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The Washington times., 1920-03-08
MADAME VICTORIA.

EGYPTIAN PIANIST AND MEDIUM
Can tell yor anything you wish to know or
md out 10 business. health, and family At
fairs; tells you tho name OF the lady or
gentleman YOU will marry and when 700
will marry Have you found the one you
have bestowed your affections upon acting
cp'i or distant toward you! The Madame
can tell the cause for II. She cAn tell you
II the one you love II true "v false and
tell you how to win and hold the one of
your choice; tells you what business aud
what part OF the world is most lucky for
you and advises you how to gain and hold
. good position. she brings the separated
together: makes happiness between man
and wife. The Madam can tell you II any
body has put bad luck or evil influence on
you and she can tell you how to take IL
on. Tho Madam can tell you the cause
OF your troubles and how to avoid them
speculate and where to locate. This lady
does not tell to please you. but gives only
truthful advice you can depend on Satis>
ing. 81. so6 + st N. w. bet. sth and 10th
The Washington times., 1920-03-08

MADAME ALLEN,

WORLDS GREATEST EGYPTIAN PALM
IST AND CbAlRNOYANT
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the ono Won love IL true or false, vsd causes
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makes happiness between man and witc;
she tells YOU the secrets OF being happy
and surrcssful IN anything ytri take =,
hand; her advice will remove all obstacles
and sytl Influence ono visit TO Madame
Allen will repay you for diaappointmons
In All others: satisfaction guaranteed or ne
charges Special fcpdiuEg ~.
DAILY AM SUNDAY.
SD l. 81. y. ".
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
MOODY Y..-MATTHEWS

A very pretty marriage was
solemnized Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 at the home of the bride,
when two well known young
people took the vows that made
them man and wife, Miss Lena
Rivers Matthews becoming Mrs.
Willie Moody.
Misses Nellie Jones and Mar.
tina Stanley were bridesmaids
and Messrs. Walter Kee and
Busch Hux, groomsmen.
The bride wore a beautiful suit
of French Blue.
Rev. Eugene c. Few, otficiated
Mr.. and Mrs, Moody left imme.
diately for Richmond and West
Point.
The happy couple will make
their home in Roanoke Rapids.
Mr.. Moody is with the Han.
cock-Jackson Co,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
NOTHING UNREAL ABOUT THIS
Only an Idealist Would Have Elk.
pected Anything Else From the
Modern Gilded Youth.

Editor George Horace Lorilner was
talking In a Philadelphia club about
realism.
'I've got no time for realists,' he
said, "becsuse they paint human ma
lure worse than II is. Here's a typ
lcal realist story for yoNi
"A pretty girl was engaged to two
young men simultaneously, and one
evening the parlor maid came to her
aud said In \ scared voice,
"'Oh, Miss Bessie. them two gents
what you're engaged to has called To-
gether, and somehow they've found
ont about both engagements
"rhe pretty girl threw her cigarette
intn the ire pettishly.
"What the dickens shall dog she
exclaimed.
but the psrlor maid smiled JOY
fully.
"I'll tell you what to do, Miss Res
SIZE she said. I'll go downstairs and
say you're crying in y0nr room, because
your pop has lost all his money. Then
you can he engaged for keeps to the
gent what stays s.
"'rhat seems good plan" saldtlle
pretty girl. and SHE lit another ciga-
Arette and waited.
"The maid was gone about three
minutes. Then SHE returned with n
frightened look on her white face.
"'sliss Bessie, both on 'em has
gone, she said"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
R. H. JACKSON IN AUTO AC.
ClDENT

Mr.. r. H. Jackson met with a
peculiar accident while en- route
to Richmond in his truck Satur-
day morning. He left town early
with a load of funiture belonging
to Mr.. ], L. Patterson. Just
before reaching Emporia he
forded a stream and water was
splashed on his steering gear and
brake drums. AS the next stretch
- road was straight for almost
/ mile, the gear wasn't brought
into play and the water soon
froze. Descending a hill he at.
tempted to turn a curve and the
'teeringlgear refused to turn. He
applied the brakes anl these
failed Having lost complete
control the machine ran into 3
telephone pole with considerable
force and was badly damaged,
Mr.. Jackson escaped unhurt.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
b.y.I Grapes at Low Prices.

