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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

husband VINO KNOWS Wnut woman y
sphere Is and wants her to stay where
she Is put.
II more young people realized that
married life under present conditions
Is something which should be tackled
only after meditation and prayer, there
would be fewer contracting parties
ambllng up to the ferns and smlax In
pongee silk and the conventional black.
The young man who takes a contract
to support and provide with real food
n husky and voraclous bride, on $25
per week should step out and take n
look at the price Of process -four and
beef liver before launching his bark on
the matrimonial sea. There has been
more seasickness among contracting
parties who forgot to figure the gro
Gerry bill as n liability of the business,
during the last few months, than ever
before In the history Of the world.
On the other hand, no young man
and woman should refuse to become
contracting parties II they have health.
horse sense and are not afraid that
they will be worn by work. There is
nothing nicer than married life. when
both parties live up to the contract
without trying to slip In joker now
and then. (Copyright)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Last Nights Streams
What They Mean
DID YOU DREAM OF sArANf

THE mystics are not entirely agreed
Il as to the significance of dream
Of the devil. Some declare that sim
ply to see the devil In a dream signl-
fies that you will be very fortunate In
life; others that 1t Is warning of
temptation. Still others declare II to
signify that evil influences are at work
against you and that you have false
friends. These two latter omens may
be accepted without discrediting the
first one; for man may be very sue
ccssful In life In spite Of temptations
and secret enemies.
Those mystics who put the very
worst construction upon dream of the
devil admit that II yon dream that you
are fighting him successfully good for
tune awaits you. II you dream that he
overcomes you. look out for dangers
ahead. To dream of satan also Is a
sign that you viii shortly go away from
home for an extended period. To the
maiden 1t means that her departure
from home will be because of happy
marriage In all probability. But II II
Is not happy marriage which takes
her from home II viii be some other
pleasant or profitable occasion. But
In any event remember In your dream
the Scriptural saying: "Reslst the
devil and he will flee from you"
A dream Of the devil often cited nv
the scientists Is that of the lannon's
Eighteenth century composer, Tartini.
When he was only twenty.one years
old Tartinl dreamed that the devil sud.
denly stood before him. The idea oc.
CURED to him to hand satan his fiddle
and see what he would do with It. To
MS surprise the devil took the fiddle
ana began to play a piece of mex.
pressible loneliness. TartIni was elat.
ed, transported, upllfted and awoks
with the music still ringing In his cara
selzing his violin he attempted to re-
produce what he had heard. The re-.
suit was "The Devils Sonata" which
mas delighted 80 many generations. III
was the best thing ever wrote" said
Tartini In after years, "but. OIL how
feeble, inadequate and inferior com.
pared to the sonata heard the 6syiI
play" lcopynShL,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
SNEAK INTO MODEL PRISON
Haiti Natives Lured to Penitentiary
by Good Meals and Comfort
able Cells.

Port Au Prince, Haiti.-Officers Of
the United States marine corps who
have charge of the penitentiary here
have had to use special orders to keep
the natives from breaking into their
model Jail.
Recently check roll call of pris-
oners showed an excess of five over
the number regularly committed there
by law. Investigation showed that
the five had sneaked in with return
ing road gang, lured by the prospect
of three good meals day and u COM
Portable cell in which to sleep.
Now every party of prisoners work.
ing outside the walls is carefully
counted before it Is admitted.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
L,z5|CE,,all,.If.'.

