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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Inventions by Women Are
on lnCreaSe-FirSt Was
by Connecticut Matron

The first patent taken out by WON.
an was for process Of weaving straw
! with silk by Mrs. Mary Kiser of Con-
necticut In 1909 and she has had, as
time went on, many followers in in
genuity, so that at Washington there
Is woman's department, with the
specifications Of the patents arranged
in chronological order, observes Lon.
don Tit-Blts.
II was not till 1894 that the British
comptroller general Of patents thought
it worth while to ascertain the num-
Der of woman inventors, and the war
has naturally decreased their numbers,
but whereas there were nearly 400 APP
plications for patents from women in
1913, in 1911 there were $50, and in
1917 253, and in 1918, 2S6, so that the
total is rising again.
During the war the outstanding in
vention was Mrs. Bertha Ayrton's fan
for sending back gas and smoke fumes5
Other inventions of national impor-
lance OF late years were Mrs. Ernest
Harris for waterproofing fabrics. a dis
covery Of which use was made by the
admiralty, war office, railway com
panies, ETC., and Mrs. Cayley-Rohin-
sons patent for a semi-gas furnace,
which was intended to revolutionize
heating, as it Is said to reduce ex-
pendlture by one-slxth on fuel. con-
Stunning all waste products, such as
cinder, SCOT, smoke and ashes.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
THE TWO VILLAGES

Over the river, on the hill.
Lieth village white and still;
All around 1t the forest trees
SILVER and whisper in the breeze;
over K sailing shadows go
or soaring hawk and screaming crow,
And mountain grasses, low and sweet.
Grow In the middle Of every street.
Over the river, under the hill.
Another village lieth still;
There | see In the cloudy night
Twinkling stars of household light
Fires that CLEAN from the smithy's door.
Mists that curl on the river shore:
And In the roads no grasses grow,
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that village on the hill
Never is sound Of smithy or MILL
The houses are matched with grass and
flowers:
Never clock to toll the hours:
The marble doors are always shut,
You can not enter In hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep;
Never again to sow or reap.
Never in dreams to moan or sigh;
Silent and idle and low they lie.
TT
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still,
Many weary soul In prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And weeping and signing longs to 60
Up to that home from this below;
Longs to sleep In the forest wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth. praying. this answer fall:
Patience, that village shall hold We ALL
Rose Terry Cooke.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Tidal Wave Has Nothing
to Do With the Tides

Tidal wave has nothing to do with
che tides. Any great onrush of the
sea that overwhelms the land Is called
a tidal wave. Such waves may be
due to various causes. They may rep
resent a heaping up of masses of wa
ter by a hurricane Of wind; or an
earthquake under the sea may be the
cause. Submarine volcanic erup-
tons are of not very infrequent oc-
currence, and earthquakes are liable
to accompany them. Or mere Slip
ping of strata In the sea floor may
cause earthquakes. If, incidentally to
the volcanic or seismic disturbance,
one. part of the sea floor sinks or an
other part rises there must be a con-
sequent rush Of water, which may as
sumo the proportions of what Is
called tidal wave.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Lincoln's Wealth at Time
of Death Was $110,296.80

Do you know that Abraham Lincoln
was bit of bloated bond holder In
his day? He was. That Is when you
consider the purchasing power of a
dollar in his time TO that Of the pres
ent. Old records In the county court
at Springfield, H., list the martyred
presidents accumulated wealth at his
death at S110,296.S0. That was pref
ty good lump in 1865. President Lin
coin left no will. The money was
equally distributed among three rela-
tives-Mrs. Lincoln, Robert 7. Lincoln
and Thomas Lincoln, each receiving
S36765.60. The money was in bonds
and cash. Notes for money loaned APP
proximating $1,000 are listed in the
administrators papers as worthless"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Average Size Of MiIady's
Shoe Is Now 5 or 512, Due
To Walking and Athletics

