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Fetishes Of Riksha PulIers.

Although the diffusion of education
among the Zuus and other natives of
Natal is removing many fetish customs
from their social life, some practices
are held tenaciouSly by the children
of bigoted natives. At one curlo es-
Establishment in Durham, Natal. It Is said
that on rare occasions natives ask
for Jokelosl mutt" or magic medI.
cine made from the flesh of native
children. This mutt" (Which, il is be-
lleved, was once used by the warriors
of Tshaka and Dingaan), Is supposed
to convey the virtues of youth and
strength. 1t Is occasionally asked for
In Natal by rlcksha boys. The rick.
sha pullers have firm faith In the fat
Of lions, tigers, crocodlles and hin.
pos. These are stored In jars for sale
to Kaflir clients. Snake mutt Is also
a favorite decoctlon for those desiring
cunning. "A good deal of the fat for
these medicines is imported by u.s."
said a well-known curio dealer, from
Central Africa; and We are supplied
by firms In Livingstone"
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with the Demon Rum SO we will
have to drink her share, Mr. Cardigan
Pray be seated"
Bryce seated himself. "Well, we
lumbermen are a low lot and naturally
fond of dissipation" he agreed. 81
fear Miss Summers prohibition tenden-
cies will be still further strengthened
after she has seen the mad-train."
what is that?" Shirley queried.
"The mad-train runs over your
uncle's logging railroad into Township
nine, where his timber and ours is To-
Gated. 1t Is the only train operated
on Sunday, and 1t leaves Sequoia at
five p. m. to carry the Pennington and
Cardigan crews back to the woods
after their Saturday-night celebration
In town. AS a usual thing. all hands
with the exception of the brakeman.
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DADDYJ Evening
z, FAIRY IALEH,
INS@MARY RAHAMrNW1
DS o Ss$ SaN >NNJ
MISS PENGUIN REFUSES.

Mr. Johnny Penguin smoothed down
his feathers with great care. for he
was going a-calling. He looked around
the beach and then gazed keenly far
out upon the ocean. He strutted
around a moment or two and then
looked about him again.
what shall ! take herr" he asked
himself. There were plenty of other
penglins around whom he could have
asked for advice but he didn't want
lnyone's advice He wanted to decide
The question himself. The only thing
was that he didn't quite know how to
answer his own question. That was
ilfllcult, yes, 1t most certainly was
difficult.
u might" he said TO himself take
her an ocean wave. That would be
present such as no penguin has ever
mad before and II would be sure TO
please her. But do not know how to
get The wave for her. AS soon az |
got 1t another might come along and
take 1t away from me. That is a trick
waves have Of doing.
Il know" he continued to himself,
u will ask her If she would like a
wave for present. will leave II to
ner 10 decide. That is what shall do,
yes sir. that Is what shall do"
So he picked up a stick he found
upon the beach and strutted along in
very proud and naughty fashion.
with my fine walking cane no one
ran resist me-" he said.
AS he walked along with his bead
high In the air he thought of what a
ovely home he would have with Miss
Pensuin, for he was going a-calling
IN the lovelicst Miss Penguin on the
Whole island.
Al one time he looked down and
saw a fine stone, smooth and quite
perfect.
This will just ~ for her" he said.
for Miss Penguin must he given an
ring If | am TO ask her
o marry me. She will expect ii and
'he Will accept It, ha, ha,' and he
rave laugh Of JOY.
AT last he reached the spot where
Hiss Penguin WAS standing.
How fine and straight she stands"
le said to himself, and then he
topped right in front of Miss Penguin.
I've come to see you. Miss Pen
,uin,' he said "and want you to be
ny mate, Here is the engagement
ingl"
He dropped the stone in front of
Ter. She certainly could not refuse 1t.
'ut Miss Penguin looked in another
Erection and did not pay any atten-
ion To the stone.
Miss Penguin" he said will you
OF accept me as mate? | will give
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26