T 0NGA time ago | heara one man
IL say, Everything ees come my way
now" Lasa week one my neighbor
move way from da place where he
leeva nexa door, so mebbe da saEa
ting happen weeth me, l dunno.
( Dat nelghbOr when he leave da house
he forgotta cat wot belonga weeth
heem. Now l gotta cat cen my fam
ily. But l lika dat cat pretty good
and eef he no skeedo feeda heem
beefa steak so Tonga he leeye nine
times.
One my frien tella me other day he
was Tom cat IsdHnno eet before, but
righta queeck I gotta greata idee. l
dunno wot was a Tom cat, but eef he
ees dat kind l lika Jerry cat, too. ]
feegure eef / gotta Tom and Jerry
wotell care for da prohihish.
But ees somating wrong weeth dat
cat. Everytime | scratcha hees head
he getta bees back up. He sleep ALA
day and make love ALA night weeth
hees girl. Mebbe he tink he gotta
night shift job cen my house, dunno
And dat son-of-a-gun talka too
mooch lika phoneegraph. When he no
maka love weeth hees girl he go to
lodge on da back fence. And tlnk
every cat cen town belonga weeth da
same lodge. He talk and fight and
maka more noise ALA night as Ola fire
crack.
One time heara bouta man wot was
raisen dickens ALA hees life. But dat
man no gotta somating on my cat. He
gotta nine life and I tink he try do
soma ting weeth da whola bunch every
night ALA one time.
Wot you tink7
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
BILLY GOAT & MIR. FOX

MIR. FOX was lazy; that his wife
1V1 knew very well, but she had
made up her mind that he should help
her with her spring housekeeping II
she had to starve him to 1t.
"You won't get bite TO eat she
said one morning, until you clean my
carpets and rugs. Now go to work, II
you want your dinner. Reynard.'
Out in the yard the rugs and carpets
went with bang and back to her
work went Mrs. Fox.
Reynard got up slowly from the
ground where he was sitting under
tree and sighed. for he knew 1t was
work or no dinner.
He pulled the carpet on the clothes
line and hung the rugs beside 1t, and
Just then Mr. Coon ran by, calling out
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

minced nuts, little powdered sugar |;
mix all together, add few drops Of
any fiavoring extract and spread over
the cake. Sour cream cooked with
equal parts of brown sugar until thick,
to which Is added a few nuts, makes
a most delicious cake filling and frost
Ing. Sour cream may be used In any
salad dressing which calls for sweet
cream, making dressing equally good.
Most boiled dressings, as well as may
onnalse, are improved by the addition
Of cream; sour cream whips as well
as sweet and takes the place of sweet
cream.
Brown Betty.
Place alternate layers OF chopped
juicy apples, with bread crumbs, In
buttered baking dish, having the
crumbs at the bottom. Add cinnamon
or nutmeg with little brown sugar
and bits of butter over each layer. Fin
ish with crumbs and bake for an hour,
covering the dish at first. Serve with
a hard sauce.
Copyright. 1870. Western Newspaper union.)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Girl Is Strangled When
Trap Door Falls on Neck

Presque Isle, Me.-Miriam
Wlnslow. aged twenty-fonr, was
strangled to death by trap
door as she was leaving the cell
lar Of her house.
The door fell across the back
of her neck, plnning her down
and probably killing her almost
instantly. The neck was not
broken.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Just Folks
By EDGAR A. GUEST
REWARD.

Don't want medals on my breast,
Don't want all the glory,
I'm not worrying greatly lest
The world won't hear my story.
A chance to dream beside a stream
Where fish are biting free;
A day or two, meath skies of blue
Is JOY enough for me.
do not ask hoard Of gold,
Nor treasures rich and rare;
don't want oil the Joys to hold.
only want share.
Just now and then, away from men
And all their haunts of pride.
II can steal, with rod and reel,
/ will be satisfied.
I'll gladly work my way through life
] would not always play:
| only ask to quit the strife
For an occasional day.
II / can sneak from toll week
To chum with stream and tree
I'll fish away and smiling say
That llfe's been good to me.
Copyright by Edgar A. Guest)
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When a man Is as stubborn as Z
mule II is just as well not to talk be-
hind his back.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Beauty Chats
BY Edna Kent Forbes

some other person. Yet, If you lean
close to the mirror you can do II your
self. The lash on both the upper and
under lid should be clipped. This Will
make them grow in longer and thicker,
too.
The eyebrows, too, will benefit by
clipping, but this is something most
women would hesitate about, as the
short hairs would show more readily
than on the lashes. Vaseine is about
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Hunt for naaby Randits.n

San Francisco.-Police searched here
for the city's youngest bandits, lads
hardly able to talk, who held up and
robbed William Thompson, aged
twelve.
dot any money!" a trio Of boy
bandits asked William as he passed
q darkened doorway.
"No," replied William.
whereupon he says they "jumped
him." dragged him into the doorway
and searched him.
Loot: Ten cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
BOY THIEF IS
CHAMPION LIAR
Tangles Law in Maze Of False
hoods Concerning Loot He
Had Acquired

