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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-07-08
HOW TO PATCH GRAVEL ROAD
Work Should Always Be Done When
Road Is Wet, Preferably When
Water Is Standing In Ruts.

Patching Is usually neglected or
done in such a way as to cause two
rutS to form where there was but one
before. That Is the invariable result
of filling a rut too full. This work
should always be done when the road
is wet, preferably when the water Is
still standing in every little hollow on
the road surface, so that the workmen
can just see where to place the new
gravel and about how much is needed.
Unless the rut Is a very large one,
it is always best to shovel the gravel
from the wagon into it, rather than to
raise a %sideboard and attempt to dump
q part Of the load. Patching done In
the proper manner when the road is
wet, followed by a road drag, will
maintain an old gravel road surface
as good as new until 1t Is SO badly
worn that an entirely new surface is
required. The gravel should never be
poorer than that forming the surface
layer Of the old road, and especially
should contain q little, but not an ex-
cess Of clay.
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CHAPTER ~
The Mystery of the Rifles.

n Mystery OF the Ki1eS.
An hour after John MOreland had
sent his ten rifle bullets whining over
the head Of Ben Li%ttleford, every
Moreland and every LittlefOrd In the
valley knew of the declaration of war.
And each man of them oiled his weap-
ons and put them In better working
order.
When Dale went to bed, there was
too much on his mind to render sleep
ing easy for him. Tomorrow he would
have to help in the fightagainst the Lit
tlefOrdS, kinsmen Of the young woman
who had saved him, without doubt,
from death by the murderOus rifle Of
the mOuntaineer Goliath-Or break his
word fatty. 1t was a poor return for
such a favor! The longer he thought
over the dilemma, the more perpleXed
he became.
He thought, too, of the everlasting
wonder, the. tail of John MOreland's
bedtime prayer. How a man could go
down on his knees and ask the bless
ings of the Almighty upon men whom
he meant to fight the next day was
a thing that Bill Dale could not under
stand.
1t was after midnight before he
slept. He woke at the break Of day,
arose and dressed himself, and went
out. Going toward the fiOwer-illed
front yard, he found himself facing a
very angry John MOreland.
whats the matter?' he asked.
Matter enough" clipped the noun
taineer. bill Dale, I'm a-goin' to ak
you a question, and l want the truth.
viii, git it,"
You'll get the truth If you get any
thing. Shoot the question:
= "All right. What do you know about
gum"
about as much as You know of the
left hind wheel of Ben Hur's chariot.
What's wrong with it?"
Moreland's eyes were steady and
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sarned. Addie, honey; Luke, you and
Gale"
Mrs. Moreland and her sons arose
and left the room, closing the door be-
hind them. Bill Dale paced the floor.
arms folded. brows drawn. Finally he
talted before the MOreland chief.
There's nothing I'm ashamed of, l
guess," he said. Il don't like to tell 1t
simply because l don't like to tell 1t.
But-Ill do it,"
He sat down in his sheepskin-lined
rocker, lay back and closed his eyes
as though to visualize the story, to
live it over.
Maybe it's not very much in my
favor, John Moreland," he began. Il
never could get along with my parents,
or with the set 1 was born into. Some
how, l was different. Father and
mother wanted ME to be a dandy; they
even wanted me to let a servant dress
me. The climax came when they tried
to marry me to n young woman who
didn't want me any more than l want
ed her."
He opened his eyes, looked straight
at Moreland, and went on:
you see they wanted to marry us
in order to unite old Clavering's for
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Community 70 Benefited.
Good roads benefit q community By
making travel quick. safe. and com
Iogtablo.
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tune and my dads; Patricia, like me,
was an only child. 1t had been all cut
and dried for us, for years. They put 1t
up to me like this: they said l owed it to
them, that it vas my duty; that l had
always been a severe trial to them
that my savagery had put gray into
my mothers hair. and a lot of things
of that kind. l fell for it at last; it
was sort of a matter of Self-defenSe.
With Patricia, it was a case Of-well.
a case of simple obedience. Pat is a
good girl. 49,"
A minute of silence; then:
III hurry along with it, John More
land. l had n fine friend back there.
1t was Robert McLaurin, a reporter
on the city's leading newspaper. My
was a worker, and not a fop. Mother
wanted Pats cousin, poor dear Har-
ry' Clavering, for my best man. Poor
dear Harry and l had a fight, once
upon a time, and II had whipped
him; and l didn't like him. l chose
Bobby McLaurin for my best man, and
| wouldn't give him up.
ut was only when we met before
the chancel in q big crowded church
that I fully realized the tragedy Of it
for Pat. l saw that her face was a
clean white. and that her eyes held
the shadow Of something hat was
very terrible. 1 turned my head and
saw the same shadow in the eyes of
my greatest friend, Bobby McLaurin.
I knew then. Bobby and Patricia loved
each other, John MOreland! Bobby
didn't have any money to speak of,
and that had held them apart.
1T had been the finest thing in the
world, McLaurin's acting as best man
for me. There was friendship for you!
l couldn't take from them their one
chance of happiness.
II couldn't see anything else to do,
so L ran. / went home, pulled off my
wedding rig and put OF the clothes
I'm wearing now, threw some things
into a bag and hurried down to the
union station. l found that 1 could
have my choice between a fier for
Atlanta and the - the train that
brought me here. l bought passage to
Atlanta, but 1 never meant to use it;
I meant to take the other train and
pay q cash fare. In doing that, l
hoped to lose myself from them. /
wanted to 60 unhindered to some
country where / wouldn't be consid-
cred IA savage, y'know.
II went out to the train-shed, and
| hadn't been there q minute when
Bobby McLaurin came. l asked him
how he knew where to 6nd me. He
said:
~ thought you wouldn't care to
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about t%wO-thirds, clay One-third. As
the purpose of the clay is to fill the
voids and coat the grains of sand, six
inches Of loose, or three inches Of COM
pact clay should make a sand-clay sur
face Of the proper mixture between
eight and ten inches thick.
After the clay is spread, it will gen.
orally be found advisable to cover 1t
by means of the road machine or
grader. The next step is thorough in
corporation Of the materials. The mix
ing proper may be done in a number
Of ways and to suit the facilities OF
the builder. If the work is done just
preceding or during the rainy season
it may be left entirely to traffic, with
frequent shaping by the road grader,
or drag, after heavy rains. but this
process is hard on traffic and requires
a long time. The mixing can be done
most efficiently by means of a disk
harrow either during or Immediately
after a rain, or the water may be
added with a sprinkling cart. The
first partial mixing may be done dry
but the final mixing must be thorough
and should be done when khe entire
road surface is completely saturated
with water until a plastic mortar-like
mixture is secured. This should be
followed by a final shaping with the
rOod machine and ~cOmDaPtihp nv
either a roller or by traffic.
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IMPROVED
ROADS
SAND .CLAY ROADS SUITABLE
Material Often Mixed on Road Bed b.
Traffic-Disk- Harrow Used
to Advantage.

