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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
Queer Weddlnu Presents.

The following are few Of the many
curious wedding presents that have
been received by those about to enter
the bonds of matrimony.
A well.known author received on
his marriage from rival man Of let
tiers, a scrapbook containing a collec-
ton of all the adverse criticisms his
works had ever received; while a
popular artist was on similar occasion
presented with a set Of elementary
works upon self-instruetion In drawing
and painting
Unusually vexatlous was the gift re-
ceived from his neighbors by an intirm
octogenarian who had married a
pleasure-lovlng woman more than fifty
years his junior. 1t took the form of
a large brass cage, "intended"--so ran
the accompanying note--"to restrain
the hayward flight of giddy young
wife who had married decrepit old
fool for his money"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
PROBLEM OF GOOD HIGHWAYS
Becoming One Of Increasing Impor-
tance Because Of Changes In
Methods Of Travel.

The road problem Of the country Is
becoming one OF ever-lncreaslng mpor-
lance, largely because Of the changes
In methods Of travel which enable the
city man to reach farther and farther
into the country district. He does
this first from a business or economic
standpoint, and, second, from a pleas
ure-seeklng standpoint. In an exactly
similar manner, the farmer is getting
fully aroused to the Importance Of
better and better roads. They enable
him to get to the city markets with
his produce, whether that produce
may be something requiring frequent
trips, such as milk to a creamery, gar
den truck to market, or staple prod
ucts to be hauled In their proper sea-
son. The better the roads, the cheap
er he can haul his produce and the
quicker he can do so. resulting in
saving of time, and the better choice
he has of market conditions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
An unknown person buys
the Valley Of the Giants for
100000.
(To BE CoNTINUED1
BROUGHT MEMORIES OF HOME
How Visitor to London Geological Gar.
dens Held Converse With Lonely
Tibetan Yak.

The shaggy old Tibetan yak at the
300 died some while ago and new
yak occupied his shed and Enclosure.
Yesterday a visitor stood watching
the yak munching at truss Of hay In
his manger. He called the yak and II
took no notice. Then, having read
Hooker's "Himalayan Journals" he re-
membered the calls of the Tibetan
maidens when they bring the yaks
home at sunset.
The visitor uttered the call The yak
dropped mouthful of hay, gave a
deep grunt, and came stumbling to
the bars of Its stable. The visitor pat
ted and fondled 1t, and grunted yak
language and 1t licked his hand. and
when he left the yak house 1t ran out
Of its shed and followed him around
Its large barred Enclosure.
He returned later and found the yak
still restless. 1t had deserted its meal !;
II paced the Enclosure and made plain
tive noises. The visitor gave the Tlbe-
tan girls call again, and again the yak
ran TO him. Good heavens ~ cried a
stranger, chow do you tame ZOO ami
mails like that?" He was told the Sc
cret.
"Poor old yak, poor old fellow" said
the stranger. "How can we guess what
chords you have touched-what memo
ries of snow and Ice, and praying
wheels and IDOLS of Tlbetan girls with
turquoise ornaments in their braided
hair? Look how troubled the old yak
is-it isn't fair to give inconsistencies
to prisoners at the zooW-London
Daily Mail.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
subdraIns and Cross Section Of Road.


fine material for a binder, and con-
tinue the rolling until the stones cease
to sink and creep In front of the
roller.
8. Spread the second course and roll
1t with the addition Of binder and
water until the whole surface is hard
and smooth, carefully filling with
stone any depresslons that may ap-
pear; then finish the whole with
course of thrpe-quarter-inch stone and
screenings. This must be soaked with
water and rolled until the surface Is
hard and unylcding. Always be care
ful to commence the rolling at the
sides and gradually work toward the
center; by so doing the crown of the
road will be preserved. II this work
Is well and thoroughly done the result
will be road that is smooth, hard and
convenient for travel at all seasons OF
the year. Fig. shows cross-section
of macadam road, with layers OF
stone compactcd b place.
For farming community the width
Of macadam need not be greater than
10 or u feet. The width OF stone sur
face should be sufficient to take care
Of all the travel on the road; hut on
the other hand II should not be so
great as to require unnecessary ex-
.pense In the construction or MAIN
tenance Of the road.
When water has to be conveyed
from one side Of n road to the other II
should be taken under the road by
means of culvert. A stone culvert
Is, of course. the best. but vitrifed
tile pipe or corrugated metal culyert
may be used.
Lastly, give the road a good coat of
suitable road oil to prevent dust and
retard much damage to automobiles.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

