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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
OBTAIN MAXIMUM
YIELD OF OATS
Light Frosts or Even Severe
Freezes After Seed Is SOWn
Rarely Injure Plant.
Date OF SEEDING UNCERTAIN
Midseason-M Maturing Varieties Usually
Give Best Yields In Northern
States-Preparation Of Seed.
bed Important.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
To obtain maximum yields SOW oats
as early as 1t is possible to get land
in satisfactory condition. This crop
grows best In cool weather, and fire.
quently Is injured considerably by a
few hot days when approaching ma
turty. and light frosts or even severe
freezes after the seed Is sown rarely
iniure it.
The date Of seeding naturally de-
ponds on the locality and season. In
the corn belt the best date is usually
from about March % to April ID. In
the more northern states seeding dur
ing the latter half Of April Is advis'
able whenever conditions permit. In
favorable seasons seeding before the
middle of April frequently can be done
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
THE EGYPTIAN LOTUS

In an artificial pond)
Proud. languid lily of the sacred Nile.
It's strange to see thee on our western
wave.
Far from those sandy shores that mile on
mile,
Papyrus- plumed. stretch silent as the
grave
Ger dark, mysterious pool and sheltered
bay.
And round deep dreaming isles thy
leaves expand.
Where Alexandrian barges pillow their way,
Full freighted, TO the ancient Theban
land.
On Karnak's lofty columns thou were
Seen,
And spacious Luxor's temple-paace
walls,
Each royal Pharaoh's emeralded queen
Chose thee TO deck her glittering ban
Quet halls.
Yet thou art poisoning on this fair lake
As regally. amidst these common things,
As on the shores where Niles soft ripples
break.
AS in the halls of old Egyptian kings
Thy grace charms, day by day. mems
curious eyes.
But he whose outer senses thought hath
probed.
Looking at thee, sees stately temples rise
About him. and the long lines of priests,
white-robed,
That chant strange music as they slowly
pace
Dim -columned aisles; hears. trembling
overhead,
Echoes that lose themselves In that vast
space,
or Egypt's solemn ritual for the dead.
Aye. deeper thoughts than these. though
underlined,
Wake in the quickened soul at sight OF
thee,
For this majestic orient faith enshrIned
Mans yearning hope for Immortality
And thou vert Egypt's symbol of the
power
That under all decaying form lies hid
The old world worshiped thee, . Lotus
flower,
Then carved its sphinx and reared its
pyramid.
Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
CHALLENGE TO THE CHURCHES.

~ became well acquainted in the
White mountains this summer with a
layinnn from a large Eastern parish,
writes Or. George Parkin Atwater In
the Witness. "As we climbed Mt. VII.
lard together, he asked. What do we
need most? Could this church capture
the child lifeT
at might" replied, IF it would be.
gin To train laymen for work among
children, if 1t understood the meaning
of the boy scout movement, II 1t
poured It's money into training men
and women rather than into bricks
and mortar in other words. If II ac
cepted the challenge Of the children
as Doctor Gardner so finely puts It,,
and brought the training Of children
out of the basement into the chief
place in the life of the church
Moreover, never forget this: The
surest way TO the heart and life of the
parent is through an interest in the
child"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
is YOUR ICE HOUSE FILLED?
Season Is Getting Late and Farmer
Should Not Wait Any Longer for
Summer Supply.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Next summer when the little heat
waves are rising from the cornfield
and everything is parched and dusty
you're going to be mighty sorry II
there isn't any ice in the ice house.
No ice cream, no cool drinks, and lots
of sour milk returned to you. Well II
will be your own fault. You let the
winter slip by without harvesting ice.
Maybe you planned to do 1t when the
next heavy freeze came. But 1t never
came, and you lost your golden OPP
pOrtunlty
It's getting late now. Soon sap Will
be running and buds swelling. You
can't afford to wait any longer. This
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Each Chinese Syllable Has
an Average Of 105 Meanings