San Francisco, Cal.-Melray Morris,
eleven years old, by his own admission
a thief, is also the most confoundlng
liar on the North American continent,
according to members of the detective
force.
Melray's ability to fabrcate "hbs"
kept half the detectives Of the day
watch perspiring as they sought to
verify the youngsters varying state.
ments.
After questioning, conXlng and
threatening the boy confessed to steal
Ing a PURSE from Mrs. Sarah Simpson.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
"Some wives object to maintaining a
rest resort for cslIoused, slab
sided husband"

ton for some time 1t is very easy for
II husband to live up to the marriage
contract so long ms his wife Is willing
to provide for both and allow him to
rest up. One reason why so many mar
riage contracts are shot full of holes
within nine months after the officiating
clergyman has been paid or is because
some wives object to maintaining o
rest resort for Il ealloused slabs sided
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
NOTICES. RSGx COOK by Nu4 Metrs4e

How sweet and gracious. even in common
speech.
Is that fine sense which men call Court
esy!
Wholesome as air and genial as the light.
Welcome in every cline as breath OF flow
ers-
1t transmutes aliens into trusting friends,
And gives Its owner passport round the
globe. James T. Fields.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Fish Balls Baked.

Take one cupful of cooked rice and
one cupful of faxed cooked fish, one
egg well beaten, tablespoonful Of
strong cheese, a teaspoonful Of lemon
juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
Form into balls, place In a buttered
pan and bake delicate brown. Serve
with slices of buttered toast.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
What to Do With leftovers.

One of the ways of dispos.ng Of left
overs is not to have any; but even in
the best-managed households there Is
bound to be some foods left over. We
do not wish to be niggardly, nor yet
so profuse in our providing that there
is any great amount of food left over.
A small dish Of corn which has been
served as vegetable may appear
again In the form of a few fritters as
garnlsh for dish of chicken which
was Just enough to 60 around. The
corn Is saved and the chicken Is thus
sufficient.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

TINE contracting parties Is a title
i given t. young people who take
each other for better or worse and are
Obliged by the law to sign an agree
ment that they will stand hitched.
The marriage contract Is not writ
ten out in full like farm lease or a
life insurance policy, hence the con-
tracing parties do not become fully ac-
quainted with its provisions and the
fine print until 1t has been in opera
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Extreme Care.

"Old Pettybone is mad on the sub.
ject of prevention. What do you think
he did the other day when he reproved
that young fellow with bulldog look
Ing face and the latter made biting
retort?"
"What did he d0?"
'TOok the Pasteur treatment"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

Akron. O.--Instead Of obeying a
command to throw up his hands, Rus.
sci Borway, twenty years old, took
the affair as a joke and continued
laughingly on his way, with the re-
suit that a hlghwayman shot him
dead.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Washer Frluhtens Woman to Death

Racine. Wis.--When she was accost-
ed by Hnig Jigarzeian. Mrs. James d.
Fog died Of fright. Jlgarzeian was
fined s25 on pleading guilty to violat.
ing the anti-mashing ordinance.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Salmon Salad.

Any bits of left over salmon, If mixed
with coconut, adding few string
beans or chopped pickle and any good
dressing, make an appetizlng salad.
Use lettuce as a border or garnlsh to
the platter of salad.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