The fairy prince would have Q
harder time than ever fitting his Gin
derella today, because women's feet
are growing larger year by year. This
fact is made known by the managing
director of one Of the largest London
shoe factories.
During the last fifty years." he
said. "Englishwolnen's feet have In
creased enormously In length. A No,
3 shoe was worn by the average wOm-
an In the middle of the last century.
whereas the average now worn Is a +
or 81. We find that SKIES, and even
larger shoes. can hardly be kept IN
stock. they are so much In demand
1.-THE cause of this growth of wom-
ems feet can be attributed to the
amount Of walking they do and the
number of games they play from Their
earliest childhood"
Wonen's feet are much larger than
they used to be. but this does not
mean that they are no longer beanti-
full. Public taste has changed with
the size of feet, and a small foot Is
no longer considered necessary for
beauty. Indeed, the shoe manufac-
turer explained that n long. slender
foot is considered more desirable than
short, inelegant one.
Long lines are the thing nova
days" he said. There Is clnmor For
long, graceful footwear, and fashion
able women buy shoes more than an
inch too long rather than wear short,
stumpy Shoes
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Happiness Is a Plant That
Will Not Live Under Glass

Happiness is shy plant, says a
writer. For the one who nurses and
watches It, devotes time and thought
to Its culture, and who tries to remove
all hindrances from the soil, and shell
ter It from every rough wind, It never
reaches anything but a puny and I'M
certain development. But she who Is
too busy with other things to bestow
much attention upon 1t; whose heart
and hands are too full Of weightier
matters to heed Its vagaries. viii usu-
ally be rewarded By a hardy and
plentiful growth. There Is nothing bet
ter than d little wholesome letting
alone Iii the matter Of watering and
.petting. 50 far as ones own happiness
is concerned. II viii not lIyezunder !
alass. N 4
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Lack Of Water h Blood
May Increase Temperature

A new theory as TO what fever Is
caused by Is propounded by the New
York Medical Journal. Recent studies
prove that lack of water in the blood
may bring about a rapid and high in
crease In temperature, even as high as
100 degree f. Other investigators had
reported temperatures of this abnor.
NAL height in rare cases of hysteria,
but these had not been accepted gen
orally, 1t being believed that such tenn
peratures we're physically impossible.
Their certlfication by later observers
has aroused discussion of the question
of the cause of fever.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Naturalist Describes and
Names Eighty-Six Species
of Browns and Grizzlies

All the Alaskan brown bears look
very much alike, says Dr. William T.
Hornaday, in Boys Life. To be more
exact, they strongly show the dis
tlngulshing characteristics of their
group. Some are light brown, some
are dark brown, and some have dark
legs and light bodies. If l should try
to name even the best-known species,
and give their characteristics, no one
would remember them for two hours.
1t Is not amiss, however, to give here
the names and places of the species
that are at this moment living in our
geological park collections; and in do
Ing so / will begin with the most
southerly species we have and work
northward:
Admiralty bear, Ursus eulophus, AID
miralty island.
Ypkutat bear, Ursus DALI, Yakutat
bay
Mdiak bear, Ursus middendorffi,
Kadiak island.
Peninsula bear, Ursus DALI gyas,
Alaskan peninsula.
Kobuk bear, Ursus innuitus, Kobuk
river.
Last year startling thing hap
pened. For full quarter of CEN
ttry, Doctor Merriam has been col
lectlng bear skulls and studying North
American bears. And then, all of
sudden, out came from him all inno-
cent-looking little pamphlet describ-
fng and naming SO species of Alaskan
brown bears and grizzly bears And
Doctor Merriam declares that the
skulls before him left him nothing else
to do.
OF course we cannot follow up the
devoted SO species, and become per-
sonally and permanently acquainted
with each one. 1t is about all can
do to keep step with the five live spe-
cies daily before me.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
First Cremation Of Human
Body in America in 1892

The first cremation of a human
BODY In America occurred on Decem-
her .. 1892. The body was that of
Henry Laurens, leading statesman
Of the colonies and one of the COM
missioners who signed the treaty of
paris. ending the Revolutionary war.
Colonel Laurens died at his planta-
lion near Charleston, s. c., on Decem-
her s. 1872. and there he was Gre
mated. III hts viii he provided for
this and enjoihed his son to cause
hls body to be wrapped in twelve
Yards Of tow cloth and burned until
Il va entirely consumed His bones
were 10, he collected and deposited
wherever might Be thought proper.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Was This Dog a Ghost?