you wave as a wedding gift. will
get you the finest wave in the whole
ocean and you can have ii to use as
you like"
Miss Penguin turned her head to-
wards Mr.. Johnny Penguin. All the
other pengnins were watching. Mr..
Johnny wished he could talk to her
alone. He wished he could tell her
what fine mate he would be without
all these creatures looking on. He
found himself quite shy with so many
around.
What In the world. or on the is-
land. or In the ocean. or under the
stars or the moon or the sun will do
with wave. Mr.. Penguln?" she asked.
All the other penguins had begun to
litter. Mr.. Johnny Penguin didn't
know what to say.
He thought for moment and then
raising his head he said In a loud
voice, ut Is gift such as no other
penguin has ever had. am doing YOU
great honor when offer it to YOU"
Miss Penguin burst out laughing.
Il wouldn't have It," she said, he
cause couldn't have 1t. You couldn't
get a wave If you wanted to. They
belong to the ocean-al waves do.
You could no more get 1t for me than
you could get the moon or the sun or
the stars or the trees. What nonsense
you do talk. Mr.. Penguin.
when creatures promise TO get
what can't be gotten they show they
VIII not be good mates They are try.
ing to reach for the moon and crea-
lures who do that get all out Of Joint.
Sorry, Mr.. Penguin cannot accent
your engagement ring"
But what IS the matter with n
MISS Pengnln2' asked Mr. Penguin.
surely You cannot but say that il "a
a nice stone"
There is nothing the matter with
the stone" she said. "Bnt do nor
like the giver, Pray leave me you
see have not picked II up and so Won
know that is my answer. If wanted
you as mate would have accepted
the stone you brought me"
"hich indeed she would have done.
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engineers, and fireman, are singing
weeping or fighting drunk"
'Do they fight, Mr.. Cardigan?
"FrPquently might say usually
IT'S quite an inspiring sight to see Il
couple Of IumherjackS going to 1t on
a ilat-car travelling thirty miles an
hour"
"Ilow horrible"
"Ycs, indeed, The right Of way is
lined with empty whisky bottles"
Colonel Pennington spoke up. 1--WE
don't have amy fighting on the mad.
train any more" he said blandy.
Indeed How dc you prevent ,it?"
Bryce asked.
"My wOudS.boSs, Jules Rondenu
makes them keep the peace" Penning-
ton replied with small smile az
there's any fighting to be done, he does
IT,"
You mean among his own crew, of
course Bryce suggested.
"No. he's in barge of the mnd-traln.
and whether fight starts among your
men or ours he takes Il hand. He's
hal them all behaving mildly for quite
n while because he can whip any man
In the country and everybody realizes
II. | don't know what I'd do without
Rondcau. He certainly makes those
bohunks of mine step lively"
"oh.h-h DO you employ bohunks.
Coloncl?"
Certainly. They cost less; they
are far less independent than most
men and more readily handled And
you don't have 10 pamper them-par-
ticularly In the matter of food Why
Mr.. Cardigan, with all due respect to
your father, the way he feeds his men
is simply ridiculous! Cake and pie
and dougllnuts at the same meal"
well. Dad started in 10 feed his
men the same food he fcd himself.
and suppose the habits one forms in
youth are not readily changed in old
age, Colonel"
but tlal makes II hard for other
manufacturers" the Colonel protested
u feed my men good plain food aud
plenty Of lt-qGite better food than
hey were used TO before they came to
his country; but | cannot seem to
satisfy them. Your respected parent
: the basis for comparison in this |
'ountry Cardigan, and find II devil. |
sh inconvenient" lie laughed indul |
,ently and passed his cigarette-casp
o Bryce.
Uncle Seth always grows restless
when some other man is the leader"
shirley volunteered with IA mischic-
Gus glance at Pennington. Don't
on. Nunky.dunk?"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26

phone after dinner last night or die
my ears deceive meY"
Your ears are all right, Uncle Seth
! called Mr.. Cardigan up to thank hin
Tor the pie he sent over, and incident
ally 10 invite him over here to dinner
on Thursday night
u thought ] heard YOU asking some
body to dinner, and as you don't know
Il soul in Sequola except young Cardi-
gan naturally oplned that he VAS to
be the object of our hospitality"
81 dare say It's quite all right to
have invited him, isn't II, Uncle Seth?n
Certainly certainly, my dear
Quite all right, but, er-ah, slightly
inconyenient. | am expecting other
company Thursday night-unfortunate-
ly, Brayton, the president OF the Bank
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CHAPTER V.-continued.
s..

