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fAN MORRIS had
run awij from
his heme on the
farm and pom1
of the family had
heard a word
concerning hin
Id the three yean
that followed.
Dan was th<
youngest of thre<
children ? "hei
baby," as oU
Mrs. Morris al
ways said?and
bated farm work
"If brother Jin
likes It, let him c> It," he had told tht
family defluntl}. ' I'm going to some
big city where a fellow has some
rhance to see life and make his for
tune. I'm through with baying all da)
long In the scorching sun, milking
cows and feeding hogs, and then hav
Ing to sit In the dark on the porcl
listening to nothing but frogs anc
katydids until you have to go to bee
If you want to get up In time to do 11
all over again next day. I'm through
I I ell you!"
The family had tried to reason with
I>an. but It wnk of no use. One morn
lng they found him gone, leaving only
the briefest not# of good-by to hit
c >ther. And now the third Chrlstmw
since his going had come and the fam
Uy Itself was going In to the big city
to spend holidays with Julia, who had
i married and lived there.
Ordinarily Julia and her husband
with little Bobble, came out to th*
t farm visiting the old folks and
brother Jim at Christmas, but thlt
rear Julia hail a new baby, scarcf
four months old, and hadn't felt equal
to the trip. 80 father and sweet-faced
mother Morris?their hair already
white and with the years' anxiety foi
' their missing Dan reflected In wrin
kled faces?packed up all sorts oi
home-made eatables In baakets and
had sun-borned brother Jim take
them for the first time to the big city.
It was a bewildering adventure tc
thoae simple sonls; each incident of
the Journey and novel sight after ar
rival waa a never-to-be forgotten ex
perience. Fred. Julia's brisk and
-I'm Bobbie Wallace"
hearty husband, welcomed them at
The station and thrilled them with a
ride out to their daughter's apart
'iiient on the elevcted railway. It wai
I .1 Joyous reunion, but?as mother said,
with a sudden break 'n her voice?
"It can't be as If my baby, "our Dan,
were here with us too."
"There, there, mother," aald fathei
(Morris, patting h^r quivering shouldai
consolingly. "You mustn't think about
Dan just now. He'll return to us aonu
day when he'a become rich and fa
. mous. Just look here, Julia?and yon
too, Fred!?all the mouth-watering
stuff that Ma's brought you from th<
fnrm. Home-churned, uncolored but
ter rtJlls those are! And here'.
three stuffed six-pound turkeys thai
vere gobble-fobbllng around thi
i.arns no't many ilnys ago. Hey, llttlt
Kohl D'you' see those pots of jam
I ' and spiced watermelon pIcklesT Ant
bar* are the Christmas preaenti
Administrator's Nulls??
f
'? Having qualified aa administrator
?>f the estate of Thomas Eley, late
Lf Hertford County, North Carolina
?this is to notify all those holding
> ? laims against the estate of aald de
< ased to exhibit them to tha under
'% lined on or before the lat day of
t November, 1920 or thla notice will
? b ' pleaded In bar of thair recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment. |
This 1st day of November, 1919.
J . A. HILL, administrator.
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alt wrapped and tied ready f?r The
tree, but not to be opened by anybody
until Christmas morning. Hera's?
why. mother! You've got one parcel
here marked wrong I It has- Dan's
name on Itr
Mother Morris dabbed at her eyes
with her handkerchief.
"Please, don't laugh at me. chil
dren," she said sadly. "It's my Dan's
Christmas as much as It Is that (or
any the rest of us, and I I was
hoping that maybe we'd find hlui hero
In the city now that we've come hen
ourselves."
It was pathetically abxurh. that
barren little hope of the berearf-1 old
mother, but none of them even let
her see them smile at It
The afternoon before Christmas
Julia persuaded her husband to take
little Bobbie downtqwn so that he
could not surprise her trimming the
tree. Brother Jim and the old folks
went along.
Little Bobble naturally was most
of all Interested in the toy depart
ments and hardly could be made leave
hold some of the playthlnga he moat
fancied.
