which Is interpreted to mean that
he Is merely an onlooker.
Marquis Okuma. the grand old
man Of Japan was one of the most
distinguished men of the island em-
pire from the period Of the restoration
until the present day Twice premier
OF Japan, Okuma was in office when
the famous "twenty.one demands"
were made upon China, and it was fol-
lowing the agitation which resulted
from those demands that his ministry
resigned. He was succeeded by
Field Marshal Count Terauchi.
The director Of the American relief
administration in Russia Who has been
in England has returned to Russia by
way OF Riga, optimistic over the TWEEN
W million dollar grain appropriation
by the United States congress.
The last effort of the dali eireann
In Ireland to bring about an agree
ment on the Anglo-Irish treaty failed.
Other efforts will be made.
Princess Joachim Of Prussia, daugh-
ter-in-law Of the former emperor is
suing the eX-kaiser for support, con
tending that the laws Of the Hohen.
Sollerns entities her to support. Her
husband suicided in 1920.
Count Laszlo Szechnyi has been an
pointed Hungarian minister to the
United States. His wife was formerl,
Miss Gladys NJ Vanderbilt OF New
York City.
bomb was exploded among thu
crowd listening to a band in the mar
,ket place at Dinkelsbuehl, Bavaria, O,
New Years Eve, injuring fifty per
sons, twenty Of them seriously. TIL,
thrower of the bomb was youth.
Demands by the Russian Soviet gov
ernment that Finland withdraw all sun
port of the revolution In Karelia have
been agreed to by the Finnish govern
ment.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-12

The governments attitude on the
question Of freeing the half hundred
members of the I. w. w. still in
prison for violations Of war laws re.
mains unchanged, Attorney General
Daugherty said.
Practical completion Of the report
to be submitted by the committee Of
naval experts to the navel committee
of the armament conference and
agreement Of the subcommittee on
Chinese tariff on per cent effec-
tive basis were two important devel-
opments in the conference situation.
The agreement for an increase Of
Chinese tariff rates to an effective
five per cent was adopted by the nine
conference powers sitting as a COM
mittee on Far Eastern questions.
Senator Truman Fl. Newberry, Of
Michigan. will speak in his own be-
hall from the floor Of the senate
when that body decides whether or
not he is to retain his seat
The American proposal to prohibit
use OF submarines against merchant
vessels, now the predominant issue Of
the arms negotiations, has been ac-
cepted in principle by France, but
her delegates have reserved final ap-
proval pending discussion Of the
precise language Of the declaration.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-12
THE TIME TO TAKE 4
PEPTO-M
When You Feel Little "Of" 1t Will
Bring You Back to Health.

Some people never need any medi-1
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goes, "strong as BULL They are
mighty lucky. Most people need a
good tonic once in a while. They take
cold, or through overwork or social
activity do not get enough sleep; man
eat improper food and thus hurt the
digestion. 1t is mighty wise to take
Gudc's Pepto- -Mangan with the meals
for few weeks and build up. One
cannot have too much good health.
Pepto- Mangan gives you plenty Of
red blood, and everybody knows that
red blood means feeling good and look
ing good all the time. Sold by drug
gist in liquid and tablet form. Ad-
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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-01-12
Washington

The federal reserve board saws that
a decided Improvement in European
exchanges has tended to some extent
to help the foreign trade situation. but
extreme caution In the extension OF
bank credits still continues.
Purchase Of over three million bush
sian sufferers Is announced in Wash.
ington on authority Of the commission
er Of agriculture Of South Dakota.
Continued upward movement Of
business and the graduation restora-
ton Of normal conditions are indi-
Gated IN the comparison Of reports OF
last month with those Of the CORE
spending month Of 1920, according to
the December review Of the economic
situation issued by the federal reserve
board
Ex-senator Marion Butler OF North
Carolina has forwarded Secretary Of
War Weeks an offer from capitalists
whom he represents for the govern
ment nitrate plant located at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, and seeks an apoint-
ment with the secretary to talk over
the matter.
HicrOmo L. Opie, major Of the third
battlion, 11Gth infantry. who has bccn
in the limclight for several weeks
charged with having war tonly shot
down American soldiers overseas, ap-
reared before the Investigating com
mittee and vigorously denied the al.
legations
Unanimous agreement las been reg.
stercd by the five powers n the arms
conference upon Articles | and II
Of the original Root resolutions mow
arranged in three articles) regarding
submarine warfare. with but minor al
teratiOrs. These resolutions, Drryid
ing for an invitation to tho rest of
the world to follow the big five" ON.
brace subscription to a restatement OF
international law governing rules OF
submarine operation against merchant
vessels. But by far the most import.
ant action was unanimous adoption OF
the original Article III, now known as
Article III.
Fear that many wcevils will hiber.
nate in the weevil-infestcd territory
In Texas and reappear in large nun.
bers III tho spring. has been express.
cd in reports to tho department OF
agriculture, and 1t was said tha; the
national agricultural conference
which is to meet in Washington soor
will give serious consideration to this
subject.
\ uniform rcdlscount rate i'm ali
federal rescrvc bank districts woul(
Ja cC"lr:is0.y under q bill introduced
~ Senator Harris, Democrat, Geor
sia.