The vine which belonged TO the
kings of france still exlsts at Fon-
tslneblaau and hears fruit. One day
In September the administration OF
the drinesnes. according 10 established
custom. sold the grapes by award.
There were dtV kil.s of grapes, and
the astonishing thing IL that they sold
for ~, fraacs Yet The little com-
non grapes to be bought n, the Paris
street barrows fetch from 20 70 p
sons lhe pvund. ksyal grapes grow
cheap tlrese days IN France, Il would
seem, Tfass purchasers must have
thou.a themselves fortunate; cheap
and gsod is net tenlhluatiol ofseA
ts BE- net with In France nowadaya
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
PARK SITE
PURCHASED
Board Of Commissioners Close Deal
With Roanoke Avenue Development
Company at $20,0o0.00. Roanoke
Mills to Contribute $S,000.00.
GARAGE BUILDING TO Be SOLD

Through the purchase ty tn.
Board of Town Commissioners
at their meeting held on Monday,
December 20, Of the twenty lots
on the West side of Roanoke
Avenue, beginning at Third
Street and running to the prop.
erty of the First Methods,
Church, there has been secured
to the town for all time a public
park and playground. The
Roanoke Avenue Development
Company, who were the owners
of the property, made a price of
81, ,0OO.00 per lot on the twenty
lots in question in consideration
of the purposes for which the
property was acquired and the
stipulation in the deed to be de-
livered to the town that the
property will be devoted to park
purposes forever.
Mr.. S. F. Patterson, acting for
the Roanoke Mills Company,
very generously offered to donate
S.. 100000 to the town of Roa
noke Rapids to apply on the pur-
chase price of the park property,
and it is the intention of the
Board of Commissioners to raise
the balance of Sis, 000.0 through
the sale of the building owned
by the town, known as the Ga
rage Building. This building,
as required by law, will be Of
fered at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash on Feb.
ruary 7, 1920. and the Roanoke
Avenue Development Company
have pledged themselves to make
a bona fide bid of SIS, 10000 at
this auction. !
In this way the park property
will be secured without the ex-
penditure of the funds of the
town and with a guaranteed
profit on sale of the Garage
Building of at least 81. 10000,
the building costing the town
$40, 10000 when purchased four
years ago.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
ROANOKE RAPIDS BAND
TO GIVE FREE CONCERT

One Of the 'indispensables'
of Roanoke Rapids is the band
which came into existence Jan
uary 18th, 1919. Starting with
inexperienced material for th'
most part, Mr.. Arthur Whitley
the able director by persisten,
efforts and willing and hard
working pupils has perfected ar
organization Of which the COM
munity is very proud.
The public feels a deep sense
of appreciation to the band for
its willingness to assist in many
public functions enjoyable, and
for the frequent open air con-
certs given in the park.
On Sunday after the or.
ganization will celebrate its first
anniversary by giving a free
concert in the Peoples Theatre,
beginning at A P. M. Everybody
is very cordially invited. The
following program will be rem.
dered:
PART ONE
March. Invincible U. S. A..
Myers.
Overture. Determination. Hayes.
Caprice. A Cozy Corner
Whiteley.
Overture. Empyrean. Hayes.
Porto Rican Dance. Ell Dorado.
Kiefer.
Waltz. Kittiwake. Myers.
Overture. Abelard and Heloise.
Zimmerman.
PART TWO
Andanta and Polka. Two Old
Cronies. Whiteley.
Mr.. R. Wilson, Baritone. Mr..
A. Whiteley, Clarionet.
Overture. The Iron Count.
King.
Fantasia. At the Old Cross
Roads. Whiteley.
Intermezzo. The Flower Girl.
Weinrich.
Overture. The Troubadour.
Myers.
March. No Surrender. Morrison
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IS
REORCANIZED

The Episcopal Church has been
completely reorganized. The far
reaching extent Of their reorgani-
zation might we'll have been de-
scribed as revolutionary, yet
after perfecting details, it is our
understanding that the new Can
ons 81 and SO were adopted by
unanimous votes in both houses.
All the boards---the head of
missions. the general board of
religious education, the joint
commission on social service
swept out of existence. The do
mestic and foreign missionary
society survives as a holding cor
poration only.
In their place we have The
Presiding Bishop and Council"
as continuing executive body.
directing all the affairs of the
church. Until the presiding
bishopric shall be elective, a
deputy president of the council
will preform the functions assig-
ned in these canons to the pre-
siding bishop, and the bishop Of
Tennessee was elected as such
president for term of three
years. The council consists of
four bishops, four presbyters,
and eight laymen elected by
general convention, together
with one person---he may be
bishop, presbyter, or layman---
chosen by each of the provinces,
and two eXofficio members, a
total membership of twenty-six !
in addition to the president, who
is esteemed to be outside the
council, The canon which is
printed on another page. Is a
little obscure as to the prescise
relation between president and
councilNand many details must
be worked out in practice. But
we have now a continuing central
authority in the church.
The new organization will
function chiefly through de-
partments = of Missions and
Church Extensions, of religious
education, OF Christian social
service. of finance, Of publicity
and possibly others. The presid-
ing bishop or, for the present.
his deputy president is at the
head of each of these as we'll as
Of the council. The plan is ad-
and in it's working will
test the craftsmanship of those,
who have been elected to the
important positions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
% YOU kNowf