Uncle Seth" she said soberly
what would have happened to us II
Bryce Cardigan had not come up
here today to thrash your woods
boss?"
WED both be In Kingdom Come
now" he answered truthfully. But
before you permit yourself to be car
ricd away by the splendor of his nc.
ton in cutting out the caboose and
getting II under control, it might be
well to remember that his own
precious hide was at stake also. He
would have cut the caboose out even
If you and | had not been in it,"
NO, he would not she insisted, for
the thought that he had done it for
her sake was very sweet to her and
would persist. "Cooped up in the ca
boose, we did not know the train was
running away until 1t was too late for
us to jump, while Bryce Cardigan,
riding out on the logs, must have
known II almost Immediately. lie
would have had time TO jump before
the runaway gathered too much head.
way--and he would have jumped,
Uncle Seth, for his fathers sake"
"Well, he certainly didn't stay for
mine, Shirley"
She dried her moist eyes and blushed
furiouSly. Uncle Seth" she pleaded,
taking him lovingly by the arm, "let's
be friends with Bryce Cardigan; let's
get together and agree on an equitable
contract for freightng his logs over
our road"
you are now" he replied severely,
mixing sentiment and business: If
you persist. the result will be chaos
Cardigan is practically a pauper now,
which makes him poor business risk.
and you'll please me greatly by leay-
ing him severely alone-by making
him keep his distance
"Tll not do that" she answered with
quiet tinality that caused her uncle
to favor her with a quick, searching
glance.
He need not have worried. however,
for Bryce Cardigan was too well
aware of his own financial condition
TO risk the humiliation of asking Shir-
ley Sumner to share It with him.
Moreover, he had embarked upon
war-a war which he meant to fight
to a finish
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

life, giving her, as It did. an 0pp0rtun.
lty for companlonship with people OF
greater mentality and refinement than
she had been used to, quickly brought
about swift transition In the girls
nature. With the passing Of the
coarse shoes and calico dresses and
the substitution of the kind Of cloth
ing all women of Mora's instructive
refinement and natural beauty long
for, the girl became cheerful, animal
ed. and Imbued with the optimism Of
her years.
MORA worked In the general ofilcA,
and except upon occasions when
Bryce desired to look at the books or
MORA brought some document into the
private office for his perusal, there
were days during which his pleasant
Good morning, Moira." constituted
the extent of their conversation.
Bryce had been absent In San Fran
cisco for ten days. He had planned to
stay three weeks, but finding his busi'
ness consunimated in less time, he re-
turned to Seouoia Unexpectedly. MORA
was standing Mt the tall bookkeeping
desk, her beautiful dark head bent
over the ledger, when he entered the
office and ser his suitcase In the
corner.
as that you, Mr.. Bryce?" she
queried.
1.-THE identical individual, Mora.
How did you guess II was ~
She looked up at him then, and her
wonderful dark eyes lighted with
flame Bryce had not seen In them
heretofore. 81 knew you were com.
Ing" she replied simply.
"You had bunch. Mora. Do you
get those telepnthIc messages very
often?" He was crossing the office
to shake her hand.
'Ive never noticed particularly
that Is, until came to work here. But
L uINuNS hll'h hifIl lb'l uiN ltiuih
Ing after considerable absence"
She gave him her hand. I'm so glad
you're back"
"Why?' he demanded bluntly.
She flushed. 81 really don't
know, Mr.. bryce
"Wel, them he persisted what do
you think makes you glade"
Il had been thinking how nice II
would be to have you back, Mr.. Bryce.
When you enter the Office. it's like
breeze rustling the tops of the red
woods. And your father misses you
so; he talks to me great deal about
you. Why, Of course, we miss YOU
anybody would"
As he held her hand. he glanced
down at Ii and noted how greatly II
had changed during the past few
From her hand his glance
roved over the girl, noting the i'm
In her dress, and the way
the thick wavy black hair was piled
on top of her shapely head.
at hadn't occurred to me before,
Moira," he said with bright imper-
sonal smile that robbed his remark OF
all suggestion of masculine tiattery,
but it seems to me I'm unusually !
glad to see you, also You've been fix !
ing your hair different. Is this new
style the latest in hairdressing in Sc
luoia?'
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