"Oh see, daddie! A borate that
rocks, with a mane and bridle and
ever'thing I.... And oh, grandma!
looklt! looklt! There's a real live
Santa Clans talking to thoae other
little boys and girls I"
It Was Indeed. The big store had
'hired a rather shabby-looking 'young
man that week, who for $15 was sup
posed to alt at the door of an Imita
tion anow bouse and solemnly encour
age visiting youngsters to tell him
their fondest wants In the line of pres
ents. Little Bobble was Impatiently
waiting In line, holding fast with one
chabby fist to his father'a hand. In no
time. Mother and father Morria, and
big brother Jim watched and waited
amlUngly for them on the edge of
the crowd.
"Well, my little man. what Is your
name?" asked the scarlet-coated and
long white-whiskered Santa Claus in
a tired, husky voice when Bobb.'e's
turn finally came.
*Tm Bobble Wallace, dear Mr. Santa
Claus, and I live at 8801 Byrne street,"
the boy chirruped at him,-round-eyed
and devoutly believing In the Identity
of 8anta. "My mamma's name is Julia
Wallace and I've got a little baby
sister now, too." " ,
; The long-whiskered Santa patted
his hfad in perfunctory weariness.
"And what do you most want me to
put In your stocking thla Christmas
Eve, Bobble?" he asked with a side
long glance at the tolerantly smiling
father. .
"We?ell." drawled Bobble uncer
tainly, "there are lots and lota of
things I want awful, awful much.
Mister Santa. Claim, but I heard my
mamma say this morning that It's
ever no ir.uch nicer to wish for things
for those that love you than for your
self. So I... I guess, I ought to ask yon
to keep my poor old frandm* Morris
who's got white hair now, from wor
rying and crying any more over her
boy Dan. Too see, Ulster Santa, my
uncle Dan ran away from home a
long, long time ago. befqre I was born,
and my grandma keeps saying she
can't rest until she sees him again.
She's visiting my papa and mamma
at home now, and I saw a present she
has all wrapped up and labeled (or
uncle Dan If you'll be good enough to
And him and bring him out to our
house tonight. Won't yon do that,
please, mister SantaT"
With a choking cry the white
whiskered one stumbled to his feet
nearly upsetting his little snow house
and searching Bobble's wonder-round
ed eyes In hungry disbelief.
" "Ton are Julia Morris' little boy 7"
he muttered daxedly. "And you say
that.... that your grandmother really
wants her worthless runaway Dan to
come back to her? ....Is waiting'here
In the city for him now? Ob, my
God I"
Fred, Bobble's father, caught at
the Santa's arm as be reeled un
steadily sldewlse as if about to faint,
and In so doing knocked off the bushy
white whiskers.
"Awl" walled Bobbie, facing his
first childish disillusionment, "he Isn't
a real Santa after all!"
Back through the amazed urn!
rather Indignant crowd ?f shoppers
old mother Morris was coming on fast
ss her trembling legs would |>erinit.
and above the noise and calls of
clerks at the counters, could be heard
her t! rilling, quavering outcry:
"Danny I Oli Danny I Dancyl J'vr
found my lost |p> nt last I"
NOTICE
The Board of County Commission
ers of Hertford County have direct
ed that the Dog Law be called to the
attention of the public. I quote that
part of the law which refers to the
payment of dog taxes, to-wit:
"The license or privelege tax here
in imposed shall be due and payable
on the first Monday in October of
each year an devery year, and all per
sons after December 1st thereafter
who owns or keeps a dog or dogs upon"
which the license or privelege taxes
afe not paid, whether said,dog or
dogs have been listed or not, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined, not more
than $60.00 or be imprisoned not over
than thrirty days."
The Dog Tax is separate and dis
tinct from all other taxes and should
be settled at once to avoid trouble.
J. A. NORTHCOTT, Clerk, for the
Commissioners.
For a Good Little Girl
I Great Sacrifice Sale I
Beginning today we shall offer our entire |
line of General Merchandise at Greatly |
Reduced Prices.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS |
Only a few more days and we close out. |
Be sure to take advantage of this |
Great Sale.
D. T. Doughty & Son, Ahoskie, N. C. 1
| "Where Pennies Count" % |
|
ISessoms Brothers Garage
(Successors to J. N- Vann and Bro.)
AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING
Battery Charging and Vulcanizing
Ahoskie, N. C.