In construction Of sand-clay roads
the necessary drainage Is first pro
vided, and then the most suitable clay
obtainable hauled and spread on the
road to such a depth as tests have
shown to be necessary to form a road
surface eight to ten inches deep. In
general. this will be about six inches
at the center and tapering toward the
sides. Professor House Of the COlora-
do Agricultural college says that In
the best sand-clay roads, analysis
gives the following PROPORTIONS: Sand
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"l'LL STICK"

Synopsis.-Young Carlyle Wilbur
ton Dale, or "Bill Dale" as he
elects to be known, son Of a wealthy
coal operator, John K. Dale, ar
rives at the Halfway Switch. in
eastern Tennessee, abandoning q
life Of idle ease-and incidentally a
bride. Patricia Clavering, at the ale
PREDETERMINED to make his own
way in life. He meets Babe" Lit
tleford. typical mountaineer girl.
BY" Heck, a character of the
hills. takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief of
his ~'clan." which has an old feud
with the Littlefords. He tells Dale
OF the killing Of his brother, David
M~oreland. years age. owner OF rich
coal deposits. by a man named
Carlyle. Moreland's description of
Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father. Dale ar
ranges to make his home with the
Moreland family, for whom he en-
tertains a deep respect. Talking
with Babe" Littleford next day,
Dale is ordered by BLACK Adam"
Ball. bully of the district. to leave
his girl alone. Dale replies spir-
itedly, and they fight. Dale whips
the bully, though badly used up.
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"I-I might aigh wisht ] was
dead"