The Chinese language, before the
attempt was made to give China a
national writing in what Is now
known as the Chu Yin Tzu-Mu, was
entirely made up of monosyllables.
there being 400 in all in the official
Pekingese dialect. The imperial die
tionary, still the standard, although
It is two centuries old, contains 44,449
words. Each Chinese syllable has an
average of 105 meanings. They are
distinguished by the slight difference
of pronunciation and by the associ-
alton of one word with the one next
to It. Each of the 105 variations Of
the same monosyllable is an entirely
distinct word to the Chinese. Each
has an telegraph which bears no sug-
gestion of the 104.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
ESCAPED CONVICT BLUNDERS
Makes Mistake Of Calling at Home OF
Keeper When He Lost
His Way.

New York.-lrving Lavea, the con-
Wet who escaped from New York
city reformatory at New Hampton
made the mistake of calling at the
home of Michael Nell, one of the
keepers, for directions after he lost
Ms way. He was recaptured and re-
turned to his cell.
For a person OF such great haste,
Lavea proved slow traveller. He
lost his way in the woods and, after
eight hours continual going, was
caught one mile from the spot where
he cast off his overcoat on the prison
lawn and fed.
Emerging from the woods after
tramping all night, he saw light In
house and asked how to 90 to New
York. He was dumfounded when
Keeper Nell, off duty, came to the
door. Keeper Charles Riker took him
back to the institution and the war
den called in the guards who were
hunting for him. Lavea is serving three
years for larceny.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Elder Ducks Pluck the Down;
Later Gathered for Export

Elder ducks breed in thousands on
some Of the smaller islands off the
coast of Iceland. The birds are so
tame that they will allow anyone to
stroke their feathers or lift them from
their nests. This Is because they are
protected for the down. which is a
large item of export from Iceland. The
birds pluck the down from their
breasts to line their nests. When these
are well llLed the owner of the land
takes the down from the nests. The
ducks take more down from their
breasts, and again 1t is removed from
the nests. For the third time the
ducks pluck down from their breasts,
and this time they are not disturbed
till the eggs are Matched, then the re-
naming down Is ken.-The Girls
World.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Scout Naturalist Advises
Boys Not to Limit Walks
to Roads and Beaten Paths

"Do not limit your winter walks to
the roads and the beaten paths adj
vises Edward +. Bigelow, the scout
naturalist. in Boys Life. THAT may
be necessary In the marshland of the
summer, but when the freezing wealth
er has been prolonged take to the
swamps. But be careful. Even the cold
est weather sometimes leaves treach'
er0us places in the underbrush and IN
other sheltered spots, Sometimes the
frost is only superficial even when Ice
on the open ponds Is thick. A little
good, plain common sense VIII MS
cover the riches and avoid the danger
One never can see the best parts or
n brook bank from the opposite bank.
They must be seen from the mlddle
of the stream. ! never Thoroughly
realized that until started out with
camera and rubber boots so that l
could safely 90 into water about
foot and half or two feet In depth.
The ice frlnges, the ornate palaces,
the wonderful recesses, the strings OF
jewels, the fairyland caves are all be-
yond our most vivid dreams. | cannot
sufficiently emphasize this, because
know that there are scouts who VIII
not believe, no matter how 01ten l
reiterate. did not believe II myself
until i tried it. and the trial was al
most by chance. But when | discover
this foreign falryland, hold 1t in my
possession and frequently explore 1t.
There are many puzzles in that ley
region. One cannot even imagine how
some of those formations could have
been made, but some of them may be
puzzled out, and solving the problem
Is always entertaining and more so
than finding the answer to word rid
dies. Things are more interesting than
words"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
SCOUT REGISTRATIONS HELD.