John Cardigan shook his head I'm
mortgaged to the last penny" he con
fesSed, and Pennington has been buy
ing Cardigan Redwood Lumber com
pany frst-mortgage bonds until he is
III control of the issue. He'll buy in
ahe San Hedrin timber al the fore.
closure sale, and in order to get it
back and save something for you out
OF the wreckage. I'll have to make an
Improbable trade with him. I'll have
TO give him my timber adjoining his
north Of Sequoia together with my
Valley Of the Giants, in return for the
san Hedrin timber, to which he'll have
sherifl'S deed But the mill, an my
old employees, With their numerous
dependents gone, with YOU left land.
poor and without a dollar to pay your
taxes. SmaShed-like that" Ana he
drove his fist into the palm of his
hand.
"Perhaps--but not without fight"
Bryce answered. although he knew
their plight was well-nigh hopeless.
I'll give that man Pennington run
Tor his money, or I'll know the reason.
The telephone on the table beside
him tinkled, and he took down the
Eeceiyer and said Hello"
Mercy" came the sweet voice of
Shirley Sumner over the wire. "Do
you feel as savage as all that Mr..
Cardigan"
For the second time in his life the
thrill that was akin to pain came TO
Bryce Cardigan. He laughed. "If II
had known YOU were calling. Miss
Sumner" he said, Il shouldn't have
growled So
well, you're forgiven-for several
reasons, but principally for sending
me that delicious blackberry pie.
Thank you so much"
Glad you liked 1t, Miss Sumner. !
dare to hope that | may have the
privilege of seeing you soon again"
"Of course. one good pie deserves
another. Some evening next week.
when that dear old daddy of yours
ran spare his boy, you might be in
ierested 10 see our burl-redwood-
paneled dining room Uncle Seth Is SO
proud Of Would Thursday night be
runyenlentY
Perfectly. Thank you a thousand
times"
She babe him goodnight As he
turned from the telephone. his father
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Inc maid having failed to appear
to take Tommie home from kinderpar.
ten his teacher though, It a good on
pcrtunity for him to learn self.reli.
ance.
Now Tommle. you know God is aI-
ways with you, and you must think
yon have hold of his hand"
Next morning; well, Tommie, you
got home all rightY
Yes, Miss Wilson, got home nj,
rient; but ] can tell you made God
run every step of the way."-LIfa.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26
CHAPTER VI

When Shirley Sumner descended to
the breakfast room on the morning
following her arrival In Sequoia, the
first glance at her uncle's stately
countenance informed her that during
the night something had occurred to
irritate Colonel Seth Pennington and
startle him out of his customary bland
composure.
Shirley" he began, did I hear you
calling young Cardigan on the tele-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26
JULES RoNDEAU!"

Synopsis. -Pioneer In the Calfor.
MIA redwood region, John Cardigan.
al forty-seven, Is the leading citizen
or Sequoia, owner of mills, ships,
and many acres Of timber, wild
over after three years Of married
NE, and father of two-day-old
Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Bryce
makes the acquaintance of Shirley
sumner, a visitor at Sequoia. ana
ms junior by few years. Together
they visit the Valley of the Giants.
sacred to John Cardigan and his
son as the burial place of Bryce's
mother, and part with mutual re-
greet. While Bryce is at college
John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first
time views the future with uncer-
tainty After graduation from col
leSe and a trip abroad, Bryce Car
disan comes home. On the train he
meets Shirley Sumner, on her way
TO Sequoia to make her home there
with her uncle, Colonel Pennington.
Bryce learns that his fathers eye.
sight has failed and that Colonel
remington is seeking to take add
vantage of the old mans business
mlsfortunes. John Cardigan is de-
spalrlng. but Bryce is full of fight
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26
IMPROVED UNIFoRM INTERNATIONAL
.SUNlAS0l00L
LESSON
'by REV. i. Il. rIfLWAlER, D. d..
teacher OF English Bible IN the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
.Copyright 1920. Western Newspaper Union,
LESSON FOR APRIL 4
EASTER LESSON.