(TO BE cONTINUEDl
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cold. He thrust his hands into the
pockets of his corduroy trousers. Then
his face softened a trifie.
Il reckon l ought to AK yore par
dOn," he said in a low voice. I'VE see,
my guns plumb gOne!"
you had it only last night" Dale
said. did it disappear"
whilst l slept" cut in the hillman.
Both O my guns is gone. And Luke's
repeater is gone, and so is Gales, and
we hain't got nothin' at all to fight
them -d-LittlefOrds With
"Gone !" Dale exclaimed wondering
ly and-it seemed to him-asinina)y.
at must ha' been the LittlefOrds, !
guess" frowned Moreland. "'FO' be-
cause who else would ha' done it? But
to save the life O. me 1 CANT see how
they got in and took my rifle without
wakin' me up, Bill Dale. l slept twicet
as light as a sick mouse"
Within ten more minutes, every man
Of the Morelands vas gathered there
at the house of their chief-and every
man of them had lost their weapons
during the night!
John Moreland called Dale aside
and said to him:
you're high on the good side O.
them thar triflin' Hecks, and, so fer
as they know, you amt interested in
the feud. / wisht you'd go down thar
and see BY and his. mother, and see
eff We can find out whar our rifles
went"
When Dale had gone off down the
dusty oxwagon road, Caleb Moreland
climbed a tall ash that grew behind
his fathers cabin and kept a watch
toward the Littleford side Of the river.
He saw q group OF men standing in
Ben L%ittleford's cabin yard, and MOTH
Ing else.
A little more than a quarter Of an
hour after Dale left John Moreland
he entered by the gateless gateway at
the cabin Of the Hecks. 1t was q d.
lapidated place. and II stood not far
from the river. BY sat In the front
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made dining table with it's cover of red
Oilcloth, the broken caSt-irOn stove, the
strings of dried peppers hanging on
the log walls, the broken stillwOrm
lying in the corner.
The Littlefords," said Dale, "have
declared war;"
"Sakes!" laughed the old wOman
I'VE knOwed that last night when we
heered them ten shots"
And all the MOreland rifles are
missing" Dale watched the effect of
his words.
WHAT" the Hecks cried in one
voice.
Their surprise seemed genuine.
Dale pressed the subject further and
learned only that if they knew any
thing concerning the disappearance
OF the rifles they were not going to
tell. Then he started hOmeward by way
of the pool above the downtown syc-
amOre.
There was a chance that Ben Little
fOrd'S daughter would be there fishing.
Dale told himself, and it was barely
possible that she could throw some
light on the mystery of the rifles.
He crossed the river by means Of
the PROSTATE tree. Babe was there;
she sat on the stone on which she had
been sitting the morning before; her
back was to him, and her bare feet
were in the water to her ankles. Dale
went up close. stopped and gathered
a handful of viOlets and dropped them
Over her shoulder and into her lap.
Babe looked around and smiled.
what luck. Miss Littleford?"
"NOthin'. l don't much want to
ketch anything" she said slowly, a
spirit of sadness in her musical voice.
II Jest come off down here to be
whar it's quiet. You ought to hear the
noise at pap and the rest Of 'em Is
a-makin!"
Dale narrowed his eyes. Are they
er, making a noise? And what abOut?"
My goodness gracious alive! You'd
think so eff We could hear 'emi Y'Ought
to hear pap cuss John MOreland!"
She shrugged her pretty shoulders,
lifted the small end of her rod to it's
proper place, and went on, II never
did see pap half as mad as he was
when he got home last night from
a-fOllerin' me-"
Mad at your" asked Dale.
mo; but he would ha' been eff he
hadn't ha' had all his madness turned
ag'in them Morelands. You knowed
river last night?"
Eyes, / knew about that" Dale an
swered slowly. But John MOreland
thought your father was my antagO-
mist of yesteray."
"An-antagonist?" Babe muttered
whats that?"
II mean Adam Ball, y'know."
"Oh. That's what l told pap. But
pap he wouldn't believe it, and he
won't never believe it-'cause he don't
want to believe it. ! told him al John
Moreland wasn't a-shoOtin' to hit, and
wouldn't believe that, neither. Pap's
as hard-headed as a brindle cow, when
he gifts a fool notion on him. What
what did them MOrelands say about
their guns a-bein' gomez"
Dale Strengthened.
.How did you find that QUIT"
Don't matter howl" She smiled
almost saucily. II knQwed about. 1t
afore you did, Mr.. Bill Dale. Don't
you think whoever done 1t done q kind
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And Littleford meant "a" began

"And Littleford meant a." began
Dale.
"That the1l be a big fight tomor-
row." said Moreland. "Bill Dale, in
a-makin' this land y0re land and these
people yore people, I'm a-feard ye're
a-goin' to git more'n We expected, meb-
be mOre'n. We can handle. Do We want
to back out of 1t and let the coal go,
chaws what they bites Off eff it's a
hOss's head?"
I'll stick" Dale's voice came firm
ly In the darkness. "Ill stick"
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FRUIT TREES FOR HIGHWAY
Not Very Apt to Be Broken Down by
OverzeaIous Collectors II They
Ara Common.