There is 50 much Of uncertainty IL
Industrial circles. so much of discon.
tent and Of the spirit of waiting in the
national atmosphere, that 1t is quite
understandable that scoutmasters who
have devoted tremendous energy to
their work through the war period
should become little more deliberate
about their scout work this year.
This tendency is expressed nation.
ally in the delay Of innumerable re.
registration blanks.
Energy Is the secret Of prompt re.
registration which susrains the extern.
sion work of national headquarters
maintains the records Of the boys who
will some day want the Veteran Scout
badge and contributes so largely to the
appreciation which the boys feel or do
not feel regarding the opportunity to
be a part of certain troop.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

to hatch and raise chickens, since the
hens Of the egg breeds seldom 20
broody and are in any event rather
unreliable sitters and mothers. II,
however. the production of eggs outt
weighs the desire for an occasional
table fowl the lighter egg breeds I'M
doubleday will be found better, be-
cause they lay as many eggs and do
so on less feed, with the result that
they produce the eggs more cheaply.
1t is by all means advisable to keep
some pure breed or variety. Where
this is done, sales at profitable fig
IRE can often be made Of breeding
stock intended for market, or Of eggs
for Matching.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Can You Spell This List Of
Words?-Test for Teachers

Repellent - Collectible - Picnicklng
-Inoculate - Consensus - Inferred
Sacrllegious - Dissipate - Bilious -
Witty. Any one who can spell these
ten words and spell them correctly is
a smart man, according to Prof. w. s.
Miller of the University Of Minnesota,
who applied the test to ninety normal
students who inteZd to teach school.
The best record was seven of the ten
words spelled correctly
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
GIVEN BOY SCOUT BURIAL.

Boy Scout Joseph J. Hornich, o
member Of Troop No. ITS of the
Bronx, New York City, died after a
brief Illness, and was given a scout
funeral.
Scouts acted as pallbearers, and the
full troop accompanied the casket up.
on which were laid the dead scouts
hat and bugle.
At the grave the long-drawn-out
notes of TAPS" were sounded by a
bugler. with the scoutmaster repeat
ing the words that 60 with the call.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
FOREST SERVICE FOR SCOUTING.

The forest service through Forester
II s. Graves, addressing its officers on
the extension campaign, said in part :
AS you doubtless know, the boy
scouts co-operated with the forest
service last year in locating black well
nut for the war department. We
have sought to encourage the use OF
the national forests by boy scouts in
various ways, The forest service has
a peculiar interest In their activities
and ideals, as they should have in
ours.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Varieties OF Oats to Sow.

Varieties Of Oats to Sow.
Throughout the northern states mid
season-maturing varieties. such as
Swedish Select, Silvermine. Banner
and Victory usually outyeld other va
rietes. In average yield the large.
late (side oat) varieties rarely surpass
the midseason type in this section. In
unfavorable seasons, however, early
varieties, such as Kherson and Sixty
day, frequently outyield the midseason
varieties. In the corn belt early va
rIeties as n rule produce the most sat
isfactory yields. For the northern por-
ton of this section strains of the
Kherson and Sixty-day type are to he
recommended, while In the southern
portion Red Rustproof. an early red
oat, is the most dependable. For
growing under irrigation at high ele-
vations midseason varieties of the
Swedish Select and Slivermine types
are the most suitable
Seeded Tor oats.
Prepare n good secdbed for oats,
The old idea that oats will produce
well on poor seedbed has persisted
too long. This crop responds as well
to thorough seedbed preparation ms
any other cereal. Do not pillow land
that was in a cultivated crop last year,
but disk and harrow sufficiently to
make a loose, friable surface seedbed
two or three inches deep. As oats re-
auire a fairly firm seedbed below the
two or three inches Of top soil, spring
blowing Is not desirable, there not be-
ing sufficient time for the soil to settle
before sowing. Disking also is less ex-
pensive than blowing. OF course If a
heavy growth of weeds is present in
the cultivated crop 1t will be necessary
TO pillow the land, In which case the
seedbed should be rolled or dragged
md worked down as much as possible.
Seed and Sowing.
SOW Tile nest Sccu wits ouluNiubit'
Usually seed grown in the region
where 1t is to be sown Is better than
that brought from some other section
Thoroughly fan and grade your seed
and then treat 1t for smut. The larg'
est Yields are obtained by use of a
good grain drill. Drilling requires less
seed. insures more even distribution
a more uniform covering, and conse'
quietly quicker and more uniform ger
mination. Under humid conditions the
best amount Of seed to use on a well
prepared seedbed Is from eight to ten
pecks to the acre. If 1t is necessary
TO sow broadcast on a poorly prepared
seedbed use about twelve pecks. I'm
der dry-land conditions these rates Of
seeding are usually reduced about one
half, from four to six pecks usually
giving the best results.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
WORDS OF WISE MEN