At Umhayo, South Africa John
letter, On English settler, owned very
finc hound that was run over and
killed by a train. For months after
the Jeter family was much annoyed by
the wild whistllng of the passing
trains. On complaining of this. they
were told by the engineers that they
should keep their dog at home, that
the whistllng was merely warning
to the dog, which was always on the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

In 1928, Sir John Nlcholl. giving judg-
ment in an English divorce case, re-
marked that conduct highly blame
able and distressing to the feelings OF
husband had been proved; but al
though 30 witnesses had been exam
ined, no indecent famlliarltles beyond
kissing had been proved. The shaking
of hands when they met was now
practice so frequent between persons
of different sexes. however, opinions
might differ as to its dellcacy, that no
unfavorable inference could be de-
tiuced thence"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Have COURAGE.

In the present turmoil the giddy and
thoughtless are revealing and rioting
The cost Of living Is high. but multi.
tudes are living high. Wise men are
troubled and sometimes lose faith In
their fellows because of their folly.
Now is the time for the strong Of
heart to show themselves strong. God
still lives and will use omnipotence to
help those who trust him and stand
for righteousness. Let men Of cour.
age now show their courage and CO.
operate with God in saving the world
from moral bankruptcy. Christians In
these perilous days must lean hard
on God, who win yet bring confusion
upon his enemies. ooh Lord Of hosts,
blessed is the man who trusteth In
thee. "--Arkansa Methodist.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

to make proper forecast and issue
adequate warnings. The fate of whole
cities rested on his decision. AS he
turned from his study Of the telegraph
lc reports received from the eastern
and southeastern section of the cOun-
try, he joked little-but In the man
ner Of one whose joviality was trihe
forced, perhaps-about his repeated
hard luck at being on duty every
time one of these storms hove in
sight" There was an unmistakable
tenseness in his manner as he studied
the map, pointing to the low barom-
eter area that was moving steadily to-
ward the southern states.
Weather Forecast Correct.
The next chapter In the hurricanes
brief history is told In the weather re-
port of September 8: 1.-THE tropical
storm was central Tuesday night and
a little south of Key West where the
barometer read 29.0S inches with a
wind velocity Of GO miles an hour from
the northeast. The storm is apparent
ly moving northwestward, and will
pass into the Gulf of Mexico during
Tuesday night"
How speedily and decisively the
forecaster had acted In the face of the
oncOming peril Is indicated by the
next sentence: warnings to ship
ping and other interests have been
regularly sent since Monday morning
when storm warnings were first dis
played on the south Florida coast"
The following 4S hours were laden
with grave responsibility for the staff
Of the weather bureau. 1t was theirs
to decide at the earliest possible mo-
ment consistent with accuracy In what
direction the storm now moving with
increasing power and rapidlty would
travel as II came nearer the mainland.
On Wednesday, September 10, the re-
port read, "The tropical storm passed
Key West, Fla, about midnight Tues
day night with the barometer reading
1881 inches, and estimated wind We
locity Of 40 miles an hour from the
east" Here was evidence that one Of
the most violent storms of recent
years was about to strike Mt some
point on the Gulf coast.
This report revealed the meagerness
Of available information at this date
regarding the progress of the hurri-
cane: Tonight the storm is probably
central In the Gulf Of Mexico, not far
from latitude 20, longitude IS, still
moving northwest, and northeast
storm warnings are ordered on the
Gulf coast from Carrabelle, Fla, to
New Orleans. where the winds will
probably be strong ON Thursday night.
Advice has also been issued to this
section to prepare for possible very
dangerous winds by Friday"
Defensive War Starts.
And so mans defensive war against
the mighty force of nature was on.
With all Its scientific data regarding
the course Of previous storms, instant
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

bad patch. His wife died ard left
him an infant son, the man who later
on built the Northwestern and half the
trunk lines Of Britain. His old father
met with an accident which deprived
him OF his sight, while George himself
was drawn for the militia, and had to
find substitute, or pay d big sum,
for him. In his despair lie would have
emigrated to America. Il he could have
raised his passage money But he re-
manned In the old country, where great
trIumphs and much prosperity awaited
him.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09