.(4AJiIl!0QAJIni
STRICKLAND WGILLIlAU
CCopyrightD
PERPETUAL DISSATISFACTION.
The man who has to stay at home
Finds that not to his liking
The drummer" always on the roam,
Is sick and tired of hiking.
1t Isn't that the home Is bad,
The roads no such a lemon;
It's just that what we've always had
Is what we're aye condemnin'.
'Twould sure be finer, would 1t not,
And give the world rest
If each declared that what he'd got
Was just the very best?
Couldn't Stand Everything.
A man had just walked under a lad
der.
A girl split the salt and threw none
of 1t over her left shoulder.
A boy had just kicked "A black cat
that crossed the road.
Providence pulled down its veil.
"My face won't stand any more fly
ing into" 1t said.
UH'HUH.
Doctor-One Of those high
heads that run to a sharp peak
at the top is usually a token
of feeble mindedness.
Listener-Ah, yes! What ono
might call pyramidiotic, EN-?
OF, VOL.
From rugged Maine to Golden Gate this
photo-reel stun is unfurled.
And every jit-show in the land has 1.-THE
best movies in the world
OIL Stoves.
One time In q careless moment
Luther Burbank, the well-known dou-
ble-crosser, conceived the unique and
mischlevous idea of crossing the
glow-worm and the skunk.
The result was an oil stove.
The hybrid inherited Its heat from
the gl0w-worm and its aroma from
the skunk.
When one retires In flreless, "a
dlatorless, registerless room away
from home, they sometimes put
one of these kerosene, aIr-cooled con-
sumers In with him for company.
Any time he wakes In the night he
knows the stove is there, because he
can smell 1t.
He is glad 1t doesn't make any
heat, for smells smell worse In
q warm room than In cold room.
They say there are oil stoves TINT
warm one. But we have not seen
Oh,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Sour Cream FIIIlnc.

For a layer cake, take thick sour
cream-not too sour--whIp and add
chopped ralsins and few coarsely
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

the best thing to use as q tonic, and Is
always the chief ingredient of expen-
sive preparations.
The lashes should be clipped back
once month for Mt least three
months. By this time, In connection
with the use of tonic. they will have
sufficient stimulation to grow thick
and long.
(Copyrightl
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16

Panied Virtue.
".TinkS has no idea of honesty"
whats the matterT'
Hes never returned me the umbrel-
la borrowed from Jabbs."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-16
Department Devoted to Attractive MAGAZINE Material
Random Reels
BY HOWARD /. RANN

husband who knows what woman's
sphere is and wants her to stay where
she Is put. !.
Evening journal., 1920-04-03
Dublin ARMED
CAMP TODAY
continud from FIRST page

The inquest over MacCurtaln's death
was continued today. Sim Feiners pre-
dicted the jury would flnd that he was
killed by the police.
Dublin was plasiered with posters
declaring that MacCurtain died pa
triot and martyr and denying the re-
port that he had been killed by Sim
Fein radicals for dlsaffection.
A demonstration was planned when
the final verdict was announced
Extreme Sim Feiners hailed the res
ignation OF Ian Macpherson as chief
secretary for Ireland as the first victory
in their campaign of terrorism and in
timidation against the government
They declared Macpherson had crack
ed under the strain." believing his life
was endangeed. The declared Nlscount
French. Lord Lieutenant for Ireland
also would like to resign, but was too
proud to retire under FIRE.
Serious disorders were reported In
Thursday night. A party Of
more than 400 armed men halted milf
tary pay train. two miles out OF Linn
erick. and secured $4,000 In i wild
west" hold-up.
Four police barracks were burned al
New Castle They had been evacuated
At Clereh a force OF police and sol
diers attempted 70 arrest John Mitchell,
Sim Fein leader. Mitchell shot two
soldiers and escaped.
Evening journal., 1920-04-03
pEHoBOTB BEACH PERSONALS.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
REHoBOTH BEACH, April 3.-The
new class in cooking was started on
Tuesday and viii meet twice week.
Miss Roy, OF the high school, Is the
teacher
The weekly community sing was held
at the high school on Wednesday
evening. a concert win be given next
Wednesday evening at the Blue Hen
Theatre.
Miss Virginia Lingo Is spending The
Easter holidays with her parents.
Easter services VIII be held at All
Saints p. f. Church on Easter evening.
with carols at 73e O'Clock The chill
dren's class OF the church school will
be held at $50 o'clock, Easter evening.
by the Rev. S. d. Van Loar. of George
town.
Mrs. Fred A. Ross and daughter. Miss
Katherine, of Wilmington, are visit
ors this week.
Mrs. Charles Salin has returned from
Washington.
Charles s. Horn. Jr., OF Washington
is homo for the Easter holidays.
Mrs. Annie G. McClolland. Of Milford
has opened her cottage for the season.
Mrs. Albert Robin, OF Wilmington
gave large house party at her cot
tage this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Mitchell, Mrs
Sol Reis and daughter. Janet. of Viii
mingion, ore spending the Easter holi-
days at their cottage.
Mrs. William Hammond, Mrs. A.
Evening journal., 1920-04-03
anne nANsANTr BENEFIT.