Elm, blackberry, or even nut trees
md fruit trees are good to plant along
highways. The objection to fruit and
nut trees is that they may be broken
down by ~overzealous collectors Of
fruit. This is not apt to happen If
they are common on the highway
lie Roy Cady, associate horticulturist,
University Farm, st. Paul.
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Poor Roads DisUked,

Once in the city, the young folks
are not willing to travel over the bad
roads back to the farm.-Better
Roads.
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Good Road Advantages.
A good road picks up q farm ten
miles out and moves 1t five miles in.-
b r. Yoakum.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
The Only Woman Bishop Denies That St. p
Or at Least the Apostle Was Only a
! Little Peevish at the Time,
Asserts Mrs. White

between the sexes and no adhesion
among the male members to the
belief prevalent among orthodox
Christians that women should re-
main silent among the Churches.
The Rev. Mr.. Wolfram brought
the list, which showed that in addi-
ton to the headquarters at Zare-
phath, the Pillar Of Fire had
branches in London, England, and
twenty American cities. Among
the latter were Denver, COL; Los
Angeles, st. Louis, Brooklyn,
Omaha, Chicago, Detroit, Wilkes
Barre, Newark, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Baltimore, Richmond, Jack
sonville and Cincinnati.
"They say our church property
alone is worth 100000 at least,
although l don't know if it would
bring that much at forced sale,"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

entering the city, and the visitor
soon hears Of the devotions Of the
strange sect. AS dancing or jump
ing is one Of the features Of wor-
ship, colorful stories are told, espe-
cially by the enemies Of the church,
Of what happens when the services
become interesting.
"You don't have to go inside the
church to hear 'em," one OF the in
habitants not favorably disposed re-
marked grimly. "The men make
noise enough, but, my gosh, you
should hear the womenW
The only way to reach Zarephath
from Bound Brook Is by automobile
unless, Of course, you are in
clined to walk--and the road runs
for most Of it's length between the
Trenton canal on one side and high
rollin. farm land on the other
Then, at u sudden turn Of the high
way to the right, the 740-acrc tract
occupied by the headquarters comes
into view.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
foliage, are invitingly laid out and
bear evidence Of careful tilling.

foliage, are invitingly laid out and
bear evidence of careful tilling.
"Last summer we had 700 persons
here" said Mrs. White. "You
should have seen the place then"
Mrs. White is in her sixtieth year,
and in the course Of her long ad-
ministration of the affairs Of her
church has acquired slow delibera-
ton Of conversation and movement
almost pontifcal in its quality.
She wore the uniform of her order
which, with its dark blue cloth and
white collar, resembles that Of dea-
conness Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The Rev. Mr.. Wolfram and
the Rev. Mr.. Lawrence also were in
their uniforms, consisting Of dark
suits, high vest and clerical collar.
Mrs. White smiled benignly when
informed that the purpose of the
visit was friendly, and that there
was no intention to attack the insti-
tuition. 1t seemed that a Protestant
clergyman In the West recently had
brought suit against her on the
ground that she was employing
illegal methods to obtain control OF
tho property of her psrishioners, one
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Neighbors Complained

A NY Irish town is the "City of
~ Dreadful Night these days.
but even the reign Of terror
and counter terror jointly engineered
by Sim Fein and Black and Tans
has it's moments Of humor Here is
gloomy description, sent by cor
respondenttoT The Manchester Guard
ian, that winds up with a smile:
The streets are in total darkness,
for the lights went out with a gasp
as the clock struck 10. Suddenly
the binding flash of a searchlight
plays from end to end Of the high
way; the bearing car moves slowly
along, stopping to light up with a
dazzling radiance every nook and
corner Of the intersecting side
streets. Through the network of
streets the cars and the foot parties
Of military move methodically; a
trio Of searchlights quivers over the
roofs; now and again comes the
voice of authority with a curt but
determined "Halt!'
A crunching lorry with an ar.
mored car in the rear scurries from
street to street. The heavy, meas
ured tread of the pickets resounds
down the byways. Unto the keep
ing of khaki the city has been de-
Down narrow alley shuffled ar
unkempt and shivering figure. A
tramp grown tired unto WEAKNESS
of the casual ward, grown sick unto
fear Of the damp and drafts o.
the Railways Of the tenements. A
friend had told him that curfev
offenders were not treated so badl,
at all. They got a free moto
drive, fairish quarters for the night
] and iha11sssrss..I.fass. racord~ &hnt q kindl,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30