10 fight the hurricane Extensively is
folly. For ages mankind has been able
to wage only defensive war against
It's terrifying drives" and these eff.
forts have been, until modern times
pltlfullv feeble. Mans only defense
Is to be forewarned. That It has been
possible In the present generation to
reduce death toll of hurricanes to a
minimum, is due to the marvellous
service maintained by the United
States weather bureau.
The headquarters of the weather
bureau, located quite to one side of
main-traveled ihoroughfares In the
national capital. are the nerve center
OF this unique organization which ex-
tends across the continent and also
far out to sea. since many vessels CO.
operate with the bureau by making
daily reports to IT,
Great Storm Sighted.
Early in September hurricane.
destined to devastate wide area Dor.
dering the Gulf Of Mexico, reared its
head like great monster thousand
miles to the southeast of the United
States, among the islands OF the Car
ibbean. Az to what gave II birth not
even the scientist knows. The forces
that proDaUota oil IF tbaeo cto,,,,s =, -,
shrouded in mystery. This particular
hurricane was bora in remote tropical
waters, probably about September 5.
A few hundred miles north of this
center Of disturbance the sea was rel.
atlvely calm and passengers on steam
ers passing this way had no lntima-
ton Of the terrific force that was
generating off to the south. Likewise,
the southland Of the United States lay
placid, in part bathed in sunshine and
In part shaded by far-stretching blank
cts Of clouds, many Of them so neecy
that TO the casual observer they car
ried no suggestion Of the coming storm.
But the hurricane in the tropics gath
cred strength quickly and flung itself
In fury over the slender chain of is
lands constituting the Florida keys.
In the face Of every such rising
peril the meteorological upon whom
rests the responsibility for making
daily forecasts, stands like one facing
thief in the dark. Beyond the main
land coast and a few scattered sta
lions in the West Indies, he has no
means Of learning of the changing
atmospheric conditions in those seas
to the south and east. save chance re-
ports from ships. Early reports Of
this hurricane were meager indeed,
The first intlmation Of the coming Of
disaster was received September 8.
The daily forecast for that date stated
that tropical storm had appeared
to the southeast of Key West. But
as to its extent, or its course, the chief
forecaster at that time could only con-
lecture.
Despite his long experience in his
profession, II was inevitable that the
sorecaster should be anxious every
meteorologist who is forecastlng at
such time is anxious. He had been
on duty In seasons past when not
single hurricane appeared. But in
other years between July and October
more than ore such storm had left
a tran Of devastation across many
states. The forecaster knew that mil
lions OF dollars worth Of cargoes,
about to sail from the Atlantic and
Gulf pJrts, might be lost IL he failed
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

Der. In the summer of 1910 two wy
andots quarreled about jug Of
whisky, and one Of them was killed.
AT the trial the whole Wyandot nation
met In council and voted that the muir
derer should be executed by being shot
by firing squad In the river bottom
nearby.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Old Indian Jail.

The old Wyandot Indian hewed-log
fail which stood for 80 years on the
west bank Of the Sandusky river at
Upper Sandusky, O.. was the scene Of
one of the last Indian legal executions
N Ohio. The jail was two stories In
height. The entrance was from the
north side through a heavy plank bat.
len door on the outside and a grated
iron door on the inside. The floors
were Of hewed eight-Inch square lum.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

tracks. The engineers described the
dog with such accuracy that the fam
lily was greatly mystlfed. especially
when the engineers added that the
dog would always refuse to leave the
track until the engine was almost upon
him.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Modest Apprehension.