S Our service has a guarantee behind it and gives Sa- f]
K tisfaction to the most particular customer.
Bur your oils, Gas, and Auto Accessories Here
FREE AIR AN DWATER
H? " ?2safe?a
i I
y Valuable Farm for Sale |
11 Located 2 Miles from a thriving R. R. town, |
! containing 193 acres, 100 of which is in I
I' ffi
k high state of cultivation, especially adapted I
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| to all crops raised in Eastern Va., or N. C. |
| Has good size Dwelling House, plenty of ?
I good outbuildings. |
| This farm is for sale by the owner?a fact |
| that will save you money.
I Suitable tenns can be arranged for any por- ?
| tion of purchase price, which is $11,000.00.
II Possession can be given January 1, 1920.
C. P. HOLLAND 8
I Residence: 109 Brewer St. Office*: over Woolworth's v j J
SUFFOLK, VA. . ">
mprafrrrirririvin'Tn'nTrm^^ MT" Miff
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L & M SEMI-PASTE PAINTS I
BBST THAT CAN BB MACK
Cost to yoo $3-28 ? Gallon when made ready to use I
IWCOMMKNDKD BY SATISFIED USERS FOR OVER 40YEARS I
Obtain COLOR CARD from ear A?*nt* or
LONBMAN A MARTINEZ Mamrfaetarer* New Ye** |
$l,200.ooaYear
AS LONG AS YOU LIVE
$1,200.00 A YEAR Ai Long u You Live
Does Your Life Insurance Policy Provide Payment
$1,200.00 par year ? long as you lira, should you bacoma
totally or parmanantly diublad baforo afa 60?
$10,000.00 to your beneficiary in easa of your death?
(20,000.00 in the event you die during the premium paying
pariod of your policy, as tha diract result of an accident?
DOES IT ALSO PROVIDE that your premium payments
cease in esse of total and permanent disability and that yon
shall receive diridena aacb year, just as if your premiums
were being paid aacb year by you; and, that no matter bow
many yaars wa pay you disability, no deductions for this
are made at your death, and your banaficiary receives tha
full faca of tha amount of tha policy.
IF IT DOES It is a $10,000.00 policy, containing tha new
Disability and Double Indemnity Clauses Issued by
JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO.
GREENSBORO NORTH CAROLINA
"A Conservative With a Move On"
BEATON .INSURANCE AGENCY. GEN'L. AGTS
Boykins, Virginia.
V. D. STRICKLAND, Agent, Ahoskie, N. Carolina
Fat Horse to Loan Hon#?"For crap'* sake Where have you
Been?"
Lean Horse to Fat Horse?What have you been eatinf?
Fat Horse?S. E- Vaughn and Bro.'s Feedstuff (boastfully)
Lean Horse?Show 'em to me!
Fat Horse?Follow me to their place of business and I will
make you a different looking animal!
NOTE: Reader?Watch the lean horse
We also carry high grade oats, rye, and all kinds of feed.
WE SELL BALING WIRE
Just Received Carload of Salt
S. E. VAUGHN AND BRO.
AHOSKIE, N. C.
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|| MONEY LOANED |
1 FARMERS I
3S l or a long period a* 6 per cent intere?t with euy pay- =
menu.
=i Wti ha connection operating under the Federal Farm l
S Loan Act, I can secure loans for FARMERS for 33 yrs. gg
=? with the privelege of paying back after Ave years, if S
H desired, without aditional charges
If you wish to ray off existing debts and mortgages, s
?| or buy more land or make mprovements on the land |
S you already own, communicate with me.
D C. BARNES, Attorney, MurfreeaboroN- C.
Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Valuable Business Property for Sale
Located on Washington St., >n city of Suffolk, Va.,
2 Stores, Adjoining?Living Apartments upstairs.
POSSESSION CAN BE GIVEN IN 30 DAYS
PRICE?$20,000.00-1-3 Cash; Balance $1,000.00
per year with Interest.
?Very Liberal Terms Can Be Arranged
This Property ifc being offered by the owner direct
ly?a fact that will save you money.
C. P. HOLLAND j
Residence: 109 Brewer St. Offices: over Wool worth's
SUFFOLK, VA. ,
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