LEssoN TEXT-Luke 24:l3-25
noLDEN TEXT-ought not Christ to
nave suffered these things, and to enter
INTO his gory?-Luke 24.26.
., URINARY TOPlC-The Story of a
Wonderful Walk.
yUMIoR TOPlC-The Walk to Emmaus
ny nv ERIN MEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
me ine Proofs That Jesus Rose From the
LUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Inc. ne fact and the Meaning of the Res.
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! long time ! took my fathers place II
the business this morning.
$50 soOn?"
YES, Things have been happenln,
while | was away. However. speak
ing Of fishing. George Sea otter vii
prove an invaluable instructor. He Il
a good boy and YOU may trust hsl
implicitly. On Thursday evening
you can tell what success you hat
with the salmon"
"Oh, that reminds me, Mr.. Cardigan
You can't come Thursday evening
after all And she explained tie rea-
son Suppose you come Wednesday
night instead"
well call that bet. Thank you.
She chuckled at his frank good hui
NOR Thank you Mr.. Cardigan, for
all your kindness and thoughtfuness
and If you will persist in being nice
70 me- you might send George Sea
otter ana the car AT one-thirty. I'll
be glad tc avail myself Of both until
can get car of my own sent up
from San Francisco. Till Wednesday
night, then. Good bye"
As Bryce Cardigan hung up. he
heayed n slight sigh. 1t was difficult
TO get out f the habit of playing; he
found himself the posseSsor of very
great desire TO close down the desk.
call on Shirley Sumner, ana spend the
remainder of the day basklng in the
sunlight of her presence.
Following his discovery of the out
rage committed on his fathers sanctu-
aiy. Bryce wasted considerable val
uable time and effort In futile en-.
deavor to gather some further hint
Of the Identity of the vandals: but
deSparng ut last, he dismissed the
matter from his mind, resolving only
that on Thursday lie would 20 up
into Pennington'S woods ana interview
the redouhtabIe Jules Rondenu
l'ryce'S natural inclination was to
whit upon W. Rondaau Immediately. |.
II not sooner. but the recollection of /
bis dinner engagement at the Penning-
ion home warned him to proceed .
cautiously; for while harhorlng no
as to the outcome of
possible clash with Rundeau. Bryce
VAS not so optimistic rs Ia believe he
would escape unscGthed from an en-
'Ounter
Colonel Penningtons pompous i'm
)ogted British butler showed Bryce
nto the Pennington living room ut
X-thrty, announcing him with due
CEREMONY Shirley rose from the piano
where she had been idly lingering the
.eyS and greeted him with every APP
earance of pleaSure-fOllowing which, ,
he turned To present her visitor to
'oionel Pennington. who was standing
n his favorite position with his back
o the fireplace.
Uncle Seth this is Mr.. Cardigan.
Tho was SO very nice TO me the day
landed in Red Bluff"
The Colonel bowed. 81 have 10
hank you, sir, for your courtesy to
~ niece He had assumed an air of
aseNe of distinct aloofneSS, despite
is studied pOliteness.
Your niece, Colonel. is one of those
lrtunate beings the world will always
amor To serve"
Quite true, Mr. Cardigan. When
le was quite little girl came UNI ,
= her spell myself" a
so did |, Colonel. Miss Sumner n
rs doubtless told you of our first a
Getting some twelve years ago" y
Quite 50. May offer you c
,ektail, Mr.. Cardigan?' "
Think You, certainly. Dad and | |,
ave been pinning one on about this c
me every night since my return"
SHIRLEY belongs to the Band OF n
ope, the Colonel explained. "She's Il
adN NJ any time 10 break lance b
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26

In many London houses horseshoes,
covered with red cloth. we're hung
over the beds TO keep the occupants
from suffering from nightmares.
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locked up. what are you going to d,
Tomorrow, lad?" he queried.
i have TO do some thinking TO
fsprrow," Bryce answered. $50 I'm
going up into Cardigan's redwoods &c
10 it.
THE dogwoods and rhododendrons are
blooming now the old man murmured
wigtfully. Bryce knew what he was
thinking of "I'l attend to the flow
sTs for Mother he assured Cardigan
and he added fiercely: "And I'll at
tend to the battle for Father. We
snay lose, but that man Pennington
win know he's been In fight before
IRE fin"
He broke off abruptly, for he had
just remembered that he was to dine
at The Pennington house the following
Thursday-and he was not the sort of
man who smilingly breaks bread with
his enemy.
All about Bryce were scenes of
activity. Of human endeavor, and to
him in that moment came the thought;
sz1fv fathaf hroutsht all fhfa m nacs
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
lie Jeune Now Heads Marines

Maj. Gen. John A. LeJeune, who
commanded the second division, in
which was included a brigade of ma
rines, has been appointed commandment
of the United States marine corps by
recess appointment of President VIII
son. Secretary Daniels, upon whose
recommendation the appointment was
made, announced that the action was
taken in order to give recognition to
the man who figured most prominent
ly among marines that saw active
fighting service in France. Maj. Gen.
George Barnett, fer six years COM
mandant of the corps, has been re-
lieved of duty although he had served
only two Of the four years of his Sec
ond term.
The unexpected supplanting of
General Barnett, who is a prominent
figure in Washington society and Off
cialdom, caused a sensation second
only to the Daniels-Sims controversy
Among members of congress opinion
is divided, some Republicans as well rs
VA1rNs ,,lr, -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
HIS DESTINATION NO OBJECT
AS Example of Perfect Freedom From
Care, coIored Boy Would Be
Hard to Beat.