There are no points Of the
compass on the chart of true
patriotism.
All good ends can he worked
out by good means. Those that
can not are bad. and may he
counted so at once and left
alone.
While we walk through the
valley of youth. its beauty, its
variety, its pleasant greensward
and dancing lights and shadows
make us forget that It lies low.
As we climb into middle age
the road is steep, but we know
that each step takes us nearer
the sun.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
A Sad MateriaJist.

"Your favorite musical instrument
is the ukulele|
"Yes," replied Mr.. Cumrox.. ut
doesn't make much noise at best; and
when you get tired of listening to It
Won can demolish it without anything
like the expense that would attach to
smashing grand piano or a good VIC
lin."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Must Have Good Tools.

As long ago as the time of the cave
dweller, prehistoric man learned that
the best arrow or spear was tipped
with the hest piece of flint. In brief.
to do good work you must have good
tools. In the terms of today. this
means that the expert or specialist
must be preferred to the untrained.-
William Roscoe Thayer.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
GIVE CORN IN COLD WEATHER
One Of Best Winter Feeds for Poultry,
but Must Not Be Depended
on Entirely.

More corn should be given to poul-
try in cold weather than In warm
weather: in fact, corn is one Of the
hest cold-weather feeds, though of
course 1t should not be depended on
entirely, for 1t does not contain all of
the things needed to promote health
and egg production.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
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Fatal Defect.

why did you dismiss Henry,
fine steady fellow, sure to make
good huSband?'
ayes, know all that, but how
could be happy with man who
pronounccs garage to rhyme with car
riage?"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
His Preference.

ut Is queer our
lawyer friend Is
so fond of dogs"
Nv by is 1t
queer?'
"Y gu W Ould
suppose his pref
erence was for
something more
in the fee line
Species
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Convict Has Conscience.

Salem, Ore-Unable longer to re-
sist the cravings Of conscience, FL
mer Il. Barnard, who escaped from
the Oregon state penitentiary here In
company with Cecil Griffin and Ray
Lindsey on the night of August 2
1916, walked into Governor Olcotts
offices one day recently and Informed
the executive that he had returned to
Salem voluntarily to serve out ME
maximum term OF ten years.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Honorific bi'itudinitatibuS
Printing Center Of the World.

The latest official statistics show that
one. fourth of the printing done in the
United States is handled in New York
city. where nearly 5000 establish
ments employ nearly 10000 people.
New York now outranks London, which
has been considered the printing cen.
ter Of the world.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

is natures slast call" for ice. Cut
1t even If it isn't very thick. If it's
Spongy or soft, put up more than you
would ordinarily TO allow for greater
waste. Get busy. You've heard about
that place that's paved with good in
tentions! Ice next summer depends
upon prompt action how-not next
week.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
CHANGES THIEF t
70 NORMAL BEING
Court Frees Youth Whose Char
acter Has Been Changed
by Operation.