not even the motion picture theaters,
and no one drinks or smokes"
This brought the interview down
to the question of women speaking in
the churches, and Bishop Whites
views as. to this were clear cut and
emphatic.
Must Recognize Women
"1t is useless to try to solve the
problem of what seems to be the
hopeless condition of the churches
ard Of human government until
woman has been accorded her place, y
she declared emphatically.
at is noticeable fact that the
presence of the Almighty has been
withdrawn from the great ecclesias-
tical bodies, leaving them, without
the fruit of the Holy Spirit, to sink
into the depths of their own iniquity
Likewise, this is true of the po.
litical structures. Women had nc
part in making the laws, or in the
enforcement Of them, and even after
man had done his best they were in
adequate to curb human passion anc
build up moral character.
High handed criminals 60 brazer
faced in defiance of authority. Ant
in the light Of the Scriptures what
else could be expected, If womer
continue to be robbed OF their God
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Didn't Seek the Honor

II did not especially care for the
honor of being the only woman bish-
op," she explained. "But the Church
had to have some head. The au-
thorities and other people were al
ways asking questions, and wanting
to know who was the highest au-
thority.
$50, was made the bishop, but it
is not true that I own the 81 100000
worth of property. That belongs to
the Church"
Mrs. White readily explained the
teachings of her Church. 1t is, she
asserted, what the Methodist Epis-
copal Church ought to be if it had
not been corrupted from its original
doctrines. The Pillar of Fire stands
rigidly, Of course, for the right Of
women to speak in the churches, but
aside from that holds to all the old
time tenets in the Book of Discipline.
"The Methodist Church does not
observe it's own teachings as to dane
ing, card playing, theater going,
smoking, and wc do" said Bishop
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
n GROUP of Pillar Of Fire
= deGcOnRSSeS

said Mrs. White. "Then, Of course,
there is the printing end Of it. We
publish six papers, Of which I am
the editor. I also have written
fifteen books. All have a wide cir
culation and provide much of the
revenue to run the church"
"Jumping'' a Feature
In view Of the fact that so little
is heard of the Pillar of Fire, it was
somewhat surprising to learn Of its
wide activities and of the progress
it's teachings had made in the United
States. At Bound Brook, N. j.,
about four miles from zarephath, it
is true the Pillar of Fire is we'll
known, and it is not difficult to
learn from the inhabitants their
views Of the Church.
One of the houses Of worship Is
near the station of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railway, one Of the two roads
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Curfew Hour in Ireland

simple private been understood to
have produced his pouch in case
any one wanted fill.
The tramp stepped almost bold
ly into the street. The sharp
breeze sent his right hand to his
unfastened shirt front. With a
flash the searchlight had found him,
while a; lorry raced along to meet
him. But the light was switched
away; the vehicle numbered by
without noticing him. A picket
marched along an intersecting street
thirty yards in front, utterly obliv-
ious of his existence.
He had grown tired Of walking,
and decided to draw the attention Of
the next picket. Then, from a door
way came the sharp command,
Haiti" The flashlight blinded him
for q moment, the accouterments Of
the half dozen soldiers unnerved
him. The sergeant wanted to know
what about it.
Honest to God, sergeant, I
wouldn't be out after curfew II I
had place to sleep. tell you" {.
"That'll do"
The sergeant talked aside with
one of the men.
Don't keep that bay'net so close
to me, sonny" requested the tramp
Il was in the army meself, all
through the Boer War. And look at
me now"
"Here!" cut in the sergeant, "you
pop off home! Quick about it, nowl'
The tramp began to explain his
case. But the glistening of the rain
drops on two pairs of bayonets, the
flashing of the. torchlight decided
him. He was about to retrace his steps.
MNo. the way YOU were coinrn oy,.