Sitting in the rear end of day
coach on a jerkwater road in Texas;
my end of the car being a smoker for
white passengers and the front end
being reserved for the accommoda-
ton of colored persons. Hooking
through the open door of the dividing
partition-saw the conductor stop in
the aisle alongside half-grown negro
boy who had boarded the coach at a
flag station.
Il amt got no ticket, cap'n,"I heard
the darky say. So saying, he hauled a
handful of silver dollars out of a
pocket and extended the hand its
palm covered with coins.
We'll, then, where do you want to
go?" asked the conductor.
"Cap'n, 1t don't make no difference
quoth the boy. "Jes' you fell me
please, sab, when dis yere money is
done ridden up an den I'll git off
ellen lax de looks of the place an
etfen l don't lax it I'll give YOU some
mo money an keep on a-ridtp'"-
Irwin S. Cobb in the Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
COULDN'T LEAVE DEARl
Sweet Girls Affection h1
Been Very Comforting ~
Old Gentleman, YaI

The blushing girl leaned 4
fathers chair and put her an
his neck.
"You dear old papaf Sd
you've been very good tOye'
girl since her engagement
I'm always glad to nss'
beam happy" murmured iltsI
ly. 81 want you to think y
of your foolish old father aA I
Der that he did everything h's
make home pleasant for -
you left him in his lonely % I
"Oh, you dear, sweet liil
would you say If ! didn't r.
after alI?p
"Eh J" exclaimed the sall'
man. :.
"How can | be 50 selDsll =
have been so good TO ne Y
everything for meF' said tf !
DERBY. 81 don't care g y
very much for George. lns
tell him it was all a nlstaRi !.
he can find somebody elS !
always going to stay al
Won, And then Eel
ways give me nice things
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
Reno and the Dicks Don't Agree

Madeleine Force Astor Dick il
again in the limelight. Her first hus.
band was Col. John Jacob Aston, who
persisted on the Titanic She is now
the wife of William X. Dick of New
York. Reno, where divorces are the
principal industry, says Mrs. Dick has
taken over residence there. The
Dicks deny that divorce proceedings
are in any way possible, and say they
are happy. Reno sticks to its story.
Madeleine Force was first mar
ried in 1911. Her husband was old
enough to be her father, and by the
terms of his divorce by his first wife.
Mrs. Ava Willing Aston, year before
had been forbidden to marry again.
The Titanic was lost in April of 1912
In August of 1912 was born John
Jacob Astor, the sixth of his name.
The second marriage took place in
June of 1918. There is one son.
Colonel Astor left the following
bequest for his widow:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
Women Drill in Training Camp

One skirt, ten inches from the
ground; two MILDLY blouses, one black
sailor hat, one bathing suit, one pair
Of low shoes with heels not more than
an inch high; one ralncoat and one
sweater. Such is the primitive outfit
taken by Chicago's society and pro-
fessional women to the United States
training corps camp at Asheville, N.
G. There, under the direction of the
national commandment Miss Susanna
CocrOft Of Chicago (portrait herewith
they will rOmp in the woods, sport like
mermaids in the water, and live on
simple military diet. They will wear
a simple little $12 uniform-without
corsets-and will spend at least half
the time in bathing suits.
conditioning" will consist of SET
tng-up exercises, military drill with
broomsticks, outdoor games and dane
cling, and long hikes in the shadow
Of Mount Mitchell. Forestry classes
will be conducted in the adjacent
woods and groves.
They will live under tents and pat
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
Generous Friend of Northwestern

James A. Patten of Evanston NJ
northwestern university's bepefactor
to the extent of $1,5OO,OOO has tor
minated all official connections with
the university by reslgning as prasi.
dent and member of the board of trns
ices He had been president of the
BOARD since 1917 and a member sinco
1905. Doctor Lynn Harold Hongh
president Of the university said. "Mr
Patten wished to resign at the time
| was made head of the UNIVERSITY
out was prevailed upon to Withdraw
MS resignation and announced ba
would stay another year. His resig.
nation was expected because of HE
apparent desire to cut down tho avs
tent of his activities"
Mr.. Patten has made no state
ment but an intimate associate slim
lating that his name must NOT ho
used, gives this explanation: Seen
orally speaking, Mr.. Patten is tired Of
the world, tired of its ceaseless strife
- n