Do ysv know the youAg fellow
who vsrhs for Us week aad
who 10 wearing . new wiatsr svit
that esst Ses!
Dc yea knew the wage Garner
whs iOa.s because ~ y afraid II
h Aess tV nSoA As'N "wssk him.
self out Of . tsb!"
Do ysu k.,sw the hsusswxs who
y ashsMsA 70 bs sssA with . mar,
kst basket % her arm sr v carry
Asns 4 brown paper bsndte! =
D. ysQ hnSw The Manufacturer
Wis. whsn tAN price Of raw mate
vlals and overhead gees W, ) per
ssut and the rost Of iAbse al
vaasss An equal snssat aAAs -
psr cent 70 the Dsks - sis gsedH:
De yeu know the mas wes lrtr
\ fresh clerk sn4s- e'''
SIS hat fer fear he'll seem
sshssD" vhsa As sAa bay . satis-
fs..>.. ...s -. -
Do yen know the investor who
has traded his Liberty Beads Tor
= vague promise Of = hundred Per.
cent profit In . stock company!
De you knew the married couple
whs 10 not think enough Of thsir
children to teach them TO save!
Do ysu know the shopper who
says rwrap 1t sp" Instead sf "Hew
nueh!".
De yeu knew the person wAs lets
tha desire ef the msmsnt destroy
the results Of days and weeks OF
thrift and saving!
Do ysx know the man who thinks
It ID net nscsssary to save!
D. you knew the man who says
that the government savinss seeu-
ritiss--Libsrty Bonds, War Sav-
ings Stamps aad Trsasury Savlngs
CsrtiAcatss--ars too slow or too
small or toe old fashionsd tor his
lnvsstMsRts!
Ir YOU DO. YoU KNOW fRrr-
TY WE'LL WHAT - THE MAT.
TER WITH THE U. 8.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
WAYS TO EARN MONEY
DEVISED BY CHILDREN
North Carolina Boys and Girls Prove
That They Know Value Of Saw.
lnoa What They Have Indus
trleusIy Made.

Did you ever Save" three dollars by
not going to a show, And when you
had saved 1t. did you lick twelve thrift
stamps and stick that three dollars
on savings card rase Howard did.
and Page Is In the S-B grade Of the
public schools OF Tarboro. Pages
way of hacking up the governments
savings movement Is not bit more
strenuous, either. than the ways OF
ether pupils IN the thrift clubs OF the
game school,
Magdaiens Pierce made--and saved
--fifteen dollars carrying dinners, and
Ed Purvis made flfty-sir dollars work
ting on q farm last summer. The H..
tie las averaged twenty-five dollars
for a summers work at picking cot.
ton, tying tobacco, chopping grass,
feeding chickens and helping aroupt
the house. and the lbs. the 2-A's and
the .-B's all the way up to the grown
up I1th graders have records Just az
Ans for their summer's work in pro.
ducing and saving
Az Over state,
TIE way they do II al Tsrboro IA
the way they are doing II at lot OF
other North Carolina schools too. And
because II was thought that the young,
sters would gain lot OF encourage
msnt in their good work II the state
u large knew what they were doing.
n was decided to set apart December
Is as the second North Carolina Day"
The frst North Carolina Day" No
vember ~, was celebrated by about
twenty-five cities OF thu state. when
such splendid results were attained
IA tho way OF organizing saving so
cieties and the promotion Of a spirit
sf friendly rivalry among the grades
and schools taking part that princi.
pals and teachers Of other schools ask
cd to have another day set so that all
The other cities and towns might OBJ
serve It also.
Hope for New Rscsrd.
At that time, II was hoped that
Mort. Carolina school children would
oct new high waterinark for youth
ful investors in government securities.
Their splendid attainments indicste
Mat they cM accomplish all they sst
out to DO. Numbers OF schools have
slrsady won engraved certificates
awarded by the treasury department
70 the grades having one hundred per
cent memberships in savings societies.
MsMbsrs OF these societies srs pledged
70 save 4 certain sum OF money ever,
wask. by means Of the penny ane
nickel savings cards issued BY ths
government, and by the purchase o
Thrift and War Savings Stamps
Thsss cards are sent to any tsaeAsl
mahlnx 4 request for thsn ts the Va
LoAa. Organization Of the, Filth Fs6
srAl Reserve Distfiet. a RichmoRd
Va.
The use o. M xovsrnmsnt Ter
Books 81 Thrift. esrtainiHE grsde'
lessons, ii ccnsiders,A largely rSspeu
sihis Tor the Inter II Of ehildrsn Il
the schsol ssvisss seoistisz. Thss
lsssors havs bees iatrsduesd Il nan'
classes With sxesllsAt results. Chil
| ersa Il Al ASS fsen iAs lIzas 4hsl
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Mr.. J.L. COBB SHOT
IN EYE