stock destroyed in the wreck the lat
ter would have to be content will
half deliveries; whereupon Bryce ir
rated the Colonel profoundly by pur
chasing lot of secondhand trucks
from bankrupt sugar-pine mill II
Lassen county and delivering them Il
the Colonel's road via the deck of {
steam schooner.
THAT will insure delivery of sufn
cient logs to get out our orders or
file Bryce informed his father
"While we are morally certain ouI
mill will run but one year longer,
intend that 1t shall run full capacity
for that year. To be exact, I'm go.
ing TO run n night shift"
"Our finances won't stand the over.
head of night shift, | tell you," his
father warned.
Il know we haven't sufficient cash
on hand to attempt it, dad, but-Im
going TO borrow some"
From whom? No bank in Sequola
will lend US penny
"Did you sound the Sequola Bank
Of Commerce"
Certainly not. Pennington owns
the controlling interest in that bank,
and | was never man to waste my
time"
Bryce chuckled. 81 don't care where
the money comes from so long as !
get 1t. partner. Desperate circum-
stances require desperate measures,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

the bumper of the caboose. uncoupled
II from the truck, climbed up on the
roof, and managed to get the old thing
under control with the mandrake
then | skedaddled up into the brush
because l knew You were inside, and
By the way. Colonel Pennington,
here Is your axe, which borrowed this
afternoon. Much obliged for its use.
The last up-train is probably waiting
on the siding at Freshwater to pass
the late lamented; consequently q
walk of about a mile will bring you a
means of transportation back to Sc
quota. Walk leisurely--you have lots
OF time. AS for myself, Pm in hurry,
and my room is more greatly to be
desired than my company, SO I'll start
now"
He lifted his hat turned, and walked
brlskly down the ruined track.
Shirley made little gesture Of dis
sent. half opened her lips to call him
hack. thought better Of II, and let him
90 When be was out Of sight, II
dawned On her that he had risked bis
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

you know. and the day before yester
day, when ! was quite Ignorant of the
fact that Colonel Pennington controls
the SequoIa Bank of Commerce,
drifted In on the president and casual
ly struck him for a loan of one hun
dred thousand dollars"
well, I'll be shot, Bryce! What
did he say?'
Said he'd take the matter under
consideration and give me an answer
this morning. He asked me, Of course
what | wanted that much money for
and told HIM | was going to run q
night shift, double my force of men In
the woods, and buy some more logging
trucks, which can get rather cheap
Well, this morning | called for my
answer-and got 1t. The SeQuoia
Bank of Commerce will loan me UP
to hundred thousand, but 1t won't
give me the cash In a lump sum.
can have enough to buy the logging
trucks now. and on the first of each
month, when present my pay roll,
the bank will advance me the money
to meet it,"
Bruce, | am amazed"
Il am not-Since you tell me Colo
mel Pennington controls that bank.
That the bank should accommodate
us Is the most natural procedure i'm
aginable. Pennington Is only playing
safe-whlch is why the bank declined
to give me the money in lump sum.
II we run night shift Pennington
knows that we can't dispose of our
excess output under present market
conditions. It's a safe bet our lum-
Der Is going to pile up on the mill
dock; hence. when the smash comes
and the Sequoa Bank of Commerce
calls our loan and we cannot possibly
meet 1t, the lumber on hand will prove
security for the loan, will 1t not? In
fact, 1t will be worth two or three dol
lars per thousand more then than II
Is now, because it will be alr-drled."
"But what idea have you got back
Of such procedure, Bryce?"
Merely forhrn hope, dad. Some
thing might turn up. The market may
take sudden squirt and go up three
or four dollars. And whether the mar.
ket goes up or comes down, It costs us
nothing to make the experiment"
"Quite true his father agreed.
"Then, If you'll come down to the
office tomorrow morning, dad, wen
hold a meeting of our board of direc-
tors and authorize me as president of
the company to sign the note to the
bank. We're borrowing this without
collateral, you know"
John Cardigan entered no further
objection. and the following day the
agreement was entered into with the
bank. Bryce closed by wire for the
extra logging equipment and imme-
diately set about rounding up a crew
for the woods and for the night shift
In the mill.
For month Bryce was as busy as
the proverbial one-armed paper-hanger
with the itch. and during all that time
he did not see Shirley Sumner or hear
of her, directly or indirectly.
MORA McTavish, In the meantime,
had come down from the woods and
entered upon her duties In the min Of
fee. The change from her dun, drab
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
A Sin Of Omission,

when | enlisted" explained the
doughboy with an injured air, II read
the posters that said, Join the army
and see the world"
ayes said the recruiting officer.
"But after was in the soldier
continued, II found that two words
lad been omitted on the poster"
"And what We're they?"
"'On foot. Home Sector.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
BEST FOR MARKETING CROPS
Farmers Enabled to Haul Produce
When Prices Are Highest N High
ways Are improved.

Good roads give a wider choice of
time for marketing crops. If roads
were kept in condition to permit travel
and hauling at all times and in all
kinds Of weather, farmers would not
have to rush their produce to market
In seasons Of good roads, but could haul
II when prices were highest and when
their crops did not demand attention.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
CHAPTER TX.

George Sea Otter, summoned by
telephone. came out to Freshwater, the
/ station nearest the wreck, and trans
ported his battered young master back
TO Sequoia. Here Bryce sought the
doctor in the Cardigan Redwood Lum.
Der company's little hospital and had
| his wrecked nose reorganized and his
cuts bandaged. II was characteristic
of his fathers son that when this de.
tail had been attended to, he should 20
to the office and work until the six
o'clock whistle blew.
Old Cardigan was waiting for him
at the gate when he reached home.
George Sen Otter had already given
the old man more or less garbled ac-
count of the runaway log-train, and
Cardigan eagerly awaited his sons ar
rival in order TO ascertain the details
of this new disaster which had come
upon them. For disaster it was, In
truth. The loss of the logs was trifllng
perhaps three or four thousand dol
lars; the destruction Of the rolling
stock was the browning misfortune.
Both CardiganS knew that Pennington
would eagerly seize upon that point to
stint his competitor still further on
logging equipment, that there would
be delays-purposeful but apparently
Observation-Disclosures this lost rolling
stock would be replaced. And in the
interim the Cardigan mill, unable to
get sufficient supply of logs TO fill
orders in hand, would be forced to
close down.
well, SON. said John Cardigan
mildly as Bryce Unmatched the gate
another bump. eh?'
Eyes, sir-right on the nose"
81 meant another bump to your
heritage, my SON"
I'm worrying more about my nose,
partner, In fact, I'm not worrying
about my heritage at all. I've come to
decision on that point: We're going
to fight and fight to the last we're go
ing down fighting. And by the way,
started the fight this afternoon.
whaled the waddlng out of that bucko
woods-boss of Pennngton's, and as
special compliment to you, John Cardl-
gan, | did an almighty fine job of
cleaning. Even went so far as to
muss the Colonel up little"
Wow. WOW, Bryce! Bully for you
| wanted that man Rondeau taken
apart. He has terrorized our woods
men for long time. He's king of the
mad-train, you know"
Bryce was relieved. His father did
not know, then, of the act of vandal-
ism in the Valley of the Giants. This
fact strengthened Bryce's resolve not
to tell him.
Arm in arm they walked up the gar
den path together.
Just as they entered the house, the
telephone In the hall tinkled, and
Bryce answered.
MIR. Cardigan" came Shirley Sum-
ner's voice over the wire.
Bryce" he corrected her.
She ignored the correction.
81 don't know what to say TO
YOU she faltered. 81 rang up to tell
you how splendid and heroic your ac-
ton was"
II had my own life to save, Shirley"
"You did not think of that at the
time"
WE'LL didn't think Of your uncle's
either" he replied without enthusiasm.
I'm sure we never can hope to
catch even with you, Mr.. Cardigan.
Don't try. Your revered relative
will not; SO why should your
"You are making II somewhat hard
for me toto rehabilitate our friend
ship, Mr.. Cardigan"
4Bless your heart.n he murmured
"The very fact that you bothered 10
ring me UP at al makes - your
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
GOOD
ROADS
ESSENTIALS OF GOOD ROADS
Rules Outlined for Construction Of
Stone MISUNDERSTANDING
10 Important

The essential requirements Of good
stone road construction may he con-
densed into the following rules:
l. Cut the high places down to q
grade not exceeding l to 20; fil up
flats or low places so as to have q
minimum grade Of l to 200.
2. Construct subdrains to carry
away all seepage water; also make
enough cross-drains to dispose Of sur
face-water. Fig. ] shows subdrain
of draln-tle covered with stone. Fig.
2 shows a subdrain made Of logs, and
Fig. 3 shows one made Of field stone.
3. Make the subgrade firm and solid
and give II the same curvature as the
surface of the finished road.
4. Spread the bottom course of
stone evenly. then roll and add little
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
ESSENTIAL POINTS OF ROADS
Concrete Highways Reduce Pull, In
crease the Load and Shorten
Time Of Delivery.

Concrete roads reduce the pull, in
crease the load and shorten the time
three essential points In modern
road construction. With the quality
of permanence added, the price paid
becomes an investment instead of a
loss
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
The Result.

Somebody played joke on jim
Sent him barrel of what he thought
were fine oysters"
"Where was the joker"
"When he went to shuck them
there weren't any oysters there"
"Then he must have been shell
shocked"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
NO QUARTER.

Synopsis. -Pioneer In the Callfor-
mia redwood region. John Cardigan,
at forty-seven, Is the leading citizen
OF Sequoia. owner of mills. ships,
and many acres OF timber Wild
over after three years Of married
life, and father of two-year-old
Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Bryce
makes the acquaintance of Shirley
sumner, visitor at Sequoia, and
his 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
lege, and trip abroad, Bryce Car
digan 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
Pennington is seeking to take adj
vantage Of the old mans business
misfortunes. John Cardigan is de-
spairing, but Bryce is full of fight.
Bryce finds a burl redwood felled
across his mothers grave. He goes
TO dinner at Pennington's on Shir-
ley's invitation and finds the din
ing room paneled with burl from
the tree. Bryce and Pennington de-
clare war, though Shirley does not
know 1t. Bryce bests Jules Rom
deau, Pennington's fighting logging
boss, and forces him to confess that
Pennington ordered the burl tree
cut. Pennington butts into the
fight and gets hurt. Bryce stands
off gang Of Pennington's lumber
men. Shirley, who sees 1t all, tells
Bryce 1t must be ''goodby." Bryce
renews acquaintance with MORA
McTavlsh, daughter Of his drunken
woods-boss. Bryce saves the lives
of Shirley and her uncle when
logging train runs away.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
Miqht Be a Mote.

Youth (eager to gain place on thu
sofa)-Permit me to remove the
mote, won't you?
Maiden-Thank you, would. only
only
Youth-0nly what?
Maiden-Only | see such beam In
your eye Cartoons.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
A Compliment.

"You used to pay me many prett,
compliments before we were married,
said Mrs. Dibbs, with a pout.
you women are certainly hard I,
please" growled Mr.. Dibbs. "Didni
! Just now tell you these pork chop,
were done to a .urn?'
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
Family Matters.

81 shall complain TO the noorwalkeI
about you" said the irate shopper.
II have no doubt he will agree with
everything you say" answered the
saleslady, YEARLY.
"Ah Then he is acquainted with
your shortcomings"
HE thinks he Is. He's my hus
band"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
ASSURED OF SOLITUDE.

"Whas do you think Of this ricl
man providing himself with hand
some tomb to sleep In after he's
dead?"
He might have put the money Into
hospital, public park or library"
"YesW
People would naturally visit those
places. It's cinch they'll never re
sort to his tomb in large numbers"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30
N,,tmen Once q Perfume.

In olden times the ladies In Eng
land used nutmegs as a perfume. The
nutmegs were set In silver and orna-
mented with pearl and precious stones.
and hung from lady's belt like mod
ern scentbottfe.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

"People have various names TO
money. One man will speak of 81
seeds, another of so berries"
"Yes. and some make money pro
duce, while others merely consume It.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-30

Belle-My hair is SO long and thicl
I have the greatest difficulty In ar
ranging Il on my head.
Nell--Then why don't you take |,
on and AZ III