"What is your objection to me as
a son-in-law?" asked the young man.
mo objection to you" said Mr.. Cum
rox. "But you're kind o high step
per and I'm afraid that after you get
better acquainted the family won't
suit you"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Naething comes falrer to light
than what has been lang hidden.
The fiddle makes the FEAST
German Proverb.
With the gospel men become
heretics.-Italian Proverb.
A hero is only known In time
of misfortune. Hebrew Proverb.
A dinner lubricates business.
Lord Stowell.
Fortitude Is the mean between
fear and rashness.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Evidence of Wisdom.

"Do you believe
In the wisdom of
the plain peoplef'
rs o m e times"
replied Senator
Sorghum; when
they happen to
entertain the same
opinions that !
do"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Invitation to the Dance.

"Shades of Chesterfield What an
invitation to the dance"
"What did the young man say to
the girl, colonel?"
Come on, kid; let's jazz"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
A Clue.

"Se the detective found his man sick
when he caught him. How did he
manage to get him?'
"Very easily. The man had spotted
fever"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Dangerous Accomplishment.

There was a
magician here
oncet," said Gaze
tus Joe, "who
could deal hisself
any kind of a po-
ker hand you'd
happen to men
tion.'
did h e ge {
away with any
thlng?"
"He jes' barely
did. He got away
with his life."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
The Quest.

"Jaggs told his wife If anyone asked
after him to tell them he was going
on wild animal hunt"
$50 he is. He's looking for a blind
tiger"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Nsed MOI worry About Futurs.

Need Not Worry About Future.
Let not future things trouble thee
thou shalt be provided for them
with the same reason. by which what
soever IL now present, ID made toll
erable and acceptable unto Mar
Gus Aurelius.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Not Allowed TO Shake Hands.

Although today we all shake hands
on meeting as a matter of course. there
was time when purists held that
friends of opposite sexes should not
salute one another by shaking hands.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

OSSESSING a longer arm
of destruction than the
mightiest of volcanoes,
and leaving In Its wake a
no-man's land, rlvaling
wars scars across the
face Of Europe, the hurri-
cane is chief among nat
ural forces contending for
the title, champion of de-
struction."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

England nearly lost the tremendous
start which the invention Of the loco
motive gave her IN the worlds trade.
George Stephenson at one time struck
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Extremes Meeting.
Seems Pertinent.

"Pa, tell me one thing"
"What Is 1t, SOM"
"Are aviators more liable than other
people to the 'fu?'"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Contradictions.

"Coal IL q major necessity"
"And vet IT Is miner Industry
Baltimore American.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
sueplcIon.

II found that gun had a kick to It."
"Bring It here quick and LET me see
ii anything Is In the BARREL
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Strictly So.

''Is your friend man Of any ex
tractlonT
Most popular dentist we've got"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

She They say the new skirts viii
be shortened and narrow.
He Then they'll match the lnoousa
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
MPRovED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNlAS(|10QL
LESSON

by REV. p. b. FITZwATER, d. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of ChicagoJ
Copyright, 1920. Western Newspaper Union)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-12
RANGE Of Chicago Grain Prioss.

Corn--Jan. opened at 1859; highest
1874; lowest 1871; closed l.ssN;
May opened at 1894; highest l.Sbi
lowest 1888; closed i.siH; July opened
ut i,s2; highest 1884; lowest l.SlS;
closed 1875,
oats-May opened at s2N; highest
S3ss; lowest s1S; closed sss; July
opened at 76% highest TIN; lowest
7bS: closed 76A.
Pork-Jan. highest 1875: lowest
$500; closed Ss,26: May opened at
3s.9e: highest 1890; lowest $3.50; clos
cd 1880.
Lard-Jan. opened at 1855; highest
2412: lowest 1885; closed 24.lo: May
opened at 24.75; highest 25.l2; lowest
2i,75; closed 2505,
Rbs--Jan. highest 1880: lowest
1910; closed 1880; May opened at
2o.25; highest 20.55; lowest 2Q.g5'
closed 20.52.