Richmond, Va.-A delicate operation
las changed 5. Dabney Crenshaw, Jr.,
former University of Virginia student,
and son Of a high official of a manufac-
turing concern in Richmond, Va, from
person with criminal instincts to
perfectly normal being. Young Cren-
shaw was committed to a hospital for
the insane after being tried three
times at Charlottesville, Va, for rob
bling the chemical laboratory ut the
University of Virginia, early In 1917.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Meat Of HIGH Quality.

The breeding of animals plays an
important part in producing carcass
of high quality. Selection, long-con-
tnued care, and intelligent feeding will
produce meat of desirable quality.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Better Blood Favored.

As rule it's not some other breed,
but rather better blood of the breed
already known and popular in the
neighborhood that brings pro 8t and
satisfaction to the investor.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Auerane Weiuht Of Barley.

During the last ten years the low
est average weight Of barley per meas
ured bushel was in 1919 and 1916,
when 1t was ASP pounds. The stand
ard weight is 4S pounds.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Like From Like.

IAN amateur detective / know gave
his wife for present magnificent
cat's-eye ring"
~ suppose he earned that cats eye
by pussy-footing."
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
The Thrifty Hen.

The average well-cared-for hen will
lay $50 eggs a year, each weighing
two to three ounces. Thus the hen
yields four times her own weight In
a year.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
One Result.

"What was the result of your adver.
Using for a lost dog?' "Tramps have
been infesting my place ever since"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Big Irrigation Dam.

An irrigation dam being built on the
Murray river In Australia will be "a
feet high and will impound 100000
acre-feet of water.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Found In Cows Stomach.

London.--A purse which contained
two coins. button and a postage
stamp was lost at school treat last
summer by little girl and It was
found in the stomach Of COW killed
for Christmas.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Fatal Mistake.

"How was it you didn't keep that
splendid cook Of yours?"
UNFORTUNATELY, invited an old mil
liouaire to dine with us"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Girl Waits Il Years
for Lover in Prison

New York.-Archie Null was
released from prison at Glens
Falls, n. Y, after spending q
years in the role of convict. He
was convicted of murder In 1893.
Awaiting him on the outside was
Miss Stella Grace Howe Of
Marlboro, Mass, to whom Null
had been engaged prior to his
arrest. The two were married
at once.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
False Notes In the Harmony.

Young woman
(scor n fully
Life Is one grand,
sweet song.
Old Bach dole
fully Yes, but
some of us have
very poor voices.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Contrary Statement.

"That was paradoxical report our
doctor made about the typhoid In the
family"
"What was it?'
"That 1t was the well water which
made us sick"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
pallx Cold pIunae proved Fa.aI a Last.

Astoria, N. Y.-His habit of taking
a cold bath every day, winter and SUM
mer, proved fatal to Thomas Pana-
ritds, bank clerk. On the fatal morn.
Ing he followed his custom, but tho
shock was too great.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
At One Look.

Howell-"Is your son quick at fig.
ures?" Powell-"Yes, he can size one
up at first glance"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
The Perfect Man.

To be perfectly proportional a man
should weigh 2s pounds for every foot
Of his height.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

to advantage, while in unfav0rable
ones seeding may have to be delayed
until early MAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-15
COMING TO THE PALACE
THEATER TOMORROW

More real fun. hlarity, wit charm,
screams, genuine laughter and joy than
. the average theatergoer is accustomed
to is promised in the latest Gus Hill
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-15


contest between two welterweights
who have been engaged, from Vernon
and the other from San Diego. There
will also be four round fight between
lightweights and an effort is being
made to engage "Newsy' Noland and
some boy his weight. The boxing
platform will be built on the NORTH
side of the arena.
Daniel Hernandez, the famous inli
tator Of Charley Chaplin and clever
bull fighter will give an amusing per-
formance with a lively steer that has
been brought over from Sonora
Charley is wonder and has new
line of features that he will intro
duce next Sunday. This will be
triple bill for the afternoon and the
Elks who are to spend few hour
visiting the Mexican side on. that
day, will have the advantage of wit.
Messing the show.