Much interest Is being taken IN 'tno
dansant" which will be given by the
committee from the Episcopal churches
in this city on next Wednesday In con-
nectIon with the concert which is to
be given by the Wesleyan Glee Clup
for the benefit OF the clergy rest
house at Rehoboth Beach.
Although "the dansant" has been
popular here In Wilmington. the one
for the clergy rest house viii eclipse
all the others ever had In point OF
novelty as well as In other respects.
One OF the most interesting features OF
the affair will be the cabaret style in
which II will be given. This will Inn
part swing and a catch 10 the after
noon which the ordinary dance does
not have. The thought OF hearing col
leee glee songs sung by college glee
club. interspersed with the allurine
measures OF the dance, is entioins 70
say the least :.
Mrs. Thomas woodnui Miller "a
treasurer OF the committee, other mem
bers OF which are Mrs. Paul p. WILSON,
Mrs. Arthur Gawlhrop, Mrs. Lawrence
ellison. Mrs Frank l.. DeArmond, Mrs.
Harry Haskell. Mrs. Harlan G. scout
Mrs. Leonard A. Yerkes. Miss Cornelia
Draper. Miss Katherine Thompson,
Miss lane Marvel. The tickets are on
sale al MIllard r. Davis iewelry store
and at Cappeau's drug store. They
are 50 each. Anyone wishing seats re-
served should cali Mrs. Frank L. De-
Armond. 40l5.
For some time the Episcopal clersy
rest house at Rehoboth Beach has been
badly In need OF repairs, and certainly
no more attractive way OF raising
money TO finance the improvements
could have been devised than this
plan for a dancing tea, with music CIV
en in real cabaret style by excellent
singera
Evening journal., 1920-04-03
NEWS ODDITIES.

In the old Saxon ciuncils ladies OF
birth and quality used sometimes to
sit with the wise men.
Theaterg0ers in London are demend-
ing that the war restriction on the sell
ing of candy after o'clock be with
drawn.
The shodter nsh brings down animals
from distance of from one to four feet
by squirting them with water from Its
mouth.
Ausiralisn gold is distinctly redder
than that ound In California. The Ural
gold is the reddest found anywhere.
The native employees of a Bombay mill
struck recently because they did not
receive a bonus on the reported birth
Of the owners son.
Tame snakes are used in Morocco to
clear houses OF rats and mice. The
sight OF a snake seems TO terrify the
rodents
Miss Jennie Fash. placed on the PEN
sion list al the age OF 10 by the New
York Board Of Education after 50 years
continuous service as teacher in one
school in the Bronx. has taught 10000
children, including theree generations
OF at least one family.
Evening journal., 1920-04-03
MASK Ann WIG.

A number OF Wllmingtonians are
planning to attend the Mask and Wig
production at the Forrest Theatre In
Philadelphia, during Easter week. The
production this year discards the re-
cent revue idea and follows more IN
the traditions OF the club. with color
ful ensembles. plenty Of dancing ana
catchy music The title OF the new
niece is Don Qulxote, Esquire" and IS
shown In two elaborately staged and
cosnmed settings, a Spanish court
ward and a throne room. Among the
principal specialties is ALADDIN and
His Four Wishes" which are sold,
Jewels. wine and women, visualized IN
iovishly. spectacular form. Don QuiS-
ote Esquire" was written by Charles
Gllpin. Charles s. Morgan, Jr., p. NJ.
Lavino and j. II. Hun, and lyrics ana
music are by Charles Gilpin. The mu-
slcal director for this seasons per-
formances is z. B. Cullen, and the Glee
Chorus. under the direction Of Burton
r. Scales, viii be more than ever an
Important musical feature.
The play win be later presented IN
Wilmington, under The auspices Of the
Delaware Alumni Of the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA.