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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
Keeping it Out of the Paper

Keeping it Out of the Paper
Where is the editor who has
not been importuned with tears
to keep the name of some offend
er against the law out of his
paper? Many there are who can
also remember the threats of
dire vengeance if the request to
kill" a certain story was not
complied with. The average
publisher does not take pleasure
in parading the misfortune of
some man or woman in the
columns of his newspaper, but as
a purveyor of the news of the
day he is often called upon to
print things he would much
prefer not to. Here is the reply
of John L. Sullivan, editor of the
Evening Leader, St. Mary, O.,
to those who try to prevail upon
him to overlook certain matters
of news:
Life would be much more
pleasant to the average news
paper publisher if everybody
were to walk in the straight and
narrow way. One of the real
painful duties of the publisher is
to print the news concerning
peoples wrong doings. That
may appear almost incredible to
the reading public, but it is
fact, just the same. 1t is the good
that men and women do that we
like to publish, and not the evil
they do. Although the evil doings
make more spicy reading matter
and are received with more ap-
parent relish by those who de-
light in the sensational side of
human life, we always try to put
ourself in the other fellows
place.
There are very few house
holds but that have their family
skeleton, very few homes where
misfortunes of some kind or
other have not caused heartaches
and humiliation. 1t is not becom-
ing, therefore, for one person to
gloat over the misfortunes of
another person, or laugh in de-
rision when the shadows of
scandal hang like a pail over the
other fellows home. 1t would be
pleasing to us if there were a
law prohibiting the details of
scandal of any sort whatsoever
from appearing in the public
prints. But it would seem that
The welfare of society demands
hat such things should be pub
ished, and we cannot have our
way as long as such is the case.
There are very few days of
he week when some one does
lot call up and request that this,
hat and the other thing shall be
,ept out of the paper. Reference
) had, of course, to matters
ffecting the morals of people
nd there is only one answer |
hat we can give, which is: We :
annot make fish of one and
esh of the other That is to
lightly that if we keep one
TENDERS name out of the paper,
re must keep the other offenders :
anne out of the paper, and vice
ersa. Furthermore, if we kept
i of their names out of the
aper. the whole community
ould be on our back figura-
vely speaking, because the
immunity is not so charitable
, may seem upon the surface.
Now, there is only one way
7 which you can keep the
,mes of offenders against the
WIS of the commonwealth out
the newspapers, and that is to /
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

Those boys who swear off on
John Barleycorn this time, are
more than likely to stick to it.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

Its a good time now to begin
to plan that spring garden.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

A good New Years Resolution;
Swat the Lie!
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

This winter seems to be all
back bone.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
Bought any WSS yet?

Here's looking at you, 1918.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

Is there something you
need IN the follow
ing iJff
Birth As.suaceasats
Msdiisi Ststiossr,
Envelope Isclesurss
Sale Bills
Hand BILLS
Price Lists
AdmIssioa Tickets
Business Cards
Window Cards
Tine Cards
Letter Hssds
Note Heads
ntll ussds Envelopes
Csllist Cards Leaflets
Statements
Mill Tickets
Meal Tickets
Shippint Tsts
Aasouncemsnts
briefs
Notes
Coupons
Psaphlsts
Cstaloduss
Blottsss Circulars
Invitations Posters
Folders
Chocks
blsuks
Notices
Labels
LEGAL Blanks
Menu Cards
Plscsrds
DODGERS
Post Cards
Prosspms
Rscsipts
Prompt careful and e61-
cienf attention given
to ecery detail
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

Entered as Second Class Matter Aprh
8. 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids. North Carolina, under ACT OF
March 8, 1879.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
A COW FROM SUCK
ING HERSELF

J. A. w. Covington, Ga, writes
would like remedy to prevent a COW from
sucking herself. ! do not want to dispose
of her.
One of the best methods of prevent
ing a cow from sucking herself is to
proceed as follows: Make an ordinary
leather halter such as is used on horses
1t should be made of rather heavy ma
terial and should have a buckle so that
ii can be adjusted over the back of the
head sufficiently tight to prevent its
being pulled off. Then make small
holes in the leather that constitutes the
nose piece about one-half inch apart
Put in these nails about two and halt
inches long, the points of which are
either reasonably sharp or made so by
means of a file. These pointed nails
will not prove injurious TO the udder
but will make an effective barrier
against the cows getting her mouth
around far enough to suck herself. This
is probably one of the cheapest and
best methods of preventing and ulti-
mately breaking up this trouble which
you can Institute under existing condi-
tions.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14

peanuts?
We hardly think it necessary to inoc-
uIate Snanish peanuts with cultures
containing nitra-bacteria. The reason
for this is due to the size of the pea
nut and to the. fact that as RUE II
seems able to inoculate itself suLll-
GENTLY we'll to insure good crop.
There may be occasions When peanuts
are planted on land where they nave
not nreviousIv been grown where it
NAV be advisable to use the nltra-pac-
terra hut we feel certain this would
he the execution and not the rule.
If YOU wish to use culture Of TINS
character you can either obtain them
from one of the concerns manufactur-
inc and distributing this material, VINO
will no doubt be glad to guarantee the
quality of their product, or you may
obtain them from the state department
of agriculture, Atlanta, Ga, at the cost
of production, as ! believe the state or
Georgia has made a small appropriation
to the department for the manufacture
of such cultures with the understand
ing that they would be distributed at
cost The United States department OF
agriculture will also furnish you with
a small amount of this material free Of
cost for experimental purposes. L
would suggest that if you are interest
ed you communicate WIN lne ChlSl VI
the bureau of plant industry, United
States department of agriculture,
Washington. d. c.
We hardly think il necessary to use
a complete frtilizer under peanuts. This
crop belongs to the family of legumes
and should be able to gather the nitro
gen it needs out of the air. AS rule,
therefore, it is not necessary to apply
nitrogen to peanuts. Legumes, how
ever. make heavy drafts on both phos-
phoric acid and potash and under nor
NAL conditions these elements should
be supplied in liberal amounts. Pot
ash is now so high priced and difficult
to obtain that we would hardly advise
it's uses at present. The use of 200 or
800 pounds Of acid phosphate. however,
is strongly advised, as this is an ele-
ment in which our soils are deficient
and helps to hasten the maturity OF our
crops. both essential conditions to be
met under existing circumstances IF
you have some wood ashes and can
scatter them over the ground at the
rate Of 1000 to 1900 pounds per acre
II would be an advantage. They should
be narrowed into the soil and not mix
cd with other fertilizer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
CHAPTER IN.
| Enter Belgium
HAVE said it was about the eight
eanth daM flor NV aScane that

7 HAVE said it was about the eight
zenith day after my escape that l
entered Belgium, but that is
more or less guesswork. | was pos
sibly well into that country before l
realized that l had crossed the line.
About the third day after l figured
| was in Belgium l started to swim a
canal just before daylight. l was
then heading due north in the direc-
ton of the German lines. l was just
about to wade into the canal when l
heard a German yelling violently,
and for the first time l knew | was
being followed
| ran up the bank of the canal
quite a distance and then swan to
the opposite side, as l reasoned they
would not be looking for me there.
l found a sheltered clump of bushes
that were in a swamp near the canal
and in the driest part that | could
find | crawled in and made myself as
comfortable as possible.
The sun came up soon and kept
me warm, and l planned to camp
right there, food or no food, until the
Huns got tired of searching for me.
think heard them once or twice
ped on each occasion, but evident
ly they decided to look in some other
direction and l was not further mo-
Tested
At the same time I figured that it
was absolutely necessary for me to
change my course, even at the ex-
pense of going somewhat out of my
way Certainly, if went north they
would get me. / decided to go due
west, and kept in that direction for
four days.
AS I was in a very weak condition,
I did not cover more than five miles
a night. / kept away from the roads
and did all my journeying through
fields, beet patches, woods, swamps
anywhere, provided l was not like
ly to be seen and captured. Food
was an important consideration to
me, but it was secondary to conceal
ment.
AT last brought up at the Mouse
River at place between Namur AMI
nearest of all to giving up the
struggle.
The Meuse at this point is about
half a mile wide-as wide as the
Hudson river at West Point. Had |
been in normal condition I wouldn't
have hesitated a moment to swim
across. San Diego Bay, California,
is a mile and a half wide, and I had
often swan across and back, and the
San Joaquin, which is also mile and
and half wide, had never proven an
obstacle to me.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14

The pair of overalIs was the first bit
of civilian clothes | had thus far
picked up with the exception OF
civilian cap which I had found at the
prison and concealed on my person,
and which l still had. The overalls
were rather small and very short, but
when l put them on | found that
they hung down far enough to cover
my breeches.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
A Terrible Struggle

In the wretched shape in which |
then was, however, the Mouse looked
like the Atlantic ocean to me. |
looked for a boat, but could find
none. l tried to get a piece of wood
upon which l hoped to ferry across,
but l was equally unsuccessful.
Get across | must, and l decided
there was nothing to do but swim it.
1t was then about 8 o'clock in the
morning. / waded in and was soon
in beyond my depth and had to swim.
After about an hour of it l was very
much exhausted, and 1 doubted
whether l could make the opposite
bank, although it was not more than
thirty or forty feet away. ] choked
and gasped, and my arms and legs
were completely tagged out. | sank
a little and tried to touch bottom
with my feet, but the water was still
beyond my depth.
There are times when every one
will pray, and l was no exception. l
prayed for strength to make those
few wicked yards, and then, with all
the will power | could summon,
struck out for dear life. 1t seemed a
lifetime before finally felt the well
come mud of bottom and was able to
drag myself up to the bank, but got
there.
The bank was rather high and
was shaking so violently that when
| took hold of the grass to pull my
self up, the grass shook out of my
hands. could not retain my grip.
| was afraid l would faint then and
there, but l kept pulling and crawl
ing frantically up that Internal bank
and finally made it.
Then for the first time in my life
l fainted-fainted from utter exhaus-
ton.
1t was now about o'clock in the
morning and l was entirely unpro-
tected from observation. If any one
had come along I would have been
found lying there dead to the world.
Possibly two hours passed before
I regained consciousness, and then
no doubt only because the rain was
beating in my face.
it was broad daylight. Moreover,
there was tow-path right there, and
any minute boat might come along
and find me. But it was equally
dangerous for me to attempt to
travel very far. Fortunately | found
some shrubbery nearby, and l hid
there all day, without food or drink.
The Delirium of Fever
That night 1 made a little head
way, but when day broke l had q
dreadful fever and was delirious. }
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
MAKING STOCK FEED OUT OF CORN
AND BEANS.

R. NJ. Deveresux. Ca. writes: have
some corn and velvet beans that ! cut and
shocked last fall that would IKE 10 MAKE
a feed from. I have some syrup that
could mix with them. Please tell me the
best way to handle them. l have just dis
inside of the right hind leg about the size
Of a hen egg. Can you give me a rem
edy for this:
The best way for you 10 handle the
feed in question in order to make a sat
isfactory food for work stock is to run
the same through a small cutting box,
which may be operated by hand. When
the feed is chopped up fine dissolve a
little salt in a bucket of water and scat
ter a reasonable amount of it over the
feed and allow il to stand for little
while until the water is absorbed. This
will cause the animal to eat II with
greater relish and masticate ii more
thoroughly and thus obtain more benefit
from its consumption. If you wish to
use syrup in association with il you may
take a small amount, say a quart, and
dissolve il in half a bucket of water and
spray or sprinkle over the mass. 1t
is difficult to use syrup in the manner
indicated because of its viscosity, the
trouble experienced in mixing it salts
factoriIy with foods of the character
suggested. When the so-called molasses
feeds are made the molasses Is
into the finely ground feed un-
der high pressure. This enables
il to be thoroughly mixed with the feed.
This method is not practicable, as you
can readily see, on the average farm, so
about the only suggestion we can offer
with reference to the use of syrup would
be in the manner indicated. We hardly
think il necessary to use syrup for such
a purpose, however. We prefer to use
a combination of 900 pounds of corn and
cob meal ground fine, and 100 pounds Of
cotton seed meal. If you prefer yoU
may mix 400 pounds of velvet bean meal
OF 200 to 800 pounds of peanut meal
with the corn and cob meal. This, when
fed at the rate of - pounds per day
to a 1,0O0-pound mule doing hard work,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14

face was so haggard and my beard so
long and unkempt that l looked like
Santa Claus on bat!
AS they let met out of the door
pointed to the opposite direction to
the one intended taking and started
off in the direction l had indicated
Later | changed my course complete
ly to throw off any possible pur-
suit.
The next day l was so worn out
from exposure and exhaustion that l
threw away my coat, thinking that
the less weight l had to carry the
better it would be for me, but when
night came l regretted my mistake
because the nights were now getting
colder l thought at first it would
be best for me to retrace my steps
thoughtlessly discarded, but l de-
cided to go on without it.
l then began to discard everything
that 1 had in my pockets, finally
throwing my wrist-watch into a
canal. A wrist-watch does not add
much weight, but when you plod
along and have not eaten for a
month it finally becomes rather
heavy. The next thing | discarded
was a pair of flying mittens.
These mittens l had gotten at
Camp Borden, in Canada, and had
become quite famous, as my friends
termed them "snOwshoes." In fact,
they were a ridiculous pair of nit
tens, but the best pair | ever had,
and l really felt worse when | lost
those mittens than anything else.
l could not think of anybody else
ever using them, so | dug hole in
the mud and buried them and could
not help but laugh at the thought if
my friends could ever see me bury
ing my mittens, because they were a
standing joke in Canada, England
and France.
l had on two shirts, and as they
were always both wet and didn't
keep me warm, it was useless to
wear both. One of these was shirt
that l had bought in France, the
other an American army shirt.
They were both khaki and one as apt
to give me away as the other, so /
discarded the French shirt. The
American army shirt 1 brought back
with me to England and it is still in
my possession.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14


1t is generally considered advisable
to plant castor beans under Georgia
conditions as soon as danger of frost is
past, thereby giving them a long season
in which to grow, develop and mature
This crop should be better adapted for
growth in the southern than IN the
northern part of the state. as il is
more or less semi-tropical in character
The beans, however, will grow to great
size and will mature fully under average
north Georgia conditions.
In planting this crop we would ad-
wise that an effort be made to use the
land but once. In other words, not to
grow a crop on the soil and then at
tempt 10 harvest it and follow with
castor beans. AS L understand it, the
government will furnish seed through
various contracts it has made at actual
cost, and 1 understand the seed do not
have to be paid for until after the crop
is gathered
The beans will grow well on any fri.
able. fertile soil. The richer the soil
naturally the better the yield obtained.
1t is best to lay off in rows to s
inches apart. A road should be left for
a wagon to pass through IN gathering
about every six or seven rows. Plant
in hills to feet apart, putting
several seeds to the hill. Later thin to
one plant. Stable manure used at the
rate of several tons per acre, together
with $50 to 300 pounds of a commercial
fertilizer should be used. A mixture
of equal parts of aero phosphate and
cottonseed meal would be as good an
application as you could make at the
present time.
Pour water over the seed and allow
them to soak twenty-four hours before
planting. Keep cultivating freely until
nearly mature Cut off the spikes as
they ripen, say when two-thirds OF the
spike is mature. This should be done
TO avoid SCATTERING. Tney should begln
TO mature about the last of July. TO
preserve them after harvesting put IN
driving pen, which should have walls
two TO three feet high and SOLID DOT
tom This drying pen should be put IN
an omen space where the sunshine VIII
strike il full force and thus cause the
mods to pop open and arrow the beans 10
drop out They should then be thor-
oughly dried and sacked.
A peck of seed should De enough u
nlant an acre of ground.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14

should make a satisfactory concentrate
ration for work stock.
The trouble to which you refer may
arise from various causes. 1t may be
caused by what is known as a windpuff
or probably may be an evidence of the
development of bog-spavin. Windpuffs
are usually located on either side of the
leg just above the fetlock joint. They
seldom interfere with the mules doing
efficient work. They can often be sue
cessfully treated th-ough the use of TO-
dine or by hand rubbing and pressure.
Bog SPAWN may be due to the abnormal
secretion of what is known as joint oil.
The first symptom is a puffy enlarge
ment of the hook joints 1t is usually
caused by sprain and rarely causes
lameness. The treatment is to cause
the synovial fluid or joint oil to be abb
sorbed. Bandaging and pressure are
good for this purpose. Hand rubbing
will often cause much of the fluid to he
absorbed. Tincture of iodine should be
applied to the parts daily When the
parts begin tc get sore this treatment
should not be used for a few days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
The Life of a Hunted Animal