While out hunting one day
last week Mr.. Len Cobb had the
misfortune to be shot in the eye.
The force of the shot was almost
spent when it struck and a terri
BILE accident was narrowly aver
ted. While not so serious, the
wound has been a painful one
and Mr.. Cobb was kept at home
for a while. He is able to be out
again this week.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Source Of Haprlnsss.

The world contains not one sitgle
object that might not he source Of
happiness. 5c.row springs from this,
that man outdoes himself In misusing
everything. He turns against his own
body or his own spirit all sorts Of
things that seem well made for his
joy.-0eorges Duhamel In the Century
Magazlns.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
MSS STELLA GILES

Mrs. Stella Giles, wife of John
Giles died in her home in Rose
mary Saturday after an illness
covering six years. Interment
was made in the cemetery inDur-
ham, NC. She is survived by her
husband and three children.
Mrs. &iles was a devout men,
ber of the Presbyterian Church
and devoted wife and mother.
a kind and friendly neighbor.
She will be sorely missed.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Thsrmos Bottle.

rf You iise thcrmos bottle, yon
will notice. after using the first time.
that the cork may smell musty or
have The o,lor OF coffee on II. To do
away with this entirely, dip the cork
s1n hot paraftin until all the pores are
closed. Repeat whenever the paraisln
Is worn ofr.---Gopd Housekeeping.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
Dreaded sub.Tropleal Spider.

The mygale is one OF the best known
o. the large and heavy spiders. 1t 10
IL native Of tropical and sub-tropicaI
America. II Is said that 1t catches
and Kills small birds with its poison
Gus bile and then sucks the blood or
Its victims. The body Of this spider
is.dead black and is covered with long
reddIsll-brown hair. 1t possesses
eight eyes. placed close together In
The front OF its head.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
WITH THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Eugene c. Few Pastor

Sunday Jan. II 1920.
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Preaching services II A. M.
and 7:30 P. M.
Prayer meeting Wednes esday
evening 7:30 o'clock.
, Preaching both morning and
evening by the pastor.
Full welcome awaits both regu-
ars and strangers at this church.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
HINCHEY.. Y...HARRISON

Tuesday afternoon at one
o'clock two well known people
Of Rosemary, were quietly mar
ried by Rev, A. G, Carter in his
home Mr.. H. Hlnchey and Miss
Ruth Harrison.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
WHAT QUARTERS WILL DO.

lust one Thrift Stamp after an
sther win build a fortune or hos.
pitsl and the humble Tariff Stamp 10
hslpinr TO develop a natica OF for
tune s.buildsrs. The government stands
back Of the these builders and has
declared its intention to continue the
sale Of Thrift Stamps. War Savings
Stamps and Treasury savings csftih.
cstss a. = permanent part Of the ma
tional financial policy.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS

WI. +. VI AuliC0u oPChs ANSo-
day in Raleigh and Clayton.
Mr.. Basil Glover left this week
or Trinity Park to enter school.
Miss Lucille Wren has retur.
ned to her home in Henderson,
after visiting in the home or Mr..
and Mrs. G. f. Williams.
Mr.. ,Chas. Humphreys, of Nor
folk, spent the weekend here.
Miss Susie Humphreys was
called to her home in Beckley,
w. Va, last week on account Of
the illness of her mother.
Mr.. O. L. Smith and daughter
Myrtle, Of Cedartown, Ga. spent
a few days in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Few re-
turned Saturday after spending
the holidays in Greer, S. C. with
relatives.
Mr.. O. E. Crocker. of Warsaw,
has accepted a position with
TaylorIM Matthews Company.
Mr.. F. M. Coburn spent some
time in Durham and Winston
Salem this week on business.
Mrs. O. T. Everett and daugh.
ter, of Hamilton. spent Sunday
and Monday in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Price, of
Spring Hope, have returned here
where Mr.. Price has accepted a
position with Hancock-Jackson
Company.
Mr.. F. M. Shute left Wednes-
day for Greensboro, where he
will attend a meeting of the N.
c. Press Association.
Mr.. w. F..Joyner left Monday
for New York City, where he IS
to attend an automobile show.
The Ladies Guild of All Saints
Episcopal Church met with Mrs.
T. W. M. Long, Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. B. D. Webb, of Williams
ton, visited his sons, Messrs. B.
S. and C. A. Webb, several days
this week.
Mr.. Lloyd Baker has resigned
his position with Roanoke Phar-
macy.
Mr.. E. A. Parker spent some
time here with his wife this
week.
Mrs. J. NJ. Virgins and daugh-
ters, Lillian and Matte, of
Charleston, W. Va. arrived this
week to make their home here.
Mr.. E. M. Story, of Handsome,
spent a few days in town this
week.
Miss Cammie Vaughan left
Wednesday for Norfolk to visit
friends.
Mr.. Joe Threewitts, of Little
ton, was in town a short while
Thursday.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09

II was safe to dsmobolirs the army
after the armistics, bat It will never
be safe to dsmobllixs your habits Of
thrift. K.ep thsm in training By
regular purchases nc wsr Savings
STAMPS and Treasury savage csrtsk
patas
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
WORRELL---M

Mr.. Peter L. Worrell, and Miss
Lola May Moseley of Rosemary,
were married by Rev. A. G.
Carter, Saturday.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
INSCOE...LAMBER

Mr.. Sol. M. Inscoe, of Hollister
and Miss Essie Lamber, of Rose
mary, were quietly married by
Rev. Mr.. Carter Sunday. night in
Mr.. Carter's home.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-09
ROMANCE LANGUAGES
BEING STUDIED


has caused a marked increase of
interest in the study OF French
and Spanish among students at
the University of North Carolina
according to the annual report of
DR.. T. J. Wilson, Jr. registrar.
Five hundred and ten students
during the fall term chose volun-
tarily to study the romance Ian
guages, which is a larger num-
ber than ever before except last
year during the S. A. T. c. re-
gime when the study of French
was obligatory. French now
leads Spanish in about the ratio
of four to one.
1.-THE increased interest in the
study of romance languages"
said DR.. W. M. Dey, head of the
department, is due not only to
the cultural value but also to the
Importance of the language as a
commercial asset. The high
water mark of the romance lam
guage department before the
war was reached in 1857 when
1856 students enrolled for the
study of French and Spanish. In
the fall of 1917, despite the de-
creased enrolment in the Univer-
sity, the romance language de-
partment lost only seven stud
ents."
In 1918 the government assu-
med full charge of course in this
department and the enrolment
jumped up to 545 in French. mo-
Spanish was given. The course
in French had a distinctly mill
tary background and instead of
three hour a week schedule of
former years, a five hour week
was instituted. After the sign
ing Of the armistice the courses
were readjusted to meet peace
conditions. Spanish wa, started
again and all courses were made
more practical than in former
years and emphasis was laid on
the speaking of the languages.
The same general policy was
maintained this year and from
the number of students enrolled
the increased interest in French
and Spanish would appear to be
permanent.
The number of students ch0os-
ing to study German, though
less than in former years. does
not show the almost total loss
that has occurred in many colleges |
352 studied German in 1867, |
which was only slightly less than
the number studing the romance
languages. The decrease has
been steady and the number is
now 129 for the fall term. The
indications are, however, that in
the other two terms of this year
many other students will take up
German so that the total for the
year will be more nearly a halt
of what it was before the war
than a third. All these figures
are based on the fall term only |
and increases are to be expected
when the totals for the year are
tabulated.
Latin for the fall term runs
slightly ahead of German, lS7 to
129, but here again increases
will probably come in the other
two terms. Latin received a
severe blow last year under the
military organization when no
provision was made for the study
of ancient languages. The
figures for the past five years
show that only about half as
many students now study Latin