The woman of the house was prob
ably seventy-five years old and had
evidently worn wooden shoes all her
life, for she had calluS spot on the
side of her foot the size of a half Il
dollar, and it looked so hard that ]
doubted whether you could have
driven a nail into it with hammer.
AS l sat there drying myself-foT
| was in no hurry to leave the first
human habitation l had entered in
four weeks-I reflected on my un-
happy lot and the unknown troubles
and dangers that lay ahead of me,
Here. for more than a month, | had
been leading the life of hunted ami
mal-yes, worse than hunted ami
NAL, for nature clothes her less ia
vored creatures more appropriately
for the life they lead than l was
clothed for mine-and there was not
the slightest reason to hope that con-
ditions would grow any better.
Perhaps the first warm food I had
eaten for over a month had released
unused springs of philosophy in me,
as food sometimes does for man.
I pointed to my torn and water
soaked clothes and conveyed to them
as best l could that l would be CRATE
full for an old suit, but apparently
they were too poor to have more than
they actually needed themselves.
and I rose to go. 1 had aroused
them out of bed and knew ! ought
not to keep them up longer than was
absolutely necessary.
AS I approached the door I got
glance at myself in mirror. I was
the awfulest sight I had ever laid
eyes on! The glimpse I got of my
self startled me almost as must as
If I had seen a dreaded German he'll
met! My left eye was fairly we'll
healed by this time and I was begin
ming to regain sight Of it, but my
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
Buries His Red Cap

When | escaped from the train Z
still had the Bavarian cap of bright
red in my pocket and wore it for
many nights. 1t also had proved
very useful when swimming rivers.
for l carried my map and a few
other belongings in it, and l had
fully made up my mind to bring 1t
home as a souvenir But the farther
l went the heavier my extra cloth
ing became, so | was compelled to
discard even the cap.
| knew that it would be a tell-tale
mark if l simply threw it away, so
one night after swimming a river
dug a hole in the soft mud on the
bank and buried it, too, with con-
siderably less ceremony than my fly
ing mittens had received perhaps;
so that was the end of my BavaTian
hat.
My experience at the Belgians'
house whetted my appetite for war
food, and l figured that what had
been done once could be done again.
Sooner or later, | realized | would
probably approach a Belgian and
find a German instead, but in such a
contingency | was determined to
measure my strength against the
Huns if necessary to effect my es-
cape.
AS it was, however, most of the
Belgians to whom / applied for food
gave it to me readily enough, and
if some of them refused me it was
only because they feared | might be
spy or that the Germans would
shoot them if their action were sub
sequently found out.
About the fifth day after | had
entered Belgium | was spending the
day as usual in a clump of bushes,
when l discerned in the distance
what appeared to be something hang
ing on line. All day long l strained
my eyes trying to decide what it
could be and arguing with myself
that it might be something that |
could add to my inadequate ward
robe, but the distance was so great
that l could not identify it. | had a
great fear that before night came it
would probably be removed.
AS soon as darkness fell, however,
crawled out of my hiding place
and worked up to the line and got a
pair of overalls for my industry. 1t
was a mighty joyful night for me.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
o SUCCESSFUL FARMING

information
president State Ag
cultural College Athens.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
CALCULATING SPANISH PEANUTS
ARTIFICIALLY

r. F. F.. Ashburn Ga; wri sSsrisb no 6 sea
,,ts yritb nitrogerm Do you think 10 per
cent acid or an s-2-2 would be better under
peanuts?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-14
Notes on the Cultivation Of Castor Oil
Beans

). I. NJ. Atlanta, Ca. writes: / would
like information in regard to the time of
planting and gathering castor oil beans
What kind Of soil is best, and are they ex-
pensive TO raise? Does the government
furnish the seed?